Responsible party (hereinafter WfS): Werkstatt für Sozialforschung e.V. (hereinafter WfS e.V.), Münchener Str. 3, 10777 Berlin, Email: info[@]wfs-info.org

The company data protection officer of WfS can be contacted at the above address or at info[@]wfs-info.org.

When you visit our website www.wfs-info.org, the data is determined by IONOS either by a pixel or by a log file. To protect personal data, WebAnalytics does not use cookies. The visitor's IP address is transmitted when a page request is sent, anonymized directly after transmission and processed without personal reference.

IONOS does not store any personal data of website visitors so that no conclusions can be drawn about individual visitors. The following data is collected:

• Referrer (previously visited website)
• Requested web page or file
• Browser type and browser version
• Operating system used
• Device type used
• Time of access
• IP address in anonymized form (only used to determine the location of access)

In WebAnalytics, data is collected exclusively for statistical evaluation and for the technical optimization of the website.

No data is passed on to third parties.

Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties for purposes other than those listed below.

We only pass on your personal data to third parties if:

• you have given your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR,
• the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR is necessary for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding interest worthy of protection in not disclosing your data,
• in the event that there is a legal obligation for disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c GDPR or
• this is legally permissible and necessary for the processing of contractual relationships with you in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR.

We use Mailchimp from The Rocket Science Group, LLC, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave NE Suite 5000, Atlanta, GA 30308 USA (Mailchimp) to send our newsletter. 

We pass on the following personal data to Mailchimp for this purpose:

E-mail address

Mailchimp is the recipient of your personal data and acts as a processor for us as far as the sending of our newsletter is concerned. The processing of the data specified in this section is neither legally nor contractually required. Without your consent and the transmission of your personal data, we cannot send you a newsletter.

In addition, Mailchimp collects the following personal data using cookies and other tracking methods: Information about your end device (IP address, device information, operating system, browser ID, information about the application you use to read your emails and other information about hardware and internet connection. In addition, usage data such as date and time, when you opened the email / campaign and browser activities (e.g. which emails / websites were opened) are collected. Mailchimp requires this data to ensure the security and reliability of the systems, compliance with the terms of use and the prevention of misuse. This corresponds to Mailchimp's legitimate interest (pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) and serves the performance of the contract (pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR). Mailchimp also analyzes performance data, such as email delivery statistics and other communication data. This information is used to compile usage and performance statistics for the services.

Mailchimp also collects information about you from other sources. In an unspecified period and scope, personal data is collected via social media and other third-party data providers. We have no influence on this process.

Further information on objection and removal options vis-à-vis Mailchimp can be found at: https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/#3._Privacy_for_Contacts

The legal basis for this processing is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal data at any time. There is a corresponding link in all mailings. You can also withdraw your consent using the contact options provided. The declaration of revocation does not affect the legality of the processing carried out so far.

Your data will be processed for as long as you have given your consent. Apart from this, it will be deleted after the contract between us and Mailchimp has ended, unless legal requirements make further storage necessary.

Mailchimp has implemented compliance measures for international data transfers. These apply to all global activities where Mailchimp processes personal data of natural persons in the EU. These measures are based on the EU Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs). Further information can be found at: https://mailchimp.com/legal/data-processing-addendum/

We maintain online presences within social networks and platforms in order to communicate with the users active there and to inform them about our services.

We would like to point out that user data may be processed outside the European Union. This may result in risks for users because, for example, it could make it more difficult to enforce users' rights.

Furthermore, user data is generally processed for market research and advertising purposes. For example, usage profiles can be created from the usage behavior and the resulting interests of the users. The user profiles can in turn be used, for example, to place advertisements inside and outside the platforms that presumably correspond to the interests of the users. For these purposes, cookies are usually stored on the user's computer, in which the user's usage behavior and interests are stored. Furthermore, data can also be stored in the user profiles independently of the devices used by the users (especially if the users are members of the respective platforms and are logged in to them).

The processing of users' personal data is based on our legitimate interests in effective user information and communication with users in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR. GDPR. If the users are asked by the respective providers of the platforms for consent to the data processing described above, the legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a., Art. 7 GDPR.

In the case of requests for information and the assertion of data subject rights, we would like to point out that these can be asserted most effectively with the providers. Only the providers have access to the users' data and can take appropriate measures and provide information directly. If you still need help, you can contact us.

For a detailed description of the respective processing and the opt-out options, we refer to the following linked information from the providers.

Facebook

• Social network
• Service providerFacebook Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, parent company: Facebook, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA;
• Website: https://www.facebook.com;
• Privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy;
• Opt-Out: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads and http://www.youronlinechoices.com;
• Settings for advertisements: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads;
• Additional information on data protectionAgreement on joint processing of personal data on Facebook pages: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum,
• Data protection information for Facebook pages: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/information_about_page_insights_data.

YouTube

• Service providerGoogle Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland;
• Website: https://www.youtube.com/?gl=DE;
• Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy;
• Opt-Out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

Instagram

• Social network
• Service providerInstagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA;
• Website: https://www.instagram.com;
• Privacy policy: https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy;
• Opt-Out: https://help.instagram.com/196883487377501/?hel-.

X (Twitter)

• Social network
• Service providerTwitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA;
• Website: https://twitter.com/?lang=de;
• Privacy policy: https://twitter.com/de/privacy;
• Opt-Out: https://twitter.com/personalization.

Zoom

• Tool for online communication
• Service provider55 Almaden Boulevard, 6th Floor, San Jose, CA 95113;
• Website: https://zoom.us/de-de/meetings.html;
• Privacy policy: https://zoom.us/docs/de-de/privacy-and-legal.html;
• Opt-out: https://zoom.us/de-de/gdpr.html.

You have the right:

• to request information about your personal data processed by us in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR. In particular, you can request information about the processing purposes, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right to lodge a complaint, the origin of your data if it was not collected by us, and the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information about its details;
• in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, to immediately request the correction of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us;
• in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, to demand the deletion of your personal data stored by us, unless the processing is necessary to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information, to fulfill a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or to assert, exercise or defend legal claims;
• in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data if the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful but you refuse to delete it and we no longer need the data, but you need it to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or you have lodged an objection to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR;
• in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to request that it be transmitted to another controller
• in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR, to withdraw your consent once given to us at any time. The consequence of this is that we may no longer continue the data processing based on this consent in the future and
• to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority at your usual place of residence or workplace or at the registered office of our law firm.

If your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR, provided that there are reasons for this arising from your particular situation or the objection is directed against direct advertising. In the latter case, you have a general right to object, which will be implemented by us without specifying a particular situation.

If you wish to exercise your right of revocation or objection, simply send an e-mail to info.wfs[@]gmx.de.

If you have any further questions on the subject of "data protection", please contact us at info.wfs[@]gmx.de.