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Data protection information for visitors to the website

The Rotary Club mentioned in the imprint of this website would like to explain below which data of yours is processed on this website and how.


Purpose, legal basis, categories of recipients, storage period of the data processing

Purpose: Presentation of the club as well as communication via the Internet.

The purpose of data processing on this website is to provide information about the activities of our club, combined with the possibility for users to make targeted contact with contact persons. In addition, we process personal data in accordance with the following legal basis:
- Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO for the processing of personal data with the consent of the data subject.
- Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO for the necessary processing of personal data for the fulfillment of a contract with the data subject as well as for the implementation of corresponding pre-contractual measures.
- Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c DSGVO for the necessary processing of personal data for the fulfillment of a legal obligation to which we are subject according to any applicable law of the EU or according to any applicable law of a country in which the DSGVO is applicable in whole or in part.
- Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO for the necessary processing of personal data to protect the legitimate interests of us or of third parties, unless the fundamental freedoms and rights and interests of the data subject prevail. Legitimate interests are in particular our business interest in being able to provide our website, information security, the enforcement of our own legal claims and compliance with other legal provisions.

For this purpose, we employ persons separately bound to secrecy and to data protection in the context of the provision of services.

When you visit the website, a connection is established with your browser. This following information collected in the process will be temporarily system files and automatically collected: IP address of your device, date and time of access, name and URL of accessed files, website from which access is made or from which you were directed to our site (referrer URL), browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your device and the name of your provider. The aforementioned data is processed by us for the purpose of smooth connection establishment and system security. The accruing connection data is automatically deleted, usually for a maximum of seven days. If the website is misused, log data whose further storage is necessary for evidentiary purposes will be retained until the incident has been clarified.

Use of cookies

This website uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is used to evaluate the website's visit behavior and to improve our information offering. The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO (legitimate interests). The optimization of the website is such a legitimate interest. The information obtained is only used for internal statistical evaluation and is not passed on to third parties. The cookies are deleted after the end of your session, at the latest on the same day. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. The data collection is anonymized; the collected data cannot be related to your person.

Contact form

If you write to us via our contact form, your data from the form will be processed to handle your request. The legal basis for the transmission to us is consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. The data will then be deleted. If no retention obligation arises from your request (e.g. in the case of an order), the data will be deleted after three years. Your data will be forwarded internally to the responsible contact person for processing your request. Your data will not be passed on to third parties without your permission.

Your right to information, correction, deletion, objection and data transferability

You can exercise your right to information, correction and deletion of data at any time. Simply contact us in the ways described above. If you wish data to be deleted but we are still legally obliged to retain it, access to your data will be restricted (blocked). The same applies in the event of an objection. You can exercise your right to data portability, insofar as the technical possibilities are available at the recipient and at our company.

Right of complaint

You have the possibility to file a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority at any time.

Data security/ Encryption

This website uses "Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure" (https). The connection between your browser and our server is encrypted.

Actuality and change of this privacy policy

We reserve the right to adapt the content of this data protection declaration at any time. This is usually done in the event of further development or adaptation of the services used. You can view the current data protection declaration on our website.