{"id":10713,"date":"2022-10-27T11:59:23","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T09:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/congressa.de\/privacy-policy\/"},"modified":"2025-04-08T12:45:40","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T10:45:40","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/congressa.de\/en\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy policy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Data protection information<\/h2><\/h1><\/div>
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1. data protection at a glance<\/h2>\n
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General information<\/strong>
\nThe following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is any data that can be used to identify you personally. You can find detailed information on the subject of data protection at
\nin our further data protection declaration listed below this text. <\/p>\n

Data collection on our website<\/strong>
\nWho is responsible for data collection on this website?
\nData processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the operator’s contact details in the legal notice of this website. <\/p>\n

How do we collect your data?<\/strong>
\nOn the one hand, your data is collected when you provide it to us. This may, for example, be data that you enter in a contact form.
\nOther data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is primarily technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or time of page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you access our website. <\/p>\n

What do we use your data for?<\/strong>
\nSome of the data is collected to ensure that the website is provided without errors. Other data can be used to analyze your user behavior. <\/p>\n

What rights do you have with regard to your data?<\/strong>
\nYou 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, blocking or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice if you have further questions on the subject of data protection. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. You also have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. For details, please refer to the privacy policy under “Right to restriction of processing”. <\/p>\n

Analysis tools and third-party tools<\/strong>
\nWhen you visit our website, your surfing behavior may be statistically evaluated. This is mainly done using cookies and so-called analysis programs. The analysis of your surfing behavior is usually anonymous; the surfing behavior cannot be traced back to you. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information on this can be found in the further privacy policy. You can object to this analysis. We will inform you about the objection options in this privacy policy. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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2. general notes and mandatory information<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Data protection<\/strong>
\nThe 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, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done. We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by email) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible. <\/p>\n

Information on the responsible body<\/strong>
\nThe responsible body for data processing on this website is<\/p>\n

con gressa GmbH
\nEngeldamm 62
\n10179 Berlin
\nPhone: +49 – 30 – 28 49 38 – 55
\nE-mail: info@congressa.de<\/p>\n

The controller 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, etc.).<\/p>\n

Data protection officer<\/strong>
\nWe have appointed a data protection officer for our company:<\/p>\n

Robert Jeffares
\npDatix GmbH
\ndatenschutz@congressa.de<\/p>\n

Withdrawal of your consent to data processing<\/strong>
\nMany data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time. All you need to do is send us an informal e-mail. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation. <\/p>\n

Right to object to the collection of data in special cases and to direct marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)<\/strong>
\nIf data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e or f GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from 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 concerned unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms or the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims (objection pursuant to Art. 21 (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. <\/strong> purposes of such advertising; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is associated with such direct advertising. If you object, your personal data will subsequently no longer be used for the purpose of direct marketing (objection pursuant to Art. 21 (2) GDPR). <\/strong><\/p>\n

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority<\/strong>
\nIn the event of infringements of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy. <\/p>\n

Right to data portability<\/strong>
\nYou have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done insofar as it is technically feasible. <\/p>\n

SSL or TLS encryption<\/strong>
\nThis site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection 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 activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties. <\/p>\n

Information, blocking, deletion and correction<\/strong>
\nYou have the right to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient and the purpose of the data processing and, if applicable, a right to correction, blocking or deletion of this data at any time within the framework of the applicable legal provisions. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice if you have further questions on the subject of personal data. <\/p>\n

Right to restriction of processing<\/strong>
\nYou have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. To do so, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases: If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we generally need time to verify this. For the duration of the review, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted. If the processing of your personal data was\/is carried out unlawfully, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of erasure. If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it for the exercise, defense or assertion of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
\nIf you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. 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 establishment, exercise or defense 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 of a Member State <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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3. data collection on our website<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Cookies<\/strong>
\nSome of the web pages use so-called cookies. Cookies do not damage your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies are used to make our website more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies”. They are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your end device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognize your browser on your next visit. You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted. Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process or to provide certain functions that you have requested (e.g. shopping cart function) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. Insofar as other cookies (e.g. cookies to analyze your surfing behavior) are stored, these are treated separately in this privacy policy. <\/p>\n

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Server log files<\/strong>
\nThe provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are <\/p>\n

– Browser type and browser version
\n– Operating system used
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\n– Host name of the accessing computer
\n– Time of the server request
\n– IP address<\/p>\n

This data is not merged with other data sources. This data is collected on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website – the server log files must be recorded for this purpose. <\/p>\n

Contact form<\/strong>
\nIf you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent. The data entered in the contact form is therefore processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time. All you need to do is send us an informal email. The legality of the data processing operations carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation. We will retain the data you provide on the contact form until you request its deletion, revoke your consent for its storage, or the purpose for its storage no longer pertains (e.g. after fulfilling your request). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected. <\/p>\n

Inquiry by e-mail, telephone or fax<\/strong>
\nIf you contact us by e-mail, telephone or fax, your inquiry, including all personal data (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We will not pass on this data without your consent. This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your request is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures
\n. In all other cases, the processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) and \/ or on our legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR), as we have a legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries addressed to us. The data you send to us via contact requests will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected. <\/p>\n

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4. Newsletter<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Brevo<\/b>
\n<\/b>This website uses Brevo to send newsletters. The provider is Sendinblue GmbH, K\u00f6penicker Stra\u00dfe 126, 10179 Berlin, Germany. Brevo is a service that can be used to organize and analyze the sending of newsletters, among other things. The data you enter for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter is stored on Brevo’s servers in Germany. If you do not want Brevo to analyze your data, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. We provide a link for this purpose in every newsletter message. You can also unsubscribe from the newsletter directly on the website. <\/span><\/p>\n

Data analysis by Brevo<\/b>
\n<\/b>With the help of Brevo, we are able to analyze our newsletter campaigns. For example, we can see whether a newsletter message has been opened and which links have been clicked on. In this way, we can determine, among other things, which links were clicked on particularly often. <\/span><\/p>\n

Legal basis<\/b>
\n<\/b>The data processing takes place on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can withdraw this consent at any time. The legality of the data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation. <\/span><\/p>\n

Storage duration<\/b>
\n<\/b>The data you provide us with for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from both our servers and Brevo’s servers after you unsubscribe from the newsletter. Data stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected by this. <\/span><\/p>\n

Conclusion of a contract for order processing<\/b>
\n<\/b>We have concluded a contract with Brevo in which we oblige Brevo to protect our customers’ data and not to pass it on to third parties.<\/span><\/p>\n

5. website analysis through Matomo<\/b><\/h3>\n

This website uses the open source web analysis service Matomo. With the help of Matomo, we are able to collect and analyze data about the use of our website by website visitors. This enables us to find out, among other things, when which pages were accessed and from which region. We also record various log files (e.g. IP address, referrer, browser and operating system used) and can measure whether our website visitors perform certain actions (e.g. clicks, newsletter registration, etc.). <\/p>\n

The legal basis for the processing is your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can withdraw your consent at any time. <\/p>\n

We use IP anonymization for the analysis with Matomo. Your IP address is shortened before the analysis so that it can no longer be clearly assigned to you. <\/p>\n

Storage duration
\n<\/b>Regarding the storage duration of the data stored in your browser: These are stored for 13 months and then automatically deleted by the browser.<\/p>\n

We host Matomo with the following third-party provider:
\nDomainfactory GmbH
\nc\/o WeWork
\nNeuturmstrasse 5
\n80331 Munich<\/p>\n

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. 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