Data protection
We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. In the following we inform you about the handling of your personal data when using our website. Personal data is all data with which you can be personally identified. Your data will be protected within the framework of the legal regulations, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG). Below you will find information about what data is collected during your visit to the website and how it is used:
1. Information about the collection of personal data and contact details of the person responsible
1.1 Responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
IT Event ITE GmbH, Wilhelm-Kabus-Strasse 42-44, 10829 Berlin,
Telephone: +49 / (0)30/810 99 521,
E-Mail: info [at] it-event . com
The complete imprint is available under the following link: https://www.it-event.berlin/impressum
The person responsible for the processing of personal data is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
1.2 The person responsible has not appointed a data protection officer for his company.
1.3 For security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g. orders or inquiries to the person responsible), we use an SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the character string "https://" and the lock symbol in your browser line.
2. Data collection when visiting our website
If you visit our website without registering or otherwise providing us with information, we only collect data that your browser transmits to our server (so-called "server log files"). When you visit our website, we collect the following data that is technically necessary for us to show you the individual web pages:
- The individual pages of our website (URL)
- Date and time at the time of access
- Amount of data sent in bytes
- Source/reference from which you came to the page
- Browser used
- Operating system used
- IP address used (possibly in anonymous form)
The processing takes place in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. However, we reserve the right to subsequently check the server log files if there are concrete indications of illegal use. Non-anonymized server log files are automatically deleted after seven days at the latest.
Our website is stored by a hosting service provider who provides us with infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage space and database services, security services and technical maintenance services. We have concluded an order processing contract with them. The data is processed for the purpose of ensuring the operational readiness of our website, in which we have a legitimate interest, Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
In addition, the server log file data may also be collected by third parties (see below).
3. Electronic Contact
If you contact us electronically (e.g. via contact form or e-mail), personal data will be collected. Which data is collected in the case of a contact form can be seen from the respective contact form. This data is stored and used exclusively for the purpose of answering your request or for establishing contact and the associated technical administration. We cannot process your request without this mandatory information. All other details are optional.
The legal basis for processing the data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. If your contact is aimed at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. The legal basis for your voluntary information is Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
Your data will be deleted once your request has been processed. This is the case if it can be inferred from the circumstances that the facts in question have been finally clarified and provided that there are no legal storage obligations to the contrary.
We have commissioned a service provider to carry out our e-mail communication, who provides us with infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage space and database services, security services and technical maintenance services. We have concluded an order processing contract with them. The data is processed for the purpose of ensuring the operational readiness of our e-mail communication, in which we have a legitimate interest, Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
4. Email Newsletter
If you register for our e-mail newsletter, we will send you information about our services and offers no more than once a week. Mandatory information for sending the newsletter is your e-mail address. Providing any additional data is voluntary and will be used to address you personally. Before activating the newsletter, we carry out a check of your e-mail address for security reasons using the so-called "double opt-in" procedure. To do this, we will send you a one-off email with a confirmation link. This is only valid for a limited time. After clicking on this link you will be activated for our newsletter.
By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to the use of your personal data in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR. When you register for the newsletter, we save your IP address and the date and time of registration in order to be able to trace possible misuse of your e-mail address at a later point in time. The data collected by us when registering for the newsletter is used exclusively for advertising purposes by way of the newsletter. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time via the link provided for this purpose in the newsletter or by sending us a message. After you have unsubscribed, your e-mail address will be deleted immediately from our newsletter distribution list, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration inform. We cannot send you the newsletter without your data.
