Privacy Policy

Data protection officer Udo Wenzel
Update 31.10.20
Please direct any questions pertaining to data privacy to:
dsb-shb@steinbeis.de

Privacy Policy Settings

Data protection at a glance
General notes
The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website.
Personal data are all data with which you can be personally identified.
For information on data protection, please refer to our detailed privacy policy listed below this text. Data collection on our website

Who is responsible for the data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator, Steinbeis-Hochschule-Berlin GmbH. Their contact details can be found on this page.

How do we collect your data?
On the one hand, your data is collected when you provide it to us.
This can be data that you enter in a contact form, for example.
Other data is automatically collected by our IT systems when you visit the website.
These are mainly technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system, or time of the page call).
This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.

What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure that the website is provided without errors. Other data can be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right to receive information free of charge about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time.
You also have the right to demand the correction, blocking, deletion, or transfer of this data as well as to revoke or object to the use of any consent given to us for use at any time and without giving reasons.
For this purpose, as well as for further questions regarding data protection, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint.
Furthermore, you have the right to complain to the supervisory authority responsible for us.

Analysis tools and third-party tools
When you visit our website, your surfing behavior can be statistically evaluated.
This is mainly done with cookies and with so-called analysis programs.
The analysis of your surfing behavior is usually anonymous; the surfing behavior cannot be traced back to you.
You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. You will find detailed information on this in the following privacy policy.
You can contradict this analysis.
We will inform you about the possibilities of objection in this privacy statement.

Detailed privacy policy
1. general information and compulsory information data protection
We as the operator of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We always treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the legal data protection regulations and this data protection declaration.
When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how we do this and for what purpose.
We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. communication by e-mail) can have security gaps.
Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.
The person responsible for data processing on this website is

Steinbeis University Berlin GmbH
represented by the managing director Prof. Dr. Jürgen Abendschein

Ernst-Augustin-Strasse 15, 12489 Berlin

Phone Stuttgart office +49 711 451 00 1-0
Berlin office + 49 30 863 20 62 70
E-Mail: shb(at)steinbeis.de

Data concerned, purpose and legal basis for data processing
When you use our website for informational purposes only (i.e. when you access and view it), i.e. when you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, the Internet browser used on your terminal device automatically sends certain information to the server that makes our website available. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file.
If you wish to view our website, this will not collect any data other than the following, which are technically necessary for us to display our website and to guarantee the stability and security of the connection and the system (these are our legitimate interests in the sense of Art. 6 Par. 1 letter f DSGVO, which serves as the legal basis for processing)
IP address of the requesting computer,
Date and time of access,
Time zone dialer

1. Data concerned, purpose and legal basis for data processing
   When you use our website for informational purposes only (i.e. when you access and view it), i.e. when you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, the Internet browser used on your terminal device automatically sends certain information to the server that makes our website available. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. If you wish to view our website, this will not collect any data other than the following, which are technically necessary for us to display our website and to guarantee the stability and security of the connection and the system (these are our legitimate interests in the sense of Art. 6 Par. 1 letter f DSGVO, which serves as the legal basis for processing)

• IP address of the requesting computer,
• Date and time of access,
• Time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT),
• Contents of the request (concrete page or retrieved file),
• Access status/HTTP status code (i.e. whether the file was transferred or possibly not found etc.),
  amount of data transferred in each case,
• Website from which the request comes (referrer URL), used browser,
  Operating system and its interface,
• Language and version of the browser software.

Under no circumstances do we use the aforementioned data for the purpose of drawing conclusions about your person. In addition to the above-mentioned data, cookies are stored on your end device when you use our website. You can find more information on the use of cookies on our website here. We also use certain other tools to measure the use of our website and optimize the user experience for you. You can find more information about these tools here.

Revocation of your consent to data processing (Art. 7 para. 3 DSGVO)

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke a previously given consent at any time. For this purpose, an informal notification by e-mail to us sufficient.The legality of the data processing that took place until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to data transferability (Art. 20 DSGVO)
You have the right to have data, which we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract, handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another responsible party, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.
Information, correction, blocking, deletion (Art. 15, 16, 17, 18 DSGVO)
Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to obtain information free of charge at any time about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of the data processing and, if applicable, a right to correct, block or delete this data. For this purpose, as well as for further questions regarding personal data, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint.
Right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority (Art. 77 para. 1 DSGVO)
In the event of violations of data protection law, the data subject has a right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority or another supervisory body. The competent supervisory authority in data protection matters is the data protection commissioner of the federal state in which our company is located. A list of the data protection officers and their contact details can be found at the following link: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

Data deletion and storage duration
The data stored with us will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required for their intended purpose and the deletion does not conflict with any legal storage obligations. If user data are not deleted because they are required for other and legally permissible purposes, their processing is restricted. This means that the data is blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example, to user data that must be retained for commercial or tax law reasons.
Passing on of personal data
Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties for purposes other than those listed below. We only pass on your personal data to third parties if:

• you have given your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a DSGVO
  the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter f DSGVO is necessary to protect the legitimate interests of us or a third party and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding interest worthy of protection in not disclosing your data,

in the event that there is a legal obligation to pass on the data pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c DSGVO, or
this is legally permissible and, in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. b DSGVO, necessary for the processing of contractual relationships with you.

