Last updated: 1st Jan 2025

This Privacy Policy describes how Generation Society ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and discloses your information when you use our website https://www.generationsociety.com (the "Service").

We are committed to protecting your personal data and your right to privacy. If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy or our practices with regard to your personal information, please contact us at:
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Email: aneubauer@generationsociety.com

1. Data Controller
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Data Controller: Generation Society Gmbh & Co KG
Email: aneubauer@generationsociety.com

‍2. Information We Collect
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2.1 Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain information about your device and your interaction with our website. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include:
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- Number of visitors and unique users
- Pages viewed and navigation paths
- Clicks and interactions with page elements
- Device type and browser information
- Aggregate, anonymous site browsing data (non-personally identifiable)

We collect this information using cookies and similar technologies.

2.2 Information You Provide to Us
In the future, we may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:

- Fill out contact forms
- Subscribe to newsletters
- Register for events or services

3. How We Use Your Information
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We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

- To provide, operate, and maintain our website
- To improve, personalize, and expand our website
- To understand and analyze how you use our website
- To develop new products, services, features, and functionality
- To communicate with you for customer service and informational purposes

4. Legal Basis for Processing
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We process your personal data only when we have a valid legal basis to do so. The legal bases we rely on are:

- Consent: Where you have given us explicit consent to process your personal data for a specific purpose.
- Legitimate Interests: Where processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights and interests.
- Legal Obligation: Where we need to process your personal data to comply with a legal obligation.
- Contract Performance: Where processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract.

5. Cookies and Similar Technologies
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We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect and use personal information about you. Cookies are small data files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. We use the following types of cookies:

- Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for you to browse the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the site.
- Analytics Cookies: These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site.
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You can control cookies through your browser settings. However, if you block certain cookies, you may not be able to use all the features of our website.

6. Data Retention
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We will retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your personal data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.We will also retain usage data for internal analysis purposes. Usage data is generally retained for a shorter period, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer periods.

7. Data Security
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We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, please also remember that we cannot guarantee that the internet itself is 100% secure.

8. Your Data Protection Rights
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Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the following rights:

- Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
- Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
- Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
- Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- Right to Object to Processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you.

If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at:
Email: aneubauer@generationsociety.com

‍9. Third-Party Services
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Our website may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

10. Future Contact Forms and Newsletter Subscriptions
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In the future, we may implement contact forms and newsletter subscription options. When these features are available:We will collect only the personal data necessary for the specific purpose stated at the point of collection.You will have the opportunity to opt-in to any marketing communications.

You will be able to unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

12. Contact Us
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If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
Email: aneubauer@generationsociety.com

‍13. Supervisory Authority
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA) and you believe we are unlawfully processing your personal information, you also have the right to complain to your local data protection supervisory authority. You can find their contact details here: https://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/bodies/authorities/index_en.htm