Obligatory declaration according to
German legislation (§ 5 TMG and § 55 RStV)

Responsible for this website:

MAGMA – Marburger Arbeitsgruppe
für Methoden und Evaluation e.V.
Otto-Appel-Str. 66
14195 Berlin
Germany

Represented by:

Executive Board according to §26 BGB:
Dr. Lena Lehmann (1. Chair)
Prof. Dr. Udo Kuckartz (2. Chair)
Dr. Stefan Rädiker (Treasurer)

Contact:

info@magma-research.de

Register entry:

Registry court: Marburg
Registry no.: VR 4734

Terms of use / Disclaimer

MAGMA e.V. doesn’t charge the visitors of its website for any of the offers provided. The access is free for everyone. The user keeps full anonymity unless personal details are given voluntarily.

Liability for contents

We have taken great in creating and preparing the content of our website. However, we cannot accept any liability for or guarantee that the information provided is up-to-date, correct and complete.

Liability for links

Our website contains links to external websites of third parties, the content of which is beyond our control. For this reason, we cannot accept any liability for these third-party websites. The respective provider or operator of the linked page is always responsible for its content. The linked pages were checked for possible legal infringements at the time the link was created. Illegal contents were not recognizable at the time of linking. However, permanent monitoring of the content of the linked pages is unreasonable without concrete evidence of a legal infringement. If we become aware of any such infringements, we will remove the link immediately.

Copyright

The provider of this website makes every effort to respect the copyrights of others or to make use of self-created or licence-free works. The contents of these pages as created by the provider are subject to German copyright law. Contributions of third parties are identified as such. Duplication, editing, distribution and any kind of use outside the limits of copyright law require the written consent of the respective author or creator. Downloads and copies of this site are only permitted for private, non-commercial use.

The contents of the pages may not be reproduced in whole or in part without the written permission of MAGMA on other pages of the internet or in another form. Links to our webpages are of course allowed and welcome.

Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 28, 2023

This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.

By using the Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy has been created with the help of the Free Privacy Policy Generator.

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

  • Company (referred to as either "the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Agreement) refers to MAGMA e.V., Otto-Appel-Str. 66, 14195 Berlin.

  • Country refers to: Germany

  • Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone or a digital tablet.

  • Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.

  • Service refers to the Website.

  • Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, to provide the Service on behalf of the Company, to perform services related to the Service or to assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used.

  • Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).

  • Website refers to qca-method.net, accessible from https://qca-method.net

  • You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Types of Data Collected

Each time you visit our website, we automatically collect data and information from the computer system you use to access the website.

The following data is collected:

  1. information about your browser type and the version you are using
  2. information about your operating system
  3. information about your Internet service provider
  4. the date and time of your access
  5. websites that are accessed by your system via our website
  6. your IP address (if applicable, in an anonymized, shortened form)

When processing this data, we do not draw any conclusions about you as an individual person. We don’t conduct any analysis of this data for marketing purposes or personal profiling.

Your data will be deleted as soon as you leave our websites and the respective session has ended. Your IP address will be anonymized no later than thirty days after the end of your visit to our website.

We do not store the above data in combination with any other personal data. The legal basis for the temporary storage of this data is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Both the collection of this data and the storage of the data in log files are absolutely necessary for the provision and operation of our website.

If you contact us via mail, we will store your contact information to answer your request.

Use of Your Personal Data

We may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the usage of our Service.

  • To contact You: To contact You by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile application's push notifications regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products or contracted services, including the security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.

  • To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us.

Retention of Your Personal Data

We will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of Your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from Your jurisdiction.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such information represents Your agreement to that transfer.

The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of Your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of Your data and other personal information.

Delete Your Personal Data

You have the right to delete or request that We assist in deleting the Personal Data that We have collected about You.

Our Service may give You the ability to delete certain information about You from within the Service.

You may update, amend, or delete Your information at any time by signing in to Your Account, if you have one, and visiting the account settings section that allows you to manage Your personal information. You may also contact Us to request access to, correct, or delete any personal information that You have provided to Us.

Please note, however, that We may need to retain certain information when we have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so.

Disclosure of Your Personal Data

Law enforcement

Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).

Other legal requirements

The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  • Comply with a legal obligation
  • Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company
  • Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
  • Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public
  • Protect against legal liability

Security of Your Personal Data

The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, We take steps to remove that information from Our servers.

If We need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing Your information and Your country requires consent from a parent, We may require Your parent's consent before We collect and use that information.

Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third party link, You will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will let You know via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us by email: info@magma-research.de.