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The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation and other national data protection laws of the member states as well as other data protection regulations is the:
Association for the Promotion of Wissensregion Düsseldorf e.V.
Schadowplatz 14
40212 Düsseldorf
Tel: +49 211 81-10351
Further information and contact details can be found in the imprint of the Wissensregion e.V. association:
www.wissensregion-duesseldorf.de/impressum
This data protection declaration is intended to inform you as a user of this website about the type, scope and purpose of the collection and use of personal data by the Verein zur Förderung der Wissensregion Düsseldorf e.V. (website operator).
a) Scope of the processing of personal data
We only process our users’ personal data insofar as this is necessary to provide a functional website and our content and services.
The processing of our users’ personal data only takes place regularly with the user’s consent.
An exception applies in cases where prior consent cannot be obtained for factual reasons and the processing of the data is permitted by law.
b) Legal basis for the processing of personal data
Insofar as we obtain the consent of the data subject for the processing of personal data, Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
a EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) serves as the legal basis.
In the processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party, Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
b GDPR serves as the legal basis.
This also applies to processing operations that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures.
Insofar as the processing of personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation to which our association is subject, Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
c GDPR serves as the legal basis.
In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
d GDPR serves as the legal basis.
If the processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our association or a third party and if the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not outweigh the first-mentioned interest, Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
f GDPR serves as the legal basis for the processing.
c) Data erasure and storage duration
The personal data of the data subject will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage no longer applies.
Data may also be stored if this has been provided for by the European or national legislator in EU regulations, laws or other provisions to which the controller is subject.
The data will also be blocked or erased if a storage period prescribed by the aforementioned standards expires, unless there is a need for further storage of the data for the conclusion or fulfillment of a contract.
a) Description and scope of data processing
Each time a page of our website is accessed, our system automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the accessing computer.
The following data is collected:
(1) Information about the browser type and version used
(2) The user’s operating system
(3) The IP address of the user
(4) Date and time of access
(5) Websites from which the user’s system accesses a page on our website
(6) Websites that are accessed by the user’s system via our website
The data is also stored in the log files of our system.
This data is not stored together with other personal data of the user.
b) Legal basis for data processing
The legal basis for the temporary storage of data and log files is Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
f GDPR.
c) Purpose of the data processing
Temporary storage of the IP address by the system is necessary to enable delivery of the website to the user’s computer.
For this purpose, the user’s IP address must remain stored for the duration of the session.
Data is stored in log files to ensure the functionality of the website.
In addition, we use the data to optimize the website and to ensure the security of our information technology systems.
The data is not analyzed for marketing purposes in this context.
These purposes also constitute our legitimate interest in data processing pursuant to Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
f GDPR.
d) Duration of storage
The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected.
In the case of the collection of data for the provision of the website, this is the case when the respective session has ended.
If the data is stored in log files, this is the case after seven days at the latest.
Storage beyond this period is possible.
In this case, the IP addresses of the users are deleted or anonymized so that it is no longer possible to identify the accessing client.
e) Possibility of objection and removal
The collection of data for the provision of the website and the storage of data in log files is absolutely necessary for the operation of our website.
Consequently, the user has no option to object.
a) Description and scope of data processing
Our website uses cookies.
Cookies are text files that are stored in the Internet browser or by the Internet browser on the user’s computer system.
When a user accesses a website, a cookie may be stored on the user’s operating system.
This cookie contains a characteristic string of characters that enables the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is called up again.
We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly.
Some elements of our website require that the accessing browser can be identified even after a page change.
b) Legal basis for data processing
The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies is Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
f GDPR
c) Purpose of the data processing
The purpose of using technically necessary cookies is to simplify the use of websites for users.
Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies.
For these, it is necessary for the browser to be recognized even after a page change.
The user data collected by technically necessary cookies is not used to create user profiles.
These purposes also constitute our legitimate interest in the processing of personal data in accordance with Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
f GDPR.
d) Duration of storage, possibility of objection and removal
Cookies are stored on the user’s computer and transmitted by it to our website.
As a user, you therefore have full control over the use of cookies.
You can deactivate or restrict the transmission of cookies by changing the settings in your Internet browser.
Cookies that have already been saved can be deleted at any time.
This can also be done automatically.
If cookies are deactivated for our website, it may no longer be possible to use all functions of the website to their full extent.
a) Description and scope of data processing
On some pages of our website, we offer users who are exclusively members of our association the opportunity to log in to an internal document area by providing personal data.
The data is entered into an input mask and transmitted to us and stored.
The data will not be passed on to third parties.
