We take the privacy of users of our website very seriously and are committed to protecting the information that users provide to us in connection with the use of our Website. Furthermore, we are committed to protecting and using your data in accordance with applicable law.

This Privacy Policy explains our practices regarding the collection, use and disclosure of your information

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Please read the Privacy Policy carefully and make sure you fully understand our practices regarding your data before using our services. If you have read and fully understand this policy and do not agree with our practices, you must stop using our digital assets and services. By using our services, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the services constitutes your acceptance of this Privacy Policy and any changes to it.

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Data Protection at a Glance

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Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
The party responsible for data processing on this website can be found in the Imprint. The office is the first point of contact for data protection issues.

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How do we collect your data?
We collect data that you provide to us yourself, for example when you contact us directly via a communication channel (e. g. an email with a comment or feedback, newsletter registration or membership application).

Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is mainly technical data (e.g. Internet browser, operating system or time of the page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.

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What Data we Collect and How we Use/Process the Personal Data
Personal data is information about the personal or factual circumstances of a specific or specifically identifiable person. This includes, for example, the name, address, date of birth, e-mail address and telephone number. EMPAIA International e. V.  collects, processes and uses personal data only to the extent permitted or required by law. Beyond this, your data will only be processed with your consent.

Insofar as we obtain your consent for the processing of personal data, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR serves as the legal basis.

When processing personal data that is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you as the data subject are a party, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR is the legal basis. This also applies to the processing of data required to carry out pre-contractual measures.

Insofar as the processing of personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation to which we are subject, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR serves as the legal basis.

If the processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of EMPAIA International e. V.  or a third party and if the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of you as the data subject do not outweigh our legitimate interest, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR forms the legal basis for the processing.

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General Access to the Website

When you visit the EMPAIA International e. V. website, your browser transmits various information for the technical provision of the requested website. This includes

1. the IP address of your end device,
2. the date and time of access to the website
3. identification data of the browser used and the operating system of your end device, and
4. the exact web address of the website accessed.
Without the transmission of this essential information, this website cannot be accessed and displayed.

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Who Do We Share this Data With?

We may share your data with our service providers in order to operate our services (e.g. storage of data via third party hosting services, provision of technical support, etc.).

We may also disclose your information in the following circumstances: (i) to investigate, detect, prevent or take action regarding illegal activities or other wrongdoing; (ii) to establish or exercise our rights of defense; (iii) to protect our rights, property or personal safety, or the safety of our users or the public; (iv) in the event of a change of control of us or one of our affiliates (by way of merger, acquisition or purchase of (substantially) all of its assets, etc.); (v) to collect and/or manage your information through authorized third party service providers (e.g., cloud service providers, as appropriate for business purposes); (vi) to share your information with authorized third party service providers (e.g., cloud service providers, as etc.); (v) to collect, hold and/or manage your information using authorized third party service providers (e.g. cloud service providers) as appropriate for business purposes; (vi) to work with third parties to improve your user experience. For the avoidance of doubt, please note that we may transfer, disclose or otherwise use non-personal data to third parties at our discretion.

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Newsletter
If you have registered for our regular newsletter, we will use your name and email address to send you the newsletter on the basis of your consent. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time. When you unsubscribe, your data will no longer be used for the newsletter. If you are not a EMPAIA International e. V. member or use other EMPAIA International e. V. services, we will delete your data after you unsubscribe from the newsletter.

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