The Deutsche Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH attaches great importance to responsible and transparent management of personal data.<\/p>\n
Below we provide users with information as to<\/p>\n
Data processing is the responsibility of Deutsche Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.<\/p>\n
Address:
\nFriedrich-Ebert-Allee 32\u00a0+ 36, 53113 Bonn, Germany
\nDag-Hammarskj\u00f6ld-Weg 1\u20135, 65760 Eschborn, Germany<\/p>\n
Contact: alliance.sahel@giz.de<\/p>\n
Please contact GIZ\u2019s data protection officer if you have questions specifically about how your data are protected: datenschutzbeauftragter@giz.de<\/a><\/p>\n GIZ processes personal data exclusively in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)<\/a> and the German Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz<\/em>, BDSG).<\/a><\/p>\n Personal data are, for example, name, address, email addresses and user behaviour.<\/p>\n GIZ only processes personal data to the extent necessary. Which data is required and processed for which purpose and on what basis is largely determined by the type of service you use or the purpose for which the data is required.<\/p>\n They are used to make the online presence more user-friendly and effective overall. Cookies cannot run programs or infect your computer with viruses.<\/p>\n The Sahel Alliance website uses cookies that are automatically deleted as soon as the browser on which the page is displayed is closed (referred to as temporary cookies or session cookies). This type of cookie makes it possible to assign various requests from a browser to a session and to recognise the browser when the website is visited again (session ID).<\/p>\n GIZ is obliged to store the data beyond the time of the visit in order to ensure protection against attacks against GIZ\u2019s internet infrastructure and federal communications technology (legal basis: Article 6 (1) e GDPR in conjunction with Section 5 of the German Act on the Federal Office for Information Security (BSIG). In the event of attacks on communications technology, this data is analysed and used to initiate legal and criminal action.<\/p>\n Data that is logged when accessing the GIZ website is only transferred to third parties if there is a legal obligation to do so or if the transfer is necessary for legal or criminal prosecution in the event of attacks on federal communications technology. Data will not be passed on in any other cases. This data is not merged with other data sources at GIZ.<\/p>\n On its website, the Sahel Alliance uses the web analysis service \u201cmatomo\u201d (matomo.org) to analyse usage data.<\/p>\n matomo uses cookies to enable a statistical analysis of the use of the Sahel Alliance\u2019s website by its visitors. matomo cookies do not contain any information that would enable a user to be identified. Each time a user accesses the Sahel Alliance website and each time a file is downloaded, data on this process is temporarily stored and processed in a log file. Prior to storage, each data record is made anonymous by changing the IP address.<\/p>\n On the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR in accordance with \u00a7 3 BDSG, the GIZ evaluates usage information for statistical purposes as part of its public relations work and for the demand-oriented provision of information on the tasks to be performed by GIZ. The processing is based on consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) a GDPR and for the purpose of processing your request.<\/p>\n The data generated with matomo is processed and stored by us directly on the webhost of this website exclusively in Germany.<\/p>\n Therefore, no data is exchanged with matomo.org or any other third-party websites or services.<\/p>\n Further information on data protection at matomo can be found here: https:\/\/matomo.org\/privacy-policy\/<\/a><\/p>\n A form is provided on the Sahel Alliance website to enable you to contact us electronically. When you use the contact form, we process your family and given names, email address. Providing the postal address is optional and allows, if desired, a reply to the enquiry by post. The processing is based on consent in accordance with Article\u00a06 (1)\u00a0a GDPR and for the purpose of processing your request.<\/p>\n By activating the checkbox and submitting the contact form, the user agrees to the transmission and storage of his or her personal data. It is possible to cancel the process of filling out the contact form at any time. Data is only transmitted if the form is sent.<\/p>\n An SSL-encrypted connection is used to transmit the data to GIZ.<\/p>\n On the Sahel Alliance website it is possible to subscribe to a newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n Personal data is used for the purpose of processing the subscription to each respective newsletter. The data is processed and used exclusively for sending the newsletter. The service provider for the newsletter is Sendinblue Newsletter.<\/p>\n After entering the email address, users receive an email containing a link for confirming the authenticity of the address and the subscription (\u2018double opt-in\u2019). If users do not confirm the registration by clicking on the link contained in the email, the data is deleted immediately.<\/p>\n The legal basis for the processing of data in connection with the dispatch of newsletters is their consent in accordance with Article\u00a06 (1)\u00a0a GDPR.<\/p>\n The newsletter subscription can be cancelled at any time. If the subscription is cancelled, all personal data is deleted from our database.<\/p>\n When clicking the user area, you land in a new sub-webpage: this is our private web space, still active and dedicated to the members of the Sahel Alliance (this facility has been asked by BMZ in 2019). This is only accessible for the staff of the Sahel Alliance member institutions (27 member institutions are listed here:<\/p>\n When users doesn\u2019t want to have access anymore, they sent us an email and we directly delete the account with the personal data.