A) Calling up our website

Description and scope of data processing

When the web pages of the University of Graz are accessed, the web servers temporarily store each access in a log file. The following data is recorded and stored until it is automatically deleted:

• IP address of the requesting computer
• Date and time of access
• Name and URL of the retrieved data
• Amount of data transferred
• Message whether the call was successful
• Recognition data of the browser and operating system used
• Website from which the access is made
• Name of your Internet access provider

Purpose of data processing

This data is processed for the purpose of ensuring the use of the website (connection establishment), system security and the technical administration of the network infrastructure. The processing also serves to optimise the website. The IP address is only analysed in the event of attacks on our network infrastructure.

Legal basis for data processing

The processing of the above-mentioned data is carried out in particular on the basis of the existing overriding legitimate interest (Art 6 para 1 lit f GDPR) of the cooperation partners in ensuring system security, the technical administration of the network infrastructure and the optimisation of the Internet offer to fulfil university tasks, taking into account the guiding principles for universities in the fulfilment of their tasks (cf. §§ 2 and 3 UG).

 

B) Website analysis

Description and scope of data processing

The setting of web statistics cookies serves to measure reach and usage, in particular to compile reports on aggregated website activities (reach measurement, estimation of the performance of the required servers, analysis of the content accessed, recognition of navigation problems, etc.) and thus improve our website. In this way, we fulfil our university tasks (in particular public educational mandate; further education mandate; support of national and international cooperation; support of the use and implementation of their research results in practice and support of the social integration of results of the development and development of the arts; informing the public about the fulfilment of the tasks of the universities) in compliance with the guiding principles for the universities (economic efficiency, economy and expediency of management).

 

For more information, see the cookie settings in the footer of the website.

 

1. Matomo

Matomo is an open-source web analytics platform that is operated at the University of Graz as a self-hosted solution. Matomo makes it possible to collect information about the behaviour of website visitors in order to gain insights into user behaviour and, based on this, to improve our online presence for the fulfilment of university tasks.

 

1. Google Analytics

Google Analytics is a widely used web analysis tool from the US company Google LLC. Google Analytics enables us to collect information about the behaviour of website visitors in order to gain insights into user behaviour and, based on this, to improve our online presence to fulfil the university's tasks. User data is collected using cookies and analysed using the Google Analytics tool, in particular to improve our advertising measures.

Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for data processing in the course of website analysis is your voluntarily given consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit a GDPR and § 165 para. 3 TKG 2021. You give us your consent by actively clicking on "Accept all cookies" or by actively ticking the box under "Cookie settings" for the respective processing purpose in the cookie banner when calling up our website. No analysis cookies will be set before you give your consent.

Transmission
In the course of using the analytics service provider Google LLC, data may be transmitted to the USA (third country).

There is currently (as of 17 June 2024) a decision by the European Commission in which the level of data protection for certified companies in the USA is declared adequate ("adequacy decision"). Google LLC is such a certified company (see the list of certified companies at www.dataprivacyframework.gov/list).
Any data transfer to Google LLC in the USA therefore takes place on the basis of Art. 45 para. 1 GDPR in conjunction with the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.

 

 

 

C) Website marketing

In order to fulfil our university tasks, it is necessary to reach and address potential students ("prospective students") in particular. For this purpose, we use marketing cookies to obtain information about the interests and media usage behaviour of prospective students, which subsequently enables us to advertise our range of courses in a targeted manner. In addition, this provides us with information on the effectiveness of online measures in the orientation and decision-making phase of prospective students.

 

Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for data processing in the course of website marketing is your voluntarily given consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit a GDPR and § 165 para. 3 TKG 2021. You give us your consent by actively clicking on "Accept all cookies" or by actively ticking the box under "Cookie settings" for the respective processing purpose in the cookie banner when calling up our website. No marketing cookies will be set before you give your consent.