5. Data collection in the customer account and when ordering services
If you open a personal customer account with us, we will collect and process your personal data to implement the contract with you in accordance with Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR. The mandatory information can be found on the registration form. We cannot open a customer account for you without your information. Your data will remain stored for as long as the contract for the customer account with us exists. The customer account can be deleted at any time. The legal basis for your voluntary information is Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
If you order services from us, we collect and process your personal data to implement and process the contract with you in accordance with Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR. The mandatory information can be seen from the order form. We cannot execute the order without your information. The legal basis for your voluntary information is Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
For the fulfillment of the platform contract, we have commissioned service providers who provide infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage space and database services, security services and technical maintenance services for us. We have concluded an order processing contract with each of them. The data is processed for the purpose of ensuring the operational readiness of our website, in which we have a legitimate interest, Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
We pass on the payment data required for payment processing to the commissioned payment service provider or the banks. The data will only be passed on to process the contract with you. The legal basis for the transfer of data is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.
6. Posting of Comments
If you use the comment function, we collect and process your personal data to implement the user contract with you in accordance with Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR. The mandatory information can be seen from the comment form. We cannot activate your comments without your information. Your data will remain stored for as long as the contract for using the platform is in place with us. Comments can be deleted at any time. The legal basis for your voluntary information is Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
7. Registration via social media accounts
Facebook connect
To create a customer account or to register with us, use the Facebook Connect single sign-on login of the Facebook social network operated by Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA (Facebook), is operated, you must have a Facebook profile. You can recognize the social plugins from “Facebook Connect” on our website by the blue button with the Facebook logo and the inscription “Log in with Facebook” or “Connect with Facebook” or “Log in with Facebook” or “Sign in with Facebook».
If you call up a page on our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the Facebook servers. The content of the plugin is transmitted directly from Facebook to your browser and integrated into the page. Through this integration, Facebook receives the information that your browser has accessed the corresponding page of our website, even if you do not have a Facebook profile or are not currently logged in to Facebook. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted directly from your browser to a Facebook server in the USA and stored there. These data processing operations are carried out in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR on the basis of Facebook's legitimate interest in the display of personalized advertising based on surfing behavior.
By using this "Facebook Connect" button on our website, you also have the option of logging in or registering on our website using your Facebook user data. Only if you give your express consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR prior to the registration process based on a corresponding notice about the exchange of data with Facebook, will we receive when using the “Facebook Connect” button from Facebook, depending on your personal data protection settings on Facebook, the general and publicly accessible information stored in your profile. This information includes user ID, name, profile picture, age and gender.
We would like to point out that after changes to Facebook's data protection conditions and terms of use, your profile pictures, the user IDs of your friends and the friends list may also be transferred if you mark them as "public" in your privacy settings on Facebook became. The data transmitted by Facebook is stored and processed by us to create a user account with the necessary data, if you have approved this on Facebook (title, first name, last name, address data, country, e-mail address, date of birth). Conversely, based on your consent, data (e.g. information about your surfing or purchasing behavior) can be transmitted by us to your Facebook profile.
The consent given can be revoked at any time by sending a message to the person responsible named at the beginning of this declaration. Facebook Inc. based in the USA is certified for the US-European data protection agreement "Privacy Shield", which ensures compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.
The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Facebook as well as your rights in this regard and setting options for protecting your privacy can be found in Facebook's data protection information: http://www.facebook.com/policy.php
If you do not want Facebook to directly assign the data collected via our website to your Facebook profile, you must log out of Facebook before visiting our website. You can also completely prevent the Facebook plugins from loading with add-ons for your browser, e.g. with “Adblock Plus” (https://adblockplus.org/de/)
Google+ sign-in
To create a customer account or to register with us, use the "Google+ Sign-In" single sign-on login from the Google+ social network operated by Google LLC., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (Google+) is operated, you must have a Google+ profile. You can recognize the social plugins from "Google+ Sign-In" or "Register with Google" on our website by a red button with the Google+ logo and the inscription "Google Sign-In" or "Register with Google" or " Sign in with Google” or “Sign in with G”.
If you call up a page on our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the Google+ servers. The content of the plugin is transmitted directly to your browser by Google+ and integrated into the page. This integration gives Google+ the information that your browser has accessed the corresponding page on our website, even if you do not have a Google+ profile or are not currently logged in to Google+. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted directly from your browser to a Google+ server in the USA and stored there. These data processing operations are carried out in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR on the basis of Google's legitimate interest in the display of personalized advertising based on surfing behavior.
