Privacy Policy & Cookies Notice

1. General Information

New Belarus Art gemeinnützige UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
Tannenallee 36e
22844 Norderstedt, Germany
Registered at Amtsgericht Kiel, HRB 23080 KI

As the operator of this website, we take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG).

2. Collection and Processing of Personal Data

We only collect and process personal data if this is permitted by law or if you have given your consent. Personal data includes all information that relates to an identified or identifiable person, such as name, address, email address, or IP address.

Data may be collected in the following cases:

When you contact us by email or via our contact form
When you subscribe to our newsletter (if offered)
When you access and use our website (technical data such as IP address, browser type, time of access)

3. Purpose of Processing

We process personal data exclusively for the following purposes:

Responding to inquiries and communication requests
Organizing and promoting cultural and artistic events
Ensuring the secure and stable operation of our website
Fulfilling our legal obligations as a registered non-profit organization

4. Legal Basis

The processing of your data is carried out based on the following legal grounds:

Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR – Consent
Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR – Performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures
Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR – Legal obligations
Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR – Legitimate interests in ensuring the functionality of the website

5. Transfer of Data

We do not transfer your personal data to third parties without your explicit consent, unless required by law or necessary for fulfilling contractual obligations.

6. Storage and Deletion

We store your personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes stated or as required by law. After these periods expire, the data will be deleted or blocked.

7. Your Rights (Data Subject Rights)

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:

Right to 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 (Art. 21 GDPR)
Right to withdraw consent at any time (Art. 7(3) GDPR)

To exercise your rights, please contact us at: contact@helenshulkin.com

8. Cookies

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your browser. They help make our website more user-friendly, efficient, and secure.

Types of cookies we may use:

Necessary cookies: Required for the basic functionality of the website.
Analytical/Performance cookies: Help us understand how visitors use our website (only with your consent).
Third-party cookies: May be set by external providers if we embed content such as videos or social media feeds.

You can configure your browser to notify you about the use of cookies, to allow cookies only in individual cases, to block cookies in certain cases or in general, and to delete cookies automatically when closing the browser.

9. Third-Party Services

If we use third-party services (such as analytics tools, social media integrations, or newsletter providers), this will be clearly indicated, and such services will only be activated with your consent where legally required.

10. Data Security

We use technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, loss, or misuse.

11. Supervisory Authority

You have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority:
Unabhängiges Landeszentrum für Datenschutz Schleswig-Holstein (ULD)
Holstenstraße 98, 24103 Kiel, Germany

12. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to comply with legal requirements or to reflect changes in our services. The current version is always available on our website.