Liability & data protection information • WORLDWATCH GmbH • May 2020

 

 

1. CONTACT

WORLDWATCH GmbH, Grindelberg 77, 20144 Hamburg,

Tel: +49 404210 707-0, Fax: -19

Management: Dipl.-Graph-Des. Matthias Welker

www.worldwatch.com, www.worldwatch.de, www.worldwatch.eu

Commercial register: Hamburg District Court, reg no .: HRB 103962

Bank details: Hamburger Sparkasse,

BIC: HASPDEHHXXX

VAT ID: DE258241630

IBAN: DE72 2005 0550 1238 1567 88

 

 

2. LIABILITY

WORLDWATCH GmbH assumes no liability for the topicality, correctness, completeness or quality of the information provided on the website and in the app, which also applies to other websites to which reference is made via hyperlinks. Changes or additions to information on our website and in the app can be supplemented, changed or deleted by WORLDWATCH GmbH at any time without separate announcement. Duplication or use of data, texts or images is not permitted without the express consent of WORLDWATCH GmbH.

 

3. RESPONSIBILITY

Responsible for content according to § 10 paragraph 3 MDStV:

Dipl.-Graph.-Des. Matthias Welker

welker.matthias@worldwatch.com

 

4. CREDITS

HOMEPAGE

shutterstock.com: nicflo90 / Mclein / Merfin,

istockphoto.com: 4X-image / doriconnell, NASA: Aeronet_La_Jolla

 

MENU: WHAT WE WANT

shutterstock.com: Anton Solokov, Lane Pearman, pixabay.com: Nickbar,

gettyimages: Jacobs Stock Photography Ltd.,

istockphoto.com: FG Trade, wallhere.com: wallup, Logos: PR

 

MENU: WHO WE ARE

istockphoto.com: Nemo-Dahab / slavemotion, PR

 

MENU: WHAT WE DO

istockphoto.com: quickshooting / Beeldbewerking / Vladdeep /

filadendron, shutterstock.com: stock_shot / Maridav

 

NEWS PAGE

shutterstock.com: Elle1 / elRoce, PR

 

PAGE SUPPORT

wallhere.com: goofon, shutterstock.com: Martin Harvey

 

JOIN THE SIDE

shutterstock.com: Andriy Nekrasov

 

5. PRIVACY

WORLDWATCH GmbH is subject to the provisions of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the regulations of the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG). We take the protection of your personal data very seriously and treat it with the utmost care, confidentially and in accordance with legal regulations. Please note that data transmission over the Internet can be subject to security gaps. Complete protection against access by third parties is not possible.

 

5.1 ANONYMITY

Our web app and the mobile versions of the app can be used without providing personal information.

 

5.2 PERSONAL DATA

When you visit our website, we collect the following data in order to display, statistically evaluate or improve our website:

• IP address

• Time and date of the request

• Amount of data transferred

• browser used

• Operating system used

• Website (source) from which the request comes

 

5.3 COOKIES

We use cookies insofar as this is necessary to provide a functional and user-friendly website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device. Your browser accesses these files. Cookies cannot run programs or transmit viruses to your device.

 

If you do not allow cookies, there is no guarantee that you will be able to access all functions of our website without restriction. You can also use a browser plug-in to prevent Google Inc. from collecting the data generated by cookies and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google Inc. Follow this link:

www.tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

 

5.4 CONTACT

If you contact WORLDWATCH GmbH using the options offered on the website (email, telephone), your data will be stored for processing the request and will never be passed on to third parties without your consent.

 

5.5 TRACKING

The browser version of the app uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. It enables the analysis of website usage by the user. This service uses cookies, thereby collecting information about your use of this website and usually sending it to a Google server in the USA. This information is stored there. IP anonymization applies to this website. Your IP address will be shortened within the member states of the EU and the European Economic Area. This means that it is not possible to obtain your IP address personally. As part of our agreement with Google Inc., the information collected is used to evaluate the website usage and website activity, and WORLDWATCH GmbH receives other related services for Internet usage from Google Inc. You can find more information about data usage by Google Inc. here:

www.support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de

 

5.6 SHARING

In this app we use Facebook Social Plugins from Facebook Inc. as well as other social media portals and messenger services such as WhatsApp, Twitter and LinkedIn. The Facebook plugin, for example, creates a direct connection between your browser and Facebook servers. You can find information here:

www.facebook.com/help/186325668085084

 

If you are logged in with your Facebook account and visit this website, the plugin Facebook Inc. will inform you about the visit. It is possible that your IP address will also be saved here. If you want to prevent this data from being transmitted, log out of Facebook before visiting our website.