Website privacy policy and at the same time information for data subjects in accordance with Article 13 and Article 14 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation
General information – Information on the responsible body:
Company:
Independent Institute for Environmental Issues e.V.
Legal representatives of the company:
Adrian Johst, Dr. Michael Zschiesche; Florian Kliche;
Address:
Greifswalder Straße 4,
10405 Berlin
Contact details of the data protection officer:
Email: email@iitr.de
General data processing information:
Personal data is only collected if you provide it to us voluntarily. No other personal data is collected. Any processing of your personal data that goes beyond the scope of the statutory permissions will only take place on the basis of your express consent.
Processing purpose / legal basis:
Contract performance.
Categories of recipients:
– Public bodies if overriding legal provisions apply.
– External service providers or other contractors.
– Other external bodies if the data subject has given his/her consent or transmission is permitted for reasons of overriding interest.
– Members, donors, interested parties, participants in events, project partners, contractors.
Third country transfers:
Processors outside the European Union may also be used in the course of contract performance.
Duration of data storage:
The duration of data storage depends on the statutory retention obligations and is generally 10 years.
Specific information about the website:
Data protection / handling of personalized data:
On this website, we offer you the option of contacting us directly online under“Contact” and sending us a message by e-mail by filling out a form. This data is used solely and exclusively for the purpose of processing or answering the respective inquiry; it is not used for any other purpose.
SSL encryption:
To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption methods (e.g. SSL) via HTTPS.
Use of a newsletter:
We use the so-called double opt-in procedure to subscribe to our newsletter. This means that after you have entered your e-mail address, we will send you a confirmation e-mail to the e-mail address provided, in which we ask you to confirm that you wish to receive the newsletter. In order to protect you from unreasonable harassment by third parties within the meaning of Section 7 UWG, we store the address until confirmation. The legal basis for this storage of your personal data is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c GDPR.
If you confirm your wish to receive the newsletter, we will store your e-mail address until you unsubscribe from the newsletter. The storage serves the purpose of being able to send you the newsletter. Furthermore, we store your IP addresses and the time of your registration upon registration and confirmation in order to prevent misuse of your personal data and to be able to provide proof of correct delivery. The legal basis for the processing of your personal data is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter a GDPR.
The only mandatory information for sending the newsletter is the e-mail address. You have the right to revoke your consent to the sending of the newsletter at any time. Your revocation does not affect the legality of the processing of your personal data up to the time of revocation. You can declare your revocation by clicking on the link provided at the bottom of every newsletter e-mail or by sending a message to the contact details given in the legal notice.
Usage data:
When you visit our website, you transmit data to our web server via your Internet browser (for technical reasons). The following data is recorded during an ongoing connection for communication between your Internet browser and our web server:
- Date and time of the request
- Name of the requested file
- Page from which the file was requested
- Access status (file transferred, file not found, etc.)
- Web browser and operating system used
- Complete IP address of the requesting computer
- amount of data transferred.
For reasons of technical security, in particular to defend against attempted attacks on our web server, this data is stored by us for a short time. It is not possible for us to draw conclusions about individual persons on the basis of this data. After 30 days at the latest, the data is anonymized by shortening the IP address at domain level, so that it is no longer possible to establish a reference to the individual user. The data is also processed in anonymized form for statistical purposes; it is not compared with other data sets or passed on to third parties, even in excerpts.
Use of Google Analytics with the consent of website visitors:
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), on the basis of the consent of website visitors. 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 also transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. We would like to point out that this website only uses Google Analytics after prior consent has been given and with a shortened version of the IP addresses in order to exclude direct personal references.
Google Ads Conversion Tracking:
This website uses Google Ads Conversion Tracking, a web analysis service of Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), based on the consent of website visitors. Google Ads Conversion Tracking uses “cookies”, which are stored on your computer and enable your use of the website to be analyzed. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf.
YouTube:
We use the function for embedding YouTube videos from Google Ireland Limited (“Google”) on our website on the basis of consent. The function usually displays videos stored on YouTube in an iFrame on the website. The “Extended data protection mode” option is activated. This means that YouTube does not store any information about visitors to the website. Only when you decide to watch a video will information about it be transmitted to YouTube and stored there. Your data may be transmitted to the USA. – You have the option to withdraw your consent at any time.
Use of own “cookies” required for the website display:
This website uses its own “cookies” to store settings required for the website display (“cookies” are data records that are sent from the web server to the user’s browser and stored there for later retrieval). No personal data is stored in our own “cookies”. You can generally prevent the use of “cookies” by prohibiting the storage of “cookies” in your browser.