The following data is collected as part of the registration process:
(1) Name or user name
(2) E-mail address
The following data is also stored at the time of registration:
(1) The IP address of the user
(2) Date and time of registration
b) Legal basis for data processing
The legal basis for the processing of the data is Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
a GDPR.
If the registration serves the fulfillment of a contract to which the user is a party or the implementation of pre-contractual measures, the additional legal basis for the processing of the data is Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
b GDPR.
c) Purpose of the data processing
User registration is required for the provision of certain content and services on our website.
d) Duration of storage
The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was collected.
This is the case during the registration process for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures if the data is no longer required for the performance of the contract.
Even after conclusion of the contract, it may be necessary to store personal data of the contractual partner in order to comply with contractual or legal obligations.
e) Possibility of objection and removal
As a user, you have the option of canceling your registration at any time.
You can change the data stored about you at any time.
If the data is required to fulfill a contract or to carry out pre-contractual measures, premature deletion of the data is only possible insofar as contractual or legal obligations do not prevent deletion.
a) Description and scope of data processing
Contact forms are available on some pages of our website, which offer the option of making contact electronically.
If a user makes use of this option, the data entered in the form will be transmitted to us and stored.
The following data is also stored at the time the message is sent:
(1) The IP address of the user
(2) Date and time of registration
Alternatively, it is possible to contact us via the e-mail address provided.
In this case, the user’s personal data transmitted with the e-mail will be stored.
No data will be passed on to third parties in this context.
The data is used exclusively for processing the conversation.
b) Legal basis for data processing
The legal basis for the processing of the data is Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
a GDPR.
The legal basis for the processing of data transmitted in the course of sending an e-mail is Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
f GDPR.
If the e-mail contact is aimed at the conclusion of a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
b GDPR.
c) Purpose of the data processing
The processing of the personal data from the input mask serves us solely to process the contact.
If you contact us by email, this also constitutes the necessary legitimate interest in processing the data.
The other personal data processed during the sending process is used to prevent misuse of the contact form and to ensure the security of our information technology systems.
d) Duration of storage
The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected.
For the personal data from the input screen of the contact form and those sent by email, this is the case when the respective conversation with the user has ended.
The conversation is ended when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified.
The additional personal data collected during the sending process will be deleted after a period of seven days at the latest.
e) Possibility of objection and removal
The user has the option to revoke their consent to the processing of personal data at any time.
If the user contacts us by email, they can object to the storage of their personal data at any time.
In such a case, the conversation cannot be continued.
All personal data stored in the course of contacting us will be deleted in this case.
a) Purpose and scope of data processing
Our free newsletter informs you regularly by e-mail about the work of the office of the Verein zur Förderung der Wissensregion Düsseldorf e.V., about the members of the association and event highlights.
The data you enter in the newsletter form and the time of your registration will only be used to send and personalize the newsletter and will not be passed on to third parties.
Your data will be sent and processed via the system of CleverReach GmbH & Co KG, with whom the Verein zur Förderung der Wissensregion Düsseldorf e.V. has concluded an order processing contract.
b) Deregistration and deletion of data
You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time or revoke your consent at any time by sending an email to kontakt@wissensregion-duesseldorf.de.
Your data will be automatically deleted within one month after you stop receiving the newsletter, provided that there are no statutory retention obligations to the contrary.
By submitting the data you have entered, you consent to the data processing and confirm our privacy policy.
The Association for the Promotion of Wissensregion Düsseldorf e.V. is represented on social media (social media), on Facebook(www.facebook.de) under the page name “Wissensregion Düsseldorf” and on Instagram(www.instagram.com) under the account handle @wissensregionduesseldorf, and on LinkedIn (LinkedIn.com) under the page name “Wissensregion Düsseldorf e.V.”, summarized below Social media pages .
Our legitimate interest in data processing lies in providing information about the work of the association.
We would like to point out that the use of this offer is expressly on a voluntary basis and at your own responsibility.
This applies in particular to the interactive functions of the platforms such as commenting, liking, sharing, etc. Please note that the respective providers may collect further (personal) data from you in the course of using our social media pages; in this context, we refer you to the data protection guidelines of Facebook and Instagram in the respective valid version.
Both services are operated by Facebook Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland. When you visit our social media pages, we are jointly responsible with Facebook Ltd. for the processing of your personal data. The following information relates to the data processing associated with your visit to our social media pages. The terms of use of the respective platforms remain unaffected.
When you visit our social media pages, Facebook Ltd. collects, among other things, your IP address and other information that is stored on your device in the form of cookies.
This information is used to provide us, as the operator of the social media pages, with statistical information about the use of the Facebook or Instagram page.
This is done in anonymized form via the “Insights” service.
No conclusions can be drawn about individual users.
