This website is operated by www.happy-in-berlin.org and we are committed to protecting and preserving the privacy of our visitors when visiting our site or communicating electronically with us.
This policy sets out how we process any personal data we collect from you or that you provide to us through our website. We confirm that we will keep your information secure and that we will comply fully with all applicable UK Data Protection legislation and regulations. Please read the following carefully to understand what happens to personal data that you choose to provide to us, or that we collect from you when you visit this site. By visiting www.happy-in-berlin.org (our website) you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this policy.
Who we are
This is a research collaboration between Stefano Evangelista (TORCH – The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities, University of Oxford) and Gesa Stedman (Centre for British Studies, Humboldt Universität Berlin) to investigate British literary responses to Berlin in the early twentieth century and their lasting legacy on the city’s culture. This site was first created to accompany exhibitions that were held in the Literaturhaus Berlin, Humboldt University and Bodleian Library in 2021.
Types of information we may collect from you
We may collect, store and use the following kinds of personal information about individuals who visit and use our website:
Information our website automatically collects about you. With regard to each of your visits to our website we may automatically collect information including the following:
technical information, including a truncated and anonymised version of your Internet protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, operating system and platform;
information about your visit, including what pages you visit, how long you are on the site, how you got to the site (including date and time); page response times, length of visit, what you click on, documents downloaded and download errors.
How we may use the information we collect
Information we automatically collect about you. We will use this information:
to administer our site including troubleshooting and statistical purposes;
to improve our site to ensure that content is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer;
security and debugging as part of our efforts to keep our site safe and secure.
This information is collected anonymously and is not linked to information that identifies you as an individual.
We do not use Google Analytics.
Cookies
Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site. For detailed information on the cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them see our Cookie Policy.
Embedded content from other websites
Our site may, from time to time, contain links to and from the third party websites. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.
Mapbox
This website uses Mapbox, a service provided by Mapbox Inc. (1714 14th Street NW Washington, DC 20009-4309 United States) to display interactive maps. When visiting our website, information about the use of this website, including the IP address, is transmitted to Mapbox USA. Map contents are transmitted directly from Mapbox to your browser via the direct connection established with your browser and are integrated into the website from there. We therefore have no influence on the data collected. If you do not want any data to be processed by Mapbox, deactivate JavaScript in your browser settings. This will, however, result in you being unable to use the map settings.
You can find more information about the collection and processing of your data here: https://www.mapbox.com/privacy/.
Disclosure of your information
Any information you provide to us will either be emailed directly to us or may be stored on a secure server. We use a trusted third party website and hosting provider to facilitate the running and management of this website. GoDaddy meet high data protection and security standards and are bound by contract to keep any information they process on our behalf confidential. Any data that may be collected through this website that GoDaddy process, is kept secure and only processed in the manner we instruct them to. GoDaddy cannot access, provide, rectify or delete any data that they store on our behalf without permission.
We do not rent, sell or share personal information about you with other people or non-affiliated companies.
We will use all reasonable efforts to ensure that your personal data is not disclosed to regional/national institutions and authorities, unless required by law or other regulations.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.
What rights you have over your data
You have the right to ensure that your personal data is being processed lawfully (“Subject Access Right”). Your subject access right can be exercised in accordance with data protection laws and regulations. Any subject access request must be made in writing to [email protected]. We will provide your personal data to you within the statutory time frames. To enable us to trace any of your personal data that we may be holding, we may need to request further information from you. If you have a complaint about how we have used your information, you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
Contact
Questions, comments and requests regarding this privacy policy are welcomed and should be addressed to [email protected]
