Person
Responsible for Data
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:
Prof. Dr. rer. oec. Kai Reimers
Templergraben 64
52062 Aachen
Phone: +49 241 80 921 94
Email: reimers@wi.rwth-aachen.de
Contact data of the
officially appointed Data Protection Officer:
RWTH Data Protection
Officer
Templergraben 55
52062 Aachen (physical address)
52056 Aachen (mailing address)
Germany
Phone: +49 241 80 93665
Fax: +49 241 80 92678
Email: dsb@rwth-aachen.de
Website: www.rwth-aachen.de/dataprotection
Research
Group Electronic Business processes personal data of
visitors of the site only insofar as this is necessary to provide a functional
website as well as our contents and services. The collection and processing of
the personal data of our users take place only with the user's consent. An
exception applies in those cases where prior consent cannot be obtained for
practical reasons and the processing of the data is permitted by law.
Insofar as Research Group Electronic Business obtains the consent of the data subject for the
processing of personal data, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a of
the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) serves as a legal basis.
In the processing of
personal data necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data
subject is a party, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR serves as a legal basis. This
also applies to processing operations required to carry out pre-contractual
activities.
As far as the processing
of personal data is required for the fulfilment of responsibilities which are
carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority,
Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e GDPR serves as a legal basis for this processing.
The personal data of the
data subject will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage
ceases to exist. Furthermore, data may be stored if this is required 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 deleted if a
storage period prescribed by the aforementioned regulations
expires, unless there is a need for further storage of the data for the
conclusion or fulfillment of a contract.
Each time our website is
accessed, the IT-Center of RWTH Aachen University may collect automated data
and information from the computer system of the user's computer.
In this process, the
following data may be collected:
The data is stored in the
log files of the IT-Center of RWTH Aachen University. This data is not stored
together with other personal data of the user.
The legal basis for the
temporary storage of data and log files is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
Temporary storage of the
IP address through the system is necessary to deliver the website to the user's
computer. To this end, the user's IP address must be stored for the duration of
the session.
The data is used for the
purpose of optimizing the website and ensuring the safety of information
technology systems. The data is not evaluated for marketing purposes in this
context.
The data will be deleted
as soon as it is no longer necessary for carrying out the purpose of its
collection. Typically, data is deleted seven days after its storage at the
latest. It is possible that the data is stored for a longer period. In this
case, the user's IP address is deleted or anonymized, so that the client
accessing the website can no longer be identified.
The collection of data for
the purpose of providing the website and the storage of data in log files is absolutely necessary for the operation of the website.
Consequently, there is no possibility of objection on the part of the user.
The Research Group Electronic Business website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that
are saved in the user's web browser or stored by the web browser on the user's
computer system. When a user visits our website, a cookie may be stored in the
user's operating system. This cookie contains a specific string of characters
that enables a unique identification of the browser when the website is
accessed again.
Cookies store and transmit
the following data:
The legal basis for the
processing of personal data using cookies is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e GDPR. For
the processing of the user's consent in the context of the storage of cookies,
the legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.
Research
Group Electronic Business only uses cookies on its
website to identify editors logged in to the website and to temporarily store the user's consent to the invocation of external services e.g. such as Google Maps.
Cookies are stored on the
user's computer and transmitted to our site. For this reason, as a user, you
have full control over the use of cookies. You can deactivate or restrict the
transmission of cookies by changing the settings of your web browser. Cookies
already stored on your computer can be deleted at any time. This can be done
automatically as well. If cookies have been deactivated for the Research Group Electronic Business website, it may no longer be possible to use all
functions of the website.
The Research Group Electronic Business website gives you the opportunity to subscribe to
a forum. When registering, the data as entered into
the input form is transmitted to Research
Group Electronic Business. This data is:
1. Your Username
2. Your email address
3. Your name (optional)/ Your forum's user name
4. Password
(freely selectable), stored encrypted
5. Language
preference
6. Timezone preference
By
continuing the
forum's registration process
you accept the terms of
use and this privacy policy.
Data collected in the
registration process will not be passed on to third parties. The data will be
used exclusively for forum administration purposes.
Additionally, you can add
optional profile information which then may be processed by other forum members.
This data is e.g.:
1. Website
2. Location
3. Occupation
4. Interests
5. Birthday
The legal basis for the
processing of data once a user has registered as a member of the forum is, as long as the user's consent has
been given, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.
The purpose of collecting
the user's registration data is to be able to administer the forum.
The data will be deleted
as soon as it is no longer needed to achieve the purpose of its collection. The
data of the user are stored as long as they remain
subscribed to the forum. Please note that any post in the forum
will remain unchanged, even if the user terminates the subscription to the forum.
The user can terminate the
subscription to the forum at any time.
If any of your personal
data is being processed, you are considered a data subject according to the
GDPR. Thus, you have the following rights vis-a-vis the person responsible:
You can ask the
responsible person to confirm whether your personal data is or will be
processed by Research Group Electronic Business.
If your data is being
processed, you can request the following information from the person
responsible:
1.
the purposes for which the
personal data is processed;
2.
the type/categories of
personal data being processed;
3.
the recipients or
categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been and/or will be disclosed
4.
the planned duration of
storage of your personal data or, if specific information in this regard cannot
be provided, criteria that determine the storage period;
5.
the existence of a right
to rectification or deletion of personal data concerning you as a user, a right
to limitation of processing by the controller, or 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 source 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 Art. 22 para. 1 and 4
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 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 guarantees pursuant
to Art. 46 GDPR in connection with the transmission.
