Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 01, 2024

Thank you for visiting the ALADIN Project website. The protection of your personal data is a serious matter for us. In the following, we inform you about the collection of personal data when using our website. In addition to the purely informative use of our website, we offer various services that you can use if you are interested. This statement informs you about the protection of your personal data when you visit our website.

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

The words of which the initial letter is capitalised have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

  • Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a party, where “control” means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest or other securities entitled to vote for election of directors or other managing authority.
  • Partnership (referred to as either “the ALADIN Partnership”, “We”, “Us” or “Our” in this Disclaimer) refers to the ALADIN Partnership, which includes the following organisations: Koopkultur e.V., COTA, CRN, JUST.
  • Cookies are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device or any other device by a website, containing the details of Your browsing history on that website among its many uses.
  • Country refers to Berlin, Germany.
  • Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone or a digital tablet.
  • Personal Data includes any information that can be associated with you personally, such as your name, address, telephone number, email address, and usage history. It does not include information that cannot be linked to your identity, such as the number of users of our website.
  • Service Provider refers to Koopkultur e.V., the service provider within the meaning of § 13 Telemediengesetz (TMG) and the responsible party or “responsible person” within the meaning of Section 4 No. 7 of the German Data Protection Act (Datenschutz-Grundverordnung (DSGVO)) Section 13.
  • Website refers to the ALADIN Project Website, accessible from https://aladinproject.eu.
  • Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Website or from the Website infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
  • You means the individual accessing or using the Website, or the Partnership, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Website, as applicable.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Visiting the Website

When you visit the https://aladinproject.eu website, the browser used on your terminal device automatically sends information to our website server. This information is temporarily stored in a log file. The following information is collected without your intervention and stored until it is automatically deleted:

  • IP address of the requesting computer
  • Date and time of access
  • Name and URL of the file accessed
  • The website from which the access was made (referrer URL)
  • The browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer
  • The name of your access provider

We process the above information for the following purposes:

  • To ensure a smooth connection to the website
  • To ensure a comfortable use of our website
  • To evaluate the security and stability of the system
  • For other administrative purposes

The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6 Par. 1 S.1 lit. f DSGVO. Our legitimate interest is based on the above-mentioned purposes of data collection. Under no circumstances will we use the collected data to draw conclusions about your person. In addition, we use cookies when you visit our website (see point 3).

For Email Contact

If You have any questions or would like to submit a case study or practice, we offer you the opportunity to contact us by email. The primary purpose of collecting the email is to find out who the enquiry is from and to enable us to respond quickly and easily. It also helps prevent misuse and facilitates the allocation of the relevant enquiry.

The processing of data for the purpose of contacting you is based on your voluntarily given consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a DSGVO). Data sent to us by email will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was collected.

Transfer of Data

Your personal data will only be passed on to third parties if:

  • You have given your express consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a DSGVO).
  • The transfer is legally permissible and necessary for the processing of contractual relationships with you (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b DSGVO).
  • There is a legal obligation for the transfer (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c DSGVO).
  • The disclosure is necessary for the assertion, exercise, or defence of legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding interest worthy of protection in the non-disclosure of your data (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f DSGVO).

Cookies

We use cookies on this website to make your experience more enjoyable. Cookies may include:

  • Session Cookies: Automatically deleted when you leave our site.
  • Temporary Cookies: Stored on your device for a fixed period to improve user experience.
  • Statistical Cookies: Used to optimise our offerings.

Most browsers automatically accept cookies. However, you can configure your browser to disable cookies.

Data Subject Rights

You have the right to:

  • Obtain information about your personal data that we process (Art. 15 DSGVO).
  • Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data (Art. 16 DSGVO).
  • Request deletion of your personal data under certain conditions (Art. 17 DSGVO).
  • Request restriction of data processing (Art. 18 DSGVO).
  • Object to data processing based on legitimate interests (Art. 21 DSGVO).
  • Withdraw consent at any time (Art. 7 para. 3 DSGVO).

To exercise these rights, email us at info@aladinproject.eu.

Data Security

We use SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption and appropriate security measures to protect your data against unauthorised access.

Links to Other Websites

Our website may contain links to external websites. We are not responsible for their content or privacy practices.

Updating and Amending This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our services or legal requirements. The current version is always available at https://aladinproject.eu/privacy_policy.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us by email at info@aladinproject.eu.