External links:
We have included links on our website to sites on the Internet whose content and updating are not subject to the sphere of influence of UfU e.V.. When the links were first created, their content was checked for any legal violations and no such violations were apparent at that time. However, UfU e.V. has no influence on the design and content of these external websites. By linking to these pages, UfU e.V. does not adopt the content behind the link or reference as its own. If we become aware of legal violations on external sites, we will remove such links immediately.
Limitation of liability:
The use of the contents of the website is at the user’s own risk. UfU e.V. accepts no liability for the accuracy, completeness or currency of the content provided. If content is not correct, complete or up-to-date, please inform us accordingly.
Right to information:
You have the right to receive information about the data stored about you at any time, including the origin and recipient of your data and the purpose of the data processing. Please send your request in writing or by e-mail to the above address.
Information on further data processing procedures:
Specific information on the application procedure:
Data concerned: Application details
Purpose of processing: Implementation of the application procedure
Categories of recipients: Administration, management, department heads.
Third country transfers: None
Duration of data storage: Application data will generally be deleted within six months of notification of the decision, unless consent has been given for longer data storage in the context of inclusion in the applicant pool.
Specific information on the processing of customer data/prospect data:
Data concerned: Data provided for the performance of the contract; if applicable. any additional data for processing on the basis of your express consent.
Purpose of processing: Contract execution, including offers, orders, sales and invoicing, applications
Categories of recipients:
– Public authorities where overriding legal provisions apply
– External service providers or other contractors, e.g. for data processing and hosting, for shipping, transport and logistics, service providers for printing and sending information.
– Other external bodies if the data subject has given their consent or transmission is permitted for reasons of overriding interest, e.g. for sending information electronically.
Third country transfers: None
Duration of data storage: The duration of data storage depends on the statutory retention obligations and is generally 10 years.
Specific information on the processing of employee data:
Data concerned: Data provided for the performance of the contract; if applicable. any additional data for processing on the basis of your express consent.
Purpose of processing: Performance of the contract in the context of the employment relationship
Categories of recipients:
– Public bodies in the case of overriding legal provisions, e.g. tax office, social security institutions, employers’ liability insurance association
– External service providers or other contractors, e.g. for data processing and hosting, for payroll accounting, for insurance benefits.
– Other external bodies insofar as the data subject has given his/her consent or a transfer is permissible for reasons of overriding interest, e.g. for order acquisition and application submission, for insurance benefits, within interim and where-used lists.
Third country transfers: Processors outside the European Union may also be used in the course of contract implementation, including project sponsors
Duration of data storage: The duration of data storage depends on the statutory retention obligations and is generally 10 years.
Specific information on the processing of supplier data:
Data concerned: Data provided for the performance of the contract; if applicable. any additional data for processing on the basis of your express consent.
Processing purpose: Contract execution, including inquiries, purchasing, quality assurance
Categories of recipients:
– Public bodies where overriding legal provisions apply, e.g. tax office, customs, tender platforms.
– External service providers or other contractors, e.g. for data processing and hosting, accounting, payment processing, interim and where-used lists (obligation to provide evidence)
– Other external bodies where the data subject has given their consent or transmission is permitted for reasons of overriding interest.
Third country transfers: Processors outside the European Union may also be used in the course of contract implementation, including project sponsors
Duration of data storage: The duration of data storage depends on the statutory retention obligations and is generally 10 years.
Copyright / Image rights:
The content and works created by the site operators on these pages are subject to German copyright law. Duplication, processing, distribution and any form of commercialization of such material beyond the scope of the copyright law shall require the prior written consent of its respective author or creator. Downloads and copies of this site are only permitted for private, non-commercial use. Insofar as the content on this site was not created by the operator, the copyrights of third parties are respected. In particular, third-party content is identified as such.
The image rights for the images published on this homepage are generally held by UfU; in a few exceptional cases, clear reference is made to another source.
Right to information, correction and deletion:
You can assert your rights to information, rectification or erasure or to restriction of processing or to exercise your right to object to processing as well as the right to data portability at any time. Here you can contact us by e-mail or letter. You also have the right to contact the data protection supervisory authority in the event of complaints.
Data Protection Officer of UfU e.V.:

Company:
IITR Datenschutz GmbH
Managing Director:
Dr. Sebastian Kraska
Address:
Marienplatz 2, 80331 Munich
Contact:
Email: email@iitr.de
Phone: 089 18917360
Internet: https: //www.iitr.de/


