4a_Data Privacy Policy

Data Privacy

Social Synergy Deutschland e.V. takes the protection of your privacy and personal data very seriously. We collect, store, and use your personal data exclusively in accordance with the content of this Privacy Policy and the applicable data protection regulations, in particular the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and national data protection laws.

Data Privacy Policy

We, Social Synergy Deutschland e.V., as the operator of this online offering, are the controller responsible for processing users’ personal data. Our contact details can be found in the legal notice (Imprint) of this online offering. The relevant contact persons for questions regarding the processing of personal data are named directly in this Privacy Policy.

With this Privacy Policy, we inform you about the scope and purpose of the processing of personal data in connection with the use of our online offering.

Status of this Privacy Policy: February 2026

Personal Data

Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. This includes all information relating to your identity, such as your name, email address, or postal address. Information that cannot be linked to your identity (e.g., statistical data such as the number of users of the online offering) is not considered personal data.
In principle, you may use our online offering without disclosing your identity or providing personal data. In this case, we only collect general information about your visit to our website. However, certain services offered may require the collection of personal data. Such data will generally be processed solely for the purpose of using this online offering, in particular to provide the requested information.
When collecting personal data, only the data that is absolutely necessary must be provided. Additional information may be provided voluntarily. We will indicate in each case whether fields are mandatory or voluntary. Further details are provided in the relevant sections of this Privacy Policy.
Automated decision-making based on your personal data does not take place in connection with the use of our online offering.

Processing of
Personal Data

Your data is stored on specially protected servers within the European Union. These servers are protected by technical and organizational measures against loss, destruction, access, modification, or dissemination of your data by unauthorized persons. Access to your data is restricted to a small number of authorized persons responsible for the technical, commercial, or editorial maintenance of the servers. Despite regular monitoring, complete protection against all risks is not possible.
Your personal data is transmitted over the internet in encrypted form. We use SSL encryption (Secure Socket Layer) for data transmission.

Disclosure of Personal Data to Third Parties

We generally use your personal data only to provide the services you have requested. If we engage external service providers in the course of providing services, their access to the data is limited exclusively to the purpose of service provision. Through technical and organizational measures, we ensure compliance with data protection regulations and require the same from our external service providers.
We will not disclose your personal data to third parties without your explicit consent, particularly not for advertising purposes. Personal data will only be disclosed if you have consented or if we are entitled or obliged to do so under statutory provisions or official/court orders (e.g., for criminal prosecution, prevention of danger, or enforcement of intellectual property rights).

Legal Basis for Data Processing

If we obtain your consent for processing personal data, Article 6(1)(a) GDPR serves as the legal basis.
If processing is necessary for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures, Article 6(1)(b) GDPR serves as the legal basis.
If processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, Article 6(1)(c) GDPR serves as the legal basis.
Processing may also be based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR if it is necessary for the purposes of legitimate interests pursued by our association or a third party, provided your interests, fundamental rights, and freedoms do not override those interests. Within this Privacy Policy, we indicate the respective legal basis where applicable.

Data
Deletion and Storage Duration

We delete or block your personal data as soon as the purpose of storage ceases to apply. Storage may continue if required by legal provisions (e.g., statutory retention and documentation obligations). In such cases, deletion or blocking takes place after the statutory retention periods expire.

Use of Our Online Offering

Cookies
Like many websites, we use cookies. Cookies are small text files stored on your computer that save certain settings and data for exchange with our online offering via your browser. A cookie typically contains the name of the domain from which it was sent, information about its duration, and an alphanumeric identifier.

Functional and Necessary Cookies

Our website is hosted on the Wix.com platform. We use cookies and similar technologies provided by Wix to ensure the secure and efficient operation of our website. These cookies are technically necessary for the website to function. They enable us to:

Ensure Security: Detect and prevent fraud and Cross-Site Request Forgery (e.g., XSRF-TOKEN, hs).
Manage Sessions: Maintain your session while you navigate between pages (e.g., ssr-caching, server-session-bind).
Load Balancing: Distribute traffic to ensure the website loads quickly (e.g., bSession).
System Monitoring: Identify unique visitors for security and system performance monitoring (e.g., svSession).

This constitutes our legitimate interest pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) GDPR in offering a technically error-free, secure, and user-friendly website.

Storage Duration 

We primarily use session cookies (e.g., ssr-caching, hs), which are automatically deleted at the end of your browser session. However, we also use persistent cookies to recognize your device across visits for security and performance purposes. For example, the svSession cookie may be stored for up to 2 years to identify unique visitors for system stability.

Cookie Management 

Most browsers accept cookies automatically. You can deactivate the storage of cookies or configure your browser to notify you when cookies are sent. You may also manually delete stored cookies via your browser settings. Please note that disabling or deleting necessary cookies may result in limited functionality of our online offering.

Communi-cation
with Us

If you contact us by email, we process the personal data transmitted (e.g., name, email address) and store the date and time of inquiry. Data is processed solely for handling your request.
After the matter has been resolved, the data will be retained in case of follow-up questions. You may request deletion at any time; otherwise, deletion occurs once the matter is fully resolved, subject to statutory retention obligations.

Social Media

Our online offering contains links or plugins to social networks such as LinkedIn, SoundCloud, Twitter, Xing, YouTube, and Google+. These are identifiable by their respective logos.
No personal data is transmitted to these providers before you activate the link or plugin. By clicking the link, data processing by the respective provider may occur. Please refer to the privacy policies of the respective providers for details.

Use of YouTube
Our online offering includes videos embedded via a YouTube plugin operated by Google. When accessing a page containing such a video, a connection to YouTube servers is established. YouTube is informed which pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can associate your browsing behavior with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your account before visiting our website.
Further information on data processing by Google/YouTube can be found in Google’s privacy policy. We use YouTube to present videos about our projects. This constitutes a legitimate interest pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Your Rights and Contact

We strive to ensure transparent processing of your personal data and to inform you of your rights.

Data Subject Rights

You have the right to:

Access your personal data
Request rectification or erasure
Request restriction of processing
Object to processing
Receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used format (data portability)

To exercise your rights or obtain further information, please contact us.

Withdrawal of Consent and Objection
You may withdraw consent at any time with future effect. The lawfulness of processing prior to withdrawal remains unaffected.
If processing is based on another legal basis, you may object. We will review your objection and inform you of the outcome.

Data Protection Officer and Contact

For questions regarding personal data processing, please contact us at: info@sosynergy.de

Social Synergy Deutschland e.V.
c/o Dr. Martin Vogelsang
Gipsstrasse 7
10119 Berlin

Complaints

If you believe that the processing of your personal data does not comply with applicable data protection laws, you may contact our Chairman of the Board. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

Further Information and Amendments

Links to Other Websites
Our online offering may contain links to third-party websites. We have no influence over compliance with data protection regulations on those websites and recommend reviewing their respective privacy policies.

Amendments to this Privacy Policy
The current version of this Privacy Policy is indicated by the date below. We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy at any time with future effect, particularly in the event of technical changes or legal updates. The current version is always available via our online offering.