General information

At the Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt (THWS), we take the protection of your personal data very seriously. This includes informing you about what data we process, when, how and for what purpose. We would therefore like to provide you with a comprehensive overview of the data protection information relating to THWS's services on this page.

Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt (THWS)

THWS is represented by its President.

Münzstraße 12
97070 Würzburg
Phone: +49 931 3511-0
E-mail: praesidialamt[at]thws.de

Data Protection Officer at the Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt (THWS)
Münzstraße 12
97070 Würzburg
Phone: +49 0931 3511-6094
E-mail: datenschutzbeauftragter[at]thws.de

Data subjects' rights

Under the General Data Protection Regulation, you have the following rights:

  • If your personal data is being processed, you have the right to obtain information about the data stored about you (Article 15 GDPR). Should inaccurate personal data be processed, you have the right to have it rectified (Article 16 GDPR).
  • Provided the legal requirements are met, you may request the erasure or restriction of processing, and you may object to the processing (Articles 17, 18 and 21 of the GDPR).
  • If you have consented to the processing of your data or there is a contract governing the processing of your data, and the processing is carried out using automated means, you may have a right to data portability (Article 20 of the GDPR).

Should you wish to exercise the rights set out above, the public body will assess whether the legal requirements for doing so have been met.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Commissioner for Data Protection of the Free State of Bavaria.

Right to withdraw consent

If you have given your consent to the processing of your data, you have the right to withdraw this declaration of consent at any time with effect for the future. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out on the basis of your consent up until the time of withdrawal remains unaffected by this.
Please address your withdrawal in writing to the data controller mentioned above.

Further information regarding our data protection declarations

We reserve the right to amend this data protection regulation from time to time to ensure that it always complies with current legal requirements or to reflect changes to our services, for example when introducing new features and services. The most recent version of the privacy policy will then apply to future use.

Our services

Provision of THWS HAWKI

Betrieb der THWS-HAWKI

Im Rahmen der Nutzung der LLM-Lösung „HAWKI“ der Technischen Hochschule Würzburg-Schweinfurt möchten wir Sie über die Verarbeitung Ihrer personenbezogenen Daten informieren.
Obwohl keine persönlichen Nutzungsprofile erstellt werden und die Chatinhalte nicht für das Training des Sprachmodells verwendet werden, sollten keine personenbezogenen Daten oder andere vertrauliche Inhalte in HAWKI eingegeben werden. Es gilt der „Leitfaden zum Einsatz und Umgang mit generativer KI in Form von Chatbots in Verwaltung, Forschung und Lehre“ (Zugriff nach Anmeldung im Intranet der THWS).

Zweck und Rechtsgrundlagen der Datenverarbeitung

Zweck
Die Verarbeitung erfolgt grundsätzlich zu Zwecken der Forschung und Lehre.

Rechtsgrundlage

Studierende
Rechtsgrundlage für die Verarbeitung von Studierendendaten in diesem Zusammenhang ist Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. e DSGVO i.V.m. Art. 2 Abs. 2 Satz 1 und Art. 76 Abs. 2 Satz 1 BayHIG und Art. 4 Abs. 1 BayDSG.

Mitarbeitende
Rechtsgrundlage für die Verarbeitung der Daten in diesem Zusammenhang ist bei Beamten Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b und Art. 88 DSGVO i.V.m. Art. 103 Abs. 1 Ziff. 1 BayBG.
Rechtsgrundlage für die Verarbeitung der Daten in diesem Zusammenhang ist bei Angestellten Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b und Art. 88 DSGVO i.V.m. § 1 Abs. 1 Ziff. 2 lit. a sowie § 26 Abs. 1 Satz 1 BDSG.

Datenkategorien

Zugangsdaten/Login
Die von Ihnen eingegebenen Zugangsdaten dienen lediglich der Überprüfung, ob Sie zugangsberechtigt sind. Ihre Daten werden nicht gespeichert, sondern direkt an das Identitätsmanagement zur Prüfung Ihrer Zugangsberechtigung weitergeleitet.

Session-Cookies

Die Webseite verwendet ein sogenanntes Session-Cookie. Session-Cookies sind kleine Datenpakete, die ein Webserver im Arbeitsspeicher des Computers des Besuchers speichert. Eine zufällig erzeugte eindeutige Identifikationsnummer (die sogenannte Session) wird dem Cookie, ebenso wie Angaben über seine Herkunft und die Speicherdauer mitgegeben. Cookies können keine anderen Daten speichern. Das von uns eingesetzte Session-Cookie ist für die Funktion unserer Webseite notwendig, damit Ihr Browser auch nach einem Seitenwechsel wiedererkannt wird. Es wird gelöscht, wenn Sie sich von der Anwendung abmelden oder den Browser schließen. Session-Cookies werden nicht zur Erstellung von Nutzerprofilen verwendet.

Zugriffsdaten/Server-Log-Files

Aus technischen Gründen erheben und speichern wir automatisch Informationen in sogenannten Server-Log Files, die Ihr Browser automatisch an uns übermittelt. Wir verarbeiten diese personenbezogenen Daten grundsätzlich nur, soweit dies zur Bereitstellung einer technisch funktionsfähigen Website erforderlich ist.

