In the following, we explain which personal data we collect and process when you visit this website and when you participate in measures of the “Gaming for Democracy” initiative. This is in addition to<\/strong> our general privacy policy<\/a>. We are the Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur gGmbH, based at Marburger Str. 2, 10789 Berlin and you can reach us by post or e-mail at kontakt[at]stiftung-digitale-spielekultur.de<\/a>.<\/p>\n Protecting your privacy is very important to us. Therefore, we explain below which personal data is collected and processed by us when you use our services or our services. Personal data is individual information about personal or factual circumstances of a specific or identifiable natural person. These include, for example, the name, the e-mail address or the telephone number.<\/p>\n The collection, processing (including storage, modification, transmission, blocking and deletion) and use of your data is carried out in compliance with the provisions of data protection law. Personal data will only be collected, used and passed on if this is permitted by law or if the users give their consent to the collection of data and to the extent that this is technically or legally necessary for the provision of the service. Under no circumstances will the collected data be sold or illegally passed on to third parties for any other reason.<\/p>\n We collect and process personal data based on the following legal bases: You are entitled to the following rights with regard to data processing by us to the extent specified in the respective articles of the General Data Protection Regulation: Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your residence, your place of work or the place of the alleged infringement, if you consider that the processing of personal data concerning you infringes the GDPR.<\/p>\n The personal data of the data subject will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage no longer applies. Storage can also take place if this has been provided for by the European or national legislator in EU regulations, laws or other regulations to which the controller is subject. The data will also be blocked or deleted if a storage period prescribed by the aforementioned standards expires, unless there is a need for further storage of the data for the conclusion or performance of a contract or you have expressly consented to the further use of your data.<\/p>\n As part of the registration for the information mailing of the “Gaming for Democracy” initiative, the following data will be collected and stored: The aforementioned data will also be passed on to the cooperation partners of the Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur gGmbH for the purpose of publicising the measures and events of the “Gaming for Democracy” initiative. Cooperation partners are the Bertelsmann Stiftung, the Akademie f\u00fcr Innovative Bildung und Management Heilbronn-Franken gemeinn\u00fctzige GmbH and the Bundeszentrale f\u00fcr politische Bildung. The partners provide information about their data processing here: The collection of data for the sending of information on measures and events of the “Gaming for Democracy” initiative and their disclosure is based on Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.<\/p>\n The data will be used to promote, prepare, implement and administer the “Gaming for Democracy” initiative.<\/p>\n The data will be retained for the duration of the statutory retention obligation under tax and commercial law. The data will be retained until the end of the initiative in 2029, unless renewed consent for longer storage is given.<\/p>\n You have the option of objecting to further use at any time. You can declare your objection by e-mail to kontakt[at]stiftung-digitale-spielekultur.de . Deletion can only take place if we no longer have to store the message or if it is no longer required for warranty purposes; in this case, however, the data will be blocked for another use.<\/p>\n Participants in measures of the “Gaming for Democracy” initiative are to network voluntarily and come together to form working groups that are supervised by the Digital Games Culture Foundation and its cooperation partners. For the communication, planning and implementation of the working groups, the software services Miro from RealtimeBoard Inc. (USA), Notion from Notion Labs Inc. (USA), Planner and Teams from Microsoft Corp. (USA) and Zoom from Zoom Communications Inc. (USA) are used as processors. Notion also uses the Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur gGmbH to store and organize contact details of the named persons.<\/p>\n The companies Microsoft Corp., Notion Labs Inc., RealtimeBoard Inc. and Zoom Communications Inc. process data outside the European Union.<\/p>\n If video conferences and other communication formats are used, data such as participation in meetings, the duration and chat or message content as well as IP addresses or, if applicable, IP addresses. e-mail addresses. As part of contact management, the Digital Games Culture and Notion Foundation also processes the names and address data of the named persons. The legal basis for the collection is Art. 6 (1) (a) and (f) GDPR, in the form of consent to participate in the communication, as well as our legitimate interest in documenting our communication and storing the news and conference results, in particular if you contacted us.