Privacy policy
1. An overview of data protection
General
The following gives a simple overview of what happens to your personal information when you visit our website. Personal information is any data with which you could be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our privacy policy found below.
Data collection on our website
Who is responsible for the data collection on this website?
The data collected on this website are processed by the website operator. The operator's contact details can be found in the website's required legal notice.
How do we collect your data?
Some data are collected when you provide it to us. This could, for example, be data you enter on a contact form. Other data are collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. These data are primarily technical data such as the browser and operating system you are using or when you accessed the page. These data are collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.
What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website. Other data can be used to analyze how visitors use the site.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You always have the right to request information about your stored data, its origin, its recipients, and the purpose of its collection at no charge. You also have the right to request that it be corrected, blocked, or deleted. You can contact us at any time using the address given in the legal notice if you have further questions about the issue of privacy and data protection. You may also, of course, file a complaint with the competent regulatory authorities.
Analytics and third-party tools
When visiting our website, statistical analyses may be made of your surfing behavior. This happens primarily using cookies and analytics. The analysis of your surfing behavior is usually anonymous, i.e. we will not be able to identify you from this data. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information can be found in the following privacy policy. You can object to this analysis. We will inform you below about how to exercise your options in this regard.
2. General information and mandatory information
Data protection
The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data as confidential and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy. If you use this website, various pieces of personal data will be collected. Personal information is any data with which you could be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what information we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens. Please note that data transmitted via the internet (e.g. via email communication) may be subject to security breaches. Complete protection of your data from third-party access is not possible.
Notice concerning the party responsible for this website
The party responsible for processing data on this website is:
BWE-Service GmbH
c/o Bundesverband WindEnergie e.V.
EUREF-Campus 16
10829 Berlin
Telephone: +49 30 212341-210
Email: seminare@wind-energie.de
The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (names, email addresses, etc.).
Revocation of your consent to the processing of your data
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may revoke your consent at any time with future effect. An informal email making this request is sufficient. The data processed before we receive your request may still be legally processed.
Right to file complaints with regulatory authorities
If there has been a breach of data protection legislation, the person affected may file a complaint with the competent regulatory authorities. The competent regulatory authority for matters related to data protection legislation is the data protection officer of the German state in which our company is headquartered. A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found at the following link: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.
Right to data portability
You have the right to have data which we process based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract automatically delivered to yourself or to a third party in a standard, machine-readable format. If you require the direct transfer of data to another responsible party, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.
SSL or TLS encryption
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and for the protection of the transmission of confidential content, such as the inquiries you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection in your browser's address line when it changes from "http://" to "https://" and the lock icon is displayed in your browser's address bar. If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transfer to us cannot be read by third parties.
Information, blocking, deletion
As permitted by law, you have the right to be provided at any time with information free of charge about any of your personal data that is stored as well as its origin, the recipient and the purpose for which it has been processed. You also have the right to have this data corrected, blocked or deleted. You can contact us at any time using the address given in our legal notice if you have further questions on the topic of personal data.
Opposition to promotional emails
We hereby expressly prohibit the use of contact data published in the context of website legal notice requirements with regard to sending promotional and informational materials not expressly requested. The website operator reserves the right to take specific legal action if unsolicited advertising material, such as email spam, is received.
3. Data protection officer
Statutory data protection officer
We have appointed a data protection officer for our company.
mb-datenschutz
Martina Böhmer
Jänickendorfer Weg 17
13591 Berlin
Telephone: +49 (0) 30 367 27 75 0
Email: info@mb-datenschutz.de
4. Data collection on our website
Cookies
Some of our web pages use cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain any viruses. Cookies help make our website more user-friendly, efficient, and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser. Most of the cookies we use are so-called "session cookies." They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain in your device's memory until you delete them. These cookies make it possible to recognize your browser when you next visit the site. You can configure your browser to inform you about the use of cookies so that you can decide on a caseby- case basis whether to accept or reject a cookie.
