Data Protection

Privacy 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 that can be used to personally identify you.

Data Collection on This Website

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator (see Legal Notice). We collect your data firstly when you provide it to us (e.g., via email). Other data is collected automatically or with your consent by our IT systems when you visit the website (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of the page view).

Data Controller

The responsible party (data controller) for data processing on this website is:

KopfSache e.V.

Steinergasse 83

53347 Alfter

Germany

Represented by: Dr. Inez v. Weitershausen

Email: info@kopfsache-ev.de

Hosting via Google Sites

We host our website with Google Sites, a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as "Google").

When you visit our website, Google collects your IP address and other technical information that your browser automatically transmits. This is technically necessary to display the website to you and to ensure stability and security.

The use of Google Sites is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in presenting our website as reliably and technically faultlessly as possible. As Google may also transfer data to the USA, we point out that Google is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which guarantees an adequate level of data protection.

Further information on data privacy at Google can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Data Transmission When Contacting Us via Email

If you contact us by email, your details (name, email address, and the content of your message) will be stored by us for the purpose of processing your inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR if your request is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures (e.g., expressing interest in joining the association). In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR).

Your data will remain with us until you request us to delete 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.

Your Rights as a Data Subject

Under applicable statutory provisions, you have the right at any time to:

• Access information about your stored personal data (Art. 15 GDPR)

• Rectification of incorrect data (Art. 16 GDPR)

• Erasure ("right to be forgotten") of your data (Art. 17 GDPR)

• Restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)

• Data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)

• Withdrawal of previously given consent for data processing (Art. 7 (3) GDPR)

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority: In the event of breaches of the GDPR, 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.