This privacy policy is provided in English for informational purposes. The German version is legally binding. This website is operated in Germany and is subject to the GDPR as well as the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG).
1. Data Protection at a Glance
General Information
The following notes provide 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 data protection, please refer to our privacy policy provided below.
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. Their contact details can be found in the legal notice of this website.
How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected, on the one hand, when you provide it to us. This may, for example, be data you enter in a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically, or after your consent, when visiting the website by our IT systems. This is primarily technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you access this website.
What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected to ensure 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 at any time to receive free information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request restriction of the processing of your personal data. You furthermore have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
You can contact us at any time regarding this or any other questions on data protection at the address provided in the legal notice.
Analytics Tools and Third-Party Tools
When visiting this website, your browsing behavior may be statistically evaluated. This is done primarily using cookies and analytics programs.
Detailed information on these analytics programs can be found in this privacy policy.
2. Hosting and Content Delivery Networks (CDN)
External Hosting
This website is hosted by an external service provider (the host). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the host's servers. This may include, in particular, IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website access data, and other data generated via a website.
The host is used for the purpose of fulfilling contracts with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR) as well as in the interest of a secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online services by a professional provider (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).
Our host will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill its performance obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data.
Conclusion of a Data Processing Agreement
To ensure processing in compliance with data protection regulations, we have concluded a data processing agreement with our host.
3. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures
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 legal data protection regulations as well as 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 occurs.
We would like to point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g. when communicating by email) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
Notice Regarding the Responsible Party
The party responsible for data processing on this website is:
Charity-Hiker e.V.
Markelfinger Str. 4a
78476 Allensbach am Bodensee
Germany
Phone: +49 151 212 661 47
Email: contact@charity-hiker.com
The responsible party is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).
Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may revoke consent already given at any time. An informal email will suffice for this purpose. The lawfulness of data processing carried out prior to the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Right to Object to the Collection of Data 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 AT ANY TIME, FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. YOU WILL FIND THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA, UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21 (1) GDPR).
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR THIS PURPOSE; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21 (2) GDPR).
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 place of the alleged violation. This right of complaint exists without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy.
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 data to another responsible party, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.
SSL/TLS Encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries you send to us as the site operator, this website uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address bar of your browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock icon in your browser bar.
If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Information, Deletion, and Correction
Within the scope of applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient, and the purpose of data processing, and, where applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data. You may contact us at any time regarding this or any other questions on personal data at the address provided in the legal notice.
Right to Restriction of Processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time for this purpose at the address provided in the legal notice. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:
- If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we generally 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 has been/is unlawful, you may request the restriction of data processing instead of erasure.
- If we no longer need your personal data, but you require it to exercise, defend, or assert legal claims, you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of erasure.
- If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR, a balancing of your interests and ours must take place. 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 only be processed — apart from being stored — with your consent, or for the establishment, 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.
Objection to Promotional Emails
We hereby object to the use of contact details published as part of the legal notice obligation for the purpose of sending promotional and informational materials not expressly requested. The website operators expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited promotional information being sent, for example via spam email.
4. Data Collection on This Website
Cookies
Our website uses what are known as "cookies." Cookies are small text files that do not cause any damage to your device. They are stored either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or until they are automatically deleted by your web browser.
Cookies from third-party companies may also be stored on your device when you access our website (third-party cookies). These enable us or you to use certain services of the third-party company (e.g. cookies for processing payment services).
Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies are used to analyze user behavior or to display advertising.
Cookies necessary for carrying out the electronic communication process (necessary cookies), or for providing certain functions you desire (functional cookies, e.g. for the shopping cart function), or for optimizing the website (e.g. measurement cookies), are stored on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, unless a different legal basis is indicated. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent for the storage of cookies has been requested, storage of the relevant cookies is based exclusively on this consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR); this consent may be revoked at any time.
You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies on a case-by-case basis, exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or in general, and enable automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.
To the extent that third-party or analytics cookies are used, we will inform you separately as part of this privacy policy and request your consent where applicable.
Cookie Settings on This Website
When you first visit this website, a cookie banner appears, allowing you to decide which of the categories listed below you want to allow. Your choice is stored exclusively locally in your browser (localStorage); this storage is purely functional and does not itself require consent. You can change your choice at any time via the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of this website, or via the following button:
Specifically, we distinguish the following categories:
- Necessary: technically required, in particular for storing your own cookie choice and the contact form. This category cannot be disabled.
- External Content (PayPal): our donate button embeds a tracking pixel from PayPal (PayPal Pte. Ltd.). This pixel is only technically loaded after you accept this category in the cookie banner. Without your consent, no connection to PayPal servers occurs unless you actively click the donate button and start the payment process with PayPal. The legal basis in this case is your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR), which you can revoke at any time with effect for the future.
Server Log Files
The provider of these pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called "server log files," which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:
- Browser type and version
- Operating system used
- Referrer URL
- Host name of the accessing computer
- Time of the server request
- IP address
This data is not combined with other data sources.
The collection of this data is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website — for this, the server log files must be collected.
Contact Form
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, are stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not share this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, if your inquiry relates to fulfilling a contract or is necessary for carrying out 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 was requested.
The data you enter in the contact form remains with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for its storage no longer applies (e.g. after your inquiry has been fully processed). Mandatory statutory provisions — in particular statutory retention periods — remain unaffected.
Inquiry by Email, Phone, or Fax
If you contact us by email, phone, or fax, your inquiry, including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry), is stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We do not share this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, if your inquiry relates to fulfilling a contract or is necessary for carrying out 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 was requested.
The data you send us via contact inquiries remains with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for its storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been fully processed). Mandatory statutory provisions — in particular statutory retention periods — remain unaffected.
5. External Services
PayPal (Donation Processing)
For processing donations, we use the payment service provider PayPal. The provider is PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter "PayPal"). When you initiate a donation via PayPal, the payment data required for this (in particular name, amount, and where applicable email address) is transmitted to PayPal.
The transmission of data is based on Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR (contract fulfillment) as well as Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interest in secure and simple payment processing). For more details, please see PayPal's privacy policy: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.
Webling (Membership Application)
For the online admission of new members, we refer to a form provided by Webling AG, Ampèrestrasse 2, 4142 Münchenstein, Switzerland. When you fill out the membership application form, the data you enter is processed directly by Webling, so that we can process your membership application.
Processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR (pre-contractual measure for establishing membership). For more details, please see Webling's privacy policy: https://www.webling.ch/de/datenschutz.
Links to Social Networks
This website contains only simple links (icons) to our Facebook and Instagram profiles. These are simple hyperlinks, not embedded social plugins. Simply viewing our pages therefore does not result in any data being transmitted to Facebook or Instagram; this only happens if you actively click one of the links and visit the respective platform. The privacy policy of the respective provider then applies.