Protection of your personal data is of the utmost importance to us. Below we explain our privacy policies regarding the use of our electronic media.
The general privacy policies pertain to every website operated by FINANCIAL GATES GmbH. Information as to whether a website belongs to the FINANCIAL GATES GmbH portfolio can be found in the imprint of the respective websites.
FINANCIAL GATES GmbH collects, processes and uses your personal information solely with adherence to the established legal data protection provisions. For this purpose, regulations include, amongst others, the German Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz = BDSG) and the German Telecommunications Media Act (Telemediengesetz = TMG).
When using the digital products offered by FINANCIAL GATES GmbH (henceforth also referred to as “we“) the following data is collected:
Your personal data will be stored, processed and used without further consent only for the purpose of necessary contractual reasons and to the extent of development as well as billing purposes. The data is forwarded to service providers, who transact relevant tasks (mailings, etc) in contract with FINANCIAL GATES GmbH, only to fulfil the stated purposes. The service providers are in turn contractually obligated to discretion and compliance with all the applicable data protection measures. FINANCIAL GATES guarantees that your data is handled confidentially.
Following your voluntary consent, FINANCIAL GATES is authorised to collect, process and save, as well as combine, archive and use your personal information with other data for the purpose of supplying information about FINANCIAL GATES products. You signify your consent either in written form or by clicking the appropriate explanation. In particular, transmission of personal data to third parties occurs only if you have explicitly consented or we are obligated to publish the data, for example due to an official directive.
The collection, processing and use of personal data occurs in the following cases in particular:
1. Newsletter:
On some of the FINANCIAL GATES GmbH websites, it is possible to subscribe to newsletters. The e-mail addresses and personal data of users will be saved on the FINANCIAL GATES GmbH server after registration. The data will be utilised solely to distribute the subscribed newsletter. Adjustments to this must be approved by the user.
Following registration, the user will receive a confirmation message that contains a link to the final registration (double opt-in). This will ensure that the newsletter is explicitly wanted.
2. Events:
On the FINANCIAL GATES GmbH event websites it is possible to register for the actual events. Following the registration, user’s personal, event-related information will be saved to the FINANCIAL GATES GmbH server. The data will be used solely for the execution of the event. Adjustments to this must be approved by the user.
Following registration, the user will receive a confirmation message that contains all of the information related to the event.
3. Personalised Services:
When you decide to utilise services that require registration, we will collect the relevant information from you and process and use that which we need to provide the service.
In accordance with legal requirements, FINANCIAL GATES GmbH will disclose whether and what personal data is saved by written request. Please contact the Data Protection Officer of FINANCIAL GATES GmbH with inquiries.
You may update, adjust, supplement or delete any personal information at any time.
If this is not technically possible with the e-mail address with which you have submitted your data, you can reach us at any time in regards to this at the following address:
datenschutz@financial-gates.de
This address is also available to cancel any consent granted to use your data. In this case, your data will be deleted promptly. In regards to data that is submitted to third parties with your consent, these third parties will be informed promptly and instructed to delete the data. You are entitled to restrict the consent of use of your data. This will result in deletion according to your restrictions.
For technical reasons it cannot be completely ruled out that there will be an overlap between cancelling and using your data as part of a campaign that is already underway.
FINANCIAL GATES GmbH automatically collects and saves information in its server log files that the user’s browser submits to the FINANCIAL GATES GmbH server.
These are:
Browser type and version
Operating system
Referrer URL (the previously visited site)
Hostname of the accessing computer
and time of server inquiry
This information is for FINANCIAL GATES GmbH in general and not assigned to specific people. It is used solely for statistical purposes and improving our offerings and services by providing information about the usage of websites operated by FINANCIAL GATES GmbH.
Google Analytics
The following also applies for the online products CFO-insight (www.cfo-insight.com), EuroTreasurer (www.eurotreasurer.eu), FINANCE-Magazin (www.finance-magazin.de), FINANCE-TV (www.finance-tv.com) and Markt und Mittelstand (www.marktundmittelstand.de):
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, text files that are saved to your computer and enable the analysis of the use of the website. The information the cookie generates about your use of this website (including your IP address) is transmitted to a Google server in the USA, where it is then saved. Google will use this information to analyse your use of the website, compile reports on website activity for the website operators and provide further services related to the website and internet usage. Google may also transfer this data to third parties, if necessary, provided that the third party is contracted by Google to do so and it is legal. Your IP address will in no instance be associated with other data that Google has saved. You can choose to not install cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser; we would like to point out, however, that in this case you cannot use all the features of this website. By using this website you agree to the treatment of your data by Google in the manner and for the purposes described above.
To the extent that Google Adsense, a web advertisement service from Google, operates advertisements (text ads, banners etc.) on this website, your browser may save a cookie sent from Google or a third party. The information stored in the cookie can be recorded, collected and analysed by Google or the third party. In addition, Google Adsense collects information through so-called “WebBacons” (small, invisible images), which, when used, can record, collect and evaluate simple activity on the website such as user traffic. Information generated by cookies and/or WebBacon by your use of this website will be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and saved there. Google uses the information received to evaluate your usage with respect to the AdSense ads. Google may also transfer this data to third parties, if necessary, provided that the third party is contracted by Google to do so and it is legal. Your IP address will in no instance be associated with other data that Google has saved. You can also disable the storage of cookies on your hard drive and prevent the display of Web Bacon. To do so, you must choose “do not accept cookies” in your browser settings (in Internet Explorer under “Extras / Internet Options / Privacy / Preferences”, with Firefox under “Tools / Options / Privacy / Cookies”).
If you visit a FINANCIAL GATES page that includes a Facebook plugin, your browser will establish a direct connection with the Facebook servers. Facebook will transmit the contents of the plugin to your browser, which will incorporate it into the website.
Through the integration of the plugin, Facebook receives the relevant information that you have accessed the page of our website. If you are already logged in, Facebook can post your visit to your account. When you make use of the plugins, for example the “like” button or posting a comment, your browser transmits the appropriate information directly to Facebook where it is then saved. Please consult Facebook’s privacy policy for the purpose and scope of the data collection, the further processing and use of information as well as your rights and the available settings in regards to the protection of your privacy.
We are available at any time for questions in regards to our privacy policy.
FINANCIAL GATES GmbH
Privacy Policy (Datenschutz)
Bismarckstrasse 24
61169 Friedberg
Tel.: +49 (0)6031/7386-0
datenschutz@financial-gates.de
FINANCIAL GATES GmbH reserves the right to change these general privacy policy under the applicable data protection regulations.
Date: 01. April 2012