Alternatively, your browser can be configured to automatically accept cookies under certain conditions or to always reject them, or to automatically delete cookies when closing your browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website. Cookies which are necessary to allow electronic communications or to provide certain functions you wish to use (such as the shopping cart) are stored pursuant to Art. 6 paragraph 1, letter f of DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies to ensure an optimized service provided free of technical errors. If other cookies (such as those used to analyze your surfing behavior) are also stored, they will be treated separately in this privacy policy.
Server log files
The website provider automatically collects and stores information that your browser automatically transmits to us in "server log files". These are:
- Browser type and browser version
- Operating system used
- Referrer URL
- Host name of the accessing computer
- Time of the server request
- IP address
These data will not be combined with data from other sources. The basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, which permits the processing of data on the basis of a legitimate interest in the optimal presentation and security of the website.
Contact form
Should you send us questions via the contact form, we will collect the data entered on the form, including the contact details you provide, to answer your question and any follow-up questions. We do not share this information without your permission. We will, therefore, process any data you enter onto the contact form only with your consent per Art. 6 (1)(a) DSGVO. You may revoke your consent at any time. An informal email making this request is sufficient. The data processed before we receive your request may still be legally processed. We will retain the data you provide on the contact form until you request its deletion, revoke your consent for its storage, or the purpose for its storage no longer pertains (e.g. after fulfilling your request). Any mandatory statutory provisions, especially those regarding mandatory data retention periods, remain unaffected by this provision.
Leaving comments on this website
If you use the comment function on this site, the time at which you created the comment and your email address will be stored along with your comment, as well as your username.
How long comments are stored
The comments and the associated data (e.g. IP address) are stored and remain on our website until the content commented upon has been completely deleted or the comments are required to be removed for legal reasons (slander, etc.).
Legal basis
The comments are stored based on your consent per Art. 6 (1) (a) DSGVO. You may revoke your consent at any time with future effect. An informal email making this request is sufficient. The data processed before we receive your request may still be legally processed.
Processing of data (customer and contract data)
We collect, process, and use personal data only insofar as it is necessary to establish, or modify legal relationships with us (master data). This is done based on Art. 6 (1) (b) DSGVO, which allows the processing of data to fulfill a contract or for measures preliminary to a contract. We collect, process and use your personal data when accessing our website (usage data) only to the extent required to enable you to access our service or to bill you for the same. Collected customer data shall be deleted after completion of the order or termination of the business relationship. Legal retention periods remain unaffected.
Data transmitted when entering into a contract with online shops, retailers, and mail order
We transmit personally identifiable data to third parties only to the extent required to fulfill the terms of your contract, for example, to companies entrusted to deliver goods to your location or banks entrusted to process your payments. Your data will not be transmitted for any other purpose unless you have given your express permission to do so. Your data will not be disclosed to third parties for advertising purposes without your express consent. The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) DSGVO, which allows the processing of data to fulfill a contract or for measures preliminary to a contract.
Data transferred when signing up for services and digital content
We transmit personally identifiable data to third parties only to the extent required to fulfill the terms of your contract with us, for example, to banks entrusted to process your payments. Your data will not be transmitted for any other purpose unless you have given your express permission to do so. Your data will not be disclosed to third parties for advertising purposes without your express consent. The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) DSGVO, which allows the processing of data to fulfill a contract or for measures preliminary to a contract.
CDN (Content Delivery Network)
We use a CDN to store content in different locations on different servers and thus make it quickly and smoothly accessible to our website visitors. This service is provided to us by DigitalOcean LLC, 101 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10013.
The following data may be collected:
IP address
Browser type
Internet service provider
Date/time stamp
Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 Letter f) GDPR)
DigitalOcean is certified according to the EU-US adequacy decision DPF https://www.digitalocean.com/legal/privacy-policy#6-security. We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) including standard contractual clauses with DigitalOcean: https://www.digitalocean.com/legal/data-processing-agreement.
5. Analytics and advertising
Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service. It is operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies". These are text files that are stored on your computer and that allow an analysis of the use of the website by you. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Google Analytics cookies are stored based on Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize both its website and its advertising. Further information and the data protection provisions can be found in Google's data protection declaration at: https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/.
