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1. Privacy Policy at a Glance
General Information
The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data with which you can be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.
Data Collection on this Website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the "Information on the Controller" section of this privacy policy.
How do we collect your data?
On the one hand, your data is collected when you communicate it to us. This can, for example, be data that you enter into a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically or with your consent by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is primarily technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system, or time of page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.
What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data can be used to analyse your user behaviour. If contracts can be concluded or initiated via the website, the transmitted data will also be processed for contract offers, orders, or other order-related inquiries.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right at any time to receive information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge. You also have a right to demand the rectification or erasure of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have a right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
For this purpose, as well as for further questions on the subject of data protection, you can contact us at any time.
2. Hosting
We host the content of our website with the following provider:
Alfahosting
The provider is Alfahosting GmbH, Edmund-von-Lippmann-Straße 13-15, 06112 Halle (Saale) (hereinafter Alfahosting). When you visit our website, Alfahosting collects various log files including your IP addresses.
Details can be found in the privacy policy of Alfahosting: https://alfahosting.de/datenschutz/.
The use of Alfahosting is based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO. We have a legitimate interest in the most reliable presentation of our website. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 Abs. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal device (e.g. for device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
Contract Data Processing
We have concluded a contract for contract data processing (AVV) for the use of the service mentioned above. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the DSGVO.
3. General Notes and Mandatory Information
Data Protection
The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations as well as this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.
We point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. communication by email) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
Information on the Controller
The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:
ElasmOcean e.V.
Seidenweberstr. 9
40764 Langenfeld
Telephone: +49 2173 900 991
Email: kontakt@elasmocean.org
The controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).
Retention Period
Unless a more specific retention period is specified in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for processing the data no longer applies. If you assert a justified request for erasure or revoke consent to data processing, your data will be erased, provided that we have no other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, erasure will take place after these reasons cease to exist.
General Information on the Legal Basis of Data Processing on this Website
If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a DSGVO or Art. 9 Abs. 2 lit. a DSGVO, if special categories of data according to Art. 9 Abs. 1 DSGVO are processed. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also carried out on the basis of Art. 49 Abs. 1 lit. a DSGVO. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information in your terminal device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), data processing is additionally carried out on the basis of § 25 Abs. 1 TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b DSGVO. Furthermore, we process your data if it is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. c DSGVO. Data processing can also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO. Information on the respective legal basis applicable in individual cases is provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.
Data Protection Officer
We have appointed a data protection officer.
Claudia Damen (Mitgliederbeirätin)
Email: kontakt@elasmocean.org
Recipients of Personal Data
As part of our business activities, we cooperate with various external bodies. In some cases, the transmission of personal data to these external bodies is also necessary. We only pass on personal data to external bodies if this is necessary for the performance of a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g. passing on data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest according to Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO in passing it on, or if another legal basis permits the transfer of data. When using processors, we only pass on the personal data of our website visitors on the basis of a valid contract for contract data processing. In the case of joint processing, a joint controller agreement is concluded.
Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent already given at any time. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Marketing (Art. 21 DSGVO)
IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 ABS. 1 LIT. E OR F DSGVO, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME, FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR CONCERNED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21 ABS. 1 DSGVO).
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21 ABS. 2 DSGVO).
Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority
In the event of infringements of the DSGVO, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in performance of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done insofar as it is technically feasible.
Access, Rectification, and Erasure
Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free access to your stored personal data, its origin and recipient, and the purpose of the data processing and, if applicable, a right to rectification or erasure of this data. For this purpose, as well as for further questions on the subject of personal data, you can contact us at any time.
Right to Restriction of Processing
You have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time for this purpose. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:
If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of erasure.
If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend, or assert legal claims, you have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of erasure.
If you have lodged an objection under Art. 21 Abs. 1 DSGVO, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests prevail, you have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data – apart from its storage – may only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise, or defence of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.
SSL or TLS Encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line.
If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
4. Data Collection on this Website
Cookies
Our internet pages use so-called "cookies". Cookies are small data packets and do not cause any damage to your terminal device. They are stored on your terminal device either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted after the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your terminal device until you delete them yourself or an automatic deletion is carried out by your web browser.
Cookies can originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services from third-party companies within web pages (e.g. cookies for processing payment services).
Cookies have various functions. Numerous cookies are technically necessary, as certain web page functions would not work without them (e.g. the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies can be used to evaluate user behaviour or for advertising purposes.
Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process, to provide certain functions you request (e.g. for the shopping cart function), or to optimize the website (e.g. cookies to measure the web audience) (necessary cookies) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent to the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 Abs. 1 TDDDG); consent can be revoked at any time.
You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited.
If other cookies and services are used on this website, you can find this in this privacy policy.
Contact Form
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b DSGVO, provided that your inquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO) or on your consent (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a DSGVO) if this was requested; consent can be revoked at any time.
The data you enter in the contact form remains with us until you request us to erase it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after processing of your inquiry has been completed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.
Inquiry by Email, Telephone, or Fax
If you contact us by email, telephone, or fax, your inquiry, including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b DSGVO, provided that your inquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO) or on your consent (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a DSGVO) if this was requested; consent can be revoked at any time.
The data you send to us via contact inquiries remains with us until you request us to erase it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been fully processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.
5. Newsletter
Newsletter Data
If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an email address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the specified email address and agree to receive the newsletter. Further data is not collected, or only on a voluntary basis. We use newsletter service providers, described below, to process the newsletter.
Brevo
This website uses Brevo to send newsletters. The provider is Brevo GmbH, Köpenicker Str. 126, 10179 Berlin, Germany (hereinafter "Brevo").
Brevo is a service with which, among other things, the dispatch of newsletters can be organized and analysed. The data you enter for the purpose of receiving the newsletter is stored on Brevo's servers within the EU.
Data Analysis by Brevo
With the help of Brevo, we are able to analyse our newsletter campaigns. For example, we can see whether a newsletter message was opened and which links, if any, were clicked. In this way, we can determine, among other things, which links were clicked particularly often.
We can also recognize whether certain previously defined actions were carried out after opening/clicking (conversion rate). Brevo also allows us to subdivide ("cluster") the newsletter recipients based on various categories. In doing so, recipients can be divided, for example, by age, gender, or place of residence, provided this data is available to us. In this way, the newsletters can be better adapted to the respective target groups. If you do not want any analysis by Brevo, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. For this purpose, we provide a corresponding link in every newsletter message.
Detailed information on the functions of Brevo can be found at the following link: https://www.brevo.com/de/newsletter-software/.
Details on Brevo's data protection can be found here: https://www.brevo.com/de/legal/privacypolicy/.
Legal Basis
Data processing is carried out on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a DSGVO). You can revoke this consent at any time. The lawfulness of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.
Retention Period
The data you deposit with us for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you unsubscribe. Data stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected by this.
After you have unsubscribed from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored in a blacklist by us or the newsletter service provider, if this is necessary to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist will only be used for this purpose and will not be merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with the legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO). Storage in the blacklist is not limited in time. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.
Contract Data Processing
We have concluded a contract for contract data processing (AVV) for the use of the service mentioned above. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the DSGVO.
6. Plugins and Tools
Google Fonts (local hosting)
This site uses so-called Google Fonts, provided by Google, for the uniform display of fonts. The Google Fonts are installed locally. A connection to Google servers does not take place.
Further information on Google Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
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