OUR PRIVACY POLICY: We respect your privacy.

This Policy applies as between you, the User of this Web Site and Munich Innovation Ecosystem GmbH the owner and provider of this Web Site. This Policy applies to our use of any and all Data collected by us in relation to your use of the Web Site and any Services or Systems therein.

1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

The data protection declaration of the Munich Innovation Ecosystem GmbH is based on the terms used by the European legislator for the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO/GDPR). Our data protection declaration should be
legible and understandable. To ensure this, we would like to first explain the terminology used. In this Policy the following terms shall have the following meanings:

a) Personal data: Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (“data subject”). 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.
b) Data subject: Data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person, whose personal data is processed by the controller responsible for the processing.
c) Processing: Processing is any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
d) Restriction of processing: Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future.
e) Profiling: Profiling means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person’s performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements.
f) Pseudonymisation: Pseudonymisation is the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.
g) Controller or controller responsible for the processing: Controller or controller responsible for the processing is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data; where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State law.
h) Processor: Processor is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller. 
i) Recipient: Recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or another body, to which the personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities which may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law shall not be regarded as recipients; the processing of those data by those public authorities shall be in compliance with the applicable data protection rules according to the purposes of the processing.
j) Third party: Third party is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or body other than the data subject, controller, processor and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorised to process personal data.
k) Consent: Consent of the data subject is any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.
l) Account: means collectively the personal information, Payment Information and credentials used by Users to access Material and / or any communications System on the Web Site
m) Content: means any text, graphics, images, audio, video, software, data compilations and any other form of information capable of being stored in a computer that appears on or forms part of this Web Site;
n) "Cookie": means a small text file placed on your computer by Munich Innovation Ecosystem GmbH Ltd. when you visit certain parts of this Web Site. This allows us to identify recurring visitors and to analyse their browsing habits within the Web Site. See also "Cookie policy".
o) Data: means collectively all information that you submit to the Web Site. This includes, but is not limited to, Account details and information submitted using any of our Services or Systems
"Munich Innovation Ecosystem GmbH": means Munich Innovation Ecosystem GmbH, Freddie-Mercury- Straße 5, 80797 München
p) Service: means collectively any online facilities, tools, services or information that Munich Innovation Ecosystem GmbH makes available through the Web Site either now or in the future
q) System: means any online communications infrastructure that Munich Innovation Ecosystem GmbH makes available through the Web Site either now or in the future. This includes, but is not limited to, web-based email, message boards, live chat facilities and email links
r) "User" / "Users": means any third party that accesses the Web Site and is not employed by Munich Innovation Ecosystem GmbH and acting in the course of their employment
s) Website: means the website that you are currently using (open-learning.munich-innovation-ecosystem.com) and any sub-domains of this site (e.g. subdomain.yourschool.com) unless expressly excluded by their own terms and conditions.

2. DATA COLLECTED

This website of the MUC SUMMIT GmbH collects a series of general data and information when a data subject or automated system calls up the website. This general data and information are stored in the server log files. Collected may be (1) the browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessingsystem, (3) the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (so-called referrers), (4) thesub-websites, (5) the date and time of access to the Internet site, (6) an Internet protocol address (IPaddress), (7) the Internet service provider of the accessing system, and (8) any other similar data andinformation that may be used in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

When using these general data and information, the MUC SUMMIT GmbH does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is needed to (1) deliver the content of our website correctly, (2) optimize the content of our website as well as its advertisement, (3) ensure the long-term viability of ourinformation technology systems and website technology, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with theinformation necessary for criminal prosecution in case of a cyber-attack. Therefore, the MUC SUMMIT GmbH analyzes anonymously collected data and information statistically, with the aim of increasing the dataprotection and data security of our enterprise, and to ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.
Without limitation, any of the following Data may be collected:

  • 2.1 name
  • 2.2 date of birth
  • 2.3 job title & profession
  • 2.4 contact information such as email addresses and telephone numbers
  • 2.5 demographic information such as post code, preferences and interests
  • 2.6 financial information such as credit / debit card numbers
  • 2.7 IP address (automatically collected)
  • 2.8 web browser type and version (automatically collected)
  • 2.9 operating system (automatically collected)
  • 2.10 a list of URLS starting with a referring site, your activity on this Web Site, and the site you exit to (automatically collected)
    2.11 Cookie information (see Clause 10 below)

3. OUR USE OF DATA

Each data subject shall have the following rights:

a) Right of confirmation:
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtainfrom the controller the confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning him or her are beingprocessed. If a data subject wishes to avail himself of this right of confirmation, he or she may, at anytime, contact our Data Protection Officer or another employee of the controller.

b) Right of access: Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain fromthe controller free information about his or her personal data stored at any time and a copy of thisinformation. Furthermore, the European directives and regulations grant the data subject access to thefollowing information:

  • the purposes of the processing
  • the categories of personal data concerned
  • the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed in
  • particular recipients in third countries or international organisations
  • where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the
  • criteria used to determine that period
  • the existence of the right to request from the controller rectification or erasure of personal data, or
  • restriction of processing of personal data concerning the data subject, or to object to such processing
  • the existence of the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
  • where the personal data are not collected from the data subject, any available information as to their source
  • the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Article 22(1) and (4) of
  • the DSGVO/GDPR and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject.


