Privacy policy - ki-fortschrittszentrum

Data protection information

When you use this website, your personal data is processed by us as the data controller and stored for the period required to fulfill the specified purposes and legal obligations. In the following, we will inform you about what data is involved, how it is processed and what rights you have in this regard.

According to Art. 4 No. 1 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

1 Scope of application
2 Name and contact details of the controller and the company data protection officer
3 Processing of personal data and purposes of processing
4 Forwarding of data
5 Cookies
6 Web analysis/tracking
7 Social media plugins
8 Rights of data subjects
9 Data security
10 Up-to-dateness and amendment of this data protection information

1 Scope of application

This data protection information applies to the data processing of the project and all services offered in connection with the project as a web service or as a mobile app (for better readability hereinafter: website), provided that reference is made to this data protection information in each case. The controller is:

2 Name and contact details of the controller and the company data protection officer

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
for the promotion of applied research e.V.
Hansastrasse 27 c
80686 Munich

for your
Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO
Nobelstr. 12
70569 Stuttgart

(in the following Fraunhofer IAO)

E-Mail: datenschutz@zv.fraunhofer.de

Phone: +49 89 1205-0

Fax: +49 89 1205-7531

The data protection officer of Fraunhofer can be contacted at the above address in Munich, Attn: Data Protection Officer or at datenschutz@zv.fraunhofer.de reachable. You can contact our data protection officer directly at any time if you have any questions about data protection law or your rights as a data subject.

3 Processing of personal data and purposes of processing

When visiting the website

You can access our website without having to disclose any information about your identity. The browser used on your device only automatically sends information to the server of our website (e.g. browser type and version, date and time of access) to enable the website to establish a connection. This also includes the IP address of your requesting device. This is temporarily stored in a log file and deleted after 30 days at the latest.

The IP address is processed for technical and administrative purposes of connection establishment and stability in order to ensure the security and functionality of our website and to be able to prosecute any illegal attacks on it if necessary.

The legal basis for the processing of the IP address is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest follows from the aforementioned security interest and the need to provide our website without disruption.

We cannot draw any direct conclusions about your identity from the processing of the IP address and other information in the log file.

We also use cookies and analysis services when you visit our website. You will find more detailed explanations in this data protection information below.

When registering for events

We regularly offer a wide range of events via our website, for which you can register online. Depending on the purpose and focus, personal data such as name, address, e-mail address or payment data may be collected and processed.

In the data protection information for the respective event, we inform you about the categories of personal data to be processed, the legal basis for processing, the storage period and any transfers to service providers who process your data on our behalf.

When registering for a newsletter or other e-mail distribution list

If you have expressly consented in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR, we will use your e-mail address to regularly send you selected information that will inform you about the work at our institute and/or about other Fraunhofer e.V. institutions and/or events. The topics and content of the selected information are determined by the mailing list for which you have registered.

After your registration, you will receive a registration notification by e-mail, which you must confirm in order to receive the newsletter (so-called double opt-in). This serves as proof for us that the registration was actually initiated by you.

You can unsubscribe at any time, e.g. via a link at the end of each newsletter. Alternatively, you can also send your unsubscribe request at any time to by e-mail or unsubscribe under the following link: https://www.fraunhofer.de/de/fraunhofer-newsletter-abmeldung.html.

Your e-mail address will be deleted immediately after you withdraw your consent to receive the newsletter.

When using contact forms

We offer you the opportunity to contact us via a form provided on the website. The following information is mandatory:

Salutation,
First and last name and
E-mail address.

We need your data to determine who sent the request and to be able to answer and process it.

The data processing is carried out in response to your request and is based on our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR in the context of responding to a contact request.

The personal data collected by us for the use of the contact form will be deleted after your request has been dealt with.

4 Forwarding of data

If we pass on personal data that we collect via the website to processors, we will inform you of this in this data protection information for the respective data processing operation, naming the specific recipient.

Otherwise, we will only pass on your personal data if

you have given your express consent to this in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR;
this is necessary pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR for the fulfillment of a contract with you (for example, when passing on to shipping companies for the purpose of delivering the goods you have ordered or when passing on payment data to payment service providers or credit institutions in order to carry out a payment transaction);
there is a legal obligation for the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c GDPR.

The forwarded data may only be used by the recipients for the stated purposes.

5 Cookies

General information

We use cookies on our website. Cookies are small files that your browser automatically creates and that are stored on your end device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our website. Cookies do not cause any damage to your end device and do not contain any viruses, Trojans or other malware.

Information is stored in the cookie that results in each case in connection with the specific end device used. However, this does not mean that we obtain direct knowledge of your identity. Cookies that are not absolutely technically necessary in order to be able to use a web service that you have expressly requested will only be set with your consent. You can give this consent via the cookie banner displayed when you visit the website. It is then the legal basis for storing and accessing the content of the cookies (Section 15 (3) TMG in conjunction with Art. 5 (3) sentence 1 Directive 2002/58/EC).

Necessary cookies

The processing of personal data in the context of technically necessary cookies is based on our legitimate interest in the provision of our web services expressly requested by you (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, if applicable in conjunction with Art. 95 GDPR, Art. 5 para. 3 Directive 2002/EC). Art. 95 GDPR, Art. 5 para. 3 Directive 2002/58/EC)

For example, we use so-called session cookies to enable session control or to save form entries or shopping baskets during the session. Session cookies are deleted at the latest when you close your web browser.

Right of withdrawal

You can revoke your consent to the storage and access to the content of cookies at any time with effect for the future in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR or object to the use of non-technically necessary cookies in whole or in part.

