Privacy Policy

The controller responsible for processing personal data on this website is:

If you have any questions regarding data protection, you may contact us at the contact details above.

We process personal data in accordance with the applicable data protection laws, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. This may include, for example, your name, email address, phone number, IP address, organizational details, or any information you submit through our website forms.

We process personal data only where there is a valid legal basis for doing so. Depending on the context, this may include:

• your consent
• the performance of pre-contractual or contractual steps
• compliance with legal obligations
• our legitimate interests, provided these do not override your rights and freedoms

When you visit our website, certain technical data may be processed automatically in order to display the website and ensure its stability and security. This may include:

• IP address
• browser type and version
• operating system
• date and time of access
• referrer URL
• requested pages or files
• log file data

This processing is necessary to provide the website securely and efficiently.

Our website may be hosted or technically operated using external service providers. In this context, personal data may be processed on our behalf to the extent necessary for hosting, security, technical maintenance, or website delivery.

Where such providers act as processors on our behalf, they are engaged in accordance with applicable data protection law.

If you contact us by email or through a contact form, we process the information you provide in order to handle your request and communicate with you. This may include:

• your name
• your email address
• your phone number
• the content of your message
• any additional information you voluntarily provide

If you submit one of our join forms, we process the personal data you provide in order to review your application, assess potential membership or cooperation, communicate with you, and manage related follow-up.

Depending on the form, this may include:

• name
• country and city
• contact details
• professional or organizational background
• areas of engagement
• motivation and interests
• public profile links
• website and social media information
• short bio or organizational description
• any other information you voluntarily provide

If you apply through our forms or otherwise contact us, we may use your contact details to reply to your inquiry, continue the application process, or provide relevant follow-up communication relating to your request.

If you separately opt in to receive updates, invitations, or other information from us, we will process your data for that purpose based on your consent.

Your personal data may be disclosed to external service providers where this is necessary for website hosting, form handling, email communication, IT administration, or related organizational processes. Such providers may include:

• website hosting providers
• form service providers
• email communication providers
• IT or administrative service providers

Where required by law, such providers are engaged as processors and are contractually bound to process personal data only in accordance with our instructions.

If we use service providers located outside the European Union or the European Economic Area, or if personal data is otherwise transferred to a third country, such transfers will only take place where permitted under applicable data protection law. This may be the case, for example, where:

• an adequacy decision of the European Commission exists, or
• appropriate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses

Where required, further information on such safeguards can be requested from us.

Our website may use cookies or similar technologies.

We use technically necessary cookies only to the extent required for the proper functioning and secure operation of the website, unless you have separately consented to the use of additional cookies or similar technologies.

Where consent is legally required before storing information on your device or accessing information already stored there, we will request that consent before doing so.

We may use optional external services such as analytics tools, embedded media, maps, or social media integrations only where permitted and, where necessary, based on your consent.

If such services are used, additional information about the specific provider, the nature of the data processed, and the relevant legal basis will be provided in this Privacy Policy or in the corresponding consent layer.

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or as long as legal retention obligations require. As a general rule:

• contact inquiries are retained only as long as needed to process and conclude the communication
• application or join form data that does not lead to ongoing cooperation, membership, or further engagement is generally deleted after 12 months unless longer retention is required or justified
• data connected to an ongoing relationship may be retained for the duration of that relationship and thereafter as required by law

The provision of personal data through our forms is generally voluntary. However, fields marked as mandatory are necessary in order for us to process your inquiry or application.

If you do not provide the required information, we may not be able to review your application or respond properly to your request.

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights, subject to the applicable legal conditions:

• the right to access your personal data
• the right to rectification of inaccurate data
• the right to erasure
• the right to restriction of processing
• the right to object to processing based on legitimate interests
• the right to data portability, where applicable
• the right to withdraw consent at any time with effect for the future, where processing is based on consent

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact details provided above.

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement.

We do not use your personal data for automated decision-making, including profiling, within the meaning of Art. 22 GDPR, unless expressly stated otherwise in a specific case.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time in order to reflect legal, technical, or organizational developments. The version published on this website is the current version.