Privacy Policy

1) Introduction and contact details of the person responsible

1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. Below we will inform you about how we handle your personal data when you use our website. Personal data is all data that can be used to identify you personally.

1.2 The controller responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is "Arbeitsgemeinschaft Friedhof und Denkmal e. V., Stiftung Zentralinstitut und Museum für Sepulkralkultur, Weinbergstraße 25-27, 34117 Kassel, Dr. Dirk Pörschmann, +49 (0)561-918 93-0, info@sepulkralmuseum.de". The controller responsible for the processing of personal data is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data.

1.3 The data controller has appointed a data protection officer, who can be contacted as follows: "Jens Zuschlag, Amselweg 8, 34376 Immenhausen, +49 (0)5673 920407, datenschutz@sepulkralmuseum.de"

2) Data collection when visiting our website

2.1 If you only use our website for informational purposes, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect data that your browser transmits to the site server (so-called "server log files"). When you visit our website, we collect the following data that is technically necessary for us to display the website to you:

The website visited
Date and time of accessing the website
Volume of data transmitted in bytes
Source/reference from where you accessed the website
Browser used
Operating system used.
IP address used (anonymous if applicable)

The data is processed in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data is not disseminated or used in any other way. However, we reserve the right to check the server logfiles retrospectively if there is concrete evidence of unlawful use.

2.2 For security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential information (e.g. orders or enquiries to the data controller), this website uses SSL and TSL encryption. An encrypted connection can be identified by the character sequence “https://” and the lock symbol in your browser title.

3) Cookies

In order to make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use cookies, i.e. small text files that are stored on your device. Some of these cookies are automatically deleted when the browser is closed (so-called "session cookies"), some of these cookies remain longer on your device and allow you to save page settings (so-called "persistent cookies"). In the latter case, you can see the storage duration in the overview of the cookie settings in your web browser.

If personal data is also processed by individual cookies we use, the processing takes place in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit. b GDPR either for the execution of the contract, in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 lit. According to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit.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 individually decide whether to accept them or to exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general.

Please note that the functionality of our website may be restricted if you reject cookies.

4) Contacting us

When contacting us (e.g. via contact form or e-mail), personal data is collected. Which data is collected when using 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 Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. If your contact is aimed at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. Your data will be deleted once your request has been processed. This is the case if it can be inferred from the circumstances that the facts in question have been finally clarified and provided that there are no legal storage obligations to the contrary.

5) Data processing for the processing of donations

To process any donations you may send us, we generally process the following personal data: first and last name, address, email address.

We will save your data together with information on the amount of donations, donation frequency and donation purpose and will keep it for ten years.

Depending on the payment method selected, the above data will also be forwarded to the payment service provider you selected for the donation and processed there exclusively and only to the extent necessary to process your donation.

The above-mentioned processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR and serves exclusively to properly process your donation payment and record it in the accounts. Storage over a period of 10 years is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c GDPR in conjunction with Section 147 AO, according to which we are subject to a corresponding retention obligation for the business transaction.

6) Use of customer data for direct advertising

6.1 Registration for our e-mail newsletter

If you subscribe to our e-mail newsletter, we will send you regular information about our offers. Mandatory information for sending the newsletter is your e-mail address alone. The specification of further data is voluntary and will be used to address you personally. For sending the newsletter we use the so-called double opt-in procedure. This means that we will only send you an e-mail newsletter if you have expressly confirmed that you agree to receive the newsletter. We will then send you a confirmation e-mail asking you to confirm by clicking on a link that you wish to receive the newsletter in the future.

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to the use of your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. When registering for the newsletter, we will save your IP address entered by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration in order to be able to trace a possible misuse of your e-mail address at a later date. The data collected by us when registering for the newsletter will be used exclusively for promotional purposes by means of the newsletter. You can cancel the newsletter at any time via the provided link in the newsletter or by sending a message to the person named above. After cancellation, your e-mail address will be deleted immediately in our newsletter distribution, as far as you have not expressly consented to a further use of your data or we reserve the right to further data usage, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this statement.

6.2 short

Our email newsletters and other promotional email communications are sent via this provider: Brevo GmbH, Köpenicker Str. 126, 10179 Berlin, Germany

Based on our legitimate interest in effective and user-friendly email marketing, we forward your data provided during registration to this provider in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, so that they can handle the email distribution on our behalf.

We reserve the right, solely on the basis of your explicit consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, to conduct further statistical analysis of the success of email campaigns using web beacons or tracking pixels in the emails sent, which can measure open rates and specific interactions with the newsletter content. This also involves collecting and analyzing end-device information (e.g., time of access, IP address, browser type, and operating system), but this information will not be combined with other data sets.

