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Data protection

General information

In the following we would like to inform you about the type, scope and purposes of the collection and use of your personal data on our website. We treat personal data as strictly confidential in accordance with this data protection declaration and the statutory provisions. We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. When you use our website, various personal data are collected. Personal data are data with which you can be personally identified. This data protection declaration explains which data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done. Data transmission over the Internet can have security gaps, for example in the case of e-mail communication. We would like to point out that it is not possible to completely protect data from access by third parties.

Data collection on our website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Bernhard Zach, chairman

Child-Care-Afrika Entwicklungshilfe eV

Im Halken 26

51645 Gummersbach

Hosting

The hosting services we use to ensure the operation of the homepage include the following services: platform services, web space, database, technical maintenance.

Which data is recorded and how?

Server log files:

The website provider automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits. These are:

 Browser type and browser version

 operating system used

 Referrer URL

 Host name of the accessing computer

 Time of the server request

 IP address

These are required to identify attacks, faulty code or general errors and are automatically deleted from the web server after four weeks. A merging of this data with other data sources does not take place. The basis for data processing is Art. 6 Paragraph 1, b GDPR, which allows the processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.

Cookies

The internet pages use so-called cookies. Cookies do not damage your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our offer more user-friendly, more effective and safer. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies”. They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognize your browser the next time you 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 you close 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 you require (e.g. shopping cart function) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1, 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.

What is the collected data used for?

Some of the data is collected in order to ensure that the website is error-free. Other data can be used to analyze user behavior.

Analysis tools and third party tools

We do not use any analysis tools or third-party tools.

Contact forms, RSS feeds, online reporters

We process data (e.g. names and addresses as well as contact details of users) that are collected in the contact forms, etc. in order to meet contractual obligations. The donor data for a donation (e.g. name, address, contact details, payment information) are also processed for the purpose of creating a donation confirmation.

What rights do you have with regard to your data?

Information, blocking, deletion: You 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 that your data be corrected, blocked or deleted. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

Revocation of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke your consent at any time. An informal e-mail to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing carried out before the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Publication of data on the homepage

Only total amounts of fundraising campaigns and no personal data are published on the website.

Right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority

In the event of violations of data protection law, the person concerned has the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. The complaint can be made via the link https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Home/home_node.html to the responsible contact point.

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 website operator, this site uses an SSL or. TLS encryption. 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 the SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data that you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

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