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The protection of your data is important to us.
Privacy Policy
The person responsible for data processing is:
Human Reliability Institute
Steinweg 45, 06484 Quedlinburg (Germany)
Email: gehrke@hri-berlin.de
We are pleased that you are interested in our website. The protection of your privacy is very important to us. We provide you with detailed information about how we handle your data below.
1. Access Data and Hosting
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You can visit our website without providing any personal information. Each time a website is accessed, the web server automatically stores a so-called server log file, which contains information such as the name of the requested file, your IP address, date and time of access, the amount of data transmitted, and the requesting provider (access data) and documents the access. This access data is evaluated solely for the purpose of ensuring the smooth operation of the site and improving our offer. This is done in accordance with our legitimate interests in ensuring the proper presentation of our offer, as per Art. 6(1) Sentence 1 lit. f DSGVO. All access data is processed for as long as necessary for the purposes stated above.
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Hosting
The services for hosting and displaying the website are partly provided by our service providers as part of processing on our behalf. Unless otherwise explained in this privacy policy, all access data and data collected in the forms on this website are processed on their servers. For questions about our service providers and the basis of our cooperation with them, please refer to the contact details provided in this privacy policy.
Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection: Israel, United Kingdom, USA.
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For the USA, the adequacy decision is the basis for third-country transfers, provided the respective service provider is certified. Certification is present.
Our service providers are located and/or use servers in the following countries: Brazil, Mexico, India, Ukraine.
For these countries, there is no adequacy decision from the European Commission. Our cooperation with them is based on these guarantees: European Union Standard Contractual Clauses.
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2. Data Processing for Contact and Customer Communication
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In the context of contacting us, we collect personal data to process your inquiries in accordance with Art. 6(1) Sentence 1 lit. b DSGVO if you provide this information voluntarily via a contact form, live chat tool, or email. Required fields are marked as such because we need the data to process your inquiry. The data collected is visible in the respective input forms. After processing your inquiry, your data will be deleted unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6(1) Sentence 1 lit. a DSGVO, or we reserve the right to use the data beyond that, which is legally permitted and about which we inform you in this policy.
After handling your customer inquiry, your data will be restricted from further processing and deleted after the expiration of tax and commercial retention periods according to Art. 6(1) Sentence 1 lit. c DSGVO unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6(1) Sentence 1 lit. a DSGVO or we reserve the right to use it beyond that, as legally allowed and as informed in this policy.
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3. Cookies and Other Technologies
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3.1 General Information
To make your visit to our website attractive and enable the use of certain features, we use technologies, including cookies, on various pages. Cookies are small text files that are automatically stored on your device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted after the browser session ends (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device and allow us to recognize your browser on your next visit (persistent cookies).
Device Privacy Protection
When using our online services, we deploy technologies necessary to provide the expressly requested telemedia service. The storage of information on your device or access to information already stored on your device does not require consent.
For non-essential features, storing information on your device or accessing information stored on your device requires your consent. Please note that parts of the website may not be fully functional if consent is not granted. Your given consents remain valid until you change or reset your device settings.
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3.2 Use of the Wix Consent Manager Tool
We use the Wix Consent Manager Tool on our website to inform you about the cookies and other technologies used and to obtain, manage, and document your consent for processing your personal data through these technologies. This is necessary in compliance with Art. 6(1) Sentence 1 lit. c DSGVO, fulfilling our legal obligation under Art. 7(1) DSGVO to prove your consent to the processing of your personal data.
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4. Use of Cookies and Other Technologies for Web Analytics and Marketing
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We use the following cookies and other third-party technologies on our website. Unless otherwise stated for the individual technologies, this is done based on your consent according to Art. 6(1) Sentence 1 lit. a DSGVO. Once the purpose of the technology has been fulfilled and its use by us has ended, the data collected in this context will be deleted. You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect. More information on your revocation options can be found in the section "Cookies and Other Technologies." For further information, including the basis of our cooperation with individual providers, please refer to the details provided for each technology. If you have any questions about the providers or the basis of our cooperation with them, please contact us using the information provided in this privacy policy.
Use of Google Services
We use the following technologies provided by Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google"). The information automatically collected by Google technologies about your use of our website is generally transmitted to and stored on a server operated by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Unless otherwise specified for the individual technologies, data processing is based on an agreement between joint controllers in accordance with Art. 26 DSGVO. Further information about data processing by Google can be found in Google's Data Protection Policy.
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Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside the EU and the EEA for which the European Commission has determined an adequate level of data protection by decision.
Our service providers are located and/or use servers in countries outside the EU and the EEA. There is no adequacy decision by the European Commission for these countries. Our cooperation with them is based on standard data protection clauses of the European Commission.
Google Maps
For the visual presentation of geographical information, Google Maps collects data about your use of the Maps functions, in particular the IP address and location data, transmits it to Google and then processes it. We have no influence on this subsequent data processing.
YouTube video plugin
To integrate third-party content, data (IP address, time of visit, device and browser information) is collected via the YouTube video plugin in the extended data protection mode used by us, transmitted to Google and then processed by Google only when you play a video.
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5 Social Media
Social buttons for Facebook (by Meta), Instagram (by Meta), and LinkedIn
Our website uses social buttons for social networks. These are embedded as HTML links, so no connection is made to the servers of the respective provider when you visit our website. If you click on one of the buttons, the website of the respective social network will open in a new window of your browser, where you can, for example, use the Like or Share button.
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6. Contact Information and Your Rights
6.1 Your Rights
As a data subject, you have the following rights:
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Right to access (Art. 15 DSGVO): You have the right to request information about your personal data processed by us.
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Right to rectification (Art. 16 DSGVO): You have the right to request the correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data stored by us.
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Right to erasure (Art. 17 DSGVO): You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data stored by us, unless further processing is necessary:
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To exercise the right to freedom of expression and information;
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To fulfill a legal obligation;
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For reasons of public interest; or
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To assert, exercise, or defend legal claims.
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Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 DSGVO): You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data if:
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You contest the accuracy of the data;
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The processing is unlawful, but you oppose the erasure of the data;
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We no longer need the data, but you require it to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims; or
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You have objected to processing pursuant to Art. 21 DSGVO.
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Right to data portability (Art. 20 DSGVO): You have the right to receive your personal data, which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, or to request the transfer of this data to another controller.
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Right to lodge a complaint (Art. 77 DSGVO): You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. You can generally contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or workplace, or the supervisory authority of our company headquarters.
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6.2 Right to Object
If we process your personal data based on our overriding legitimate interests, as explained above, you have the right to object to this processing with future effect. If the processing is for direct marketing purposes, you can exercise this right at any time, as described above. If the processing is for other purposes, you only have the right to object if there are reasons that arise from your particular situation.
After you exercise your right to object, we will no longer process your personal data for these purposes unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that outweigh your interests, rights, and freedoms, or if the processing serves the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
This does not apply if the processing is for direct marketing purposes. In that case, we will cease processing your personal data for this purpose.
6.3 Contact Information
If you have any questions about the collection, processing, or use of your personal data, or if you would like to request information, correction, restriction, or deletion of data, or withdraw your consent or object to a particular use of your data, please contact us directly using the contact details provided in our imprint.
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