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Privacy Policy

This privacy policy informs you about the nature, scope, and purpose of the processing of personal data (hereinafter referred to as "data") within our online offering and the associated websites, functions, and content, as well as external online presences, such as our social media profiles (hereinafter jointly referred to as "online offering"). With regard to the terms used, such as "processing" or "controller," we refer to the definitions in Art. 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Responsible

Ms. Kerstin Knabenbauer

Gabrielistraße 4

90480 Nuremberg

Email: Knabenbauer@kermarok.com

TYPES OF DATA PROCESSED:

- Inventory data (e.g., names, addresses).

- Contact details (e.g., email, telephone numbers).

- Content data (e.g., text entries, photographs, videos).

- Usage data (e.g., websites visited, interest in content, access times).

- Meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses).

CATEGORIES OF AFFECTED PERSONS

Visitors and users of the online offer (hereinafter we refer to the data subjects collectively as "users").

PURPOSE OF PROCESSING

- Answering contact requests and communicating with users.

- Security measures.

- Reach measurement/marketing

TERMS USED

"Personal data" means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter "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 (e.g. a cookie) or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

"Processing" means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means. The term is broad and covers virtually any handling of data.

"Pseudonymisation" means the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

"Profiling" means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person's performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements.

The "controller" is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

"Processor" means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

APPLICABLE LEGAL BASIS

In accordance with Art. 13 GDPR, we inform you of the legal basis for our data processing. If the legal basis is not mentioned in the privacy policy, the following applies: The legal basis for obtaining consent is Art. 6 (1) (a) and Art. 7 GDPR, the legal basis for processing to fulfill our services and implement contractual measures as well as to answer inquiries is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, the legal basis for processing to fulfill our legal obligations is Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR, and the legal basis for processing to protect our legitimate interests is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Art. 6 (1) (d) GDPR serves as the legal basis.

SECURITY MEASURE

In accordance with Art. 32 GDPR, we take appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure a level of protection appropriate to the risk, taking into account the state of the art, the implementation costs and the nature, scope, circumstances and purposes of the processing as well as the varying likelihood and severity of the risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons.

These measures include, in particular, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data by controlling physical access to the data, as well as the access, input, and transfer of data, ensuring its availability, and segregation. Furthermore, we have established procedures that ensure the exercise of data subjects' rights, the deletion of data, and response to data threats. Furthermore, we consider the protection of personal data right from the development and selection of hardware, software, and processes, in accordance with the principle of data protection by design and through data protection-friendly default settings (Article 25 GDPR).

COOPERATION WITH CONTRACT PROCESSORS AND THIRD PARTIES

If, as part of our processing, we disclose data to other persons and companies (contract processors or third parties), transmit it to them or otherwise grant them access to the data, this will only be done on the basis of legal permission (e.g. if transmission of the data to third parties, such as payment service providers, is necessary to fulfil the contract in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR), you have consented, a legal obligation provides for this or on the basis of our legitimate interests (e.g. when using agents, web hosts, etc.).

If we commission third parties to process data on the basis of a so-called "order processing agreement", this is done on the basis of Art. 28 GDPR.

TRANSFERS TO THIRD COUNTRIES

If we process data in a third country (i.e. outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA)) or if this occurs as part of the use of third-party services or the disclosure or transmission of data to third parties, this will only occur if it is necessary to fulfill our (pre-)contractual obligations, on the basis of your consent, due to a legal obligation or on the basis of our legitimate interests. Subject to legal or contractual permissions, we will only process or have data processed in a third country if the special requirements of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR are met. This means that processing is carried out, for example, on the basis of special guarantees, such as the officially recognized determination of a data protection level equivalent to that of the EU (e.g. for the USA through the "Privacy Shield") or compliance with officially recognized special contractual obligations (so-called "standard contractual clauses").

RIGHTS OF THE DATA SUBJECTS

You have the right to request confirmation as to whether the data in question is being processed and to request information about this data as well as further information and a copy of the data in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR.

According to Art. 16 GDPR, you have the right to request that the data concerning you be completed or that inaccurate data concerning you be corrected.

In accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, you have the right to request that the data in question be deleted immediately or, alternatively, to request that the processing of the data be restricted in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR.

You have the right to request that we receive the data concerning you that you have provided to us in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR and to request that it be transmitted to other responsible parties.

Furthermore, pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

RIGHT OF WITHDRAWAL

You have the right to revoke consent given in accordance with Art. 7 (3) GDPR with effect for the future.

RIGHT OF OBJECTION

You may object to the future processing of your data at any time in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR. In particular, you may object to processing for direct marketing purposes.

COOKIES AND RIGHT OF OBJECTION TO DIRECT MARKETING

"Cookies" are small files that are stored on users' computers. Different information can be stored within cookies. A cookie is primarily used to save information about a user (or the device on which the cookie is stored) during or after their visit to an online service. Temporary cookies, or "session cookies" or "transient cookies," are cookies that are deleted after a user leaves an online service and closes their browser. Such a cookie can, for example, store the contents of a shopping cart in an online shop or a login status. "Permanent" or "persistent" cookies are cookies that remain stored even after the browser is closed. For example, the login status can be saved if the user visits the website several days later. Likewise, such a cookie can store the interests of the user, which are used for reach measurement or marketing purposes. "Third-party cookies" are cookies that are offered by providers other than the controller who operates the online service (otherwise, if they are only their cookies, they are referred to as "first-party cookies").

We may use temporary and permanent cookies and explain this in our privacy policy.

If users do not wish cookies to be stored on their computer, they are asked to deactivate the corresponding option in their browser's system settings. Stored cookies can be deleted in the browser's system settings. Excluding cookies may result in functional limitations of this online service.

A general objection to the use of cookies used for online marketing purposes can be made for a variety of services, especially in the case of tracking, via the EU website http://www.youronlinechoices.com/(link is external)

Furthermore, cookies can be blocked by deactivating them in your browser settings. Please note that in this case, not all functions of this website may be available.

DELETION OF DATA

The data we process will be deleted or restricted in accordance with Articles 17 and 18 of the GDPR. Unless expressly stated in this privacy policy, the data stored by us will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for its intended purpose and there are no statutory retention periods that prevent deletion. If the data is not deleted because it is required for other legally permissible purposes, its processing will be restricted. This means that the data will be blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example, to data that must be retained for commercial or tax law reasons.

PROVISION OF OUR BUSINESS SERVICES

We process the data of our members, supporters, interested parties, customers, or other persons in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, provided that we offer them contractual services or act within the framework of an existing business relationship, e.g., with members, or if we ourselves are recipients of services and donations. Otherwise, we process the data of data subjects in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interests, e.g., when it concerns administrative tasks or public relations work.

The data processed, the type, scope, purpose, and necessity of their processing are determined by the underlying contractual relationship. This generally includes personal inventory and master data (e.g., name, address, etc.), as well as contact details (e.g., email address, telephone number, etc.), contract data (e.g., services used, content and information provided, names of contact persons), and, if we offer paid services or products, payment data (e.g., bank details, payment history, etc.).

We delete data that is no longer required to fulfill our business purposes. This is determined by the respective tasks and contractual relationships. In the case of business processing, we retain the data for as long as it may be relevant for the transaction, as well as with regard to any warranty or liability obligations. The necessity of retaining the data is reviewed every three years; otherwise, the statutory retention periods apply.

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