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Data protection

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We have written this data protection declaration (version 07.12.2020-311238649) in order to be able to offer you in accordance with the requirements of General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 to explain what information we collect, how we use data and what choices you as a visitor have on this website.

Evaluation of visitor behavior

In the following data protection declaration we inform you whether and how we evaluate data from your visit to this website. The data collected is usually evaluated anonymously and we cannot infer your person from your behavior on this website.

You can find out more about how to object to this analysis of the visit data in the following data protection declaration.

TLS encryption with https

We use https to transfer data securely on the Internet (data protection through technology designArticle 25 Paragraph 1 GDPR). By using TLS (Transport Layer Security), an encryption protocol for secure data transmission on the Internet, we can ensure the protection of confidential data. You can recognize the use of this protection of data transmission by the small lock symbol in the top left of the browser and the use of the https (instead of http) scheme as part of our Internet address.

Automatic data storage

When you visit websites these days, certain information is automatically created and stored, including on this website. If you visit our website as it is now, our web server (computer on which this website is stored) automatically saves data such as:
  1. The address (URL) of the accessed website.
  2. Browser and browser version.
  3. The operating system used.
  4. The address (URL) of the previously visited page (referrer URL).
  5. The host name and the IP address of the device from which access is made.
  6. Date and Time.

in files (web server log files).

As a rule, web server log files are stored for two weeks and then automatically deleted. We do not pass on this data, but we cannot rule out that this data will be viewed in the event of illegal behaviour.

Cookies

Our website uses HTTP cookies to store user-specific data. In the following we explain what cookies are and why they are used so that you can better understand the following data protection declaration. Learn more about our use of cookies

How can I delete cookies?

You decide for yourself how and whether you want to use cookies. Regardless of which service or website the cookies originate from, you always have the option of deleting cookies, only partially allowing them or deactivating them. For example, you can block third-party cookies but allow all other cookies.

If you want to find out which cookies have been saved in your browser, if you want to change or delete cookie settings, you can find this in your browser settings:

  1. Chrome: Delete, activate and manage cookies in Chrome.
  2. Safari: manage cookies and website data with Safari.
  3. Firefox: Delete cookies to remove data that websites have stored on your computer.
  4. Internet Explorer: deleting and managing cookies.
  5. Microsoft Edge: Deleting and managing cookies.

If you generally do not want cookies, you can set up your browser so that it always informs you when a cookie is to be set. In this way you can decide for each individual cookie whether or not to allow the cookie. The procedure is different depending on the browser. It is best to search for the instructions in Google with the search term “delete cookies Chrome” or “deactivate cookies Chrome” in the case of a Chrome browser or replace the word “Chrome” with the name of your browser, e.g. Edge, Firefox, Safari.

Storage of personal data

Personal data that you transmit to us electronically on this website, such as name, e-mail address, address or other personal information in the context of submitting a form or comments in the blog, are saved by us together with the time and the IP Address is only used for the specified purpose, stored securely and not passed on to third parties.

We therefore only use your personal data for communication with those visitors who expressly request contact and for processing the services and products offered on this website. We do not pass on your personal data without your consent, but we cannot rule out that this data will be viewed in the event of illegal behavior.

If you send us personal data by e-mail – outside of this website – we cannot guarantee secure transmission and protection of your data. We recommend that you never send confidential data unencrypted by e-mail.

The legal basis is afterArticle 6 Paragraph 1 a GDPR(Lawfulness of processing) in that you give us your consent to process the data you have entered. You can revoke this consent at any time – an informal e-mail is sufficient, you will find our contact details in the imprint.

Google Analytics privacy policy

We use the Google Analytics (GA) analysis tracking tool from the American company Google Inc. on our website. Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street Dublin 4, Ireland) is responsible for all Google services in Europe. Google Analytics collects data about your actions on our website. For example, if you click on a link, this action is saved in a cookie and sent to Google Analytics. With the help of the reports we receive from Google Analytics, we can better adapt our website and our service to your needs. In the following, we will go into more detail about the tracking tool and inform you above all about which data is stored and how you can prevent this. Learn more about Google Analytics

Custom Services

Contact inquiries / contact options

If you contact us via the contact form, email or telephone, the data you provide will be used to process your request. The specification of the data is necessary for processing and answering your request – without providing it, we will not be able to respond to your request, or at least to a limited extent. The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b) GDPR. In this way the data is only handed over to the responsible person . A transfer to third parties is therefore excluded and only takes place through contractual or legal provisions which legally oblige or entitle to this.

