DATA PROTECTION NOTICE FOR THE USE OF THE ONLINE SURVEY TOOL LIMESURVEY FOR SURVEYS AND RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY LDMH PARTNERS GMBH.
Data processing activities
LDMH Partners GmbH uses the online platform LimeSurvey to conduct surveys. As part of the survey process, personal data (IP addresses) is processed by a service provider commissioned by LDMH.
Contact details of the data controller
The data controller responsible for this processing is:
Prof. Dr Nils Hoppe
LDMH Partners GmbH
Eichenbrink 5, 30453 Hannover, Germany
Purpose and legal basis for processing
Purpose of processing
Your IP address is processed to enable participation in online surveys. Additionally, free-text entries may also be processed, which could potentially be linked back to you personally. Other responses provided in surveys are not personal data.
Legal basis
Processing is based on your consent in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR.
Recipients of personal data
Personal data is processed by the service provider appointed by LDMH:
LimeSurvey GmbH, Survey Services & Consulting
Papenreye 63, 22453 Hamburg, Germany
Transfer of personal data to third countries
Personal data may be transferred to countries outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA) (“third countries”). Where processors located in third countries are engaged, an adequate level of data protection will be ensured.
Duration of personal data storage
Your personal data will be stored permanently following collection for research purposes.
Rights of data subjects
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights, which can be exercised by contacting the above-mentioned address:
• Right of access (Article 15 GDPR):
You have the right to request information on personal data processed about you, including its source, recipients, the purpose of processing, and duration of storage.
• Right to rectification (Article 16 GDPR):
You may request correction of incorrect personal data concerning you.
• Right to erasure (Article 17 GDPR):
You have the right to request deletion of your personal data, but only if your personal data is no longer necessary, unlawfully processed, or if you withdraw your consent.
• Right to restrict processing (Article 18 GDPR):
You have the right to request restriction of processing. Restriction means preventing further processing temporarily, particularly while your other rights are being assessed. If processing is restricted, personal data—apart from storage—may only be processed with your consent, for the establishment, exercise, or defence of legal claims, protection of rights of another person or entity, or for important public interests.
• Right to data portability (Article 20 GDPR):
You have the right to receive personal data about yourself in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format, and to transfer this data to another controller, or request that your data be transferred directly, where technically feasible.
• Right to object (Article 21 GDPR):
You have the right to object to processing of your personal data when processing is based on public tasks or legitimate private or public interests.
• Right to lodge a complaint (Article 77 GDPR):
If you believe your data protection rights have been infringed by LDMH, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority. The responsible authority for LDMH is:
Der Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz Niedersachsen
Prinzenstraße 5
30159 Hannover, Germany
Telephone: +49 511 120-4500
Fax: +49 511 120-4599
Email: poststelle@lfd.niedersachsen.de
• Right to withdraw consent (Article 7(3) GDPR):
If processing of your personal data is based on your consent, you may withdraw this consent at any time with effect for the future. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent prior to withdrawal.
Please send your withdrawal request to the contact details provided above.
