Frankfurter Gesellschaft für Handel, Industrie und Wissenschaft e.V.
Privacy Policy
Privacy policy of the Frankfurter Gesellschaft Frankfurt Society for Trade, Industry and Science e.V. Privacy Policy This website www.frankfurter-gesellschaft.de (the "Website") is owned and operated by Frankfurter Gesellschaft für Handel, Industrie und Wissenschaft e.V. (referred to as "we", "our" or "us" in this statement). We are the controller of your personal data within the meaning of the European Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") and would like to emphasise that the protection of your privacy and personal data is a particularly important concern for our society. In the following, we would like to explain to you how we use and protect your personal data in compliance with the applicable data protection law. 1. What personal data do we collect, how do we use it and for how long? 1.1 Website traffic data and information about your computer When you visit our website, we collect the following personal data ("Technical Data"): - When you access our websites, you transmit technically necessary internet browser data to our web server. The following data is recorded during an ongoing connection for communication between your internet browser and our web server: o Date and time of the request o Name of the requested file o Page from which the file was requested o Access status (file transferred, file not found, etc.) o web browser and operating system used o complete IP address of the requesting computer o amount of data transferred. When the website is called up, this data is recorded and stored in log files for a maximum of six weekdays to maintain the security of our website (e.g. detection and defence against attacks). We also use some of your data in aggregate form to track the number of visitors, their usage of the different areas of the website and any useful features or links. - The data will not be used by us to identify you personally in any way. The processing activities just described are carried out on the basis of our legitimate business interests on the legal basis of Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. f) DSGVO. We do not carry out advertising or web analyses with this data. 1.2 Data that you provide to us If you choose to contact us by email using the information provided in the "Contact Us" section, we will use the data provided to us to respond to your request. If we use your If we use your personal data for this purpose, we do so because of our legitimate business interest in communicating with you in light of your wishes and expectations; the legal basis for this is Art. 6. Abs. 1 S. 1 lit. f) DSGVO. In addition, we will use this data for our legitimate interest in providing appropriate advice with regard to the services we offer (legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 p.1 lit. f) DSGVO) as well as to fulfil the legal obligations to which our company is subject (legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. c) DSGVO). We will retain this data for as long as is necessary and required to process your request to your satisfaction and conclusively and to safeguard our legitimate interests and statutory retention obligations. 1.3 Data in connection with the rental of our premises If you contact us via the email address displayed on our website to rent our premises, we will ask you to provide us with the data we need to process your request (such as rental period and details of the contracting party). We collect this data because it is necessary for the performance of our contract or to carry out pre-contractual measures with you. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a) DSGVO. We will retain your data for as long as is necessary and required to process your request to your satisfaction and conclusively and to protect our legitimate interests and legal retention obligations. 2. With whom do we share your data and where is it transferred? Data we collect about your use of our website is not transferred to third countries outside the European Economic Area. We share the technical data described above about visitors to our website with service providers who assist us in maintaining and administering the website. In particular, these are our processors who host, operate and visually design our website. We share data with our suppliers and service providers in connection with the rental of our premises where this is deemed necessary for the administration and performance of the contractual relationship. Beyond this, your personal data will not be disclosed to anyone unless: - we have received your consent to do so; or - we are required to do so by law; or - it is necessary to protect our terms of use, rights or property, or the rights or property of third parties. - or to enforce the rights or property of any third party. 3. Our Cookies Policy 3.1 What are cookies? We use so-called "cookies" on this website. Cookies are small text files that are stored in the memory of your end device via your browser. Cookies store certain information (e.g. your preferred language or page settings) which can be sent back to us by your browser when you visit the website again (depending on the lifetime of the cookie). 3.2 What cookies do we use? We only use function-related session cookies, without which the functionality of our website would be limited. These cookies are called session cookies because they are automatically deleted after the session (i.e. after closing your internet browser). As we do not use your data for advertising purposes or to analyse your usage behaviour on our website, we do not use any tracking mechanisms or web analysis services or cookies in this respect. 3.3 Integration of Google Maps Our website uses the Google Maps API of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California, 94043 ("Google") to visually display geographical information. When using Google Maps, Google also collects, processes and uses data on the use of the Maps functions by visitors to the websites. You can find more information about data processing by Google in Google's privacy policy. There you can also change your settings in the data protection centre so that you can manage and protect your data. 3.4 How do I manage my cookies? Recent versions of web browsers offer improved control over the placement and duration of both first and third party cookies. Search for "Cookies" in the "Help Menu" of your web browser for more information about the cookie management features available to you. You can enable or disable cookies by changing the settings in your browser. You can find out about this and more information about cookies at www.allaboutcookies.org. However, if you disable cookies in your browser, you may not be able to perform certain activities on our websites or access certain parts of them properly. 3.5 Members area In the members' area of our website, we provide additional content and services that are only available to members of the Society. To use the members' area, you must log in using a username and password. As soon as you log in to the members' area, we store a session cookie on your computer. This will only be stored on your computer for the duration of your use of the members' area. When using the noticeboard in the members area, you are also required to register with a valid E-Mail address and log in to the members area again before you can post messages. After you have logged out, the respective session cookie is also deleted. The data processing is based on Art 6 para. 1 lit. b), 6 para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO. 4. Your Rights You may request information about your personal data from us at any time and request that we provide you with a copy of your personal data. In relation to the personal data you have provided to us which we hold for the purposes of the contract we have entered into with you or as a result of your consent, you have the right to request that we provide you with a copy of that data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format so that you can re-use it or pass it on to other organisations. If you believe that any personal data we hold about you is incorrect or incomplete, you may ask us to correct or complete it. You may also have the right to object to the processing of your data (in particular if our processing is based on our legitimate interests under Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. f) DSGVO) and you may request us to restrict our use of your data and to delete it. If we ask for your consent to use your data for a specific purpose, you are free to revoke your consent at any time. We will also inform you how you can do this. However, there are some exceptions to these rights. For example, it is not possible for us to delete your data if we are legally obliged to keep it or if we keep it on account of a contract concluded with you. In addition, we may refuse to disclose or access your data if providing the data would disclose personal data about another person or if we are unable to disclose the data for legal reasons. If you wish to exercise these rights, contact us at datenschutz@frankfurter-gesellschaft.de. 5. Contacting us and your rights to complain Questions, comments or other observations about this privacy policy are welcome and can be addressed to: Data Protection Officer: Mr. Thomas Geier Frankfurt Society for Trade, Industry and Science e.V. Siesmayerstr. 12, 60323 Frankfurt am Main datenschutz@frankfurter-gesellschaft.de. If you have any concerns about our handling of your personal data, you have the right to complain to the data protection authority of the State of Hesse, e.g. at https://datenschutz.hessen.de/%C3%BCber-uns/kontakt. Further details can be found on their website at https://datenschutz.hessen.de/. This privacy policy was last updated on 20 JUNE 2019.