1. General Information
This privacy policy informs users of this website about the type, scope, and purpose of the collection and use of personal data by the website operator.
The website operator takes your privacy very seriously and treats your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations. As new technologies and the continuous development of this website may lead to changes in this privacy policy, we recommend reviewing this privacy policy regularly.
2. Purpose of Data Collection
The Wulhase-Busse Foundation pursues the following objectives:
- Promoting family cohesion through regular family meetings
- Connecting family members with one another
- Strengthening family identity
- Maintaining contact with “our” church St. Johannis in Lüchow
- Supporting young students within the family through educational scholarships
- Collecting personal data to maintain and represent the family in an online family tree and family register
Within the protected members’ area, your data is collected exclusively for the purposes described above based on your consent. Please note that you may revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.
3. Responsible Entity
Wulhase-Busse’sche Lehensstiftung von 1401 zu Lüchow
Represented by:
- Senior: Thora-Liane Humbert
- Deputy Senior: Sina Brünger
4. Data Protection Officer
A Data Protection Officer has been appointed for our foundation:
Management auf Zeit – Data Protection Officer
Mr. Jens Hausmann
Phone: +49 (0)171 700 8967
Email: hausmann{at]maz-dsb.net
5. User Rights
Withdrawal of Consent
Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You may revoke consent that has already been given at any time. An informal email notification is sufficient. The legality of data processing carried out prior to the revocation remains unaffected.
Right to Lodge a Complaint
In the event of data protection violations, affected individuals have the right to lodge a complaint with the responsible supervisory authority.
Competent supervisory authority in Lower Saxony:
The State Commissioner for Data Protection
Ms. Barbara Thiel
Prinzenstraße 5
30159 Hannover
Germany
Phone: +49 511 120 4500
Fax: +49 511 120 4599
Email: poststelle@lfd.niedersachsen.de
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to receive data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another responsible party, this will only be done insofar as it is technically feasible.
Right to Access, Restriction, and Deletion
Within the scope of applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain free information about your stored personal data, its origin, recipients, and the purpose of data processing. You may also have the right to correction, restriction, or deletion of this data.
6. SSL / TLS Encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, this website uses SSL or TLS encryption. An encrypted connection can be recognized by the change in the browser’s address line from “http://” to “https://” and the lock icon in your browser bar.
If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
7. Objection to Advertising Emails
The use of contact details published as part of the legal notice obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and informational materials is hereby prohibited. The operators of this website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited promotional information, such as spam emails.
8. Access Data (Server Log Files)
The website operator or hosting provider collects data about access to the website and stores it as “server log files” based on its legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
The following data is logged:
- Visited website
- Time and date of access
- Amount of data transferred in bytes
- Referrer URL
- Browser used
- Operating system used
- IP address used
Server log files are stored for a maximum of 7 days and then deleted. Data may be retained longer for security reasons if required to clarify misuse incidents.
9. Cookies and Audience Measurement
This website uses cookies for pseudonymized audience measurement. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device.
If you do not wish cookies to be stored on your device, you can disable them in your browser settings. Please note that doing so may limit certain functionalities of this website.
10. Collection and Processing of Personal Data
The website operator collects, uses, and shares your personal data only if permitted by law or if you consent to the data collection.
Personal data includes all information that can be used to identify you personally, such as:
- Name
- Email address
- Telephone number
You can visit this website without providing personal information. However, to improve our online services, we store anonymized access data.
11. Handling Contact Information
If you contact us via email or contact form, your information will be stored for the purpose of processing and responding to your request.
The following data may be collected:
- Salutation
- First name
- Last name
- Email address
- Subject
- Message
This data will not be shared with third parties without your consent.
12. Comments and Contributions
If you leave comments or contributions on this website, your username and IP address will be stored. This is based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR in order to identify authors in the event of legal violations.
13. Additional Functions and Services of Our Website
To maintain the purpose of the foundation and display the family tree, we use the external service provider MyHeritage.
Access to the online family tree is only possible through a protected members’ area. To gain access, you need a username and password.
You can find the privacy policy of MyHeritage here:
https://www.myheritage.de/FP/Company/popup.php?p=privacy_policy
14. External Links
Our website may contain links to external websites. We have no control over their content or privacy practices. Therefore, please review the privacy policies of those websites individually.
This privacy policy applies only to data collected on this website.