By using this Google+ button on our website, you also have the option of logging in or registering on our website using your Google+ user data. We only receive Google+ when using the Google+ button, depending on your personally made data protection settings on Google+, the general and publicly accessible information stored in their profile. This information includes user ID, name, profile picture, age and gender.
We would like to point out that after changes to the data protection conditions and terms of use of Google+, if you give your consent, your profile pictures, the user IDs of your friends and the friends list may also be transferred if they are marked as "public" in your privacy settings on Google+ became. The data transmitted by Google+ will be stored and processed by us to create a user account with the necessary data, if you have given Google+ permission to do so (title, first name, last name, address data, country, e-mail address, date of birth). Conversely, based on your consent, data (e.g. information about your surfing or purchasing behavior) can be transmitted by us to your Google+ profile.
The consent given can be revoked at any time by sending a message to the person responsible named at the beginning of this declaration.
Google LLC based in the USA is certified for the US-European data protection agreement "Privacy Shield", which ensures compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.
The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Google+ as well as your rights in this regard and setting options for protecting your privacy can be found in the Google+ data protection information: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy /
You can view the terms of use for using “Google+ Sign-In” or “Register with Google” here: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/terms/regional.html
If you do not want Google+ to directly assign the data collected via our website to your Google+ profile, you must log out of Google+ before visiting our website. You can also completely prevent the Google+ plugins from loading with add-ons for your browser, e.g. with “Adblock Plus” (https://adblockplus.org/de/)
8th. Cookies, Other Tracking Technologies & Web Analysis Services
We use certain control and tracking technologies (e.g., cookies, beacons, pixels, tags, and scripts) with our marketing, analytics, and technology partners. We use these technologies to continuously maintain, provide and improve our services and to improve the user experience. For example, thanks to these technologies, we are able to track our users' preferences and authenticated sessions to better secure our Services, identify technical issues, user trends and campaign efficiency, and to review and improve the overall performance of our Services.
Please note that third-party services that set cookies or use other tracking technologies through our services may have their own policies regarding the collection and storage of information that are not covered by our Privacy Policy and are not included in ours area of responsibility.
cookies
We use so-called cookies on our website. These are small text files that are stored on your end device. If cookies are set, they collect and process certain user information such as browser and location data as well as IP address values to an individual extent. In some cases, cookies are used to simplify the ordering process by saving settings (e.g. remembering the contents of a virtual shopping cart for a later visit to the website).
The session cookies set by us are deleted after the end of the browser session, i.e. after closing your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your end device and enable us or our partner companies (third-party cookies) to recognize your browser on your next visit. These are automatically deleted after a specified period of time, which can vary depending on the cookie.
If personal data is also processed by individual cookies implemented by us, the processing takes place in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR either to execute the contract or in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interests the best possible functionality of the website and a customer-friendly and effective design of the page visit.
We may work with advertising partners who help us to make our website more interesting for you. For this purpose, cookies from partner companies are also stored on your hard drive when you visit our website (third-party cookies).
Please note that you can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and can decide individually whether to accept them or exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general. Each browser differs in the way it manages cookie settings. This is described in the help menu of each browser, which explains how you can change your cookie settings. These can be found for the respective browsers under the following links:
Internet Explorer: http://windows.microsoft.com/de-DE/windows-vista/Block-or-allow-cookies
Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-allow-and-reject
Chrome: http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=de&hlrm=en&answer=95647
Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/ph21411?locale=de_DE
Opera: http://help.opera.com/Windows/10.20/de/cookies.html
A general objection to the use of cookies for online marketing purposes can be raised for a large number of services, especially in the case of tracking, via the US website http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU website http://www.youronlinechoices.com/ . In addition, cookies may be collected and used by third parties (see below).
clear gifs
We, or certain third parties, may use software technology called "clear gifs" (also known as web beacons/web bugs) to help us improve our Services by measuring their efficiency and performance. Clear gifs are tiny graphics with a unique identifier and function similarly to cookies. These are not stored on the hard drive of the user's computer but are embedded in our services.