<\/p>\n This sub-website (landing-page) is using only technical cookies. GIZ is obliged to store the data beyond the time of the visit in order to ensure protection against attacks against GIZ\u2019s internet infrastructure and federal communications technology (legal basis: Article 6 (1) e GDPR in conjunction with Section 5 of the German Act on the Federal Office for Information Security (BSIG). In the event of attacks on communications technology, this data is analysed and used to initiate legal and criminal action.<\/p>\n On its website, GIZ\/Alliance Sahel invites users to visit its company presence on social networking sites and platforms including, but not limited to, YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n These online presences are operated in order to interact with the users that are active on these sites and platforms and to inform them about projects and services. By clicking on a social network\u2019s logo, the user is redirected to the GIZ presence on the respective network.<\/p>\n When users visit the platforms, personal data is collected, used and stored by the operators of the respective social network, but not by GIZ. This is also the case even if the users themselves do not have an account with the respective social network.<\/p>\n The individual data processing operations and their scope differ depending on the operator of the respective social network. GIZ has no influence on the collection of data or its further use by the social network operators. We are not fully aware of the extent to which, where and for how long the data is stored; to what extent the networks comply with existing obligations regarding erasure; what analyses are conducted and links established with the data; and to whom the data is disclosed.<\/p>\n Access to GIZ social media sites is subject to the terms of use and privacy policies of the respective operators. Click here for the contact details and links to the data privacy policies of the social media on which GIZ maintains a presence.<\/p>\n In our website, we use the plug-in of the social network YouTube. YouTube is an internet service operated by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland,<\/p>\n If the plug-in is stored on one of the pages of our website that you visit, your internet browser downloads a representation of the plug-in from YouTube\u2019s servers in Ireland.<\/p>\n If you are logged in to your YouTube channel while you visit one of our web pages provided with the plug-in, the information collected by the plug-in from your specific visit will be recognized by YouTube. YouTube may assign the information collected in this way to your personal user account there. If you use, for example, the so-called “I Agree” button to view the video on our website, this information will be stored in your YouTube user account and possibly published via the platform of YouTube. If you wish to prevent this, you must either log out of your YouTube account before visiting our website or prevent the loading of the YouTube plug-in by not clicking to the \u201cI Agree\u201d button.<\/p>\n The privacy policy for the social network YouTube, operated by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, can be found at https:\/\/www.gstatic.com\/policies\/privacy\/pdf\/20190122\/f3294e95\/google_privacy_policy_en_eu.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n The processing is based on consent in accordance with Article\u00a06 (1)\u00a0a GDPR and for the purpose of processing your request.<\/p>\n GIZ does not pass on personal data to third parties unless it is legally obliged or entitled to do so by law.<\/p>\n GIZ does not transfer personal data to third countries. When using social media, the privacy policies of the respective providers apply.<\/p>\n User data will not be kept any longer than is necessary for the purpose for which it is processed or as required by law.<\/p>\n GIZ accords great importance to protecting personal data. For this reason, technical and organisational security measures ensure that data is protected against accidental and intentional manipulation and unintended erasure as well as unauthorised access. These measures are updated accordingly based on technical developments and adapted continuously in line with the risks.<\/p>\n Visitors to the GIZ website have the right<\/p>\n Users also have the right in accordance with Article\u00a077 GDPR to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection supervisory authority<\/strong>. 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2.1\u00a0 General<\/h2>\n
2.2\u00a0 Collection of personal data when visiting our website<\/h2>\n
2.4 matomo analysis service (user analysis)<\/strong><\/h4>\n
3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Processing of personal data when contacting us<\/h1>\n
3.1\u00a0 Contact form<\/h2>\n
4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Provision of information<\/h1>\n
4.1\u00a0 Newsletter<\/h2>\n
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6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Processing of personal data in connection with social network use<\/h1>\n
GIZ on social media<\/h2>\n
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7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 “YouTube” social plug-in<\/h1>\n
8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Disclosure to third parties<\/h1>\n
9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Transfer of data to countries outside Germany<\/h1>\n
10.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Duration of data retention<\/h1>\n
11.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 IT security of user data<\/h1>\n
12.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Reference to user rights<\/h1>\n
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