We are pleased about your visit to our website www.tos.info and your interest in our work and our offers. The TOS Group, consisting of TOS Gemeinde Tübingen e.V., TOS Dienste Deutschland e.V., TOS Dienste International e.V. as well as TOS GmbH (hereinafter "TOS"), takes the protection of personal data very seriously. The protection of your personal data is carried out within the framework of the legal regulations, about which you can inform yourself e.g. under www.bfd.bund.de.

This data protection declaration only applies to the TOS website. Despite careful control of the content, we do not assume any liability for external links to third-party content, as we did not initiate the transmission of this information, did not select or change the addressee of the transmitted information and did not change the transmitted information itself.

In the following, we explain what information we collect during your visit to our website and how it is used:

 

1. Collection and storage of personal data as well as the type and purpose of their use.

a) When visiting the website

Each time a customer (or other visitor) accesses our website, information is automatically sent to the server of our website by the Internet browser used on your end device (computer, laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.). This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file.

 

The following data is collected without your intervention and stored until automated deletion:

  • IP address of the requesting computer, as well as device ID or individual device identifier and device type,
  • Name of the retrieved file and transferred data volume, as well as date and time of the retrieval,
  • message about successful retrieval,
  • requesting domain,
  • Description of the type of Internet browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your terminal device, as well as the name of your access provider,
  • Your browser history data as well as your default weblog information,
  • Location data, including location data from your mobile device. Please note that most mobile devices allow you to control or disable the use of location services in the settings menu of the mobile device.

Our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. f DSGVO to collect the data is based on the following purposes: ensuring a smooth connection setup and comfortable use of the website, evaluating system security and stability, and for other administrative purposes.

In no case do we use the collected data for the purpose of drawing conclusions about your person.

 

b) When using our contact form

For questions of any kind, we offer you the opportunity to contact us via a form provided on the website. At least the following information is required: name, e-mail, message, so that we know from whom the request originates and to be able to answer it. Further information can be provided voluntarily.

Data processing for the purpose of contacting us is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a DSGVO on the basis of your voluntarily given consent.

The personal data collected by us for the use of the contact form will be automatically deleted after completion of your request.

 

c) Upon conclusion of a contractual relationship

When concluding a contractual relationship on our website, we ask you to provide the following personal data:

- Data that personally identifies you, such as name and e-mail address

- other personal data that we are required or authorized by law to collect and process and that we need for your authentication, identification or to verify the data we have collected.

The aforementioned data is processed for the purpose of handling the contractual relationship. The processing of the data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO. The storage period is limited to the purpose of the contract and, if applicable, legal and contractual retention obligations.

 

d) Use of payment service providers

For the payment of contracts concluded with us for a fee, we also work with payment service providers. We pass on your payment data to the commissioned payment service provider as part of the payment processing - linked to the purpose of the payment - insofar as this is necessary for the payment processing. The legal basis for the transfer of data is in each case Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO.

 

e) When registering for our newsletter

Provided that you have expressly consented in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a DSGVO, we will use your e-mail address to send you our newsletter on a regular basis.

Unsubscribing is possible at any time, for example via a link at the end of a newsletter. Alternatively, you are welcome to send your unsubscribe request at any time by e-mail (preferably with the subject: "Unsubscribe Newsletter").

 

 f) When subscribing to our print magazine "Offensiv

If you have expressly consented, we will use your personal data (name, address) to send you our print magazine on a regular basis.

You can unsubscribe at any time, for example via the website, by phone or by e-mail to mailbox@tos.info. Alternatively, you are welcome to send your unsubscribe request at any time by e-mail (preferably with the subject line: "Unsubscribe Offensiv").

 

2. Transfer of personal data

Your data will not be transferred to third parties for purposes other than those listed below.

