About the portal
Contact
FHXB Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg Museum
Adalbertstraße 95A
10999 Berlin
info[at]fhxb-museum.de
The FHXB Museum is an institution of the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg District Office in Berlin.
About the online portal
‘Kolonialismus begegnen. Decentralised Perspectives on Berlin’s Urban History’ is a project by the Working Group of Berlin’s Regional and District Museums.
The articles on the online portal provide an insight into research and projects relating to colonialism in Berlin’s districts. Through the portal, the participating museums offer users the opportunity to delve deeper into Berlin’s colonial history and post-colonial legacies.
Funded by the District Culture Fund.
Participating institutions
(these institutions are responsible for the content and online editing of the articles on their respective districts, both in terms of content and image usage rights)
Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf Museum at Villa Oppenheim
, FHXB Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg Museum
, Lichtenberg Museum in the Town Hall
, Marzahn-Hellerdorf
District Museum, Mitte Museum
, Neukölln
Museum, Pankow Museum, Sebastian Haffner
Cultural and Educational Centre, Reinickendorf
Museum, Spandau
Museum of Local History, Steglitz-Zehlendorf
Department of Culture, Tempelhof-Schöneberg
Museums, Treptow-Köpenick Museums
Concept and project management
Natalie Bayer
Conceptual collaboration
Natalie Bayer, Christiana Brennecke, Agathe Conradi, Heike Hartmann
Technical project management
Moritz Engl
Design
Layout, Production
Accessibility Statement
The Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg District Office in Berlin is committed to ensuring that the website kolonialismus-begegnen.de is accessible, in accordance with the Berlin State Equality Act (LGBG) and the Accessible Information Technology Ordinance (BITV 2.0).
Compliance
status
This website is partially compliant with the requirements of BITV 2.0. This is based on an audit conducted in accordance with WCAG 2.1 AA in September 2026.
Non-accessible
content
– A few colour combinations, particularly orange and yellow on a light background, do not meet the required contrast ratio.
– Some of the images in the stories do not yet have alternative text. These are being added on an ongoing basis.
– The PDF versions of the stories are not accessible. All content is accessible directly on the website
.– The city map cannot be navigated using the keyboard. All stories can be accessed as a list via the overview page.
Preparation of this statement
This statement was drawn up on 10 September 2026 and is based on an audit carried out by the technical service provider.
Feedback and contact
Have you noticed any barriers on this website? Please write to us at ed.muesum-bxhf@ofni.
Enforcement
procedure
If you do not receive a satisfactory response to your enquiry within four weeks, you may contact the State Commissioner for Digital Accessibility:
State Commissioner for Digital Accessibility
, Senate Department for the Interior and Sport
Privacy Policy
Name and contact details of the data controller
Organisation:
Department of Culture and History of the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg District Office (hereinafter referred to as the “Data Controller”)
Address: Mariannenplatz 2, 10997 Berlin
Telephone: +49-(0)30-90298-1455
Email: ed.kfmarutluk@reuab
Security and protection of your personal data
We are obliged to maintain the confidentiality of the personal data you provide and to protect it from unauthorised access. We therefore exercise the utmost care and apply state-of-the-art security standards to ensure the maximum protection of your personal data.
As an agency of the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg District Office, we are subject to the provisions of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the provisions of the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG-neu). We have implemented technical and organisational measures to ensure that data protection regulations are observed both by us and by our external service providers.
Information on the collection of personal data
Below, we provide information on the collection of personal data when using our website. The terms used in this privacy policy correspond to the definitions set out in Article 4 of the GDPR – https://dsgvo-gesetz.de/art-4-dsgvo/
Collection of personal data when contacting us
When you contact us by email or via a contact form, we will store the data you provide (your email address, your name where applicable, your postal address where applicable and your telephone number) in order to answer your enquiries. We will delete the data collected in this context as soon as storage is no longer necessary or you object to its storage. Where statutory retention obligations apply, we will restrict processing to the extent required by law.
Collection of personal data when visiting our website
When you use the website purely for information purposes – that is, if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information – we only collect the personal data that your browser transmits to our server. If you wish to view our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display our website to you and to ensure its stability and security (the legal basis is Article 6(1), first sentence, point (f) of the GDPR):
• IP address•
Date and time of the request•
Time zone difference from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
• Content of the request (specific page)
• Access status/HTTP status code•
Amount of data transferred in each case• Website from which the request
originates•
Browser• Operating system and its user interface•
Language and version of the browser software
Use of cookies
In addition to the data mentioned above, cookies are stored on your computer when you use our website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your hard drive and associated with the browser you are using, and through which certain information is transmitted to the entity that sets the cookie. Cookies cannot run programmes or transmit viruses to your computer. They serve to make the website more user-friendly and effective overall.
This website uses the following types of cookies, the scope and functionality of which are explained below:
Persistent cookies
– Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period, which may vary depending on the cookie. You can delete these cookies at any time via your browser’s security settings.
