As of: 03/2022
“Megatrends Afrika: Implications and Options for German and International Policy” is a joint project of
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
German Institute for International and Security Affairs
Ludwigkirchplatz 3-4
D-10719 Berlin
German Institut of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)
Tulpenfeld 6
D-53113 Bonn
Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW)
Kiellinie 66
D-24105 Kiel
The project Megatrends Afrika aims to conduct and publish application-oriented Africa research with the goal of providing policy advice based on independent scientific research.
Thank you for your interest in the work of Megatrends Afrika and its research results!
The data protection policies linked above apply to the website of Megatrends Afrika at www.megatrends-afrika.de, the project’s social media presences, the collection of addresses and the events of Megatrends Afrika.
We attach great importance to protecting your data and safeguarding your privacy. To ensure that you are fully informed about the collection, processing and use of personal data, please read the following notices and linked information.
As of: 03/2022
“Megatrends Afrika: Implications and Options for German and International Policy” is a joint project of German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), German Institut of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) and Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW). The project Megatrends Afrika aims to conduct and publish application-oriented Africa research with the goal of providing policy advice based on independent scientific research.
Thank you for your interest in the work of Megatrends Afrika and its research results!
This privacy policy applies to the Megatrends Afrika website at www.megatrends-afrika.de.
1. In a Nutshell
In general, our website may be used anonymously. Providing personal data is purely voluntary and you will always be informed if and for what purpose we want to store your data. Personal data is data that enable us to identify you personally and/or to contact you, such as your name, address or e-mail address.
2. In Detail
2.1 Who We Are and How You Can Reach Us
The controller of the processing of personal data on this website is:
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP),
German Institute for International and Security Affairs,
Ludwigkirchplatz 3-4,
10719 Berlin,
Telephone: +49 30 88007-0,
e-mail: info@swp-berlin.org
You may contact our data protection officer at the following address:
Datenschutzbeauftragte der Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP),
Ludwigkirchplatz 3-4,
10719 Berlin,
e-mail: datenschutz@swp-berlin.org
2.2 What Data We Do (Not) Process, For What Purpose, For How Long and on What Legal Basis
In general: If we intend to store data about you, we will always point this out to you and they will not be used for any purpose other than those expressly stated in this privacy policy.
2.3 Anonymous Use of our Website
You may use our website anonymously. When you visit our website, your web browser tells our web server your IP address so that communication is possible. Your IP address may be used to identify you. However, we do not store your IP address permanently. You remain anonymous to us when visiting our website.
2.4 Logging and Evaluation in Case of Attacks
Error messages – usually caused by attack attempts – are recorded and evaluated for reasons of security. Only the following data that may allow identification are used with respect to the recording of error messages:
Such data shall be deleted after seven days if they are no longer useful (possibly for evidence).
The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 subpara. 1 letter f GDPR. The legitimate interests in processing on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 para. 1 letter f GDPR are ensuring of the functionality and security of our website as well as defence against attacks and other abuses.
2.5 Data Processing upon Contact
If you call us or send us a message and if you want us to reply to you, for our answer, we need your e-mail address, your postal address or a telephone number. You may also use a pseudonym instead of your name. We will use this data as well as data and time of your contact exclusively to handle your request. Your data will not be passed on to third parties but only internally to the department responsible for your particular request. We will delete your data as soon as it is no longer needed for this purpose, i.e. usually three months after the last contact with you. If you have any further questions, please contact us again within three months. The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 subpara. 1 letters b and f GDPR. The legitimate interest in processing on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 subpara. 1 letter f GDPR is to fulfil your request.
Exceptions: We are required to retain business and commercial letters and other tax-relevant documents in order to fulfil our commercial and tax law archiving obligations; we will delete them by 31 March of the seventh calendar year following their creation, and in the case of booking receipts of the eleventh calendar year following their creation. Our accounting department has access to these data. The legal basis for tax law retention is Art. 6 Para. 1 Para. 1 Letter c GDPR in connection with sections 147 AO, 257 HGB.
If your request is for a special purpose (e.g. e-mail mailing list subscription), only the explanations in the respective section for that special purpose apply to data processing in this context, about which we will inform you separately if necessary.
