01: PhD Research "Impact of AWE" - Survey "Perceptions"

Privacy Policy

regarding the online surveys "AWE24-1 Thesis Submission" and "AWE24-2 Perceptions"

I. Name and contact details of the controller

Chemnitz University of Technology, represented by the President: Prof. Dr. Gerd Strohmeier, Straße der Nationen 62, 09111 Chemnitz, Germany, e-mail: rektor@tu-chemnitz.de, telephone: +49 371 531-10000, fax: +49 371 531-10009, web: www.tu-chemnitz.de

If you have any questions regarding this privacy policy or the associated data processing procedures, or if you wish to make use of the rights granted to you, you are welcome to contact us at any time:

Chemnitz University of Technology
Katharina Maschke
Reichenhainer Straße 39
09126 Chemnitz, Deutschland
E-Mail: katharina.maschke@phil.tu-chemnitz.de
Phone: +49 371 531-38571
Web: https://www.tu-chemnitz.de/phil/english/sections/tesol/maschke.php

II. Contact details of the data protection office

Gernot Kirchner, Data Protection Officer of Chemnitz University of Technology, Straße der Nationen 62, 09111 Chemnitz, Deutschland, E-Mail: datenschutzbeauftragter@tu-chemnitz.de, Phone: +49 371 531-12030, Telefax: +49 371 531-12039, Web: www.tu-chemnitz.de/rektorat/dsb/

III. Data processing in the research project

1. Description and Scope of Data Processing

In order to carry out our project "The Impact of Advanced Automated Writing Evaluation on Linguistic Accuracy in Academic Theses: A Comparative Analysis" in the context of the online surveys, the following (categories of) personal data are collected and processed:

Survey "AWE24-1 Thesis Submission"

1. your answers in the online survey, e.g. free text answers,
2. degree program, if applicable,
3. mother tongue
4. information about stays abroad
5. learning deficits, if applicable
6. content of the thesis submitted for research

Survey "AWE24-2 Perceptions"

1. Your answers to the online survey, e.g. free text answers.

This personal data is also stored in our system. This data is not stored together with other personal data of the data subjects. In addition, we process the aforementioned personal data as part of our project for scientific or historical research purposes:

Processing of the "AWE24-1 Thesis Submission" survey

The "AWE24-1 Thesis Submission" survey is primarily used to collect theses, which are processed in the further course of the research as described below. After uploading the document and answering the accompanying questions, we will download and save the thesis and the additional information sheet. Both documents will be provided with a random code, which is only used to assign the questionnaire and thesis, but does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about the authors. If possible, the theses should already be censored upon submission and no longer contain any personal data (e.g. name or address). If a document still contains personal data, we will carry out the censoring ourselves and irrevocably delete the original (i.e. the document containing personal data) from our database immediately after the censored version has been created. Accordingly, no personal data will be processed in the further course of the research. After submission of the thesis, we will load the document into a coding program (MAXQDA) and check it for linguistic errors and deviations from the standard language. The errors (items) are coded according to categories in order to simplify subsequent analysis of the data from all submitted theses. No reference is made to the content of the thesis. The final data to be analyzed will be the frequencies of the different error categories from all theses. It is not possible to draw any conclusions about the authors of the theses from this data.

Processing of the "AWE24-2 Perceptions" survey

The aim of the "AWE24-2 Perceptions" survey is to collect data on how Automated Writing Evaluation (AWE) is perceived among students. To increase the anonymity and low-threshold nature of the survey, no open-ended free-text questions are included in the questionnaire. The questions are exclusively Likert scales, yes/no questions and multiple choices. The answers to the survey will be statistically evaluated after the end of data collection and, at an advanced stage of the research, will be put into context with the results of the survey from the final theses. This should reveal the extent to which the perception of AWE corresponds to its influence on reality. 

As things stand, the data from both surveys will only be viewed and processed by Katharina Maschke, who is responsible for the research. After completion of the research project (probably February 2027, with completion of the doctoral project), the original questionnaires will be deleted and only the data collected from them will be kept for the transparency of the research.

