Privacy Policy
1. Data protaction at a glance
General information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal information when you visit this website. Personal data is all data that can be used to identify you personally. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to our Privacy Policy below.
Data collection on this website
Who is responsible for the data collection on this website?
The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Their contact details can be found in the ‘Information on the responsible body’ section of this Privacy Policy.
How do we collect your information?
On the one hand, your data will be collected by you communicating it to us. This can be, for example, data that you enter into a contact form.
Other data is collected by our IT systems automatically or with your consent when you visit the website. This is mainly technical data (e.g. Internet browser, operating system or time of page access). This data is automatically collected as soon as you enter this website.
What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected to ensure the accurate provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour.
What rights do you have with regard to your data?
You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request the correction or erasure of this data. If you have given your consent to the data processing, you may revoke this consent for the future at any time. In addition, you have the right, under certain circumstances, to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted. You also have the right to complain to the relevant supervisory authority. You can contact us at any time if you have further questions regarding data protection.
Analytical tools and third-party tools
When you visit this website, your surfing behaviour can be evaluated statistically. This is done primarily by so-called analytical programs.
For detailed information about these analytical programs, please refer to the following Privacy Policy.
2. Hosting
We host the contents of our website with the following provider:
Hetzner
The provider is Hetzner Online GmbH, Industriestr. 25, DE-91710 Gunzenhausen, Germany (hereinafter Hetzner).
Details can be found in Hetzner’s Privacy Policy: https://www.hetzner.com/en/legal/data protection.
The use of Hetzner is based on Art. 6 para. 1f of the GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the most reliable presentation of our website. If appropriate consent has been requested, the processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 of the German Telecommunications-Telemedia Data Protection Act (TTDSG), insofar as consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent may be revoked at any time.
Order processing
We have concluded an order processing agreement to use the above service. This is a contract required by data protection law which guarantees that the personal data of our website visitors will only be processed in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
3. General notes and obligatory informationn
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, different personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. This Privacy Policy explains which data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.
Note on the responsible party
Global Ethic Foundation: General Secretary Dr. Stephan Schlensog
Eisenbahnstr. 1
72072 Tübingen
Telephone: +49 7071 40053–0
E-Mail: datenschutz@weltethos.org
Tax number: 86167/46154 Registered office: Tübingen
VAT identification number in accordance with § 27a of the German VAT Act: DE220641002
The responsible party is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g. names, email addresses or similar).
Storage period
Unless a specific storage period has been specified in this Privacy Policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for the data processing is no longer applicable. If you assert a legitimate erasure request or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be erased unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, the erasure takes place after these reasons have ceased to exist: Art. 6 para. 1 clause 1c GDPR.
General information on the legal bases of data processing on this website
If you have consented to the processing of data, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1a GDPR, if special data categories are processed according to Art. 9 para. 1 of the GDPR. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also based on Art. 49 para. 1a GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information in your terminal device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), data processing is additionally based on § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. The consent may be revoked at any time. If your data is required for the fulfilment of the contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1b of the GDPR.
Furthermore, we process your data if this is necessary for the fulfilment of a legal obligation, on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1c of the GDPR. Furthermore, the data processing may be carried out on the basis of our justified interest in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1f of the GDPR. The legal bases applicable in each individual case are described in the following paragraphs of this Privacy Policy.Global Ethic Foundation: General Secretary Dr. Stephan Schlensog
Eisenbahnstr. 1
72072 Tübingen
Telephone: +49 7071 40053–0
E-Mail: datenschutz@weltethos.org
Recipient of personal data
As part of our business activities, we work with various external bodies. In some cases, personal data must also be transmitted to these external bodies. We only pass on personal data to external bodies if this is necessary for the performance of a contract (Art. 6 para. 1 clause 1b GDPR). This applies, for example, to printing, shipping or payment service providers in order to process your order. In addition, we may share your data if we are legally obliged to do so pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 clause 1c GDPR (e.g. disclosure of data to tax authorities) if we have a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1f GDPR or if you have consented to the transfer (e.g. provider of our newsletter distribution; see below). When using data processors, we only pass on personal data of our customers on the basis of a valid contract for data processing. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing contract shall be concluded.
Revocation of your consent to data processing (Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR)
Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke an already given consent at any time for the future. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Right of objection to the collection of data in special cases and to direct advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)
If data processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1e or 1f GDPR, you have the right at any time to object to the processing of your personal data on grounds relating to your particular situation; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. The respective legal basis on which processing is based can be found in this Privacy Policy. If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims (objection pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR).
If your personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for such marketing, including profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If you object, your personal data will subsequently no longer be used for the purpose of direct marketing (objection pursuant to Art. 21 para. 2 GDPR).
