Privacy Policy

We are pleased about your interest in the website Shoa Stories and your visit to our webpage https://shoahstories.video/ . In the following privacy policy, we would like to inform you comprehensively about the data processing carried out on the specified website.

a) General Notes

The operator of these pages takes the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations as well as this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is information with which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains which data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

b) Information on the Responsible Entity

The responsible entity is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.). The responsible entity for data processing on this website is:

Anne Frank Zentrum e. V.
Rosenthaler Straße 39
D-10178 Berlin
Tel.: +49 30 2888656-00
zentrum[at]annefrank.de

For questions regarding data protection, please contact our public relations department at zentrum[at]annefrank.de.

The Anne Frank Zentrum e.V. has appointed as data protection officer:

Attorney Grit Karg
Ad Fontes Rechtsanwälte GbR
Potsdamer Str. 98
10785 Berlin
Email: g.karg[at]adfontes.law
Tel.: 030 / 28655812

c) Rights of Data Subjects

You have the right:

d) Data Disclosure

Your personal data will not be transmitted to third parties for purposes other than those listed below. We only share your personal data with third parties if:

e) Right to Object

If your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR, provided there are reasons arising from your particular situation or the objection concerns direct marketing. In the latter case, you have a general right to object, which will be implemented by us without specifying a particular situation. To exercise your right of withdrawal or objection, it is sufficient to send an email to the above-mentioned address.

f) Objection to Promotional Emails

The use of contact data published under the legal notice obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby objected to. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam emails.

g) Data Security

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or requests you send to us as site operators. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the browser address line changing from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

a) Server Log Files

When you access our website, information is automatically transmitted by the browser used on your device to our website’s server. This information is temporarily stored in a log file. The following information is collected without your intervention and stored until automated deletion:

The legal basis for processing is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, which permits processing of data for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures. No merging of this data with other data sources takes place.

b) Cookies

The websites also use cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. They serve to make our offering more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device and saved by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are session cookies. They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognize your browser the next time you visit.

You can accept or reject cookies via the cookie banner displayed on the website. You can also configure your browser to notify you about the placement of cookies, allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude acceptance in specific cases or in general, and activate automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

Cookies required for the electronic communication process or for providing certain functions desired by you (e.g., shopping cart function) are stored based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR in conjunction with § 25(2) TTDSG. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. Insofar as other non-essential cookies (e.g., for analyzing your browsing behavior) are stored, your consent pursuant to § 25(1) TTDSG will be obtained. Processing of personal data collected through non-essential cookies is carried out based on our legitimate interests or, where applicable, your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR in conjunction with § 25(1) TTDSG.

c) Web Analysis with Matomo

Web analysis (also referred to as "audience measurement") serves to evaluate visitor flows to our online offering and can include behavior, interests, or demographic information about visitors, such as age or gender, as pseudonymous values. With the help of audience measurement, we can, for example, recognize at what time our online offering or its functions or content are most frequently used or invite reuse. We can also determine which areas need optimization.

Further information

In addition to web analysis, we may also use testing procedures to test and optimize different versions of our online offering or its components.

For these purposes, user profiles may be created and stored in a cookie or similar procedure. This may include viewed content, visited websites, used elements, and technical information such as the browser used, the computer system used, and usage times. If users have consented to the collection of their location data, this may also be processed depending on the provider.

IP addresses of users are also stored. However, we use an IP masking procedure (i.e., pseudonymization by shortening the IP address) to protect users. Generally, no clear data of users (such as email addresses or names) is stored as part of web analysis, A/B testing, and optimization, but rather pseudonyms. This means that neither we nor the providers of the software used know the actual identity of users, only the information stored in their profiles.

Legal basis: If we ask users for their consent to use third-party providers, the legal basis for processing is consent. Otherwise, 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 also refer you to the information on the use of cookies in this privacy policy.

Processed data types: usage data (e.g., visited websites, interest in content, access times), meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses).
Data subjects: users (e.g., website visitors, users of online services).
Purposes of processing: audience measurement (e.g., access statistics, recognition of returning visitors), tracking (e.g., interest-/behavior-based profiling, use of cookies), visitor action evaluation, profiling (creating user profiles).
Security measures: IP masking (pseudonymization of the IP address).
Legal bases: consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

Use of Matomo

We use Matomo as a web analysis tool. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is stored only on our server and is not passed on to third parties.

Data deletion: Cookies have a maximum storage period of 13 months.

Opt-out option: Users can object to the processing of their data by Matomo at any time with effect for the future by deselecting “statistics” in the cookie settings if enabled. In this case, the opt-in cookie for audience measurement will be deleted in your browser, meaning Matomo will no longer collect any session data.

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Due to the further development of our website and offers or due to changes in legal or official requirements, it may become necessary to amend this privacy policy. The current privacy policy can be accessed on our website at any time.

Data Security

To secure your data, it is protected by an encryption procedure using 128-bit TLS encryption.

Your Rights as a User

The provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) apply.

You have rights to access, rectification, restriction, erasure, and objection to the processing of personal data. You may at any time request information about the personal data stored about you. The GDPR also grants you the right to rectification, restriction, or erasure of your personal data. Legal exceptions apply. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the responsible data protection authority at any time.

Status of the Privacy Policy

This privacy policy is currently valid as of February 1, 2024.

Questions about Data Protection

For questions regarding data protection, please contact our public relations department at zentrum[at]annefrank.de. The Anne Frank Zentrum e.V. has appointed as data protection officer Attorney Grit Karg, Ad Fontes Rechtsanwälte GbR, Potsdamer Str. 98, 10785 Berlin.

Status: February 1, 2024