Privacy policy for the website of the ReaDi project 

Thank you for your interest in our online presence. The protection of your personal data has a high priority for us. The privacy policy refers to the website for the ReaDi project (duration: 2022-2025). 

Responsibility 

The responsible party in sense of the General Data Protection Regulation is: 

Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich 

Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1 

80539 Munich, Germany 

Responsible data processing office: 

Faculty of Psychology and Education 

Department of Pedagogy and Rehabilitation 

Professorship of Special Education – Focus on Hearing and Communication including Inclusive Pedagogy 

Leopoldstrasse 13 

80802 Munich, Germany 

E-Mail: fibu-pur@edu.lmu.de 

Name and address of the data protection officer of the University of Munich 

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich 

Data Protection Officer 

Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1 

80539 Munich, Germany 

Phone: +49 (0) 89 2180-2414 

Website: www.lmu.de/datenschutz 

This privacy policy applies to the processing of personal data in connection with the website as part of the ReaDi project. 

• According to Art. 4 No. 1 DSGVO, „personal data“ means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person; an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
• According to Article 4 No. 2 DSGVO, „processing“ means any operation or set of operations which is performed upon personal data, whether or not by automatic means, such as collection, recording, organization, filing, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction

Purposes and legal basis for the processing of personal data 

Pursuant to Art. 2 BayHIG, Art. 4, 5, 17, 19 Bavarian Digital Act (BayDiG), we offer our services and administrative services as well as information for the public about our activities on our websites. 

Personal data is processed on the website of the ReaDi project only insofar as this is necessary for the provision of a functional website, for the presentation of the respective contents or the provision of certain services or offers. The processing of personal data takes place either on the basis of a legal basis or user-related consent. Insofar as the processing of personal data is based on consent, this is done on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a DSGVO. Where the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the user is a party, Art. 6 (1) lit. b DSGVO serves as the legal basis. Insofar as processing of personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which LMU is subject, Art. 6 (1) lit. c DSGVO serves as the legal basis. In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person make processing of personal data necessary, Art. 6 (1) (d) DSGVO serves as the legal basis. Processing may also be necessary for the performance of a task assigned to LMU that is in the public interest (Art. 6 (1) (e), (3) (b) DSGVO in conjunction with Art. 4 (1) BayDSG). Further legal bases may also result from special statutory or other legal regulations, which will be referred to in the respective individual case. 

We use cookies, log files and web analysis tools to compile business statistics, to conduct organizational studies, to test or maintain our web service and to ensure network and information security in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 BayDSG, § 25 TTDSG, Art. 43 BayDiG.. As far and as soon as the processing purpose is not impaired, we anonymize or pseudonymize personal data. 

Specific information on data processing on the website of the ReaDi project. 

Logging and creation of log files 

Each time the ReaDi website is called up, data and information are automatically recorded by the computer system of the respective calling computer. In addition, we process your personal data if you provide it via the ReaDi project website. When processing your personal data, we take into account in particular the data protection principles of lawfulness, processing in good faith, transparency, purpose limitation, data minimization, accuracy, storage limitation, integrity and confidentiality. 

1. a) Purpose and scope of data processing

The stored data is used for the purpose of identifying and tracking unauthorized access attempts and accesses, for maintaining the functionality of the Internet site on the Internet server and – in anonymized form – for optimizing the Internet offering. 

Temporary storage of the IP address is also necessary to enable delivery of the ReaDi project website to your computer. For this purpose, the IP address must also remain stored for the duration of the use of the session. Storage together with other personal data at the LMU does not take place. 

Depending on the access protocol used, the log data record contains information with the following content: 

• IP address of the requesting computer
• date and time of the request
• access method/function requested by the requesting computer
• input values transmitted by the requesting computer (file name, etc.)
• access status of the web server (file transferred, file not found, command not executed, etc.)
• Name of the requested file
• URL from which the file was requested/the requested function was initiated
• Information about the browser type
• Operating system of the user
• Internet pages from which the user’s system accesses the LMU website
• Internet pages that are accessed via the LMU’s Internet pages

1. b) Legal basis for data processing

The temporary data processing is carried out pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e, para. 3 DSGVO in conjunction with. Art. 4 para. 1 BayDSG. 

1. c) Duration of data processing

The logged data is stored for a maximum of seven days and then deleted. Longer storage may take place in individual cases if a security-relevant breach has been identified. Regardless of this, storage beyond this period is possible. In this case, your IP address will be deleted or alienated, so that an assignment of the calling client is no longer possible. 

