1. General Information

The protection of your personal data is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your data when you visit this website.

Personal data is any data that can be used to personally identify you.

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2. Responsible Entity

The responsible entity for data processing on this website is:

Name / Company: https://virusrevolution.uni-jena.de
Address: Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Leutragraben 1, 07743 Jena, Germany
Email: [email address]

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3. Data Collection on This Website

a) Server Log Files

When you visit this website, the hosting provider automatically collects and stores information in server log files. This may include:

• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Referrer URL
• Time of the server request

This data is collected for technical and security reasons and cannot be used to identify you personally.

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4. Analytics with Matomo

This website uses Matomo, an open-source web analytics platform, to analyze visitor behavior and improve our website.

a) Data Processing

Matomo processes the following information:

• Anonymized IP address
• Pages visited
• Date and time of access
• Referrer URL
• Device and browser information

Your IP address is anonymized before storage, so personal identification is not possible.

b) Cookies

Matomo may use cookies to analyze website usage. These cookies do not contain personal data and are used solely for statistical analysis.

If cookie-less tracking is enabled, no cookies are stored on your device.

c) Data Storage

All analytics data is stored on our own server and is not shared with third parties.

d) Legal Basis

The use of Matomo is based on legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) to analyze and improve our website while respecting user privacy.

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5. Opt-Out from Tracking

You have the right to object to the collection of your data by Matomo at any time.

Opt-out complete; your visits to this website will not be recorded by the Web Analytics tool. Note that if you clear your cookies, delete the opt-out cookie, or if you change computers or Web browsers, you will need to perform the opt-out procedure again.

You may choose to prevent this website from aggregating and analyzing the actions you take here. Doing so will protect your privacy, but will also prevent the owner from learning from your actions and creating a better experience for you and other users.

You are not opted out. Uncheck this box to opt-out. You are currently opted out. Check this box to opt-in.

The tracking opt-out feature requires cookies to be enabled.

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6. Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:

• Right to access your data
• Right to rectification
• Right to deletion
• Right to restriction of processing
• Right to object to processing
• Right to data portability

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the details above.

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7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy to ensure compliance with legal requirements or changes to our services.

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8. Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or data protection, please contact us at:

Email: [email address]