Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 2026

1. Data Protection at a Glance

Protecting your personal data is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains which personal data may be processed when you use our website and for what purposes.

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

2. Data Controller

The controller responsible for processing personal data on this website is:

Falken Bildungs- und Freizeitwerk Hagen e.V.
Hochstraße 128
58095 Hagen
Germany

Phone: +49 2331 333031
Email: [email protected]

3. Hosting and Server Log Files

When you access our website, technically necessary information may be processed by the web server. This may include your IP address, date and time of access, requested page or file, amount of data transferred, browser type and browser version, operating system and referrer URL.

This processing takes place in particular in order to provide the website technically and to ensure its stability and security.

Insofar as the processing is based on our legitimate interest, it takes place on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Server log files are only stored for as long as is necessary for the respective technical or security-related purpose, unless statutory retention obligations require longer storage.

4. Contacting Us

If you contact us by email, telephone or via a contact form, we process the personal data you provide in order to handle your enquiry.

This may include in particular your name, your email address, your telephone number and the content of your message.

Depending on the content of your enquiry, the processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR or Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Where consent is obtained, the processing is based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required to handle your enquiry, unless statutory retention obligations prevent this.

5. Cookies

Our website may use cookies. Cookies are small files that are stored on your device.

Technically necessary cookies may be used insofar as they are required for the operation and basic functions of the website.

Insofar as cookies or comparable technologies are used that are not technically necessary, they are generally only used after you have given your consent, where such consent is required by law.

You can withdraw any consent you have given at any time with effect for the future via the cookie or privacy settings offered on the website.

6. External Services and Embedded Content

Where third-party services are integrated into our website – for example maps, videos, social media content, analytics tools or external fonts – personal data may be transmitted to the respective provider.

Where consent is required for this, such services are only loaded after you have given your consent.

Information on the specific providers used, the purposes of processing, legal bases, storage periods and any transfers of data to third countries is to be added to this Privacy Policy if such services are used.

7. Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you have in particular the right to access your stored personal data, to rectification of inaccurate data, to erasure, to restriction of processing, to data portability and to object to certain processing.

Where processing is based on your consent, you can withdraw this consent at any time with effect for the future.

8. Right to Lodge a Complaint

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

The competent authority for North Rhine-Westphalia is generally:

Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit Nordrhein-Westfalen (LDI NRW)
Kavalleriestraße 2–4
40213 Düsseldorf
Germany

9. SSL/TLS Encryption

For security reasons and to protect confidential content, our website should use SSL/TLS encryption. You can recognise an encrypted connection in particular by the fact that the website is accessed via “https”.

10. Updates to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy if the website, the services used or the legal requirements change.