Right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR)
In the event of a breach of the GDPR, the parties concerned have the right to appeal to 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 of appeal is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy.
Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
You have the right for data processed by us automatically on the basis of your consent or in order to fulfil a contract to be passed to you or to a third party in a commonly used and machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another responsible party, this will only take place if it is technically feasible.
Information, correction and erasure (Art. 15, 16, 17 GDPR)
You have the right to free information about your processed personal data, its origin and recipients, the planned storage period and the purpose of the data processing and, if applicable, a right to rectification or erasure of this data at any time within the framework of the applicable legal provisions. For this purpose, as well as for any further questions regarding personal data, you can contact us at any time. You can request the immediate correction of inaccurate data or completion of your personal data. You may also request the erasure of your personal data insofar as the processing is not necessary for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information,for the performance of a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You may contact us for this purpose at any time. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:
- If you dispute 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 the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
- If the processing of your personal data happened/is happening unlawfully, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of erasure.
- If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend or assert legal claims, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted instead of erasure.
- If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 of the GDPR, a balancing of your and our interests must be carried out. Until it has been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
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If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data - apart from its storage - may only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, 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 a Member State.
SSL or TLS encryption
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or requests that you send to us as the site operator. An encrypted connection can be identified 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 enabled, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Encrypted payment transactions on this website
If, after the conclusion of a fee-based contract, there is an obligation to provide us with your payment data (e.g. account number for direct debit authorisation), this data is required for payment processing.
Payment transactions by common means of payment (Visa/MasterCard, direct debit) are made exclusively via an encrypted SSL or TLS connection. An encrypted connection can be identified by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.
With encrypted communication, your payment data that you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.4. Data collection on this website
Cookies
Our Internet pages use “cookies”. Cookies are small packets of data and do not harm your terminal device. They are stored either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your terminal device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your terminal device until you delete them yourself or an automatic deletion is carried out by your web browser.
Cookies may come from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies allow the integration of certain third-party services within websites (e.g. cookies to process payment services). Cookies have different functions. Numerous cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. the shopping basket function or the display of videos). Other cookies may be used to evaluate user behaviour or for advertising purposes. Cookies that are technically necessary to carry out the electronic communication process, to provide certain functions or functions desired by you (e.g. for the shopping basket function) (technically necessary cookies) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1f of the GDPR, unless a different legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the use of necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimised provision of its services. In the case of technically unnecessary cookies (e.g. to analyse and evaluate the usage behaviour of our website), we must ask for your consent to the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies. The processing therefore takes place exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 para. 1a of the GDPR and § 25 para. 1 of the TTDSG); the consent may be revoked at any time. You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or generally, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when the browser is closed. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website. You can find out which cookies and services are used on this website in this Privacy Policy.Consent to Borlabs Cookie
Our website uses Borlabs Cookie’s consent technology to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies in your browser or to the use of certain technologies and to document them in accordance with data protection regulations. Provider of this technology is Borlabs GmbH, Rübenkamp 32, DE-22305 Hamburg, Germany (hereinafter Borlabs).
When you enter our website, a Borlabs cookie is stored in your browser in which the consents you have given or the withdrawal of these consents are stored. This data will not be passed on to the provider of Borlabs Cookie. The collected data will be stored until you ask us to erase it or delete the Borlabs cookie yourself or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Mandatory statutory retention periods remain unaffected. Details of Borlabs Cookie data processing can be found at https://en.borlabs.io/kb/what-information-does-borlabs-cookie-store/. Borlabs Cookie consent technology is used to obtain legally required consent for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1c of the GDPR.Contact form and emails
If you send us inquiries via a contact form or email, your details from the inquiry form or email, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1b of the GDPR if your request relates to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our justified interest in the effective processing of the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1f of the GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1a GDPR) if this has been requested; consent may be revoked at any time. The data you enter in the contact form or in the email will remain with us until you ask us to erase it, revoke your consent for storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods (Art. 6 para. 1 clause 1c GDPR) – remain unaffected.5. Social media and platforms
We have various presences on so-called social media platforms. We operate the presences with the following providers:
- The Privacy Policy for the Facebook social network operated by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland, can be viewed at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/update?ref=old_policy.
- The Privacy Policy for the Instagram social network operated by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited can be viewed at https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388.
- The Privacy Policy for the social network YouTube, which is operated by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, can be viewed at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
- The Privacy Policy For the Spotify platform, operated by Spotify AB, Regeringsgatan 19, SE-111 53 Stockholm, Sweden, can be viewed at https://www.spotify.com/en/legal/privacy-policy/.
- You can view the Privacy Policy for the LinkedIn social network operated by LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.
6. Analysis tools and advertising
Matomo
This website uses the open source web analytics service Matomo.
