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Privacy Policy

1. General Information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data refers to any data that can identify you personally. Protecting your personal data is important to us, and we treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with legal data protection regulations as well as this privacy policy.

2. Responsible Entity

The responsible entity for data processing on this website is:

Smartivity Event Management GmbH
Richmodstrasse, 6
60667 Cologne
Registered Office: Cologne
Commercial Register No. HRB 91562
District Court: Cologne
Managing Director: Arzu Burumcekci
VAT ID: DE312986857
Website: smartivityevent.de

3. Collection and Storage of Personal Data and the Nature and Purpose of Their Use

a) When Visiting the Website

When you access our website, the browser used on your device automatically sends information to the server of our website. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information is collected without your intervention and stored until automated deletion:

  • IP address of the requesting computer,
  • Date and time of access,
  • Name and URL of the retrieved file,
  • Website from which the access is made (referrer URL),
  • Browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer as well as the name of your access provider.

The aforementioned data is processed by us for the following purposes:

  • Ensuring a smooth connection to the website,
  • Ensuring comfortable use of our website,
  • Evaluating system security and stability, and
  • Other administrative purposes.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest follows from the purposes of data collection listed above.

b) Use of Cookies

We use cookies on our site. These are small files that your browser automatically creates and that are stored on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our site. Information is stored in the cookie that is generated in connection with the specific device used. However, this does not mean that we gain direct knowledge of your identity.

The use of cookies serves on the one hand to make the use of our offer more pleasant for you. We use so-called session cookies to recognize that you have already visited individual pages on our website. These are automatically deleted after you leave our site.

In addition, we also use temporary cookies to optimize user-friendliness, which are stored on your device for a certain period. If you visit our site again to use our services, it will automatically recognize that you have already been to our site and which entries and settings you have made so that you do not have to enter them again.

We also use cookies to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimizing our offer (see Section 5). These cookies allow us to automatically recognize that you have already been to our site on a subsequent visit. These cookies are automatically deleted after a defined period.

The data processed by cookies is necessary for the purposes mentioned above to safeguard our legitimate interests and those of third parties pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

c) Analytics Tools

We use tracking measures to analyze and statistically evaluate the use of our website. The following analytics tools are used:

  • Google Analytics: This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies,” which are text files stored on your computer that allow an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is generally transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. The storage of Google Analytics cookies is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

The processing of your personal data by Google Analytics is based on your consent according to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser software settings accordingly; however, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use all functions of this website fully.

4. Your Rights

You have the right:

  • According to Art. 15 GDPR, to request information about your personal data processed by us,
  • According to Art. 16 GDPR, to demand the immediate correction of inaccurate or completion of your personal data stored by us,
  • According to Art. 17 GDPR, to request the deletion of your personal data stored by us, unless the processing is required to fulfill a legal obligation,
  • According to Art. 18 GDPR, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data,
  • According to Art. 20 GDPR, to receive your personal data provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format or to request the transfer to another responsible party,
  • According to Art. 77 GDPR, to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us by email at [email protected].