1. d) Possibility of objection and removal

As far as the data for the provision of the website and the storage of the data in the log files are absolutely necessary for the operation of the website, you do not have the possibility to object. 

Use of active components and cookies 

1. a) Purpose and scope of data processing

JavaScript applications are used in the information offer on the ReaDi project, mainly for navigational elements, e.g. field-dependent visibilities in contact forms. No personal data is stored in the process. 

In some cases, cookies are set on the ReaDi website in order to make the website user-friendly. Some elements of our website also require the identification of user sessions. 

Only a session ID is stored in the cookies to identify the user session (session cookie). Session cookies are small information units that a provider stores in the RAM of the visitor’s computer. Session cookies contain, in addition to a randomly generated unique identification number, information about the origin and the storage period. These cookies cannot store any other data. 

The following technically necessary cookies are used: 

The following data is stored and transmitted in the cookies: 

document.cookie 

• twitter=true
• facebook=true
• youtube=true
• vimeo=true
• instagram=true

_pk_id, _pk_ses, MWF_SESSIONID, __stripe_mid, __stripe_sid, AWSALB, AWSALBCORS 

• random, generated, non-personalized session ID

1. a) Legal basis for data processing

Data processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 letter e, para. 3 DSGVO in conjunction with. Art. 4 para. 1 BayDSG, Art. 4, 16, 17 BayDiG. If the data processing is based on consent, this is done in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 Letter a DSGVO, § 25 TTDSG. 

1. b) Duration of data processing

The session cookies are automatically deleted after the end of your visit when you close your browser or exit the website. 

1. c) Options for objection and removal

Cookies used are stored on your computer and transmitted from it to the LMU website. Therefore, you as a user have full control over the use of cookies. By changing the settings in your Internet browser, you can disable or restrict the transmission of cookies. Cookies that have already been stored can be deleted at any time. This can also be done automatically. 

Use of social media icons or Internet links 

When using social media icons from Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, etc. on LMU websites, no automatic transfer of your personal data takes place. To avoid automatic data transfers to the social media providers, the integration of these offers on LMU’s internet pages is based on an internet link. The use of active social media plugins does not take place for data protection reasons. 

Our social media presences are part of our public relations work. Our aim is to inform and exchange information with you in a way that is appropriate for the target group. 

All of our social media providers are certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield and visible to any person, so that there is a legally adequate level of protection for personal data, e.g.: 

• Facebook, Inc. (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active)
• Twitter Inc (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000TORzAAO&status=Active).

Use of RSS 

An RSS feed is a form of the classic newsletter that you can read either with your browser or with a special program (RSS reader). If we offer an RSS feed, we will use it to inform you about current events. A list of the central RSS feeds is provided at https://www.uni-muenchen.de/funktionen/rss. 

If personal data is collected in the course of subscribing to an RSS feed, it will be processed solely for the purpose of implementing the RSS and deleted as soon as the purpose is no longer pursued, i.e. either as a result of your unsubscribing or the discontinuation of the RSS. 

Contact form and e-mail use 

You can contact LMU electronically via the internet pages of the ReaDi project. For this purpose, please use the deposited contact form or the e-mail address mentioned on the website. 

1. a) Use of a contact form

If you use the option of a contact form, the data entered in the respective input mask will be transmitted to LMU and stored. As a rule, this involves the surname, first name and an e-mail address. Please refer to the respective contact form or the respective notice of the institution responsible for the content of the respective website for the concrete details. Mandatory information, without which the request cannot be processed, is marked as such in the contact form. For the processing of the data, your consent is obtained during the sending process and reference is made to this data protection declaration and, if applicable, to further specific data protection information at the bottom of this page. 

At the time of sending the message, the following data will also be stored in addition to the data provided by you: 

On the application server: 

• Referer (URL from which the form was called up).
• E-mail address of the user specified in the form
• Recipient e-mail address of the form

The personal data processed during the registration process is used to prevent misuse of the contact form and to ensure the security of our information technology systems. 

In the context of using a contact form, you will be informed about the data collected in each case and your respective rights. 

1. b) Use of an e-mail address

In addition to the contact form, it is also possible to send an e-mail to an LMU e-mail address provided for use on the respective website. If you send us an e-mail, your e-mail address and the other data you provide will only be used for correspondence with you and stored for as long as is necessary for this purpose, unless another legal basis justifies further processing. 

Please note that the use of an unencrypted e-mail is fundamentally insecure, i.e. it can potentially be read, modified or intercepted by third parties on the transmission path. Please take this into account when sending us information by e-mail. Therefore, please use the postal service for sending messages requiring protection, or please use the public S/MIME (X509-) certificate for encrypting your message. 

