Copyright and Disclaimer
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Address
Universitaets-Sternwarte
Ludwig Maximilian Universität Munich
Scheinerstrasse 1
81679 Munich
Phone: +49 (0) 89 / 2180-6000
Web presence: http://www.usm.uni-muenchen.de
Contact: sekretariat@usm.uni-muenchen.de
Privacy Policy
Data protection commissioner: https://www.uni-muenchen.de/einrichtungen/orga_lmu/beauftragte/dschutz/index.html
Effective date: 23 July 2018
The "Young Stars and Star Formation" group headed by
Prof. Dr. Thomas Preibisch ("us", "we" or "our") operates the websites
http://www.usm.uni-muenchen.de/people/preibisch/ and
http://www.usm.uni-muenchen.de/ys/ (the "Service"). This page informs you of
our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal
data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data.
Please note that both above mentioned websites are "passive" websites;
this means that they
- do not use cookies
- do not use JavaScipt
- do not use tracking software
- do not contain interactive features
- do not require or allow you to actively enter personal data
External visitors of these websites
can read the text and look at the images, but they
- cannot make any changes
- cannot enter comments or messages
- cannot access the webpage by personal accounts
We use your connection data (e.g., your computer's Internet Protocol address)
as far as it is required to provide the Service. But other than that
we do not try to collect non-neccessary personal data.
We also do not use your data to improve the Service.
By using the Service, you agree to the collection and
use of information in accordance with this policy.
Information Collection And Use
We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.
Types of Data Collected
Usage Data
We may collect information how the Service is accessed and used ("Usage Data"). This Usage Data may include
information such as your computer's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the
pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device
identifiers and other diagnostic data.
Personal Data
While using our Service, we will never ask you to provide us with any kind of
personally identifiable information that can be used to
contact or identify you ("Personal Data").
Tracking & Cookies Data
We do not use cookies and similar tracking technologies
to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information.
Cookies are files with small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your
browser from a website (but not from our websites!)
and stored on your device. Tracking technologies (that are also not used on our website)
include beacons, tags, and scripts to collect
and track information and to improve and analyze our Service. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to
indicate when a cookie is being sent.
Examples of Cookies:
- Session Cookies. We do not use Session Cookies to operate our Service.
- Preference Cookies. We do not use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.
- Security Cookies. We do not use Security Cookies for security purposes.
None of these types of Cookies are used on our websites.
Use of Data
We use the collected data for various purposes:
- To provide and maintain the Service
- To monitor the usage of the Service
- To detect, prevent and address technical issues
We will
- never notify you about changes to our Service
- never allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service
- never provide any kind of customer care and support
- never provide analysis or valuable information so that we can improve the Service
Transfer Of Data
Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your
state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from your
jurisdiction. If you are located outside Germany and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the
data, including Personal Data, to Germany and process it there. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your
submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.
We
will take all steps reasonably necessary to
ensure that even your data is treated securely and in accordance with
this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data
will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your
data and other personal information.
Legal Requirements
We may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
- comply with a legal obligation
- protect and defend the rights or property of our websites
- prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
- protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
- protect against legal liability
Security Of Data
The
security of your data is important to us,
but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of
electronic storage is 100% secure.
While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we
cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Your Rights
You have the right to...
- rectification, that is to obtain the rectification of inaccurate personal data.
- restriction of processing, where the accuracy of the personal data is contested,
the processing is unlawful, the controller no longer needs the personal data or you have objected to processing.
- erasure (right to be forgotten): You have the right to obtain from the controller
the erasure of personal data where the data are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes, where there is no
other legal ground for the processing, you object to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) and there are no
overriding legitimate grounds for the processing or your personal data have been unlawfully processed.
- data portability, that is to receive your personal data, which you have provided,
in a structured, commonly used format.
- object
- lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
- revoke the data protection declaration of consent
Service Providers
We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service ("Service Providers"), to provide the Service
on our behalf, to perform Service-related services or to assist us in analyzing how our Service is used. These third parties
have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for
any other purpose.
Webhoster Privacy Policy
More information about the privacy policy of the webhoster
https://www.uni-muenchen.de/index.html can be accessed here:
https://www.en.uni-muenchen.de/privacy/index.html
Accessing your stored data
If you are a Visitor or User, and you wish to receive a copy, access and/or request us to make corrections to the
Personal Information that you have stored with us (either yours or your Users-of-Users’), or wish to request a list of what
Personal Information (if any) pertaining to you we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes, please contact us.
We will make all reasonable efforts to honor your request promptly (unless we require further information from you in order
to fulfil your request), subject to legal and other permissible considerations.
Links To Other Sites
Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be
directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have
no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or
services.
Children's Privacy
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 ("Children").
We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or
guardian and you are aware that your Children has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware
that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that
information from our servers.
Changes To This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on
this page. We will let you know via a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective
and update the "effective date" at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy
periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
Email security
We strongly recommend you not to send us an email, since
emails often contain personal information.
Should you nevertheless send us an email, your email address will be used only for correspondence.
Last Change: 23 July 2018