Empfänger oder Kategorien von Empfängern der personenbezogenen Daten

Ihre Eingaben in HAWKI werden über eine API (Application Programming Interface) an OpenAI übermittelt. Die Eingaben können jedoch nicht einzelnen Personen zugeordnet werden und somit
auch keine persönlichen Profile erstellt werden. Chatinhalte werden nicht als Trainingsdaten für das Large Language Model (LLM) verarbeitet.

Übermittlung von Daten an ein Drittland oder internationale Organisationen:

Die Chatinhalte werden an Server von OpenAI in den USA übertragen. Kontaktadresse:

OpenAI Ireland Limited
„The Liffey Trust Centre“
117-126 Sheriff Street
Upper Dublin 1,
D01 YC43, Irland

Die Datenschutzerklärung von OpenAI finden Sie hier: openai.com/de-DE/policies/privacy-policy/

Dauer der Speicherung der personenbezogenen Daten

Die Chatinhalte (Prompts) werden nach 30 Tagen von den Servern von OpenAI gelöscht.

Provision of THWS HAWKI

As part of the use of the LLM solution "HAWKI" from the Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt, we would like to inform you about the processing of your personal data. Although no personal user profiles are created and the chat content is not used to train the language model, no personal data or other confidential content should be entered into HAWKI. The "Guidelines for the use and handling of generative AI in the form of chatbots in administration, research and teaching" (access restricted to THWS members) apply.

Purpose and legal basis of data processing

Purpose

The processing is generally carried out for the purposes of research and teaching.

Legal basis

Students
The legal basis for the processing of student data in this context is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. e GDPR in conjunction with Art. 2 Para. 2 Sentence 1 and Art. 76 Para. 2 Sentence 1 BayHIG and Art. 4 Para. 1 BayDSG.

Employees
The legal basis for the processing of data in this context for civil servants is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b and Art. 88 GDPR in conjunction with Art. 103 Para. 1 No. 1 BayBG.
The legal basis for the processing of data in this context for employees is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b and Art. 88 GDPR in conjunction with Section 1 Para. 1 No. 2 lit. a and Section 26 Para. 1 Sentence 1 BDSG.

Data categories

Access data/login
The access data you enter is only used to check whether you are authorised to access the website. Your data is not saved, but is forwarded directly to identity management to check your access authorisation.

Session cookies
The website uses a so-called session cookie. Session cookies are small data packets that a web server saves in the memory of the visitor's computer. A randomly generated unique identification number (the so-called session) is assigned to the cookie, as well as information about its origin and the storage period. Cookies cannot store any other data. The session cookie we use is necessary for our website to function so that your browser is recognised even after changing pages. It is deleted when you log out of the application or close the browser. Session cookies are not used to create user profiles.

Access data/server log files
For technical reasons, we automatically collect and store information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. We generally only process this personal data to the extent that this is necessary to provide a technically functional website.

Recipients or categories of recipients of the personal data

Your conversations in HAWKI are transmitted to OpenAI via an API (Application Programming Interface). However, the entries cannot be assigned to individual people and therefore
no personal profiles can be created. Chat content is not processed as training data for the Large Language Model (LLM).

Transfer of data to a third country or international organisations

The chat content is transferred to OpenAI servers in the USA. Contact address:

OpenAI Ireland Limited
"The Liffey Trust Centre"
117-126 Sheriff Street
Upper Dublin 1,
D01 YC43, Ireland

OpenAI's privacy policy can be found here: openai.com/de-DE/policies/privacy-policy/

Duration of storage of personal data

The chat contents (prompts) are deleted from OpenAI's servers after 30 days.

Using the ePayBayern payment service

Nutzung des Online-Bezahlsystems "ePayBayern

Beschreibung und Umfang der Verarbeitung

Zur Abwicklung von Zahlungsvorgängen setzt die THWS das Online-Bezahlsystem ePay Bayern bzw. ePayService des Landesamts für Finanzen ein. Das Bezahlsystem wird in die Webseiten der THWS integriert um z.B. die Zahlungsvorgänge bei kostenpflichtigen Veranstaltungen abzuwicklen.

Zwecke und Rechtsgrundlagen

Die Bereitstellung des Online-Bezahlungssystems: Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit c DSGVO mit Art. 4, 5, 18 BayDiG
Nutzung des Bezahlsystems: Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b DSGVO (Vertragserfüllung)

Datenkategorien

Die THWS übermittelt Daten

  • zur Identifikation und Authentifizierung des Shops
  • den Warenkorb
  • die gewünschten Bezahlarten für die Bezahltransaktion

an den ePayService bzw. das BayLfF.

Betroffene Personen

Alle Personen, die Zahlvorgänge an die THWS unter Nutzung von ePayBayern tätigen

Empfänger der Daten

Die oben aufgelisteten Daten werden zum Zweck der Zahlungsabwicklung an das Landesamt für  Finanzen, 97070 Würzburg weitergegeben. Weitere Informationen zum Datenschutz finden sich auf der ePay Webseite https://epay.bayern.de/eps-payplatform/platformprivacypolicy.action

Using the ePayBayern payment service

Description and scope of processing

THWS uses the online payment system ePay Bayern or ePayService of the BayLfF to process payment transactions. The payment system is integrated into the THWS websites in order to process payment transactions for paid events, for example.

