Privacy policy

I    Informationen about the Collection of Personal Data:

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 data protection declaration. 
When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data is data by which you can be personally identified. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect and how we use it. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done. 
We would like to point out that data transmission on the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible. 

The responsible party for data processing on this website pursuant to Art. 4 (7) DSGVO is  

German Economic Institute Cologne

Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 21
50668 Cologne
Telephone: 0221 / 498 - 1
Fax: 0221 / 4981 - 533
welcome@iwkoeln.de

If we use commissioned service providers for individual functions of our offer or would like to use your data for advertising purposes, we will inform you in detail about the respective processes below. In doing so, we will also state the defined criteria for the storage period.

II    Data Protection Officer


We have appointed a data protection officer for our company:

legitimis GmbH
Herrn Sebastian Feik, Dipl.-WJur. (FH)
Ball 1
51429 Bergisch Gladbach
Tel.: +49 2202 28 941 - 0
Fax: +49 2202 28 941 - 47
E-mail : datenschutz-IWkoeln@legitimis.com

III    Your Rights

1. Information, Blocking, Deletion
Within the scope of the applicable legal provisions pursuant to Art. 15 DSGVO, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, their origin and recipient and the purpose of the data processing and, if applicable, pursuant to Art. 16 DSGVO, a right to correction or to blocking (Art. 18 DSGVO) or deletion of this data (Art. 17 DSGVO). You can contact us at any time at the above address with regard to this and other questions on the subject of personal data. 

2. Right to Data Portability
You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format (Art. 20 DSGVO). If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done insofar as it is technically feasible. 

3. Right of Complaint to the Competent Supervisory Authority
In the event of violations of data protection law, the data subject has a right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority (Art. 77 DSGVO in conjunction with § 19 BDSG). The competent supervisory authority in matters of data protection law is the State Data Protection Commissioner of the federal state in which our company is based. A list of the data protection officers and their contact details can be found at the following link (in English): Internetauftritt des Bundesbeauftragten für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit - Homepage - Contact

IV    Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

There are data processing operations that are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent you have already given at any time. For this purpose, an informal communication by e-mail to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

V    SSL- or TLS Encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or enquiries that you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognise 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.

VI    Objection to Advertising Mails

The use of contact data published within the scope of the imprint obligation to send advertising and information material that has not been expressly requested is hereby prohibited. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam e-mails.

VII    Data Collection on our Website

1.    Server log files

a. Type and scope of data processing:
The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:
- browser type and browser version
- operating system used
- referrer URL
- date and time of the server request
- nonymised IP address
This data is not merged with other data sources. 

b. Purpose of data processing:
The collection of data for the provision of the website and the storage of the data in log files is absolutely necessary for the operation of the website. Consequently, there is no possibility for the user to object.

c. Legal basis:
The basis for the data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The temporary storage of the IP address is necessary to enable delivery of the website to the user's computer. For this purpose, the user's IP address must remain stored for the duration of the session. Log files are stored to ensure the functionality of the website and the security of our information technology systems.

d. Duration of storage:
The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. In the case of the collection of data for the provision of the website, this is the case when the respective session has ended. 
In the case of storage of the data in log files, this is the case after seven days at the latest; the backups are stored in encrypted form for 14 days. 

e. Possibility of objection and removal:
Due to the fact that the collection of data for the provision of the website and the storage of the data in log files is absolutely necessary for the operation of the website, there is no possibility for the user to object to the data processing.

