Privacy Policy

1. Name and address of the data controller

Management of the Foundation
Landstrasse 18
41516 Grevenbroich-Hemmerden

Phone: +49 2182 / 88 655-30
E-Mail: info@stiftung-findeisen.de

2. Overview and data security

Below you will find basic information about our data processing and data security. When using our website, various functionalities and thus also various processing of your data may occur one after the other or simultaneously. For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line. If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data that you transmit to us, for example as part of a newsletter registration, cannot be read by third parties.

3. Definition of terms

The data protection declaration of the Britta and Ulrich Findeisen Foundation for Art and Architecture is based on the terms used by the European legislator for directives and regulations when issuing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our data protection declaration should be easy to read and understand. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terms used in advance.

We use the following terms, among others, in this privacy policy:

a) Personal data
Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as “data subject”). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

b) Data subject
Data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller responsible for the processing.

c) Processing
Processing is any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

4. Informational website use

When you visit our website, the browser used on your 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 collected without any action on your part and stored until it is automatically deleted:

• IP-address of the requesting computer,
• Date and time of access and time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT),
• Name and URL of the retrieved file,
• Website from which access is made (referrer URL),
• The browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer and the name of your access provider,
• Access status/HTTP status code,
• Amount of data transferred in each case,
• Operating system and its interface,
• Language and version of the browser software.

The data mentioned will be processed by us for the following purposes:

• Ensuring a smooth connection to the website,
• Ensuring comfortable use of our website
• Evaluation of system security and stability as well
• For further administrative purposes.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest follows from the data collection purposes listed above.

5. Contact possibility via the website

When you contact us by e-mail, your e-mail address will be stored by us so that we can answer your inquiry. The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was collected, or we will restrict processing if there are statutory retention obligations. The data is regularly erased once your request has been finally answered. This does not apply if your inquiry results in a contractual relationship with us and if we are legally obliged to store your data. The legal basis for the processing of the data that you transmit to us when contacting us is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR.

The legal basis for the processing of data with consent is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. You have the option to withdraw your consent to the processing of personal data at any time. If you contact us by email, you can object to the storage of your personal data at any time. All personal data stored in the course of contacting us by email will be deleted in this case. You can revoke your consent and object to the storage by sending an email to info@stiftung-findeisen.de or to the contact details provided in the Imprint.

6. Routine deletion and blocking of personal data

The controller shall process and store the personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage, or as far as this is granted by the European legislator or other legislators in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject to.

If the storage purpose no longer applies or if a storage period prescribed by the European legislator or another responsible legislator expires, the personal data will be blocked or deleted routinely and in accordance with legal regulations.

7. Rights of the data subject

a) Right to confirmation
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller the confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning him or her are being processed. If a data subject wishes to avail himself of this right of confirmation, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller.

b) Right to information
Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator of directives and regulations to obtain from the controller free information about the personal data stored about him/her and a copy of this information at any time.

Furthermore, the European legislator has granted the data subject access to the following information:

• the purposes of processing
• the categories of personal data that are processed
• the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organizations
• where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period
• the existence of the right to request from the controller rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing of personal data concerning the data subject or to object to such processing
• the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
• if the personal data is not collected from the data subject: All available information about the origin of the data
• the existence of automated decision-making including profiling in accordance with Article 22 Paragraphs 1 and 4 GDPR and – at least in these cases – meaningful information about the logic involved as well as the scope and intended effects of such processing for the data subject

Furthermore, the data subject has a right to information as to whether personal data has been transferred to a third country or to an international organization. If this is the case, the data subject also has the right to obtain information about the appropriate safeguards in connection with the transfer.

If a data subject wishes to avail himself of this right of access, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller.

c) Right to rectification
Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator of directives and regulations to demand the immediate correction of incorrect personal data concerning them. Furthermore, the data subject has the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data, including by means of a supplementary declaration, taking into account the purposes of the processing.

If a data subject would like to exercise this right to rectification, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time.

d) Right to deletion (right to be forgotten)
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning them without undue delay, and the controller shall have the obligation to erase personal data without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies, as long as the processing is not necessary:

• The personal data were collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which they are no longer necessary.
• The data subject revokes their consent on which the processing was based in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR or Article 9 (2) (a) GDPR and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
• The data subject objects to the processing in accordance with Article 21 (1) of the GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate reasons for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing in accordance with Article 21 (2) of the GDPR.
• The personal data was processed unlawfully.
• The deletion of personal data is necessary to comply with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
• The personal data was collected in relation to information society services offered in accordance with Article 8 Para. 1 GDPR.

