Privacy Policy

1. General Information

The protection of your personal data is a matter of particular concern to us. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations as well as this privacy policy.

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website.

2. Responsible Party

The responsible party within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:

Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe (TH OWL)
Institut für Designstrategien (IDS)
Emilienstraße 45
32756 Detmold

Represented by: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Krahl (President of the University)

Project Lead:
Dr. Marcel Cardinali
Institut für Designstrategien (IDS)
Research Group Leader Sustainable Urban Development in Climate Change
E-Mail: urbanplay@th-owl.de

3. Data Protection Officer

The Data Protection Officer of TH OWL can be reached at:

Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe
Data Protection Officer
Campusallee 12
32657 Lemgo
E-Mail: datenschutz@th-owl.de

4. Collection and Storage of Personal Data

a) When Visiting the Website

When you access our website, information is automatically transmitted to the server of our website by the web server. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file.

The following information may be collected:

  • IP address of the requesting computer
  • Date and time of access
  • Name and URL of the retrieved file
  • Website from which access is made (referrer URL)
  • Browser used and, where applicable, the operating system

Legal basis: Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in the technical provision of the website).

Deletion periods: Server log files are automatically deleted after 14 days. These data are not merged with other data sources.

b) When Contacting Us by E-Mail

If you contact us by e-mail, your details will be stored for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We do not pass on these data without your consent.

Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in responding to your inquiry).

Deletion periods: Your data will be deleted as soon as the inquiry has been conclusively processed and no statutory retention obligations preclude deletion.

5. Cookies

Our website currently does not use any cookies for analysis or marketing purposes. Should cookies be used in the future, we will inform you of this in this privacy policy and, where applicable, obtain your consent.

6. Analysis Tools

No analysis or tracking tools (such as Google Analytics) are currently used.

7. Integration of Third-Party Services and Content / Transfer to Third Countries

a) Fonts

This website uses exclusively locally embedded fonts (Courier New, m12). No connection to external font services is established. No data are transmitted to third parties.

b) Other Third-Party Providers

Should further third-party content be embedded on our website (e.g. YouTube videos, map material or similar), this is done for user-friendly presentation and information purposes. In doing so, IP addresses may be transmitted to the providers of such content. Further information can be found in the privacy policies of the respective providers.

8. Your Rights as a Data Subject

You have the right:

  • to request information pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR about your personal data being processed
  • to demand pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR the immediate correction of inaccurate or completion of your stored data
  • to demand pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR the deletion of your stored personal data
  • to demand pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR the restriction of processing
  • to receive pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR your data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format
  • to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR

9. Right to Object

If your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests, you have the right to object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR.

10. Data Security

During your visit to the website, we use the widely used SSL procedure (Secure Socket Layer) in conjunction with the highest level of encryption supported by your browser.