If you withdraw your consent or object to its use, we will set a cookie (opt-out cookie) that documents your decision and enables us to implement it. The opt-out cookie is only valid in this browser and only for our website and is stored on your device. If you delete the cookies in this browser, you must set the opt-out cookie again.

Most browsers accept cookies automatically. However, you can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or a message always appears before a new cookie is created. However, completely deactivating cookies may mean that you cannot use all the functions of our website.

Your revocation has no effect on the legality of the processing activities carried out by us, which are based on our legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR).

6 Web analysis/tracking

LeadLab (Wiredminds GmbH)

On our website, we use the LeadLab service of the Wiredminds GmbH and its pixel-code technology to analyze usage behavior and to optimize our site based on this. In particular, the service allows us to recognize which companies have visited our site. We do not receive any information that directly identifies you.

In connection with the use of LeadLab, cookies and tracking pixels are used to enable a statistical analysis of the use of this website by your visits. The information is processed by Wiredminds using a pseudonym in a user profile for the purpose of analysis and anonymized as far as possible.

The data obtained in this way will not be used to identify you personally without your separate consent and the data will not be merged with personal data about you as the bearer of the pseudonym.

If IP addresses are collected, they are anonymized immediately after collection by deleting the last number block.

Information on data protection at Wiredminds can be found on this company's website at https://www.wiredminds.de/datenschutz/.

Data processing is carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR for the purpose of optimizing our online offer and our website. Wiredminds processes the data on our behalf on the basis of an order processing contract between us and Wiredminds. This ensures that the data processing on our behalf is carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation while guaranteeing the protection of the rights of the data subjects.

Matomo

On our website, we use the open source software Matomo from InnoCraft Ltd from New Zealand to analyze user behavior during visits to our site and to optimize our site and its content accordingly. We do not receive any information that directly identifies you.

In the version of Matomo we use, precautions are taken using DoNotTrack technology (see www.donottrack.us) with the result that your website visit is not recorded if you have indicated in your Internet browser settings that you do not wish to be tracked.

In connection with the use of Matomo, cookies are used that enable a statistical analysis of the use of this website by your visits. Information - including personal information - about your visitor behavior is stored in the cookie and processed using a pseudonym in a usage profile for the purpose of analysis. As Matomo is hosted on our own server, processing by third parties is not required for the analysis.

The data obtained in this way will not be used to identify you personally without your separate consent and the data will not be merged with personal data about you as the bearer of the pseudonym.

If IP addresses are collected, they are anonymized immediately after collection by deleting the last number block.

The data processing of the data obtained through cookies and other web analysis/tracking procedures is based on our legitimate interest in optimizing our online offer and our website presence, e.g. in the form of adaptation to frequently used end devices and browsers, more publications on particularly popular topics (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR). Processing takes place within the scope of the GDPR (EU/EEA). There is no transfer to third countries.

You can find the type and scope of the processed data and lifespan in the list of cookies we use.

7 Social media plugins

We use social media buttons (also known as social media plugins) on our website. These are small buttons that you can use to publish content from our website on social networks under your profile.

If you activate such a button, a connection is established between our website and the social network. In addition to the relevant content, the operator of the social network receives further information, some of which is personal. This includes, for example, the fact that you are currently visiting our site.

The social media buttons are integrated using the so-called Shariff solution. This solution prevents a connection to a social network from being established simply because you access a page with a social media button without activating it. This means that information is only transmitted to the social network when you activate the button.

We use the following social media plugins:

LinkedIn Corporation: Share on LinkedIn

In some cases, information is transferred to the parent company LinkedIn Corporation based in the USA, to other LinkedIn companies and to external partners of LinkedIn, each of which may be located outside the European Union. LinkedIn uses standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission for this purpose.

Further information on data protection at LinkedIn can be found in their privacy policy at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

8 Rights of data subjects

You have the right:

- in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR, to withdraw your consent once given to us at any time. As a result, we may no longer continue the data processing that was based on this consent in the future;
- in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR, to request information about your personal data processed by us. In particular, you can request information about the processing purposes, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right to lodge a complaint, the origin of your data if it was not collected by us, and the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information about its details;
- in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, to immediately request the correction of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us;
- in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, to demand the deletion of your personal data stored by us, unless the processing is necessary to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information, to fulfill a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or to assert, exercise or defend legal claims;
- in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data if the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful but you refuse to delete it and we no longer need the data, but you need it to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or you have lodged an objection to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR;
- in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to request that it be transmitted to another controller, and
- to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority at your usual place of residence or workplace or at our registered office.

Information about your right to object in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR

You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning you which is based on point (e) of Article 6(1) GDPR (data processing in the public interest) and point (f) of Article 6(1) GDPR (data processing on the basis of a balancing of interests); this also applies to profiling based on this provision in accordance with Article 4(4) GDPR.

If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

If you object to the processing of data for the purpose of direct marketing, we will cease processing immediately. In this case, it is not necessary to specify a particular situation. This also applies to profiling insofar as it is associated with such direct advertising.

If you would like to exercise your right to object, simply send an e-mail to datenschutzkoordination@zv.fraunhofer.de.

9 Data security

All data transmitted by you personally is encrypted using the common and secure TLS (Transport Layer Security) standard. TLS is a secure and proven standard that is also used for online banking, for example. You can recognize a secure TLS connection by the s appended to the http (i.e. https://..) in the address bar of your browser or by the lock symbol at the bottom of your browser.

We also use suitable technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction or unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

10 Up-to-dateness and amendment of this data protection information

It may become necessary to amend this data protection information as a result of the further development of our website and offers on it or due to changes in legal or official requirements. You can access and print out the current data protection information on our website at any time.