Purposes and legal bases

The provision of the online payment system: Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c GDPR with Art. 4, 5, 18 BayDiG
Use of the payment system: Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR (contract fulfilment)

Data categories

THWS transmits data for

  • identifying and authenticating the shop
  • the shopping cart
  • the desired payment methods

for the payment transaction to the ePayService or the BayLfF.

Affected persons

All persons who make payment transactions to THWS using ePayBayern.

Recipients of the data

The data listed above will be passed on to the BayLfF 97070 Würzburg for the purpose of processing payments.

Further information on data protection can be found on the ePay website epay.bayern.de/eps-payplatform/platformprivacypolicy.action

Purposes & legal bases for processing

Your data is processed in order to provide you with a secure means of exchanging files and to enable you to collaborate on shared documents with other users.

Legal basis for the processing of personal data in relation to the provision of the service:

Your consent, given by registering with the THWS Cloud, forms the legal basis for the processing (Article 6 (1) lit. a) of the GDPR)

Personal data processed

In addition to the personal data processed as set out in the general data protection regulations of THWS, the following data is processed by the THWS Cloud:

General

  • Activities (actions carried out within the system, e.g. uploading files)

Upon registration:

  • THWS password
  • k-number/user ID, THWS e-mail address
  • Timestamp of the login

When uploading files and documents

  • Content data (everything you upload to the THWS Cloud)
  • Time of upload
  • Total file size of the files in your directory & storage quota
  • Date and time of the request

When collaborating on documents (optional)

  • Time of editing
  • User ID of the editors
  • All changes made to the documents, with timestamps

When customising (optional*)

  • Profile picture
  • Telephone number
  • Postal address
  • Website
  • Twitter handle
  • Language
  • Region code

*You can choose which groups of people are allowed to view your individual profile details. By default, your profile picture, e-mail address, and name are set to be visible to local users and trusted servers. Your telephone number, address, website, and Twitter handle are set to private.

Retention period for personal data

We do not retain your personal data for longer than is necessary for the specified purpose of processing.

Recipients of personal data

Your personal data will not be disclosed to third parties. However, the THWS ITSC may, in individual cases, use this data to investigate network disruptions and security threats.

Summary

At THWS, electronic remote examinations can be taken. This also involves the processing
of personal data. For remote examinations (including practice examinations), we use the
EvaExam system, with video supervision provided via Zoom.
We also use Zoom for remote oral and practical examinations.
Proctorio is used for monitoring purposes only for online degree programmes.

If you have any questions regarding data processing, please feel free to contact the following points of contact:

Responsibility Contact point
Organisation and practical
delivery of a specific examination
Your respective lecturers
THWS-wide framework conditions
for digital examinations
Center for Digital Teaching (ZDL)
zdl[at]thws.de 
Data protection aspects
of digital examinations
Data Protection Officer
dsb[at]thws.de 

 

Purpose, retention periods and legal bases for data processing

Purposes of processing

Purpose Categories of personal data Applications Retention periods
Transfer and
processing of
examination questions and
examination papers
Examination details,
examination papers
EvaExam In accordance with the examination regulations
Video supervision
for distance-learning examinations and
distance examinations, as well as
authentication
Video and audio of the
students taking the examination,
photo ID
Zoom No permanent
storage.
Practice exams Exam details,
assessment results
EvaExam Exercise results are stored until further notice or until consent is withdrawn
Communication regarding
exam organisation
Video and audio recordings of the
students taking the examination,
communication data
Zoom There is no permanent
storage of the
communication.
Browser shutdown and screen recording Screen and technical log data of the students taking the examination Proctorio Deleted after 6 months

Archiving regulations remain unaffected.

Legal basis

Generally speaking, no information is disclosed to third parties. However, when carrying out system maintenance, we are supported by service providers.


Application Recipient
EvaExam       evasys GmbH, Konrad-Zuse-Allee 15, 21337 Lüneburg
Zoom             Zoom Video Communications, Inc. and affiliated companies
as well as sub-processors
Proctorio       Proctorio GmbH, Lindleystr. 8 A, 60314 Frankfurt and affiliated companies
and sub-processors

 


International data transfer
Note: System notifications on Android and iOS, maintenance operations or the provision of
licences may require international data transfer.

ApplicationInternational data transferSafeguards and additional measuresPrivacy policy
Telekom Deutschland
GmbH operates Zoom
X for DFN under 
Zoom Video
Communications, Inc.
Possible

https://media.zoom.com/download/assets/zoom-global-dpa.pdf/dd327ebea27e11efb613d6ba63ed4cee?cms_guid=false

https://www.zoom.com/de/trust/ 

https://geschaeftskunden.telekom.de/business/loesungen/digitalisierung/zusammenarbeit-produktivitaet/zoom-x/dfn-zoom 

https://geschaeftskunden.telekom.de/business/loesungen/digitalisierung/zusammenarbeit-produktivitaet 

https://www.zoom.com/de/trust/privacy/privacy-statement/ 

Zoom sub-processorsPossible

Standardvertragsklauseln und
Binding Corporate Rules mit
zusätzlichen Maßnahmen

 

https://www.zoom.com/de/trust/subprocessors/ 
ProctorioPossibleproctorio.com/privacy;proctorio.com/privacy;

 

 

 

 

Right to choose when taking electronic remote examinations

In addition to the general rights of data subjects, under Section 8 of the Bavarian regulation for testing remote examinations (Bayerische Fernprüfungserprobungsverordnung, BayFEV), you have the right to choose between an electronic remote examination and a face-to-face examination held on the same date.

