Privacy Policy

1. Data Protection at a Glance

The protection of your personal data is of great importance to us. The BRUKER Foundation treats your personal data confidentially and in accordance with applicable data protection laws and this Privacy Policy.

The following information explains what personal data is collected when you visit our website, www.bruker-stiftung.de, for what purposes this data is processed, and what rights you have regarding your personal data.

Personal data refers to any information that can be used to identify you personally.

2. Data Controller

The entity responsible for data processing on this website is:

BRUKER-Stiftung

c/o Gemeinde Freudental
Schloßplatz 1
74392 Freudental
Germany

Email: info@bruker-stiftung.org

The data controller determines the purposes and means of processing personal data.

3. Website Hosting and Provision

Our website is hosted by an external service provider.

Hosting provider: Wix

When you access our website, the web server processes certain technical information necessary for the operation of the website. This may include:

• IP address of the device accessing the website

• Date and time of access

• Pages and files accessed

• Browser and operating system used

• Referrer URL, where transmitted

• Amount of data transferred

• HTTP status code

This data is processed to ensure the technical availability, security, and proper functioning of our website, as well as to detect and prevent potential cyberattacks.

The legal basis for this processing is Article 6(1)(f) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our legitimate interest lies in providing a secure, stable, and functional website.

Server log data is stored only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described above. 

Where the hosting provider processes personal data on our behalf, a data processing agreement is in place in accordance with Article 28 GDPR.

4. SSL/TLS Encryption

Our website uses SSL or TLS encryption to ensure the secure transmission of data.

This helps protect the information you transmit to us from unauthorized access during transmission.

5. Contacting Us

If you contact us by email, telephone, or other means, we process the personal data you provide to the extent necessary to respond to and handle your inquiry.

This may include:

• Name and contact details

• Content of your message

• Information relating to your inquiry

• Any additional information you voluntarily provide

The processing of this information is carried out solely for the purpose of handling and responding to your inquiry.

The legal basis for processing general inquiries is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Where your inquiry relates to the initiation or performance of a contract, processing is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR.

Your data will be deleted once it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was collected, provided that no statutory retention obligations apply.

6. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website may use cookies or similar technologies.

Cookies are small files stored on your device that may contain certain information.

Where cookies or similar technologies are strictly necessary for the technical operation of our website, their use is based on Section 25(2) of the German Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG). Any associated processing of personal data is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Non-essential cookies or similar technologies are used only with your prior consent in accordance with Section 25(1) TDDDG. The associated processing of personal data is based on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR.

You may withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future.

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7. Processing of Personal Data in Connection with Foundation Activities

If you contact the BRUKER Foundation in connection with its charitable activities, for example regarding funding opportunities, project inquiries, or potential collaborations, we may process the personal data necessary to address your request.

This may include contact information, details about organizations or projects, and any additional information you voluntarily provide.

Such data is processed exclusively for the purpose of handling your inquiry and carrying out the Foundation's activities.

The legal basis for this processing may include Article 6(1)(b) or Article 6(1)(f) GDPR and, where applicable, Article 6(1)(a) GDPR.

Personal data will only be disclosed to third parties where a valid legal basis exists.

The data will be deleted once it is no longer required for the relevant purpose, provided that no statutory retention obligations apply.

8. Disclosure of Personal Data to Third Parties

As a general rule, we only disclose your personal data to third parties if:

• You have expressly consented to the disclosure;

• The disclosure is necessary to fulfill contractual obligations;

• We are legally required to disclose the information; or

• Another applicable legal basis permits the disclosure.

Where external service providers process personal data on our behalf, they are subject to appropriate contractual obligations in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

9. Transfer of Personal Data to Third Countries

Personal data is transferred to countries outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA) only where the legal requirements of Articles 44 et seq. GDPR are met.

Where necessary, appropriate safeguards are implemented, such as adequacy decisions issued by the European Commission or Standard Contractual Clauses.

10. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected and processed.

Where statutory retention periods apply, the relevant data will be stored for the duration required by law.

Once the purpose of processing no longer applies or the applicable statutory retention period has expired, the data will be deleted unless another legal basis justifies its continued storage.

11. Your Rights as a Data Subject

Under applicable data protection laws, you have the following rights in particular:

Right of Access (Article 15 GDPR)

You have the right to request information about the personal data we process concerning you.

Right to Rectification (Article 16 GDPR)

You have the right to request the correction of inaccurate personal data and the completion of incomplete personal data.

Right to Erasure (Article 17 GDPR)

You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data under the conditions established by law.

Right to Restriction of Processing (Article 18 GDPR)

You have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data under certain circumstances.

Right to Data Portability (Article 20 GDPR)

Under the conditions established by law, you have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.

Right to Object (Article 21 GDPR)

Where the processing of your personal data is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, you have the right to object to such processing at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation.

Right to Withdraw Consent (Article 7(3) GDPR)

You may withdraw any consent you have given at any time with effect for the future. The lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal remains unaffected.

To exercise any of these rights, you may contact the data controller identified in Section 2 of this Privacy Policy at any time.

12. Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority

Under Article 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data violates the GDPR.

In particular, you may contact the data protection supervisory authority responsible for the location of the BRUKER Foundation's registered office.

13. Automated Decision-Making

No solely automated decision-making, including profiling within the meaning of Article 22 GDPR, takes place in connection with the data processing activities described in this Privacy Policy.

14. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy whenever necessary due to changes in legal requirements, technological developments, or changes in our data processing activities.

The version published on our website at the relevant time shall apply.