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Basic Information

This website is operated by the Saxon State Ministry for Science, Culture and Tourism (hereinafter referred to as "We" or "SMWK"), and this privacy policy informs you as a user of our website about the nature, scope, and purpose of the collection and use of personal data.

Due to new technologies and the continuous development of this website, changes to this privacy policy may be made. We recommend that you reread the privacy policy at regular intervals.
 

Name and Contact Information of the Controller

Saxon State Ministry for Science, Culture and Tourism
Wigardstraße 17
01097 Dresden
Telephone: +49 351 564-0
E-mail: poststelle@smwk.sachsen.de
 

Name and Contact Information of the Data Protection Officer

Saxon State Ministry for Science, Culture and Tourism
Wigardstraße 17
01097 Dresden
Telephone: +49 351 564-63170
E-mail: dsb@smwk.sachsen.de


Purpose of the processing:

Your personal data will be stored and processed by the SMWK for the purpose of processing your request.

The legal basis for the processing of personal data is Article 35 of the Constitution of the Free State of Saxony:

Every person has a right to a reasoned decision within a reasonable period of time if they approach the competent body with complaints.

The processing of personal data by the SMWK is also permitted if it is necessary for the fulfilment of tasks for which the SMWK is responsible or in the exercise of official authority delegated to the SMWK (Section 3 of the Saxon Data Protection Implementation Act in conjunction with Article 6(1) GDPR).

If the SMWK is provided with data in connection with a letter, email or telephone call, an application or in any other way, unsolicited and on the data subject's own initiative, this constitutes consent to the processing of personal data, which is the legal basis for further data processing. Consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.


Duration of data storage:

The personal data will be stored for as long as is necessary to process your request and in compliance with the statutory retention obligations. They will be deleted when they are no longer required for the fulfilment of the task and the retention periods regulated by law have expired. If there is no specially regulated retention period, the data must be stored for a maximum of ten years in accordance with the administrative regulation on record keeping.


Rights as a user

Your rights as a data subject:

You have the following rights if the legal requirements are met:

  • the right to information about the personal data stored concerning you (Article 15 GDPR),
  • the right to rectification of inaccurate data concerning you or incomplete data (Article 16 GDPR)
  • the right to erasure of personal data (Article 17 GDPR),
  • the right to request the restriction of processing of personal data (Article 18 GDPR)
  • the right to object to processing (Article 21 GDPR).


General right to information

You have the right at any time to obtain information about the personal data we have collected and stored about you, its origin and recipients and the purpose of storage. If you have any questions about the processing of your personal data or about data protection in general, please contact our data protection officer.

Right to lodge a complaint

Beschwerdemöglichkeit:
In accordance with Article 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of personal data concerning you is not lawful.

Saxon Data Protection and Transparency Officer
P.O. Box 11 01 32
01330 Dresden
Telephone: +49 351 85471-101
Fax: +49 351 85471-109
E-mail: post@sdtb.sachsen.de


Disclosure of personal data to third parties and processors

Processor

All personal data that we process in the context of this website is processed by us or our service providers. We may transfer your personal data to external service providers, such as IT and website optimisation service providers, advertising agencies or analysis providers, in order to be able to offer you our services. We have carefully selected these service providers and concluded order processing contracts with them.

Processors of the website

The technical realisation of the website is carried out in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR by

Heimrich & Hannot GmbH
An der Frauen­kirche 12
01067 Dresden
Telephone: +49 351 81609-0
E-mail: datenschutz@heimrich-hannot.de

The processor collects, processes and stores all personal data on behalf of the controller. Only the systems of the processor within the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany are used. At no time are third-party systems used for this purpose.

Legal basis

The processing of the data takes place on the legal basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

Purpose of the processing

The processing by the processor serves to provide the website for the SMWK, see also point 6.

Duration of storage

Once the purpose of collecting the data has been achieved and it is no longer required, the data is deleted. The data collected to guarantee the provision of our website is deleted as soon as the respective session is ended.

The server log files, on the other hand, are stored for a maximum of 7 days and then deleted. 


