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This data protection declaration informs you about the type, scope and purpose of the processing of personal data (hereinafter referred to as “data”) within our online offering and the associated websites, functions and content as well as external online presences, such as our social media profile. (hereinafter collectively referred to as “online offer”). With regard to the terms used, such as “processing” or “person responsible”, we refer to the definitions in Article 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Responsible for Herzenssache Odenwald eV Bahnhofstraße 32 64395 Brensbach Germany Email address: herzenssacheodenwald@outlook.de Authorized representative: Kurt Neal Claudia Neal Responsible for content: Kurt Neal and Claudia Neal Types of data processed: – Inventory data (e.g. names, addresses). – Contact details (e.g., email, telephone numbers). – Content data (e.g., text entries, photographs, videos). – Usage data (e.g., websites visited, interest in content, access times). – Meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses). Purpose of processing – provision of the online offer, its functions and content. – Answering contact requests and communicating with users. - Safety measures. – Reach measurement/marketing Terms used “Personal data” is all information that relates to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter “data subject”); A natural person is considered identifiable if he or she identifies directly or indirectly, in particular by means of an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier (e.g. cookie) or one or more special features which are an expression of the physical, physiological, genetic, psychological, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person. “Processing” means any operation or series of operations relating to personal data, carried out with or without the aid of automated procedures. The term is broad and encompasses virtually every way data is handled. The “controller” is the natural or legal person, public authority, institution or other body that alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data. Relevant legal bases In accordance with Article 13 GDPR, we will inform you of the legal bases for our data processing. If the legal basis is not stated in the data protection declaration, the following applies: The legal basis for obtaining consent is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a and Article 7 GDPR, the legal basis for processing to fulfill our services and implement contractual measures as well Answering inquiries is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, the legal basis for processing to fulfill our legal obligations is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c GDPR, and the legal basis for processing to protect our legitimate interests is Art 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR. In the event that the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter d GDPR serves as the legal basis. Security measures We ask you to regularly inform yourself about the content of our data protection declaration. We will adapt the data protection declaration as soon as changes to the data processing we carry out make this necessary. We will inform you as soon as the changes require your cooperation (e.g. consent) or other individual notification. Cooperation with processors and third parties If, as part of our processing, we disclose data to other people and companies (processors or third parties), transmit it to them or otherwise grant them access to the data, this only takes place on the basis of legal permission (e.g. if a transfer of data to third parties, such as payment service providers, is necessary to fulfill the contract in accordance with Art agents, web hosts, etc.). If we commission third parties to process data on the basis of a so-called “order processing contract”, this is done on the basis of Art. 28 GDPR. Transfers to third countries If we process data in a third country (i.e. outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA)) or this occurs as part of the use of third-party services or disclosure or transmission of data to third parties, this occurs only if it is done to fulfill our (pre-)contractual obligations, based on your consent, based on a legal obligation or based on our legitimate interests. Subject to legal or contractual permissions, we only process or have the data processed in a third country if the special requirements of Art. 44 ff. GDPR are met. This means that the processing is carried out, for example, on the basis of special guarantees, such as the officially recognized determination of a data protection level that corresponds to the EU (e.g. for the USA through the “Privacy Shield”) or compliance with officially recognized special contractual obligations (so-called “standard contractual clauses”). Rights of the data subjects You have the right to request confirmation as to whether the data in question is being processed and to request information about this data as well as further information and a copy of the data in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR. You have accordingly. Art. 16 GDPR gives you the right to request that the data concerning you be completed or that incorrect data concerning you be corrected. In accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, you have the right to demand that the data in question be deleted immediately, or alternatively, in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, to request a restriction on the processing of the data. You have the right to request that the data concerning you that you have provided to us be received in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR and to request that it be transmitted to other responsible parties. In accordance with Article 77 of the GDPR, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the responsible supervisory authority. Right of revocation You have the right to revoke your consent in accordance with Article 7 Paragraph 3 GDPR with effect for the future. Right to object You can object to the future processing of your data at any time in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR. The objection can in particular be made against processing for direct advertising purposes. Cookies and the right to object to direct advertising “Cookies” are small files that are stored on users’ computers. Different information can be stored within the cookies. A cookie is primarily used to store information about a user (or the device on which the cookie is stored) during or after their visit to an online offering. Temporary cookies, or “session cookies” or “transient cookies,” are cookies that are deleted after a user leaves an online offering and closes their browser. Such a cookie can, for example, store the contents of a shopping cart in an online shop or a login status. Cookies that remain stored even after the browser is closed are referred to as “permanent” or “persistent”. For example, the login status can be saved if users visit it after several days. The interests of users can also be stored in such a cookie, which is used for range measurement or marketing purposes. “Third-party cookies” are cookies