If one of the reasons mentioned above applies and a data subject wishes to have personal data stored at the Britta and Ulrich Findeisen Foundation for Art and Architecture deleted, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time. The employee of the Britta and Ulrich Findeisen Foundation for Art and Architecture will ensure that the deletion request is complied with immediately.

If the personal data was made public by the Britta and Ulrich Findeisen Foundation for Art and Architecture and our company, as the responsible party, is obliged to delete the personal data in accordance with Art. 17 Para. 1 GDPR, the Britta and Ulrich Findeisen Foundation for Art and Architecture taking into account the available technology and the implementation costs, appropriate measures, including technical ones, to inform other data controllers who process the published personal data that the data subject requires these other data controllers to delete all links to this personal data or to copies or replications of this personal data, unless the processing is necessary. The employee of the Britta and Ulrich Findeisen Foundation for Art and Architecture (in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss) will arrange the necessary measures in individual cases.

e) Right to restriction of processing
Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to request that the controller restrict the processing if one of the following conditions is met:

• The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
• The processing is unlawful, the data subject refuses the deletion of the personal data and instead requests the restriction of the use of the personal data.
• The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing, but the data subject needs them to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.
• The data subject has lodged an objection to the processing in accordance with Article 21 Paragraph 1 of the GDPR and it is not yet clear whether the legitimate reasons of the controller outweigh those of the data subject.

If one of the above conditions is met and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of personal data stored at the Britta and Ulrich Findeisen Foundation for Art and Architecture, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time . The employee of the Britta and Ulrich Findeisen Foundation for Art and Architecture will arrange for the processing to be restricted.

f) Right to data portability
Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator of directives and regulations, to receive their personal data, which has been provided to a controller, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. They also have the right to transmit these data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to whom the personal data were provided, as long as the processing is based on consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) of the GDPR, or on a contract or pre-contractual agreement pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, and the processing is carried out by automated means, provided that the processing is not necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

Furthermore, when exercising their right to data portability under Article 20(1) of the GDPR, the data subject has the right to have their personal data transferred directly from one controller to another, as far as this is technically feasible and provided that it does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.

To assert their right to data portability, the data subject can contact an employee of the Britta and Ulrich Findeisen Foundation for Art and Architecture at any time.

g) Right to object
Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator of directives and regulations, to object at any time, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning them, which is based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) of the GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

The Britta and Ulrich Findeisen Foundation for Art and Architecture will no longer process the personal data in the event of an objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that outweigh the interests, rights, and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

If the Britta and Ulrich Findeisen Foundation for Art and Architecture processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject has the right to object at any time to the processing of their personal data for such advertising. This also applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to the processing for direct marketing purposes by the Britta and Ulrich Findeisen Foundation for Art and Architecture, the Foundation will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.

Moreover, the data subject has the right, for reasons arising from their particular situation, to object to the processing of personal data concerning them, which is carried out by the Britta and Ulrich Findeisen Foundation for Art and Architecture for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) of the GDPR, unless such processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest. To exercise the right to object, the data subject may directly contact any employee of the Britta and Ulrich Findeisen Foundation for Art and Architecture or another employee. Furthermore, the data subject is free to exercise their right to object in the context of the use of information society services, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, by means of automated processes using technical specifications.

h) Automated decisions in individual cases including profiling
If practiced, every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator of directives and regulations, not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing — including profiling — that produces legal effects concerning them or similarly significantly affects them, unless the decision (1) is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) is permissible based on Union or member state law to which the controller is subject, and such law contains appropriate measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms, and legitimate interests of the data subject, or (3) is based on the data subject’s explicit consent.

We do not use automated decision-making.

i) Right to revoke your data protection consent
Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to revoke consent to the processing of personal data at any time.
If the data subject would like to exercise their right to withdraw consent, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time.

j) Right of appeal
Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority (the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information of North Rhine-Westphalia), regarding the processing of your personal data by us, without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy.