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Last updated on March 3, 2022

Thank you for choosing to become part of our community at Uniprofessors ("company", "we", "us" or "our"). We are committed to protecting your personal data and your right to privacy. If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy statement or our practices regarding your personal information, please contact us at info@uniprofessors.com. This privacy policy applies to the entire website and all of its applications.

This privacy statement describes how we may use your information when you:
Visit our website at https://uniprofessors.com
Connect with us in other related ways – including sales, marketing or events
In this privacy statement we refer to:
"Website" we mean any of our websites that reference or link to this Policy
“Services” we refer to our website and other related services, including sales, marketing or events.
The purpose of this privacy statement is to explain to you as clearly as possible what information we collect, how we use it and what your rights are in relation to it. If there are any terms in this Privacy Policy that you do not agree with, please stop using our Services immediately.


1. General purposes of processing

The operation of a website is naturally subject to dynamic development. It is therefore not possible to show every single detail. However, we would like to show you the essential details of data processing. We use your data to protect our legitimate interests, weighing them up against your interests (e.g. newsletter). The processing of data takes place in particular to fulfill our obligations towards our users. And of course in some cases we are legally obliged to process data (e.g. to release data to investigating authorities). In all other cases, we will obtain your separate consent to data processing (e.g. in the context of competitions). As part of the performance of our contractual obligations towards our users, we always try to adapt our products and services to the needs of the users. Personalization plays an important role here. Interest and usage profiles are created. In order to be able to show you suitable recommendations, e.g. for evaluation, contacts or to be able to suggest you to other users as a valuable business contact or potential employee, we have to understand what interests you might have. In order to determine these interests, we use the information that you provide to us, but also implicit feedback, i.e. information that we receive automatically as a result of your use of our service ("tracking") and, if necessary, information that we receive indirectly.

2. What data we use and the reasons for using it

2.1 Access data

We collect information about you when you use this website. We automatically collect information about your usage behavior and your interaction with us and register data about your computer or mobile device. We collect, store and use data about every access to our website (so-called server log files). Access data includes:

operating system
Address of the retrieved file
Referrer URL
HTTP code (status number of the web request)
Date and time of retrieval
amount of data transferred
IP address and the requesting provider
Browser type and browser version
Internet service provider of the user
major, university
We use this log data without assignment to your person or other profiling for statistical evaluations for the purpose of operation, security and optimization of our website, but also for anonymous recording of the number of visitors to our website and the scope and type of use of our website and services, also for billing purposes, to measure the number of clicks received from cooperation partners. This information enables us to provide personalized and location-based content, and to analyze traffic, troubleshoot and troubleshoot, and improve our services. This is also our legitimate interest in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 f) GDPR.

We also save IP addresses if we have a concrete suspicion of a criminal offense in connection with the use of our website. We also save the date of your last visit as part of your account (e.g. when registering, logging in, clicking links, etc.). We reserve the right to subsequently check the log data if there is a justified suspicion of illegal use based on specific indications. We store IP addresses in the log files for a limited period of time if this is necessary for security purposes or for the provision of a service or the billing of a service, e.g. B. if you use one of our offers.

2.2 Servers / Hosting

The server/hosting services we use serve to provide the following services: infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage space and database services, security services and technical maintenance services that we use to operate the website. In doing so, we or our hosting provider process inventory data, contact data, content data, contract data, usage data, meta and communication data from customers, interested parties and visitors to this website on the basis of our legitimate interests in making our website available efficiently and securely in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 sentence 1 f) GDPR in conjunction with Art. 28 GDPR.


3.1 Options for preventing tracking and the purpose of tracking

Ensuring security

Among other things, we pursue to ensure and protect the legitimate interest of protecting users, the security of user data and the website. Only a few of our employees with the appropriate access rights have access to this data. For this purpose, we store the collected data in full for up to 90 days. The legal basis for this processing of personal data is Art. 6 I f) EU GDPR.

You have the option to prevent third-party tracking. Essentially, the tracking and the associated analysis of user behavior are carried out to fulfill our contractual obligations. The legal basis for this processing of personal data is Art. 6 I b) EU-DSGVO.

