We operate the website for the purpose of providing information about the research group and its work.
The protection of your personal data during collection, processing and use during your visit to our website is of great importance to us. Your data is protected within the framework of the legal regulations.
 

Data protection officer

Peter Ihle
PMV forschungsgruppe
Herderstraße 52 | 50931 Köln
Telefon: 0221 478-85540
peter.ihle_at_uk-koeln.de
 

Collection and processing of data

When you call up our website, the browser used on your end device automatically sends information to the server of our website. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information is recorded without your intervention and stored until it is automatically deleted:

• IP address of the requesting computer
• Date and time of access
• Name and URL of the retrieved file
• Size of the downloaded files
• Website from which the access takes place (referrer URL)
• the browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer
• Name of your access provider

We process the data mentioned above for the following purposes:

• To ensure a smooth connection of the website
• Ensuring a comfortable use of our website
• Evaluation of system security and stability
• for other administrative purposes

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 Par. 1 S. 1 lit. f DSGVO. Our legitimate interest follows from the above listed purposes for data collection. Under no circumstances do we use the collected data for the purpose of drawing conclusions about your person.
 

Use and disclosure of personal data

As far as you have provided us with personal data, we will only use it to answer your inquiries, to process contracts concluded with you and for technical administration. Your personal data will only be passed on or otherwise transferred to third parties if this is necessary for the purpose of processing the contract, for billing purposes or if you have given your prior consent. You have the right to revoke a given consent with effect for the future at any time. The deletion of the stored personal data is carried out if you revoke your consent to storage, if the knowledge of this data is no longer necessary for the fulfilment of the purpose for which it was stored or if its storage is not permitted for other legal reasons.
 

Right of access to information

Upon written request, we will be happy to inform you about your personal data stored. Security note: By taking all technical and organisational measures, your personal data will be stored in such a way that they are not accessible to third parties. We cannot guarantee complete data security when communicating by e-mail, so we recommend that you send confidential information by post.
 

Cookies

We currently do not use our own cookies on our website.
 

Web analytics

We currently do not use a web analytics service on our site.
 

Up-to-dateness and modification of this privacy policy

This data protection declaration is currently valid and has the status January 2025. Due to the further development of our website and offers above or due to changed legal or official requirements it may become necessary to change this data protection declaration. You can access and print out the current data protection declaration at any time on this website.