Shorinji Kempo BerlinWe process personal data (hereinafter mostly referred to as "data") only to the extent necessary and for the purpose of providing a functional and user-friendly website, including its content and the services offered there.
According to Article 4, paragraph 1According to Regulation (EU) 2016/679, the General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter referred to as “GDPR”), “processing” means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or linking, restriction, erasure or destruction.
With the following privacy policy, we inform you in particular about the type, scope, purpose, duration, and legal basis of the processing of personal data, insofar as we decide on the purposes and means of processing, either alone or jointly with others. Furthermore, we inform you below about the third-party components we use for optimization purposes and to improve the quality of use, insofar as third parties process data under their own responsibility.
Our privacy policy is structured as follows:
I. Information about us as the responsible party
II. Rights of users and data subjects
III. Information on data processing
I. Information about us as the responsible party
The responsible provider of this website in terms of data protection law is:
Shorinji Kempo Berlin eV
Jörg Rackwitz
Bödikerstr. 9-10
10245 Berlin
E-mail:
The provider’s data protection officer is:
Jörg Rackwitz
E-mail:
II. Rights of users and data subjects
With regard to the data processing described in more detail below, users and data subjects have the right
- to confirmation as to whether data concerning them are being processed, to information about the data being processed, to further information about the data processing and to copies of the data (see also Art. 15 GDPR);
- to correct or complete incorrect or incomplete data (see also Art. 16 GDPR);
- to the immediate deletion of the data concerning them (see also Art. 17 GDPR), or, alternatively, where further processing is required in accordance with Art. 17 para. 3 GDPR necessary, to restrict processing in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR;
- to receive the data concerning them and provided by them and to transmit this data to other providers/persons responsible (see also Art. 20 GDPR);
- to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority if they believe that the data concerning them is being processed by the provider in violation of data protection regulations (see also Art. 77 GDPR).
In addition, the provider is obliged to inform all recipients to whom data has been disclosed by the provider of any correction or deletion of data or restriction of processing that has been made due to the Article 16, 17 para. 1, 18 GDPR This obligation does not apply if such notification is impossible or involves disproportionate effort. Notwithstanding this, the user has a right to information about these recipients.
Users and those affected also have Art. 21 GDPR the right to object to the future processing of data concerning them, provided that the data is processed by the provider in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR In particular, an objection to data processing for direct marketing purposes is permissible.
III. Information on data processing
Your data processed when you use our website will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage no longer applies, there are no legal retention obligations that prevent the deletion of the data and no other information is given below regarding individual processing procedures.
Cookies
a) Session cookies
We use cookies on our website. Cookies are small text files or other storage technologies that are placed and stored on your device by the internet browser you use. These cookies process certain information about you on an individual basis, such as your browser or location data or your IP address.
This processing makes our website more user-friendly, effective and secure, as it enables, for example, the display of our website in different languages or the provision of a shopping cart function.
The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, provided that these cookies process data for the purpose of initiating or executing a contract.
If the processing does not serve to initiate or execute a contract, our legitimate interest lies in improving the functionality of our website. The legal basis in this case is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
When you close your internet browser, these session cookies are deleted.
b) Third-party cookies
Our website may also use cookies from partner companies with whom we work for the purposes of advertising, analysis or the functionality of our website.
For details, in particular regarding the purposes and legal basis for processing such third-party cookies, please see the information below.
c) Possibility of removal
You can prevent or restrict the installation of cookies by adjusting the settings in your Internet browser. You can also delete cookies that have already been saved at any time. The steps and measures required to do this depend on the specific Internet browser you are using. If you have any questions, please use the help function or documentation of your Internet browser or contact its manufacturer or support. In the case of so-called Flash cookies, however, you cannot prevent the processing of cookies via the browser settings. Instead, you must change the settings of your Flash player. The steps and measures required to do this also depend on the specific Flash player you are using. If you have any questions, please use the help function or documentation of your Flash player or contact the manufacturer or user support.
However, if you prevent or restrict the installation of cookies, this may result in not all functions of our website being fully usable.
Contact requests / contact options
If you contact us via contact form or email, the data you provide will be used to process your inquiry. Providing this data is necessary to process and respond to your inquiry – without it, we cannot respond to your inquiry or can only respond to a limited extent.
The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.
Your data will be deleted once your inquiry has been conclusively answered and there are no legal retention obligations that prevent deletion, such as in the case of any subsequent contract processing.
Newsletter
If you sign up for our free newsletter, the data you provide, i.e., your email address and—optionally—your name and address, will be transmitted to us. At the same time, we store the IP address of the internet connection from which you access our website, as well as the date and time of your registration. As part of the registration process, we will obtain your consent to send you the newsletter, describe its content in detail, and refer you to this privacy policy. We use the data collected exclusively for sending the newsletter—it will therefore not be shared with third parties.
The legal basis for this is Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
You can revoke your consent to receive the newsletter in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect. To do so, simply notify us of your revocation or click the unsubscribe link included in each newsletter.
Server data
For technical reasons, particularly to ensure a secure and stable website, data is transmitted through your internet browser to us or our web space provider. These so-called server log files collect, among other things, the type and version of your internet browser, the operating system, the website from which you accessed our website (referrer URL), the website(s) of our website that you visit, the date and time of each access, and the IP address of the internet connection from which you accessed our website.
The data collected in this way will be stored temporarily, but not together with other data about you.
This storage is carried out on the legal basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPROur legitimate interest lies in the improvement, stability, functionality, and security of our website.
The data will be deleted after seven days at the latest, unless further retention is required for evidentiary purposes. Otherwise, the data will be exempt from deletion in whole or in part until the incident has been finally resolved.
General linking to third-party profiles
The provider uses links to the social networks listed below on the website.
