Privacy Policy

We process personal data that is collected when you visit our website in compliance with the applicable data protection regulations, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Brandenburg State Data Protection Act (BbgDSG).

We process personal data that is collected when you visit our website in compliance with the applicable data protection regulations, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Brandenburg State Data Protection Act (BbgDSG).

Institute for Business Informatics and Digital Society e.V.

Institute for Business Informatics and Digital Society e.V.
August-Bebel-Str. 89
14482 Potsdam
Telephone: +49 331 977-3322
Fax: +49 331 977-3406
E-mail: info@widg.de

Legal Bases

Insofar as the institute obtains the consent of the person concerned for the collection of personal data (e.g. contact form), Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR serves as the legal basis. If the processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of the institute and if the interests, fundamental rights and fundamental freedoms of the person concerned do not outweigh the first interest, Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR serves as the legal basis for the processing.

Logging

Each time our website is accessed, the following data is stored in log files for the purpose of operational and data security as well as for statistical purposes:

  • IP-Adress,
  • time of access,
  • UserAgent (browser and operating system used),
  • accessed page or content elements and
  • if provided referrer URL.

Our legitimate interest in data processing in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR also lies in these purposes. The data is stored for a maximum of 14 days, after which it is kept anonymous. The IP address is not merged with other databases.

Cookies

When you visit our website, so-called "session cookies" are stored on your computer. Cookies are small text files that are used to make our website more user-friendly, more effective and more secure. Our legitimate interest in data processing in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR also lies in these purposes. They do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain any viruses. As a rule, session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit. You have the option of deactivating the storage of cookies by making the appropriate settings in your browser. Please note that if you deactivate it, you may not be able to use all the functions of our website to their full extent.

To improve the website, a statistical evaluation is carried out using the Webalizer software. Our legitimate interest in data processing in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR also lies in these purposes. The usage information obtained in this way is transmitted to our server and stored with the IP address for usage analysis purposes. This information will not be passed on to third parties.

Use Of Web Fonts

External fonts (Google Fonts) are used on the website. Google Fonts is a service of Google LLC. ("Google"). This resource is accessed through the web browser. The integration of these web fonts takes place through a server call at Google LLC. ("Google"). For more information, see Google's privacy policy (https://policies.google.com).

Contact Form

The personal data you transmit via the contact form will only be stored for the purpose of answering your request and will be deleted once the reason for processing no longer applies. Your data will not be shared with third parties.

Social media

Links to various social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and others have been added to the institute's websites. integrated. However, this does not involve the integration of data such as the "Like" button, but exclusively links to the respective external presentation of the institute on the corresponding platform. No data relevant to data protection is stored.

Your Rights

You have the right to withdraw your consent to the collection of personal data at any time and without giving reasons with effect for the future in writing to the Institute for Information Systems and Digital Society e.V., August-Bebel-Str. 89, 14482 Potsdam, or by email to info@widg.de. In addition, you have the right to receive information about your stored personal data, its origin, recipient, purpose and duration of data processing free of charge upon request. In addition, under certain conditions, you have the right to correction, restriction of processing (e.g. blocking), deletion and the right to data portability of your data. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority for data protection if you believe that the processing of your personal data is not lawful.

If you have any questions about data protection, you can contact the board of directors of the institute: 

Institute for Business Informatics and Digital Society e.V.
August-Bebel-Str. 89
14482 Potsdam
Telephone: +49 331 977-3322
Fax: +49 331 977-3406
E-mail: info@widg.de

Objection to promotional mails

The use of the contact data published in the imprint or comparable information such as postal addresses, telephone and fax numbers and e-mail addresses by third parties to send information that has not been expressly requested is not permitted. We expressly reserve the right to take legal action against the senders of so-called spam mails in the event of violations of this prohibition.

Contact

Institute for Business Informatics and Digital Society e.V.
August-Bebel-Str. 89
14482 Potsdam
Telephone: +49 331 977-3322
Fax: +49 331 977-3406
E-mail: info@widg.de

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