Responsible for the content of this page

Herborn-Seelbach Local History and Heritage Association

Chairman Hans Benner

At alley 5

35745 Herborn- Seelbach

Tel.: 02772 – 6 15 52

Mail: vorstand@hgv-herbornseelbach.de

Privacy Policy

The board of directors is responsible within the meaning of data protection laws, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Your rights as a data subject

You can exercise the following rights at any time using the contact details provided:

• Information about your data stored with us and its processing (Art. 15 GDPR),
• Correction of inaccurate personal data (Article 16 GDPR),
• Deletion of your data stored with us (Article 17 GDPR),
• Restriction of data processing if we are not yet allowed to delete your data due to legal obligations (Article 18 GDPR),
• Right to object to the processing of your data by us (Article 21 GDPR) and
• Data portability, provided you have consented to the data processing or have entered into a contract with us (Article 20 GDPR).

If you have given us your consent, you can revoke it at any time with effect for the future.

You can lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority at any time, for example with the competent supervisory authority of the federal state where you live or with the authority responsible for us as the data controller.

Collection of general information when visiting our website

Type and purpose of processing

When you access our website, i.e., if you do not register or otherwise submit information, information of a general nature is automatically collected. This information (server log files) includes, for example, the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your internet service provider, your IP address, and similar data.

They are processed in particular for the following purposes:

• Ensuring a smooth connection to the website,
• Ensuring the smooth operation of our website,
• Evaluation of system security and stability as well as
• to optimize our website.

We do not use your data to draw conclusions about you personally. Information of this kind may be statistically evaluated by us in anonymized form to optimize our website and the underlying technology.

Legal basis and legitimate interest

The processing is carried out in accordance with Article 6 paragraph 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website.

Recipient

Recipients of the data may include technical service providers who act as data processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.

Storage duration

The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was collected. For data used to provide the website, this is generally the case when the respective session ends.

If the data is stored in log files, the IP addresses of the users are anonymized, so that it is no longer possible to identify the requesting client.

Provision required or necessary

Providing the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. However, without the IP address, the service and functionality of our website cannot be guaranteed. Furthermore, individual services may be unavailable or restricted. For this reason, objection is not possible.

Cookies

Like many other websites, we also use so-called "cookies". Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our website.

You can delete individual cookies or all cookies. You will also find information and instructions on how to delete cookies or block them from being stored in the first place. Depending on your browser provider, you can find the necessary information at the following links:

• Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-loeschen-daten-von-websites-entfernen
• Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
• Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=de
• Opera: http://www.opera.com/de/help
• Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH17191?locale=de_DE&viewlocale=de_DE

Storage duration

Cookies are regularly deleted when the session ends.

Technically necessary cookies - type and purpose of processing

We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Some elements of our website require that the requesting browser can be identified even after a page change.

Legal basis and legitimate interest

The processing is carried out in accordance with Article 6 paragraph 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in a user-friendly design of our website.

Recipient

Recipients of the data may include technical service providers who act as data processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.

Provision required or necessary

Providing the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. However, without this data, the service and functionality of our website cannot be guaranteed. Furthermore, individual services may be unavailable or restricted.

Contradiction

Please read the information about your right to object under Article 21 GDPR below.

Cookies that are not technically necessary

Furthermore, we use cookies to better tailor the content on our website to the interests of our visitors or to generally improve it based on statistical evaluations.

Legal basis

The legal basis for these processing activities is your consent, Article 6 paragraph 1 lit. a GDPR.

Recipient

Recipients of the data may include technical service providers who act as data processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.

Third country transfer

Data will not be transferred to third countries.

Provision required or necessary

Of course, you can generally view our website without cookies. Web browsers are usually set to accept cookies. You can generally disable the use of cookies at any time via your browser settings (see Withdrawal of Consent).

Please note that some features of our website may not function if you have disabled the use of cookies.

Revocation of consent

You can withdraw your consent at any time via our Cookie-Consent[UB2] tool.

Profiling

In individual cases, we analyze the behavior of website visitors using pseudonymized user profiles, in particular to prevent or stop misuse of our services.

Contact form

Type and purpose of processing

The data you enter will be stored for the purpose of individual communication with you. For this, a valid email address and your name are required. This information is used to assign the request and subsequently answer it.

Legal basis

The processing of the data entered into the contact form is based on a legitimate interest (Article 6 paragraph 1 lit. f GDPR).

By providing this contact form, we aim to make it easy for you to get in touch with us. The information you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing your request and for any follow-up questions.

If you contact us to request a quote, the data entered into the contact form will be processed for the purpose of carrying out pre-contractual measures (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR).

Recipient

Recipients of the data may include data processors.

Third country transfer

No transfer to a third country will take place.

Storage duration

Data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer needed to answer or process your request.

Provision required or necessary

Providing your personal data is voluntary. However, we can only process your request if you provide us with your name, email address, and the reason for your inquiry.

SSL encryption

To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption methods (for example, SSL) via HTTPS.

 

Information about your right to object under Article 21 GDPR

Right to object on a case-by-case basis

You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning you which is based on point (f) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR (processing based on legitimate interests); this also applies to profiling based on those provisions as defined in Article 4(4) of the GDPR.

If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the purpose of establishing, exercising or defending legal claims.

Recipient of an objection

Please address your right to object as an affected party to the board of directors named in the imprint.

 

Changes to our privacy policy

We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy to ensure it always complies with current legal requirements or to reflect changes to our services, such as the introduction of new services. The new privacy policy will then apply to your next visit.

Questions about data protection

If you have any questions about data protection, please send us an email.