Privacy statement

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khkt Cologne University of Catholic Theology Cologne gGmbH
Kardinal-Frings-Strasse 10
50668 Cologne

Managing Director: Dr. Rüdiger von Stengel/Prof. Dr. Dominik Heringer
telephone: 0221-58981-100
email: mail@khkt.de

Data Protection Officer
ZB Data Protection and Security GmbH & Co. KG
Hansestr. 79
51149 Cologne

Contact person: Ulrich Braunbach
email: ubraunbach@zb-datenschutz.de

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What is it about?

This privacy policy meets the legal requirements for transparency in the processing of personal data. This is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. This includes, for example, information such as your name, age, address, telephone number, date of birth, email address, IP address or user behavior when visiting a website. Information that we are unable to identify you personally (or only with disproportionate effort), e.g. through anonymization, is not personal data. The processing of personal data (e.g. collection, retrieval, use, storage or transmission) always requires a legal basis and a defined purpose.

Stored personal data will be deleted as soon as the purpose of processing has been achieved and there are no legitimate reasons for continuing to store the data. In the individual processing processes, we will inform you about the specific storage periods and criteria for storage. Irrespective of this, we store your personal data in individual cases to assert, exercise or defend legal claims and if there are legal storage obligations.

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Who receives my data?

We only pass on your personal data, which we process on our website, to third parties if this is necessary to fulfill the purposes and, in individual cases, is covered by the legal basis (e.g. consent or protection of legitimate interests). In addition, we share personal data with third parties in individual cases if this serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims. Possible recipients may then include law enforcement agencies, lawyers, auditors, courts, etc.

Insofar as we use service providers to operate our website who process personal data in accordance with Section 29 KDG as part of order processing on our behalf, these may be recipients of your personal data. For more information on the use of order processors and web services, see the overview of the individual processing processes.

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Do you use cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are sent by us to the browser of your device as part of your visit to our website and stored there. As an alternative to using cookies, information can also be stored in your browser's local storage. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies or local storage (technically necessary cookies). Other cookies, on the other hand, enable us to perform various analyses so that, for example, we are able to recognize the browser you are using when you visit our website again and to transmit various information to us (unnecessary cookies). With the help of cookies, we can, among other things, make our website more user-friendly and effective for you, for example, by tracking your use of our website and determining your preferred settings (such as country and language settings). If third parties process information via cookies, they collect the information directly via your browser. Cookies do not cause any damage to your device. They cannot run programs and do not contain viruses.

We provide information about the respective services for which we use cookies in the individual processing processes. Detailed information about the cookies used can be found in the cookie settings or in the consent manager of this website.

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What rights do I have?

Under the requirements of the legal provisions of the Church Data Protection Act (KDG), you have the following rights as a data subject:

information in accordance with § 17 KDG about the data stored about you in the form of meaningful information on the details of the processing and a copy of your data;
rectification in accordance with § 18 KDG of incorrect or incomplete data stored by us;
erasure in accordance with Section 19 KDG, the data stored by us, unless processing is necessary to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information, to fulfill a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or to assert, exercise or defend legal claims;
constraint processing in accordance with Section 20 KDG, insofar as the accuracy of the data is disputed, the processing is unlawful, we no longer need the data and you refuse to delete it because you need it to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or you have objected to processing in accordance with Section 23 KDG.
data portability in accordance with § 22 KDG, insofar as you have provided us with personal data as part of a consent in accordance with § 6 para. 1 b) KDG or on the basis of a contract in accordance with § 6 para. 1 c) KDG and these have been processed by us using automated procedures. You will receive your data in a structured, common and machine-readable format or we will transfer the data directly to another person responsible, as far as this is technically feasible.
contradiction In accordance with Section 23 KDG, against the processing of your personal data, insofar as this is carried out on the basis of Section 6 (1) f), g) KDG and there are reasons for this arising from your particular situation or the objection is directed against direct marketing. The right to object does not exist if overriding, compelling legitimate reasons for processing are proven or if processing is carried out to assert, exercise or defend legal claims. Insofar as the right to object to individual processing operations does not exist, this is stated there.
revocation In accordance with Section 8 (6) KDG, your consent has been given with effect for the future.
complaint in accordance with § 48 KDG at the data protection supervisory authority, if you believe that the processing of your personal data violates the KDG. As a rule, you can contact the data protection supervisory authority of your usual place of residence, workplace or our headquarters.

