Thank you for your interest in our organisation. Data protection is a particularly high priority for the management of the Institute for Psychological Astrology. The websites of the Institute for Psychological Astrology can generally be used without providing any personal data. However, if a data subject wishes to use particular services provided by our organisation through our website, it may be necessary to process personal data. Where processing is necessary and there is no statutory basis for it, we generally obtain the data subject’s consent.
Personal data, such as a data subject’s name, address, email address or telephone number, are always processed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and the country-specific data protection provisions applicable to the Institute for Psychological Astrology. Through this privacy policy, our organisation wishes to inform the public about the nature, scope and purpose of the personal data we collect, use and process. This privacy policy also informs data subjects of their rights.
As the controller, the Institute for Psychological Astrology has implemented numerous technical and organisational measures to ensure the most comprehensive protection possible for personal data processed through this website. Nevertheless, internet-based data transmissions can have security vulnerabilities, so absolute protection cannot be guaranteed.
1. Definitions
The privacy policy of the Institute for Psychological Astrology is based on the terminology used by the European legislator when adopting the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy is intended to be easy to read and understand for the public, our customers and our business partners. To ensure this, we would first like to explain the terminology used.
Among other terms, this privacy policy uses the following:
a) Personal data
Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, referred to below as a “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, or one or more factors specific to that person’s physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity.
b) Data subject
A data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data are processed by the controller.
c) Processing
Processing means any operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
d) Restriction of processing
Restriction of processing means marking stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future.
e) Profiling
Profiling means any form of automated processing of personal data that uses those data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that person’s performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements.
f) Pseudonymisation
Pseudonymisation means processing personal data in such a way that they can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without additional information, provided that this additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures that ensure the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.
g) Controller or controller responsible for processing
The controller or controller responsible for processing is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body that, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of processing personal data. Where the purposes and means of that processing are determined by European Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for appointing the controller may be laid down by that law.
h) Processor
A processor is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body that processes personal data on behalf of the controller.
i) Recipient
A recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body to which personal data are disclosed, whether or not it is a third party. However, public authorities that may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with European Union or Member State law are not considered recipients.
j) Third party
A third party is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body other than the data subject, the controller, the processor and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorised to process personal data.
k) Consent
Consent means any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which the data subject, through a statement or another clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to them.
2. Name and address of the controller
The controller for the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation, other data protection laws applicable in Member States of the European Union, and other provisions relating to data protection is:
Institute for Psychological Astrology
Hochstein 1
94140 Ering
Germany
Email: contact@psy-astro.com
Website: psy-astro.com
3. Collection of general data and information
The website of the Institute for Psychological Astrology collects a range of general data and information whenever a data subject or an automated system accesses it. These general data and information are stored in the server’s log files. The information collected may include: (1) the browser types and versions used; (2) the operating system used by the accessing system; (3) the website from which an accessing system reaches our website, known as the referrer; (4) the subpages accessed on our website; (5) the date and time of access; (6) an Internet Protocol address (IP address); (7) the internet service provider of the accessing system; and (8) other similar data and information used to avert threats in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.
When using these general data and information, the Institute for Psychological Astrology does not draw conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is needed to (1) deliver the content of our website correctly; (2) optimise the content of our website and its advertising; (3) ensure the continued functioning of our information technology systems and website technology; and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for prosecution in the event of a cyberattack. The Institute for Psychological Astrology therefore analyses these anonymously collected data and information statistically and with the aim of improving data protection and data security within our organisation, ultimately ensuring an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data in server log files are stored separately from any personal data provided by a data subject.
4. Routine erasure and blocking of personal data
The controller processes and stores the data subject’s personal data only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage, or for as long as provided for by the European legislator or another legislator in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject.
If the purpose of storage no longer applies, or a storage period prescribed by the European legislator or another competent legislator expires, the personal data are routinely blocked or erased in accordance with statutory requirements.
