General information on data processing
Scope of the processing of personal data
In principle, we only process personal data of our users insofar as this is necessary to provide a functional website and our content and services. The processing of personal data of our users takes place regularly only with the consent of the user. An exception applies in those cases in which prior consent cannot be obtained for factual reasons and the processing of the data is permitted by law.
Legal basis for the processing of personal data
Insofar as we obtain the consent of the data subject for the processing of personal data, Article 6 (1) (a) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) serves as the legal basis.When processing personal data that is required to fulfill a contract to which the data subject is a party, Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR serves as the legal basis. This also applies to processing operations that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures.Insofar as the processing of personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation to which our university is subject, Article 6 (1) (c) 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, Article 6 (1) (d) GDPR serves as the legal basis.If processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our university or a third party and if the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the person concerned do not outweigh the first-mentioned interest, Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR serves as the legal basis for the processing.
Data deletion and storage duration
The personal data of the data subject will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage no longer applies. Storage can also take place if this has been provided for by the European or national legislator in Union regulations, laws or other provisions to which the person responsible is subject. The data will also be blocked or deleted if a storage period prescribed by the standards mentioned expires, unless there is a need for further storage of the data for the conclusion or fulfillment of a contract.
Reporting misuse of computers and network resources
Should you become aware of any kind of misuse of computers or network resources at FAU, please inform the department responsible for computer security immediately.
Copyright
Unless specified otherwise, all pages of the FAU website are protected by copyright. This applies in particular to texts, images, charts, and files containing style, sound, video, or animation data; it also includes the design of the website.
This website uses the official FAU design templates (with some modifications). For usage rights and further information, please see the project website.
Reproduction or use of (parts) of the web pages in electronic or printed form and their publication (including on the Internet) is subject to prior approval.
Press releases, publications, scripts and information on lectures may be reprinted and evaluated provided that the source is indicated. Furthermore, images, charts, and files containing text or other information, may, in part or in their entirety, be subject to the copyright of third parties.
All registered brands and trademarks mentioned on this website and possibly protected by third parties are subject without restriction to the respective applicable trademark law and the property rights of their respective owners. The mere mention of trademarks on this website does not indicate that they are not protected by third party rights.
Exclusion of liability
This imprint only belongs to the following website: mod.fau.eu
The website owner is not responsible for other websites that are not listed above.
The operator has compiled and verified all information provided with great care. However, we cannot assume liability or furnish a guarantee that the data is correct, complete or up-to-date, or regarding the quality or constant availability of the information provided.
We will not be liable for any damages arising from computer viruses or the installation and use of software when accessing or downloading data from this website.
Websites credited to an author reflect the opinions and insights of that author.
The operator expressly reserves the right to change, amend or delete individual web pages, services or the entire website without prior notice or to interrupt or terminate the publication.
Links and references (disclaimer)
The operator is only responsible for the original content provided in accordance with the applicable laws. This original content is to be distinguished from links to the websites of other operators. Through these references marked as ‘external links’, the operator enables visitors to access ‘third-party content’.
The operator is not responsible for this third-party content as the operator does not initiate the data transmission, does not choose the recipient of the information and does not select or have any influence on the information transmitted. The methods used to provide access and link to this third-party information also do not involve any automatic short-term storage, resulting in a full exclusion of any liability for third-party content on the operator’s part.
When links to these websites were first incorporated, however, the authors of the relevant websites or the operator’s editors reviewed the external content to ascertain whether it would possibly entail liability under civil or criminal law. Should the operator become aware or be made aware by others that the content of a website linked from this site could constitute a civil or criminal law violation, then the link will be immediately removed as long as this is technically feasible and within reasonable expectation.
Liability for illegal, inaccurate or incomplete content and for damages resulting from the use or non-use of information provided by third parties shall lie exclusively with the respective operators of the linked sites.
