Privacy Policy Statement
Protecting our users’ personal data is an important concern for our company. All of our web activities comply with European legislation and the GBDe Recommendations (http://www.gbde.org/) issued in September 2001. This privacy policy governs the treatment of the information wissenmedia a division of inmediaONE] GmbH (“wissenmedia”) gathers on you when you visit this Web site
Collection and Processing of Personal Data
Personal data is information that identifies you, e.g. your name, your address, e-mail or postal addresses. wissenmedia does not collect personal data from you except when you specifically provide it, e.g. when ordering information material or subscribing to newsletters.
Use and Divulgence of Personal Data
wissenmedia will use your personal data exclusively for purposes of technical Web site administration, to give you access to special information, or for general communication with you. wissenmedia will neither sell your personal data to third parties nor market it elsewhere. The employees of wissenmedia are duty-bound to respect the confidentiality of your data and abide by Bertelsmann’s Codes of Conduct.
Freedom of Choice
You control the information you provide wissenmedia about yourself. However, if you choose not to share your information with wissenmedia, please be aware that you may be unable to access some of the areas of the Web site. Users who decide to unsubscribe to our newsletter may opt out of receiving these communications by writing to info@wissenmedia.com. If your personal information changes (e.g. zip code, e-mail, postal address), please e-mail the changes to wissenmedia in order to correct or update your personal data (our address: info@wissenmedia.com.
Automatically recorded information (non-personal data)
When you access the wissenmedias Web site, general non-personal information (Internet browser used, number of visits, average time spent on site, pages viewed) is recorded automatically (not as part of registration). This information is used to gauge our Web site's appeal and to improve its content and functionality. Your data is not processed any further nor is it transmitted to third parties.
Cookies
Cookies are tiny files that are temporarily stored on your hard disk, enabling our site to recognize your computer the next time you visit the wissenmedia Web site. wissenmedia uses Cookies exclusively to collect information concerning the use of our Web site.
Cookies contain no personally identifiable data, so the protection of your privacy is ensured. Depending on your settings, your Internet browser will automatically accept Cookies. However, you may change your browser settings at any time and choose to access wissenmedia’s Web site without accepting Cookies.
Security
wissenmedia takes great care to ensure the security of personal data. Your data is conscientiously protected from loss, destruction, distortion/falsification, manipulation and unauthorized access or unauthorized disclosure.
Minors
wissenmedia strongly advises all parents and guardians to teach their children safe and responsible handling of personal data on the Internet. Minors should not transmit any personal data to wissenmedia Web sites without the permission of their parents or guardians. wissenmedia will never knowingly collect personal data from minors, or use it in any way, or disclose it to third parties without permission.
Links to other Web sites
This statement on privacy protection applies for the www.bertelsmann.com homepage hosted by wissenmedia. The Web pages in this homepage may contain links to other providers within and outside the arvato AG, to which this privacy protection statement does not extend. When you leave wissenmedia’s Web site, please be aware of and read the privacy statements of each and every Web site that collects personally identifiable information.
Right to information
If you have questions concerning our privacy protection policy or how your personal data is processed, please feel free to contact our Privacy Protection representative.
Bertelsmann AG
Data Protection Department
Carl-Bertelsmann-Str. 270
D-33311 Gütersloh
Germany
E-Mail: datenschutz@bertelsmann.de
Upon request, you will promptly be informed – in writing and pursuant to applicable legislation – which of your personal data, if any, was collected during your visits to wissenmedia Web sites.
Notification of changes
Any changes to our privacy policy will be posted to this privacy statement, the homepage, and any other places we deem appropriate.