PRIVACY POLICY

With the following privacy policy we would like to inform you about the types of your personal data (hereinafter also referred to as “data”) that we process, for what purposes and to what extent. This privacy policy applies to all processing of personal data carried out by us, both in the course of providing our services and, in particular, on our websites, in mobile applications and within external online presences, such as our social media profiles (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “online offer”).

The terms used are not gender-specific.
As of: 10 June 2026

• Preamble
• Controller
• Overview of Processing Operations
• Relevant Legal Bases
• Security Measures
• Rights of Data Subjects
• Provision of the Online Offer and Web Hosting
• Use of Cookies
• Plug-ins and Embedded Functions and Content
• Amendment and Update
• Definitions of Terms

Danilina, Anna
Zentrum für Antisemitismusforschung
Kaiserin-Augusta-Allee 104-106
10553 Berlin
Email address: danilina@tu-berlin.de

The following overview summarizes the types of data processed and the purposes of their processing and refers to the data subjects.

Types of Data Processed

• Inventory data.
• Employee data.
• Contact data.
• Content data.
• Usage data.
• Meta, communication and procedural data.
• Log data.

Categories of Data Subjects

• Employees.
• Users.
• Third parties.
• Whistleblowers.
  
• Third parties.

Purposes of Processing

• Security measures.
• Provision of our online offer and user-friendliness.
• Information technology infrastructure.
• Whistleblower protection.

Relevant legal bases under the GDPR: Below you will find an overview of the legal bases of the GDPR on the basis of which we process personal data. Please note that, in addition to the provisions of the GDPR, national data protection regulations may apply in your or our country of residence or domicile. If, furthermore, more specific legal bases are relevant in individual cases, we will inform you of these in the privacy policy.

• Consent (Article 6(1)(1)(a) GDPR) – The data subject has given their consent to the processing of personal data concerning them for one or more specific purposes.
• Legal obligation (Article 6(1)(1)(c) GDPR) – Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject.
• Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(1)(f) GDPR) – Processing is necessary to protect the legitimate interests of the controller or of a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require the protection of personal data do not override such interests.

National data protection regulations in Germany: In addition to the data protection regulations of the GDPR, national data protection regulations apply in Germany. These include, in particular, the Act on Protection against the Misuse of Personal Data in Data Processing (Federal Data Protection Act – BDSG). The BDSG contains, in particular, special provisions on the right to information, the right to erasure, the right to object, the processing of special categories of personal data, processing for other purposes, and transmission as well as automated decision-making in individual cases, including profiling. Furthermore, the data protection laws of the individual federal states may apply.

Note on the applicability of the GDPR and the Swiss FADP: These privacy notices serve to provide information both under the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) and under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). For this reason, please note that, due to the broader geographical application and comprehensibility, the terms of the GDPR are used. In particular, instead of the terms “processing” of “personal data”, “overriding interest” and “particularly sensitive personal data” used in the Swiss FADP, the terms “processing” of “personal data” as well as “legitimate interest” and “special categories of data” used in the GDPR are used. However, the legal meaning of the terms continues to be determined in accordance with the Swiss FADP within the scope of its applicability.

In accordance with the legal requirements, taking into account the state of the art, the implementation costs and the nature, scope, circumstances and purposes of the processing as well as the varying likelihood and severity of the risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons, we take appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure a level of protection appropriate to the risk.

These measures include, in particular, safeguarding the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data by controlling physical and electronic access to the data as well as the access, input, disclosure, availability and separation relating to it. Furthermore, we have established procedures that ensure the exercise of data subjects’ rights, the erasure of data and responses to threats to the data. In addition, we already take the protection of personal data into account during the development or selection of hardware, software and procedures in accordance with the principle of data protection, through technology design and through privacy-friendly default settings.

Securing online connections using TLS/SSL encryption technology (HTTPS): In order to protect the data of users transmitted via our online services from unauthorized access, we rely on TLS/SSL encryption technology. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) are the cornerstones of secure data transmission on the internet. These technologies encrypt the information transmitted between the website or app and the user’s browser (or between two servers), thereby protecting the data from unauthorized access. TLS, as the further developed and more secure version of SSL, ensures that all data transmissions meet the highest security standards. When a website is secured by an SSL/TLS certificate, this is signaled by the display of HTTPS in the URL. This serves as an indicator to users that their data is transmitted securely and encrypted.