– You can configure your browser settings according to your preferences and
, for example, refuse to accept third-party cookies or all cookies. So-called ‘third-party cookies’ are cookies set by a third party, and therefore not by the actual website you are currently visiting. As we use only local services, no third-party cookies are set. Third-party cookies may, however, be set in future if external services such as Google Maps require this for technical reasons.
Use of Mapbox
On the ‘City Map’ page and within the individual stories, we embed maps from the Mapbox service. The provider is Mapbox Inc., 740 15th Street NW, 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20005, USA.
When you visit a page containing a map, your browser establishes a direct connection to Mapbox’s servers to load map tiles, map styles and fonts. In doing so, technically necessary data is transmitted to Mapbox, in particular your IP address, the map section accessed, the date and time of access, and the browser and device type. Mapbox’s mapping software also collects anonymised usage statistics (telemetry), which you can disable via the ‘Mapbox Telemetry’ link in the map legend. We have no influence over the data processing carried out by Mapbox.
Processing is carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest in providing an appealing and clear representation of the locations where the stories are set, in accordance with Article 6(1), first sentence, point (f) of the GDPR. Mapbox is based in the USA; the transfer of data is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission. All stories can also be accessed via the overview page without the map.
Further information can be found in Mapbox’s privacy policy: https://www.mapbox.com/legal/privacy
Use of Independent Analytics
We use the WordPress plugin ‘Independent Analytics’ to analyse user behaviour. The data collected in this process is processed and stored exclusively locally on our own server; no data is transferred to third-party servers or services, and no cookies are set.
The information collected includes statistical data such as pages viewed, time spent on the site, approximate geographical location based on the IP address, browser and device type used, referring website (referrer), and the date and time of access. The IP address is not stored permanently, but is used only to determine a rough location. It is not combined with other data, nor is tracking carried out across different websites.
Processing is carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest in designing and optimising our website to meet user needs, in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. As no cookies are set and no personal profiles are created, no separate consent is required for this. You nevertheless have the right at any time to object to the processing carried out as part of web analytics by contacting us using the contact details provided above.
Further functions and services on our website
(1) In addition to the purely informational use of our website, we offer various services which you may use if you are interested. To do so, you will generally need to provide further personal data, which we use to provide the respective service and to which the aforementioned principles on data processing apply.
(2) In some cases, we use external service providers to process your data. These have been carefully selected and commissioned by us, are bound by our instructions and are regularly monitored.
(3) Furthermore, personal data may be passed on to third parties where it is collected in the context of events and published for documentation and reporting purposes. This will be expressly stated in the invitation or at the event itself.
(4) Where our service providers or partners are based in a country outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we will inform you of the implications of this in the description of the service.
Ordering publications
(1) When you order publications via our website, we process the personal data you provide for this purpose in order to fulfil your order.
(2) We are obliged under commercial and tax law to store your address and order details for a period of ten years.
Newsletter
(1) With your consent, you may subscribe to our newsletter, through which we keep you informed about our activities and publications.
(2) If you would like to receive our newsletter, please send an email with the subject line ‘Subscribe’ to ed.muesum-bxhf@negnutlatsnarev
. We store the IP addresses you use and the times of registration and confirmation. The purpose of this procedure is to verify your registration and, if necessary, to investigate any potential misuse of your personal data.
(3) The only mandatory information required to receive the newsletter is your email address. The provision of any further, separately marked data is voluntary and may be used, where appropriate, to address you personally. Following your confirmation, we will store your email address for the purpose of sending you the newsletter. The legal basis for this is Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR.
(4) You may withdraw your consent to receive the newsletter at any time and unsubscribe from it. You can withdraw your consent by clicking on the link provided in every newsletter email or by sending a message to the contact details given in the legal notice.
(5) The newsletter software records the number of emails successfully delivered. Beyond this, we do not use any methods in our newsletters that analyse your user behaviour.
Minors
Our website is generally aimed at adults. Persons under the age of 16 should not provide us with any personal data without the consent of their parents or legal guardians.
Rights of the data subject
(1) Withdrawal of consent
Where the processing of personal data is based on consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out on the basis of that consent prior to its withdrawal.
You may contact us at any time to exercise your right to withdraw consent.
(2) Right to confirmation
You have the right to request confirmation from the data controller as to whether we are processing personal data relating to you. You may request this confirmation at any time using the contact details provided above.
(3) Right
of access Where personal data is being processed, you may at any time request access to that personal data and to the following information:
a. the purposes of the processing;
b. the categories of personal data being processed;
c. the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular where recipients are in third countries or are international organisations;
d. where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if this is not possible, the criteria used to determine that period;
e. the existence of a right to rectification or erasure of personal data concerning you, or to restriction of processing by the controller, or a right to object to such processing;
f. the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;
g. where the personal data are not collected from the data subject, any available information as to the origin of the data;
h. the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, in accordance with Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR and – at least in such cases – meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and the intended consequences of such processing for the data subject.
