Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
General information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is any data that can be used to identify you personally. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to our privacy policy listed below.
Data collection on our website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:
Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) e.V.
Eberswalder Str. 84
15374 Müncheberg
Telephone: +49 33432 82 0
Email: zalf@zalf.de
The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).
How do we collect your data and what do we use it for?
- When you visit our pages, your IP address is stored. This is done in shortened form; we use it to compile statistics.
- To operate our website, we also need to process data.
To process your enquiry, we require your contact details and the content of your enquiry.
- We have profiles on some social networks and can also view information about you there.
- We work with certain service providers who may receive your data for specific purposes.
2. Data Protection Officer
Statutory Data Protection Officer
We have appointed a Data Protection Officer for our institute.
Mr Florian Melzer, Dipl. Jur.
ecoprotec GmbH
Pamplonastraße 19
33106 Paderborn
Email: datenschutz@zalf.de
Telephone: +49 5251 877 888-0
3. Data collection on our website
Server log files
The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:
- Browser type and browser version
- Operating system used
- Referrer URL
- Host name of the accessing computer
- Time of the server request
- IP address
This data is not merged with other data sources.
This data is collected on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimisation of our website – for this purpose, the server log files must be recorded.
Cookies and storage elements
We use so-called cookies and other storage elements in part. Cookies do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our services more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.
Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies”. They are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognise your browser the next time you visit.
You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.
Cookies and other storage elements that are required to carry out the electronic communication process or to provide certain functions you request are stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. ZALF has a legitimate interest in storing cookies and other storage elements for the technically error-free and optimised provision of our services. Insofar as other cookies (e.g. cookies for analysing your browsing behaviour) are stored, these are dealt with separately in this privacy policy.
Hosting: ALL-INKL.COM
We host parts of the database and our website with All-Inkl.com – Neue Medien Münnich, owner: René Münnich, Hauptstraße 68, 02742 Friedersdorf. The personal data you transmit when visiting our website is therefore processed on our behalf by this provider. In this context, we have concluded a data processing agreement with All-Inkl.com.
Your personal data is processed for these purposes on the basis of our legitimate interest in being able to provide you with the technical infrastructure of our website, in particular web servers and databases, Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
Further information about All-Inkl.com and data protection can be found at:
https://all-inkl.com/datenschutzinformationen/.
Enquiry by email or telephone
If you contact us by email or telephone, your enquiry, including all personal data resulting from it (name, enquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request.
This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, provided your enquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures (e.g. event registration). In all other cases, processing is based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) and/or on our legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR), as we have a legitimate interest in effectively handling enquiries addressed to us.
The data you send to us via contact enquiries will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.
4. Recipients
Unless explained separately in the individual sections, we will forward your data internally to the responsible employees and, where applicable, to other recipients such as authorities, tax advisors, banks, lawyers, web hosts and other third parties typically involved in processing as part of standard procedures in the scientific sector. This data may also be passed on to third parties if this is necessary to pursue our claims or if there is a legal obligation to do so.
Data is not passed on to third parties for their own independent use without your express consent and always follows the requirement of lawfulness. All service providers are integrated in accordance with the requirements of the GDPR.
5. Deletion
Your personal data will only be stored for as long as is necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including compliance with statutory accounting or reporting requirements.
We are legally obliged to retain basic information about our customers (including contact, identity and transaction data, business correspondence) for tax and commercial law reasons for a period of six years after the end of the business relationship or ten years after the end of the current tax year in which the invoice was issued (§ 257 HGB, § 147 AO, etc.).
In individual cases, separate deletion periods apply, which we have highlighted in the respective sections.
Under certain circumstances, you can request the deletion of your personal data; further information can be found in the section “Your rights”.
6. Your rights
In certain cases, you have the following rights with regard to your personal data:
Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR) to your personal data that we process. Based on this right, you can obtain a copy of your personal data stored by us and check whether we are processing this data lawfully.
Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR) of your personal data stored by us. Based on this right, you can have incomplete or incorrect data stored by us corrected, although we may need to verify the accuracy of the new data you provide.
Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR) of your personal data. Based on this right, you can request that we delete or remove personal data if there is no compelling reason for further processing. You can also request that we delete or remove your personal data if you have successfully exercised your right to object to processing (see below), if we have processed your data unlawfully, or if we are obliged to delete it to comply with local legal requirements. For legal reasons, it may not always be possible to comply with your request for deletion, but you will be informed accordingly at the time of your request, where applicable.
Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR) of your personal data. Based on this right, you can ask us to suspend the processing of your personal data in the following cases: (a) if you want us to establish the accuracy of this data; (b) if our use of the data is unlawful but you are opposed to its deletion; (c) if you want us to store the data for longer than is necessary for us because you need it to establish, exercise or defend legal claims; or (d) if you have objected to our use of your data, but we need to check whether there are overriding legitimate grounds for its use.
Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR) of your personal data to you or a third party. If you wish, we will provide you or a third party designated by you with a copy of your personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format. However, this right only applies to automated data that you originally consented to us using or that was used to perform a contract with you.
Right to object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR) of your personal data. This right exists if we rely on a legitimate interest (or that of a third party) and your particular situation leads you to object to processing on this basis because you believe your fundamental rights and freedoms are affected. You also have the right to object if your personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes. In some cases, we may demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for processing that override your rights and freedoms.
Right not to be subject to automated decision-making (Art. 22 GDPR) (including profiling) if this would significantly affect you. As we do not engage in such activities, this right is not relevant in practice for your use of the website.
Right to withdraw consent at any time (Art. 7(3) GDPR) if we require your consent to process your personal data. However, this does not affect the lawfulness of processing before the withdrawal of consent. If you withdraw your consent, we may no longer be able to provide you with certain products, content or services. However, we will inform you of this at the time you withdraw your consent.
Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. The supervisory authority responsible for us is:
The State Commissioner for Data Protection and the Right of Access to Files
Dagmar Hartge
Stahnsdorfer Damm 77
14532 Kleinmachnow
7. Changes to this privacy policy
This privacy policy may be updated or otherwise amended at any time. You will be informed of any changes to our privacy policy by publication of the amended version on the website.
This version was last amended on the date stated below. Older versions can be requested from us.
Last amended on: 2026-07-08