Legal Disclaimer: This Privacy Policy is a translation of the original German text (Datenschutzerklärung) and is provided solely for information and convenience purposes. In the event of any discrepancies, linguistic nuances, or legal disputes, the original German version shall prevail and is the only legally binding text. This translation is not legally binding for Intersections e.V. or Mawaleh.
1) Introduction and Contact Details of the Controller
1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. In the following, we provide information on how we handle your personal data when you use our website. Personal data refers to all data with which you can be personally identified.
1.2 The controller in charge of data processing on this website, within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is Intersections e.V., Rosenheimer Str. 6 c/o Wildner, 10781 Berlin, Germany, Email: admin@intersections.ngo. The controller responsible for the processing of personal data is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
2) Data Collection When Visiting Our Website
2.1 If you use our website for informational purposes only, i.e., if you do not register or otherwise transmit information to us, we only collect the data that your browser transmits to our website server (so-called “server log files”). When you access our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display the website to you:
- Our visited website
- Date and time at the moment of access
- Amount of data sent in bytes
- Source/reference from which you reached the page
- Browser used
- Operating system used
- IP address used (if applicable: in anonymized form)
The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data will not be passed on or used in any other way. However, we reserve the right to check the server log files subsequently if there are concrete indications of illegal use.
2.2 For security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g., orders or inquiries to the controller), this website uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the character string “https://” and the lock symbol in your browser line.
3) Cookies
In order to make the visit to our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use cookies, i.e., small text files that are stored on your end device. Some of these cookies are automatically deleted after the browser is closed (so-called “session cookies”), while others remain on your end device for longer and enable page settings to be saved (so-called “persistent cookies”). In the latter case, you can find the storage duration in the overview of the cookie settings of your web browser.
Insofar as personal data is also processed by individual cookies used by us, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR either for the performance of the contract, in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR in the event of consent being granted, or in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website and a customer-friendly and effective design of the page visit.
You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and decide individually on their acceptance or exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally. Please note that if cookies are not accepted, the functionality of our website may be restricted.
4) Contacting Us
When contacting us (e.g., via contact form or email), personal data is collected. Which data is collected in the case of the use of a contact form can be seen from the respective contact form. This data is stored and used exclusively for the purpose of answering your request or for establishing contact and the associated technical administration.
The legal basis for the processing of this data is our legitimate interest in answering your request in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If your contact is aimed at the conclusion of a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Your data will be deleted after final processing of your inquiry. This is the case if it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been heavily clarified and provided that there are no statutory retention obligations to the contrary.
5) Page Functionalities
5.1 Facebook Plugins
Plugins of the social network of the following provider are used on our website: Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland
These plugins enable direct interactions with content on the social network. To increase the protection of your data when visiting our website, the plugins are initially deactivated and integrated into the page by means of a so-called “2-click” or “Shariff” solution. This integration ensures that when a page of our website containing such plugins is accessed, no connection is yet established with the provider’s servers.
Only when you activate the plugins and thus give your consent to the data transmission in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR does your browser establish a direct connection to the provider’s servers. In this context, regardless of whether you are logged into an existing user profile, information about your end device used (including your IP address), your browser, and your page history is transmitted to the provider to a certain extent and processed there if necessary.
If you are logged into an existing user profile on the provider’s social network, information about interactions carried out via the plugins is also published there and displayed to your contacts.
You can revoke your consent at any time by deactivating the activated plugin by clicking it again. However, the revocation has no influence on the data that has already been transferred to the provider. Data may also be transmitted to: Meta Platforms Inc., USA We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors’ data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties. For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European level of data protection on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.
5.2 Instagram Plugins
Plugins of the social network of the following provider are used on our website: Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland
These plugins enable direct interactions with content on the social network. To increase the protection of your data when visiting our website, the plugins are initially deactivated and integrated into the page by means of a so-called “2-click” or “Shariff” solution. This integration ensures that when a page of our website containing such plugins is accessed, no connection is yet established with the provider’s servers.
