Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy of the Association of Catholic Orders for the Promotion of International Solidarity (VKO)

Through this Privacy Policy, we wish to inform you about our handling of personal data that may be collected when you visit our website.

I. Contact Details of the Controller

Association of Catholic Orders for the Promotion of International Solidarity (VKO)

Dierdorfer Straße 163
56564 Neuwied
Phone: 02631 39 20 0
Fax: 02631 39 20 20
Email: info@vko-neuwied.de

II. Contact Details of the Data Protection Officer

The external Data Protection Officer of the VKO is responsible for ensuring and monitoring compliance with data protection regulations.

Thomas Althammer

c/o Althammer & Kill GmbH & Co. KG
Roscherstraße 7
30161 Hannover
Phone: +49 511 330603-0
Fax: +49 511 330603-48
Email: kontakt-dsb@althammer-kill.de

III. General Information on Data Processing

1. Scope of the Processing of Personal Data

As a general rule, we process the personal data of our users only insofar as this is necessary to provide a functional website as well as our content and services. The processing of our users’ personal data is regularly carried out only with the user’s consent. An exception applies in cases where obtaining prior consent is not possible for factual reasons and the processing of the data is permitted by statutory regulations.

2.

Legal Basis for the Processing of Personal Data

Insofar as we obtain the consent of the data subject for processing operations involving personal data, Section 6 Para. 1 lit. b KDG serves as the legal basis.

When processing personal data that is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, Section 6 Para. 1 lit. c KDG serves as the legal basis. This also applies to processing operations that are necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures.

Insofar as the processing of personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which our company is subject, Section 6 Para. 1 lit. d KDG serves as the legal basis.

In the event that vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person make the processing of personal data necessary, Section 6 Para. 1 lit. e KDG serves as the legal basis.

If the processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by our company or by a third party, and if the interests, fundamental rights, and fundamental freedoms of the data subject do not override those interests, then Section 6 Para. 1 lit. f KDG serves as the legal basis for the processing.

3. Data Deletion and Storage Duration

The personal data of the data subject shall be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose for which it was stored ceases to apply. Furthermore, data may be stored if this has been provided for by the European or national legislator in Union regulations, laws, or other provisions to which the controller is subject. Data shall also be blocked or deleted when a storage period prescribed by the aforementioned standards expires, unless there is a necessity for the continued storage of the data for the conclusion or fulfillment of a contract.

IV. Provision of the Website and Creation of Log Files

1.

Description and Scope of Data Processing

Whenever our website is accessed, our system automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the accessing device.

The following data is collected in this process:

  • Information regarding the browser type and the version used
  • The user’s operating system
  • The user’s Internet Service Provider
  • The user’s IP address
  • Date and time of access
  • Websites from which the user’s system accessed our website
  • Websites accessed by the user’s system via our website

The log files do not contain IP addresses or other data that would enable the data to be attributed to a specific user. This data is also stored in our system’s log files. This storage does not apply to the user’s IP addresses or other data that would enable the data to be attributed to a specific user. These specific data points are not stored in conjunction with other personal data of the user.

2. Legal Basis for Data Processing

The legal basis for the temporary storage of the data is Section 6, Paragraph 1, Letter g of the KDG (Church Data Protection Act).

3. Purpose of Data Processing

The temporary storage of the IP address by the