When using this website, your personal data will be processed by us as the data controller and stored for as long as is necessary for the fulfilment of the purposes specified and statutory requirements. Below, we will provide information about which data this involves, how it will be processed and to which rights you are entitled to in this regard. Personal data, as defined by Article 4(1) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) includes any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
1. Name and contact data of the data controller and of the corporate Data Protection Officer
This data protection information is applicable to data processing on the website www.batterybusinessclub.com by the controller:
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
Hansastraße 27 c
80686 Munich, Germany
(hereinafter referred to as “Fraunhofer”)
On behalf of Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials IFAM
Wiener Strasse 12
28359 Bremen, Germany
Mail: data-protection@ifam.fraunhofer.de
Phone: +49 421 2246-0
Fax: +49 421 2246-300
(hereinafter referred to as “Fraunhofer IFAM”)
The Data Protection Officer at Fraunhofer may be reached at the above-mentioned address, attention of Data Protection Officer or at data-protection@zv.fraunhofer.de.
In case you have any questions about data protection law or your rights as the data subject, you may directly contact our Data Protection Officer.
2. Processing personal data and purposes of processing
a) When visiting the website
You may access our website without having to disclose any details of your identity. What the browser on your terminal device does automatically is only to send information to the server of our website (e.g. browser type and version, date and time of access) so as to allow a connection with the website. This also includes the IP address of your requesting terminal device. It is temporarily stored in a so-called log file and automatically deleted after 4 days:
The IP address is processed for technical and administrative purposes regarding connection set-up and stability, to guarantee the security and functioning of our website and to be able to track any illegal attacks on the website, if required.
The legal basis for processing the IP address is the first sentence of point (f) of Article 6(1) GDPR. Our legitimate interest ensues from said security interest and the necessity of the unobstructed availability of our website.
We cannot draw any direct conclusions about your identity from processing the IP address and other information in the log file. Moreover, we use cookies and analytics services when you visit our website. For more information on this, please refer to clauses 4 and 5 of this Data Protection Information.
b) When using the contact form
We offer website visitors the opportunity to contact us via a form on our website. To enable you to communicate with us via this form, we request the following data:
- Full name
- Email address
We need these required data to learn who contacted us and to process the user request.
We process the requested data in response to your enquiry. Our purpose is to answer your query in pursuit of your legitimate interests pursuant to Article 6 para. 1, page 1 lit. f GDPR.
Once we have satisfied the enquiry via contact form, we will immediately delete the collected personal data.
c) When subscribing to a newsletter
We offer on our website the option to register for a newsletter. If you have expressly given your consent pursuant to the first sentence of point (a) of Article 6(1) GDPR, we will use your email address to regularly send you information corresponding to your selection. To enable us to send you this newsletter, we request the following data:
- Name
- Surname
- Email address
- Company
You will then receive a registration notification by email, which you need to confirm to be able to receive the newsletter (so-called double opt-in). This helps us verify that it is actually you who have initiated the registration.
Unsubscribing is possible at any time, e.g. via a link at the end of each press newsletter. Alternatively, you may also send your unsubscribing request to datenschutz@zv.fraunhofer.deby email.
After withdrawing your consent for sending the newsletter, your email address will be deleted immediately.
We send our newsletter by means of the service provider Mailingwork GmbH, Birkenweg 7, 09569 Oederan (“Mailingwork”). The email addresses and data of our newsletter recipients are stored on our behalf on the servers of Mailingwork in Germany.
Mailingwork uses this information to send and evaluate the newsletter on our behalf. For this purpose we have concluded an order processing agreement with Mailingwork. By means of this agreement, Mailingwork assures that it processes the data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and guarantees the protection of rights of the data subjects.
Mailingwork assures that personal data is fully protected against unauthorised access. Mailingwork itself does not use the data of our newsletter recipients to write to them or to transfer the data to third parties. As a reliable email sender, Mailingwork is also certified by the Certified Senders Alliance.
d) When registering with a Profile and posting content
To join our online community, you need to sign up and create a profile. When signing up, we’ll need your:
- Email address,
- Username, and
- Profile name (you can use your real name or a nickname).
You can choose to share more information like your full name, company, country, or what your expertise, but that’s optional.
Your profile name and your real name (if you provide it) will be seen by everyone. For other details you share, you get to pick who sees them: anyone (default), just you, all community members, or only your friends.
Your username and email won’t be shown to others.
We’ll use your email to:
- Send emails about your account (like confirmation messages or password resets),
- Update you on what’s happening in the community (like new features or changes) as this is part of our profile service, and
- Let you know about things you’ve asked to be notified about (like new posts).
If you post something, we link it to your profile and note when you posted it. What you post can be seen by all community members.
We use your information to enable you to use the community and operate it. The legal basis for this processing is the agreement between you and us (Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR).
We’ll keep your data as long as you have your profile. If you want to delete your profile, just let us know (contact details are in section 1) or use the delete profile features. After deletion, we might keep your posts but change the author name to “anonymous” or “former user”. If you want us to remove your posts’ content, please contact us.
3. Transfer of data
If we forward personal data collected through websites to processors, we will notify you in this data protection information regarding the respective data processing operation, citing the specific recipient.
Aside from that, we will only forward your personal data if you have given consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR;
this is required pursuant to Article 6 (1) lit. b GDPR for the performance of a contract with you (for example forwarding to shipping companies for the purpose of delivering goods ordered by you, or forwarding payment information to payment service providers or credit institutions in order to process a payment transaction);
there is a legal obligation for disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. c GDPR. The recipients may use the transferred data for the above-mentioned purposes only.
4. Cookies
This website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored on your computer. You always have the option to clear, enable and manage cookies in your browser.
This website uses cookies. We use device identifiers to personalize content and ads to users, provide social media features, and analyze our traffic. We also share such identifiers and other information from your device with the social media, advertising and analytics companies we work with. These, in turn, may combine the information with other information that you have provided or that they have collected when you have used their services.
Cookies are small text files that can be used by websites to make a user’s experience more efficient.
The law states that we are allowed to store cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary for the use of this website. For all other purposes, your consent is required.
This website uses different types of cookies. Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages.
You can change or withdraw your consent to the cookie statement on our website.
Read more in our privacy policy about who we are, how to contact us and how we process personal data.
Please provide your consent ID and the date you contacted us regarding your consent.
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