Data Protection

As part of using this website, personal data about you is processed by us, as the party responsible for data processing, and stored for the duration necessary to fulfill the specified purposes and legal obligations. Below, we inform you about the type of data involved, how it is processed, and what rights you are entitled to in this regard.
Personal data, according to Art. 4 No. 1 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Name and contact details of the data controller

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Institute for Communication Science and Media Research
Office of the Research Association ForFamily

Oettingenstr. 67
D – 80538 Munich
Email: forfamily@ifkw.lmu.de
Phone: +49 89 21804174

Hosting

Leibniz Supercomputing Center (LRZ)
of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Boltzmannstraße 1
D – 85748 Garching near Munich

Data Protection Officer of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich

Dr. Rolf Gemmeke
Email: Contact form
Further information about the Data Protection Officer and data protection at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität can be found here: https://www.lmu.de/en/footer/privacy-policy/

Rights of data subjects according to Art. 15 et seq. GDPR

If we process personal data about you, as a data subject, you are entitled to the following rights under Art. 15 et seq. GDPR:

You have the right to access the data stored about you and the related information (Art. 15 GDPR). This right of access may be restricted or excluded in certain cases (see, in particular, Art. 10 of the Bavarian Data Protection Act – BayDSG).
If personal data is processed inaccurately or incompletely, you have the right to request correction and, if necessary, completion (Art. 16 GDPR).
Provided the legal requirements are met, you may request the deletion of your personal data (Art. 17 GDPR) or restriction of its processing (Art. 18 GDPR). The right to deletion under Art. 17(1) and (2) GDPR does not exist, for example, if the processing of personal data is necessary for performing a task in the public interest or in exercising official authority (Art. 17(3)(b) GDPR).
If you have consented to the processing or a data processing contract exists, and the data processing is carried out using automated procedures, you may be entitled to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR).
You have the right to file a complaint with a supervisory authority as defined in Art. 51 GDPR regarding the processing of your personal data. The competent supervisory authority for Bavarian public entities is the Bavarian State Commissioner for Data Protection, Wagmüllerstraße 18, 80538 Munich. Phone: +49 89 212672-0; Fax: +49 89 212672-50; Email: poststelle@datenschutz-bayern.de; Website: https://www.datenschutz-bayern.de/index.html.en. In addition to the right to file a complaint, you may also pursue legal remedies.

Right of withdrawal

If you have given consent to data processing, and the processing is based on that consent, you may withdraw the consent at any time for the future. The legality of the data processing carried out on the basis of the consent up until the withdrawal is not affected.

Right to object

You have the right to object at any time, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you (Art. 21 GDPR).

1. Information about the processed data

a) When visiting the website
The use of our website is generally possible without providing personal data. No data related to your identity (such as name, address, or email address) is collected on our site. The browser used on your device only automatically sends information to the server of our website (e.g., browser type and version, date and time of access) to enable the connection to the website. This includes the IP address of your requesting device, which is temporarily stored in a so-called log file and automatically deleted after 4 days.

The processing of the IP address is carried out for technical and administrative purposes of connection establishment and stability, to ensure the security and functionality of our website, and, if necessary, to trace unlawful attacks.

The legal basis for processing the IP address is Art. 6(1)(e) GDPR. Our legitimate interest arises from the aforementioned security interest and the necessity of providing a website that operates without disruption. We cannot draw any immediate conclusions about your identity from the processing of the IP address and other information in the log file. Additionally, we use cookies and analytics services during your visit to our website. Further explanations can be found under sections 4 and 5 of this privacy policy.

The website is hosted by the https://www.lrz.de/englishin Munich.

b) When registering for events
We regularly offer various types of events through our website for which you can register online. When registering for an event, certain mandatory information must be provided, such as first and last name and email address. Any other mandatory information will be clearly marked (e.g., with an asterisk *). Additionally, you may voluntarily provide further information. The processing of mandatory information is required to identify the interested parties as participants in the event and to process the contract for participation, as well as to provide participants with information about the event before, during, and after it. The voluntary information helps us plan and conduct the event in a manner that is appropriate to participants’ interests and age groups. Data processing is carried out at the request of the interested participants and is necessary under Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR for the fulfillment of the participant contract and pre-contractual measures.

2. Data transmission

We would like to point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g., when linking to an external LinkedIn or Bluesky page) may have security vulnerabilities. A complete protection of data from third-party access is not possible. The use of contact details published in accordance with legal notice requirements by third parties for sending unsolicited advertisements and information materials is expressly prohibited. The operators of the site reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited promotional information, such as spam emails.

3. Use of cookies

We use so-called cookies on our site to recognize repeated use of our offer by the same user/holder of an internet connection. Cookies are small text files that your internet browser stores on your device. They help optimize our online presence and offerings. Most of these cookies are “session cookies,” which are deleted after your visit. In some cases, these cookies provide information to automatically recognize you again. This recognition is based on the IP address stored in the cookies. The information obtained in this way helps optimize our offerings and provides you with easier access to our site. You can prevent cookies from being stored by adjusting the settings of your browser software. However, we must point out that you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent if cookies are disabled.

4. Deletion obligation

You can request that we delete personal data concerning you without delay. We are obligated to delete this data immediately if one of the following reasons applies:

The personal data concerning you is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.
You withdraw your consent, on which the processing was based under Art. 6(1)(a) or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR, and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
You object to the processing under Art. 21(1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing or you object to the processing under Art. 21(2) GDPR.
The personal data concerning you was processed unlawfully.
The deletion of the personal data concerning you is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.