Data Protection Declaration / Privacy Policy
This translation is based on the German version “Datenschutzerklärung”. In case of any discrepancies the German version is valid.
The protection of your personal data, such as date of birth, name, telephone number, address, etc. is important to us.
The purpose of this privacy statement is to inform you about the processing of your personal data that we collect when you visit our website. Our data protection practices are in accordance with the legal provisions of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG). The following data protection declaration serves to fulfill the information obligations resulting from the GDPR. These can be found, for example, in Art. 13 and Art. 14 et seq. GDPR.
Person responsible
The controller within the meaning of Article 4(7) of the GDPR is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
In relation to our website, the responsible person is:
Fachverband Biogas e.V. (German Biogas Association)
Angerbrunnenstraße 12
D-85356 Freising
Germany
E-Mail: info@biogas.org
Tel.: +49(0)8161 / 98 46 60
Fax: +49(0)8161 / 98 46 70
Contact information of the data protection officer
We have appointed a data protection officer in accordance with Art. 37 GDPR. You can reach our data protection officer as follows:
Ituso GmbH
Fraunhoferstraße 9
D-85221 Dachau
Germany
E-Mail: datenschutz@biogas.org
Provision of the website and creation of log files
Each time our website is accessed, our system automatically collects data and information from the respective retrieving device (e.g. computer, cell phone, tablet, etc.).
What kind of data is collected and to what extent is it processed?
(1) Information about the browser type and version used;
(2) The operating system of the retrieval device;
(3) Host name of the accessing computer;
(4) The IP address of the retrieval device;
(5) Date and time of access;
(6) Websites and resources (images, files, other page content) that were accessed on our website;
(7) Websites from which the user's system accessed our Internet site (referrer tracking);
(8) Message as to whether the retrieval was successful;
(9) Volume of data transferred
This data is stored in the log files of our system. A storage of this data together with personal data of a concrete user does not take place; there is no identification of individual site visitors.
Legal basis for the processing of personal data
Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest). Our legitimate interest is to ensure the achievement of the purpose described below.
Purpose of the data processing
The temporary (automated) storage of data is necessary for a website visit to enable the provision of the website. The storage and processing of personal data is also carried out in order to maintain the compatibility of our website for as many visitors as possible and to combat misuse and error correction. For this purpose, it is necessary to log the technical data of the retrieving computer in order to be able to react as quickly as possible in the event of display errors, attacks on our IT systems and/or errors in the functionality of our website. In addition, we use the data to optimize the website and to generally ensure the security of our IT systems.
Duration of storage
The above-mentioned technical data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required to ensure the compatibility of the website for all visitors, but no later than 3 months after access to our website.
Possibility of objection and deletion
The above-mentioned technical data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer necessary to ensure the compatibility of the website for all visitors, but no later than 3 months after access to our website.
Special functions of the website
Our website offers various functions, during the use of which personal data is collected, processed, and stored by us. Below we explain what happens to this data:
Contact form(s)
- · What personal data is collected and to what extent is it processed?
- · Legal basis for the processing of personal data
- · Purpose of data processing
- · Duration of storage
- · Possibility of objection and deletion
- · Necessity of providing personal data
Integration of external web services and processing of data outside the EU
On our website, we use active content from external providers, so-called web services. By accessing our website, these external providers may receive personal information about your visit to our website. It is possible that data may be processed outside the EU. You can prevent this by installing an appropriate browser plugin or disabling the execution of scripts in your browser. This may lead to functional restrictions on the websites you visit.
We use the following external web services:
OpenJS Foundation
We use the service OpenJS Foundation provided by the company OpenJS Foundation, 1 Letterman Drive, Building D, Suite D4700, 94129 San Francisco, United States, Email: privacy@openjsf.org, Website: https://js.foundation/ on our website. Data is also transferred to a third country for which no adequacy decision has been issued by the European Commission. Therefore, the standard level of protection guaranteed by the GDPR cannot be ensured during the transfer, as it cannot be ruled out that authorities in the third country may, for example, gain access to the collected data. The legal basis for processing this personal data is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR or Art. 9 (2) (a) GDPR, which you have given on our website. jQuery is a free JavaScript library required for the proper operation of our website. It contains a code database that is a fundamental prerequisite for many of our website's functions.
You can withdraw your consent at any time. Further information on withdrawing your consent can be found either within the consent tool itself or at the end of this privacy policy.
Further information regarding the handling of the transferred data can be found in the provider's privacy policy at: https://openjsf.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/04/OpenJS-Foundation-Privacy-Policy-2019-11-15.pdf.