The legal basis for this is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPRThe provider's legitimate interest is to improve the quality of use of the website.
The plugins are integrated via a linked graphic. Only by clicking on the corresponding graphic is the user redirected to the service of the respective social network.
After the customer has been redirected, information about the user is collected by the respective network. This initially includes data such as IP address, date, time, and page visited. If the user is logged into their user account on the respective network during this time, the network operator may be able to assign the collected information from the specific visit to the user's personal account. If the user interacts via a "Share" button on the respective network, this information may be saved in the user's personal user account and possibly published. If the user wishes to prevent the collected information from being directly assigned to their user account, they must log out before clicking on the graphic. It is also possible to configure the respective user account accordingly.
The following social networks are linked by the provider:
Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php
Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Privacy Policy: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875
YouTube
Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, a subsidiary of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA
Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Matomo (formerly: PIWIK)
We use Matomo (formerly "PIWIK") on our website. This is an open-source software that allows us to analyze the use of our website. This software processes your IP address, the website(s) you visit, the website from which you came to our website (referrer URL), your length of stay on our website, and the frequency of visits to one of our websites.
To collect this data, Matomo stores a cookie on your device via your internet browser. This cookie is valid for one week.
In case you have given your consent for this processing, the legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. Legal basis can also be Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis and optimization of our website.
However, we use Matomo with the "Automatically Anonymize Visitor IPs" anonymization function. This anonymization function shortens your IP address by two bytes, making it impossible to assign it to you or the internet connection you use.
If you do not agree to this processing, you have the option of preventing cookies from being stored by adjusting your browser settings. Further information can be found above under "Cookies."
In addition, you have the option of stopping the analysis of your user behavior by means of a so-called opt-out. By confirming the link
A cookie will be stored on your device via your internet browser, preventing further analysis. Please note, however, that you will need to click the above link again if you delete the cookies stored on your device.
FontAwesome
To display fonts and visual elements on our website, we use external fonts from FontAwesome. FontAwesome is a service provided by
Fonticons Inc., 6 Porter Road, Apartment 3R, Cambridge, MA 02140, USA, hereinafter referred to as “FontAwesome”.
When you visit our website, a connection is established to the FontAwesome server in the USA in order to enable and update the display of fonts and visual elements.
The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPROur legitimate interest lies in the optimization and economic operation of our website.
Through the connection to the FontAwesome server established when you visit our website, FontAwesome can determine from which website your request was sent and to which IP address the font display should be transmitted.
FontAwesome offers
https://fontawesome.com/privacy
further information, in particular on the options for preventing the use of data.
Google Fonts
We use Google Fonts to display external fonts on our website. This is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as "Google."
In order to enable the display of certain fonts on our website, a connection to the Google server in the USA is established when you visit our website.
The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPROur legitimate interest lies in the optimization and economic operation of our website.
Through the connection to Google established when you visit our website, Google can determine from which website your request was sent and to which IP address the font display should be transmitted.
Google offers
https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated
https://policies.google.com/privacy
further information, in particular on the options for preventing the use of data.
Google reCAPTCHA
We use Google reCAPTCHA on our website to monitor and prevent interactions on our website through automated access, e.g., by so-called bots. This is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as "Google."
This service allows Google to determine which website a request is being sent from and the IP address from which you are using the so-called reCAPTCHA input box. In addition to your IP address, Google may also collect other information necessary to provide and guarantee this service.
The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPROur legitimate interest lies in the security of our website and in preventing unwanted, automated access in the form of spam or similar.
Google offers
https://policies.google.com/privacy
further information on the general handling of your user data.
OpenStreetMap
For directions we use OpenStreetMap, a service of the OpenStreetMap Foundation, St John's Innovation Centre, Cowley Road, Cambridge, CB 4 0 WS, United Kingdom, hereinafter referred to as "OpenStreetMap".
When you visit one of our websites that integrates the OpenStreetMap service, OpenStreetMap stores a cookie on your device via your internet browser. This allows your user settings and user data to be processed for the purpose of displaying the page and ensuring the functionality of the OpenStreetMap service. Through this processing, OpenStreetMap can identify the website from which your request was sent and the IP address to which the route map should be sent.
In case you have given your consent for this processing, the legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. Legal basis can also be Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR Our legitimate interest lies in the optimization and economic operation of our website.
If you do not agree to this processing, you have the option of preventing the installation of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser. Details can be found above under the "Cookies" section.
OpenStreetMap offers
https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_Policy
further information on the collection and use of data as well as your rights and options for protecting your privacy.
YouTube
We use YouTube on our website. This is a video portal provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, hereinafter referred to as "YouTube."
We use YouTube in conjunction with the "Enhanced Privacy Mode" feature to show you videos. If you have given your consent for this processing, the legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. Legal basis can also be Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website. According to YouTube, the "Enhanced Privacy Mode" feature ensures that the data described in more detail below is only transmitted to the YouTube server when you actually start a video.
Without this “Extended Data Protection”, a connection to the YouTube server in the USA will be established as soon as you access one of our websites on which a YouTube video is embedded.
This connection is necessary to display the respective video on our website via your internet browser. In the process, YouTube will collect and process at least your IP address, the date and time, and the website you visited. A connection to Google's DoubleClick advertising network will also be established.
If you are logged in to YouTube at the same time, YouTube will assign the connection information to your YouTube account. If you want to prevent this, you must either log out of YouTube before visiting our website or configure the appropriate settings in your YouTube user account.
For functionality and to analyze user behavior, YouTube permanently stores cookies on your device via your internet browser. If you do not agree to this processing, you have the option of preventing cookies from being stored by adjusting your internet browser settings. Further information on this can be found above under "Cookies."
Further information about the collection and use of data as well as your rights and protection options in this regard can be found on Google's
https://policies.google.com/privacy
available data protection information.