Privacy & Cookies

1. Information about the collection of personal data

1. This Data Privacy Notice discloses practices surrounding the collection of personal data arising from the use of our website. Personal data are any data that can identify you as an individual, such as name, address, email addresses and user behavior.
2. Under Article 4 (7) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the data controller is Verein für Fortbildung in der GHE e.V., c/o MHH OE6810, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany. Our Data Protection Officer can be contacted at kongress-ghe@mh-hannover.de or at our postal address.
3. When you contact us by email or using a contact form, we will store the data you have provided (your email address and, if applicable, your name and telephone number) in order that we can answer your questions. We will delete the data obtained in this connection when they no longer need to be stored or, if the law requires us to keep records, we will restrict the processing of this data.
4. If we rely on contracted service providers for individual functions of our offering, or if we wish to use your data for advertising purposes, we will notify you (see below) in detail of the operations involved, including the specified criteria for duration of data retention.

2. Your rights

You have the following rights with regard to your personal data:

• The right to be informed;
• The right to rectification or erasure;
• The right to restriction of processing;
• The right to objection to processing;
• The right to data portability.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection regulatory body concerning our processing of your personal data. Competent supervisory authority:
State Commissioner for Data Protection of Lower Saxony, Prinzenstrasse 5, 30159 Hanover
www.lfd.niedersachsen.de

3. Processed Data

You can visit the contents of this website provided by us without us requiring any personal data from you. Personal data is only collected if you provide it to us of your own accord, for example in the context of an association, a change of address, or an (online) registration for one of our events.

We process your data on the legal basis being Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).

Unless specifically stated, we store your personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes pursued or until you object.

3.1 Use and disclosure of personal data and purpose limitation

All personal data collected within the scope of the event will be processed and used in accordance with the applicable regulations on the protection of personal data only for the purpose of order and contract processing and to protect our own legitimate interests.

We assume that by providing us with your personal data, you agree that your data can be used for the following purposes:

• Administer the Website and its business
• Personalise the Website for you
• Enable your use of the services available on the Website
• Send to you non-marketing commercial communications; to be able to respond to your inquiries; to send you statements, invoices and payment reminders to you, and collect payments from you
• Send to you email notifications that you have specifically requested
• Send to you our email newsletters respectively in case you have accepted such service, (you can inform us at any time if you want to unsubscribe from the newsletters)
• Deal with enquiries and complaints made by or about you relating to the Website
• Keep the Website secure and prevent fraud and to detect, prevent and investigate attacks on our website
• Verify compliance with the terms and conditions governing the use of the Website
• To improve and develop the Website
• To be able to compile usage statistics
• Preparation of reports on our events
• Providing information about our events on our website, including an event gallery
• Manage our event attendees
• Supply to you services purchased through the Website
• Contact you with regard to the event you have registered for
• Run statistics with regard to our event attendees
• Improve our future events
• To forward the data to third parties for the third parties´ advertising purposes

4. Third Parties

If you register for one of our events, we will process the personal data required by you to register, for example your address, first name, last name, e-mail address, company or institution, and telephone number. We process your personal data pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR within the framework of pre-contractual and contractual relations for the purpose of registration and execution of the event. As part of the technical realization of the registration form, your personal data will be transmitted to third parties. We have no influence on the technical conditions. We delete the data generated in this context after the storage is no longer necessary, or restrict the processing if statutory retention obligations exist. You may object to the processing of your personal data at any time. However, participation in the events is no longer possible. We point out that the owner of this website is Effetti srl www.effetti.it and responsible for the treatment ex. art. 28 GDPR 679/2016 in relation and limited to the treatments that Effetti carries out on the site. Effetti srl will only and exclusively carry out site maintenance activities.

5. Links to other websites

The Website contains links to other websites. Verein für Fortbildung in der GHE e.V. is not responsible for data privacy policies and/or practices on other websites and Verein für Fortbildung in der GHE e.V. has no influence as to whether the operators of other websites act in compliance with data protection provisions. Verein für Fortbildung in der GHE e.V. Privacy Policy is solely applicable to data collected by Verein für Fortbildung in der GHE e.V. itself. 

6. Cookies

6.1. This websites do not automatically collect any personal information from visitors to their websites. This website uses session cookies, for the sole purpose of allowing the safe exploration of the site. By using this website the user give its consent to the processing of data acquired through session cookies.

6.2. We use “cookies” to improve the functionality of our website. Cookies are small text files that may be installed on your computer when you visit a website. Cookies are generally used to provide site visitors with additional functionality within the site. Cookies cannot access, read or modify any other data on your computer.

6.3. We use cookies that

1. will be deleted again when you close your browser (session cookies);
2. remain stored on your end user device even after you close your browser (permanent cookies);
3. originate from us (first party cookies) or from third parties.

6.4. Through our cookies, we process data on the following legal bases and for the following purposes:

1. We use cookies that are absolutely necessary for the operation of our website. The use of these cookies is lawful due to our overriding legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 lit f GDPR).
2. We use all other cookies (e.g. Tracking Cookies) on the basis of your consent. You give us your consent via our cookie banner.

6.5. In order to withdraw your consent or to restrict it to certain cookies, you have inter alia the following options:

1. Use the settings of your browser. Details can be found in the help function of your browser.
2. At http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices you can have the system analyse which cookies are used by you and deactivate them individually or in their entirety. This is an offer from the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance. 

6.6. Withdrawing your consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on your consent before your withdrawal. Please note that the functionality of our websites may be impaired if you withdraw or restrict your consent.

---

Contact / Legal notice

Verein für Fortbildung in der GHE e.V.
c/o Medizinische Hochschule Hannover OE6810
Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1
30625 Hannover, Germany
T +511 532 3906
F +49 511 532 4896
E kongress-ghe@mh-hannover.de

Registered in Germany as registered association.
Registration Authority: Amtsgericht Hannover
Vereinsregisterblatt VR 8339