Privacy

This website uses Matomo (formerly PIWIK), an open source software for statistical analysis of visitor traffic. Matomo uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is stored on the server of the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln in Germany. The IP address is anonymized immediately after processing and before further storage. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.

The use of Matomo serves the university's interest in improving its information offering. The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies is Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO.

On the internet pages there is the possibility to subscribe to free newsletters of the FB7/ZZT or the ZfMB or the event program of the university. If you subscribe to the newsletter, the following data will be stored and processed for the purpose of newsletter delivery:

• E-mail address
• Name (optional)
• IP address of the calling computer
• Date and time of registration

The collection of other personal data during the registration process serves to prevent misuse of the services or the e-mail address used. By registering and confirming your registration, you consent to the use of this data. The legal basis for this data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO.

You can revoke your consent at any time via this input field. You will also find a note to this effect in every e-mail.

Your information will be stored as long as the subscription to the newsletter is active, i.e. until you revoke your consent. The other personal data collected during the registration process is stored for a maximum of 7 days and then deleted. Data whose further storage is required for evidentiary purposes is exempt from deletion until the final clarification of the respective incident. The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO.

When contacting the university (for example, by e-mail), your information will be stored for the purpose of processing the request and any follow-up questions for as long as is necessary to process the transaction.

If it is necessary for processing the request, the information will be forwarded to the appropriate recipient within the university. In this context, the data will not be passed on to third parties unless there is a legal obligation to do so.

The legal basis for the processing of the data sent is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO, for the processing of inquiries concerning the tasks as a music university Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. e DSGVO, or for the processing of data stored in the event of suspected misuse Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. If the e-mail contact aims at the conclusion of a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO.The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer necessary for achieving the purpose of their collection.

As a matter of principle, we do not transmit data processed within the scope of the Internet presence to third parties. In individual cases, this may be done on the basis of legal permission, for example for the purpose of asserting claims for damages. If technical service providers are given access to personal data, this is done on the basis of a contract pursuant to Art. 28 DSGVO.

In principle, no personal data is transferred to countries outside the European Economic Area and associated countries (no "third country transfer"). If this should be necessary, we will inform you separately.

The Cologne University of Music and Dance itself does not collect any data in its social media appearances and uses the appearances exclusively in the context of its public relations work. For other inquiries, please therefore use direct communication channels.

In our web offer, we refer by links to our social media channels at the following providers:

• Facebook
• Instagram
• YouTube

Calling up these channels requires that the providers of this content perceive the IP address of the users, since without the IP address no content can be sent to the browser of the respective user. The IP address is thus required for the display of this content. We have no influence on whether and how third-party providers store and use IP addresses.

The data policies of

• Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland
• Instagram

The Facebook and Instagram pages of the Cologne University of Music and Dance and individual institutions are also visible to everyone without registration. A personal profile is required for interactions. When you set up a personal profile, the providers ask you to provide personal information (such as your name and date of birth). You can determine the extent to which you make your information available to the public in the privacy settings. Please refer to the data protection notices there for information on the purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of your data by the providers, as well as your rights in this regard. The university has no influence on the data processing at Facebook or Instagram.

• Privacy policy of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California 94043, USA.

It may happen that YouTube videos are embedded within our Internet offering. This usually requires that the providers of this content perceive the IP address of the user, since without the IP address no content can be sent to the browser of the respective user. The IP address is thus required for the display of this content. The university has no influence on the data processing at YouTube.

You may request confirmation from the controller as to whether personal data concerning you are being processed by us.

If such processing is taking place, you may request information from the controller about the following:

1. The purposes for which the personal data are processed;
2. the categories of personal data which are processed;
3. the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been or will be disclosed;
4. the planned duration of the storage of the personal data concerning you or, if concrete information on this is not possible, criteria for determining the storage period;
5. the existence of a right to rectification or erasure of the personal data concerning you, a right to restriction of processing by the controller or a right to object to such processing;
6. the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority;
7. any available information on the origin of the data, if the personal data are not collected from the data subject;
8. the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, pursuant to Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR and, at least in these cases, meaningful information about the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing for the data subject.You have the right to request information about whether the personal data concerning you are transferred to a third country or to an international organization. In this context, you may request to be informed about the appropriate safeguards pursuant to Article 46 of the GDPR in connection with the transfer.This right of access may be limited to the extent that it is likely to make impossible or seriously impair the achievement of research or statistical purposes pursued by the university and the restriction is necessary for the fulfillment of the research or statistical purposes.

You have a right of rectification and/or completion vis-à-vis the controller if the personal data processed concerning you are inaccurate or incomplete. Your right to rectification may be limited to the extent that it is likely to make impossible or seriously prejudice the achievement of research or statistical purposes pursued by the university and the limitation is necessary for the fulfilment of the research or statistical purposes.

You may request the restriction of the processing of personal data concerning you under the following conditions:

1. if you contest the accuracy of the personal data concerning you for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data;
2. the processing is unlawful and you object to the erasure of the personal data and request instead the restriction of the use of the personal data;
3. the controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing, but you need them for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims; or
4. if you have objected to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR and it is not yet clear whether the controller's legitimate grounds override your grounds.If the processing of personal data concerning you has been restricted, such data may - apart from being stored - only be processed with your consent or for the purpose of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the Union or a Member State.If the restriction of processing has been restricted in accordance with the above conditions, you will be informed by the controller before the restriction is lifted.Your right to restriction of processing may be limited to the extent that it is likely to make impossible or seriously prejudice the achievement of research or statistical purposes pursued by the university and the restriction is necessary for the fulfilment of the research or statistical purposes.

You may request the controller to delete the personal data concerning you without undue delay, and the controller is obliged to delete such data without undue delay, if one of the following reasons applies:

1. The personal data concerning you are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
2. You revoke your consent on which the processing was based pursuant to Art. 6 (1) a or Art. 9 (2) a DSGVO and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
3. You object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) DSGVO and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or you object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (2) DSGVO.
4. The personal data concerning you have been processed unlawfully.
5. The erasure of the personal data concerning you is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
6. The personal data concerning you has been collected in relation to information society services offered pursuant to Article 8(1) of the GDPR.

If the controller has made the personal data concerning you public and is obliged to erase it pursuant to Article 17(1) of the GDPR, it shall take reasonable measures, including technical measures, having regard to the available technology and the cost of implementation, to inform data controllers which process the personal data that you, as the data subject, have requested that they erase all links to or copies or replications of such personal data.

The right to erasure does not exist to the extent that the processing is necessary

1. For the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information;
2. for compliance with a legal obligation which requires processing under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject, or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;
3. for reasons of public interest in the area of public health pursuant to Art. 9(2)(h) and (i) and Art. 9(3) DSGVO;
4. for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) DSGVO, insofar as the right referred to in section a) is likely to render impossible or seriously prejudice the achievement of the purposes of such processing; or
5. for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims.

If you have asserted the right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing against the controller, the controller is obliged to notify all recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been disclosed of this rectification or erasure of the data or restriction of processing, unless this proves impossible or involves a disproportionate effort.You have the right against the controller to be informed about these recipients.

You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you which is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(e) or (f) DSGVO; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. The controller will no longer process the personal data concerning you unless it can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the purpose of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims.You have the possibility, in connection with the use of information society services - notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC - to exercise your right to object by means of automated procedures using technical specifications.You also have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you which is carried out for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) of the GDPR.Your right to object may be limited to the extent that it is likely to make impossible or seriously jeopardize the achievement of the research or statistical purposes and the limitation is necessary for the fulfilment of the research or statistical purposes.

You have the right to revoke your declaration of consent under data protection law at any time. The revocation of consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation.