Data Protection Policy

Information in accordance with Article 13 EU GDPR

In the following we would like to comply with the information obligation in accordance with Article 13 EU GDPR.
As part of the Model Project Genome Sequencing and Broad Consent, you have the right to exercise your data subject rights or to withdraw your consent. In doing so, we process your data as described below.

Which data / data types are specifically affected?

Personal data such as your surname, first name, date of birth, and a redacted copy of your identity card will be collected and processed. Your address, telephone number, and email address will also be processed for the purpose of re-contacting you. Furthermore, you will be asked to provide details of your request and any additional comments you may wish to share with us voluntarily, which will then be processed.

Processing purposes

The data will be used for the purpose of processing withdrawals of consent and exercising data subject rights in the context of Broad Consent within the Central Biobank and the Model Project Genome Sequencing.
The copy of the identity card is required for the purpose of verifying your identity.

Legal basis for processing and revocation

The legal basis for processing the personal data mentioned is the consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) letter a EU GDPR as well as Article 6 (1) letter c EU GDPR.
You have the right to revoke your data protection consent at any time. Revoking your consent does not affect the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent up to the point of revocation. Send the revocation to the person responsible. There are no disadvantages for you through the revocation.

Recipient

The data will initially be received by the responsible staff members of the Compliance and Insurance Division of the University Hospital Münster. After verifying your identity and the legitimacy of your request, your request will be forwarded to the responsible staff members of the Central Biobank for requests relating to biomaterials and to the responsible staff members of the Medical Data Integration Center for requests relating to stored data. These transfers will be carried out in pseudonymized form, i.e. without your collected personal data. Your request will also be sent to the Clearing Office of the IT Division in order to document your withdrawal in the hospital information system of the University Hospital Münster. If you additionally withdraw your consent to the processing of your data within the framework of the Model Project Genome Sequencing or exercise your data subject rights in this context, your request will also be forwarded to the Department of Medical Genetics. These transfers will be carried out using your personally identifying information. In addition, you will receive confirmation of your request by email, including a reference number.

Duration of storage

The data will be stored for a maximum of 3 months.
The copy of the identity card will be deleted immediately after the identity verification has been completed.

Contact details of the person responsible

The responsibility for the processing of personal data has:

University of Münster,
represented by the rector, Prof. Dr. Johannes Wessels,
Schlossplatz 2, 48149 Münster
Tel .: +49 251 83-0
Email: management@uni-muenster.de

If you have any questions regarding the content of the Central Biobank's broad consent, please contact the technical contact person directly:

Prof. Dr. Klaus Berger
Director of the Institute for Epidemiology and Social Medicine at the University of
Albert Schweitzer Campus 1, Building D3
48149 Munster
Tel .: +49 251 83 55650 (Secretary 55647)
Email: bergerk@uni-muenster.de

Contact details of the data protection officer

The function of the data protection officer for the research area of ​​the Medical Faculty of the Westphalian Wilhelms University takes over:

University Hospital Münster
Data protection officer UKM
Albert Schweitzer Campus 1
48149 Munster
Email: datenschutz@ukmuenster.de

Notes on the rights of those affected

According to Article 13 (2) (b) of the General Data Protection Regulation, you have the right to:

  • Information (Art 15 GDPR and Section 34 BDSG)
  • Objection (Art. 21 GDPR and Section 36 BDSG)
  • Data portability (Art 20 GDPR)
  • Deletion (Art 17 GDPR and Section 35 BDSG)
  • Restriction of processing (Art 18 GDPR)
  • Correction (Art 16 GDPR)

To assert the rights mentioned, please use the form that is available on the Internet at the following address: https://www.uni.ms/die-breite-einwilligung and specify in the "Comments" field that your request relates to the data processing of the form and not to the broad consent.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority:
State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information
North Rhine-Westphalia
P.O. Box 20 04 44
40102 Düsseldorf
Tel .: 0211 / 38424-0
Fax: 0211 / 38424-10
E-Mail: poststelle@ldi.nrw.de