top of page

Data protection declaration according to GDPR

Status: April 2020

I. Name and address of the person responsible

The person responsible within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation and other national data protection laws of the member states as well as other data protection regulations is:

Wissensfabrik - Unternehmen für Deutschland e.V.
Ruthenstrasse 23
67063 Ludwigshafen
Germany
+49 621 377034-0
info@wissensfabrik.de
www.wissensfabrik.de

II. Name and address of the data protection officer

The data protection officer of the person responsible is:

DataCo GmbH
Robert Mäckle, Dataco GmbH, Dachauer Str. 65, 80335 Munich
Dachauer Strasse 65
80335 Munich
Germany
datenschutz@dataguard.de
www.dataguard.de

III. General information on data processing

1. Scope of processing of personal data

In principle, we only process the personal data of our users to the extent that this is necessary to provide a functional website and our content and services. The processing of personal data of our users takes place regularly only with the consent of the user. An exception applies in such cases in which it is not possible to obtain prior consent for actual reasons and the processing of the data is permitted by statutory provisions.

2. Legal basis for processing personal data

Insofar as we obtain the consent of the person concerned for the processing of personal data, Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 lit. a EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) serves as the legal basis. Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. b GDPR serves as the legal basis for the processing of personal data required to fulfill a contract to which the data subject is a party. This also applies to processing operations that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. Insofar as processing of personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation to which our company is subject, Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 lit. c GDPR serves as the legal basis. In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 lit. d GDPR serves as the legal basis. If the processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our company or a third party and if the interests, fundamental rights and fundamental freedoms of the person concerned do not outweigh the first interest, Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 lit. f GDPR serves as the legal basis for the processing.

3. Data Erasure and Storage Duration

The personal data of the person concerned will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage no longer applies. Storage can also take place if this has been provided for by the European or national legislator in EU regulations, laws or other regulations to which the person responsible is subject. The data will also be blocked or deleted if a storage period prescribed by the standards mentioned expires, unless there is a need for further storage of the data for the conclusion or fulfillment of a contract.

IV. Rights of the data subject

If your personal data is processed, you are the data subject within the meaning of the GDPR and you have the following rights vis-à-vis the person responsible:

1. Right to information

You can request confirmation from the person responsible as to whether personal data relating to you is being processed by us.

If such processing is present, you can request information from the person responsible for the following information:

(1) the purposes for which the personal data are processed;

(2) the categories of personal data being processed;

(3) the recipients or categories of recipients to whom your personal data has been or will be disclosed;

(4) the planned duration of the storage of the personal data concerning you or, if specific information on this is not possible, criteria for determining the storage duration;

(5) the existence of a right to rectification or erasure of personal data concerning you, a right to restriction of processing by the person responsible or a right to object to this processing;

(6) the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority;

(7) all available information about the origin of the data if the personal data are not collected from the data subject;

(8) the existence of automated decision-making including profiling in accordance with Art. 22 (1) and (4) GDPR and - at least in these cases - meaningful information about the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing for the data subject.

You have the right to request information as to whether your personal data is being transmitted to a third country or to an international organization. In this context, you can request to be informed of the appropriate guarantees pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR in connection with the transmission.

2. Right to Rectification

You have a right to correction and/or completion to the person responsible if the processed personal data concerning you is incorrect or incomplete. The person responsible must make the correction immediately.

3. Right to restriction of processing

Under the following conditions, you can request the restriction of the processing of your personal data:

(1) if you dispute the accuracy of the personal data concerning you, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data;

(2) the processing is unlawful and you refuse to delete the personal data and instead request that the use of the personal data be restricted;

(3) the person responsible no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing, but you need them to assert, exercise or defend legal claims, or

(4) if you have lodged an objection to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR and it has not yet been determined whether the legitimate reasons of the person responsible outweigh your reasons.

If the processing of the personal data concerning you has been restricted, this data - apart from its storage - may only be used with your consent or to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the Union or a Member State are processed.

