Data Protection Declaration for the particicpation in the Twinning program in the framework of HESEB

In the framework of the HESEB project HZDR collect personnel data of applicants for the Twinning program through a dedicated webform based on the German law for data processing (Datenverarbeitung im Beschäftigungskontext) article 88 paragraph 1 DS-GVO in conjunction with § 26 paragraph 1 BDSG. As far as personnel data according to article 9 paragraph 1 DS-GVO is concerned, the data is processed based on article 9 paragraph 2 lit. b DS-GVO in conjunction with § 26 Abs. 3 BDSG.
The content and data of the web form is transmitted as encrypted. The recipients of the data are the staff members of HZDR who are in charge of the Twinning program. All third parties involved in the data processing are bound by contract on data processing according to article 28 DS-GVO. The data is exclusively shared with the twinning partner if a suitable matching is possible. In case no matching is possible, the data will be deleted at the end of the project (Dec.31st, 2022) if there is no legal obligations to store the data.
Applicants for the twinning program may request any time to obtain information on their personnel. To exercise your rights the data protection officer of HZDR stays at your disposal. According to article 77 DS-GVO, everybody is entitled to submit a complaint to a data protection supervisory authority if it is suspected that the data is processed illegally.