Flash and HTML5
We and certain third parties may also use certain tracking technologies known as "Flash Cookies" and "HTML5" primarily for advertising purposes. Some browsers may use their own management tools to remove or block such technologies. You can find more information about how to deal with Flash cookies here. http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager07.html (Please note that this website is not provided by us, so we do not guarantee its accuracy, completeness or availability be able.)
Google Analytics
Our website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC (Google). Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies", text files that are stored on the user's computer and enable an analysis of their use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about the use of this website by users is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
Our website uses Google Analytics exclusively with the "_anonymizeIp()" extension, which ensures anonymization of the IP address by shortening it and excludes direct personal reference. As a result of the extension, your IP address will be shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. In these exceptional cases, this processing takes place in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in the statistical analysis of user behavior for optimization and marketing purposes. On our behalf, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide us with other services related to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading the browser plug-in available under the following link and install:
http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de
As an alternative to the browser plugin or within browsers on mobile devices, please click on the following link to set an opt-out cookie that will prevent future detection by Google Analytics within this website (this opt-out cookie only works in this browser and only for this domain, if you delete your cookies in this browser, you have to click this link again): Disable Google Analytics
The anonymized data determined is stored for a maximum period of 14 months. After that, the data will be automatically deleted.
Google, based in the USA, is certified for the US-European data protection agreement "Privacy Shield", which ensures compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.
More information on how Google Analytics handles user data can be found in the Google Analytics Terms of Use http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html, and Google’s privacy policy https://www.google.com/policies /privacy/ or here https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de
Google AdWords with conversion tracking
Our website uses the online advertising program “Google AdWords” and, as part of Google AdWords, conversion tracking by Google LLC., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). We use Google Adwords to draw attention to our attractive offers with the help of advertising material (so-called Google Adwords) on external websites. In relation to the advertising campaign data, we can determine how successful the individual advertising measures are. We are interested in showing you advertising that is of interest to you, in making our website more interesting for you and in achieving a fair calculation of advertising costs.
The conversion tracking cookie is set when a user clicks on an AdWords ad placed by Google. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer system. These cookies usually lose their validity after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If the user visits certain pages of this website and the cookie has not yet expired, we and Google can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was forwarded to this page. Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. This means that cookies cannot be tracked via the websites of AdWords customers. The information obtained using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers find out the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information with which users can be personally identified. If you do not wish to participate in the tracking, you can block this use by deactivating the Google conversion tracking cookie in your internet browser under user settings. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics. We use Google Adwords based on our legitimate interest in targeted advertising in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
Google LLC based in the USA is certified for the US-European data protection agreement "Privacy Shield", which ensures compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.
You can find more information about Google's data protection regulations at the following Internet address: http://www.google.de/policies/privacy/
You can permanently deactivate cookies for advertising preferences by preventing them by setting your browser software accordingly or by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: http://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin ?hl=de
Please note that certain functions of this website may not be available or may only be available to a limited extent if you have deactivated the use of cookies.
9. Integration of services, tools and content of third parties
Our offer sometimes includes content, services and performance of other providers. These are, for example, maps provided by Google Maps, videos from YouTube and graphics and images from other websites. In order for this data to be called up and displayed in the user's browser, the transmission of the IP address is absolutely necessary. The providers (hereinafter referred to as "third-party providers") therefore perceive the IP address of the respective user.
Even if we try to only use third-party providers who only need the IP address in order to be able to deliver content, we have no influence on whether the IP address may be saved. In this case, this process is used, among other things, for statistical purposes. If we are aware that the IP address is being saved, we will point this out to our users.
Google Web Fonts
Our website uses so-called web fonts provided by Google LLC., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (Google) for the uniform display of fonts. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache in order to display text and fonts correctly.
For this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to the Google servers. This gives Google knowledge that our website was accessed via your IP address. Google Web Fonts are used in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of our online offering. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font will be used by your computer.
Google LLC based in the USA is certified for the US-European data protection agreement "Privacy Shield", which ensures compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.
You can find more information about Google Web Fonts at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
Trustami
The Trustami seal of trust is integrated on this website to display the collected ratings and social media feedback. This serves to implement our legitimate interests in optimal marketing of our offer on our own website. When the Trustami trust seal is called up, the web server automatically saves data (access data) in the form of a server log file, which contains, for example, the date and time of the call, your IP address in abbreviated form and the requesting provider. This access data is not evaluated and automatically overwritten no later than seven days after the end of your visit to the site. The Trustami seal of trust and the services advertised with it are an offer from Trustami GmbH, Friedrich-Wilhelm Str.68, 12103 Berlin. Trustami is used in the interest of a professional and consumer-oriented presentation of our online offers. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
Further information on Trustami can be found in the Trustami data protection declaration or in the terms of use at https://www.trustami.com/
10 data subject rights
10.1 As a data subject, you have the following rights:
Confirmation of data processing: You have the right to request confirmation from us as to whether your personal data is being processed. The requirements for this can be found in Art. 15 GDPR;
Information: You have the right to request information about your personal data processed by us. The requirements for this can be found in Art. 15 GDPR;
Correction: You have the right to request the correction of incorrect personal data concerning you without delay. The requirements for this can be found in Art. 16 GDPR;
Deletion: You have the right to demand the immediate deletion of personal data concerning you. The requirements for this can be found in Art. 17 GDPR;
Restriction of processing: You have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted. The requirements for this can be found in Art. 18 GDPR;
Data portability: You have the right to receive the personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. Furthermore, you have the right to have this data transmitted to another responsible person by us. The requirements for this can be found in Art. 20 GDPR;
Withdrawal of consent: You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time if the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. a or Art. 9 (2) lit. a GDPR. The data processing until the revocation remains lawful. The revocation only applies to the future. The requirements for this can be found in Art. 7 (3) GDPR;
Complaint: You have the right, without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data violates the GDPR. The requirements for this can be found in Art. 77 GDPR.
10.2 RIGHT TO OBJECT
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT, FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, AT ANY TIME, AGAINST THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU, WHICH WE PROCESS ON THE BASIS OF OUR OVERRIDING LEGAL INTEREST (ART. 6 (1) LIT. E OR F GDPR), OBJECTION WITH TO MAKE AN IMPACT FOR THE FUTURE. THE PREREQUISITES FOR THIS CAN BE FOUND IN ART. 21 GDPR.
11. Duration of storage of personal data and deletion
DATA ECONOMY
In accordance with the principles of data avoidance and data economy, we only store personal data for as long as is necessary or prescribed by law (statutory storage period). If the purpose of the information collected no longer applies or if the storage period ends, we block or delete the data.
According to legal requirements, storage is carried out for 6 years in accordance with Section 257 (1) HGB (books, inventories, opening balance sheets, annual financial statements, commercial letters, accounting documents, etc.) and for 10 years in accordance with Section 147 (1) AO (books, records, management reports, Accounting documents, commercial and business letters, documents relevant to taxation, etc.).
After the retention period has expired, the relevant data will be routinely deleted if they are no longer required to fulfill or initiate a contract and/or we have no legitimate interest in further storage.
12. Modification of this privacy policy
In order to ensure that our data protection declaration always corresponds to the current legal requirements, we reserve the right to make changes at any time. This also applies in the event that the data protection declaration has to be adjusted due to new or revised services, for example new services. The new data protection declaration will then take effect the next time you visit our website. The current data protection declaration can be viewed at any time on the website at https://www.it-event.berlin/datenschutz/ can be accessed and printed out by you.