Privacy Policy

General

Compliance with data protection laws is not only a legal obligation for us, but also an important factor of trust. With the following data protection provisions, we would therefore like to inform you transparently about the type, scope and purpose of the personal data collected and processed from you on this website (hereinafter: "data") as well as your rights.

 

Responsibility for data processing

Club of International Politics e.V., Am Seemooser Horn 20

88045 Friedrichshafen, (hereinafter: "We") as the operator of the website www.international-politics.net are the responsible party pursuant to Article 4 (7) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). If you have any questions, please contact Ni.schaefer@zeppelin-university.net. 

Data Protection Officer

The responsible data protection officer: Lara Höfer.

E-Mail:  la.hoefer@zeppelin-university.net

Your rights as an affected person

As an affected person, you have the following rights with respect to us regarding your personal data

  • A right to information about the categories of data processed, the purposes of processing, the storage period and any recipients. (Art. 15 DSGVO)

  • A right to restriction of processing where erasure is not possible or is disputed. (Art. 18 DSGVO)

  • A right to object to processing, insofar as the data processing was based on a legitimate interest. (Art. 21 para. 1 DSGVO))

  • A right to revoke a given consent with effect for the future. (Art. 7 para. 3 DSGVO)

  • A right to data portability in a common format. (Art. 20 DSGVO.)

  • You also have the right to lodge a complaint about the processing of your personal data by us with a data protection supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, your place of work or the place of the alleged infringement (Art. 77 DSGVO). A list of data protection authorities with further information and contact details can be found at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/data-protection-eu_de#dataprotectionauthorities.

 

Data protection measures

We secure our website and other systems and thus also your data by technical and organizational measures against loss, destruction, access, modification or distribution by unauthorized persons. In particular, your personal data is transmitted through the Internet in encrypted form. We use the TLS (Transport Layer Security) coding system for this purpose.

However, the transmission of information over the Internet is never completely secure, which is why we cannot guarantee the security of the data transmitted from our website 100%.

 

Types, purpose and storage period of data, legal basis

SERVER LOG FILES

Each time you access our website, the following general information is automatically transmitted from your browser to our server (so-called server log files): IP address, product and version information about the browser and operating system used, the website from which you accessed (so-called referrer), date and time of the request and possibly your Internet service provider. In addition, the status and the amount of data transferred in the course of this request are recorded.

The IP address of your computer is only stored for the time of your use of the website and then immediately deleted or made partially unrecognizable by shortening. The remaining data is stored for a limited period of time (maximum 7 days). The legal basis for the use of the server log files is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 letter f) DSGVO (legitimate interest in data processing). The legitimate interest arises from the necessity for the operation of our website, in particular to detect and eliminate website errors, to determine the utilization of the website and to make adjustments or improvements and to ensure the security of the system.

 

CONTACT FORM / CONTACT BY E-MAIL (ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. A, B EU-DS-GVO)

There is a contact form on our website that can be used for electronic contact. If you write to us via the contact form, we will process the data you provide in the contact form to contact you and answer your questions and requests.

Here, the principle of data economy and data avoidance is observed, in that you only have to provide the data that we absolutely need to contact you. These are your e-mail address and the message field itself. In addition, your IP address is processed for technical necessity as well as for legal protection. All other data are voluntary fields and can be provided optionally (e.g. to answer your questions more individually).

If you contact us by e-mail, we will process the personal data provided in the e-mail solely for the purpose of processing your request. If you do not use the forms offered for contacting us, no further data collection will take place. 

COOKIES

We use so-called "cookies" to improve the user experience on our website. In very simplified terms, a cookie is a small text file that stores data about visited web pages. Cookies store a kind of "user profile", i.e. things like your preferred language and other page settings that are required by our website to provide you with certain services. This file is stored on your computer by our website and helps to recognize you when you return to our website. We also receive information about your preferred activities on our website through the cookies, allowing us to tailor our website to your individual interests and speed up the processing of your requests.

You can manually delete the cookies in the security settings of your browser at any time. However, you can also prevent the storage of cookies from the outset by setting your browser accordingly. Please note, however, that you may then not be able to use all the functions of our website in full.

If you only wish to accept our own cookies, but not cookies from our contract processors, you can prevent the storage of these cookies by selecting the appropriate setting "Block third-party cookies".

The legal basis for the use of cookies is generally Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 letter f) DSGVO (legitimate interest in data processing). The legitimate interest arises from our need to provide you with a user-friendly website. For the types of cookies listed in detail below, more specific legal bases may apply in deviation from this.

Our website uses the following types of cookies in detail: 

Transistent cookies

Transistent cookies are automatically deleted when you close the browser.

  • Session cookies: These contain an identification number that can be used to assign various requests from your browser to a session. This allows your computer to be recognized when you return to our website. Session cookies are automatically deleted when you close the browser. We use this type of cookie to provide elementary functions of this website, such as protection against sending spam via request forms. We also use session cookies to recognize how many sub-pages of the homepage you call up and how long you stay on the pages. An assignment to you as a person or the creation of a user profile over a longer period than a browser session is not possible. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 letter f) DSGVO (legitimate interest in data processing). The legitimate interest results from our need to be able to offer you a user-friendly website, as well as our need for an anonymous evaluation of the user behavior on our website for the user-oriented improvement of the design of our online offer.

