Data Protection Statement

• 1 Information on the collection of personal data

• In the following we provide information about the collection of personal
  data when using our website. Personal data are all data that are personally
  identifiable to you, e.g. name, address, e-mail addresses, user behavior.
• The Global Solutions Initiative Foundation is responsible according to Art.
  4 Sect. 7 EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

• 2 Collection of personal data when visiting our website

• When using the website for information purposes only, we only collect the
  personal data that your browser transmits to our server. If you wish to view
  our website, we collect the following data, which are technically necessary
  for us to present our website to you.
• IP address
• Date and time of the request
• Content of the request (specific page)
• Access status/HTTP status code
• The amount of data transferred in each case
• Website from which the request originates
• Browser software, including language and version
• Operating system and its interface
• We store this data in so-called server log files. We neither pass on this
  data nor do we merge it with other data sources. We need this data in order
  to be able to analyze errors or track illegal use. This interest justifies
  the storage of the IP address that cannot easily be personalized by us for
  180 days.

• 3 Further processing of personal data and their deletion

• On the legal basis of Art. 3 Sect. 1 LDSG and Art. 6 Sect. 1 Sentence 1 lit.
  e GDPR we process generally accessible contact data, which we have included
  in our mailing list after a targeted and conscientious search. We inform
  these contacts exclusively about our work and events. A transfer of the data
  to third parties or a use for commercial purposes does not take place.
• Processing and storage of this data will only take place for the period
  required to achieve the purpose of storage and in accordance with the
  General Data Protection Regulation and the federal state regulations. Upon
  achievement of the purpose, the data will be deleted in accordance with the
  law.

• 4 Use of cookies
• In addition to the aforementioned data, cookies are stored on your computer
  when you use our website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on
  your hard disk in the browser you use and through which certain information
  flows to the place that sets the cookie (here by us). Cookies cannot run
  programs or transmit viruses to your computer. They serve to make the
  Internet offer more user-friendly and effective overall.
• This website uses the following types of cookies, the scope and functionality of
  which are explained below:

• • Transient cookies (see a)
  • Persistent cookies (see b).
  • Transient cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser.
    This includes in particular the session cookies. These store a so-called
    session ID, with which different requests of your browser can be assigned to
    the common session. This will allow your computer to be recognized when you
    return to our website. Session cookies are deleted when you log out or close
    your browser.
  • Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period which
    may vary depending on the cookie. You can delete cookies at any time in the
    security settings of your browser.
  • We request your consent to accept cookies when you visit the website (legal
    basis is Art. 6 Sect. 1 Sentence 1 lit. a GDPR). If you agree, your consent
    will be stored as a cookie (cookienote) in the browser program of your
    device for one year.
  • You can configure your browser settings according to your wishes and, for
    example, refuse the acceptance of third party cookies or all cookies. Please
    note that you may not be able to use all functions of this website.

• 5 Use of analysis services
• This website uses Google Analytics – Suite (Google Analytic and Google Tag
  Manager) a web analytics service offered by Google Inc. and provided in the
  EU by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
  Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on
  your computer to help the website analyse how visitors use the site. The
  information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including
  your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the
  United States . Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating
  your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website
  operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet
  usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required
  to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s
  behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by
  Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings
  on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to
  use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent
  to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes
  set out above.
• You can prevent Google’s collection and use of data (cookies and
  IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under
  https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
• 6 Contacting us
• When you contact us by e-mail or via a contact form, the
  data you provide in the form will be stored by us in the mail program of the
  responsible employee in order to be able to enter into dialogue with you. When
  contacting us by e-mail, we assume your consent so that we can reply to you
  (legal basis is Art. 6 Sect. 1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR). We delete the data arising in
  this context after the storage is no longer necessary, or limit the processing
  if statutory retention obligations exist.
• 7 Social Networks
• Our website contains links that activate the functions of
  individual social networks. If you click on one of these links, a direct
  connection is established between your browser and the social network, even if
  you do not leave our website. The social network server receives the information
  that you have visited our website with your IP address.