The Bertelsmann Stiftung places great importance on the protection of personal data. All Bertelsmann Stiftung web activities comply with European Union regulations and the GBDe recommendations of September 2001. The Bertelsmann Stiftung also complies with the laws on data protection and data security as defined by the Federal Republic of Germany. These data protection guidelines mandate that users are informed about how Bertelsmann Stiftung deals with personal data collected during your visit to our website.
"Personal data" includes all information about your identity, such as your name, your e-mail address or your postal address. Such data is only stored if you provide it to the Bertelsmann Stiftung by registering with us or subscribing to our newsletter.
The Bertelsmann Stiftung uses your personal data exclusively for purposes of technical administration of the website and for otherwise communicating with you. The Bertelsmann Stiftung will not disclose any of your personal data to third parties nor use it for any other purposes. The employees of the Bertelsmann Stiftung are required to maintain confidentiality.
When you access the Bertelsmann Stiftung website, general information that is not personally identifiable such as the internet browser you use, the number of visits, average time spent on website, pages called up and so on, is collected automatically (that is, without registration). This information is solely used to improve the attractiveness, content and functionality of our web presence. The information is not used for any other purpose and will not be disclosed to third parties.
The Bertelsmann Stiftung takes precautionary measures to protect your personal details against loss, damage, fraud, manipulation and unauthorized access. The statutory provisions of the Federal Republic of Germany are of course observed at all times.
This declaration of data protection applies to the website www.religionsmonitor.com. The webpages of the Bertelsmann Stiftung also contain links to external websites. The Bertelsmann Stiftung accepts no liability for the content of these websites. When you leave the Bertelsmann Stiftung website, we advise you to carefully read the data protection guidelines of every website that collects personal data.
If you have questions about the processing of your personal details, please contact our data protection representative.
Bertelsmann AG
Konzerndatenschutz
Carl-Bertelsmann-Str. 270
33311 Gütersloh
Mail: datenschutz@bertelsmann.de
Upon request, you will receive written notification of whether the Bertelsmann Stiftung has stored any of your personal details, and if so, which data has stored by the web technology used by the Bertelsmann Stiftung.
Should these data protection guidelines be revised, notification of the revision will appear on our homepage and other appropriate places.