Privacy Policy

1. General Information

a) Contact

If you have any questions or suggestions regarding this information, or if you would like to contact us to assert your rights, please address your inquiry to:

German Toilet Organization e.V.
WASH-Netzwerk-Sekretariat
Paulsenstr. 23, 12163 Berlin, Deutschland
Tel.: +49 30 419343-45
Email: info[at]washnet.de

b) General information on data processing

When using this website, personal data may be processed. The data protection term "personal data" refers to all information relating to a specific or identifiable individual. The IP address can also be personal data. An IP address is assigned to each device connected to the Internet by the Internet provider so that it can send and receive data. When you use the website, we collect information that you yourself provide. We also automatically collect certain information about your use of the website during your visit.

We process personal data in compliance with the relevant data protection regulations, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG). Data processing by us will only take place on the basis of legal permission. When using this website, we process personal data only with your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 letter a) GDPR), to fulfil a contract to which you are a party, or at your request to carry out pre-contractual measures (Art. 6 para. 1 letter b) GDPR), to fulfil a legal obligation (Art. 6 para. 1 c) GDPR) or if the processing is necessary to safeguard our legitimate interests or the legitimate interests of a third party, unless your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms which require the protection of personal data prevail (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence f) GDPR).

2. Your Rights

As a data subject, you have the right to assert your data subject rights against us. In particular, you have the following rights:

• Pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR and § 34 BDSG, you have the right to request information as to whether and, if so, to what extent we process personal data relating to you.
• You have the right to demand that we correct your data in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR.
• You have the right to demand the deletion of your personal data in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR and § 35 BDSG.
• You have the right to have the processing of your personal data restricted in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR.
• You have the right, in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, to receive the personal data concerning you in a structured, common and machine-readable format and to forward this data to another controller.
• If you have given us separate consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR. Such revocation does not affect the legality of processing that took place prior to revocation.

If you are of the opinion that the processing of your personal data violates the provisions of the GDPR, you have the right to complain to a supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR.

3. Rights of Objection

Pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR, you have the right to object to processing operations based on the legal basis of Article 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR on grounds arising from your particular situation. If we process personal data about you for the purpose of direct marketing, you may object to such processing pursuant to Art. 21(2) and (3) GDPR.

4. Data Protection Officer

You can reach our data protection officer at:
datenschutz[at]germantoilet.org

5. Hosting

This website is hosted by Netlify, Inc. When you visit this website, Netlify processes your IP address and other technical access data in server logs. We have selected Netlify's EU region to ensure data is processed within the European Union. A Data Processing Agreement (DPA) is in place with Netlify. No cookies are set by this website unless you choose to click an external link (e.g. YouTube).

Last updated: June 2026