The person in charge within the meaning of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and German data protection laws as well as other data protection regulations is Rockspire GmbH (Rockspire).

II. Name and Address of the Data Controller

Rockspire GmbH
Wielandstraße 15
D-10629 Berlin
info@rockspire.de

III. General Information about Data Processing

We will inform you where we require your consent to process your personal data. Otherwise, we will process your personal data to meet our legitimate business interests (including maintaining contact with clients, providing updates and information about Rockspire organizing and hosting events, and conducting market research and analysis) or where it is needed to comply with a legal obligation. In addition, we may also process your personal data to enter into a contract with you, or to perform our obligations under an existing contract with you.

IV. Provision of the Website and Creation of Log Files

1. Description and scope of the data processing

Each time our website is accessed, our system automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the visiting computer.

The following data is collected at this time:
• Browser type and version
• The operating system used
• Internet service provider of the user
• The IP address
• Date and time of access
• Websites that transfer the system of the user to our website
• Websites that are accessed by the user’s system through our website

The data is also stored in log files of our system. This does not include the IP addresses of the user or other data which allow the identification of the user. A storage of this data together with other data of the user does not take place.

2. Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the temporary storage of data and log files is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

3. Purpose of the data processing

The temporary storage of the IP address by the system is necessary to allow delivery of the website to the computer of the user. For this to occur, the user’s IP address must be stored for the duration of the session. Storage takes place with log files to ensure the functionality of the website. In addition, the data is used to optimize the website and to ensure the security of our information related systems. An evaluation of the data for marketing purposes does not take place in this context. For these purposes, our legitimate interest also comprises the processing of the data according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

V. The Use of Cookies

1. Description and scope of the data processing

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored in the Internet browser, or by the Internet browser on the user’s computer system. When a user visits a website, a cookie may be stored on the user’s operating system. This cookie contains a character string that allows the browser to be clearly identified when the website is re-accessed.
We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Some elements of our website require that the visiting browser be identified even after changing pages. This could be, for example, the access data for closed areas of our website that require log-in.

2. Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies is Art. 6, para. 1 f. GDPR.

3. Purpose of the data processing

The purpose of using cookies for technical reasons is to simplify the use of websites for users. Without the use of cookies, all functions of the website cannot be offered. For this purposes, our legitimate interest also comprises the processing of the personal data according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

VI. E-Mail-Contact

1. Description and scope of the data processing

E-Mail addresses are available on our website for users to request contact. In this case, the user’s personal data transmitted by E-Mail will be stored.
There is no transfer of data to third parties in this connection. The data is used exclusively for the processing of the conversation.

2. Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the processing of the data transmitted when sending an E-Mail is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If the objective of the E-Mail is to conclude a contract, then the legal basis for processing is also Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

3. Purpose of the data processing

The processing of personal data is used solely to process the contact. The required legitimate interest in the processing of the data also applies to a contact via E-Mail.

VII. Rights of the Person Concerned

Where permitted by applicable law or regulation, you have the right to:

• Access your personal data held about you and to learn the origin of the data, the purposes and means of the processing, the details of the data controller(s), the data processor(s) and the parties to whom the data may be disclosed;
• Withdraw your consent at any time where your personal data is processed with your consent;
• Update and correct your personal data so that it is accurate;
• Delete your personal data from our records if it is no longer needed for the purposes indicated above;
• Restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances, e.g. where you have contested the accuracy of your personal data, for the period enabling us to verify its accuracy;
• Obtain your personal data in an electronic format;
• File a complaint with us and/or the relevant data protection authority;
• object to us processing processing your personal data, or tell us to stop it (including for purposes of direct marketing).

VII. Retention Periods
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We will not retain your personal data for longer than is necessary and we will hold it only for the purposes for which it was obtained.