Data Protection Policy

The current version of the privacy policy can be found here: Privacy Policy of the University of Bonn.

The following regulations apply to the newsletter:

1. Newsletter

If you subscribe to our company's newsletter, the data in the respective input mask will be transmitted to the person responsible for processing. Subscription to our newsletter takes place in a so-called double opt-in procedure. This means that after registering, you will receive an e-mail asking you to confirm your registration. This confirmation is necessary so that no-one can register with other people's email addresses. When registering for the newsletter, the user's IP address and the date and time of registration are stored. This is to prevent misuse of the services or the data subject's e-mail address. The data is not passed on to third parties. An exception is made if there is a legal obligation to pass on the data. We only use the data to send the newsletter. Subscription to the newsletter can be terminated by the person to whom it relates at any time. Consent to the storage of personal data can also be revoked at any time. For this purpose, there is a corresponding link in every newsletter. The legal basis for the processing of data after registration by the user is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR if the user has given their consent. The legal basis for sending the newsletter as a result of the sale of goods or services is Section 7 (3) UWG.

1.1 Use of rapidmail

Description and purpose: We use rapidmail to send newsletters. The provider is rapidmail GmbH, Wentzingerstraße 21, 79106 Freiburg, Germany. We use rapidmail to organize and analyse the sending of newsletters, inter alia. The data you enter for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter is stored on rapidmail's servers in Germany. If you do not wish to be analyzed by rapidmail, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. For this purpose, we provide a corresponding link in every newsletter message. For the purpose of analysis, the e-mails sent with rapidmail contain a so-called tracking pixel, which connects to the rapidmail servers when the e-mail is opened. This enables us to determine whether a newsletter message has been opened. Furthermore, we use rapidmail to determine whether and which links in the newsletter message are accessed. Links in the e-mail can potentially be set as tracking links, with which your clicks can be counted.

Legal basis: The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.

Recipient: The recipient of the data is rapidmail GmbH.

Transfer to third countries: Data will not be transferred to third countries.

Duration: We will store the data you have submitted to us as part of your consent for the purpose of receiving the newsletter until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and delete it from both our servers and the servers of rapidmail after you unsubscribe from the newsletter. Data stored by us for other purposes (e.g. e-mail addresses for the member area) remain unaffected by this.

Revocation option: You have the option of revoking your consent to data processing at any time with effect for the future. The legality of the data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation.

Further data protection information: For more information, please refer to rapidmail's data security information at: www.rapidmail.de/datensicherheit. For more information on the analysis functions of rapidmail, please refer to the following link: www.rapidmail.de/wissen-und-hilfe.