Your data will be deleted if your request has been finally answered and the deletion does not conflict with any statutory retention requirements.

Newsletter

If you would like to subscribe to the newsletter offered on this website, we will need from you an e-mail address as well as information that allow us to verify that you are the owner of the e-mail address provided and consent to the receipt of the newsletter. No further data shall be collected or shall be collected only on a voluntary basis. We shall use such data only for the sending of the requested information and shall not share such data with any third parties.

The processing of the information entered into the newsletter subscription form shall occur exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. a GDPR). You may revoke the consent you have given to the archiving of data, the e-mail address and the use of this information for the sending of the newsletter at any time, for instance by clicking on the “Unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. This shall be without prejudice to the lawfulness of any data processing transactions that have taken place to date.
The data deposited with us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter or the newsletter service provider and deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you unsubscribe from the newsletter. Data stored for other purposes with us remain unaffected.

After you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list, your e-mail address may be stored by us or the newsletter service provider in a blacklist to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist is used only for this purpose and not merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with the legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). The storage in the blacklist is indefinite. You may object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.

Job Applications

We offer website visitors the opportunity to submit job applications to us (e.g. via e-mail, via postal services on by submitting the online job application form). Below, we will brief you on the scope, purpose and use of the personal data collected from you in conjunction with the application process. We assure you that the collection, processing and use of your data will occur in compliance with the applicable data privacy rights and all other statutory provisions and that your data will always be treated as strictly confidential.

If you submit a job application to us, we will process any affiliated personal data (e.g. contact and communications data, application documents, notes taken during job interviews, etc.), if they are required to make a decision concerning the establishment or an employment relationship. The legal grounds for the aforementioned are 26 New GDPR according to German Law (Negotiation of an Employment Relationship), Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. b GDPR (General Contract Negotiations) and – provided you have given us your consent – Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. a GDPR. You may revoke any consent given at any time. Within our company, your personal data will only be shared with individuals who are involved in the processing of your job application.

If your job application should result in your recruitment, the data you have submitted will be archived on the grounds of 26 New GDPR and Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. b GDPR for the purpose of implementing the employment relationship in our data processing system.


Data Archiving Period

If we are unable to make you a job offer or you reject a job offer or withdraw your application, we reserve the right to retain the data you have submitted on the basis of our legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) for up to 6 months from the end of the application procedure (rejection or withdrawal of the application). Afterwards the data will be deleted, and the physical application documents will be destroyed. The storage serves in particular as evidence in the event of a legal dispute. If it is evident that the data will be required after the expiry of the 6-month period (e.g. due to an impending or pending legal dispute), deletion will only take place when the purpose for further storage no longer applies.

Longer storage may also take place if you have given your agreement (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR) or if statutory data retention requirements preclude the deletion.

Admission to the applicant pool

If we do not make you a job offer, you may be able to join our applicant pool. In case of admission, all documents and information from the application will be transferred to the applicant pool in order to contact you in case of suitable vacancies.

Admission to the applicant pool is based exclusively on your express agreement (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). The submission agreement is voluntary and has no relation to the ongoing application procedure.

The affected person can revoke his agreement at any time. In this case, the data from the applicant pool will be irrevocably deleted, provided there are no legal reasons for storage.
The data from the applicant pool will be irrevocably deleted no later than two years after consent has been granted.

Social Media

Facebook:

We have integrated plug-ins of the social network Facebook on this website. According to Facebook’s statement the collected data will be transferred to the USA and other third-party countries too.

You will be able to recognize Facebook plug-ins by the Facebook logo or the “Like” button on this website. An overview of the Facebook plug-ins is available under the following link: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.

Whenever you visit this website and its pages, the plug-in will establish a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server. As a result, Facebook will receive the information that you have visited this website with your plug-in.
However, if you click the Facebook “Like” button while you are logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of this website and its pages with your Facebook profile. As a result, Facebook will be able to allocate the visit to this website and its pages to your Facebook user account.

We have to point out, that we as the provider of the website do not have any knowledge of the transferred data and its use by Facebook. For more detailed information, please consult the Data Privacy Declaration of Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.

If you do not want Facebook to be able to allocate your visit to this website and its pages to your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook account while you are on this website.

The use of the Facebook plug-in is based on Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR. The operator of the website has a legitimate interest in being as visible as possible on social media.