If the restriction of processing has been restricted according to the above conditions, you will be informed by the person responsible before the restriction is lifted.

4. Right to erasure

a) Obligation to delete

You can request the person responsible to delete the personal data concerning you immediately, and the person responsible is obliged to delete this data immediately if one of the following reasons applies:

(1) The personal data concerning you are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.

(2) You revoke your consent on which the processing was based in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter a or Article 9 Paragraph 2 Letter a GDPR and there is no other legal basis for the processing .

(3) You object to the processing in accordance with Article 21 (1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate reasons for the processing, or you object to the processing in accordance with Article 21 (2) GDPR.

(4) The personal data concerning you was processed unlawfully.

(5) The deletion of personal data concerning you is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member States to which the person responsible is subject.

(6) The personal data concerning you was collected in relation to information society services offered pursuant to Article 8 (1) GDPR.

b) Information to third parties

If the person responsible has made the personal data relating to you public and is obliged to delete it in accordance with Art. 17 (1) GDPR, he shall take appropriate measures, including technical measures, to protect the person responsible for data processing, taking into account the available technology and the implementation costs , who process the personal data, that you, as the data subject, have requested them to delete all links to this personal data or copies or replications of this personal data.

c) Exceptions There is no right to erasure if processing is necessary

(1) to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information;

(2) to fulfill a legal obligation that requires processing under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject, or to perform a task that is in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller became;

(3) for reasons of public interest in the field of public health in accordance with Article 9 (2) lit. h and i and Article 9 (3) GDPR;

(4) for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes pursuant to Art. 89 Para

(5) to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

5. Right to Information

If you have asserted the right to correction, deletion or restriction of processing against the person responsible, he is obliged to inform all recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been disclosed of this correction or deletion of the data or restriction of processing, unless this proves to be impossible or involves a disproportionate effort.

You have the right to be informed about these recipients by the person responsible.

6. Right to data portability

You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to the person responsible in a structured, common and machine-readable format. In addition, you have the right to transmit this data to another person responsible without hindrance by the person responsible for providing the personal data, provided that

(1) the processing is based on consent pursuant to Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR or Article 9 (2) lit. a GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit b GDPR is based and

(2) the processing is carried out using automated procedures.

In exercising this right, you also have the right to have the personal data concerning you transmitted directly from one person responsible to another person responsible, insofar as this is technically feasible. The freedoms and rights of other people must not be impaired by this.

The right to data portability does not apply to processing of personal data that is required to perform a task that is in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority that has been assigned to the controller.

7. Right to Object

You have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of your personal data, which is based on Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. e or f GDPR; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

The person responsible no longer processes the personal data relating to you unless he can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

If the personal data concerning you is processed in order to operate direct advertising, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for the purpose of such advertising; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is associated with such direct advertising.

If you object to the processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data relating to you will no longer be processed for these purposes.

In connection with the use of information society services, you have the option – notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC – to exercise your right to object by means of automated procedures that use technical specifications.

8. Right to revoke the declaration of consent under data protection law

You have the right to revoke your declaration of consent under data protection law at any time. The revocation of the consent does not affect the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent up to the point of revocation.

9. Automated individual decision-making including profiling

You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you. This does not apply if the decision

(1) is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between you and the person responsible,

(2) is permitted by law of the Union or the Member States to which the person responsible is subject and this law contains appropriate measures to protect your rights and freedoms and your legitimate interests or

(3) with your express consent.

However, these decisions must not be based on special categories of personal data according to Article 9 Paragraph 1 GDPR, unless Article 9 Paragraph 2 lit. a or g GDPR applies and appropriate measures have been taken to protect your rights and freedoms and your legitimate interests .

With regard to the cases referred to in (1) and (3), the person responsible shall take appropriate measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms and your legitimate interests, including at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the person responsible, to express his or her point of view and to challenge the decision.

10. Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state of your place of residence, your place of work or the place of the alleged infringement, if you believe that the processing of your personal data is contrary to violates the GDPR.