Yumpu
This website uses the business news service Yumpu.com of i-magazine AG (Gewerbestrasse 3, 9444 Diepoldsau, Switzerland) to display scrollable publications. This use also includes the "Google Analytics" service. This makes it possible to assign data, interactions, as well as sessions across several different end devices to a pseudonymous user ID and thus to analyze the activity of a user across devices.
Cookies (files that are stored on your terminal device) are used to perform an analysis of website usage.
Data Protection Declaration
www.yumpu.com/de/info/privacy_policy
Cookie-Guidelines:
www.yumpu.com/de/info/privacy_policy
Google Analytics
On our website, we use the web tracking service of the company Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter: Google Analytics). Within the scope of web tracking, Google Analytics uses cookies that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of the use of our website and your surfing behavior (so-called tracking). We perform this analysis on the basis of the Google Analytics tracking service in order to constantly optimize our website and make it more accessible. In the course of using our website, data, such as in particular your IP address and your user activities, are transmitted to servers of the company Google Ireland Limited. We perform this analysis on the basis of Google's tracking service in order to constantly optimize our internet offer and make it more accessible. We also require web tracking for security reasons. Web tracking allows us to track whether third parties are attacking our website. The information provided by web tracking enables us to take effective countermeasures and protect the personal data we process from these cyber attacks. By enabling IP anonymization within the Google Analytics tracking code of this website, your IP address will be anonymized before being transmitted by Google Analytics. This website uses a tracking code from Google-Analytics, which has been extended by the operator gat._anonymizeIp(); so that only an anonymized collection of IP addresses is possible (so-called IP masking). The legal basis for the data processing is, according to Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR, your consent in our information banner to the use of cookies and web tracking (consent by unambiguous confirmation of the action or behavior). Google will store the data relevant for the provision of web tracking for as long as it is necessary to fulfill the booked web service. The data collection and storage is anonymized. If there is a reference to a person, the data will be deleted immediately, provided that it is not subject to any legal obligations to retain data. In any case, the data will be deleted after expiration of the retention period. You can prevent the collection and forwarding of personal data to Google (in particular your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by deactivating the execution of script code in your browser or activating the "Do Not Track" setting of your browser. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the Google cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link (http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de). Google's security and privacy policy can be found at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de. For more information on the handling of transmitted data, please refer to Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.
You can prevent the collection as well as the processing of your data by Google by disabling the execution of script code in your browser or by installing a script blocker in your browser.
YouTube
Our website loads a web service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, 4 Dublin, Ireland (hereinafter: YouTube). We use this data to ensure the full functionality of our website. In this context, your browser may transmit personal data to YouTube. The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6 ( )1 lit. f GDPR. The legitimate interest lies in the error-free functioning of the website. The data will be deleted as soon as the purpose of the data collection has been fulfilled. For more information about the handling of the transmitted data, please refer to the privacy policy of Youtube: https://policies.google.com/privacy
trackjs.com
For the continuous improvement of our website, we use software from TrackJS, LLC (http://www.trackjs.com) for error analysis. In doing so, we record which actions a user has performed on our website, whereby neither IP addresses nor other personal data are stored. You can find more information about the handling of the transferred data in the privacy policy of trackjs.com: https://www.trackjs.com/privacy/.
You can prevent the collection as well as the processing of your data by trackjs.com by disabling the execution of script code in your browser or by installing a script blocker in your browser.
You can prevent the collection as well as the processing of your data by Youtube by disabling the execution of script code in your browser or by installing a script blocker in your browser.
Information on the use of cookies
Scope of the processing of personal data
On various pages, we integrate and use cookies to enable certain functions of our website and to integrate external web services. The so-called "cookies" are small text files that your browser can store on your access device. These text files contain a characteristic string that uniquely identifies the browser when you return to our website. The process of saving a cookie file is also referred to as "setting a cookie". Cookies can be set here both by the website itself and by external web services.
Legal basis for the processing of personal data
Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest) or Art. 6 (1) lit. a, or Art. 9 (2) lit. a GDPR (consent).
Which legal basis is relevant can be seen from the cookie table listed later in this point.
In general, in the case of cookies that are collected on the basis of a legitimate interest, our legitimate interest is to ensure the functionality of our website and the services integrated on it (technically necessary cookies). In addition, it may be that the cookies increase their user-friendliness and enable a more individualized approach. Here, we have weighed your interests against our interests.
With the help of cookie technology, we can only identify, analyze, and track individual website visitors if the website visitor has agreed to the use of the cookie in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR.
Purpose of data processing
Cookies are set by our website or external web services to maintain the full functionality of our website, to improve the user experience or to pursue the purpose stated with your consent. Cookie technology also allows us to recognize individual visitors by pseudonyms, such as a unique or random IDs, so that we can provide more customized services. Details are listed in the following table.
