Privacy Policy
We are very delighted that you have shown interest in our
enterprise. Data protection is of a particularly high priority for
the management of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre
for Polar and Marine. The use of the Internet pages of the Alfred
Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine is
possible without any indication of personal data; however, if a
data subject wants to use special enterprise services via our
website, processing of personal data could become necessary. If the
processing of personal data is necessary and there is no statutory
basis for such processing, we generally obtain consent from the
data subject.
The processing of personal data, such as the name, address,
e-mail address, or telephone number of a data subject shall always
be in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and
in accordance with the country-specific data protection regulations
applicable to the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for
Polar and Marine. By means of this data protection declaration, our
enterprise would like to inform the general public of the nature,
scope, and purpose of the personal data we collect, use and
process. Furthermore, data subjects are informed, by means of this
data protection declaration, of the rights to which they are
entitled.
As the controller, the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz
Centre for Polar and Marine has implemented numerous technical and
organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection of
personal data processed through this website. However,
Internet-based data transmissions may in principle have security
gaps, so absolute protection may not be guaranteed. For this
reason, every data subject is free to transfer personal data to us
via alternative means, e.g. by telephone.
1. Definitions
The data protection declaration of the Alfred Wegener
Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine is based on the
terms used by the European legislator for the adoption of the
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our data protection
declaration should be legible and understandable for the general
public, as well as our customers and business partners. To ensure
this, we would like to first explain the terminology used.
In this data protection declaration, we use, inter alia, the
following terms:
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a) Personal data
Personal data means any information relating to an
identified or identifiable natural person (“data subject”). An
identifiable natural person is one who can be identified,
directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an
identifier such as a name, an identification number, location
data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to
the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural
or social identity of that natural person.
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b) Data subject
Data subject is any identified or identifiable natural
person, whose personal data is processed by the controller
responsible for the processing.
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c) Processing
Processing is any operation or set of operations which is
performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether
or not by automated means, such as collection, recording,
organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration,
retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission,
dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or
combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
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d) Restriction of processing
Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal
data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future.
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e) Profiling
Profiling means any form of automated processing of
personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate
certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in
particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural
person's performance at work, economic situation, health,
personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location
or movements.
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f) Pseudonymisation
Pseudonymisation is the processing of personal data in such
a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a
specific data subject without the use of additional information,
provided that such additional information is kept separately and
is subject to technical and organisational measures to ensure
that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or
identifiable natural person.
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g) Controller or controller responsible for the
processing
Controller or controller responsible for the processing is
the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other
body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes
and means of the processing of personal data; where the purposes
and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member
State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its
nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State law.
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h) Processor
Processor is a natural or legal person, public authority,
agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of
the controller.
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i) Recipient
Recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority,
agency or another body, to which the personal data are disclosed,
whether a third party or not. However, public authorities which
may receive personal data in the framework of a particular
inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law shall not be
regarded as recipients; the processing of those data by those
public authorities shall be in compliance with the applicable
data protection rules according to the purposes of the
processing.
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j) Third party
Third party is a natural or legal person, public authority,
agency or body other than the data subject, controller, processor
and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or
processor, are authorised to process personal data.
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k) Consent
Consent of the data subject is any freely given, specific,
informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishes
by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative
action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data
relating to him or her.
2. Name and Address of the controller
Controller for the purposes of the General Data Protection
Regulation (GDPR), other data protection laws applicable in Member
states of the European Union and other provisions related to data
protection is:
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine
Research
Am Handelshafen 12
27570 Bremerhaven
Germany
Phone: +49471 48311100
Email: o2a-support@awi.de
Website: data.awi.de
3. Name and Address of the Data Protection Officer
The Data Protection Officer of the controller is:
Christoph Wagner
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz
Centre for Polar and Marine Research
Am Handelshafen 12
27570 Bremerhaven
Germany
Phone: +49 (471) 4831-1637
Email: datenschutz@awi.de
Website: https://www.awi.de/nc/ueber-uns/organisation/mitarbeiter/christoph-wagner.html
Any data subject may, at any time, contact our Data
Protection Officer directly with all questions and suggestions
concerning data protection.
4. Cookies
The Internet pages of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz
Centre for Polar and Marine use cookies. Cookies are text files
that are stored in a computer system via an Internet browser.
