Privacy Policy

Responsible entity within the meaning of the data protection laws, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is:

Eric Voegelin Society (registered association)
represented by Prof. aggr. Nicoletta Scotti Muth
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Geschwister Scholl Institute of Political Science
Oettingenstr. 67
80538 Munich

Your Data Subject Rights

You may exercise the following rights at any time using the contact details of our data protection officer provided above:

  • Access to the data we have stored about you and information on how it is processed,
  • Correction of inaccurate personal data,
  • Deletion of your data stored by us,
  • Restriction of data processing if we are not yet allowed to delete your data due to legal obligations,
  • Objection to the processing of your data by us, and
  • Data portability, provided that you have consented to the data processing or have entered into a contract with us.

If you have given us consent, you may withdraw it at any time with effect for the future.

You can also lodge a complaint at any time with the supervisory authority responsible for you. The authority responsible for you depends on the federal state of your residence, your workplace, or the alleged infringement. A list of supervisory authorities (for the non-public sector) including contact details can be found here: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

Purposes of Data Processing by the Responsible Entity and Third Parties

We process your personal data only for the purposes described in this privacy policy. Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties for any purposes other than those stated. We only share your personal data with third parties if:

  • you have given your express consent,
  • processing is required to fulfill a contract with you,
  • processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, or

processing is necessary to protect legitimate interests and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding legitimate interest in not disclosing your data.

Deletion or Blocking of Data

We adhere to the principles of data minimization and purpose limitation. We therefore store your personal data only for as long as necessary to achieve the purposes stated here or as required by the various statutory retention periods. After the respective purpose no longer applies or these periods have expired, the corresponding data will be routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with the legal requirements.

Collection of General Information When Visiting Our Website

When you access our website, information of a general nature is automatically collected via a cookie. This information (server log files) includes, for example, the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your internet service provider, and similar details. This information cannot be used to identify you personally.

This information is technically necessary to correctly deliver the content of websites you request and is automatically generated when using the internet. It is processed in particular for the following purposes:

  • Ensuring a smooth connection to the website,
  • Ensuring smooth use of our website,
  • Evaluation of system security and stability, and
  • For other administrative purposes.

The processing of your personal data is based on our legitimate interests arising from the above-mentioned purposes for data collection. We do not use your data to draw conclusions about you personally. The recipients of the data are only the responsible entity and, where applicable, data processors.

Anonymous information of this kind may be statistically evaluated by us to optimize our website and the underlying technology.

SSL Encryption

To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption methods (e.g. SSL) via HTTPS.

Contact Form

If you contact us by e-mail or via a contact form with any kind of inquiry, you voluntarily consent to us contacting you for this purpose. A valid e-mail address is required for this, so that we can assign your inquiry and respond to it. The provision of any additional data is optional. The information you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing your inquiry and for possible follow-up questions. Once your request has been resolved, personal data will be automatically deleted.