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Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

1. Privacy at a Glance

General Information

The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is any data with which you can be personally identified. Detailed information on data protection can be found in our privacy policy below.

Data Collection on Our Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator:

Zentrum für Technikkultur Landau e.V.
Klaus-von-Klitzing-Straße 2
76829 Landau in der Pfalz
Germany

For general inquiries, please contact info@ztl.space.

How do we collect your data?
On the one hand, your data is collected when you communicate it to us. This could, for example, be data entered into a contact form or sent to us by email.

Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. This primarily involves technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.

What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right to receive information free of charge at any time about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. For this purpose and for further questions regarding data protection, you can contact us at any time at the address given above and in the Legal Notice (Impressum). Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Details can be found in the privacy policy under “Right to Restriction of Processing”.

Analytics and Third-Party Tools

When visiting our website, your surfing behavior can be statistically evaluated. This is primarily done using cookies and analytics software. The analysis of your surfing behavior is usually anonymous; surfing behavior cannot be traced back to you.

You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information on these tools and options to object can be found in the following privacy policy.

2. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures

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.

When you use this website, various pieces of personal data are collected. Personal data is information with which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what information we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., communication by email) can have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Notice Regarding the Responsible Party

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

Zentrum für Technikkultur Landau e.V.
Klaus-von-Klitzing-Straße 2
76829 Landau in der Pfalz
Germany

For questions about data protection, please contact us at vorstand@ztl.space or at the postal address above.

The responsible party (controller) is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent you have already given at any time. An informal email to us is sufficient for this purpose. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

If data processing is based on Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR, you have the right at any time to object to the processing of your personal data on grounds relating to your particular situation; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. The respective legal basis on which processing is based can be found in this privacy policy. If you object, we will no longer process your relevant personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims (objection according to Art. 21(1) GDPR).

If your personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for such marketing; this also applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If you object, your personal data will subsequently no longer be used for the purpose of direct marketing (objection according to Art. 21(2) GDPR).

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

In the event of violations 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, their place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a standard, machine-readable format. If you require the direct transfer of data to another controller, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.

SSL or TLS Encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as inquiries you send to us as site operators. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the change in the address line of the browser from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser address bar.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Information, Blocking, Deletion, and Correction

Within the framework of the applicable statutory provisions, 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 necessary, a right to correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. You have the right to deletion, unless exceptions apply as to why we still store the data, such as statutory retention obligations, statutes of limitation, or legitimate interests such as maintaining association operations.

For this purpose as well as for further questions regarding personal data, you can contact us at any time at the address given above.

Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the Legal Notice (Impressum). The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

  • If you contest the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the audit, you have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
  • If the processing of your personal data occurred/occurs unlawfully, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
  • If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend, or assert legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
  • If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balance must be struck between your and our interests. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests prevail, you have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data – apart from its storage – may only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

Objection to Promotional Emails

The use of contact data published within the scope of the Legal Notice (Impressum) obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby prohibited. The operators of the website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited promotional information, such as spam emails.

3. Data Collection on Our Website

Cookies

Some of our web pages use cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our offer more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies”. They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your terminal device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognize your browser on your next visit.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. When cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited.

Cookies required to carry out the electronic communication process or to provide certain functions you desire are stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If other cookies (e.g., cookies for analyzing your surfing behavior) are stored, they are treated separately in this privacy policy.

Server Log Files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

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

A merger of this data with other data sources is not carried out.

The collection of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website – for this purpose, the server log files must be recorded.

Contact Form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of the data entered into the contact form takes place exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time. An informal message by email to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing operations carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you ask 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 processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

Inquiry by Email or Telephone

If you contact us by email or telephone, your inquiry including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is required to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) and/or on our legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR), as we have a legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us.

The data you send to us via contact inquiries will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

Comment Function on This Website

For the comment function on this page, in addition to your comment, information on the time the comment was created, your email address, and, if you do not post anonymously, the username you selected will be stored.

Subscribing to Comments:
As a user of the site, you can subscribe to comments after logging in. You will receive a confirmation email to verify that you are the owner of the specified email address. You can unsubscribe from this function at any time via a link in the info emails. The data entered during comment subscription will be deleted in this case; if you have transmitted this data to us for other purposes and elsewhere (e.g., newsletter registration), it will remain with us.

Storage Period for Comments:
The comments and associated data (e.g., IP address) are stored and remain on our website until the commented content has been completely deleted or the comments must be deleted for legal reasons (e.g., insulting comments).

Legal Basis:
Comments are stored on the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can revoke any consent given at any time. An informal email to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation.

4. Social Media

Twitter / X

Functions of the Twitter / X service may be integrated on our website. These functions are offered by Twitter Inc. / X Corp., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. By using Twitter and the “Re-Tweet” function, the websites you visit are linked to your Twitter account and made known to other users. In doing so, data is also transmitted to Twitter. We would like to point out that as providers of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Twitter. For more information, please see Twitter’s privacy policy at: https://twitter.com/privacy.

The use is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in achieving the greatest possible visibility in social media.

You can change your privacy settings on Twitter in your account settings under https://twitter.com/account/settings.

5. Newsletter

Newsletter Data

If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an email address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and agree to receive the newsletter. No other data is collected or is only collected on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.

The processing of the data entered in the newsletter registration form takes place exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can revoke your consent to the storage of the data, the email address, and their use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the “Unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data you have stored with us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted after you unsubscribe. Data stored with us for other purposes remains unaffected by this.

6. Plugins and Tools

Google Web Fonts

This site uses Web Fonts provided by Google for the uniform display of fonts. When a page is accessed, your browser loads the required Web Fonts into your browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly.

For this purpose, the browser you use must connect to Google’s servers. This gives Google knowledge that our website was accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Web Fonts is in the interest of a uniform and attractive presentation of our online services. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

If your browser does not support Web Fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used.

For more information about Google Web Fonts, visit https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

Google Maps

This site uses the Google Maps map service via an API. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transmission.

The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online services and easy discoverability of the places indicated by us on the website. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

More information on handling user data can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

7. Online Services

Club Chat System Based on Mattermost

Our community life takes place hybridly, both on site and online on our own chat system. Zentrum für Technikkultur Landau e.V. operates its own Mattermost instance at https://chat.ztl.team. This represents the digital core of our association life. To use the chat system, you need an account. When creating an account, the following data is collected:

  • Email address
  • Username

Public channels can be viewed and used by all registered visitors of our Mattermost instance. Closed channels can be viewed by members and server administrators.

Creating a chat system account represents your consent to the collection, processing, and use of personal data.

You decide for yourself which personal data you provide beyond the data required for registration. We are completely fine with you only wanting to be addressed under a username or acronym. A chat system thrives on mutual exchange, during which you will write messages and upload pictures and attachments.

The use of our chat system takes place in the interest of association life and the fulfillment of the statutory purpose of the association (in short: further education, imparting knowledge). The association derives a legitimate interest in the content contributed by you (e.g., messages, images, attachments).