The transfer of data to third countries is either carried out if an appropriate level of data protection, user consent or other legal permission is available.

SSL or TLS encryption
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as site.n operator. 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 the SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you send to us cannot be read by third parties

1. Data protection officer
   Statutory data protection officer
   We have appointed a data protection officer for our company:
   Udo Wenzel c/o Steinbeis-Hochschule-Berlin GmbH Filderhauptstraße 142 70599 Stuttgart Phone: +49 711 45 10 01-38 E-Mail: dsb-shb@steinbeis.de
   You can contact our data protection officer at any time with questions about our data protection.
2. Data collection on our website
   Cookies
   The Internet pages partly use so-called cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser. Cookies do not damage your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our offer more user-friendly, more effective and safer.
   Most of the cookies we use are so-called session cookies. They are automatically deleted at the end of your visit.
   Other cookies (so-called persistent cookies) remain stored on your end device. These are either deleted automatically after a certain period of time, which can vary depending on the cookie, or you delete them yourself, which you can do at any time. These cookies enable us to recognize your browser the next time you visit us, in order to offer you a better user experience.
   You can set the Internet browser you use to notify you whenever cookies are set. You can then decide whether to allow cookies only in individual cases, to exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or generally, and to activate the automatic deletion of cookies when the browser is closed. If you deactivate cookies, however, the functionality of this website may be limited for technical reasons.
   Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process or to provide certain functions that you have requested (e.g. shopping basket function) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of his services. Insofar as other cookies (e.g. cookies to analyze your surfing behavior) are stored, they are treated separately in this privacy policy.

 

Contacting us

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact data you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in the event of follow-up questions.
The data entered in the contact form will be processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO). You can revoke this consent at any time without giving reasons. For this purpose, an informal communication by e-mail to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing operations carried out up to the time of revocation shall remain unaffected by the revocation.
The data entered by you in the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to store it, or until the purpose of the
Data storage is not necessary (e.g. after completion of your request). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

1. Analysis tools and advertising
   Google Analytics – General
   Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”. These are text files which are stored on your computer and which enable an analysis of your use of the website. The storage of Google Analytics cookies when using this website is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO: The website operator has a legitimate interest in the analysis of user behaviour in order to optimise both his website and his advertising.
   The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there; we have activated the “IP anonymization” function in the Google Analytics web analysis service for this website. As a result, your IP address is shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other states that are party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before it is transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transferred to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.
   On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on the website activities and to provide further services to the website operator in connection with the use of the website and the Internet. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics is not merged with other data from Google.

Google Analytics – IP Anonymization
We have activated the IP anonymization function on this website for Google Analytics. This means that your IP address is shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before it is transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transferred to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on the website activities and to provide further services to the website operator in connection with the use of the website and the Internet. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics is not combined with other data from Google.

Google Analytics – Browser Plugin
You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by using the
Download and install the browser plugin: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Google Analytics – Opposition to data collection
You can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link An opt-out cookie will be set to prevent the collection of your information on future visits to this site: Disable Google Analytics. You can find more information on how Google Analytics handles user data in the Google privacy policy: support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245.

Google Analytics – order data processing
We have concluded a contract with Google (Art. 28 para. 3 DSGVO) and fully implement the legal requirements for the use of Google Analytics.

1. Newsletter
   Newsletter data
   If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we need an e-mail address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the e-mail address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter. Further data will not be collected or only on a voluntary basis. We use these data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass them on to third parties.
   The processing of your personal data entered in the newsletter registration form is based exclusively on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO). You may informally revoke your consent to the storage of your data and its use for sending the newsletter at any time and without giving reasons, for example by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the newsletter or using one of the contact options mentioned above. The legality of the data processing procedures that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation.
   The data you have provided us with for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and deleted after you have cancelled your subscription. Data that has been stored for other purposes (e.g. e-mail addresses for the members’ area) remains unaffected by this.

Your registration data for the online session alarm will be used to deliver the webinar on demand or to remind you of your participation. Your data will be stored for this purpose.

1. Web Fonts

This site uses web fonts provided by Monotype Imaging for the uniform display of fonts. When a page is called up, your browser loads the required Web Fonts into its browser cache to display text and fonts correctly. For this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to the Monotype Imaging servers. This allows Monotype Imaging to know that your IP address is being used to access our Web site. Web fonts are used in the interest of a consistent and attractive presentation of our online offerings. This represents a legitimate interest in the sense of Art. 6 Par. 1 lit. f DSGVO.
If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used.
Further information about Monotype Imaging Web Fonts can be found at www.fonts.com/info/legal.