Your rights as a data subject

If your personal data is processed, you are a data subject as defined by the GDPR and you have the following rights with respect to the data controller:

 

1. The right to information

You can request that the data controller confirm whether we will process personal data that concerns you.

If such processing is taking place, you can request to be informed by the data controller regarding the following information:

  1. the purposes for processing the personal data;
  2. the categories of personal data being processed;
  3. the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data concerning you has been or will be disclosed;
  4. the planned storage duration of personal data concerning you or, if specific information in this respect is not possible, criteria for determining the storage period;
  5. the existence of a right of rectification or deletion of personal data that concerns you or of a restriction on processing by the data controller or of a right to object to such processing;
  6. the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority;
  7. any available information on the origin of the data if the personal data has not been collected from the data subject;
  8. the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling in accordance with Art. 22 para. 1 and 4 of the GDPR and – at least in these cases – meaningful information on the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing for the data subject.

You have the right to request information regarding whether your personal information will be transmitted to a third-party country or an international organisation. In this respect, you can request the appropriate guarantees in accordance with Art. 46 of the GDPR in connection with the transmission.

 

2. The right of rectification

Some of our webpages use cookies. Cookies do not damage your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies help make our website more user-friendly, efficient and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called "session cookies." They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain in your device's memory until you delete them. These cookies make it possible to recognise your browser when you next visit the site.

You can configure your browser so that you are informed about the use of cookies and you can decide on a case-by-case basis whether to accept or reject a cookie. Alternatively, your browser can be configured to automatically accept cookies under certain conditions, or to always reject them, or to automatically delete cookies when closing your browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

Cookies which are necessary to allow electronic communications or to provide certain functions you wish to use (such as the shopping cart) are set on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The website owner has a legitimate interest in the storing of cookies to the technically correct and optimised delivery of his services. If other cookies (such as those used to analyse your surfing behaviour) are also stored, they will be treated separately in this privacy policy.

 

3. The right to limitation of processing

Under the following conditions, you may request that the processing of personal data concerning you be restricted if:

  1. you dispute the accuracy of the personal data concerning you for a period that enables the data controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data;
  2. the processing is unlawful and you refuse to delete the personal data and instead request that the use of the personal data be restricted;
  3. the data controller does not need the personal data for longer than the processing's purposes, but you need it for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims, or
  4. you object to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 para. 1 of the GDPR and it is not yet clear whether the legitimate reasons of the data controller outweigh your reasons.

Where processing of the personal data that concerns you has been restricted, such data – apart from being stored – may be processed only with your consent or for the purpose of asserting, exercising or defending rights or protecting the rights of another natural or legal person or on the grounds of an important public interest of the Union or of a Member State.

If the processing restriction has been done in accordance with the above conditions, you will be informed by the data controller before the restriction is lifted.

 

4. The right to deletion

1. a) Data deletion and storage duration

The personal data of a relevant person will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage ceases to exist. Furthermore, data may be stored if this has been provided by the European or national legislation in EU regulations, laws or other provisions to which the data controller is subject. Blocking or erasing of data will also be carried out if a storage deadline prescribed by the above-mentioned standards expires, unless further data storage is necessary for concluding or performing a contract.

2. b) Deletion obligation

You may request that the data controller delete the personal data that concerns you immediately, and the data controller will be obliged to delete this data immediately if one of the following reasons applies:

  1. the personal data that concerns you is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed;
  2. you revoke your consent to the processing pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a) of the GDPR and there is no other legal basis for processing; 
  3. you submit an objection to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 of the GDPR, and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for processing, or you submit an objection to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 para. 2 of the GDPR. 
  4. the personal data that concerns you has been processed unlawfully; 
  5. The deletion of personal data is required in order to comply with legal obligations according to Union law or the laws of the Member States to which the data controller is subject. 

3. c) Transfer of personal data to third parties

If the data controller has made the personal data that concerns you public and if the data controller is obliged for its deletion pursuant to Art. 17 para. 1 of the GDPR, that data controller shall take appropriate measures, including technical means, while taking into account available technology and implementation costs, to inform the parties responsible for data processing who process the personal data, that you as the data subject have requested deletion of all links to such personal data or of copies or replications of such personal data. 

4. d) Exceptions

The right to deletion does not exist insofar as the processing is necessary

  1. to exercise the right of freedom of expression and information;
  2. for the performance of a legal obligation required for processing under the law of the Union or of the Member States to which the data controller is subject or for the performance of a task in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority conferred to the data controller;
  3. for reasons of public interest in the field of public health in accordance with Art. 9 para. 2 lit. h) and i), as well as Art. 9 para. 3 of the GDPR;
  4. for archiving purposes in the interest of public, scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes in accordance with Art. 89 para. 1 of the GDPR, to the extent that the law referred to in a) is likely to render impossible or seriously prejudicial the attainment of the objectives of such processing; 
  5. or to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

 

5. The right to be informed

If you have exercised your right to have the data controller correct, delete, or limit the processing, this party is obliged to inform all recipients to whom the personal data that If you have exercised your right to have the data controller correct, delete, or limit the processing, this party is obliged to inform all recipients to whom the personal data that concerns you has been disclosed of this correction or deletion of the data or restriction on processing, unless this proves impossible or involves a disproportionate effort. It is your right to have the controller inform you about these recipients.

 

6. The right to data portability

You have the right to obtain your personal data, which you have provided to the controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. In addition, you have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data have been provided.

In exercising this right, you shall have the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one data controller to another, where technically feasible. The freedoms and rights of other persons must not be affected by this.

The right to data portability shall not apply to the processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a task in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority conferred on the data controller.

