When you use this website, your personal data is processed by us as the data controller and stored for the period required to fulfil 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. Name and contact details of the controller and the company data protection officer
Responsible within the meaning of Art. 4 No. 7 GDPR:
Fraunhofer Society for the Advancement of Applied Research e.V.
Hansastraße 27 c
80686 Munich
for its
Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology IEE
Joseph-Beuys-Straße 8
34117 Kassel
Germany
(hereinafter referred to as Fraunhofer IEE)
mail: info@iee.fraunhofer.de
Phone: +49 561 7294-0
Fax: +49 561 7294-100
Fraunhofer's Data Protection Officer can be contacted at the above address in Munich, Attn: Data Protection Officer or at datenschutz@zv.fraunhofer.de. 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.
2. Processing of Personal Data and Purposes of Processing
When visiting the website
You can visit our website without having to disclose your identity. The browser used on your end 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 below in this data protection information.
3. 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 only pass on your personal data if
- you have given your consent to this in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR.
- this is necessary for the fulfilment 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 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.
4. Cookies
We use cookies on our website. These 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.
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 possibly in conjunction with. Art. 95 GDPR, Art. 5 para. 3 Directive 2002/58/EC)
For example, we use 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.
We use cookies to statistically record the use of our website and for the purpose of optimising our offer for you (see section 5). These cookies enable us to automatically recognise that you have already visited our website when you return. These cookies are automatically deleted after a defined period of time.
The data processed by cookies is required for the purposes mentioned to protect our legitimate interests and those of third parties in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR.
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.
5. Web Analysis/ Tracking
LeadLab (Wiredminds GmbH)
We use the LeadLab service from Wiredminds GmbH and its pixel-code technology on our website to analyse user behaviour and optimise our site based on this. In particular, the service allows us to recognise 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, which enable a statistical analysis of the use of this website by your visits. Information - including personal information - about your visitor behaviour is stored in the cookie and transmitted to Wiredminds or collected directly by Wiredminds. The information is processed by Wiredminds using a pseudonym in a user profile for the purpose of analysis and anonymised as far as possible.
The data obtained in this way will not be used to identify you personally without your separate consent, nor will the data be merged with personal data about you as the bearer of the pseudonym.
If IP addresses are collected, they are anonymised immediately after collection by deleting the last number block.
Information on data protection at Wiredminds can be found on the website of the company.
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 optimising our online offering 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.
6. Social Plugins
We use social media buttons (also known as social media plug-ins) 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 content in question, 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 website.
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 visit 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:
Facebook Ireland Limited: Sharing on Facebook
In some cases, information is transmitted to the parent company Facebook Inc. based in the USA, to other Facebook companies and to external partners of Facebook, each of which may be located outside the European Union. Facebook uses standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission and relies on the adequacy decisions issued by the European Commission regarding certain countries.
The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Facebook as well as your rights in this regard and setting options to protect your privacy can be found in Facebook's data protection information .
Twitter International Company: Sharing on Twitter
In some cases, information is transmitted to the parent company Twitter Inc. based in the USA, to other Twitter companies and to external Twitter partners, some of which may be located outside the European Union. Twitter uses standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission and relies on your consent.
Further information on data protection at Twitter can be found in Twitter's Data Privacy .
LinkedIn Corporation: Sharing 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 LinkedIn partners, 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.
Youtube
We integrate components (videos) of the video portal "YouTube" of the company Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter: "Google") on our website. The implementation is based on Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, whereby our interest lies in the smooth integration of the videos and the appealing design of our website.
The integration is carried out using a solution that prevents a connection to Google from being established simply because you access a page with an implemented video without activating the video. This means that information is only transmitted to Google when you click on the video to watch it.
In some cases, information is transmitted to the parent company Google Inc. based in the USA, to other Google companies and to external Google partners, some of which may be located outside the European Union. Google uses standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission and relies on the adequacy decisions issued by the European Commission regarding certain countries. Further information on data protection in connection with YouTube can be found in Google's privacy policy.
Further information on data protection in connection with YouTube can be found in Google's privacy policy .
7. Rights of the Data Subjects
You have the right:
• in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR, to withdraw your consent given to us at any time. As a result, we may no longer continue the data processing based on this consent in the future;
• to request information about your personal data processed by us in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR. 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 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 of appeal, the origin of your data if it was not collected by us, as well as the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information on 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 erasure of your personal data stored by us, unless the processing is necessary for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or for the establishment, exercise or defence of 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 for the assertion, exercise or defence of 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 of your usual place of residence or workplace or our company headquarters.
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 Article 6(1)(e) GDPR (data processing in the public interest) and Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (data processing on the basis of a balancing of interests); this also applies to profiling based on this provision of 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 defence 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 wish to exercise your right to object, simply send an email to datenschutzkoordination@zv.fraunhofer.de.
8. 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 in online banking, for example. You can recognise 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 organisational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction or unauthorised access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.
9. Up-to-Dateness and Amendmend 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 services or due to changes in legal or official requirements. You can access and print out the current data protection information on the website at any time.
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