Privacy

The project management agency at in the German Aerospace Center (PT-DLR) takes the protection of your personal data very serious. Therefore, we have taken technical and organizational measures to ensure that data protection regulations are observed both by us and by external service providers.

On our websites, personal data is collected and stored only to the extent that is technically necessary and only if you subscribe to a newsletter mailing list, register for an event or transmit data to us within the framework of an invitation to tender.

The following Privacy Policy provides you with a complete overview of how PT-DLR guarantees the protection of your data and of what kind of data is collected and how this data will be used.
 

Data processing on this website

Data is collected and exchanged during each visit to a website. PT-DLR automatically collects and stores data transmitted from your browser to our server. This includes:
  • Type and version of your internet browser
  • Operating system used
  • The page visited
  • The page visited before our website (referrer URL)
  • Time of the server inquiry

PT-DLR analyzes data solely for statistical purposes in order to measure the demand for PT-DLR web offerings. It is not possible to trace this data back to a specific individual. This data is not merged with other data sources. IP numbers are only collected for answering inquiries during the time of the visit and are not stored after the end of the visit. Data collected from visits to PT-DLR offers on the internet is transmitted to third parties only when required by law or court order or in cases when attacks on the PT-DLR infrastructure make it necessary to forward such data for the purposes of legal action or criminal prosecution. Data will not be transferred for any other reason.

Cookies

Session cookies are small information units stored by the provider in the main memory of the user's computer. A session cookie contains a randomly generated unique identification number, a so-called session ID. A cookie also contains data on its origin and the storage period. These cookies cannot store any other data.

Other providers use permanent cookies to recognize visitors returning after a longer period of time. This information is stored as a text file on the hard drive of the user's computer. In contrast, the session cookies used by PT-DLR are deleted when the session is terminated.

Cookies can be controlled by all internet browsers. Most browsers are configured to accept all cookies without prompting the user. 

Data for newsletter distribution

If you subscribe to a PT-DLR newsletter mailing list, we will store your email address on a server. We will use this data exclusively for the distribution of this newsletter. Data records are used to analyse system performance for statistical purposes. We will not forward your data to third parties or use it for other purposes of our own. You can cancel your subscription to a newsletter at any time on the corresponding website.

Data for event registration

If you transmit data to us via a website within the framework of an event registration, this data will be used exclusively for the event in question. This data will only be forwarded to third parties with your explicit consent. Your data will not be used for any other purpose.

Data collection within the framework of an invitation to tender/notification

As always, we keep your data strictly confidential. For separate data protection regulations pertaining to data collection within the context of an invitation to tender/notification, please refer to the appropriate notification texts. 

E-mails to PT-DLR

When you send us an e-mail, this email and your e-mail address will be used solely for correspondence purposes. Inquiries from the general public, both in paper and electronic form, are stored in accordance with the statutory periods for retaining records set by the Registry Directive.

Right to information

At any time, you have the right to obtain information on the data stored about you, its origin and recipients and the purpose of the storage. Information on the data stored can be obtained from the central DLR data protection officer (datenschutz@dlr.de).
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