The SMART consortium led by acatech – German Academy of Science and Engineering with the participation of the Forschungsinstitut für Rationalisierung (FIR) e. V. at RWTH Aachen University, Fraunhofer Institut für Entwurfstechnik Mechatronik IEM, Heinz Nixdorf Institut and i4.0MC – Industrie 4.0 Maturity Center GmbH operates a website with general information on the acatech Maturity Hub Smart Services developed by the consortium as well as a Quick Assessment. The SMART consortium attaches great importance to the protection of privacy and observes the legal data protection regulations. In the following, we explain how we handle your personal data.
The responsible party within the meaning of data protection laws, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO), for the acatech Maturity Hub Smart Services is:
acatech – German Academy of Science and Engineering e. V.
Karolinenplatz 4
80333 Munich
Managing Director: Manfred Rauhmeier
Register entry:
Entry in the Register of Associations
Register Court: Munich Local Court
Registration number: VR202021
Your data protection rights
You can exercise the following rights at any time using the contact details provided by our data protection officer:
- Information about your data stored by us and its processing (Art. 15 DSGVO)
- Correction of incorrect personal data (Art. 16 DSGVO)
- Deletion of your data stored by us (Art. 17 DSGVO)
- Restriction of data processing if we are not yet allowed to delete your data due to legal obligations (Art. 18 DSGVO)
- Objektion to the processing of your data by us (Art. 21 DSGVO) and
- Data portability, insofar as you have consented to the data processing or have concluded a contract with us (Art. 20 DSGVO)
If you have given us consent, you can revoke this at any time with effect for the future.
You can lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority responsible for you at any time (Art. 77 DSGVO in conjunction with § 19 BDSG). Your competent supervisory authority depends on the federal state of your residence, your work or the alleged violation. A list of supervisory authorities (for the non-public sector) with address can be found at:
https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.
Collection of general information when visiting our website
Nature and purpose of processing:
When you access our website, i.e. when you do not register or otherwise submit information, information of a general nature is automatically collected. This information (server log files) includes, for example, the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your internet service provider, your IP address and the like. This is exclusively information that does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about your person.
In particular, they are processed for the following purposes:
- Ensuring a smooth connection setup of the website
- Ensuring the smooth use of our website
- Evaluating system security and stability and
- For other administrative purposes
We do not use your data to draw conclusions about your person. Information of this kind is statistically evaluated anonymously by us, if necessary, in order to optimise our website and the technology behind it.
Legal basis
The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website.
Recipients:
Recipients of the data are only the controller and, if applicable, technical service providers who act as order processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.
Storage period:
The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was collected. For data used to provide the website, this is generally the case when the respective session has ended.
In the case of storage of data in log files, this is the case after 14 days at the latest. Storage beyond this period is possible. In this case, the IP addresses of the users are anonymised so that an assignment of the calling client is no longer possible.
Provision prescribed or required:
The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. However, without the IP address, the service and functionality of our website cannot be guaranteed. In addition, individual services and services may not be available or may be restricted. For this reason, an objection is excluded.
Cookies
Like many other websites, we also use so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your end device (laptop, tablet, smartphone or similar) when you visit our website.
Cookies cannot be used to launch programs or transfer viruses to a computer. We can use the information contained in cookies to facilitate your navigation and enable the correct display of our web pages.
Under no circumstances will the data we collect be passed on to third parties or linked to personal data without your consent.
Of course, you can also view our website without cookies. Internet browsers are regularly set to accept cookies. In general, you can deactivate the use of cookies at any time via your browser settings. Please use the help functions of your internet browser to find out how to change these settings. Please note that individual functions of our website may not work if you have deactivated the use of cookies.
Insofar as these cookies may (also) affect personal data, we will inform you about this in the following sections.
You can delete individual cookies or the entire cookie stock via your browser settings. In addition, you will receive information and instructions on how to delete these cookies or block their storage in advance. Depending on the provider of your browser, you will find the necessary information under the following links:
Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-loeschen-daten-von-websites-entfernen
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=de
Opera: http://www.opera.com/de/help
Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH17191?locale=de_DE&viewlocale=de_DE
Information on the subject of cookies, and which cookies are used on this website (after consent), can also be found in our cookie consent tool, which you can access at any time by clicking on the following link. Via the link you can give your consent to certain cookies and revoke it in the same way.
Use of technically necessary cookies
Nature and purpose of processing:
For the cookies used via our website, we use the cookie consent tool of the company devowl.io to inform you about the cookies used on our website and to obtain your consent for cookie use.
| Name | Purpose |
Storage period |
| Real Cookie Banner | Stores the preferences of visitors selected in the cookie box of Real Cookie Banner. | 1 year |
Legal basis:
The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO on the basis of our legitimate interest in a user-friendly design of our website and in documenting consent.
Recipient:
The recipient of the data is acatech – German Academy of Science and Engineering.
Provision prescribed or required:
The provision of personal data is not required by law or contract. However, without this data, the service and functionality of our website cannot be guaranteed. In addition, individual services and services may not be available or may be restricted.