Cookies

This website uses cookies, which are transferred to your browser either from our server or the server of a third party. Cookies are small files that are stored on your end device. Your browser accesses these files. The use of cookies increases the user-friendliness and security of this website.

There are the following types of cookies:

Necessary, essential cookies:
Essential cookies are cookies that are absolutely necessary for the operation of the website in order to save certain functions of the website such as logins, shopping basket or user input, e.g. regarding the language of the website.

Session cookies:
Session cookies are required to recognise multiple use of an offer by the same user (e.g. if you have logged in to determine your login status). When you visit our site again, these cookies provide information to automatically recognise you. The information obtained in this way is used to optimise our services and make it easier for you to access our site. When you close the browser or log out, the session cookies are deleted.

Persistent cookies:
These cookies remain stored even after the browser is closed. They are used to store the login, to measure reach and for marketing purposes. They are automatically deleted after a specified period, which may vary depending on the cookie. You can delete cookies at any time in your browser's security settings.

Cookies from third-party providers (third-party cookies, in particular from advertisers): 
You can configure your browser settings according to your wishes and, for example, refuse to accept third-party cookies or all cookies. However, we would like to point out that you may then not be able to use all the functions of this website. Read more about these cookies in the respective privacy policies of the third-party providers.

Most of the cookies we use are ‘session cookies’. These temporarily store the Internet call and are deleted when you close the browser, i.e. when you leave our website, they are automatically removed. Session cookies do not store any information about you as a user. If you do not want cookies to be stored on your device, you can object to the use of these files here:

Cookie deactivation page of the network advertising initiative: http://optout.networkadvertising.org/?c=1#!/
Cookie deactivation page of the US website: http://optout.aboutads.info/?c=2#!/
Cookie deactivation page of the European website: http://optout.networkadvertising.org/?c=1#!/

Legal basis

The legal basis for the processing of personal data is Article 35 of the Constitution of the Free State of Saxony:

Every person has a right to a reasoned decision within a reasonable period of time if they contact the competent authority with complaints.

The processing of personal data by the SMWK is also permitted if it is necessary for the fulfilment of tasks for which the SMWK is responsible or in the exercise of official authority delegated to the SMWK (Section 3 of the Saxon Data Protection Implementation Act in conjunction with Article 6(1) GDPR).

If the SMWK is provided with data in connection with a letter, email or telephone call, an application or in any other way, unsolicited and on the data subject's own initiative, this constitutes consent to the processing of personal data, which is the legal basis for further data processing. Consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.

Purpose of the processing

The processing by the processor serves to provide the website for the SMWK, see also point 6.

Duration of storage

Once the purpose of collecting the data has been achieved and it is no longer required, the data will be deleted. The data collected to guarantee the provision of our website is deleted as soon as the respective session is ended.

The server log files, on the other hand, are stored for a maximum of 7 days and then deleted.

Cookie Consent Solutions

On out website we have installed the Mindshape Cookie Consent Plugin als consent management service.

Data categories and description of data processing

Cookies, date and time of visit, device information, browser information, anonymized IP address, opt-in and opt-out data. Through this service, we can obtain and document your consent for the storage of cookies. Additionally, a cookie is stored in your browser to associate the given consent or its withdrawal with you.

Purpose of the processing

Compliance with legal obligations, consent storage.

Legal bases

The legal basis for the processing of personal data is our legitimate interest in the above purposes in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR and the fulfilment of legal obligations in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c) GDPR.
Duration of storage

The cookie is set for 180 days unless you delete the Borlabs cookie in your browser yourself or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. The revocation document of a previously granted consent is stored for a period of three years. The retention is based on our accountability pursuant to Art. 5 para. 2 GDPR and the standard limitation period.

Data transfer/recipient category

The data will not be passed on to Mindshape.
 

Social media offerings

The SMWK is represented on various social media platforms in order to provide you with information and other contact options.

Due to our legitimate interest in the analysis, optimisation and operation of our online services as well as the presentation of the SMWK to the outside world and the use of social media as a further information and communication channel (within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR), our website uses so-called social media plugins.

The plugins establish a direct connection between your browser and the respective servers of the platform operators. We have no influence whatsoever on what data is transmitted to them.

