Data Protection Officer

Klaus Hoogestraat (ITM Management & Consulting GmbH)

The Data Protection Officer of the HWR Berlin is available to all members of the HWR Berlin for questions regarding data protection and provides support in complying with and ensuring data protection in the respective area of work.

Communications to the data protection officer are treated confidentially and are only passed on to third parties with consent. Employees of the HWR Berlin in particular may contact the data protection officer directly at any time in matters of data protection (without observing official channels). The data protection officer is obligated to maintain secrecy about the identity of the person concerned as well as the circumstances that allow conclusions to be drawn about that person.

Please note that the number of requests for advice has risen sharply due to the General Data Protection Regulation. Please understand that

sometimes it is not possible to answer your inquiries immediately. However, we make every effort to respond promptly.

a data protection review of a request can only be carried out if all the documents required for a review are available. We depend on your active support here.

a data protection review may take some time.

In accordance with Article 77 of the GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection supervisory authority:

Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information

Friedrichstr. 219

10969 Berlin

Tel.: +49 (0)30 13889-0

Fax: +49 (0)30 2155050

E-mail: mailbox(at)datenschutz-berlin.de