Statistics
We also use tracking technologies to determine statistical parameters about the use of our offers. The legal basis for this processing of personal data is Art. 6 I f) EU GDPR.

Advertising
You have the option to prevent third-party tracking. Tracking also takes place to make the success of advertising campaigns. Technologies from providers such as Google are used. The legal basis for this processing of personal data is Art. 6 I f) EU GDPR.

3.2 Information you give us

There is both mandatory information (which is marked as such) and optional information.

access data, e.g. B. Username and Password
Mandatory information in other applications, e.g. B. Full Name, Email Address
Email address(es), e.g. B. to send you newsletters
University, subject, course, etc.
Optional information in other applications, e.g. B. Ratings from teachers or universities
Data as part of your user feedback, e.g. B. when participating in surveys
Data in the context of sweepstakes, e.g. B. When entering sweepstakes

3.3 Cookies

A session cookie is a small text file that is sent by the respective server when you visit a website and is temporarily stored on your hard drive. This file as such contains a so-called session ID, with which various requests from your browser can be assigned to the joint session. We use so-called session cookies to optimize our website. This allows your computer to be recognized when you return to our website. These cookies are deleted after you close your browser. They serve z. B. that you can use the shopping cart function across multiple pages.

We also use a small amount of persistent cookies, which remain on your end device and enable us to recognize your browser on your next visit. These cookies are stored on your hard drive and are automatically deleted after a specified period of time. Their lifespan is 1 month to 10 years. This enables us to present our offer to you in a more user-friendly, effective and secure manner and, for example, to show you information on the site that is specially tailored to your interests. Our legitimate interest in using cookies in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 f) GDPR is to make our website more user-friendly, more effective and more secure.

The following data and information is stored in the cookies:


3.4 Data to fulfill our contractual obligations

We process personal data that we need to fulfill our contractual obligations, such as name, address, email address.

The legal basis for the processing of this data is Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 b) GDPR, because this data is required so that we can fulfill our contractual obligations to you. The data will be deleted after the warranty periods and statutory retention periods have expired.

3.5 Information we receive about you from other sources

Sometimes we process data from you that we have not collected directly from you. for example when a user sends us the information or we collect it from other sources.

3.6 Newsletter

You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by clicking on the "Unsubscribe" link in the e-mail.

We store the log of the registration and the shipping address as long as there was an interest in proving the originally given consent, usually these are the limitation periods for civil claims, i.e. a maximum of three years. We store the registration data as long as they are required for sending the newsletter. The legal basis for sending the newsletter is your consent in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 a) in conjunction with Article 7 GDPR in conjunction with Section 7 Paragraph 2 No. 3 UWG.

You can cancel the registration at any time without incurring any costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic tariffs. A message in text form to the contact details (e.g. e-mail, contact form, letter) is sufficient for this. Of course, you will also find an unsubscribe link in every newsletter.

3.7 Contact by e-mail

We only process other personal data if you consent to this (Article 6 (1) sentence 1 a) GDPR) or if we have a legitimate interest in processing your data ( Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 f) GDPR). A legitimate interest lies e.g. B. replying to your email.

If you contact us (e.g. by e-mail), we process your details to process the request and in the event that follow-up questions arise.

If the data processing is carried out to carry out pre-contractual measures, which are carried out at your request, or, if you are already our customer, to carry out the contract, the legal basis for this data processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 b) DSGVO.

4. Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies", text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about the use of this website by site visitors is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

This is also our legitimate interest in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 f) GDPR.

We may transmit data to third countries in order to provide our services to you. Data transfers to third countries take place, but only in compliance with the legally regulated admissibility requirements. In particular, we make certain data available to other users or third parties worldwide in order to fulfill our contract with you. Neither an adequacy decision according to Art. 45 EU-DSGVO nor suitable guarantees according to Art. 46 EU-DSGVO are required for this. If the transfer of the data to a third country does not serve to fulfill our contract with you, we do not have your consent, the transfer is not necessary to assert, exercise or defend legal claims and no other exception applies, we only transfer your data to a third country if there is an adequacy decision pursuant to Article 45 EU GDPR or suitable guarantees pursuant to Article 46 EU GDPR.

