Data Privacy Statement
of the Friends of the Hamburg Max Planck Institute (Freunde des Hamburger Max-Planck-Instituts für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht e. V.)
The Friends of the Hamburg Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law (Freunde des Hamburger Max-Planck-Instituts für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht e. V.) takes the protection of personal data very seriously. Pursuant to Art. 13 GDPR, this data privacy statement advises you of the most important aspects of the data processing undertaken in connection with your membership.
1. Contact details of the person responsible for data processing
The legally responsible party is the board of the Friends of the Hamburg Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, Mittelweg 187, 20148 Hamburg, e-mail: freunde@mpipriv.de
2. Purpose and legal basis of data processing
The legal basis for data processing is found under Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR Personal data that you provide is stored and used exclusively for the following purposes:
- Pursuing the aims of the Association
- Administration and support of members and the creation of a membership directory
- Payment processing and administration of membership dues
- Sending members the minutes from the Annual Meeting
- Inviting members to events held by the Association and by the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law (if desired)
- Sending members issues of the Private Law Gazette (if subscribed to)
Through your declaration of membership and the transmission of your data, you have consented to the storing and processing of this data for the above-mentioned purpose.
Membership in the Friends of the Hamburg Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law requires the provision of your personal data; membership is not possible without provision of this data.
3. Recipients or categories of recipients
The Friends of the Hamburg Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law has access to your data only to the extent necessary for the internal distribution of tasks. Access to your data is limited to the Association's employees and the Association's board. Additionally, a membership directory is sent annually to Association members. This information will not be published elsewhere and you can object to your inclusion in the directory in advance.
If you receive event invitations from the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law and/or you are a subscriber to the Private Law Gazette, the Institute’s event management staff and public relations staff also have access to your data. Data is not provided to third parties.
4. Retention period
Your data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer needed for processing purposes and as soon as any legally required period of retention has expired. Your personal data will, accordingly, be retained until you withdraw your consent, lodge an objection to its processing, or terminate your membership in the Association.
5. Withdrawal of consent
Pursuant to Art. 7(3) GDPR, you are at all times entitled to withdraw your consent to the processing and storage of your personal data.
A request to withdraw your consent can be sent by email to freunde@mpipriv.de.
6. Rights of affected parties
As an affected party whose personal data has been collected for the above-mentioned purposes, you have the right to be informed of the data stored about you at the Friends of the Hamburg Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law. In addition, you have the right to request the correction of erroneous data, the right to request deletion of impermissibly stored data, and the right to data portability.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority. For the Max Planck Society, the supervisory authority is the Bayerisches Landesamt für Datenschutzaufsicht, Postal Box 606, 91511 Ansbach.