Data protection

Use and Copyright Protection

The content published on this website are governed by the copyright laws of Germany. Any duplication, processing, distribution or any form of utilisation beyond the scope of copyright law shall require the prior written consent of the author or authors in question.

For the member associations of the International Association of the Wagner Societies applies: Linking and re-use of the materials at this website is permitted under full specification of the source "Richard-Wagner-Verband International e.V. / richard-wagner-verband.de".

Pursuant to Section 28 of the German Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz), the International Association of the Wagner Societies objects to every commercial use and disclosure of data.

Liability

All information contained on this website has been carefully researched and reviewed by the International Association of the Wagner Societies. Neither the International Association of the Wagner Societies nor its suppliers are liable for accuracy or completeness or whether information is up to date.

All information is intended solely to inform visitors about online services. In an addition, liability is limited to intentional or grossly negligent acts. Third-party websites linked to by the International Association of the Wagner Societies are the responsibility of their respective hosts. The International Association of the Wagner Societies is not responsible for the content of such third-party websites.

Furthermore, the International Association of the Wagner Societies may be unaware that its website has been linked to by another site. The International Association of the Wagner Societies is not responsible for the depiction, content, or any connection to the International Association of the Wagner Societies on third-party websites.

Moreover, the International Association of the Wagner Societies reserves the right to make changes or additions to the information offered.

Violation of Intellectual Property Rights

If it is suspected that intellectual property rights are being violated through use of this website, in particular with respect to trade mark and copyright, the International Association of the Wagner Societies must be contacted immediately in order that the situation can be remedied without delay. If a legal warning is sent to the International Association of the Wagner Societies without first making contact with it, the legal fees associated with this are rejected as unfounded, in keeping with the duty to mitigate damages.

DATA PROTECTION
This privacy policy describes the processing of personal data by our Richard Wagner Association (see I.), both when using the website (see II.), As well as your membership (see III.). It also explains the choices you have regarding your personal information ("Your Rights") and how you can contact us (see IV.).

 
I. Who is responsible and how can I contact the data protection officer?
The person responsible within the meaning of the GDPR (hereinafter referred to as "Richard Wagner Association") is

Richard Wagner Association International e.V.
Register of associations 625, Bayreuth
President Harry Leutscher, harry.leutscher@richard-wagner.org

For questions about the processing of your personal data by us or on the subject of data protection in general, please contact the contact details provided above.

 
II. Data processing when visiting the website of the Richard Wagner Association
In the following, we would like to give you an overview of how we ensure the protection of your personal data when accessing our website and which types of personal data we process for what purposes and to what extent.

1. Processing of data when accessing our website - log files

Accessing our website automatically collects information of a general nature. This information (server log files) includes, for example, the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your Internet service provider and the like. In addition, the IP address is transmitted and used to use the service you requested. This information is technically necessary to correctly deliver the contents of web pages requested by you and is mandatory when using the internet.

These log file data will be anonymized or deleted immediately after the end of the usage process. The legal basis for data processing is Article 6 (1) (1) (f) DSGVO.
 
2. Processing of data when using the website - your inquiries

If you send us a request by e-mail or via the contact form, we will collect your information for processing and answering your request. We store this information for verification purposes over a period of up to two years. Legal basis for data processing Article 6 (1) (1) (f) GDPR.
 
3. Notes on ensuring data security

We make technical and operational security arrangements on our pages in order to protect the personal data stored by us against access by third parties, loss or misuse, and to ensure secure data transfer.

We have to point out that due to the structure of the Internet there can potentially be unwanted data access by third parties at any time. Without appropriate safeguards, data transmitted in unencrypted form, in particular by e-mail, may be read by third parties.
 
 4. General information on the use of cookies

Our website may use so-called cookies, both so-called temporary cookies, which are automatically deleted when you close your browser ("session cookies"), as well as persistent (persistent) cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device and stored by your browser. They serve to make our offers more user-friendly, effective and secure.

You have the choice whether you want to allow the setting of cookies. You can make changes in your browser settings. You have the choice whether to accept all cookies, to be informed when setting cookies or to reject all cookies. If you opt for the last variant, it is possible that you can not fully use our offer.

5. Google Analytics

This website uses features of the web analytics service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Analytics enables the website operator to analyse the behaviour of website visitors. In doing so, the website operator receives various usage data, such as page views, time spent on the site, operating systems used and the user’s origin. This data is assigned to the user’s respective device. It is not assigned to a user ID.

Furthermore, we can use Google Analytics to record, amongst other things, your mouse and scroll movements and clicks. Google Analytics also uses various modelling approaches to supplement the recorded data sets and employs machine learning technologies in its data analysis.

Google Analytics uses technologies that enable user recognition for the purpose of analysing user behaviour (e.g. cookies or device fingerprinting). The information collected by Google regarding the use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

Use of this service is based on your consent in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR and Section 25(1) of the TDDDG. You may withdraw your consent at any time.

Data transfers to the USA are based on the EU Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses. Further details can be found here: https://business.safety.google/adscontrollerterms/sccs/.

The company is certified under the ‘EU-US Data Privacy Framework’ (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the US designed to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when data is processed in the US. Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. Further information on this is available from the provider via the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.

IP anonymisation

Google Analytics IP anonymisation is enabled. This means that your IP address is truncated by Google within Member States of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide the website operator with other services relating to website and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data held by Google.

Browser plugin

You can prevent Google from collecting and processing your data by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available via the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

Further information on how Google Analytics handles user data can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de. Data processing on behalf of a client We have entered into a data processing agreement with Google and fully comply with the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.

