We operate our website in accordance with the following principles:

We undertake to comply with the legal provisions of data protection and we endeavour to always consider the principles of data avoidance and data minimisation,

1. Name and address of the controller of the website

The controller for the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation and other national data protection laws of the member states of the European Union, as well as other data privacy regulations, is:

European Waterpark Association e.V.
Represented by Managing Director Dr Klaus Batz

EWA Office
Josephsplatz 4
D-90403 Nuremberg

Tel.: +49 (0) 911 / 24 06 145
Fax: +49 (0) 911 / 24 06 146

Email: info@european-waterparks.com
Web: www.european-waterparks.com

2. Definition of terms

We have created our Privacy Policy in accordance with the principles of clarity and transparency. However, if there are ambiguities regarding the use of various terms, the relevant definitions may be viewed here.

3. Legal basis for processing personal data

We process your personal data, e.g. your surname and first name, your email address and IP address, etc. only if there is a legal basis for it. According to the General Data Protection Regulation, three specific rules are considered:

  • You have given us your consent to process your personal data for one or more purpose(s), Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 lit. a of the GDPR. In this case, you will be informed in detail about the purpose or purposes of the processing, and your express consent will be documented by us.
  • The processing of your personal data is necessary to fulfil a contract, or to carry out pre-contractual measures with you, 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 lit. b of the GDPR.
  • The processing of personal data is necessary for safeguarding our legitimate interests, unless your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms predominate, 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 lit. f of the GDPR.

However, we will always inform you about the legal basis for the processing of your personal data in each respective case.

4. Passing on personal data

Your personal data will not be transmitted to third parties for purposes other than those listed below. We only share your personal information with third parties in the following cases:

  • You have given your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 lit. a of the GDPR
  • The disclosure in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 lit. f of the GDPR is necessary for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims, and there is no reason to believe that you have an overriding interest in the non-disclosure of your data
  • There is a legal obligation for the disclosure in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 lit. c of the GDPR
  • It is legally permitted and required in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 lit. b of the GDPR for the settlement of contractual relationships with you

5. Storage duration and deletion

We store all personal data transmitted to us for as long as it is needed to fulfil the purpose(s) for which the data was transmitted, or for as long as it is required by law. With the fulfilment of purpose and/or expiry of the statutory retention periods, the data will be deleted or blocked by us.

6. SSL Encryption

This website uses SSL encryption for security reasons and for protecting the transfer of confidential content, such as the queries you send us as the website operator. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser’s address bar changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock icon in your browser line.

When SSL encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

7. Collection and storage of personal data, as well as the nature and purpose of the use

a) When visiting the website

When you visit our website, the browser that is used on your device automatically sends information to the server on our website. This information is stored temporarily in a so-called log file. The following information is recorded without any action on your part and is stored until automated deletion:

  • IP address of the requesting computer
  • Date and time of access
  • Name and URL of retrieved file
  • The website from which access occurs (Referrer URL)
  • Browser used and, if applicable, the OS of your computer, as well as the name of your access provider

The mentioned data will be processed by us for the following purposes:

  • To ensure a smooth connection to the website
  • To ensure a comfortable use of our website
  • To evaluate system security and stability
  • For further administrative purposes

Data that could identify your person, such as the IP address, will be deleted after 7 days at the latest. If we save the data beyond this period, this data is pseudonymised, so that a connection to your person is no longer possible.

The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 lit. f of the GDPR. Our legitimate interest results from the data collection purposes listed above. We will never use the collected data for the purpose of identifying your person.

b) Contact form / Email Contact

On our website, we provide you with a form so that you have the possibility to contact us at any time. To use the contact form, it is essential to provide a name for a personal address and a valid email address for making contact, so that we know who sent the request and we can also process it.

If you send us queries via the contact form, your details will be displayed in the request form, including the contact details you provided there, as well as your IP address, in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 lit. b and f of the GDPR to implement pre-contractual measures, which are carried out at your request, or to exercise our legitimate interest, namely to carry out our business activities.

Alternatively, you are welcome to send us an email using the email address provided on our website. In this case, we store and process your email address, as well as the information you provide in the email, in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 lit. b and f of the GDPR to process your message.

The queries, as well as the accompanying data, will be deleted no later than 3 months after receipt if they are not needed for a further contractual relationship.

c) Use of Google Maps

Our website uses the Google Maps API. Through using Google Maps, information about your use of this website (including your IP address) can be sent to a Google server (Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California, 94043) in the USA and stored there.

Google may transfer the information obtained through maps to third parties if it is required by law or if third parties process this data on behalf of Google. However, your IP address will not be associated with any other data from Google. Nevertheless, we must point out that it would be technically possible for Google to identify individual users based on the data received.

We have no influence on whether your personal data and personality profiles are processed by Google for other purposes. If you want to prevent this processing by Google, you can deactivate the Google Maps service, thus preventing the transfer of data to Google. All you need to do is simply deactivate JavaScript in your browser. In this case, no data will be transferred; however, you will no longer be able to use the map display on our website.

Google’s privacy policy can be found here.

Google Maps is a service we use to enable you to identify our location and, if applicable, to help you plan your visit with us more efficiently. The use of Google Maps is therefore based on our legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 lit. f of the GDPR.

8. Cookies

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small data files that are automatically placed and stored on your end device when you visit our website. These cookies enable us to store information in connection with each end device used. Determining your personal identity through cookies, however, is not possible.

