Privacy policy

At patcHwork, accessible from patchwork.biologie.uni-freiburg.de, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by patcHwork and how we use it. If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us. This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regards to the information that they shared and/or collect in patcHwork. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.
Consent
By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.
Information we collect
The personal information that you are asked to provide, and the reasons why you are asked to provide it, will be made clear to you at the point we ask you to provide your personal information. We collect any documents you upload to our service, which is made accessible through a randomized personalized key. Note that the uploaded content may be accessible to others have access to your personalized key. We regularly delete old documents that exceed 30 days since their upload on our service. We do not store information about who uploaded documents, although in some cases such a connection may be found trough current logs and timeframe. Should you upload documents not belonging to you, you are responsible for obtaining consent from the respecive owner(s) and for providing privacy notices should the documents contain identifiable contents. It is your responsibility to process documents not owned by you in accordance with applicable law. If a document is uploaded you confirm to us that you have provided all necessary privacy notices and consents from the respective owner(s). If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you such as your name, email address, phone number, the contents of the message and/or attachments you may send us, and any other information you may choose to provide.
How we use your information
We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:
1) Provide, operate, and maintain our website
2) Improve, personalize, and expand our website
3) Understand and analyze how you use our website
4) Develop new products, services, features, and functionality
5) Communicate with you, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the website
6) Send you emails
7) Find and prevent fraud
Personal data uploaded by you
Whether from a cloud-based hosting service or your device, the content you upload to the Services (data, text, graphic, audio, audio-visual files, etc.) may include personal information. Note that the uploaded content may be accessible to others (depending on your settings). We do not store information about who uploaded content if the user is not logged in, but in some cases it is possible to find such a connection (depending on the state of current logs and timeframe). Such data may include file UUID, client IP, user-agent, and referrer. Please be careful when uploading the content and avoid any unintentional disclosure of personal or sensitive information without the other person's consent. If you process the personal data of End Users or other identifiable individuals in your use of our Services, you are responsible for providing legally adequate privacy notices and obtaining necessary consents for the processing of such data. You represent to us that you have provided all necessary privacy notices and obtained all necessary consents. You are responsible for processing such data in accordance with applicable law. We do not modify your content in any way unless you requested such modification from our Services.
Log Files
patcHwork follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services' analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users' movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.
Cookies and Web Beacons
patcHwork does not use any 'cookies'.
CCPA Privacy Rights (Do Not Sell My Personal Information)
Under the CCPA, among other rights, California consumers have the right to:
1) Request that a business that collects a consumer's personal data disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data that a business has collected about consumers.
2) Request that a business delete any personal data about the consumer that a business has collected.
3) Request that a business that sells a consumer's personal data, not sell the consumer's personal data.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.
GDPR Data Protection Rights
We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
1) The right to access - You have the right to request copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
2) The right to rectification - You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete the information you believe is incomplete.
3) The right to erasure - You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
4) The right to restrict processing - You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
5) The right to object to processing - You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
6) The right to data portability - You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.
Children's Information
Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity. patcHwork does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.