Rights of data subjects under the GDPR: As a data subject, you are entitled to various rights under the GDPR, which arise in particular from Articles 15 to 21 GDPR:

• Right to object: You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you which is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. Where personal data concerning you is processed for the purposes of direct marketing, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purposes of such marketing; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is connected to such direct marketing.
• Right to withdraw consent: You have the right to withdraw consent you have given at any time.
• Right of access: You have the right to request confirmation as to whether data concerning you is being processed and to obtain information about this data as well as further information and a copy of the data in accordance with the legal requirements.
• Right to rectification: In accordance with the legal requirements, you have the right to request the completion of data concerning you or the rectification of inaccurate data concerning you.
• Right to erasure and restriction of processing: In accordance with the legal requirements, you have the right to request that data concerning you be erased without delay, or alternatively, in accordance with the legal requirements, to request a restriction of the processing of the data.
• Right to data portability: You have the right to receive data concerning you which you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, in accordance with the legal requirements, or to request its transmission to another controller.
• Complaint to a supervisory authority: Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement, if you consider that the processing of personal data concerning you infringes the provisions of the GDPR.

We process the data of users in order to be able to provide them with our online services. For this purpose, we process the user’s IP address, which is necessary to transmit the content and functions of our online services to the user’s browser or device.

• Types of data processed: Usage data (e.g. page views and duration of visit, click paths, intensity and frequency of use, device types and operating systems used, interactions with content and functions); meta, communication and procedural data (e.g. IP addresses, time information, identification numbers, persons involved); log data (e.g. log files relating to logins or the retrieval of data or access times). Content data (e.g. textual or pictorial messages and contributions as well as information relating to them, such as details of authorship or time of creation).
• Data subjects: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
• Purposes of processing and legitimate interests: Provision of our online offer and user-friendliness; information technology infrastructure (operation and provision of information systems and technical devices (computers, servers, etc.)). Security measures.
• Retention and erasure: Erasure in accordance with the information provided in the section “General Information on Data Storage and Erasure”.
• Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(1)(f) GDPR).

Further notes on processing operations, procedures and services:

• Provision of the online offer on rented storage space: For the provision of our online offer, we use storage space, computing capacity and software that we rent or otherwise obtain from a corresponding server provider (also referred to as a “web host”); Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(1)(f) GDPR).
• Collection of access data and log files: Access to our online offer is logged in the form of so-called “server log files”. Server log files may include the address and name of the web pages and files accessed, the date and time of access, the volume of data transferred, notification of successful access, browser type and version, the user’s operating system, the referrer URL (the previously visited page) and, as a rule, IP addresses and the requesting provider. Server log files can be used, on the one hand, for security purposes, e.g. to avoid overloading the servers (in particular in the case of abusive attacks, so-called DDoS attacks), and, on the other hand, to ensure server utilization and stability; Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(1)(f) GDPR). Erasure of data: Log file information is stored for a maximum period of 30 days and then deleted or anonymized. Data whose further retention is necessary for evidentiary purposes is excluded from erasure until the respective incident has been finally resolved.
• com: Hosting and software for the creation, provision and operation of websites, blogs and other online offers; Service provider: Aut O’Mattic A8C Ireland Ltd., Grand Canal Dock, 25 Herbert Pl, Dublin, D02 AY86, Ireland; Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(1)(f) GDPR); Website: https://wordpress.com; Privacy policy: https://automattic.com/de/privacy/; Data processing agreement: https://wordpress.com/support/data-processing-agreements/. Basis for third-country transfers: Data Privacy Framework (DPF), standard contractual clauses (provided by the service provider).

The term “cookies” refers to functions that store information on users’ devices and read information from them. Cookies may also be used in relation to various concerns, for example for purposes of the functionality, security and convenience of online offers as well as the creation of analyses of visitor flows. We use cookies in accordance with the legal requirements. To this end, we obtain users’ prior consent where required. If consent is not necessary, we rely on our legitimate interests. This applies where the storage and reading of information is essential in order to be able to provide expressly requested content and functions. This includes, for example, the storage of settings as well as ensuring the functionality and security of our online offer. Consent can be withdrawn at any time. We provide clear information about its scope and which cookies are used.

