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Data Privacy Statement of IDG Business Media GmbH

 

Thank you for visiting one of our IDG Business Media GmbH websites (in the following "IDG")! We attach great importance to your privacy and the protection of your personal data. As a consequence, we would like to inform you as to how we are using and protecting the information we collect about you. It goes without saying that IDG is complying with all the applicable legal provisions and regulations in the field of data protection, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR").

 

Use of this website

This privacy policy will explain the kind of information we will be collecting about you and how this information may be stored and processed both in Germany and the IDG Communications Publishing Networks as described below.

This website as well as any of the associated IDG events and publications provides products, content, and services for professionals and consumers and is not intended for individuals under the age of 13 years. We do not knowingly collect or store any personal data of children under 13 years of age.

 

This document describes:

The kind of data we collect and how we collect these data

How we safeguard your personal data

How we handle the personal data collected from you

The legal basis for processing your personal data

When and how we share your personal data with third parties

How long we keep your personal data stored

Your rights and preferences

How to get in touch with us

 

The kind of data we collect

The data IDG collects about you will be limited to the kind of information that can be typically found on a business card: first name, last name, profession/job title, employer/company name, business address, business email, business phone number. In some cases, we may ask you to provide additional professional information, such as the line of business and the size of the company you are working for.

In order to improve and/or update the information you have provided to us we may combine such data with professional information or personal data collected from third-party sources. The personal data referred to in this document comprise the personal and professional information you have provided to us, as well as information obtained from third party sources both of which will be usually matched to a single user record.

In addition, this site automatically will be collecting and storing certain information using cookies and similar technologies, including IP addresses, region or location of the computers or devices used for accessing the internet, browser type, operating system, historical data of previously accessed web pages as well as other usage information. For further details, see our Cookie Policy.

 

How we collect personal data

We are entitled to collect your personal data when you register with us so as to receive any of the products, content or services offered by IDG and/or the company's external partners ("partners"), such as publications, subscriptions, contests, newsletters, memberships, premium content, webcasts, video material, white papers, online seminars, conferences and events.

 

What will happen if you do not provide your personal data?

We will need your personal data so as to be able to provide the products, content or services you requested. We will not be able to deliver these requested products, content or services, unless you provide such personal information.

 

IDG Communications Publishing Network

This website is part of a number of websites operated by IDG and its affiliated companies (collectively referred to as IDG Communications Publishing Network). To the extent legally permitted, we may share the personal data we will be collecting about you with other IDG Communications Publishing Network companies for internal analytical and business development purposes and to provide you with information about products, content and services that may be of interest to you. For a list of IDG Communications Publishing Network's online and print publications, please click here.

 

How we protect your personal data

 

Security of your personal data

IDG has established technical and organisational security measures to protect your personal data from any loss, abuse, unauthorized use, access, accidental disclosure, alteration, and deletion. Likewise, we also expect from any of the third parties we contractually appoint so as to support IDG's business transaction that they have appropriate security measures in place (see Section "When and how we share your information with third parties").

We will be updating and verifying these security measures on a regular basis and restrict access to your personal data to only those persons who actually need to know them in order to be able to make available IDG's products, content or services to you.

 

Storage of your personal data

We will be entitled to store your personal data on our own website servers or by using other technological means internally hosted by IDG. Your personal data may also be stored by third parties, i.e. via cloud services and/or other technological means contracted by IDG in order to support its business operations (see "When and how we share your information with third parties").

These third parties will not be using or having access to your personal data other than for cloud storage and retrieval purposes. IDG requires such third parties to use at least the same level of security IDG itself applies for the protection of your personal data (see Section "Security of your personal data").

 

How we handle the personal data collected from you

We will use the personal data collected so as to communicate with you, meet your requirements and wishes, improve our services, and provide other information and offers that may be of interest to you.

 

Communication with customers

We are entitled to use your personal data so as to send you important information, such as information about your registration, transactions, changes to IDG's terms and conditions, policies, and/or in connection with other internal purposes.

Meeting your requirements and wishes

We will be entitled to use your personal data so as to deliver your requested products, content or services. If you take part in a sweepstake, contest, or in any similar promotional event organised by IDG, we will be entitled to use your personal data in connection with the administration of such events.

Improvement of our services

We will be entitled to make use of your personal data for auditing and data analysis purposes and for the improvement of IDG's products, content and services.

Presentation of offers that might be of interest to you

We will be entitled to contact you in order to provide information about any additional IDG or third-party products, content or services that might be of interest to you.

Legal basis for processing your personal data

IDG will use the personal data you provided in order to make available your requested products, content and services and to send you important information - but also for internal purposes, such as auditing, data analysis, and research. We will also use your data to provide you with all the required information so as to enable you to take a well-founded technological purchase decision.

On the basis of the interests or preferences you shared with us, we are also entitled to use your personal data in order to offer you products, content or services that may be of interest to you. Moreover, we are entitled to share your personal data with external sponsors of content, events, and other services and/or offers.