Technically unnecessary cookies
Type and purpose of processing:
Cookies can also be used to better tailor the offer on a website to the interests of visitors or to generally improve it on the basis of statistical evaluations.
Cookies for data analysis are only created if you have consented to this.
If you allow us to use cookies by giving your consent, the following cookies may be used on our website:
| Name | Purpose |
Storage period |
| Matomo | We also use cookies on the website that enable an analysis of the user’s surfing behaviour. These cookies are used to make the use of the website more efficient and attractive. We use web analysis technologies from the provider Matomo. | details on the storage period of the cookies and the technologies used as part of these tracking tools can be found in our cookie consent tool.. |
Legal basis:
The legal basis for these processing operations is in each case your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 TTDSG.
Recipient:
The recipient of the data is the owner of this website.
Storage period:
Details on the storage period of the cookies can be viewed in the table above or in our cookie consent tool.
Provision prescribed or required:
The provision of your data is voluntary, based solely on your consent. However, we would like to point out that without this, all functions of this website cannot be used to their full extent.
Revocation of consent:
You can revoke your consent at any time. To do so, click on the link provided above and make the desired settings in the cookie consent banner that opens.
Contact by e-mail
Nature and purpose of processing:
You can contact the SMART Consortium if you have general questions or if you are interested in an in-depth guided Maturity Assessment. This requires the use of a valid e-mail address and your name. This is used to assign the enquiry and subsequently respond to it for the purpose of individual communication with you. The provision of further data is optional.
Legal basis:
The processing of your data is based on a legitimate interest (Art 6 (1) (f) DSGVO) or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures (Art 6 (1) (b) DSGVO).
By providing e-mail addresses, we would like to make it easier for you to contact us. The information you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing your enquiry and for possible follow-up questions.
If you contact us to request a quotation, the data sent by e-mail will be processed to carry out pre-contractual measures (Art 6 (1) lit b DSGVO).
Recipients:
Recipients of the data are only the members of the SMART Consortium and, if applicable, order processors.
Storage period:
Data will be deleted no later than 6 months after the request has been processed.
If there is a contractual relationship, we are subject to the statutory retention periods according to the German Commercial Code (HGB) and delete your data after these periods have expired.
Provision mandatory or required:
The provision of your personal data is voluntary. However, we can only process your request if you provide us with your name, e-mail address and the reason for the request.
acatech Maturity Quick Assessment Smart Services
Nature and purpose of processing:
The data you enter will be stored for the purpose of evaluation for anonymised bench marking. You explicitly agree to this at the start of the Quick Assessment. In order to receive your personalised evaluation, you must provide a valid e-mail address and your name. This is used for the allocation of the evaluation and the subsequent personalisation of the same.
Legal basis:
The data is processed on the basis of a legitimate interest (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. fa DSGVO). By providing e-mail addresses, we would like to enable you to contact us in an uncomplicated manner and offer you a free service with benchmarking. The information you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing the enquiry and for possible follow-up questions. If you contact us to request a quote, the data entered in the contact form will be processed to carry out pre-contractual measures (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO).
Storage period:
Data will be deleted no later than 6 months after the enquiry has been processed. If a contractual relationship arises, we are subject to the statutory retention periods according to the German Commercial Code (HGB) and delete your data after these periods have expired.
Provision mandatory or required:
The provision of your personal data is voluntary. However, we can only process the Quick Assessment if you give us your consent to process the data. We can only process your personalised assessment if you provide your name and email address.
Revocation of consent:
You can revoke your consent to the storage of your personal data and its use for newsletter dispatch at any time with effect for the future. Unsubscription can be requested via the link contained in every e-mail or from the data protection officer or person responsible for data protection listed below.
Information about your right to object according to Art. 21 DSGVO
Individual right of objection
You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data relating to you which is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) DSGVO (data processing on the basis of a balance of interests); this also applies to profiling based on this provision within the meaning of Art. 4 No. 4 DSGVO.
If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.
Recipients of an objection
activeMind Management- und Technologieberatung AG
Potsdamer Street 3
80802 Munich
Telephone: +49 (0) 89 / 91 92 94-900
E-mail: datenschutz@acatech.de
Changes to our data protection policy
We reserve the right to adapt this data protection declaration so that it always complies with the current legal requirements or in order to implement changes to our services in the data protection declaration, e.g. when introducing new services. The new data protection statement will then apply to your next visit. For this reason, we ask you to inform yourself about our data protection measures at regular intervals by consulting our data protection declaration.
Questions to the data protection officer
If you have any questions regarding data protection, please send us an e-mail or contact us directly at the following address:
activeMind Management- und Technologieberatung AG
Potsdamer Street 3
80802 Munich
Phone: +49 (0) 89 / 91 92 94-900
E-mail: datenschutz@acatech.de
This privacy statement was created with the help of activeMind AG, the experts for external data protection officers (version #2020-09-30).