Privacy policy
Data Protection Statement
We Future Energy Ventures Management GmbH („Future Energy Ventures“) Brüsseler Platz 1, 45131 Essen, as the responsible party for www.fev.vc within the meaning of Art. 4 No. 7 EU GDPR (hereinafter “we), are pleased to provide you with information through this data protection statement as to whether and to what extent your personal data is processed when visiting the website at this domain. In addition, we also hereby provide you information on your rights and identify relevant contacts. This information applies to the domain specified above as well to other websites that we host online explicitly referenced in this statement.
Personal data include all information that identifies you individually, e.g. name, address, email address, IP, data on website use.
A. Processing of personal data from informational use based on legitimate interests, Art. 6(1) lit. f) GDPR
As regards purely informational use of our website, which means, when you do not register, log in or otherwise transmit any additional information to us, we initially collect and process only the personal data that your browser and your internet provider transmit to our server. This involves data that is needed for technical reasons in order to display the website and to ensure the security and stability of our site.
Specifically, this includes
- Technical data (IP address, date, time of the query, content of the query, i.e. specific page, access status/http status code,
- Time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), volume of data transmitted in each instance, website where the query originated)
- Operating system/browser data (operating system, interface, browser, language and version of browser software)
In order for the website to operate properly and to fulfil our own obligations, we forward your data to our service providers and in turn receive data from them.
B. Use of cookies, Art. 6(1) lit. a) GDPR:
In addition to the data previous specified, when you visit our website, so-called “cookies” are saved to your computer. Cookies are small text files that are saved to a browser on your computer and are used by the entity that placed them there (i.e. us) to obtain certain information. Cookies cannot run programmes or place viruses on your computer. They serve generally to make the website more effective and user friendly.
When you visit our website for the first time or if no cookie is detected on your device, you will be notified of our use of cookies. For the continued use of the website utilising cookies, we obtain your consent to the placement of cookie(s) and/or the processing of personal data employed in this connection. In issuing this initial cookie notification, we reference this data protection statement.
You may configure your browser however you like so that it, for example, refuses to accept third-party cookies or any cookies. You should be aware, however, that such refusal may potentially prevent you from accessing all the website’s features or the site may not display at all.
C. Contact per email or contact form
When you contact us by email or a contact form, we store the data you provide (your email address) in order to reply to your query. We delete the data accrued in this manner once it is no longer needed or restrict its processing where statutory retention requirements apply.
D. Data recipients and data sources
1. Categories of data recipients
Within the scope allowed by law (as previously described under A we relay personal data to companies in our group as well as to external service providers:
- group companies, for the purpose of fulfilling contractual obligations and for reporting purposes;
- IT service providers, for the purpose of maintaining our IT infrastructure
- public agencies where justified on a case-by-case basis (e.g. national insurance carriers, financial authority, police, public prosecutor’s office, regulatory agencies).
2. Data Sources
We process personal data that we obtain from you within the context of our user and business relationships. Where necessary in order to provide our services, we process personal data that we have collected within the context of your use of our websites.
E. Data transfer to a third country
Data transfers to countries outside the European Union and the European Economic Area (“third countries”) occur in the context of managing, developing and operating IT systems. When doing so, the following must be observed:
Transfer is in principle permissible because the requirements allowing for such transfer under law have been satisfied or you have given your consent to the transfer of the data and special conditions exist for transfer to a third country. Specifically, the data importer guarantees an adequate level of data protection in accordance with standard EU clauses for the transfer of personal data to data processors in third countries. You can find a copy of the standard contract clauses stipulated by the EU Commission in the internet at: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32010D0087
You can also receive them from us upon request (see contact details).
F. Retention period or criteria in determining retention period.
Where purely informational use is involved (see Item A), we retain the designated personal data for as long as necessary to provide services or for use. It is deleted once the respectively designated purpose has been achieved.
If there are statutory or contractual retention periods (e.g. where a user or contractual relationship is involved), we are obligated to retain the data until expiration of this period. We delete the relevant data following expiry or discontinuation of relevant obligations arising from statutory retention periods stipulated by commercial and tax law (see §§ 147 General Tax Code and 257 Commercial Code).
We retain your data for marketing purposes until you object to its use, withdraw your consent or such use is no longer legally permitted.
We retain your other data only as long as we need it to fulfil the specific purpose for which it was collected (e.g. fulfilment or conclusion of contract) and delete it once it ceases to be needed for that purpose.
G. Your rights
Unless otherwise indicated, Future Energy Ventures Management GmbH, Rellinghauser Str. 27 45128 Essen, is responsible for processing your data. You may request information from us at any time regarding the data stored about you and you may request the correction of this data in the event it contains errors. In addition, you may also request restrictions be placed on processing, the portability of the data you provided us in a machine-readable format or the deletion of your data – provided it is no longer needed. Moreover, you have the right to object at any time to the use of your data on the basis on public or legitimate interests. To do so, please contact:
Future Energy Ventures Management GmbH
Subject: Data Protection
Rellinghauser Str. 27
45128 Essen
If we process your data on the basis of your consent, you may withdraw this consent with future effect at any time. Upon receipt of your withdrawal of consent, we cease processing your data for the purpose for which consent was granted. Please direct your withdrawal of consent or revocation of your consent to the commercial use of your data to
Future Energy Ventures Management GmbH
Subject: Data Protection
Rellinghauser Str. 27
45128 Essen
In addition, you can direct a complaint at any time to a regulatory authority. In principle, the Die Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit Nordrhein-Westfalen Kavalleriestraße 2-4, 40213 Düsseldorf, has jurisdiction over us. Alternatively, you may also approach the regulatory authority with jurisdiction at your location.
H. Data Protection Officer
You can contact our Data Protection Officer at:
Future Energy Ventures Management GmbH
Subject: Data Protection
Rellinghauser Str. 27
45128 Essen
I. Use of web analytics
1. Google Analytics
(a) This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service from Google Inc. (“Google“). Google Analytics employs so-called “cookies“, text files that are saved to your computer and enable analysis of your used of the website. The information generated by the cookie on your use of this website is in general transmitted to a server in the US and stored there. If IP anonymisation is activated on this website, however, your IP address is first truncated by Google within the member countries to the European Union or in other signatories of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional circumstances is the full IP address transferred to a Google server in the US and truncated there. Google uses this information on behalf of the operator of this website in order to analyse your use of the website, to compile reports on website activities and to provide other services to the website operator relating to website and internet use.
(b) The IP address transmitted from your browser by Google Analytics is not merged with other data from Google.
(c) You can prevent cookies from being saved to your computer by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser software; we should point out, however, that by doing so you may not be able to make full use of all the functions on this website. You can also block Google from acquiring and processing the data generated by the cookie relating to your use of the website (incl. your IP address) here:
(d) This website uses Google Analytics with the extension “_anonymizeIp()“. IP addresses are therefore processed only in a truncated form, excluding the possibility of any association with a particular person. If data collected about you can be associated with you personally, it is immediately excluded and the personal data is promptly deleted.
(e) We use Google Analytics to analyse use of and to periodically make improvements to our website. Using the statistics acquired thereby, we are able to improve our website and make it more attractive to you as user. For those exceptional circumstances in which personal data is transmitted to the US, Google has agreed to be subject to the EU-US Privacy Shield https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework. The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is Art. 6(1) p. 1 lit. f GDPR.
(f) Information on the third-party provider: Google Dublin, Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, Fax: +353 (1) 436 1001.
Terms of Use: http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html,
Overview of Data Protection: http://www.google.com/intl/de/analytics/learn/privacy.html
as well as the data protection: http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.
J. Social Media
1. Use of Social Media Plug-ins
(a) We currently make use of the following social media plug-ins: LinkedIn, Medium and Twitter. We use the so-called two-click approach. That means, when you visit our site, no personal data is initially transmitted to the plug-in provider. You can identify the plug-in provider by the first letter or logo on the label on the box. We provide you the opportunity to communicate directly with the plug-in provider using the button. Only when you activate the marked field by clicking on it will the plug-in provider be informed that you have accessed our online services on the website. The data identified in § 3 of this statement are also transmitted. With respect to Facebook, according to the respective provider the IP address is anonymised immediately after it is acquired. Therefore, by activating the plug-in, your personal data is transmitted to the respective plug-in provider and stored there (for US providers: in the US). As the plug-in provider acquires the data primarily via cookies, we recommend you delete all cookies using the security settings on your browser before clicking on the greyed-out box.
(b) We have no influence over either data collection or data processing operations, nor are we familiar with the full scope of data collection, the purposes of collection or retention periods. We also have no information on deletion of the collected data by the plug-in provider.
(c) The plug-in provider stores data collected about you as a user profile and uses it for the purpose of advertising, market research and/or appropriate design of its website. This utilisation occurs in particular (including for users who are not logged on) in presenting appropriate advertising and to inform other social network users of your activities on our website. You are entitled to object to the creation of this user profile; to do so you must contact the respective plug-in provider. Using the plug-in we offer you the opportunity to interact with the social network and other users so that we can improve our site and design it so as to make it more attractive to you. The legal basis for the use of plug-ins is Art. 6(1) p. 1 lit. f GDPR.
(d) Data transfer occurs independently of whether or not you have an account with the plug-in provider and are logged in. When you are logged into the plug-in provider, the data collected from us is assigned directly to your account with the plug-in provider. When you press the activated button and, for example, link to the site, the plug-in provider also stores this information and shares it publicly with your contacts. We recommend that you regularly log out after using a social network, particularly before activating the button in order to avoid this sort of association to your profile with the plug-in provider.
(e) You can find additional information on the purpose and scope of data collection and its processing by the plug-in provider in the following data protection statements by these providers. There you will also find additional information regarding your rights and configuration options for safeguarding your personal privacy.
(f) Addresses for the respective plug-in providers, together with their data protection statements:
LinkedIn Corporation, 1000 W. Maude Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, USA; https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?src=or-search&veh=www.google.com
LinkedIn has agreed to be subject to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework
Medium Corporation, 760 Medium Street San Francisco, CA 94102 United States https://help.medium.com/hc/en-us/articles/213481328-Privacy-Policy
Twitter, Inc., 1355 Market St, Suite 900, San Francisco, California 94103, USA; https://twitter.com/privacy
Twitter has agreed to be subject to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework
K. Use of E-mail Analytics
1. Affinity
a) To visualize our relationships, Future Energy Ventures utilizes the CRM tool affinity. This entails that every e-mail you exchange with our team is tracked. The data transferred to affinity Inc. includes e-mail meta data such as “to” and “from”, date of delivery, and whether the e-mail is a calendar invitation or a message. The email subject and content are not transferred to affinity Inc.. The Services are hosted and operated in the United States (“U.S.”) through Affinity. Future Energy Ventures has entered into Standard Contractual Clauses with affinity Inc. to ensure an adequate level of protection of the data transferred to the U.S. in compliance with Art. 44 et seq. GDPR.
b) You can find additional information on the purpose and scope of data collection and its processing by affinity Inc. at https://www.affinity.co/legal/privacy-policy