Participation in the online survey is voluntary; in particular, there is no obligation on your part to provide information. Your personal data will only be finally stored in our survey system and will be available for further processing once you have sent your response to the online survey by clicking on "Send" at the end of the survey. To protect your identity, the results of your online survey are not stored temporarily, as otherwise further data would have to be collected and processed (e.g. name, password, e-mail address, etc.). All data records entered during the active browser session (temporarily stored) that have not been confirmed by sending at the end of the survey will be deleted immediately after the end of the browser session (closing the browser window) and will not be processed/evaluated any further (e.g. if the survey is canceled).

We ensure that no conclusions can be drawn about the identity of the respondents based on the answers and as part of the evaluation of the online survey. In order to ensure sufficient anonymity during evaluation and further processing, for example, no further processing and evaluation of the survey results of the "AWE24-2 Perceptions" study takes place if fewer than 50 people have taken part. The latter also applies to evaluations that relate to individual topics or individual characteristics, so the comparison group must contain at least 30 people so that it is not possible to draw clear conclusions about an identifiable natural person. If, in individual cases, the identification of a data subject cannot be ruled out despite the precautions taken, the data will not be evaluated or further processed.

2. Legal Basis for Data Processing

The legal basis for the above-mentioned data processing in the context of the online survey for scientific or historical research purposes is generally Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a) GDPR, i.e. the voluntarily given consent of the data subject.

3. Purpose of the Data Processing

The project-related data processing is carried out for scientific or historical research purposes, in particular to carry out linguistic and social science research as part of the researcher's dissertation. The data collected and its analysis are intended to enable conclusions and recommendations regarding the use of AWE programs in academic theses and thus contribute to the transparent use of artificial intelligence and AWE technologies in teaching.

4. Recipients of the Personal Data

1. Junior professorship Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Institute of English and American Studies, Faculty of Humanities, Chemnitz University of Technology, represented by Katharina Maschke
2. University computer center, Chemnitz University of Technology,
3. Processor according to Art. 28 GDPR, LimeSurvey, BPS Bildungsportal Sachsen GmbH,
4. If applicable, processor according to Art. 28 GDPR, MaxQDA, VERBI GmbH (for survey AWE24-1 Thesis Submission)

Personal data will not be passed on to unnamed third parties, nor will it be transferred to another EU country, a third country or an international organization.

5. Storage Period (Data Deletion - Storage Limitation)

The personal data processed by us will only be stored in a form that enables the identification of the data subjects for as long as is necessary for the purposes for which they are processed. If the data processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of project-related consent within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a) GDPR, this point in time is regularly given with the complete completion of the research project.

The deletion of the online survey results in the online survey system LimeSurvey takes place directly after the data required for research has been exported, but at the latest at the end of the survey period on July 31, 2025. This affects all directly collected data that is stored via the surveys conducted and can be retrieved again and again as unchanged raw survey data (backup). The storage period is determined by the processing time required for the export and the scheduled survey period.

Survey data/raw data exported from the online survey system for further evaluation and processing without the possibility of identifying the natural persons concerned will be deleted one year after completion of the research project. The storage period is necessary to ensure data for the evaluation of the final thesis, for which the research project forms the basis, and for any further publications.

In any case, in accordance with the recommendations for safeguarding good scientific practice, primary data are stored for ten years as the basis for publications on durable and secure media at the institution where they were generated.

All data entered will be analyzed after the survey has been completed by clicking the "send" button. Longer-term (interim) storage of previous responses in order to be able to continue and "send" the survey at a later date, while simultaneously entering the name, password and (optional) e-mail address, is not intended and is deactivated in the LimeSurvey survey. All data records entered (temporarily stored using PHPSESSID (cookie)) that have not been confirmed by submitting at the end of the survey (release at the end of the survey or submitting the questionnaire) are deleted immediately after the end of the browser session (closing the browser window) and are not processed/evaluated any further (e.g. if the survey is canceled).