You can revoke your consent to email tracking at any time with effect for the future.

We have concluded an order processing contract with the provider, which protects the data of our site visitors and prohibits disclosure to third parties.

7) web analytics services

google analytics 4

This website uses Google Analytics 4, a web analysis service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google"), which enables an analysis of your use of our website.

By default, when you visit the website, Google Analytics sets 4 cookies, which are stored as small text modules on your end device and collect certain information. The scope of this information also includes your IP address, which, however, is shortened by Google by the last digits in order to exclude direct personal reference.

The information is transmitted to Google servers and processed there. Transmissions to Google LLC based in the USA are also possible.

Google uses the information collected on our behalf to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity for us and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage. The shortened IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. The data collected as part of the use of Google Analytics 4 is stored for a period of two months and then deleted.

All of the processing described above, in particular the setting of cookies on the end device used, only takes place if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
Without your consent, Google Analytics 4 will not be used during your visit to the site. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your right of withdrawal, please deactivate this service using the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website.

We have concluded an order processing contract with Google, which ensures the protection of the data of our site visitors and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

Further legal information on Google Analytics 4 can be found at https://business.safety.google/intl/ de/ privacy/, https://policies.google.com/ privacy?hl=of&gl=de and under https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner sites

Demographics
Google Analytics 4 uses the special "demographic characteristics" function and can use this to create statistics that make statements about the age, gender and interests of site visitors. This is done by analyzing advertising and information from third parties. This allows target groups to be identified for marketing activities. However, the collected data cannot be assigned to a specific person and will be deleted after being stored for a period of two months.

Google signals
As an extension to Google Analytics 4, Google Signals can be used on this website to create cross-device reports. If you have activated personalized ads and linked your devices to your Google account, Google can analyze your usage behavior across devices and database models, including cross-devices, subject to your consent to the use of Google Analytics in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) GDPR conversions, create. We do not receive any personal data from Google, only statistics. If you want to stop the cross-device analysis, you can disable the "Personalized advertising" function in your Google account settings. To do this, follow the instructions on this page: https://support.google.com/My-Ad-Center-Help/answer/12155764?hl=of
For more information about Google Signals, see the following link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7532985?hl=of

UserIDs
As an extension to Google Analytics 4, the "UserIDs" function can be used on this website. If you have consented to the use of Google Analytics 4 in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) GDPR, have set up an account on this website and log in to this account on different devices, your activities, including conversions, can be analyzed across devices become.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US data protection framework (EU-US Data Privacy Framework), which ensures compliance with the European data protection level on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

8) Page functionalities

8.1 Vimeo

This website uses plugins to display and play videos from the following provider: Vimeo.com, Inc., 330 West 34th Street, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10001, USA

If you call up a page on 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 the 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 when you visit the site, your data will be assigned directly to your account when you click on a video. If you do not want this to be assigned to your account, you must log out before pressing the play button.

All of the aforementioned processing, in particular the setting of cookies for reading information on the end device used, only takes place if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service using the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website.

8.2 Youtube

This website uses plugins to display and play videos from the following provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland

Data can also be transmitted to: Google LLC., USA

When you access a page on our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the provider's servers at the time of video playback to load the content. Certain information, including your IP address, is transmitted to the provider.

If the 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.

8.3 Applications for job advertisements by email

On our website, we are currently advertising vacancies in a separate section, to which interested parties can apply by e-mail to the contact address provided.

Applicants must provide all personal data necessary for an informed assessment, including general information such as name, address and contact details, as well as proof of performance and, where appropriate, health-related information. Details on the application can be found in the job advertisement.

After receipt of the application by e-mail, the data will be stored and evaluated exclusively for the purpose of processing the application. If we have any questions, we use either the e-mail address or telephone number of the applicant. The processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR (or Section 26 Para. 1 BDSG), in the sense of which going through the application process is considered to be the initiation of an employment contract.

Insofar as special categories of personal data within the meaning of Article 9 (1) GDPR (e.g. health data such as information on the severely disabled) are requested from applicants, processing takes place in accordance with Article 9 (2) lit. b. GDPR, so that we can exercise the rights arising from labor law and social security and social protection law and fulfill our obligations in this regard.

Cumulatively or alternatively, the processing of the special data categories may also be based on Art. 9 para. 1 lit. h DSGVO if it is used for health or occupational health purposes, for assessing the applicant's ability to work, for medical diagnosis, care or treatment in the health or social sector or for the administration of systems and services in the health or social sector he follows.

If the applicant is not selected or if an applicant withdraws his application prematurely, his transmitted data and all electronic correspondence including the application e-mail will be deleted after 6 months at the latest after notification. This period is based on our legitimate interest in answering any follow-up questions about the application and, if necessary, in being able to meet our obligations to provide evidence from the regulations on the equal treatment of applicants.

