Privacy Notice
Deutsche Schule Shanghai Hongqiao and Deutsche Schule Shanghai Yangpu (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “School”, “we” or “us”) are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Personal Information Protection Policy (the “Policy”) explains how we collect, use, and share your personal information in connection with your use of this website.
Personal information in this context is the information that can be associated with you and used to personally identify with you as a visitor of our website. In this Policy, the terms “personal information” and “personal data” are used interchangeably and have the same meaning.
1. Who is Processing Your Personal Information
The processors for personal information within the meaning of the Personal Information Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China (“PIPL”) are:
Deutsche Schule Shanghai Hongqiao Deutsche Schule Shanghai Yangpu
If you have any questions, comments, or requests concerning this Policy or the processing of your personal information, you may contact our Data Protection Officer at:
Email: datenschutz(at)ds-shanghai.de
2. What personal information we collect and why
We operate this website primarily as an informational platform. When you visit our website, your browser automatically transmits certain technical data required to deliver the website to your device and to ensure its security and stability.
- Data we collect
IP address, date and time of access, pages or files requested, browser type and version, operating system, device identifiers, referrer URL (if provided), http status code, etc.
- Purposes of processing
Providing and displaying the website on your device, ensuring website functionality, IT security, system protection, monitoring and preventing potential cyber-attacks, diagnosing technical issues, optimizing performance, and complying with legal obligations.
We do not use this information to identify individual site visitors unless required for security purposes or to comply with applicable law.
3. Legal basis
We process the above personal information only to the extent necessary for providing and operating this website. If any processing activity is not required for the basic functioning of the website, we will rely on your consent as the legal basis.
4. Personal Information of minors
The personal information of users under 14 years of age is considered sensitive under the PIPL and is subject to enhanced protection measures.
If you are under 14, you must review this Policy with your parent or legal guardian and they must provide their consent for you to continue viewing this site.
5. Cookies and similar technologies
Our website uses cookies to ensure essential functionality and provide a smooth user experience. Cookies are small data files exchanged between your browser and our server when you visit our site. They cannot execute code, access your device, or cause any harm. They only store information that your browser supplies.
This website uses cookies required for the correct display and operation of the site.
We do not use analytics, tracking, or marketing cookies.
6. Other online resources
This website includes links to other online platforms or separate websites operated by the School. Any personal information collected on those platforms or sites is governed by their respective privacy policies. Please refer to those policies for detailed information on how your personal information is processed.
7. Transfer of Your Personal Information to Third Parties
We use third-party service providers (“Entrusted Processors”) to operate and maintain this website. All Entrusted Processors must process your personal information (as referred to in Section 2 of the Policy) on our behalf and strictly in accordance with our instructions, and are required to implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data.
This website is hosted in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and its operation and technical maintenance is carried out by Beijing Weiwu Technology Co., Ltd. When you use our website, your technical data (as stated in section 2) is automatically transferred to dedicated servers located in Hong Kong, which constitutes a cross-border transfer of personal information under the PIPL. We ensure that this transfer complies with all applicable legal requirements governing the cross-border transfer of personal information, including the implementation of appropriate contractual and organizational safeguards.
Contact information of the service provider (Entrusted Processor):
Beijing Weiwu Technology Co., Ltd. at:
A509 Jucai Building 76, Caoyuan Hutong, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China
Email: contact@flow.asia
We do not share your data with any other third parties except as provided above.
8. Retention period
Unless otherwise stated, we retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, comply with applicable legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
9. How we protect your personal information
We engage service providers with appropriate technical capabilities to support our IT operations. We implement technical and organizational measures designed to prevent your personal information from being accidentally or deliberately altered, partially or fully lost, destroyed, or accessed without authorization. These measures are continuously reviewed and updated in line with technological developments to maintain a high standard of protection.
10. Your Rights To Manage Your Data
With regard to your personal information processed by the School, you have the right to:
- Request information about your data and its processing;
- Request correction of inaccurate data;
- Request deletion or restriction of processing (where legally possible and not conflicting with the School’s legal obligations);
- Receive a copy of your data in a portable format;
- Withdraw consent for optional data processing at any time with future effect.
Requests should be directed to our Data Protection Officer (see Section 1).
11. Updates
DSS reserves the right to update or change this Policy at any time. Any material changes will be communicated to you in advance, and your consent will be sought when required by law.