7. Legal/Contractual Provisions on the Disclosure of Personal Data and Consequences of Non-Disclosure

The provision of personal data in connection with participation in the online survey is not required by law or contract or necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are also not obliged to provide your personal data. The non-provision of your personal data (non-participation in the online survey) therefore has no regular consequences/consequences for you.

IV. Provision of the Website (Online Survey) and Creation of Log Files

1. Description and Scope of Data Processing

Every time our website (online survey) is accessed, our server systems or server systems operated on our behalf (contract processing, Art. 28 GDPR) automatically collect data and information from the computer system of the user/accessing computer, i.e. also from your computer.

In principle, this data is as follows:

• IP address of the calling computer,

• host name of the requested web server,

• Information on which document is being requested,

the encryption standard and algorithm used,

• any form entries made*,

• any valid cookies*.

The following data may also be transmitted, depending on your browser configuration:

• browser name and version, as well as the user's operating system,

• preferred language of the content,

• possible data compression methods,

the website from which the user's system accessed the requested document (so-called referrer URL or "referrer" in the HTTP standard).

The data mentioned (except for those marked with *) is also temporarily stored in our system log files. The following information is also recorded in the log files:

• if applicable, authenticated user (after login in the web trust center or via application-specific procedure),

• date and time of access,

• query status, duration and amount of data transferred.

This data is not stored or combined with other personal data of the user (in particular data in accordance with Section III). In particular, we do not store or process any IP addresses or log files in connection with the survey that would allow the identity of the person concerned to be reconstructed, so that pseudonymization of your data would be possible due to the possibility of identification via the practically possible evaluation of traffic data (in particular IP addresses, web server log files), which is of course prevented and not carried out by means of technical and organizational measures of the TU Chemnitz. In particular, appropriate protective measures (separation) ensure that the data collection point at the TU Chemnitz (see Section I) cannot access IP addresses or log files via the online survey system used in order to assign them to the survey results (access control). The survey is conducted in such a way that answers and evaluations do not allow any conclusions to be drawn about your identity.

At the same time, each data subject is free to participate in the online survey, for example, not via a terminal device of the TU Chemnitz (e.g. workstation computer), but via a private terminal device outside the university network. This means that, in addition to the existing protective measures of the controller, it can be ruled out that any connection data will be collected at the TU Chemnitz that could potentially be used for identification.

2. Legal Basis for Data Processing

The legal basis for the collection and temporary storage of data and log files is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. e), para. 3 GDPR in conjunction with § 3 para. 1 SächsDSDG (Saxon Data Protection Implementation Act) in conjunction with § 5 SächsHSG (Saxon Higher Education Act) and in conjunction with Sections 12, 13 SächsISichG (Saxon Information Security Act). In addition, Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c) GDPR in conjunction with Section 12 TDDDG (Disruptions of telecommunications systems and misuse of telecommunications services) also allows data to be stored.

3. Purpose of Data Processing

The temporary storage of the IP address by the system, among other things, is necessary to enable our website to be delivered to the user's computer as part of the responsible parties' task fulfillment. To do this, the user's IP address must remain stored for the duration of the session.

The data is stored in log files to ensure the functionality of our website (online survey) for you. In addition, the data is used to optimize the websites and to maintain the security of our information technology systems. In this context, the data is never evaluated for marketing purposes.

The storage of data to prevent disruptions to the telecommunications system is also expressly permitted by Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c) GDPR in conjunction with § 12 TDDDG.

4. Recipients of the Personal Data

1. University Computer Center, Chemnitz University of Technology,
2. Processor according to Art. 28 GDPR, LimeSurvey, BPS Bildungsportal Sachsen GmbH

Appropriate protective measures (separation) ensure that the data collection point at the TU Chemnitz cannot access IP addresses, log files or cookie identifiers, etc. via the online survey system used in order to be able to assign them to the survey results (access control). The data collection point does not receive any personal information about the data subjects (survey participants, e.g. names, e-mail addresses, IP addresses, cookie identifiers, etc.) at any time, except for the survey results (raw survey data).

