As you use this website, personal data about you will be processed by us as the data controller and stored for as long as necessary to fulfill the specified purposes and legal obligations. Below, we inform you about the types of data involved, how they are processed, and what rights you have in this regard.
Personal data, as defined in Art. 4 No. 1 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
Scope of Application
This privacy information applies to the data processing on the website https://community.amable.eu of Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT, which refers to this privacy information.
1. Name and Contact Information of the Controller and the Corporate Data Protection Officer
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
for the Advancement of Applied Research e.V.
Hansastraße 27 c
80686 Munich
for its
Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT ILT
Steinbachstrasse 15
52074 Aachen
Germany
(hereinafter Fraunhofer-ILT)
The data protection officer of Fraunhofer can be reached at the above address in Munich, for the attention of: Data Protection Officer or at datenschutz@zv.fraunhofer.de. You can contact our data protection officer directly at any time with questions regarding data protection law or your rights as a data subject.
2. Processing of Personal Data and Purposes of the Data Processing During Your Website Visit
a) When visiting the website
When you access our website and retrieve its content, temporary data is stored that may allow identification. The browser used on your device automatically sends the information to the server of our website. The following data is collected:
- Date and time of access
- IP address
- Hostname of the accessing server
- Website from which our website was accessed
- Visited page on our website
- Notification of whether the access was successful
- Volume of data transferred
- Information about the browser type and version used
- Operating system
The temporary storage of data is necessary for establishing the connection and the course of a website visit so that we can provide you with the content on our website.
Further storage in log files occurs to ensure the functionality of the website, the security of the information technology systems, and to enable the uninterrupted provision of our website as well as to track any unlawful attacks if necessary.
If technical data from your device is processed to enable access to our website, this is done because such data is required in accordance with § 25 para. 1 no. 2 TDDDG.
The processing of the IP address is for technical and administrative purposes, for connection establishment and stability, to ensure the security and functionality of our website, and to track any unlawful attacks if necessary. The legal basis is our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
From the processing of the mentioned data in the log file, we cannot draw any direct conclusions about your identity. This is temporarily stored in a so-called log file and deleted after 30 Tage days .
Furthermore, when visiting our website, we may use cookies and analytics services. If this is the case, you will receive further explanations about this in the privacy notice below.
3. Transfer of Personal Data to Third Persons
If we pass on personal data collected through the website to processors, we will inform you about this in this privacy notice for each data processing procedure, naming the specific recipient.
Otherwise, we will only share your personal data if
- you have given your explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR;
- this is necessary for the fulfillment of a contract with you in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR (for example, when passing on data 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 to carry out a payment transaction);
- there is a legal obligation for the transfer in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c GDPR.
The data passed on may only be used by the recipients for the stated purposes.
4. Cookies
We use server-side cookies. Cookies are small files, which are automatically created by the browser of the user device and stored in your device (PC, laptop, tablet, smart phone or similar device) when you visit our website. Cookies do not harm your computer, and they do not contain viruses, Trojans or other malware.
Cookies contain information pertaining to the specific device, which accessed our website. However, this does not give us direct knowledge of your identity.
One reason for us to use cookies is making the use of our website more convenient for you. We use session cookies to recognise that you have already visited certain pages of our website.
We also use temporary cookies to optimise the user-friendliness of our website. Your device stores these cookies temporarily for a specific time. The next time you visit our website, our server recognises your device as prior visitor and remembers your settings and preferences. You will not have to enter these parameters again.
We also use cookies to gather data for our website statistics. This helps us to evaluate and optimise our web offerings (see Section 6). These cookies allow us to recognise repeat visits from your device. These cookies will be deleted automatically after a specific time.
The data obtained with the help of cookies serve our legitimate interests and the legitimate interests of third parties according to Article 6 para. 1, page 1 lit. f GDPR.
Most browsers accept cookies automatically. However, you are able to configure your browser in such a way that the application does not store cookies on your computer or always shows an alert before storing new cookies. However, the complete exclusion of cookies may prevent you from using all functions on our website.
5. Social Plugins
You might find social plug-ins (media buttons, media boxes) on our website. These are small box-like buttons. Click on them to place the content of our website under your profile in social network sites.
If you click on such a button, a link will be established between our website and the social network to which you subscribe. Aside from the respective content, the social network provider will receive other personal information. This includes the information that you visit our website at that time.
For the integration of the social plug-in, we use the Shariff Solution. This solution by c't and Heise prevents your device from creating a link to the social network merely because you visit a website featuring a social plug-in button without clicking on it. This means, our website transmits information to the social network site only after you have clicked on the media button.
We use the following social media plug-ins:
a) Facebook Sharing of Facebook Ireland Limited
Sometimes, information is transmitted to the US domicile of the parent company Facebook Inc. Twitter complies with the Data Protection Regulations of ‘US Privacy Shield’ and is registered with the US Privacy Shield Program of the US Department of Trade.