The supervisory authority to which the complaint was lodged will inform the complainant about the status and the results of the complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy under Art. 78 GDPR.

V. Provision of the website and creation of log files

1. Description and scope of data processing

Each time our website is accessed, our system automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the accessing computer.

The following data is collected here:

(1) Information about the browser type and version used

(2) The user's operating system

    1. The user's internet service provider

(3) The IP address of the user

(4) Date and time of access

(5) Websites from which the user's system accesses our website

(6) Websites accessed by the user's system via our website

(7) IP address only anonymized

The data is also stored in the log files of our system. This data is not stored together with other personal data of the user.

The data is also stored in the log files of our system. This does not affect the IP addresses of the user or other data that enable the data to be assigned to a user. This data is not stored together with other personal data of the user.

2. Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the temporary storage of the data and the log files is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 lit. f GDPR.

The legal basis for the temporary storage of the data is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR.

3. Purpose of data processing

The temporary storage of the IP address by the system is necessary to enable delivery of the website to the user's computer. For this purpose, the IP address of the user must remain stored for the duration of the session.

Storage in log files takes place to ensure the functionality of the website. In addition, we use the data to optimize the website and to ensure the security of our information technology systems. An evaluation of the data for marketing purposes does not take place in this context.

Our legitimate interest in data processing in accordance with Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR also lies in these purposes.

4. Duration of storage

The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required to achieve the purpose for which they were collected. In the case of the collection of data for the provision of the website, this is the case when the respective session has ended.

If the data is stored in log files, this is the case after seven days at the latest. Storage beyond this is possible. In this case, the IP addresses of the users are deleted or alienated so that it is no longer possible to assign the calling client.

5. Possibility of objection and elimination

The collection of the data for the provision of the website and the storage of the data in log files is absolutely necessary for the operation of the website. Consequently, there is no possibility of objection on the part of the user.

VI. Use of cookies

1. Description and scope of data processing

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored in the internet browser or by the internet browser on the user's computer system. If a user calls up a website, a cookie can be stored on the user's operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic character string that enables the browser to be clearly identified when the website is called up again. We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Some elements of our website require that the calling browser can be identified even after a page change.

The following data is stored and transmitted in the cookies:

  1. items in a shopping cart

  2. Login Information

  3. Frequency of page views

  4. Use of website functions

 

2. Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 lit. f GDPR.

3. Purpose of data processing

The purpose of using technically necessary cookies is to simplify the use of websites for users. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these it is necessary that the browser is recognized even after a page change.

We require cookies for the following applications: shopping cart

The user data collected by technically necessary cookies are not used to create user profiles. Analysis cookies are used for the purpose of improving the quality of our website and its content. Through the analysis cookies we learn how the website is used and can thus continuously optimize our offer. Our legitimate interest in the processing of personal data in accordance with Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR also lies in these purposes.

4. Duration of storage, possibility of objection and removal

Cookies are stored on the user's computer and transmitted to our site. Therefore, as a user, you also have full control over the use of cookies. By changing the settings in your Internet browser, you can deactivate or restrict the transmission of cookies. Cookies that have already been saved can be deleted at any time. This can also be done automatically. If cookies are deactivated for our website, it may no longer be possible to use all the functions of the website to their full extent.

VII. Newsletter

1. Description and scope of data processing

You can subscribe to a free newsletter on our website. When registering for the newsletter, the data from the input mask is transmitted to us.

E-mail, salutation, title, first name, last name

In addition, the following data is collected during registration: Date and time of registration

Your consent will be obtained for the processing of the data as part of the registration process and reference will be made to this data protection declaration. There is no transfer of data to third parties in connection with data processing for sending newsletters. The data will only be used to send the newsletter.

2. Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the processing of the data after the user has registered for the newsletter is Article 6(1)(a) GDPR if the user has given their consent.

3. Purpose of data processing

The collection of the user's e-mail address serves to deliver the newsletter. The collection of other personal data as part of the registration process serves to prevent misuse of the services or the email address used.