Only when you activate the plugins and thus give your consent to the data transmission in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR does your browser establish a direct connection to the provider’s servers. In this context, regardless of whether you are logged into an existing user profile, information about your end device used (including your IP address), your browser, and your page history is transmitted to the provider to a certain extent and processed there if necessary.
If you are logged into an existing user profile on the provider’s social network, information about interactions carried out via the plugins is also published there and displayed to your contacts.
You can revoke your consent at any time by deactivating the activated plugin by clicking it again. However, the revocation has no influence on the data that has already been transferred to the provider. Data may also be transmitted to: Meta Platforms Inc., USA We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors’ data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties. For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European level of data protection on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.
5.3 LinkedIn Plugins
Plugins of the social network of the following provider are used on our website: LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland
These plugins enable direct interactions with content on the social network. To increase the protection of your data when visiting our website, the plugins are initially deactivated and integrated into the page by means of a so-called “2-click” or “Shariff” solution. This integration ensures that when a page of our website containing such plugins is accessed, no connection is yet established with the provider’s servers.
Only when you activate the plugins and thus give your consent to the data transmission in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR does your browser establish a direct connection to the provider’s servers. In this context, regardless of whether you are logged into an existing user profile, information about your end device used (including your IP address), your browser, and your page history is transmitted to the provider to a certain extent and processed there if necessary.
If you are logged into an existing user profile on the provider’s social network, information about interactions carried out via the plugins is also published there and displayed to your contacts.
You can revoke your consent at any time by deactivating the activated plugin by clicking it again. However, the revocation has no influence on the data that has already been transferred to the provider. Data may also be transmitted to: LinkedIn Inc., USA We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors’ data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties. For the transfer of data to the USA, the provider relies on Standard Contractual Clauses of the European Commission, which are intended to ensure compliance with the European level of data protection.
5.4 Mastodon Plugins
Plugins of the social network of the following provider are used on our website: Mastodon gGmbH, Mühlenstraße 8a, 14167 Berlin, Germany
These plugins enable direct interactions with content on the social network. To increase the protection of your data when visiting our website, the plugins are initially deactivated and integrated into the page by means of a so-called “2-click” or “Shariff” solution. This integration ensures that when a page of our website containing such plugins is accessed, no connection is yet established with the provider’s servers.
Only when you activate the plugins and thus give your consent to the data transmission in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR does your browser establish a direct connection to the provider’s servers. In this context, regardless of whether you are logged into an existing user profile, information about your end device used (including your IP address), your browser, and your page history is transmitted to the provider to a certain extent and processed there if necessary.
If you are logged into an existing user profile on the provider’s social network, information about interactions carried out via the plugins is also published there and displayed to your contacts.
You can revoke your consent at any time by deactivating the activated plugin by clicking it again. However, the revocation has no influence on the data that has already been transferred to the provider. We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors’ data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.
5.5 X Plugins
Plugins of the social network of the following provider are used on our website: Twitter International Unlimited Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07 Ireland
These plugins enable direct interactions with content on the social network. To increase the protection of your data when visiting our website, the plugins are initially deactivated and integrated into the page by means of a so-called “2-click” or “Shariff” solution. This integration ensures that when a page of our website containing such plugins is accessed, no connection is yet established with the provider’s servers.
Only when you activate the plugins and thus give your consent to the data transmission in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR does your browser establish a direct connection to the provider’s servers. In this context, regardless of whether you are logged into an existing user profile, information about your end device used (including your IP address), your browser, and your page history is transmitted to the provider to a certain extent and processed there if necessary.
If you are logged into an existing user profile on the provider’s social network, information about interactions carried out via the plugins is also published there and displayed to your contacts.
You can revoke your consent at any time by deactivating the activated plugin by clicking it again. However, the revocation has no influence on the data that has already been transferred to the provider. Data may also be transmitted to: X Corp., USA We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors’ data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties. For the transfer of data to the USA, the provider relies on Standard Contractual Clauses of the European Commission, which are intended to ensure compliance with the European level of data protection.
5.6 Vimeo
This website uses plugins for the display and playback of videos from the following provider: Vimeo.com, Inc., 330 West 34th Street, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10001, USA
When you access a page of our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the provider’s servers in order to load the plugin. Certain information, including your IP address, is transmitted to the provider. If playback of embedded videos is started via the plugin, the provider also uses cookies to collect information about user behavior, create playback statistics, and prevent abusive behavior.