Many Internet sites and servers use cookies. Many cookies
contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier
of the cookie. It consists of a character string through which
Internet pages and servers can be assigned to the specific Internet
browser in which the cookie was stored. This allows visited
Internet sites and servers to differentiate the individual browser
of the dats subject from other Internet browsers that contain other
cookies. A specific Internet browser can be recognized and
identified using the unique cookie ID.
Through the use of cookies, the Alfred Wegener Institute,
Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine can provide the users of this
website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible
without the cookie setting.
By means of a cookie, the information and offers on our
website can be optimized with the user in mind. Cookies allow us,
as previously mentioned, to recognize our website users. The
purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to
utilize our website. The website user that uses cookies, e.g. does
not have to enter access data each time the website is accessed,
because this is taken over by the website, and the cookie is thus
stored on the user's computer system. Another example is the cookie
of a shopping cart in an online shop. The online store remembers
the articles that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping
cart via a cookie.
The data subject may, at any time, prevent the setting of
cookies through our website by means of a corresponding setting of
the Internet browser used, and may thus permanently deny the
setting of cookies. Furthermore, already set cookies may be deleted
at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs.
This is possible in all popular Internet browsers. If the data
subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the Internet browser
used, not all functions of our website may be entirely usable.
5. Collection of general data and information
The website of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre
for Polar and Marine collects a series of general data and
information when a data subject or automated system calls up the
website. This general data and information are stored in the server
log files. Collected may be (1) the browser types and versions
used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3)
the website from which an accessing system reaches our website
(so-called referrers), (4) the sub-websites, (5) the date and time
of access to the Internet site, (6) an Internet protocol address
(IP address), (7) the Internet service provider of the accessing
system, and (8) any other similar data and information that may be
used in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.
When using these general data and information, the Alfred
Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine does not
draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this
information is needed to (1) deliver the content of our website
correctly, (2) optimize the content of our website as well as its
advertisement, (3) ensure the long-term viability of our
information technology systems and website technology, and (4)
provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary
for criminal prosecution in case of a cyber-attack. Therefore, the
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine
analyzes anonymously collected data and information statistically,
with the aim of increasing the data protection and data security of
our enterprise, and to ensure an optimal level of protection for
the personal data we process. The anonymous data of the server log
files are stored separately from all personal data provided by a
data subject.
6. Registration on our website
The data subject has the possibility to register on the
website of the controller with the indication of personal data.
Which personal data are transmitted to the controller is determined
by the respective input mask used for the registration. The
personal data entered by the data subject are collected and stored
exclusively for internal use by the controller, and for his own
purposes. The controller may request transfer to one or more
processors (e.g. a parcel service) that also uses personal data for
an internal purpose which is attributable to the controller.
By registering on the website of the controller, the IP
address—assigned by the Internet service provider (ISP) and used by
the data subject—date, and time of the registration are also
stored. The storage of this data takes place against the background
that this is the only way to prevent the misuse of our services,
and, if necessary, to make it possible to investigate committed
offenses. Insofar, the storage of this data is necessary to secure
the controller. This data is not passed on to third parties unless
there is a statutory obligation to pass on the data, or if the
transfer serves the aim of criminal prosecution.
The registration of the data subject, with the voluntary
indication of personal data, is intended to enable the controller
to offer the data subject contents or services that may only be
offered to registered users due to the nature of the matter in
question. Registered persons are free to change the personal data
specified during the registration at any time, or to have them
completely deleted from the data stock of the controller.
The data controller shall, at any time, provide information
upon request to each data subject as to what personal data are
stored about the data subject. In addition, the data controller
shall correct or erase personal data at the request or indication
of the data subject, insofar as there are no statutory storage
obligations. The entirety of the controller’s employees are
available to the data subject in this respect as contact persons.
7. Contact possibility via the website
The website of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre
for Polar and Marine contains information that enables a quick
electronic contact to our enterprise, as well as direct
communication with us, which also includes a general address of the
so-called electronic mail (e-mail address). If a data subject
contacts the controller by e-mail or via a contact form, the
personal data transmitted by the data subject are automatically
stored. Such personal data transmitted on a voluntary basis by a
data subject to the data controller are stored for the purpose of
processing or contacting the data subject. There is no transfer of
this personal data to third parties.
