Responsible party pursuant to data protection laws, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), isdatenschutzbeauftragter@startsteps.org
You can exercise the following rights at any time using the contact details of our data protection officer:
If you have given us consent, you may withdraw it at any time, which will remain in effect in the future.
You can contact a supervisory authority with a complaint at any time, e.g. the supervisory authority of the state of your residence or the authority that oversees us as the responsible party.
You’ll find a list of supervisory authorities (for the non-public area) with their respective addresses at:https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html
When you access our website – i.e. if you do not register or submit information – information of a general nature will be collected automatically. This information (server log files) contains the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your Internet service provider, your IP address and the like.
It is processed in particular for the following purposes:
We will not use your data to draw conclusions about your person. This type of information will be statistically analysed by us if necessary to optimise our website and its underlying technology.
The processing occurs according to Art. 6 Para. 1 (f) GDPR, based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website.
Recipients of the data may be technical service providers, who work on the operation and maintenance of our website as the processor.
The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required for the reason they were collected. This is generally the case, after the respective session has ended, for data that are used to make the website available.
The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually mandatory. Without the IP address however, the service and functionality of our website are not guaranteed. Furthermore, individual services can be unavailable or limited. For this reason, an objection is excluded.
With the registration to use our personalised services, some personal data such as name, address, contact and communication information (e.g. phone number and e-mail address) are collected.
If you are registered with us, you can access content and services that we only offer to registered users. Registered users also have the ability to change or delete the data entered during registration at any time.
The data entered during registration are processed on the basis of the user’s consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 (a) GDPR).
If the registration fulfils the obligations of a contract, or serves pre-contractual measures, the additional legal basis is Art. 6 Para. 1 (b) GDPR.
Technical service providers involved in the maintenance of the site.
Data is processed only while consent is valid. Afterwards, deletion is subject to legal retention periods.
Voluntary, based on your consent. Without it, access to our services is not possible.
We may share qualified leads with our German educational resellers to complete educational or sales cycles.
Our resellers are separate data controllers and must comply with GDPR.
German educational resellers.
Retained only for compliance purposes.
Rights to access, rectify, or erase data must be exercised directly with the reseller or via our contact.
Used to send subscribed newsletters. Name helps personalize content.
Based on your express consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 (a) GDPR).
Processors involved in sending.
As long as consent is valid.
Voluntary. Newsletter cannot be sent without consent.
Data is used to follow up on inquiries. Name and email are required.
Legitimate interest (Art. 6 Para. 1 (f)) or pre-contractual obligation (Art. 6 Para. 1 (b)).
Deleted within 6 months, or per statutory retention if under contract.
Used with IP anonymization. Based on user consent. Google is a processor.
Used for consistent font rendering. Based on user consent.
Displays interactive maps. Personalization depends on Google account login state.
YouTube cookies and viewing behavior tracked if logged in. Consent-based use.
Conversion tracking and personalized ads. Cookies stored via AdWords click.
We use SSL encryption for secure data transfer over HTTPS.
The policy may be updated to comply with legal or service changes. Future visits are subject to updates.
Email: mozamel@startupistan.org