Culture Index exists to catalog cultural institutions online, and highlight the best practices that inspire us.
Launching with a focus on museums and building from there, we are a resource for both research and discovery. Browse information about online communications, and discover ideas with examples of what’s possible for cultural institutions in the digital space.
As a community project facilitated by Base, we invite you to use and contribute to this growing resource.
Data Privacy Policy
We prioritize the protection of your personal data and strictly comply with applicable data protection laws, especially Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation) (referred to as "GDPR"). Our digital services may include links to other websites of third-party service providers to which this data protection declaration does not apply.
Purposes of Processing Personal Data
Using our website is generally possible without providing personal data. Personal information such as names, addresses, or email addresses is provided voluntarily when possible. This data will not be shared with third parties without your explicit consent, except for the service providers listed below who assist us in delivering our services.
Communication Data
We process your communication data (name, email address) to contact you. Personal data you provide via email and/or the contact form on this website will only be used for corresponding with you or for the purpose for which you provided the data.
Google Analytics
Our website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service by Google Inc., located at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google Analytics uses "cookies," which are text files stored on your computer to help analyze your website usage. Information generated by these cookies about your website use is typically transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the USA. More information on how Google Analytics handles user data can be found in Google's Privacy Policy.
You can prevent the installation of cookies by adjusting your browser settings. However, if you do this, you may not be able to use all features of this website. Additionally, you can prevent Google from collecting data generated by cookies (including your IP address) related to your website use and processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at: Google Opt-out Tool.
For more information on terms of use and data protection, visit Google Analytics Terms of Service or Google Privacy Policies. Note that the code "anonymizeIp" has been added to Google Analytics on this website to ensure the anonymous collection of IP addresses (IP masking). Google Analytics is used, and Google cookies are stored and evaluated for statistical purposes based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize our services.
Log Files
Whenever our websites are accessed, usage data is transmitted through the respective Internet browser and stored in log files, known as server log files. These data records include the following information: date and time of access, name of the page accessed, shortened IP address, referrer URL (origin URL from which you accessed the website), the amount of data transferred, and product and version information of the browser used. The shortened IP addresses of visitors are deleted or anonymized after the end of use.
The basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, which allows data processing to protect the legitimate interests of the data controller, provided that these interests do not override the data subject's interests or fundamental rights and freedoms.
Data Security
Your personal data is transmitted encrypted, including your communication data if you use our contact form. We use the SSL (Secure Socket Layer) coding system. Additionally, we protect our websites and other systems through technical and organizational measures against the loss, destruction, access, modification, or distribution of your data by unauthorized persons.