Data Protection

Preamble

The University of Basel places great importance on the protection of personal data. Personal data is any data related to you personally, such as your name, address, email, telephone number, photo, user behavior, IP address, etc.

The aim of this Privacy Policy is to inform you about which data the University of Basel and the European Center/Institute of Pharmaceutical Medicine (ECPM) collects from you when you use the website ecpm.unibas.ch as well as how it processes and discloses this data, the purpose for which the data is collected and the measures that the University of Basel and the European Center/Institute of Pharmaceutical Medicine (ECPM) take to ensure the security of this data. This Privacy Policy also explains your rights.

What is the legal basis for the University of Basel’s processing of personal data?

Personal data is always processed in compliance with the Canton of Basel-Stadt’s Information and Data Privacy Act (IDPA) and, where applicable, with the Swiss Federal Data Protection Act (DPA). In addition, the University of Basel also complies with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), where applicable, and it provides the corresponding legal basis in accordance with Art. 13(1)(c) GDPR.

What personal data do the University of Basel and the European Center/Institute of Pharmaceutical Medicine (ECPM) process and for which purpose?

The use of certain features of our website ecpm.unibas.ch, in particular, subscribing to the newsletter and completing contact forms, may require the collection, processing and long-term storage of personal data, such as your name, address, telephone number or email address. We process this data in accordance with Art. 9 of the Canton of Basel-Stadt’s Information and Data Privacy Act (IDPA) and the corresponding university regulations.

If and to the extent that the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies, we process the data:

on the basis of legal obligations (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR) or in the public interest (Art. 6(1)(e) GDPR)
on the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR)
for the performance of a contract and for appropriate pre-contractual measures (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR)
to safeguard our own legitimate interests or those of third parties (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR)
in order to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of another natural person (Art. 6(1)(d) GDPR)

You may revoke any consent you may have granted us for particular services at any time with future effect. Any personal data that has already been collected will be deleted if it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was collected. If there are legal or contractual reasons that prevent the data from being deleted, the data will be blocked instead.

If you would like us to fully delete your personal data, please contact: ecpm@unibas.ch

Why do we use cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are transmitted from our server or a third-party server to the user’s browser and stored on your end device. With cookies, we automatically collect certain data, such as your IP address, the browser you use, your operating system and your internet connection. The use of cookies increases the user-friendliness and security of the website. You can check your browser settings to see which cookies the ecpm.unibas.ch website stores and, if necessary, delete them.

What access data does the University of Basel process (collect, store, etc.) when you visit the website ecpm.unibas.ch, and for which purpose?

For security reasons, e.g. to investigate cases of misuse and to secure our network infrastructure, certain access data is automatically collected when the ecpm.unibas.ch website is accessed and stored in a web server log file on the University of Basel’s servers for a period of four months.

In the event of an attack on our network infrastructure, it may be necessary to store these files longer as evidence and for any civil or criminal proceedings against the attacker.

The following access data is collected:

website visited
date and time accessed
browser used
operating system used
anonymized IP address

Does the website ecpm.unibas.ch use web analysis tools?

No, the website ecpm.unibas.ch does not use web analysis tools.

Which third-party services does the University of Basel use?

Google Maps

We use the Google Maps API to display an interactive map and to create route maps.

As a result of the use of Google Maps, information about your use of the ecpm.unibas.ch website (including your IP address) may be transmitted to a Google server in the US and stored there. Google may send the information obtained through Maps to third parties if doing so is legally required or if third parties process this data on behalf of Google.

You can deactivate the Google Maps service and thus prevent your data from being transmitted to Google by deactivating JavaScript in your browser. However, if you do so, you will not be able to use the map display on our website.

The Google privacy policy and additional user terms and conditions for Google Maps can be found at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en&gl=ch.

Google also processes your personal data in the US and has submitted to the Swiss-US Privacy Shield (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active)

Are social media plugins integrated in the website?

No, there are no social media plugins integrated in the website.

How does the European Center/Institute of Pharmaceutical Medicine (ECPM) manage its newsletter?

Mailchimp Privacy Policy

You may subscribe to the European Center/Institute of Pharmaceutical Medicine (ECPM) newsletter at any time. To do so, enter your email address on the website to subscribe and you will then receive an email with a confirmation link (double opt-in).

The European Center/Institute of Pharmaceutical Medicine (ECPM) uses Mailchimp to send the newsletter. You can view the Mailchimp privacy policy here: https://mailchimp.com/legal/data-processing-addendum/

If you no longer wish to receive a newsletter, you can unsubscribe from it via the link at the end of the newsletter.

Is your data secure at the University of Basel and the European Center/Institute of Pharmaceutical Medicine (ECPM)?

The University of Basel uses technical and organizational security measures to ensure that the data it collects and processes via the ecpm.unibas.ch website

remains confidential and is protected against accidental or unlawful access, amendment or disclosure as well as loss or destruction; and
is accessible solely on a need-to-know basis by those persons who must access the personal data because of their function and duties.

The relevant measures are based on the type of information, the type and purpose of utilization and the state-of-the-art at the time.

Is the European Center/Institute of Pharmaceutical Medicine (ECPM) website encrypted?

The ecpm.unibas.ch website is encrypted. This encryption ensures that the accessed website (the requested information) comes from the server it purports to come from. Unencrypted data transmissions can be manipulated by third parties.

Who is responsible for links to the websites of other providers?

The University of Basel or the European Center/Institute of Pharmaceutical Medicine (ECPM) have not reviewed the websites linked from the ecpm.unibas.ch website via hyperlinks or the RSS feeds that are displayed and accept no responsibility for their content or for the products, services and other offers available on them.

What rights do I have as an affected person?

Users of the ecpm.unibas.ch website and its subdomains through which we collect personal data have at all times, within the framework of the applicable legal regulations, the right

to confirmation at no charge as to whether their personal data is processed by the University of Basel,
to information about any of their data that is stored,
to limit the processing of the data,
to data portability, if and to the extent the GDPR is applicable,
to the correction, blocking or deletion of this data,
to the revocation of any consent that has been granted,
to object to the processing of their personal data..

You can submit a relevant request at any time via the following contact address: ecpm@unibas.ch

Can the Privacy Policy be amended?

The University of Basel reserves the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time if necessary. This Privacy Policy was last updated on June 9, 2020.

Who is responsible for the unibas.ch website and whom can I contact if necessary?

European Center of Pharmaceutical Medicine (ECPM)
Institute of Pharmaceutical Medicine
University of Basel
Klingelbergstrasse 61
4056 Basel
Switzerland
+41 61 207 19 50
ecpm(at)unibas.ch

University of Basel Data Protection Officer
lic. iur Danielle Kaufmann
Schönbeinstrasse 18-20
4056 Basel
datenschutz(at)unibas.ch

Faculty of
Medicine

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