Thank you for your interest in the brand insBesondere. The protection of your data is important to us. We therefore only process the data that you leave when you visit our website in accordance with the relevant data privacy laws, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz, BDSG).

Should we gather any personal data on our pages (e.g. your name, address or email), this will always be carried out on a voluntary basis. This data will not be passed on to third parties.

The website insbesondere.htw-berlin.de/en is jointly offered by Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin and Stephanus-Stiftung.

Object of data privacy

The object of this data privacy is personal data, which means individual items of information about the personal or factual circumstances of an identified or identifiable natural person. In particular, this includes information that could enable conclusions to be drawn about your identity (e.g. information such as name, email address or IP address.

Collection of general data

Every time it is accessed, our website collects general information and data which is saved in server log files. This data includes for instance your IP address, your browser type and browser version, your operating system, the internet site from which you came to our website, the sub-sites which are called up via an accessing system on our website, the date and time our website is accessed, and your internet service provider.

We need the above-mentioned data to correctly provide the content of our website and ensure the ongoing functioning of our IT system and our website technology. The saved data is only evaluated for statistical purposes. No conclusions are drawn about your identity from the data, in particular the server log files are saved separately from your other personal data. It is not possible to create personal user profiles.

Data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 I lit. b) of the GDPR. In accordance with this regulation, the processing of data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps prior to entering into a contract. By using our website, you tacitly accept our offer to conclude a (free of charge) contract of use. Furthermore, the processing of your data is also lawful under Art. 6 I lit. f) of the GDPR, as we have a legitimate interest in processing your data and your interests, fundamental rights and freedoms are not overridden. Our interest consists in providing our website in the due form and protecting the functioning of our systems.

Contact via the website

Our website lists various ways for contacting us (emails, fax, telephone). If you make contact with us, the personal data you transmit will be automatically saved but will not be passed on to third parties.

Cookies

Our website uses “cookies”, which are small text files that are saved on your device. Some of the cookies used by us will be deleted at the end of the browser session, i.e. when you close your browser (“session cookies”). Other cookies remain on your device and enable us or our partner companies to recognise you on your next visit (“persistent cookies”). The information contained in cookies is used for purposes such as making navigation easier for you. You can adjust your browser settings so that you are informed when cookies are saved and can decide whether to accept each individual cookie or to block cookies in certain cases or in general. If you do not accept cookies, this may limit the available functions of our website.

Where cookies are used to ensure the provision of our website in the due form, the legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 I lit. b) of the GDPR. Furthermore, the processing of your data is lawful in accordance with Art. 6 I lit. f) of the GDPR, as such processing is necessary to safeguard the legitimate interests of our university and your interests, fundamental rights and freedoms are not overridden. Our legitimate interest consists in specifically tailoring our website to the needs of our users and using web analysis to analyse usage behaviour in order to continually improve our website.

Google Maps

This website uses Google Maps API, a map service of Google Inc. (address as above), to display an interactive map and calculate directions. By displaying our location on the website, we provide you with the facility to obtain different route plans via the services of Google Maps. By using Google Maps, this allows information about your use of this website (including your IP address) to be sent to a Google server in the USA and saved there. Google may pass on the information obtained through Maps if this is prescribed by law or if third parties process this data on behalf of Google. Google will not link your IP address with other data held by Google under any circumstances. However, it is nevertheless technically feasible that Google may be able to identify individual users based on the data it receives. You have the option to deactivate the Google Maps service and thereby to prevent the transfer of data Google by deactivating JavaScript in your browser. However, please be aware that if you do this, you will not be able to use the map display facility on our website.

The legal basis for the use of Google Maps is Art. 6 I lit. f) of the GDPR. Our legitimate interest in data processing consists in ensuring optimum accessibility to our university.