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Cookie Policy (EU)

This cookie statement was last updated on 9th November 2020 and applies to citizens of the European Economic Area.

1. Introduction

Our website, (hereinafter: "the website") uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience all technologies are referred to as "cookies"). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged. In the document below we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.

2. What are cookies?

A cookie is a small simple file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.

3. What are scripts?

A script is a piece of programme code that is used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device.

4. What is a web beacon?

A web beacon (or a pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on a website. In order to do this, various data about you is stored using web beacons.

5. Cookies

5.1 Technical or functional cookies

Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This way, you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website and, for example, the items remain in your shopping cart until you have paid. We may place these cookies without your consent.

5.2 Analytical cookies

Because statistics are being tracked anonymously, no permission is asked to place analytical cookies.

5.3 Social media buttons

On our website we have included buttons for Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest to promote webpages (e.g. “like”, “pin”) or share (e.g. “tweet”) on social networks like Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. These buttons work using pieces of code coming from Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest themselves. This code places cookies. These social media buttons also can store and process certain information, so a personalized advertisement can be shown to you.

Please read the privacy statement of these social networks (which can change regularly) to read what they do with your (personal) data which they process using these cookies. The data that is retrieved is anonymised as much as possible. Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest are located in the United States.

6. Placed cookies

CleanTalk Spam Protect

Usage

We use CleanTalk Spam Protect for spam prevention.

Sharing data

For more information, please read the .

Functional

Name
Retention
30 days
Function
Provide spam protection
Name
Retention
session
Function
Name
Retention
session
Function
Store dynamic variables from the browser
Name
Retention
session
Function
Store time of visit
Name
Retention
session
Function
Store time of visit
Name
Retention
session
Function
Store dynamic variables from the browser
Name
Retention
session
Function
Store time of visit
Name
Retention
session
Function
Name
Retention
session
Function
Name
Retention
session
Function
Store referrer ID's
Name
Retention
session
Function
Name
Retention
session
Function
Check if cookies can be placed

iThemes Security

Usage

We use iThemes Security for website security.

Sharing data

For more information, please read the .

Functional

Name
Retention
10 minutes
Function
Hide WordPress login URL

WordFence

Usage

We use WordFence for website security.

Sharing data

For more information, please read the .

Functional

Name
Retention
12 hours
Function
Determine if the user is logged in

FV Player

Usage

We use FV Player for video display.

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Purpose pending investigation

Name
Retention
persistent
Function

AddToAny

Usage

We use AddToAny for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons.

Sharing data

For more information, please read the .

Functional

Name
Retention
30 days
Function

AddThis

Usage

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Marketing/Tracking

Name
Retention
13 months
Function
Store and track visits across websites

Facebook

Usage

We use Facebook for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons.

Sharing data

For more information, please read the .

Marketing/Tracking

Name
Retention
1 year
Function
Manage ad display frequency
Name
Retention
2 years
Function
Store last visit
Name
Retention
1 year
Function
Store account details
Name
Retention
3 months
Function
Store a unique session ID
Name
Retention
3 months
Function
Enable ad delivery or retargeting
Name
Retention
3 months
Function
Store and track visits across websites
Name
Retention
2 years
Function
Provide fraud prevention
Name
Retention
2 years
Function
Store browser details
Name
Retention
1 year
Function
Store account details

Functional

Name
Retention
1 week
Function
Determine screen resolution
Name
Retention
90 days
Function
Keep users logged in
Name
Retention
90 days
Function
Store a unique user ID
Name
Retention
90 days
Function
Provide fraud prevention
Name
Retention
session
Function
Store and track if the browser tab is active

Twitter

Usage

We use Twitter for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons.

Sharing data

For more information, please read the .

Functional

Name
Retention
persistent
Function
Load balancing functionality

Marketing/Tracking

Name
Retention
persistent
Function
Store if the user has seen embedded content

Miscellaneous

Usage

Sharing data

Sharing of data is pending investigation

Purpose pending investigation

Name
apbct_antibot
Retention
Function
Name
complianz_policy_id
Retention
365 days
Function
Name
cmplz_marketing
Retention
365 days
Function
Name
complianz_consent_status
Retention
365 days
Function
Name
wp-autosave-1
Retention
Function
Name
wp-saving-post
Retention
Function

7. Consent

When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. As soon as you click on "Save preferences", you consent to us using the categories of cookies and plug-ins you selected in the pop-up, as described in this Cookie Policy. You can disable the use of cookies via your browser, but please note that our website may no longer work properly.

7.1 Manage your consent settings

8. Your rights with respect to personal data

You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:

  • You have the right to know why your personal data is needed, what will happen to it, and how long it will be retained for.
  • Right of access: You have the right to access your personal data that is known to us.
  • Right to rectification: you have the right to supplement, correct, have deleted or blocked your personal data whenever you wish.
  • If you give us your consent to process your data, you have the right to revoke that consent and to have your personal data deleted.
  • Right to transfer your data: you have the right to request all your personal data from the controller and transfer it in its entirety to another controller.
  • Right to object: you may object to the processing of your data. We comply with this, unless there are justified grounds for processing.

To exercise these rights, please contact us. Please refer to the contact details at the bottom of this Cookie Policy. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you, but you also have the right to submit a complaint to the supervisory authority (the Data Protection Authority).

9. Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies

You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the settings of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser.

Please note that our website may not work properly if all cookies are disabled. If you do delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again after your consent when you visit our websites again.

10. Contact details

For questions and/or comments about our Cookie Policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details:

Stiftung Solarenergie. Sendea gGmbH
Basler Landstr. 8, 79111 Freiburg, Germany
Germany
Website:
Email:
Phone number: +4976188857310

This Cookie Policy was synchronised with on 9th November 2020

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