We will only pass on your data to third parties if:

  • you have given your express consent to this (in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a DSGVO),
  • this is necessary for the processing of contractual relationships with you (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO),
  • there is a legal obligation to disclose (Art.6 para.1 lit. c DSGVO),
  • the disclosure is necessary for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding interest worthy of protection in the non-disclosure of your data (Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f DSGVO).

In these cases, however, the scope of the transmitted data is limited to the necessary minimum. Our data protection provisions are in accordance with the applicable data protection regulations. A data transfer to third countries (states that are neither members of the European Union nor of the European Economic Area) does not take place, with the exception of the cases mentioned under item 6 ("Online marketing/analysis tools").

 

3. Data subject rights

Upon request, we will be happy to inform you whether and which personal data relating to you are stored (Art. 15 DSGVO), in particular about the processing purposes, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data have been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right of complaint, the origin of your data if it has not been collected by us, and the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling.

You also have the right to have any incorrectly collected personal data corrected or incompletely collected data completed (Art. 16 DSGVO).

Furthermore, you have the right to demand that we restrict the processing of your data, provided that the legal requirements for this are met (Art. 18 DSGVO).

You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you in a structured, common and machine-readable format or to request that it be transferred to another controller (Art. 20 DSGVO).

In addition, you are entitled to the so-called "right to be forgotten", i.e. you can demand that we delete your personal data, provided that the legal requirements for this are met (Art. 17 DSGVO).

Irrespective of this, your personal data will be automatically deleted by us if the purpose of the data collection has ceased to exist or the data processing has been carried out unlawfully.

According to Art. 7 (3) DSGVO, you have the right to revoke your consent, once given, at any time. This has the consequence that we may no longer continue the data processing based on this consent for the future.

You also have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time, provided that a right of objection is provided for by law. In the event of an effective revocation, your personal data will also be automatically deleted by us (Art. 21 DSGVO).

If you would like to exercise your right of revocation or objection, an e-mail to: mailbox@tos.info is sufficient.

In the event of violations of data protection regulations, you have the option to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 77 DSGVO.

 

4. Duration of data storage

The collected data will be stored by us as long as this is necessary for the execution of the contracts entered into with us or you have not exercised your right to delete or your right to transfer data to another company.

 

5. Cookies

We use cookies on our website. These are small text files that are automatically created by your browser and stored on your terminal device when you visit our website. In the cookie, information is stored that arises in each case in connection with the specific end device used. However, this does not mean that we gain immediate knowledge of your identity. The use of cookies serves first of all to make the use of our offer more pleasant for you:

For example, we use so-called session cookies to recognize that you have already visited individual sub-pages of our website. Thus, if you have registered, your password is stored for the duration of your visit to our website and the change of subpages, so that you do not have to re-enter it each time. These session cookies are automatically deleted after you leave our website.

We use temporary cookies to optimize the user experience, which are stored on your terminal device for a certain specified period of time. If you visit our site again to use our services, it is automatically recognized that you have already been with us and which entries and settings you have made so that you do not have to enter them again.

On the other hand, we use cookies to statistically record and evaluate the use of our website and to optimize our offers for you. These cookies enable us to automatically recognize that you have already been to our website when you visit it again. These cookies are automatically deleted after a defined period of time. The data processed by cookies is necessary for the aforementioned purposes to protect our legitimate interests and those of third parties in accordance with Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. f DSGVO. Most browsers accept cookies automatically. If you do not wish us to recognize information about your computer, please set your internet browser to delete cookies from your computer hard drive, block all cookies or warn you before a cookie is stored. You can find out how to delete or block cookies in the Help and Support section of your Internet browser. There you will find instructions on how to find the file or directory where cookies are stored. In any case, please note that the complete deactivation of cookies may mean that you cannot use all the functions of our website.

Java script is used in the provision of our Internet offer. If you do not wish to use this utility or active content for security reasons, you should deactivate the corresponding setting in your browser.

