Data Protection

The

Fraunhofer IMM

Germany

is a constituent entity of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, and as such has no separate legal status.

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft 
zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
Hansastraße 27 c
80686 München
Internet: www.fraunhofer.de
E-Mail: info(at)zv.fraunhofer.de

Person responsible:

Prof. Dr. Michael Maskos
E-Mail: michael.maskos(at)imm.fraunhofer.de

In the context of using this website, personal data about you will be processed by us as the data controller and stored for the duration necessary to fulfill the specified purposes and legal obligations. Below, we inform you about which data is involved, how it is processed, and what rights you have in this regard.

Personal data, according to Article 4 No. 1 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR/DSGVO), includes all information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

1. Scope of Application
2. Name and Contact Information of the Controller and the Corporate Data Protection Officer
3. Processing Personal Data and Purposes of Data Processing
4. Transfer of Data
5. Web Analysis/Tracking
6. Rights of the Data Subjects
7. Data Security
8. Timeliness and Amendments to this Data Protection Information

1. Scope of Application

This privacy information applies to the data processing on our website https://imm.fraunhofer.de by the controller:

2. Name and Contact Information of the Controller and the Corporate Data Protection Officer

Controller within the meaning of Art. 4 No. 7 DSGVO:

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft for the Advancement of Applied Research e.V.

Hansastraße 27 c
80686 München

for its

Fraunhofer-Institut für Mikrotechnik und Mikrosysteme IMM
Carl-Zeiss-Straße 18-20
55129 Mainz

The data protection officer of Fraunhofer can be reached at the above address in Munich, for the attention of: Data Protection Officer or at datenschutz@zv.fraunhofer.de. You can contact our data protection officer directly at any time with questions regarding data protection law or your rights as a data subject.

Alternatively, our contact person Stefan Kiesewalter is available at  stefan.kiesewalter(at)imm.fraunhofer.de 

3. Processing Personal Data and Purposes of Data Processing

a) When visiting the website

You can visit our website without having to disclose any information about your identity. The browser used on your device automatically sends information to the server of our website (e.g., browser type and version, date and time of access) to establish a connection to the website. This also includes the IP address of your requesting device. This is temporarily stored in a so-called logfile and deleted after a maximum of 30 days .

The storage of the IP address is done anonymously by removing the last block of digits.

From the processing of the IP address and other information in the logfile, we cannot draw any direct conclusions about your identity.

Furthermore, we use cookies and analytics services when you visit our website. More detailed explanations can be found further down in this data protection information.

b) When Registering for Events

We regularly offer events of various kinds on our website for which you can register online.

As part of the registration for an event, certain mandatory information must be provided. These typically include:

• First and last name
• Address
• E-mail address
• Payment information (only for paid events and depending on the payment method you have selected)

Any additional mandatory information is marked as such (e.g., with *). Furthermore, additional information can often be provided voluntarily.

The processing of mandatory information is carried out in order to identify you as a participant in the event, to reserve your participation spot, and to establish or execute the contract for participation with you, as well as to provide you with information about the event before, during, and after the event to enable optimal participation and to allow us to plan and ensure a smooth process. If we collect your payment information for paid events, we need this for billing the participation fee. Providing voluntary data allows us to plan and conduct the event in line with interests.

Data processing occurs at your request and is necessary for fulfilling the participant contract and for pre-contractual measures in accordance with Art. 6 Abs. 1 S. 1 lit. b DSGVO for the stated purposes.

The personal data we collect for the event will be stored by us for a period of 6 months, unless you have consented to a longer storage period in accordance with Art. 6 Abs. 1 S. 1 lit. a DSGVO.

To document the event visually, photos and videos will be taken. It cannot be ruled out that you may be identified directly or indirectly in the recordings, making it personal data.

c) When Registering for a Newsletter or Other E-Mail Distribution List

If you have explicitly consented in accordance with Art. 6 Abs. 1 S. 1 lit. a DSGVO, we will use your e-mail address to regularly send you selected information that informs you about the work at our institute and/or other institutions and/or events of the Fraunhofer Society. The topics and contents of the selected information are determined by the distribution list you have signed up for.

After your registration, you will receive a registration notification by e-mail, which you must confirm to receive the newsletter (so-called Double Opt-In). This serves as proof that the registration was indeed initiated by you.

Unsubscribing is possible at any time, e.g., via a link at the end of each newsletter. Alternatively, you can also send your unsubscribe request at any time to email_abmeldung via e-mail or unsubscribe via the following link: https://www.fraunhofer.de/de/fraunhofer-newsletter-abmeldung.html.

Your e-mail address will be deleted immediately after you withdraw your consent to receive the newsletter.

d) When using contact forms

We offer you the opportunity to contact us via a form provided on the website. The following information is required:

• Title,
• First and last name, and
• Email address.

We need your data to determine who the inquiry is from and to respond to and process it.

The data processing is carried out at your request and is based on our legitimate interests in answering a contact inquiry according to Art. 6 Abs. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR.

The personal data we collect for using the contact form will be deleted after we have completed your inquiry.

4. Transfer of Data

If we share personal data that we collect through the website with processors, we will inform you about this in this privacy information during the respective data processing operation, specifying the concrete recipient.

Furthermore, we only share your personal data 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.

5. Web Analysis/Tracking

LeadLab (Wiredminds GmbH)

We use the LeadLab service from Wiredminds GmbH on our website, along with its tracking pixel technology, to analyze user behavior and optimize our site accordingly. In particular, the service allows us to identify 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 employed, enabling a statistical analysis of the use of this website through your visits. The information is processed by Wiredminds using a pseudonym in a usage profile for analysis purposes and is anonymized whenever possible.

The data obtained in this way will not be used to personally identify you without your separate consent, and the data will not be merged with personal data about you as the holder of the pseudonym.

If IP addresses are collected, they will be anonymized immediately after collection by deleting the last block of numbers.

Information on data protection at Wiredminds can be found on the company's website at https://www.wiredminds.de/datenschutz/.

The data processing is based on our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 Abs. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR for the purpose of optimizing our online offerings and our web presence. Wiredminds processes the data on our behalf based on a data processing agreement 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 ensuring the protection of the rights of the data subjects.

6. Rights of the Data Subjects

You have the right to:

• According to Article 7(3) of the GDPR, withdraw your consent at any time. This means that we may no longer continue processing the data based on that consent in the future;
  
• According to Article 15 of the GDPR, request information about your personal data processed by us. 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 disclosed or will be disclosed, the planned storage duration, the existence of the right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, or objection, the existence of a right to lodge a complaint, the origin of your data, if not collected by us, as well as the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information about its details;
  
• According to Article 16 of the GDPR, request the immediate rectification of inaccurate or completion of your personal data stored with us;
  
• According to Article 17 of the GDPR, request the erasure of your personal data stored with us, unless processing is necessary for exercising the right to freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest, or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims;
  
• According to Article 18 of the GDPR, request the restriction of processing of your personal data, as long as you contest the accuracy of the data, processing is unlawful, but you oppose erasure, and we no longer need the data, but you need it for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims or you have objected to processing according to Article 21 of the GDPR;
  
• According to Article 20 of the GDPR, receive your personal data provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format or request the transfer to another controller;
  
• According to Article 77 of the GDPR, lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. In general, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual residence or workplace or our association's registered office for this purpose.

7. Data Security

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.

8. Timeliness and Amendments to this Data Protection Information

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.