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How is my data processed in detail?

Below, we will inform you about the individual processing operations, the scope and purpose of data processing, the legal basis, the obligation to provide your data and the respective storage period. An automated decision in individual cases, including profiling, does not take place.

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Provision of the website

Nature and scope of processing
When you access and use our website, we collect the personal data that your browser automatically transmits to our server. The following information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file:

IP address of the requesting computer
date and time of access
Name and URL of the retrieved file
Website from which access is made (referrer URL)
Browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer, as well as the name of your access provider

Our website is not hosted by ourselves, but by a service provider who processes the aforementioned data on our behalf in accordance with § 29 KDG:

wservices GmbH
Freiburgstraße 562
CH-3172 Niederwangen

Purpose and legal basis
The processing is carried out to protect our overriding legitimate interest in viewing our website and ensuring security and stability on the basis of § 6 para. 1 g) KDG. The collection of data and storage in log files is absolutely necessary for the operation of the website. There is no right to object to processing due to the exception under Section 23 (1) KDG. Insofar as further storage of log files is required by law, processing is carried out on the basis of § 6 para. 1 d) KDG. There is no legal or contractual obligation to provide the data, but it is not technically possible to access our website without providing the data.

Storage period
The above data is stored for the duration of viewing the website [and, for technical reasons, for a maximum of 7 days.

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contact form

Nature and scope of processing
On our website, we offer you the opportunity to contact us using a form provided. The information that is collected via mandatory fields is required in order to be able to process the request. In addition, you can voluntarily provide additional information that, in your opinion, is necessary to process the contact request.

When using the contact form, your personal data will not be passed on to third parties.

Purpose and legal basis
Your data will be processed by using our contact form for the purpose of communicating and processing your request on the basis of your consent in accordance with § 6 para. 1 b) KDG. Insofar as your request relates to an existing contractual relationship with us, processing is carried out for the purpose of fulfilling the contract on the basis of § 6 para. 1 c) KDG. There is no legal or contractual obligation to provide your data, but it is not possible to process your request without providing the information in the mandatory fields. If you do not wish to provide this data, please contact us by other means.

Storage period
If you use the contact form on the basis of your consent, we store the data collected for each request for a period of three years, starting with the processing of your request or until you withdraw your consent.

If you use the contact form as part of a contractual relationship, we store the data collected for each request for a period of three years from the end of the contractual relationship.

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newsletters

Nature and scope of processing
We have integrated components of the MailChimp service on our website. MailChimp is a service from The Rocket Science Group, LLC and provides marketing automation for businesses. MailChimp is used to store and transfer data entered in forms using cookies, to send marketing emails and automated messages, and to create targeted campaigns. In addition, MailChimp offers us the opportunity to analyze whether the emails sent have been opened, how many users have received an email and whether users have unsubscribed from the newsletter after receiving an email. In this case, your data will be passed on to the operator of MailChimp, The Rocket Science Group, LLC, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave NE Suite 5000 Atlanta, GA 30308, United States.

Purpose and legal basis
The use of MailChimp is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a. GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG.

Storage period
The specific storage period of the processed data cannot be influenced by us, but is determined by The Rocket Science Group, LLC. You can find further information in the MailChimp privacy policy: https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/.

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Presences on social media platforms

We maintain so-called fan pages or accounts or channels on the networks listed below in order to also provide you with information and offers within social networks and to offer you further ways to contact us and find out about our offers. In the following, we will inform you which data we or the respective social network process about you in connection with accessing and using our fan pages/accounts.

