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Legal Information / Provider Identification according to § 5 TMG (Tele Media Act) and § 55 RStV (German Interstate Treaty on Broadcasting)

Provider
The provider of this internet presence is the Helmholtz Centre Potsdam German Research Centre for Geosciences GFZ.

Address
Helmholtz Centre Potsdam 
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
Telegrafenberg
14473 Potsdam
Phone: +49 331 288 0
Website: www.gfz-potsdam.de

Legal form
The Helmholtz Centre Potsdam GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences is a Public Law Foundation. The GFZ is member of the  Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren e.V. (Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres)

Authorized representatives
The GFZ is legally represented by Prof. Dr. Niels Hovius (Chairman of the Board and Scientific Executive Director, interim) and Dr. Stefan Schwartze (Administrative Executive Director).

Value Added Tax ID
VAT Identification Number according to § 27a VAT Tax Act: DE138407750

Editorial Staff
Responsible editors for the contents of this website are:

Aaron Bufe
Phone: +49 331 288-27544
E-Mail: abufe@gfz-potsdam.de

Jens Turowski
Phone: +49 331 288-28762
E-Mail: turowski@gfz-potsdam.de

Technical Realization and Support
Responsible for the technical implementation is the unit  IT Services and Operations
E-Mail: webmaster@gfz-potsdam.de

Copyright
The texts and images on the GFZ websites are protected by copyright. Copying these files or printing the publications is only permitted for private use.

All other uses, such as duplication, alteration or use of these graphics, recordings, video sequences or texts on GFZ websites in further electronic or printed publications for non-commercial and commercial purposes are not permitted without the explicit consent of the copyright holder - even if they are not labelled as a copyright protected document.

Content, which is published under the Creative Commons License may be used only in accordance with the specified license conditions.

Liability notice
The editorial staff controls and updates the available information on these websites at regular intervals. Despite all care, information, data or links may have changed in the meantime. There is no liability or guarantee for the currentness, accuracy and completeness of the information provided.

The same applies to all other websites, which are referred to by hyperlink. There is not responsibility for the content of the websites that are reached as a result of such a connection. Instead the relevant provider is always responsible for the contents of the linked pages.

In establishing the initial link, the editorial staff has reviewed the relevant external content in order to determine that they were free of illegal content at the time of linking. 

If you detect errors in content or technology, please let us know.


Alternative Dispute Resolution in Consumer Contracts
According to the law on Alternative Dispute Resolution in Consumer Contracts (VSBG), a trader who maintains a website or uses general terms and conditions is obliged to notify consumers of the extent to which he is willing or obliged to participate in dispute settlement proceedings before a consumer’s dispute resolution body. The European Commission provides an online platform for dispute resolution (OS) under the external link ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/. The platform serves as a point of contact for the out-of-court settlement of disputes with regard to contractual obligations arising from online purchase contracts. The GFZ is not obligated to participate in a dispute resolution procedure before a dispute resolution body and, furthermore, does not offer participation.


Data Privacy Protection