 

Transfer
In the course of using the marketing service providers Google LLC and Meta Platforms, Inc., data may be transferred to the USA (third country).
 There is currently (as of 17 June 2024) a decision by the European Commission in which the level of data protection for certified companies in the USA is declared appropriate ("adequacy decision"). Google LLC and Meta Platforms, Inc. are such certified companies (see the list of certified companies at www.dataprivacyframework.gov/list).
Any data transfer to Google LLC and Meta Platforms, Inc. in the USA
therefore takes place on the basis of Art. 45 para. 1 GDPR in conjunction with the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.

 

D) Reach and usage measurement through Matomo

The website uses "Matomo" to measure reach and usage. For this purpose, certain usage information (e.g. information about the browser, the end device, events) is processed without the setting of "cookies" exclusively for absolutely necessary purposes of reach and usage measurement.

Purpose of data processing

The processing of the data serves to measure reach and usage, in particular to compile reports on aggregated website activities (reach measurement, estimation of the performance of the required servers, analysis of the content accessed, detection of navigation problems, etc.) and thus improve our website. In this way, we fulfil our university tasks (in particular public education mandate; further education mandate; support of national and international cooperation; support of the use and implementation of their research results in practice and support of the social integration of results of the development and development of the arts; information of the public about the fulfilment of the tasks of the universities) in compliance with the guiding principles for the universities (economic efficiency, economy and expediency of management).

Legal basis for data processing

The processing of the above-mentioned data is carried out in particular on the basis of the existing legitimate interest or public interest (Art 6 para 1 lit f and e GDPR in conjunction with §§ 2 and 3 UG) of the university as a public institution in the improvement of the website to fulfil university tasks, taking into account the guiding principles for universities in the fulfilment of their tasks (cf. §§ 2 and 3 UG).

If you do not agree to the storage and analysis of the usage information generated, you can object to this below. In this case, a so-called deactivation cookie will be stored in your browser, which means that "Matomo" will not collect any session data. Please note: If you delete your cookies, the deactivation cookie will also be deleted and you will have to store it again.

You have the option of deactivating data processing by "Matomo" on the following website: https://www.uni-graz.at/de/datenschutz

 

Storage duration:

We store your data as follows:

• With consent (Art 6 para 1 lit a GDPR): Data that we process on the basis of your consent will remain stored until you withdraw your consent, but at the latest until the purpose has been achieved. In addition, only your absolutely necessary personal data (name, date of consent, proof of consent, e.g. signature) will be stored for the purpose of proving your consent or your revocation for a period of 3 years from revocation.
• In the public interest (Art 6 para 1 lit e GDPR): We process your data for as long as this is necessary due to the public interest or until a (justified) objection is raised. In addition, we only store your data if there are statutory retention periods or limitation periods regarding potential legal claims are open.
• In the case of legitimate interest (Art 6 para 1 lit f GDPR): We process the data for as long as this is necessary to safeguard legitimate interests or until a (justified) objection is raised. In addition, we only store your data if there are statutory retention periods or limitation periods regarding potential legal claims are open.

 

Your rights:

In connection with the processing of your personal data, you generally have the following rights:

• Right of access to the personal data concerned (Art 15 GDPR),
• Right to rectification (Art 16 GDPR), erasure (Art 17 GDPR) and restriction of processing (Art 18 GDPR),
• Right to data portability (Art 20 GDPR),
• Right to object (Art 21 GDPR),
• if the processing is based on consent: Right to withdraw consent (Art. 7 (3) GDPR), which does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal

 

You can assert your rights in connection with the joint website operation via the joint contact point of the joint programmes jointdegrees@uni-graz.at.

 

In addition, you have the right to lodge a complaint (Art 77 GDPR) with a supervisory authority, in Austria this is the Austrian Data Protection Authority, Barichgasse 40-42, 1030 Vienna, telephone: +43 1 52 152-0, e-mail: dsb@dsb.gv.at.

