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Protecting your privacy is important to us. Therefore, please review the following information regarding the use of the proteins4future.de website.

Below, we provide information about the nature, scope, and purposes of the collection and use of personal data. You can access this information at any time on our website. This notice applies to the use of the service via PC, smartphone, tablet, and all other Internet-enabled devices.

Data Controller

The data controller within the meaning of Directive 95/46/EC (Data Protection Directive) and the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) is the Leibniz Institut for Horticultural Science (IGZ), Theodor-Echtermeyer-Weg 1, 14979 Großbeeren.

Personal Data

​​​​​​​Personal data, as defined in Directive 95/46/EC (Data Protection Directive) and the relevant German data protection regulations (in particular the BDSG and TMG), refers to specific information regarding the personal or factual circumstances of an identified or identifiable natural person (data subject), such as your name, address, email address, date of birth, etc.

Collection and Use of Data

1. Use of the Website for Information Purposes

When you use the website solely for informational purposes, we do not collect any personal data, with the exception of the data that your browser transmits to enable you to visit the website.

This includes, for example:

• IP address
• Date and time of the request
• URL (address) of the referring website
• File accessed
• Amount of data sent
• Browser type and version, operating system

We analyze this information anonymously for statistical purposes and use it solely to improve the appeal, content, and functionality of our website. We do not use this data to identify individual users. We do not combine this data with data from other sources. The data is deleted after statistical analysis.

2. Collection and Use of Personal Data

Contact

Personal data (e.g., name, email address) is collected on this website only if you voluntarily provide it to us, for example, when you contact us, such as when you send this information to us via email.

Your personal data will be used only to contact you or for the purpose for which you provided it to us, e.g., to process your inquiries or for the technical administration of the website.

Providing this information is expressly voluntary and requires your consent. To the extent that this information relates to communication channels (such as an email address or phone number), you also consent to us contacting you via that communication channel, if necessary, to respond to your inquiry.

Your Rights

Right to Withdraw Consent

You have the right to withdraw your consent to the collection and use of your personal data at any time, effective for the future.

Right to Access

You have the right to request information about the personal data stored about you. Upon your request, this information may also be provided electronically.

Right to Correction, Deletion, or Blocking

You have the right to request the correction, deletion, or blocking of the personal data stored about you. If legal provisions do not permit deletion, your data will be blocked instead, so that it is accessible only for the purposes required by mandatory legal provisions.

Contact

To exercise your rights described above—including the right to withdraw consent, access, correct, delete, or block your personal data—please contact us by mail at Leibniz Institut for Horticultural Science (IGZ), Theodor-Echtermeyer-Weg 1, 14979 Großbeeren, or by email at igzev@igzev.de. Exercising your rights as described above is free of charge.

In what cases do third parties have access to your data?

Your data will not be disclosed to third parties unless you have provided your consent or we are legally required to do so. In such cases, however, the scope of the data transferred is limited to the minimum necessary.

If we engage service providers in the data processing process, the contractual relationships are governed by the provisions of the Federal Data Protection Act. In addition, we have ensured through technical and organizational measures, as well as through regular audits, that these service providers comply with the provisions of the Data Protection Act.

Cookies and Web Analytics

Cookies

We use cookies for statistical analysis. Cookies are files that are stored on the hard drive of your computer, smartphone, or tablet and are used to facilitate navigation. They prevent you from having to re-enter all the necessary data each time you use the site. Cookies help us tailor our website precisely to your needs, such as your preferred language or areas of interest. Cookies are used, for example, to record time settings, default settings, and your selected view.

If you do not wish to use cookies, simply disable them in your browser. Most browsers automatically accept cookies but offer the option to reject them or display a warning before they are stored. Please refer to your browser manufacturer’s instructions for details on how this works.

Allowing cookies is not strictly necessary simply to visit our site. However, disabling all cookies may result in some features on our website not functioning properly.

Data Security

​​​​​​​To protect your personal data stored with us from unauthorized access and misuse, we maintain up-to-date technical and operational security measures. Our security procedures are regularly reviewed and adapted to technological advancements.

Links

On this website, you will find links to other websites that may be of interest to you. The Leibniz Institut for Horticultural Science (IGZ) is not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites or their content. Therefore, this privacy policy may differ from the privacy policies of those other websites. We recommend that you also review the respective privacy policies of those other websites.

Changes to the Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy at any time in accordance with applicable data protection regulations. The current version is dated January 2020.