The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is all data that can personally identify you. Detailed information on the topic of data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the imprint of this website.
How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected on one hand when you communicate it to us. This can include, for example, data you enter into a contact form.
Other data is automatically collected by our IT systems when you visit the website. These are primarily technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or the time of the page view). The collection of this data happens automatically as soon as you enter our website.
What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data can be used to analyze your user behavior.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right to obtain free information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time. You also have a right to request the correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. For this purpose, as well as for further questions about data protection, you can contact us at the address provided in the imprint at any time. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
Additionally, you have the right to demand the restriction of processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. For details, please refer to the privacy policy under "Right to Restriction of Processing".
When you visit our website, your surfing behavior can be statistically evaluated. This is mainly done with cookies and so-called analysis programs. The analysis of your surfing behavior is usually anonymous; the surfing behavior cannot be traced back to you. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information on this can be found in the following privacy policy.
You can object to this analysis. We will inform you about the options to object in this privacy policy.
The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the legal data protection regulations as well as this privacy policy.
If you use this website, various pieces of personal data will be collected. Personal data are data with which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains which data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.
We would like to point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g., when communicating via e-mail) can have security gaps. A complete protection of the data from access by third parties is not possible.
The responsible entity for data processing on this website is:
Matrix Club & Event GmbH
Dr. Ulrich Buhmann
Warschauer Platz 18
D-10245 Berlin-Friedrichshain
Phone: 030 / 2936 999-0
E-Mail: hallo@matrix-berlin.de
The responsible entity is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, e-mail addresses, etc.).
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent you have already given at any time. An informal email to us is sufficient for this. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
If data processing is based on Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. The respective legal basis on which processing is based can be found in this privacy policy. If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights, and freedoms or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims (objection under Art. 21(1) GDPR).
If your personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for such marketing; this also applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If you object, your personal data will subsequently no longer be used for direct marketing purposes (objection under Art. 21(2) GDPR).
In case of violations of the GDPR, those affected have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, their place of work, or the place of the alleged violation. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy.
You have the right to receive the data that we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract, in a common, machine-readable format, to yourself or a third party. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line.
When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient, and the purpose of data processing, and if applicable, a right to correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. For this purpose, as well as for further questions regarding personal data, you can contact us at any time at the address provided in the imprint.
You have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data. For this, you can contact us at any time at the address provided in the imprint. The right to restriction of processing applies in the following cases:
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data – aside from their storage – may only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.
The use of contact data published within the framework of the imprint obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby objected to. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as through spam emails.
Our websites use so-called cookies in some places. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies help make our offer more user-friendly, effective, 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 stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognize your browser on your next visit.
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 cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited.
Cookies that are necessary for the electronic communication process or for providing certain functions you wish to use (e.g., shopping cart function) are stored based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies to ensure technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If other cookies (e.g., for analysis of your surfing behavior) are stored, these are treated separately in this privacy policy.
The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:
This data is not merged with other data sources.
The collection of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website - for this purpose, the server log files must be collected.
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the request and in case of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent.
The processing of the data entered into the contact form thus occurs exclusively based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time. An informal email to us is sufficient for this purpose. The legality of the data processing operations carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions - in particular, retention periods - remain unaffected.
We collect, process, and use personal data only to the extent necessary for the establishment, content arrangement, or modification of the legal relationship (inventory data). This is done based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the performance of a contract or for pre-contractual measures. We only collect, process, and use personal data about the use of our websites (usage data) to the extent necessary to enable or bill the user for the use of the service.
The collected customer data will be deleted after completion of the order or termination of the business relationship. Legal retention periods remain unaffected.
This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is 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 enable an analysis of your use of the website. 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.
The storage of Google Analytics cookies and the use of this analysis tool are based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize both its website offering and its advertising.
IP Anonymization
We have activated the IP anonymization feature on this website. Your IP address will thus be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services related to website and internet use to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data by Google.
Browser Plugin
You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser software accordingly; however, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use all the features of this website to their fullest extent. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plugin available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.
Objection to Data Collection
You can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set to prevent the collection of your data on future visits to this website: Deactivate Google Analytics.
More information about how Google Analytics handles user data can be found in Google's privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.
Order Processing
We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google and fully implement the stringent requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.
Our websites use the functions of Google Analytics Remarketing in combination with the cross-device capabilities of Google AdWords and Google DoubleClick. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
This feature allows linking the remarketing audiences created with Google Analytics with the cross-device capabilities of Google AdWords and Google DoubleClick. This way, interest-based, personalized advertising messages that were adapted to you based on your previous usage and surfing behavior on one device (e.g., mobile phone) can also be displayed on another of your devices (e.g., tablet or PC).