If you are logged into a user account with the provider during your visit to the site, your data will be assigned directly to your account when you click on a video. If you do not wish such assignment to your account, you must log out before pressing the playback button.
All aforementioned processing operations, in particular the setting of cookies for reading out information on the end device used, will only take place if you have given us your express consent to this in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service via the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website. For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European level of data protection on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.
5.7 YouTube
This website uses plugins for the display and playback of videos from the following provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland
Data may also be transmitted to: Google LLC., USA When you access a page of our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the provider’s servers in order to load the plugin. Certain information, including your IP address, is transmitted to the provider. If playback of embedded videos is started via the plugin, the provider also uses cookies to collect information about user behavior, create playback statistics, and prevent abusive behavior.
If you are logged into a user account with the provider during your visit to the site, your data will be assigned directly to your account when you click on a video. If you do not wish such assignment to your account, you must log out before pressing the playback button.
All aforementioned processing operations, in particular the setting of cookies for reading out information on the end device used, will only take place if you have given us your express consent to this in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service via the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website. For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European level of data protection on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.
5.8 SoundCloud
Functionalities of the following music service provider for playing music tracks are integrated on this website: SoundCloud Global Limited & Co. KG, Rheinsberger Str. 76/77, 10115 Berlin, Germany
When visiting this page, a direct connection can be established between your browser and the provider’s servers via this integration, even if you do not have an account with the provider or are not logged into one. The provider thereby receives the information that you have visited our page. The information collected in this process (possibly including your IP address) is transmitted directly from your browser to a server of the provider and stored there. However, the information is not used to identify you personally and is not passed on to third parties.
If you play a music track via the corresponding function while you are logged into a user account of the provider, the provider can assign the visit to our page to this account. If you do not wish such assignment to your account, you must log out before pressing the playback button.
The data processing described above is carried out in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in an appealing acoustic design of the visit to our website. You can also object to the loading of the provider’s playback functions and thus to the data processing procedures described above for the future with add-ons for your browser, e.g., with the script blocker “NoScript” (https://noscript.net/).
6) Rights of the Data Subject
6.1 The applicable data protection law grants you the following data subject rights (rights of access and intervention) vis-à-vis the controller with regard to the processing of your personal data; reference is made to the legal basis cited for the respective prerequisites for exercise:
- Right of access pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR;
- Right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR;
- Right to erasure pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR;
- Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR;
- Right to notification pursuant to Art. 19 GDPR;
- Right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR;
- Right to withdraw consent given pursuant to Art. 7(3) GDPR;
- Right to lodge a complaint pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR.
6.2 RIGHT TO OBJECT
IF, WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF A BALANCING OF INTERESTS, WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA ON THE BASIS OF OUR OVERRIDING LEGITIMATE INTEREST, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THIS PROCESSING WITH EFFECT FOR THE FUTURE ON GROUNDS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION.
IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED. HOWEVER, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CONTINUE PROCESSING IF WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL CLAIMS.
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED BY US FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING. YOU MAY EXERCISE THE OBJECTION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.
IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES.
7) Duration of Storage of Personal Data
The duration of the storage of personal data is determined based on the respective legal basis, the purpose of processing and – if relevant – additionally based on the respective statutory retention period (e.g., retention periods under commercial and tax law).
When processing personal data on the basis of express consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, the data concerned are stored until you withdraw your consent.
If there are statutory retention periods for data that is processed within the framework of legal or quasi-legal obligations on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, this data will be routinely deleted after the expiry of the retention periods, provided that it is no longer required for the fulfillment of the contract or the initiation of the contract and/or we have no continuing legitimate interest in further storage.
When processing personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, this data is stored until you exercise your right to object pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims.
When processing personal data for the purpose of direct marketing on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, this data is stored until you exercise your right to object pursuant to Art. 21(2) GDPR.
Unless otherwise stated in the other information in this declaration regarding specific processing situations, stored personal data will otherwise be deleted when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.