2.6 Data Processing in Connection with Third-Party Content Providers such as YouTube and Twitter
Third-party content is incorporated into the Megatrends Afrika website. Providers of third-party content are:
Normally, your web browser would automatically exchange information with these providers, e.g. your IP address. To prevent this, we use solutions that require you to activate third-party offerings first. Previously, you will not transfer any data to the third party and you will remain unknown to the third party. However, when you enable third-party offerings, information is transferred directly from your web browser to the provider. We no longer have any influence on the processing of your data by third-party providers - just as if you follow another link to another website. Please note that the privacy protection law may be less stringent in the country where the third party is located than in our country. You can find out more about the data protection regulations of the third party providers here:
When you activate the third party content, your web browser establishes a direct connection to the respective third-party provider, so that the third party provider – technically unavoidable– learns your IP address and other data about your browser, which it automatically sends along.
2.7 Voluntary Provision of Your Data
You are not obliged to provide us with personal data. If you do not provide us with certain information that we need to handle your request, we may not be able to do so. In the context of special procedures, it may be necessary for you to provide us with certain information because otherwise we will not be able to process your registration. However, we will always point this out to you in the specific situation.
2.8 Recipients of Your Data
Your personal data will remain with us, except in special exceptional cases, in which we will expressly inform you to whom your data will be sent. Our administrators have the possibility to access data processed by the IT Department. We list further recipients of your data in the notes for the respective data processing.
In certain areas, such as web hosting and email hosting, we use specialised service providers. These providers are strictly bound by our instructions through an agreement on commissioned data pro-cessing and may not process the data for their own purposes. Processing takes place only in Germany.
2.9 Automated Decision-making and Profiling
Your data will not be used for automated decision making or profiling.
2.10 Your Rights
You have the right to receive free information about your data; the right to have such data corrected or deleted or to have their processing restricted; the right to object to the processing of your data; and the right to data transferability under the respective statutory preconditions with regard to the personal data concerning you. In particular, you have the right to object to the processing of your data for advertising purposes at any time without incurring costs other than the transmission costs, according to the rates of your provider (e.g. the costs of an email = usually none). If the data processing is based on consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing being carried out on the basis of consent until the withdrawal or of the processing on another legal basis. If you want to exercise these rights, you can simply write to datenschutz@swp-berlin.org or click on the unsubscribe link in any email concerning publications or event invitations to unsubscribe. If we call you, you can also tell us directly.
You also have the right to complain to a data protection supervisory authority about our processing of your personal data, for example to the supervisory authority responsible for the SWP:
Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit
Friedrichstraße 219
10969 Berlin
Germany
Tel: + 49 30 138890
Fax: +49 30 2155050
Email: mailbox@datenschutz-berlin.de
If you have any questions or requests regarding data protection, you can contact our Data Protection Officer at any time: datenschutz@swp-berlin.org.
2.11 Your Right to Object to Data Processing
The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 subparas. 1 (e) and (f) GDPR. You have the right to object to processing in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR. If your objection is made for reasons arising from your particular situation, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights and freedoms of or for the establishment, exercise or defence against legal claims.
Only with your consent we use the user tracking software "Matomo" for our web statistics. We kindly ask you to please give us your consent to log your activities on our website with "Matomo" for statistical purposes.
As of: 03/2022
“Megatrends Afrika: Implications and Options for German and International Policy” is a joint project of German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), the German Institut of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) and Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW). The project Megatrends Afrika aims to conduct and publish application-oriented Africa research with the goal of providing policy advice based on independent scientific research.
Thank you for your interest in the work of Megatrends Afrika and its research results!
The data protection policies linked above apply to Megatrends Afrika’s social media presences.
We attach great importance to protecting your data and safeguarding your privacy. To ensure that you are fully informed about the collection, processing and use of personal data, please read the following notices and linked information.
As of: 03/2022
“Megatrends Afrika: Implications and Options for German and International Policy” is a joint project of German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), German Institut of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) and Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW). The project Megatrends Afrika aims to conduct and publish application-oriented Africa research with the goal of providing policy advice based on independent scientific research.
Thank you for your interest in the work of Megatrends Afrika and its research results!
The data protection policies linked above apply to the collection of addresses by Megatrends Afrika.
We attach great importance to protecting your data and safeguarding your privacy. To ensure that you are fully informed about the collection, processing and use of personal data, please read the following notices and linked information.
As of: 03/2022
“Megatrends Afrika: Implications and Options for German and International Policy” is a joint project of German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), German Institut of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) and Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW). The project Megatrends Afrika aims to conduct and publish application-oriented Africa research with the goal of providing policy advice based on independent scientific research.
Thank you for your interest in the work of Megatrends Afrika and its research results!
The data protection policies linked above apply to events of Megatrends Afrika.
We attach great importance to protecting your data and safeguarding your privacy. To ensure that you are fully informed about the collection, processing and use of personal data, please read the following notices and linked information.