Information on integrating video conference services into teaching

Some lecturers use video conference software to support individual courses. Depending on how the lecturer uses this software to support their lecture, personal data may be collected.
For certain processing activities, your separate consent is required, which lecturers must obtain from you. This applies, for example, to the recording and publication of video and audio recordings of students.

In the privacy notice on the use of video conferencing software in teaching, we provide further information on this page under 'Video conference services in digital teaching'.

Purposes & legal bases for processing

Your data is processed in order to provide you with digital teaching materials.
This processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6 (1) lit. e) of the GDPR and Article 4 (1) of the Bavarian Data Protection Act (BayDSG) in conjunction with Articles 2 and 55 of the Bavarian Higher Education Innovation Act (BayHIG) and the Act on Digitalisation in the Free State of Bavaria (Bavarian Digital Act - BayDiG); Article 32 of the Bavarian Data Protection Act (BayDSG);

Some of the services contained in e-learning.thws are offered on the basis of the users' consent. In this case, the legal basis for the processing is Article 6 (1) lit. a) of the GDPR.
Consent to the processing of personal data beyond the mandatory details may be withdrawn at any time by sending an e-mail to the administrator.

Links to and integration of third-party content

In our endeavour to offer you comprehensive and high-quality teaching at all times, we incorporate content from external service providers into certain teaching materials and courses. Accessing content from these external providers results in the transfer of personal data to them. The relevant service provider may also set cookies in your browser.

The data protection provisions of the respective third-party providers apply.

You can recognise that a third-party provider is involved by the link or the provider’s logo.

In this PDF, you will find the third-party providers regularly used on elearning.thws.de: List of third-party providers

Data processing on behalf of THWS (data processing by a processor)

In exceptional cases, we use data processors in certain courses who process personal data on our behalf. Where such processing of personal data takes place, you will be informed of this separately.

In this PDF, you will find a list of our data processors for elearning.thws.de: Data processors for elearning.

 

Retention period for personal data

We do not store your personal data for longer than is necessary for the specified purpose of processing.

Privacy notice regarding the use of eLearning.thws.de

1. Using the service allows you to view course-related content. To take part in eLearning@thws, your personal data is collected and stored in an internal database; this includes, as a minimum, the mandatory details of first name, surname, e-mail address, and location (place of study), and username – without which an eLearning@thws account cannot be set up. In addition, you may voluntarily provide further details in a 'personal profile' and control their visibility to varying degrees, e.g. whether your e-mail address is visible to other users. eLearning@thws also enables you to publish posts under your name in forums, chats, blogs, wikis, etc., and to make files available for other participants to access. 2. When using eLearning@thws, your posts and activities are stored in server logs and within the Moodle software, insofar as this is necessary for the personalised features in Moodle. Neither course coordinators (e.g. in the role of 'lecturer') nor other course participants (e.g. in the role of 'participant') have access to this log data. Course coordinators (in the role of 'lecturer') have access to so-called activity reports for the purposes of teaching, organising teaching, and monitoring learning outcomes in the relevant course. These overviews display individual contributions to activities such as forums, wikis, blogs, or assignments. This data may be used exclusively for teaching purposes, insofar as this is necessary to fulfil the relevant tasks and the data processing, in accordance with the principle of data minimisation, is proportionate to the purpose for which it is carried out. 3. Persons entrusted with the technical administration of the eLearning@thws system (e.g. in the role of 'administrator') and of the database and web server have access to all personal data stored in the system. They may process this data only to the extent necessary to ensure the operation of eLearning@thws. They must neither disclose this data to unauthorised third parties nor make it accessible to them. 4. When using eLearning@thws, the data protection regulations and the provisions of the ITSC at the Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt (see itsc.thws.de/itsc/nutzung-der-it-infrastruktur/) must be observed. 5. The personal data processed in eLearning@thws will not be passed on to third parties or used for purposes other than those intended, unless permitted by law or where consent has been given. 6. You may request that your eLearning@thws account, including the mandatory details, be deleted at any time by contacting the administrator (elearning@thws.de) of the eLearning@thws system. Excluded from automatic deletion are any posts you have published on eLearning@thws in forums, chats, blogs, wikis, etc., or files made available for download, which will remain accessible until the relevant eLearning@thws course is deleted. If you also wish to have the content you have created deleted, please inform the administrator. 7. The publication of eLearning@thws courses for presentation purposes is permitted only by exporting the data contained in the course – excluding user data – into a new course. Personal data must be removed from the course content or anonymised prior to publication. The consent of participants is required for the presentation of their contributions.

Information on the transfer of personal data to Microsoft in light of the European Court of Justice's judgement in Case C-311/18 ('Schrems II')

THWS and Microsoft have entered into a data processing agreement. This agreement includes the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) as well as additional safeguards. Furthermore, THWS uses Microsoft cloud products with great restraint. Care is also taken to ensure that the products used are configured to minimise data usage as far as possible. Further information can be found on the Microsoft 365 page of the IT Law Center for Bavarian universities and higher education institutions.

 

Alternative services

There are free open-source office suites such as LibreOffice or OpenOffice, which may offer an alternative for users at THWS.

