Protection of privacy (digital fingerprint)
In order to improve our scientific information service, our website uses technologies that process information about the current configuration status of your terminal device. Using a device called fingerprinting, SLUB accesses technical information on your device either by means of specially hosted services or in the course of integrating third-party services (so-called third-party requests).
On the basis of § 25 para. 2 no. 2 TTDSG as well as Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e) DS-GVO in conjunction with our project-related DFG funding guideline, we use the web analytics service Matomo for statistical recording of user accesses and website optimization for the purpose of providing the necessary evidence for the sustainable allocation of project funds. The open source software Matomo is operated on our servers without the use of cookies. The recognition of website users is done in a privacy-friendly way by passive fingerprinting: Information from your terminal device is read out, which is delivered by the protocols used when our website is called up - e.g. browser type/version/settings as well as the IP address. Theoretically, with the number of unique setting options of the user’s end device, the probability increases that their digital fingerprint enables the identification of said person.
However, the user’s IP address is processed anonymously and the information is not stored for the purpose of recognizing access. It is therefore not possible to draw any conclusions about said person. You can find more information about the functionality of the website from the service provider.