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The repository is operated by THI.


Responsible party and data protection officer

Responsible for data collection is:

Ingolstadt University of Applied Sciences (THI)
Esplanade 10, 85049 Ingolstadt, Germany
represented by the president Prof. Dr. Walter Schober
Phone: +49 841 9348-0
Email: info@thi.de

You can reach the data protection officer at:

Ingolstadt University of Applied Sciences
Esplanade 10, 85049 Ingolstadt, Germany
Phone: +49 841 9348-1234
Fax +49 841 9348-99 1234
Email: datenschutz@thi.de


Purpose of the data processing

The repository maintained by the library serves as a central record of research output at Ingolstadt University of Technology. It lists the scientific publications of all university members (students, professors, researchers) as completely as possible. In addition to bibliographic information on the respective document, full texts of the publications can also be downloaded as PDF documents, provided that the licensing conditions permit this. The references are available worldwide on the Internet. They are searchable in the THI's OPAC and in the catalog of the Bavarian Library Network, as well as in national and international catalog databases. Since 2021, all student theses that have been approved for publication have also been recorded using the repository.


Legal basis of data processing

We process data in particular to ensure the smooth use and maintenance of this platform and to guarantee network and information security. Information of this kind is statistically evaluated by us, if necessary, in order to optimize our platform and the technology behind it.
The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e DSGVO in conjunction with. Art. 6 para. 3 DSGVO, Art. 2 para.5 sentence 1 penultimate alternative and Art. 7Abs. 1 BayDSG for the operation of our platform.
The processing of uploaded data takes place on the basis of the publication agreement concluded.


Recipients or categories of recipients of personal data (Art. 13 para. 1 lit e DSGVO)

All data requested by the operator in various forms are used for purely official technical purposes. A transfer of personal information to third parties does not take place.

Our hosting service provider kobv is responsible for the technical operation of the OPUS instance and the archiving of the posted documents.
For the imprint and privacy policy of the hosting partner kobv, which provides this platform by means of the software OPUS 4 as hosting provider, please refer to https://www.kobv.de/information/impressum-und-datenschutz/. Here you will also find all legal bases and details regarding data processing and logging of our THI-OPUS instance, the kobv portal of the kobv library guide as well as other web servers under the domain ".kobv.de".
The kobv and its cooperation partners and ITZ service providers are committed to data protection in the same way as the THI itself or have been committed by us.


Your data subject rights According to the General Data Protection Regulation, you have the following rights with regard to your personal data:
  • If your personal data is processed, you have the right to receive information about the data stored about you (Art. 15 DSGVO).
  • If incorrect personal data is processed, you have the right to have this data corrected (Art. 16 DSGVO).
  • If the legal requirements are met, you may request the erasure or restriction of processing (Art. 17 and 18 DSGVO).
  • If you have consented to the data processing or if there is a contract for data processing and the data processing is carried out with the help of automated procedures, you may have a right to data portability (Art. 20 DSGVO).
  • Should you make use of your above-mentioned rights, the public body will check whether the legal requirements for this are met.
  • Furthermore, there is a right of appeal to a supervisory authority. The supervisory authority responsible for us is the Bavarian State Commissioner for Data Protection, Wagmüllerstraße 18, 80538 Munich.

Right of objection

For reasons arising from your particular situation, you may object to the processing of personal data concerning you by us at any time (Art. 21 DSGVO). If the legal requirements are met, we will subsequently no longer process your personal data.
You can assert your rights via the THI data protection officer, Email datenschutz@thi.de, phone: +49-841-9348-1234