8. Routine erasure and blocking of personal data
The data controller shall process and store the personal data
of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the
purpose of storage, or as far as this is granted by the European
legislator or other legislators in laws or regulations to which the
controller is subject to.
If the storage purpose is not applicable, or if a storage
period prescribed by the European legislator or another competent
legislator expires, the personal data are routinely blocked or
erased in accordance with legal requirements.
9. Rights of the data subject
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a) Right of confirmation
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the
European legislator to obtain from the controller the
confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning him or
her are being processed. If a data subject wishes to avail
himself of this right of confirmation, he or she may, at any
time, contact any employee of the controller.
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b) Right of access
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the
European legislator to obtain from the controller free
information about his or her personal data stored at any time and
a copy of this information. Furthermore, the European directives
and regulations grant the data subject access to the following
information:
- the purposes of the processing;
- the categories of personal data concerned;
- the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the
personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular
recipients in third countries or international organisations;
- where possible, the envisaged period for which the
personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria
used to determine that period;
- the existence of the right to request from the
controller rectification or erasure of personal data, or
restriction of processing of personal data concerning the data
subject, or to object to such processing;
- the existence of the right to lodge a complaint with a
supervisory authority;
- where the personal data are not collected from the data
subject, any available information as to their source;
- the existence of automated decision-making, including
profiling, referred to in Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR and,
at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic
involved, as well as the significance and envisaged consequences
of such processing for the data subject.
Furthermore, the data subject shall have a right to obtain
information as to whether personal data are transferred to a
third country or to an international organisation. Where this is
the case, the data subject shall have the right to be informed of
the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer.
If a data subject wishes to avail himself of this right of
access, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the
controller.
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c) Right to rectification
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the
European legislator to obtain from the controller without undue
delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning
him or her. Taking into account the purposes of the processing,
the data subject shall have the right to have incomplete personal
data completed, including by means of providing a supplementary
statement.
If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to
rectification, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee
of the controller.
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d) Right to erasure (Right to be forgotten)
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the
European legislator to obtain from the controller the erasure of
personal data concerning him or her without undue delay, and the
controller shall have the obligation to erase personal data
without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies,
as long as the processing is not necessary:
- The personal data are no longer necessary in relation to
the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise
processed.
- The data subject withdraws consent to which the
processing is based according to point (a) of Article 6(1) of
the GDPR, or point (a) of Article 9(2) of the GDPR, and where
there is no other legal ground for the processing.
- The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to
Article 21(1) of the GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate
grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the
processing pursuant to Article 21(2) of the GDPR.
- The personal data have been unlawfully processed.
- The personal data must be erased for compliance with a
legal obligation in Union or Member State law to which the
controller is subject.
- The personal data have been collected in relation to the
offer of information society services referred to in Article
8(1) of the GDPR.
If one of the aforementioned reasons applies, and a data
subject wishes to request the erasure of personal data stored by
the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and
Marine, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the
controller. An employee of Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz
Centre for Polar and Marine shall promptly ensure that the
erasure request is complied with immediately.
Where the controller has made personal data public and is
obliged pursuant to Article 17(1) to erase the personal data, the
controller, taking account of available technology and the cost
of implementation, shall take reasonable steps, including
technical measures, to inform other controllers processing the
personal data that the data subject has requested erasure by such
controllers of any links to, or copy or replication of, those
personal data, as far as processing is not required. An employees
of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and
Marine will arrange the necessary measures in individual cases.
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e) Right of restriction of processing
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the
European legislator to obtain from the controller restriction of
processing where one of the following applies:
- 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.
- The processing is unlawful and the data subject opposes
the erasure of the personal data and requests instead the
restriction of their use instead.
- The controller no longer needs the personal data for the
purposes of the processing, but they are required by the data
subject for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal
claims.
- The data subject has objected to processing pursuant to
Article 21(1) of the GDPR pending the verification whether the
legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data
subject.
If one of the aforementioned conditions is met, and a data
subject wishes to request the restriction of the processing of
personal data stored by the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz
Centre for Polar and Marine, he or she may at any time contact
any employee of the controller. The employee of the Alfred
Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine will
arrange the restriction of the processing.