Duration of storage
The cookies listed below are stored in your browser until they are deleted or, in the case of a session cookie, until the session expires. Details are listed in the following table:
| Cookie-Name | Server | Provider | Purpose | Legal basis | Duration of storage | Type |
| SessionID | members.biogas.org | Website operator | This cookie allows us to store individual convenience settings selected by you and maintain them for your current and future visits to the website. | Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR or Art. 9 (2) (a) GDPR (Consent) | Session | Configuration |
| ga | biogas.org | Google Analytics | This cookie, associated with Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager, stores a unique ID for a website visitor and tracks how the visitor uses the website. | Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR or Art. 9 (2) (a) GDPR (Consent) | Approx. 24 months | Analytics |
| _ga | biogas.org | Google Analytics | This cookie assigns an ID to a user so that the web tracker can aggregate the user's actions under this ID. | Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR or Art. 9 (2) (a) GDPR (Consent) | Approx. 24 months | Analytics |
Data Security and Data Protection, Communication via Email
Your personal data is protected by technical and organizational measures during collection, storage, and processing in such a way that it is inaccessible to third parties. In the case of unencrypted communication via email, complete data security during transmission to our IT systems cannot be guaranteed by us. Therefore, we recommend encrypted communication or the postal service for information requiring a high level of confidentiality.
Right to Information and Rectification Requests – Erasure & Restriction of Data - Withdrawal of Consent – Right to Object
Right to Information
You have the right to request confirmation as to whether we are processing personal data concerning you. If this is the case, you have a right to information regarding the details specified in Art. 15 (1) GDPR, provided that the rights and freedoms of other persons are not adversely affected (cf. Art. 15 (4) GDPR). We will also gladly provide you with a copy of the data.
Right to Rectification
Pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR, you have the right to have any incorrect personal data stored by us (such as your address, name, etc.) corrected at any time. You can also request the completion of the data stored by us at any time. A corresponding adjustment will be made without delay.
Right to Erasure
Pursuant to Art. 17 (1) GDPR, you have the right to demand that we erase the personal data collected about you if:
- The data is no longer required;
- The legal basis for processing has ceased to exist without replacement due to the withdrawal of your consent;
- You have objected to the processing and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing;
- Your data is being processed unlawfully;
- A legal obligation requires it or the collection took place pursuant to Art. 8 (1) GDPR.
- The processing is necessary for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information;
- Your data has been collected on the basis of a legal obligation;
- The processing is necessary for reasons of public interest;
- The data is required for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
Right to Restriction of Processing
Pursuant to Art. 18 (1) GDPR, you have the right in individual cases to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. This applies if:
- The accuracy of the personal data is contested by you;
- The processing is unlawful and you oppose the erasure;
- The data is no longer needed for the purpose of processing, but the collected data is required for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims;
- An objection to the processing has been lodged pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR and it is still unclear whose interests override.
Right of Withdrawal
If you have given us explicit consent to process your personal data (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR or Art. 9 (2) (a) GDPR), you may withdraw this consent at any time. Please note that this does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent up to the point of withdrawal.
Right to Object
Pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you that has been collected on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (within the scope of a legitimate interest). You are only entitled to this right if there are special circumstances militating against the storage and processing.
How do you exercise your rights?
You can exercise your rights at any time by contacting us using the contact details below:
Fachverband Biogas e.V. (German Biogas Association)
Angerbrunnenstraße 12
D-85356 Freising
Germany
E-Mail: info@biogas.org
Tel.: +49(0)8161 / 98 46 60
Right to Data Portability
Pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR, you have a right to the transmission of personal data concerning you. We will provide the data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. The data can be sent either to yourself or to a controller designated by you.
Upon request pursuant to Art. 20 (1) GDPR, we will provide you with the following data:
- Data collected on the basis of explicit consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR or Art. 9 (2) (a) GDPR;
- Data that we received from you within the framework of existing contracts pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR;
- Data that has been processed as part of an automated procedure.
Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority pursuant to Art. 77 (1) GDPR
If you suspect that your data is being processed unlawfully on our website, you can, of course, bring about a judicial clarification of the issue at any time. In addition, any other legal option is open to you. Irrespective of this, you have the option of contacting a supervisory authority pursuant to Art. 77 (1) GDPR.
You have the right to lodge a complaint pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR in the EU Member State of your habitual residence, your place of work, and/or the place of the alleged infringement; i.e., you can choose the supervisory authority you contact from the locations mentioned above. The supervisory authority with which the complaint has been lodged will then inform you of the status and outcomes of your submission, including the possibility of a judicial remedy pursuant to Art. 78 GDPR.