§ 1 Information about the collection of personal data
(1) The protection of your personal data is a high priority for us and is taken into account by us. The following data protection information provides you with an overview of how we process your personal data. Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
In the following, we will inform you about the type, scope and purpose of the collection of personal data and how we handle this data. In addition, you will learn what rights you have with regard to the processing of your personal data.
(2) The responsible party pursuant to Art. 4 (7) of the General Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO) is.
Wissensstiftung
c/o Deutsche Gesellschaft für nachhaltiges Bauen DGNB e.V. (German Sustainable Building Council)
Tübinger Str. 43
70178 Stuttgart
Germany
E-Mail: info@wissensstiftung.eu
(see Legals).
You can contact our data protection officer by e-mail: datenschutz@wissensstiftung.eu or our postal address with the addition "the data protection officer".
(3) When you contact us by e-mail or via a contact form, the data you provide (such as your e-mail address, name and telephone number) will be stored by us in order to answer your questions. We delete the data accruing in this context after the storage is no longer necessary or restrict the processing if there are legal retention obligations. The legal basis for the processing of data transmitted in the course of an e-mail is Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO. If the e-mail contact is aimed at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for processing the data is Art. 6 (1) lit. b DSGVO.
(4) If we use contracted service providers for individual functions of our offer or would like to use your data for advertising purposes, we will inform you in detail about the respective processes below. In doing so, we will also state the defined criteria for the storage period.
§ 2. Your rights
(1) With regard to the personal data concerning you, you have the following rights towards us:
§ 3. Collection of personal data when visiting our website
(1) In the case of mere informational use of the website, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise transmit information to us, we only collect the personal data that your browser transmits to our server. If you wish to view our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display our website to you and to ensure its stability and security (legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f DSGVO, § 25 para. 2 TTDSG):
§ 4 Use of cookies
In addition to the previously mentioned data, cookies are stored on your computer when you use our website. Cookies are small text files that are stored in the Internet browser or by the Internet browser on the user's computer system. When a user accesses a website, a cookie may be stored on the user's operating system. Cookies cannot execute programs or transfer viruses to your computer. They are used to make the website as a whole more user-friendly and effective.
Our website uses the following types of cookies, the scope and functionality of which are explained below:
• Session cookies
Session cookies are automatically deleted when you close the browser. They store a so-called session ID, with which various requests of your browser can be assigned to the common session. This allows your computer to be recognized when you return to our website. Session cookies are deleted when you log out or close the browser.
• Permanent cookies
Permanent cookies are deleted automatically after a specified period of time, which may differ depending on the cookie. You can delete the cookies in the security settings of your browser at any time.
We use cookies to identify you for subsequent visits if you have an account with us. Otherwise you would have to log in again for each visit.
§ 5 Further functions and services on our website
(1) In addition to the purely informational use of our website, we offer various services that you can use if you are interested. To do so, you must generally provide additional personal data that we use to provide the respective service and to which the aforementioned data processing principles apply.
(2) In some cases, we use external service providers to process your data. These have been carefully selected and commissioned by us, are bound by our instructions and are regularly monitored.
(3) Furthermore, we may pass on your personal data to third parties if contracts or similar services are offered by us together with partners. You will receive more detailed information on this when you provide your personal data or in the description of the offer below.
(4) If our service providers or partners are based in a country outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we will inform you of the consequences of this circumstance in the description of the offer.
§6 Objection or revocation against the processing of your data
(1) If you have given your consent to the processing of your data, you may revoke it. Such revocation affects the permissibility of the processing of your personal data after you have expressed it to us.
(2) Insofar as we base the processing of your personal data on the balance of interests, you may object to the processing. This is the case if the processing is not necessary, in particular, for the performance of a contract with you, which is shown by us in each case in the following description of the functions. When exercising such an objection, we ask you to explain the reasons why we should not process your personal data as we have done. In the event of your justified objection, we will review the situation and either discontinue or adjust the data processing or show you our compelling reasons worthy of protection on the basis of which we will continue the processing.
(3) Of course, you can object to the processing of your personal data for purposes of advertising and data analysis at any time.