 

 

Data protection officer and contact details of the data protection officer:

University of Graz, Universitätsstraße 3, 8010 Graz, rektorsbuero(at)uni-graz.at
 Contact details of the data protection officer: dsba(at)uni-graz.at

 

• University of Bamberg, Chair of English Literature, An der Universität 9, 96045 Bamberg, email: maeas.englit@uni-bamberg.de. The data protection officer can be contacted at: datenschutzbeauftragter(at)uni-bamberg.de
• Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Andrew Monnickendam, Departament de Filologia Anglesa, Bellaterra 08193, Barcelona, Spain, email: andrew.monnickendam@uab.cat. The data protection officer can be contacted at: proteccio.dades@uab.cat
• University of Basel, MGU-Sustainable central, Vesalgasse 1, 4051 Basel, email: camelia.chebbi@unibas.ch. The data protection officer can be contacted at: datenschutz@unibas.ch
• University of Belgrade, 1 Studentski trg, 11000 Belgrade, email: kabinet@rect.bg.ac.rs. The data protection officer can be contacted at: dpo@rect.bg.ac.rs
• Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Faculty of Social Sciences, Universitätsstr. 150, 44801 Bochum, emails: genderstudies(at)rub.de (Gender Studies) / marcus.reinecke(at)rub.de (PELP). You can reach the data protection officer at: dsb@rub.de
• University of Bologna, Via Zamboni 33, 40126 Bologna. The data protection officer can be contacted at: dpo@unibo.it.
• Central European University, Quellenstraße 51 | A-1100 Vienna. The data protection officer can be contacted at: privacy@ceu.edu.
• Chalmers University of Graz, Department of Space, Earth and Environment, Maskingränd 2, 41296 Gothenburg, email: ulrika.lundqvist(at)chalmers.se The data protection can be contacted at: dataskydd(at)chalmers.se
• The City College of New York, Andras Kisery, CCNY Department of English, NAC 6/219, 160 Convent Ave, New York, NY 10031, USA, email: kwillis@ccny.cuny.edu. Contact for information about data processing: Ken Ihrer, VP of Operations and CIO, at: kihrer(at)ccny.cuny.edu
• Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley, Western Australia 6102 The data protection officer can be contacted at: privacy@curtin.edu.au
• Babes Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, Str. Mihail Kogălniceanu, nr. 1, 400084, Cluj-Napoca, email: contact@ubbcluj.ro. The data protection officer can be contacted at: dpo@ubbcluj.ro.
• Delft University of Technology/Leiden University, Van Steenis, Einsteinweg 2, 2333 CC Leiden, email: ocie@cml.leidenuniv.nl The data protection officer of Delft University of Technology can be contacted at: privacy-tud@tudelft.nl and at Leiden University, the data protection officer can be contacted at: privacy(at)bb.leidenuniv.nl
• University of Granada, Avda. del Hospicio s/n, 18010 Granada, email: rector@ugr.es. The data protection officer can be contacted at: dpo@ugr.es
• TU Graz, Rechbauerstraße 12, 8010 Graz, email: info(at)tugraz.at. The data protection officer can be contacted at: datenschutzbeauftragter@tugraz.at
• Hiroshima University, 1-3-2 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima City, Hiroshima 739-8511, email: inquiry@office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp. The data protection officer can be contacted at: koho(at)office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp / soumu@office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp.
• Heidelberg School of Jewish Studies, Prof Dr Viktor Golinets, Landfriedstraße 12, 69117 Heidelberg, e-mail: viktor.golinets@hfjs.eu. You can reach the data protection officer at: datenschutz@hfjs.eu
• Jagiellonian University in Kraków, dr Anna Paluchowska-Messing, Gołębia 24, 31-007 Kraków, Poland, email: a.paluchowska-messing@uj.edu.pl. The data protection officer can be contacted at: iod(at)uj.edu.pl
• Leipzig University, Ritterstraße 26, 04109 Leipzig. The data protection officer can be contacted at: dsb@uni-leipzig.de.
