Data Protection
Below we inform you about the collection of personal data when using this website. Personal data refers to all data that can be personally related to you, such as name, address, email addresses, and user behavior. The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the legal data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
The use of our website is generally possible without providing personal data. To the extent that personal data (for example, name, address, or email addresses) is collected on our pages, this is always done on a voluntary basis to the extent possible. This data will not be disclosed to third parties without your explicit consent.
We would like to point out that data transmission over the internet (for example, when communicating via email) can have security vulnerabilities. A complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
Controller according to Art. 4(7) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:
Sibylle Pflüger
Uhlandstraße 175
10719 Berlin
E-Mail: office@clean-energy-forum.org
You can submit an inquiry to us using the provided email addresses and our general contact form. The personal data you provide to us as part of this inquiry will be stored by us in order to respond to your inquiry. The data collected in this context will be deleted once the storage is no longer necessary, or the processing will be restricted if legal retention obligations exist. Data will not be disclosed to third parties. (Legal basis is Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. b GDPR.)
Your Rights
You have the following rights concerning the personal data that concerns you in relation to us:
- Right to information,
- Right to rectification or erasure,
- Right to restriction of processing,
- Right to object to processing,
- Right to data portability.
Additionally, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority regarding the processing of your personal data by us.
Collection of personal data when visiting our website
When you use our website for informational purposes, i.e., if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect the personal data that your browser transmits to our server. When you want to view our website, we collect the following data that is technically necessary for us to display our website to you and to ensure its stability and security (legal basis is Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR):
- IP address
- Date and time of the request
- Time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
- Content of the request (specific page)
- Access status/HTTP status code
- Each transmitted data volume
- Website from which the request comes
- Browser
- Operating system and its interface
- Language and version of the browser software
Cookies
In addition to the data mentioned earlier, when you use our website, cookies are stored on your computer. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your hard drive and associated with the browser you are using, allowing certain information to be transmitted to the entity that sets the cookie (in this case, us). Cookies cannot execute programs or transmit viruses to your computer. They serve to make the overall internet offering more user-friendly and effective.
Most of the cookies we use are called "session cookies." They are automatically deleted after your visit ends. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognize your browser on your next visit.
You can configure your browser to inform you about the placement of cookies, allowing cookies only in specific cases, excluding the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activating the automatic deletion of cookies when the browser is closed. Disabling cookies may restrict the functionality of this website.
Hosting
We host the content of our website with the following provider: DomainFactory
The provider is DomainFactory GmbH, c/o WeWork, Neuturmstraße 5, 80331 Munich (hereinafter referred to as DomainFactory). When you visit our website, DomainFactory collects various log files, including your IP addresses.
For more details, please refer to DomainFactory's privacy policy: https://www.df.eu/de/datenschutz/.
The use of DomainFactory is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in ensuring the reliable presentation of our website. If consent is requested, the processing is based solely on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG (German Telemedia Act), to the extent that the consent includes storing cookies or accessing information on the user's device (e.g., for device fingerprinting) as defined in TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the service mentioned above. This is a legally required contract that ensures that the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
General Information and Mandatory Disclosures
The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the applicable data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data are data that can be used to personally identify you. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and how we use it. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.
We would like to point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g., when communicating via email) can have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.
Unless a specific storage duration has been mentioned within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing ceases to exist. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, the deletion will occur after these reasons cease to exist.
If you have given your consent to data processing, we will process your personal data based on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) GDPR if special categories of data pursuant to Article 9(1) GDPR are processed. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also based on Article 49(1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing is additionally based on § 25(1) TTDSG (German Telemedia Act). The consent is revocable at any time. If your data is necessary for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if necessary to fulfill a legal obligation based on Article 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing can also be based on our legitimate interest according to Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The relevant legal bases for each specific case are provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent you have already given at any time. The legality of data processing carried out before the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line.
When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
-- In case of doubt, the German version of the GDPR (Datenschutz-Grundverordnung) shall prevail. --