Privacy policy

Data Controller

FZI Forschungszentrum Informatik
Haid-und-Neu-Straße 10-14
76131 Karlsruhe
E-Mail: datenschutz@fzi.de

Website visits

When you access our website, the following information about you is automatically stored as server log files:

  • Your web browser
  • Your operating system
  • Your IP address and port
  • The accessed web page or components thereof
  • The website from which you visit us
  • The access time

This data is collected on the basis of Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR and the purpose of the data collection is the operation, maintenance and protection of our systems. By default, the data accrues every time a connection is established with a web server on the Internet. If an error occurs while using our website or if we suspect an attack or misuse, this data is used to reproduce the scenario that occurred. Your IP address is additionally used to determine the number of visitors to our website on a monthly basis. All data collected in this way is stored for a period of six months and then deleted.

Newsletter

To subscribe to our newsletter, we only need your email address – all other information is voluntary. We use the “double opt-in procedure” for registration to our newsletter. This means that after initially registering, you will receive an email from us with a confirmation link. Only after clicking this link, you are fully registered for our newsletter. This procedure serves to ensure that no third party abuses your email address. By sending the registration form, you consent to the transmission of the entered data (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) for the purpose of sending the activation link. By clicking on the activation link, you consent to the processing of your data (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR) to receive the FZI’s email newsletter.
If the confirmation link is not activated within 30 days or if you unsubscribe from our newsletter, all data collected during registration will be deleted.

Cookies und analysis tools

When you visit our site, WordPress sets what is known as a session cookie, which is automatically deleted after the end of your visit or browser session. This is a small text file that is stored on your computer and saved by your browser. It is used for WordPress to remember your language setting. Cookie-based data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (1) (f) GDPR to protect our legitimate interests. Our legitimate interests here lie in particular in being able to provide you with a technically optimized website that is user-friendly and tailored to your needs, as well as to ensure the security of our systems. The FZI does not otherwise use any software on its website to analyze the usage behaviour of website visitors (e.g. Google Analytics).

Social media

To protect your privacy rights, the FZI does not embed social media feeds on its website. Accordingly, no information about you is transmitted to third parties (such as Twitter or Facebook) when you use our website. The buttons in the footer of our website are links to our social media sites and you must actively click them to be redirected there.

Contact

If you contact us via the e-mail addresses provided by the contact persons, we will process your e-mail address and the data provided in your e-mail in order to answer and process your inquiry. This is done on the basis of your consent. You can revoke this at any time. If you contact a partner via e-mail the respective partner is resposible for the data processing.

Your rights

As a data subject of a data collection, you have comprehensive rights (Art. 15-23 GDPR):

  • The right of access to information about your data stored by us at any time
  • The right to request the restriction of the processing of your data or to object to the processing
  • The right to request the blocking or erasure of your data
  • The right to have your data rectified
  • The right to receive your data stored by us in a machine-readable format (“data portability”)

If you wish to assert your rights, simply send us an email to the above contact address. In addition, you, of course, have the right at any time to report any suspected violation of data protection law to the competent supervisory authority.