Data protection
The following information relates to the processing of personal data of users of the website https://www.escar.info. Internet pages and other electronic information and communication services are referred to in detail as “telemedia” by the German Telemedia Act (TMG).
The name and contact details of the person responsible for the processing of personal data in connection with your use of this telemedia service are as follows
isits AG International School of IT Security
Huestraße 30
44787 Bochum
Phone +49 (0)234 92 7898-0
Fax +49 (0)234 92 7898-20
E-mail: info@is-its.org
The contact details of the data protection officer of the controller are
isits AG International School of IT Security
- Data Protection Officer -
Huestraße 30
44787 Bochum
E-Mail: datenschutz@is-its.org
The processing of personal data in connection with the operation of this website is carried out for the following purposes, on the basis of the relevant legal grounds, and, where applicable, to pursue the legitimate interests of the controller or a third party.
1. Purpose: Provision of the Telemedia Service
Legal basis: Art. 6, para. 1, sentence 1, lit. b, Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
2. Purpose: Provision of additional offers of the Telemedia Service
Legal basis: Art. 6, para. 1, lit. f, Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
The controller pursues the following legitimate interests: improving user-friendliness, reducing required bandwidth, and increasing the efficiency of operating resources.
In this context, please note your right to object (see below for details).
3. Purpose: Processing requests from users of the telemedia service.
Legal basis: Art. 6, para. 1, sentence 1, lit. b of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
4. Purpose: Ensure the confidentiality, integrity, availability, and resilience of the telemedia service and its supporting systems, including measures to detect, limit, prevent, and resolve disruptions or errors in the service.
Legal basis: Art. 6, paragraph 1, letter c), of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. 1, sentence 1, lit. c, Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
The corresponding legal obligations of the controller arise, inter alia, from Art. 32, paragraph 1 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
5. Purpose: Economic optimization and needs-based design of the telemedia service.
Legal basis: Art. 6, para. 1, sentence 1, lit. f, Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
In doing so, the controller pursues the following legitimate interests: increasing operating resource efficiency, increasing revenue, reducing costs, and improving user-friendliness.
In this context, please note your right to object (see below for details).
6. Purpose: Advertising
Legal basis: Art. 6, para. 1, sentence 1, lit. f of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
The controller pursues the following legitimate interests: Increasing demand and revenue.
In this context, please note your right to object to advertising in particular, as listed below.
The personal data processed in connection with the operation of this website will be disclosed to the following categories of recipients:
1. Processors, i.e., companies that handle your data exclusively in accordance with the controller's instructions and on the basis of contractual obligations. Providers of technical and other services, particularly data center services.
2. Third parties, i.e., companies that handle your data under their own responsibility. Payment service and credit card providers; hosting providers/content suppliers.
The controller intends to disclose personal data to recipients in a third country based on the following legal grounds: Country: USA
Legal basis: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1250.
Regarding the storage duration, it should be noted that the controller only stores personal data for as long as necessary to achieve the processing purpose. Specifically:
- For the above-mentioned purposes: 1, 2, and 6, the data will be stored for as long as you use the telemedia service. 4, and 6, the data will be stored for as long as you use the telemedia service.
- For the aforementioned purpose no. 3, the data will be stored until communication with the user ends. If the communication's content triggers retention obligations, the data will be stored beyond termination of communication until the retention obligation expires. Otherwise, the data will be stored for as long as necessary for the controller's legal defense within statutory limitation or preclusion periods.
- For the above-mentioned purpose no. 5, personal data will be stored until anonymized a few minutes after you stop using the telemedia service.
In principle, subject to legal restrictions, you have the rights listed below. To make it easier for you to exercise these rights, please note that a corresponding request does not require any particular form and can therefore be made electronically (in particular by email).
- You have the right to request information from the controller about your personal data.
- You may also request that the controller rectify any inaccurate personal data concerning you.
- You may request that the controller erase personal data concerning you.
- You may request that the controller restrict the processing of your personal data.
- You have the right to object to the controller's further processing of your personal data for purposes 2 and 5, provided you give reasons arising from your particular situation.
- You have the right to object to the data controller processing your personal data for the aforementioned purposes No. 2 and No. 6 (you do not need to state a reason).
- Finally, you have the right to obtain the personal data that you have provided to the controller for purposes 1 and 3 in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and transmit that data to another controller without hindrance from the original controller.
Furthermore, you have the rightto file a complaint with the relevant data protection authority regarding how the controller handles your data. To help you exercise this right, note that the supervisory authority responsible for the controller's registered office can be contacted at the following address:
State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information of North Rhine-Westphalia,
Kavalleriestr. 2-4, 40213 Düsseldorf.
Providing your personal data is necessary for receiving the telemedia service. There is no legal obligation to provide the data. However, if you do not provide the data, the telemedia service cannot be provided to you.
Automated decision-making processes that could have legal effects on you or significantly affect you in a similar way do not take place in connection with your use of the telemedia service.