Research project on stress management strategies as part of the degree program

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

Please direct any inquiries regarding data processing to datenschutz(at)hszg.de.
Your inquiry will be forwarded to the appropriate 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 is conducting a research project on stress management strategies in the context of college studies. This requires the participation of students as test subjects in an experiment and as interview participants. Suitable participants must be identified prior to the experiment and the interviews. Initial willingness to participate will be solicited via email, and suitability as a participant will be determined using a questionnaire. The processing of personal data is necessary for these activities.

To determine the willingness of potential test subjects to participate, the following personal data is processed.

• student email address
• class

The following personal data is processed to determine the suitability of potential test subjects.

• Last name and first name
• Student email address
• Data related to the completion of an online survey

The following personal data is processed as part of the experiment and the interviews.

• Audio recording of the interview
• Creation of a transcript of the interview

The processing of personal data in the context of determining a basic willingness to participate in the research project is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest. In particular, the HSZG has a legitimate interest in the realization of research projects.

The processing of personal data in the further course of the research project 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 consent in accordance with Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR.

The HSCG only discloses personal data to the following internal recipients for the purposes of this processing activity:

• Members of the research team

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 of the GDPR), your personal data will be processed for the duration necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected.

To the extent permitted by the research purpose, the attributes used to identify individuals will be stored separately from the rest of the data. These attributes will be deleted at the earliest possible time, as soon as the research purpose permits.

However, the complete erasure or anonymization of personal data will take place no later than the end of the 2024 summer semester.

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 at any time (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 or contract in accordance with Art. 13 (2) lit. e GDPR.

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