Privacy policy for showtech.me

Dear visitors, we are pleased about your visit on our web pages. We want you to feel safe and comfortable here. The protection of your privacy is a high priority for us. The following privacy policy is intended to inform you about our handling of the collection, use and disclosure of personal data.

Responsible body
German Theater Technical Society
Hubert Eckart
Am Hof 28
50667 Cologne
gmbh@dthg.de

Usage data
In order to improve the quality and functionality of our web pages and in the event of prosecution, we store data on individual access to our pages for statistical purposes. This data record consists of
- the page from which the file was requested
- the name of the file,
- the date and time of the request,
- the amount of data transferred,
- the access status (file transferred, file not found),
- description of the type of web browser used,
- the IP address of the requesting computer

The legal basis for this data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO (legitimate interests of the controller). The above reasons also constitute the legitimate interest for data processing according to Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO.

Registration process
You can register on our website. During the registration process we collect and process the following data: Email address, username, plain name, address.
This data is processed in order to create your user profile, to send you the necessary access data, to settle any costs and to contact you. The legal basis for processing the data entered during registration is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO (consent). Your data will remain stored as long as your profile exists and/or they are required for billing reasons (e.g. legal retention periods). You cannot delete your account independently. The data will not be transmitted to third parties.

Order process
The following data may be collected during the ordering process:
Name, address, bank details.
These data are used exclusively for the processing of the order and are transferred and stored in accordance with the legal requirements to the companies involved in the payment process (banks, PayPal, etc.). The legal basis for this data processing is Art. 6 para.1 b DSGVO (contractual obligation).
We offer the following payment methods: Credit card, Paypal, direct debit. For the execution of the payment, the payment data will be transmitted to the corresponding payment service providers. The legal basis for this data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 b DSGVO (contractual obligation).
In this website are integrated the buttons of the payment service Stripe, which is provided by the company
Stripe Payments Europe Ltd
Block 4, Harcourt Centre
Harcourt Road
Dublin
Ireland.
When you access this website, a connection is established with the servers of Stripe. Your payment data is stored at Stripe for billing purposes and transmitted to the credit card institutions. More information about the processing of your data at Stripe is available at https://stripe.com/de/privacy#translation.
The legal basis for this data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO (contractual obligation) and consent of the user Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO.

Cookies
We use cookies for a better user experience. The use of cookies simplifies the use of websites for the user. Certain pages cannot be called up or cannot be called up without errors without their use. These reasons also constitute the legitimate interest for this data processing according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO (the use of cookies for analysis purposes is dealt with in another point).Common browsers offer the setting option to not allow cookies. 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 or activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser.It is not guaranteed that you can access all functions of this website without restrictions if you make the appropriate settings.

Newsletter
We offer the possibility to inform you about news on our website via newsletter. For this we only need your e-mail address. If you no longer wish to receive the newsletter at a later date, this is possible via a simple e-mail unsubscribe. The legal basis for the processing of the data after registration for the newsletter by the user is the consent of the user, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO. The legal basis for sending the newsletter as a result of the sale of goods or services is Section 7 (3) UWG.

Contact form
You can contact us at any time with questions or suggestions via a contact form. In order to answer your questions or send you feedback, we need the following information: Name, first name and e-mail address. We use this data exclusively for the above-mentioned purposes. The legal basis for processing the data transmitted in the course of using the contact form or sending an e-mail is Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO.
If the e-mail contact aims at the conclusion of a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. b DSGVO.

Analytics
Jetpack/WorldPress.com Stats
This website uses the statistics tool Jetpack (formerly WordPress.com Stats). This program can be used to statistically analyze visitor traffic to this site. It is operated by Automattic Inc, 60 29th Street #343, San Francisco, CA 94110-4929, USA, using the tracking technology of Quantcast Inc, 201 3rd St, Floor 2, San Francisco, CA 94103-3153, USA.
So-called "cookies" are used (text files that are stored on the user's computer and enable an analysis of the use of the website). The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is stored on a server in the USA. The IP address is anonymized immediately after processing and before it is stored. The installation of cookies can be prevented by a setting of the browser software. However, this may mean that not all functions of this website can be used to their full extent.
You can object to the collection and use of data by Quantcast with effect for the future by setting an opt-out cookie in your browser at this point by clicking on the link "Click here to opt-out": http://www.quantcast.com/opt-out. If you delete all cookies on your computer, you must set the opt-out cookie again.
The cookies are stored on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the analysis of user behavior in order to optimize both its web offer and its advertising and thus also serves the financing and customer-oriented use, adaptation and updating of the website.

Your rights as a user
a) Right to confirmation
Every data subject has the right to request information as to whether personal data concerning him or her are being processed.
b) Right to information (Art. 15 DSGVO)
Every data subject has the right to receive free information about the personal data stored about him or her and a copy of this information.
c) Right to rectification (Art. 16 DSGVO).
The data subject shall have the right to obtain from the controller the rectification without undue delay of inaccurate personal data concerning him or her.
d) Right to erasure (right to be forgotten) (Art. 17 GDPR).
Any data subject has the right to obtain the erasure without delay of personal data concerning him or her, where one of the grounds referred to in the law applies and insofar as the processing is not necessary.
e) Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR).
Every data subject has the right to request the restriction of processing, provided that one of the grounds mentioned by law applies.
f) Right to data portability (Art. 20 DSGVO).
Every data subject has the right to receive personal data concerning him or her, which has been provided by him or her to a controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance, provided that the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) DS-GVO or Art. 9 (2) (a) DS-GVO or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (b) DS-GVO and the processing is carried out with the aid of automated procedures, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.
Furthermore, when exercising his or her right to data portability pursuant to Article 20(1) of the GDPR, the data subject has the right to obtain that the personal data be transferred directly from one controller to another controller, where technically feasible and provided that this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of other individuals.
g) Right to withdraw consent under data protection law (Art. 13 DSGVO).
Every data subject has the right to revoke consent to the processing of personal data at any time if the processing is based on Art.6(1)(a) or Art.9(2)(a), without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until revocation.

h) Right to object (Art. 21 DSGVO) Every data subject shall have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning him or her which is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(e) or (f) DSGVO. If personal data are processed for the purposes of direct marketing, the data subject shall have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning him or her for the purposes of such marketing; this shall also apply to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing.

i) Automated decisions in individual cases, including profiling (Art. 22 GDPR).
Every data subject shall have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning him or her or similarly significantly affects him or her, unless the decision is.
(1) is not necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between the data subject and the controller; or
(2) is permitted by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject, and that law contains suitable measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms and legitimate interests of the data subject; or
(3) is carried out with the explicit consent of the data subject.
In the cases mentioned in (1) and (3), reasonable steps are taken to safeguard the data subject's rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, which include at least the right to obtain the intervention of a data subject on the part of the controller, to express his or her point of view and to contest the decision.

Duration for which the personal data are stored
The criterion for the duration of the storage of personal data is the respective legally prescribed retention period. After expiry of the period, the corresponding data is routinely deleted, provided that it is no longer required for the fulfillment or initiation of the contract.

Other data
We store the following additional data for the following purposes: Data in connection with your membership in the DTHG, as a customer of the book market, job market or as a customer of our trade fairs BTT and SHOWTECH. The data will not be passed on to third parties.