As you use this website, personal data about you will be processed by us as the data controller and stored for as long as necessary to fulfill the specified purposes and legal obligations. Below, we inform you about the types of data involved, how they are processed, and what rights you have in this regard.
Personal data, as defined in Art. 4 No. 1 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
2 Name and Contact Information of the Controller and the Corporate Data Protection Officer
3 Processing Personal Data and Purposes of Data Processing
9 Timeliness and Amendments to this Data Protection Information
This privacy information applies to the data processing on the website https://multiflex-project.eu of Fraunhofer-Institut für Lasertechnik, which refers to this privacy information.
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
for the Advancement of Applied Research e.V.
Hansastraße 27 c
80686 Munich
for its
Fraunhofer-Institut für Lasertechnik ILT
Steinbachstr. 15
52074 Aachen
Telefon +49 241 8906-0
(hereinafter Fraunhofer-ILT)
The data protection officer of Fraunhofer can be reached at the above address in Munich, for the attention of: Data Protection Officer or at datenschutz@zv.fraunhofer.de. You can contact our data protection officer directly at any time with questions regarding data protection law or your rights as a data subject.
Alternatively, our contact person Robin Gebhardt is available at datenschutz@ilt.fraunhofer.de.
When you access our website and retrieve its content, temporary data is stored that may allow identification. The browser used on your device automatically sends the information to the server of our website. The following data is collected:
The temporary storage of data is necessary for establishing the connection and the course of a website visit so that we can provide you with the content on our website.
Further storage in log files occurs to ensure the functionality of the website, the security of the information technology systems, and to enable the uninterrupted provision of our website as well as to track any unlawful attacks if necessary.
If technical data from your device is processed to enable access to our website, this is done because such data is required in accordance with § 25 para. 1 no. 2 TDDDG.
The processing of the IP address is for technical and administrative purposes, for connection establishment and stability, to ensure the security and functionality of our website, and to track any unlawful attacks if necessary. The legal basis is our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
From the processing of the mentioned data in the log file, we cannot draw any direct conclusions about your identity. This is temporarily stored in a so-called log file and deleted after 30 Tage days .
Furthermore, when visiting our website, we may use cookies and analytics services. If this is the case, you will receive further explanations about this in the privacy notice below.
If we pass on personal data collected through the website to processors, we will inform you about this in this privacy notice for each data processing procedure, naming the specific recipient.
Otherwise, we will only share your personal data if
The data passed on may only be used by the recipients for the stated purposes.
We use the open-source software Matomo by InnoCraft Ltd from New Zealand on our website to analyze user behavior during visits to our site and to optimize our site and its content accordingly. We do not receive any information that directly identifies you.
In the version of Matomo that we use, precautions are taken using DoNotTrack technology (see www.donottrack.us), meaning that your website visit will not be recorded if you have indicated in your internet browser settings that you do not wish to be tracked.
In connection with the use of Matomo, cookies are employed that allow for a statistical analysis of the use of this website through your visits. The cookie stores information—including personal information—about your visitor behavior and processes it in a usage profile for analysis purposes using a pseudonym. Since Matomo is hosted on our own server, no processing by third parties is required for the analysis.
The data obtained in this way will not be used to personally identify you without your separate consent, and the data will not be merged with personal data about you as the holder of the pseudonym.
If IP addresses are collected, they will be anonymized immediately after collection by deleting the last block of numbers.
The data processing of the data obtained through cookies and other web analysis/tracking methods is based on our legitimate interest in optimizing our online offerings and our website presence, e.g., in the form of adaptation to frequently used devices and browsers, and more publications on particularly popular topics (Art. 6 Abs. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR). The processing takes place within the scope of the GDPR (EU/EEA). There is no transfer to third countries.
The type and extent of the processed data and storage duration can be found in the list of cookies we set.
We integrate components (videos) from the video portal YouTube of the company Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter: "Google") on our websites. The implementation is based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR, with our interest being the smooth integration of the videos and the appealing design of our website.
The integration is done using a solution that prevents a connection to Google from being established just because you visit a page with an embedded video without activating the video. This means that information is only transmitted to Google when you click on the video to watch it.
Information is sometimes transmitted to the parent company Google Inc., based in the USA, to other Google companies, and to external partners of Google, which may be located outside the European Union. Google uses standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission and relies on adequacy decisions issued by the European Commission regarding certain countries.
For more information on data protection in connection with YouTube, please refer to Google's privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy/.
You have the right to:
Information about your right to object under Article 21 of the GDPR
You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you, which is based on Article 6(1)(e) of the GDPR (processing in the public interest) and Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR (processing based on legitimate interests); this also applies to profiling based on this provision as per Article 4(4) of the GDPR.
If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
If your objection is directed against the processing of data for direct marketing purposes, we will cease processing immediately. In this case, it is not necessary to specify a particular situation. This also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing.
If you wish to exercise your right to object, it is sufficient to send an email to datenschutzkoordination@zv.fraunhofer.de.
All your personal data are transmitted in encrypted format, using the widely used and secure TLS (Transport Layer Security) standard. TLS is a secure and proven standard that is also used, for instance, in online banking. You will recognize a secure TLS connection by the additional s after http (i.e., https://...) in the address bar of your browser or by the lock icon in the bottom part of your browser window.
In all other regards, we use suitable technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulations, partial or complete loss, destruction, or the unauthorized access of third parties. We continuously improve our security measures in accordance with the state of the art.
The further development of our website and the products and services offered or changed due to statutory or regulatory requirements, respectively, may make it necessary to amend this data protection information. You may access and print out the latest data protection information at any time from our website.