Personal data will not be passed on to unnamed third parties, nor will it be transferred to another EU country, a third country or an international organization.

5. Security of Data Processing

In order to ensure a level of protection that is appropriate to the risk when providing the website offering regarding the online survey, our web servers enforce transport encryption via HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS). You can recognize this by the transmission protocol used, "Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure" (in your address bar: https://), as well as, for example, the lock symbol in your browser bar. TLS 1.2 is currently required as the minimum standard. By also supporting older encryption standards, we ensure that as many visitors as possible can use our website. Encryption algorithms that are considered insecure are and will be deactivated.

6. Storage Period (Data Deletion - Storage Limitation)

Data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was collected. In the case of data collected for the purpose of providing the website, this is the case when the respective session is ended. You end the session by closing your browser completely, i.e. not just by closing the relevant tab.

If the data is stored in log files, it is deleted/anonymized after one month. Any storage beyond this in a non-anonymized form, reduced to relevant data, only takes place to fulfill investigation requests. Furthermore, storage beyond this is possible. In this case, however, the IP addresses of the users are deleted or distorted/anonymized so that an assignment of the calling client is no longer possible under any circumstances.

8. Legal/Contractual Provisions for the Disclosure of Personal Data and Consequences of Non-Disclosure

Die Bereitstellung der personenbezogenen Daten im Zusammenhang mit der Teilnahme an der Online-Umfrage ist nicht gesetzlich oder vertraglich vorgeschrieben oder für einen Vertragsabschluss erforderlich. Sie sind zudem nicht verpflichtet, Ihre personenbezogenen Daten bereitzustellen. Das Nichtbereitstellen Ihrer personenbezogenen Daten (Nichtteilnahme an der Online-Umfrage) hat damit regelmäßig auch keinerlei Konsequenzen/Folgen für Sie.

V. Use of Cookies

1. Description and Scope of Data Processing

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are pieces of text-based information that are stored in your browser so that user-related information can be processed as desired at a later point in time. When a user accesses a particular website, a cookie can be sent by the web server. In addition to the information to be stored, this cookie also contains the validity area (web server and path information) and the validity period. When addresses in the validity area are called up, this information is sent by the browser to the corresponding web server. The GDPR treats cookie identifiers as personal data (see recital 30 of the GDPR). However, the provisions of the GDPR are subordinate to the provisions of the GDPR with regard to the processing of personal data in connection with the provision of publicly accessible electronic communication services in public communication networks in the Union, see Art. 95 GDPR.

To understand how cookies work, it is important to distinguish between different types of cookies. With regard to the "lifespan" of cookies, a distinction is made between so-called session cookies (temporary cookies, session cookies, transient cookies) and so-called persistent/permanent cookies, which are sometimes also referred to as permanent cookies. The former are automatically deleted when the browser is closed, while the latter remain on the user's device for the set period of time. In addition, a distinction is made between so-called first-party cookies and so-called third-party cookies based on the server to which the cookies belong. The former are set by the web server from which the page visited is also retrieved. The latter, on the other hand, are set by another web server from which content on the visited page is used or integrated and are irrelevant for the use of our website.

2. Legal Basis for Data Processing

The legal basis for the processing of personal data using so-called first-party cookies, which are designed as technically necessary session cookies, is Section 25 (2) No. 2 TDDDG in conjunction with Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. e), (3) GDPR (public interests) in conjunction with Section 3 SächsDSDG.

3. Purpose of Data Processing

The storage of information in your terminal equipment or access to information already stored in your terminal equipment is absolutely necessary for us, as the website operator, to be able to provide you with a digital service that you have expressly requested. However, the user data collected by technically necessary cookies is not used to create user profiles, even if it could make the behavior of the data subject comprehensible. If you have therefore objected to the use of these cookies, you may find that in the future, you will only be able to use our website to a limited extent, not at all or, for example, only after logging in again. The following cookies are used to access our website:

4. Recipient of the Personal Data

The information provided under Section IV. 4. applies.