You can inform us of your objection using the following contact details:
Wissensstiftung
c/o Deutsche Gesellschaft für nachhaltiges Bauen DGNB e.V. (German Sustainable Building Council)
Tübinger Str. 43, 70178 Stuttgart
Germany
E-Mail: widerspruch@wissensstiftung.eu
§ 7 Use of our knowledge platform
(1) We operate the Knowledge Hub with the Knowledge Nuggets, through which Wissensstiftung can contribute content in order to provide interested parties with free access to certain topics that they can use as part of their projects or activities. As part of this access, we only collect the data that is otherwise processed when using our website in accordance with the above information.
(2) We conclude an agreement with the Wissensstiftung regarding the submission and publication of content on the Knowledge Hub and its use by the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB e.V.) and DGNB GmbH. We process the first and last name, company / institution and e-mail address as mandatory information, further information is voluntary. The processing of the mandatory information is necessary for us to publish the content as agreed and to be able to defend ourselves against liability claims in the event of possible publication of unlawful content. We need the contact details in order to get in touch with the Wissensstiftung in the event that a third party objects to content. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b DSGVO or, in the case of voluntary information, Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a DSGVO.
(3) The personal data processed by us will be stored by us for as long as is necessary for the respective purpose, in particular the publication of your content, taking into account the statutory retention periods (e.g. ten years for tax-relevant documents or six years for other business letters in accordance with the German Commercial Code and Fiscal Code) (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c DSGVO). Storage beyond the statutory retention periods is possible if you have consented to this in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a DSGVO or if the purpose of the data processing has not yet ceased to apply.
(4) We pass on the Knowledge donor's personal data to the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB e.V.) and DGNB GmbH as agreed in the Terms of Use for Knowledge donors; otherwise, data will only be passed on if this is permitted by law or if the Knowledge donor has consented to this. For the revocation of consent, please refer to the information under § 5.
(5) In order to prevent unauthorized access to your personal data by third parties, the connection is encrypted using SSL or equivalent TLS technology.
Use of Matomo (formerly Piwik)
(1) This website uses the web analysis service Matomo to analyze and regularly improve the use of our website. We can use the statistics obtained to improve our offer and make it more interesting for you as a user. The legal basis for the use of Matomo is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f DSGVO.
(2) Cookies (see § 3 for more details) are stored on your computer for this analysis. The information collected in this way is stored by the controller exclusively on its server in Germany. You can stop the analysis by deleting existing cookies and preventing the storage of cookies. If you prevent the storage of cookies, we would like to point out that you may not be able to use this website to its full extent. You can prevent the storage of cookies by changing the settings in your browser. You can prevent the use of Matomo by unchecking the following box to activate the opt-out plug-in: https://matomo.org/docs/privacy.
(3) This website uses Matomo with the "AnonymizeIP" extension. This means that IP addresses are further processed in abbreviated form, so that they cannot be directly linked to individuals. The IP address transmitted by your browser using Matomo is not merged with other data collected by us.
(4) The Piwik program is an open source project. Information from the third-party provider on data protection can be found at http://piwik.org/privacy/policy
§ 9 Newsletter
(1) With your consent, you can subscribe to our newsletter, with which we inform you about our current articles and offers. You can find issues of archived newsletters on our website. The advertised content is named in the declaration of consent.
(2) We use the so-called double opt-in procedure to subscribe to our newsletter. This means that after you have registered, we will send you an e-mail to the specified e-mail address in which we ask you to confirm that you wish to receive the newsletter. If you do not confirm your registration within 24 hours, your information will be blocked and automatically deleted after one month. In addition, we store the IP addresses you use and the times of registration and confirmation. The purpose of this procedure is to be able to prove your registration and, if necessary, to clarify any possible misuse of your personal data.
(3) The only mandatory information for sending the newsletter is your e-mail address. The provision of further, separately marked data is voluntary and will be used to address you personally. After your confirmation, we store your e-mail address for the purpose of sending the newsletter. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a DSGVO.
(4) You can revoke your consent to the sending of the newsletter at any time and unsubscribe from the newsletter. You can declare the revocation by clicking on the link provided in each newsletter email, via this form on the website, by email to widerspruch@dgnb.de or by sending a message to the contact details provided in the imprint.