Purpose
This privacy statement informs users of the gaei.org website about the collection, storage, and use of personal data collected during their visit to the website in accordance with the definition in Article 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
By using this website, you consent to the processing of data collected about you in the manner described below for the purposes specified.
Log files
This website is constantly being optimized in terms of content and structure for the benefit of its users. In order to obtain the best possible insights into user behavior on the website, the following data is stored for each file accessed (e.g., a document, an image, or a download):
- User’s IP address
- Time of access
- Web address (URL) of the file accessed
- Numeric code indicating the success or failure of the file access (e.g., 404 – File not found)
- File size in bytes
- User’s origin URL (previously visited web document with link to the page/file accessed on this website, “Referrer”)
- User’s browser and operating system
The log files are stored for one week so that technical errors or misuse can be traced. They are then statistically evaluated and deleted. The statistical evaluations, for example on the reach of the various content, do not allow any conclusions to be drawn about the personal data of individual users.
Cookies
This website only uses cookies to enable certain functions of the website. These are therefore cookies that are technically necessary for functionality.
Many web browsers allow you to prevent the storage of cookies. You can therefore use this website without storing cookies if you wish. However, this may result in restrictions in terms of display and functionality
Subscription to email services
This website offers you the option of subscribing to email services (newsletters, news alerts) or sends emails to users for the following purposes:
- Information and links to news from the field of ethics
- Emails for verifying email addresses when setting up a subscription to an email service (“double opt-in”)
If you subscribe to an email service, the following applies to the receipt of emails.
The newsletter is sent exclusively via the server of this website. The subscriber’s email address is therefore not transferred to third parties.
You can revoke your consent to receive the newsletter at any time and thus cancel your newsletter subscription (“opt-out”). To do so, you will find a note at the end of each email with a link that allows you to easily cancel your subscription. After you cancel, your personal data will be deleted, unless this data is still needed for other services or functions of this website that you use. Your consent to receive the newsletter expires at the same time as the opt-out.
Right to anonymous use
Users may use the online services of this website anonymously or under a pseudonym, provided this is technically possible and reasonable.
Right to information, correction, and deletion of data
As a user of this website, you have the right to request free information about which personal data this website has stored about you. You also have the right to correct data, restrict its processing, or have it deleted. Data stored by this website will be deleted if it is no longer required for the agreed purpose and there is no legal retention period that prevents this. If there are legal reasons preventing deletion, data processing will be restricted. In this case, the data will be blocked and not processed for other purposes.
Right to object
Users of this website may object to the processing or use of their personal data at any time.
Responsible party
The responsible party for handling personal user data within the meaning of the GDPR, and thus your contact for questions regarding the collection, processing, or use of your personal data, as well as for revoking consent, is: Mr. Hillebrand, telephone +49 30 20450244, email privacy@gaei.org
Right to lodge a complaint
If you believe that data relating to you has been unlawfully collected, processed, or stored, you can lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.