One of these adequacy decisions is the so-called "Privacy Shield" for the USA. For transmissions to companies certified according to the Privacy Shield, the level of data protection is generally considered to be appropriate within the meaning of Article 45 EU GDPR. As a rule, however, we do not rely on the Privacy Shield, but create suitable guarantees in accordance with Art. 46 EU GDPR and an appropriate level of data protection by concluding the EU standard data protection clauses issued by the European Commission with the receiving body. Copies of the EU standard data protection clauses are available on the European Commission's website.

Google has submitted to the Privacy Shield Agreement concluded between the European Union and the USA and has been certified. As a result, Google undertakes to comply with the standards and regulations of European data protection law. For more information, see the entry linked below: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active.

We have activated IP anonymization on this website (anonymizeIp). As a result, however, your IP address will be shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On our behalf, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide us with other services related to website activity and internet usage.

The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; we would like to point out to you however that in this case you will if applicable not be able to use all functions of this website in full.

You can also prevent the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) being transmitted to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading the browser plug-in available under the following link and install: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

As an alternative to the browser plugin or within browsers on mobile devices, you can click on the following link to set an opt-out cookie that will prevent future detection by Google Analytics within this website (this opt-out cookie only works in this browser and only for this domain. If you delete the cookies in your browser, you must click this link again):



5. Advertising

We use Google Ads. Cookies are used to control advertising, but do not collect personal data, but rather information such as browser type, date and time of ad delivery, operating system, etc. You can find more information in the Adserver privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

Consent management

On our data protection page we offer you the opportunity to decide for yourself whether or not you want to consent to tracking via cookies and other technologies. The processing of your data for the above purposes is partly based on legitimate interest, but partly we also need your consent.

6. Storage period

Unless specifically stated, we only store personal data for as long as is necessary to fulfill the purposes pursued. In some cases, the legislator provides for the storage of personal data, for example in tax or commercial law. In these cases, the data will only be stored by us for these legal purposes, but will not be processed in any other way and will be deleted after the legal retention period has expired.

7. Your rights as a data subject

According to the applicable laws, you have various rights regarding your personal data. If you would like to assert these rights, please send your request by e-mail or post to the address given in Imprint, clearly identifying yourself .

Below is an overview of your rights:
Your right to information
Your Right to Erasure
Your right to object
further rights
Among other things, you have legal rights to information, correction, deletion, restriction of processing and objection to processing as well as a right to data portability. You can also revoke any consent you may have given to the processing at any time and complain to a supervisory authority.

7.1 Right to Confirmation and Information
You have the right to clear information about the processing of your personal data.

You have the right to receive confirmation from us at any time as to whether personal data relating to you is being processed. If this is the case, you have the right to request free information from us about the personal data stored about you together with a copy of this data. Furthermore, there is a right to the following information:

the processing purposes.
the categories of personal data being processed.
if possible, the planned duration for which the personal data will be stored or, if this is not possible, the criteria used to determine that duration.
the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organizations.
the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority.
the existence of a right to correction or deletion of the personal data concerning you or to restriction of processing by the person responsible or a right to object to this processing.
the existence of automated decision-making including profiling in accordance with Art. 22 Para. 1 and 4 GDPR and - at least in these cases - meaningful information about the logic involved as well as the scope and intended effects of such processing for you.
if the personal data is not collected from you, all available information about the origin of the data.
If personal data is transmitted to a third country or to an international organization, you have the right to be informed of the appropriate guarantees in accordance with Art. 46 GDPR in connection with the transmission.

7.2 Right to Rectification
You have the right to request us to correct and, if necessary, complete your personal data.
You have the right to ask us to correct inaccurate personal data concerning you. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, you have the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data - also by means of a supplementary declaration.

