General Information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is any data that personally identifies you. Detailed information on data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.
Data collection on our website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the contact details of the website operator in the imprint of this website.
How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected in part by you providing it to us. This can be, for example, data that you enter in a contact form.
Other data is automatically collected by our IT systems when you visit the website. These are mainly technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page visit). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.
What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your 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, blocking, or deletion of this data. For this purpose, as well as for further questions regarding data protection, you can contact us at any time using the address provided in the imprint. Furthermore, you have a right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
Analysis tools and third-party tools
When you visit our website, your surfing behavior may be statistically evaluated. This is done primarily with cookies and so-called analysis programs. The analysis of your surfing behavior is usually anonymous; the surfing behavior cannot be traced back to you. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information can be found in the following privacy policy.
You can object to this analysis. We will inform you about the objection options in this privacy policy.
Data Protection
Designation of the responsible body
The responsible body for data processing on this website is:
Igor Mitchnik (Executive Director)
Austausch e.V.
Badstraße 44
13357 Berlin
The responsible body alone or together with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, contact details, etc.).
Revocation of your consent to data processing
Only with your express consent are some processes of data processing possible. A revocation of your already given consent is possible at any time. For the revocation, an informal notification by e-mail is sufficient. The legality of the data processing carried out before the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Right to complain to the competent supervisory authority
As a data subject, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority in the event of a breach of data protection law. The competent supervisory authority regarding data protection issues is the state data protection officer of the federal state in which our company is based. The following link provides a list of data protection officers and their contact details: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.
Right to data portability
You 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 responsible party, this will only be done insofar as it is technically feasible.
Right to information, correction, blocking, deletion
You have the right to free information about your stored personal data, their origin and recipient and the purpose of data processing and, if necessary, a right to correction, blocking or deletion of this data within the scope of the applicable legal provisions. For this purpose and for further questions about personal data, you can contact us at any time using the contact options listed in the imprint.
SSL or TLS encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content that you send to us as the site operator, our website uses SSL or TLS encryption. This means that data you transmit via this website cannot be read by third parties. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the “https://” address line of your browser and by the lock symbol in the browser line.
Data protection officer
We have appointed a data protection officer.
Jasper Kruse (Austausch e.V.)
tel. +49 30 44 66 80 18
e-mail: [email protected]
Server log files
The provider of the website automatically collects and stores information in server log files that your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:
There is no merging of this data with other data sources. The basis for data processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b DSGVO, which permits the processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.
Newsletter data
For sending our newsletter, we require an email address from you. Verification of the provided email address is necessary, and consent to receive the newsletter is required. Additional data is not collected or is voluntary. The data is used exclusively for sending the newsletter.
The data provided during newsletter registration is processed solely based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke your consent at any time. A simple notification by email is sufficient for the revocation, or you can unsubscribe from the newsletter using the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The lawfulness of the data processing already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.
Data entered to set up the subscription will be deleted in the event of cancellation. If this data has been transmitted to us for other purposes and at another location, it will remain with us.
Objection to Promotional Emails
We hereby expressly prohibit the use of contact data published in the context of website legal notice requirements with regard to sending promotional and informational materials not expressly requested. The website operators expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited sending of promotional information, such as spam emails.
This Cookie Policy was last updated on February 3, 2025 and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of the European Economic Area and Switzerland.
Our website, https://austausch.org/en/ (hereinafter: "the website") uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience all technologies are referred to as "cookies"). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged. In the document below we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.
A cookie is a small simple file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.
A script is a piece of program code that is used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device.
A web beacon (or a pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on a website. In order to do this, various data about you is stored using web beacons.
5.1 Technical or functional cookies
Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This way, you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website and, for example, the items remain in your shopping cart until you have paid. We may place these cookies without your consent.
5.2 Statistics cookies
We use statistics cookies to optimize the website experience for our users. With these statistics cookies we get insights in the usage of our website. We ask your permission to place statistics cookies.
5.3 Marketing/Tracking cookies
Marketing/Tracking cookies are cookies or any other form of local storage, used to create user profiles to display advertising or to track the user on this website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
5.4 Social media
On our website, we have included content from Facebook, X (Formerly Twitter) and Instagram to promote web pages (e.g. “like”, “pin”) or share (e.g. “tweet”) on social networks like Facebook, X (Formerly Twitter) and Instagram. This content is embedded with code derived from Facebook, X (Formerly Twitter) and Instagram and places cookies. This content might store and process certain information for personalized advertising.
Please read the privacy statement of these social networks (which can change regularly) to read what they do with your (personal) data which they process using these cookies. The data that is retrieved is anonymized as much as possible. Facebook, X (Formerly Twitter) and Instagram are located in the United States.
When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. As soon as you click on "Einstellungen speichern", you consent to us using the categories of cookies and plug-ins you selected in the pop-up, as described in this Cookie Policy. You can disable the use of cookies via your browser, but please note that our website may no longer work properly.
7.1 Manage your consent settings
You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the settings of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser.
Please note that our website may not work properly if all cookies are disabled. If you do delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again after your consent when you visit our website again.
You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:
To exercise these rights, please contact us. Please refer to the contact details at the bottom of this Cookie Policy. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you, but you also have the right to submit a complaint to the supervisory authority (the Data Protection Authority).
For questions and/or comments about our Cookie Policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details:
Austausch e.V. (Geschäftsführer: Igor Mitchnik)
Badstraße 44
13357 Berlin
Germany
Website: https://austausch.org/en/
Email: info@ex.comaustausch.org
Phone number: +49 30 446 680 0
This Cookie Policy was synchronized with cookiedatabase.org on February 17, 2024.
Privacy Clause for Austausch e.V.
Privacy Notice pursuant to Articles 13 and 14 GDPR
The association Austausch e.V. processes personal data of its members, interested parties, participants, and supporters exclusively in accordance with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable German data protection laws.
Austausch e.V.
Greifswalder Straße 4
10405 Berlin
Germany
Represented by the Executive Board pursuant to Section 26 German Civil Code (BGB).
Personal data is processed for the following purposes in particular:
Data processing is based on:
The following categories of personal data may be processed:
Personal data will only be disclosed where necessary to fulfill the purposes of the association or where there is a legal obligation to do so. Data will not be transferred to third parties for advertising purposes.
Service providers supporting the association in technical or organizational matters (e.g. hosting, accounting, or payment processing) are contractually obligated to comply with applicable data protection regulations.
Personal data is stored only for as long as necessary for the respective purposes or as required by statutory retention periods. After the purpose ceases to apply or the retention periods expire, the data will be deleted.
Data subjects have the right to:
In addition, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority.
During association events, photographs and video recordings may be taken and used for the association’s public relations activities (e.g. website, social media, brochures). Where required, this is done on the basis of separate consent.
When visiting the association’s website, technically necessary data may be processed (e.g. IP address, browser information). Further information can be found in the separate website privacy policy.
Communication by e-mail may contain security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties cannot be guaranteed.
Last update: May 2026
