Data Protection
DISCLAIMER: This is just a translation of the german privacy policy. You can find the german version of the privacy policy here.
Hinweis: Dies ist nur eine Übersetzung der deutschen Datenschutzerklärung. Das Original finden sie hier.
The Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V. (MPG) takes the protection of your personal data very seriously. We process gathered personal data when visiting our websites in compliance with applicable data protection legislation. We neither publish your data nor transmit them to third parties on an unauthorized basis. In the following section, we explain which data we record when you visit one of our websites, and exactly how they are utilized:
General information
Scope of data processing
As a matter of principle, we gather and utilize users' personal data only to the extent required to ensure the functioning of our website and of our contents and services. The gathering and utilization of our users' personal data normally occurs after users have granted their consent. An exception occurs where data processing is legally permitted.
Legal basis of data processing
To the extent that permission of the affected individual is obtained for the processing of personal data, Article 6 (1) lit. a of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) serves as the legal basis.
In the processing of personal data to fulfil a contract whose contractual party is the individual affected, Article 6 (1) lit. b GDPR serves as the legal basis. This also applies to processing required to implement pre-contractual measures.
Insofar as the processing of personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation governing the MPG, Articel 6 (1) of the GDPR serves as the legal basis.
In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Articel 6 (1) of the GDPR serves as the legal basis.
If processing is required to safeguard the justified interest of the MPG or a third party and the interests, basic rights and basic freedoms of the affected individual do not outweigh the first-mentioned interest, Article 6 (1) lit. f GDPR serves as the basis for such processing.
Data deletion and storage duration
The affected individual's personal data are deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of the storage ceases to apply. Storage can also occur if provided for by European or national legislators in EU regulations, acts or other legislation to which the MPG is subject. A blocking or deletion of data then occurs only if a storage period prescribed by one of the aforementioned norms expires, unless a necessity exists in relation to the further storage of the data for the arrangement of a contract or the fulfilment of a contract.
Contact details of the individuals responsible
The entity responsible in the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation and other national data protection acts as well as other data protection legislation is the
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V. (MPG)
Hofgartenstrasse 8
D-80539 Munich
Telephone: +49 (89) 2108-0
Contact form: https://www.mpg.de/kontakt/anfragen
Internet: https://www.mpg.de
Data Protection Officer's contact details
The Data Protection Officer at the entity responsible is
Heidi Schuster
Hofgartenstrasse 8
D-80539 Munich
Telephone: +49 (89) 2108-1554
datenschutz@mpg.de
Provision of the website and creation of log files
Each time you visit our website, our service and applications automatically record data and information from the computer system of the visiting computer.
The following data are gathered temporarily:
- Your IP address
- Date and time of your access to the website
- Address of the page visited
- Address of the previously visited website (referrer)
- Name and version of your browser/operating system (if transmitted)
These data are stored in our systems' log files. These data are not stored together with the user's other personal data.
The legal basis for the temporary saving of data and log files is Article 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. Storage occurs in log files in order to ensure the website's functionality. The data also help us optimize the websites, eliminate malfunctions and ensure our IT system security. Our justified interest in data processing pursuant to Article 6 (1) lit. f GDPR also lies in such purposes.
The data are deleted as soon as they are no longer required to achieve the purpose for which they were gathered. If data are gathered for the provision of the website, this is the case if the respective visit is ended. In the instance that data are stored in log files, this is the case after seven days at the latest. Storage above and beyond this period is possible. In this case, the users' IP addresses are deleted or removed so they can no longer be allocated to the visiting client.
The recording of data for the provision of the website and the storage of data in log files is essential to operate the website. As a consequence, users do not have an option to revoke such data recording.
Twitter Social Plug-in
In unserem Internetauftritt setzen wir das Plug-in des Social-Networks Twitter ein. Bei Twitter handelt es sich um einen Internetservice der Twitter Inc., 795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA, nachfolgend nur „Twitter“ genannt.
Durch die Zertifizierung nach dem EU-US-Datenschutzschild („EU-US Privacy Shield“)
garantiert Twitter, dass die Datenschutzvorgaben der EU auch bei der Verarbeitung von Daten in den USA eingehalten werden.
Rechtsgrundlage für die Nutzung von Twitter auf unseren Seiten ist Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f) DSGVO. Unser berechtigtes Interesse liegt in der Qualitätsverbesserung unseres Internetauftritts.
Sofern das Plug-in auf einer der von Ihnen besuchten Seiten unseres Internetauftritts hinterlegt ist, lädt Ihr Internet-Browser eine Darstellung des Plug-ins von den Servern von Twitter in den USA herunter. Aus technischen Gründen ist es dabei notwendig, dass Twitter Ihre IP-Adresse verarbeitet. Daneben werden aber auch Datum und Uhrzeit des Besuchs unserer Internetseiten erfasst.
Sollten Sie bei Twitter eingeloggt sein, während Sie eine unserer mit dem Plug-in versehenen Internetseite besuchen, werden die durch das Plug-in gesammelten Informationen Ihres konkreten Besuchs von Twitter erkannt. Die so gesammelten Informationen weist Twitter womöglich Ihrem dortigen persönlichen Nutzerkonto zu. Sofern Sie also bspw. den sog. „Teilen“-Button von Twitter benutzen, werden diese Informationen in Ihrem Twitter-Nutzerkonto gespeichert und ggf. über die Plattform von Twitter veröffentlicht. Wenn Sie das verhindern möchten, müssen Sie sich entweder vor dem Besuch unseres Internetauftritts bei Twitter ausloggen oder die entsprechenden Einstellungen in Ihrem Twitter-Benutzerkonto vornehmen.
Weitergehende Informationen über die Erhebung und Nutzung von Daten sowie Ihre diesbezüglichen Rechte und Schutzmöglichkeiten hält Twitter in den unter
abrufbaren Datenschutzhinweisen bereit.
Data Transmission
Your personal data will only be conveyed to state institutions and authorities in legally essential cases or for criminal prosecution based on attacks on our network infrastructure. The data are not transmitted to third parties for other purposes.
Rights of individuals affected
As an individual whose personal data are gathered as part of the aforementioned services, you have, in principle, the following rights, to the extent that no legal exceptions are applicable in individual cases:
- Information (Article 15 GDPR)
- Correction (Article 16 GDPR)
- Deletion (Article 17 (1) GDPR)
- Restriction of processing (Article 18 GDPR)
- Data transmission (Article 20 GDPR)
- Revocation of processing (Article 21 GDPR)
- Revocation of consent (Article 7 (3) GDPR)
- Right to complain to the regulator (Article 77 GDPR). For the MPG, this is the Bavarian Data Protection Authority (BayLDA),Postbox 1349, 91504 Ansbach