1. NAME AND CONTACT DETAILS OF THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROCESSING

Person in charge:
ISK Institute for Strategy & Communication GmbH
Hanauer Landstr. 174-176 Lorchhaus
60314 Frankfurt am Main
phone: +49 69 789 105 35
fax: +49 69 789 12 65
e-mail: frankfurt@isk-institut.de

2. COLLECTION AND STORAGE OF PERSONAL DATA AND THE NATURE AND PURPOSE OF THEIR USE

When visiting the website

When you call up our website, the browser used on your end device automatically sends information to the server of our website. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information is recorded without your intervention and stored until it is automatically deleted:

• Name of the retrieved file
• Date and time of retrieval
• data volume transferred
• Message whether the retrieval was successful
• Description of the type of web browser used
• Operating system used
• the previously visited page
• Provider
• your IP address

We process the data mentioned above for the following purposes:

• To ensure a smooth connection of the website,
• Guarantee a comfortable use of our website,
• Evaluation of system security and stability and
• for other administrative purposes

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit.f DSGVO. Our legitimate interest follows from the above-mentioned purposes for data collection. Under no circumstances do we use the data collected for the purpose of drawing conclusions about your person.

Furthermore, we use cookies and analysis services when you visit our website. You will find more detailed explanations on this under points 4 and 5 of this data protection declaration.

3. PASSING ON OF DATA

Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties for purposes other than those listed below.

We only pass on your personal data to third parties if:

• you have given your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit.a DSGVO
• the disclosure is required in accordance with Art.6 para. 1 lit.f DSGVO and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding interest worthy of protection in not disclosing your data,
• in the event that there is a legal obligation to pass on the data in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 letter c DSGVO, and
• this is legally permissible and, in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit.b DSGVO, necessary for the processing of contractual relationships with you.

4. COOKIES

We use so-called cookies in some areas of our website. By means of such file elements, your computer can be identified as a technical unit during your visit to this website in order to facilitate the use of our offer – also in the case of repeat visits.

However, you usually have the option of setting your Internet browser to inform you about the occurrence of cookies so that you can allow or exclude them or delete existing cookies.

Please use the help function of your Internet browser to obtain information on changing these settings. Please note that individual functions of our website may not work if you have deactivated the use of cookies.

Cookies do not allow a server to read private data from your computer or the data stored by another server. They do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain viruses.

We base the use of cookies on Art. 6 para. 1 lit.f DSGVO: the processing is done to improve the functioning of our website. It is therefore necessary to protect our legitimate interests.

5. USE OF GOOGLE ANALYTICS

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, if IP anonymisation is activated on this website, your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other states which are party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transferred to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On our behalf, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide us with further services related to website and internet use. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the framework of Google Analytics is not combined with other data from Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent the collection of the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link (http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de)

In addition, you can prevent Google Analytics from collecting data by clicking on the following link: deactivate Google Analytics. An opt-out cookie will then be set, which will prevent further collection of your data when you visit this website. This procedure is particularly recommended when accessing our site via mobile devices.

You can find more information on terms of use and data protection at www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or www.google.com/intl/de/analytics/privacyoverview.html.

We base the use of the aforementioned analysis tool on Art. 6 Para. 1 letter f) DSGVO: processing is carried out to analyse usage behaviour and is therefore necessary to safeguard our legitimate interests.

6. RIGHTS OF DATA SUBJECTS

You are entitled to the following data subject rights:

a. Right of access to information

You have the right to ask us to confirm whether personal data concerning you is being processed.

b. Correction/deletion/limitation of processing

Furthermore, you have the right to demand that

• incorrect personal data concerning you are corrected without delay (right of rectification);
• personal data concerning you are deleted without delay (right of deletion);
• and the processing is restricted (right to restrict processing)

c. Right to data transferability

You have the right to receive personal data concerning you that you have provided us with in a structured, common, machine-readable format and to transfer this data to another responsible party.

d. Right of withdrawal

You have the right to revoke your consent at any time. Revocation of consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until revocation.

e. Right of objection

If the processing of personal data relating to you is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest (Art. 6 para. 1 letter e) DSGVO) or to safeguard our legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 letter f) DSGVO), you have the right to object.

f. Right of appeal

If you believe that the processing of personal data relating to you is in breach of the DSGVO, you have the right to appeal to a supervisory authority, without prejudice to other legal remedies.