Privacy policy

Thank you for visiting our website. The protection of your data is of particular concern to us. We will only ever use your data within the limits of the Federal Data Protection Act and the General Data Protection Regulation. If you access another website via a link, please use the information on data protection provided there. We have no influence on the data protection practices of other website operators.

Unless otherwise stated in detail, our service providers and partners mentioned here process your personal data transmitted when using our website in third countries either on the basis of an adequacy decision of the EU Commission pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR (see under Adequacy decisions of the EU Commission) or on the basis of an order processing contract using the EU standard contractual clauses pursuant to Art. 46 II lit. c) and d) GDPR. In this contract, the provider has undertaken to comply with EU data protection standards.

 

1. Responsible for the processing of your personal data:

Deutsches Primatenzentrum Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung – Leibniz Institut für Primatenforschung
Kellnerweg 4
37077 Göttingen

 

Telefon: 0551 – 3851 – 0
E-Mail: info(at)dpz.eu
Website: www.dpz.eu

Director: Prof. Dr. Stefan Treue
Administrative Manager: Dr. Katharina Peters

2. Data Protection Officer

Our data protection officer is:

Rechtsanwältin Johanna Feuerhake
Anwaltskanzlei Feuerhake
Obere Masch-Straße 22
37073 Göttingen

E-Mail: feuerhake(at)anwaltskanzlei-feuerhake.de
www.anwaltskanzlei-feuerhake.de

3. Your rights

You have the following rights vis-à-vis us pursuant to Art. 15-21 GDPR:

 

3.1. Right to information:

You have the right to request confirmation from us as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed by us and the right to information about your personal data processed by us in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR.

 

3.2. Right to correction

You have the right to rectification and completion of your data in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR.O.

 

3.3. Right of deletion:

You have the right to immediate deletion of your personal data (“right to be forgotten”) in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR,

 

• if they are no longer required,
• if you have objected to processing on grounds relating to your particular situation and our legitimate interests do not override yours
• if the data is processed unlawfully,
• the deletion is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation
• if you withdraw the consent required for the processing of the data 

3.4. Right to restriction:

You have the right to restrict the processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR,

 

• if you contest the accuracy of your personal data while we verify the accuracy of your personal data
• if the processing of your personal data is unlawful.
• if your data is no longer required by us, but you need it to assert, exercise or defend legal claims
• if you have objected to the processing of your data and it is still unclear whether our legitimate interest prevails.

3.5. Right to transferability:

You have the right to data portability in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR.

 

3.6. Withdrawal of consent for processing:

You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future.

3.7. Right to object according to Article 21 GDPR:

RIGHT TO OBJECT TO PROCESSING BASED ON LEGITIMATE INTERESTS
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IF THE PROCESSING IS BASED ON OUR LEGITIMATE INTERESTS AND THERE ARE GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION.

RIGHT TO OBJECT TO DIRECT MARKETING
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBGECT AT ANY TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH ART. 21 II GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU.

YOU CAN SEND YOUR OBJECTION AT ANY TIME AND INFORMALLY TO THE CONTACT DETAILS PROVIDED.

3.8. How do I exercise my rights?

You can exercise all your rights, for example, by sending an e-mail to the contact details given above or in the legal notice.

 

3.9. Right to complain:

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority.
The State Commissioner for Data Protection of Lower Saxony
Prinzenstrasse 5
30159 Hanover
Phone: 0511 1204500
Fax: 0511 1204599
E-mail: poststelle@lfd.niedersachsen.de
You are also free to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority of your place of residence. You can find a list of the state data protection officers here:
https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Service/Anschriften/Laender/Laender-node.html

 

4. Data collection and processing when visiting our website

4.1. Collection of log file data

When you access our website, the following data is collected anonymously and stored in log files:
- IP address (anonymized)
- Date and time
- Browser name and version number
- Operating system used
- Visited subpages of our homepage

We do not use these log files for anonymized statistical evaluation, but only to protect the IT systems and thus to ensure the protection of the data processed by us and, if necessary, to provide law enforcement authorities with the necessary information in the event of attacks on our IT systems. These are our legitimate interests within the meaning of Art. 6 I lit. f) GDPR. We store our server log file data separately from any other personal data. They are deleted as soon as they are no longer required to fulfill the purpose for which they were stored or if their storage is inadmissible for other legal reasons. Our server is located in the EU and is operated by Hetzner Online GmbH on our behalf.

