If you take part in a group discussion

Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences
Theodor-Körner-Allee 16
02763 Zittau

Please send inquiries regarding data processing to datenschutz(at)hszg.de
Your request will be forwarded to the responsible department and processed promptly.

The data protection officer can be contacted at

DID Dresdner Institut für Datenschutz
Hospitalstraße 4
01097 Dresden

Web.: www.dids.de
Phone: +49 (0)351 / 655 772 - 0
E-mail: dsb(at)hszg.de

The HSZG collects data as part of the research project "Regionaler Verbleib internationaler Hochschulabsolventinnen und -absolventen: Individual, Institutional and Regional Factors" (RegIA) to investigate the future plans of international students in Germany.

The data is passed on anonymously to the specialist community.

The processing of personal data from group discussions is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR on the basis of informed consent. If special categories of personal data are processed in accordance with Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR, this is done on the basis of your consent in accordance with Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR.

The comments made by the participants in the group discussions constitute personal data that are processed by the HSCG as part of the research project. The following categories of personal data are processed for the aforementioned purposes.

• Image and sound recordings
• Surname, first name, age, gender, nationality, country of origin, type of higher education entrance qualification, religious affiliation, marital status, parenthood, employment, course of study, current semester, intended degree, arrival in Germany

The HSCG discloses the data to the following recipients exclusively for the purposes of this processing activity:

• Persons responsible for the implementation of the RegIA research project

The data will only be passed on to the specialist community in anonymized form. The HSZG does not directly transfer personal data to a third country or an international organization.

Without prejudice to your right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR), the data will be stored for the duration of the fulfillment of its collection purposes until the end of the RegIA research project.

As a person affected by the processing of your personal data, you have the following rights if the legal requirements are met:

• You have the right to information about the processing of your personal data(Art. 15 GDPR).
• You have the right to rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning you(Art. 16 GDPR)
• You have the right to erasure of your personal data(Art. 17 GDPR).
• You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data(Art. 18 GDPR)
• You have the right to data portability of your personal data (Art. 20 GDPR)
• You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data(Art. 21 GDPR)
• You have the right to withdraw your consent to data processing at any time. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out on the basis of your consent until revocation remains unaffected (Art. 13 para. 2 lit. c GDPR).
• You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Saxon data protection officer
  (for contact details, see https://www.saechsdsb.de/n-kontakt).

The provision of personal data is not required by law in accordance with Art. 13 para. 2 lit. e GDPR.

This processing activity does not involve automated decision-making or profiling in accordance with Art. 22 GDPR.