• University of Ljubljana, Kongresni trg 12, 1000 Ljubljana, email: rektorat@uni-lj.si. The data protection officer can be contacted at: dpo@uni-lj.si.
• University of Macedonia, 156 Egnatia Street, GR-546 36 Thessaloniki, Greece. The data protection officer can be contacted at: dpo@uom.edu.gr.
• Masaryk University Brno, Žerotínovo nám. 617/9, 601 77 Brno, email: info@muni.cz. The data protection officer can be contacted at: poverenec@muni.cz.
• Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Energy and Process Engineering, Realfagbygget, E4-150, Gloshaugen, email: johan.berg.pettersen(at)ntnu.no The data protection officer can be contacted at: sikkerhet@ntnu.no
• University of Novi Sad, Dr Zorana Đinđića 1, 21102 Novi Sad, email: rektorat@uns.ac.rs. The data protection officer can be contacted at: milica.ostojic@uns.ac.rs
• Université Paris Cité, Prof Francois Vergniolle de Chantal, 8 Place Paul-Ricoeur, 75013 Paris, email: fdechantal(at)u-paris.fr. The data protection officer can be contacted at : dpo@u-paris.fr
• University of Pécs, Prof Gabriella Vöőő, Institute of English Studies, Faculty of Humanities, Ifjúság útja 6, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary, email: voo.gabriella@pte.hu. The data protection officer can be contacted at: szoke.gergely(at)ajk.pte.hu
• University of Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 31, 93053 Regensburg. The data protection officer can be contacted at: dsb@ur.de.
• University of Sarajevo, Obala Kulina Bana br7/II, 71000 Sarajevo, email: javnost@unsa.ba. The data protection officer can be contacted at: prijavikorupciju@unsa.ba
• Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, blvd. Goce Delcev 9, 1000 Skopje. The data protection officer can be contacted at: ukim(at)ukim.edu.mk
• Sofia University "St Kliment Ohridski", 15 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd, 1504 Sofia. The data protection officer can be contacted at: dpo@uni-sofia.bg
• KTH Stockholm, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 100 44 Stockholm, email: info@kth.se. The data protection officer can be contacted at: dataskyddsombud@kth.se
• TERI School of Advanced Studies, Plot No. 10, Institutional Area, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi - 110 070, email: registrar@terisas.ac.in. The data protection officer can be contacted at: mailbox@teri.res.in.
• South East European University of Tetovo, Ilindenska n.335, 1200 Tetovo, email: rectorate@seeu.edu.mk. The data protection officer can be contacted at: b.xheladini@seeu.edu.mk.
• University of Trento, via Calepina 14, 38122 Trento, email: ateneo@unitn.it. The data protection officer can be contacted at: dpo@unitn.it.
• Tsinghua University, Haidian District, 100084 Beijing, P.R. China. The data protection officer can be contacted at: grad@tsinghua.edu.cn
• University of Udine, via Palladio 8, 33100 Udine. The data protection officer can be contacted at: rpd@uniud.it.
• Utrecht University, Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Faculty of Geosciences, Vening Meinesz building A, Princetonlaan 8a, 3584 CB Utrecht, email: E.B.Dijksma@uu.nl. The data protection officer can be contacted at: fg@uu.nl
• Ca' Foscari University of Venice, International Relations Office, Dorsoduro 3246, 30123 Venezia, Italy, email: jointdegree@unive.it. The data protection officer can be contacted at: dpo(at)unive.it
• Vilnius University, 3 Universiteto St., 01513 Vilnius, email: infor@cr.vu.lt. The data protection officer can be contacted at: viktoras.bulavas@itpc.vu.lt
• Waseda University, 1-104 Totsukamachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169-805. The data protection officer can be contacted at: kojinjoho@list.waseda.jp.
• University of Zagreb, Trg Republike Hrvatske 14, 10000 Zagreb, email: unizginfo@unizg.hr. The data protection officer can be contacted at: gdpr@unizg.hr.