1. Controller

The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:

NRW.TECH Institut GmbH
c/o Tax Advisor Vedat Kanat
Heltorstraße 4
40472 Düsseldorf
Germany

Phone: +49 211 97633303
Email: info@nrwtech-institut.de
Website: https://nrwtech-institut.de

Represented by the Managing Director:
Dr. Adem Akkaya

  1. General Information on Data Processing

The protection of your personal data is an important concern for us. We process personal data exclusively in accordance with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection regulations.

Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

  1. Data Collection When Visiting Our Website

When you access our website, information is automatically collected by the hosting provider. This includes in particular:

  • IP address 
  • date and time of access 
  • pages accessed 
  • amount of data transferred 
  • browser type and version 
  • operating system 
  • referrer URL 

These data are collected exclusively for the technical provision of the website and to ensure system security.

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR

  1. Contact via Email or Contact Form

If you contact us by email, your details will be stored for the purpose of processing your inquiry and in case of follow-up questions.

This may include in particular:

  • name 
  • email address 
  • company affiliation (if provided) 
  • content of the inquiry 

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (pre-contractual measures)
or Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest)

  1. Website Hosting

Our website is hosted by an external service provider. Personal data collected as part of the use of this website are stored on the provider’s servers.

This may include in particular:

  • IP addresses 
  • metadata and communication data 
  • website access data 
  • other technical data 

The hosting provider is used for the purpose of secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online services.

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR

A data processing agreement pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR has been concluded.

  1. Cookies

Our website uses technically necessary cookies. These cookies are required to ensure basic website functionality.

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR

If additional cookies (e.g., analytics tools) are used, this will only take place on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

  1. External Links

Our website contains links to external third-party websites. We have no influence over the content of those websites. The respective operators are solely responsible for the processing of personal data on their websites.

  1. Data Retention

Personal data will only be stored for as long as necessary to fulfill the respective purposes or as required by statutory retention obligations.

  1. Your Rights as a Data Subject

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to:

  • access your stored data (Art. 15 GDPR) 
  • rectification of inaccurate data (Art. 16 GDPR) 
  • erasure of your data (Art. 17 GDPR) 
  • restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR) 
  • data portability (Art. 20 GDPR) 
  • object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR) 

To exercise your rights, an informal notification is sufficient:

info@nrwtech-institut.de

  1. Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Supervisory Authority

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority regarding the processing of your personal data.

Competent supervisory authority in North Rhine-Westphalia:

State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information North Rhine-Westphalia
https://www.ldi.nrw.de

  1. SSL / TLS Encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, this website uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the “https://” in your browser’s address bar.