{"id":776,"date":"2026-07-09T11:03:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T11:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clausroxinforum.org\/privacy\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T10:42:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T10:42:02","slug":"privacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/clausroxinforum.org\/en\/privacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_18_24 et_flex_column_18_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--group--divi-text--divi-font-header--h1y3ko5--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1>Privacy Policy<\/h1>\n<h2>1. Privacy at a Glance<\/h2>\n<h3>General Information<\/h3>\n<p>The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data by which you can be personally identified. For detailed information on the subject of data protection, please refer to our privacy policy listed below this text.  <\/p>\n<h3>Data Collection on This Website<\/h3>\n<h4>Who is responsible for data collection on this website?<\/h4>\n<p>Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the operator's contact details in the section \"Information on the Responsible Party\" in this privacy policy. <\/p>\n<h4>How do we collect your data?<\/h4>\n<p>Your data is collected, on the one hand, by you providing it to us. This may include, for example, data that you enter into a contact form. <\/p>\n<p>Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website through our IT systems. This primarily includes technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.  <\/p>\n<h4>What do we use your data for?<\/h4>\n<p>Part of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior. If contracts can be concluded or initiated via the website, the transmitted data will also be processed for contract offers, orders, or other contractual requests.  <\/p>\n<h4>What rights do you have regarding your data?<\/h4>\n<p>You have the right at any time to receive information free of charge about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you may revoke this consent at any time for the future. Furthermore, you have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.    <\/p>\n<p>You may contact us at any time regarding this and any other questions on the subject of data protection.<\/p>\n<h2>2. Hosting<\/h2>\n<p>We host the content of our website with the following provider:<\/p>\n<h3>External Hosting<\/h3>\n<p>This website is hosted externally. The personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the host(s). This may include, in particular, IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website accesses, and other data generated via a website.  <\/p>\n<p>External hosting is carried out for the purpose of contract fulfillment toward our potential and existing customers (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and in the interest of a secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online offering by a professional provider (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). If a corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and \u00a7 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time.     <\/p>\n<p>Our host(s) will process your data only to the extent necessary to fulfill its performance obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data.<\/p>\n<p>We use the following host(s):<\/p>\n<p>HOSTINGER operations, UAB<br \/>\u0160vitrigailos str. 34, Vilnius 03230 Lithuania<br \/>Phone: <a href=\"tel:+37064503378\">+37064503378<\/a><br \/>Email: <a href=\"mailto:domains@hostinger.com\">domains@hostinger.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>3. General Information and Mandatory Information<\/h2>\n<h3>Privacy<\/h3>\n<p>The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy. <\/p>\n<p>When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data by which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.   <\/p>\n<p>We point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g., when communicating by email) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible. <\/p>\n<h3>Information on the Responsible Party<\/h3>\n<p>The responsible party for data processing on this website is:<\/p>\n<p>Deutsch-Chinesisches Beratungsgremium f\u00fcr Sprache und Kultur e.V.<br \/>Am B\u00e4renberge 67<br \/>37077 G\u00f6ttingen<br \/>Germany<\/p>\n<p>The responsible party is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).<\/p>\n<h3>Storage Duration<\/h3>\n<p>Unless a more specific storage period has been stated within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible grounds for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, deletion will occur after these grounds cease to apply. <\/p>\n<h3>General Information on the Legal Basis for Data Processing on This Website<\/h3>\n<p>If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR, if special categories of data pursuant to Art. 9(1) GDPR are processed. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also based on Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to access to information in your end device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing is additionally based on \u00a7 25(1) TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time. If your data is necessary for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if it is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also be based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Information on the relevant legal bases in each individual case is provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.                     <\/p>\n<h3>Information on Data Transfer to Third Countries Not Deemed Safe Under Data Protection Law and Transfer to US Companies Not DPF-Certified<\/h3>\n<p>We use, among other things, tools from companies based in third countries not deemed safe under data protection law, as well as US tools whose providers are not certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). When these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to and processed in these countries. We point out that no level of data protection comparable to that of the EU can be guaranteed in third countries not deemed safe under data protection law.  <\/p>\n<p>We point out that the USA, as a safe third country, generally has a level of data protection comparable to that of the EU. Data transfer to the USA is therefore permissible if the recipient has certification under the \"EU-US Data Privacy Framework\" (DPF) or has appropriate additional guarantees. Information on transfers to third countries, including the data recipients, can be found in this privacy policy.  <\/p>\n<h3>Recipients of Personal Data<\/h3>\n<p>In the course of our business activities, we work with various external parties. In some cases, this also requires the transmission of personal data to these external parties. We only disclose personal data to external parties if this is necessary in the context of contract fulfillment, if we are legally obligated to do so (e.g., disclosure of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR in the disclosure, or if another legal basis permits the data disclosure. When using processors, we disclose personal data of our customers only on the basis of a valid contract for data processing. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.      <\/p>\n<h3>Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing<\/h3>\n<p>Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may revoke consent you have already given at any time. The lawfulness of data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.  <\/p>\n<h3>Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)<\/h3>\n<p>IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(1) GDPR).    <\/p>\n<p>IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(2) GDPR). <\/p>\n<h3>Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority<\/h3>\n<p>In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies. <\/p>\n<h3>Right to Data Portability<\/h3>\n<p>You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done to the extent that it is technically feasible. <\/p>\n<h3>Information, Correction, and Deletion<\/h3>\n<p>Within the framework of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain information free of charge about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing and, if applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data. You may contact us at any time regarding this and any other questions on the subject of personal data. <\/p>\n<h3>Right to Restriction of Processing<\/h3>\n<p>You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You may contact us at any time for this purpose. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:  <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we generally need time to verify this. For the duration of the review, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. <\/li>\n<li>If the processing of your personal data was\/is unlawful, you may request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.<\/li>\n<li>If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it for the exercise, defense, or assertion of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.<\/li>\n<li>If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balancing of your interests and ours must be carried out. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data\u2014apart from its storage\u2014may only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.<\/p>\n<h3>SSL or TLS Encryption<\/h3>\n<p>For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator, this site uses 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. <\/p>\n<p>When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.<\/p>\n<h2>4. Data Collection on This Website<\/h2>\n<h3>Cookies<\/h3>\n<p>Our website uses so-called \"cookies.\" Cookies are small data packets and do not cause any damage to your end device. They are stored either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your end device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your end device until you delete them yourself or until automatic deletion by your web browser occurs.    <\/p>\n<p>Cookies may originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services from third-party companies within websites (e.g., cookies for processing payment services). <\/p>\n<p>Cookies have various functions. Numerous cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies may be used to analyze user behavior or for advertising purposes.  <\/p>\n<p>Cookies that are necessary to carry out the electronic communication process, to provide certain functions you have requested (e.g., for the shopping cart function), or to optimize the website (e.g., cookies for measuring the web audience) (necessary cookies) are stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent to the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and \u00a7 25(1) TDDDG); consent may be revoked at any time.    <\/p>\n<p>You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies on a case-by-case basis, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited. <\/p>\n<p>If additional cookies and services are used on this website, you can find this information in this privacy policy.<\/p>\n<h3>Consent with Borlabs Cookie<\/h3>\n<p>Our website uses the consent technology of Borlabs Cookie to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies in your browser or to the use of certain technologies and to document this in a data protection-compliant manner. The provider of this technology is Borlabs GmbH, Hamburger Str. 11, 22083 Hamburg (hereinafter Borlabs). <\/p>\n<p>When you enter our website, a Borlabs cookie is stored in your browser, in which the consents you have given or the revocation of these consents are stored. This data is not passed on to the provider of Borlabs Cookie. <\/p>\n<p>The collected data is stored until you request us to delete it or delete the Borlabs cookie yourself, or until the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Mandatory statutory retention periods remain unaffected. Details on data processing by Borlabs Cookie can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/de.borlabs.io\/kb\/welche-daten-speichert-borlabs-cookie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/de.borlabs.io\/kb\/welche-daten-speichert-borlabs-cookie\/<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p>The use of Borlabs Cookie consent technology is carried out to obtain the legally required consents for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR.   <\/p>\n<h3>Server Log Files<\/h3>\n<p>The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Browser type and browser version<\/li>\n<li>Operating system used<\/li>\n<li>Referrer URL<\/li>\n<li>Hostname of the accessing computer<\/li>\n<li>Time of the server request<\/li>\n<li>IP address<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This data is not merged with other data sources.<\/p>\n<p>The collection of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website\u2014for this purpose, the server log files must be collected.   <\/p>\n<h3>Contact Form<\/h3>\n<p>If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your information from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not disclose this data without your consent. <\/p>\n<p>The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries directed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if this has been requested; consent may be revoked at any time.   <\/p>\n<p>The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after completion of processing your inquiry). Mandatory statutory provisions\u2014in particular retention periods\u2014remain unaffected. <\/p>\n<h3>Inquiry by Email, Telephone, or Fax<\/h3>\n<p>If you contact us by email, telephone, or fax, your inquiry, including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We do not disclose this data without your consent. <\/p>\n<p>The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b)  GDPR, if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries directed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if this has been requested; consent may be revoked at any time.<\/p>\n<p>The data you send to us via contact requests will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after completion of processing your request). Mandatory statutory provisions\u2014in particular statutory retention periods\u2014remain unaffected.<\/p>\n<h2>5. Plugins and Tools<\/h2>\n<h3>Wordfence<\/h3>\n<p>We have integrated Wordfence on this website. The provider is Defiant Inc., Defiant, Inc., 800 5th Ave Ste 4100, Seattle, WA 98104, USA (hereinafter \"Wordfence\").<\/p>\n<p>Wordfence serves to protect our website from unwanted access or malicious cyberattacks. For this purpose, our website establishes a permanent connection to the servers of Wordfence so that Wordfence can compare its databases with the accesses made on our website and block them if necessary.<\/p>\n<p>The use of Wordfence is based on Art. 6(1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the most effective protection of its website from cyberattacks. If a corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1) (a) GDPR and \u00a7 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time.<\/p>\n<p>Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordfence.com\/help\/general-data-protection-regulation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.wordfence.com\/help\/general-data-protection-regulation\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>SolidWP<\/h3>\n<p>We have integrated SolidWP on this website. The provider is iThemes Media LLC, 1720 South Kelly Avenue Edmond, OK 73013, USA (hereinafter \"SolidWP\").<\/p>\n<p>SolidWP serves to protect our website from unwanted access or malicious cyberattacks. For this purpose, SolidWP collects, among other things, your IP address, time and source of login attempts, and log data (e.g., the browser used). SolidWP is installed locally on our servers.<\/p>\n<p>The use of SolidWP is based on Art. 6(1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the most effective protection of its website from cyberattacks. If a corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1) (a) GDPR and \u00a7 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. 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