We take your privacy very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy. The following information will give you an overview of how we process your personal data and your rights in regards to data protection.
The body responsible for data protection is the:
German Institute for Economic Research e.V. (DIW Berlin)
Mohrenstraße 58, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Phone: +49 30 897 89 0
Fax: +49 30 897 89 200
Website: www.diw.de/en
E-Mail: datenschutz@diw.de
Our data security officer is C. Rocco Wittig.
C. Rocco Wittig
Agentia GmbH
Fasanenstraße 12, 10623 Berlin
E-Mail: datenschutz@diw.de
Information for visitors to our site
Usage-related data
Every time our website is accessed, our system automatically collects data and information from the accessing computer. This information is temporarily saved in a log file. The following information will be collected automatically and stored until automated deletion:
· The IP address of the requesting client
· Date and time of access
· HTTP requests sent by the client
· HTTP status code the webserver sent back
· Size of the object returned to the client by our web server
· Referrer URL
· User agent (can contain information about the operating system and browser used)
The legal basis for storing this data is Article 6(1)(f) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We have a legitimate interest in storing this data as we require it to guarantee and maintain the operational reliability of our system. We do not use the data to create personal user profiles. The data will be deleted after seven days.
Web analysis via Matomo
We use the web analysis software Matomo, which works without cookies. Matomo uses a tracking code that allow us to analyze how our website is used and these results are saved on our server. Under no circumstances will we pass this information on to third parties. For your protection, we store the IP address of your computer anonymously (shortened).
If you do not agree to your data being stored and used, you can deactivate Matomo HERE. In this case, an opt-out cookie is stored in your browser. The opt-out cookie prevents Matomo from providing usage data and us from saving it. Please note that by deleting cookies in your browser settings, you will also delete the Matomo opt-out cookie and you will have to reactivate it the next time you visit our website.
Privacy rights for website users
a) According to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union, you have the right of access under Article 15, the right to correction under Article 16, the right to deletion under Article 17, the right to restrict processing under Article 18, the right to oppose under Article 21, and the right to data transfer under Article 20.
The enforcement of these rights is subject to the conditions set out in the articles of the GDPR cited and is subject to the legal restrictions set out therein.
b) If you give us your consent to process personal data for certain purposes (such as signing up for the newsletter, registering for events), we will process your data on the basis of this consent. You may revoke your consent at any time. Please note that the revocation does not apply retroactively. Processing that took place before the revocation will not be affected and remains lawful.
c) You have a right of appeal to a data protection supervisory authority (Article 77 of the GDPR in conjunction with Section 19 of the BDSG)
You can find a list of supervisory authorities and their contact information by clicking here (in German).
The data protection supervisory authority responsible for DIW Berlin is the Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Data security related to page visit
To protect the personal data of our website’s users, we use a secure online transmission procedure, the “Secure Socket Layer” (SSL) transmission. All information transmitted using this secure method is encrypted before being sent. Your personal data is processed exclusively on data centers and computers protected by security technologies and standards (e.g. firewalls, password protection, access controls, etc.).
Please use the above-mentioned contact information for DIW Berlin or our data protection officer to exercise your rights or if you have any further questions regarding data protection.