Data Protection Information
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When you use this website, we process your personal data as data controllers and store them for the duration required to fulfill the defined purposes and legal obligations. In the sections below we inform you about the data this involves, how they will be processed and what rights you have in this regard.

Personal data, as defined by Article 4 (1) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), include all information related to an identified or identifiable natural person.

  1. Name and Contact Information of Controller and Corporate Data Protection Officer

    2. This data protection information applies to data processing on our website https://partner.fraunhofer.de by the controller:

    Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
    zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.

    Hansastraße 27 c,
    80686 München, Germany
    Telephone +49 89 1205-0
    Fax +49 89 1205-7531
    info@zv.fraunhofer.de

    The corporate data protection officer at Fraunhofer can be reached at the above-mentioned address, c/o Data Protection Officer or at datenschutz@zv.fraunhofer.de

    Please feel free to contact the data protection officer directly at any time if you have questions concerning data protection law and/or your rights as data subject.

  2. Personal Data Processing and Purposes of Data Processing
    1. When visiting the website

      2. You may access our website without having to disclose any details on your identity. The browser installed on your device merely transmits information automatically to the server of our website (e.g., browser type and version, date and time of access) to enable a connection with the website. This includes the IP address of your requesting device. This is temporarily stored in a so-called log file and made unrecognizable after 30 days by anonymization.

      Your IP address is processed for technical and administrative purposes regarding connection set-up and stability, to guarantee the security and functioning of our website and, if necessary, to be able to track any illegal attacks on the website.

      The legal basis for processing the IP address is Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest ensues from said security interest and the necessity of the unobstructed availability of our website.

      We cannot draw any direct conclusions about your identity from processing the IP address and other information in the log file.

    2. When using the Fraunhofer Partner Portal

      3. For a more effective and secure collaboration as well as the fulfillment of our contractual agreements with you or your employer, we offer you the use on systems provided by Fraunhofer. To provide you with the necessary access in each case, we use the Fraunhofer Partner Portal, in which the access rights for the necessary systems are entered. The following information is required for registration:

      • Title (optional)
      • First and last name
      • Email address
      • Phone number (optional)

      We need your data to enter your access rights and to ensure that you are entitled to receive them.

      Data processing is necessary to ensure effective and secure cooperation based on our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.

      The personal data collected by us will be completely deleted 12 months after the expiration of the specified period for cooperation. Decommissioning or withdrawal of access rights, on the other hand, will take place immediately upon expiration of the specified period.

  3. Transfer of Data

    4. If we transfer personal data collected through websites to processors, we will notify you in this data protection information regarding the respective data processing operation, citing the specific recipient.

    Aside from that, we will transfer your personal data only if

    • you have given explicit consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR;
    • this is necessary pursuant to Article 6 (1) lit. b GDPR for the performance of a contract with you (for example, transfer to shipping companies for the purpose of delivering goods ordered by you, or transmitting payment information to payment service providers or credit institutions in order to process a payment transaction);
    • there is a legal obligation for transfer pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. c GDPR.

    The recipients must not use the transferred data for any purposes other than the above-mentioned ones.

  4. Rights of the Data Subject

    5. You have the right:

    • pursuant to Art. 7(3) GDPR, to withdraw your consent at any time. This means that we may not continue the data processing based on this consent in the future;
    • pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR, to obtain access to your personal data processed by us. In particular, you may request information about the purposes of the processing, the categories of personal data concerned, the categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, and the envisaged period for which the data will be stored. Moreover, you have the right to request rectification, erasure, or restriction of processing, to object to processing, the right to lodge a complaint, and to obtain information about the source of your data if they were not collected by us as well as about the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, and, if applicable, meaningful information about the details involved;
    • pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR, to obtain without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate data or the completion of your personal data stored by us;
    • pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR, to obtain the erasure of personal data stored by us unless processing is necessary to exercise the right of freedom of expression and information, to comply with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest, or to establish, exercise or defend legal claims;
    • pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR, to obtain restriction of processing of your personal data if you contest the accuracy of the data, the processing is unlawful but you oppose the erasure of the personal data, or if we no longer need the personal data while you still require it for establishing, exercising or defending legal claims, or if you have filed an objection to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR;
    • pursuant to 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 demand the transfer of those data to another controller and
    • pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR, the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. Generally, you may contact the supervisory authority of your usual residence, place of work or the registered offices of our organization.

    Information on your right to object pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR

    You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of your personal data pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. e GDPR (data processing carried out in the public interest) and Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR (data processing for purposes of legitimate interests). This also applies to any profiling as defined in Art. 4 (4) GDPR that is based on said provision in Art. 6.

    If you file an objection, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for processing that override your interests, rights and freedoms, or unless the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

    If your objection is directed against the processing of data for the purpose of direct advertising, we will stop the processing immediately. In this case, citing a special situation is not necessary. This includes profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct advertising.

    If you would like to assert your right to object, simply send an email to datenschutzkoordination@zv.fraunhofer.de .

  5. Data Security

    6. 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.

  6. Timeliness and Amendments to this Data Protection Information

    7. 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.