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Legal Notice
Responsible provider within the meaning of Section 5 DDG
Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung (SGN)
Senckenberganlage 25
60325 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Phone: +49 69 7542 0
Fax: +49 69 7542 1437
E-mail: info@senckenberg.de
Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung (SGN) is a legal-capacity association pursuant to Section 22 of the German Civil Code (BGB), to which the rights of a legal entity were granted by sovereign decree on 17 August 1867. Pursuant to Section 13 of the Statutes, the Society is represented in and out of court within the meaning of Section 26 BGB by two members of the Board of Directors, one of whom must be the Director General or the Administrative Director.Board of Directors
Prof. Dr. Klement Tockner (Director General)
Dr. Lutz Kunzmann
Dr. Martin Mittelbach (Administrative Director)
Prof. Dr. Andreas Mulch
President: Carsten Kratz
Supervisory authority
Magistrate of the City of Frankfurt am Main / Public Order Office
VAT ID: DE114235295
Responsible for journalistic-editorial content pursuant to Section 18(2) MStV
Anton Potapov
responsible for the scientific-editorial content of the journal “Soil Organisms”
Senckenberg Museum of Natural History Görlitz
Am Museum 1
02826 Görlitz
Germany
Nico Eisenhauer
responsible for the scientific-editorial content of the journal “Soil Organisms”
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig
Leipzig University
Puschstraße 4
04103 Leipzig
Germany
Editorial address
Soil Organisms – Editorial Office
Senckenberg Museum of Natural History Görlitz
Am Museum 1
02826 Görlitz
Germany
Copyright and License
Unless otherwise stated, content on www.soil-organisms.org is published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0):
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
Liability for Content and External Links
The contents of this website have been prepared with the greatest possible care. The general statutory provisions apply to the provider’s own content. This website may contain links to external third-party websites over whose content no influence is exercised. The respective provider or operator is responsible for such external content. Linked pages are reviewed within the limits of what is reasonable; if unlawful content becomes known, the relevant links will be removed.
Privacy Policy
Controller within the meaning of Art. 4 No. 7 GDPR
Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung (SGN)
Senckenberganlage 25
60325 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Contact: soil-organisms@senckenberg.de
General contact: info@senckenberg.de
Data Protection Officer
Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung
Senckenberganlage 25
60325 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
E-mail: datenschutz@senckenberg.de
1. Personal Data
Pursuant to Art. 4 No. 1 GDPR, personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. This includes, for example, your name, address, postal address, telephone number and e-mail address.
Personal data are transferred to third parties only to the extent necessary for the purposes stated, where there is a legal obligation, where consent has been given, or where another legal basis under the GDPR applies.
2. Legal Bases for Data Processing under the GDPR
If you contact us by e-mail, we process the data you provide, in particular your name, e-mail address and the content of your message, for the purpose of handling your request. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR; where the request relates to a contract or pre-contractual measures, the additional legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Processing for compliance with legal obligations is carried out pursuant to Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR.
Server Log Files / Access Data
Access to the web pages of this internet presence is logged pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. This includes: name of the website, file, date and time of access, amount of data transferred, browser type, user operating system, referrer URL and IP address. Processing is carried out for the technical provision of the website, to ensure system security, for error analysis and for the detection of misuse. No personal evaluation for marketing or tracking purposes takes place. The data are deleted at regular intervals of 90 days.
Registration, Submissions and Editorial Workflow
If you register on the journal platform, submit a manuscript, act as an author, reviewer or editor, or otherwise participate in the editorial workflow, we process the personal data required for these purposes. This may include name, e-mail address, institutional affiliation, country, user account and role information, correspondence, submission metadata, review data and editorial documentation data.
The legal bases are, depending on the specific process, Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR and, where applicable, Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. The data are deleted as soon as they are no longer required for the stated purposes and provided that no statutory, contractual, scientific documentation or archiving interests prevent deletion.
3. Cookies
This website uses technically necessary cookies to provide platform functions, session management and login functions. In particular, the OJS platform may set a session cookie such as OJSSID. These cookies are not used for tracking or analytics purposes. Deactivating cookies in your browser may restrict functions that require a session or login.
The legal basis for the associated processing of personal data is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Technically necessary cookies are used without consent on the basis of Section 25(2) TDDDG, provided that they are strictly necessary.
4. Recipients and Service Providers
Personal data may be processed, to the extent necessary for the respective purpose, by persons involved in the journal workflow, in particular authorised editorial members, editors, reviewers and administrative staff.
Technical service providers, in particular hosting, IT, maintenance, backup and security service providers, may process data as processors to the extent necessary for the operation, security and maintenance of the website and the journal platform. Where required, data processing agreements pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR are concluded with processors.
5. Transfers to Third Countries
Where data are processed in a third country, i.e. outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA), this takes place only where necessary for the performance of contractual obligations, on the basis of your consent, due to a legal obligation or on the basis of our legitimate interests. Data are processed in a third country only if the special requirements of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR are met, in particular where there is an officially recognised finding of an adequate level of data protection equivalent to that of the EU or officially recognised specific contractual safeguards, so-called “standard contractual clauses”.
6. Storage Period
Personal data are stored only for as long as necessary for the respective purpose or as long as statutory retention obligations apply. Server log files are deleted at regular intervals of 90 days. Contact requests are deleted after final processing, unless statutory retention obligations prevent deletion. Data relating to user accounts, submissions and editorial workflows may be stored for as long as necessary to document the publication and review process, to ensure scientific integrity and to fulfil legal or archiving obligations.
7. Rights of Data Subjects
Under the GDPR, you have the right of access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability and, where processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, the right to object. Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future.
To exercise your rights, please contact datenschutz@senckenberg.de.
8. Right to Lodge a Complaint
You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority. The competent authority for Hessen is the Hessian Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information, Postfach 3163, 65021 Wiesbaden, Germany.
9. SSL/TLS Encryption
This website uses SSL/TLS encryption to protect the transmission of confidential content and to support secure session management.
10. Automated Decision-Making
Automated decision-making, including profiling within the meaning of Art. 22 GDPR, does not take place.
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