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Jonathan F. Donges
Research Domain IV: Transdisciplinary Concepts and Methods
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Telegrafenberg A31
P.O. Box 60 12 03
D-14412 Potsdam
Germany

Privacy Policy

We take the protection of personal data very seriously. We undertake to protect the individual privacy of all persons who use our websites, and to treat any personal data provided in strictest confidence. The data will exclusively be used for the purposes indicated and not be disclosed to third parties.

Name and address of the responsible person for this website

Jonathan F. Donges
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
Telegrafenberg A 56
14473 Potsdam

Email:

Name and address of the data protection officer

Dr. Thomas Nocke
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
Telegrafenberg A 56
14473 Potsdam

Phone: ++49 +331 288-2626
Email: datenschutz@pik-potsdam.de

Use of cookies

The website uses session-cookies (PHP session ID). Cookies are text files that are stored on the internet browser or through the internet browser on the computer system of the user. If a user visits a website, then a cookie may be stored on the operating system of the user. This cookie contains a distinctive sequence of characters which facilitates an unequivocal identification of the browser when the website is accessed again. Session-cookies differ from regular cookies by their "lifetime". While regular cookies are stored on the web browser, session cookies should be automatically deleted when the browser is closed.

Creation of log files

Description and scope of data processing

With every visit to the website, the webserver automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the visiting computer. In particular, the following data are collected:

• the visited address (URL);
• the IP address of the requesting computer;
• the date and the time of the request;
• the description of the web browser type used and/or the operating system used;
• the address (URL) of the website from which the file was requested;
• the access status (file transferred, file not found, etc.);
• the data volume transferred.

Legal basis and purpose of the processing

Legal basis for the temporary storage of the data and the log files is Art. 6 (1) (f) EU GDPR which is required for safeguarding the legitimate interests of the PIK. The temporary storage of the IP address through our system is necessary to allow the delivery of the website to the computer of the user. For this purpose, the IP address of the user must be stored for the duration of the session. The data are stored in log files to ensure the functionality of the website. In addition, we use the data to optimize our website and to ensure the safety of our information technology systems. In this context, the data shall not be evaluated for marketing purposes.

Duration of data recording

The data shall be deleted as soon as they are no longer necessary for the purpose for which they are collected. Where data are collected for the provision of the website, this is the case when a session ends.

In case data are stored in log files, this is the case no later than after six months. A data recording beyond that is possible in an anonymized form. In such case the users' IP addresses will be erased or encrypted, thus making an identification of the visiting client impossible.

Accessibility Statement

We have undertaken to use our knowledge and understanding of the ways in which different people access the internet, to develop a web site that is clear and simple for everybody to use. We have tested and improved accessibility to follow with current standards of web accessibility using the following tools:

• General issues: http://ffoodd.github.io/a11y.css/
• Color Contrast Accessibility Validator: https://color.a11y.com/Contrast/
• WCAG 2.1 check: https://www.webaccessibility.com/

last modified: 2022-11-23 08:07:58