7.3 Right to erasure or "right to be forgotten"
In some cases we are obliged to delete personal data concerning you at your request.

Pursuant to Art. 17 (1) GDPR, you have the right to demand that personal data concerning you be deleted immediately, and we are obliged to delete personal data immediately if one of the following reasons applies:

The personal data are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
You revoke your consent on which the processing was based in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 a) GDPR or Art. 9 Para. 2 a) GDPR and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
Erasure of the personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which we are subject.
You object to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 (1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate reasons for the processing, or you object to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 (2) GDPR.
The personal data have been unlawfully processed.
The personal data was collected in relation to information society services offered in accordance with Art. 8 Para. 1 GDPR.
If we have made the personal data public and we are obliged to delete them in accordance with Art. 17 Para process data that you have requested them to delete any links to, or copies or replications of, that personal data.

7.4 Right to restriction of processing
In a number of cases, you are entitled to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data.

You have the right to request us to restrict processing if one of the following conditions is met:
the accuracy of the personal data is contested by you for a period enabling us to verify the accuracy of the personal data,
the processing is unlawful and you have refused the erasure of the personal data and have instead requested that the use of the personal data be restricted;
we no longer need the personal data for the purposes of processing, but you need the data to assert, exercise or defend legal claims, or
You have lodged an objection to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 Para. 1 GDPR, as long as it has not yet been determined whether the legitimate reasons of our company outweigh yours.

7.5 Right to Data Portability
You have the right to receive, transmit or have us transmit personal data relating to you in machine-readable form.

You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format, and you have the right to transmit this data to another person responsible without hindrance from us, provided that

the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 a) GDPR or Art. 9 Para. 2 a) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6 Para automated procedures.
When exercising your right to data portability in accordance with paragraph 1, you have the right to have the personal data transmitted directly by us to another person responsible, insofar as this is technically feasible.

7.6 Right to Object
You have the right to object to the lawful processing of your personal data by us, which is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 Letter f) EU-GDPR, if this is based on your particular situation and our interests in the processing are not predominate.
Data information requested by you may also be transmitted to third parties.

You have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of your personal data, which is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 e) or f) GDPR. this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. We no longer process personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

You have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to object to the processing of your personal data for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89 (1) GDPR unless the processing is necessary to fulfill a task in the public interest.

If personal data is processed by us in order to operate direct advertising, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purpose of such advertising; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is associated with such direct advertising.

7.7 Automated decisions including profiling
You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing "including profiling" which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you.

Automated decision-making based on the personal data collected does not take place.

7.8 Right to revoke consent under data protection law
You have the right to revoke consent to the processing of personal data at any time.

7.9 Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State where you live, work or where the alleged infringement took place, if you believe that the processing of your personal data is unlawful.

8. Data security

We make every effort to ensure the security of your data within the framework of the applicable data protection laws and technical possibilities.

Your personal data will be transmitted encrypted with us. We use the SSL (Secure Socket Layer) coding system, but would like to point out that data transmission on the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) can have security gaps. A complete protection of the data against access by third parties is not possible.

To secure your data, we maintain technical and organizational security measures in accordance with Art. 32 GDPR, which we constantly adapt to the state of the art.

We also do not guarantee that our offer will be available at certain times; Malfunctions, interruptions or failures cannot be ruled out. The servers we use are regularly and carefully backed up.

9. Transfer of data to third parties, data transfer to non-EU countries

Basically, we only use your personal data within our company.

In the event that we outsource certain parts of the data processing "order processing", we contractually oblige processors to only use personal data in accordance with the requirements of data protection laws and to ensure the protection of the rights of the person concerned.

If and to the extent that we engage third parties to fulfill contracts (e.g. logistics service providers), they only receive personal data to the extent that the transmission is necessary for the corresponding service.

Partners we work with:

A data transfer to bodies or persons outside the EU outside of the case mentioned in this declaration in section 4 does not take place and is not planned.

By the way: We only pass on your personal data to third parties if:

10. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?

If you have any questions or comments about this notice, you can email us at info@uniprofessors.com or by post to the address on the Imprint.