that are offered by providers other than the person responsible for operating the online offering (otherwise, if they are only their cookies, they are referred to as “first-party cookies”). We can use temporary and permanent cookies and explain this in our data protection declaration. If users do not want cookies to be stored on their computer, they are asked to deactivate the corresponding option in the system settings of their browser. Saved cookies can be deleted in the browser's system settings. The exclusion of cookies can lead to functional restrictions of this online offer. A general objection to the use of cookies used for online marketing purposes can be made for a large number of services, especially in the case of tracking, via the US website http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU website http://www.youronlinechoices.com/ can be explained. Furthermore, the storage of cookies can be achieved by switching them off in the browser settings. Please note that not all functions of this online offer may then be able to be used. Deletion of data The data processed by us will be deleted or its processing restricted in accordance with Articles 17 and 18 GDPR. Unless expressly stated in this data protection declaration, the data stored by us will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required for their intended purpose and the deletion does not conflict with any legal retention obligations. Unless the data is deleted because it is required for other legally permissible purposes, its processing will be restricted. This means that the data is blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example, to data that must be retained for commercial or tax reasons. According to legal requirements in Germany, storage takes place in particular for 10 years in accordance with Sections 147 Paragraph 1 AO, 257 Paragraph 1 Nos. 1 and 4, Paragraph 4 HGB (books, records, management reports, accounting documents, trading books, more relevant for taxation). documents, etc.) and 6 years in accordance with Section 257 Paragraph 1 Nos. 2 and 3, Paragraph 4 HGB (commercial letters). According to legal requirements in Austria, storage takes place in particular for 7 years in accordance with Section 132 Paragraph 1 BAO (accounting documents, receipts/invoices, accounts, receipts, business papers, statements of income and expenses, etc.), for 22 years in connection with real estate and for 10 years for documents relating to electronically provided services, telecommunications, radio and television services that are provided to non-entrepreneurs in EU member states and for which the Mini-One-Stop-Shop (MOSS) is used. Business-related processing We also process contract data (e.g., subject matter of the contract, term, customer category). – Payment data (e.g. bank details, payment history) from our customers, interested parties and business partners for the purpose of providing contractual services, service and customer care, marketing, advertising and market research. Hosting The hosting services we use serve to provide the following services: infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage space and database services, security services and technical maintenance services, which we use for the purpose of operating this online offering. In doing so, we, or our hosting provider, process inventory data, contact data, content data, contract data, usage data, meta and communication data from customers, interested parties and visitors to this online offering based on our legitimate interests in the efficient and secure provision of this online offering in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR in conjunction with Art. 28 GDPR (conclusion of order processing contract). Collection of access data and log files We, or our hosting provider, collect data about every access to the server on which this service is located (so-called server log files) based on our legitimate interests within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f. GDPR. . The access data includes the name of the website accessed, file, date and time of access, amount of data transferred, notification of successful access, browser type and version, the user's operating system, referrer URL (the previously visited page), IP address and the requesting provider . Log file information is stored for security reasons (e.g. to investigate acts of abuse or fraud) for a maximum of 7 days and then deleted. Data whose further storage is necessary for evidentiary purposes is excluded from deletion until the respective incident has been finally clarified. Provision of our statutory and business services We process the data of our members, supporters, interested parties, customers or other persons in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b. GDPR, provided we offer you contractual services or act within the framework of an existing business relationship, e.g. with members, or are ourselves recipients of services and benefits. Furthermore, we process the data of data subjects in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interests, e.g. when it concerns administrative tasks or public relations. The data processed here, the type, scope and purpose and necessity of their processing are determined by the underlying contractual relationship. This generally includes inventory and master data of the persons (e.g., name, address, etc.), as well as contact details (e.g., email address, telephone, etc.), contract data (e.g., services used, content communicated, etc.). Information, names of contact persons) and, if we offer paid services or products, payment data (e.g., bank details, payment history, etc.). We delete data that is no longer necessary to fulfill our statutory and business purposes. This is determined according to the respective tasks and contractual relationships. In the case of commercial processing, we retain the data for as long as it may be relevant to the transaction and with regard to any warranty or liability obligations. The necessity of retaining the data is reviewed every three years; Otherwise, the statutory retention requirements apply. Provision of contractual services We process inventory data (e.g. names and addresses as well as contact details of users), contract data (e.g. services used, names of contact persons, payment information) in order to fulfill our contractual obligations and services in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit b . GDPR. The entries marked as mandatory in online forms are required for the conclusion of the contract. As part of the use of our online services, we store the IP address and the time of the respective user action. The storage is based on our legitimate interests, as well as the user's protection against misuse and other unauthorized use. In principle, this data will not be passed on to third parties unless it is necessary to pursue our claims or there is a legal obligation to do so in accordance with Article 6 (1) (c) GDPR. We process usage data (e.g., the websites of our online offering visited, interest in our products) and content data (e.g., entries in the contact form or user profile) for advertising purposes in a user profile, for example in order to show the user product information based on