The Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung e.V. (PIK, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research) takes 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 shall exclusively be used for the purposes indicated and not be disclosed to third parties.
You may contact us using the contact details provided under Clause 1 and 2 of this Privacy Policy.
1. Name and Address of the Controller
The Controller within the meaning of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“EU GDPR”) and other national data protection laws of the member states as well as other data protection regulations is:
Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung (PIK) e.V.
Prof Dr Ottmar Edenhofer
Prof Dr Johan Rockström
Dr Bettina Hörstrup
Telegrafenberg A 31
P.O.B. 60 12 03
D-14473 Potsdam
Telephone: +49(0)331/288-2500
Email: datenschutzanfrage@pik-potsdam.de
Website: https://www.pik-potsdam.de
2. Name and Address of the Data Protection Officer
Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung (PIK) e.V.
Dr -Ing Thomas Nocke
Telegrafenberg A 56
D-14473 Potsdam
Telephone: +49(0)331/288-2626
Email: datenschutz@pik-potsdam.de
3. Provision of Website and Creating of Log Files
This page ist hosted by GitHub as part of the GitHub Pages Feature. According to Github the following data logs are created:
When a GitHub Pages site is visited, the visitor's IP address is logged and stored for security purposes,
regardless of whether the visitor has signed into GitHub or not. For more information about GitHub's security
practices, see GitHub Privacy Statement.
For more details we refer to GitHub’s privacy statement.
4. E-Mail Contact
4.1 Description and Scope of Data Processing
Contact through various email addresses (e.g. oppodyn@pik-potsdam.de) is possible. In this case the personal data of the email sender transmitted via email shall be recorded. In this connection there will be no disclosure of data to third parties. The data shall exclusively be used for the processing of conversation.
4.2 Legal Basis and Purpose of the Processing
The legal basis for the processing of data transmitted within the course of forwarding an email is Art. 6 (1) (f) EU GDPR, i.e. the contact via email. Is the email contact aimed at concluding a contract, then an additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) EU GDPR.
Purpose of the processing is the correspondence with you.
4.3 Duration of Data Recording
Insofar as we do no longer need your data in order to handle your request, your personal data will be deleted. This is the case, as a rule, at the end of the conversation with you unless it can be inferred from the circumstances that the specific facts have not been finally clarified (e.g. in case of continued handling of your request or to clarify potential conflicts).
4.4. Requirement to provide Data
The provision of such data is neither legally nor contractually prescribed and required. However, we need such data to communicate with you. Under certain circumstances the failure to provide such data can ensue that we are unable to communicate with you any further. However, you will not incur any legal disadvantages from such non-provision unless indicated otherwise.