DATA PROTECTION AND PRIVACY POLICY
The use of this website is possible without sharing any of your personal data; however, if you want to use special services via our website, processing of personal data may become necessary. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no statutory basis for such processing, we generally obtain your consent first.
The collection and processing of personal data shall always be in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and in accordance with the German data protection regulations. This privacy policy explains what information we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purposes this happens. By accessing the website you acknowledge that you accept the practices and policies outlined in this Data Privacy Policy.
Please note that data transmitted via the internet (e.g. via email communication) may be subject to security breaches. Complete protection of your data from third-party access is not possible.
GENERAL INFORMATION AND MANDATORY INFORMATION
Scope This data privacy policy applies solely to the use of the website, and is regarding information shared and/or collected there. This policy does not apply to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website. If you visit any other third-party website we refer you to via a link, the data protection regulations of the respective website‘s provider then apply. In such cases, we recommend that you inform yourself on the linked website about the ways that they handle personal data.
PERSONAL DATA
Personal data means any information relating to the personal or factual circumstances of an identified or identifiable natural person. Your personal data includes all information which can lead to you being identified such as, for example, your name, address, telephone number, or email address. Right of Revocation If you give or have given consent to A L’ARME! Festival to collect, process, or use your data, you can revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future. You can do so by sending an email. Right to Access Information, Erasure and Rectification You have a free of charge right to information in respect to the personal data held about you and a further right of rectification of inaccurate information, restriction of processing, blocking and erasure without undue delay. If you wish to receive information about your personal data and/or its rectification or erasure, or if you have any further questions about the use of the personal data you have given to A L’ARME! Festival, please contact our data privacy officer via email. Otherwise, A L’ARME! Festival deletes your logged and collected data as soon as and insofar as is prescribed by law. If deletion of data conflicts with legal or contractual retention periods, the data will not be deleted but instead will only be blocked. Right to Data Portability You have the right to have your data, which we process based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract, be delivered to yourself or to a third party in a standard, machine-readable format. If you require the direct transfer of data to another responsible party, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible. Right to File Complaints With Regulatory Authorities If there has been a breach of data protection legislation, the person affected may file a complaint with the competent regulatory authorities. The competent regulatory authority for matters related to data protection legislation is the data protection officer of the German state in which our company is headquartered. A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found here. The validity of this Data Protection and Privacy Policy This data protection and privacy policy is currently valid and dates from 20 Juli 2020. Should we update, amend, or make any changes to our privacy policy, those changes will be posted here. Responsible Parties & Contact The collection, processing, and use of your data is the responsibility of.
DATA COLLECTION ON OUR WEBSITE
Purposes of Data Collection and Processing We require and process personal data for the provision of our website services; for collecting statistical information on the use of our website; for managing the process of purchasing ticket sales, passes, and accreditations; as well as for the management of open artistic calls and volunteer calls. Some data are collected when you provide them to us. Other data are collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. These data are primarily technical data such as the browser and operating system you are using or when you accessed the page. We will also process your personal data in order to send you information about our activities and events if you sign up for our email newsletter. Security of Collected Data Personal data exchanged between you and A L’ARME! Festival via the A L’ARME! Festival website is transmitted strictly via secure connections in accordance with the latest technical standards. In addition, A L’ARME! Festival takes technical and organisational security precautions to protect your personal data which is handled against accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction, and access by unauthorised persons. A L’ARME! Festival‘s data processing and security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments. Cookies Some of our web pages use cookies. Cookies help make our website more user-friendly, efficient, and secure. 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 in your device‘s memory until you delete them. These cookies make it possible to recognise your browser when you next visit the site. The installation of cookies can be prevented by setting your web browser to not accept new cookies, to notify you of new cookies, or to delete all cookies already received, therefore making recognition impossible. A L’ARME! Festival points out that disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website. Cookies which are necessary to allow electronic communications or to provide certain functions you wish to use are stored pursuant to Art. 6 paragraph 1, letter f of GDPR.
NEWSLETTER
If you are a registered user of the A L’ARME! Festival newsletter and have supplied your email address via our Newsletter subscription form we may occasionally send you an email to keep you informed about activities and events of A L’ARME! Festival and its affiliated partners. You will only receive newsletters via email following your explicit consent. As soon as you have registered for the newsletter, we will send you a confirmation email with a link to confirm your subscription. You can cancel your subscription to our newsletter at any time, either via a link included in every newsletter issue or by notifying us via one of the contact channels specified below. We will then immediately delete your data inasmuch as they concern the mailing of our newsletter. We mail our newsletter via the newsletter functionalities of our website‘s content management system typo3. All data concerning the newsletter is stored on our web server only. Our newsletter contains so-called tracking pixels. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic embedded in such emails, which are sent in HTML format to enable log file recording and analysis. This allows a statistical analysis of the success or failure of online marketing campaigns. Based on the embedded tracking pixel, we will be informed about how many recipients opened the newsletter, and which links have been clicked how often. The data collected in the tracking pixels contained in the newsletters are stored and analysed by us in order to optimise the shipping of the newsletter, as well as to adapt the content of future newsletters even better to the interests of the subscribers. These personal data are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable and will not be passed on to third parties. Further Contact If you contact us via a website form or via email, the data supplied by you will be stored by us for the purpose of dealing with your query and in case of follow-up communication. We will not pass on this data without your consent. Period of Storage, Routine Erasure and Blocking of Personal Data We will process and store any personal data only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage, or as far as this is granted by the European legislator or other legislators in laws or regulations to which we are subject to. If the storage purpose is not applicable, or if a storage period prescribed by the European legislator or another competent legislator expires, the personal data are routinely blocked or erased in accordance with legal requirements.