Legal Notice

1 Provider Identification

The following provides mandatory data concerning the provider of this Website,
obligations with regard to data protection, as well as other important legal
references involving the Website of the

Max-Planck-Instituts für Mathematik.

as required by German law.

Websites:

• http://www.boma.mpim-bonn.mpg.de/
• http://www.map.mpim-bonn.mpg.de/
• http://map-eds.mpim-bonn.mpg.de/
• http://www.map-co-op.mpim-bonn.mpg.de/

1.1 Provider

The provider of this Website within the legal meaning of the term is the registered
association Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science.

1.2 Address

Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V.

Hofgartenstraße 8, 80539 München

Tel.: +49 (89) 2108 - 0

Internet: www.mpg.de

E-Mail: presse@gv.mpg.de

1.3 Register of Societies and Associations

The Max Planck Society is registered in the Official Register of Societies and Associations
at Berlin-Charlottenburg Local Court under the register number VR 13378 B.

1.4 Legal Representation

The Max Planck Society is legally represented by its Board of Directors which, in turn, is
represented by the President of the Society, Prof. Dr. Peter Gruss and by Secretary General
Dr. Barbara Bludau.

1.5 Value Added Tax Identification Number

The value added tax identification number of the Max Planck Society is DE 129517720.

1.6 Editors

Diarmuid Crowley
Hausdorff Research Institute for Mathematics
Poppelsdorfer Allee 82
53115 Bonn
Germany

1.7 Legal Structure

The Max Planck Society is a non-profit research facility which is organized as a registered
association. All of the institutes and facilities of the Max Planck Society are largelyautonomous
in terms of organization and research, but as a rule have no legal capacity of their own.

2 Data Protection

2.1 Data Collection and Processing

Visits to this Website are logged. The anonymized IP address currently used by your
computer, as well as further technical data pertaining to the data call is recorded.

Session cookies are used within the scope of this Internet session for technical

reasons. This data is deleted at the latest when you close your browser.

The data protection officer of the Max Planck Society is available for questions concerning
the topic of data protection at dsb@gv.mpg.de or +49 (0) 89-2108-1317.

2.2 Data Transmission

Your personal data will only be transmitted to government organizations and authorities in
legally required cases and/or for prosecution in the event of attacks on our network infra-
structure. Your personal data are not provided to third parties for any other purpose.

3 Liability for Contents of Online Information

In accordance with Section 7 Paragraph 1 of the Tele-Media Law, the Max Planck Society shall
be responsible for its own contents according to general legal provisions. The Max Planck
Society makes every effort to provide timely and accurate information on this Website.
Nevertheless, errors and inaccuracies cannot be completely ruled out. Therefore, the Max
Planck Society does not assume any liability for the information provided being up-to-date as
well as its accuracy, completeness or quality. The Max Planck Society shall not be liable for
damage of a tangible or intangible nature caused directly or indirectly through the use or
failure to use the information offered and/or through the use of faulty or incomplete
information unless it is verifiably culpable of intent or gross negligence. The same shall
apply to any software downloads available free of charge. The Max Planck Society reserves the
right to modify, supplement, or delete any or all of the information offered on its Website,
or to temporarily or permanently cease publication thereof without prior and separate
notification.

4 Links to Websites of Third Parties

The respective provider shall be responsible for the contents of any linked external pages. A
constant review of linked external pages is unreasonable without concrete indication of a vio-
lation of rights. If the Max Planck Society discovers or is pointed out by others that an external
offer linked to by the Max Planck Society causes civil or criminal responsibility, the Max Planck
Society will immediately eliminate any link to this offer. The Max Planck Society expressly
dissociates itself from such contents.

5 Webmaster

Max-Planck-Institute for Mathematics / IT Webmaster, E-Mail: www@mpim-bonn.mpg.de