Privacy Policy

1. Information on the collection of personal data

(1) We would like to inform you by the following about the processing of your personal data when you use our website. Personal data are all data which refer to you personally such as your name, address, email address and user conduct.

(2) The body responsible for the data processing – that is the “Controller” in terms of Art. 4 subs. 7 EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – is (as is also stated in our “legal notice”):

European College of Sport Science e.V.
Am Sportpark Muengersdorf 6
50933 Cologne
Germany

Phone: +49 221 9626 2771
Fax: +49 221 9626 2779
Email: office@sport-science.org
Website: www.sport-science.org

(3) If you contact us by email, we will process the data you transfer to us (if you send us an email these data usually comprise your email address and your first name and last name) to be able to answer your questions. The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 subs. 1 sentence 1 b) and f) GDPR. We will delete the data we process in this context when the processing is no longer necessary or, if the law provides for retention obligations to be observed, we will restrict the processing of the data. You may issue a separate declaration of consent if you agree to a longer storage of your data for the purpose of contacting you and answering your queries.

(4) In case we engage third-party service providers to perform or implement any individual features of the services we offer or in case we want to use your data for advertising purposes, we are going to inform you about the details of the relevant processes hereinafter. We are also going to inform you about the applicable criteria governing the duration of the storage.

(5) In case the service providers or partners we engage are domiciled in a country outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we are going to specifically inform you hereinafter about the consequences of that fact.

2. Your rights

(1) You are entitled to the following rights relating to our processing of your personal data:

Right of access/ right to information,
Right to rectification or erasure,
Right to restriction of processing,
Right to object to processing,
Right to data portability.

In detail:

You may at any time obtain from us confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning you are being processed, and, where this is the case, you have the right to obtain access to, and specific information about which of, your personal data we have stored. You may for such purpose send an email to the office manager at office@sport-science.org or you may contact us via the contact data stated in the legal notice.

Right to object: In addition, where the legal requirements are fulfilled, you may object to the processing of your data: If and to the extent, for the purposes of processing your data, we rely on any overriding interest justifying the processing, you may object to the processing. This is in particular the case where the processing is not necessary for performing a contract with you; we will inform you about that from time to time in the description of the relevant features. In case you exercise your right to object, we kindly ask you to state the reasons why we should abstain from processing your personal data in the way we do. If your objection is justified, we will consider the situation and cease or adjust the processing of your data or explain to you the compelling legitimate grounds why we have to continue the processing.

If you have consented to the processing of your data, you may withdraw your consent at any time. The withdrawal will only affect the lawfulness of the processing of your personal data for the time after you have given notice of the withdrawal to us.

In addition, you are entitled to rectification, restriction of processing or erasure of your personal data we collect and process. Where the conditions specified in Art. 20 GDPR are fulfilled, you are also entitled to data portability, i.e. you have the right to receive the personal data concerning you which you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and to transmit those data to another controller without any hindrance by us.

If you want to exercise your rights under data protection law, please use the contact data stated in our legal notice.

(2) If you have any further questions, recommendations or complaints regarding our data protection information and the processing of your personal data, you may contact our office manager directly under office@sport-science.org.

Moreover, without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy available to you, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a (data protection) supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement if you consider that the processing of personal data relating to you infringes German or European data protection law.

(3) We do not carry out any automated individual decision-making including profiling.

3. Collection of personal data when you visit our website

(1) If you use our website for mere information purposes, which means that you do not register or otherwise transfer information to us, we will only collect the personal data which your browser transfers to our server. If you want to view our website, we will collect the following data which are necessary for us in technical respect to display our website to you and ensure stability and security (the legal basis for this is Art. 6 subs. 1 sentence 1 f) GDPR):

IP address
Date and time of the request
Time zone difference compared to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Content of the request (specific page)
State of access / HTTP status code
Access and error logs
Data volume transferred from time to time
Website from which the request is made
Browser including browser fingerprint
Operating system and its surface
Language and version of the browser software.

The data are processed for the purpose of monitoring the serviceability of our website (including, among other things, the number and places of access), for error correction and also for safety reasons. We store the data for a period of 30 days, thereafter they are deleted automatically.

(2) In addition to the aforesaid data, cookies are stored on your computer when you use our website. Cookies are small text files that are allocated to the browser you use and stored on your hard drive and which provide the body that sets the cookies (namely us) with certain information. Cookies cannot execute programmes or infect your computer with viruses. They help render the presentation of services on the Internet as a whole more-user friendly and more efficient.

(3) Use of cookies:

This website uses the following types of cookies the scope and functionality of which is described hereinafter:

Transient cookies (see 1.)
Persistent cookies (see 2.)

Transient cookies are deleted automatically when you close the browser. They include but are not limited to session cookies which store a so-called session ID that enables different requests from your browser to be allocated to a specific session. This enables us to recognise your computer when you come back to our website. The session cookies are deleted when you log out or close the browser.
Persistent cookies are deleted automatically after the expiry of a pre-defined period of time which may vary, depending on the type of cookie used. You can delete the cookies in the security settings of your browser at any time.
You can set your browser as you think appropriate and, for instance, refuse acceptance of all cookies or cookies that are used by third parties (so-called third-party cookies). Please be aware that when you deactivate cookies you might be prevented from using all functions and features of this website.
No personalised user profiles are created for advertising purposes, e.g. for targeted display of advertisements or for recognition of the user when he or she comes back to the website or for market research purposes.

4. Additional functions, features and services offered on our website

(1) In addition to the mere informatory use of our website, we offer different services which you can use if you are interested in them. For such purpose, you are usually required to enter further personal data which we use to provide the relevant service, and which are subject to the afore-mentioned principles of data processing.

(2) To some extent, we engage external service providers for processing your data. We have carefully selected and engaged them and they are bound to our instructions and audited at regular intervals. The service provider we commissioned with the maintenance of our website is: SporTools GmbH, Paul-Niessen Strasse 12, 50858 Cologne, Germany.

(3) Moreover, we may transfer your personal data to third parties when we offer contract conclusions or similar services together with our partners. You will obtain more detailed information when you enter your personal data, or in the relevant service description.

5. ECSS user account

(1) When you create an ECSS user account (whether for members or non-members) under the menu item “log-in“, the data you enter there will be stored. Required fields are clearly marked, all other information is voluntary. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 subs. 1 sentence 1 b) and f) GDPR. You cannot create a user account without providing the complete and correct basic data because we are in need of these data to identify you. You are not required to provide any voluntary information.

If you use the user account to enter into a contract with us, for instance for participation in an event, you will be required to provide your personal data for the purpose of contract conclusion. Any required information which is necessary for contract conclusion is specifically marked, any further information can be provided voluntarily. We process the data you provide for the purpose of performing the contract with you. The legal basis for this Art. 6 subs.1 sentence 1 b) and f) GDPR.

