Privacy Statement

Scope and updates

This privacy policy applies to the use of the website www.stz-verkehr.de/en. We take the protection of your personal data very seriously and comply with the relevant data protection regulations, in particular the provisions of the Digital Services Act (DDG) and the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG). The data you provide or that is collected will be collected, used, processed, stored and, if necessary, forwarded to third parties exclusively in accordance with the applicable data protection regulations (DDG or BDSG) – but only if required by law or necessary for contractual reasons. Further development of our website or new technologies may necessitate changes to this privacy policy. We therefore reserve the right to adapt this privacy policy at any time in line with current developments.

Anonymous data collection

You can visit our website at any time without telling us who you are. In principle, data is collected and exchanged every time a website is visited. When you visit our website, our server automatically and temporarily collects and stores the following information in the server log files that are transmitted by your browser:

IP address of the requesting computer
file request of the client
the Internet page from which you are visiting us (referrer URL)
browser type and version
operating system used by the requesting computer
name of the accessed website
file, date and time of retrieval
amount of data transferred
message about successful retrieval

The data are only evaluated for statistical purposes, for example to measure demand. A personal evaluation of the server log files does not take place, i.e. the data cannot be assigned to specific persons. These data are not combined with other data sources. After a statistical evaluation, the data is deleted again.

Collecting and processing of personal data

Personal data is only collected if you provide it to us of your own accord, e.g. via the contact form or any other e-mail contact. We store and use the data transmitted by you (name, company name, e-mail, address, fax and/or telephone number) within the scope of a contract processing, for processing your inquiries or for consultation and support.

Of course, all data that you provide us with will be treated confidentially. In principle, we do not pass on your personal data to third parties.

A passing on takes place only:

in the context of a permission given by you
within the context of the fulfilment of legal obligations to bodies entitled to receive Information

Registration for events

Our respective conditions of participation also apply here.

SSL encryption

Our website uses SSL encryption to transmit any confidential and personal user information. Please ensure that SSL encryption is enabled for these functions required by our website. It is easy to see if encryption is enabled: The address bar in your browser switches from http:// to https:// . Data encrypted using SSL cannot be accessed by third parties. Please do not send us confidential information unless SSL encryption is activated. If in doubt or if you still need to know more about this issue, please contact us.

Use of cookies

We use so-called cookies on our website. A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your hard drive by a website and enables an analysis of your use of the website. Cookies do not allow a server to read private data from your computer or data stored by another server. They do no damage to your computer and contain no viruses. The cookies on our website do not collect any personal data about you or your use. We use the information contained in cookies to make it easier for you to use our pages and to tailor them to your needs.

Of course, you can also view our website without cookies. If you do not want cookies to be stored on your computer, you can deactivate the corresponding option in the system settings of your browser. However, this can lead to functional restrictions of our offers. You may not be able to use certain interactive features of our website. You can delete saved cookies at any time in the system settings of your browser. Instructions for changing the cookie settings can be found under the following links. Please select your browser:

Registration for price list, newsletter and download area

If you would like to view the price list or the download area on our homepage or receive the newsletter, registration is required. For this purpose, we need the following information from you:

Salutation (optional)
First and last name
Company name (optional)
Phone number (optional)
Country
E-mail address
Password

To guarantee a consensual registration we use the so-called double opt-in procedure. A confirmation e-mail will give you the opportunity to confirm your registration in a legally binding manner. In this way, we can verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and agree to the registration. We collect your data only for registration and store your data only for the purpose that you are able log in. The registration will be deleted after one year of inactivity or on request.

The newsletter informs you approximatley quarterly about seminars and new programme versions. 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.

Your data will not be passed on to third parties.

The data protection measures are always subject to technical innovations. For this reason, we ask you to inform yourself about our data protection measures at regular intervals by reading our data protection declaration.

Use of Vimeo plugins

This website uses Vimeo plugins to integrate and share video content. This content is provided by Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA.

If you access a website page featuring a Vimeo plugin – for example if you visit our media library – a connection will be established to the servers of Vimeo. This will result in the Vimeo server being informed which of our pages you have accessed. Vimeo will also be given your IP address. This will even be the case if you are not logged in with Vimeo or do not have an account with Vimeo. The information gathered by Vimeo will be transferred to the Vimeo server in the United States.

If you are logged into a Vimeo account, you allow Vimeo to match your surfing activity to your personal profile. You can prevent this happening by logging out of your Vimeo account.

For further information on how your user data is processed, go to the data protection policy of Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/privacy.

Use of YouTube plugins

This website contains at least one plugin of YouTube, a company belonging to Google Inc., based in San Bruno/California, USA.

If you access one of our website pages featuring a YouTube plugin, an automatic connection will be established to the servers of YouTube. This will result in the YouTube server being informed which of our pages you have accessed.

If you also have a YouTube account and are logged in, you will allow YouTube to match your surfing activity to your personal profile. You can prevent this possibility of your profile being linked to activity by logging out of your account beforehand.

For further information on how your user data is gathered and processed by YouTube, go to the data protection policy at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

Liability for Weblinks

Our website contains web links to external third-party websites, the content of which is beyond our control. These are external offers whose contents we expressly do not adopt as our own. The respective provider or operator of the pages is always responsible for the contents of the linked pages. The linked websites were checked for possible legal infringements at the time of linking. Illegal contents were not recognizable at the time of linking.

Standard period for data deletion

There are certain storage obligations and standard storage periods due to legal requirements. After the obligatory storage period, data is routinely deleted. Personal data is also deleted once it has fulfilled the purposed for which it was gathered, assuming it is no longer required or there is no longer any legal foundation for using the data (e.g., withdrawal of consent).

Right of information and corrections

You have the right at any time to receive free information about the personal data stored about you. If you have questions regarding the collection, processing, or use of your personal data, please contact datenschutz@stz-verkehr.de. Additionally, you have the right to have incorrect data corrected, blocked or deleted, provided that there is no legal obligation to retain it.

Right of withdrawal and objection

You can withdraw any data protection consent declarations you have given us at any time with effect for the future. Simply inform us using the contact details provided below. This will not incur any costs for you, except for transmission costs according to the basic rates.

email: datenschutz@stz-verkehr.de