General
American Friends of Bucerius, a non-profit organization [501(c)3], that brings together academics, professionals, and policymakers to discuss the latest trends and developments in the fields of global governance and international law (“AFB”) operates under the Internet address http://buceriususa.org/about-us/mission.
This website provides information about our aims and programs. The protection of our website users’ personal data is of great importance to us. Our privacy policy is intended to clarify whether and how we process the personal data of visitors to our Internet portal.
The following gives a simple overview of what happens to your personal information when you visit our website.
Personal Data
Personal information is any data with which you could be personally identified. This includes information such as your name, address, phone number and date of birth. Information that is not directly related to your real identity – such as favourite websites or number of users per page – is not considered personal data.
The data collected on this website are processed by the website operator. The operator’s contact details can be found in the website’s required site notice.
Use of Personal Data
We assure you that all personal data is treated confidentially at AFB and that we observe the relevant legal provisions, in particular, the Federal Data Protection Act, the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and the Telemedia Act, when processing and using your data.
We store and process data necessary to perform our transactions. We use this data, in particular, to inform you about our programs, invite you to our events or send you a donation receipt.
We will not use any of your data for any other purpose, such as marketing or sharing with others, unless you have given your consent.
With regards to processing and using personal data, we occasionally employ a service provider to handle and technically execute or support data processing and utilization according to our instructions. The service provider is obliged to comply with the statutory data protection provisions to the same extent as AFB and also handles personal data confidentially. We adhere to the statutory provisions on contracted data processing, particularly with regards to concluding agreements and supervising the service provider.
The Right to Information and Modification and the Withdrawal of Consent
As a visitor to our Internet portal, you always have the right to request information about your stored data, its origin, its recipients, and the purpose of its collection at no charge.
You may also withdraw your consent to the storage and processing of your personal data at any time for future use. In this case, we will block or delete data stored about you in accordance with legal requirements and, in particular, no longer use and process your data for marketing purposes or immediately discontinue sending you advertising material. All you need to do is send an informal message to:
American Friends of Bucerius 871 United Nations Plaza, 15th Floor New York, NY 10017 Email: Smidt@zeit-stiftung.de
Please note that in case of complete or extensive deletion of your data, our services may be limited or may be impossible to provide.
If there has been a breach of data protection legislation, the person affected may also file a complaint with the competent regulatory authorities. The competent regulatory authority for matters related to data protection legislation is the data protection officer. Details can be found at the following link: www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to have data which we process based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract automatically delivered to yourself or to a third party in a standard, machine-readable format. If you require the direct transfer of data to another responsible party, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.
Protective Measures
AFB takes all necessary technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal data from loss and misuse. Your data is saved in a secure operating environment that is inaccessible to the public.
We cannot guarantee the confidentiality of information transmitted to AFB by email. As third parties may be able to view the content of emails, we recommend that you do not send us confidential information this way. It is also important for you to protect yourself against unauthorized access to your password and computer. If you share your computer with others, be sure to log out after each session.
Processing Data
We collect, process, and use personal data only insofar as it is necessary to establish, or modify legal relationships with us (master data). This is done based on Art. 6 (1) (b) DSGVO, which allows the processing of data to fulfill a contract or for measures preliminary to a contract. We collect, process and use your personal data when accessing our website (usage data) only to the extent required to enable you to access our services.
Collected customer data shall be deleted after completion of the order or termination of the business relationship. Legal retention periods remain unaffected.
Use of PayPal
We are using PayPal (PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A.) for your donations. Under “support – make a gift” you will be forwarded to Paypal.com. The data collected as part of the donation is collected exclusively by PayPal. The privacy policy and terms and conditions of PayPal can be found here: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full?locale.x=en_DE.
The AFB uses the data you provide to PayPal (name, e-mail address purpose of the transaction, amount, date of payment, comment on donation) to create a donation receipt. If you have not provided PayPal with a postal address to which we can send the receipt, we will ask for this by e-mail.
All data used by AFB will be deleted after the transaction has been successfully completed.
Social Plugins
We use social plugins on our website provided by the social networks Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. The plugins can be recognized by the corresponding logos on our website. By clicking on the symbols, you are being forwarded to the website of the respective provider. Only then will your information be transmitted to the provider of the network. We do not have any influence or knowledge of the collection and handling of your data by the operator of the social network. For more information, please see the networks’ privacy policies.
Facebook Plugin
Our website includes plugins for the social network Facebook, Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA. The Facebook plugins can be recognized by the Facebook logo on our site. If you click on the Facebook logo while you are logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of our site to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate visits to our site with your user account. Please note that, as the operator of this site, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted to Facebook or of how Facebook uses these data. If you do not want Facebook to associate your visit to our site with your Facebook account, please log out of your Facebook account. For more information, please see Facebook’s privacy policy at: https://www.facebook.com/full_data_use_policy.
Twitter Plugin
Functions of the Twitter service have been integrated into our website. These features are offered by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. When you use Twitter and the “Retweet” function, the websites you visit are connected to your Twitter account and made known to other users. In doing so, data will also be transferred to Twitter. We would like to point out that, as the provider of these pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or how it will be used by Twitter. For more information on Twitter’s privacy policy, please go to https://twitter.com/privacy. Your privacy preferences with Twitter can be modified in your account settings at https://twitter.com/account/settings.
LinkedIn Plugin
Our website uses plugins for the social network LinkedIn. These features are offered by LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. The LinkedIn plugin can be recognized by the LinkedIn logo on our site. If you click on the LinkedIn logo while you are logged into your account, you can link the content of our site to your LinkedIn profile. This allows LinkedIn to associate visits to our site with your user account. Please note that, as the operator of this site, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted to LinkedIn or of how LinkedIn uses these data. If you do not want LinkedIn to associate your visit to our site with your account, please log out of your LinkedIn account. For more information, please see LinkedIn’s privacy policy at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.
Newsletter Data
If you would like to receive our newsletter, we require a valid email address as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the specified email address and that you agree to receive this newsletter. No additional data is collected or is only collected on a voluntary basis. We only use this data to send the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.
We will, therefore, process any data you enter onto the contact form only with your consent per Art. 6 (1) (a) DSGVO. You can revoke consent to the storage of your data and email address as well as their use for sending the newsletter at any time, e.g. through the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The data processed before we receive your request may still be legally processed.
The data provided when registering for the newsletter will be used to distribute the newsletter until you cancel your subscription when said data will be deleted. Data we have stored for other purposes (e.g. email addresses for the members area) remain unaffected.
Data Collection on this Website
Beyond, this website is neither using cookies nor any other tool to track or collect any data.
Additional Questions and Notices
Should you have any further questions on data protection at AFB, please contact us at Smidt@zeit-stiftung.de and we will try to address your concerns. We reserve the right to send you occasional notifications about our applicable policies. Please visit our website regularly and make note of any changes. Unless otherwise noted, the use of your personal information and your accounts on our site is subject to this Privacy Policy.