Data Protection Statement

Welcome to the website of the International Conference on Canine and Equine Locomotion
(ICEL). We take data protection very seriously; in this statement, we explain which user
data are collected, processed, and disclosed, and for what purpose. We describe the
measures taken to safeguard the security of these data. All measures conform to the prevailing
provisions on data protection.

    1. Object of Data Protection
      Data protection serves to protect the privacy of individuals. It requires data processors to
      act lawfully, and confers enforceable rights to the affected persons with regard to the processing
      of their personal data. Personal data means any information relating to an identified
      or identifiable individual. This includes details such as names, addresses, phone numbers,
      and e-mail or IP addresses.
    2. Collecting, Processing, and Storing Data
      Every time our web page is requested or called up, the following access data are collected
      and stored in a web server file on servers of our hosting provider (Metanet AG, Zurich,
      Switzerland):
      • Hostname of the accessing computer (IP address)
      • Time of the server request
      • Browser type and version
      • Operating system used
      • Referrer URL (the previous page visited)
      The data are processed for the following purposes:
      • Safeguarding the network infrastructure and facilitating technical administration
      • Optimizing the use of specific web offerings
      • Identifying and tracking unauthorized access attempts
      Web server log files are stored for 2 months after access is terminated. Once this period
      has elapsed, web server log files are automatically deleted, provided there has been no
      identified attack on our network infrastructure necessitating the civil or criminal prosecution
      of the intruder and thus requiring that the log file be stored longer.
    3. Consent to Further Use of Data/Registration
      You can register yourself on our website to receive information concerning the conference.
      Use of this specific function may require further collection, processing, and long-term storage
      of personal data such as names, addresses, and e-mail addresses. By entering and
      sending this data, you give your consent for this information to be processed.
      The collected data will only be used within the framework of the upcoming ICEL9 conference
      and all following ICEL conferences.
      With your registration you agree that your data will be disclosed to the next conference
      organizer.
      You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time for the future without giving reasons.
      Please send your request for withdrawal to: info@icel-conference.org
    4. Disclosure of Personal Data
      Personal data will be disclosed to third parties (e.g. other authorities) only if required by
      binding legal provisions (e.g. the ruling of an authority, court orders) or for the purposes
      of legal or criminal prosecution (e.g. in the event of attacks on our provider’s network infrastructure).
      Personal data will not be disclosed to third parties for other purposes.
      Nevertheless, we may commission service providers to process data collected via our
      website for the purposes described above. Legal, technical, and organizational measures
      will be put in place requiring us and external service providers to comply with the relevant
      provisions of data protection law.
    5. Links to External Websites
      The data protection statement applies only to this web page. In the case of links providing access to external sites, please refer to the data protection policies of the providers in question. We are not responsible for the content or for the data protection policies of these providers. In particular, we cannot guarantee that content provided by other providers is free of malware.
    6. Security
      We undertake technical and organizational security measures to ensure that the data we collect and process via this website remain confidential and are safeguarded from acci- dental or unauthorized access, changes or disclosure, loss, and destruction; moreover, only the persons who require access to personal data due to their job and work-related duties are granted access on a need-to-know basis.
      The measures selected depend on the type of information, the type and purpose of use, and the technology available.
    7. Validity
      We reserve the right to amend this data protection statement at any time with future effect if the implementation of new technologies or the legal situation so requires. For this rea- son, we advise you to check the data protection statement on a regular basis.
    8. Right to Information
      If you would like information on data relating to your person that has been collected and processed, if you want such data to be corrected, destroyed, or blocked, or if you have further questions on the use of such data, please contact: info@icel-conference.org