IP anonymization
We have activated the IP anonymization feature on this website. Your IP address will be shortened by Google within the European Union or other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area prior to transmission to the United States. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address sent to a Google server in the US and shortened there. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services regarding website activity and Internet usage for the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with any other data held by Google.
Browser plugin
You can prevent these cookies being stored by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser. However, we wish to point out that doing so may mean you will not be able to enjoy the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent the data generated by cookies about your use of the website (incl. your IP address) from being passed to Google, and the processing of these data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
Objecting to the collection of data
You can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link. An optout cookie will be set to prevent your data from being collected on future visits to this site: Disable Google Analytics
For more information about how Google Analytics handles user data, see Google's privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.
Outsourced data processing
We have entered into an agreement with Google for the outsourcing of our data processing and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.
Demographic data collection by Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics' demographic features. This allows reports to be generated containing statements about the age, gender, and interests of site visitors. This data comes from interest-based advertising from Google and third-party visitor data. This collected data cannot be attributed to any specific individual person. You can disable this feature at any time by adjusting the ads settings in your Google account or you can forbid the collection of your data by Google Analytics as described in the section "Refusal of data collection".
Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking
This website uses Google AdWords. AdWords is an online advertising programme of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States ("Google").
Within the framework of Google AdWords, we use so-called conversion tracking. When you click on an ad placed by Google, a cookie is set for conversion tracking. Cookies are small text files that the internet browser stores on the user's computer. These cookies lose their validity after 30 days and are not used to personally identify the user. If the user visits certain pages of this website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we will be able to recognise that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page.
Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. The cookies cannot be tracked across AdWords customers' websites. The information obtained using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted in to conversion tracking. The customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page tagged with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information that can be used to personally identify users. If you do not wish to participate in the tracking, you can object to this use by easily deactivating the Google conversion tracking cookie via your internet browser under user settings. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics.
The storage of "conversion cookies" is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analysing user behaviour in order to optimise both its website and its advertising.
More information on Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking can be found in Google's privacy policy: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/.
You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If you deactivate cookies, the functionality of this website may be limited.
LinkedIn Conversion Tracking
Each time one of our pages containing LinkedIn functions is accessed, a connection to LinkedIn servers is established. LinkedIn is informed that you have visited our web pages with your IP address. The data is used for marketing purposes. We have a profile on LinkedIn. The provider is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. LinkedIn uses advertising cookies.
For more information, please see LinkedIn's privacy policy at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.
Linkedin form for BWE Yearbook 2023|24 download
As a subscriber to the BWE Event Newsletter you will receive this publication exclusively as a free PDF download. By submitting the registration form for the download on Linkedin, you are subscribing to the BWE Events Newsletter, if you have not already done so. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Linkedin form industry report (BWE Branchenreport) download
By sending the registration form for the industry report download on Linkedin, you are subscribing to the BWE Branchenticker-Newsletter, if you have not already subscribed to it. You can unsubscribe at any time via the link in each newsletter. The information you provide is for personalisation purposes only. Your data will not be passed on to third parties. We track links for personalisation and statistical purposes.
Google AdWords Remarketing
We use Google AdWords Remarketing which uses cookies to help us deliver targeted online adverts based on past visits to our website.
Google uses this information to carefully display CloudApps adverts on various third party websites across the internet. These cookies are set to expire and do not contain information that can identify you personally.
Please refer to the Google Advertising Privacy Notice for more information about the ability to opt out.
6. Newsletter
If you would like to receive the BWE Event-Newsletter offered on the website, we require an e-mail address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the e-mail address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter. Further data is not collected or only on a voluntary basis. We use this data for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.
The processing of the data entered in the newsletter registration form is based exclusively on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO). You can revoke your consent to the storage of the data, the e-mail address and their use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the "unsubscribe" link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.
The data you provide for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted after you unsubscribe from the newsletter. Data stored by us for other purposes (e.g. e-mail addresses for the member area) remain unaffected by this.
