Privacy Policy

The use of studienwahl.de is possible without registration or entry of personal data.

Each time you access our website and retrieve a file, the following information will automatically be saved:

• IP address of the user
• Internet service provider of the user
• Date and time of access
• Accessed page of our website / name of the retrieved file
• Websites from which the user's system accesses our website
• Websites that are accessed by the user's system through our website
• Transferred amount of data
• Message if the access / retrieval was successful
• Used browser and operating system
• Session ID used

A storage of this data together with other personal data of the user does not take place.

This information is processed for backup purposes. The BA pursues legitimate interests within the signification of Art. 6 lit. f of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), as this is the only way to ensure the availability and integrity of the portal. There are no other categories of data recipients than the employees who manage the BA's portal.

Personal data are only collected if you yourself - voluntarily - wish to use certain services of studienwahl.de named below:

This applies to the newsletter where your e-mail address is required for delivery by the regular online service. The voluntary survey is carried out as part of a double-opt-in procedure to ensure that you actually subscribe to the newsletter yourself; You will receive an e-mail with a link to the e-mail address you have to confirm. Only then the delivery of the newsletter is possible. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time with a link at the end.

This applies to book orders via the order form: To deliver books to you it is necessary that you send us your address and contact details. In addition, your bank details may be required for payment, depending on the chosen payment method. This information is provided voluntarily by you.

In the cases mentioned, your particular information will always be used only in the context of the processing and shipping of the order you have made. They will not be used for any other purpose and will not be shared with third parties who are not involved in the process of sending newsletters or books.

When using the website studienwahl.de, temporary cookies will be created in the default setting of your internet browser. Set your browser to accept cookies in order to use all functions of this website.

If you do not wish to accept cookies, you can set your browser accordingly. For instructions on how to disable the use of cookies in your internet browser, please visit the provider's website, e.g. Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome.

Please note that certain functions of the website cannot be fully used without cookies (for example, the list of courses in the study program search). Also note that changing your cookie settings in the browser can affect all websites.

Cookies are also used as part of statistical evaluations on studienwahl.de, with the aim of further development and improvement of the website. With the statistics program "Piwik" / "Matomo" page visits and hits are determined. The data collected here are evaluated anonymously, conclusions about individual users are not drawn. If you do not agree that statistical data about your website visit is collected and processed anonymously, you can object to this:

Cookie Einstellungen anpassen

You can decide here whether a clear web analytics cookie may be stored in your browser in order to allow the operator of the website to collect and analyze various statistical data.
If you wish to opt out, click the following link to place the Matomo deactivation cookie in your browser.

Your visit to this website is currently not recorded by Matomo Web Analytics. Click here to have your visit re-registered.

On this website, an ad server is included for the delivery of advertisements. It is provided by the provider Smart AdServer.

In order to inform advertisers about the success of their advertising campaigns, static data about your visit is recorded anonymously. In addition, advertising can be delivered via the adserver, which is tailored to your visit.

If you do not want this, you can always object to it:

Smart AdServer offers a cookie opt-out option. This can exclude any Internet user from the advertising network. The Smart AdServer system will then no longer be able to recognize your browser. Click the following link to opt out: http://www.smartadserver.com/diffx/optout/IABOptout.aspx. At first, a blank page opens with a confirmation of the deactivation process. After this, Smart AdServer will stop storing cookies on your computer.

Further information can be found in the privacy policy of smartadserver.de

You can find out more about data protection at the Federal Employment Agency at: www.arbeitsagentur.de/datenschutz