Data protection statement for applicants and participants

WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) is committed to protecting your personal data. Your personal data are kept confidential and processed in accordance with the provisions of the applicable data protection laws. Pursuant to Article 13 of the GDPR, we hereby inform you about the processing of personal data in connection with your registration for and participation in a EA (Executive Academy) event.

Contact information

You can contact us at:

Controller:

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (WU)
attn: Executive Academy (EA)
Welthandelsplatz 1, Gebäude EA, 1020 Wien
 

Data Protection Officer:

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (WU)
attn: Datenschutzbeauftragter p.A. Rechtsabteilung
Welthandelsplatz 1, Gebäude AR, 1020 Wien
 

If you have any questions regarding the content of this Privacy Policy, please contact EA IT-Team at ea-it-team(at)wu.ac.at

For any other matters related to data protection, please contact the WU data protection team at datenschutz(at)wu.ac.at

Regulations for participants in university courses, short programs, lectures and other events at the WU Executive Academy

The participant acknowledges that the personal data collected in the course of the initiation and execution of the program or event will be processed automatically by the WU Executive Academy for the purpose of contractual fulfillment and for the fulfillment of the legally assigned tasks of a university.
 

For the administration of the program or event, participants' personal data will be passed on to lecturers, WU staff members responsible for the organization of the program (Studies and Examination Office, study law), as well as those cooperation partners of the WU Executive Academy who are involved in the program or event booked.
 

The legal basis for the processing is in particular Article 6 paragraph 1 letter b DSGVO (fulfillment of contract) and, in particular in the case of university courses as defined in Article 56 of the University Act 2002 (UG), also Article 6 paragraph 1 letter c DSGVO (legal obligation), Article 6 paragraph 1 letter e DSGVO (performance of a task in the public interest), Article 9 paragraph 2 letter j DSGVO, Article 89 DSGVO (scientific research purposes), the UG, the Research Organization Act (FOG), and the WU statutes. In addition, certain personal data within the scope of application of the UG must also be transferred by the WU Executive Academy to the "Datenverbund der Universitäten und der Pädagogischen Hochschulen" (Data Network of Universities and Universities of Teacher Education) due to legal requirements.
 

In some programs, the WU Executive Academy provides its participants with an online learning platform, which is designed to facilitate and promote internal communication between participants. Participants are therefore aware that name, e-mail and other personal data will be passed on to other participants. Under the University Act, the universities are responsible in particular for the continuing education of university graduates (section 3(5) UG) and for maintaining contacts with graduates (section 3(10) UG). In order to fulfill these tasks, WU uses graduates' data to inform them about the services offered by WU Alumni Services. The legal basis is Art 6 (1) lit e DSGVO (performance of public duties).
 

For evaluation and quality assurance purposes, the relevant accreditation bodies (e.g. EFMD, FIBAA, AMBA, AACSB) as well as supervisory authorities of the WU Executive Academy may also have access to the personal data of participants. The legal basis for this are legal obligations under Art 6 para. 1 lit c DSGVO (including Art 14 UG; Art 18 ff Hochschul-Qualitätssicherungsgesetz) as well as important public interests under Art 89 DSGVO, Art 9 para. 2 lit j DSGVO in conjunction with Art 2e FOG.
 

Furthermore, WU Executive Academy allows participants to send information about WU Executive Academy offerings by mail or e-mail, even after completion of a program or event, as long as participants do not object to the use of their data for direct marketing purposes.
 

All personal information provided by participants will be treated confidentially by the WU Executive Academy and will only be used in the manner and for the purposes described above.
 

Version: 19.10.2019