Facebook Ltd. provides more information on this under the following links:
http://de-de.facebook.com/help/pages/insights (Facebook) and https://www.facebook.com/help/instagram/788388387972460(Instagram).
The data collected about you in this context is processed by Facebook Ltd. and may be transferred to countries outside the European Union.
What information Facebook Ltd. receives and how it is used is described by the company in general terms in its data usage guidelines.
There you will also find information on how to contact Facebook Ltd. and on the settings options for advertisements.
The data usage guidelines are available at the following link: http://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy (Facebook) or https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388 (Instagram).
You can find the complete data policy here: https://www.facebook.com/full_data_use_policy (Facebook) or https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875?helpref=page_content (Instagram).
There you will also find information on the management and deletion of existing data.
Facebook Ltd. does not conclusively and clearly state how it uses the data from visits to Facebook pages and Instagram accounts for its own purposes, to what extent activities on the Facebook page or Instagram account are assigned to individual users, how long Facebook Ltd. stores this data and whether data from a visit to the Facebook page/Instagram account is passed on to third parties, and we are not aware of this.
In this context, too, we refer to the data protection guidelines of Facebook and Instagram in their respective valid versions.
We process personal data whenever you interact with us on the social media pages, e.g. by following us, sharing our posts, commenting on them or sending us messages via the Messenger function.
You can terminate the connection of your user profile to our social media pages for the future at any time by unsubscribing from our Instagram channel or “liking” our Facebook page.
When you access a Facebook page or an Instagram account, the IP address assigned to your end device is transmitted to Facebook Ltd.
According to Facebook Ltd., this IP address is anonymized (for “German” IP addresses).
Facebook Ltd. also stores information about the end devices of its users (e.g. as part of the “login notification” function); Facebook Ltd. may thus be able to assign IP addresses to individual users.
If you are currently logged in to Facebook and/or Instagram as a user, a cookie with your user ID is stored on your device.
This enables Facebook Ltd. to track that you have visited this page and how you have used it.
This also applies to all other Facebook pages and Instagram accounts.
Facebook buttons and Instagram widgets integrated into websites enable Facebook Ltd. to record your visits to these websites and assign them to your Facebook profile or Instagram account.
This data can be used to offer content or advertising tailored to you.
If you want to avoid this, you should log out of Facebook and Instagram or deactivate the “stay logged in” function, delete the cookies on your device and close and restart your browser.
This will delete Facebook and Instagram information that can be used to identify you directly.
This allows you to use our social media pages without revealing your user ID.
If you access interactive functions on the site (like, comment, share, message, etc.), a Facebook or Instagram login screen will appear.
After logging in, you will again be recognizable to Facebook/Instagram as a specific user.
Details on the cookies used by Facebook and Instagram can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/policies/cookies/ (Facebook) and https://help.instagram.com/1896641480634370?ref=ig(Instagram).
If you have any questions about our information services, you can contact us at kontakt@wissensregion-duesseldorf.de or via the contact form on our website.
The website of the Verein zur Förderung der Wissensregion Düsseldorf e.V. may contain links to external websites.
When you click on such a link, you will be redirected to websites that are not operated by Wissensregion Düsseldorf.
We would like to point out that the respective operator is solely responsible for the content found there and that the use of all links to external offers is at your own risk.
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The following list includes all rights of data subjects under the GDPR.
Rights that are not relevant to your own website do not need to be mentioned.
In this respect, the list can be shortened.
If your personal data is processed, you are a data subject within the meaning of the GDPR and you have the following rights vis-à-vis the controller:
a) Right to information
You can request confirmation from the controller as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed by us.
If such processing has taken place, you can request the following information from the controller:
(1) the purposes for which the personal data are processed;
(2) the categories of personal data that are processed;
(3) the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been or will be disclosed;
(4) the planned duration of the storage of your personal data or, if specific information on this is not possible, criteria for determining the storage period;
(5) the existence of a right to rectification or erasure of personal data concerning you, a right to restriction of processing by the controller or a right to object to such processing;
(6) the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;
(7) all available information on the origin of the data if the personal data are not collected from the data subject;
(8) the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Art. 22 para.
1 and 4 GDPR and – at least in these cases – meaningful information about the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing for the data subject.
You have the right to request information as to whether the personal data concerning you is transferred to a third country or to an international organization.
In this context, you may request to be informed of the appropriate safeguards pursuant to Art.
Art. 46 GDPR in connection with the transfer.
This right of access may be restricted to the extent that it is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the realization of the research or statistical purposes and the restriction is necessary for the fulfillment of the research or statistical purposes.
b) Right to rectification
You have a right to rectification and/or completion vis-à-vis the controller if the processed personal data concerning you is incorrect or incomplete.
The controller must make the correction without delay.
