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Privacy Policy

Last edited: October 29, 2026

1. Data Controller

The controller responsible for processing personal data in connection with this website is:

For questions regarding the processing of your personal data, please contact us using the details above.

2. General Information on Data Processing

We take the protection of your personal data seriously. We process personal data in accordance with applicable data protection legislation, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and relevant German data protection laws.

Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Depending on how you use our website, we may process personal data when you visit our pages, contact us or use services linked to our events.

We process personal data only where there is a valid legal basis for doing so. Depending on the circumstances, this may include your consent, the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures, compliance with a legal obligation, or our legitimate interests.

3. Website Hosting

When you access our website, our hosting provider automatically processes the technical information needed to deliver it.

This information may include:

• IP address
• Date and time of access
• Requested page or file
• Referrer URL
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Information about the device used
• HTTP status codes and data transfer volumes

This information is processed to deliver the website, maintain its technical functionality, ensure system security and investigate potential misuse or attacks.

The legal basis is generally Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, based on our legitimate interest in providing a secure and reliable website.

We do not store server log files.

Hosting provider: Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL, 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg. The website’s files are stored in AWS’s data center in Frankfurt am Main and delivered through Amazon CloudFront. AWS processes this data on our behalf under a data processing agreement. More information: https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/

4. Contacting Us

If you contact us by email, we process the personal data you provide, such as your name, email address, organization and the content of your message.

We use this information to respond to your inquiry and take any necessary follow-up action.

The legal basis is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR where your inquiry relates to a contract or pre-contractual measures. In other cases, processing may be based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, where we have a legitimate interest in responding to business inquiries.

We retain your information only for as long as necessary to handle your inquiry and any subsequent matters, subject to applicable statutory retention requirements.

5. Cookies and Similar Technologies

This website does not use cookies or similar technologies, and it does not analyze your use of the website.

6. Third-Party Services and External Links

Our website may contain links to external websites or integrate services provided by third parties.

When you follow an external link, the privacy practices of the destination website apply. We are not responsible for the data processing practices of independent third-party websites.

Where third-party content is embedded in our website, such as videos, maps or social media content, the relevant provider may process personal data, including technical information about your visit.

Where required, such content will only be loaded after you have provided the necessary consent.

No third-party services are currently integrated into this website.

7. Recipients of Personal Data

We may share personal data with service providers where this is necessary to operate our website or provide our services. These may include hosting providers, technical support providers, communication platforms and event management service providers.

Where a provider processes personal data on our behalf, the applicable data protection requirements and contractual safeguards will be observed.

We may also disclose personal data where required by law or where necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

We do not disclose personal data to third parties for purposes unrelated to the stated processing activities without an appropriate legal basis.

8. Transfers to Countries Outside the European Economic Area

If personal data is transferred to a country outside the European Economic Area, we will ensure that the transfer complies with applicable data protection requirements.

Depending on the circumstances, this may involve an adequacy decision by the European Commission, appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses, or another lawful transfer mechanism.

Details of relevant international transfers and the safeguards applied will be provided where applicable.

9. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

The applicable retention period depends on the type of data, the purpose of processing and any relevant statutory obligations.

When personal data is no longer required, it will be deleted or anonymized, subject to applicable legal retention requirements.

10. Your Data Protection Rights

Subject to the conditions set out in applicable data protection law, you have the right to:

• Access your personal data and obtain information about how it is processed.
• Rectification of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
• Erasure of your personal data where the legal requirements are met.
• Restriction of processing in certain circumstances.
• Data portability where the relevant legal requirements apply.
• Object to processing based on legitimate interests, on grounds relating to your particular situation.
• Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal.

To exercise your rights, please contact us at info@cme4u.org.

11. Right to Lodge a Complaint

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 applicable data protection law.

For cme4u GmbH, the competent supervisory authority is generally:

You may also contact another competent supervisory authority in accordance with the GDPR.

12. Data Security

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure or access.

These measures are reviewed and updated as appropriate, taking into account the nature of the data, the risks involved and the state of the art.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our data processing activities, the services offered on our website or applicable legal requirements.

The current version will be published on this page. We recommend reviewing it periodically.