With the exception of the data mentioned below, no data is collected about visitors to our web pages that allow conclusions to be drawn about a natural person.

If personal data is collected on the Leipzig University website (e.g. when registering for events), we request your consent in advance.

If, in individual cases, Leipzig University processes personal data, every data subject may at any time request information about the data processed about him or her as well as about the possible recipients of this data to whom it has been transferred. Leipzig University must provide this information within one month of receiving the request for information.

We have taken all necessary and appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure that it is possible to comply with data protection regulations within Leipzig University. If, however, you believe that Leipzig University has violated your right to protection of your personal data, then you may file a complaint with the University’s data protection officer or the Saxon Commissioner for Data Protection.

Please note that data transfer over the internet, in particular by email, is essentially unsecured. It cannot be ruled out that transferred data may be read by unauthorized persons and possibly even falsified.

Privacy at Leipzig University

Data protection officer:
Thomas Braatz

Deputy data protection officer / information security officer:
Steffen Rienecker
04109 Leipzig
Phone: +49 341 97-30081

Competent data protection supervisory authority
Saxon Commissioner for Data Protection
Mr Andreas Schurig
Bernhard-von-Lindenau-Platz 1
01067 Dresden
Phone: +49 351493-5401
Fax: +49 351/493-5490

Cookies
We use cookies to make using our website easier. Cookies are small text files that your browser can store on your computer’s hard drive and are helpful for using our website. Cookies do not store your personal data. You can set your web browser to prevent cookies from being stored on your hard drive or to ask you each time whether you agree to the storage of cookies. Once cookies have been stored, you can also delete them at any time. To find out how to do this, please refer to the help pages of your browser.

Use of analysis services
We use the web analysis program Matomo (formerly Piwik). This program allows us to record the use of our website and thus optimise it if necessary. For this purpose, the program uses cookies (see above). The usage information obtained in this way is forwarded to our server along with your IP address and stored in order to analyse user behaviour. During this process, your IP address is immediately anonymised so that we cannot draw any conclusions about you as a user. The information obtained in this way will not be passed on to third parties. You can adjust your browser to prevent the use of cookies. If you do this, you may not be able to use the full functionality of our website.

You can object to the storage and use of this data during your visit to our website at any time. To do so, simply click on the box below so that the check mark is no longer visible (opt-out procedure). In this case, what’s known as an opt-out cookie is stored in your browser so that Matamo can no longer collect session data. Please note that deleting your cookies for a particular session will also delete the opt-out cookie, which you may need to manually reactivate the next time you visit our website.

Google Web Fonts
Our websites also uses web fonts provided by Google for the uniform display of fonts. When you retrieve a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly. For this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to Google’s servers. By doing so, Google becomes aware that our website has been accessed via your IP address. Our use of Google Fonts is in the interest of a uniform and visually appealing presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If your browser does not support web fonts, your computer will use a standard font.