If you have given the appropriate consent, Google will link your web and app browsing history with your Google account for this purpose. This way, the same personalized advertising messages can be displayed on any device on which you are logged into your Google account.
To support this feature, Google Analytics collects Google-authenticated user IDs, which are temporarily linked with our Google Analytics data to define and create audiences for cross-device ad targeting.
You can permanently object to cross-device remarketing/targeting by deactivating personalized advertising in your Google account; follow this link for this purpose: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/.
The collection of data in your Google account is based exclusively on your consent, which you can give or revoke at Google (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). For data collection processes that are not merged into your Google account (e.g., because you do not have a Google account or have objected to the merging), the data collection is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The legitimate interest in this context arises from the fact that the website operator has an interest in the anonymized analysis of website visitors for advertising purposes.
Further information and the privacy policy can be found in Google's privacy policy under: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=de.
Our website uses the visitor action pixel from Facebook, operated by Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA ("Facebook").
This allows tracking the behavior of page visitors after they have been redirected to the provider's website by clicking on a Facebook ad. This enables the effectiveness of the Facebook ads to be evaluated for statistical and market research purposes, and future advertising measures to be optimized.
The collected data is anonymous to us as the website operator; we cannot draw conclusions about the identity of the users. However, the data is stored and processed by Facebook so that a connection to the respective user profile is possible, and thus, the data can be used by Facebook for its own advertising purposes in accordance with the Facebook Data Use Policy. This enables us to display ads on Facebook pages and outside of it.
The use of the Facebook pixel is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in effective advertising measures including social media.
Further hints on the protection of your privacy can be found in the privacy notices of Facebook: https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/.
You can also deactivate the "Custom Audiences" remarketing function in the ad settings section at https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen. You must be logged into Facebook for this.
If you do not have a Facebook account, you can disable usage-based advertising from Facebook on the website of the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/.
If you would like to subscribe to the newsletter offered on our website, we need an email address from you, as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the provided email address and agree to receive the newsletter. Additional data is only collected on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively to send the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.
The processing of the data entered into the newsletter subscription form is based exclusively on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time, for example, via the "unsubscribe" link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
The data provided by you for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted after you cancel your subscription. Data stored for other purposes remains unaffected by this.
This website uses services from MailChimp for sending out newsletters. The provider is Rocket Science Group LLC, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Suite 5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA.
MailChimp is a service that, among other things, organizes and analyzes the sending of newsletters. If you enter data for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter (e.g., your email address), this data is stored on MailChimp's servers in the USA.
MailChimp is certified under the "EU-US Privacy Shield." The "Privacy Shield" is an agreement between the European Union (EU) and the USA, which ensures compliance with European data protection standards in the USA.
With the help of MailChimp, we can analyze our newsletter campaigns. When you open an email sent via MailChimp, a file embedded in the email (known as a web beacon) connects with MailChimp's servers in the USA. This allows us to determine whether a newsletter message has been opened and which links have been clicked. Technical information is also recorded (e.g., time of retrieval, IP address, browser type, and operating system). These details cannot be associated with the respective newsletter recipient. They are used solely for the statistical analysis of our newsletter campaigns. The results of these analyses can be used to better tailor future newsletters to the interests of the recipients.
If you do not want analysis by MailChimp, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. We provide a link for this purpose in every newsletter. You can also unsubscribe directly from the newsletter on our website.
The data processing is based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time by unsubscribing from the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations carried out until the revocation remains unaffected.
The data provided by you for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from both our servers and MailChimp's servers after you cancel your subscription. Data stored for other purposes remains unaffected by this.
For more details, please refer to MailChimp's privacy policy: https://mailchimp.com/legal/terms/.
Conclusion of a Data Processing Agreement
We have entered into a so-called "Data Processing Agreement" with MailChimp, in which we oblige MailChimp to protect our customers' data and not to pass it on to third parties. This agreement can be viewed at the following link: https://mailchimp.com/legal/forms/data-processing-agreement/sample-agreement/.
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 equipped with a YouTube plugin, a connection to YouTube's servers is established. This tells the YouTube server which of our pages you have visited.
YouTube may also store various cookies on your device. With the help of these cookies, YouTube can obtain information about visitors to our website. This information is used, among other things, to gather video statistics, improve user-friendliness, and prevent fraud. These cookies remain on your device until you delete them.
If you are logged into your YouTube account, you allow YouTube to directly associate your browsing behavior with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.
The use of YouTube is in the interest of providing an appealing presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
For more information on how YouTube handles user data, please see YouTube's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
This site uses the Google Maps map service via an API. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
To use the functionalities of Google Maps, it is necessary to save your IP address. This information is generally transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the USA. The provider of this site has no influence over this data transmission.
The use of Google Maps is in the interest of providing an appealing presentation of our online offers and making it easy to find the places indicated on our website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
For more information on how Google deals with user data, please see Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.