With the help of Matomo, we are able to collect and analyse data about the use of our website by website visitors. This allows us to find out, among other things, when which page views were made and from which region they come. We also collect various log files (e.g. IP address, referrer, browsers and operating systems used) and can measure whether our website visitors perform certain actions (e.g. clicks, purchases etc.). The use of this analytical tool is based on Art. 6 para. 1f of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analysing user behaviour in order to optimise both its website and its advertising. If appropriate consent has been requested, the processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 of the German Telecommunications-Telemedia Data Protection Act (TTDSG), insofar as consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent may be revoked at any time.
IP anonymisation
When analysing with Matomo, we use IP anonymisation. In this case, your IP address is truncated before analysis so that it can no longer be uniquely assigned to you.
Cookieless analytics
We have configured Matomo so that Matomo does not store cookies in your browser.
Hosting
We host Matomo exclusively on our own servers, so all analysis data remains with us and is not shared.
7. Newsletter
Newsletter data
If you wish to subscribe to the newsletter offered on the website, we require an email address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter. Further data is not collected or only collected on a voluntary basis. We use newsletter service providers to process the newsletters, which are described below.
Brevo
This website uses Brevo to send newsletters. The provider is Sendinblue GmbH, Köpenicker Strasse 126, DE-10179 Berlin, Germany.
Brevo is a service that can be used, among other things, to organise and analyse the sending of newsletters. The data you enter for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored on the servers of Sendinblue GmbH in Germany.Data analysis by Brevo
Brevo allows us to analyse our newsletter campaigns. For example, we can see if a newsletter message has been opened and which links have been clicked. In this way, we can determine which links have been clicked particularly often.
In addition, we can detect whether certain predefined actions have been performed after opening/clicking (conversion rate). For example, we can tell if you have made a purchase after clicking on the newsletter. Brevo also allows us to divide (“cluster”) newsletter recipients based on different categories. The newsletter recipients can be divided, for example, by age, gender or place of residence. In this way, the newsletters can be better adapted to the respective target groups. If you do not want analysis by Brevo, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. For this purpose, we provide a corresponding link in each newsletter message. Detailed information on the Brevo features can be found at the following link: https://www.brevo.com/en/newsletter-software/.Legal basis
We use the so-called double opt-in procedure for newsletter subscriptions. This means that once you have registered, we will send you an email to the email address provided asking you to confirm that you are the owner of the email address provided and wish to receive the notifications. We also store your IP address and the times at which you register for the newsletter and confirm your registration. The purpose of this procedure is to have proof of your registration and, if necessary, to be able to clarify any improper use of your personal data. Data processing is based on your consent (Art. 6, para. 1 a GDPR). You may revoke this consent at any time. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.
Storage period
The data you provide to us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you unsubscribe from the newsletter. Data stored with us for other purposes remains unaffected. After you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored in a blacklist by us or the newsletter service provider, if this is necessary to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist will only be used for this purpose and will not be merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1f GDPR). Storage in the blacklist is not limited in time. You can object to the storage if your interests override our legitimate interest.
For more details, please visit Brevo’s Privacy Policy at: https://www.brevo.com/de/datenschutzuebersicht/ or https://www.brevo.com/de/legal/privacypolicy/.Order processing
We have concluded an order processing agreement to use the above service. This is a contract required by data protection law which guarantees that the personal data of our website visitors will only be processed in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
8. Plugins and Tools
YouTube with enhanced data protection
This website integrates videos from the website YouTube. The operator of the pages is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
We use YouTube in extended data protection mode. According to YouTube, this mode means that YouTube does not store any information about visitors to this website before they watch the video. However, the extended data protection mode does not necessarily exclude the transfer of data to YouTube partners. This is how YouTube connects to the Google DoubleClick network regardless of whether you are watching a video. Once you start a YouTube video on this website, a connection is established to YouTube’s servers. This informs the YouTube server which of our pages you have visited. When you are signed into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to associate your Internet usage directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account. Furthermore, after starting a video, YouTube may store various cookies on your terminal device or use comparable recognition technologies (e.g. device fingerprinting). This allows YouTube to obtain information about visitors to this website. This information is used, among other things, to collect video statistics, improve usability and prevent fraud attempts. If necessary, further data processing operations can be triggered after the start of a YouTube video, over which we have no influence The use of YouTube takes place in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers. We ask for a corresponding consent, therefore the processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 of the German Telecommunications-Telemedia Data Protection Act (TTDSG), insofar as consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent may be revoked at any time. For more information about data protection on YouTube, please visit their Privacy Policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en. The company is certified according to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States designed to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the United States. Every company certified under the DPF is committed to complying with these data protection standards. You can find further information about this from the provider via the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?contact=true&id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active