We respect your privacy.

 

The protection of your privacy in the processing of personal data and the security of all personal data are important to us. With this privacy policy, we inform you about what data we process from you, what we need this data for and how you can object to the data processing.

 

We collect, process and store personal data (incl. IP addresses) only in accordance with the statutory provisions or if you have given us your consent, for example in the context of a registration.

 

What personal data do we collect?

We only collect personal data that is related to our relationship with you. The data we collect includes, in particular, your contact information such as name, telephone number, address or e-mail address, as well as other information, especially in connection with a grant application and the use of our website, workshops and other offers. In contrast, information that cannot be linked to your identity (e.g., statistical information on the number of users of our online offering) is not considered personal data.

 

How do we collect personal data?

As a rule, we collect personal data in the following cases: When you submit a grant application to our Foundation; when you visit our website; when you communicate directly with us; when you sign up for our newsletter or events; when you participate in a survey; or when you provide us with your personal data for other reasons. In all cases, we will only process your personal data for the purpose that is specific and identifiable to you.

 

Do we pass on your personal data?

We will only pass on your personal data to other third parties if we are legally entitled to do so or if you have given us your consent to do so. This is the case, for example, when we conduct external project evaluations in agreement with you. Further information on this can be found in the funding agreement. Insofar as data is disclosed abroad, we ensure that we comply with the relevant legal requirements (guarantee of appropriate protection).

 

External service providers who process data on our behalf are strictly bound by contract within the meaning of the Federal Data Protection Act. We have ensured that the external service providers are able to guarantee data security. They may only transfer the processing of personal data to a third party with our prior approval.

 

How long do we store your personal data?

We generally store your data for as long as our business relationship with you requires or we have a legitimate interest in continuing to store it. In all other cases, we delete your personal data with the exception of data that we must continue to store in order to fulfill legal obligations (e.g. we are required by law to retain documents such as contracts and invoices for a period of 10 years).

 

What data is processed when I use our Internet pages?

In principle, you can visit our Internet pages without having to provide any personal information. When you visit our Internet pages, our servers temporarily save each access in a log file. The following technical data is recorded and stored by us until automatic deletion after seven months at the latest:

 

• IP address of the requesting computer

• Date and time of access

• Internet page from which the access was made, if necessary with the search word used

• name and URL of the accessed file

• performed search queries

• the operating system of your computer (provided by the user agent)

• the browser you are using (provided by the user agent)

• device type in case of accesses by cell phones

• transmission protocol used

 

The collection and processing of this data is used for system security and stability and for error and performance analysis as well as for internal statistical purposes and enables us to optimize our Internet offering. The IP address is also used to preset the language of the website. Finally, we use cookies and applications and tools based on the use of cookies when you visit our website. You will find more details on this in the following chapter.

 

What are cookies and when are they used?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer when you visit our website. If you call up the page again, your browser sends the content of the cookies back to us and thus enables recognition of the end device. The reading of cookies enables us to design our website optimally for you and to make it easier for you to use.

 

When you visit our website, you will be informed in a pop-up that cookies are set on our site and that you allow this by using the website.

 

If you decide not to allow cookies, you can deactivate and delete all cookies in your browser at any time. Please refer to the help functions of your browser for more information. However, deactivating cookies may mean that individual functions of our Internet pages are no longer available to you. If you use a different browser or terminal device, you will have to deactivate or delete them again.

 

In addition, it is possible to manage and deactivate the use of cookies by third-party providers via the website youronlinechoices.com. This website is not operated by us, so we are not responsible and have no influence on the content and availability.

 

Social Media

On our website you will find links to social networks (Twitter, LinkedIn). Clicking on the links opens the corresponding social media pages, to which this data protection declaration does not apply. For details of the provisions applicable there, please refer to the corresponding data protection statements on the websites of the individual providers.

 

Before calling up the corresponding link, no personal information is transmitted to the respective providers. Your call-up of the linked page is at the same time the basis for the data processing by the respective providers. We have no influence on the data processing operations, nor are we aware of the full extent of the data collection, the purposes of the processing and the storage periods. We also have no information on the deletion of data by the plug-in providers.

 

Newsletter

You can subscribe to newsletters as part of our online offer. If you later decide against receiving newsletters, you can cancel the subscription at any time with effect for the future by revoking your consent. The revocation takes place for e-mail newsletters via the link printed in the newsletter.

 

What rights do you have with regard to your personal data?

You have the following rights with regard to your personal data:

 

• You can request information about your stored personal data.

• You can request a correction, addition, blocking or deletion of your personal data.

• If you have given us permission to process your data, you can revoke this permission at any time with effect for the future.

• To exercise your rights, a letter by mail or e-mail is sufficient. See section Contact.

 

Data security

We use appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal data stored with us against manipulation, partial or complete loss and against unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

 

Changes to this privacy policy

We reserve the right to modify and amend this statement at any time at our sole discretion and in accordance with data protection legislation. Please consult this statement regularly.