If you use the user account for filing a written contribution, it is necessary for the purpose of further processing of your contribution that you provide your personal data. Any required information which is necessary for the processing is specifically marked, any further information can be provided voluntarily. We process the data you provide for the purpose of handling, auditing/perusing and, if applicable, for consideration and publication of your contribution. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 subs. 1 sentence 1 f) GDPR or Art. 6 subs. 1 sentence 1 a) GDPR, if we obtain your consent.

(2) We only collect and process the data which are necessary for the aforesaid purposes. If you do not provide the data (which are marked as required fields), we cannot implement the relevant measure. You need not fill in any fields that are marked optional.

(3) You may via your account obtain access to (depending on how you use the account), among other things, the

Account ID
ECSS status
Last account modification
Payment history
Congress history
myMembership administration
Modify/Update myECSS account details
Print myECSS membership payment receipt
Unsubscribe from ECSS Newsletters
Submit my proposal

We process the data required for this purpose.

(4) As modes for payment we offer Visa, MasterCard and Maestro. Bank transfer and payment against invoice are not possible.

(5) The personal data are transferred to internal bodies if and to the extent they are required there for proper task performance. In some cases, we engage external service providers for processing personal data. We have carefully selected and engaged them and they are bound to our instructions and audited at regular intervals. We may from time to time transfer personal data to our bank and payment service providers for the purpose of contract performance if and to the extent this is necessary for providing the services you request. We may also transfer personal data to third parties if we provide contract performance, event organisation or similar services together with our partners. We may also from time to time transfer personal data to legal representatives or competent courts and authorities.

(6) It may be required from time to time to transfer data to third countries (countries outside the European Union or the European Economic Area), e.g. for performing the relevant contractual or other obligation. We will make you aware of any such intended transfer in the relevant offer. In all cases, we comply with the provisions in Art. 44 et seq. GDPR.

6. Google Analytics

(1) This website uses the web analysis service “Google Analytics“ of Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses so-called cookies which are small text files which are stored on your computer such that Google is able to analyse how you use our website. The information generated by the cookies about how you use this website is usually transferred to a server of Google Inc. in the USA and stored there. However, if the IP anonymization is activated on this website, Google will shorten your IP address within EU Member States or in any other country party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area prior to the transfer. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transferred to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. Google, acting upon the instruction of the operator of this website, will use the information to analyse how you use the website, to compile reports on the website activities and render to the website operator additional services that are related to the use of the website and the use of the Internet.

(2) The IP address which is transferred from your browser in the context of the use of Google Analytics will not be combined or merged with other data of Google.

You can set your browser software to prevent the storage of cookies. However, please be aware that in this case you may be unable to use all functions and features of this website without restrictions. You may also prevent the collection and transfer to Google of the data generated by the cookie regarding your use of the website (including your IP address) as well as the processing of these data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link:

https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de&safe=strict

(3) This website uses Google Analytics with the supplementary feature “_anonymizeIP()“. This makes sure that only shortened IP addresses are processed further, which prevents IP addresses from being allocated to specific persons. So, if and to the extent that the data collected from you might actually be allocated to you personally, such an allocation will then be prevented from the outset, and the personal data will thus be deleted immediately.

(4) We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of, and regularly improve, our website. We operate the analysis tool ourselves and also analyse the data we obtain therefrom ourselves. The statistics we obtain thereby help us improve the services we offer and render them more interesting for you as a user. As to the exceptional cases where personal data are transferred to the USA, Google agreed to respect and comply with the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework. The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is Art. 6 subs. 1 sentence 1 f) GDPR.

(6) Information provided by the third-party provider: Google Dublin, Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, Fax: +353 (1) 436 1001.

https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html,

Overview of data protection measures:

https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de

https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

7. Links to social media

(1) We currently set links to the following social media pages: Facebook, X, YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram. You can identify the respective social media provider by the mark in the box above the provider’s initial or by the provider’s logo.

We offer you the opportunity to directly communicate with us via our social media pages by clicking the button. You may also use the links to interact with the social networks and other users such that we can improve the services we offer and render them more interesting for you as a user. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 subs. 1 sentence 1 f) GDPR. If a service provider asks you to consent to the data processing (i.e. if you give your consent by ticking a checkbox or clicking a button), the legal basis for the processing will be Art. 6 subs. 1 sentence 1 a) GDPR.

(2) When you click the marked button and are referred to our social media page, the data specified in § 3 of this Privacy Policy are transferred to the social media provider. In the case of Facebook, pursuant to the relevant providers in Germany, the IP address is anonymised immediately after collection. Thus, if you make use of the social media services, your personal data are transferred to the relevant social media provider and stored there (in the case of US-American providers they are stored in the USA). Since the social media provider collects data in particular via cookies, we recommend that you delete all cookies in the security settings of your browser before you click the box.

(3) The social media providers may also collect other data from time to time. For the time being, we can neither influence the collected data or the data processing activities nor are we fully aware of the scope of data collection, the purposes of the processing and the duration of data storage. We do not know about the deletion of the collected data by the social media providers either.

(4) The social media provider stores the data collected from you as user profiles and uses them for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or customised design of the provider’s website. This analysis serves in particular (also with regard to users who are not logged in) to provide customised advertising and inform other users of the social network about your activities on our social media site. You may object to the preparation of the user profiles; if you want to exercise your right to object, you have to address your objection to the relevant social media provider.

(5) As far as we know (and for Facebook, Facebook itself confirms) that the data are transferred regardless of whether or not you have an account with the social media provider or are logged in there. When you are logged in to the social media provider, the data we have collected from you are directly allocated to your account with the social media provider. We recommend that you always log out after you have used a social network and especially before you activate the button because thereby you can prevent the allocation of the information to your profile with the social media provider.

(6) Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and data processing by the social media provider is available in the privacy policies of these providers at the addresses listed below. They also contain further information on your rights and the possible settings to protect your privacy.

(7) Addresses of the relevant social media providers and URL and the information they provide on data protection:

Facebook Inc., 1601 5 California Ave, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA; https://www.facebook.com/policy.php
Facebook agreed to respect and comply with the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework .
LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, California 94043, USA; https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?trk=uno-reg-guest-home-privacy-policy
Linkedln agreed to respect and comply with the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework
X, Inc., 1355 Market St, Suite 900, San Francisco, California 94103, USA; https://twitter.com/privacy .
X agreed to respect and comply with the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework .
Instagram is a service provided by Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. Further information and the applicable privacy policy of Instagram are available under https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388
Facebook agreed to respect and comply with the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework .
YouTube: Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and data processing by YouTube is available in the privacy policy. The latter also contains further information on your rights and the possible settings to protect your privacy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy
Google processes your personal data also in the USA and agreed to respect and comply with the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework .

8. Further information on our Facebook fan page

(1) We have our own page on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ECSSOfficial/ ; The company is Facebook Inc., 16015 California Ave, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA resp. Facebook Ireland Limited 4, GRAND CANAL SQUARE, GRAND CANAL HARBOUR, D2 Dublin, IRELAND.