 

6. online marketing/ analysis tools

The tracking measures we use are carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f DSGVO, § 15 para. 3 TMG. With the tracking measures used, we want to ensure a needs-based design and the ongoing optimization of our website. On the other hand, we use the tracking measures to statistically record the use of our website and for the purpose of evaluating and optimizing our Internet presence. These interests are to be regarded as legitimate within the meaning of the aforementioned provision.

 

Google Analytics:

For the purpose of demand-oriented design and ongoing optimization of our websites, we use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (https://www.google.de/intl/de/about/) (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; hereinafter "Google"). In this context, pseudonymized usage profiles are created and cookies (see also under Section 5) are set. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website, such as browser type/version, operating system used, referrer URL (the previously visited page), host name of the accessing computer (IP address) and the time of the server request are transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The information is used to evaluate the use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website and internet usage for the purposes of market research and demand-oriented design of these websites. Our legitimate interest in data processing also lies in these purposes. The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is § 15 para. 3 TMG in conjunction with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO.

This information may also be transferred to third parties if this is required by law or if third parties process this data on our behalf. In no case will your IP address be merged with other data from Google. The IP addresses are anonymized so that an assignment is not possible (so-called IP masking).

The data sent by us and linked to cookies, user IDs (e.g. user ID) or advertising IDs are automatically deleted after 14 months. Data whose retention period has been reached is automatically deleted once a month.

For more information on the terms of use and data protection of Google Analytics, please visit www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or www.google.com/intl/de/analytics/privacyoverview.html.

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.

You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

As an alternative to the browser add-on, especially for browsers on mobile devices, you can also prevent the collection by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link: Click here to disable Google Analytics. An opt-out cookie will be set that prevents future collection of your data when visiting this website. The opt-out cookie is only valid in this browser and only for our website and is stored on your device. If you delete the cookies in this browser, you must set the opt-out cookie again.

 

Google AdWords / Conversion Tracking:

We also use the online advertising program "Google AdWords" within the framework of Google AdWords the conversion tracking. Google Conversion Tracking is an analysis service provided by Google. When you click on an ad placed by Google, a cookie for conversion tracking is stored on your terminal device. These cookies lose their validity after 30 days, do not contain any personal data and are therefore not used for personal identification. If you visit certain web pages on our website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that you clicked on the ad and were redirected to this page. Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. Thus, there is no way that cookies can be tracked across websites of AdWords customers. The information obtained using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted in to conversion tracking. This tells customers the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page tagged with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information with which users can be personally identified. Our legitimate interest in data processing also lies in these purposes. The legal basis for the use of Google AdWords/conversion tracking is Section 15 (3) TMG in conjunction with Article 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO.

If you do not wish to participate in the tracking, you can object to this use by preventing the installation of cookies from the domain "googleadservices.com" through an appropriate setting in your browser software (deactivation option). You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics. For further information and Google's privacy policy, please visit: www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/ , www.google.de/policies/privacy/.

 

Google Plus:

Our website uses the "G+1" button of the social network Google+ provided by Google. You can recognize the Google+ plugin by the sign "Google+" or the addition "G+1". When you click on the plugin, a connection to the Google Plus servers is created. The content of the plugin is transmitted by Google directly to your browser and integrated by it into the website. Through this, the information that you have visited our website is forwarded to Google+.

We would like to point out that we, as the provider of our website, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Google+. According to Google, no personal data is collected without a click on the plugin. While you are logged into the Google+ account, data, including the IP address, is collected and processed. If you wish to prevent such data transfer, you must log out of your Google+ account before visiting our website.

For the purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Google+, as well as your rights in this regard and setting options for protecting your privacy, please refer to the privacy notices of Google and Google+: developers.google.com/+/web/buttons-policy.