General rights of data subjects
With regard to the processing of your personal data, you as a data subject have the following rights in accordance with Art. 15 ff. GDPR:
You can request information about whether we are processing your personal data. If this is the case, you have a right to information about this personal data and other information related to the processing (Art. 15 GDPR). Please note that this right to information may be restricted or excluded in certain cases (cf. in particular Art. 10 BayDSG).In the event that personal data about you is no longer correct or incomplete, you can request a correction and, if necessary, completion of this data (Art. 16 GDPR).If the legal requirements are met, you can request the deletion of your personal data (Art. 17 GDPR) or the restriction of the processing of this data (Art. 18 GDPR). However, the right to erasure according to Art. 17 Para. 1 and 2 GDPR does not exist if, among other things, the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a task. Which is in the public interest or takes place in the exercise of official authority (Art. 17 Paragraph 3 Letter b GDPR).For reasons that arise from your particular situation, you can also object to the processing of personal data concerning you by us at any time (Art. 21 GDPR). If the legal requirements are met, we will subsequently no longer process your personal data.You have the right to complain to a supervisory authority within the meaning of Art. 51 GDPR about the processing of your personal data. The competent supervisory authority for Bavarian public bodies is the Bavarian State Commissioner for Data Protection, Wagmüllerstraße 18, 80538 Munich.
Provision of the website and creation of log files
Description and scope of data processing
Every time our website is called up, our system automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the calling computer.
The following data is collected:
the address (URL) of the website from which the file was requested
the name of the file called
the date and time of the request
the amount of data transferred
the access status (file transferred, file not found, etc.)
the description of the type of web browser used or the operating system used
the anonymized IP address of the requesting computer.
The stored data are only required for technical or statistical purposes; a comparison with other databases or a transfer to third parties, even in excerpts, does not take place. The data is stored in the log files of our system. This does not affect the user’s IP addresses or other data that enable the data to be assigned to a user: Before saving, each data record is anonymized by changing the IP address. This data is not stored together with other personal data of the user.
Legal basis for data processing
The legal basis for the temporary storage of the data and the log files is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit.f GDPR.
Purpose of data processing
The temporary storage of the IP address by the system is necessary to enable the website to be delivered to the user’s computer. To do this, the user’s IP address must be stored for the duration of the session.
The storage in log files takes place in order to ensure the functionality of the website. In addition, we use the data to optimize the website and to ensure the security of our information technology systems. An evaluation of the data for marketing purposes does not take place in this context.
Our legitimate interest in data processing according to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit.f GDPR also lies in these purposes.
Duration of storage
The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required to achieve the purpose for which they were collected. In the case of the collection of data for the provision of the website, this is the case when the respective session has ended.
If the data is stored in log files, this is the case after seven days at the latest. Any further storage is possible. In this case, the users’ IP addresses are deleted or alienated so that they can no longer be assigned to the accessing client.
Opposition and removal option
The collection of the data for the provision of the website and the storage of the data in log files is essential for the operation of the website. There is consequently no possibility of objection on the part of the user.
Newsletter
Description and scope of data processing
You can subscribe to a free mailing list about our open calls, upcoming events and news via:
mailto:dcn-news-subscribe@lists.fau.de?subject=dcn-news-subscribe&body=subscribe
When registering for the newsletter, the data from the input mask is transmitted to us.
For the processing of the data, your consent is obtained as part of the registration process and reference is made to this data protection declaration. In connection with the data processing for the dispatch of newsletters, the data is not passed on to third parties. The data will only be used to send the newsletter.
Legal basis for data processing
The legal basis for processing the data after the user has registered for the newsletter is Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR if the user has given his / her consent.
Purpose of data processing
The collection of the user’s email address is used to deliver the newsletter.
Duration of storage
The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required to achieve the purpose for which they were collected. The user’s email address is therefore stored for as long as the subscription to the newsletter is active.
Opposition and removal option
The user concerned can cancel the subscription to the newsletter at any time. There is a corresponding link in every newsletter for this purpose.
Contact form and email contact
Description and scope of data processing
Contact forms are available on our website that can be used to contact us electronically. If a user makes use of this option, the data entered in the input mask will be transmitted to us and saved.
The specific data records are listed and explained in the respective contact forms. If there are any deviations or additions to the principles and the purpose and duration of storage listed here, these will be indicated on the respective contact forms.