(2) If you visit our fan page, you can read our contributions, react to, or comment on, them, create a user post yourself and send us personal messages with your personal concerns. We use the data which you provide on that occasion and which we may be able to access (e.g. Facebook user name; images; interests, if available; contact data) for no purposes other than communication with customers and potential customers; this use is based on an overriding legitimate interest (Art. 6 subs. 1 sentence 1 f) GDPR). Our interest consists in offering a platform to you where we can provide you with current information and which you can use to communicate your requests to us such that we can deal with your requests as quickly as possible. If the operation of the fan page is terminated, we will delete your data if and to the extent this is possible for us.

(3) Facebook agreed to respect and comply with the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework .

(4) We obtain statistical data from “Facebook Insights“ about the visitors on our Facebook pages. We cannot allocate them to a certain individual. The feature helps us to better analyse our pages and adapt them to the requirements and interests of our visitors. For the purposes of this feature, Facebook processes personal data. We thereby obtain in particular the following general summaries (including the relevant dates) regarding the visitors of our Facebook fan page: page activities; page views; page previews; “Likes”; reach; recommendations; interaction with respect to contributions; videos; page subscribers; demographic data collected from the persons who like our page, based on their profile data regarding their age and sex; home country and number of fans there; city and number of fans there; language and number of fans of that language; organic/ paid. We can also see when a certain Facebook user has “liked”, or subscribed to, any of our Facebook pages. We can also allocate comments on our Facebook pages to individual users. We use the personal data to which we may have access for no purposes other than communication with customers and potential customers; this use is based on an overriding legitimate interest on our part (Art. 6 subs. 1 sentence 1 f) GDPR).

(5) The Facebook pages offer different means to contact us for different purposes. If you use any of them to transfer data to us, we will use these data exclusively for processing your request. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 subs. 1 sentence 1 b) and f) GDPR. Any messages will be deleted after the request has been settled at the latest unless retention of the message is required for other reasons.

(6) We do not use the fan page for performing any data processing beyond the basic functions and features. Please be aware that Facebook Ireland Limited may use tracking tools and cookies, independently of our use of the fan page. More detailed information on this issue is available in the privacy policies of Facebook referred to above.

(7) Further information and policies of Facebook regarding data protection and privacy are available at the addresses listed in § 7 (7) above. Information on the possible settings regarding the processing of personal data by Facebook is available, for instance, under the menu item “Settings” in your Facebook profile.

Facebook Ireland Limited and we are joint controllers. The arrangement in terms of Art. 26 GDPR (joint controllers) between us and Facebook is available at https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum#. Facebook Ireland has primary responsibility according to the GDPR for the processing of Insights data and is obliged to fulfil all duties stipulated by the GDPR regarding the processing of Insights data (including but not limited to the duties under Articles 12 and 13 GDPR – Information duties –; Articles 15 to 22 GDPR – rights of data subjects –; and Articles 32 to 34 – Data security and reporting of data breaches –).
You may exercise your rights listed in § 2 above (“Your rights“) at any time at no expense to you by sending an appropriate message to our contact data stated above. If you contact us for the processing of Insights data and the duties assumed by Facebook Ireland, we will be obliged to pass all relevant information on to Facebook Ireland without undue delay (“unverzüglich”) but no later than within 7 calendar days, and Facebook will then respond to your request. You may also contact Facebook Ireland Limited 4, GRAND CANAL SQUARE, GRAND CANAL HARBOUR, D2 Dublin, IRELAND, directly for the assertion of your rights. Please be again aware of the following: We have a legitimate interest in operating our Facebook pages to ensure effective marketing via a platform that is used all over the world; pursuant to Art. 21 subs. 1 GDPR, you have the right at any time to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation and with effect for the future, to the processing of your personal data for the aforesaid purpose, see § 2 above.

9. Integration of YouTube videos

(1) We have embedded YouTube videos in our online presentation in order to improve our service presentation and render it more interesting for you as a user. The videos are stored on https://www.YouTube.com and can be started and played back directly from our website. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 subs. 1 sentence 1 f) GDPR.

(2) When you visit our website, YouTube will be informed that you have accessed the relevant page of our website. In addition, the data specified in § 3 of this Privacy Policy will be transferred, too. This happens regardless of whether YouTube provides a user account via which you are logged in or a user account does not exist. When you are logged in to Google, your data are directly allocated to your account. If you do not want your data to be allocated to your YouTube profile, you have to log out before you activate the button. YouTube stores your data as user profiles and uses them for advertising and market research purposes and/or to tailor its website to the users’ demands. This data analysis in particular serves to display customised advertisements (also for users who are not logged in) and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the preparation of the user profiles; if you want to exercise this right, you have to address your objection to YouTube.

(3) Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and data processing by YouTube is available in the privacy policy. The latter also contains further information on the rights to which you are entitled in this context and the possible settings to protect your privacy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy .

Google processes your personal data also in the USA and Google agreed to respect and comply with the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework

10. Newsletter

(1) You can subscribe to our newsletter by giving your consent to the newsletter transmission; we will then send you the newsletter to inform you about our current interesting offers and activities. The offers and activities advertised in the newsletter are specified in the declaration of consent.

(2) For subscription to our newsletter, we use the so-called double opt-in procedure; this means that, after you have subscribed, we will send you an email to the email address you have entered in the subscription by which we will ask you to confirm that you want us to send you the newsletter. If you do not confirm your subscription, your data will be deleted after one month. In addition, we also store the IP addresses you use from time to time as well as the time of subscription and confirmation. The purpose of this procedure is to retain proof of your subscription and, where required, clarify any potential misuse of your personal data.

(3) The only required field which you must necessarily fill in to receive the newsletter is your email address. The entry of any other specifically marked data is voluntary. After you have confirmed the subscription, we will store your email address for sending you the newsletter. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 subs. 1 sentence 1 a) and f) GDPR.

(4) You may at any time revoke your consent to the transmission of the newsletter; for such purpose, you may either send an email to office@sport-science.org or send a message to the contact data stated in the legal notice. You will also find a hyperlink at the end of every email by which you can unsubscribe very comfortably.

(5) Please be aware that, when we send the newsletter, we only collect (non-personal) data about the delivery of the newsletter and about whether the newsletter was opened and whether the links contained in the newsletter were clicked. We do not create user profiles.

11. Links

In cases where we use external links which are provided somewhere on our website, our Privacy Policy must not be deemed to extend to the services offered under that link. If we provide links, we endeavour to make sure that they, too, satisfy our data protection and security standards. However, we have no influence on other providers’ compliance with the applicable data protection and security regulations. Please have a look at the privacy policies of those other providers to inform yourself about their data protection standards.

12. Changes to our data protection regulations

(1) We reserve the right to change our security and data protection measures if and to the extent this may be required due to technical change or progress or a change of the services we offer. In this case, we will, to the extent required, also adjust our Privacy Policy and we will inform you about the adjustment in this Privacy Policy.

(2) Any changes will take effect upon the publication of the revised Privacy Policy. So please take note of the respective current version of our Privacy Policy. You can see the date of the last amendment of this Privacy Policy on the top of the page.

