Germany's largest research organization — 18 centers, 43,000 employees. 15 requests, 1 domain. TYPO3, nginx. HelmholtzHalvar — a proprietary corporate typeface, served locally. No external services whatsoever. Matomo is declared as activating only after consent. Set-Cookie — zero. Full compliance.
Request timeline
Declared versus actual
Context
Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren is Germany’s largest research organization, bringing together 18 national centers — from DESY and GSI to Forschungszentrum Jülich and Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin. Funding is predominantly federal and state-level. TYPO3, nginx. HAR: 15 requests, 1 domain.
HelmholtzHalvar — a corporate typeface, local
Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft uses its own HelmholtzHalvar typeface (Mittel Regular weight) — a woff2 file from the local _assets/ directory. Halvar is a typeface family by German type designer Jan Michael Casamento (Studio MASA), adapted and renamed for Helmholtz. No Google Fonts, no Adobe Fonts.
No external services — at all
All 15 requests go to www.helmholtz.de. No CDN, no analytics, no CMP platform, no social plugins. The TYPO3 SFC tags in the response header (tx_news_pid_*) are a server-side cache invalidation mechanism, transmitting no data to third parties.
Matomo — only after consent, not active in the HAR
The privacy policy states directly: “Wir setzen ohne Ihre Entscheidung standardmäßig keine Cookies auf unserer Webseite ein. Ausschließlich nach Ihrem Einverständnis verarbeiten wir anonyme Daten (Webanalyse durch Matomo).” Matomo activates only after explicit consent. There are no requests to Matomo in the HAR. Set-Cookie — zero.
Conclusion
www.helmholtz.de — one domain, a proprietary typeface, no external services, Matomo strictly behind the consent barrier. No GDPR violations recorded at the time of the audit.
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Тема: Запрос доступа к персональным данным (ст. 15 GDPR) — helmholtz.de Кому: [укажите адрес компании — DPO / поддержка / юридический отдел] От: [Ваше имя], [контактный email] Прошу предоставить доступ к моим персональным данным, обрабатываемым в связи с использованием сайта helmholtz.de. 1. Категории данных и цели обработки (ст. 15(1)(a)-(c)) Прошу предоставить информацию по всем категориям, целям и получателям обработки моих данных на этом сайте — независимо от того, выявлены ли на сегодняшний день какие-либо несоответствия. 2. Получатели, сроки хранения и передача за пределы ЕЭЗ (ст. 15(1)(c)-(d), 46) Прошу также указать полный список третьих лиц-получателей, применимые сроки хранения по каждой категории и правовые основания передачи данных за пределы ЕЭЗ, если таковая происходит. Полный технический разбор с доказательствами (сохранённый сетевой журнал, контрольная сумма SHA-256) опубликован по адресу: https://gdpru.eu/en/audits/de-helmholtz-de/ 3. Автоматизированная обработка и профилирование (ст. 15(1)(h)) Прошу сообщить, применяется ли в отношении меня автоматизированное принятие решений или профилирование, и если да — раскрыть логику такой обработки. С уважением, [Ваше имя] [контактный email] [Страна] [Дата]
Subject: Data access request (GDPR Art. 15) — helmholtz.de To: [insert the company's address — DPO / support / legal department] From: [Your name], [contact email] I request access to my personal data processed in connection with the website helmholtz.de. 1. Categories of data and purposes of processing (Art. 15(1)(a)-(c)) I request information on all categories, purposes, and recipients of my data processed on this site — regardless of whether any non-compliance has been identified to date. 2. Recipients, retention periods, and transfers outside the EEA (Art. 15(1)(c)-(d), 46) I also request the full list of third-party recipients, the applicable retention period for each category, and the legal basis for any transfer of data outside the EEA. The full technical audit with evidence (saved network log, SHA-256 checksum) is published at: https://gdpru.eu/en/audits/de-helmholtz-de/ 3. Automated processing and profiling (Art. 15(1)(h)) Please state whether I am subject to automated decision-making or profiling, and if so, disclose the logic involved. Sincerely, [Your name] [contact email] [Country] [Date]