Privacy Policy

Whenever you visit our website or participate in one of our activities, the Erwin Schrödinger Institute for Mathematics and Physics (ESI) collects and processes personal information from you in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

This privacy policy describes which data are collected and how they are stored and used by the ESI.

Which information is collected?

Every time you visits the ESI website, the time of access, IP-address of your device as well as the browser type and version are recorded and stored for a period of two weeks.

If you register for one of the ESI's activities, we collect and process the following information:

  • First and last name
  • Email address
  • Date of birth
  • Gender (optional)
  • Dietary requirements (optional)
  • Nationality
  • Affiliation (name, city, country)
  • Name and phone number of family members to be contacted in case of emergency (optional)
  • Dates of stay

How is this information used?

The information collected by the ESI is used only internally for organizing and documenting the various activities and will be stored for 80 years. Certain information, such as your name and e-mail address may be used to contact you about activities you are participating in. If you opt-in to receiving our newsletters, the ESI may use your name and e-mail address to send you information about the institute's various activities and other relevant topics.

Certain information, such as your name, e-mail address, affiliation, as well as your dietary requirements, will be shared with the organizers of the events you are attending.

In addition, the name, affiliation and duration of stay of participants of ESI activities will be published in the ESI's yearly report and on the ESI webpage.

What are your rights?

You can, at any time, obtain a copy of your data or have your data modified or deleted. Respective requests should be sent to the ESI administration at .