Responsible body and contact details

In addition to the organisations mentioned above, the following entity is responsible for the processing of your personal data on the Microsoft website:

Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited
One Microsoft Place, South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, Ireland

As well as

Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington 98052

Further information, answers, and contact details can be found on the Microsoft Learn page "Microsoft Privacy".

 

Purposes and legal bases for processing

At THWS, we use the Microsoft Office products from Microsoft 365 to work on teaching, research, and administration documents. This includes the use of licensed products and services, the provision of updates, ensuring information security and providing technical support.

For THWS and individuals who can be identified in communications and documents

Article 6 (1) lit. e) of the GDPR in conjunction with Article 4 of the Bavarian Data Protection Act (BayDSG) (in particular Section 3a of the Workplace Data Protection Regulation (ArbStättV), Article 13 of the Bavarian Public Administration Act (BayBGG), Article 11 (1) of the Bavarian E-Government Act (BayEGovG), Section 13 (7) of the Telecommunications Act (TMG), Article 6 (1) of the Bavarian Data Protection Act (BayDSG), Article 10 (1) of the Bavarian Higher Education Act (BayHSchG), Article 7 of the Bavarian Public Finance Act (BayHO), Article 20a of the German Basic Law (GG), Articles 3, 3a and 141 of the Bavarian Constitution (BayVerf))

For individuals who use Office 365 in their capacity as employees

Furthermore, Article 6 (1) lit. b) of the GDPR in conjunction with Article 4 of the Bavarian Data Protection Act (BayDSG) (Section 106 of the Trade Regulation Act); for civil servants, also Article 6 (1) lit. c) of the GDPR in conjunction with Article 4 of the Bavarian Data Protection Act (BayDSG) (Article 33 (5) of the German Basic Law)
Legal bases for disclosure to Microsoft (beyond data processing on behalf of a controller)
For licensed individuals: Article 6 (1) lit. b) of the GDPR and Article 49 (1) lit. c) of the GDPR (no. 1 and 6)
For purposes not required by contract: Article 5 (1) Sentence 1 No. 2 of the Bavarian Data Protection Act (BayDSG), Article 49 (1) lit. d) of the GDPR (no. 2–5, 7, 8)

Description and scope of data processing

Operation of Microsoft 365 and its services

Data categories

  1. Documents and files (use of Microsoft cloud services at THWS currently not intended)
  2. Tasks and solutions (use of Microsoft cloud services at THWS currently not intended)
  3. Communication data (use of Microsoft communication services currently not intended)
  4. Basic personal data
  5. Authentication data
  6. Contact information
  7. Profiling
  8. Log files containing access records
  9. System-generated log data

Categories of data subjects

  • For data categories 1–9: individuals who use or administer Microsoft 365
  • For data categories 3, 8 and 9: individuals who are identifiable in communications and documents

Provision of the Microsoft 365 service

To provide the Microsoft 365 service, data from the THWS user directory (MS Active Directory as an on-premises installation) must be synchronised with the THWS online user directory on Microsoft servers (Azure Active Directory), and a linked Microsoft account must be created.

The following data is synchronised:

  • E-mail address
  • Account name
  • First name, surname
  • Organisational affiliation (THWS, faculty / division / department)
  • Telephone number at work

Recipient

  • Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, for the purposes of data processing on behalf of the controller and the performance of the contract
  • Microsoft Corporation, for the purposes of data processing on behalf of the controller, contract performance and its own purposes
  • As well as their sub-processors and support service providers

Deprovisioning and deletion of your accounts and data

On the date the contract ends, you leave THWS, or your guest account expires, use of the account ceases and it is prepared for deletion.

  • 90 days after the account has been deleted upon request or following an objection (data categories 4-7)
  • 90 days after the deletion of content data, once it is no longer required (data categories 1-3)
  • 180 days for data categories 8 and 9

Use of social media by THWS

General information

We would like to provide you with as much transparency as possible regarding the data processing we carry out via our social media channels. We operate the social media channels listed below as part of our modern, digital and target-group-oriented public relations work, amongst other things. In this way, we also inform the public via the most popular social media platforms about how we fulfil our remit as a higher education institution. This also enables you to communicate directly with us via the platform of your choice.

In relation to our social media presence, in addition to ourselves, the organisations listed under 'recipients of personal data' are 'controllers' within the meaning of Article 4 (7) of the GDPR and other data protection regulations.

Purposes and legal basis

  • Public relations
    • Article 6 (1) lit. e) of the GDPR and Article 4 (1) of the Bavarian Data Protection Act (BayDSG) in conjunction with Article 2 (6) of the Bavarian Higher Education Act (BayHSchG)
  • Taking into account the needs of international students
    • Article 6 (1) lit. e) of the GDPR and Article 4 (1) of the Bavarian Data Protection Act (BayDSG) in conjunction with Article 2 (4) Sentence 1 of the Bavarian Higher Education Act (BayHSchG)
  • Cooperation with industry and professional practice
    • Article 6 (1) lit. e) of the GDPR and Article 4 (1) of the Bavarian Data Protection Act (BayDSG) in conjunction with Article 2 (5) Sentence 1 of the Bavarian Higher Education Act (BayHSchG)
  • Promoting networking of former students
    • Article 6 (1) lit. e) of the GDPR and Article 4 (1) of the Bavarian Data Protection Act (BayDSG) in conjunction with Article 2 (5) Sentence 3 of the Bavarian Higher Education Act (BayHSchG)

Due to the ECJ judgement known as 'Schrems II' (Case C-311/18 'Schrems II'), the transfer of personal data to the USA as a third country is, at the very least, controversial, even if the recipient organisations participate in the so-called Privacy Shield. THWS therefore also makes content posted on social media available via other channels, e.g. our website thws.de/en and the press releases at www.thws.de/service/news-presse/.