Where personal data is transferred to a third country or to an international organisation, you have the right to be informed of the appropriate safeguards pursuant to Article 46 of the GDPR in connection with the transfer. We will provide a copy of the personal data being processed. For any further copies you request, we may charge a reasonable fee based on the administrative costs involved. If you submit your request electronically, the information must be provided in a commonly used electronic format, unless you specify otherwise. The right to receive a copy as set out in paragraph 3 must not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.
(4) Right to rectification
You have the right to request that we rectify any inaccurate personal data concerning you without delay. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, you have the right to request that incomplete personal data be completed – including by means of a supplementary statement.
(5) Right to erasure (right to be ‘forgotten’)
You have the right to request that the controller erase personal data concerning you without delay, and we are obliged to erase personal data without delay if any of the following grounds apply:
a. The personal data are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
b. The data subject withdraws their consent on which the processing was based in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) or Article 9(2)(a) of the GDPR, and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
c. The data subject objects to the processing in accordance with Article 21(1) of the GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing in accordance with Article 21(2) of the GDPR.
d. The personal data has been processed unlawfully.
e. The erasure of the personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member States to which the controller is subject.
f. The personal data were collected in relation to information society services offered in accordance with Article 8(1) of the GDPR.
Where the controller has made the personal data public and is obliged to erase it in accordance with paragraph 1, the controller shall, taking into account the state of the art and the cost of implementation, take reasonable measures, including technical measures, to inform controllers who are processing the personal data that a data subject has requested the erasure of all links to that personal data, or of copies or replicas of that personal data.
The right to erasure (the ‘right to be forgotten’) shall not apply insofar as the processing is necessary:
• for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information;
• to comply with a legal obligation which requires processing under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject, or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;
• for reasons of public interest in the area of public health in accordance with Article 9(2)(h) and (i) and Article 9(3) of the GDPR;
• for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes in accordance with Article 89(1) of the GDPR, in so far as the right referred to in paragraph 1 is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of the objectives of such processing,
or• for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
(6) Right to restriction of processing
You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data if one of the following conditions is met:
a. the accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data;
b. the processing is unlawful and the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and instead requests the restriction of its use;
c. the controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but the data subject requires it for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, or
d. the data subject has objected to the processing in accordance with Article 21(1) of the GDPR, for as long as it remains to be determined whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.
Where processing has been restricted in accordance with the above conditions, such personal data – apart from its storage – shall be processed only with the data subject’s consent or for the purposes of asserting, exercise or defence of legal claims, or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of an important public interest of the Union or a Member State.
To exercise the right to restriction of processing, the data subject may contact us at any time using the contact details provided above.
(7) Right to data portability
You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, and you have the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to whom the personal data were provided, provided that:
a. the processing is based on consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) or Article 9(2)(a) or on a contract pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, and
b. the processing is carried out by automated means.
When exercising the right to data portability in accordance with paragraph 1, you have the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, in so far as this is technically feasible. The exercise of the right to data portability is without prejudice to the right to erasure (the ‘right to be forgotten’). This right does not apply to processing that is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.
(8) Right
to object You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you which is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(e) or (f) of the GDPR; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. The controller shall no longer process the personal data unless it can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
Where personal data is processed for the purposes of direct marketing, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for the purposes of such marketing; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing. If you object to processing for the purposes of direct marketing, the personal data will no longer be processed for those purposes.
In connection with the use of information society services, you may, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, exercise your right to object by automated means using technical specifications.
You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of your personal data carried out for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes in accordance with Article 89(1), unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest.
You may exercise your right to object at any time by contacting the relevant data controller.
(9) Automated individual decision-making, including profiling
You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing – including profiling – which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you. This does not apply if the decision:
a. is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between the data subject and the controller,
b. is authorised by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject, and that law provides for appropriate measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms as well as their legitimate interests; or
c. is based on the data subject’s explicit consent.
The controller shall take appropriate measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms and the legitimate interests of the data subject, including at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express their point of view and to contest the decision.
The data subject may exercise this right at any time by contacting the relevant controller.
(10) Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
You also have, without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work or the place where the alleged infringement occurred, if the data subject considers that the processing of personal data relating to them infringes this Regulation.
(11) Right to an effective judicial remedy
Without prejudice to any available administrative or out-of-court remedy, including the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in accordance with Article 77 of the GDPR, you have the right to an effective judicial remedy, if they consider that their rights under this Regulation have been infringed as a result of the processing of their personal data in a manner that does not comply with this Regulation.
Data processors
We work with the following external service providers (data processors):
– Hosting of the website https://kolonialismus-begegnen.friedrichshain-kreuzberg-museum.de/:
www.hetzner.de
Changes to our Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy from time to time to ensure it always complies with current legal requirements or to reflect changes to our services in the privacy policy, e.g. when introducing new services. The new privacy policy will then apply to your next visit.
Questions regarding data protection
If you have any questions or comments regarding data protection, please email us at: ed.kftmarutluk@reuab
Date of Privacy Policy: 24 May 2018