The legal basis for processing your personal data is based on the fact that you have given us your consent to do so. In certain circumstances we may be entitled to otherwise process your personal data provided that IDG has a legitimate interest in doing so and is not infringing any of your fundamental rights and freedoms.

In the event that IDG processes your personal data according to IDG's legitimate interests, IDG will duly consider any potential impact such processing might have on you and your rights under data protection legislation as well as under any other applicable laws. Our legitimate business interests will not take precedence over your personal interests. IDG will not use your personal data in circumstances where your fundamental rights and freedoms take precedence over our legitimate interests, unless you have given us your consent to do so and/or such processing is otherwise required or permitted by law.

When and how we share your personal data with third parties

IDG will be entitled to share your personal data so as to make available content and services from our websites, affiliated companies and third parties that may be of interest to you, including sponsored content and events. This also applies to business operations and in order to comply with applicable legal procedures.

 

Content and services that you request and/or might be of interest to you

As mentioned above, we are entitled to share your personal data within the IDG Communications Publishing Network for the purposes of internal analytics and business development and to provide you with information about products, content and services that might be of interest to you (see Section "IDG Communications Publishing Network"). Moreover, we are entitled to share your personal data with third parties so as to make available sponsored third-party content and services requested by you (see Section "Content and events sponsored by third parties").

Business operations

We are also entitled to share your personal data with third parties signed on to support IDG's business operations, including, inter alia, delivery, handling, payment processing, provision of email messages, administration of suppression lists and/or Robinson lists as well as data processing.

Content and events sponsored by third parties

IDG operates in cooperation with external sponsors so as to make available a large content library to our users, such as white papers, professional events (live or online), as well as other services and/or offers. In return for the possibility of having access to such offers, we may ask you to enter your personal data during the registration process.

We are entitled to use your personal data so as to send you your requested offers. In addition, we are entitled to share your personal data with the sponsor(s) of such offers so as to inform you about the respective offer but also about additional products, content or services that may be of interest to you.

Compliance with legal provisions

Your personal data may be shared, provided, however, such sharing is legally admissible or required so as to comply with applicable legal procedures.

Change of ownership

If IDG as a whole (and/or determined ownership interests in the company, its products or services) is sold or transferred, your personal data will be transferred to the new owner.

International data transfer

If IDG has transferred your personal data within the IDG Communications Publishing Network or to third parties as described in this privacy policy and your personal data are transferred to a country which is not a Member State of either the European Union and/or the EEA, or if - from the point of view of the European Commission – this country is not deemed to provide an adequate data protection level, IDG (in its function as data controller/data exporter) will only transfer your data (to a data processor/data importer) if there are suitable safety measures in place, such as binding internal data protection rules, standardised contractual clauses, approved Code of Conduct rules, or approved certification mechanisms. For more information, please contact IDG's Privacy Officer (See contact details below).

 

How long we store your personal data

We will store your personal data for the duration of the business relationship between you and our company and retain them only as long as necessary for individual purposes of use, unless you have given us your consent to use your data for other and/or similar purposes.

 

Your rights and preferences

If you inform us that you wish your personal data to be deleted, that you no longer wish to receive our messages for marketing purposes, or that you wish to restrict IDG's processing of your personal data in any other manner, we are entitled to retain only some basic information so as to avoid sending you unsolicited material in the future and to keep a record of your request and our response in this connection.

Confirming of and information about your personal data

If you receive any confirmation of/ information about the processing of your personal data by IDG, if you wish to access your personal data stored with IDG, update or correct them and/or if you wish to receive a copy of such data in order to use them for your own purposes, please send an email to datenschutz@idg.de.

Deletion of your personal data

If you wish your personal data to be deleted, please send an email to: datenschutz@idg.de.

Unsubscribing from our marketing messages

If you wish to cancel IDG's marketing messages, please send an email to datenschutz@idg.de.

Restriction of the processing of your personal data

If you wish to otherwise restrict IDG's processing of your personal data, please send an email to: datenschutz@idg.de.

How to get in touch with us

Questions, concerns or complaints:

If you have any questions, concerns or complaints about IDG's handling of personal data and/or this Privacy Policy, we encourage you to get in touch with our Privacy Officer.

 

If you believe that you have suffered damage due to IDG's violation of your rights under this Privacy Policy and/or if you believe that IDG has not appropriately handled your complaint, you may also file a complaint with the applicable supervisory authority.

Contact details of IDG Business Media GmbH's Privacy Officer:

Rechtsanwalt Markus Wiese

c/o IDG Business Media GmbH

Lyonel-Feininger-Strasse 26

D-80807 Munich

datenschutz@idg.de


Contact details of the Privacy Officer of the international IDG Communications Publishing Networks:

 

Mr. Shane Lyster

c/o IDG Direct

Millennium House

Great Strand Street

Dublin 1

Ireland

gdpr@idgcommunications.com

 

Feedback

Your feedback is important to us! We would be very glad if you let us know your ideas, opinions and comments regarding IDG's services. Please send an email to: datenschutz@idg.de


Last updated: [21 May 2018]