the services they have previously used. The data will be deleted after statutory warranty and comparable obligations have expired; the necessity of storing the data will be checked every three years; In the case of legal archiving obligations, deletion takes place after their expiry. Information in any customer account remains until it is deleted. Administration, financial accounting, office organization, contact management We process data as part of administrative tasks as well as organizing our operations, financial accounting and compliance with legal obligations, such as archiving. We process the same data that we process as part of the provision of our contractual services. The basis for processing is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter c. GDPR, Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f. GDPR. Customers, interested parties, business partners and website visitors are affected by the processing. The purpose and our interest in the processing lies in administration, financial accounting, office organization, archiving of data, i.e. tasks that serve to maintain our business activities, carry out our tasks and provide our services. The deletion of data with regard to contractual services and contractual communication corresponds to the information provided in these processing activities. We disclose or transmit data to the tax authorities, consultants such as tax consultants or auditors as well as other fee offices and payment service providers. Furthermore, based on our business interests, we store information about suppliers, organizers and other business partners, for example for the purpose of later contact. We generally store this mostly company-related data permanently. Business analyzes and market research In order to be able to operate our business economically and identify market trends and customer and user wishes, we analyze the data we have on business transactions, contracts, inquiries, etc. We process inventory data, communication data, contract data, payment data, usage data, metadata Basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f. GDPR, whereby the persons affected include customers, interested parties, business partners, visitors and users of the online offering. The analyzes are carried out for the purpose of business evaluations, marketing and market research. We can take into account the profiles of registered users with information about their purchasing processes, for example. The analyzes help us to increase user-friendliness, optimize our offering and improve business efficiency. The analyzes are for our sole purpose and are not disclosed externally unless they are anonymous analyzes with summarized values. If these analyzes or profiles are personal, they will be deleted or anonymized when the user terminates their contract, otherwise after two years from the conclusion of the contract. Furthermore, the overall business analyzes and general trend determinations are created anonymously if possible. Establishing contact When contacting us (e.g. via contact form, email, telephone or via social media), the user's information will be processed to process the contact request and process it in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b) GDPR. User information can be stored in a customer relationship management system (“CRM system”) or comparable inquiry organization. We delete the requests if they are no longer necessary. We review the necessity every two years; The statutory archiving obligations also apply. Comments and contributions If users leave comments or other contributions, their IP addresses may be stored for 7 days based on our legitimate interests within the meaning of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the GDPR. This is done for our security if someone leaves illegal content in comments and posts (insults, prohibited political propaganda, etc.). In this case, we ourselves can be prosecuted for the comment or contribution and are therefore interested in the identity of the author. We also reserve the right to process user information for spam detection based on our legitimate interests in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the GDPR. Comment subscriptions The follow-up comments can be subscribed to by users with their consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Users receive a confirmation email to check whether they are the owner of the email address they entered. Users can unsubscribe from ongoing comment subscriptions at any time. The confirmation email will contain information about the cancellation options. For the purpose of proving users' consent, we store the registration time along with the users' IP address and delete this information when users unsubscribe from the subscription. You can cancel your subscription to our subscription at any time, i.e. revoke your consent. We can store the unsubscribed email addresses for up to three years based on our legitimate interests before deleting them in order to be able to prove that consent was previously given. The processing of this data is limited to the purpose of possible defense against claims. An individual request for deletion is possible at any time, provided that the previous existence of consent is confirmed at the same time. Online presence in social media We maintain online presence within social networks and platforms in order to be able to communicate with customers, interested parties and users active there and to inform them about our services. When accessing the respective networks and platforms, the terms and conditions and data processing guidelines of their respective operators apply. Unless otherwise stated in our data protection declaration, we process users' data if they communicate with us on social networks and platforms, e.g. write posts on our online presence or send us messages. Integration of third-party services and content We use content or service offers from third-party providers within our online offering based on our legitimate interests (i.e. interest in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our online offering within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f. GDPR). to integrate their content and services, such as videos or fonts (hereinafter referred to as “content”). This always assumes that the third party providers of this content are aware of the user's IP address, as without the IP address they would not be able to send the content to their browser. The IP address is therefore required to display this content. We strive to only use content whose respective providers only use the IP address to deliver the content. Third parties may also use so-called pixel tags (invisible graphics, also known as “web beacons”) for statistical or marketing purposes. The “pixel tags” can be used to evaluate information such as visitor traffic on the pages of this website. The pseudonymous information can also be stored in cookies on the user's device and may contain, among other things, technical information about the browser and operating system, referring websites, visiting time and other information about the use of our online offering, as well as being linked to such information from other sources.
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