Privacy Policy

Information on the processing of personal data in accordance with Art. 13 GDPR

1. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

WIR Water is Right Foundation
Kurpfalzring 110
69123 Heidelberg
Germany

Email: contact@waterisright.org
Represented by: Rolf Stahlhofen (Board Chairman)

2. Collection and Processing of Personal Data

2.1 When Visiting Our Website (Server Logs)

When you access our website, the hosting provider's web server (Heidelberg iT Management GmbH & Co. KG, Kurpfalzring 110, 69123 Heidelberg, Germany) automatically stores information transmitted by your browser. This includes:

• IP address of the requesting device
• Date and time of access
• Page/file accessed
• Browser used, operating system and device type
• Referrer URL (the previously visited page)

The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the technical provision and stability of the website.

2.2 Contact Form and Email Contact

When using our contact form or contacting us by email, the data transmitted (name, email address, telephone number if applicable, message content) is used exclusively to respond to your enquiry. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (pre-contractual measures) or Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. No data is shared with third parties.

The contact form uses the Web3Forms service (Web3Forms, CreativeMox). Your data is transmitted in encrypted form to the Web3Forms servers and forwarded to us by email. Further information: https://web3forms.com/privacy.

3. External Fonts (Google Fonts)

This website uses fonts from Google Fonts (Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) for a consistent display of typefaces. When a page is loaded, your IP address is transmitted to Google. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in consistent presentation). Further information: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

4. Hosting

This website is hosted by Heidelberg iT Management GmbH & Co. KG, Kurpfalzring 110, 69123 Heidelberg, Germany. The host processes personal data (in particular IP addresses) solely for the technical provision of the website. Further information (in German): https://www.heidelberg-it.de/datenschutz/.

5. External Content (Third-Party Images)

On certain pages (in particular Ambassadors, Partners), images from external third-party servers are embedded. When these pages are loaded, your IP address is transmitted to the respective third-party servers. We are working on hosting this content locally over time.

6. Cookies

As of the current date, this website does not use any tracking or marketing cookies. Should cookies be used in the future, we will obtain your prior consent via a consent banner.

7. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access (Art. 15 GDPR)
• Rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
• Erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
• Restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
• Data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
• Object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR)
• Withdraw consent (Art. 7(3) GDPR)
• Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR)

The competent supervisory authority is the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information of Baden-Württemberg (Landesbeauftragter für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit Baden-Württemberg), Königstraße 10a, 70173 Stuttgart.

8. Data Protection Contact

For data protection enquiries, please contact contact@waterisright.org.

Last updated: November 2026