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Protection of Data and Privacy Rights in the Use of Social Media Networks

The main website of Freie Universität Berlin, available at www.fu-berlin.de, is supplemented with official university accounts on social networks and similar online services. Users of Freie Universität Berlin’s main website can access these accounts via social media link icons and use the functionalities of these networks via social plug-ins.

Please note that personal data (such as your IP address and user behavior) may be transferred to the respective service provider if you choose to visit these external platforms or use social plug-ins. The processing of these data generally falls within the responsibility of the operator of the respective platform according to the relevant data protection provisions. Joint responsibilities for compliance with data protection provisions according to Article 26 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) exist with the respective service provider in terms of specific services. The university has made arrangements with the respective service provider to this end. You can find information on data processing with regard to these joint responsibilities in our data protection policy.

Many providers of social networking services are based outside of the European Union, especially in the USA. It may not be possible to guarantee an adequate level of data security in accordance with EU standards in such cases. The university thus has no influence over the processing of data, in particular, the storage, erasure, and use of personal data, as this is subject to the applicable legal regulations of the third-party country.

We would like to indicate that we, as the operator of the website of Freie Universität Berlin, are unaware of and receive no information concerning the type and volume of data transmitted or used by the providers of social networking services.

You can find information concerning the scope of data processing undertaken by individual operators of social networking services and how you can protect your personal data in the privacy policies of these platforms:

Further information about data protection at Freie Universität Berlin: