Data protection information for website visitors
As of: April 2025
We, House of Energy eV, Universitätsplatz 12, 34127 Kassel, Tel.: +49 561 51009077, Email: datenschutz@house-of-energy.org, would like to explain to you below how we process your data when you visit our website. If you have any questions about data protection, our data protection officer will be happy to help you at house-of-energy@dsb-moers.de. Further contact details can be found at www.dsb-moers.de.
Purpose, legal basis, categories of recipients, storage period of data processing
The purpose of this website is to present the company and provide services as well as communicate with business partners and interested parties.
The purpose of data processing on this website is to provide information about the purpose and services of our association, combined with the opportunity for website visitors to contact the contact persons in our company in a targeted manner.
When providing our website, we observe the requirements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), the Digital Services Act (DDG) and the Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG). We process personal data in particular in accordance with the following legal bases:
- 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR for the processing of personal data with the consent of the data subject.
- 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR for the necessary processing of personal data to fulfill a contract with the data subject and to carry out corresponding pre-contractual measures.
- 6 Para. 1 lit. c GDPR for the necessary processing of personal data to fulfill a legal obligation to which we are subject in accordance with any applicable law of the EU or in accordance with any applicable law of a country in which the GDPR applies in whole or in part.
- 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR for the necessary processing of personal data to protect the legitimate interests of us or third parties, unless the fundamental freedoms and rights as well as the interests of the data subject outweigh this. Legitimate interests include, in particular, our commercial interest in being able to provide our website, information security, the enforcement of our own legal claims and compliance with other legal regulations.
For this purpose, as part of the service provision, we use service companies that are committed to confidentiality and data protection, for example for sending newsletters or hosting and maintaining the website. Data will only be passed on to authorities if there are overriding legal provisions. Data will not be transferred to third countries.
When you visit the website, a connection is established with your browser. The information collected below is temporarily stored in system files and recorded automatically: IP address of your device, date and time of access, name and URL of files accessed, website from which access takes place or from where you access our site (referrer URL), browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your device and the name of your provider.
We process the data mentioned for the purposes of smooth connection establishment and system security. The resulting connection data is automatically deleted and generally not stored for longer than seven days. If the website is used improperly, log data, the further storage of which is necessary for evidentiary purposes, will be retained until the incident has been clarified.
Contact form
If you write to us using a contact form, your data from the form will be processed to process your request. The legal basis for the transmission to us is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect. The data will then be deleted. Unless your request results in an obligation to retain data (e.g. when placing an order), the data will be deleted after three years. Your data will be forwarded internally to the responsible contact person to process your request. It will not be passed on to third parties without your approval.
Sending newsletters
You can register to receive a newsletter on our website. Your consent is required to receive the newsletter; the legal basis for data processing is Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR. The data will not be shared with third parties. When registering for the newsletter, the so-called double opt-in procedure is used; you must actively confirm your request for the newsletter by clicking on the link in the email sent to you. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the newsletter. You can also send us your unsubscribe request via email kommunikation@house-of-energy.org.
Cookie policy
This website uses storage technologies (“cookies” and/or your browser’s memory) to enable storage of your use of the website. The information generated by cookies about your usage behavior on this website is used to evaluate information about your use of this website and your visiting behavior and to improve our information offering.
If the use of storage technologies on your device is necessary for the functionality of the website, we use this technology on the basis of our legitimate interests in improving our information offering and ensuring the functionality of the website as well as information security on the website. The legal basis for data processing is then Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest) in conjunction with Section 25 Para. 2 No. 2 TDDDG.
If cookies are used that are not necessary for the operation of the website, we ask for your consent in advance. The legal basis for data processing is then Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR in conjunction with Section 25 Para. 1 TDDDG (consent).
The cookies are deleted after two years at the latest.
You can prevent the installation of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; However, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to fully use all functions of this website. The data is collected anonymously; the data collected is not related to you personally.
Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=de
Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-erlauben-und-ablehnen
Microsoft Edge: https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement
Safari: https://www.apple.com/de/legal/privacy/data/de/safari/
If you use different devices to visit our website (e.g. your computer, your smartphone, your tablet, etc.), you should make sure that the cookie settings you want are set for each browser and on each device.
Elementor
This website uses Elementor (Elementor Ltd., Rehov Tuval 40, 5252247 Ramat Gan, Israel) in connection with the WordPress theme used. Elementor allows us to adapt the website in real time or implement new content. Through Elementor, cookies are only stored locally in the browser used. No data will be passed on to third parties.
Elementor is used to design and manage the website and thus purely the functionality of the website. Elementor is used on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR (legitimate interests).
For more information about using Elementor, see: https://elementor.com/about/privacy/.
Google Tag Manager
This website uses Google Tag Manager. This is a service provided by Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”). This is used to manage the Google services on our site. The legal basis for this processing is consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
As part of this processing, it cannot be ruled out that this information will be transferred to a Google server in the USA. Data will only be transferred to the USA if the requirements of Article 44 ff. GDPR are met. The transfer of personal data to the USA has been declared permissible by the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
The Google Terms of Use https://policies.google.com/terms, https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/tag-manager/use-policy/ and the Google Data Protection Notice https://policies apply .google.com/privacy.”
Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”). The legal basis for this processing is your consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
Google Analytics also uses “cookies”, text files that are stored on your device and enable analysis of the use of the website. It cannot be ruled out that the information generated by the cookie about your use of this website will be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Data will only be transferred to the USA if the requirements of Article 44 ff. GDPR are met. The transfer of personal data to the USA has been declared permissible by the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. Google Inc. participates in this framework. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not combined with other Google data. The user data will be deleted after 24 months at the latest.
You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect and prevent Google from using data by downloading and activating the available browser plug-in: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.
You can also prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; we would like to point out to you however that in this case you will if applicable not be able to use all functions of this website in full.
Further information about data protection at Google can be found at https://policies.google.com/privacy.
Integration of YouTube
We use YouTube, a service provided by Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, Ireland, to embed videos. The legal basis for data processing is your consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR. The content from YouTube will only be reloaded after you have approved it. The YouTube videos are integrated into the YouTube code with the tracking functions deactivated. Further information can be found in Google's detailed data protection declaration https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/. However, data transfer to the USA cannot be ruled out. It only takes place if the requirements of Art. 44 ff. GDPR are met.
When using the service, YouTube's terms of use apply (https://www.youtube.com/static?gl=DE&template=terms&hl=de). Information on data protection when using this service can be found in Google's detailed data protection declaration (https://www.google.com/policies/privacy). Consent can be revoked via the settings in consent management (cookie banner). Opt out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.
Your right to information, correction, deletion, objection and data portability
You can exercise your right to information, correction and deletion of data at any time. Simply contact us using the methods described above. If you request data to be deleted but we are still legally obliged to retain it, access to your data will be restricted (blocked). The same applies to a contradiction. You can exercise your right to data portability as long as the technical options are available to the recipient and us.
Right of appeal
You have the option to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority at any time.
Data security/encryption
This website uses “Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure” (https). The connection between your browser and our server is encrypted.
Automated decision making including profiling
There is no automated decision-making, including profiling.
Currentness and changes to this data protection information
We reserve the right to adapt the content of this data protection notice at any time. This usually occurs when the services used are further developed or adapted. You can find the current data protection information on our website at https://www.house-of-energy.org/datenschutz view at any time.