This right to information
may be restricted in so far as it is expected to make the realization of
research and statistical purposes impossible or severely limits it, and this
restriction is necessary for the fulfillment of the research or statistical
purpose.
You have a right of
rectification and/or completion vis-a-vis the person responsible if the
personal data processed concerning you are incorrect or incomplete. The person
responsible shall make the correction without delay.
This right to information
may be restricted in so far as it is expected to make the realization of
research and statistical purposes impossible or severely limits it, and this
restriction is necessary for the fulfillment of the research or statistical
purpose.
Under the following
conditions, you may request that the processing of personal data concerning you
shall be restricted:
1.
if you dispute the
accuracy of the personal data relating to 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 no
longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but you do
need them to assert, exercise or defend legal claims, or
4.
if you have filed an
objection to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR and it has not yet
been determined whether the legitimate reasons of the person responsible
outweigh your reasons.
If the processing of
personal data relating to you has been restricted, such data may only be
processed - aside from being stored - 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 grounds of an important public interest of the
European Union or a Member State.
If the processing
restriction has been restricted according to the above conditions, you will be
informed by the person responsible before the restriction is lifted.
This right to information
may be restricted in so far as it is expected to make the realization of
research and statistical purposes impossible or severely limits it, and this
restriction is necessary for the fulfillment of the research or statistical
purpose.
a) Duty to delete
You may request the data
controller to delete the personal data relating to you without delay, and the
controller is obliged to delete this data without delay if one of the following
reasons applies:
1.
The personal data relating
to 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 pursuant to 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.
You file an objection
against the processing pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, and there are no
overriding legitimate reasons for the processing, or you file an objection
against the processing pursuant to Art. 21 para. 2 GDPR.
4.
The personal data
concerning you have been processed unlawfully.
5.
The deletion of personal
data relating to you is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation under European Union law
or the law of the Member States to which the data controller is subject.
6.
The personal data relating
to you have been collected in relation to information society services offered
pursuant to Art. 8 para. 1 GDPR.
b) Information to third parties
If the data controller has
made the personal data concerning you public and is
obliged to delete it pursuant to Art. 17 para. 1 GDPR, he or she shall take
appropriate measures, including technical ones, and taking into account the
available technology and the implementation costs, to inform those who are
responsible for processing the personal data that you as the data subject have
requested the deletion of all links to this personal data or of copies or
replications of this personal data.
c) Exceptions
The right to termination
does not exist insofar as the processing is necessary
1.
to exercise the right to
freedom of expression and information;
2.
for the performance of a
legal obligation required for processing under the law of the European Union or of the
Member States to which the controller is subject, or for the performance of a
task in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority conferred
on the controller;
3.
for reasons of public
interest in the field 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 for
statistical purposes pursuant to Art. 89 para. 1 GDPR, insofar as the law
referred to under a) is likely to make it impossible or seriously impair the
attainment of the objectives of such processing, or
5.
to assert, exercise or
defend legal claims.
If you have exercised your
right to have the data controller correct, delete or limit the processing, he
or she is obliged to inform all recipients to whom the personal data relating
to you have been disclosed of this correction, deletion or restriction on
processing, unless this proves impossible or would involve a disproportionate
effort.
You have the right, vis-a-vis
the data controller, to be informed of these recipients.
You have the right to
obtain the personal data concerning you that you have provided to the data
controller in a structured, common and machine-readable format. In addition,
you have the right to pass this data on to another data controller without obstruction
by the data controller to whom the personal data was made available, provided
that
6.
processing is based on
consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR or
on a contract pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR and
7.
processing is carried out
by means of automated methods.
In exercising this right,
you also have the right to request that the personal data concerning you be
transferred directly from one data controller to another data controller,
insofar as this is technically feasible. The freedoms and rights of other
persons must not be compromised by this.
The right to
transferability 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 controller.
You have the right to
object at any time, for reasons arising from your particular
situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you under
Article 6 para 1 lit e or lit. f GDPR; this also applies to profiling
activities based on these provisions.
The data controller no
longer processes the personal data relating to you, unless he or she can prove
compelling reasons worthy of protection 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
concerning you are processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right
to object at any time to the processing of the personal data relating to you
for the purpose of such advertising; this also applies to profiling, insofar as
it is associated with such direct marketing activities.
If you object to the
processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data concerning you are
no longer to be processed for these purposes.
You have the opportunity -
notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC - to exercise your right of objection in
connection with the use of Information Society services by means of automated
processes using technical specifications.
In addition
you have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object
to processing of personal data relating to you, which are processed for
scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes pursuant to
Article 89 Art. 1.
This right to information
may be restricted in so far as it is expected to make the realization of
research and statistical purposes impossible or severely limit it, and this
restriction is necessary for the fulfillment of the research or statistical
purpose.
You have the right to
revoke your declaration of consent concerning data protection at any time. The
revocation of consent shall not affect the legality of the processing carried
out on the basis of your consent until revocation.
Without prejudice to any
other administrative or judicial remedy, if you believe that the processing of
personal data relating to you infringes the GDPR, you have the right of appeal
to a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state where you reside,
work, or where the supposed infringement took place.
The supervisory authority
to which the complaint has been lodged shall inform the complainant of the
status and results of the complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy
under Article 78 GDPR.
The competent supervisory
authority for RWTH is the Landesbeauftragte fuer Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit NRW (State Commissioner for Data
Protection and Freedom of Information) [https://www.ldi.nrw.de/].