  • Read confirmation of the initial information: Before presenting certain insurance-related information, we are required by law to inform you about our status as an intermediary. This is done in the form of our initial information, the download of which you must confirm by checking a box. In doing so, we store in a cookie that you have confirmed this and that you do not need to download the initial information again.

Persistent Cookies

Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period of time, which may vary depending on the cookie.

  • Needs analysis: A tool for analyzing your needs for insurance products may be included on one of the subpages of this homepage. This provides you with a quick overview of which insurance products are important in your life situation based on a few questions. To ensure the technical function of this tool, your answers are temporarily stored in cookie files. These cookies are automatically deleted after one day.

·         Raffles, betting games, etc: It is possible that one of the sub-pages of this homepage contains a module for participating in a competition, betting game or similar. If you register to participate, we store an identification number in a cookie so that you are automatically logged in again the next time you visit this module and do not have to enter your data again. This cookie is automatically deleted after one year. 

 

Data processing

DISCLOSURE OF DATA, COMMISSIONED DATA PROCESSING

In general, we do not share your personal data with third parties unless, 

1. you have consented to the disclosure of data or

2. we are liable due to

2.1 statutory provisions or

2.2 official or judicial orders

 

we are entitled or obliged to disclose data. In particular, this may involve the disclosure of information for the purposes of criminal prosecution, to avert danger or to enforce intellectual property rights.

 

We may also transfer your data to external service providers (processors) to facilitate our own data processing. In this case, this processor is contractually obligated in accordance with Article 28 of the GDPR, which means in particular that the processor must provide sufficient guarantees that suitable technical and organizational measures are implemented by it in such a way that the processing is carried out in accordance with the requirements of the GDPR and the protection of your rights as a data subject is guaranteed. Despite the commissioning of processors, we remain the responsible party for the processing of your data within the meaning of the data protection laws.

 

 

DATA TRANSFER TO THIRD COUNTRIES OUTSIDE THE EU

All information that we receive from you or about you is generally processed on servers within the European Union. Your data will only be transferred to or processed in third countries without your express consent if this is provided for by law and an appropriate level of data protection is ensured in the third country. 

Third party services

Google Maps

Our website uses the external map service "Google Maps" from Google. Google Maps is used to provide an interactive map on our website that shows you how to find and reach us. This service enables us to present our website in an appealing way by loading map material from an external server. The required data is usually requested from a Google server in the USA. Through this request, the following information is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there for several months: The one of our Internet pages that you have visited and the IP address of your terminal device. The legal basis for the processing of your data in relation to the "Google Maps" service is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 letter f) DSGVO (legitimate interest in data processing). The legitimate interest arises from our need for an appealing presentation of our online offer and the easy location of the places indicated on our homepage.

 

YouTube

Our website uses YouTube videos that are stored on https://www.youtube.com and can be played directly from our website. These are all embedded in "enhanced privacy mode", which means that no data about you as a user is transmitted to YouTube if you do not play the videos. Only when you play the videos, the data mentioned below is transferred. We have no influence on this data transmission.

By visiting the website, YouTube receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. This occurs regardless of whether YouTube provides a user account through which you are logged in or whether no user account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be directly assigned to your account. If you do not want the assignment with your profile at YouTube, you must log out before activating the button. YouTube stores your data as usage profiles and uses them for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or demand-oriented design of its website. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to provide needs-based advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have a right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact YouTube to exercise this.

The legal basis for the processing of your data in relation to the "YouTube" service is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 letter f) DSGVO (legitimate interest in data processing). The legitimate interest results from our need for an appealing presentation of our online offer.

 

Vimeo

Our website uses videos stored on the video portal of the company Vimeo Inc, 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA "Vimeo". These videos can be played directly from our website. For this purpose, your IP address, the page you accessed as well as the time of access and your browser configuration are transmitted to Vimeo. For more information, please refer to the privacy policy of Vimeo. The legal basis for the processing of your data in relation to the service "Vimeo" is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 letter f) DSGVO (legitimate interest in data processing). The legitimate interest arises from our need to offer you a user-friendly website with a wide range of functions and in an appealing presentation. 

Links to other providers

Our website also contains - explicitly identifiable - links to the websites of other companies. Insofar as there are links to websites of other providers, we have no influence on their content. Therefore, no guarantee or liability can be assumed for these contents. The respective provider or operator of the pages is always responsible for the content of these pages.

The linked pages were checked for possible legal violations and recognizable infringements at the time of linking. Illegal contents were not recognizable at the time of linking. However, a permanent control of the contents of the linked pages is not reasonable without concrete evidence of a violation of the law. If we become aware of any infringements, such links will be removed immediately. 

Amendment of the privacy policy

We reserve the right to occasionally adjust our privacy policy to ensure that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed about how we are protecting the personal information we collect. Your continued use of the Service constitutes your acceptance of this Privacy Policy and any updates to it.