Privacy policy

I. General Information

Responsible Body

Nachfolgend erklären wir Ihnen welche personenbezogenen Daten von uns bei der Inanspruchnahme unser Leistungen oder der Nutzung unserer Angebote erhoben und verarbeitet werden. Wir sind:

Personal data is individual information about the personal or factual circumstances of an identified or identifiable natural person.

Legal basis

We collect and process personal data based on the following legal bases:

• Consent in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Consent is any freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishes by which they signify their agreement to the processing of their personal data.
• Necessity for the performance of a contract or in order to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, i.e. the data is necessary for us to fulfill our contractual obligations towards you or we need the data to prepare for the conclusion of a contract with you.
• Processing to fulfill legal obligations in accordance with Article 6(1)(c) GDPR, i.e., processing of the data is required by law or other regulations.
• Processing to safeguard legitimate interests in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, i.e. processing is necessary to safeguard our legitimate interests or those of third parties, unless your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms requiring the protection of personal data prevail.

Rights of data subjects

You have the following rights with regard to data processing by us to the extent specified in the respective articles of the General Data Protection Regulation:

• Right to information pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR – i.e., the right to be informed about how your personal data is processed and which personal data is processed by us,
• Right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR – i.e., the right to request the immediate rectification of incorrect personal data concerning you, including the completion of incomplete data,
• Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”) pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR – i.e. the right to request the erasure of your personal data, provided that certain conditions are met,
• Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR – i.e., the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data, provided that certain conditions are met Right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR – i.e. the right to request that your personal data that you have -provided be provided to you in a structured, commonly used, and machinereadable format and the right to transmit this data to a third party, provided that certain conditions are met,
• Right to object pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR – i.e. the right to object to the processing of your personal data, provided that the processing is based on our legitimate interests and certain conditions are met,

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 habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement, if you consider that the processing of personal data relating to you infringes the GDPR.

Data deletion and storage period

The personal data of the data subject will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage no longer applies. Storage may also take place if this has been provided for by the European or national legislator in EU regulations, laws, or other provisions to which the controller is subject. The data will also be blocked or deleted if a storage period prescribed by the before mentioned standards expires, unless there is a need for further storage of the data for the conclusion or fulfillment of a contract.

II. Specific data processing

Data collection when visiting the website

a) Scope of data processing

When you visit our website, our web server collects and stores the following data:

• Information about the browser type and version used
• The user's operating system
• The user's Internet service provider
• The user's IP address
• Date and time of access
• Log file about errors or successful delivery
• Websites from which the user's system accesses our website
• Websites accessed by the user's system via our website

The data is stored in our system's log files by our hosting provider within the European Union. This data is not stored together with other personal data of the user.

b) Legal basis

The legal basis for the processing of the data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR therefore lies in the functionality of our website and its availability. The legal basis for processing by our hosting provider is Art. 28 para. 3 GDPR.

c) Purpose of data processing

The temporary storage of the IP address by the system is necessary to enable the website to be delivered to the user's computer. For this purpose, the user's IP address must remain stored for the duration of the session.

The data is stored to ensure the functionality of the website. In addition, the data is used to optimize the website and to ensure the security of our information technology systems. The data is not evaluated for marketing purposes in this context.

d) Duration of storage

The log files are anonymized after seven days at the latest by truncating the IP address, unless there is a need to retain the data for the aforementioned purpose due to specific events.

e) Right to object and right to erasure

The collection of data for the provision of the website and the storage of data in log files is essential for the operation of the website. Consequently, there is no possibility for the user to object.

Contacting us by email

a) Scope of data processing

You can contact us via the email addresses provided on the website. In this case, the personal data you send us in your email will be stored. Our emails are stored and retained by a service provider based in Germany.

b) Legal basis

The legal basis for processing data transmitted in the course of sending an email or a contact request via the contact form is Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. If the purpose of the contact is to conclude a contract or if the email constitutes a business letter, the additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. b and c GDPR in conjunction with the provisions of the German Commercial Code (HGB) and the German Fiscal Code (AO) on the retention of business letters.

The legal basis for processing by our email service provider on our behalf is Art. 28(3) GDPR.

The legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR lies in responding to a customer inquiry or responding to a contact request on other topics.

c) Purpose of data processing

The purpose of data storage is to contact you at your request.

d) Duration of storage

The data will be stored for as long as necessary to complete the request. Insofar as this involves commercial correspondence that is subject to retention requirements under commercial and tax law, it will also be stored in accordance with the statutory retention periods.

e) Right to object and right to erasure

You have the right to object to further use at any time. You can declare your objection by email to: winterberg@games-archive.org. Deletion can only take place if there is no legal obligation to retain the data; in this case, however, the data will be blocked for other uses. In the event of an objection, the conversation cannot be continued.

Cookies & Local Storage

Cookies & Local Storage are “storage areas” for data on your computer. Content providers often access files stored there via the web browser or store information there for later access. This can include, for example, the language setting for a website, the contents of a shopping cart, or settings for video playback.

Specifically, the data packages listed below can be accessed on our website in the form of cookies or local storage files. Unless these are technically necessary data packages that are required for the operation of the website, you have the option of rejecting or accepting them when loading the website. Once given, consent can be revoked at any time. In practical terms, you can do this by blocking cookies in your browser or by calling up the cookie banner again via The International Computer Game Collection.

31.03.2025