Privacy Policy

legal notice

Controller and Data Protection Contact

Inquiries regarding data protection: For any questions regarding the collection, processing, or use of your personal data, or to exercise your rights, please contact us via
Email: admin@futureimaginaries.org

SSL/TLS Encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as inquiries you send to us as the site operator, this website uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

Your Rights as a Data Subject (GDPR)

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right to Access (Art. 15 GDPR): You have the right to obtain information about your personal data processed by us.

  • Right to Rectification (Art. 16 GDPR): You have the right to demand the immediate correction of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us.

  • Right to Erasure (Art. 17 GDPR): You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data stored by us, unless processing is necessary for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest, or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

  • Right to Restriction of Processing (Art. 18 GDPR): You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

  • Right to Data Portability (Art. 20 GDPR): You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format or to request transmission to another controller.

  • Right to Withdraw Consent (Art. 7 (3) GDPR): You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. As a result, we may no longer continue the data processing that was based on this consent in the future.

  • Right to Lodge a Complaint (Art. 77 GDPR): You have the right to complain to a data protection supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data violates the GDPR.

Right to Object (Art. 21 GDPR)

If your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data on grounds relating to your particular situation. If you wish to exercise your right to object, an email to the contact address provided above is sufficient.

Hosting by Squarespace

For the provision of our website, we use the content management system (CMS) provided by Squarespace (Squarespace Ireland Ltd., Le Pollet House, Ship Street, St. Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 1DZ / Squarespace Inc., 8 Clarkson St, New York, NY 10014, USA).

  • Purpose: Provision and display of website content.

  • Legal Basis: Our legitimate interest in a technically error-free presentation of our website (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).

  • Data Transfer: As Squarespace is a US-based company, data is transmitted to the USA. Squarespace is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, ensuring an adequate level of data protection. Furthermore, a Data Processing Addendum (DPA) has been concluded.

Multilingualism through ConveyThis

We use the translation tool ConveyThis (ConveyThis LLC, 212-214 W 29th St, New York, NY 10001, USA).

  • Purpose: Providing a multilingual version of our website.

  • Processed Data: To maintain the selected language during your visit, ConveyThis sets technically necessary cookies. Additionally, your IP address is processed temporarily to assign the appropriate language.

  • Legal Basis: Usage is based on our legitimate interest in providing an international orientation of our services (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR) or, where requested, based on your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR).

Squarespace Analytics

Provided you give your consent via our cookie banner, we use the analysis functions of Squarespace.

  • Purpose: Statistical evaluation of website usage (e.g., visitor numbers, session duration).

  • Legal Basis: Your explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

  • Note: We have configured the activity log within Squarespace to anonymize IP addresses before storage in order to protect your privacy.

Web Fonts (Google & Adobe Fonts)

Our website uses web fonts provided by Squarespace for the uniform display of fonts. When a page is accessed, your browser loads the required web fonts into its browser cache.

  • Important: Since Squarespace loads these fonts from external servers (Google/Adobe) by default, your IP address is transmitted to these providers.

  • Legal Basis: Our legitimate interest in an aesthetically pleasing design of our website (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).

Privacy Policy for the use of Google Analytics:

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators, and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google Inc. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser; however, please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent Google's collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available under the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.