Privacy Policy

Private data that you provide to City Toolbox while visiting this website will be processed in accordance with the regulations of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Bundesdatenschutzgesetz (BDSG – Federal Data Protection Act). 

Collection of user data

With every visit of the City Toolbox website or download of a file from this website, data will be recorded:

  • - Your anonymized IP address,
  • - the internet site you are coming from/ origin from,
  • - the pages you visit, as well as
  • - the date and duration of the visit,
  • - city and country you are located at the time of the visit and
  • - information about the browser software you are using.

City Toolbox evaluates this data for statistical purposes and for the improvement of its website without creating user profiles. A transfer to third parties does not take place.

STORAGE OF ANONYMIZED USER DATA AND USE OF COOKIES

This website uses Matomo (Piwik), an open source software for statistical analysis of user access. Matomo (Piwik) uses so-called 'cookies', text files that are stored on the users computers and which allow an analysis of the users use of the website. This information is stored on the servers of our hosting provider based in Germany. The IP address is anonymized before being stored. Users can avoid the installation of cookies by setting their browser software accordingly. However, the provider notifies the users that in this case they may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent.

EXTERNAL LINKS

This privacy policy does not apply to the content of links external of this website. The data collected by the operators of third party pages may be beyond the knowledge and influence of City Toolbox. Information can be found in the privacy policy of each external website.

ENCRYPTING PRIVATE DATA

All data you confide to City Toolbox is securely transmitted using modern and protected encryption.

APPROPRIATION OF YOUR DATA

Your personal data will only be used for the purpose for which you have given it to City Toolbox or for the use and distribution of which you have given your consent. Surveys or transfers to state institutions and authorities are only possible within the framework of mandatory national legal provisions. City Toolbox is committed to data secrecy.

DATA SECURITY

For your own safety, we recommend you to close the browser window when leaving the website. Please also make sure that third parties are not aware of your private data entered on the website.

RIGHT OF INFORMATION

According to the Bundesdatenschutzgesetz (BDSG – Federal Data Protection Act) you have the right to get informed about your stored data as well as the right on correction, blocking or deletion of this data without any costs.