If a respective declaration of consent has been obtained, the data shall be processed exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. a GDPR. This declaration of consent may be revoked at any time.

Linkedin:

This website uses functions of the LinkedIn network. Any time you access a page of this website that contains functions of LinkedIn, a connection to LinkedIn’s servers is established. LinkedIn is notified that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click on LinkedIn’s “Recommend” button and are logged into your LinkedIn account at the time, LinkedIn will be in a position to allocate your visit to this website to your user account. We have to point out that we as the provider of the websites do not have any knowledge of the content of the transferred data and its use by LinkedIn.

The use of the LinkedIn plug-in is based on Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR. The operator of the website has a legitimate interest in being as visible as possible on social media. If a respective declaration of consent has been obtained, the data shall be processed exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. a GDPR. This declaration of consent may be revoked at any time.

For further information on this subject, please consult LinkedIn’s Data Privacy Declaration at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

Google Maps:

Via a widget, this website uses the mapping service Google Maps.To enable the use of the Google Maps features, your IP address must be stored. As a rule, this information is transferred to one of Google’s servers in the United States, where it is archived. The operator of this website has no control over the data transfer.

We use Google Maps to present our online content in an appealing manner and to make the locations disclosed on our website easy to find. This constitutes a legitimate interest as defined in Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR. If a respective declaration of consent has been obtained, the data shall be processed exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. a GDPR. This declaration of consent may be revoked at any time.

For more information on the handling of user data, please review Google’s Data Privacy Declaration under: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

Processing of personal data in the context of using social networks

On its website, CEFE International offers the possibility to visit company presentations in social networks and platforms such as LinkedIn, YouTube and Facebook. The use of these social media channels is in order to interact and provide relevant information to our potential clients and partners, members of the CEFE network and participants.

The topics that we mainly share are about: the develop of our projects and programs , best practices of CEFE Method worldwide, new concepts and innovations related to online learning and blended learning. We also conduct interviews to our participants and facilitators. The aim with the users active there and to inform them about projects and services. When visiting the platforms, no personal data is collected, used or stored by CEFE International, but by the operators of the respective social network. This also happens when visitors themselves do not have a profile in the respective social network. The individual data processing procedures and their scope differ depending on the operator of the respective social network.

CEFE International has no influence on the collection of data and its further use by the operators of the social networks. It is not possible for us to comprehensively determine the extent to which, where and for how long the data will be stored, the extent to which the networks comply with existing deletion obligations, which evaluations and links will be made with the data and to whom the data will be passed on.

When calling up CEFE International presence in the social media, the terms of use and data protection declarations of the respective operators apply. CEFE International provides the contact addresses and links to the data protection declarations of the social media in which CEFE International operates appearances.

Data transmissions abroad

CEFE International will not transfer personal data to third countries. When using social media, the data protection regulations of the respective providers apply.

Duration of data storage

User data will not be kept longer than is necessary for the purpose for which it is processed or as required by law. In principle, CEFE International has different durations to delete information. It depends on the project and if an intensive cooperation happened, otherweise, we delete all not needed data immediatly. In case you need more information please contact us.

IT security of user data

Technical and organisational security measures in everyday work ensure that the data is protected against accidental and intentional manipulation, accidental deletion and unauthorised access. These measures are updated in line with technical developments and constantly adjusted to the risks.

Datatransport

CEFE International is using End-to-End and transport encryption to secure the safety of your data.

Rights according to the General Data Protection Regulation

According to the provisions of the GDPR, you have the following rights:

● Right to rectification (Article 16 GDPR).
● Right to cancellation (“right to be forgotten”) (Article 17 GDPR).
● Right to restriction of processing (Article 18 GDPR).
● Right to notification – obligation to notify in connection with the correction or deletion of personal data or the restriction of processing (Article 19 GDPR).
● Right to data portability (Article 20 GDPR).
● Right of objection (Article 21 GDPR).
● Right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing – including profiling (Article 22 GDPR).

If you believe that the processing of your data violates data protection law or that your data protection claims have been violated in any other way, you can contact the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI).

Information about us as responsible

Responsible provider of this website in terms of data protection law is:

CEFE International GmbH
Eigelstein 103-113
50668 Cologne
Germany

Managing Director: Eberhard Peter Baerenz / Marlinde Elisabeth Baerenz.

Email: coordination@cefe.net
Tel: +49 221 8801010
Fax: +49 221 8801013

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