Privacy Policy / Datenschutzerklärung

Information on data protection for the Center for Entrepreneurial and Financial Studies (CEFS) at Technical University of Munich.

1. General Information

The Center for Entrepreneurial and Financial Studies (CEFS) is part of the Technische Universität München (TUM). We are committed to protecting your personal data and complying with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Bavarian Data Protection Act (BayDSG). This statement informs you about the processing of your personal data when using our website.

Please note that the official Technical University of Munich data protection information applies in general: https://www.tum.de/en/privacy-policy.

2. Data Controller

Technische Universität München (TUM)

Arcisstraße 21, 80333 München, Germany

Represented by the President of TUM.
https://www.tum.de/en/imprint

Responsible Unit: Center for Entrepreneurial and Financial Studies (CEFS), TUM School of Management

3. Data Protection Officer

Technische Universität München

Data Protection Officer

Arcisstraße 21, 80333 München, Germany

Email: datenschutz@tum.de

4. Processing of Personal Data

When visiting our website, certain data is automatically transmitted by your browser, such as IP address, browser type, date and time of access, and requested pages. This data is temporarily stored in log files for technical reasons and to ensure the security and stability of our website. IP addresses are anonymized after a short time.

If you contact us (e.g., via email or forms), we will process your data solely to respond to your inquiry.

5. Web Hosting and Security (Cloudflare)

Our website is hosted and protected using services provided by Cloudflare, Inc. (101 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA). Cloudflare acts as a content delivery network (CDN) and security provider to ensure fast and secure access.

Cloudflare processes limited technical data (e.g., IP addresses) to detect and mitigate cyber threats. Data processing is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in secure website operation). For more details, see Cloudflare’s privacy policy: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/.

6. Your Rights

You have the right to access, rectify, delete, or restrict the processing of your personal data, as well as the right to object to processing and to data portability (Art. 15–21 GDPR). You may withdraw your consent at any time.

To exercise your rights, please contact the TUM Data Protection Officer at datenschutz@tum.de.

7. Supervisory Authority

If you believe that your rights under data protection law have been violated, you can contact:

Bayerisches Landesamt für Datenschutzaufsicht (BayLDA)
Promenade 18, 91522 Ansbach, Germany
Website: https://www.lda.bayern.de/en