Controller (as defined by GDPR): | Data Protection Officer: |
We appreciate your interest in our websites and services.
GCP - Academic Research Services takes the protection of your personal data very seriously. In this privacy statement, we inform you about the data collected during your visit to our websites, the purpose for your data collection and how it is processed as well as the legal basis for the processing. In addition, we inform you about the rights to which you are entitled.
1. Data collection & usea) Access over the internet
a) Access over the internet When you visit one of our websites, our web server makes a temporary record of each access and stores it in a log file. The following data is recorded and stored:
The purpose of recording these data is to allow use of the website, for system security, for technical administration of the network infrastructure and to optimize our internet service. The IP address is only evaluated, if there exists a justified suspicion of an illegal use based on concrete indications.
The data processing is legally based on Art. 6 para. 1 g) GDPR and in our interest to be able to display our website as reliable and as trouble-free as possible to you. We store the remaining data resulting from the informational use for a period of 3 years, if there is no deletion order from you.
b) Contact form
If you decide to contact us via our contact form, we collect the following data:
We use this information to respond to your request via email. Additionally, we can use your information to personally tailor our response to you and provide you with specific information for your business. You provide us the data on a voluntary basis through completion of the contact form.
The data processing is legally basis on Art. 6 para. 1 g) GDPR and in our interest to be able to answer your request with the information that is relevant to you. Your data collected via the contact form and the communication to answer your request will be stored for 3 years, provided there is no deletion order from you.
c) Cookies
We use cookies to recognize you as a user when calling multiple pages sequentially, to personalize our websites’ content for you and to provide social media features to you. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that you’ve provided to them or that they’ve collected from your use of their services.
Cookies are small text files that make it possible to store user-specific information on the user’s access device and make user’s experience more efficient.
The law states that we can store cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary for the operation of our website. For all other types of cookies, we need your permission.
“gcp-ars.com” uses following Cookies:
Statistics
Statistic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
Name | Provider | Function | Duration | Type |
_ga | gcp-ars.com | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website | 2 Years | HTTP |
_gat | gcp-ars.com | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate | Session | HTTP |
_gid | gcp-ars.com | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website | Session | HTTP |
collect | gcp-ars.com | Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behaviour. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channel | Session | Pixel |
d) Web analysis
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service from Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; referred to as “Google” in the information that follows). Google has an EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework certification. The EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework is designed to guarantee that data transfers to certified US companies are adequately protected.
The features of the service are Universal Analytics features. They make it possible to attribute data, sessions and interactions across multiple devices to a pseudonymous user ID, thus giving us the ability to analyses the activities of a user on our websites. To do that, Google Analytics uses cookies. The statistical data we receive in this way helps us to improve our website and to make it more interesting for you as a user.
The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is GDPR Article 6 para 1 a), i.e. your consent.
Furthermore, you can prevent Google’s collection and use of data (cookies and IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en-GB
For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
2. Data transfer to 3rd parties
For the provision of our websites your data will be forwarded to our supporting technical service providers (website hosting).
The transfer of your data to other 3rd parties otherwise only takes place to the extent that this data protection statement is explicitly pointed out or we are legally obliged to do so.
3. Links to other websites operated by other providers
Our webpages may contain links to other providers’ webpages (e.g. YouTube, LinkedIn). We would like to highlight that this data privacy statement applies exclusively to the webpages managed by GCP - Academic Research Services
4. Your rights
You have following rights with regards to your data:
To exercise your rights, please contact our above-mentioned Data Protection Officer.
Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, if you believe that your personal has been violated in the sense of the GDPR ( 77 GDPR).
5. Data Security
GCP-Service International uses technical and organizational security measures to safeguard stored personal data against inadvertent or deliberate manipulation, loss or destruction and against access by unauthorized persons. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological progress.
All access to our websites is secured with 256-bit encryption for your security. You recognize an active encryption on the usually green representation.
Last update: 17.07.2020