 

Google Fonts / Web Fonts:

We use so-called web fonts provided by Google for the uniform display of fonts. The provider is Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter "Google"). When you call up a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly. For this purpose, the browser you use must connect to Google's servers in the USA. This enables Google to know that our website has been accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Web Fonts is in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of our online offers. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) f) DS-GVO. For more information on Google Web Fonts, please visit developers.google.com/fonts/faq and see Google's privacy policy: www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

 

Facebook:

Our website uses social plugins ("Plugins") of the social network facebook.com, which is operated by Facebook Inc, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA ("Facebook"). When you open our website with the plugin, it establishes a direct connection with Facebook's servers via your browser. This transmits to Facebook the information that you have accessed the page.

If you are logged in with your Facebook account, the visit to our website can be directly assigned to your profile by clicking on the plugin. Even if you do not have a profile, it cannot be ruled out that your IP address will be stored by Facebook.

For the purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Facebook, as well as your rights in this regard and setting options for protecting your privacy, please refer to Facebook's privacy policy (https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/).

If you are a Facebook member and do not want Facebook to collect data about you via our online offer and link it to your membership data stored on Facebook, you must log out of Facebook before visiting our website and delete the corresponding Facebook cookies. Likewise, it is possible to block Facebook social plugins with add-ons for the browser, for example with the "Facebook Blocker".

 

Instagram:

Plugins of the social network Instagram (Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA) are integrated on our website. You can recognize the Instagram plugin by the "Instagram button" on our website. If you click the Instagram button while you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of our web pages on your Instagram profile. This allows Instagram to associate the visit to our pages with your user account.

We would like to point out that we, as the provider of our website, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Instagram. For more information on Instagram's privacy policy, please visit instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

 

YouTube:

Plugins from YouTube (belonging to Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA) are used on our website. When you open our website, it establishes a direct connection with YouTube's servers via your browser. This transmits to YouTube the information that you have accessed our website. If you are logged into your YouTube account, your visit to our website and all your interactions in connection with the plugin (e.g. clicking the YouTube button) can be assigned to your YouTube profile and stored by YouTube - even if you do not have a YouTube profile, it cannot be ruled out that YouTube stores your IP address. In this respect, please also note the YouTube privacy policy: www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

To prevent YouTube from collecting data when you visit our website, log out of YouTube before visiting. To prevent YouTube from generally accessing your data via websites, you can exclude YouTube plugins by using an add-on for your browser (e.g. www.youtube.com/user/disconnecters).

 

Data security

We strive to take all necessary technical and organizational security measures to store your personal data in such a way that they are not accessible to third parties or the public. If you wish to contact us by e-mail, we would like to point out that the confidentiality of the information transmitted cannot be fully guaranteed when using this method of communication. We therefore recommend that you send us confidential information exclusively by post.

 

Actuality and change of this data protection declaration

This data protection declaration is currently valid (as of May 2018). Due to the further development of our website and offers on it or due to changed legal or official requirements, it may become necessary to change this data protection declaration. You can access and print out the current data protection declaration at any time on the website at tos.info/footer/datenschutz/. 

 

 

Name and contact details of data processing

This data protection information applies to data processing by:

 

TOS Dienste Deutschland e.V.
Markranstädter Straße 1
04229 Leipzig
Germany

Tel: +49 341 2156717
E-Mail: mailbox@tos.info

 

TOS Gemeinde Tübingen e.V. 
Eisenbahnstr. 124
72072 Tübingen
Germany

Tel: +49 7071 35 600
E-Mail: mailbox@tos.info

 

TOS Dienste International e.V. 
Markranstädter Straße 1
04229 Leipzig
Germany

Tel: +49 341 961 58 81
E-Mail: tdi@tos-ministries.org

 

TOS GmbH
Eisenbahnstraße 124
72072 Tübingen
Germany

Tel: + 49 7071 360855
E-Mail: mailbox@tos.info

 

 

Data Protection Officer

Lydia Hertler
Eisenbahnstraße 124
72072 Tübingen
Germany

Tel: +49 7071 360 920
E-Mail: datenschutz@tos.info