Privacy Policy
Below, we provide information about our data protection policy. Here you will find information about the nature, scope and purpose of the collection, use and storage of personal data when using our website. We comply with the data protection law applicable to the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) and its churches and institutions in its currently valid version (EKD Data Protection Act).
We expressly point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) has security gaps and cannot be completely protected against access by third parties.
The use of the contact details in our legal notice for commercial advertising is expressly prohibited unless we have given our prior written consent or a business relationship already exists. The provider and all persons named on this website hereby object to any commercial use and disclosure of your data.
Provider:
Evangelical Lutheran Church Association of Lübeck City Centre ("Kirchengemeindeverband Innenstadtkirchen Lübeck")
Association Executive Committee
Marienkirchhof 2-3
23552 Lübeck
Telephone: +49 451/39770-0
Email: info@innenstadtkirchen-luebeck.de
The responsible data protection officer is:
Torben Vullriede
Andreas-Gayk-Straße 7-11
24103 Kiel
Tel.: +49 (0)431-64748448
Email: mail@dsb-nord.de
Scope:
This privacy policy provides users with information about the nature, scope and purpose of the collection and use of their data by the responsible provider.
The legal framework for data protection is provided by the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and the Digital Services Act (DDG). The legal basis is the Data Protection Act of the EKD (DSG-EKD).
Data minimisation:
In accordance with the principles of data avoidance and data minimisation, we only store personal data for as long as is necessary or required by law (statutory storage period). If the purpose of the collected information no longer applies or the storage period ends, we block or delete the data.
Collection of general information:
Every time you access our homepage, information is automatically collected by us or our web space provider. This information, also known as server log files, is of a general nature and does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about your person.
The information collected includes: name of the website accessed, file, date and time of access, amount of data transferred, notification of successful access, browser type and version, the user's operating system, referrer URL (the page from which you accessed our website), IP address and the requesting provider.
This data cannot be assigned to a specific person. This data is not merged with other data sources. However, we reserve the right to check the log data retrospectively if there are concrete indications of illegal use.
Without this data, it would not be technically possible to deliver and display the content of the website. In this respect, the collection of data is absolutely necessary. In addition, we use the anonymous information for statistical purposes. It helps us to optimise our website and technology. We also reserve the right to subsequently check the log files if there is suspicion of illegal use of our website.
Personal data:
You can visit our website without providing any personal data. Where personal data (such as your name, address or email address) is collected on our website, this is done on a voluntary basis as far as possible. You have the right to revoke your consent at any time with future effect. Personal data will be deleted if you revoke your consent to its storage. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent. If a contractual relationship between you and us is to be established, developed or amended, or if you send us an enquiry, we will collect and use your personal data to the extent necessary for these purposes (inventory data). We collect, process and use personal data to the extent necessary to enable you to use the website (usage data). All personal data is only stored for as long as is necessary for the stated purpose (processing your enquiry or executing a contract). Tax and commercial law retention periods are taken into account here. Upon request by the competent authorities, we may provide information about this data (inventory data) in individual cases, insofar as this is necessary for the purposes of criminal prosecution, averting danger, fulfilling the statutory tasks of the constitutional protection authorities or the military counter-intelligence service, or enforcing intellectual property rights.
Contact form:
Data submitted via the contact form, including your contact details, will be stored so that we can process your enquiry or be available for follow-up questions. This data will not be passed on without your consent.
The data entered in the contact form will be processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (§ 3 DSG-EKD). You can revoke your consent at any time. An informal notification by e-mail is sufficient for revocation. The legality of the data processing operations carried out until revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Data transmitted via the contact form will remain with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to its storage, or there is no longer any need for data storage. Mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.
Newsletter:
If you would like to subscribe to the newsletter offered on the website of a church parish (Cathedral, St. Aegidien, St. Jakobi, St. Marien or the Inner City Church Parish Association (www.innenstadtkirchen-luebeck.de) or Lübecker Kirchenmusik (luebeck-kirchenmusik.de), we require your email address and information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter.
To ensure that newsletters are sent with consent, we use the double opt-in procedure. As part of this process, the potential recipient is added to a distribution list. The user then receives a confirmation email giving them the opportunity to confirm their registration in a legally compliant manner. Only once confirmation has been received is the address actively added to the distribution list. By doing so, you agree to receive information about upcoming activities and other news, free and paid activities, and donation projects exclusively from the church community whose website you used to request the newsletter, or from all four Lübeck city centre church communities via the newsletter at www.innenstadtkirchen-luebeck.de. This consent applies to the email address provided.
We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and offers.
The data will not be passed on to unauthorised third parties.
You can revoke your consent to the storage of your data, your email address and its use for sending the newsletter at any time. An informal email notification is sufficient for revocation. The legality of the data processing operations carried out until revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Integration of third-party services and content
Our website sometimes includes content and services from other providers. These include, for example, maps provided by Google Maps, videos from YouTube, and graphics and images from other websites. In order for this data to be accessed and displayed in the user's browser, it is essential that the IP address is transmitted. The providers (hereinafter referred to as "third-party providers") therefore perceive the IP address of the respective user.
Even though we endeavour to use only third-party providers who only need the IP address to deliver content, we have no influence on whether the IP address may be stored. In this case, this process serves statistical purposes, among other things. If we are aware that the IP address is being stored, we will inform our users accordingly.
