Our Data Protection Provisions
The responsible party within the meaning of the Datenschutz-Grundverordnung (DSGVO) and other national data protection laws is:
Weihenstephaner Förderverein für Brau-, Getränke und Getreidetechnologie e.V.
Prof. Thomas Becker
Chairman of the board
Fabian Lauck
Contact person
The address of our website is: http://forschende-brauunternehmen.de
Statement of Legal Basis
Insofar as we have obtained consent from the data subject for the processing of personal data, Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR serves as the legal basis.
If the processing of personal data is necessary for the fulfillment of a contract with the data subject or for pre-contractual measures initiated by the data subject, Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR serves as the legal basis.
If the processing of data is the result of a legal obligation to which we are subject, we rely on Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR as the legal basis.
If the processing of personal data is necessary to protect vital interests of the data subject or another natural person, Article 6(1)(d) of the GDPR serves as the legal basis.
If the data processing serves a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority, we rely on Article 6(1)(e) of the GDPR.
Insofar as the processing of personal data is necessary to safeguard the legitimate interests of the controller or a third party—without infringing on the interests, fundamental rights, or freedoms of the data subject—Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR serves as the legal basis.
Statement of Purpose for Data Processing
To make your visit as user-friendly as possible and to provide all available functions, we collect a range of data and information from the device you used to access our website. This includes the following data:
- IP address
- Operating system
- Browser type and version
- Date and time of access
No evaluation of this data for marketing purposes takes place in this context.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When visitors write comments on the website, we collect the data displayed in the comment form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and the user-agent string (which identifies the browser) to assist in spam detection.
Media
If you are a registered user and upload photos to this website, you should avoid uploading photos with EXIF GPS location data. Visitors to this website may download photos stored on this site and extract their location information.
Contact Forms
Cookies
When you write a comment on our website, this may constitute consent to store your name, email address, and website in cookies. This is a convenience feature so that you do not have to re-enter all this data when writing another comment. These cookies are stored for one year.
If you have an account and log in to this website, we will set a temporary cookie to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not contain any personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will set some cookies to store your login information and display options. Login cookies expire after two days, and display option cookies expire after one year. If you select “Stay logged in” during login, your login will be maintained for two weeks. When you log out of your account, the login cookies are deleted.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser. This cookie does not contain any personal data and only references the post ID of the article you are currently editing. The cookie expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Posts on this website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, posts, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking services, and record your interaction with this embedded content, including your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics Services
With Whom We Share Your Data
Data is used internally only.
How Long We Store Your Data
When you write a comment, it is stored indefinitely along with its metadata. This allows us to automatically recognize and approve follow-up comments instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users who register on our website, we additionally store the personal information they provide in their user profiles. All users can view, modify, or delete their personal information at any time (the username cannot be changed). Website administrators can also view and modify this information.
Specification of Data Retention Period
All personal data collected during your visit through the use of session cookies will be automatically deleted once the purpose for their collection has been fulfilled. Session data will therefore be stored until you end your session (by leaving or closing the website).
Your Rights Regarding Your Data
If you have an account on this website or have written comments, you can request an export of your personal data from us, including all data you have provided to us. Additionally, you can request the deletion of all personal data we have stored about you. This does not include data that we must retain for administrative, legal, or security reasons.
Where We Send Your Data
Visitor comments may be checked by an automated spam detection service.
Specification of Embedded Third-Party Providers (Example “Facebook Plugin”)
This website uses a Facebook social plugin developed and operated by Facebook Inc. (1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025 USA), recognizable by the Facebook logo. The plugin establishes a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook servers as soon as it is activated. This requires a click on the corresponding button. We have no influence on the type and extent of the data transmitted to Facebook Inc. in this context. A statement from the social media company on this topic can be found at the following link: www.facebook.com/help/186325668085084.
Note on Data Subject Rights
Under the GDPR, you are considered a data subject if personal data concerning you is processed by us. For this reason, you can exercise various rights as data subjects that are enshrined in the General Data Protection Regulation. These include the right to access (Article 15 GDPR), the right to rectification (Article 16 GDPR), the right to erasure (Article 17 GDPR), the right to restriction of processing (Article 18 GDPR), the right to object (Article 21 GDPR), the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Article 77 GDPR), and the right to data portability (Article 20 GDPR).
Explanation of Data Collection Obligation
The collection of your personal data is essential for the conclusion of a contract as well as for the fulfillment of contractual obligations and services. If you do not provide us with the requested information, neither a successful contract conclusion nor further contractual services will be possible.
