Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

 

We would like to inform you about the management of your personal data in accordance with Art. 13 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Controller

The controller responsible for the described data collection and processing is named in the impressum.

Storage of Your IP address

We store the IP address transmitted by your web browser for a period of seven (7) days, strictly for the purpose of identifying, restricting and eliminating attacks on our website. After seven (7) days, we delete or anonymize your IP address. The legal basis for the processing of this personal data is provided for in Art. 6 para. 1 s. 1 lit. f GDPR.

Usage Data

When you visit our website, the data collected from the use of the website is temporarily stored on our web server for statistical purposes in order to improve the quality of our website. This data set contains:

  • the page, from which the data is requested
  • the name of the data file,
  • the date and time of the query,
  • the amount of data transferred,
  • the access status (file transmitted, file not found),
  • a description of the type of browser used,
  • the IP address of the requesting computer shortened to such an extent that no re-identification of any personal data is possible.

The listed usage data is stored anonymously.

Data Transfer to Third Parties

We do not transfer your personal data to third parties.

Cookies

On our web pages we use cookies. Cookies are small text files that can be stored and read on your device. A distinction is made between session cookies, which are deleted again as soon as you close your browser and permanent cookies that are saved beyond the individual session. Cookies may contain data that makes it possible to recognize the device used. In some cases, cookies only contain information about certain settings that are not personally identifiable. We use session cookies and permanent cookies on our websites. Processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f DSGVO and in the interest to optimize the user guidance and to adapt the presentation of our website. You can set your browser to inform you about the placement of cookies. So the use of cookies becomes transparent for you. You can also delete cookies at any time using the appropriate browser setting and prevent the setting of new cookies. Please note that our web pages may not be displayed optimally and some functions are no longer technically available

Contact Form

You have the ability to get in touch with us via a contact form on our website. To use this form, we need your name and email address. You have the option to provide further information, but this is not required. Your data will only be processed to respond to your inquiry and will be deleted after a period of 14 days. We will not share any information with third parties. The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.

Google Maps and Fonts

This website uses Google Maps to display maps and show directions. We also use Google fonts to give you an optimized view. This Google service is operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

By using Google services, information about your usage (especially the IP address of your computer) can be transmitted to and stored by Google Inc. servers in the United States. We have no control over the processing of data by Google Inc.

For more information about Google’s privacy policy, please visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy/update?hl=en.

If you do not agree to the data processing by Google Inc. please deactivate the JavaScript feature in your browser to receive a limited view.

The legal basis for the described data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 P. 1 lit. f GDPR (balance of interests, based on our interest in making it easy for you to get there and optimizing the presentation of our website).

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google Analytics uses methods that allow the analysis of the use of the website, e.g. through cookies. The generated information about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

You can prevent Google’s processing of the data (including your IP address) generated by a cookie and your use of the website (including your IP address) as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link.

Further information on data protection regarding Google Analytics is available at Google’s data protection notice under “Google Analytics Cookies” available under the following link.

Further information on Google’s privacy policy is available here.

The legal basis for this processing of data is the improvement of the functionality, the security, and the usability of the website (Art. 6 (1) f GDPR).

Embedded YouTube videos

On some pages, we embed YouTube videos on our website. Calling these pages will result in YouTube content being reloaded. In this framework, YouTube will also receive your IP address, which is technically required to retrieve the content. In principle, we have no influence on the further processing by YouTube.

Your Rights as a User

As a website user, the GDPR grants you certain rights when processing your personal data.

1. Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR):
You have the right to obtain confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning you is being processed, and, where that is the case, access to the personal data and the information specified in Art. 15 GDPR.

2. Right to rectification and erasure (Art. 16 and 17 GDPR):
You have the right to obtain without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning you and, if necessary, the right to have incomplete personal data completed. You also have the right to obtain an erasure of the personal data concerning you without undue delay, if one of the reasons listed in Art. 17 GDPR applies, e.g. if the data is no longer necessary for the intended purpose.

3. Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR):
If one of the conditions set forth in Art. 18 GDPR applies, you shall have the right to restrict the processing of your data to mere storage, e.g. if you revoke consent, to the processing, for the duration of a possible examination.

4. Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR):
In certain situations, listed in Art. 20 GDPR, you have the right to receive the personal data concerning you in a structured, common and machine-readable format or demand a transmission of the data to another third party.

5. Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR):
If the data is processed pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 s. 1 lit. f GDPR (data processing for the purposes of the legitimate interests), you have the right to object to the processing at any time for reasons arising out of your particular situation. We will then no longer process personal data, unless there are demonstrably compelling legitimate grounds for processing, which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the person concerned, or the processing serves the purpose of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims.

6. Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority:
Pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you consider the processing of the data concerning you infringes data protection regulations. The right to lodge a complaint may be invoked in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or the place of the alleged infringement.

Questions regarding data protection

If you have any questions regarding data protection or our privacy policy, please get in touch with us by using the contact form, or simply drop us an e-mail at m.fernandez-lahore@jacobs-university.de

 

 

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