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Privacy Policy


CEJHG values your privacy, but we also are committed to free and open collaboration and the sharing of information and ideas.  In order to balance these issues, we have adopted the following privacy policy, with which we ask all our members and participants to agree in advance.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following categories of personal information:

Identifiers: name, email address, phone number, account ID.

  • Commercial information: purchase history, transaction records.
  • Demographic or preference information: if voluntarily provided.
  • Sensitive information: only where necessary and with your explicit consent.



2. Purpose of Processing

Your personal data may be stored and used for:

  • Providing and improving our services.
  • Communicating with you about CEJHG and its activities, or about your account.
  • Sending newsletters, marketing, or promotional content.
  • Complying with legal obligations.
  • Protecting against fraud and ensuring security.



3. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

Under GDPR, we process your personal data based on:

  • Consent (e.g., marketing communications).
  • Contractual necessity (e.g., providing requested services).
  • Legal obligation (e.g., tax or regulatory compliance).
  • Legitimate interests (e.g., furthering the educational and scientific goals of CEJHG, improving services, preventing fraud).


4. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you.
  • Correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • Delete your personal data (“right to be forgotten”).
  • Restrict or object to certain processing.
  • Data portability (receive your data in a transferable format).
  • Opt out of sale/sharing of your data (California residents).
  • Withdraw consent at any time, without affecting prior lawful processing.

To exercise these rights, contact us at: [Insert Contact Email or Form].  CEJHG reserves the right to remove members who do not consent to the collection, storage and sharing of information.



5. Data Sharing and Transfers

We may share your data with:

  • Service providers assisting with operations (IT, payment, marketing).
  • Legal authorities where required by law.
  • Business partners, such as co-sponsors of our conference or publishers of our publications.

Data may be shared with officers or other members of CEJHG, including those outside the EU/EEA.  



6. Retention

We keep your personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined above, or as required by law.



7. Cookies and Tracking

We use cookies and similar technologies to improve user experience, analyze traffic, and personalize content. You can manage cookie preferences in your browser settings.



8. Contact Us

If you have any questions or complaints regarding this notice or our practices, please contact us:

Central European Jewish History Genealogy
Email: info@cejhg.org
Phone: +43 1 234 5678
Address: Hoher Markt 4, Stiege 2, Tür 10, Vienna 1010


You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority (for EU/EEA residents) or the California Attorney General (for California residents).