Data protection

The protection of your personal data is very important to us. We process your personal data exclusively in accordance with the applicable data protection law and the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDRP). It is generally possible to use our website without having to disclose any personal details. As far as personal data (such as name, e-mail address or IP address) is collected through our website, this will only be processed insofar it is necessary for the provision of our services, performance of our contracts (Article 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR), compliance with a legal obligation adopted by the EU (Article 6 (1) lit. c) GDPR) or the legitimate interests pursued by our fund (Article 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR). If none of the other lawful bases for processing according to GDPR is available, your personal data will only be processed with your explicit consent (Article 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR). You can always request information about the data stored regarding your person. Furthermore, under the legal requirements of Article 16 et seq. GDPR you have the right to request rectification, deletion or restriction of this processing.

We must point out that data transmission on the internet (e.g. in the case of e-mail communication) can be subject to gaps in security and that it is not possible to protect against access by third parties entirely. We hereby expressly reject the use by third parties of information published in accordance with our legal obligation to provide contact information to send us advertising material and information that we have not explicitly requested. The operators of this website expressly reserve the right to take legal action against the unsolicited sending of advertising material such as spam mail (Source: eRecht24 Disclaimer).

Cookies

Our site makes use of cookies. Cookies are small text files downloaded by your Internet browser and stored on the device you use to access the Site (e.g., your desktop computer, tablet or smartphone). Depending on their purpose, cookies log specific user-related information such as your user preferences, authentication information, security parameters, data concerning the device you access the site with and statistical information regarding your use of the site. Where necessary during your visit of the site or when revisiting the site, your internet browser transmits the cookies including the contained information back to the servers they were initially downloaded from. The analysis and processing of such information allows us to ensure the functionality of the site, improve your online experience and optimize the structure and content of the site. The cookies we use can be categorized as follows:

Session Cookies: These are cookies that allow our site to collect information about what you do during a browsing session each time you visit the site. When connecting to our server, your device will be allocated a session ID, which enables our server to identify your device during the session and facilitates site usability. These cookies are temporary and are set to be deleted when you leave the site;

Persistent Cookies: These are cookies that are stored by your internet browser for more than a session and are set to expire within a defined time period. Persistent cookies enable us to remember your settings and information, so you do not have to keep re-entering them whenever you visit our site. They also measure how you use and interact with the site and enable us to personalize the site. For example, they may allow us to alter the rotation of images on the site so that different images will be displayed on your next visit;

First-Party Cookies: These are cookies that we store and access on your device in our capacity as controller of your personal information when you visit our site. They might include cookies related to third-party service providers, provided that we control and determine the purposes and means of the processing of your personal information logged by such cookies. As a result, first-party cookies might log user-related personal information accessible to and processed by third parties on our behalf and subject to our instructions.

Third-Party Cookies: These are cookies that are stored and accessed on your device by third parties determining the purposes and means of the processing of your personal Information logged by such cookies.

You may influence the scope and extent to which we use cookies when you visit our site. In particular, you may prevent cookies from being stored on your device by adjusting the respective settings on your internet browser. For more information on how to do so in the settings of your particular internet browser, please see the following information:

However, please be aware that this might render certain functions of our site inoperable or more difficult to use. Depending on the internet browser you use, you might also be able to specifically reject third-party cookies. In this context, please note, however, that third parties might still have access to your personal information to the extent that such information is logged by first-party cookies.

Use of Google Analytics

Our website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by your use of the website is stored in the cookie. Such information includes, for example, the number of times you have used a certain subpages of our website, the time spent on single pages, the pages on which you left our website, data concerning the location of your access (e.g. city or country) or details on the conversion rate of subpages. We have activated anonymizeIP and can therefore not see your computer’s IP address and connect it with the abovementioned date. The data stored in the cookie will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser or to install a deactivation-add-on (http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de) to your browser.

Your rights

Right to information: As long as we process your personal information, you have the right to information about the purposes of processing, the categories of personal data, the origin and the recipients of your personal data, the duration of storage. Your right to information might be subject to our professional duty of confidentiality.

Rectification and erasure of data: If we process inaccurate or incomplete personal information, you have the right to rectification of such data. If your personal information is processed unlawfully, you may also request us to erase your personal information. You may also request the erasure of your personal information if your data is processed unlawfully, subject to legal obligations preventing the erasure of your personal data.

Limitation of processing: You may request us to limit the processing of your personal information in certain cases.

Data portability: You have the right to receive the personal information, which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. You have the right to direct transmission of those data to another controller as far as this is technically feasible.

Right to object: You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal information concerning you which is based on our legitimate interests according to art 6 para 1 point f GDPR. If you object to processing of your personal information we shall cease to process this data unless our legitimate interests to processing your personal information prevail. Where personal information are processed for direct marketing purposes, you shall have the right to object at any time to processing of personal information concerning you. In this case we will cease the processing or your personal information for marketing purposes immediately.

For all inquiries concerning the protection of your personal data please contact office@getfund.eu.