Data protection

1. Scope

This privacy policy explains to the user the nature, scope and purposes of the collection and use of personal data by means of this website [hereinafter online offer] by the responsible provider, the Bundesverband der Deutschen Luftverkehrswirtschaft e.V., Haus der Luftfahrt, Friedrichstraße 79, 10117 Berlin, Germany, info@bdl.aero, +49 (0) 30 520 077 100.

The legal basis for this can be found in the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the regulations in the German Data Protection Act (BDSG) valid after its entry into force and the German Telemedia Act (TMG).

2. Contact

When making contact with the above-mentioned provider via the contact form or directly via e-mail, the information submitted will be stored and used to process the user’s inquiry and for the purpose of handling follow-up questions that may arise.

3. Integration of third-party services and content

It may be the case that contents from third parties, such as videos from YouTube, maps from Google Maps, RSS feeds or graphics from other websites, are integrated within this online offer. This always presupposes that the providers of this content (hereinafter referred to as “third-party providers”) will know the IP address of the user, since without the IP address, the content cannot be sent to the browser of the user. The IP address is therefore required for the presentation of these contents. We strive to include only those contents whose providers use the IP address only for the distribution of the contents. However, we have no influence on whether the third-party providers store the IP address for statistical purposes, for example. As far as this is known to us, we inform users about it.

Further information on the use of IP addresses can be found on the websites of the respective providers.

4. Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored on the user’s computer and enable an analysis of the use of the website. The information generated by the cookie on the use of this website by the user is generally transferred to a Google server in the United States, where it is stored.

Most browsers have an option that restricts or completely prevents cookies from being stored. However, please note that use and in particular ease of use are restricted without cookies.

The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics shall not be merged with other data in Google’s possession. Users have the option to prevent the storage of cookies by making pertinent changes to the settings of their browser software. However, we have to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all of the functions of this website to their fullest extent. Moreover, you have the option to prevent the recording of the data generated by the cookie and affiliated with your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

If IP anonymization is activated on this website, the user’s IP address will be abbreviated by Google within the member states of the European Union or in other states that have ratified the Convention on the European Economic Area prior to its transmission to the United States. The full IP address will be transmitted to one of Google’s servers in the United States and abbreviated there only in exceptional cases. The IP anonymization function is active on this website. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google shall use this information for the purpose of analyzing the use of the website by users, generating reports on website activities and rendering other services to the website operator relating to the use of the website and the Internet.

Further information on the use of data for advertising purposes by Google, settings and objection possibilities can be found on Google’s websites https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/partners/ (“how Google uses information when you use websites or apps from our partners”), http://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/ (“use of data for advertising purposes”), https://adssettings.google.de/ (“manage information Google uses to display advertisements to you”), and https://www.google.com/ads/preferences/checkgoog?hl=en (“Determine what advertising Google shows you”). The latter link can be used as an alternative to a browser add-on or when using browsers on mobile devices to deactivate data collection by Google Analytics via cookies within this website in the future. In the process, an opt-out cookie is stored on your device. Important: If you delete your cookies, you also delete this opt-out cookie and you must click this link again to recreate it!

In addition, many online ad cookies from companies can be managed via the US site http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU site http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices.

5. Information, revocation, corrections, rights and deletion

The user has the right, upon request and free of charge, to obtain information about the personal data stored about him. In addition, the user has the right to correction of incorrect data and blocking and deletion of his personal data, unless there is legal obligation to retain.

In order to make use of this right, it is sufficient to send an informal e-mail to the provider.

In the event of violations of data protection law, the person concerned has the right to lodge a complaint with the responsible supervisory authority, in our case the Berlin data protection officer.

Personal data will not be transferred to third parties. Overall, the BDL takes technical and organizational measures to protect personal data in accordance with the currently applicable data protection law, which is reviewed several times a year.

This website uses SSL encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, in particular requests that you send to us as the site operator.

6. Data collection, storage and evaluation of IP addresses

When a website is visited, the browser always sends information about the browser type and version, the operating system, the referrer URL, the IP address, the file name, the access status, the amount of data transferred and the date and time of the server request. These data cannot be assigned to any person or other data source.

A general storage and evaluation of this data is not carried out by the website provider; however, it may be carried out in individual cases. In these cases, data will be deleted after a statistical analysis.

Overall, the BDL takes technical and organizational measures to protect personal data in accordance with the currently applicable data protection law.

7. Privacy policy for the use of the Google services Google+ and YouTube

Google Inc. (a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California, United States) records which people are most important to you online when you use the Google+ service and which videos you find interesting on YouTube. Further information about which data are collected, processed and used in which way in the individual services can be found here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/product-privacy?hl=en&gl=en

Please note that, as the provider of this website, we do not have any knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or of its use by Alphabet and its subsidiary Google.

You can change your privacy settings at Google in your account settings at https://myaccount.google.com/?hl=de.

8. Datenschutzerklärung für die Nutzung von Facebook (Like-Button)

Integrated on our pages is a “Like button” from the social network Facebook, 1601 South California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.

When you “like” our pages, Facebook receives information that you have visited our site and your IP address. If you click the Facebook “Like button” while logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of our pages to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate visiting our pages with your user account. Please note that, as the provider of this website, we do not have any knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or its use by Facebook.

For more information, please see Facebook’s privacy policy at http://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php.

If you do not want Facebook to be able to assign visits to our pages to your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook user account.

9. Privacy policy for the use of Twitter

On our pages, functions of the Twitter service are integrated. These functions are offered by Twitter Inc., 795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA. By using Twitter and the “retweet” function, the websites you visit are linked to your Twitter account and made known to other users. In the process, data is also transmitted to Twitter. Please note that, as the provider of this website, we do not have any knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or its use by Twitter. You can find more information about this in Twitter’s privacy policy at https://twitter.com/privacy.

You can change your privacy settings on Twitter in your account settings under https://twitter.com/account/settings.

Created by the data protection officer of the BDL with integration of results from Datenschutz-Generator.de, lawyer Dr. Thomas Schwenke.