Data Privacy Policy
Protecting your privacy while processing your personal data is an important issue for us. When you visit our website, the web server will temporarily save the domain name or IP address of the requesting computer, the access date, files requested by the client (file name and URL), the HTTP reply code and the website from which you are accessing us, as well as the amount of bytes transferred during the connection. This is done for security reasons.
The provider of this website uses the services of etracker GmbH, Hamburg, Germany (www.etracker.com) to analyse usage data. Here, cookies are used which enable the statistical analysis of the use of this website by its visitors as well as the display of usage-relevant content or advertising. Cookies are small text files that are stored by the Internet browser on the user's device. etracker cookies do not contain any information that could identify a user.
The data generated with etracker is processed and stored by etracker solely in Germany by commission of the provider of this website and is thus subject to strict German and European data protection laws and standards.In this regard, etracker was checked, certified and awarded with the ePrivacyseal data protection seal of approval. The data is processed on the legal basis of Art. 6 Section 1 lit f (legitimate interest) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Our legitimate interest is the optimization of our online offer and our website. As the privacy of our visitors is very important to us, etracker anonymizes the IP address as early as possible and converts login or device IDs into a unique key with which, however,no connection to any specific person can be made with. etracker does not use it for any other purpose, combine it with other data or pass it on to third parties. You can object to the outlined data processing at any time provided it is related to your person. Your objection has no detrimental consequences for you.
Further information on data protection with etracker can be found here.
The login and registration matrices for the community require the input of personal data. You will log in using the login matrix on your Alumniportal Deutschland account. The data protection disclaimer of the Alumniportal Deutschland therefore applies. When accessing further web applications requiring additional input of personal information, the data protection disclaimer tailored to the corresponding application also applies.
This website contains links to other websites. Please refer to the data protection disclaimer of the external website. GIZ does not take responsibility for the content available on external websites or for their data protection policy and handling.
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This website accompanies a reader commissioned by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on how social networks spur innovation through collaboration. It will contain ten contributions, which will be published here in loose order over the coming months.
The contributions will cover the emergence of technology innovation hubs in Africa, the innovation power of software start-ups, crowdfunding, the mobile boom in Africa, the prospects of global peer-to-peer learning, and others.
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 40
53113 Bonn
Phone: +49 228 44 60-0
Fax: +49 228 4460-17 66