We process personal data collected when you visit our website in accordance with applicable data protection regulations, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania State Data Protection Act (DSG M-V).
The entity responsible under the General Data Protection Regulation and other national data protection laws of the member states, as well as other data protection regulations, is:
University of Greifswald
Legally represented by the principal
Prof. Katharina Riedel, Ph.D.
Phone: +49 3834 420 0,
Email: rektorin@uni-greifswald.de
Legal Basis
If we process personal data based on your consent (responding to inquiries via email), Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR serves as the legal basis.
Logging
Every time you visit our website, the following data is stored in log files for data security and statistical purposes:
• IP address,
• Time of access,
• UserAgent (browser and operating system used),
• pages or content elements accessed, and
• If provided, the referrer URL (the page visited previously).
The purpose of logging is to detect, contain, and resolve malfunctions, as well as to identify misuse, in accordance with § 12 (1) and (4) of the TDDDG. IP addresses are not combined with other data sets. The data is stored for a maximum of seven days.
Cookies
When you visit our website, so-called “session cookies” are placed and stored on your computer. The legal basis for this is Section 25(2) of the German Telemedia Act (TDDG). Cookies are small text files that serve to make the website more user-friendly, effective, and secure. They do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain viruses. As a rule, session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit to our website. You have the option of disabling the storage of cookies by adjusting the settings in your browser. Please note that disabling cookies may prevent you from fully utilizing all features of our website.
Your rights
You have the right to withdraw your consent to the processing of personal data at any time, without providing a reason, with future effect, by sending a written notice to the University of Greifswald, University Library of Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 10, 17489 Greifswald, or by email to in-terris-gryphi@uni-greifswald.de.
In addition, you have the right to request, free of charge, information about your stored personal data, its source and recipients, the purpose of the data processing, and the duration of such processing. Furthermore, under certain conditions, you have the right to have your data corrected, to restrict its processing (e.g., by blocking it), to have it deleted, and to request data portability.
You also have the right to file a complaint with the competent data protection supervisory authority if you believe that your personal data is not being processed lawfully. The competent supervisory authority is:
The State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
74a Werderstraße, 19055 Schwerin
Phone: +49 385 59494 0,
Email: info@datenschutz-mv.de
If you have any questions regarding data protection, please contact the University of Greifswald’s Data Protection Officer.
Government Data Protection Officers
SIS – Schwerin IT and Service Company, LLC
Eckdrift 93, 19061 Schwerin
Email: datenschuetzer@uni-greifswald.de
Contact person: Dominique Kandzia
Phone: +49 385 20092 1218
Contact
University of Greifswald
Greifswald University Library
Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 10
17489 Greifswald
E-Mail: in-terris-gryphi@uni-greifswald.de
