Welcome to the website of the Nordic Film Days Lübeck. Your privacy is very important to us. The European General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR) takes effect on May 25, 2018. The following outlines how we use the data collected during your visit to this website. If you have any additional questions regarding how we use your personal data, please contact the Data Protection Officer of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck, datenschutz@luebeck.de.
Collection of general technical information
Certain general information is automatically collected when you visit our website. That information, stored in our servers’ log files, includes the browser you are using, your computer operating system, the domain name of your Internet service provider, and other technical data. Those data do not identify you personally. The data is necessary for us to provide you with website content in a form that is accessible to you. We use the technical data for statistical purposes in order to optimise our Internet presence and the software it runs on.
The following data are collected:
- Date and time of the visit
- Which services and resources are accessed and which actions the user performs
- Queries sent by your computer, if applicable
- Technical data on the server that accessed the Internet site
- Data transfer volume
- A log file that access was successful
- The IP address of the computer (kept for one month)
- The browser
Those data are stored for one month and used to analyse technical problems and prevent attacks on the website. After one month, they are rendered anonymous and kept for up to one year for statistical and bookkeeping purposes.
Registering for our website
When you register for personalised services at our website, in particular the festival planner for screenings and events during the Nordic Film Days Lübeck, personal data such as your e-mail address and password are stored. When you register for the day planner, you have access to content and services available only to registered users. Registered users can change or delete the information used to register at any time. We can provide you with the details of the information we hold at any time. Upon request, we will correct, modify, or delete your information so long as it is in compliance with legal data storage regulations. To correct, modify, or delete your data, please e-mail at the address provided at the end of this statement.
To buy film or event tickets online for the Nordic Film Days Lübeck, you must first register with our ticketing partner at www.cinestar.de. That website is subject to the CineStar privacy guidelines.
Newsletter
When you register to receive our newsletter, the information you provide (name, e-mail address) is used exclusively for the newsletter service. Subscribers will also be informed via that e-mail address about changes relevant to the newsletter (i.e. changes to distribution or technical conditions).
To register for the newsletter, you must provide a valid e-mail address. To ensure that the registration is really from you, we use an opt-in confirmation process. After subscribing to the newsletter, you will receive an e-mail with a link that you must click to confirm your subscription. We do not collect any other personal data. The data you provide will be used exclusively for distribution of the newsletter, and will not be made available to third parties.
You have the right to unsubscribe from the newsletter and revoke your permission for us to store your personal data at any time. An unsubscribe link is provided in every newsletter. You can also unsubscribe by going to our website or contacting us directly using the address provided below.
Contact form
When you contact us by e-mail or using the website contact form, the information you provide will be stored in order to process your request and for follow-up questions.
Data deletion and/or blocking
Our policy is to avoid unnecessary data collection and storage. We only store your personal data as long as necessary to achieve the purposes set out here, or to comply with any laws governing data retention. Once the data is no longer needed, or the legal retention period has expired, the data is routinely deleted or blocked in accordance with applicable legal guidelines.
Statistical use (tracking)
To analyse user behaviour and improve our website, we gather statistical information using software called Matomo installed on our servers. All the data used by the programme is stored exclusively on the servers of the city of Lübeck and is not accessible to outside vendors. IP addresses are registered anonymously. The analytics software creates an anonymous user ID from the data and places a cookie on the user’s computer. We also use software on our website that gives us precise information about how visitors use the site (tracking).
Links to social media
We do not use social media plug-ins on our website. We do only provide links to fanpages for Nordic Film Days Lübeck, which link to the following companies:
Facebook (Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland), YouTube (YouTube LLC, 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA), Instagram (Instagram LLC, represented by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, 1601 Willow Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA)
Cookies
Like most other websites, we use cookies. These are small text files that the server places on your hard drive. The cookies automatically provide certain data about your computer and your Internet connection, such as IP address, the browser, and the operating system.
Cookies cannot be used to run programs, and cannot infect the computer with a virus. Cookies contain information to ensure that the display and navigation of a website are optimised for your system.
Cookie data will never be provided to third parties, or used without your permission to link to your personal data.
You can, of course, visit our website without using cookies. Most browsers accept cookies as a default. But you can deactivate cookies in your browser’s settings or options panel, which you can find via the browser’s help files. Please note that some functions of our website might not work properly when cookies are de-activated.
Data sharing
We will never share your data unless required by law. Should a third party come into contact with your personal data, we have legal, technical, and organisational measures in place, which are monitored regularly, to ensure that they comply with all data protection laws.
Your right to information, correction, data lock, deletion, and revocation of permissions
You have the right to request information about the personal data we store at any time. You also have the right to have incorrect data corrected and to have your personal data blocked, or deleted, subject to any legal restrictions on data storage. To exercise those rights, please contact us at the e-mail address below.
For monitoring purposes, locked data is stored in a special file. We will also delete your data upon request, so long as it does not contravene legal obligations for data storage. If that is the case, we will lock your data upon request.
You can notify us at any time to change your data or revoke a permission. The changes will be applied to any future actions.
Links to external websites
Our website may contain links to external websites not subject to the guidelines set out here. We recommend that you familiarise yourself with the privacy policies of those websites before agreeing to the collection, processing, or use of your personal data.
Changes to our data protection policies
We reserve the right to make changes to our data protection policies to comply with legal regulations, or when making changes to our Internet presence, such as introducing a new service, that impact our privacy policies. The new data protection policy will apply the first time you visit the website after any such changes.
Data protection office and right to information
In accordance with Article 15 of the Basic Data Protection Regulation, you have the right to obtain information free of charge about the personal data processed concerning you. If you have any questions about data protection or suspected violations of data protection law, you can contact the data protection officer of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck, datenschutz@luebeck.de.
