Node Center for Curatorial Studies (hereinafter also referred to as “Provider”) is the controller
(“Controller”) in accordance with relevant data protection regulations. Please find further contact
details on https://www.nodecenter.net (“Website”).
The protection of personal data has the highest priority for us. We would therefore like to inform you
about which data we collect, when we collect it and how we process your personal data. This privacy
statement describes the collection and processing of personal data via the Website.
Node Center is an art organisation focused on research and education in contemporary art, i. a.
providing online courses via the Website.
The Provider processes personal data for statistical and market analysis purposes, e.g. on the basis
of customer groups, geographic position and market areas, and evaluates them anonymously. Details can
be found in the relevant sections of this privacy statement. Additional privacy notices may apply to
special services. We will inform you about these at the beginning of the usage process of the
respective service or action.
In principle, we only process personal data if this is necessary to provide a functional Website as well as our contents and services. The processing of personal data of our Users generally only takes place after the User has given his consent or on the basis of other legal provisions, which allow us to process their data.
Whenever we collect the data subject’s consent to the processing of personal data, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) serves as the legal basis.
If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR serves as the legal basis. This also applies to processing operations that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures.
If the processing of personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the Provider is subject, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR serves as the legal basis.
If processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Controller or a third party and if such interests are not overridden by the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR serves as the legal basis.
In principle and unless otherwise stated, your personal data will only be retained until the purpose
of the collection and processing is achieved. With your consent, data can also be stored for longer
until you revoke your consent (for example, if you have created a User account, data will be stored
until you delete it).
Furthermore, data may be stored if required by European or national regulations and laws which we are
subject to. The data will also be erased if the retention period prescribed by any of the
aforementioned regulations expires, unless there is a need for further storage of the data for the
conclusion or fulfilment of a contract.
Unless otherwise stated, all data processing operations take place within the EU or the EEA countries.
Data processing operations carried out by third-party Providers established outside the mentioned
geographical area may be carried out in part or in full in third countries in compliance with the
relevant data protection regulations.
Any transfer of personal data outside the EU or the EEA shall exclusively be based on an adequacy
decision of the European Commission, including the adequacy decision on the EU-US Privacy Shield. A
list of current adequacy decisions is available on the European Commission's Website.
Information on the EU-US Privacy Shield and in particular on the participation of a specific company
can be found on the Website of the US Department of Commerce.
We automatically store use-related data (“Usage Data”) when you visit our Website. This includes in
particular the URL of the accessed Website, date and time of the access, transferred data volume, http
status code of the answer to the access, web browser type and HTTP referrer, as well as the IP
address. This information is not associated with your person. We store the IP addresses in the log
files for a limited period of time, as far as required for security purposes.
We collect this data to ensure the functionality of our Website. In addition, they are used to
analyse, monitor and evaluate in an anonymous form User behaviour and to continuously improve and
further develop our services. Please find further details about the means adopted to these ends in the
relevant sections of this privacy statement about cookies and social media below.
The legal basis for processing is art. 6 par. 1 lit f) GDPR.
In case you contact us via our contact form we will collect your email address and your name.
Optionally, you may indicate your personal website and a commentary. We will use such information only
to get in contact with you and to answer your inquiry. The legal basis for processing is art. 6 par. 1
lit a) GDPR.
When Users create an account on the Website, we collect and store the following data: name, last name,
e-mail address, password. Through your account, you may purchase courses or other services offered via
the Website.
You are free to provide further data in order to complete your personal profile on the Website and –
at your choice – make it publicly viewable for other Website users. In such case, we collect the
following data from you: gender, country, birthday, profession, brief bio, website. The provision of
these data is not mandatory and not necessary to use the Website or purchase courses or other services
over the Website.
You may also register to our Website logging in via Facebook. To do so, you have to pick the relevant
option in the registration form and you will be redirected to a Facebook window, in which you will
complete your login. In this case, we will receive your public Facebook profile information and your
email address directly from Facebook. Please find further details in Facebook’s privacy policy.
The legal basis for processing is your consent.
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