Privacy policy for TU Compass

Details of the controller

Technische Universität Braunschweig K.d.ö.R.

Universitätsplatz 2

38106 Braunschweig

Postal address: 38092 Braunschweig

Phone: +49 (531) 391-0

Email: praesidentin(at)tu-braunschweig.de

Contact person at TU Braunschweig (executive organisational unit)

Technische Universität Braunschweig K.d.ö.R.

Press and Communications Office

Universitätsplatz 2

38106 Braunschweig

Phone: +49 531 391-4119

Email: studieninteressierte-newsletter(at)tu-braunschweig.de

Data protection officer

If you have any questions about data protection at TU Braunschweig, please contact our data protection officer by email (datenschutz(at)tu-braunschweig.de).

Rights of data subjects, revocation and right of appeal

When we process your personal data, you have the following rights:

• the right to information about the data processed and to a copy of it
• the right to rectification if we process incorrect data about you,
• the right to erasure, unless there are still exceptions that apply as to why we still store the data, e.g. retention obligations or limitation periods
• the right to restrict processing,
• the right to object to processing in the public interest or for legitimate interests,
• the right to data portability,
• the right to withdraw consent to data processing at any time,
• the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority if you believe that we are not processing your data properly. The State Commissioner for Data Protection of Niedersachsen, Prinzenstraße 5, 30159 Hannover, is responsible for the university. If you are located in another federal state or outside Germany, you can also contact the data protection authority there.

You can exercise your rights as a data subject directly with the executing organisational unit; see above for contact details.

Purposes for which personal data is to be processed

Your email address will be processed exclusively for the purpose of sending our newsletter for prospective students. The newsletter provides information about the courses offered at TU Braunschweig, current application and enrolment phases, news about studying, social events for prospective students and the experiences of current and former students. The newsletter aims to inform prospective students and to promote studying at TU Braunschweig.

Legal basis for processing

The personal data of the data subjects is processed on the basis of consent, Art. 6 (1) (a) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Duration for which the personal data is stored

The personal data of newsletter subscribers is processed until the subscribers revoke their consent.

Recipients or categories of recipients of the personal data

Processors:

• Providers of the newsletter software

Intention of the controller to transfer the personal data to a third country or an international organisation

Personal data will not be transferred to a third country. No transfer to a third country is planned either.

Obligation to provide data

There is no obligation to subscribe to the newsletter for prospective students. Individuals will not suffer any disadvantages if they do not consent to subscribing to the newsletter for prospective students.

Data source

Personal data is collected directly from the data subject.

Automated decision-making

Automated decision-making within the meaning of Art. 22 GDPR does not take place.

Purposes for which personal data is to be processed

We use so-called campaign parameters (e.g. “mtm_campaign”, “mtm_source”, “mtm_medium”), which we attach to links in emails or online advertisements. When you click on a link marked accordingly, this parameter is transmitted to Matomo when the page is accessed so that we can identify which campaign or newsletter led to the visit. The evaluation is carried out exclusively in aggregated form for statistical purposes; we do not combine campaign data with personally identifiable information such as names or email addresses.

Legal basis for processing

The personal data of the data subjects is processed on the basis of consent, Art. 6 (1) lit. a General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Duration for which the personal data is stored or, if this is not possible, the criteria used to determine this duration

The IP address of newsletter subscribers is processed briefly and then anonymised.

Recipients or categories of recipients of the personal data

The data collected by Matomo is processed on our own servers. It is not passed on to third parties for their own purposes.

Intention of the controller to transfer the personal data to a third country or an international organisation

Personal data is not transferred to a third country. No transfer to a third country is planned either.

Obligation to provide data

There is no obligation to subscribe to the newsletter for prospective students. Individuals will not suffer any disadvantages if they do not consent to subscribing to the newsletter for prospective students.

Data source

Personal data is collected directly from the data subject.

Automated decision-making

Automated decision-making within the meaning of Art. 22 GDPR does not take place.