AI Finance Association Europe
Security and anonymity
We, the AI Finance Association Europe, take the protection of your personal data very seriously. Your personal data will be treated confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this data protection declaration. Our website can generally be used without providing personal data. As far as personal data (e.g. name, address or e-mail addresses) is collected on our pages, this is always done on a voluntary basis, as far as possible.
Server data
For technical reasons, in particular to ensure a secure and stable Internet presence, data is transmitted to us or our web space provider through your Internet browser. These so-called server log files are used to record, for example, the type and version of your browser, the operating system, the website from which you switched to our website (referrer URL), the website(s) of our website that you visit, the date and time of each access as well the IP address of the internet connection from which our website is used is recorded.
Collection and processing of personal data when you visit our website
If you visit our website for informational purposes only, i.e. without otherwise providing us with personal data, for technical reasons we collect the personal data that your browser sends to our servers. This processing is based on our legitimate interest in representing the AI Finance Association Europe to the outside world and presenting our activities and offers. For this purpose, we process the data transmitted by technically necessary cookies.
We only process personal data that is not absolutely necessary for the operation of our website if you have given us your consent to do so in the cookie banner or at a later point in the individual data protection settings. This consent can be revoked at any time by adjusting the data protection settings in the cookie settings. To determine your preferences regarding the use of cookies, you can make the appropriate settings in your browser. By default, all third-party cookies are disabled. You have the opportunity to activate this through the cookie banner that appears when you first visit our website. If certain cookies are not accepted, this may lead to restrictions on the use of various content on our website. You can adjust your cookie settings here: Cookie Settings.
Use of cookies on our website
Necessary cookies
Our website uses essential cookies, which are essential for the operation and security of the website. These transient cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser or log out. These include, in particular, session cookies that store a so-called session ID. This makes it possible to assign different requests from your browser to a common session so that your device is recognized when you access our website again.
Optional cookies
In addition to the necessary cookies, we use optional cookies, which are divided into different categories and can be activated or deactivated using a slider in the cookie settings on our website. Please note that disabling certain cookies may result in some content on the website not being displayed correctly or certain functions being limited.
Cookie management
To manage the cookies and similar technologies used on our website (such as tracking pixels and web beacons) as well as the corresponding consents, we use the consent management tool “Real Cookie Banner”. Further information on how “Real Cookie Banner” works can be found at Link.
The legal basis for the processing of personal data in this context is Article 6 paragraph 1 letters c and f of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our legitimate interest lies in the effective management of the cookies used and the associated consents.
Providing your personal data is neither legally nor contractually required and is not necessary for the conclusion of the contract. There is no obligation to provide this data. However, if the personal data is not provided, we will not be able to manage your consents accordingly.
Use of Google Analytics on our website
About cookies and data collection
Google Analytics uses cookies, which are text files that are stored on your device and allow us to analyze your use of our website. The information generated by the cookie about your interaction with our website, such as
browser type and version,
operating system used,
Referrer URL (the previously visited page),
Host name of the accessing computer (IP address),
time of server request,
are normally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
IP anonymization
We attach great importance to protecting your data. That's why we have configured Google Analytics on our website so that your IP address is anonymized before it is stored or processed. We achieve this by extending Google Analytics with the code “anonymizeIP”, which ensures that your IP address is masked so that the data is collected anonymously. Only in rare cases is the full IP address sent to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.
Google uses this information on our behalf to evaluate your use of the website, create reports on website activity and provide us with other services related to website and internet use.
Deactivate cookies and object to data use
You have the option of preventing the storage of cookies by setting the appropriate settings in your browser. However, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to fully use all of the functions of our website. You can also object to the use of your data by Google Analytics by installing the browser add-on to deactivate Google Analytics (available at Link).
We also use Google Analytics to evaluate data from DoubleClick cookies and AdWords for statistical purposes. If you do not want this, you can deactivate this via Google's ad preferences manager (Link).
Further information on how Google Analytics handles user data can be found in the Google Analytics privacy policy (Link).
Integration von YouTube-Videos
Auf unserer Website verwenden wir Funktionen von YouTube, einem Videohosting-Dienst, der von Google LLC betrieben wird, mit Sitz in 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. Diese Nutzung basiert auf deiner Einwilligung gemäß Artikel 6 Absatz 1 Satz 1 Buchstabe f der Datenschutz-Grundverordnung (DSGVO).
Wie YouTube mit unseren Website-Seiten interagiert
Durch den Besuch einer unserer Webseiten, die mit einem YouTube-Plugin ausgestattet ist, wird eine direkte Verbindung zu den Servern von YouTube aufgebaut. Dies teilt YouTube mit, welche unserer Seiten du besucht hast. Solltest du während des Besuchs in deinem YouTube-Konto angemeldet sein, ermöglicht dies YouTube, dein Browsing-Verhalten deinem persönlichen Profil zuzuordnen. Du kannst diese Zuordnung umgehen, indem du dich vorab aus deinem YouTube-Konto ausloggst.
Weiterführende Informationen zum Datenschutz und zur Datennutzung durch YouTube findest du in den Datenschutzrichtlinien von Google.
Verwendung von Google Maps
Für kartografische Darstellungen nutzen wir Google Maps, ein Service von Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Die Nutzung erfolgt unter der rechtlichen Basis der Artikel 6 Absatz 1 Satz 1 Buchstabe f der Datenschutz-Grundverordnung (DSGVO) für die Einwilligung des Nutzers.
