Privacy Policy

We inform you transparently about the processing of your personal data on this website.

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1. Data Controller

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

VBCI e.V. – Verein zur Bekämpfung Chronischer Infektionskrankheiten

Represented by: M.A. Teresa Maria Taddonio (1st Chairperson)

In der Holl 3

56424 Ebernhahn, Germany

E-Mail:

2. Principles of Data Processing

The protection of your personal data is important to us. This privacy policy informs you about the nature, scope and purpose of the processing of personal data on our website.

Privacy by Design: 100% Cookie-Free

This website is designed to be completely cookie-free. We do not use any cookies, tracking pixels, analytics tools or advertising networks. As no data about your browsing behaviour is collected, a cookie banner is neither technically nor legally required.

  • ✓No cookies – neither technical nor tracking
  • ✓No analytics tools (no Google Analytics, Matomo, etc.)
  • ✓No advertising networks or remarketing pixels
  • ✓No local storage (localStorage / sessionStorage)
  • ✓No cookie banner required

3. Hosting and Server Logs

This website is hosted on a server in a German data centre. When you visit our website, server logs are automatically recorded by the web server. These contain:

  • The path of the page accessed (URL)
  • Date and time of access
  • Volume of data transmitted
  • Indication of successful retrieval (HTTP status code)
  • Browser type and operating system used
  • The IP address of the requesting computer

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in the secure and stable operation of the website). Server logs are automatically deleted after 14 days.

4. SSL/TLS Encryption

This website uses TLS/SSL encryption for security reasons (recognisable by the https:// in the address bar of your browser). All data transmitted between your browser and our server is encrypted and cannot be read by third parties.

5. Contact

If you contact us by email or telephone, the data you provide (e.g. name, email address, content of your enquiry) will be stored by us in order to process your enquiry. We delete this data once storage is no longer necessary, or restrict its processing if statutory retention obligations apply.

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures) or Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in responding to your enquiry).

6. Fonts (Self-Hosted)

This website uses web fonts embedded locally on our server (self-hosting). No connection is established to external servers of Google or other providers. Your IP address is not transmitted to third parties.

7. External Links

Our website contains links to external websites of third parties over whose content we have no influence. The operators of the linked pages are solely responsible for their content. When accessing external sites, the respective privacy policies of those sites apply.

8. Your Rights as a Data Subject

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:

1Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR): you can request information about your data stored by us.
2Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR): you can request the correction of inaccurate data.
3Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR): you can request the deletion of your data, provided no statutory retention obligations apply.
4Restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR): you can request the restriction of the processing of your data.
5Data portability (Art. 20 GDPR): you can request the transfer of your data in a common, machine-readable format.
6Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR): you can object to the processing of your data at any time.

To exercise your rights, please contact the data controller named above.

9. Right to Lodge a Complaint

If you believe that the processing of your personal data violates the GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority. The authority responsible for us is:

Der Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit Rheinland-Pfalz

https://www.datenschutz.rlp.de

10. Currency and Amendments

We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy as necessary so that it always complies with current legal requirements. The most recent version applies upon your next visit to our website.

Last updated: April 2026