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1. Privacy at a glance

General notes

The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data means all data by which you can be personally identified. You can find detailed information on the subject of data protection in our privacy policy listed below this text.

Data collection on this website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the operator's contact details in the section "Note on the controller" in this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?
On the one hand, your data is collected when you provide it to us – for example through information you enter in a contact form or send by email. Other data is collected automatically by our hosting provider when you visit the website (see the "Hosting" section). This is primarily technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or time of page access).

What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure error-free provision of the website. Other data is processed in order to handle your inquiries. No analysis of your user behavior takes place.

What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right at any time to obtain information free of charge about the origin, recipients and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the rectification or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you may withdraw this consent at any time with effect for the future. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. You can contact us at any time regarding this and other questions about data protection.

2. Hosting

We host the content of our website with the following provider:

GitHub Pages

The provider is GitHub, Inc., 88 Colin P. Kelly Jr. Street, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA ("GitHub"). When you visit our website, GitHub, as hosting provider, collects technical access data, in particular your IP address, in order to deliver the website and ensure its security. Details can be found in GitHub's privacy policy: https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement

The use of GitHub Pages is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the most reliable presentation of our website possible.

Data transfer to the USA
GitHub also processes data in the USA. The transfer is based on the European Commission's standard contractual clauses (Art. 46(2)(c) GDPR). GitHub is additionally certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. We point out that a level of data protection comparable to that of the EU cannot be guaranteed in the USA.

3. General notes and mandatory information

Data protection

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data is any data by which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

Please note that the transmission of data over the internet (e.g. when communicating by email) may have security gaps. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.

Note on the controller

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

FS Business Forum – student initiative of the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
c/o Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
Adickesallee 32–34
60322 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Represented by: Jakob Brötz (Chairman) and Sarah Münker (Chairwoman)
Email: Datenschutz@fs-businessforum.com

The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of processing of personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).

Storage period

Unless a more specific storage period is stated within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a justified request for erasure or withdraw consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless statutory retention obligations prevent this.

Legal bases for data processing

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. Any consent given can be withdrawn at any time. Otherwise, we base the processing on our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We inform you about the legal basis applicable in each individual case in the following sections of this privacy policy.

Withdrawal of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can withdraw any consent you have already given at any time. The lawfulness of the processing carried out up to the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR)

If data processing is based on Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR, you have the right at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object to the processing of your personal data; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. If you object, we will no longer process your affected personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims (objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR).

Right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority

In the event of infringements of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, their place of work or the place of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

The supervisory authority responsible for us is:
Der Hessische Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit
Postfach 3163
65021 Wiesbaden, Germany
https://datenschutz.hessen.de

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data which we process on the basis of your consent or in performance of a contract transmitted to you or to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done where technically feasible.

Access, rectification and erasure

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients and the purpose of the data processing and, if applicable, a right to rectification or erasure of this data. You can contact us at any time for this purpose and for further questions on the subject of personal data.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time for this purpose. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

  • If you contest the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data.
  • If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you may request restriction of data processing instead of erasure.
  • If we no longer need your personal data, but you require it for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of erasure.
  • If you have objected pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, such data may – apart from being stored – only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or of a Member State.

SSL or TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content that you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line. If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

4. Data collection on this website

Contact form

You can reach us via a contact form on our website. In doing so, we process the information you enter (in particular name, email address and your message) in order to handle your inquiry. The basis is our legitimate interest in answering your inquiry (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR); where requested, additionally your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), which you can withdraw at any time. The data remains with us until your inquiry has been processed or you ask us to delete it.

To send the contact form, we use the service FormSubmit (formsubmit.co). Your form data is technically processed by this service and delivered to us by email. The service may also process data on servers outside the EU (including in the USA); a level of data protection comparable to that of the EU cannot be guaranteed there.

Inquiry by email

If you contact us by email, we process your information (name, email address and the content of the message) solely to handle your request. The basis is our legitimate interest in answering your inquiry (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). The data remains with us until your request has been dealt with or you ask us to delete it.

Ticket notification (waiting list)

On our ticket page you can request to be notified as soon as ticket sales open. We process your first name, last name and email address. When you submit the form, a pre-filled message to info@fs-businessforum.com opens in your email program, which you then send yourself. No automatic storage of your entries takes place on our website and no transfer to a third-party service provider occurs; the data reaches us solely with the email you send.

Processing is based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) and on our legitimate interest in handling your request (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future, e.g. by emailing info@fs-businessforum.com; your data will then be removed from the notification list. The data will be deleted after ticket sales have ended or after you withdraw your consent, and will not be passed on to third parties.

Source: https://www.e-recht24.de