Privacy

1. Controller

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

Architects 4 Future e.V.
Sonnenstraße 12
28203 Bremen
Germany

Email: info [at] architects4future.de

If you have any questions about data protection, you can contact us using the contact details provided above.

2. Hosting

This website is hosted by:

IONOS SE
Elgendorfer Str. 57
56410 Montabaur
Germany

When you access our website, technically necessary data is processed in order to provide the website and ensure its security and stability. This may include, in particular, your IP address, the date and time of access, the page or file requested, and information about your browser and operating system.

The processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the secure, stable and technically reliable provision of our website.

As part of our hosting service, IONOS WebAnalytics provides statistical information about the use of our website. IONOS WebAnalytics does not use cookies. According to IONOS, the IP address transmitted when a page is accessed is anonymised immediately after transmission and subsequently processed without being linked to an individual. The information collected includes pages accessed, referrers, browser and device information, and the time of access. The data is used exclusively for statistical analysis and technical optimisation of the website. According to IONOS, this data is not shared with third parties.

Visitor data collected as part of the web hosting service is retained by IONOS for 8 weeks.

3. Cookies and privacy settings

Our website uses technically necessary cookies and comparable storage technologies where these are required for certain website functions. These include, in particular, technically necessary functions for session management and website security.

Consent is not required for technically necessary cookies where they are strictly necessary to provide a function explicitly requested by you. In these cases, the legal basis for storing information on or accessing information from your device is Section 25(2) TDDDG.

Technically necessary cookies and session data are stored only for as long as required for the respective function.

In addition, we use optional cookies for website analytics. These are only set after you have expressly given your consent.

When you first visit our website, you can use our privacy settings to decide whether you consent to website analytics. Your choice is stored locally in your browser so that we can respect your selection when you visit further pages. This setting is stored for up to 180 days.

You can change your choice at any time using the “Privacy settings” link in the website footer.

4. Website analytics

For the purpose of adapting and continuously improving our website, we use Matomo, an open-source website analytics software.

After you have given your consent, Matomo uses first-party cookies that allow visits and returning visitors to be distinguished using pseudonymous identifiers and enable us to statistically analyse the use of our website.

In particular, information about page views, referrers, browsers and devices may be processed.

Cookies used to recognise returning visitors are stored for a maximum of 90 days, session information generally for 30 minutes, and information about the source of a visit for a maximum of 30 days. Matomo allows these cookie lifetimes to be configured individually.

We use our own Matomo installation for website analytics. The analytics data collected is not shared with external analytics services.

Detailed visit data is stored for a maximum of 90 days and is then automatically deleted. IP addresses are truncated before being stored.

Matomo is only activated after you have given your consent through our privacy settings. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG.

5. Newsletter

You can subscribe to our newsletter through our website.

We use Brevo to manage newsletter subscriptions and send the newsletter.

When you subscribe, we process your email address. We also store information necessary to document your subscription and consent.

Newsletter subscriptions use a double opt-in procedure. After subscribing, you will receive an email asking you to confirm your subscription. This allows us to ensure that the email address provided is actually intended to be subscribed to the newsletter.

The legal basis for sending the newsletter is your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

Brevo processes newsletter data on our behalf. According to Brevo, the servers on which its databases are processed and stored are located within the European Union. Brevo states that its primary hosting locations are in France and Germany and that data is stored on Google Cloud in Belgium.

You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time using the unsubscribe link included in every newsletter email.

After you unsubscribe, your email address will no longer be used to send the newsletter. Where necessary, certain information may continue to be stored in order to demonstrate that consent was previously given or to ensure that no further newsletters are sent.

Further information is available in Brevo’s Privacy Policy.

6. Your rights

Subject to the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation, you have, in particular, the right:

Where processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time with effect for the future in accordance with Art. 7(3) GDPR. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.

To exercise your rights, you can contact us at any time using the contact details provided above.

7. Right to lodge a complaint

Under Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data infringes applicable data protection law.

In particular, you may contact the supervisory authority responsible for your place of residence, place of work or the place of the alleged infringement.

Last updated: August 2026