The data controller within the meaning of data protection laws, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is: BIWOC* Rising

Your rights as a data subject

You can exercise the following rights at any time by contacting our data protection officer using the contact details provided: access to your data stored by us and its processing (Art. 15 GDPR), rectification of inaccurate personal data (Art. 16 GDPR), erasure of your data stored by us (Art. 17 GDPR), restriction of processing if we are not yet permitted to erase your data due to legal obligations (Art. 18 GDPR), objection to the processing of your data by us (Art. 21 GDPR), and data portability if you have consented to the data processing or have concluded a contract with us (Art. 20 GDPR). If you have given us your consent, you can withdraw it at any time with effect for the future. You can lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority at any time, e.g., with the competent supervisory authority of the federal state in which you reside or with the authority responsible for us as the data controller. A list of supervisory authorities (for the non-public sector) with addresses can be found at: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

Contact form

Type and purpose of processing: The data you enter will be stored for the purpose of individual communication with you. For this, a valid email address and your name are required. This information is used to assign the inquiry and subsequently answer it. Providing further data is optional.

Legal basis:

The processing of data entered into the contact form is based on a legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). By providing the contact form, we aim to facilitate easy communication with you. Your information will be stored for the purpose of processing your inquiry and for any follow-up questions. If you contact us to request a quote, the processing of the data entered into the contact form is carried out for the purpose of taking steps prior to entering into a contract (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR).

Recipient:

Recipients of the data may include data processors.

Storage duration:

Data will be deleted no later than 6 months after the request has been processed. If a contractual relationship is established, we are subject to the statutory retention periods under the German Commercial Code (HGB) and will delete your data after these periods have expired.

Provision required or necessary:

Providing your personal data is voluntary. However, we can only process your request if you provide us with your name, email address, and the reason for your inquiry.

Embedded YouTube videos: Type and purpose of processing:

We embed YouTube videos on some of our websites. The operator of the corresponding plugins is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA (hereinafter “YouTube”). When you visit a page with the YouTube plugin, a connection to YouTube’s servers is established. This informs YouTube which pages you are visiting. If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can associate your browsing behavior with you personally. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account beforehand. When a YouTube video is started, the provider sets cookies that collect information about user behavior. You can find further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and its processing by YouTube in the provider’s privacy policy. There you will also find further information on your related rights and settings options to protect your privacy (https://policies.google.com/privacy). Google processes your data in the USA and has committed to the EU-US Privacy Shield (https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework).

Legal basis:

The legal basis for the integration of YouTube and the associated data transfer to Google is your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR).

Recipient:

Accessing YouTube automatically establishes a connection to Google.

Storage period and revocation of consent:

If you have disabled cookies for the Google Ads program, you will not encounter any such cookies when watching YouTube videos. However, YouTube also stores non-personally identifiable usage information in other cookies. To prevent this, you must block cookies in your browser settings. Further information on data protection at YouTube can be found in the provider’s privacy policy at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/

External link:

On our website, we offer you the option to connect with us via Facebook. If you visit Facebook via the provided link, Facebook will collect your data as follows: Facebook Data Policy.

Third country transfer:

Google processes your data in the USA and has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

Provision required or necessary:

Providing your personal data is voluntary and based solely on your consent. If you block access, this may result in limited functionality on the website.

SSL encryption

To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption methods (e.g. SSL) via HTTPS.

Changes to our privacy policy

We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy to ensure it always complies with current legal requirements or to reflect changes to our services, such as the introduction of new services. The new privacy policy will then apply to your next visit. Questions for the