13. SSL or TLS encryption

On our website, we use SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential information such as requests which you send to us as the website operator. You can see that the connection is encrypted by the address line of the browser changing from “http://” to https:// and also by the lock symbol in your browser line.

Whenever the SSL or TLS encryption is activated, third parties are unable to read the data you transfer to us.

14. Security

We use technical and organisational security measures to protect your data which we have stored against manipulation, loss, destruction and against access by unauthorised third parties. Our security measures are improved continuously according to the technological progress.

1. General information

2. Responsible body for data processing

3. Processing of your data

a. Visits to our websites (server log files)

b. Enquiries via contact forms on our website and e-mail/messenger, telephone enquiries

c. Comment function

d. Processing of supplier data and data from other service providers

e. Direct advertising

f. Applicant data

General information

This privacy policy applies to this website and to our following social media pages

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ECSSOfficial
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/e_c_s_s/ and https://www.instagram.com/eurjsportsci_/
YouTube (ECSS): https://www.youtube.com/@ECSSTV
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-college-of-sport-science-ecss-/ und https://www.linkedin.com/company/ejss/
X/Twitter: https://x.com/E_C_S_S and https://x.com/EurJSportSci
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ecssofficial.bsky.social and https://bsky.app/profile/eurojsportscience.bsky.social

We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. Data is ‘processed’ by us in accordance with the applicable statutory data protection regulations, in particular the European General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter referred to as GDPR; in German: Datenschutz-Grundverordnung (DSGVO)) and the country-specific data protection regulations.

‘Personal data’ means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person; an identifiable natural person is anyone who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

‘Processing’ means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

Below we inform you about the processing of your data, in particular about the type, scope and purposes of the collection and use of personal data as well as the corresponding legal basis of the individual processing operations. In addition, as part of our privacy policy, we explain what rights you are entitled to with regard to data processing.

Responsible body for data processing

You can reach the body responsible for data processing using the contact details below:

European College of Sport Science e.V.

Am Sportpark Müngersdorf 6

50933 Cologne, Germany

Email: office@sport-science.org

Phone: +49 221 9626 2771

The controller of personal data is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

Type, scope, purposes and legal basis of the processing of your data

We only process personal data if this is permitted by law, in particular to process enquiries, to fulfil contracts, if there is a legitimate interest or if you consent to the processing of your personal data.

Below we inform you about the type, scope, purposes and legal basis of the processing of your personal data:

a) Visiting our website (server log files)

When you visit our website, the server stores data in so-called server log files, which your internet browser automatically transmits to the server, in particular

Visited website
Date & Time at the point of access
Amount of data sent in bytes
Source/reference from which you accessed the website
Browser used
Operating system used
IP address used (anonymised if necessary)

The data collected is only used for statistical analyses and to improve the website. However, the website operator reserves the right to check the server log files retrospectively if there are concrete indications of illegal use.

This data is processed in order to enable the use of the Internet pages you have accessed, for statistical purposes, to improve our Internet offering and for security against unlawful cyber-attacks and to exercise, assert or defend against legal claims. Your IP address will only be stored for as long as is necessary to defend against possible cyber-attacks and to provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for prosecution.

The aforementioned data is processed separately from all personal data that you provide to us when you visit our website and/or use a service and is not merged under any circumstances.

Insofar as the above data is processed for security against unlawful cyber-attacks or to exercise, assert or defend against legal claims, this is done on the legal basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. Our legitimate interest in this data processing lies in analysing the data to improve our website, to exercise, assert or defend against legal claims and to protect our systems from unlawful cyberattacks.

Reference is made to the right to object in accordance with section 7 of this data protection information.

b) Enquiries via contact forms on our website and e-mail/messenger, telephone enquiries

If you send us enquiries via the contact form on our website and/or enquiries by e-mail/messenger or telephone, your details, including the contact data you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the enquiry and in the event of follow-up questions until the purpose no longer applies. We will not pass on this data without your consent or legal authorisation.

This data processing described above has its legal basis in Article 6(1)(b) GDPR for the implementation of necessary pre-contractual measures, which are carried out at your request. If your contact is not aimed at concluding a contract, the legal basis for the processing of your personal data is our legitimate interest in responding to your other concerns in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

c) Comment Function

If we offer you the opportunity to comment on content on our site, information about the time the comment was created and the commentator’s name you have chosen will be saved and published on the website in addition to your comment. Your IP address will also be logged and stored. The IP address is stored for security reasons and in the event that the person concerned violates the rights of third parties or posts illegal content by posting a comment. We need your e-mail address in order to contact you if a third party should object to your published content as unlawful. However, we also reserve the right to delete comments if they are objected to by third parties as unlawful.

The legal basis for the storage of your data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) and f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the possibility of enabling you to use our website interactively.

d) Processing of supplier data and data of other service providers

Insofar as we process the data of suppliers and other contractual partners (hereinafter uniformly referred to as ‘contractual partners’), the following applies:

The data processed in each case, the type, scope, purpose and necessity of their processing are determined by the underlying contractual relationship or the pre-contractual relationship. We process or may process the following categories of data:

Master data (e.g., names and addresses)
Contact data (e.g. e-mail addresses and telephone numbers)
Contract data (e.g., services used, contract content, contractual communication, names of contact persons)
Payment data (e.g., bank details, payment history)

The processing of data from suppliers and other service providers is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR in order to fulfil contractual or pre-contractual obligations towards our contractual partners and to provide any services owed. Insofar as we process the data for the purpose of administration, the organisation of our operations, financial accounting and compliance with legal obligations (e.g. archiving), the basis for processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c and lit. f GDPR. After weighing up the interests involved, data may also be processed beyond the actual fulfilment of the contract to protect our legitimate interests or those of third parties (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).

e) Direct Advertising

Your name and address may also be processed indefinitely for our own postal advertising purposes on the legal basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, whereby our legitimate interest lies in direct postal advertising for our own services and our economic interests.

Reference is made to the right to object in accordance with section 7 of this data protection information.

f) Applicant data

We only process applicant data for the purpose and within the scope of the application process in accordance with the legal requirements. Applicant data is processed to fulfil our (pre-)contractual obligations as part of the application process within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b. GDPR Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR if the data processing becomes necessary for us, e.g. in the context of legal proceedings (in Germany, § 26 BDSG also applies).

The application procedure requires applicants to provide us with their application data. The necessary applicant data can be found in the job descriptions. In principle, this includes personal details, postal and contact addresses and the documents relating to the application, such as cover letter, CV and references. Applicants can also voluntarily provide us with additional information.

Insofar as special categories of personal data within the meaning of Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR are voluntarily communicated as part of the application process, they are also processed in accordance with Art. 9 para. 2 lit. b GDPR (e.g. health data, such as severely disabled status or ethnic origin). Insofar as special categories of personal data within the meaning of Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR are requested from applicants as part of the application process, their processing is also carried out in accordance with Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR (e.g. health data if this is necessary for the exercise of the profession).