6. Newsletter

Newsletter details

If you wish to subscribe to the newsletter offered on the website, we require your email address and information that enables us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and that you consent to receiving the newsletter. No further data is collected, or only on a voluntary basis. We use newsletter service providers, as described below, to manage the newsletter.

Cleverreach

This website uses CleverReach to send newsletters. The provider is CleverReach GmbH & Co. KG, Schafjückenweg 2, 26180 Rastede, Germany (hereinafter ‘CleverReach’). CleverReach is a service that enables the sending of newsletters.

The data you provide in order to subscribe to the newsletter (e.g. your email address) is stored on CleverReach’s servers in Germany or Ireland.

Our newsletters sent via Clever Reach enable us to analyse the behaviour of newsletter recipients. Among other things, we can analyse how many recipients opened the newsletter and how often each link in the newsletter was clicked. With the help of what is known as conversion tracking, we can also analyse whether a predefined action (e.g. the purchase of a product on this website) took place after a link in the newsletter was clicked. Further information on data analysis via Clever Reach newsletters is available at: https://www.cleverreach.com/de/funktionen/reporting-und-tracking/.

Data processing is carried out on the basis of your consent (Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR). You may withdraw this consent at any time by unsubscribing from the newsletter. The lawfulness of data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the withdrawal of consent. If you do not wish your data to be analysed by Clever Reach, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. We provide a link for this purpose in every newsletter message.

The data you have provided to us for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter, and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list once you have unsubscribed. Data stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected by this.

After you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored on our systems or those of the newsletter service provider in a blacklist, where necessary to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist is used solely for this purpose and is not combined with any other data. This serves both your interests and our interest in complying with legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR). There is no time limit on storage on the blacklist. You may object to such storage provided that your interests override our legitimate interest.

For further details, please refer to Clever Reach’s privacy policy at: https://www.cleverreach.com/de/datenschutz/.
 
III. Data processing in your membership in the Richard Wagner Association
In support of our association membership purposes, we process various of your personal information for the following purposes.
 
1. Member administration
For the purposes of member administration, your master data (name, address, contact details), including the bank details / account data you have specified, will be processed for contribution management. The legal basis for this is Article 6 (1) (1) (b) DS-GVO.

As part of your membership, we will inform you by post, e-mail, if necessary fax and telephone about current events, upcoming events, reports of events held and our trips. Of course, you will also receive general cultural information from the "Wagner World" and the Bayreuth Festival. The legal basis for this is Article 6 (1) (1) (f) DS-GVO.

The data required for the membership administration are deleted 2 years after termination of the association membership. Those for the contribution management

2. Photos and information on our website
For the purpose of external presentation, photos of the members of events can be published on our club website. Information about your consent is available at the events. If you have appeared as a speaker or artist with us, we can also your name and other information about the event - in principle, unlimited time - on our website. Of course, you can object to the publication of photos with you at any time, after your opposition, we publish the pictures no longer. Information about your rights can be found below (IV.). The legal basis for this is Article 6 (1) (1) (a) of the GDPR.

3. Forwarding of your master data to the Richard-Wagner-Verband International e.V.
On a voluntary basis, we provide information about our members to the umbrella organization Richard-Wagner-Verband-International e.V. (RWVI) in order to inform about our activities. Of course, if you do not want this, you can object. Information on the members of the Executive Board is also transmitted to the RWVI for membership management and organizational questions. The legal basis for this is Article 6 (1) (1) (f) DS-GVO.

4. Disclosing information about yourself to tour operators
If travel is offered by us, we usually work together with tour operators who organize and carry out the trips for us. The tour operator is responsible for the processing of your travel and contact data, who can then inform you about the processing. We only pass your data on, as far as you specify it with us and it is necessary for the execution of the trip.

5. Card requests for the Bayreuth Festival
If you express wishes for the Bayreuth Festival to the club, we can pass on this information to the RWVI and / or the Bayreuth Festival. For information on further data processing, please contact these offices. The legal basis for this is Article 6 (1) (1) (b) DS-GVO.

6. Processing of your data as a scholarship holder
If you apply as a scholarship holder for the scholarship foundation, we process the application data provided by you (written documents, music samples, information in a personal interview) to examine your application. If we can not comply with your request, we will delete your data no later than 3 months after our cancellation.

You were lucky enough to be selected as a Scholarship for the Scholarship Foundation? Then your contact details, information on the artistic career and other information provided (for example on the questionnaire of the scholarship foundation) will be forwarded to the Richard Wagner Association International e.V. and the Richard Wagner Foundation Foundation, who will be independently responsible for further data processing. We publish information about you and if necessary photos on our homepage, in order to draw your attention to you. The information about you will always be stored permanently - if you do not contradict - in order to keep a history of the scholarship holders of our association. The legal basis for this is Article 6 (1) (1) (b) and, for publication on the website, point (a) of the GDPR.
 
IV. Your rights as a victim
Each affected person has the following rights:
· Right to information (Article 15 GDPR)

· Right to correct incorrect data (Art. 16 GDPR)

· Right to cancellation or right to be forgotten (Art. 17 GDPR)

· Right to restriction of the processing of personal data (Art. 18 GDPR)

· Right to data portability (Article 20 GDPR).

You may object to the processing of personal data for advertising purposes, including analysis of customer data for promotional purposes at any time without giving reasons.

In addition, you have a general right of objection (see Art. 21 (1) GDPR). In this case, the opposition against data processing should be justified. If the data processing is based on a consent, your consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.

The easiest way to exercise the data subject rights is to use the above-mentioned contact details or the address given in the imprint. In addition, you have the right to complain to the relevant data protection supervisory authority.