In the following, we would like to inform you about the collection of personal data when using our website. Personal data is all data that is personally identifiable to you, e.g., name, address, email addresses, IP address, username, or ID.
§ 1 Controller.
The Controller pursuant to Art. 4 (7) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and service provider according to § 13 of the Telemedia Act (TMG) is the Institute of Technical Microbiology, Dr. Laura Philipp, Kasernenstraße 12, Building F, 21073 Hamburg, Email: laura.philipp@tuhh.de. More details can be found in our Imprint. When you contact us by email, the data you provide (your email address, possibly your name and telephone number) will be stored by us in order to answer your questions. We will delete the data arising in this context after the storage is no longer necessary, or restrict the processing if there are statutory retention obligations.
§ 2 Data Protection Officer. The appointment of a data protection officer is not necessary, as fewer than 9 employees are entrusted with the processing of personal data
§ 3 Collection of personal data when visiting our website, purpose. (1) When you view our website, we collect the following data that your browser transmits to our server:
• IP address
• Date and time of the request
• Time zone difference to 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 comes
• Browser
• Operating system and its interface
• Language and version of the browser software.
You are not obliged to provide the aforementioned data. The collection of the aforementioned data is not required by law or necessary for the fulfillment of the contract with you. However, it is technically necessary for us to ensure the stability and security of our website (the legal basis is therefore Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR). In this context, this data is also used to analyze the use of our web server with the Google Analytics service. They are stored for a period of one year and then deleted. The data is stored on the server of our web server operator. This is iS-Fun Internet Service GmbH.
(2) In addition to the aforementioned data, cookies are stored on your computer when you use our website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your hard drive assigned to the browser you are using and through which certain information flows to the location that sets the cookie (in this case, us). Cookies cannot run programs or transmit viruses to your computer. This website uses session cookies and persistent cookies. Session cookies store a so-called session ID, with which various requests from your browser can be assigned to the common session. This allows your computer to be recognized when you return to our website. This is necessary for the function of the content management system of our website (legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR in conjunction with Art. 95 GDPR and Art. 5 para. 3 of EU Directive 2002/58/EC in its current version). However, the collection of the aforementioned data is not required by law or necessary for the fulfillment of the contract with you, nor are you obliged to provide the data. The session cookies are deleted when you close the browser. Persistent cookies are not deleted by us. They are required to fulfill your request to deactivate Facebook Custom Audiences (legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 b) GDPR). You can delete the cookies in the security settings of your browser at any time. You can configure your browser settings according to your wishes and e.g. reject the acceptance of cookies. We would like to point out that you may then not be able to use all functions of this website and a selected deactivation of Facebook Custom Audiences will no longer work in this case.
§ 4 Your Rights.
(1) You have the following rights regarding the personal data concerning you:
• Right to information,
• Right to rectification,
• Right to object to the processing pursuant to the paragraph. 3,
• Right to restriction of processing in accordance with paragraph. 4,
• Right to erasure pursuant to paragraph 5,
• Right to data portability (transfer of the data to you).
(2) You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection supervisory authority regarding the processing of your personal data by us. The data protection authority responsible for us is The State Commissioner for Data Protection Lower Saxony.
Dr. Stefan Brink, Postfach 10 29 32, 70025 Stuttgart
oder: Königstraße 10a, 70173 Stuttgart
Telefon: 07 11/61 55 41-0, Telefax: 07 11/61 55 41-15
E-Mail: poststelle@lfdi.bwl.de
Homepage: http://www.baden-wuerttemberg.datenschutz.de
(3) If we base the processing of your personal data on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR (in particular for data that you have entered in our contact form), you can revoke your consent to the processing of personal data by sending an email with the revocation to this address laura.philipp@tuhh.de. All personal data stored on the basis of the corresponding approval will be deleted in this case.
(4) If we base the processing of your personal data on the balancing of interests in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, you can object to the processing if there are reasons that arise from your particular situation. When exercising such an objection, we ask that you explain the reasons why, due to your particular situation, we should not process your personal data as we have done. In the event of your justified objection, we will examine the situation and either discontinue or adapt the data processing or point out our compelling legitimate grounds on the basis of which we will continue the processing.
(5) You have the right to restrict the processing of your personal data if you dispute the accuracy of the personal data stored by you or have lodged an objection in accordance with paragraph 3 for the duration of the examination of your arguments, as well as if we no longer require the data, but the data should continue to be stored for your purposes to secure evidence.
(6) You have the right to have your personal data deleted if we no longer need it for our purposes, or if the review pursuant to paragraph 3 shows that your particular situation outweighs our legitimate grounds for storing and processing it.
§ 5 Additional Services
We may use the following in detail:
(1) Google (including Google Maps and Google Analytics): JavaScript code from Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter: Google) is loaded on our site. If you have enabled JavaScript in your browser and have not installed a JavaScript blocker, your browser may transmit personal data to Google. We do not know which data Google links with the received data or for what purposes Google uses this data. To completely prevent the execution of JavaScript code from Google, you can install a JavaScript blocker (e.g., www.noscript.net).
(2) Google APIs: Our website uses Google APIs from Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter: Google). These are program interfaces provided by Google. When used, data such as your IP address may be transmitted to Google. You can prevent the collection and transfer of personal data (in particular your IP address) to Google, as well as the processing of this data by Google, by disabling JavaScript in your browser or installing a tool such as ‘NoScript’.
(3) WPML (WordPress Multilingual Plugin): Our website uses the translation plugin WPML (WordPress Multilingual Plugin) from the provider OnTheGoSystems Limited, 22/F 3 Lockhart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong. WPML is used to provide multilingual content on our website. To display the appropriate language version to the visitor and save their selection, WPML sets a functional cookie.
The following data are processed in this context:
• Browser language settings,
• Selected language version of the website (Cookie wp-wpml_current_language),
• Technical session information,
• If applicable, IP address (only temporarily for technical provision).
The use of WPML is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in a user-friendly, linguistically optimized presentation of our website).
Insofar as WPML uses cookies that go beyond the technically necessary storage, this is done only with your Consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR in conjunction with § 25 (1) TTDSG The cookie is usually stored for a duration of 1 day and is then automatically deleted. No personal evaluation or transfer of the data to third parties takes place.