If applicants send us their applications by e-mail, please note that e-mails are generally not sent in encrypted form and applicants must ensure encryption themselves. We can therefore accept no responsibility for the transmission path of the application between the sender and receipt on our server. Instead of applying by e-mail, applicants have the more secure option of sending us their application by post.

The data provided by applicants may be further processed by us for the purposes of the employment relationship in the event of a successful application. Otherwise, if the application for a job offer is unsuccessful, the applicant’s data will be deleted. Applicants’ data will also be deleted if an application is withdrawn, which applicants are entitled to do at any time.

Subject to a justified cancellation by the applicant, the deletion will take place after a period of six months so that we can answer any follow-up questions about the application and fulfil our obligations to provide evidence under the Equal Treatment Act (in German: Gleichbehandlungsgesetz). Invoices for any reimbursement of travelling expenses will be archived in accordance with tax regulations.

g) Disclosure of your data to third parties

Your data may be passed on to service providers who support us for the fulfilment of the contract or for the implementation of necessary pre-contractual measures, which are carried out at your request, on the legal basis of Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR, which we have, of course, carefully selected. These may be technical service providers or service providers supporting us in payment processing or accounting.

Otherwise, your personal data will only be passed on to other third parties if we are legally obliged to do so on the legal basis of Article 6(1)(c) GDPR and, if applicable, on the basis of our legitimate interests on the legal basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. If your personal data is passed on the legal basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, we will inform you in detail in this privacy policy about this transfer of your personal data to these third parties and about our legitimate interests in each case. Reference is made to your right to object in accordance with section 7 of this privacy policy.

h) Processing of data to assert legal claims, avert danger and fulfil retention obligations

We also process your data in order to exercise, assert or defend against any legal claims arising from a contractual relationship or from pre-contractual measures and, if necessary, to enable law enforcement authorities to prosecute misuse of our services. This data processing is carried out on the legal basis of our legitimate interests within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest in this data processing is therefore to be able to exercise, assert or defend against any legal claims arising from the contractual relationship and, if necessary, to enable law enforcement authorities to prosecute.

Reference is made to the right to object in accordance with section 7 of this data protection information.

In addition, we also process your personal data for the purpose of fulfilling our statutory retention obligations. The legal basis for the fulfilment of our statutory retention obligations is standardised in Article 6(1)(c) GDPR.

4. Storage and deletion periods for personal data

If the processing purpose for your required personal data no longer applies, your personal data processed by us will be routinely deleted, unless you have consented to the permanent storage of your personal data.

If individual data must be retained after the processing purposes have ceased to apply due to statutory retention periods (e.g. tax and commercial law retention regulations), the data will be blocked instead of deleted. The data to be retained may then be processed exclusively for the aforementioned purposes on the legal basis of Article 6(1)(c) GDPR.

When processing personal data on the basis of our legitimate interests in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, the data will be stored until the data subject exercises their right to object (Article 21(1) GDPR), whereby we may be able to demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject or the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

5. Personal rights for data processing

You have the rights described below at any time:

Right to confirmation and to information about the personal data processed by us in accordance with Article 15 GDPR
Right to rectification of your personal data in accordance with Article 16 GDPR
Right to erasure of your personal data (‘right to be forgotten’) in accordance with Article 17 GDPR
Right to restriction of processing of your personal data in accordance with Article 18 GDPR
Right to data portability of your personal data in accordance with Article 20 GDPR
In accordance with Article 22 GDPR, you have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you.

Please send us your request to the contact details provided in section 2 of this privacy policy.

6. Right of objection

You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning you which is based on point (e) or (f) of Article 6(1) GDPR.

In this case, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

Where personal data are 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. In this case, we will no longer use your personal data for direct marketing purposes.

7. Right of cancellation for consents

You can revoke any data protection consent expressly granted to us at any time with effect for the future. The legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation is not affected by the revocation.

8. Complaint about data protection violations to the supervisory authorities

If you believe that your data protection rights have been violated, you can contact the supervisory authority in your federal state or the federal state in which our company is based. If a complaint concerns a company based in another federal state, the supervisory authority will forward the complaint to the competent supervisory authority there.

The supervisory authority for our registered office is as follows:

State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information of North Rhine-Westphalia

Die Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit Nordrhein-Westfalen

Address: Kavalleriestraße 2-4, 40213 Düsseldorf

Telephone: 0211 38424 – 0

Fax: 0211 38424 – 10

E-mail: poststelle@ldi.nrw.de

Internet: http://www.ldi.nrw.de

9. Notification obligation in connection with the rectification or erasure of personal data or the restriction of processing

We will inform all recipients to whom personal data has been disclosed of any rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing in accordance with Article 16, Article 17(1) and Article 18 GDPR, unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort. We will also inform you about these recipients if you request this.

10. Legal or contractual regulations for the provision of your personal data as well as information about the necessity for the conclusion of the contract as well as about your obligation to provide the personal data and possible consequences of non-provision:

As described above, we collect and process your personal data in particular for the fulfilment of a contract with you or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures that take place at your request. In some cases, the provision of personal data when concluding contracts (e.g. for invoices) is required by law due to tax and/or commercial law regulations, otherwise it is a contractual or pre-contractual obligation. If you do not provide us with any personal data, this means that we will not be able to conclude a contract with you and/or answer your enquiries.

Insofar as we process your personal data on the basis of a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, the provision of your data for these purposes is neither contractually nor legally required. The details of data processing on the basis of a legitimate interest can be found in the above information at the respective points. If you do not provide us with personal data for these purposes, you may not be able to use our website and services or may not be able to use them to their full extent.

Reference is made to the right to object in accordance with section 7 of this data protection information.

11. Automated decisions in individual cases, including profiling

We do not use automated decision-making, including profiling in accordance with Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR.

12. Data security

We use technical and organisational security measures to protect the processing of personal data, in particular against accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction or attack by unauthorised persons. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

13. Use of cookies and similar technologies on our website

Without your consent, we only use cookies or similar technologies (which are referred to as ‘web storage’, ‘web beacons’ or ‘local software’, for example) on our website that are technically necessary for the operation of our website on the legal basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

If we use cookies or similar technologies on our website that are not technically necessary for the operation of our website, we will obtain your consent for the use of these technologies via our consent-Banner. You can then find detailed information about the use of these cookies or similar technologies in our consent-Banner.

Risk notice:

If we use technically unnecessary cookies or similar technologies from third-party providers on our website, possibly also from the USA or other third countries (in particular for marketing and analysis purposes), these may use cookies or similar technologies, process your unabridged IP address or other personal data. The use of these technologies is dependent on your express consent via our consent tool. Please note the following in this regard:

If you consent to the use of technically unnecessary cookies or similar technologies, your personal data may be processed by third-party providers in the USA or other third countries.

In particular, there is a risk that your data may be processed by US or other third country authorities for control and monitoring purposes without you being informed about this data processing and without you having the possibility of a legal remedy against this data processing by the third country authorities.

