{"id":3,"date":"2019-07-19T07:41:29","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T07:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/Sappan\/?page_id=3"},"modified":"2026-02-27T10:15:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T10:15:45","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sappan-project.eu\/?page_id=3","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3\" class=\"elementor elementor-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-217f0184 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"217f0184\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b125af7\" data-id=\"3b125af7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d1596a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d1596a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Data Protection Information<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Personal data, as defined by Article 4 (1) General Data Protection  Regulation (GDPR) include all information related to an identified or  identifiable natural person.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>When you use this website, we process your personal data as data<br>\ncontrollers and save them for the duration required to fulfill the<br>\ndefined purposes and legal obligations. The sections below provide<br>\nfurther details about the data this involves, how they will be processed<br>\n and which rights you have in this regard.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1 Scope of Application<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>This<br>\n data protection information applies to data processing on all of our<br>\nproject websites  of our project, as well as to all associated project<br>\nservice offers in the form of web utilities or mobile apps (hereinafter<br>\n\u201cWebsite\u201d to facilitate readability), in each case whenever reference is<br>\n made to this data protection information.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2 Name and Contact Information of Controller and Corporate Data Protection Office<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Controller within the meaning of Art. 4 (7) GDPR:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Fraunhofer Gesellschaft zur F\u00f6rderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.<br>Hansastrasse 27 c,<br>80686 M\u00fcnchen, Germany<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>on behalf of its<br>Fraunhofer-Institut f\u00fcr Angewandte Informationstechnik FIT&nbsp;FIT<br><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Fraunhofer-Institut f\u00fcr Angewandte Informationstechnik FIT<br>Schloss Birlinghoven<br>53754 Sankt Augustin, Germany<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>(herinafter referred to as <strong>Fraunhofer-FIT<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<figure>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Email:<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"mailto:info@fit.fraunhofer.de\">info@fit.fraunhofer.de<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Telephone:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>+49 2241 14-2808<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fax:<\/td>\n<td>+49 2241 14-3700<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The corporate data protection officer at Fraunhofer can be reached at<br>\n the above-mentioned address in Munich, c\/o Data Protection Officer or<br>\nat <a href=\"mailto:datenschutz@zv.fraunhofer.de\">datenschutz@zv.fraunhofer.de<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Please feel free to contact the data protection officer directly at<br>\nany time with your questions concerning your data protection rights<br>\nand\/or your rights as data subject.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3 Personal Data Processing and Purposes of Data Processing<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When visiting the website<\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>You  may access our website without having to disclose any details of your  identity. The browser installed on your terminal device automatically  transmits information to the server of our website (e.g. browser type  and version, date and time of access) to enable connection with the  website, including the IP address of your requesting terminal device.  This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file and  deleted after no more than 4 weeks.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Your IP address is processed for technical and administrative<br>\npurposes regarding connection set-up and stability, to guarantee the<br>\nsecurity and functioning of our website and to be able to track any<br>\nillegal attacks on the website, if required.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The legal basis for processing the IP address is Art. 6 (1) lit. f<br>\nGDPR. Our legitimate interest ensues from said security interest and the<br>\n necessity of the unobstructed availability of our website.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>We cannot draw any direct conclusions about your identity from processing the IP address and other information in the log file.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Moreover, we use cookies when you visit our website. Further details<br>\ncan be found further below in this data protection information.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When using contact forms<\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>We offer the option to contact us via a contact form provided on the website. This involves the following mandatory information:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Title<\/li>\n<li>First and last name<\/li>\n<li>Email address.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>We require your data to determine who sent the inquiry and to be able to answer and process it.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>This data processing in response to your inquiry is necessary for the<br>\n purposes of our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f<br>\nGDPR.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>We will delete the personal data collected by us using the contact<br>\nform after your inquiry has been processed, unless statutory retention<br>\nperiods prohibit the erasure of your data.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When using the commenting function<\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Our<br>\n website gives visitors the opportunity to leave comments on our web<br>\ncontent. Your comments will appear with your name underneath the<br>\ncontribution, which triggered your comment.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>If you want to use the commenting function on our website, we ask you to provide the following mandatory data:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Name and<\/li>\n<li>Email address<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Instead of your name, you may also use a pseudonym\/alias. The process<br>\n requires your email address to send your comment. However, we do not<br>\npublish your email address together with your comment. We use your email<br>\n address only to inform you of a reaction to your comment.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>In addition, we save your IP address when you leave a comment on our<br>\nwebsite, which will be deleted after 4 Wochen. This storage period is<br>\nrequired so that we can defend ourselves in liability cases against<br>\naccusations of publishing illegal content.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The processing of data in the course of publishing online comments<br>\nand user reactions is justified because it is in our legitimate<br>\ninterests to partake in an opinion and information exchange according to<br>\n Article 6 (1)&nbsp;lit. f GDPR.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The personal data are processed for as long as the comment appears on the website. We will then delete the data.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When creating a user account<\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>You can create a password-protected user account on our website.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Setting up the user account requires the following information:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Title<\/li>\n<li>First and last name<\/li>\n<li>Valid email address<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>These data are processed in order to identify you as a user and create your user account.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>To set up the user account, you must also enter a password you choose<br>\n yourself. To access your user account, you will need to enter your<br>\nemail address and this password. In your user account, you can view the<br>\ndata saved in your user profile and change it at any time.