5. Storage Period (Data Deletion - Storage Limitation)

Cookies are stored on the user's computer and transmitted to our site by the user. As a user, you therefore have full control over the use and storage of cookies. The storage period of the cookies, i.e. before they are automatically deleted, depends on the respective cookie settings. For more information on the storage period, please refer to the table above.

In addition, you can monitor and regulate the storage of cookies in your browser so that you can, for example, define the automatic deletion of all cookies at the end of a session (when you close the browser) or the general blocking of all cookies. However, these settings are only applied on a browser/device-specific basis, so you have to make them for all your devices. However, if cookies for our website are deactivated or later deleted, for example, due to corresponding browser settings, it may no longer be possible to use all the website's functions to their full extent, which may result in limited functionality of our website.

7. Legal/Contractual Provisions regarding the Disclosure of Personal Data and Consequences of Non-Disclosure

The provision of personal data in connection with participation in the online survey is not required by law or contract or necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are also not obliged to provide your personal data. As a rule, not providing your personal data (not participating in the online survey) will therefore have no consequences or implications for you..

VI. Rights of the Data Subject

You can contact us at any time to assert your rights vis-à-vis the Chemnitz University of Technology or if you have any further questions about data protection.

If the Chemnitz University of Technology, as the controller, can prove that it is not (or no longer) able to identify the data subject in connection with data processing in the context of an online survey, it is only required to inform the data subject of this (if possible). In these cases, the rights of the data subject (Art. 15 to 20 GDPR) as described below do not apply unless the data subject provides additional information to enable their identification in order to exercise their rights.

It should also be noted that there are restrictions on the rights of the data subject in accordance with §§ 7–10 SächsDSDG. These include, among other things, the right to erasure and the right of access, as well as the obligation to provide information to the data subjects.

1. Right of Information

You can request confirmation from the data controller as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed by him. If such processing is taking place, you can request the following information from the data controller:

• the purposes of the processing;
• the categories of personal data that are processed;
• the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organizations
• if possible, the planned duration for which the personal data will be stored, or, if this is not possible, the criteria for determining this duration
• the existence of the right to request from the controller rectification or erasure of personal data, or restriction of processing of personal data concerning you, or to object to such processing
• the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority
• If the personal data is not collected from you, i.e. the data subject, all available information about the origin of the data
• the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, in accordance with Article 22 (1) and (4) of the GDPR and, at least in these cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the scope and intended impact of such processing on the data subject.

However, the Chemnitz University of Technology, as the controller, naturally processes a large amount of information about data subjects, so that you, as the data subject, are required to specify which information or which processing operations your request for information relates to before you are provided with information, see p. 7 of the 63rd recital of the GDPR.

2. Right to Rectification

You have the right to request the controller to rectify inaccurate personal data concerning you without undue delay. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, you also have the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data, including by means of a supplementary statement.

3. Right to Erasure

a) Obligation to Delete, Art. 17 GDPR ("Right to be Forgotten")

You can request that the controller delete your personal data without delay. The controller is also obliged to delete this data without delay if one of the following reasons applies:

• The personal data concerning you is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.
• You revoke your consent on which the processing was based in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a) GDPR or Art. 9 Para. 2 lit. a) GDPR, and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
• You object to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 (1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate reasons for the processing, or you object to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 (2) GDPR.
• The personal data concerning you has been unlawfully processed.
• The deletion of your personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
• The personal data concerning you was collected in relation to information society services offered in accordance with Art. 8 (1) GDPR.

