Privacy policy

1. data protection at a glance

General information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is any data that can be used to identify you personally. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our data protection declaration listed below this text.

Data collection on our website

Who is responsible within the meaning of Art. 4 (7) GDPR for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the operator's contact details in section 2 of this privacy policy and in the legal notice of this website.

How do we collect your data?

On the one hand, your data is collected when you provide it to us. This may, for example, be data that you enter in a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically 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 our website. We also use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve the user experience and analyze the use of our website.
The legal basis for the collection of your personal data in this case is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent) and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest).

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure that the website is provided without errors. Other data can be used to analyze your user behavior.

What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected to ensure that the website is provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour in order to further optimize the website and offer you personalized content.
The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest).

What rights do you have with regard to your data?

You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking or deletion of this data.
In addition, you can object to the processing of your personal data or withdraw your consent to processing at any time.
To exercise these rights, you can contact us at any time at the address given in point 2 of this privacy policy and in the legal notice. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
(Art. 15, 16, 17, 18, 20 and 21 GDPR - information, rectification, erasure, objection, right to lodge a complaint).

2 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 and this privacy policy in its current version. When you use this website, various personal data is collected. According to Art. 4 para. 1 GDPR, 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 is done.

Note on the responsible body

The controller within the meaning of Art. 4 (7) GDPR for data processing on this website is

Humanities Centers Berlin e. V.
Pariser Str. 1
10719 Berlin

Phone: +49 (0) 30 201 92-130
E-Mail: post(at)gwz-berlin.de

The controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. (Art. 4 para. 7 GDPR)

Revocation of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent in accordance with Art. 7 GDPR. You can revoke any consent you have already given at any time and without giving reasons. All you need to do is send us an informal email. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 sentence 2 GDPR.

Information, blocking, erasure pursuant to Art. 15, 16, 17 GDPR

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient and the purpose of the data processing and, if necessary, a right to correction, blocking or deletion of this data at any time. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice if you have further questions on the subject of personal data.

Right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only take place if it is technically feasible.

Right to object pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR

You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time. The processing of your personal data will be stopped immediately, unless there are demonstrably compelling reasons worthy of protection (e.g. assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims) that outweigh your interests in the individual case.

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority

In the event of breaches of data protection law, the data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR. The competent supervisory authority for data protection issues is the state data protection officer of the federal state in which our company is based. A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found at the following link
www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html

3. data protection officer

We have appointed a data protection officer for our company.

pico engineering GmbH
Jens Neumann
Hannoversche Str. 99
30916 Isernhagen

+49 (0)511 - 165 911-0
jens.neumann(at)pico-engineering.de

4. data collection on our website

Links to Google Maps

On our website you will find a link to the map view of Google Maps under "Relocation". If you click on this link, a connection to Google's servers will be established. Information about which of our web pages you have visited is transmitted to Google. If you are logged in with your own Google user account, Google assigns this data to this account. You can prevent this by logging out of Google before visiting our website and deleting the cookies set by Google.
You can find Google's privacy policy at: www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/

Cookies and tracking technologies

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to improve the user experience and to analyze the use of our site. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device and allow us to save your preferences or show you personalized content.
You can object to the use of cookies at any time by adjusting your browser settings accordingly. Please note, however, that deactivating cookies may impair some functions of the website.

Server log files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. This data includes

• Browser type and browser version
• Operating system used
• Referrer URL
• Host name of the accessing computer
• Time of the server request
• IP address

The data is deleted by the provider after 30 days. This data is not merged with other data sources. This data is collected on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, as the website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website.
This data is not merged with other data sources. The data is deleted by the provider after 30 days.

This data is collected on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website - the server log files must be recorded for this purpose.

Analysis tools: Matomo and WordPress

We use Matomo (formerly Piwik) as a data protection-friendly web analysis tool and WordPress as a content management system. Both tools are configured in compliance with the GDPR:

• Matomo is hosted on our own server, which means that no data is transmitted to third parties.
• The IP addresses are anonymized and deleted immediately after the analysis.
• No user profiles are created without express consent.
• WordPress is implemented with privacy-friendly settings that ensure minimal data processing.

The analysis serves exclusively to improve our website and user-friendliness.

Profiling and automated decision-making
We do not use automated decision-making or profiling processes within the meaning of Art. 22 GDPR on this website. Should this be the case in the future, we will inform you separately.