Your right to rectification may be restricted to the extent that it is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the realization of the research or statistical purposes and the restriction is necessary for the fulfillment of the research or statistical purposes.
c) Right to restriction of processing
You may request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under the following conditions:
(1) if you contest the accuracy of the personal data concerning you for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data;
(2) the processing is unlawful and you oppose the erasure of the personal data and request the restriction of their use instead;
(3) the controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but they are required by you for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims, or
(4) if you have objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 para.
1 GDPR and it is not yet certain whether the legitimate reasons of the controller outweigh your reasons.
If the processing of personal data concerning you has been restricted, such data may only be processed – apart from being stored – with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the Union or of a Member State.
If the restriction of processing has been restricted in accordance with the above conditions, you will be informed by the controller before the restriction is lifted.
Your right to restriction of processing may be limited to the extent that it is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of the research or statistical purposes and the restriction is necessary for the fulfillment of the research or statistical purposes.
d) Right to erasure
1) Obligation to delete
You have the right to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning you without undue delay and the controller shall have the obligation to erase personal data without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies:
(1) The personal data concerning you are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
(2) You revoke your consent on which the processing is based acc.
Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
a or Art. 9 para.
2 lit.
a GDPR and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
(3) In accordance with.
Art. 21 para.
1 GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or you object to the processing pursuant to Art.
Art. 21 para.
2 GDPR to object to the processing.
(4) The personal data concerning you have been unlawfully processed.
(5) The deletion of personal data concerning you is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member States to which the controller is subject.
(6) The personal data concerning you have been collected in relation to the offer of information society services referred to in Art. 8 para.
1 GDPR collected.
2) Information to third parties
If the controller has made the personal data concerning you public and is obliged pursuant to Art.
Art. 17 para.
1 GDPR to erase the personal data, the controller, taking account of available technology and the cost of implementation, shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform controllers which are processing the personal data that you as the data subject have requested the erasure by such controllers of any links to, or copy or replication of, those personal data.
3) Exceptions
The right to erasure does not exist if the processing is necessary
(1) to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information;
(2) for compliance with a legal obligation which requires processing by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;
(3) for reasons of public interest in the area of public health pursuant to Art. 9 para.
2 lit.
h and i and Art. 9 para.
3 GDPR;
(4) for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes in accordance with Art.
Art. 89 para.
1 GDPR, insofar as the right referred to in section a) is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of the objectives of that processing, or
(5) for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims.
e) Right to information
If you have asserted the right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing against the controller, the controller is obliged to notify all recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been disclosed of this rectification or erasure of the data or restriction of processing, unless this proves impossible or involves a disproportionate effort.
You have the right to be informed about these recipients by the controller.
f) Right to data portability
You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to the controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format.
You also have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data has been provided, where
(1) the processing is based on consent acc.
Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
a GDPR or Art. 9 para.
2 lit.
a DSGVO or on a contract acc.
Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
b GDPR and
(2) the processing is carried out by automated means.
In exercising this right, you also have the right to have the personal data concerning you transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible.
The freedoms and rights of other persons must not be affected by this.
The right to data portability does not apply to the processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.
g) Right of objection
You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning you which is based on Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
e or f GDPR; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions.
The controller will no longer process the personal data concerning you unless the controller demonstrates compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.
If your personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for such marketing, which includes profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing.
If you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, your personal data will no longer be processed for these purposes.
Notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, you have the option of exercising your right to object in connection with the use of information society services by means of automated procedures using technical specifications.
You also have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to processing of personal data concerning you which is carried out for scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes pursuant to Art. 89 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.
Art. 89 para.
1 GDPR, to object to this.
Your right to object may be restricted to the extent that it is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the realization of the research or statistical purposes and the restriction is necessary for the fulfillment of the research or statistical purposes.
h) Right to revoke the declaration of consent under data protection law
You have the right to withdraw your declaration of consent under data protection law at any time.
The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
i) Automated decision in individual cases including profiling
You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you.
This does not apply if the decision
(1) is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between you and the controller,
(2) is authorized by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms and legitimate interests; or
(3) with your express consent.
However, these decisions may not be based on special categories of personal data pursuant to Art. 9 para.
1 GDPR, unless Art. 9 para.
2 lit.
a or g GDPR applies and suitable measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms and legitimate interests are in place.
In the cases referred to in (1) and (3), the data controller shall implement suitable measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express your point of view and to contest the decision.
j) Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement if you consider that the processing of personal data relating to you infringes the GDPR.
The supervisory authority with which the complaint has been lodged shall inform the complainant of the status and outcome of the complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy pursuant to Art. 78 GDPR.
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