Due to our legitimate interest regarding efficient advertising according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO, we analyze our newsletter campaigns by conducting statistical surveys that provide us with information, for example, about how many recipients opened the newsletter message and how often which link in the newsletter was clicked. With the help of so-called conversion tracking, it can also be analyzed, among other things, whether a predefined action (e.g. booking an event) has taken place after clicking on the link in the newsletter. You can only escape these analyses by unsubscribing from our newsletter.
The dispatch of our newsletter and its statistical analysis is carried out by a so-called order processor, which was carefully selected by us under data protection and security aspects and contractually obligated to data protection in accordance with Art. 28 DSGVO.
The data provided by the participant of BWE-Events is available to BWE-Service GmbH. BWE-Service GmbH treats the data confidentially and uses it to inform you about current innovations and further offers of BWE. If you do not wish to receive information and offers in the future, you can object to the use of your data by us for advertising purposes at any time. To do so, use the e-mail address service@ee-hub.de or the unsubscribe function in each newsletter.
7. data protection information for online events
Our online events are operated by the provider Zoom on European (German) servers.
Responsible party
BWE-Service GmbH
c/o Bundesverband WindEnergie e.V.
EUREF-Campus 16
10829 Berlin
Phone: +49 (0)30 201642-22
E-mail: seminare@wind-energie.de
Purposes of data processing of your personal data
Organization of online meetings, online information events and press conferences, video conferences, training courses and/or webinars (hereinafter: "online events").
The data provided by the participant when booking an event is available to BWE-Service GmbH. BWE-Service GmbH treats the data confidentially and uses it to provide information about current innovations and other offers from BWE. If you no longer wish to receive information and offers in future, you can object to the use of your data by us for advertising purposes at any time. To do so, use the e-mail address seminare@wind-energie.de or the unsubscribe function in every newsletter.
What personal data is collected?
IP address: In order to carry out the online event, the IP address used by your end device must be processed.
The following personal data is processed:
- User details: First name, last name, e-mail address, company (optional), position (optional), title (optional)
- Meeting metadata: Topic, description (optional), participant IP addresses, device/hardware information
- For recordings (optional): MP4 file of all video, audio and presentation recordings, M4A file of all audio recordings, text file of the online meeting chat.
- When dialing in by phone: information on the incoming and outgoing phone number, country name, start and end time. If necessary, further connection data such as the IP address of the device can be saved.
- Text, audio and video data: You may have the opportunity to use the chat, question or survey functions in an "online event". In this respect, the text entries you make are processed in order to display them in "online events" and, if necessary, to log them.
- In order to enable the display of video and the playback of audio, the data from the microphone of your end device and from any video camera of the end device will be processed accordingly for the duration of the event. You can switch off or mute the camera or microphone yourself at any time via the "Zoom" applications.
- The questions asked by participants can be processed for the purposes of recording and following up online events.
- In order to participate in an "online event" or enter the "meeting room", you must at least provide your name and e-mail address.
- The possibility of software-based attention monitoring ("attention tracking") in online meeting tools such as Zoom is deactivated.
- If you are registered with Zoom as a user on your own responsibility, reports on online events (meeting metadata, telephone dial-in data, questions and answers in online events, survey function in online events) can be stored on Zoom for up to one month.
Legal basis for the processing of your data
Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR, insofar as the meetings are held within the framework of contractual relationships or contract initiation. If there is no contractual relationship, the legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR, which corresponds to our interest in the effective implementation of "online events" as well as cost and time savings for all participants. If we want to record "online events", we will ask you for permission to do so (Art. 6 (1) a GDPR) and make the recording recognizable.
Duration of data storage
After the purpose has ceased to apply, i.e. usually after the end of the "online event" or after the recording purpose has ceased to apply.
Recipients of your personal data
Personal data that is processed in connection with participation in "online events" is not passed on to third parties unless it is intended to be passed on. Please note that content from online events and face-to-face meetings is often used to communicate information with customers, interested parties or third parties and is therefore intended to be passed on.
