Privacy Policy

1. Data Protection at a Glance

General Information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data with which you can be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by Campus Business Box e.V., Fraunhoferstr. 13, 24118 Kiel.

How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected, on the one hand, by you providing it to us. This can be, for example, data that you enter into a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically or after your consent when you visit the website by our IT systems. This is mainly technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to receive information free of charge at any time about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

For this purpose and for further questions on the subject of data protection, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the Imprint.

Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools

When you visit this website, your surfing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This is done primarily with cookies and with so-called analysis programs. Detailed information about these analysis programs can be found in sections 7 and 8 of this privacy policy.

2. Hosting

Google Cloud Platform

This website is hosted on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

The personal data collected on this website is stored on Google servers. This may include IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website access, and other data generated via a website.

The use of Google Cloud Platform is for the purpose of contract fulfillment towards our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR) and in the interest of a secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online offer by a professional provider (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).

Data processing takes place on servers within the European Union (EU region europe-west).

A contract for data processing (DPA) exists with Google in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.

Further information: https://cloud.google.com/privacy

3. General Information and Mandatory Information

Data Protection

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

We point out that data transmission on the Internet (e.g., when communicating by email) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Note on the Responsible Party

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

Campus Business Box e.V.
Fraunhoferstr. 13
24118 Kiel

Phone: +49 (0) 431 9089 4380
Email: edu @ opencampus.sh

The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent you have already given at any time. An informal email to us is sufficient for this. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS CARRIED OUT ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA AT ANY TIME FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS OR THE PROCESSING SERVES TO ASSERT, EXERCISE, OR DEFEND LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE of 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 RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT ADVERTISING (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR).

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state of their habitual residence, their place of work, or the place of the alleged violation. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of data to another responsible party, this will only be done insofar as it is technically feasible.

SSL or TLS Encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or requests that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Information, Deletion, and Correction

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient, and the purpose of data processing and, if applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data at any time. For this purpose and for further questions on the subject of personal data, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the Imprint.

Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data. For this purpose, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the Imprint. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

• If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data.
• If the processing of your personal data happened/is happening unlawfully, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
• If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend, or assert legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
• If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, a balancing of interests between your and our interests must be carried out. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data may only be processed—apart from its storage—with your consent or for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of an important public interest of the European Union or a member state.

Objection to Advertising Emails

The use of contact data published within the framework of the imprint obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby objected to. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam emails.

4. Data Collection on This Website

Server Log Files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

• Browser type and browser version
• Operating system used
• Referrer URL
• Hostname of the accessing computer
• Time of server request
• IP address

A combination of this data with other data sources is not carried out.

The collection of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website—for this purpose, the server log files must be collected.

Request by Email, Phone, or Fax

If you contact us by email, phone, or fax, your request including all resulting personal data (name, request) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the requests addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this has been requested.

The data you send to us via contact requests will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions—in particular statutory retention periods—remain unaffected.

Profile Information

The website operator stores profile data (names, email, and optionally student status and university) of all course participants to automatically support course execution and certificate creation (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).

Course Participation Information

The website operator stores data on courses for which registered users have applied or participated, as well as related information about the fulfillment of the set performance criteria for the courses that are needed for certificate issuance (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).

5. Data Collection via Formbricks

We collect personal data through forms and surveys that are integrated within the EduHub platform. This includes:

• Registration and applications for courses, events, and other educational offerings
• Onboarding processes for courses, events, and new instructors
• Evaluation surveys for past courses and events to improve our offerings and the platform

For this purpose, we use the tool "Formbricks" from Formbricks GmbH. Formbricks is used exclusively as a technical service provider and data processor in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.

The processing of data is carried out exclusively on our instructions. For registration, applications, and onboarding processes, the data processing serves the purpose of carrying out pre-contractual measures as well as fulfilling the contract (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR). For evaluation surveys, the data processing is based on our legitimate interest in improving our educational offerings and the platform (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).

A contract for data processing (DPA) exists with the provider.

The data is processed on servers within the European Union.

Further information: https://formbricks.com/privacy

6. Payment Processing

For the processing of paid offerings, we use external payment service providers, currently Stripe.

Stripe is used as an independent responsible party for payment processing and as a data processor within the meaning of Art. 28 GDPR for certain processing operations.

A contract for data processing (DPA) exists with the provider.

The provider only receives the data necessary for payment processing. The platform operator does not have access to complete payment data (e.g., credit card numbers).

The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

Further information: https://stripe.com/privacy

7. Consent Management

Cookiebot

This website uses Cookiebot to obtain your consent for storing cookies and similar technologies on your device, and to document and manage these consents. The provider is Cybot A/S, Havnegade 39, 1058 Copenhagen, Denmark.

When you access our website, a connection is established to Cookiebot servers to obtain your consents and provide other explanations regarding cookie usage. Cookiebot then stores a cookie in your browser to identify the consents you have given or their revocation. The data collected in this way is stored until you request deletion, delete the Cookiebot cookie yourself, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Mandatory legal retention obligations remain unaffected.

Cookiebot is used to obtain the legally required consents for the use of cookies. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR.

A contract for data processing (DPA) exists with the provider.

Further information: https://www.cookiebot.com/de/privacy-policy/

8. Web Analytics

Plausible Analytics

This website uses Plausible Analytics, a privacy-friendly web analytics service. The provider is Plausible Insights OÜ, Västriku tn 2, 50403 Tartu, Estonia.

Plausible Analytics does not use cookies and does not store any personal data. Only aggregated data is collected that cannot be traced back to individual persons. The data is processed exclusively on servers within the European Union.

The use of Plausible Analytics is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). The consent can be revoked at any time via the cookie settings.

Further information: https://plausible.io/privacy

9. Marketing

Meta Pixel (Facebook Pixel)

This website uses the Meta Pixel (formerly Facebook Pixel) for conversion measurement. The provider is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland.

The Meta Pixel allows us to track the behavior of website visitors after they have been redirected to our website by clicking on a Facebook ad. This enables us to evaluate the effectiveness of Facebook ads for statistical and market research purposes.

The data collected in this way is anonymous to us, i.e., we do not see the personal data of individual users. However, this data is stored and processed by Meta. Meta can link this data to your Facebook account and use it for its own advertising purposes in accordance with Meta's data policy.

The use of Meta Pixel is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). The consent can be revoked at any time via the cookie settings.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. Meta Platforms Inc. is certified under this framework.

Further information: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/