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f) Right to data portability
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the
European legislator, to receive the personal data concerning him
or her, which was provided to a controller, in a structured,
commonly used and machine-readable format. He or she shall have
the right to transmit those data to another controller without
hindrance from the controller to which the personal data have
been provided, as long as the processing is based on consent
pursuant to point (a) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR or point (a) of
Article 9(2) of the GDPR, or on a contract pursuant to point (b)
of Article 6(1) of the GDPR, and the processing is carried out by
automated means, as long as the processing is not necessary for
the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or
in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.
Furthermore, in exercising his or her right to data
portability pursuant to Article 20(1) of the GDPR, the data
subject shall have the right to have personal data transmitted
directly from one controller to another, where technically
feasible and when doing so does not adversely affect the rights
and freedoms of others.
In order to assert the right to data portability, the data
subject may at any time contact any employee of the Alfred
Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine.
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g) Right to object
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the
European legislator to object, on grounds relating to his or her
particular situation, at any time, to processing of personal data
concerning him or her, which is based on point (e) or (f) of
Article 6(1) of the GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on
these provisions.
The Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar
and Marine shall no longer process the personal data in the event
of the objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate
grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights
and freedoms of the data subject, or for the establishment,
exercise or defence of legal claims.
If the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar
and Marine processes personal data for direct marketing purposes,
the data subject shall have the right to object at any time to
processing of personal data concerning him or her for such
marketing. This applies to profiling to the extent that it is
related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to
the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and
Marine to the processing for direct marketing purposes, the
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine
will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.
In addition, the data subject has the right, on grounds
relating to his or her particular situation, to object to
processing of personal data concerning him or her by the Alfred
Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine for
scientific or historical research purposes, or for statistical
purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) of the GDPR, unless the
processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out
for reasons of public interest.
In order to exercise the right to object, the data subject
may contact any employee of the Alfred Wegener Institute,
Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine. In addition, the data
subject is free in the context of the use of information society
services, and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, to use his or
her right to object by automated means using technical
specifications.
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h) Automated individual decision-making, including
profiling
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the
European legislator not to be subject to a decision based solely
on automated processing, including profiling, which produces
legal effects concerning him or her, or similarly significantly
affects him or her, as long as the decision (1) is not is
necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract
between the data subject and a data controller, or (2) is not
authorised by Union or Member State law to which the controller
is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to
safeguard the data subject's rights and freedoms and legitimate
interests, or (3) is not based on the data subject's explicit
consent.
If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or the
performance of, a contract between the data subject and a data
controller, or (2) it is based on the data subject's explicit
consent, the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar
and Marine shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the
data subject's rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at
least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the
controller, to express his or her point of view and contest the
decision.
If the data subject wishes to exercise the rights
concerning automated individual decision-making, he or she may,
at any time, contact any employee of the Alfred Wegener
Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine.
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i) Right to withdraw data protection consent
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the
European legislator to withdraw his or her consent to processing
of his or her personal data at any time.
If the data subject wishes to exercise the right to
withdraw the consent, he or she may, at any time, contact any
employee of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for
Polar and Marine.
10. Data protection provisions about the application and
use of Google Analytics (with anonymization function)
On this website, the controller has integrated the component
of Google Analytics (with the anonymizer function). Google
Analytics is a web analytics service. Web analytics is the
collection, gathering, and analysis of data about the behavior of
visitors to websites. A web analysis service collects, inter alia,
data about the website from which a person has come (the so-called
referrer), which sub-pages were visited, or how often and for what
duration a sub-page was viewed. Web analytics are mainly used for
the optimization of a website and in order to carry out a
cost-benefit analysis of Internet advertising.
The operator of the Google Analytics component is Google
Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin, D04 E5W5,
Ireland.
For the web analytics through Google Analytics the controller
uses the application "_gat. _anonymizeIp". By means of this
application the IP address of the Internet connection of the data
subject is abridged by Google and anonymised when accessing our
websites from a Member State of the European Union or another
Contracting State to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.
The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyze
the traffic on our website. Google uses the collected data and
information, inter alia, to evaluate the use of our website and to
provide online reports, which show the activities on our websites,
and to provide other services concerning the use of our Internet
site for us.