Operator Further information

Facebook
Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland

Data policy https://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php

Instagram
Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland

Data policy https://de-de.facebook.com/help/instagram/519522125107875
Twitter
One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07, Ireland
Data policy https://twitter.com/de/privacy

Linked-In
Attn: Legal Dept. (Privacy Policy and User Agreement)
Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2
Irland

Privacy Policy https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?_l=de_DE

Youtube
Google LLC, Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street; Dublin 4, Ireland

Google Services Privacy Policy https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de

A list of THWS's social media channels can be found below. The profile names are linked to the respective homepages of the accounts.

Facebook

Profil name (link)Operator at THWS
THWuerzburgSchweinfurt Department of Public Affairs and Communications (https://www.thws.de/hochschule/organisation/hochschulservices/hochschulkommunikation/)
Werkfabrik Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering (https://fab.thws.de/)
THWSMaschinenbau Faculty of Mechanical Engineering https://fm.thws.de)
iremfhws Institute of Rescue, Emergency and Disaster Management (https://fwiwi.thws.de/irem/)
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hochschule.thws Department of Public Affairs and Communications (https://www.thws.de/hochschule/organisation/hochschulservices/hochschulkommunikation/)
fas.thws Faculty of Applied Social Sciences (https://fas.thws.de/)
werkfabrik Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering (https://fab.thws.de/)
fakultaetgestaltung Faculty of Design (https://fg.thws.de)
thws.fiw Faculty of Computer Science and Business Informatics (https://fiw.thws.de)
thws_geo Faculty of Plastics Engineering and Surveying (https://fkv.thws.de)
thws.fm Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (https://fm.thws.de)
fwi.thws Faculty of Business and Engineering (https://fwi.thws.de)
business.thws Business School (https://fwiwi.thws.de)
technomathe.thws Applied Mathematics degree programme at the Faculty of Applied Natural and Humanities Sciences (https://fang.thws.de/en/mathematics-and-physics/bachelor-applied-mathematics/)
werkraum_fhws

The WERK:RAUM project run by the Institute of Digital Engineering (IDEE) at the Faculty of Business and Engineering (https://www.thws.de/forschung/institute/idee/ )

 

DG.THWS

Digital Society THWS in Würzburg, Faculty of Computer Science and Business Information Systems (https://www.fiw.thws.de)

 

THWS.INFOSEC

Information Security degree programme at the Faculty of Computer Science and Business Information Systems (https://www.fiw.thws.de)

 

StudyFAB.thws

SchweinfurtFABulous project – StudyFAB sub-project

 

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THWS Presse Press and Public Relations (https://www.thws.de/service/news-presse/)
thwsfiw Faculty of Computer Science and Business Information Systems (https://fiw.thws.de)
THWSfm Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (https://fm.thws.de)
ThwsiremInstitute of Rescue, Emergency and Disaster Management (https://fwiwi.thws.de/irem/)
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Technische Hochschule Würzburg-Schweinfurt Department of Public Affairs and Communications (https://www.thws.de/hochschule/organisation/hochschulservices/hochschulkommunikation/)
StudyFab-THWS

studyfab-thws

Students of the Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering

Werkraum-THWS Institute of Digital Engineering (IDEE) (http://www.linkedin.com/company/werkraum-fhws)
Institut für angewandte Logistik Institute of Applied Logistics (IAL) (https://fwiwi.thws.de/ial/)
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THWS Department of Public Affairs and Communications (https://www.thws.de/hochschule/organisation/hochschulservices/hochschulkommunikation/)
THWS EntrepreneurSHIP (https://www.thws.de/forschung/caf-campus-angewandte-forschung/gruendung/entrepreneurship/)
dgthws Digital Society THWS (https://fiw.thws.de/)

 

Please note

We reserve the right to disclose posts, comments, enquiries or similar interactions on our social media platforms to investigating authorities should these constitute a criminal offence or an administrative offence. We also reserve the right to report such content and accounts to the social media service providers; furthermore, we will report accounts that disseminate such content on our pages to the service providers and block them or delete their posts on our pages, where necessary and possible.

Description and scope of processing

At THWS, records are kept electronically (E-Akte). Consequently, documents received by post are digitised before being forwarded to the relevant recipients. Exceptions to this are irrelevant documents (e.g. advertising), as well as those marked as confidential or personal, or those intended for the THWS Human Resources department. Incoming post is accepted at THWS’s post offices and, unless otherwise marked, undergoes a visual inspection: it is opened, scanned, and the digitised version forwarded to the relevant recipient. The paper documents are stored securely for an appropriate period of time and subsequently destroyed using a suitable disposal method. The digitisation procedure complies with BSI TR-03138 (TR-RESISCAN).