4. Duration of storage

The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required to achieve the purpose for which they were collected. The e-mail address of the user is therefore stored as long as the subscription to the newsletter is active. The other personal data collected as part of the registration process is usually deleted after a period of seven days.

5. Possibility of objection and elimination

The subscription to the newsletter can be canceled by the user concerned at any time. For this purpose, there is a corresponding link in every newsletter. This also enables a revocation of the consent to the storage of the personal data collected during the registration process.

VIII. Registration

1. Description and scope of data processing

On our website we offer users the opportunity to register by providing personal data. The data is entered into an input mask and transmitted to us and stored. A transfer of data to third parties does not take place. The following data is collected as part of the registration process:

Name of the educational institution, type of educational institution, street, house number, postal code, city, state, contact person, first name, last name, telephone, e-mail, homepage, desired field of competence, desired concrete lighthouse project, desired class level, desired start date, month, year, wish -Company, why are you applying?, how did you find out about us?

The following data is also stored at the time of registration: Date and time of registration

As part of the registration process, the user's consent to the processing of this data is obtained.

2. Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for processing the data is Article 6(1)(a) GDPR if the user has given their consent. If the registration serves to fulfill a contract to which the user is a party or to carry out pre-contractual measures, the additional legal basis for the processing of the data is Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR.

3. Purpose of data processing

Registration of the user is required for the provision of certain content and services on our website.

4. Duration of storage

The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required to achieve the purpose for which they were collected. This is the case for the data collected during the registration process if the registration on our website is canceled or changed.

5. Possibility of objection and elimination

As a user, you have the option to cancel the registration at any time. You can have the data stored about you changed at any time. Please send an e-mail to info@wissensfabrik.de

IX. Contact form and email contact

1. Description and scope of data processing

There is a contact form on our website which can be used to contact us electronically. If a user takes advantage of this opportunity, the data entered in the input mask will be transmitted to us and saved. These dates are:

First name, last name, company, street, house number, zip code, city, telephone, fax, e-mail, your text

At the time the message is sent, the following data is also stored:

Date and time of registration

Your consent will be obtained for the processing of the data during the sending process and reference will be made to this data protection declaration. Alternatively, you can contact us via the email address provided. In this case, the user's personal data transmitted with the e-mail will be stored. In this context, it does not pursue any transfer of data to third parties. The data will only be used to process the conversation.

2. Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for processing the data is Article 6(1)(a) GDPR if the user has given their consent. The legal basis for the processing of data transmitted in the course of sending an email is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR. If the e-mail contact is aimed at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.

3. Purpose of data processing

The processing of the personal data from the input mask serves us solely to process the contact. If contact is made by e-mail, this is also the necessary legitimate interest in the processing of the data. The other personal data processed during the sending process serve to prevent misuse of the contact form and to ensure the security of our information technology systems.

4. Duration of storage

The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required to achieve the purpose for which they were collected. For the personal data from the input mask of the contact form and those sent by e-mail, this is the case when the respective conversation with the user has ended. The conversation is over when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the facts in question have been finally clarified. The additional personal data collected during the sending process will be deleted after a period of seven days at the latest.

5. Possibility of objection and elimination

The user has the option to revoke his consent to the processing of personal data at any time. If the user contacts us by email, he can object to the storage of his personal data at any time. In such a case, the conversation cannot be continued.

In this case, please send an email to info@wissensfabrik.de.

All personal data that was saved in the course of making contact will be deleted in this case.

X. Use of Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies", text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Due to the activation of IP anonymization on this website, however, your IP address will be shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; we would like to point out to you however that in this case you will if applicable not be able to use all functions of this website in full. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading the browser plug-in available under the following link and install: Link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

In addition to or as an alternative to the browser add-on, you can prevent tracking by Google Analytics on our website by clicking on this link. An opt-out cookie will be installed on your device. This will prevent future detection by Google Analytics for this website and for this browser as long as the cookie remains installed in your browser.

XI. Google reCAPTCHA

On this website we also use the reCAPTCHA function of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google"). This function is primarily used to distinguish whether an entry is made by a natural person or whether it is misused by machine and automated processing. The service includes sending the IP address and any other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service to Google and is carried out in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in determining individual personal responsibility on the Internet and avoiding abuse and spam. When using Google reCAPTCHA, personal data may also be transmitted to the servers of Google LLC. come in the US.

Further information on Google reCAPTCHA and Google's data protection declaration can be found at:  https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/

XII. Embedded YouTube videos

We embed YouTube videos on some of our websites. The operator of the corresponding plugins is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. When you visit a page with the YouTube plugin, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. YouTube is informed which pages you are visiting. If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can assign your surfing behavior to you personally. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account beforehand. If a YouTube video is started, the provider uses cookies that collect information about user behavior. Anyone who has deactivated the storage of cookies for the Google Ad program will not have to reckon with such cookies when watching YouTube videos. However, YouTube also stores non-personal usage information in other cookies. If you want to prevent this, you must block the storage of cookies in the browser. Further information on data protection at "Youtube" can be found in the provider's data protection declaration at:

https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/

XIII. Web conferencing with the online tool Zoom

1. Scope of processing of personal data

We use functions of the Zoom web conference service provided by Zoom Video Communications Inc., 55 Almaden Blvd, Suite 600, San Jose, CA 95113, USA (hereinafter referred to as: Zoom).

Zoom is a video and web conferencing service. Zoom web conferencing is a special feature that allows us to broadcast moderated presentations to up to 500 participants.

Zoom cookies are stored on your end device. For information regarding cookies and similar technologies, please see Zoom's Cookie Policy:  https://zoom.us/cookie-policy

Depending on which data you provide when using Zoom and how you use Zoom, the following personal data will be processed by Zoom:

  • Surname

  • User name

  • residential address

  • E-mail address

  • phone numbers

  • Your job title and your employer

  • Information about your credit/debit card or other payment methods

  • Information about your Facebook profile

  • General information about your product and service preferences

  • IP address

  • MAC address

  • Device ID (UDID)

  • device type

  • Type and version of the operating system and the client version

  • Information about your use of or other interaction with our products (“Usage Information”)

  • Information you upload, provide or create while using Zoom

Data is transmitted to Zoom servers in the USA and processed there. Zoom has submitted to the Privacy Shield Agreement concluded between the European Union and the USA and has been certified. As a result, Zoom is committed to complying with the standards and regulations of European data protection law. For more information, see the entry linked below:
https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000TNkCAAW&status=Active

Further information on the processing of the data by Zoom can be found here:
https://zoom.us/de-de/privacy.html

2. Purpose of data processing

The use of Zoom serves our legitimate interest in conducting web conferences with up to 500 participants.
The participants can also voluntarily indicate that they would like us to contact them afterwards

.

3. Legal basis for processing personal data

The legal basis for data processing for conducting web conferences is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the purposes of data processing mentioned under point 2.
The legal basis for data processing for subsequent contact is consent in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter a GDPR.

4. Duration of storage

Your personal information will be stored for as long as is necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this privacy policy or as required by law, for example for tax and accounting purposes.

5. Possibility of revocation, objection and elimination

You have the right to revoke your data protection declaration of consent with regard to contacting us at any time. The revocation of the consent does not affect the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent up to the point of revocation. Please send an informal email to Info@wissensfabrik.de
You can prevent Zoom from collecting and processing your personal data by preventing third-party cookies from being stored on your computer, using the "Do Not Track" function of a supporting browser, executing script code in your Deactivate your browser or install a script blocker such as NoScript (https://noscript.net/) or Ghostery (https://www.ghostery.com) in your browser.

Further information on objection and removal options for Zoom can be found at:  https://zoom.us/de-de/privacy.html

This privacy policy was created with the support of  DataGuard  created.

bottom of page