Google Analytics places a cookie on the information
technology system of the data subject. The definition of cookies is
explained above. With the setting of the cookie, Google is enabled
to analyze the use of our website. With each call-up to one of the
individual pages of this Internet site, which is operated by the
controller and into which a Google Analytics component was
integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology
system of the data subject will automatically submit data through
the Google Analytics component for the purpose of online
advertising and the settlement of commissions to Google. During the
course of this technical procedure, the enterprise Google gains
knowledge of personal information, such as the IP address of the
data subject, which serves Google, inter alia, to understand the
origin of visitors and clicks, and subsequently create commission
settlements.
The cookie is used to store personal information, such as the
access time, the location from which the access was made, and the
frequency of visits of our website by the data subject. With each
visit to our Internet site, such personal data, including the IP
address of the Internet access used by the data subject, will be
transmitted to Google in the United States of America. These
personal data are stored by Google in the United States of America.
Google may pass these personal data collected through the technical
procedure to third parties.
The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of
cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding
adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the
setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser used
would also prevent Google Analytics from setting a cookie on the
information technology system of the data subject. In addition,
cookies already in use by Google Analytics may be deleted at any
time via a web browser or other software programs.
In addition, the data subject has the possibility of
objecting to a collection of data that are generated by Google
Analytics, which is related to the use of this website, as well as
the processing of this data by Google and the chance to preclude
any such. For this purpose, the data subject must download a
browser add-on under the link
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout and install it. This
browser add-on tells Google Analytics through a JavaScript, that
any data and information about the visits of Internet pages may not
be transmitted to Google Analytics. The installation of the browser
add-ons is considered an objection by Google. If the information
technology system of the data subject is later deleted, formatted,
or newly installed, then the data subject must reinstall the
browser add-ons to disable Google Analytics. If the browser add-on
was uninstalled by the data subject or any other person who is
attributable to their sphere of competence, or is disabled, it is
possible to execute the reinstallation or reactivation of the
browser add-ons.
Further information and the applicable data protection
provisions of Google may be retrieved under
https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/ and under
http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/us.html. Google Analytics is
further explained under the following Link
https://www.google.com/analytics/.
11. Data protection provisions about the application and
use of Matomo
On this website, the controller has integrated the Matomo
component. Matomo is an open-source software tool for web analysis.
Web analysis is the collection, gathering and evaluation of data on
the behavior of visitors from Internet sites. A web analysis tool
collects, inter alia, data on the website from which a data subject
came to a website (so-called referrer), which pages of the website
were accessed or how often and for which period of time a sub-page
was viewed. A web analysis is mainly used for the optimization of a
website and the cost-benefit analysis of Internet advertising.
The software is operated on the server of the controller, the
data protection-sensitive log files are stored exclusively on this
server.
The purpose of the Matomo component is the analysis of the
visitor flows on our website. The controller uses the obtained data
and information, inter alia, to evaluate the use of this website in
order to compile online reports, which show the activities on our
Internet pages.
Matomo sets a cookie on the information technology system of
the data subject. The definition of cookies is explained above.
With the setting of the cookie, an analysis of the use of our
website is enabled. With each call-up to one of the individual
pages of this website, the Internet browser on the information
technology system of the data subject is automatically through the
Matomo component prompted to submit data for the purpose of online
analysis to our server. During the course of this technical
procedure, we obtain knowledge about personal information, such as
the IP address of the data subject, which serves to understand the
origin of visitors and clicks.
The cookie is used to store personal information, such as the
access time, the location from which access was made, and the
frequency of visits to our website. With each visit of our Internet
pages, these personal data, including the IP address of the
Internet access used by the data subject, are transferred to our
server. These personal data will be stored by us. We do not forward
this personal data to third parties.
The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of
cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding
adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the
setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the used Internet browser
would also prevent Matomo from setting a cookie on the information
technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already
in use by Matomo may be deleted at any time via a web browser or
other software programs.
In addition, the data subject has the possibility of
objecting to a collection of data relating to a use of this
Internet site that are generated by Matomo as well as the
processing of these data by Matomo and the chance to preclude any
such. For this, the data subject must set a "Do Not Track" option
in the browser.
With each setting of the opt-out cookie, however, there is
the possibility that the websites of the controller are no longer
fully usable for the data subject.
Further information and the applicable data protection
provisions of Matomo may be retrieved under
https://matomo.org/privacy/.
