Privacy policies

Data privacy is of paramount importance to Cultura Alemã and its members. This privacy policy applies to all products, services, and websites offered by Cultura Alemã, hereinafter referred to as "Cultura Alemã Services." In addition, we publish supplemental privacy notices to describe how Cultura Alemã handles personal data where more detailed information is necessary to explain our data privacy practices.

Cultura Alemã adheres strictly to data privacy regulations regarding notifications, choices, data transfer, security, data integrity, access rights, and enforcement. In accordance with applicable data protection laws, users and members of Cultura Alemã and its websites have the right to decide which information they make available to Cultura Alemã, other members,


How does Cultura Alemã obtain and use information?

To fully utilize our services, we may request the following information:

The information you provide - If you choose to use Cultura Alemã's services, you may be required to register. During registration, we will ask for your personal data (such as your name, email address, and password). We may combine the information you provide when using Cultura Alemã's websites with information from other Cultura Alemã services or third-party services. This allows us to improve the functionality and quality of our services for you. For certain services, we may give you the option to disable the combination of such information.

Cookies - During your visit to Cultura Alemã websites, we may place one or more 'cookies' - small text files - on your computer. These cookies help us improve your experience by remembering your preferences and tracking how you use our site. This information allows us to tailor your experience and provide you with a more personalized service.

Server Logs - Our servers collect information automatically when you use our services. This log data may include your browser type, operating system, IP address, and the pages you request. We use this information to analyze trends, administer our website, track user movements, and gather broad demographic information.

Communication with Users and Members - If you send an email or other communication to Cultura Alemã, we may store your message to process your requests, answer your questions, and improve our services.

Partner Websites - We offer some of our services in conjunction with other websites. Personal data that you provide on these websites may be sent to Cultura Alemã to provide the service. This information will be processed by Cultura Alemã in accordance with this privacy policy. Please note that these partner websites may have different privacy policies. We therefore recommend that you read the relevant privacy policies.

Links – Cultura Alemã presents links in a format that allows us to track whether these links are followed. We use this information to improve the quality of our search technology, personalized content, and user interfaces, for example.

Other Websites - This privacy policy applies only to Cultura Alemã services. We have no control over websites that appear in search results or as links within our various services. These other websites may place their own cookies or other files on your computer, collect data, or solicit personal information from you.

Cultura Alemã processes personal data only for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy and/or the additional privacy notices for specific services. In addition to the aforementioned purposes, we process personal data for the following reasons:

- Providing our services to users and / or members, including the display of customized content and advertising;
- Review and analysis to improve, manage, and protect our services;
- Ensuring the proper operation and development of new services.

For more detailed information on how we process personal data, please refer to the additional privacy notices for the respective services.

Cultura Alemã may process personal data on servers located outside of your country. We may also process personal data to provide our own services.


Options for personal data

Ultimately, it is up to the users and / or members of Cultura Alemã and its websites to decide whether and to what extent each user or member provides information to Cultura Alemã and / or other members.

Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. However, you can configure your browser to reject all cookies or to notify you when a cookie is sent. Please note that some features and services offered by Cultura Alemã may not function properly if cookies are disabled. You have the option to decline to provide personal data to our services. In such cases, Cultura Alemã may be unable to provide you with these services.

When registering as a member of Cultura Alemã, you will be asked to provide personal data. If we intend to use this information in a different manner for the purpose of membership and the use of Cultura Alemã's services, we will always seek your prior consent.

Should we intend to use your personal data for purposes other than those stated in this Privacy Policy and/or any specific privacy notices for particular services, we will provide you with an effective means to object to the further processing of your personal data for these other purposes.


Release of Information

Cultura Alemã only shares your personal data with other companies or external individuals under the following specific circumstances:

- We may share information with our partner companies or other trusted businesses or individuals who process personal information on our behalf. These parties are required to process such information only in accordance with our instructions and comply with this Privacy Policy and any other applicable confidentiality and security measures.
- We may access, use, preserve, and disclose your information if we have a good faith belief that it is reasonably necessary to: (a) protect the rights, property or safety of Cultura Alemã's websites, our members, or the public as required or permitted by law; (b) enforce applicable Terms of Service, including investigation of potential violations thereof; (c) detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues; or (d) comply with a law, regulation, legal process or governmental request.
- If Cultura Alemã is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, you will be notified via email and given the opportunity to opt out of having your personal information transferred and becoming subject to a different privacy policy.
- We may share aggregated or statistical data with third parties, such as the number of members who searched for a particular term or the number of users who clicked on particular links. This data does not personally identify you. We may also share de-identified information with third parties. We will obtain your explicit consent before we share any sensitive personal information.


Security of Information

We implement appropriate security measures to protect data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction. These include internal reviews of our data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures, as well as physical security measures to guard against unauthorized access to systems where we store personal data.

Access to personal information is limited to Cultura Alemã employees, contractors, and agents who need the information to perform a specific job. These individuals are bound by confidentiality obligations and may be disciplined or terminated if they fail to meet these obligations.

Cultura Alemã only processes personal information for the purposes for which it was collected and in accordance with this Privacy Policy or any applicable service-specific privacy notices. We review our data collection, storage, and processing practices to ensure that we only collect, store, and process the personal information necessary to provide our services. We take reasonable steps to ensure that the personal information we process is accurate, complete, and current. However, it is important that our members update or correct their personal information whenever necessary.


Accessing and updating personal information

When using Cultura Alemã services, we strive to act in good faith to provide you with access to your personal data and to correct any errors in that data. At the request of members, we will also delete data that is not required for legal or legitimate purposes. Before processing such requests, we ask individual members to identify themselves and the specific data they wish to access, correct, or delete. We may decline to process requests that are unreasonably repetitive or systematic, require a disproportionate technical effort, jeopardize the privacy of other members, are impracticable (such as requests for information that is stored on tape), or are not otherwise required for access. In any case, access to data and its correction is free of charge, unless it would require a disproportionate amount of effort. Some of our services require different procedures to access or delete members’ personal data.


Enforcement

Cultura Alemã regularly reviews compliance with this Privacy Policy. If Cultura Alemã receives a formal complaint, its policies require that the complainant be contacted regarding their concerns. We will cooperate with the appropriate regulatory authorities, including local data protection authorities, to resolve any complaints related to the transfer of personal data that cannot be resolved between Cultura Alemã and the affected member(s).


Changes to this Privacy Policies

Cultura Alemã reserves the right to change or supplement this Privacy Policy at any time without prior notice or reason. Please note that privacy policies may change from time to time solely due to changes in the law. Significant changes are not anticipated. Nevertheless, we will publish any amended privacy policy on this page. By continuing to use the Cultura Alemã website as a member following such publication, you acknowledge your acceptance of the changes and agree to be bound by the then-current privacy policy. Cultura Alemã therefore recommends that its members review the privacy policy regularly.

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policies, please contact us via our website or send an email.

Cultura Alemã
Uwe Schwarz

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