Data Protection

Data Collection and Processing

Visits to this Website are logged. The anonymized IP address currently used by your computer, as well as further technical data pertaining to the data call is recorded.

Session cookies are used within the scope of this Internet session for technical reasons. This data is deleted at the latest when you close your browser.

Data is evaluated only for statistical purposes in anonymized form. No personal user profiles are created.

The data protection officer of the Max Planck Society is available for questions concerning the topic of data protection at dsb@gv.mpg.de or +49 (0) 89-2108-1317.

Personalized Services / Newsletter

If you would like to take advantage of a personalized service or to register for a newsletter service the required personal data are stored. As a rule this includes your email address, first name and surname as well as other data – depending on the type of offer. Your data are used only in order to provide you with the desired information to your satisfaction and in order to respond to any inquiries. If you no longer wish to take advantage of a personalized service, your personal data will be deleted after you cancel your registration. If you wish to cancel your subscription to a newsletter, you can either send us an e-mail, or carry out cancellation by using the respective link at the end of the newsletter.

Data Transmission

Your personal data will only be transmitted to government organizations and authorities in legally required cases and/or for prosecution in the event of attacks on our network infrastructure. Your personal data are not provided to third parties for any other purpose.

Liability for Contents of Online Information

In accordance with Section 7 Paragraph 1 of the Tele-Media Law, the Max Planck Society shall be responsible for its own contents according to general legal provisions. The Max Planck Society makes every effort to provide timely and accurate information on this Website. Nevertheless, errors and inaccuracies cannot be completely ruled out. Therefore, the Max Planck Society does not assume any liability for the information provided being up-to-date as well as its accuracy, completeness or quality. The Max Planck Society shall not be liable for damage of a tangible or intangible nature caused directly or indirectly through the use or failure to use the information offered and/or through the use of faulty or incomplete information unless it is verifiably culpable of intent or gross negligence. The same shall apply to any software downloads available free of charge. The Max Planck Society reserves the right to modify, supplement, or delete any or all of the information offered on its Website, or to temporarily or permanently cease publication thereof without prior and separate notification.

Links to Websites of Third Parties

This Website includes links to other external websites. The respective provider shall be responsible for the contents of any linked external pages. In establishing the initial link, the Max Planck Society has reviewed the respective external content in order to determine whether such link entailed possible civil or criminal responsibility. However, a constant review of linked external pages is unreasonable without concrete indication of a violation of rights.. If the Max Planck Society discovers or is pointed out by others that an external offer linked to by the Max Planck Society causes civil or criminal responsibility, the Max Planck Society will immediately eliminate any link to this offer. The Max Planck Society expressly dissociates itself from such contents.