Privacy Policy
1. Data Protection at a Glance
General Information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can be used to personally identify you. Detailed information on data protection can be found in the privacy policy below.
Data Collection on This Website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the operator’s contact details in the section “Information on the Responsible Party” in this privacy policy.
How do we collect your data?
Some of your data is collected when you provide it to us yourself, for example by entering data into a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically or after your consent when you visit the website through our IT systems. This mainly includes technical data, such as your internet browser, operating system, or the time you accessed the page. This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.
What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze user behavior. If contracts are concluded or initiated through the website, the submitted data may also be processed for offers, orders, or other service inquiries.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right at any time to receive free information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you may withdraw this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. In addition, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
You may contact us at any time regarding this or any other questions related to data protection.
Analytics Tools and Third-Party Tools
When visiting this website, your browsing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This is mainly done using analytics programs.
Detailed information about these analytics programs can be found in the following privacy policy.
2. Hosting
We host the content of our website with the following provider:
External Hosting
This website is hosted externally. The personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the hosting provider. This may include IP addresses, contact requests, metadata and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website access data, and other data generated through a website.
External hosting is carried out for the purpose of fulfilling contracts with our potential and existing customers in accordance with Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR and in the interest of providing our online services securely, quickly, and efficiently through a professional provider in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
If appropriate consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device, such as device fingerprinting. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.
Our hosting provider will process your data only to the extent necessary to fulfill its service obligations and in accordance with our instructions regarding this data.
We use the following hosting provider:
HOSTINGER operations, UAB
Švitrigailos str. 34
Vilnius 03230
Lithuania
3. General Information and Mandatory Information
Data Protection
The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with legal data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to personally identify you. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.
We would like to point out that data transmission over the internet, such as communication by email, may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
Information on the Responsible Party
The responsible party for data processing on this website is:
DSFG e.V. Vorstand
Deutsch-Syrische Forschungsstiftung e.V.
Marienstr. 2, 01067 Dresden
Germany
Email: info@ds-fg.com
The responsible party is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of processing personal data, such as names or email addresses.
Storage Duration
Unless a more specific storage period is stated in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you submit a legitimate request for deletion or withdraw your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data, such as tax or commercial retention periods. In the latter case, deletion will take place after these reasons no longer apply.
Legal Bases for Data Processing
If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR if special categories of personal data are processed.
In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to countries outside the European Union, processing is also carried out on the basis of Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR.
If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device, such as device fingerprinting, processing is also carried out on the basis of Section 25(1) TDDDG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.
If your data is required for the performance of a contract or for pre-contractual measures, we process it on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. We also process data if this is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
Recipients of Personal Data
As part of our activities, we cooperate with various external parties. In some cases, this may require the transfer of personal data to these parties. We only transfer personal data to external parties if this is necessary for the performance of a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so, if we have a legitimate interest in the transfer under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, or if another legal basis permits the transfer.
When using processors acting on our behalf, we only transfer our customers’ personal data on the basis of a valid data processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.
Withdrawal of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations require your explicit consent. You may withdraw previously given consent at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out before the withdrawal remains unaffected.
Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Marketing
If data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(e) or Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, you have the right at any time to object to the processing of your personal data for reasons arising from your particular situation. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.
If you object, we will no longer process your affected personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or unless the processing serves the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
If your personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your data for such marketing purposes, including profiling related to such direct marketing. If you object, your personal data will no longer be used for direct marketing purposes.
Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority
In the event of violations of the GDPR, the data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, especially in the member state of their habitual residence, workplace, or the place of the alleged violation. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to receive data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract, and to have it handed over to you or to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another responsible party, this will only be done where technically feasible.
Right to Information, Correction, and Deletion
Within the scope of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to receive free information about your stored personal data, its origin, recipients, and the purpose of data processing. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. You may contact us at any time regarding this or any other questions related to personal data.
Right to Restriction of Processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You may contact us at any time for this purpose. The right to restriction of processing applies in the following cases:
- If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. During the verification period, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your data.
- If the processing of your personal data is unlawful, you may request restriction of processing instead of deletion.
- If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend, or establish legal claims, you have the right to request restriction of processing instead of deletion.
- If you have objected under Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balance must be made between your interests and ours. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If the processing of your personal data has been restricted, this data may only be processed, apart from storage, with your consent, for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a member state.
4. Data Collection on This Website
Cookies
Our website uses so-called cookies. Cookies are small data files that do not cause any damage to your device. They are stored either temporarily for the duration of a session or permanently on your device.
Session cookies are automatically deleted after the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or your internet browser deletes them automatically.
Cookies may come from us, known as first-party cookies, or from third-party companies, known as third-party cookies.
Third-party cookies make it possible to integrate certain services from external companies within the website, such as cookies for payment services.
Cookies perform various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them, such as shopping cart functions or video display. Other cookies may be used to analyze user behavior or for advertising purposes.
Cookies that are necessary to carry out the electronic communication process, to provide certain functions requested by you, or to optimize the website are stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified.
If consent has been requested for the storage of cookies or similar recognition technologies, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.
You can configure your browser so that you are informed when cookies are set, allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude cookies in certain cases or in general, and enable the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may restrict the functionality of this website.
