Privacy Policy
Last updated: February 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Berliner Bengalis e.V. ("we", "us", "our"), accessible at berlinerbengalis.com, collects, uses and protects your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679 and the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG).
1. Data Controller
Berliner Bengalis e.V.
Berlin, Germany
Email: info@berlinerbengalis.com
Website: https://berlinerbengalis.com
For privacy questions, contact us at the email above. You also have the right to contact the Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information.
2. Legal Bases for Processing (GDPR Art. 6)
| Processing activity | Legal basis |
|---|---|
| Essential cookies & site security | Art. 6(1)(f) – Legitimate interests |
| Google AdSense (advertising) | Art. 6(1)(a) – Explicit consent |
| Contact form / email enquiries | Art. 6(1)(a) – Consent & Art. 6(1)(b) – Pre-contractual |
| Server / access logs via Cloudflare | Art. 6(1)(f) – Legitimate interests (security) |
3. Data We Collect
3.1 Server & Access Logs (Cloudflare)
Our website is hosted and protected by Cloudflare, Inc. (101 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA).
When you visit, Cloudflare may log: IP address (pseudonymised), browser type, operating system, date/time, pages requested and referring URL.
These logs are used for security (DDoS protection), performance and troubleshooting.
Cloudflare processes data under its own Privacy Policy
and is certified under the EU–US Data Privacy Framework.
3.2 Cookies
No non-essential cookies are set before your explicit consent via our cookie banner (see Section 5). Consent choices are stored locally in your browser.
3.3 Contact Form & Email
If you contact us via email, we collect only the data you voluntarily provide (name, email address, message).
This is used solely to respond to your enquiry and deleted once no longer needed.
4. Consent Management
We manage consent through a custom CMP. Your choices are stored in your browser local storage as
bb_consent_prefs (for up to 365 days) so you are not asked again on every visit.
You can review or withdraw consent any time via the link in the footer, or by clearing your browser cookies.
| Cookie name | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| bb_consent_prefs (local storage) | Stores your consent preferences | Essential | 365 days |
| __gads, __gpi, _gcl_* | Google AdSense cookies used by Google for ad delivery and measurement | Marketing | Up to 13 months |
5. Google AdSense
We display advertisements served by Google AdSense
(Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA).
If you allow advertising consent, ads may be personalized. If you decline, ads may still be shown in non-personalized mode.
Consent preferences are stored only in your browser (local storage key: bb_consent_prefs).
We do not run server-side personal profiling for ads and do not store ad-personalization profiles on our own servers.
Opt out of personalised ads: Google Ads Settings · DAA Opt-Out · Google Ads Policy
Google may transfer data outside the EU; covered by Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission.
6. Data Retention
We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes in this policy or as required by law. Contact enquiries are deleted within 12 months of last communication. Server logs follow Cloudflare's retention schedule (typically up to 7 days).
7. Your Rights Under GDPR
- Access (Art. 15) – request a copy of data we hold about you
- Rectification (Art. 16) – correct inaccurate data
- Erasure (Art. 17) – request deletion ("right to be forgotten")
- Restriction (Art. 18) – limit how we process your data
- Portability (Art. 20) – receive your data in a machine-readable format
- Object (Art. 21) – object to processing based on legitimate interests
- Withdraw consent (Art. 7(3)) – at any time, without affecting prior processing
- Lodge a complaint (Art. 77) – with the Berlin DPA
To exercise your rights, contact info@berlinerbengalis.com. We respond within 30 days.
8. Children's Data
Our website is not directed at children under 16. We do not knowingly collect their personal data. If you believe a child has submitted data, contact us and we will delete it promptly.
9. Third-Party Links
Our site may link to external sites (Facebook, YouTube, BVG). This policy does not apply to those sites. We encourage you to review their respective privacy policies.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
11. Supervisory Authority
Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit
Friedrichstr. 219, 10969 Berlin
www.datenschutz-berlin.de