In the event of a successful application, the data provided will be processed on the basis of Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR (when processed in Germany in conjunction with Section 26 (1) BDSG) for the purpose of carrying out the employment relationship.

8.4 Online applications using a form

On our website, we advertise current vacancies in a separate section, for which interested parties can apply using the appropriate form.

In the course of sending the form, the applicant data is transmitted to us in encrypted form in accordance with the state of the art, stored by us and evaluated exclusively for the purpose of processing the application. The processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR (or Section 26 Para. 1 BDSG), in the sense of which going through the application process is considered to be the initiation of an employment contract.

If the applicant is not selected or if an applicant withdraws his application prematurely, his data submitted in the form and all electronic correspondence, including the application email, will be deleted after 6 months at the latest after notification. This period is based on our legitimate interest in answering any follow-up questions about the application and, if necessary, in being able to meet our obligations to provide evidence from the regulations on the equal treatment of applicants.

9) Tools and miscellaneous

Cookie Consent Tool

This website uses a so-called “cookie consent tool” to obtain effective user consent for cookies and cookie-based applications that require consent. The “cookie consent tool” is displayed to users when they access the page in the form of an interactive user interface on which consent can be given for certain cookies and/or cookie-based applications by checking a box. By using the tool, all cookies/services requiring consent are only loaded if the respective user gives their consent by checking the box. This ensures that such cookies are only set on the user's device if consent has been given.

The tool sets technically necessary cookies in order to save your cookie preferences. Personal user data are generally not processed here.

If, in individual cases, personal data (such as the IP address) is processed for the purpose of storing, assigning or logging cookie settings, this is done in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit.f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in a Legally compliant, user-specific and user-friendly consent management for cookies and therefore a legally compliant design of our website.

Another legal basis for processing is Article 6 (1) (c) GDPR. As the person responsible, we are subject to the legal obligation to make the use of technically unnecessary cookies dependent on the respective user consent.

If necessary, we have concluded an order processing contract with the provider, which ensures the protection of the data of our site visitors and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

Further information on the operator and the setting options for the cookie consent tool can be found directly in the corresponding user interface on our website.

10) Rights of the data subject

10.1 The applicable data protection law grants you the following rights of data subjects (information and intervention rights) vis-à-vis the person responsible with regard to the processing of your personal data, whereby reference is made to the stated legal basis for the respective exercise requirements:

Right to information in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR;
Right to rectification in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR;
Right to deletion in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR;
Right to restriction of processing in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR;
Right to information in accordance with Art. 19 GDPR;
Right to data portability in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR;
Right to revoke consent given in accordance with Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR;
Right to lodge a complaint in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR.

10.2 RIGHT TO OBJECT

IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA WITHIN A BALANCING OF INTERESTS AND BASED ON OUR OVERRIDING LEGITIAMTE INTEREST, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THIS PROCESSING AT ANY TIME WITH FUTURE EFFECT FOR REASONS EMANATING FROM YOUR SPECIFIC SITUATION.

IF YOU MAKE USE OF YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT WE WILL TERMINATE PROCESSING THE RELEVANT DATA. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO FURTHER PROCESSING IF WE CAN PROVE COMPELLING PRIVILEGED REASONS FOR PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL CLAIMS.

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA ARE PROCESSED BY US FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR SUCH ADVERTISING PURPOSES AT ANY TIME. YOU CAN EXERCISE YOUR OBJECTION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

IF YOU MAKE USE OF YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT WE WILL TERMINATE PROCESSING THE RELEVANT DATA FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES.

11) Storage period of personal data

The storage duration of personal data is determined by the respective legal framework, the processing purpose, and - where appropriate - additionally by the respective legal retention period (e.g. retention periods pertaining to commercial or tax legislation).

When processing personal data on the basis of an express consent in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit. a GDPR, the data concerned will be stored until you revoke your consent.

If legal retention periods exist for data that have been processed within transactional or transactional-similar obligations on the basis on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, these data will be routinely erased after expiry of the retention period provided they are no longer required for the fulfilment or initiation of a contract and/or no legitimate interest on continued storage continues from our side.

When processing personal data on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right of objection in accordance with Article 21 Paragraph 1 GDPR, unless we can provide compelling reasons worthy of protection prove the processing that outweighs your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

When processing personal data for the purpose of direct advertising on the basis of Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right of objection under Article 21 (2) GDPR.

If any other information of this declaration about specific processing situations does not result in any other outcomes, stored personal data will be erased when they are no longer required for the purposes for which they were collected or processed in any other way.