Data that we process from you
If you would like to contact us via messenger or via direct message via the respective social network, we usually process your user name, which you use to contact us and may store further data provided by you to the extent necessary to process/answer your request.

The legal basis is Section 6 (1 g) KDG (processing is necessary to protect the legitimate interests of the person responsible).

(Static) usage data that we receive from social networks
Insights functionalities provide us with automated statistics about our accounts. The statistics include the total number of page views, likes, page activity and post interactions, reach, video views/views, and the proportion of men/women among our fans/followers.

The statistics only contain aggregated data that cannot be related to individual persons. This does not identify you to us.

What data do social networks process about you
In order to be able to view the content of our fan pages or accounts, you do not have to be a member of the respective social network and therefore no user account is required for the respective social network.

Please note, however, that when you access the respective social network, the social networks also collect and store data from website visitors without a user account (e.g. technical data so that they can display the website to you) and use cookies and similar technologies over which we have no influence. Details can be found in the privacy policy of the respective social network (see the corresponding links above).

If you want to interact with the content on our fan pages/accounts, e.g. comment on, share or like our postings/contributions and/or contact us via messenger functions, prior registration with the respective social network and the provision of personal data is required.

We have no influence on data processing by social networks as part of your use. To the best of our knowledge, your data is stored and processed in particular in connection with the provision of the services of the respective social network, and also to analyze usage behavior (using cookies, pixel/web beacons and similar technologies) on the basis of which advertising based on your interests is displayed both within and outside the respective social network. It cannot be ruled out that social networks may also store your data outside the EU/EEA and share it with third parties.

Information on, among other things, the exact scope and purposes of processing your personal data, the storage period/deletion and guidelines on the use of cookies and similar technologies in the context of registration and use of social networks can be found in the privacy policy/cookie policies of the social networks. There you will also find information about your rights and objection options.

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Facebook page

When you visit our Facebook page, Facebook (Meta) collects, among other things, your IP address and other information that is available on your PC in the form of cookies. This information is used to provide us, as the operator of the Facebook pages, with statistical information about the use of the Facebook page. Facebook provides more information about this under the following link: https://facebook.com/help/pages/insights.

Using the statistical information provided, it is not possible for us to draw conclusions about individual users. We only use these to be able to respond to the interests of our users and to continuously improve our online presence and ensure the quality of it.

We only collect your data via our fan page to make it possible to communicate and interact with us. This collection usually includes your name, message content, comment content and the profile information you provide “publicly”.
Your personal data is processed for our purposes mentioned above on the basis of our legitimate business and communication interest in offering an information and communication channel in accordance with § 6 para. 1 g) KDG. Should you, as a user, have given the respective provider of the social network consent to data processing, the legal basis for processing extends to § 6 para. 1 b) KDG.

Due to the fact that the actual data processing is carried out by the social network provider, our access options to your data are limited. Only the provider of the social network is authorized to have full access to your data. As a result, only the provider can directly take and implement appropriate measures to fulfill your user rights (request for information, request for deletion, objection, etc.). Appropriate rights are therefore most effectively asserted directly against the respective provider.

Together with Facebook, we are responsible for the personal content of the fan page. Data subject rights can be asserted with Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd. and with us.

According to the KDG, Facebook is primarily responsible for processing insights data and Facebook fulfills all obligations under the KDG with regard to the processing of insights data, Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd. makes the essence of the page insights supplement available to data subjects.

We do not make any decisions regarding the processing of insights data and the storage period of cookies on user devices.