Wie Google Maps auf unserer Website funktioniert
Bei jedem Aufruf von Google Maps auf unserer Website setzt Google ein Cookie, um Nutzereinstellungen und Daten bei der Darstellung der Seite, auf der Google Maps integriert ist, zu verarbeiten. Dieses Cookie wird normalerweise nicht beim Schließen des Browsers gelöscht, sondern verbleibt bis zu seinem Ablaufdatum, es sei denn, du löschst es vorher manuell.
Falls du nicht möchtest, dass deine Daten in diesem Zusammenhang verarbeitet werden, kannst du die Google Maps Funktion deaktivieren, indem du JavaScript in deinem Browser deaktivierst. Dies kann allerdings zu Einschränkungen bei der Nutzung von Google Maps auf unserer Website führen.
Die Nutzung von Google Maps sowie der über Google Maps gewonnenen Informationen unterliegt den Google-Nutzungsbedingungen [Link] sowie den zusätzlichen Geschäftsbedingungen für Google Maps [Link].
Contact us via contact form, email, letter, telephone or fax
If you contact us, for example via our contact form, by email, letter, telephone or fax, we store the information you provide such as name, address, telephone number, email address, IP address and, if necessary, others relevant information. This enables us to respond to your inquiries, process your request efficiently and get in touch with you again if necessary. If no contractual relationship arises from this contact, this data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary to store it. However, if there are legal retention requirements, we reduce data processing to the necessary minimum. If a contract is concluded, our data protection declaration applies to the processing of your data within the framework of the contract.
The legal basis for processing your data is based on your consent, which you give us by contacting us, unless the preparation or conclusion of a contract (e.g. when registering for courses or inquiries about them) or our legitimate interest (e.g. information about our other offers). members or customers) is in the foreground. You can revoke this consent at any time using the contact details provided above. Please note that we may not be able to further process your request without your consent. Providing certain data is essential for concluding a contract.
If necessary, we will also pass on your personal data to third parties, for example if you express interest in certain courses. If this is the case, we will inform you accordingly.
Newsletter
We offer you the opportunity to register for our free newsletter via our website.
You can revoke your consent to receive the newsletter at any time with future effect in accordance with Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR. To do this, all you have to do is inform us of your revocation or click on the unsubscribe link contained in every newsletter.
If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we need an email address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter. In order to provide you with personalized information, we also collect and process your first name, last name and gender on a voluntary basis. In addition, your IP address and the date of your registration and time are stored.
By clicking on the registration link, you agree to the processing of your personal data by us as the data controller for the purpose of sending you an email newsletter based on your consent until revoked. To ensure that the newsletter is sent in an understandable manner, we use the so-called double opt-in procedure. In the course of this, the potential recipient can be added to a distribution list. The user then receives a confirmation email giving them the opportunity to legally confirm their registration. Only if confirmation is given will the address be actively included in the distribution list.
We only use your data at regular intervals to send the information provided when registering for the newsletter.
Data security
We take all necessary and appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal data from loss and misuse. Your data is stored in a secure, state-of-the-art operating environment.
Access to our websites is secured via HTTPS. This means that communication between your device and our servers is encrypted.
If you would like to contact us or our employees by email, we would like to point out that the confidentiality of the information transmitted is not guaranteed. Due to their technical design, the content of emails can be viewed by third parties unless special technical security measures are taken.
Your rights
Payments via credit card are processed by our partner Stripe
510 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. To prevent and detect cases of fraud, we transmit your IP address, billing and delivery address, and delivery information to our partner Stripe. The data is stored by Stripe to protect your credit card against fraud. All data is transmitted encrypted. Further information can be found at https://stripe.com/at/privacy.
Participation in affiliate partner programs
Within our online offering, we use industry-standard tracking measures based on our legitimate interests (i.e. interest in the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our online offering) in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, to the extent that these are necessary for the operation of the affiliate system. Below we explain the technical background to users.
The services offered by our contractual partners can also be advertised and linked on other websites (so-called affiliate links or after-buy systems, for example if links or third-party services are offered after a contract has been concluded). The operators of the respective websites receive a commission if users follow the affiliate links and then take advantage of the offers.
In summary, it is necessary for our online offering that we can track whether users who are interested in affiliate links and/or the offers available from us subsequently take advantage of the offers at the instigation of the affiliate links or our online platform. For this purpose, the affiliate links and our offers are supplemented by certain values, which can be part of the link or set elsewhere, e.g. in a cookie. The values include in particular the source website (referrer), time, an online identifier of the operator of the website on which the affiliate link was located, an online identifier of the respective offer, an online identifier of the user, as well as tracking specific values such as advertising material ID, partner ID and categorizations.
The online user identifiers we use are pseudonymous values. This means that the online identifiers themselves do not contain any personal data such as names or email addresses. They only help us to determine whether the same user who clicked on an affiliate link or was interested in an offer via our online offer took advantage of the offer, i.e., for example, concluded a contract with the provider. However, the online identifier is personal to the extent that the partner company and we also have the online identifier together with other user data. This is the only way the partner company can tell us whether the user has taken advantage of the offer and whether we can, for example, pay out the bonus.
We work with Webgains and Belboon. These use so-called tracking cookies to provide our partners with data for order provisioning. The data does not contain any personal data, only information about the order and its products.