Terms and Conditions

1. Who is responsible for this website?

The data controller is:

Silicon Saxony e.V. Manfred-von-Ardenne-Ring 20 F, 01099 Dresden, Germany

Email: projects@silicon-saxony.de

If you have questions about this notice or how we process your data, please contact us at the address or email above.

2. What data do we collect?

We collect two types of data:

2.1 Transmitted Data

When you use our contact, application, or submission forms, we collect personal data such as your name, email address, job title, and organization. This data is required to process your request, communicate with you, and organize event participation (e.g. personalized name badges).

2.2 Technical and Location Data

We collect anonymized technical data through cookies and analytics tools. This may include your IP address (anonymized where possible), browser type, pages visited, and session duration. These insights help us improve our website's performance and user experience.

3. Legal basis for processing

We process your personal data on the following legal bases under Article 6(1) GDPR:

• Consent (e.g. for newsletter sign-up, analytics cookies)
• Performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures (e.g. responding to your inquiries or processing event applications)
• Legitimate interests (e.g. improving our website, ensuring security)

4. Cookies and analytics

We use cookies and analytics tools to understand how visitors use our site. These tools help us improve our services (for example, by analyzing popular pages and session duration). Where required by law, we ask for your consent to use cookies. You can manage your cookie preferences at any time via our cookie banner or your browser settings. Analytics Tools Used:

• Analytics tools to be added. For more details, please refer to our separate Cookie Policy [link to your cookie policy if applicable].

5. What do we use your data for?

We use your data solely to:

• Respond to your inquiries or applications
• Organize and personalize event experiences
• Improve our website and services through anonymous analytics
• Comply with legal obligations We do not sell or share your data with third parties for marketing purposes.

6. Data retention

We retain your personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or to comply with legal obligations. Typically, data is retained for a maximum of 5 years, unless legal requirements require longer storage.

7. International data transfers

Your data is generally processed within the EU/EEA. If we use service providers outside the EU/EEA, we ensure appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) in compliance with GDPR.

8. Security measures

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, loss, or misuse.

9. Your rights under the GDPR

You have the following rights:

• Access your data (Art. 15 GDPR)
• Rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
• Erasure ("right to be forgotten," Art. 17 GDPR)
• Restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
• Data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
• Object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR)
• Withdraw consent at any time (Art. 7 GDPR)
• Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

To exercise your rights, please contact us at: projects@silicon-saxony.de

10. Changes to this Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect legal requirements or changes to our services. Changes will be posted on this page with the date of the last update.