Privacy Policy

Welcome to GlassAge. We are an interdisciplinary research project at the University of Freiburg. Our site address is https://glassage.org.
This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679.

By using our website and services, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this policy, please do not use our site.

Data Controller

The data controller responsible for your personal data is:

Bastian E. Rapp, bastian.rapp@neptunlab.org

Data We Collect

We may collect and process the following types of personal data:

  • Personal Information: such as your name, email address, affiliation, and contact details if you contact us or subscribe to our newsletter.
  • Usage Data: including information on how you access and use our website, such as IP addresses, browser types, and pages visited.

Purpose of Data Collection

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

  • To communicate with you and provide information on our research and project updates.
  • To improve our website and services based on usage analysis.
  • To respond to inquiries and provide support.

Legal Basis for Processing

We rely on the following legal bases for processing your data:

  • Consent: When you voluntarily provide personal data (e.g., by signing up for updates), you consent to the processing of this data.
  • Legitimate Interests: Processing may be necessary to pursue our legitimate interests, provided these are not overridden by your rights.

Data Sharing and Third Parties

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal data to outside parties without your consent, except as required by law or to trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website. These third parties are contractually obligated to maintain the confidentiality and security of your data.

Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Access: You have the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you.
  • Correction: You may request that we correct any incorrect or incomplete data.
  • Erasure: You may request that we delete your personal data.
  • Restriction: You may request that we limit the processing of your data.
  • Data Portability: You have the right to obtain and reuse your data for your own purposes.
  • Objection: You may object to the processing of your data under certain conditions.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at the stated email address.

Data Security

We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal data. However, no electronic transmission or storage method is 100% secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

International Data Transfers

If we transfer your data outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data, as required by GDPR.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies to improve your browsing experience. You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. 

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select "Remember Me", your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Updates to this Privacy Policy

We may update this policy periodically. We encourage you to review this page regularly to stay informed of any changes. The date of the last update is at the top of this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

GlassAge, Email: info@glassage.org