The protection of your personal data is important to us. Below we inform you about the processing of your data when using our website: www.bzkf.de.

1. name and address of the controller

The controller responsible for data processing within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is

University Hospital Erlangen
Maximilianstrasse 2
91054 Erlangen

Contact for the website:
Bavarian Center for Cancer Research (BZKF)
BZKF office
Carl-Thiersch-Straße 7
91052 Erlangen

Phone: 09131-85 47073
E-mail: geschaeftsstelle@bzkf.de

2. contact details of the data protection officer

You can reach our data protection officer as follows:
Universitätsklinikum Erlangen
Data Protection Officer
Krankenhausstr. 12
91054 Erlangen

E-mail: datenschutz@uk-erlangen.de

3. hosting partner

This website is hosted by an external service provider (hoster):

Mittwald CM Service GmbH & Co KG
Königsberger Straße 4-6
32339 Espelkamp
Germany

Your personal data that is collected on this website is stored on our host's servers (server location Germany). Our hosting partner will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill its performance obligations. In this respect, the legal requirements for order processing in accordance with Art. 28 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) apply.

4. collection, storage and use of personal data

a) When visiting our website

When you visit our website, the browser used on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) automatically sends information to the server of our website. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information is collected without any action on your part and stored until it is deleted:

• IP address of the requesting computer,
• Date and time of access,
• Name and URL of the accessed file,
• Website from which the access was made (referrer URL),
• browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer and the name of your access provider.

The aforementioned data is processed by us for the following purposes

• Ensuring a smooth connection to the website,
• Ensuring a comfortable use of our website,
• evaluating system security and stability and
• for other administrative purposes.

Data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR ("legitimate interest").

b) When contacting us by email or via the contact form

If you provide us with personal data - for example by submitting a contact form or by e-mail - we will only use your data for the intended purpose, in particular to answer your request and for technical administration. In this case, your data will be processed on the basis of your voluntary consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or on the basis of legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).

Insofar as explicit consent is required for the transfer of your data to third parties (e.g. transfer of health data), your consent in this regard serves as the legal basis (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a in conjunction with Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR).

c) When using our online appointment booking for the BürgerTelefonKrebs

We use the SimplyBook.me tool to offer you the opportunity to book appointments online for a conversation with the BürgerTelefonKrebs.
Your data will be processed for the appointment booking by our data processor SimplyBook.me Ltd, based at 30 Glathonos, P. Makedonas Court, 3041, Limassol, Cyprus. SimplyBook.me Ltd. processes your data exclusively for the execution of the appointment booking on the basis of a processor contract in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.

The following personal data is collected as part of the appointment booking via SimplyBook.me:
- Name
- Telephone number
Your personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR ("consent").
Your personal data will only be stored for as long as is necessary to carry out the telephone conversation.

d) Use of cookies

We use so-called "cookies" on our website. These are small text files that are automatically created by your browser and stored on your end device when you visit our website. Information is stored in the cookie that results in each case in connection with the specific end device used.

Many of the cookies we use are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them. Other cookies are used for statistical or marketing purposes or to improve user-friendliness:

Cookie type	Cookie description	Purpose	Legal basis
Necessary cookies	These cookies are essential for the functioning of the website.	Functionality	Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR ("legitimate interest")
Preference cookies	These cookies store information that influences the behavior or appearance of the website, e.g. a layout chosen by the website visitor.	User-friendliness	Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR ("consent")
Analysis cookies Cookies	These cookies help us to understand how visitors interact with our websites, in particular how often pages are accessed (see information on "Google Analytics" below).	Improvement of the user experience	Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR ("consent")
Marketing cookies Cookies	These cookies are used to track visitors across different websites. The aim is to show personalized ads based on the visitor's previous interactions that are relevant and appealing to the individual user (see information below on "Google Ads").	marketing	Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR ("consent")

When you visit our website for the first time, you decide which cookies we may use via our "cookie banner". We use the cookie consent technology from "Klaro!". You can change or withdraw your consent at any time via the cookie settings.

