Privacy Policy
1. Data Controller
“Controller” within the meaning of Art. 4 No. 7 GDPR is
Deutsche Welle
Kurt-Schumacher-Straße 3
53113 Bonn
Germany.
2. Purpose and Legal Basis of Data Processing
Log Files
Each time one of the websites of disinfo-demasked.com and the data on it is accessed, a log file is created and saved with the following information:
- name of the file or data accessed
- date and time of access
- the amount of data transferred
- confirmation on whether the data was accessed successfully
- IP-address (unique address for internet-ready devices)
- referrer (name of the website accessed immediately before)
- browser name (including version)
- Operating system used
We log the traffic on disinfo-demasked.com for data security reasons and to ensure the stability and reliability of our system while also protecting disinfo-demasked.com against possible external attacks. In addition to this, we evaluate the data using statistical analysis. The data kept in the log file are not directly linked to users and their identities and are for internal purposes only. They are not passed on to third parties. The data is not used to personally identify visitors to our websites. The data is not collated or merged with any other data. The administration of our websites using information technology as well as anonymous statistical surveys based on data usage allow for a better overall evaluation of the data accessed on disinfo-demasked.com in order to optimize our online offerings. Since IT security interests constitute a legitimate interest (see recital 49 of the GDPR), this data processing is permitted on the legal basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
Contact Form
We offer a contact form on disinfo-demasked.com. We will use your data shared on the contact form for processing and answering your inquiry/comment. Should other purposes also be applicable we would explicitly point this out and ask for your consent in such cases. The processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The data entered by you in the contact form will remain with us until the purpose for which the data is stored/processed no longer applies. Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.
Please also note the following if you send us any emails: we cannot guarantee the confidential treatment of your correspondence on its way to us if you choose to use an unencrypted email service provider.
Use of Cookies
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are temporarily stored on the hard disk of your device. Dinsinfo.com uses cookies for technical reasons without pointing this out in detail on each occasion. We save your IP address during the use of cookies.
Cookies do not store any personal data and are used to collect anonymous data and statistics on the use of the website by visitors. Cookies help us measure how well our websites are performing.
Which cookies does disinfo-demasked.com use?
Session cookies
These cookies only last for the duration of a session. They will disappear from your computer when you close the browser or turn your computer off. If you have chosen to identify yourself on disinfo-demasked.com, we will also use session cookies that contain encrypted information to identify you.
Persistent cookies
These cookies remain on your computer even after you close the browser or turn off the device. They are activated each time a user visits the website that created that particular cookie. To this end, you are assigned a unique identifier. This unique identifier is part of a persistent cookie that we leave on your browser.
If you do not want us to remember your computer, you can disable the storage of cookies in the browser that you are using or turn on notification for when cookies are sent.
Disinfo-demasked.com can also be used without cookies.
Cookies remain active for 365 days. Post-click cookies (which are necessary to track data after the initial click) is set to 20 days by default.
Measurement and analysis tool
We employ usage data for statistical purposes and analyses to help us to constantly improve and develop our online content. We do not aggregate the collected data with other data sources. The data is used for internal purposes only and not disclosed to third parties.
Google Analytics
Disinfo-demasked.com uses the web analytics service provider Google Analytics (Google) as to improve and further develop its content and service.
These are services provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google uses cookies and text files that are stored on your computer to analyze your usage of this website. The information generated by cookies about your usage of this website (including your IP address) is transmitted to and stored on Google servers in the United States. Google is certified under the Privacy Shield Framework (https://www.privacyshield.gov/eu-us-framework).
Your IP address is anonymized while you use this website. Google normally truncates IP addresses within member states of the European Union as well as the European Economic Area before they are communicated to their servers. Only in exceptional cases will your full IP address be sent to a Google server in the US and shortened there.
Google uses this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity for the operators of the site and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage. Google will also transfer this information to third parties if this is required by law or if third parties are used to process this data on behalf of Google. Third parties, including Google, place ads on websites on the Internet, using stored cookies to provide relevant ads based on previous visits by a user to this site.
Google won’t associate your IP address with other any data. You can prevent the storage of cookies by a changing the settings on your browser. We would like to point out, however, that in this case you may not be able to fully use all features of this website. You can also prevent Google from collecting and processing data generated by cookies related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by downloading and installing a browser plug-in available using the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
The legal basis for processing data in this context is your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can withdraw your consent to data collection and retention at any time with future effect.
3. Your Rights
The following rights under the GDPR are in principle available to data subjects:
You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge. You also have the right to rectification, restriction of processing or erasure of this data and, if applicable, to object the data processing or to data portability in accordance with the statutory provisions.
The rights may be restricted in specific cases in accordance with Article 85 GDPR in conjunction with § 63 Deutsche-Welle-Act.
4. Data Protection Officer and Supervisory Authority
You can contact DW’s Data Protection Officer and Data Protection Supervisor at
Deutsche Welle
Kurt-Schumacher-Straße 3
53113 Bonn
T. +49.228.429-0
datenschutz@dw.com
