1) Information We Collect

• Automatically collected data: When you visit our site, our systems may automatically log your IP address, browser type, device information, referring URLs, pages viewed, and timestamps for security and basic functionality.
• Information you provide: If you submit a form or leave a comment, we collect the data you enter (e.g., name, email address, message) and any additional details you choose to share.
• Technical cookies: WordPress and Elementor may store essential cookies required for the site to function (e.g., remembering preferences or editor sessions for logged-in users).

2) How We Use Information

• To provide, operate, and maintain website functionality.
• To respond to your inquiries and support requests.
• To protect our website from spam, abuse, and unauthorized access.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information.

3) Cookies

We use only essential/functional cookies needed for WordPress and Elementor to work properly. You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect site functionality.

4) Legal Bases (GDPR)

If you are in the EEA/UK, we process personal data on these legal bases:

• Contract/Pre-contractual necessity: To respond when you contact us.
• Legitimate interests: To secure and maintain our website (balanced against your rights).
• Consent: Where you actively give it (e.g., optional form fields). You can withdraw consent at any time.

5) Data Retention

We keep personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described above, unless a longer retention period is required by law. Server logs used for security are typically kept for a short period before deletion or anonymization.

6) Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information. However, no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure.

7) Comments

If comments are enabled, we collect the data shown in the comment form, the commenter’s IP address, and browser user agent to help with spam prevention and security. An anonymized string created from your email address may be used by WordPress to check for a globally recognized avatar if that core feature is enabled.

8) Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict the processing of your personal data, and to object to certain processing. You may also have the right to data portability and to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority.

To exercise your rights, contact us at info-chennai@goethe.de. We may ask you to verify your identity.

9) International Transfers

Our website hosting may be located outside your country. Where applicable, we rely on appropriate safeguards to protect your information when it is transferred internationally.

10) Third-Party Services

We do not use third-party analytics, advertising networks, or external services that collect personal data on our behalf. This website runs on WordPress with Elementor, which may set essential cookies strictly for site functionality.

11) Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be posted on this page.

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