The technology of our offer takes place via the processor Zoom, which acts exclusively on our behalf and is therefore not a third party. Read here how Zoom complies with data protection: https://explore.zoom.us/en/trust/privacy/
Data that we receive about you from third parties
None
Your data protection rights
You have the right of access under Article 15 GDPR, the right to rectification under Article 16 GDPR, the right to restriction under Article 18 GDPR and the right to erasure under Article 17 GDPR, as well as the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority under Article 77 GDPR.
8. Picture and sound recordings at our events
Responsible party
BWE-Service GmbH
c/o Bundesverband WindEnergie e.V.
EUREF-Campus 16
10829 Berlin
Phone: +49 (0)30 201642-22
E-mail: seminare@wind-energie.de
Data protection officer:
We have appointed www.mb-datenschutz.de as data protection officer.
Please send inquiries about data protection to e-mail: datenschutz@wind-energie.de
Purposes of data processing:
Photo and video recordings for documentation and for publication on our web presences including Linkedin, Instagram, X, Youtube as well as in our newsletters and print publications for PR purposes (coverage of current and past events) and for advertising future events.
Legal basis:
Art. 6 (1) a) Your consent for photographs of individuals
Art. 6 (1) f) for group photos, in the context of our legitimate interests, which are not overridden by your interests, fundamental rights or fundamental freedoms.
We have weighed our interests - in addition to the exceptional circumstances of Section 23 KUG (Art Copyright Act) - as follows:
We only collect image and sound recordings with correspondingly transparent information to the persons depicted:
We regularly provide information about image and sound recordings when advertising an event and/or during the registration process for the event.
Personal notification is always provided by the organizer on site.
Participants who do not wish to be recorded will be asked on site to contact the photographer/videographer directly so that their request can be taken into account.
We only use recordings in accordance with the reasonable expectations of those depicted. As a matter of principle, we do not produce unfavorable or compromising images.
Individual persons are always only part of an overall picture and will not be used by us as the main photo subject without verifiable consent.
Duration of data storage:
General: After the purpose of the data processing no longer applies or with your objection after a renewed weighing of interests or the revocation of your consent, the recordings will be deleted.
Photos not used after the event will be stored for a period of three years and then destroyed.
If you object to the publication of image and sound material by us, we will take this objection into account in future publications. We can only remove material already published on our websites with your help if you inform us of your motives and the specific recording in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR and we come to the conclusion that your interests outweigh ours as part of a new balancing of interests.
If the storage is based on your consent (recordings of individuals), we will delete the recordings of you if you withdraw your consent.
Recipients of personal data:
As part of our press work, we send photos to the local press and use them for the above-mentioned social media channels.
Your data protection rights:
You have
- the right to information in accordance with Article 15 EU GDPR
- the right to rectification under Article 16 EU GDPR,
- the right to erasure in accordance with Article 17 EU GDPR,
- the right to restriction of processing under Article 18 EU GDPR,
- the right to object under Article 21 EU GDPR.
- You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority in accordance with Article 77 GDPR.
9. Plugins and tools
YouTube
Our website uses plugins from YouTube, which is operated by Google. The operator of the pages is YouTube LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. If you visit one of our pages featuring a YouTube plugin, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. Here the YouTube server is informed about which of our pages you have visited. If you're logged in to your YouTube account, YouTube allows you to associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account. YouTube is used to help make our website appealing. This constitutes a justified interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO. Further information about handling user data, can be found in the data protection declaration of YouTube under https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en&gl=de.
Vimeo
Our website uses features provided by the Vimeo video portal. This service is provided by Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA. If you visit one of our pages featuring a Vimeo plugin, a connection to the Vimeo servers is established. Here the Vimeo server is informed about which of our pages you have visited. In addition, Vimeo will receive your IP address. This also applies if you are not logged in to Vimeo when you visit our website or do not have a Vimeo account. The information is transmitted to a Vimeo server in the US, where it is stored. If you are logged in to your Vimeo account, Vimeo allows you to associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your Vimeo account. For more information on how to handle user data, please refer to the Vimeo Privacy Policy at https://vimeo.com/privacy.