4.2. Use of cookies

We use cookies to optimize our website. These are small text files that are stored on your computer via your browser. Our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR is to enable you to use our website conveniently and intuitively.

Session cookies are automatically deleted after you leave the website. If consent is required, the processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

4.3.Google services and Vimeo

We use YouTube and Google Maps on our website. We also use Vimeo.  These services may process personal data such as IP addresses and cookies and may also transfer data to the USA. They use EU standard contractual clauses in accordance with Art. 46 GDPR. The processing is carried out either on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (e.g. optimization of our website) or on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Detailed information on the specific functions, data processing and opt-out options can be found in the following sections.

YouTube plugins

We use plugins from YouTube, operated by Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, and YouTube LLC, 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA.

How it works:
Videos are integrated on our website via HTML links. This prevents data from being automatically transmitted to YouTube when you visit our site. The following data is only collected when you click on a video:
- Time and duration of access,
- the URL of the page accessed,
- your IP address.

If you are logged into your Google account, this information can be linked to other stored data.

Data processing and purpose:
YouTube creates user profiles in order to:
- display targeted advertising,
- conduct market research,
- optimize its services.

Processing may take place across devices (e.g. linking data from different devices if you have given Google your consent to do so).

Legal basis:
Data processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) or our legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) in being able to conveniently integrate the videos.

Opt-out options:
- Use of ad blockers or plugins,
- Deactivation of Google tracking (Google Ads opt-out): https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onwebdisplay_optout

Further information:
Google privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Google Ads privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

Google Maps

We use the map service Google Maps, operated by Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, and Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

How it works:
When you access a page with an embedded map, a direct connection is established between your browser and the Google servers. The following data is collected:
- The date and time of your visit,
- the URL of the website accessed,
- your IP address,
- when using route planning: the start address entered.

Data processing and purpose:
The data is used to provide map services and to optimize and personalize advertisements.

Legal basis:
Processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) or our legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) in providing you with a user-friendly location display.

Opt-out options:
- Deactivating JavaScript in the browser (limited functionality),
- Use of plugins or browser settings to block the loading of third-party content.

Further information:
Google Maps terms of use: https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/help/terms_maps.html
Google privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Vimeo plugins

We use Vimeo plugins, operated by Vimeo Inc, 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA.

In order to better protect your data when you visit our website, the videos are only integrated into our pages to a limited extent using an HTML link. These do not yet establish a connection between the provider's servers and the browser or device you are using when you visit our website. Only when you click on one of the videos is a direct connection established between the Vimeo servers in the USA and your web browser. Your IP address is also transmitted in the process.

Further information:
If you click the start button of the video, this interaction is also transmitted to Vimeo and saved. If you want to prevent this as much as possible, log out of your Vimeo profile before visiting our website and activate the add-ons offered by all common browsers to prevent tracking.

If you are not logged into your Vimeo account, Vimeo states that your visit to our website will not be merged with other personal data.

Vimeo privacy policy and further information:
Vimeo may also use Google Analytics via the inline frame in which the video is accessed. We have no influence on this data processing. You can deactivate Google Analytics by installing the [Google Opt-Out Plugin](https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en).

You can prevent cookies from being saved by selecting “Block cookies” in your browser settings. You can also install so-called AdBlocker add-ons or plugins.

Legal basis:
The legal basis is the express consent you may have given when accessing the site in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Our legitimate interest in the use of Vimeo within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR is the comfortable and simple user experience when playing videos on our website.

