Data Privacy

We would like to inform you in the following about the processing of personal data in the context of the use of our Internet pages.

Responsible for these Internet pages is the Technische Universität Berlin (Straße des 17. Juni 135, 10623 Berlin). Further information about our company and the persons authorized to represent it can be found in our imprint.

Legal basis of data processing

In order to provide you with our website and related services, we process personal data on the basis of the following legal grounds:

  • Consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) DSGVO)
  • for performance of contracts (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) DSGVO
  • on the basis of a balancing of interests (Art. 6 para 1 lit. f) DSGVO)
  • to fulfill a legal obligation (Art. 6 para 1 lit. c) DSGVO)

We will refer to the relevant terminology in connection with the respective processing, so that you can classify on what basis we process personal data.

If personal data is processed on the basis of consent from you, you have the right to revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.

When we process data on the basis of a balancing of interests you as a data subject have the right to object to the processing of personal data, taking into account the requirements of Article 21 of the GDPR.

Access data

When you visit our website, personal data is processed in order to display the content of the website to you on your terminal device.

In order for the pages to be displayed in your browser, the IP address of the terminal device you are using must be processed. In addition, there is further information about the browser of your end device.

We are required by data protection law to also ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the personal data processed with our IT systems.

For this purpose and for this interest, the following data is logged on the basis of a balancing of interests:

  • IP address of the calling computer (for a maximum of 7 days)
  • Operating system of the calling computer
  • Browser version of the calling computer
  • Name of the retrieved file
  • Date and time of the retrieval
  • Transmitted data volume
  • Referring URL

The IP address is deleted after 7 days at the latest from all systems used in connection with the operation of these Internet pages. We can then no longer establish a personal reference from the remaining data.

The data is furthermore also used to be able to determine and correct errors on the Internet pages.

Purposes of processing personal data

We process the aforementioned data for the operation of our website and for the fulfillment of contractual obligations to our customers or the safeguarding of our legitimate interests.

For inquiries from you outside of an active customer relationship, we process the data for the purposes of sales and advertising. You can object to the use of your personal data for advertising purposes at any time.

Furthermore, the data is also used to be able to identify and correct errors on the web pages.

We process the aforementioned data for the operation of our website and for the fulfillment of contractual obligations to our customers or the safeguarding of our legitimate interests.

For inquiries from you outside of an active customer relationship, we process the data for the purposes of sales and advertising. You can object to the use of your personal data for advertising purposes at any time.

Website analytics

You may choose to prevent this website from aggregating and analyzing the actions you take here. Doing so will protect your privacy, but will also prevent the owner from learning from your actions and creating a better experience for you and other users.

Voluntary information

We process the aforementioned data for the operation of our website and for the fulfillment of contractual obligations to our customers or the protection of our legitimate interests.

Recipients / Disclosure of Data

Data that you provide to us will generally not be passed on to third parties. In particular, your data will not be disclosed to third parties for their advertising purposes.

We may, however, use service providers for the operation of these Internet pages or for other products or services of ours. Here it may happen that a service provider obtains knowledge of personal data We select our service providers carefully – especially with regard to data protection and data security – and take all measures required by data protection law for permissible data processing

Privacy officer

We have appointed data protection officers.

You can reach them as follows:

Privacy Team

Contact persons
Annette Hiller
Alexander Hoffmeier
Mattis Neiling

+49 30 314-21784
+49 30 314-29595
+49 30 314-28973

Room H 1038 + H 1042
info@datenschutz.tu-berlin.de
tu-berlin.de/datenschutz/

Your rights as a data subject

You have the right to information about the personal data concerning you. You can contact us for information at any time.

If you make a request for information that is not in writing, please understand that we may require you to provide evidence that you are who you say you are.

Furthermore, you have a right to correct or erase or to restrict processing, to the extent you are entitled to do so by law.

Finally, you have a right to object to processing to the extent permitted by law.

A right to data portability also exists within the framework of the data protection legal requirements.

Deletion of data

We generally delete personal data when there is no need for further storage. A requirement may exist in particular if the data is still needed to fulfill contractual services, to check and grant or defend against warranty and, if applicable, guarantee claims. In the case of statutory retention obligations, deletion only comes into consideration after the expiry of the respective retention obligation.

Right of appeal to a supervisory authority

You have the right to complain about our processing of personal data to a data protection supervisory authority.

Modification of this privacy notice

We revise this privacy notice whenever changes are made to this website or other occasions require it. You will always find the current version on this website

As of: 26.5.2021