Furthermore, the data subject shall have a right to obtain information as to whether personal data are transferred to a third country or to an international organisation. Where this is the case, the data subjectshall have the right to be informed of the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer. If a data subjectwishes to avail himself of this right of access, he or she may at any time contact an employee of the controller.

c) Right to rectification: Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator toobtain from the controller without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning him orher. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, the data subject shall have the right to haveincomplete personal data completed, including by means of providing a supplementary statement. If a datasubject wishes to exercise this right to rectification, he or she may, at any time, an employee of the controller.

d) Right to erasure (Right to be forgotten): Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning him or her without undue delay, and the controller shall have the obligation to erase personal data without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies, as long as the processing is not necessary:

  • The personal data are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected orotherwise processed.
  • The data subject withdraws consent to which the processing is based according to point (a) of Article 6(1)of the DSGVO/GDPR, or point (a) of Article 9(2) of the DSGVO/GDPR, and where there is no other legal ground for theprocessing.
  • The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the DSGVO/GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2) of the DSGVO/GDPR.
  • The personal data have been unlawfully processed. The personal data must be erased for compliance with a legal obligation in Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
  • The personal data have been collected in relation to the offer of information society services referred toin Article 8(1) of the DSGVO/GDPR.

If one of the aforementioned reasons applies, and a data subject wishes to request the erasure of personal data stored by the MUC SUMMIT GmbH, he or she may at any time contact an employee of the controller. An employee of the MUC SUMMIT GmbH shall promptly ensure that the erasure request is complied with immediately. Where the controller has made personal data public and is obliged pursuant to Article 17(1) to erase thepersonal data, the controller, taking account of available technology and the cost of implementation, shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform other controllers processing the personal data that the data subject has requested erasure by such controllers of any links to, or copy or replication of those personal data, as far as processing is not required. An employee of the MUC SUMMIT GmbH will arrange the necessary measures in individual cases.

e) Right of restriction of processing: Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller restriction of processing where one of the following applies:

  • The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
  • The processing is unlawful and the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests instead the restriction of their use instead.
  • The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but they are required by the data subject for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
  • The data subject has objected to processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the DSGVO/GDPR pending the verification whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.

If one of the aforementioned conditions is met, and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of the processing of personal data stored by the Munich Innovation Ecosystem GmbH, he or she may at any time contact an employee of the controller. The Data Protection Officer of the Munich Innovation Ecosystem GmbH or another employee will arrange the restriction of the processing.

f) Right to data portability: Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator, to receive the personal data concerning him or her, which was provided to a controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. He or she shall have the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data have been provided, as long as the processing is based on consent pursuant to point (a) of Article 6(1) of the DSGVO/GDPR or point (a) of Article 9(2) of the DSGVO/GDPR, or on a contract pursuant to point (b) of Article 6(1) of the DSGVO/GDPR, and the processing is carried out by automated means, as long as the processing is not necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller. Furthermore, in exercising his or her right to data portability pursuant to Article 20(1) of the DSGVO/GDPR, the data subject shall have the right to have personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and when doing so does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others. In order to assert the right to data portability, the data subject may at any time contact an employee of the MUC SUMMIT GmbH.
g) Right to object: Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to object, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, at any time, to processing of personal data concerning him or her, which is based on point (e) or (f) of Article 6(1) of the DSGVO/GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions. The Munich Innovation Ecosystem GmbH shall no longer process the personal data in the event of the objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims. If the Munich Innovation Ecosystem GmbH processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject shall have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning him or her for such marketing. This applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to the Munich Innovation Ecosystem GmbH to the processing for direct marketing purposes, the Munich Innovation Ecosystem GmbH will no longer process the personal data for these purposes. In addition, the data subject has the right, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, to object to processing of personal data concerning him or her by the Munich Innovation Ecosystem GmbH for scientific or historical research purposes, or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) of the DSGVO/GDPR, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest. In order to exercise the right to object, the data subject may directly contact an employee of the Munich Innovation Ecosystem GmbH. In addition, the data subject is free in the context of the use of information society services, and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, to use his or her right to object by automated means using technical specifications.
h) Automated individual decision-making, including profiling. Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning him or her, or similarly significantly affects him or her, as long as the decision (1) is not is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and a data controller, or (2) is not authorised by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, or (3) is not based on the data subject’s explicit consent. If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and a data controller, or (2) it is based on the data subject’s explicit consent, the Munich Innovation Ecosystem GmbH shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express his or her point of view and contest the decision. If the data subject wishes to exercise the rights concerning automated individual
decision-making, he or she may at any time directly contact an employee of the Munich Innovation Ecosystem GmbH. 
i) Right to withdraw data protection consent: Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to withdraw his or her consent to processing of his or her personal data at any time. If the data subject wishes to exercise the right to withdraw the consent, he or she may at any time directly contact an employee of the Munich Innovation Ecosystem GmbH.
  • 3.1 Any personal Data you submit will be retained by Munich Innovation Ecosystem GmbH for as long as you use the Services and Systems provided on the Web Site. Data that you may submit through any communications System that we may provide may be retained for a longer period of up to one year.
  • 3.2 Unless we are obliged or permitted by law to do so, and subject to Clause 4, your Data will not be disclosed to third parties. This includes our affiliates and / or other companies within our group.
  • 3.3 All personal Data is stored securely in accordance with the principles of the Data Protection Act 1998. For more details on security, see Clause 9 below.
  • 3.4 Any or all of the above Data may be required by us from time to time in order to provide you with the best possible service and experience when using our Web Site. Specifically, Data may be used by us for the following reasons:
  • 3.4.1 internal record keeping;
  • 3.4.2 improvement of our products / services;
  • 3.4.3 transmission by email of promotional materials that may be of interest to you;
  • 3.4.4 contact for market research purposes which may be done using email, telephone, fax or mail. Such information may be used to customise or update the Web Site.

4. THIRD PARTY WEB SITES AND SERVICES

Munich Innovation Ecosystem GmbH may, from time to time, employ the services of other parties for dealing with matters that may include, but are not limited to, payment handling, delivery of purchased items, search engine facilities, advertising and marketing. The providers of such services do not have access to certain personal Data provided by Users of this Web Site. Any Data used by such parties is used only to the extent required by them to perform the services that Munich Innovation Ecosystem GmbH requests. Any use for other purposes is strictly prohibited. Furthermore, any Data that is processed by third parties must be processed within the terms of this Policy and in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.

5. CHANGES OF BUSINESS OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL

  • 5.1 Munich Innovation Ecosystem GmbH may, from time to time, expand or reduce its business and this may involve the sale of certain divisions or the transfer of control of certain divisions to other parties. Data provided by Users will, where it is relevant to any division so transferred, be transferred along with that division and the new owner or newly controlling party will, under the terms of this Policy, be permitted to use the Data for the purposes for which it was supplied by you.
  • 5.2 In the event that any Data submitted by Users will be transferred in such a manner, you will be contacted in advance and informed of the changes. When contacted you will be given the choice to have your Data deleted or withheld from the new owner or controller.

6. CONTROLLING ACCESS TO YOUR DATA

  • 6.1 Wherever you are required to submit Data, you will be given options to restrict our use of that Data. This may include the following:
  • 6.1.1 use of Data for direct marketing purposes; and
  • 6.1.2 sharing Data with third parties.

7. YOUR RIGHT TO WITHHOLD INFORMATION

  • 7.1 You may access certain areas of the Web Site without providing any Data at all. However, to use all Services and Systems available on the Web Site you may be required to submit Account information or other Data.
  • 7.2 You may restrict your internet browser’s use of Cookies. For more information see Clause 10 below.

8. ACCESSING YOU OWN DATA

  • 8.1 You may access your Account at any time to view or amend the Data. You may need to modify or update your Data if your circumstances change. Additional Data as to your marketing preferences may also be stored and you may change this at any time.
  • 8.2 You have the right to ask for a copy of your personal Data on payment of a small fee.

9. SECURITY

Data security is of great importance to Munich Innovation Ecosystem GmbH and to protect your Data we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure Data collected online.

10. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

Munich Innovation Ecosystem GmbH reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy as we may deem necessary from time to time or as may be required by law. Any changes will be immediately posted on the Web Site and you are deemed to have accepted the terms of the Policy on your first use of the Web Site following the alterations.

11. LEGAL BASIS FOR DATA PROCESSING

Art. 6(1) lit. a GDPR serves as the legal basis for processing operations for which we obtain consent for aspecific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party, as is the case, for example, when processing operations are necessary for the supply of goods or to provide any other service, the processing is based on Article 6(1) lit. b GDPR.
The same applies to such processing operations which are necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures, for example in the case of inquiries concerning our products or services. Is our company subject to a legal obligation by which processing of personal data is required, such as for the fulfillment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6(1) lit. c GDPR.
In rare cases, the processing of personal data may be necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured in our company and his name, age, health insurance data or othervital information would have to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or other third party. Then the processing would be based on Art. 6(1) lit. d GDPR.
Finally, processing operations could be based on Article 6(1) lit. f GDPR. This legal basis is used for processing operations which are not covered by any of the abovementioned legal grounds, if processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by our company or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data. Such processing operations are particularly permissible because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. He considered that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a client of the controller (Recital 47 Sentence 2 DSGVO/GDPR).

12. CONTACTING US

If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us at [email protected]