If you do not consent to the use of these technically unnecessary cookies or similar technologies via our consent tool, your data will not be transmitted or processed.

If we refer to data protection information from third-party providers as part of the information in our privacy policy or our consent tool, which may only be available in English or another foreign language, you can easily translate the foreign language texts into German (or another language), for example using your browser or a plug-in or using the following services free of charge:

Deepl: https://www.deepl.com/de/translator
Prompt Translator: https://www.online-translator.com/
Google Translator: https://translate.google.de/
iOS und Android App: Deepl
iOS-App: “iDict”
Android-App: “Promt-Online-Translators”

There are other translation programmes that you can find in app stores and/or search engines that you can use to translate foreign-language texts into German (or another language).

14. Questions / Comments

If you have any questions or comments about this privacy policy or about data protection in general, please contact us using the contact details provided in section 2 of this privacy policy.

15. Social media

Below, we inform you about the data processing of our social media pages:

Facebook

Below we inform you about the processing of your personal data on our Facebook page, in particular about the type, scope and purposes of the collection and use of your personal data when you visit our Facebook page and the corresponding legal bases of the individual processing operations.

a) Joint responsibility for the processing of ‘Insights data’ with Facebook:

We have concluded an agreement with Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland (hereinafter also referred to as Meta or Facebook) on the joint agreement under data protection law (so-called ‘Page Controller Addendum’). In this agreement, Meta recognises the joint responsibility with regard to the so-called data processing through ‘Page Insights data’ on our Facebook page. ‘Page Insights Data’ is data collected and summarised by Meta, which can be used to obtain information about how people interact with our Facebook page. Meta has assumed primary responsibility for the processing of Insights data and will fulfil all obligations under the GDPR with regard to the processing of Insights data (including the information obligations under Articles 12 and 13 GDPR, the protection of data subjects’ rights under Articles 15 to 22 GDPR and data security measures and data breach notifications under Articles 32 to 34 GDPR).

Meta can be contacted using the contact details provided on the Facebook website. Facebook’s legal notice, including Facebook’s contact details, can be found at the following link: https://www.facebook.com/terms?ref=pf

b) Processing of personal data by us:

Our Facebook page is used for advertising and communication with interested parties and customers. If you send us enquiries via the contact options offered on our Facebook page, your details will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the enquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We will not pass this data on to third parties without your consent or legal authorisation. Provided there are no statutory retention obligations to the contrary, your data will be deleted after your enquiry has been processed.

In connection with the operation of this Facebook page, we also have access to the Facebook ‘Insights’ functions specified in section c). These functions allow us to obtain anonymised statistical data as well as anonymised demographic and geographical evaluations of the users of our Facebook page for the purpose of improving our Facebook pages. This information is collected by Meta and made available to us in a completely anonymised form. We have no access to the underlying personal data material. Further information on the Insights functions can be found on the help pages and in Facebook’s privacy policy, for example at the following link: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation

This data processing described above has its legal basis in Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Advertising and analysis purposes and responding to your enquiries represent our legitimate interest. Insofar as the processing of your data is necessary to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract, the legal basis for data processing is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR.

The provision of your data is neither contractually nor legally required. If you do not provide us with any personal data, this may mean that we are unable to respond to your enquiry.

c) Processing of personal data by Facebook:

If you are logged in to Facebook with your personal user data when you visit our Facebook page, your user ID number and, if applicable, other personal data (e.g. your IP address) will be transmitted to Meta when you visit our Facebook page. Meta assigns this transmitted data to your user account for the provision of the ‘Insights’ functions as well as for personalised advertising measures and possibly also for other business purposes.

If you visit our Facebook page and are not a member of Facebook or are not logged in to Facebook with your personal user data at the same time, Meta will still process personal data and may use it for the purposes described above.

Meta also uses cookies and possibly other comparable analysis and tracking technologies when you visit our Facebook pages. Detailed information on the use of cookies by Meta can be found in Meta’s cookie policy at the following link: https://www.facebook.com/policies/cookies/

Meta may also process your data outside the European Union in a third country, e.g. through Meta Inc. based in the USA.

For more information about the processing of your personal data by Meta, please refer to Meta’s privacy policy at the following link: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation

We have no influence whatsoever on the data processing and transfer of your personal data by Meta or on the use of cookies and other storage technologies by Meta. For this reason, Meta has also assumed primary responsibility for these data processing operations on our Facebook page as part of the ‘Page Controller Addendum’ described above under section 15. a) and the fulfilment of the essential data protection obligations under the GDPR (see section 15. a).

d) Your rights as a data subject regarding data processed by us:

You have the rights described in sections 5, 6, 7 and 8 of this privacy policy at any time.

Please send us your request to the contact details provided in section 2 of this privacy policy.

e) Your rights as a data subject regarding data processed by Meta:

As described in section 15. a), Meta has assumed primary responsibility for its own data processing on our Facebook page via the ‘Page Controller Addendum’ agreement concluded with us. Meta has also undertaken to fulfil the exercise of data subjects’ rights in this regard (Art. 15 – 22 GDPR).

If you wish to assert rights based on data processing by Meta, please contact Meta. As the provider of the platform, Meta alone has direct access to the necessary information and can also take any necessary measures and exercise your rights, e.g. provide information.

Of course, you can also contact us at any time if you require assistance in exercising your rights vis-à-vis Meta.

Instagram

Below we inform you about the processing of your personal data on our Instagram page, in particular about the type, scope and purposes of the collection and use of your personal data when you visit our Instagram page and the corresponding legal bases of the individual processing operations. In addition, we will explain to you in our privacy policy which rights you are entitled to with regard to data processing on our Instagram page.

a) Entities responsible for data processing on Instagram:

Insofar as we process personal data on our Instagram page ourselves, we are the controller for these data processing operations. You can reach us using the contact details provided in section 2 of this privacy policy:

Insofar as your personal data is also or exclusively processed by the Instagram service, the operator of the Instagram service, Meta Plat-forms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland (hereinafter also referred to as ‘Meta’), is also responsible for data processing in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in addition to us.

b) Processing of personal data by us:

Our Instagram page is used for advertising and communication with interested parties and customers. If you send us enquiries via the contact options offered on our Instagram page, your details will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the enquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We will not pass this data on to third parties without your consent or legal authorisation. Provided there are no statutory retention obligations to the contrary, your data will be deleted once your enquiry has been processed.

This data processing described above has its legal basis in Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Advertising purposes and responding to your enquiries represent our legitimate interest. Insofar as the processing of your data is necessary to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract, the legal basis for data processing is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR.

The provision of your data is neither contractually nor legally required. If you do not provide us with any personal data, this may mean that we are unable to respond to your enquiry.

c) Processing of personal data by the Instagram service:

If you are logged in to Instagram or Facebook with your personal user data when you visit our Instagram page, your user ID number and, if applicable, other personal data (e.g. your IP address) will be transmitted to Meta when you visit our Instagram page. Meta assigns this transmitted data to your user account for personalised advertising measures and possibly also for other business purposes.

