Privacy Policy
1. Name and contact details of the controller
This privacy information applies to data processing by: Verein für Höhlenkunde München e.V. legally represented by the executive board, First Chair of the Board:
Roland Konopac
Hallstattfeld 33, 85579 Neubiberg
https://www.tagfern.de
2. Collection and storage of personal data and the nature and purpose of its use when visiting the website
a) When visiting the website:
When you access our website https://www.tagfern.de, information is automatically sent by the browser used on your device to the server of our website. This information is temporarily stored in a log file. The following information is recorded without any action on your part and stored until it is automatically deleted:
- IP address of the requesting computer,
- date and time of access,
- name and URL of the retrieved file,
- website from which access was made (referrer URL),
- browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer, as well as the name of your access provider.
This data is processed by us for the following purposes:
- ensuring a smooth connection to the website,
- ensuring convenient use of our website,
- evaluating system security and stability, and
- for other administrative purposes.
b) The legal basis for data processing is Article 6(1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest follows from the purposes for data collection listed above. Under no circumstances do we use the collected data for the purpose of drawing conclusions about your person. In addition, we use cookies when you visit our website. Further explanations can be found under section 4 of this privacy policy.
c) When using the contact form
If you are interested in joining our association, we offer you the opportunity to contact us via a form provided on the website. Providing a valid e-mail address is required so that we know who sent the enquiry and can respond. We also ask for the following information: first name, surname, street/house number, town, postal code, telephone number, e-mail, profession, account number, bank details. Further details may be provided voluntarily. The data is processed for the purpose of membership in accordance with Article 6(1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR on the basis of your voluntary consent. The personal data collected by us for the use of the contact form will be automatically deleted after your membership ends. If membership is not granted, the data you have provided in this way will be deleted without delay.
3. Disclosure of data
Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties for any purposes other than those listed below. We only pass on your personal data to third parties if:
- you have given your express consent in accordance with Article 6(1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR,
- disclosure is necessary in accordance with Article 6(1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR for the establishment, exercise, or defence of legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding legitimate interest in your data not being disclosed,
- there is a legal obligation for disclosure in accordance with Article 6(1) sentence 1 lit. c GDPR, or
- this is legally permissible and necessary in accordance with Article 6(1) sentence 1 lit. b GDPR for the processing of contractual relationships with you.
4. Cookies
We use cookies on our website. These are small files that your browser automatically creates and stores on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our site. Cookies do not damage your device and do not contain viruses, trojans, or other malware. Information is stored in the cookie that results in each case from the specific device used. However, this does not mean that we thereby gain direct knowledge of your identity. The use of cookies serves, on the one hand, to make the use of our website more pleasant for you. For example, we use session cookies to recognise that you have already visited individual pages of our website. These are automatically deleted when you leave our site.
In addition, we also use temporary cookies to optimise user-friendliness. These are stored on your device for a defined period of time. If you visit our site again to make use of our services, it is automatically recognised that you have already visited us and which entries and settings you made, so that you do not have to enter them again.
We also use cookies to record the use of our website statistically and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimising our services for you. These cookies make it possible for us to recognise automatically on a repeat visit that you have already been on our site. These cookies are automatically deleted after a defined period.
The data processed by cookies is required for the purposes mentioned in order to safeguard our legitimate interests and those of third parties in accordance with Article 6(1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR.
Most browsers accept cookies automatically. However, you can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or a notice always appears before a new cookie is created. However, the complete deactivation of cookies may mean that you cannot use all functions of our website.
5. Social media plug-ins
Fonts:
This site uses so-called web fonts provided by Google for the uniform display of fonts. When you open a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into its browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly.
For this purpose, the browser you use must connect to Google's servers. This gives Google knowledge that our website was accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Web Fonts is in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of our online services. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6(1) lit. f GDPR.
If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used.
Further information on Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.
6. Rights of data subjects
You have the right:
- pursuant to Article 15 GDPR to request information about your personal data processed by us, including the purposes of processing, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients, the planned storage duration, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right to lodge a complaint, the source of your data if not collected by us, and the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, where applicable, meaningful information about its details;
- pursuant to Article 16 GDPR to request without undue delay the rectification of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us;
- pursuant to Article 17 GDPR to request the erasure of your personal data stored by us, unless processing is necessary for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest, or for the establishment, exercise, or defence of legal claims;
- pursuant to Article 18 GDPR to request the restriction of processing of your personal data if you contest the accuracy of the data, if the processing is unlawful but you oppose its erasure, if we no longer need the data but you need it for the establishment, exercise, or defence of legal claims, or if you have objected to processing pursuant to Article 21 GDPR;
- pursuant to Article 20 GDPR to receive your personal data provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format or to request transmission to another controller;
- pursuant to Article 7(3) GDPR to revoke your consent at any time with future effect; and
- pursuant to Article 77 GDPR to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. As a rule, you may contact the supervisory authority of your habitual residence, place of work, or our registered office.
7. Right to object
If your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Article 6(1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data pursuant to Article 21 GDPR, provided there are grounds relating to your particular situation or the objection is directed against direct marketing. In the latter case, you have a general right to object, which we will implement without requiring you to specify a particular situation.
If you would like to exercise your right of withdrawal or objection, simply send an e-mail to
8. Data security
We do not use encryption within the website visit.
9. Current status and amendment of this privacy policy
This privacy policy is currently valid and has the status of May 2018.
Further development of our website and services or changes in legal or official requirements may make it necessary to amend this privacy policy. The current privacy policy can be accessed and printed by you at any time here.


