Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting our website and your interest in our company. In the following we would like to inform you about the management of your personal data in accordance with Art. 13 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

The controller responsible for the described data collection and processing is named in the imprint.

When you visit our website, the data collected from the use of the website is temporarily stored on our web server for statistical purposes in order to improve the quality of our website. This data set contains

- the name and address of the data file,
- the date and time of the query,
- the amount of data transferred,
- the access status (file transmitted, file not found),
- a description of the type of browser used,
- the page, from which the data is requested
- the IP address of the requesting computer shortened to such an extent that no reidentification of any persona data is possible.

The listed usage data is stored anonymously.

In addition, we do not store any IP addresses.

To avoid unauthorized access to your data, we have implemented technical and organizational measures. We use encryption technologies on our website. Your data will be transferred to our servers and back again via a connection that is protected by a TLS encryption technology. You can recognize that you are browsing on an encryption secured website by the lock-symbol shown in the address bar of your browser and by the address bar starting with https://.

We use cookies on our websites that are necessary for the use of our website. 

Cookies are small pieces of data that are stored and read in your end-device. A distinction is made between session cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser, and permanent cookies, which are stored even after your visit has expired. 

We do not use these necessary cookies for the purposes of analyses, tracking or advertisement.

Some of these cookies only contain information about certain settings and cannot be related to a person. They may also be necessary to enable user guidance, security and implementation of the site.

We use these cookies in accordance to Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR.

Please be aware that you can set your browser to inform you when cookies are being stored or used on the website you are visiting. Thus, any use of cookies is transparent to you. You have the possibility to delete your browser configuration at any time and prevent any use of new cookies. In the event you refuse the use of cookies, please note that our websites may not be displayed optimally and some functions are then no longer technically available.

You have the possibility to get in touch with us by telephone, fax, e-mail, post mail or via our contact form. To use our contact form, we first need the data marked as mandatory fields from you. We use this data on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR to answer your request.

In addition, you can decide for yourself whether you would like to provide us with further information. This information is provided voluntarily and is not absolutely necessary to contact you. We process your voluntary information on the basis of your consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR.

If the contact is aimed at concluding a contract, Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR provides an additional legal basis for processing.

Your data will only be processed to answer your request. We delete your data if it is no longer required and if there are no statutory retention requirements.

Insofar as your data transmitted is processed based on Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR, you can object to the processing at any time. You can also revoke your consent to the processing of the voluntary information at any time. For this purpose, please contact the e-mail address given in the imprint.

Unless we have already informed you in detail about the storage period, we delete personal data when it is no longer required for the aforementioned processing purposes, you have revoked your consent to data processing and there are no statutory retention requirements to prevent destruction/deletion.

We pass on your personal data within our foundation to the areas and persons who need this data to fulfil the respective purpose. Insofar as this is necessary within the scope of the purposes set out above, we may also transmit your personal data to companies that support us in the foundation's activities.

Your data will not be transferred to other third parties or only if this is permitted under data protection law. We can also pass on your data to external service providers (a. o. providers for IT service, data and document destruction) who support us with data processing in the context of order processing, strictly bound by instructions and on the basis of an order processing contract. We make sure that the data processing is limited as far as possible to within the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA), e. g. by selecting storage locations on corresponding data centers in the European Union. Should data be processed or transferred to service providers outside the EU or EEA (e. g. the U.S.), the transfer will only take place if the EU Commission has confirmed an appropriate level of data protection for the third country, an appropriate level of data protection has been agreed with the data recipient (for example by means of standard contractual clauses) and if necessary further measures required to ensure an adequate level of data protection have been taken or you have given us your consent in accordance with the requirements of Art. 49 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR.

As a data subject, the GDPR grants you certain rights when processing your personal data.

Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)
You have the right to obtain confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning you is being processed, and, where that is the case to obtain access to the personal data and the information specified in Art. 15 GDPR.

Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
You have the right to obtain without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning you and, if necessary, the right to have incomplete personal data completed.

Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
You have the right to obtain an erasure of the personal data concerning you without undue delay, if one of the reasons listed in Art. 17 GDPR applies.

Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
If one of the conditions set forth in Art. 18 GDPR applies, you shall have the right to restrict the processing of your data to mere storage, e.g. if you revoke consent, to the processing, for the duration of a possible examination.

Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
In certain situations, listed in Art. 20 GDPR, you have the right to receive the personal data concerning you in a structured, common and machine-readable format or demand a transmission of the data to another third party.

Right of withdrawal (Art. 7 GDPR)
If the processing of data takes place on the basis of your consent, you are entitled according to Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR to revoke your consent to the use of your personal data at any time. Please note that the revocation will only take effect in the future. Processing that took place before the revocation is not affected.

Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR)
If the data is processed pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 s. 1 lit. f GDPR (data processing for the purposes of the legitimate interests), you have the right to object to the processing at any time for reasons arising out of your particular situation. We will then no longer process personal data, unless there are demonstrably compelling legitimate grounds for processing, which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the person concerned, or the processing serves the purpose of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims.

Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR)
Pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you consider the processing of the data concerning you infringes data protection regulations. The right to lodge a complaint may be invoked in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or the place of the alleged infringement.

Asserting your rights
Unless otherwise described above, please contact the office named in the imprint to assert your rights as a data subject.

As a foundation, we have not appointed a data protection officer. You can direct your data protection concerns to the office named in the imprint.