1. Controller
The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:
CULTURE PARTNERS | Agency for Culture and Media
Owner: Dr. Michaela Conen
Email: info@culture-partners.de
2. General Information on Data Processing
The protection of your personal data is important to us. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the applicable data protection laws, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), as well as this Privacy Policy.
Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
3. Visiting Our Website and Server Log Files
When you visit our website www.culture-partners.de, the browser used on your device automatically transmits information to the server hosting our website. This information may be temporarily stored in server log files.
In particular, the following information may be processed:
- IP address of the requesting device,
- date and time of access,
- name and URL of the file or page accessed,
- website from which the request originated (referrer URL),
- browser used,
- operating system of the device, and
- where applicable, the name of the access provider.
This processing is carried out in particular to ensure a technically reliable connection to and secure use of the website, as well as to ensure system security and stability.
Where processing is necessary for the purposes of our legitimate interests, it is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in particular in the secure and functional operation of our website.
The specific retention period for server log files depends on the settings and policies of our hosting provider. Where data is required for a longer period to ensure security or to investigate specific security incidents, it may be retained for a correspondingly longer period.
4. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies. Cookies are small files or pieces of information that can be stored on or read from your device.
Some cookies and similar technologies may be technically necessary to ensure that the website functions properly or to provide features requested by you.
In addition, depending on the services used on the website and your settings, other cookies or similar technologies may be used.
Where consent is required for storing information on your device or accessing information already stored on your device, this will only take place after you have given your prior consent via the cookie settings provided on our website. You may withdraw or change your consent at any time with effect for the future via these settings.
Where the processing of personal data requires consent, the legal basis is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. Where processing is necessary for the operation of the website and is based on our legitimate interests, Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR may apply.
Further information about the cookie categories currently used and the choices available to you can be found in the cookie settings on our website.
5. Embedded Videos and External Media
Our website may contain embedded videos or other external media provided by third parties.
When such external content is loaded, a connection to the servers of the respective third-party provider may be established. In particular, your IP address and technical information about your browser and device may be transmitted to the respective provider. Depending on the provider and its settings, cookies or similar technologies may also be used.
Where consent is required for loading external content or for the associated processing, such processing will only take place after you have given your consent. In this case, the legal basis is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.
You may withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future via the cookie settings.
The data processed by the respective third-party provider and the applicable retention periods are also governed by the privacy policies of the respective provider.
6. Contact by Email
If you contact us by email, we process the personal data you provide, in particular your email address and the content of your message, for the purpose of handling your enquiry.
If your enquiry relates to the initiation or performance of a contract, the legal basis for processing is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.
For other enquiries, processing is generally based on our legitimate interest in responding to communications addressed to us pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
The data will be deleted once it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was processed, unless statutory retention obligations or other legitimate reasons require further storage.
7. Social Media and External Links
Our website may contain links to our profiles on social networks or to other external websites.
Where a simple external link is provided, a connection to the respective external provider will generally only be established when you click on that link. From that point onwards, the privacy policies of the respective provider apply to any further processing of your data.
If social media content, plugins, feeds or similar features are embedded directly into our website in the future, this Privacy Policy will be updated accordingly.
8. Disclosure of Personal Data
Personal data will only be disclosed to third parties where there is a legal basis for doing so.
This may be the case in particular where:
- you have expressly given your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR;
- processing is necessary for the performance of a contract or in order to take steps prior to entering into a contract pursuant to Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR;
- disclosure is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation pursuant to Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR; or
- processing is necessary for the purposes of our legitimate interests or those of a third party pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR and such interests are not overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject.
Service providers processing personal data on our behalf are engaged, where required, on the basis of appropriate data protection agreements.
9. Your Rights
Subject to the applicable statutory requirements, you have in particular the following rights:
- Right of access pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR to the personal data we process about you;
- Right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR of inaccurate or incomplete personal data;
- Right to erasure pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR of your personal data, provided that there are no legal grounds preventing its erasure;
- Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR;
- Right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR, where the statutory requirements are met;
- Right to object pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR to certain processing of your personal data; and
- Right to withdraw consent pursuant to Art. 7(3) GDPR at any time with effect for the future.
The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
10. Right to Object
Where your personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, you have the right, pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR, to object to the processing on grounds relating to your particular situation.
Where personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you may object to such processing at any time.
To exercise your right to object or withdraw your consent, please contact us at:
11. Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority
Pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data infringes the GDPR.
In particular, you may contact a supervisory authority in the Member State of your habitual residence, your place of work or the place of the alleged infringement.
12. Data Security
We use appropriate technical and organisational security measures to protect personal data against loss, manipulation, destruction or unauthorised access.
Data transmitted via our website is encrypted using TLS (Transport Layer Security), insofar as this is supported by your browser. Our security measures are reviewed and adapted in line with technological developments.
13. Updates and Amendments to this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy is current as of August 2026.
We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy if legal requirements change or if changes are made to our website or the services we use.