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Data protection information in accordance with Art. 13 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
The German Institute for Employment Research (IAB) is responsible for carrying out the online survey “My way in Germany”. The data collected will be used to investigate the experiences of people with a migration background in Germany and to see how this influences their life situation. Your data will be treated as strictly confidential. Participation is voluntary! There are no disadvantages for you, regardless of whether you decide to participate or not.

What happens to my information? – Your information will be processed in accordance with the strict data protection regulations and stored separately from your name and address. The researchers who analyse the data will only receive this data without your name and address and are therefore unable to find out who you are. The results of the survey that are published do not contain information on individual persons, but only about larger groups (e.g. percentage or average values). The publication is therefore anonymous. The data is analysed for research purposes only. Use for commercial purposes (advertising, marketing) is not permitted.

How did the IAB obtain my contact details? – The IAB received your contact details – in strict compliance with data protection regulations – from the Federal Employment Agency (BA). The IAB is part of the Federal Employment Agency (BA), but is separate from it in terms of space, personnel and organisation to ensure the freedom of its study and research work. The IAB may ask people to take part in surveys if the required information cannot be obtained from existing data. This is regulated by law in Section 282 (5) of Book Three of the German Social Code (SGB III). Among others, the BA stores notifications from organisations concerning periods of employment to the social security system. The survey itself and the merging of the data collected in the survey with data which is available at the IAB or is collected there will only take place if you have given your prior consent to this (point (a) of Art. 6 (1) GDPR).

Why have I been asked for my email address and / or mobile telephone number? – To be able to ask you again and to send you your voucher, we need your email address. Your personal data will not be passed on to third parties and is protected under the data protection laws by the Institute for Employment Research. Your consent to this will be requested in the survey and can be withdrawn at any time.

Who is responsible for the data processing? – The Federal Employment Agency, represented by its executive board, Regensburger Str. 104, 90478 Nuremberg, Germany, is responsible for the processing of personal data within the scope of this survey. You will receive your invitation to participate in the survey from the IAB. The technical completion of the survey is carried out by Ingress as the processor of the IAB. Ingress acts exclusively in accordance with the instructions of the IAB and is obliged to maintain strict confidentiality.

Erasure Your survey data will be erased by Ingress at the end of the following survey period, and by IAB at the end of the retention period, to ensure good scientific practice.

Your rights You can request information about your data held by the IAB and also request an assessment of whether the rectification, erasure or forwarding of your data or the restriction of its processing should take place and whether your objection to the processing should be granted. You can also withdraw your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time by post or by email to the addresses provided in the letterhead. The legality of the previous processing remains unaffected by this. To assert your rights as a data subject, please also use the addresses provided in the letterhead.

Data protection officer of the BA You can contact the data protection officer of the BA, Marc Rompf, at the following address if you have any questions or concerns: Federal Employment Agency, Data Protection Unit, Regensburger Straße 104, 90478 Nuremberg. Contact form: https://web.arbeitsagentur.de/portal/kontakt/de/weitere-themen/datenschutz

Supervisory authority for data protection You have the right to lodge a complaint with the BfDI - Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information, Graurheindorfer Str. 153, 53117 Bonn.

Thank you for your cooperation and your trust in our work!