Privacy

Privacy policy

How personal data is handled on becure.org, under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1. Controller

The controller for data processing on this website within the meaning of Art. 4 (7) GDPR is Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany, represented by the Chair of its Executive Board, Prof. Dr. Heyo K. Kroemer. Contact for this website: becure@charite.de.

2. Data protection officer

You can reach data protection at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin at:

Datenschutz der Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin
Telephone: +49 30 450 580 016
E-mail: datenschutz@charite.de

3. Server log files

When you visit this website, the hosting provider automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser transmits automatically. These are:

• browser type and version
• operating system used
• referrer URL
• host name of the accessing computer
• time of the server request
• IP address, shortened where technically possible

This data is not merged with other data sources. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (e) GDPR in conjunction with § 3 BlnDSG: the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest, namely the technically secure and stable provision of this website. Log data is deleted by the hosting provider after 30 days at the latest.

4. Cookies and tracking

This website does not set cookies and does not use analytics, tracking or advertising technologies. Your language choice (English or German) is stored locally in your browser and is never transmitted to us. No cookie banner is therefore required.

If web analytics is introduced at a later stage, this section must be extended and, depending on the tool, consent must be obtained before it is loaded.

5. Web fonts

This page uses the typeface Plus Jakarta Sans (SIL Open Font License). The font files are delivered from this site’s own server. No connection to Google Fonts or any other third-party server is made when the page loads, and no IP address is transmitted to a third country.

6. Contact by e-mail

If you contact us by e-mail, the details you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing your enquiry and for possible follow-up questions. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (e) GDPR. We delete this data as soon as it is no longer required, unless statutory retention periods apply.

7. External links and services

This page links to external services such as LinkedIn and, from the support section, to a donation platform. When you follow such a link, the provider of that service receives your IP address and can process further data under its own privacy policy. We have no influence on this processing. Donations run through the Charité donation system at charite-hiv-infektionsforschung.jetztzahlen.de, operated for Charité by jetztzahlen.de. Data you enter there is processed by that provider under its own privacy policy.

8. Video

The film on this page is delivered from this site’s own server. It is only loaded when you start playback. No video platform or other third party is involved, and no data is transmitted to third parties when you watch it.

9. Your rights

Under the GDPR you have the following rights with regard to your personal data:

• right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)
• right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
• right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
• right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
• right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
• right to object (Art. 21 GDPR)

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. The authority responsible for us is the Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information, Alt-Moabit 59–61, 10555 Berlin.

10. SSL/TLS encryption

This site uses transport encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the prefix https:// in the address bar of your browser.

Last updated: October 2026