We are delighted that you are visiting our website “www.thereda.de” (also accessible via www.thereda.eu or www.thereda.com, hereinafter referred to as “website”) and thank you for your interest in THEREDA, which is provided by the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung mbH (hereinafter referred to as BGE). 

Below, we would like to provide you with detailed information about the measures we take to protect your privacy and how and for what purposes your data is processed on our websites. We delete personal data as soon as possible.

Data processing is carried out in accordance with the relevant legal provisions, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG). 

If you find the following information not to be sufficient or understandable enough, you can contact our data protection officer at any time.

Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung mbH (BGE)
Eschenstraße 55
31224 Peine
Germany
Fax: +49 (0)5171 43 1218
E-mail address: poststelle@bge.de
Link: www.bge.de

Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung mbH (BGE)
Datenschutzbeauftragter (Data Protection Officer)
Eschenstraße 55
31224 Peine
Germany
E-mail address: datenschutz@bge.de

The supervisory authority for the BGE is the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (in accordance with § 9 BDSG).

Bundesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit
(Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information)
Graurheindorfer Str. 153
53117 Bonn
Phone: +49 (0) 228 99 7799 0
Fax: +49 (0) 228 99 7799 550
E-mail address: poststelle@bfdi.bund.de
Link: www.bfdi.bund.de

You can contact us via the e-mail address provided on this website. You can also contact us via the telephone or fax number provided on the website. If you make use of these options, the personal data transmitted will be stored, collected and processed solely for the purpose of processing and responding to your enquiry.

By contacting us, you give your consent to data processing in accordance with Article 6 paragraph 1 subparagraph a GDPR. 

If you do not provide this information, unfortunately, we will not be able to process your request. Automated decision-making does not take place.

Your personal data will not be transmitted to external third parties.

The personal data you provide will not be transferred to a third country or an international organization, nor are there any plans to do so.

You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out until the withdrawal remains unaffected.

The personal data you provide us will be stored for the duration of the processing of your request and, if necessary, retained until the expiry of the relevant statutory storage periods.

On the THEREDA website, under the “Team” tab, you will find the individuals and organizations involved in the “THEREDA” project. Here, you can contact the specified individuals from the respective organizations by e-mail to ask questions or make comments.

The organizations listed are controllers for processing in the context of establishing contact. All processing of your personal data is carried out by these organizations.

Click the following links for the data protection information for the respective organizations:

Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit gGmbH: Link

Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf – Institute of Resource Ecology: Link

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology – Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal: Link

Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg – Institute of Inorganic Chemistry: Link

CSD Engineers AG: Link

Paul Scherrer Institute: Link

The BGE processes personal data when you access this website in a browser. 

Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as “data subject”); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person (Article 4 number 1 GDPR). Data is only processed to the extent necessary for the provision of this website. 

We automatically collect and store information (which your browser automatically transmits to us) in server log files. The data includes

• Browser type and browser version

• Operating system used

• Referrer URL (i.e., the previously visited page)

• Name and URL of the file accessed

• Date and time of the server request

• Internet Protocol address (IP address, anonymized by truncation)

• Amount of data transferred

This data is not aligned or combined with other data sources. No conclusions are drawn about the data subject. 

The processing of the data described above is technically necessary for the BGE to display our website to you and to ensure stability and security. The basis for the processing of personal data is provided by Section 25 paragraph 2 TDDDG.

The websites thereda.de, thereda.eu, and thereda.com are hosted by the following third-party provider: Gärtner Datensysteme GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburger Straße 273 a, 38114 Braunschweig, Germany. The server is located in Germany. 

Data is deleted when it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was processed. When data is processed while the website is accessed in the browser, your data is deleted when the browsing session is ended. Beyond this, the log files, including the IP address, are stored for a maximum period of 15 days for the purpose of protecting system security.

If the above-mentioned data is not provided, the website cannot be visited. Automated decision-making does not take place.

We use cookies on our website. Cookies are small data files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser. Cookies cannot run programs or transfer viruses to your computer but are primarily used to make the website faster and more user-friendly and help us recognize you when you visit again. You can view the cookies that have been set and their duration at any time in your browser settings as well as delete cookies manually. 

Below, we describe the cookies used on this website.

Required cookies

Mandatory functions necessary for the technical display of the website: The technical structure of the website requires us to use certain technologies, in particular cookies. Without these techniques, our website cannot be displayed (completely correctly) or the support functions cannot be enabled. These are generally temporary cookies that are deleted after you leave the website, at the latest when you close your browser. You cannot deselect these cookies if you want to use our website. 

Section 25 paragraph 2 TDDDG is the basis for technically necessary cookies, since they are needed to run the website. If you do not provide us with this data, you will not be able to use the website.

How to delete cookies

Cookies are stored on your device in your browser. You can delete cookies at any time before their storage period specified above expires by using the delete function in your web browser. You can also set your browser in that way that no cookies are stored at all. Your browser gives you full control.

After registering on THEREDA, you will receive free access to the THEREDA database. 

If you would like to use this feature of the THEREDA website, you must register by providing your e‑mail address, a password of your choice, and a username of your choice. You are not required to use your real name, pseudonymous use is possible. The provision of the above-mentioned data is mandatory. All other information is voluntary and can be provided when using our portal.

We use the double opt-in process for this service. You will receive an e-mail to the e-mail address you provided during registration, asking you to confirm that you are the owner of the e-mail address provided and that you wish to register with the e-mail address provided. In addition, we store your IP addresses and the dates and times of registration and confirmation. The purpose of this procedure is to verify your registration and, if necessary, to investigate any possible misuse of your personal data. 

When you use THEREDA, we store the necessary data until you permanently delete your account. We also store the voluntary data you provide for the duration of your use of the portal, unless you delete it beforehand. The basis for this is your consent under Article 6 paragraph 1 subparagraph a GDPR.

As a data subject, you have the following rights regarding the processing of your personal data by the controller:

• Right of access
• Right to rectification
• Right to erasure
• Right to data portability
• Right to object to advertising and revoke consent.