Legal basis for data processing
If the user has given his / her consent, the legal basis for processing the data is Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
The legal basis for processing the data that is transmitted in the course of sending an email is Article 6 (1) lit.f GDPR. If the aim of the email contact is to conclude a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
Purpose of data processing
The processing of the personal data from the input mask serves us only to process the contact. If you contact us by email, this also constitutes the necessary legitimate interest in processing the data.
The other personal data processed during the sending process serve to prevent misuse of the contact form and to ensure the security of our information technology systems.
Duration of storage
The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required to achieve the purpose for which they were collected. For the personal data from the input mask of the contact form and those that were sent by email, this is the case when the respective conversation with the user has ended. The conversation is ended when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been finally clarified.
Opposition and removal option
The user has the option to revoke his consent to the processing of personal data at any time. If the user contacts us by email, he can object to the storage of his personal data at any time. In such a case, the conversation cannot be continued.
In this case, all personal data stored in the course of contacting us will be deleted.
SSL encryption
This site uses SSL encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as the inquiries that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http: //” to “https: //” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.
If SSL encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Rights of the data subject
If your personal data is processed, you are affected within the meaning of the GDPR and you have the following rights vis-à-vis the person responsible:
Right of providing information
You can request confirmation from the person responsible as to whether we are processing personal data relating to you.
If such processing is available, you can request the following information from the person responsible:
the purposes for which the personal data are processed;
the categories of personal data that are processed;
the recipients or the categories of recipients to whom the personal data relating to you have been disclosed or are still being disclosed;
the planned duration of the storage of your personal data or, if specific information is not available, criteria for determining the duration of storage;
the existence of a right to correction or deletion of your personal data, a right to restrict processing by the person responsible or a right to object to this processing;
the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;
all available information about the origin of the data if the personal data are not collected from the data subject;
the existence of automated decision-making including profiling in accordance with Art. 22 Para. 1 and 4 GDPR and – at least in these cases – meaningful information about the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing for the data subject.
You have the right to request information about whether your personal data is being transmitted to a third country or to an international organization. In this context, you can request to be informed about the appropriate guarantees according to Art. 46 GDPR in connection with the transmission.
This right to information can be restricted to the extent that it is likely to make the realization of the research or statistical purposes impossible or seriously impaired and the restriction is necessary for the fulfillment of the research or statistical purposes.
Right to rectification
You have a right to correction and / or completion vis-à-vis the person responsible if the processed personal data concerning you is incorrect or incomplete. The person responsible must make the correction immediately.
Your right to correction can be limited to the extent that it is likely to make the realization of the research or statistical purposes impossible or seriously impaired and the restriction is necessary for the fulfillment of the research or statistical purposes.
Right to restriction of processing
You can request that the processing of your personal data be restricted under the following conditions:
if you dispute the accuracy of the personal data concerning you for a period of time that enables the person responsible to check the accuracy of the personal data;
the processing is unlawful and you refuse to delete the personal data and instead request that the use of the personal data be restricted;
the person responsible no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing, but you need them to assert, exercise or defend legal claims, or
if you have objected to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 Paragraph 1 GDPR and it has not yet been determined whether the legitimate reasons of the person responsible outweigh your reasons.
If the processing of your personal data has been restricted, this data – apart from its storage – may only be permitted with your consent or for the purpose of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims or protecting the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest processed by the Union or a Member State.
If the processing restriction has been restricted according to the above conditions, you will be informed by the person responsible before the restriction is lifted.
Your right to restriction of processing can be restricted to the extent that it is likely to make the implementation of the research or statistical purposes impossible or seriously impaired and the restriction is necessary for the fulfillment of the research or statistical purposes.
Right to cancellation
Deletion obligation
You can request the person responsible to delete the personal data relating to you immediately, and the person responsible is obliged to delete this data immediately if one of the following reasons applies:
The personal data concerning you are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
You revoke your consent on which the processing was based in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) or Article 9 (2) (a) GDPR, and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
You object to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 Paragraph 1 GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate reasons for the processing, or you object to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 Paragraph 2 GDPR.
The personal data concerning you have been processed unlawfully.
The deletion of your personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the member states to which the person responsible is subject.
The personal data relating to you was collected in relation to information society services offered in accordance with Art. 8 Para. 1 GDPR.
