Disclaimer: The English data protection declaration of this website has no legal validity and was only translated from German for informational purposes.
The person responsible 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:
BIOPOLISTA
Agricultural and Food Policy Group – Humboldt University of Berlin
Philippstr. 13, house 12 A D-10117 Berlin (Mitte), Germany
Tel: +(49)-30-2093 46322
Fax: +(49)-30-2093 46321
Email: biopolista-thaer@hu-berlin.de
Website: https://biopolista.de
Official data protection officer:
Ms. Gesine Hoffmann-Holland
Tel: +49 (30) 2093-2591
Email: datenschutz@uv.hu-berlin.de
Website: www.hu-berlin.de/de/datenschutz
In principle, we only process personal data of our users to the extent that this is necessary to provide a functional website and our content and services. The processing of our users’ personal data regularly only takes place with the user’s consent. An exception applies in cases in which obtaining prior consent is not possible for actual reasons and the processing of the data is permitted by legal regulations.
If we obtain the consent of the data subject for processing personal data, Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) serves as the legal basis. When processing personal data that is necessary to fulfill a contract to which the data subject is a 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. If the processing of personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation to which the Humboldt University of Berlin is subject, Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c) GDPR serves as the legal basis. In the event that the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Article 6 (1) (d) GDPR serves as the legal basis. If the processing is necessary to carry out a task that is in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the university, Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. e) GDPR serves as the legal basis for the processing.
The personal data of the data subject will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage no longer applies. Storage can also take place if this has been provided for by the European or national legislator in EU regulations, laws or other regulations to which the person responsible is subject. The data will also be blocked or deleted if a storage period prescribed by the standards mentioned expires, unless there is a need for further storage of the data to conclude or fulfill a contract.
Every time 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 user’s Internet service provider
(4) The user’s IP address (pseudonymized, shortened IP address)
(5) Date and time of access
(6) Websites from which the user’s system accesses our website
(7) Websites that are accessed by the user’s system via our website (within www.zef.de, referrers to the outside world are not passed on)
The log files contain IP addresses or other data that enable assignment to a user. This could be the case, for example, if the link to the website from which the user accesses the website or the link to the website to which the user switches contains personal data. 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.
The temporary storage of the IP address by the system is necessary to enable delivery of the website to the user’s computer. To do this, the user’s IP address must remain stored for the duration of the session. The data is stored in log files to ensure the functionality of the website. The data also serves us to optimize the website and to ensure the security of our information technology systems. The data will not be evaluated for marketing purposes in this context.
The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. If the data is collected to provide 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 is possible. In this case, the users’ IP addresses are deleted or altered so that it is no longer possible to assign the calling client.
The collection of data to provide the website and the storage of the data in log files are absolutely necessary for the operation of the website. There is therefore no possibility for the user to object.
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 can be stored on the user’s operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic string that allows the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is accessed 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. The following data is stored and transmitted in the cookies:
(1) Language settings
(2) Log-in information
We also use cookies on our website that enable analysis of users’ surfing behavior.
The following data can be transmitted in this way:
(1) Search terms entered
(2) Frequency of page views
(3) Use of website functions
When accessing our website, the user is informed about the use of cookies for analysis purposes and his consent to the processing of the personal data used in this context is obtained. In this context, a reference is also made to this data protection declaration.
The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies for analysis purposes, if the user has given his consent, is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a) GDPR.
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 this it is necessary that the browser is recognized even after a page change. The user data collected through technically necessary cookies is not used to create user profiles.
Cookies are stored on the user’s computer and transmitted from the user to our site. Therefore, as a user, you also have full control over the use of cookies. By changing the settings in your internet browser, you can deactivate or restrict the transmission of cookies. 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 fully use all functions of the website.
There is a contact form on our website that can be used to contact us electronically. If a user takes advantage of this option, the data entered in the input mask will be transmitted to us and stored. At the time the message is sent, the following data is also stored:
(1) The user’s IP address
(2) Date and time of registration
Your consent will be obtained for the processing of the data as part of the collection process and reference will be made to the data protection declaration. Alternatively, you can contact us using the email address provided. In this case, the user’s personal data transmitted with the email will be stored. In this context, the data will not be passed on to third parties. The data is used exclusively for processing the conversation.
The legal basis for the processing of the data, if the user has given his consent, is Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
We process the personal data from the input mask solely to process the contact. The other personal data collected serves to prevent misuse of the contact form and to ensure the security of our information technology systems.
The data will be deleted as soon as its storage is no longer necessary to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. For the personal data from the input mask of the contact form and those data that were sent by email, this is the case when the respective conversation with the user has ended. The conversation ends when it can be seen from the circumstances that the matter in question has been finally clarified.
The user has the option to revoke his consent to the processing of personal data at any time. If the user only contacts us by email, he can object to the storage of his personal data at any time; however, in such a case the conversation cannot continue. All personal data stored in the course of contacting us will be deleted in the event of revocation.
If your personal data is processed, you as the data subject within the meaning of the GDPR have the following rights towards the person responsible:
You can request confirmation from the person responsible as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed. If such processing occurs, you can request information from the person responsible about the following information:
(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 your personal data has been or will be disclosed;
(4) the planned duration of storage of the personal data concerning you or, if specific information on this is not possible, criteria for determining the storage period;
(5) the existence of a right to rectification or deletion of personal data concerning you, a right to restrict processing by the controller or a right to object to this processing;
(6) the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;
(7) all available information about the origin of the data if the personal data is not collected from the data subject;
(8) the existence of automated decision-making including profiling in accordance with Article 22 Paragraphs 1 and 4 GDPR and – at least in these cases – meaningful information about the logic involved as well as 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 will be transferred to a third country or to an international organization. In this context, you can request to be informed about the appropriate guarantees in accordance with Art. 46 GDPR in connection with the transfer. If the data processing is carried out for scientific, historical or statistical research purposes, the right to information can be restricted to the extent that it is likely to make the realization of the research or statistical purposes impossible or seriously impair it and the restriction is necessary for the fulfillment of the research or statistical purposes.