The data processed by cookies is necessary for the mentioned purposes to protect our legitimate interests, as well as the third party in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 lit. f of the GDPR.

Most browsers automatically accept cookies based on the browser preferences. However, you can configure your browser to either not store cookies on your device at all, or at least display a notice before a new cookie is saved. If you completely disable the cookie function in your browser, you may not be able to use all the features of our website.

The following is a description of the different types of cookies we use.

  • Session Cookies

To make the use of our website as pleasant possible, we use so-called session cookies to recognise which pages you have already visited on our website.

These session cookies will be deleted automatically after you leave our site.

  • Temporary Cookies

We also use cookies that allow us to recognise you when you re-visit our website and use our services. This means that you do not have to re-enter the details and settings that you made previously.

These temporary cookies are stored on your device for a specified period.

  • Cookies for marketing and optimisation purposes

Finally, we also use cookies for marketing and optimisation purposes. They statistically measure the use of our website and are evaluated for optimising the offer tailored to you. Cookies allow us to recognise your Internet browser when you re-visit our website.

These cookies are automatically deleted after a defined period.

10. Rights of the person concerned

You have the following rights:

a) Information

You have in accordance with Art. 15 of the GDPR the right to request information about your personal data processed by us. This right of information includes information on the following:

  • Processing purpose(s)
  • Categories of personal data
  • Recipients or categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed
  • Scheduled storage duration or at least the criteria for determining the storage duration
  • The existence of a right to rectification, deletion, restriction of processing or revocation
  • The existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority
  • The origin of your personal data, if it is not collected by us
  • The existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, where applicable, significant information on their details

b) Rectification

You are entitled in accordance with Art. 16 of the GDPR to an immediate correction of any incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us.

c) Deletion

In accordance with Art. 17 of the GDPR, you have the right to request the immediate deletion of your personal data stored by us, unless any further processing of the data is necessary for one of the following reasons:

  • For exercising the right to freedom of expression and information
  • For fulfilling a legal obligation that requires processing in accordance with the law of the European Union or the member states, to which the controller is subject, or to fulfil a task that is in the public interest or as an execution of public authority, which has been transferred to the controller
  • For reasons of public interest in the realm of public health in accordance with Art. 9 Para. 2 lit. h and i, as well as Art. 9 Para. 3 of the GDPR
  • For archival purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes in accordance with Art. 89 Para. 1 of the GDPR, to the extent that the law referred to in section a) is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the accomplishment of the objectives of this processing
  • For the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims

d) Restriction of processing

In accordance with Art. 18 of the GDPR, you may request the restriction of the processing of your personal data for one of the following reasons:

  • You contest the accuracy of your personal data
  • The processing is unlawful, and you object to the deletion of the personal data
  • We no longer need the personal data for the purposes of processing, but you need it for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims
  • You object to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 Para. 1 of the GDPR

e) Notification obligation regarding rectification or deletion of personal data or restriction of processing

If you have requested the correction or deletion of your personal data or a restriction of the processing in accordance with Art. 16, Art. 17 Para. 1 and Art. 18 of the GDPR, we share this with all recipients to whom your personal data has been disclosed, unless this proves impossible or involves a disproportionate effort. You may request that we notify you of these recipients.

f) Transmission

You have the right to receive your personal data, which you have provided, in a structured, standard and machine-readable format.

You also have the right to request the transmission of this data to a third party, provided the processing is carried out using automated procedures and based on consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 lit. a or Art. 9 Para. 2 lit. a, or based on a contract in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 lit. b of the GDPR.

g) Revocation

In accordance with Art. 7 Para. 3 of the GDPR, you have the right to revoke your consent at any time to us. Revocation of consent does not affect the legality of the processing granted by the consent until the point of revocation. In future, we will no longer process your data based on your revoked consent.

h) Complaints

In accordance with Art. 77 of the GDPR, you have the right to complain to a supervisory authority if you believe that processing your personal data violates the rules of the GDPR.

i) Objections

If your personal data is processed based on legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 lit. f of the GDPR, you have the right in accordance with Art. 21 of the GDPR to object to your personal data being processed, if reasons arise from your specific situation, or if an objection to direct advertising is addressed. In the latter case, you have a general right of objection, which is executed by us without stating the specific situation. If you wish to utilise your right of revocation or objection, it is sufficient to send us an email to info@european-waterparks.com

j) Automated decision-making in individual cases, including profiling

You have the right not to be subjected to a decision that is based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which could have a legal effect on you or may have a similar impact on you. This does not apply if the decision

  1. is required for the conclusion or fulfilment of a contract between you and our association,
  2. is permitted based on the legislation of the European Union or of the member states, to which we are subject, and this legislation contains appropriate measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms and legitimate interests,
  3. is made with your express consent.

However, these decisions may not be based on specific categories of personal data in accordance with Art. 9 Para. 1 of the GDPR, unless Art. 9 Para. 2 lit. a or g of the GDPR applies and appropriate measures have been taken to protect the rights and freedoms, as well as your legitimate interests.

Regarding the points in i) and (iii), we shall take appropriate measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms and your legitimate interests, which includes at least the right to the intervention of a person on our part, the presentation of his/her own position and the challenge of the decision.

10. Changes to the Privacy Policy

If we change our privacy policy, it will be indicated on our website.

As of 16th May 2018