Data Protection Information for the Language Centre of the University Innsbruck
The Language Centre is a service facility of the University of Innsbruck and offers a wide range of language courses to students, university staff and external interested parties. Language exams (supplementary exams, accreditation certificates, language proficiency tests, etc.) can also be taken at the Language Centre.
Purpose
The purpose of data processing is to organise fee-based language courses and language exams.
Processed data
In order to participate in a language course or language exam and to use the learning management system of the University of Innsbruck, you must first register. Registration takes place via LFU:online.
We process the following personal data during registration
- First name and surname
- Date of birth
- Gender
- Nationality
- Your address
- E-mail address
- Data on the language courses or language exams booked
- Payment data is also processed for fee-based language courses or language exams
The Language Centre also organises language courses on behalf of external cooperation partners (e.g., the Medical University of Innsbruck).
If external cooperation partners/ institutions (such as partner universities) register people for language courses or language exams and/or cover the course costs, the above-mentioned data will be provided to us by these external cooperation partners/ institutions.
When registering for the Study Buddy Partnership Programme, the following personal data is processed
- First name and surname
- Age
- Gender
- Nationality
- E-mail address
- First language
- Desired foreign language and level
Legal basis
The legal basis for the processing of your personal data in the context of our language courses and language exams is the initiation or fulfilment of a contract (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR). Our services are based either on a paid or unpaid contractual relationship.
A further legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e GDPR in conjunction with § 3 UG 2002, i.e., the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest and assigned to us by the legislator.
The legal basis for the processing of your personal data in the context of the Study Buddy Partnership Programme is your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR).
Recipients
Personal data is not forwarded to third parties, except in the following cases:
As part of the contractual relationship for a fee, your personal data must be transferred to the payment provider for the processing of the payment transaction for credit card payments and online banking.
Contract courses for students of the Medical University of Innsbruck: At the end of the semester, the exam results are transmitted to the Medical University of Innsbruck.
Participants of the Ilia State University Tbilisi and Hebrew University Jerusalem in the Intensive German Courses: The data of the course participants (first name and surname, date of birth, gender, nationality, e-mail address, telephone number) will be transmitted to the respective student residence as accommodation provider.
Study Buddy Partnership Programme: Name and e-mail address, first language and the foreign language sought are passed on to the learning partners.
Transfer to third countries
There is no transfer to third countries.
Storage period
Your personal data will only be stored or processed in this context for as long as is necessary to fulfil the described purpose.
The data from the Study Buddy Partnership Programme and from the Online Placement Test (if provided voluntarily) will be deleted at the end of the respective semester.
Your rights, contact details, data protection officer
Further information can be found on the main page.
Version: March 6, 2025