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. For detailed information on the subject of data protection, please refer to our privacy policy listed below this text.Data collection on this websiteWho is responsible for data collection on this website?Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Their contact details can be found in the “Information on the responsible body” section of this privacy policy.How do we collect your data?Your data is collected when you provide it to us. This may include, for example, data that you enter in a contact form.Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website by our IT systems. This is primarily technical data (e.g., Internet browser, operating system, or time of page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.What do we use your data for?Some of the data is collected to ensure that the website is provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyze user behavior.
What rights do you have regarding your data?You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time.You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given your consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. In addition, you have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.You can contact us at any time if you have any questions about this or other data protection issues.Analysis tools and third-party toolsWhen you visit this website, your surfing behavior may be statistically evaluated. This is done primarily using Plausible Analytics, an EU-based, GDPR compliant company.
Detailed information about Plausible Analytics can be found in section 7 of this Privacy Policy.2. HostingThis website is hosted externally. Any personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the host. This may include IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contact details, names, website accesses and other data generated via a website.External hosting is carried out in the interest of secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online services by a professional provider (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).If consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's terminal device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.Our host(s) will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill their performance obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data.We use the following hosting providers:Carrd, GoDaddy3. General information and mandatory informationData protectionThe operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating by email) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. It is not possible to completely protect data from access by third parties.We use various encryption methods to protect your data.Information about the responsible body
The responsible body for data processing on this website is currently:Laurence M. Heywood
Meyerbeerstr. 35
13088 Berlin, Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 176 8033 0926
Email: [email protected]The responsible body 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, email addresses, etc.).Note: the Economic & Policy Systems Institute (EPSI) is currently “in formation” as a legal entity in Germany (in Gründung) pending advice on its legal form (e.g. gGmbh) and options for entity hosting arrangements. Once established, the responsible body for data processing purposes and contact details above will be updated accordingly.Storage periodUnless a more specific storage period is specified in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial law retention periods); in the latter case, deletion will take place after these reasons no longer apply.General information on the legal basis for data processing on this websiteIf you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR or Art. 9 (2) (a) GDPR, if special categories of data are processed in accordance with Art. 9 (1) GDPR.
In the event of express consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also carried out on the basis of Art.49 (1) (a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information in your terminal device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing is also carried out on the basis of Section 25 (1) TDDDG.
Consent can be revoked at any time.If your data is necessary for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if it is necessary for the fulfillment of a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. c GDPR.Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The relevant legal basis in each individual case is explained in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.Recipients of personal dataWe work with various external parties in the course of our business activities. This sometimes requires the transfer of personal data to these external parties.We only pass on personal data to external parties if this is necessary for the fulfillment of a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g., disclosure of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest in the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, or if another legal basis permits the disclosure of data.
When using processors, we only disclose our customers' personal data on the basis of a valid contract for order processing. In the case of joint processing, a contract for joint processing is concluded.Revocation of your consent to data processingMany data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent you have already given at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocatio remains unaffected by the revocation.Right to object to data collection in specific cases and to direct marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)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; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS.
THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS DATA PROTECTION DECLARATION. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA, UNLESS WE CAN PROVE THAT THERE ARE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS OR THE PROCESSING SERVES TO ASSERT, EXERCISE, OR DEFEND LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO 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 YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING, INSOFAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(2) GDPR).Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authorityIn 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 place of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.Right to data portabilityYou have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format.If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done if it is technically feasible.Information, correction, and deletionWithin the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to receive free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing, and, if applicable, a right to correct or delete this data. You can contact us at any time for this purpose or if you have any further questions on the subject of personal data.Right to restriction of processingYou have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time to do so. The right to restriction of processing applies in the following cases:
If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of erasure.If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend or assert legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of processing instead of deletion of your personal data.If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data may – apart from its storage – only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, 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.SSL or TLS encryptionThis 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. If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.4. Data collection on this websiteEnquiries by email, telephone, or faxIf you contact us by email, telephone, or fax, your enquiry, including all personal data arising from it (name, enquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request.We will not pass on this data without your consent.This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, provided that your inquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures.
In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR) if this has been requested; consent can be revoked at any time.The data you send us via contact requests will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions—in particular statutory retention periods—remain unaffected.5. NewsletterNewsletter dataIf you would like to subscribe to a newsletter offered on the EPSI website, we need your email address and information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter. Further data will not be collected or will only be collected on a voluntary basis.We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.The data entered in the newsletter registration form is processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). You can revoke your consent to the storage of data, your email address, and its use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example, via the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.The data you provide to us for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after unsubscribing from the newsletter or after the purpose has ceased to exist.We reserve the right to delete or block email addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our own discretion within the scope of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.Data stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected by this.After you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored by us or the newsletter service provider in a blacklist if this is necessary to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist is used only for this purpose and is not merged with other data. This serves both your interests and our interests in complying with legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of
Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR). Storage in the blacklist is not limited in time. You can object to storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.6. Plugins and toolsYouTubeThis website embeds videos from the YouTube website. The website is operated by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.When you visit one of our web pages that has YouTube embedded, a connection is established to the YouTube servers. This tells the YouTube server which of our pages you have visited.Furthermore, YouTube may store various cookies on your device or use comparable technologies for recognition (e.g., device fingerprinting). In this way, YouTube can obtain information about visitors to this website. This information is used, among other things, to collect video statistics, improve user-friendliness, and prevent fraud attempts. Furthermore, the collected data is processed in the Google advertising network.If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile.You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.
YouTube is used in the interest of an appealing presentation of our research, publications, events and related activities. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and Section 25 (1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's terminal device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. The consent can be revoked at any time.
Further information on the handling of user data can be found in YouTube's privacy policy at:
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.The company is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the US that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. Further information on this is available from the provider at the following link:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.7. Plausible AnalyticsWe use Plausible Analytics for our analytics.Plausible Analytics is a privacy-first web analytics tool. It is built to be compliant with privacy regulations including GDPR and CCPA. Plausible does not use cookies, is hosted and based in the EU and does not collect any personal data whatsoever.For further information on Plausible Analytics’ open source approach to website analytics, including how they count unique users without cookies, see https://plausible.io/data-policy.8. Webinar Participation via ZoomWe use the "Zoom" tool to conduct webinars. Zoom is a service provided by Zoom Video Communications, Inc., based in the USA.Data Processing: When you register for our webinars, the personal data you provide (e.g., name, email address, job title) is transferred to Zoom. Zoom acts as a data processor on our behalf. Additionally, Zoom collects technical data, including IP addresses, device information, and participant behavior (e.g., join/leave times).
Purpose and Legal Basis: Data is processed to enable your participation in the webinar and to fulfill our contract with you (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR).Recording: If we plan to record a webinar, we will inform you explicitly beforehand and request your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).
Data Transfers to the USA: Zoom is a US-based company. To ensure an adequate level of data protection, we have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with Zoom, which includes EU Standard Contractual Clauses.Storage: If you are registered as a user with Zoom, reports on webinars (meeting metadata, Q&A, survey data) may be stored by Zoom for up to one month.For more information, please visit Zoom’s Privacy Statement.This Privacy Policy was in part generated through the online privacy tool https://www.e-recht24.de. Draft translation from German via Deepl with edits by responsible body.
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