Further information can be found directly on Facebook (supplementary agreement with Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum.
For more information on, among other things, the exact scope and purposes of processing your personal data, the storage period/deletion and guidelines on the use of cookies and similar technologies in the context of registration and use, please see Facebook's privacy policy/cookie policy:
https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/?entry_point=data_policy_redirect&entry=0
https://www.facebook.com/policies/cookies

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Instagram page

When you visit our Instagram page, Instagram (Meta) collects, among other things, your IP address and other information that is available on your PC in the form of cookies. This information is used to provide us, as the operator of the Instagram pages, with statistical information about the use of the Instagram page. Instagram provides more detailed information on this under the following link (Note: by clicking on the following link, you will be taken to the website of the social network Facebook, also part of the Meta Group. However, the information provided via the link applies equally to the Instagram social network): https://facebook.com/help/pages/insights.

Your personal data is processed for our purposes mentioned above on the basis of our legitimate business and communication interest in offering an information and communication channel in accordance with § 6 para. 1 g) KDG. Should you, as a user, have given the respective provider of the social network consent to data processing, the legal basis for processing extends to § 6 para. 1 b) KDG.

Together with Instagram, we are responsible for the personal content of the fan page. Data subject rights can be asserted with Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd. and with us.

According to the KDG, Instagram is primarily responsible for processing insights data and Instagram fulfills all obligations under the KDG with regard to the processing of insights data, Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd. makes the essence of the page insights supplement available to data subjects.

We do not make any decisions regarding the processing of insights data and the storage period of cookies on user devices.

Further information can be found directly on Instagram (supplementary agreement with Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum.

For more information, including the exact scope and purposes of processing your personal data, the storage period/deletion and guidelines on the use of cookies and similar technologies in the context of registration and use, please see Instagram's privacy policy/cookie policy (note: by clicking on the following link, you can access the website of the social network Facebook): https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875/?helpref=uf_share

This information can also be found in the help section of the Instagram website via the following link: https://help.instagram.com/581066165581870

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Font Awesome

Nature and scope of processing
We use Font Awesome to properly deliver the content of our website. Font Awesome is a service provided by Fonticons, Inc., which acts as a content delivery network (CDN) on our website.

A CDN helps to deliver content from our online offering, in particular files such as graphics or scripts, more quickly using regionally or internationally distributed servers. When you access this content, you connect to Fonticons, Inc., Fonticons, Inc., 6 Porter Road Apartment 3R, Cambridge, MA 02140, USA, which transmits your IP address and, if applicable, browser data such as your user agent. This data is processed exclusively for the purposes set out above and to maintain the security and functionality of Font Awesome.

Purpose and legal basis
The use of the content delivery network is based on our legitimate interests, i.e. interest in secure and efficient delivery and optimization of our online offering in accordance with § 6 para. 1 g) KDG.

We intend to transfer personal data to third countries outside the European Economic Area, in particular the USA. Data is transferred to the USA in accordance with Section 40 (1) KDG on the basis of the adequacy decision of the European Commission. The participating US companies and/or their US subcontractors are certified in accordance with the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF).

In cases where there is no adequacy decision by the European Commission (including US companies that are not certified under EU-U.S. DPF), we have agreed on other appropriate guarantees with the recipients of the data within the meaning of Section 40 KDG. Unless otherwise stated, these are standard data protection clauses issued by the EU Commission in accordance with Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/914 of June 4, 2021. A copy of these standard data protection clauses can be found at https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32021D0914&from=DE view.

In addition, before such a transfer to a third country, we obtain your consent in accordance with Section 41 (2) KDG, which you give via consent in Consent Manager (or other forms, registrations, etc.). We would like to point out that third-party transfers may involve risks that are unknown in detail (e.g. data processing by security authorities in the third country, the exact scope and consequences for you, over which we have no influence and of which you may not become aware of).

Storage period
The specific storage period of the processed data cannot be influenced by us, but is determined by Fonticons, Inc. You can find further information in the Font Awesome privacy policy: https://cdn.fontawesome.com/privacy.

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Google Maps

Nature and scope of processing
We use the Google Maps map service to create route descriptions. Google Maps is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, which displays a map on our website.

When you access this content on our website, you connect to servers of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, which transmits your IP address and, if applicable, browser data such as your user agent. This data is processed exclusively for the purposes mentioned above and to maintain the security and functionality of Google Maps.

Purpose and legal basis
The use of Google Maps is based on your consent in accordance with § 6 para. 1 b) KDG and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG.

In cases where there is no adequacy decision by the European Commission (including US companies that are not certified under EU-U.S. DPF), we have agreed on other appropriate guarantees with the recipients of the data within the meaning of Section 40, paragraph 2 KDG. Unless otherwise stated, these are standard data protection clauses issued by the EU Commission in accordance with Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/914 of June 4, 2021. A copy of these standard data protection clauses can be found at https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32021D0914&from=DE view.

In addition, before such a transfer to a third country, we obtain your consent in accordance with Section 41 (1) KDG, which you give via consent in Consent Manager (or other forms, registrations, etc.). We would like to point out that third-party transfers may involve risks that are unknown in detail (e.g. data processing by security authorities in the third country, the exact scope and consequences for you, over which we have no influence and of which you may not become aware of).

Storage period
The specific storage period of the processed data cannot be influenced by us, but is determined by Google Ireland Limited. You can find further information in the privacy policy for Google Maps: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

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MyFonts Counter

Nature and scope of processing
We have integrated MyFonts Counter on our website. MyFonts Counter is a service provided by MyFonts, Inc. and allows us to statistically evaluate the number of visits to our website. MyFonts Counter uses cookies and other browser technologies to recognize users and website visits. This information is used, among other things, to compile reports on website activity. In this case, your data will be passed on to the operator of MyFonts Counter, MyFonts, Inc., 600 Unicorn Park Drive Woburn, MA 01801 USA.

Purpose and legal basis
The use of MyFonts Counter is based on your consent in accordance with § 6 para. 1 b) KDG and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG.

Storage period
The specific storage period of the processed data cannot be influenced by us, but is determined by MyFonts, Inc. You can find further information in the privacy policy for MyFonts Counter: https://www.myfonts.com/legal/website-use-privacy-policy/.

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Unpkg CDN

Nature and scope of processing
We use Unpkg CDN to properly deliver the content of our website. Unpkg CDN is a service provided by Cloudflare, Inc., which acts as a content delivery network (CDN) on our website.

A CDN helps to deliver content from our online offering, in particular files such as graphics or scripts, more quickly using regionally or internationally distributed servers. When you access this content, you connect to Cloudflare, Inc. servers, which transmits your IP address and, if applicable, browser data such as your user agent. This data is processed exclusively for the purposes set out above and to maintain the security and functionality of Unpkg CDN.

Storage period
The specific storage period of the processed data cannot be influenced by us, but is determined by Cloudflare, Inc. For more information, please see the Unpkg CDN privacy policy: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/.

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YouTube with advanced data protection

This website includes videos from the YouTube website. The operator of the pages is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

We use YouTube in extended data protection mode. According to YouTube, this mode means that YouTube does not store any information about visitors to this website before they watch the video. The transfer of data to YouTube partners is ensured by the extended data protection mode
However, it is not necessarily ruled out. This is how YouTube connects to the Google Marketing Network regardless of whether you are watching a video.

As soon as you start a YouTube video on this website, a connection to YouTube's servers is established. This tells the YouTube server which of our pages you have visited.

If you are logged into your YouTube account, you allow YouTube to associate your surfing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

In addition, after you start a video, YouTube can save various cookies on your device or use comparable recognition technologies (e.g. device fingerprinting). In this way, YouTube can obtain information about visitors to this website. This information is used, among other things, to collect video statistics, improve usability, and prevent fraud attempts.

After the start of a YouTube video, further data processing processes may be triggered over which we have no influence.

YouTube is used in the interest of presenting our online offerings in an appealing way. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Section 6 (1 g) KDG. If a corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of § 6 para. 1 b) KDG and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be withdrawn at any time.

For more information about YouTube's privacy policy, please see their privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

The company is certified in accordance with the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA, which is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when processing data in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. For more information, please contact the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participantdetail?contact=true&id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active