SoundCloud
Plugins from the social network SoundCloud (SoundCloud Limited, Berners House, 47-48 Berners Street, London W1T 3NF, United Kingdom) may be integrated into our pages. You can recognise the SoundCloud plugins by the SoundCloud logo on the relevant pages. When you visit our pages, a direct connection is established between your browser and the SoundCloud server after the plugin is activated. SoundCloud thereby receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click the "Like" or "Share" button while logged into your SoundCloud user account, you can link and/or share the content of our pages with your SoundCloud profile. This allows SoundCloud to associate your visit to our pages with your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or its use by SoundCloud. For more information, please refer to SoundCloud's privacy policy at: https://soundcloud.com/pages/privacy
YouTube
Our website uses plugins from YouTube to integrate and display video content. The video portal is provided by YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA.
When you visit a page with an integrated YouTube plugin, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. YouTube thereby learns which of our pages you have visited.
YouTube can assign your surfing behaviour directly to your personal profile if you are logged into your YouTube account. You can prevent this by logging out beforehand.
YouTube is used in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Section 13 (1) No. 3 DSG-EKD.
Details on the handling of user data can be found in YouTube's privacy policy at: www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy
Facebook plugins
Our homepage uses the Facebook "Like" button from the social network Facebook, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, United States.
The Facebook "Like" button is marked with the Facebook logo, an "f".
When you visit our homepage with the Facebook plugin, a direct connection is established between your browser and the Facebook servers.
Facebook can then assign your visit to our website to your Facebook account if you are logged in.
By clicking on the Like button, the content of our site is transmitted directly to Facebook and stored in your profile.
Please note that we have no knowledge of the purpose and scope of data collection, storage and processing by Facebook. For more information, please refer to Facebook's privacy policy.
If you do not want your visit to our homepage to be linked to your Facebook profile, please log out of your Facebook user account.
Cookies
This website uses cookies, which are small text files that store specific information about your device on your access device. Cookies are not harmful to your device and do not contain viruses.
They serve to improve our offering; cookies enable our website to recognise your browser the next time you visit.
You can set your browser to restrict or prevent the storage of cookies. In this case, the use of this website may be restricted.
We use a web analysis tool to tailor our websites to your needs. Data processing is based on your consent, provided that you have given your consent via our cookie banner. You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect.
The web analysis tool provider we use creates usage profiles for us based on pseudonyms. The usage profiles created are used to analyse visitor behaviour and are evaluated to improve and tailor our offering to your needs. For this purpose, permanent cookies are stored on your device and read by us. In addition, we may retrieve recognition features for your browser or device (e.g. using tracking pixels or so-called browser fingerprints). This enables us to recognise returning visitors and count them as such.
Which third-party providers do we use in this context?
Below you will find an overview of the third-party providers we work with for analysis purposes. If the data is processed outside the EU or the EEA in this context, we provide information on the adequate level of data protection. With regard to providers from the USA, an adequate level of data protection cannot be assumed due to processing in the USA. There is a risk that authorities may access the data for security and surveillance purposes without you being informed or being able to seek legal redress. Please bear this in mind when you decide to give your consent to our use of web analysis tools.
Provider: Cookiebot / Usercentrics
Data protection level: The data protection level is adequate, as processing only takes place within the EU.
If you wish to withdraw your consent, please adjust the settings accordingly via our banner (icon at the bottom left). Finally, please note that the Cookiebot tool respects your browser settings for tracking. If you have configured your browser so that tracking should not take place ("Do not Track"), Cookiebot will not track you, regardless of what you have selected via the banner.
ChurchDesk
We use ChurchDesk for administrative work and communication within the Lübeck City Centre Church Association and our congregation. ChurchDesk is a provider of church administration software of the same name. This includes calendar management, website, newsletter communication, contact database, digital forms and online payments. The data used is subject to the [GDPR]. The processing is described in our privacy policy and the consents you have given. ChurchDesk only processes data on the basis of the data processing agreement concluded between us and ChurchDesk.
Revocation
You have the option to revoke your consent to data processing at any time. Revocation does not affect the validity of past data processing operations.
Your rights to information, correction, blocking, deletion and objection:
You have the right to request information about the personal data we have stored about you free of charge and/or to request correction, blocking or deletion. Exceptions: This concerns the prescribed data storage for business transactions or data that is subject to a legal retention obligation.
For these purposes, please contact our data protection officer (see contact details above).
In order to be able to take a data block into account at any time, it is necessary to keep the data in a block file for control purposes. If there is no legal archiving obligation, you can also request the deletion of the data. Otherwise, we will block the data if you so wish.
Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority
As a data subject, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority in the event of a breach of data protection law. The competent supervisory authority for data protection issues is the EKD Data Protection Officer:
The Data Protection Officer of the EKD
Data Protection Region East
Invalidenstraße 29
10115 Berlin
Telephone: +49 (0)30 2005157-0
Fax: +49 (0)30 2005157-20
Email: ost@datenschutz.ekd.de
Homepage: https://datenschutz.ekd.de
Changes to our data protection provisions:
We reserve the right to revise this data protection declaration regularly so that it always complies with current legal requirements. The new data protection declaration will then apply to your next visit.
You can find the latest information on data protection at https://datenschutz.ekd.de/
As of 20 May 2025
