As a user of our website, you will receive all the necessary information in this privacy policy about how, to what extent and for what purpose we or third-party providers collect data from you and process it.
Your data is collected and used strictly in accordance with the legal requirements, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the German Federal Data Protection Act (new).
We are particularly committed to the confidentiality of your personal data and therefore work strictly within the limits set by the legal requirements.
Personal data is processed on a voluntary basis if this is possible for us.
We also only pass this data on to third parties with your express consent.
We ensure a high level of security for particularly confidential data, e.g. with regard to your inquiries to us, by using SSL encryption.
However, we would like to take this opportunity to draw your attention to the general dangers of Internet use, over which we have no control.
Particularly in e-mail traffic, your data is not secure without further precautions and may be collected by third parties.
Name and contact details of the data controller:
Innovationsgesellschaft Technische Universität Braunschweig mbH
Eduard Klein
0531 209 700 01
info@itubs.de
The contact details of the data protection officer:
Kämmer Consulting GmbH
Telephone number: 0531/702249-0
E-mail address: dsb-team(at)kaemmer-consulting(dot)de
Scope of the processing of personal data
In general, it is possible to use this website without entering and processing personal data.
However, for the processing of certain transactions, for example via the contact or order form, it may be necessary for you to provide us with data.
In this case, we may collect the following categories of data:
- Your name
- E-mail address
The provision of this data is voluntary.
However, if you do not provide us with the required personal data, we may not be able to process your request.
Collection of access data
The delivery and presentation of content via our website technically requires the collection of certain data.
When you access our website, these so-called server log files are recorded by us or the provider of the web space.
These log files do not allow any conclusions to be drawn about you and your person.
The corresponding information consists of the: Name of the website you accessed, the web browser and its version, the operating system used, the current date, the domain name of your internet provider, names of downloaded files, the referrer URL as the page from which you switched to our site, and the corresponding IP address.
We evaluate this technical data anonymously and solely for statistical purposes in order to constantly optimize our website and make our Internet offerings even more attractive.
This data is stored separately from other personal information on secure systems.
No conclusions are drawn about individual persons.
We reserve the right to check the aforementioned data retrospectively if there is any suspicion of unlawful use of our website.
Purpose of the processing of personal data
Your personal data will be processed for the following purposes:
- Processing of inquiries from the contact form
- Server log files only: Presentation and delivery of the content of our website; statistical purposes
We process your personal data in accordance with the following legal bases:
- 6 para. 1 lit. a) (EU GDPR): You have given us your consent.
- 6 para.
1 lit.
f) (EU GDPR): Our legitimate interests outweigh your legitimate interests.
We process personal data in the context of data avoidance and data economy only to the extent and for as long as is necessary for the use of our website or as required by law.
If the purpose or legal basis for data processing no longer applies and the end of the statutory retention period has been reached, the data collected will be deleted or blocked if the statutory retention period still applies.
Your personal data will not be disclosed to third parties without your express consent or a legal basis.
The data collected will not be used for automated individual case decisions, profiling or scoring.
Your rights as a data subject
You can obtain information free of charge at any time (Art. 15 EU GDPR) about the personal data we have stored about you as well as the origin, recipient and purpose of the data processing.
You also have the right to request the rectification (Art. 16 EU GDPR), blocking (Art. 18 EU GDPR) or erasure (Art. 17 EU GDPR) of your data.
This does not apply to data that is stored due to legal regulations or is required for proper business processing.
You have the right to object to the processing of your data (Art. 21 EU GDPR) and the right to data portability (Art. 20 EU GDPR).
Right of objection
Pursuant to Art. 21 para.
1 EU GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time, unless this serves the fulfillment of a contract, a legal obligation or the protection of vital interests.
You have the right to withdraw your consent to the processing of personal data at any time with effect for the future.
Processing that took place before the revocation is not affected by this.
If data is not covered by a statutory archiving obligation, we will delete your data at your request.
If the archiving obligation applies, we will block your data.
For all questions and concerns regarding the correction, blocking or deletion of personal data, please contact our data protection officer using the contact details in this privacy policy or at the address given in the legal notice.
If you believe that your rights have not been fully respected in the handling of your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority responsible for you.
Security
We have taken technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal data from loss, destruction, manipulation and unauthorized access.