5. Social Media
Social Media Elements with Shariff
This website uses elements from social media networks, such as Facebook, X, Instagram, Pinterest, XING, LinkedIn, and Tumblr.
You can usually recognize social media elements by their respective logos. To ensure data protection on this website, we use these elements only together with the Shariff solution.
This solution prevents the social media elements integrated into this website from transmitting your personal data to the respective providers when you first enter the page.
A direct connection to the provider’s server is only established after you activate the respective social media element by clicking the corresponding button. The provider then receives information that you have visited this website using your IP address.
If you are logged into your account on one of the social media networks, the provider may be able to assign your visit to this website to your user account.
Activating the plugin constitutes consent within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG. You may withdraw this consent at any time for the future.
This website contains elements of the Facebook social network. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland.
When the social media element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the Facebook server. Facebook thereby receives information that you have visited this website using your IP address.
If you click the Facebook Like button while logged into your Facebook account, you may link the content of this website to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate your visit to this website with your user account.
As the website operator, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or how Facebook uses it.
Facebook’s privacy policy is available at the following link:
https://de-de.facebook.com/privacy/explanation
X, formerly Twitter
This website contains functions of the service X, formerly known as Twitter. These functions are provided by the parent company X Corp., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA.
For data processing of persons living outside the United States, Twitter International Unlimited Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07, Ireland, is responsible.
When the X element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the X server. X receives information about your visit to this website.
When using X or the repost function, the pages you visit are linked to your X account and may be made known to other users.
You can view X’s privacy policy at the following link:
This website contains functions of the Instagram service. These functions are provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland.
When the Instagram element is active, a direct connection is established between your device and the Instagram server. Instagram receives information about your visit to this website.
If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of this website to your Instagram profile by clicking the Instagram button.
Instagram’s privacy policy is available at the following link:
https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/
6. Analytics Tools and Advertising
WP Statistics
This website uses the analytics tool WP Statistics to statistically evaluate website visits. The provider is Veronalabs, Tatari 64, 10134 Tallinn, Estonia.
With WP Statistics, we can analyze the use of the website. The data that may be collected by the tool includes log files, such as IP address, referrer page, browser used, user origin, search engine used, and actions performed by website visitors, such as clicks and views.
The data collected by WP Statistics is stored exclusively on our own server.
This analytics tool is used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, as we have a legitimate interest in the anonymized analysis of user behavior in order to improve our website and advertising.
7. Newsletter
Newsletter Data
If you would like to subscribe to the newsletter offered on the website, we need your email address and information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the specified email address and that you agree to receive the newsletter.
No additional data is collected, or it is collected only on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not share it with third parties.
The data entered in the newsletter subscription form is processed exclusively on the basis of your consent in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.
You may withdraw your consent to the storage of the data and the use of your email address for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the unsubscribe link in the newsletter.
The data you provide for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will remain stored until you unsubscribe, after which it will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list.
After unsubscribing, your email address may be stored in a blacklist if this is necessary to prevent future mailings. The data in the blacklist is used only for this purpose.
8. Plugins and Tools
YouTube
This website embeds videos from YouTube. The website operator is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
When you visit one of our pages that contains YouTube, a connection to YouTube’s servers is established. This informs the YouTube server which of our pages you have visited.
YouTube may store cookies on your device or use similar recognition technologies, such as device fingerprinting. YouTube may use this information to generate video statistics, improve user-friendliness, and prevent fraud attempts.
If you are logged into your YouTube account, your browsing behavior may be directly assigned to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.
You can view Google’s privacy policy at the following link:
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de
Google Fonts
This website uses Google Fonts to display fonts consistently. When you open a page, your browser loads the required fonts into its cache in order to display text and fonts correctly.
For this purpose, your browser must connect to Google’s servers, which allows Google to know that this website was accessed through your IP address.
Google Fonts is used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, as there is a legitimate interest in the consistent display of fonts on the website.
Google Maps
This website uses the Google Maps map service. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is usually transferred to a Google server in the United States and stored there.
Google Maps is used to present our online services attractively and to make the locations mentioned on the website easier to find.
Google reCAPTCHA
We use Google reCAPTCHA on this website. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
reCAPTCHA is used to check whether data entered on the website, such as in a contact form, is entered by a real person or by an automated program.
reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of website visitors using various characteristics, such as IP address, time spent on the website, and mouse movements made by the user. The data collected during the analysis is transmitted to Google.
Data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR in order to protect the website against misuse, automated scraping, and spam.
hCaptcha
We use hCaptcha on this website. The provider is Intuition Machines, Inc., 2211 Selig Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90026, USA.
hCaptcha is used to check whether data entered on the website, such as in a contact form, is entered by a person or by an automated program.
hCaptcha analyzes visitor behavior using various characteristics, such as IP address, time spent on the website, and mouse movements. The data collected is transmitted to Intuition Machines.
You can view hCaptcha’s privacy policy and terms of use at the following links:
https://www.hcaptcha.com/privacy
https://hcaptcha.com/terms
9. Our Own Services
Google Drive
We have integrated Google Drive into this website. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Drive enables us to provide an upload area on the website where you can upload content. When you upload content, it is stored on Google Drive servers.
When you enter our website, a connection to Google Drive is also established, allowing the service to recognize that you have visited the website.
Google Drive is used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, as we have a legitimate interest in providing a reliable upload area on the website.