Who we are
The controller for personal data on this website is Hochschule Stralsund
University of Applied Sciences,
Zur Schwedenschanze 15, 18435 Stralsund, Germany,
Email: hochschulkommunikation@hochschule-stralsund.de.
You can reach our data protection officer at datenschutz@hochschule-stralsund.de
or by phone at +49 385 20092-1218.
Collection of personal data
We collect personal data when you interact with our website, such as:
Contact Forms: If you submit a contact form, we store the information you provide (name, email, phone number, message) to respond to your inquiry.
Comments: When you leave a comment, we collect your name, email address, comment content, IP address, and browser user agent for spam detection. An anonymized string (hash) of your email may be sent to Gravatar to check if you are using a profile picture. After approval, your profile picture may appear next to your comment.
Media Uploads: If you upload images, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors may access it.
All data processing is carried out in accordance with GDPR and the internal policies of Hochschule Stralsund.
Cookies
We use cookies to improve website functionality and user experience:
Editing Cookies: When you edit or publish content, an additional cookie records the post ID for one day..
Comment Form Cookies: Store your name, email, and website for one year if you opt-in, so you don’t have to re-enter details.
Login Cookies: Temporary cookies verify if your browser accepts cookies. Login cookies last for two days, screen options cookies for one year, and “Remember Me” cookies for two weeks.
You can configure your browser to block or delete cookies; however, some features of the website may not work properly if cookies are disabled
Embedded content from other websites
Our website may include embedded content (videos, images, articles) from external platforms such as YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. These platforms may collect data about your interaction with the content. We use “extended data protection mode” where possible, and data collection by third parties is subject to their respective privacy policies.
More information on each platform’s policy:
YouTube: www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy
Twitter: https://twitter.com/privacy
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy
Instagram: http://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy
What rights you have over your data
You have the following rights regarding your personal data:
Right to information
Right to rectification or erasure
Right to restriction of processing
Right to object to processing
Right to data portability
You may also lodge a complaint with a data protection authority.
Data retention
Comments and their metadata are stored indefinitely to facilitate follow-up approvals. Contact form submissions are retained only as long as necessary to respond to your request. Other personal data collected via this website is stored in compliance with statutory retention periods.
Analytics
We use Matomo web analytics to improve our services. IP addresses are anonymized, and collected data is stored on university servers. You may opt-out of tracking by configuring your browser or using the provided opt-out plugin.
No personal identification is possible unless you log in and consent to data collection.
Social Media
The university maintains official accounts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Data collected by these platforms is governed by their respective privacy policies and is outside our control.
Embedding YouTube Videos
YouTube videos are embedded in extended privacy mode to minimize data transfer. Personal data is only sent when you play a video. You can prevent data from being associated with your YouTube account by logging out before playing.
Contact
Data Protection Officer:
SIS – Schwerin IT and Service Company mbH
Email: datenschutz@hochschule-stralsund.de
Tel.: 0385 20092-1218
Updates
This privacy policy may be updated periodically. Any significant changes will be clearly posted on this page.