Purposes and legal basis

The purpose of data processing is to fulfil legal obligations through the operation of a digital filing system.
Article 6 (1) lit. e) of the GDPR, Article 4 of the Bavarian Data Protection Act (BayDSG) in conjunction with the Bavarian Higher Education Innovation Act (BayHIG), and Article 6 (1) lit. c) of the GDPR in conjunction with Article 33 of the Act on Digitalisation in the Free State of Bavaria (Bavarian Digital Act - BayDiG)

Categories of data

  • Work-related address details of the recipients
  • Address details of the senders
  • Any personal data contained in the documents, where applicable

Data subjects

Senders and recipients, as well as third parties whose data may be contained in the documents.

Recipients of the data

The data is stored at THWS.

In the process described here, service providers are engaged for system maintenance. Data processing agreements in accordance with Article 28 of the GDPR have been concluded with these providers.

Further information

Further information on the procedure is available, subject to verification of your legitimate interest, via the contact details of the THWS Data Protection Officer provided above.

General information on processing

E-mails are an important means of communication for THWS. To enhance data security in e-mail communications, THWS also implements technical measures. One such measure is the screening of e-mails. To this end, THWS works closely with trusted European partners with whom data processing agreements have been concluded in accordance with Article 28 (GDPR).

Purposes and legal bases for processing

The purpose of the processing is to enhance security within THWS's IT infrastructure.
Legal basis
Compliance with legal obligations
Article 6 (1) lit. c) of the GDPR & Article 32 of the GDPR; Article 32 of the Bavarian Data Protection Act (BayDSG) in conjunction with Article 43 (1) of the Act on Digitalisation in the Free State of Bavaria (Bavarian Digital Act - BayDiG); Article 6 (1) of the Bavarian Data Protection Act (BayDSG), §19 (4) of the TTDSG, § 4 of the THWS IT User Regulations.

Special note regarding training e-mails

In individual cases, it may be necessary to forward false-positive messages to our service providers in order to train the spam/phishing filter. These cases are based on your consent (Article 6 (1) lit. a) of the GDPR).

 

Description and scope of data processing

Incoming and outgoing e-mails are automatically analysed for
-    validity and legitimacy,
-    spam and phishing,
-    viruses and malware
and assessed accordingly.
A negative assessment may result, amongst other things, in e-mails being blocked, senders being blocked, e-mails being moved to quarantine, or e-mails being deleted.

Special feature: training e-mails

In individual cases, potential phishing e-mails that have been flagged as false positives may, at the recipient's request, be manually forwarded to a THWS staff member. As a result, similar messages or messages from similar senders will no longer be blocked by the spam and phishing protection system in future.

The training e-mails are stored to ensure the operation of the training database and are deleted after 3 years at the latest.

Data categories

-    Connection and metadata (sender's e-mail address, recipients' e-mail addresses, IP address of the e-mail servers, server name of the e-mail servers, timestamps of contact points, spam/e-mail check assessments, encryption algorithms used for data transmission between servers (TLS version, …)  …)
-    Content data (subject line, e-mail content, attachments)

Data subjects

All persons who send e-mails to or receive e-mails from THWS.

Recipients of the data

The data is processed as part of the procedure described above by trusted partners of THWS on its behalf. Further information on the procedure is available, subject to verification of your legitimate interest, via the contact details of the THWS Data Protection Officer provided above.

Publication of video streams, radio streams, podcasts and radio programmes as part of the MAINBEAT project

Data controller and contact details

Contact the MAINBEAT team: https://mainbeat.thws.de/
University Media Center as operator of the technical infrastructure: https://hmz.thws.de/

Purposes and legal bases for processing

MainBeat forms part of the practical training provided to students at THWS. As part of, or as a practical supplement to, various modules, students produce audio features and interviews and run a radio stream with an optional video stream or podcasts. These are published on the website https://mainbeat.thws.de/ as part of the students' practical training and the University's public relations work.

For individuals participating as guests and interviewees, as well as participating students

Consent pursuant to Article 6 (1) lit. a) of the GDPR 

For THWS

Article 6 (1) lit. e) of the GDPR and Article 4 (1) of the Bavarian Data Protection Act (BayDSG) in conjunction with Article 2 of the Bavarian Higher Education Act (BayHSchG)

Furthermore

Article 6 (1) lit. c) of the GDPR in conjunction with Article 3 of the Bavarian Higher Education Act (BayHSchG), as well as Article 5 of the German Basic Law (GG) and Article 108 of the Bavarian Constitution (BayVerf)

Description and scope of data processing

Live audio recordings and recordings made during live interviews in radio streams, as well as interviews conducted in the run-up to publication, are published.

Data categories

  • Personal details of the interviewee or participating students (surname, first name)
  • Details of the reason for the interview
  • Recording of the spoken word
  • Optional and at the participant's own initiative: video stream of the student moderators

Data subjects

  • Interviewees and guests
  • Students conducting the radio streams

Recipients of the data

The data is published online as part of the release of the radio streams, video streams, programmes and recordings, and is accessible worldwide via the website mainbeat.thws.de, amongst other channels.

Purposes and legal basis for processing

Purposes

At THWS, we use video conference software to:

  • support individual courses and facilitate interactive teaching sessions
  • to hold digital one-on-one meetings and to support the efficient performance of THWS’s administrative, research, and teaching duties
  • to enable THWS to carry out its duties in times of crisis, for example by organising hybrid events.