2.    Cookies

a. Type and scope of data processing:
Cookies do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain viruses. They are used to make the offer on the Internet more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser. 
The website uses various cookies to ensure its proper functioning and to make it easier for users to navigate. In addition, with your consent, we also use cookies on our website that enable an analysis of the user's behaviour (performance cookies).
When calling up our website, the user is informed about the use of necessary cookies or cookies for analysis purposes (performance cookies) and his or her consent to the processing of personal data used in this context is obtained. In this context, a reference to this data protection declaration is also made.
Further details on the cookies used can also be found in the corresponding paragraphs of this data protection declaration.

b. Purpose of data processing
The analysis cookies are used for the purpose of improving the quality of our website and its content. Through the analysis cookies, we learn how the website is used and can thus continuously optimise our offer. 

c. Legal basis:
The legal basis for the processing of personal data using technically necessary cookies is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies that are not technically necessary is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO if the user has given his consent in this regard.

d. Duration of storage, possibility of objection and removal:
Cookies are stored on the user's computer and transmitted to our site by the user. Therefore, you as a user also have full control over the use of cookies. By changing the settings in your internet browser, you can deactivate or restrict the transmission of cookies. Cookies that have already been stored can be deleted at any time. This can also be done automatically. If cookies are deactivated for our website, it may no longer be possible to use all functions of the website to their full extent.
In addition, reference is made to the Consent Tool on our website, in which you can choose with regard to the setting of all cookies that are not necessary.

4.    Mail contact

It is possible to contact us via the e-mail address provided on our website. In this case, the personal data transmitted with your e-mail will be stored. In this context, the data will not be passed on to third parties. The data is used exclusively for processing the conversation.
The legal basis for the processing of data transmitted in the course of sending an e-mail is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. If the e-mail contact is aimed at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO. The necessary interest is the processing of the contact.
The data will be deleted insofar as it is no longer necessary to achieve the purpose for which it was collected, i.e. when the conversation with you as the user has ended or the matter concerned has been conclusively clarified. 
You have the option to revoke your consent to the processing of personal data at any time (see above "Revocation of consent to your data processing").

a. Type and scope of data processing
We use the open source software tool Matomo (formerly PIWIK) of the provider InnoCraft Ltd, 150 Willis St, 6011 Wellington, New Zealand, on our website after your consent to analyse the surfing behaviour of our users. The software sets a cookie on your computer (for cookies, see above). When you access the website, the following data is stored: 
- two bytes of the IP address of the user's calling system,
- the website called up,
- the website from which the user accessed the website (referrer),
- the sub-pages called up from the called-up website
- the length of time spent on the website,
- the frequency with which the website is accessed.
The software runs exclusively on the servers of our website. Personal data of the users is only stored there. The data is not passed on to third parties. It is not possible to draw conclusions about a specific person, as your IP address is anonymised immediately after processing and before storage.

 

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b. Purpose of the data processing
The processing of users' personal data enables us to analyse the surfing behaviour of our users. By evaluating the data obtained, we are able to compile information on the use of the individual components of our website. This helps us to continuously improve our website and its user-friendliness. 

c. Legal basis for data processing
The legal basis for the use of Matomo is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f DSGVO. Our legitimate interest in using Matomo is that we can use the statistics obtained through Matomo to improve our offer and make it more interesting for you as a user.

d. Duration of storage
The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for our recording purposes. The cookie set is valid for one week, after which it is deleted.

e. Possibility of objection and removal
What is described under "Cookies" applies with regard to the options for objection and removal.
More information on the privacy settings of the Matomo software can be found at the following link: https://matomo.org/docs/privacy/.

f. Use of interactive graphics and computers
When using interactive graphics and calculators, data is collected and stored anonymously in our tracking tool Matomo. Data is not passed on to third parties. It is not possible to draw conclusions about individuals.

5.    Social Media Links:

a. LinkedIn:
LinkedIn is provided by LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland.
The privacy policy is available at www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.
LinkedIn uses standard contractual clauses of the European Union to safeguard against possible data transfer to third countries: www.linkedin.com/legal/l/dpa.
You can find an opt-out option for the LinkedIn advertising cookie at: www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out.

b. Xing:
XING is a service of XING AG, Gänsemarkt 43, 20354 Hamburg - Germany.
The data protection declaration and opt-out option are available at: Privacy at XING.

If you would like information that this data protection declaration cannot provide or if you would like further information on a specific point, please contact the above-mentioned responsible office.