Privacy Policy

1. Data Protection at a Glance

General Information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can be used to identify you personally.

A data protection officer has not been appointed as there is no legal requirement to do so.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator: FE-Events Falk Engelhardt, Bussardstraße 27, 74889 Sinsheim.

How do we collect your data?
We collect data that you provide to us (e.g., via a contact form) and data that is automatically recorded by our IT systems when you visit the website (e.g., technical data such as your browser, operating system, or the time of your visit).

Special Feature: "Local Storage"
Data you enter in our tools (e.g., Event Planner, Band Manager) is not transferred to our servers. It is stored exclusively locally in your browser's "Local Storage".

2. Hosting

We host the content of our website with an external provider (hoster). Personal data collected on this website is stored on the hoster's servers. This includes IP addresses, meta and communication data, and website access logs (server log files).

Legal basis: Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR (Legitimate interest in the secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online services).

Server Log Files

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:

Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
Log files are stored for a maximum of 14 days and then deleted.

3. General Information and Mandatory Information

Data Protection

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this Privacy Policy.

Note on Data Transfer to the USA

Tools from companies based in the USA are integrated into our website (specifically: Google). If these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to the US servers of these companies. We point out that the USA is considered a safe third country under EU data protection law, provided the companies are certified under the "Data Privacy Framework".

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent you have already given at any time. The legality of any data processing carried out before the revocation remains unaffected.

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged violation.

Competent supervisory authority:
State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information of Baden-Württemberg (Landesbeauftragter für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit Baden-Württemberg).

Right to Data Portability, Access, Rectification, and Erasure

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time and free of charge to access information about your stored personal data, its origin, recipients, and the purpose of the data processing. You also have the right to have this data rectified or erased.

4. Data Collection on This Website

Cookies

Our website uses "cookies". Cookies are small data packets and do not cause any harm to your device.

Technically necessary cookies: These ensure the basic functions of the website (e.g., storing your consent settings). Legal basis: Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

Advertising cookies (AdSense): These are used to display relevant advertising to you. They are only set with your consent. Legal basis: Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

Local Storage / IndexedDB

To provide the functionality of our tools (e.g., saving your projects), we use your browser's local storage (Local Storage / IndexedDB). The data stored here (e.g., project names, checklists) remains on your device and is never transferred to our servers. You have full control over this data and can remove it at any time by clearing your browser cache.

Note: Clearing the cache will lead to the irretrievable loss of this data unless you have created a backup (export).

5. Analysis Tools and Advertising

Google AdSense (Non-Personalized / Personalized)

This website uses Google AdSense, a service for integrating advertisements from Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google AdSense uses cookies and web beacons (invisible graphics). These allow for the evaluation of information such as visitor traffic on these pages.

Use of Google AdSense is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR and Section 25 (1) TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time. Google also processes your data in the USA. We use AdSense in accordance with the IAB Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF 2.2).

You can adjust your advertising settings at any time via the "Privacy Settings" link in the footer of the website.

6. eCommerce and Payment Providers

Donations via PayPal

On our website, we offer the possibility to donate via PayPal. The provider of this payment service is PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg.

If you donate via PayPal, the payment data you enter will be transmitted to PayPal. Additionally, we receive information from PayPal about the donor (name, email address, donation amount) to assign the incoming payment and record it for accounting purposes.

Legal basis: The transfer of your data to PayPal is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR (contract performance) and on our legitimate interest in secure payment processing (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR).