Cookies and Storage Notice

This page describes the storage technologies currently used on the Rolfes SDG Academy website and the consent categories applied to them.

Last updated: 28 April 2026.

1. How consent works on this site

Necessary storage stays active so the website can remember your privacy choices and keep core features working. Preferences, analytics, and marketing tools stay off until you actively opt in. Rejecting non-essential categories is presented with the same prominence as accepting them, and you can reopen the Privacy settings link at any time.

2. First-party storage currently used

Key Type Purpose Category
rsa_consent Cookie Stores the current consent record so your decision can be applied across pages. Necessary
rsa_consent_record localStorage Stores the latest consent object in a readable format for the site and future developers. Necessary
rsa_consent_history localStorage Written after the first user consent interaction; stores a short local history of consent changes for technical inspection. Necessary
rsa_certificate_admin Session cookie Used only if the separate certificate admin area is deployed and an administrator signs in. Necessary

3. Consent categories used on the site

Necessary

Required for consent storage, security-related session handling, and core site operation. These are always active.

Preferences

Reserved for optional convenience features or non-essential interface settings. No active preference service is loaded by default in the current build.

Analytics

Reserved for anonymous usage measurement. The current codebase does not activate analytics by default; an analytics service only loads if the site owner configures one and the visitor opts in.

Marketing

Used for optional fundraising or third-party embeds such as the Donorbox donation form. These stay blocked until you opt in.

4. Third-party services relevant to storage or transfers

  • Donorbox: the embedded donation form on the Support page is blocked until marketing consent is granted. A direct hosted donation link is available without enabling the embed.
  • Website forms: contact, partnership, magazine, debate, and newsletter submissions are handled directly by the academy’s own website backend and stored on our secure servers under the academy’s control.
  • LinkedIn and Instagram: these are plain outbound links. No social media widget is embedded automatically in the current public pages.

Certificate verification is governed by the academy’s own data protection policy and is not a cookies or tracking service. See the Data Protection & Privacy page for details about same-origin certificate verification.

Some of these services may process personal data outside Germany or the EEA. See the privacy policy for the current transfer status.

5. Managing and withdrawing consent

You can change your decision at any time by opening the Privacy settings link shown on the site. Withdrawing consent stops future loading of non-essential embeds and scripts, but it does not undo data already sent to an external service before withdrawal.

6. Browser controls

You can also manage or delete cookies and local storage through your browser settings. Please note that removing necessary storage may cause the site to ask for your privacy preferences again or interrupt parts of the certificate admin workflow.

7. Contact

Responsible representative and data protection contact:
Yuno Rolfes
Akademie zur Förderung physiochemischer Nachhaltigkeit e.V. (operating as Rolfes SDG Academy)
Albert-Schweitzer-Str. 22
32602 Vlotho, Germany
Email: info@rolfessdgacademy.org