Data protection declaration
Thank you for your interest in our website and in the v-reg Volunteer Registry at the University Hospital Cologne. We operate the website for the purpose of providing helpful information on the v-reg Volunteer Registry. Despite careful checking of the content, we cannot accept any liability for external links to third-party content.
The protection of your personal data when it is collected, processed and used during your visit to our website is important to us. Your data is protected in accordance with the statutory provisions.
The controller within the frame of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other national data protection laws of the EU member states as well as other data protection regulations:
Prof Dr Oliver A. Cornely
University Hospital Cologne (AöR)
Study Centre Infectiology II
Herderstr. 52-54
50931 Cologne
Germany
Phone +49 221 478-85523
Below you will find information on what data is collected during your visit to the website and how it is used:
Provision of the website
When you visit our website, the browser used on your device automatically sends information to the server of our website. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information is collected without any action on your part and stored until it is deleted:
– IP address of the requesting computer,
– Date and time of access,
– Name and URL of the retrieved file,
– Website from which the access was made (referrer URL),
– browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer and the name of your access provider.
The aforementioned data is processed by us for the following purposes
– Ensuring a smooth connection to the website,
– Ensuring a comfortable use of our website,
– analysing system security and stability.
The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest follows from the data collection purposes listed above. Under no circumstances do we use the data collected for the purpose of drawing conclusions about your person.
Cookies
Our website uses cookies. These are small files that your browser automatically creates and that are stored on your end device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our website. Cookies do not cause any damage to your end device and do not contain any viruses, Trojans or other malware. Information is stored in the cookie that results in each case in connection with the specific end device used. However, this does not mean that we obtain direct knowledge of your identity. On the one hand, the use of cookies serves to make the use of our website more convenient for you. For example, we use session cookies to recognise that you have already visited individual pages of our website. These are automatically deleted after you leave our site.
In addition, we also use temporary cookies to optimise user-friendliness, which are stored on your end device for a specified period of time. If you visit our site again to use our services, it is automatically recognised that you have already visited us and which entries and settings you have made so that you do not have to enter them again.
In addition, we use cookies to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimising our offer for you. These cookies enable us to automatically recognise that you have already visited our website when you visit it again. These cookies are automatically deleted after a defined period of time.
The data processed by cookies is required for the purposes mentioned to protect our legitimate interests and those of third parties in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. Most browsers accept cookies automatically. However, you can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or a message always appears before a new cookie is created. However, completely deactivating cookies may mean that you cannot use all the functions of our website.
Newsletter registration
The newsletter registration takes place via Rapidmail https://www.rapidmail.de. By registering, you agree that employees of the University Hospital of Cologne may contact you by e-mail. Your data will not be passed on to third parties at any time. The legal basis for data processing is your voluntary, electronic consent. You also have the right to request the deletion of the data stored about you. You can revoke your consent in writing at any time without giving reasons. If you withdraw your consent, no further data will be collected. However, the data processing carried out up to the time of cancellation remains lawful. The data will be deleted or anonymised after a retention period of 10 years, unless longer storage is required by law.
Data security
During your website visit, we use the common TLS (Transport Layer Security) method in conjunction with the highest level of encryption supported by your browser. Generally, this is 256-bit encryption. If your browser does not support this, we use a 128-bit encryption instead. You can recognise whether an individual page of our website is transmitted in encrypted form by the closed display of the key or lock symbol in the lower status bar of your browser. We also use suitable technical and organisational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction or unauthorised access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.
Up-to-dateness and amendment of this privacy policy
This privacy policy is currently valid and was last updated in June 2024. It may be necessary to amend this privacy policy due to the further development of the website or due to changes in legal or official requirements.