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>We process data at your request and for the purposes described by<br>\nArticle 6 (1) lit. b GDPR for the setup and usage of your user account<br>\nand to meet the precontractual conditions. We will also use your email<br>\naddress for notification functions, if these are activated.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>After your user account is deleted, your data will be deleted to<br>\nprevent further use except if we are required pursuant to Article 6 (1)<br>\nlit. c GDPR to observe a longer storage period due to retention and<br>\ndocumentation obligations pursuant to tax and commercial law (in<br>\nparticular Se. 147 AO or if you have consented to longer storage<br>\npursuant to Article 6 (1) lit. a GDPR.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4 Transfer of Data<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>If<br>\n we forward personal data collected through websites to processors, we<br>\nwill notify you in this data protection information regarding the<br>\nrespective data processing operation, citing the specific recipient.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Aside from that, we will only forward your personal data if<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>you have given consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR,<\/li>\n<li>this is required pursuant to Article 6 (1) lit. b GDPR for the<br>\nperformance of a contract with you (for example forwarding to shipping<br>\ncompanies for the purpose of delivering goods ordered by you, or<br>\nforwarding payment information to payment service providers or credit<br>\ninstitutions in order to process a payment transaction);<\/li>\n<li>there is a legal obligation for disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. c GDPR.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The recipients may use the transferred data for the above-mentioned purposes only.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5 Cookies<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>This<br>\n website uses cookies. Cookies are small files that your browser<br>\nautomatically generates and stores on your device (laptop, tablet,<br>\nsmartphone, etc.) when you visit our site. Cookies do not harm your<br>\ndevice nor do they contain viruses, Trojans or other malware.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Cookies store information associated with the specific device used. That does not mean that we can directly identify you.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>We use cookies for the purpose of making the use of our offers more<br>\nconvenient and pleasant for you. For example, we use so-called session<br>\ncookies to allow session controls or to save data entries in forms or<br>\nshopping carts during the session. At the latest, session cookies are<br>\ndeleted when you close your browser. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The data processed by the cookies are necessary for the<br>\nabove-mentioned purposes to protect our legitimate interests and those<br>\nof third parties pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Most browsers automatically accept cookies. However, you can<br>\nconfigure your browser to not save any cookies on your computer or to<br>\ndisplay a notice before new cookies are saved. Completely disabling<br>\ncookies may mean that you cannot fully use all functions of our website.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6 Rights of the Data Subject<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>You have the following rights:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>pursuant to Art. 7 (3) GDPR, to withdraw your consent at any time.<br>\nThis means that we may not continue the data processing based on this<br>\nconsent in the future;<\/li>\n<li>pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR, to obtain access to your personal data<br>\nprocessed by us. In particular, you may request information about the<br>\npurposes of the processing, the categories of personal data concerned,<br>\nthe categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will<br>\n be disclosed, and the envisaged period for which the data will be<br>\nstored. Moreover, you have the right to request rectification, erasure,<br>\nor restriction of processing, to object to processing, the right to<br>\nlodge a complaint, and to obtain information about the source of your<br>\ndata if they were not collected by us, as well as about the existence of<br>\n automated decision-making, including profiling, and, if applicable,<br>\nmeaningful information about the logic involved;<\/li>\n<li>pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR, to obtain the rectification of inaccurate<br>\n data or the completion of your personal data without undue delay;<\/li>\n<li>pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR, to obtain the erasure of personal data<br>\nsaved by us unless processing is necessary to exercise the right of<br>\nfreedom of expression and information, to comply with a legal<br>\nobligation, for reasons of public interest, or to establish, exercise or<br>\n defend legal claims;<\/li>\n<li>pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR, to obtain restriction of processing of<br>\nyour personal data if you contest the accuracy of the data, the<br>\nprocessing is unlawful but you oppose the erasure of the personal data,<br>\nor if we no longer need the personal data while you still require it for<br>\n establishing, exercising or defending legal claims, or if you have<br>\nfiled an objection to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR;<\/li>\n<li>pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR, to receive your personal data that you<br>\nhave provided to us, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable<br>\n format or to transmit those data to another controller and<\/li>\n<li>pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR, the right to lodge a complaint with a<br>\nsupervisory authority. Generally, you may contact the supervisory<br>\nauthority of your habitual residence, place of work or the registered<br>\noffices of our organization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Information on your right to object pursuant to Art. 21 GDP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular<br>\nsituation, at any time to processing of your personal data pursuant to<br>\nArt. 6 (1) lit. e GDPR (data processing carried out in the public<br>\ninterest) and Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR (data processing for purposes of<br>\nlegitimate interests).<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>If you file an objection, we will no longer process your personal<br>\ndata unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for<br>\nprocessing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or unless<br>\n the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defense of legal<br>\nclaims.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>If your objection is directed against the processing of data for the<br>\npurpose of direct marketing, we will stop the processing immediately. In<br>\n this case, citing a special situation is not necessary. This includes<br>\nprofiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>If you would like to assert your right to object, please send an email to <a href=\"mailto:datenschutz@zv.fraunhofer.de\">datenschutz@zv.fraunhofer.de<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7 Data Security<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>All<br>\n your personal data are transmitted in encrypted format, using the<br>\nwidely used and secure TLS (Transport Layer Security) standard. TLS is a<br>\n secure and proven standard that is also used, for instance, in online<br>\nbanking. You will recognize a secure TLS connection by the additional s<br>\nafter http (i.e., https:\/\/..) in the address bar of your browser or by<br>\nthe lock icon in the lower part of your browser.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>In all other regards, we use suitable technical and organizational<br>\nsecurity measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional<br>\n manipulations, partial or complete loss, destruction, or the<br>\nunauthorized access of third parties. We continuously improve our<br>\nsecurity measures in accordance with the state of the art.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8 Timeliness and Amendments to this Data Protection Information<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The<br>\n further development of our website and the products and services<br>\noffered or changed due to statutory or regulatory requirements,<br>\nrespectively, may make it necessary to amend this data protection<br>\ninformation. You may access and print out the latest data protection<br>\ninformation at any time from our website.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Data Protection Information Personal data, as defined by Article 4 (1) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) include all information related to an identified or identifiable natural person. 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