Please use only this key to encrypt your e-mail addressed to us, otherwise we may not be able to read your e-mail. 

In order for us to be able to send you messages worthy of protection, please also provide us with your postal address when making inquiries. Otherwise, it is possible that no information can be provided. 

In case you want to send us an unencrypted e-mail, please preferably use a functional address of LMU, if such an address is indicated on the website. 

Please note that in the case of an e-mail request, we cannot verify your identity and do not know who is behind the e-mail address. Legally secure communication through a simple unsigned e-mail is not guaranteed, even if it is encrypted. 

At LMU, we sometimes use filters against unwanted advertising (so-called spam filters), which can also incorrectly classify e-mails as unwanted advertising in individual cases and delete them. E-mails that may contain harmful programs, e.g. viruses, are automatically deleted. 

If you wish to receive an encrypted e-mail from us, please provide us with the necessary information. 

Google Custom Search 

The search box on this website („Google Custom Search“) is provided by Google Inc („Google“). Google’s privacy policy (at www.google.de/privacy.html) applies to the use of the search box, which also involves the transmission of personal data to Google. A transmission of your data takes place when you submit the form. If you do not wish to accept these third-party data protection provisions, please refrain from using the search function. 

Further rights 

Data protection rights 

1 Right to information 

In accordance with Article 15 of the DSGVO, you may request confirmation from LMU as to whether personal data concerning you are being processed by us. 

If such processing exists, you may request information about the personal data processed and the following additional information: 

• The purposes for which the personal data are processed;
• the categories of personal data which are processed;
• the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been or will be disclosed;
• the planned duration of the storage of the personal data concerning you or, if concrete information on this is not possible, criteria for determining the storage period;
• the existence of a right to rectification or erasure of the personal data concerning you, a right to restriction of processing by the controller or the controller, or a right to object to such processing;
• the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority; the data protection supervisory authority directly responsible for LMU is the Bavarian State Commissioner for Data Protection (https://www.datenschutz-bayern.de);
• any available information about the origin of the data, if the personal data is not collected from you;
• the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, pursuant to Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR and – at least in these cases – meaningful information about the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing for the data subject.
• You have the right to request information about whether personal data concerning you is transferred to a third country or to an international organization. In this context, you may request to be informed about the appropriate safeguards pursuant to Art. 46 DSGVO in connection with the transfer.

The right of access is subject to legal limitations and does not apply absolutely, but finds its limit in particular in the following cases: 

• In the case of a large amount of stored information about the data subject, LMU may require that it be specified to which information or processing operations the request for information specifically relates.
• Obviously unfounded or excessive requests or frequent repetitions may lead to rejection or to an obligation to reimburse costs.
• The provision of information must not impair the rights of LMU or other persons (in this respect, professional secrets, business secrets, data relating to other persons are excluded).
• Under the conditions specified in Art. 10 BayDSG, the information may be withheld.
• In the case of data processing for scientific or historical research purposes and for statistical purposes, your right to information may furthermore be restricted to the extent that it is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of the research or statistical purposes and the restriction is necessary for the fulfillment of the research or statistical purposes (Art. 25 BayDSG).

• 2 Right to rectification
• Pursuant to Art 16 DSGVO, you have a right to rectification and/or completion vis-à-vis LMU if the processed personal data concerning you is inaccurate or incomplete. LMU will make the correction without undue delay to the extent required by law.
• In the case of data processing for scientific or historical research purposes and for statistical purposes, your right to rectification may be restricted to the extent that it is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of the research or statistical purposes and the restriction is necessary for the fulfillment of the research or statistical purposes (Art. 25 BayDSG).

• 3 Right to restriction of processing
• Under the following conditions, you may request the restriction of the processing of personal data concerning you in accordance with Art. 18 DSGVO:
• if you contest the accuracy of the personal data concerning you for a period of time that enables LMU to verify the accuracy of the personal data;
• the processing is unlawful and you object to the erasure of the personal data and request instead the restriction of the use of the personal data;
• LMU no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing, but you need them for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims; or
• if you have objected to the processing pursuant to Article 21 (1) DSGVO and it has not yet been determined whether the legitimate grounds of LMU override your interests meriting protection.
• If the processing of personal data relating to you has been restricted, this data may – apart from being stored – only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of an important public interest of the Union or a Member State.
• If the restriction of processing has been restricted in accordance with the above conditions, you will be informed by LMU before the restriction is lifted.
• In the case of data processing for scientific or historical research purposes and for statistical purposes, your right to restriction of processing may be limited to the extent that it is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of the research or statistical purposes and the restriction is necessary for the fulfilment of the research or statistical purposes (Art. 25 BayDSG).