<\/p>\n The legal basis for the processing by the companies Microsoft Corp., Notion Labs Inc., RealtimeBoard Inc. and Zoom Communications Inc. as processors of the Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur is Art. 28 para. 3, 6 GDPR in conjunction with the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission.<\/p>\n The purpose of the processing is the preparation and implementation of working groups with the participants. The sharing of e-mail addresses within working groups is carried out for the purpose of networking between the actors.<\/p>\n Meeting data that is collected only for the purpose of conducting the communication, such as the IP address, is only collected during the connection for the purpose of conducting the communication. The data regarding the preparation and implementation of the working groups will be stored for the duration of the project and then deleted. We only store communications longer if it is data that must be retained. These are kept for the duration of the legal retention obligation under tax and commercial law.<\/p>\n You have the option of objecting to further use at any time. You can declare your objection by e-mail to: kontakt[at]stiftung-digitale-spielekultur.de<\/a> . Deletion can only take place if there is no legal obligation to retain it; in this case, however, the data will be blocked for another use. Otherwise, there is no right of objection.<\/p>\n Last update: 17.08.2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2. Legal basis<\/h3>\n
\n\u2022 Consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Consent is any voluntary, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes, in the form of a statement or other unambiguous affirmative action, by which the data subject signifies that he or she agrees to the processing of personal data concerning him or her.
\n\u2022 Necessity for the performance of the contract or the implementation of preparatory measures in accordance with Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR, i.e. the data is necessary for us to be able to fulfil our contractual obligations towards you or we need the data to prepare for the conclusion of a contract with you.
\n\u2022 Processing for the purpose of fulfilling legal obligations pursuant to Article 6 (1) (c) GDPR, i.e. that processing of the data is prescribed, for example, due to a law or other regulations.
\n\u2022 Processing for the purposes of legitimate interests in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR, i.e. that the processing is necessary to safeguard our legitimate interests or those of third parties, unless such interests are overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms which require the protection of personal data.<\/p>\n3. Rights of data subjects<\/h3>\n
\n\u2022 Right of access under Article 15 GDPR, i.e. the right to be informed about how your personal data is processed and what personal data is processed by us,
\n\u2022 Right to rectification under Article 16 GDPR \u2013 i.e. the right to request the rectification without undue delay of inaccurate personal data concerning you, including the completion of incomplete data,
\n\u2022 Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”) under Article 17 GDPR \u2013 i.e. the right to request the erasure of your personal data, provided that certain conditions are met,
\n\u2022 Right to restriction of processing under Article 18 GDPR \u2013 i.e. the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data, provided that certain conditions are met,
\n\u2022 Right to data portability under Article 20 GDPR \u2013 i.e. the right to request that you receive your personal data that you have provided in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, and the right to transmit it to a third party, provided that certain conditions are met,
\n\u2022 Right to object under Article 21 GDPR \u2013 i.e. the right to object to the processing of your personal data where the processing is based on our legitimate interests, provided that certain conditions are met.<\/p>\n4. Data deletion and storage period<\/h3>\n
II. Specific data processing<\/h2>\n
1. Processing for registration in the Info-Mailing<\/h3>\n
a) Scope of data collection<\/h4>\n
\n\u2022 Last name, first name
\n\u2022 E-mail address
\n\u2022 Employer, institution and function
\n\u2022 Voluntary information for participant directory, networking or further information<\/p>\n
\nBertelsmann Stiftung<\/a>
\nAkademie f\u00fcr Innovative Bildung und Management Heilbronn-Franken gemeinn\u00fctzige GmbH<\/a>
\nBundeszentrale f\u00fcr politische Bildung<\/a><\/p>\nb) Legal basis<\/h4>\n
c) Purpose of data processing<\/h4>\n
d) Duration of storage<\/h4>\n
e) Objection and deletion options<\/h4>\n
2. Communication and working groups within the framework of the “Gaming for Democracy” initiative<\/h3>\n
a) Scope of data collection<\/h4>\n
\nIn addition, attendance lists are kept at events.<\/p>\nb) Legal basis<\/h4>\n
c) Purpose of data processing<\/h4>\n
d) Duration of storage<\/h4>\n
e) Objection and deletion options<\/h4>\n