Privacy Policy
About this Website
This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website hosted on GitHub Pages.
What Personal Data We Collect and Why
Contact Forms
On our website we offer the opportunity to contact us via email or through the Event Management System ConfTool. In doing so, personal data is voluntarily transferred to us, stored automatically, and used solely for processing the request and contacting the affected person.
Definitions
For the purposes of this privacy policy, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
- Personal data: Any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person ("data subject").
- Processing: Any operation performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means.
- Third party: Any external entity or individual not part of our processing activities.
- Consent: A clear, affirmative indication of agreement to data processing.
Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) GDPR based on:
- Consent (Art. 6 (1)(a))
- Contractual necessity (Art. 6 (1)(b))
- Legal obligation (Art. 6 (1)(c))
- Legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1)(f))
Rights of Data Subjects
You have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right to information
- Right to rectification
- Right to erasure
- Right to restriction of processing
- Right to data portability
- Right to object
- Right to withdraw consent
- Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us via email.
Data Collection and Usage
Information We Collect
When visiting our website, GitHub Pages may automatically collect technical data including your IP address, browser type, and access times.
Legal Basis for Processing
We process this data based on:
- Your consent
- Our legitimate interests in operating the website
- Legal obligations under EU/German law
We do not identify individual visitors or share data with third parties unless legally required. No tracking services like Google Analytics are used.
Third Party Access
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer personally identifiable information to third parties, except those who help us operate our website under confidentiality agreements or if legally required to do so.
Data Storage and Security
This website is hosted on GitHub Pages. Data may be stored on GitHub's servers, including outside the EU. GitHub complies with relevant EU data protection regulations.
Third Party Content and Resources
We use third-party resources to enhance performance:
- CDN.jsDelivr.net: For Bootstrap
- Code.jQuery.com: For jQuery
- Unpkg.com: For Leaflet JS
Paper Submissions via ConfTool
We use ConfTool to manage conference paper submissions. ConfTool GmbH complies with strict data protection standards. All submitted data is treated confidentially.
Cookies
We do not use cookies.
Changes and “Do Not Track”
We do not use any advertising or tracking systems, and we honor Do Not Track browser settings. Changes to this policy will be posted here.
External Links
Our site may link to external websites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices. Please review their respective privacy policies.