You have the right to have your data corrected and/or completed by the person responsible if the personal data processed concerning you is incorrect or incomplete. The person responsible must make the correction immediately. When data is processed for scientific, historical or statistical research purposes, your right to rectification may be limited to the extent that it is likely to make the realization of the research or statistical purposes impossible or seriously impair it and the restriction is necessary for the fulfillment of the research or statistical purposes.
You can request the restriction of the processing of personal data concerning you under the following conditions:
(1) if you contest the accuracy of the personal data relating to you for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data;
(2) the processing is unlawful and you refuse the deletion of the personal data and instead request the restriction of the use of the personal data;
(3) the person responsible no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing, but you need them to assert, exercise or defend legal claims, or
(4) if you have lodged an objection to the processing in accordance with Article 21 Para. 1 GDPR and it is not yet clear whether the legitimate reasons of the controller outweigh your reasons.
If the processing of personal data concerning you has been restricted, this data – apart from its storage – may only be used with your consent or to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the Union or a Member State. If processing has been restricted in accordance with the above conditions, you will be informed by the person responsible before the restriction is lifted. When data is processed for scientific, historical or statistical research purposes, your right to restriction of processing may be limited to the extent that it is likely to make the realization of the research or statistical purposes impossible or seriously impair it and the restriction is necessary for the fulfillment of the research or statistical purposes.
You can request that the person responsible delete the personal data concerning you immediately. The person responsible is obliged to delete this data immediately if one of the following reasons applies:
(1) The personal data concerning you are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
(2) You revoke your consent on which the processing was based in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a or Article 9 Paragraph 2 Letter a GDPR and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
(3) You object to the processing in accordance with Article 21 Paragraph 1 of the GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate reasons for the processing, or you object to the processing in accordance with Article 21 Paragraph 2 of the GDPR.
(4) The personal data concerning you were processed unlawfully.
(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 was collected in relation to information society services offered in accordance with Art. 8 Para. 1 GDPR.
If the person responsible has made the personal data concerning you public and is obliged to delete it in accordance with Article 17 Para. 1 GDPR, he will take appropriate measures, including technical ones, taking into account the available technology and the implementation costs, to ensure that the person responsible for data processing to inform those processing the personal data that you, as the data subject, have requested them to delete all links to that personal data or copies or replications of that personal data.
There is no right to deletion if processing is necessary
(1) to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information;
(2) to comply with a legal obligation requiring processing under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject, or to carry out a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller became;
(3) for reasons of public interest in the area of public health in accordance with Article 9 Paragraph 2 Letters h) and i as well as Article 9 Paragraph 3 GDPR;
(4) for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes in accordance with Article 89 Para. 1 GDPR, insofar as the law mentioned under section a) is likely to make it impossible to achieve the objectives of this processing makes or seriously impairs, or
(5) to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.
If you have asserted the right to rectification, deletion or restriction of processing against the controller, the controller is obliged to inform all recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been disclosed of this rectification or deletion of the data or restriction of processing, unless: this turns out to be impossible or involves disproportionate effort. You have the right to be informed about these recipients by the person responsible.
You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to the person responsible in a structured, common and machine-readable format. You also have the right to transmit this data to another person responsible without hindrance from the person responsible to whom the personal data was provided, provided that
(1) the processing is based on consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR or Article 9 (2) (a) GDPR or on a contract in accordance with Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR and
(2) the processing takes place using automated procedures.
In exercising this right, you also have the right to have the personal data concerning you transmitted directly from one controller to another controller, to the extent that this is technically feasible. The freedoms and rights of other people must not be impaired by this. The right to data portability does not apply to processing of personal data that is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.
You have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of your personal data, which is carried out on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter e) GDPR; This also applies to any profiling based on these provisions. In the event of an objection, the person responsible will no longer process the personal data concerning you unless he can demonstrate compelling legitimate reasons for the processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves this purpose Assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims. When data is processed for scientific, historical or statistical research purposes in accordance with Art. 89 Para. 1 GDPR, you also have the right to object to the processing of personal data concerning you for reasons arising from your particular situation, unless the processing is necessary to fulfill a task in the public interest.
You have the right to withdraw your data protection declaration of consent at any time to revoke. By revoking your consent, the legality of the processing based on consent until its revocation is not affected.
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 fulfillment of a contract between you and the person responsible,
(2) is permitted by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and such law contains appropriate measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms and your legitimate interests or
(3) takes place with your express consent.
However, these decisions may not be based on special categories of personal data according to Art. 9 Para. 1 GDPR, unless Art. 9 Para. 2 lit. a) or g) GDPR applies and appropriate measures to protect the rights and freedoms as well as your legitimate interests were hit. With regard to the cases mentioned in (1) and (3), the controller shall take appropriate measures to protect the rights and freedoms as well as your legitimate interests, including at least the right to obtain the intervention of a person on the part of the controller, to express one’s own point of view and heard to challenge the decision.
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 residence, place of work or the place of the alleged infringement, if you are of the opinion that the processing of personal data concerning you violates the EU General Data Protection Regulation violates. The supervisory authority to which the complaint was submitted will inform the complainant of the status and results of the complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy in accordance with Art. 78 GDPR. The responsible supervisory authority is: Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information, Alt-Moabit 59-61, 10555 Berlin.