Privacy Policy
Effective date: 20 July 2021
Protecting your personal data is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains which personal data is processed when you visit the European Literature Festival Cologne-Kalk (ELK) website at https://elk-festival.com/ and the purposes for which this data is processed.
1. Data Controller
European Literature Festival Cologne-Kalk (ELK)
KUNTS e.V.
Email: kunts@posteo.de
Website: https://elk-festival.com
2. General Information on Data Processing
We process personal data exclusively in accordance with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG).
Personal data refers to any information that can be used to identify you personally.
3. Collection of Personal Data
When you visit our website, your browser automatically transmits certain information to our server.
This includes, in particular:
IP address
Date and time of access
Browser type and browser version
Operating system
Referring URL
Pages visited
Access status
Volume of data transferred
This information is used solely to ensure the technical operation of the website and to maintain its stability and security.
The legal basis for this processing is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.
4. Cookies
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies.
Cookies are small text files stored on your device that contain certain information.
We use, in particular:
Essential cookies
Preference cookies
Security cookies
Cookies help us to:
ensure the proper functioning of the website,
save your preferences,
improve the user experience.
You may configure your browser to block or partially disable cookies.
Please note that disabling cookies may limit the functionality of certain parts of the website.
5. Use of Data
The data collected is used in particular to:
provide our website, ensure its security, identify and resolve technical issues,
analyse the use of our website, continuously improve our content.
6. Disclosure of Data
Personal data is disclosed only
where you have given your explicit consent,
where disclosure is required by law,
where it is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims,
or where it is necessary for the provision of our website.
Your personal data is never disclosed for commercial purposes.
7. Data Transfers
Your data may be processed on servers located in Germany or elsewhere within the European Union.
If, in exceptional cases, data is processed outside the European Union, this will only take place in compliance with the requirements of the GDPR and subject to appropriate safeguards.
8. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against loss, alteration, unauthorised access and misuse.
However, please note that data transmission over the Internet can never be completely secure, and absolute protection against unauthorised access cannot be guaranteed.
9. External Service Providers
We may engage external service providers for the technical operation of our website.
These providers receive personal data only to the extent necessary for the performance of their services and are contractually obliged to comply with all applicable data protection regulations.
10. External Links
Our website contains links to third-party websites.
We assume no responsibility for the content of those websites or for their privacy practices.
Please refer to the respective websites for information about how they process personal data.
11. Children and Young People
Our website is generally not intended for children under the age of 16.
We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.
If we become aware that personal data has been submitted by a child, we will delete such data without undue delay.
12. Your Rights
You have the right at any time to:
request access to your stored personal data (Article 15 GDPR),
request the correction of inaccurate personal data (Article 16 GDPR),
request the deletion of your personal data (Article 17 GDPR),
request the restriction of processing (Article 18 GDPR),
object to the processing of your personal data (Article 21 GDPR),
receive your personal data in a portable format (Article 20 GDPR),
withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection supervisory authority.
13. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy whenever necessary to reflect changes in legal requirements or modifications to our website and services.
The version published on this website shall always apply.
14. Contact
If you have any questions regarding data protection or the processing of your personal data, please contact us:
KUNTS e.V.
Email: kunts@posteo.de
Website: https://elk-festival.com/