12. Data protection provisions about the application and
use of YouTube
On this website, the controller has integrated components of
YouTube. YouTube is an Internet video portal that enables video
publishers to set video clips and other users free of charge, which
also provides free viewing, review and commenting on them. YouTube
allows you to publish all kinds of videos, so you can access both
full movies and TV broadcasts, as well as music videos, trailers,
and videos made by users via the Internet portal.
The operating company of YouTube is Google Ireland Limited,
Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland.
With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this
Internet site, which is operated by the controller and on which a
YouTube component (YouTube video) was integrated, the Internet
browser on the information technology system of the data subject is
automatically prompted to download a display of the corresponding
YouTube component. Further information about YouTube may be
obtained under https://www.youtube.com/yt/about/en/. During the
course of this technical procedure, YouTube and Google gain
knowledge of what specific sub-page of our website was visited by
the data subject.
If the data subject is logged in on YouTube, YouTube
recognizes with each call-up to a sub-page that contains a YouTube
video, which specific sub-page of our Internet site was visited by
the data subject. This information is collected by YouTube and
Google and assigned to the respective YouTube account of the data
subject.
YouTube and Google will receive information through the
YouTube component that the data subject has visited our website, if
the data subject at the time of the call to our website is logged
in on YouTube; this occurs regardless of whether the person clicks
on a YouTube video or not. If such a transmission of this
information to YouTube and Google is not desirable for the data
subject, the delivery may be prevented if the data subject logs off
from their own YouTube account before a call-up to our website is
made.
YouTube's data protection provisions, available at
https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/, provide
information about the collection, processing and use of personal
data by YouTube and Google.
13. Legal basis for the processing
Art. 6(1) lit. a GDPR serves as the legal basis for
processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific
processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary
for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is
party, as is the case, for example, when processing operations are
necessary for the supply of goods or to provide any other service,
the processing is based on Article 6(1) lit. b GDPR. The same
applies to such processing operations which are necessary for
carrying out pre-contractual measures, for example in the case of
inquiries concerning our products or services. Is our company
subject to a legal obligation by which processing of personal data
is required, such as for the fulfillment of tax obligations, the
processing is based on Art. 6(1) lit. c GDPR. In rare cases, the
processing of personal data may be necessary to protect the vital
interests of the data subject or of another natural person. This
would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured in our
company and his name, age, health insurance data or other vital
information would have to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or
other third party. Then the processing would be based on Art. 6(1)
lit. d GDPR. Finally, processing operations could be based on
Article 6(1) lit. f GDPR. This legal basis is used for processing
operations which are not covered by any of the abovementioned legal
grounds, if processing is necessary for the purposes of the
legitimate interests pursued by our company or by a third party,
except where such interests are overridden by the interests or
fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require
protection of personal data. Such processing operations are
particularly permissible because they have been specifically
mentioned by the European legislator. He considered that a
legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a
client of the controller (Recital 47 Sentence 2 GDPR).
14. The legitimate interests pursued by the controller or
by a third party
Where the processing of personal data is based on Article
6(1) lit. f GDPR our legitimate interest is to carry out our
business in favor of the well-being of all our employees and the
shareholders.
15. Period for which the personal data will be stored
The criteria used to determine the period of storage of
personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After
expiration of that period, the corresponding data is routinely
deleted, as long as it is no longer necessary for the fulfillment
of the contract or the initiation of a contract.
16. Provision of personal data as statutory or contractual
requirement; Requirement necessary to enter into a contract;
Obligation of the data subject to provide the personal data;
possible consequences of failure to provide such data
We clarify that the provision of personal data is partly
required by law (e.g. tax regulations) or can also result from
contractual provisions (e.g. information on the contractual
partner). Sometimes it may be necessary to conclude a contract that
the data subject provides us with personal data, which must
subsequently be processed by us. The data subject is, for example,
obliged to provide us with personal data when our company signs a
contract with him or her. The non-provision of the personal data
would have the consequence that the contract with the data subject
could not be concluded. Before personal data is provided by the
data subject, the data subject must contact any employee. The
employee clarifies to the data subject whether the provision of the
personal data is required by law or contract or is necessary for
the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to
provide the personal data and the consequences of non-provision of
the personal data.
17. Existence of automated decision-making
As a responsible company, we do not use automatic
decision-making or profiling.
This Privacy Policy has been generated by the Privacy Policy
Generator of the DGD
- Your External DPO that was developed in cooperation with German Lawyers from WILDE
BEUGER SOLMECKE, Cologne.