Notes on legal bases under data protection law: Whether we process personal data with the help of cookies depends on consent. Where consent is given, it serves as the legal basis. Without consent, we rely on our legitimate interests, which are explained above in this section and in the context of the respective services and procedures.

Storage period: With regard to the storage period, the following types of cookies are distinguished:

• Temporary cookies (also: session cookies): Temporary cookies are deleted at the latest after a user has left an online offer and closed their device (e.g. browser or mobile application).
• Permanent cookies: Permanent cookies remain stored even after the device is closed. For example, the login status can be stored and preferred content displayed directly when the user visits a website again. Likewise, the user data collected with the help of cookies can be used for reach measurement. Unless we provide users with explicit information about the type and storage period of cookies (e.g. when obtaining consent), they should assume that these are permanent and that the storage period can be up to two years.

General notes on withdrawal and objection (opt-out): Users can withdraw the consent they have given at any time and can also object to processing in accordance with the legal requirements, including by means of the privacy settings of their browser.

• Types of data processed: Meta, communication and procedural data (e.g. IP addresses, time information, identification numbers, persons involved).
• Data subjects: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
• Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(1)(f) GDPR).

We integrate functional and content elements into our online offer that are obtained from the servers of their respective providers (hereinafter referred to as “third-party providers”). These may be, for example, graphics, videos or city maps (hereinafter uniformly referred to as “content”).

Integration always requires that the third-party providers of this content process the user’s IP address, since without the IP address they would not be able to send the content to their browser. The IP address is therefore necessary for the display of this content or functions. We endeavor to use only content whose respective providers use the IP address solely for the delivery of the content. Third-party providers may also use so-called pixel tags (invisible graphics, also referred to as “web beacons”) for statistical or marketing purposes. Through the “pixel tags”, information such as visitor traffic on the pages of this website can be evaluated. The pseudonymous information may also be stored in cookies on the user’s device and may contain, among other things, technical information about the browser and operating system, referring websites, time of visit and other information about the use of our online offer, but may also be linked with such information from other sources.

Notes on legal bases: Insofar as we ask users for their consent to the use of third-party providers, the legal basis for the data processing is consent. Otherwise, the user data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e. interest in efficient, economical and recipient-friendly services). In this context, we would also like to refer you to the information on the use of cookies in this privacy policy.

• Types of data processed: Usage data (e.g. page views and duration of visit, click paths, intensity and frequency of use, device types and operating systems used, interactions with content and functions). Meta, communication and procedural data (e.g. IP addresses, time information, identification numbers, persons involved).
• Data subjects: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).
• Purposes of processing and legitimate interests: Provision of our online offer and user-friendliness.
• Retention and erasure: Erasure in accordance with the information provided in the section “General Information on Data Storage and Erasure”. Storage of cookies for up to 2 years (unless otherwise stated, cookies and similar storage methods may be stored on users’ devices for a period of two years).
• Legal bases: Consent (Article 6(1)(1)(a) GDPR). Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(1)(f) GDPR).

Further notes on processing operations, procedures and services:

• Google Fonts (obtained from the Google server): Obtaining fonts (and symbols) for the purpose of a technically secure, maintenance-free and efficient use of fonts and symbols with regard to topicality and loading times, their uniform display and consideration of possible licensing restrictions. The font provider is informed of the user’s IP address so that the fonts can be made available in the user’s browser. In addition, technical data (language settings, screen resolution, operating system, hardware used) is transmitted that is necessary for the provision of the fonts depending on the devices used and the technical environment. This data may be processed on a server of the font provider in the USA. When visiting our online offer, users’ browsers send their browser HTTP requests to the Google Fonts Web API (i.e. a software interface for retrieving the fonts). The Google Fonts Web API provides users with the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) of Google Fonts and then with the fonts specified in the CSS. These HTTP requests include (1) the IP address used by the respective user to access the internet, (2) the requested URL on the Google server and (3) the HTTP headers, including the user agent, which describes the browser and operating system versions of the website visitors, as well as the referrer URL (i.e. the web page on which the Google font is to be displayed). IP addresses are neither logged nor stored on Google servers and are not analyzed. The Google Fonts Web API logs details of the HTTP requests (requested URL, user agent and referrer URL). Access to this data is restricted and strictly controlled. The requested URL identifies the font families for which the user wants to load fonts. This data is logged so that Google can determine how often a particular font family is requested. With the Google Fonts Web API, the user agent must adapt the font generated for the respective browser type. The user agent is logged primarily for debugging and used to generate aggregated usage statistics that measure the popularity of font families. These aggregated usage statistics are published on the “Analytics” page of Google Fonts. Finally, the referrer URL is logged so that the data can be used for production maintenance and an aggregated report on the top integrations based on the number of font requests can be generated. According to its own information, Google does not use any of the information collected by Google Fonts to create profiles of end users or to display targeted advertisements; Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; Legal bases: Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(1)(f) GDPR); Website: https://fonts.google.com/; Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy; Basis for third-country transfers: Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Further information: https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq/privacy?hl=en.

We ask you to inform yourself regularly about the content of our privacy policy. We adapt the privacy policy as soon as changes to the data processing carried out by us make this necessary. We will inform you as soon as the changes require an act of cooperation on your part (e.g. consent) or other individual notification.

Insofar as we provide addresses and contact information of companies and organizations in this privacy policy, please note that the addresses may change over time and we ask you to verify the information before making contact.

In this section you will find an overview of the terms used in this privacy policy. Insofar as the terms are legally defined, their legal definitions apply. The following explanations, on the other hand, are primarily intended to aid understanding.

• Employees: Employees are persons who are in an employment relationship, whether as workers, salaried employees or in similar positions. An employment relationship is a legal relationship between an employer and an employee that is established by an employment contract or agreement. It involves the employer’s obligation to pay the employee remuneration while the employee provides their work. The employment relationship comprises various phases, including the establishment, in which the employment contract is concluded, the performance, in which the employee carries out their work activity, and the termination, when the employment relationship ends, whether by dismissal, termination agreement or otherwise. Employee data is all information relating to these persons in the context of their employment. This includes aspects such as personal identification data, identification numbers, salary and bank details, working hours, holiday entitlements, health data and performance assessments.
• Inventory data: Inventory data comprises essential information necessary for the identification and management of contractual partners, user accounts, profiles and similar assignments. This data may include, among other things, personal and demographic details such as names, contact information (addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses), dates of birth and specific identifiers (user IDs). Inventory data forms the basis for any formal interaction between persons and services, institutions or systems by enabling unique assignment and communication.
• Content data: Content data comprises information generated in the course of the creation, editing and publication of content of all kinds. This category of data may include texts, images, videos, audio files and other multimedia content published on various platforms and media. Content data is not limited to the actual content, but also includes metadata that provides information about the content itself, such as tags, descriptions, author information and publication dates.
• Contact data: Contact data is essential information that enables communication with persons or organizations. It includes, among other things, telephone numbers, postal addresses and email addresses, as well as means of communication such as social media handles and instant messaging identifiers.
• Meta, communication and procedural data: Meta, communication and procedural data are categories that contain information about the manner in which data is processed, transmitted and managed. Metadata, also known as data about data, comprises information that describes the context, origin and structure of other data. It may include details about the file size, the creation date, the author of a document and the modification history. Communication data captures the exchange of information between users via various channels, such as email traffic, call logs, messages in social networks and chat histories, including the persons involved, time stamps and transmission paths. Procedural data describes the processes and procedures within systems or organizations, including workflow documentation, logs of transactions and activities, as well as audit logs used for tracking and reviewing processes.
• Usage data: Usage data refers to information that captures how users interact with digital products, services or platforms. This data comprises a wide range of information that shows how users use applications, which functions they prefer, how long they remain on certain pages and which paths they navigate through an application. Usage data may also include the frequency of use, time stamps of activities, IP addresses, device information and location data. It is particularly valuable for analyzing user behavior, optimizing user experiences, personalizing content and improving products or services. In addition, usage data plays a decisive role in identifying trends, preferences and potential problem areas within digital offers.
• Personal data: “Personal data” is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter “data subject”); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier (e.g. cookie) or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
• Log data: Log data is information about events or activities that have been logged in a system or network. This data typically contains information such as time stamps, IP addresses, user actions, error messages and other details about the use or operation of a system. Log data is often used to analyze system problems, for security monitoring or to create performance reports.
• Controller: The “controller” is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
• Processing: “Processing” is any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means. The term is broad and covers practically any handling of data, whether it is the collection, evaluation, storage, transmission or erasure.

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