Privacy policy

What is this about?

Privacy policy, data protection information, data protection regulations or data protection guidelines – you have certainly heard these terms many times and wondered what they are actually about. Unfortunately, the contents are usually formulated in such a way that you don’t understand them and therefore ignore them. The topic of data protection is very important to us, which is why we would like to change this.

When you visit this website and participate in our Tandem Action, your personal data will be processed. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) obliges us to inform you about the framework conditions of this processing. For example, you should know what purposes we pursue with data processing and how long individual details are stored.

Thank you for taking the time to read our privacy policy.

What is the processing of personal data?

First of all, it is important to know what personal data is. Data protection law protects all information that can be related to a person. Who can establish the reference and whether further information is needed for this is not relevant. It is enough that a date can theoretically be assigned to a person. Technical information such as the IP address or a device number can therefore also be a personal data.

Processing is understood to mean everything that can be done with personal data – from collection to deletion. The GDPR explicitly mentions collecting, organising, organising, storing, adapting, modifying, reading, consulting, using, disclosing, transmitting and making available as further examples.

Who is responsible for data processing?

When it comes to data processing on this website, ZEIT SPRACHEN GmbH is responsible. You can find our full contact details in the imprint.

How do I reach the Data Protection Officer?

We have appointed an external data protection officer who you can contact here:

Herting Oberbeck Datenschutz GmbH
Hallerstr. 76
20146 Hamburg
www.datenschutzkanzlei.de

What happens when the website is called up?

When you access the website, data is automatically sent to our server. This is a common process, as a connection to the website would otherwise not be possible. The accruing technical usage data usually includes the following: Date and time of access, name of the subpage accessed, IP address, referrer URL (originating URL), operating system used, host name of the accessing computer and product and version information of your browser.

The data processing described is legally permitted in order to protect our legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 f) DS-GVO). We want to offer people the opportunity to get in touch with others and improve their language skills. In order to display the content correctly, the processing described is necessary. The technical usage data is processed automatically because otherwise you would not be able to access the website.

The data is anonymised or deleted after the page is accessed and can no longer be traced back to a person.

Why should I answer questions about myself?

The purpose of our tandem campaign is to get as many people as possible talking to each other. We therefore ask for information about you as well as your views and opinions on various topics. The software we use does the rest and takes care of matching the participants.

The data processing that takes place during the query in the context of our Tandem campaign is permitted by law (Art. 6 para. 1 b) DSGVO). The entries are required in order to participate in the action. Otherwise, we will not be able to bring you together with other participants.

The data you enter will be stored by us until the end of the promotion and then deleted.

How do I get in touch with other participants of the Tandem Action?

Our Tandem Action is an online event and the participants can also arrange to meet in person or by other means (e.g. telephone) after initial contact by email. For this purpose, the email addresses of the participants will be transmitted by us to the respective contact persons.

The transmission of the e-mail address you have provided to your interlocutor is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 a) DSGVO). We obtain this consent at the end of the data entry process and then send you an email with a confirmation link. In this way, we ensure that the email address you provide really belongs to you.

The data you enter will be stored by us until the end of the promotion and then deleted.

Are cookies set on the website?

A cookie is a small text file that is stored on your terminal device when you access a website. Cookies are used to store information associated with a website locally on your computer for some time and to transmit it to a server again on request. This can be done for different purposes. Cookies are set on our website to display the content correctly and to enable navigation through the survey.

The data processing that takes place is legally permitted for the provision of our website (§ 25 para. 2 no. 2 TTDSG). Consent does not need to be obtained here – this would only be necessary if the cookies analyse your surfing behaviour. Since we do not use such cookies, we do not require consent and therefore also no cookie banner. The cookies on our website are set automatically and cannot be deleted. The processing is necessary to use the functions of the website.

We only use session cookies, which are set exclusively during navigation on our website. They are stored in RAM and not written to the hard drive. When you leave the website, the session cookies are automatically deleted.

Will my data be passed on?

Employees: Within our company, personal data is processed by different employees. Who has access to what depends on the internal distribution of responsibilities.

Other participants: In order to connect you with other participants in our Tandem Action, your email address will be shared with them. Other data you enter via the website will not be explicitly transmitted. During the exchange, you decide for yourself what information you disclose and in what form.

Processors: For some data processing, we use service providers bound by instructions to support us. These are, for example, data centres, software providers and IT companies. We have carefully selected these so-called order processors and have specifically committed to them with an order processing contract in accordance with Art. 28 DSGVO. If further outsourcing of data processing takes place, our contractual partners are obliged to comply with the standard agreed with us and pass this on contractually. Third-country transfers are usually legitimised by standard data protection clauses.

We have no influence on the processing of your personal data by the other participants and are not responsible for it. We are responsible for the processors we use.

What rights do I have?

The GDPR grants data subjects the following rights in principle:

Right to information (Art. 15 DSGVO): Upon request, we will inform you which of your personal data we store, what purposes we pursue with the processing and whether we have passed on your data (this creates transparency and enables you to assert your rights with the recipients).

Right to rectification (Art. 16 DSGVO): If we have stored incorrect information from you, we will correct it (only with correct information can we keep in contact with you and process contracts).

Deletion (Art. 17 DSGVO): If there is no reason to continue storing your personal data, we delete it (we only store personal data for as long as necessary).

Restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR): If you no longer wish to accept something specific, you can request a restriction of processing (for example, for specific purposes).

Data transfer (Art. 20 DSGVO): You can request that we transfer your data set to you or a third party (if it concerns data from a contract or consent, you will receive the data set in digital form).

We have checked whether we are allowed to process your personal data. This concerns in particular all processing for the protection of legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 f) DSGVO). If you are of the opinion that a particular processing is not permissible, you can let us know. If we come to the conclusion in your personal individual case that we are indeed not allowed to process your data, we will no longer do so. If your objection is directed against advertising, we will of course implement it directly.

You can exercise your rights at any time. However, this does not mean that they have to be fulfilled. For example, deletion may conflict with legal storage obligations and disclosure may conflict with confidentiality interests. In such a case, we will inform you why we cannot comply with your request.

If you have given us consent to process your data, you can revoke this consent at any time. A reason does not have to be given for this.

You have the right to complain to a data protection supervisory authority at any time.