Privacy Policy

Etech-Akademie GmbH takes data protection seriously. When processing personal data, the protection of your privacy is our top priority. The following privacy policy explains how we process and use personal and non-personal data.

1. Personal data

To use our website, you do not have to disclose any personal information. In some cases however, we require personal data (e.g. name, address, e-mail) in order to be able to be able to offer you our services. The same applies when processing your inquiries.

We always store only data, which you have transmitted to us automatically or voluntarily. All transmitted data is kept strictly confidential and stored on our servers for data backup. To ensure the security of your data during transmission, we use appropriate encryption methods (such as SSL) via HTTPS.  The processing of personal data takes place according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO

2. Registration form

If you use our registration form, this data will be transmitted to the Etech-Akademie and stored on our servers for data backup. Your data will be treated as strictly confidential and will be used exclusively for processing your registration and performing our services and stored in accordance with legal requirements. Your data will not be passed on to third parties. The following personal data is collected:

Salutation, first and last name
Company/Organization/VAT number
Address and country
E-mail address
Telephone number
Desired method of payment

Email / Phone

In case of contact via e-mail, the data of the user transmitted with the e-mail will be stored and processed.

Receiver

We work with third party service providers who may receive personal data. Our service providers are:

Service provider for hosting services
Service provider for accounting services
Service provider for marketing services
Service providers for payment processing
Authorities and institutions, if legally required 

Your data will only be transmitted if this is necessary for the fulfilment of a contract with you.

2. Automatic storage of non-personal data

When you visit our website, our web server stores the following data as standard:

IP of your internet service provider
Websites visited on our site incl. date, time and duration of use.
Referring website
Browser type and version

The storage of this data is mandatory and serves the secure operation and transmission of the website. This data is not evaluated in a personalised manner and is only used for statistical purposes and to improve the quality of our website.

3. Cookies

Cookies are files that are transferred from an internet server to your browser and stored on your hard drive. The legal basis for the use of cookies is Art. 6 para. 1 lit f DSGVO. When you visit our website, we store information on your computer in the form of cookies. This information makes it possible to recognise you the next time you visit our website and to make it easier for you to use (e.g. when filling out registration and contact forms).

You can refuse the use of cookies. For this purpose, a cookies banner appears when you start the website. This allows you to allow or reject individual cookie categories. By rejecting cookies, you may experience restrictions when visiting our website. Technically necessary cookies cannot be rejected.

4. Third-party providers and third-party content on our website

Google Maps

Our website uses Google Maps to display maps and directions to our events. Google Maps is operated by: Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. By using Google Maps on this website, you consent to the collection, processing and use of automatically collected data and data provided by you by Google, one of its agents, or third parties. The terms of use for Google Maps can be found here. You can view the Google Maps privacy policy here.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC („Google“), on the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e. interest in the analysis, optimisation and economic operation of our online offering within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. f. DSGVO). DSGVO) Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC („Google“). Google uses cookies. The information generated by the cookie about the use of the online offer by the users is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Google is certified under the Privacy Shield agreement and thereby offers a guarantee of compliance with European data protection law (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active). Google will use this information on our behalf for the purpose of evaluating your use of our website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. In doing so, pseudonymous user profiles can be created from the processed data. We only use Google Analytics with IP anonymisation activated. This means that the IP address of the user is shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. The IP address transmitted by the user’s browser will not be merged with other data from Google. Users can prevent the storage of cookies by setting their browser software accordingly; users can also prevent the collection of the data generated by the cookie and related to their use of the online offer to Google as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available under the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de. For further information on data use by Google, setting and objection options, please refer to Google’s privacy policy (https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads) as well as the settings for the display of advertisements by Google (https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated). Users‘ personal data is deleted or anonymised after 14 months. This section was created with Datenschutz-Generator.de by RA Dr. Thomas Schwenke.

5. Security of your data

The Etech-Akademie has taken technical and organisational security precautions to protect your personal data against loss, destruction, manipulation and unauthorised access. All employees working for the Etech-Akademie as well as service providers are committed to the valid data protection laws. Data stored on our servers is encrypted before each transmission to prevent unauthorised access by third parties.

6. Rights of data subjects

You can contact us at any time if you want to find out about personal data that we hold about you. You can contact us at any time if you wish to have personal data corrected or deleted. You have the right to restrict the processing of personal data (Art. 18 GDPR), a right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR) and a right to object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR).

7. Up-to-dateness of the privacy policy

Etech-Akademie reserves the right to revise this privacy statement if necessary. We ask you to always take note of the latest version of the data protection declaration. You can find it on our website at http://www.etech-akademie.com/privacy-policy. Fundamental changes to the privacy policy will be published and announced on our website.

8. Contact

The Etech-Akademie takes data protection seriously and will always look after your concerns. If you have any questions about data protection, you can reach us at:

Etech-Akademie GmbH, Stockholmer Platz 1, 70173 Stuttgart.
Phone: +49 711 18422895.
Email: info@etech-akademie.de

You have the right to complain to the data protection supervisory authority responsible for your federal state.