 

7. The right to object

You have the right, for reasons arising from your specific situation, to object to the processing of personal data concerning you at any time, which is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e) or lit. f) of the GDPR; the same applies to profiling based on these provisions. 

The data controller will no longer process the personal data that concerns you, unless the party can prove compelling legitimate reasons for the processing, which outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

If the personal data that concerns you is being processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of the personal data that concerns you for the purpose of such marketing; this also applies to profiling, insofar as it is associated with such direct marketing. If you object to processing that is for direct marketing purposes, the personal data that concerns you will no longer be processed for these purposes. In the context of the use of information society services, and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, you may exercise your right to object by automated means using technical specifications.

 

8. The right to revoke the data protection declaration of consent

You have the right at any time to revoke your data protection declaration of consent. The revocation of consent shall not affect the legality of processing undertaken on the basis of this consent before its withdrawal.

 

9. The right to file a legal complaint with a supervisory authority

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right of appeal to a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State where you reside, work or where the infringement is suspected, if you believe that the processing of personal data that concerns you is in contravention of GDPR. The supervisory authority with which the appeal has been filed shall inform the appellant of the status and results of the appeal, including the possibility of a judicial remedy under Art. 78 GDPR.

The Mediatum Deutschland GmbH data protection officer within the meaning of the GDPR is:

F. Basten
Mediatum AG
Bergheimer Straße 89/1
69115 Heidelberg
Deutschland
Tel.: +49 6221 13754 0
E-Mail: 

 

You may also send your complaint to the competent data protection supervisory authority:

Der Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit Baden-Württemberg

Königstraße 10a

70173 Stuttgart

Telefax 0711/615541-15

E-Mail: poststelle@lfdi.bwl.de

 

Analytics and third-party tools

When visiting our website, statistical analyses may be made of your surfing behaviour. This happens primarily through the use of cookies and analytics. The analysis of your surfing behaviour is usually anonymous, i.e. we will not be able to identify you from this data. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using specific tools. You will find detailed information on this in the following privacy declaration.

You can object to this analysis. In our privacy policy we will inform you about how to exercise your rights in this regard.

 

1. SSL or TLS Encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and for the protection of the transmission of confidential content, such as the enquiries you send to us as site operator. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transfer to us cannot be read by third parties.

 

2. Cookies

You can request that the data controller confirm whether we will process personal data that concerns you.

If such processing is taking place, you can request to be informed by the data controller regarding the following information:

 

3. Server log files

The website provider automatically collects and stores information in "server log files", which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

  • Browser type and browser version
  • Operating system used
  • Referrer URL
  • Host name of the accessing computer
  • Time of the server request
  • IP address

This data will not be combined with data from other sources.

This data is collected on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free display and optimisation of his website - for this purpose, the server log files must be recorded.

 

4. Contact form

Should you send us questions via the contact form, we will collect the data entered on the form, including the contact details you provide, in order to answer your question and any follow-up questions. We do not share this data without your permission.

We will therefore process any data you enter onto the contact form only with your consent per Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You may revoke your consent at any time. An informal email making this request is sufficient. The legality of the processing of data that has already occurred before we receive your request remains unaffected by this.

We will retain the data you provide on the contact form until such time as you request its deletion, revoke your consent for its storage, or the purpose for its storage no longer pertains (e.g. after fulfilling your request). Any mandatory statutory provisions, especially those regarding mandatory data retention periods, remain unaffected by this provision.

 

5. Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service. This is operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Google Analytics uses 'cookies'. These are text files that are stored on your computer and that allow an analysis of the use of the website by you. The personal data generated by the cookie about your use of the website will usually be transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the United States.

The storage of Google Analytics cookies and the use of this analysis tool are based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analysing user behaviour in order to optimise both its website and its advertising.

5. IP anonymisation

We have activated the IP anonymisation feature on this website. Your IP address will be truncated by Google within the European Union or other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area prior to transmission to the United States. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transferred to a Google server in the USA and truncated there.

On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports about website activity, and to provide the website operator with other services related to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with any other data held by Google.

6. Browser plugin

You can prevent cookies from being stored by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser; however, we wish to point out that by doing so, you may not be able to enjoy the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent the data generated by cookies about your use of the website (incl. your IP address) from being passed to Google, as well as the processing of these data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en-GB.

7. Objecting to the collection of data

You can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set that prevents your data being collected on future visits to this site: Disable Google Analytics.

For more information about how Google Analytics handles user data, see Google's Data Protection (Privacy) Policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en-gb.

8. Order management process (AV)

We have entered into a contract with Google for the outsourcing of our data processing and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.

9. Demographic data collection by Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics' "demographic features". This allows reports to be generated containing statements about the age, gender and interests of site visitors. This data comes from interest-based advertising from Google and third-party visitor data.

This collected data cannot be attributed to any specific individual person. You can disable this feature at any time by adjusting the ads settings in your Google account, or you can generally forbid the collection of your data by Google Analytics as described in the section "Objection to data collection."

 

6. Google reCAPTCHA

We use "Google reCAPTCHA" (hereinafter "reCAPTCHA") on our websites. This service is provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google").

reCAPTCHA is used to check whether the data entered on our website (such as on a contact form) have been entered by a human or by an automated programme. To do this, reCAPTCHA analyses the behaviour of the website visitor based on various characteristics.

This analysis starts automatically as soon as the visitor enters the website. For the analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (e.g. IP address, how long the visitor has been on the website, or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis will be forwarded to Google.

reCAPTCHA analyses take place entirely in the background. Visitors are not advised that such an analysis is taking place.

Data is processed on the basis of Art. 6, Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its site from abusive automated crawling and spam.

For more information about Google reCAPTCHA and Google's privacy policy, please see the following links: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en and https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/android.html.