All our employees and all persons involved in data processing are obliged to comply with the EU GDPR, the Federal Data Protection Act (new) and other laws relevant to data protection and the confidential handling of personal data.
SSL encryption
Our website uses SSL encryption when it comes to the transmission of confidential or personal content of our users.
This encryption is activated, for example, when processing payment transactions and for inquiries that you send to us via our website.
Please make sure that SSL encryption is activated on your side for corresponding activities.
The use of encryption is easy to recognize: The display in your browser line changes from “http://” to “https://”. Data encrypted via SSL cannot be read by third parties.
Only transmit your confidential information if SSL encryption is activated and contact us if in doubt.
Content and services from third-party providers
The offer on our website may also include content, services and performances from other providers that supplement our offer.
Examples of such offers are maps from Google Maps, YouTube videos or third-party graphics.
Accessing these third-party services regularly requires the transmission of your IP address.
This enables these providers to recognize your user IP address and store it.
We make every effort to include only those third-party providers who use IP addresses solely for the delivery of content.
However, we have no influence on which third-party provider may store the IP address.
This storage may be used for statistical purposes, for example.
If we become aware of storage processes by third-party providers, we will inform our users of this fact immediately.
In this context, please also note the special data protection declarations for individual third-party providers and service providers whose services we use on our website.
They can also be found in this privacy policy.
Cookies
We use cookies on our website.
These small text files are stored on your PC by our server.
They support the display of our website and help you to move around our website.
Cookies collect data about your IP address, your browser, your operating system and your internet connection.
We do not link this information to personal data and do not pass it on to third parties.
Under no circumstances do we use cookies to install malware or spyware on your computer.
You can also use our website without the use of cookies, as a result of which some of the displays and functions of our website may only work to a limited extent.
We use the “Real Cookie Banner” consent tool to manage the cookies and similar technologies used (tracking pixels, web beacons, etc.) and related consents.
Details on how “Real Cookie Banner” works can be found at https://devowl.io/de/rcb/datenverarbeitung/.
The legal basis for the processing of personal data in this context is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the management of the cookies and similar technologies used and the related consents.
The provision of personal data is neither contractually required nor necessary for the conclusion of a contract.
You are not obliged to provide the personal data.
If you do not provide the personal data, we will not be able to manage your consents.
To adjust, view or revoke your privacy settings, please use the following links:
Use of Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Inc, (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; “;Google”).
The use includes the “Universal Analytics” operating mode.
This makes it possible to assign data, sessions and interactions across multiple devices to a pseudonymous user ID and thus to analyze the activities of a user across devices.
Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site.
The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
However, if IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area.
Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there.
The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator.
Our legitimate interest in data processing also lies in these purposes.
The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is Section 15 para.
3 TMG and Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
f EU GDPR.
The data sent by us and linked to cookies, user identifiers (e.g. user ID) or advertising IDs are automatically deleted after 14 months.
Data that has reached the end of its retention period is automatically deleted once a month.
Further information on terms of use and data protection can be found at https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or at https://policies.google.com/?hl=de.
You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.
You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser add-on(https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de).
Opt-out cookies prevent the future collection of your data when you visit this website.
To prevent Universal Analytics from collecting data across different devices, you must opt out on all systems used.
Google Maps Plugin
We use a plugin of the internet service Google Maps on our website. The operator of Google Maps is Google Inc, based in the USA, CA 94043, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View. When you use Google Maps on our website, information about the use of this website and your IP address is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and also stored on this server. We have no knowledge of the exact content of the data transmitted, nor of its use by Google. In this context, the company denies the connection of the data with information from other Google services and the collection of personal data. However, Google may transmit the information to third parties. If you deactivate Javascript in your browser, you will prevent Google Maps from running. However, you will not be able to use the map display on our website. By using our website, you consent to the described collection and processing of information by Google Inc. You can find out more about the data protection provisions and terms of use for Google Maps here: https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/help/terms_maps/
Changes to this privacy policy
We will update this policy from time to time to protect your personal data.
You should check this policy from time to time to keep up to date with how we are protecting your data and improving the content of our website.
By using the website, you agree to the terms of this privacy policy on the protection of personal data.
If you have any questions about these data protection provisions, please contact our data protection officer named above.