5. Rights of the data subject
a) Right to confirmation
Every data subject has the right, granted by the European legislator, to obtain confirmation from the controller as to whether personal data concerning them are being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right, they may contact an employee of the controller at any time.
b) Right of access
Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to obtain information from the controller at any time, free of charge, about the personal data stored about them, and to receive a copy of that information. The European legislator has also granted data subjects access to the following information:
- The purposes of processing.
- The categories of personal data being processed.
- The recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organisations.
- Where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if this is not possible, the criteria used to determine that period.
- The existence of a right to request rectification or erasure of personal data concerning them, restriction of processing by the controller, or to object to such processing.
- The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
- Where personal data are not collected from the data subject, all available information about their source.
- The existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, as referred to in Article 22(1) and (4) GDPR and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject.
The data subject also has a right to information about whether personal data have been transferred to a third country or an international organisation. If so, the data subject additionally has the right to be informed of the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer.
If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of access, they may contact an employee of the controller at any time.
c) Right to rectification
Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to request that inaccurate personal data concerning them be corrected without undue delay. Taking into account the purposes of processing, the data subject also has the right to have incomplete personal data completed, including by means of a supplementary statement.
If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to rectification, they may contact an employee of the controller at any time.
d) Right to erasure (right to be forgotten)
Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to request that the controller erase personal data concerning them without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies and insofar as processing is not necessary:
- The personal data are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
- The data subject withdraws the consent on which processing was based under Article 6(1)(a) or Article 9(2)(a) GDPR, and there is no other legal basis for processing.
- The data subject objects to processing under Article 21(1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for processing, or the data subject objects to processing under Article 21(2) GDPR.
- The personal data have been processed unlawfully.
- The personal data must be erased to comply with a legal obligation under European Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
- The personal data were collected in connection with the offer of information society services referred to in Article 8(1) GDPR.
If one of the above grounds applies and a data subject wishes to request the erasure of personal data stored by the Institute for Psychological Astrology, they may contact an employee of the controller at any time. The employee of the Institute for Psychological Astrology will arrange for the erasure request to be fulfilled without undue delay.
Where the Institute for Psychological Astrology has made personal data public and, as controller, is obliged to erase them under Article 17(1) GDPR, the Institute for Psychological Astrology will take reasonable steps, including technical measures, taking account of available technology and implementation costs, to inform other controllers processing the published personal data that the data subject has requested the erasure of all links to those personal data, or copies or replications of them, insofar as processing is not necessary. The employee of the Institute for Psychological Astrology will arrange the necessary steps in each individual case.
e) Right to restriction of processing
Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to request restriction of processing from the controller where one of the following conditions applies:
- The data subject contests the accuracy of the personal data, for a period enabling the controller to verify their accuracy.
- Processing is unlawful and the data subject opposes erasure of the personal data, requesting restriction of their use instead.
- The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing, but the data subject requires them to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
- The data subject has objected to processing under Article 21(1) GDPR and it has not yet been determined whether the controller’s legitimate grounds override those of the data subject.
If one of the above conditions applies and a data subject wishes to request restriction of personal data stored by the Institute for Psychological Astrology, they may contact an employee of the controller at any time. The employee of the Institute for Psychological Astrology will arrange for processing to be restricted.
f) Right to data portability
Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to receive the personal data concerning them that they have provided to a controller in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. They also have the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to whom the personal data were provided, where processing is based on consent under Article 6(1)(a) or Article 9(2)(a) GDPR, or on a contract under Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, and is carried out by automated means, provided that processing is not necessary for a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.
When exercising their right to data portability under Article 20(1) GDPR, the data subject also has the right to have personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another where technically feasible and provided that this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.
To exercise the right to data portability, the data subject may contact an employee of the Institute for Psychological Astrology at any time.
g) Right to object
Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to object at any time, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning them based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on those provisions.