Further information:
You can find more information in Vimeo's privacy policy: vimeo.com/privacy

4.5. Contact form and registration for the events

If you send us inquiries via our contact form, the data you provide, including the contact details you provide (e.g. name, email address, message), will be processed exclusively for the purpose of processing your inquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. Our website is offered by us as a research institute that thrives on scientific exchange, education and dialog. Communication and educational work are therefore an important concern of the DPZ, which is why there are various ways to contact us via the website.

The data entered in the contact form is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, provided that your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR to process inquiries effectively and promote scientific dialog, or on your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, provided that you have given it.

The data you enter in the contact form will be deleted as soon as your request has been finally processed and there are no legal retention periods to the contrary. To protect your data, we use state-of-the-art security measures, including SSL-encrypted transmission via HTTPS. Please note that although communication via the contact form is encrypted, the security of data transmissions on the Internet is generally subject to certain risks.

The data collected from you when you visit our website and use our forms (contact request, registration for an event, search terms, etc.) is processed on the servers of our host provider on our behalf.

When you register for an event, our server stores your request for a period of 6 months so that the number of participants can be displayed online and double bookings and overbooking can be avoided. Our legitimate interest is the use of a simplified, user-friendly, modern and fast registration tool on our web interface within the meaning of Art. 6 I lit. f) GDPR.

4.6. Captchas

When you fill out our contact form, the data you provide will only be used to process your request. To protect against misuse and spam, we use captchas that are processed locally on our server without passing on data to third parties.

 

4.7. Social media recommendation buttons

To better protect your data, we use the “Shariff solution”. Our plugins do not establish a connection to provider servers when you visit our site. The page of the social network is only opened when you click on a plugin. After logging in, you can click the buttons there and only then will information be assigned to your profile and shared.

Facebook

We use Facebook plugins operated by Meta Platforms, Inc, 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA, responsible body for data processing within the EU: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland.

This allows Facebook to associate your visit to our pages with your Facebook account. If you want to prevent this assignment, please log out of your Facebook account before visiting our site. However, Facebook tracks your activity on our site even if you are not logged in or do not have a Facebook account and can create a so-called shadow profile. This data can be assigned to your profile when you log in again. All data collected in this way may be processed and stored on Facebook servers in non-EU countries. If you want to prevent this: Extensions are offered for all common browsers to prevent tracking, especially Facebook tracking.

We would like to point out that we have no knowledge of the content or use of your transmitted data to and by Facebook. Further information can be found in Facebook's privacy policy at: http://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php

Twitter-Plugins/X-Plugins

We use Twitter plugins, operated by Twitter International Unlimited Company,
One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07, Ireland.
The plugin transmits data to Twitter servers. As soon as you call up one of our pages with a Twitter plugin, this is loaded by Twitter servers and the download is registered. This tells Twitter which of our pages you have visited. According to Twitter, the data transmitted in the process, e.g. IP address and page accessed, is only processed to display the Twitter plugin and not for any other purpose. Your visit to our website will not be merged with any other personal data of yours.

If you click “Re-Tweet” or another Twitter plugin, you link our pages to your Twitter account and make this information known to other users, in particular your followers.

We would like to point out that we have no knowledge of the content or use of your transmitted data to and by Twitter. Further information can be found in Twitter's privacy policy at: twitter.com/de/privacy

You can adjust your data protection settings on Twitter in your account settings at: https://twitter.com/account/settings

LinkedIn

We use LinkedIn plugins, operated by LinkedIn Corporation, 1000 W. Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, USA.

The plugin establishes a direct connection between LinkedIn servers and the web browser you are using. As soon as you access one of our pages with a LinkedIn plugin, it is loaded from their servers and the download is registered. This tells LinkedIn which of our pages you have visited.

According to LinkedIn, the data transmitted, e.g. IP address and page accessed, is only processed to display the plugin and not for other purposes. Your visit to our website will not be merged with any other personal data of yours.

If you click “Recommend”, you link our pages to your LinkedIn account and disclose this information to other users.

We would like to point out that we have no knowledge of the content or use of your transmitted data to and by LinkedIn. Further information can be found in LinkedIn's privacy policy at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy#share