You also have the option to set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies, to exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general or to activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. We would like to point out that - depending on your cookie settings - you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent.

e) Use of Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc, 600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. As part of Google Analytics, analysis cookies are set on your end device. As a result, personal data may be stored and analyzed by Google, such as

• Browser type/version,
• Operating system used,
• Referrer URL (the previously visited page),
• Host name of the accessing computer (IP address)
• Time of the server request,

When using Google Analytics, we use the "anonymizeIP" add-on to anonymize your IP address. Your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

The purpose of Google Analytics is to analyze the flow of visitors to our website. Among other things, Google uses the data and information obtained to evaluate the use of our website in order to compile online reports for us which show the activities.

Data processing within the scope of Google Analytics is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (given by clicking on the corresponding selection in our cookie banner). You can change or withdraw your consent at any time via the cookie settings.

f) Use of Google Ads

Our website uses "Google Ads", an online advertising program of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. As part of Google Ads, marketing cookies are set on your end device. As a result, personal data may be stored and analyzed by Google, such as

• Information about how you as a user interact with a website and the ads (e.g. clicks on ads, pages visited, time spent on the website)
  • Information about the device used to access the website (e.g. device type, operating system, browser type, IP address.
  • Information about the demographic characteristics of the user (e.g. age, gender, interests).

The collected data is used, among other things

• to analyze and improve the performance of advertising campaigns
• Define and reach target groups for future campaigns
• Display personalized information that may be relevant to you as a user

When using Google Ads, we use the "anonymizeIP" add-on to anonymize your IP address. This means that your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Data processing in the context of Google Ads is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (given by clicking on the corresponding selection in our cookie banner). You can adjust or revoke your consent at any time via the cookie setting.

g) No direct integration of social media plug-ins

For data protection reasons, we do not directly integrate so-called "social media plug-ins" on our website, which establish a direct connection and data transmission (including IP address) to servers of integrated social media platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, etc. when a website is accessed.

However, the BZKF has its own page on Facebook, Instagram and Linkedin . Direct access to these pages is possible by actively clicking on the corresponding icons on our website, which will redirect you to the page of the corresponding social network and the data processing provisions there will apply.

We also use YouTube for the provision of webinars and the like. As soon as you click on the corresponding link on our website, you will leave our website and YouTube's data protection provisions will apply.

h) Deletion of data

If the processing is based on consent, the stored personal data will be deleted if you have withdrawn your consent to storage. Otherwise, as soon as the purpose of the storage no longer applies or if the storage is inadmissible for other legal reasons.

5. rights of the data subject

As a user of the website, you are entitled to so-called data subject rights within the meaning of the GDPR, i.e. rights that you can exercise as a person affected by data processing in individual cases. You can assert these rights against the controller (see section 1. Data protection declaration.)

Right to information, Art. 15 GDPR

You have the right to information about the personal data stored concerning you.

Right to rectification, Art. 16 GDPR

If you discover that incorrect personal data concerning you is being processed, you can request rectification. Incomplete data must be completed, taking into account the purpose of the processing.

Right to erasure, Art. 17 GDPR

In individual cases, you have the right to request the erasure of your data if certain grounds for erasure apply. This is particularly the case if this data is no longer required for the purpose for which it was originally collected or processed.

Right to restriction of processing, Art. 18 GDPR

In certain cases, you can request that the processing of your data be restricted.

Right to object, Art. 21 GDPR

You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of your personal data which is based on point (e) of the first subparagraph of Article 6(1) GDPR or point (f) of the first subparagraph of Article 6(1) GDPR.

 

Withdrawal of your consent, Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR

If you have given your consent to the processing of your data, you can withdraw this at any time with effect for the future. This does not affect the lawfulness of the processing of your data until you withdraw your consent.

 

Right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority, Art. 77 GDPR

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority if you are of the opinion that the processing of your data is not permitted under data protection law. This is based on Art. 77 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation. The supervisory authority responsible for the controller is

The Bavarian State Commissioner for Data Protection

Prof. Dr. Thomas Petri

P.O. Box 22 12 19
80502 Munich

Privacy policy last updated on 15.05.2025