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Data security

Which data will be collected and how will they be processed?

We collect data through a series of anonymous surveys that ask immigrants about their socio-economic background, experiences they made in Germany, and information and integration needs. The responses will be stored and processed anonymously, so that no identification of survey participants is possible during the empirical analysis. Anonymized data will be saved and processed on different secure servers at LMU Munich separately from your contact data. Only members of the research team will have access to the data.
Note: Your contact data is used only for communication purposes within this research project (e.g.: to contact you for the follow-up surveys). These data will not be linked to survey responses. It will be securely stored and managed on separate computer servers hosted by the Ludwig-Maximilian-University Munich (LMU), in strict accordance with German data protection regulations. Under no circumstances will it be shared with or transferred to third parties. As soon as the research purpose permits, your provided contact information will be immediately deleted.

The legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for data processing is your consent.

Participation in the research project is voluntary. Should you choose to participate initially and later opt to withdraw, you can do so by writing a short email at integrationevaluation@econ.lmu.de (Subject: Withdraw participation, Name). If you choose not to participate or withdraw your consent, this will not have any negative consequences for you. The withdrawal of consent only applies to future actions. This means that the legality of data processing that occurred based on your consent before the withdrawal will remain unaffected.

The following text outlines your rights under the data protection regulations (GDPR):

  • Right to revoke consent (Art. 7 (3) DSGVO): You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future. The revocation of consent does not affect the lawfulness of the data processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation.
  • Right to information (Art. 15 DSGVO): You have the right to obtain information from the research team about your processed data.
  • Right to rectification (Art. 16 DSGVO): If the data concerning you is incorrect or incomplete, you can request corrections and completions.
  • Right to erasure (Art. 17 DSGVO): You may request the deletion of your data at any time.
  • Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 DSGVO): You can request the limited processing of your personal data.
  • Right to object (Art. 21 DSGVO): You have the right to object to data processing at any time.
  • Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77 DSGVO): If you believe data protection regulations were not followed, you can complain to the relevant supervisory authority. 


The authority overseeing LMU is:

Bavarian State Commissioner for Data Protection
P.O. Box 22 12 19
80502 Munich
Phone: +49 (0) 89 212672 0
E-mail: poststelle@datenschutz-bayern.de
https://www.datenschutz-bayern.de

If you would like to exercise any of these rights or have any questions, please feel free to contact the research team at any time. The contact details are given in the invitation letter, which you received by post, and can be found on the website under Contact.

Contact information

If you have any questions about the project or data processing, if you wish to withdraw your consent, or if you wish to exercise any other rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), please contact the following primary contact person in the first instance: Kornelia Wantuch kornelia.wantuch@econ.lmu.de  or send an email to integrationevaluation@econ.lmu.de