Information to third parties
If the person responsible has made the personal data relating to you public and is obliged to delete it in accordance with Art. 17 Paragraph 1 GDPR, he shall take appropriate measures, including technical measures, to take into account the available technology and the implementation costs, to identify the person responsible for the data processing who process the personal data, that you, as the data subject, have requested them to delete all links to this personal data or copies or replications of this personal data.
Exceptions
The right to deletion does not exist if processing is necessary to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information;
to fulfill a legal obligation that requires processing under the law of the Union or of the member states to which the person responsible is subject,
or to perform a task that is in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority that has been transferred to the person responsible;
for reasons of public interest in the area of public health in accordance with Art. 9 Paragraph 2 lit. h and i and Art. 9 Paragraph 3 GDPR;
for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes in accordance with Art. 89 Para. 1 GDPR, insofar as the right mentioned under the section “obligation to delete” is likely to make the realization of the objectives of this processing impossible or seriously impair it, or
to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.
Right to be informed
If you have asserted the right to correction, deletion or restriction of processing against the person responsible, the person responsible is obliged to notify all recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been disclosed of this correction or deletion of the data or restriction of processing, unless this turns out to be impossible or involves a disproportionate effort.
You have the right vis-à-vis the person responsible to be informed about these recipients.
Right to data portability
You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to the person responsible, in a structured, common and machine-readable format. You also have the right to transfer this data to another person responsible without hindrance from the person responsible to whom the personal data was provided, provided that the processing is based on consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR or Article 9 (2) (a) GDPR or on a contract in accordance with Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR and the processing is carried out using automated procedures.
In exercising this right, you also have the right to have the personal data relating to you transmitted directly from one person in charge to another person in charge, insofar as this is technically feasible. This must not impair the freedoms and rights of other people.
The right to data portability does not apply to the processing of personal data that is necessary for the performance of a task that is in the public interest or takes place in the exercise of official authority that has been transferred to the person responsible.
Right to object
You have the right, for reasons that arise from your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of your personal data, which is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. e or f GDPR; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions.
The person responsible will no longer process the personal data relating to you unless he can prove compelling legitimate reasons for the processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.
If the personal data relating to you are processed in order to operate direct mail, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of the personal data relating to you for the purpose of such advertising; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is associated with such direct advertising.
If you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data relating to you will no longer be processed for these purposes.
In connection with the use of information society services – regardless of Directive 2002/58 / EC – you have the option of exercising your right of objection by means of automated procedures that use technical specifications.
You also have the right, for reasons that arise from your particular situation, to object to the processing of personal data relating to you for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes in accordance with Art. 89 (1) GDPR.
Your right of objection can be limited insofar as it is likely to make the realization of the research or statistical purposes impossible or seriously impaired and the restriction is necessary for the fulfillment of the research or statistical purposes.
Right to revoke the declaration of consent under data protection law
You have the right to withdraw your declaration of consent under data protection law at any time. Withdrawing your consent does not affect the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent up to the point of withdrawal.
Automated decision in individual cases including profiling
You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing – including profiling – which has legal effects on you or which significantly affects you in a similar manner. This does not apply if the decision is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between you and the person responsible, is permissible on the basis of legal provisions of the Union or of the member states to which the person responsible is subject and these legal provisions contain appropriate measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms as well as your legitimate interests or takes place with your express consent.
However, these decisions may not be based on special categories of personal data according to Art. 9 Paragraph 1 GDPR, unless Art. 9 Paragraph 2 lit. a or g GDPR applies and appropriate measures have been taken to protect your rights and freedoms and your legitimate interests.
With regard to the cases mentioned in (1) and (3), the person responsible shall take appropriate measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms and your legitimate interests, including at least the right to obtain intervention by a person on the part of the person responsible, to express their own point of view and heard on contesting the decision.
Right to complain to a supervisory authority
Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state of your place of residence, your place of work or the place of the alleged violation, if you are of the opinion that the processing of your personal data is against violates the GDPR.
The supervisory authority to which the complaint was submitted informs the complainant about the status and the results of the complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy in accordance with Art. 78 GDPR.