This is a translation for convenience. The legally binding version is the German Datenschutzerklärung.
I. General
Debattierclub Aachen e.V. takes the protection of your personal data seriously and complies with applicable data protection law, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG). In accordance with Art. 13 GDPR, this policy explains which personal data we process when you visit this website or contact us.
This website uses no cookies, no analytics or tracking services and no embedded third-party content. All fonts, images and scripts are served from our own server.
II. Controller
The controller within the meaning of Art. 4 (7) GDPR is:
Debattierclub Aachen e.V.
represented by the board (Chair: Jana Bakhtiyari)
c/o Jonathan Krapp
Scheibenstr. 4
52070 Aachen, Germany
Email: debating@rwth-aachen.de
We have not appointed a data protection officer, as the legal requirements for doing so are not met.
III. Providing the website and server log files
When you visit this website, the web server automatically records information transmitted by your browser in log files:
- IP address of the requesting device (shortened, see below)
- Date and time of access
- Requested file or URL and HTTP status code
- Amount of data transferred
- Referrer URL (the previously visited page)
- Browser type and version, operating system
Purpose: This processing is necessary to deliver the website and to ensure the stability and security of the server (e.g. defending against attacks, analysing errors). The data is not combined with other sources or used for marketing.
Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the secure and reliable operation of the website.
Retention: IP addresses are only stored in shortened (anonymised) form. Log files are rotated daily and deleted after 14 days.
Recipients: The website is hosted by [hosting provider, address], who acts on our behalf as a processor (Art. 28 GDPR). The data is not otherwise passed on to third parties or transferred to third countries.
IV. Contacting us by email
If you contact us by email, we process the data you provide (e.g. name, email address, content of your message) in order to answer your enquiry. Our mailbox is operated by RWTH Aachen University.
Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (our legitimate interest in answering your enquiry); if your enquiry concerns a membership or contract, Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.
Retention: The data is deleted once the conversation has ended, unless statutory retention obligations apply.
V. Mailing list
Members and interested people can subscribe to the club's mailing list. The list is operated on servers of RWTH Aachen University, where you also sign up. We use your email address exclusively to send the list emails and do not pass it on to third parties.
Legal basis: your consent, Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
Retention and withdrawal: Your data is stored for as long as you are subscribed. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link included in every list email.
VI. External links and social media
This website contains plain links to external services, including our Discord server, our Instagram and Facebook pages and the RWTH Aachen campus map. Simply visiting our website does not transmit any data to these providers. Only when you click such a link do you leave our website; from then on, the privacy policy of the respective provider applies.
We maintain presences on the following services:
- Instagram and Facebook: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland. Privacy policy: facebook.com/privacy/policy. We are jointly responsible with Meta for processing related to page statistics ("Insights") (Art. 26 GDPR); the corresponding agreement is available at facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum.
- Discord: Discord Netherlands B.V., Schiphol Boulevard 195, 1118 BG Schiphol, Netherlands. Privacy policy: discord.com/privacy.
When you interact with us through these services, we process the data you make visible there (e.g. username, messages) in order to communicate with you, based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. These providers may also process data outside the EU, in particular in the USA.
VII. Obligation to provide data
You are under no contractual or legal obligation to provide us with personal data. However, without your email address we cannot reply to your enquiry or send you emails via the mailing list.
VIII. Your rights
You have the following rights, which you can exercise using the contact details above:
- Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)
- Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
- Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
- Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
- Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
- Right to object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR) where it is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR
- Right to withdraw consent with effect for the future (Art. 7 (3) GDPR)
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR). The authority responsible for us is: Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit Nordrhein-Westfalen, Kavalleriestraße 2–4, 40213 Düsseldorf, Germany, www.ldi.nrw.de.
IX. Security
This website is delivered exclusively over an encrypted connection (HTTPS). We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data against loss and unauthorised access.
X. Changes
We update this privacy policy when the website, the services we use or the legal situation change. The version published here applies.
Last updated: November 2026