If you visit our Instagram page and are not a member of Instagram or Facebook or are logged in to Instagram or Facebook with your personal user data at the same time, personal data will still be processed by Meta and, if necessary, used for business purposes.

We have no influence whatsoever on the data processing and disclosure of your personal data by Meta. For information on the processing of your personal data by Meta, please refer to the privacy policy of the Instagram service at the following URL

https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/?entry_point=ig_help_center_data_policy_redirect&__coig_consent=1

d) Your rights as a data subject regarding data processed by us:

You have the rights described in sections 5, 6, 7 and 8 of this privacy policy at any time.

Please send us your request to the contact details provided in section 2 of this privacy policy.

e) Your rights as a data subject regarding data processed by Instagram:

If you wish to assert rights based on data processing by Instagram (or Facebook), please contact Meta. As the provider of the platform, Meta alone has direct access to the necessary information and can also take any necessary measures and exercise your rights, e.g. provide information.

Of course, you can also contact us at any time if you require assistance in exercising your rights vis-à-vis Meta.

Below we inform you about the processing of your personal data on our LinkedIn page, in particular about the type, scope and purposes of the collection and use of your personal data when you visit our LinkedIn page and the corresponding legal bases of the individual processing operations. In addition, we explain to you in our privacy policy which rights you are entitled to with regard to data processing on our LinkedIn page.

a) Entities responsible for data processing on LinkedIn:

Insofar as we process personal data on our LinkedIn page ourselves, we are the controller for these data processing operations. You can reach us using the contact details provided in this privacy policy.

Insofar as your personal data is also or exclusively processed by the LinkedIn service, the operator of the service, LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, is responsible for data processing in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

b) Processing of personal data by us:

Our LinkedIn page is used for advertising and communication with interested parties and customers. If you send us enquiries via the contact options offered on our LinkedIn page, your details will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the enquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We will not pass this data on to third parties without your consent or legal authorisation. Provided that there are no legal storage obligations to the contrary, your data will be deleted after final processing of your enquiry.

This data processing described above has its legal basis in Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Advertising purposes and responding to your enquiry represent our legitimate interest. Insofar as the processing of your data is necessary to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract, the legal basis for data processing is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR.

The provision of your data is neither contractually nor legally required. If you do not provide us with any personal data, this may mean that we are unable to respond to your enquiry.

c) Processing of personal data by the LinkedIn service:

If you are logged in to LinkedIn with your personal user data when you visit our LinkedIn page, your user ID number and, if applicable, other personal data (e.g. your IP address) will be transmitted to LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company when you visit our LinkedIn page. The LinkedIn Ireland Un-limited Company assigns this transmitted data to your user account for personalised advertising measures and possibly also for other business purposes.

We have no influence whatsoever on the data processing and disclosure of your personal data by the LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company. For information on the processing of your personal data by LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, please refer to the service’s privacy policy at the following URL: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?src=li-other&veh=de.linkedin.com%7Cli-other

d) Your rights as a data subject regarding data processed by us:

You have the rights described in sections 6, 7 and 8 of this privacy policy at any time.

Please send us your request to the contact details provided in section 2 of this privacy policy.

e) Your rights as a data subject regarding data processed by LinkedIn:

If you wish to assert rights based on data processing by LinkedIn Ltd, please contact the service provider. As the provider of the platform, the service provider alone has direct access to the necessary information and can also take any necessary measures and exercise your rights, e.g. provide information.

YouTube

Below we inform you about the processing of your personal data on our YouTube page, in particular about the type, scope and purposes of the collection and use of your personal data when you visit our YouTube page and the corresponding legal bases of the individual processing operations. In addition, as part of our privacy policy, we explain what rights you have with regard to data processing through the use of our YouTube content.

We use the social media platform YouTube to interact with our community and to publish and share content, events and news about our services and products. YouTube is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. This addendum to the privacy policy relates to the data that we process and share through our activities on YouTube.

Information on the provider of the service, the purpose of the use of YouTube, the processing of your IP address and your metadata as well as the use of cookies or cookie-like technologies by the provider of the service can be found on the provider’s pages linked below.

In addition to the information provided by the provider, we inform you as follows

a) Entities responsible for data processing on YouTube:

Insofar as we process personal data on our YouTube page or by embedding YouTube content on our website itself, we are the controller for these data processing operations. You can reach us using the contact details provided in this privacy policy.

If your personal data is also or exclusively processed by the service provider of YouTube, the operator of the service is responsible for data processing in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The details of the person responsible for this service can be found in the provider’s content linked above.

b) Processing of personal data by us:

Our YouTube page and the embedding of YouTube content are used for advertising and communication with interested parties and customers. If you send us enquiries via the contact options offered on our YouTube page, your details will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the enquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We will not pass this data on to third parties without your consent or legal authorisation. Provided there are no statutory retention obligations to the contrary, your data will be deleted after your enquiry has been processed.

The provision of your data is neither contractually nor legally required. If you do not provide us with any personal data, this may mean that we are unable to respond to your enquiry.

c) Processing of personal data by the service provider:

If you visit our YouTube page or our website with embedded YouTube content, personal data may be transmitted to the provider (after consent has been given on our website). The provider of the service may assign this transmitted data to your user account for personalised advertising measures and possibly also for other business purposes.

We have no influence on the data processing and transfer of your personal data by the provider of YouTube. For information on the processing of your personal data by the provider, please refer to the service’s privacy policy. You can find the privacy policy of the person responsible for this service in the provider’s content linked above.

d) Your rights as a data subject regarding data processed by us:

You have the rights described in sections 5, 6, 7 and 8 of this privacy policy towards us at any time.

Please send us your request to the contact details given in section 2 of this privacy policy.

X

Below we inform you about the processing of your personal data on our profile on the X platform, in particular about the type, scope and purposes of the collection and use of your personal data when you visit our X page and the corresponding legal bases of the individual processing operations. In addition, we explain to you in our privacy policy what rights you have with regard to data processing through the use of our X content are entitled to.

We use the social media platform X to interact with our community and to publish and share content, events and news about our services and products. X is a service provided by Twitter International Unlimited Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07, Ireland. This addendum to the privacy policy relates to the data that we process and share through our activities on X.

Information on the provider of the service, the purpose of the use of X, the processing of your IP address and your metadata and the use of cookies or cookie-like technologies by the provider of the service can be found on the provider’s pages linked below.

https://x.com/de/privacy

In addition to the information provided by the provider, we inform you as follows:

a) Entities responsible for data processing on X:

Insofar as we process personal data on our X page or by embedding X content on our website itself, we are the controller for these data processing operations. You can reach us using the contact details provided in this privacy policy.

Insofar as your personal data is also or exclusively processed by the service provider of X, the operator of the service is responsible for data processing in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). You can find the details of the person responsible for this service in the provider’s content linked above.

b) Processing of personal data by us:

Our X-page and the embedding of X-content are used for advertising and communication with interested parties and customers. If you send us enquiries via the contact options offered on our X-page, your details will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the enquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We will not pass this data on to third parties without your consent or legal authorisation. Provided there are no statutory retention obligations to the contrary, your data will be deleted after your enquiry has been processed.

