Privacy policy

For us, data protection is an important concern. We want you to know when we store which data and how we use it. Personal data is only collected to the extent technically necessary. Data processing is subject to the applicable data protection regulations, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO) the Bavarian Data Protection Act (BayDSG) and the German Digital Services Act.

In the following, we inform you about the type, scope and purpose of the collection and use of personal data. This information can be retrieved from our website at any time.

Information for website visitors

This website is hosted by Squarespace. Squarespace collects personally identifiable information when you visit this website. This includes:

  • Information about your browser, network and device

  • Web pages that you have accessed before visiting this website

  • Web pages that you access on this website

  • Your IP address

Squarespace needs the data to operate this website and to protect and improve its platform and services. Squarespace analyzes the data in a depersonalized form.

Cookies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies, which are small files or short texts that are downloaded to a device when a visitor accesses a website or app. For information about viewing the cookies placed on your device, see About cookies used by Squarespace.

These functional and necessary cookies are always used because they allow Squarespace, our hosting platform, to provide this website to you securely.

These analytics and performance cookies are only used on this website if you acknowledge our cookie banner. This website uses analytics and performance cookies to gain insight into website traffic, website activity and other data.

Fonts

This website provides and displays font files from Google Fonts and Adobe Fonts. In order to properly display this website to you, these third parties may receive personal information about you, including:

  • Information about your browser, network or device

  • Information about this website and the page you are visiting on the website

  • Your IP address

Online forms

Personal data that you may provide to us when contacting us through the form, or when registering for events will only be accepted with your consent and will only be used for the purpose stated in the forms.

Only the personal data that is absolutely necessary is collected. If the purpose of the data collection is to make the data accessible to other members of M-CHEP, the principle of data scarcity will be followed. Your data will not be passed on to third parties.

Your personal data will be deleted after the purpose has been fulfilled, unless you have given your consent for further contact. The purpose is considered fulfilled when an event has taken place.

Amendment of the privacy policy

We reserve the right to occasionally adjust our privacy policy to ensure that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed about how we are protecting the personal information we collect. Your continued use of the Service constitutes your acceptance of this Privacy Policy and any updates to it.