Privacy Policy
Status: May 2025
The Hamburg Sustainability Platform (HSP) places great importance on the protection of your personal data. As a platform supported and hosted by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, we ensure that all data processing is carried out in compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG).
1. Controller
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 32 + 36,
53113 Bonn
Dag-Hammarskjöld-Weg 1–5,
65760 Eschborn
Germany
If you have any questions regarding data protection, please contact:
datenschutzbeauftragte@giz.de
2. Collection of Personal Data
When you use this website, no personal data is actively collected or stored, unless you contact us directly (see Section 3). This website does not use any tracking technologies or analytics services (such as Google Analytics, Matomo, or etracker). No user profiles are created.
Only technical data necessary to operate the website is temporarily processed. This includes:
IP address (anonymised immediately)
Date and time of access
Pages visited
Referrer URL
Browser type and version
Operating system
These data are not linked to individuals and are deleted after a short time. The processing is based on Article 6 (1) (e) GDPR (task in the public interest).
3. Contacting Us
When you contact us (e.g. via email), we process the data you provide solely for the purpose of responding to your inquiry. This may include:
Name
Email address
Message content
Your data will not be shared with third parties. Legal basis: Article 6 (1) (e) GDPR.
4. Cookies
This website only uses cookies that are technically necessary for its functioning. These are temporary session cookies that:
Do not collect personal data
Are automatically deleted when your browser is closed
No consent banner is required for such cookies.
5. Your Rights
You have the following rights in relation to your personal data:
Access (Art. 15 GDPR)
Rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
Erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
Restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
Objection to processing (Art. 21 GDPR)
Data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
Right to withdraw consent at any time (Art. 7 (3) GDPR)
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority:
Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI)
6. Data Security
We take technical and organisational measures to ensure that your personal data is protected from accidental or unlawful access, manipulation, loss, or destruction.