Furthermore, the plugins inform the respective platform operators that you as a user have visited our website. There is a possibility that your IP address will be saved. If you are logged into your respective account during your visit to our website, this information will be linked to it. If you use the functions of the plugin - for example by ‘sharing’ or ‘liking’ a post - the corresponding information will also be transmitted to the respective platform.

If you want to prevent the platform operators from linking this data to your account, please log out of your account before visiting our website and delete the stored cookies. You can make further settings for data processing for advertising purposes or object to the use of your data for advertising purposes via your profile.

You can find out which data, for what purpose and to what extent the platforms collect, use and process data and what rights and settings options you have to protect your privacy in the privacy policies of the respective platform operators.

We use social media plug-ins from social networks on our website. We use the so-called ‘two-click solution’ Shariff from c't or heise.de: www.heise.de/ct/artikel/Shariff-Social-Media-Buttons-mit-Datenschutz-2467514.html; Service provider: Heise Medien GmbH & Co. KG, Karl-Wiechert-Allee 10, 30625 Hannover, Germany; Privacy Policy: www.heise.de/Datenschutzerklaerung-der-Heise-Medien-GmbH-Co-KG-4860.html.

Data category and description of data processing: Usage data, content data, inventory data. When our website is accessed, no personal data is transmitted to the third-party providers of the social plug-ins via ‘Shariff’. Next to the logo or brand of the social network you will find a slider with which you can activate the plug-in by clicking on it. This activation constitutes your consent in the form that the respective provider of the social network receives the information that you have accessed our website and your personal data is transmitted to the provider of the plug-in and stored there. These are so-called third party cookies. Some providers, such as Facebook and XING, state that your IP is anonymised immediately after collection. The plug-in provider stores the data collected about the user as usage profiles. You can revoke your consent at any time by deactivating the slider.

Purpose of data processing: Improving and optimising our website; increasing our visibility via social networks; enabling interaction with you and users among each other via social networks; advertising, analysis and/or needs-based design of the website.

Legal basis:

The legal basis for the processing of personal data is our legitimate interest in the above purposes in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR. If you have given us or the person responsible for the social network consent to the processing of your personal data, the legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a) in conjunction with Art. 7 GDPR. Art. 7 GDPR. In the case of pre-contractual enquiries or the use of your personal data to fulfil a contract, the legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b) GDPR.

Data transmission/recipient category:

Social network.

Social networks used and objection: With regard to the purpose and scope of data collection and processing, we refer to the respective data protection declarations of the social networks. You will also find information there on your rights and settings options for protecting your personal data. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you can contact the respective plug-in provider directly to exercise these rights.

Facebook and Instagram

Social network, service provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland

Facebook privacy policy

LinkedIn

Social network, service provider: LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland

Analysetools

Matomo

Your visit to our online platform is currently being tracked by Matomo web analytics. Click here to opt-out of tracking.

The processing of data and use of analytical tools is based on Article 6(1)(a) of the DSGVO.

Purpose of Processing

We use the collected data and information, among other things, to evaluate the use of our website, to compile online reports that reflect activities on our web pages, and to provide other services related to the use of our website.

The use of analytical cookies serves the purpose of improving the quality of our website and its content. Through the analytical cookies, we learn how the website is used and can continually optimize our offerings.

Duration of Storage

These cookies are stored on the user's computer and transmitted to our website. Therefore, you as the user have full control over the use of cookies. By changing the settings in your browser, you can disable or restrict the transmission of cookies. The data sent by us and linked to cookies are automatically deleted after 2 months. The deletion of data whose retention period has been reached is automatically carried out once a month.

SSl encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential data, our website uses SSL encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock icon in your browser line. If encryption is active, the data you transmit to us via the website cannot theoretically be read by third parties. 

Right of objection

You as a user of our website can exercise your right to object and object to the processing of your personal data at any time.

If you wish to correct, block, delete or obtain information about the personal data stored about you or if you have any questions regarding the collection, processing or use of your personal data or wish to revoke your consent, please contact the following e-mail address: datenschutz(at)comso.eu