In doing so, personal data is processed through the use of video conference services.

For certain processing situations, your separate consent is required, which the meeting organisers or event organisers must request. This applies, for example, to the recording and publication of video and audio recordings of participants. The meeting organiser can provide you with details of the specific purposes.

Legal basis

Processing is carried out on the basis of:

  • For students:
    • Article 6 (1) lit. e) of the GDPR and Article 4 (1) of the Bavarian Data Protection Act (BayDSG) in conjunction with Article 2 of the Bavarian Higher Education Act (BayHSchG), Article 55 (2) of the Bavarian Higher Education Act (BayHSchG), Article 11 (1) and Article 2 of the Bavarian E-Government Act (BayEGovG); Article 32 of the Bavarian Data Protection Act (BayDSG)
    • Article 6 (1) lit. c) of the GDPR and Article 4 (1) of the Bavarian Data Protection Act (BayDSG) in conjunction with Article 61 (10) of the Bavarian Higher Education Act (BayHschG) in conjunction with the Bavarian regulation for testing remote examinations (Bayerische Fernprüfungserprobungsverordnung, BayFEV
  • For employees and staff:
    • Article 6 (1) lit. c) of the GDPR in conjunction with Article 4 of the Bavarian Data Protection Act (BayDSG) and Section 3a (1) of the Workplace Regulations (ArbStättV)
    • Article 6 (1) lit. b) of the GDPR in conjunction with Article 4 of the Bavarian Data Protection Act (BayDSG) and Section 106 of the Trade Regulation Act (GewO)
    • Article 6 (1) lit. c) of the GDPR in conjunction with Article 4 of the Bavarian Data Protection Act (BayDSG) and Article 33 (5) of the German Basic Law (GG)

Some of the processing carried out using the video conference services is based on your consent (Article 6 (1) lit. a) of the GDPR). Consent is sought separately by the meeting organisers.

Recipients of personal data

Your personal data is collected and processed by the service providers in accordance with their privacy policies.

THWS has entered into appropriate contracts with the service providers.

Operator Further information on processing

Zoom Video Communications, Inc.

via DFN's Zoom framework agreement with Telekom

 

DFN & Telekom framework agreement:

https://www.conf.dfn.de/aktuelles

https://geschaeftskunden.telekom.de/magenta-business-collaboration/video-konferenzen/dfn-zoom?wt_mc=alias_dfn-zoom

Homepage:
zoom.us
Privacy policy:
zoom.us/de-de/privacy.html
Terms of use:
zoom.us/de-de/terms.html

 

DFN Conf

Homepage
www.conf.dfn.de
Privacy policy
www.conf.dfn.de/datenschutz/

Retention period for personal data

We do not retain your data for longer than is necessary for the specified purpose of processing.

CCTV: fire safety / early fire detection

Alternative data controller:

The specific data controller is named on the notice board displayed at the surveillance location.

Purposes and legal bases for processing

Your data is processed for the purposes of fire safety and early fire detection.

Legal bases for the processing of personal data:

Article 6 (1) lit. c) of the GDPR in conjunction with Article 24 (1) No. 1 of the Bavarian Data Protection Act (BayDSG) and Section 3 and Section 9 (2) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (ArbSchG)

Personal data processed

If you are within the camera’s designated monitoring area, your image will be recorded and stored.

Retention period for personal data

We store your personal data for 7 days. It is then automatically deleted.

Recipients of personal data

Your personal data will not be disclosed to third parties.

Purposes and legal basis for processing

Your data is processed to enable you to access teaching, research and administrative content securely from a remote location via a connection to the THWS university network. This includes dedicated IT services provided by THWS and external websites/services that can only be accessed from within the THWS network. Your data is also processed to help ensure the security of the THWS university network.

To this end, we use a Virtual Private Network (VPN).

Legal basis for the processing of personal data in relation to the provision of the service:

Article 6 (1) lit. e) of the GDPR in conjunction with Article 4 (1) of the Bavarian Data Protection Act (BayDSG) in conjunction with Articles 2 and 55 of the Bavarian Higher Education Act (BayHSchG) and Article 4 (1) of the Bavarian E-Government Act (BayEGovG);

Legal bases for the processing of personal data in relation to network security:

Article 6 (1) lit. c) of the GDPR in conjunction with Article 11 (1) of the Bavarian E- Government Act (BayEGovG); Section 13 (7) of the German Telemedia Act (TMG); Section 100 (1) of the German Telecommunications Act (TKG); Article 32 of the GDPR; Article 32 of the Bavarian Data Protection Act (BayDSG);

Personal data processed

When using the THWS VPN, the following categories of personal data are processed.

In general:

  • public IP address of the THWS member
  • source port
  • destination IP
  • login time / logout time
  • connection duration
  • amount of data transferred
  • account name

Additionally via the VPN client:

  • VPN client IP

Additionally via the browser:

  • Device data such as the web browser used, the browser version and the operating system used, as well as the screen resolution
  • Access status
  • Date and time of the request

Duration of storage of personal data

We do not store your personal data for longer than is necessary for the specified purpose of processing. Your data will be deleted after 90 days at the latest, unless there are compelling legal reasons not to do so.

Recipients of personal data

Your personal data will not be disclosed to third parties. However, the THWS ITSC may, in individual cases, use this data to investigate network disruptions and security threats.