If an objection is made, the Institute for Psychological Astrology will no longer process the personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for processing that override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or processing serves to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
If the Institute for Psychological Astrology processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject has the right to object at any time to the processing of their personal data for such marketing. This also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to the Institute for Psychological Astrology processing their data for direct marketing purposes, the Institute for Psychological Astrology will no longer process the personal data for those purposes.
The data subject also has the right, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to object to the processing of personal data concerning them by the Institute for Psychological Astrology for scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes under Article 89(1) GDPR, unless such processing is necessary to perform a task carried out for reasons of public interest.
To exercise the right to object, the data subject may contact any employee of the Institute for Psychological Astrology or another employee directly. In the context of the use of information society services, and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, the data subject is also free to exercise their right to object by automated means using technical specifications.
h) Automated individual decision-making, including profiling
Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, that produces legal effects concerning them or similarly significantly affects them, provided that the decision (1) is not necessary for entering into or performing a contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) is authorised by European Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and that law provides for appropriate measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights, freedoms and legitimate interests, or (3) is made with the data subject’s explicit consent.
If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into or performing a contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) is made with the data subject’s explicit consent, the Institute for Psychological Astrology will implement appropriate measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights, freedoms and legitimate interests, including at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express their point of view and to contest the decision.
If the data subject wishes to exercise rights relating to automated decisions, they may contact an employee of the controller at any time.
i) Right to withdraw consent to data processing
Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to withdraw consent to the processing of personal data at any time.
If the data subject wishes to exercise their right to withdraw consent, they may contact an employee of the controller at any time.
6. Legal basis for processing
Article 6(1)(a) GDPR provides our organisation with the legal basis for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a particular purpose. Where processing personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, for example processing required for the delivery of goods or the provision of another service or consideration, processing is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. The same applies to processing operations necessary to take steps prior to entering into a contract, for example in response to enquiries about our products or services. If our organisation is subject to a legal obligation requiring the processing of personal data, for example to fulfil tax obligations, processing is based on Article 6(1)(c) GDPR. In rare cases, processing personal data may be necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured on our premises and their name, age, health insurance details or other vital information then had to be passed to a doctor, hospital or other third party. In that case, processing would be based on Article 6(1)(d) GDPR. Finally, processing operations may be based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. This legal basis applies to processing operations not covered by any of the above grounds where processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our organisation or a third party, provided that the data subject’s interests, fundamental rights and freedoms do not override that interest. Such processing is permitted in particular because it was expressly mentioned by the European legislator, which considered that a legitimate interest could exist where the data subject is a client of the controller (Recital 47, sentence 2, GDPR).
7. Legitimate interests pursued by the controller or a third party
Where processing personal data is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, our legitimate interest is conducting our business for the well-being of all our employees and shareholders.
8. Period for which personal data are stored
The criterion used to determine the storage period for personal data is the applicable statutory retention period. Once that period expires, the relevant data are routinely erased unless they are still required for the performance or initiation of a contract.
9. Statutory or contractual requirements to provide personal data; necessity for entering into a contract; the data subject’s obligation to provide personal data; possible consequences of failing to provide them
Please note that the provision of personal data is sometimes required by law, for example under tax regulations, or may result from contractual provisions, such as information about a contracting party. In some cases, entering into a contract may require a data subject to provide us with personal data that we subsequently have to process. For example, a data subject is obliged to provide personal data if our organisation enters into a contract with them. Failure to provide the personal data would mean that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded. Before providing personal data, the data subject must contact one of our employees. The employee will explain, on a case-by-case basis, whether providing the personal data is required by law or contract or is necessary to enter into a contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data, and what the consequences of not providing them would be.
10. Existence of automated decision-making
As a responsible organisation, we do not use automated decision-making or profiling.
This privacy policy was created using the privacy policy generator of DGD Deutsche Gesellschaft für Datenschutz GmbH, which acts as an external data protection officer in Ingolstadt, in cooperation with IT and data protection lawyer Christian Solmecke.