Purpose and scope of the data collection and further processing and use of the data by Facebook and your user rights in your relationship with Facebook as well as your ability to influence your privacy rights by changing your browser settings are subject to your privacy agreement with Facebook.
b) Twitter Sharing by Twitter International Company
Sometimes, information is transmitted to the parent company Twitter Inc. with its domicile in the USA. Twitter complies with the Data Protection Regulations of ‘US Privacy Shield’ and is registered with the US Privacy Shield Program of the US Department of Trade.
For further information on the data protection provided by Twitter please read the Twitter Data Protection Statement.
c) Google+ Sharing by Google LLC
Google complies with the Data Protection Regulations of ‘US Privacy Shield’ and is registered with the US Privacy Shield Program of the US Department of Trade.
For further information on the data protection provided by Google please read the Google Data Protection Statement.
d) Xing Sharing by Xing SE
For further information on the data protection provided by Xing please read the Xing Data Protection Statement.
e) Pinterest Sharing of the Pinterest Europe Ltd.
For further information on the data protection provided by Pinterest please read the Pinterest Data Protection Statement.
6. YouTube
Based on the agreement according to Article 6 Para. 1, page 1 lit. f GDPR, we use components (videos) of YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Avenue, 94066 San Bruno, CA (USA) (in the following referred to as ‘YouTube’), a company of Google Inc., Amphitheatre Parkway, 94043 Mountain View (USA), (in the following referred to as ‘Google’).
In the process, we use the ‘extended data protection mode’ option provided by YouTube.
Upon requesting an Internet page with embedded video, our website connects to the YouTube servers and renders the content on the Internet page using your browser.
According to the information provided by YouTube, in the ‘extended data protection mode’, your data will be transmitted to the US YouTube servers only while you watch the video. The transmitted data include the Internet page you just viewed and device-specific data including your IP address. By clicking ‘run’ on the video, you agree to this mode of transmission.
Should you be logged into your YouTube account at the same time, YouTube will associate these collected data with your member account. You are able to prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.
Google complies with the Data Protection Regulations of ‘US Privacy Shield’ and is registered with the US Privacy Shield Program of the US Department of Trade.
For further information on the data protection provided by Google in connection with the use of YouTube, please read the Google Data Protection Statement.
7. Your Rights as Affected Person
You have the right to:
- According to Article 7(3) of the GDPR, withdraw your consent at any time. This means that we may no longer continue processing the data based on that consent in the future;
- According to Article 15 of the GDPR, request information about your personal data processed by us. In particular, you can request information about the purposes of processing, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been disclosed or will be disclosed, the planned storage duration, the existence of the right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, or objection, the existence of a right to lodge a complaint, the origin of your data, if not collected by us, as well as the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information about its details;
- According to Article 16 of the GDPR, request the immediate rectification of inaccurate or completion of your personal data stored with us;
- According to Article 17 of the GDPR, request the erasure of your personal data stored with us, unless processing is necessary for exercising the right to freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest, or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims;
- According to Article 18 of the GDPR, request the restriction of processing of your personal data, as long as you contest the accuracy of the data, processing is unlawful, but you oppose erasure, and we no longer need the data, but you need it for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims or you have objected to processing according to Article 21 of the GDPR;
- According to Article 20 of the GDPR, receive your personal data provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format or request the transfer to another controller;
- According to Article 77 of the GDPR, lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. In general, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual residence or workplace or our association's registered office for this purpose.
Information about your right to object under Article 21 of the GDPR
You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you, which is based on Article 6(1)(e) of the GDPR (processing in the public interest) and Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR (processing based on legitimate interests); this also applies to profiling based on this provision as per Article 4(4) of the GDPR.
If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
If your objection is directed against the processing of data for direct marketing purposes, 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 related to such direct marketing.
If you wish to exercise your right to object, it is sufficient to send an email to datenschutzkoordination@zv.fraunhofer.de.
8. Data Security
All your personal data are transmitted in encrypted format, using the widely used and secure TLS (Transport Layer Security) standard. TLS is a secure and proven standard that is also used, for instance, in online banking. You will recognize a secure TLS connection by the additional s after http (i.e., https://...) in the address bar of your browser or by the lock icon in the bottom part of your browser window.
In all other regards, we use suitable technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulations, partial or complete loss, destruction, or the unauthorized access of third parties. We continuously improve our security measures in accordance with the state of the art.
9. Timelinessd and Amendments to this Data Protection Information
The further development of our website and the products and services offered or changed due to statutory or regulatory requirements, respectively, may make it necessary to amend this data protection information. You may access and print out the latest data protection information at any time from our website.