4 Right to deletion 

• Pursuant to Art. 17 DSGVO, you may request LMU to delete the personal data concerning you without undue delay. LMU is obliged to delete such data without undue delay if one of the following reasons applies:
• The personal data concerning you is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed, and processing for other purposes is unlawful.
• You withdraw your consent on which the processing was based pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) or Art. 9 (2) (a) DSGVO and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
• You object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) DSGVO and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or you object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (2) DSGVO.
• The personal data concerning you have been processed unlawfully.
• The erasure of the personal data concerning you is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
• The personal data concerning you has been collected in relation to information society services offered pursuant to Article 8(1) of the DSGVO.
• If the LMU has made the personal data concerning you public and is obliged to erase it pursuant to Article 17 (1) of the DSGVO, it shall take reasonable measures, including technical measures, to protect the data controllers which have requested the erasure of all links to or copies or replications of such personal data, taking into account the available technology and the cost of implementation.
• The right to erasure does not exist to the extent that the processing is necessary for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information;
• for compliance with a legal obligation which requires processing under Union or Member State law to which LMU is subject, or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in LMU;
• for reasons of public interest in the area of public health pursuant to Article 9(2)(h) and (i) and Article 9(3) DSGVO;
• for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes, or statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) DSGVO, insofar as the right referred to in (a) above is likely to render impossible or seriously prejudice the achievement of the purposes of such processing; or
• for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims.

5 Right to information 

If you have asserted the right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing against LMU, we are obliged pursuant to Art. 19 DSGVO to inform all recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been disclosed of this rectification or erasure of the data or restriction of processing, unless this proves impossible or involves a disproportionate effort. You have the right against LMU to be informed about these recipients. 

6 Right to data portability 

Subject to the requirements of Article 20 DSGVO, you have the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to LMU in a structured, common and machine-readable format. In addition, you have the right to transmit this data to a controller or another controller without hindrance by LMU, provided that the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) DSGVO or Art. 9(2)(a) DSGVO or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6(1)(b) DSGVO and the processing is carried out with the help of automated procedures. 

In exercising this right, you also have the right to obtain that the personal data concerning you be transferred directly from LMU to another controller or another responsible party, insofar as this is technically feasible. Freedoms and rights of other persons must not be affected by this. 

The right to data portability does not apply to processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in LMU. 

7 Right of objection 

Subject to the conditions of Article 21 DSGVO, you have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you which is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(e) or (f) DSGVO. 

LMU will no longer process the personal data concerning you unless it can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims. 

You have the possibility, in connection with the use of information society services, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EG, to exercise your right to object by means of automated procedures using technical specifications. 

In the case of processing of personal data concerning you for scientific or historical research purposes and for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) of the DSGVO, you also have the right to object to such data processing on grounds relating to your particular situation. 

Your right to object may be restricted to the extent that it is likely to make the realization of the research or statistical purposes impossible or seriously impair them and the restriction is necessary for the fulfillment of the research or statistical purposes (Art. 25 BayDSG). 

8 Right to revoke the declaration of consent under data protection law 

You have the right to revoke your declaration of consent under data protection law at any time with effect for the future, whereby the revocation does not affect the lawfulness of the data processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation (Art. 7 (3) DSGVO). The revocation must always be declared to the office within LMU that obtained the consent or to whom you gave the consent. 

9 Right to complain to a supervisory authority 

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your residence, place of work or the place of the alleged infringement, if you consider that the processing of personal data relating to you infringes the DSGVO (Article 77 DSGVO). 

The data protection supervisory authority directly responsible for LMU is the Bavarian State Commissioner for Data Protection (https://www.datenschutz-bayern.de). The supervisory authority to which the complaint has been submitted will inform the complainant about the status and the results of the complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy pursuant to Art. 78 DSGVO. 

10 Assertion of rights 

If you believe that the processing of personal data concerning you violates the DSGVO or if you wish to exercise your rights in other respects, we request that you first contact the contact person responsible for the content of the respective website, as named in the imprint, and/or the competent department with which you were in contact with regard to the data processing in question, as this will enable a prompt review and, if necessary, remedy in your interest. This applies in particular if you wish to revoke your consent. In addition, you can also contact the official data protection officer at LMU. It is our goal and claim to clarify all arising data protection issues immediately and to solve possible data protection problems without delay.