Data Protection Officer

As a public sector body in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and according to Article 37 of the EU-General Data Protection Regulation (EU-GDPR), Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf has appointed both an internal Data Protection Officer and a deputy. In his capacity as an official Data Protection Officer, the officer is autonomous, reporting directly to the public authority.

The Data Protection Officer at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf – who together with his deputy forms the Staff Unit Data Protection assigned to the President’s office – can be contacted by any member of staff or student who has questions concerning data protection.

We can advise you on all questions related to the processing of personal data and support you in maintaining and ensuring data protection in your own sphere of operations or during your studies.

You can find further information on the web pages of the Staff Unit Data Protection.