IBU Verify GmbH, Hegelplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany, is the operator of this website and the respective services on offer. IBU Verify GmbH takes data protection very seriously. Principally, use of the IBU Verify GmbH website is possible without providing any personal data. However, insofar as a user wishes to make use of specific services on our website, commensurate processing of personal data may be required. Where the processing of personal data is required and there is no legal basis for such, IBU Verify GmbH will generally obtain the consent of the user (data subject) in question.
The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, email address or telephone number of a data subject, is carried out in line with the General Data Protection Regulation in all cases and in accordance with specific regional data protection provisions incumbent upon IBU Verify GmbH. The aim of this privacy statement is to inform users of our website of the nature, extent and purpose of the personal data that is collected, used and processed by IBU Verify GmbH. In addition, this privacy statement also explains the rights afforded to data subjects.
As the processing controller, IBU Verify GmbH has implemented numerous technical and organisational measures to ensure the most comprehensive protection possible for personal data processed via this website. Notwithstanding this, Internet-based data transmissions may present security vulnerabilities, with the result that absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, any data subject may choose to convey personal data to IBU Verify GmbH using alternative methods such as by telephone or by post.
1. Information We Collect
We collect minimal personal information through our Website:
1.1 Information You Provide to Us
Contact Information: When you use our contact form, we collect your name and email address.
We also process the selected topic, the subject, your message and your confirmation that you have read this Privacy Policy. Providing a first name is optional. The information is sent to our server and forwarded to us by email. Unsent entries are not stored in your browser’s local storage or session storage.
1.2 Information Automatically Collected
Usage Data: We may automatically collect certain information about your device, including your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device.
Analytics Data: We collect data about your interactions with our Website through the use of web analytics services.
1.3 Contact Form Protection
The contact application uses short-lived counters in working memory to limit repeated requests. It does not use IP addresses for these counters. To detect duplicate submissions, it creates a checksum from the email address, topic, subject and message. Duplicate detection covers submissions for five minutes. The checksum and associated technical information are held temporarily in working memory and are not used to create visitor profiles. These statements describe the contact application; separate protections operated by the hosting provider may process connection data, including IP addresses.
The legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interests are protecting the form, our mail infrastructure and other users against spam, automated attacks and abusive overload.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:
- respond to your inquiries and communicate with you,
- improve, personalize, and expand our Website,
- understand and analyze how you use our Website,
- develop new products, services, features, and functionality.
3. Cookies and Web Analytics
3.2 Web Analytics
We use web analytics services to collect and analyze information about how visitors use our Website. The analytics services may use cookies, web beacons, and other technologies to collect information about your use of the Website.
The information generated about your use of the Website (including your IP address) may be transmitted to and stored by our analytics service providers on servers in various countries. Our analytics service providers will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the Website, compiling reports on website activity for us, and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage.
We use this information to improve our Website and enhance user experience. The analytics data is collected in a way that does not directly identify individuals.
For these web analytics we use Vercel Web Analytics and Vercel Speed Insights. Both services are loaded from our own website address, set no cookies and create no entries in your browser’s local storage or session storage.
- Provider: Vercel Inc., 440 N Barranca Avenue #4133, Covina, CA 91723, USA
- Data processed: the page address visited without query parameters or fragments, the referring website, browser, operating system, device type, the country derived from the IP address and page-speed measurements.
- Recognition: Visitors are not recognised through cookies. Vercel creates a hash from the request that expires after one day. According to Vercel, this does not allow tracking across days or across other websites.
- Legal basis: Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is designing our website according to demand and improving it technically.
- Transfer to the USA: Data may be transferred to Vercel Inc. in the USA. Vercel Inc. is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.
- Retention: Vercel stores the measurements for the reporting period of our Vercel plan.
- Objection: If your browser sends a Global Privacy Control or Do Not Track signal, our website sends no measurements. You can also object under Article 21 GDPR or prevent measurement with a content blocker.
- Further information: Vercel Privacy Policy
4. Data Retention
We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.
For data collected through our contact form, we retain the information until your inquiry is resolved, unless legal obligations require longer retention.
5. Data Protection Rights
Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data. These include the right to:
- Request access to your personal data
- Request correction of your personal data
- Request erasure of your personal data
- Object to processing of your personal data
- Request restriction of processing your personal data
- Request transfer of your personal data
- Right to withdraw consent
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided at the end of this policy.
6. Data Security
We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, please also remember that we cannot guarantee that the internet itself is 100% secure.
7. Third-Party Disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties. This does not include website hosting partners and other parties who assist us in operating our Website, conducting our business, or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the 'Last updated' date at the top of this Privacy Policy.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
- By email: info@ibu-verify.com
- By visiting this page on our website: https://ibu-verify.com/en/contact
- By phone number: +49 30 9210428 0
- By mail: Hegelplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
10. Complaints
You have the right to make a complaint at any time to the supervisory authority for data protection issues in your country. We would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach the authority, so please contact us in the first instance.