HOME EVENTS MEDIA CORPORATE COUNSEL ACADEMY MEMBERS & ORGANISATION PARTNERS CONTACT PRIVACY POLICY We take the matter of protecting the personal data of our users very seriously and strictly adhere to the relevant provisions of data protection legislation. As a matter of principle, your data is not forwarded to third parties. Exceptions to this rule shall apply solely in the case of statutory or legal requirements, or when you have specifically approved such forwarding of data, or have expressed a wish for this to be done. This statement provides you with an overview of the measure designed to assure such protection, together with an outline of the type of data collected and the purposes for which this is used. I. Automatic data processing on this internet page When you access internet pages, the information transferred to us by your browser is automatically stored in our “server log files”. This includes: Browsertype/ -version Operating system used Referrer URL (the page last visited) Host name of the computer accessing the site (IP address) Time of the server enquiry The technology used is such that we are unable to assign such data to specific persons. No attempt is made to link this data to other data sources (e.g. any registration data that may exist), and data is, following a statistical evaluation, deleted and not retained as an individual data record set. II. Service Providers We may employ third-party companies and individuals due to the following reasons: To facilitate our Service To provide the Service on our behalf; To perform Service-related services; or To assist us in analyzing how our Service is used. We want to inform our Service users that these third parties have access to your Personal Information. The reason is to perform the tasks assigned to them on our behalf. However, they are obligated not to disclose or use the information for any other purpose. III. Services that require registration/subscription – newsletter, etc. If you would like to utilize the offers and services offered on the website (individualized or subject to charge), we may require further information from you to provide these services and for billing purposes. This includes, in particular, your name, your (valid) e-mail address and other information (address, telephone number, etc.). This information allows us to check, for example, that you are the owner of the e-mail address provided or that the owner agrees to receive the relevant services, and makes it possible for us to provide the services requested by you and to invoice you properly. The entry of a valid e-mail address is required so that we can prevent misuse of subscription services, for example for newsletters. To ensure this, we apply the double opt-in procedure. This means that after you enter your e-mail address on our webpages, you will receive a confirmation e-mail for your subscription and then be required to verify your e-mail address by clicking on a verification link. Data used in this context is defined as ‘personal data’, i.e. data that can make it possible to establish your identity. It is generally possible for you, however, to use our access-free Internet offering without having to disclose your full identity or even part of it. While subscribing to a service, however, you may also voluntarily provide us with other information beyond what is required to render the service (e.g. industry, professional group, age, etc.), e.g. in appropriate form fields. We use this data for the development of demand-driven offers, for product information related to marketing activities and also for customer service purposes. As a general principle, this information is not passed on to third parties. IV. Links to third party websites This privacy policy does not address, and we are not responsible for, the privacy, information or other practices of any third parties, including any third party operating any website to which this website contains a link. The inclusion of a link on the website does not imply endorsement of the linked website by us. Additionally, we may provide you with access to third-party functionality that permits you to post content to your social media account(s). Please note that any information that you provide through use of this functionality is governed by the applicable third party’s privacy policy, and not by this privacy policy, and we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites. V. Cookies 1. Cookies In several different places, internet pages use so-called cookies. These are employed to make our service more user-friendly, more effective, and safer. Cookies are little text files deposited on your computer and stored by your browser. You can block the installation of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; yet we must point out that, in such an event, you may be unable to use the website’s many functions to the fullest extent possible. Cookies do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies are not used by us as a means of storing personal data. 2. Google Analytics This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer to help the website analyse how visitors use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States . Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above. If you no longer want to be tracked, click here to opt-out. You can prevent Google’s collection and use of data (cookies and IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en. Please note that this website initializes Google Analytics with the setting anonymizeIp. This guarantees anonymized data collection by masking the last part of your IP address. Further information concerning the terms and conditions of use and data privacy can be found at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/gb.html or at http://www.google.com/intl/en_uk/analytics/privacyoverview.html VI. Services of third parties This online offer is an online offer in the context of online activities within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. 1. Google fonts We embed the “Google Font” fonts provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA. Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, opt-out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated. 2. Google Maps We embed the Google Maps provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. In particular, the processed data may be changed IP addresses and location data of the users, as opposed to the mobile devices being expanded. The data can be processed in the USA. Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, opt-out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated. 3. Youtube We include the videos from the YouTube platform of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, opt-out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated. VII. Revoking the (continued) processing and utilization of data At any time, you may notify us that you wish to revoke the authorization previously given to us to store your personal data, and to make use thereof to provide the respective services. Please note that, even in the event of such a revocation notice instructing us to stop using and/or storing data, we reserve the right to continue to use your data to the extent that this may be required for billing purposes. Moreover, instructions preventing us from making continued use of your data will inevitably mean that you may no longer be able to receive the services (newsletters, etc.) to which you subscribe, and that we shall have to terminate the supply of the services without further delay. As part of this process, your personal data will immediately be deleted and no longer retained in our data records. VIII. Right to information At all times, you have the right to be given information about the type and extent of the stored data relating to your person, the origin thereof, the persons receiving such data, and the storage purpose. IX. Further information Your trust in the security of our services is something we consider especially important. Accordingly, we shall, at all times, be happy to answer any questions you may have with regard to the processing of your personal data. If you have queries that were not answered in this Privacy Policy statement, or if you would like more detailed information on a specific point, please do not hesitate to email us at info@ecla.eu or to contact us by post. X. Amendments to and accessibility of data protection provisions Due to changes and adjustments to the services provided, to new statutory and legal requirements and, in certain instances, to previously undetected gaps or loopholes in existing provisions, it may prove necessary to amend this data protection statement. We shall advise you of any such changes – to the extent that this occurs – by emailing you at the address with which we have been provided. Additionally, you may access and print out this Privacy Policy statement from any page of this internet service by clicking on the “Privacy Policy” link. XI. Contact us If you are concerned about how personal data is processed via this website, please do not hesitate to bring such concerns to the European Company Lawyers Association by contacting us via info@ecla.online. ADDITIONAL LINKS Legal Notice Privacy Policy Contact LET’S CONNECT © European Company Lawyers Association 2021