The provision of your data is neither contractually nor legally required. If you do not provide us with any personal data, this may mean that we are unable to respond to your enquiry.

c) Processing of personal data by the service provider:

If you visit our X-page or our website with embedded X-content, personal data may be transmitted to the service provider (after you have given your consent on our website). The provider of the service may assign this transmitted data to your user account for personalised advertising measures and possibly also for other business purposes.

We have no influence on the data processing and transfer of your personal data by the provider of X. For information on the processing of your personal data by the provider, please refer to the service’s privacy policy. You can find the privacy policy of the person responsible for this service in the provider’s content linked above.

d) Your rights as a data subject regarding data processed by us:

You have the rights described in this privacy policy towards us at any time.

Please send us your request to the contact details provided in this privacy policy.

e) Your rights as a data subject to data processing by the service provider:

If you wish to assert rights based on data processing by the service provider, please contact the service provider. As the provider of the platform, the service provider alone has direct access to the necessary information and can also take any necessary measures and exercise your rights, e.g. provide information. The contact details of the person responsible for Service X can be found in the provider’s content linked above.

Bluesky

Below we inform you about the processing of your personal data on our profile on the Bluesky platform, in particular about the type, scope and purpose of the collection and use of your personal data when you visit our Bluesky page and the corresponding legal basis of the individual processing operations. In addition, as part of our privacy policy, we explain what rights you are entitled to with regard to data processing through the use of our Bluesky content.

We use the Bluesky social media platform to interact with our community and to publish and share content, events and news about our services and products. Bluesky is a service of the provider Bluesky Public Benefit Limited Liability Company (PBLLC), 113 Cherry St # 24821, Seattle, WA 98104-2205, USA. This addendum to the privacy policy relates to the data that we process and share through our activities on Bluesky.

Information about the provider of the service, the purpose of using Bluesky, the processing of your IP address and your metadata and the use of cookies or cookie-like technologies by the provider of the service can be found on the provider’s pages linked below.

https://bsky.social/about/support/privacy-policy

a) Entities responsible for data processing on Bluesky:

Insofar as we process personal data on our Bluesky site or by embedding Bluesky content on our website itself, we are the data controller for these data processing operations. You can reach us using the contact details provided in this privacy policy.

Insofar as your personal data is also or exclusively processed by the service provider of Bluesky, the operator of the service is responsible for data processing in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). You can find the details of the person responsible for this service in the provider’s content linked above.

b) Processing of personal data by us:

Our Bluesky page and the embedding of Bluesky content are used for advertising and communication with interested parties and customers. If you send us enquiries via the contact options offered on our Bluesky page, your details will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the enquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We will not pass this data on to third parties without your consent or legal authorisation. Provided there are no statutory retention obligations to the contrary, your data will be deleted after your enquiry has been processed.

The provision of your data is neither contractually nor legally required. If you do not provide us with any personal data, this may mean that we are unable to respond to your enquiry.

c) Processing of personal data by the service provider:

If you visit our Bluesky page or our website with embedded Bluesky content, personal data may be transferred to the provider (after consent has been given on our website). The provider of the service may assign this transmitted data to your user account for personalised advertising measures and possibly also for other business purposes.

We have no influence on the data processing and disclosure of your personal data by the provider of Bluesky. For information on the processing of your personal data by the provider, please refer to the service’s privacy policy. You can find the privacy policy of the person responsible for this service in the provider’s content linked above.

d) Your rights as a data subject regarding data processed by us:

You have the rights described in this privacy policy towards us at any time.

Please send us your request to the contact details provided in this privacy policy.

e) Your rights as the data subject regarding data processed by the service provider:

If you wish to assert rights based on data processing by the provider of the service, please contact the service provider. As the provider of the platform, the service provider alone has direct access to the necessary information and can also take any necessary measures and exercise your rights, e.g. provide information. The contact details of the person responsible for the Bluesky service can be found in the provider’s content linked above.

Privacy Policy

1. Information on the collection of personal data

2. Your rights

3. Collection of personal data when you visit our website

4. Additional functions, features and services offered on our website

5. ECSS user account

6. Google Analytics

7. Links to social media

8. Further information on our Facebook fan page

9. Integration of YouTube videos

10. Newsletter

11. Links

12. Changes to our data protection regulations

13. SSL or TLS encryption

14. Security

Table of Contents

General information

Responsible body for data processing

Type, scope, purposes and legal basis of the processing of your data

a) Visiting our website (server log files)

b) Enquiries via contact forms on our website and e-mail/messenger, telephone enquiries

c) Comment Function

d) Processing of supplier data and data of other service providers

e) Direct Advertising

f) Applicant data

g) Disclosure of your data to third parties

h) Processing of data to assert legal claims, avert danger and fulfil retention obligations

4. Storage and deletion periods for personal data

5. Personal rights for data processing

6. Right of objection

7. Right of cancellation for consents

8. Complaint about data protection violations to the supervisory authorities

9. Notification obligation in connection with the rectification or erasure of personal data or the restriction of processing

10. Legal or contractual regulations for the provision of your personal data as well as information about the necessity for the conclusion of the contract as well as about your obligation to provide the personal data and possible consequences of non-provision:

11. Automated decisions in individual cases, including profiling

12. Data security

13. Use of cookies and similar technologies on our website

14. Questions / Comments

15. Social media

Facebook

a) Joint responsibility for the processing of ‘Insights data’ with Facebook:

b) Processing of personal data by us:

c) Processing of personal data by Facebook:

d) Your rights as a data subject regarding data processed by us:

e) Your rights as a data subject regarding data processed by Meta:

Instagram

a) Entities responsible for data processing on Instagram:

b) Processing of personal data by us:

c) Processing of personal data by the Instagram service:

d) Your rights as a data subject regarding data processed by us:

e) Your rights as a data subject regarding data processed by Instagram:

LinkedIn

a) Entities responsible for data processing on LinkedIn:

b) Processing of personal data by us:

c) Processing of personal data by the LinkedIn service:

d) Your rights as a data subject regarding data processed by us:

e) Your rights as a data subject regarding data processed by LinkedIn:

YouTube

a) Entities responsible for data processing on YouTube:

b) Processing of personal data by us:

c) Processing of personal data by the service provider:

d) Your rights as a data subject regarding data processed by us:

X

a) Entities responsible for data processing on X:

b) Processing of personal data by us:

c) Processing of personal data by the service provider:

d) Your rights as a data subject regarding data processed by us:

e) Your rights as a data subject to data processing by the service provider:

Bluesky

a) Entities responsible for data processing on Bluesky:

b) Processing of personal data by us:

c) Processing of personal data by the service provider:

d) Your rights as a data subject regarding data processed by us:

e) Your rights as the data subject regarding data processed by the service provider:

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