Please note that if your data is anonymized, it is no longer possible to establish a personal reference, i.e. the anonymized data can no longer be deleted, unless you provide additional information that enables your identification in order to exercise your rights.

b) Information to Third Parties

If the controller has made the personal data concerning you public and is obliged to delete it in accordance with Art. 17 (1) GDPR, he shall take appropriate measures, including technical measures, taking into account the available technologies and the implementation costs, to to inform the data controllers who process the personal data that you, as the data subject, have requested that they – the other data controllers – delete all links to this personal data or copies or replications of this personal data.

c) Exceptions to the Right to Erasure

The right to erasure does not apply if the processing is necessary

• to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information;
• to fulfill a legal obligation that requires processing under the law of the Union or of the Member States to which the controller is subject, or to perform a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;
• for reasons of public interest in the area of public health in accordance with Art. 9 para. 2 lit. h) and lit. i) and Art. 9 para. 3 GDPR;
• for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes in accordance with Art. 89 para. 1 GDPR, insofar as the aforementioned "right to be forgotten" is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of the objectives of such processing, or
• for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

4. Right to Restriction of Processing

You may request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under the following conditions:

• if you dispute the accuracy of the personal data concerning you for a period of time that enables the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data;
• the processing is unlawful and you refuse to delete the personal data and instead request that the use of the personal data be restricted;
• the controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but you need them to assert, exercise or defend legal claims, or
• if you have objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR and it has not yet been determined whether the legitimate reasons of the controller outweigh your reasons.

If the processing of personal data concerning you has been restricted in the manner described above, this data may – with the exception of its storage – only be processed with your consent or for the purpose of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of an important public interest of the Union or a Member State.

If the processing has been restricted in accordance with the above conditions, you will be informed by the controller before the restriction is lifted.

5. Right to Information

The controller is obliged to inform you of any rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 16, 17 (1) and Art. 18 GDPR to all recipients to whom your personal data has been disclosed, unless this proves impossible or involves a disproportionate effort. The controller shall inform the data subject of these recipients if the data subject so requests.

6. Right to Data Portability

You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to the controller in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format (e.g., PDF, CSV). You also have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to whom the personal data was provided, provided that

• the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a) GDPR or Art. 9 (2) lit. a) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. b) GDPR and
• the processing is carried out using automated procedures.

In exercising this right, you have the right to obtain the transfer of your personal data from one controller to another where technically feasible. The freedoms and rights of others must not be affected by this.

The right to data portability is without prejudice to Article 17 of the GDPR ("right to be forgotten"). It does not apply to the processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

7. Right of Objection

You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you which is based on point (e) (public interest or the exercise of official authority) or point (f) (legitimate interests) of Article 6(1) GDPR, including profiling based on those provisions. The objection must be submitted in written and digital form to the researcher Katharina Maschke, katharina.maschke@phil.tu-chemnitz.de, Chemnitz University of Technology.

The data controller will no longer process your personal data unless it can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

8. Right to Revoke the Data Protection Declaration of Consent

You have the right to revoke your data protection declaration of consent at any time, in whole or in part, without giving reasons and without undue disadvantage, with effect for the future. Revoking your consent does not affect the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent up to the time of revocation. Revoking your consent is as easy as giving your consent and can be done by terminating the online survey at any time. The revocation after completion of the online survey must be submitted in written and digital form to the researcher Katharina Maschke, katharina.maschke@phil.tu-chemnitz.de, Chemnitz University of Technology.

9. Automated Decision-Making in Individual Cases, Including Profiling

You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you.

This refers to a decision – which may include a measure – to evaluate personal aspects that is based solely on automated processing and has a legal effect on the data subject or significantly affects them in a similar manner, such as the automatic rejection of an online credit application or online recruitment process without any human intervention. Profiling is to be understood as any form of automated processing of personal data that consists of using such personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular, to analyze or predict aspects concerning that natural person's performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location or movements.

The above does not apply to automated decisions in individual cases if the decision

1. is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between you and the controller,
2. is authorized by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and that law provides for suitable measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms and your legitimate interests, or
3. with your explicit consent.

However, these decisions may not be based on special categories of personal data pursuant to Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR, unless Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a) or lit. g) GDPR applies, and appropriate measures have been taken to protect your rights, freedoms, and legitimate interests.

With regard to the exceptions mentioned in points 1 and 3 above, the controller shall take appropriate measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms and your legitimate interests, which shall include at least the right to obtain the intervention of a person by the controller to present one's own point of view and to challenge the decision.

We do not make any automated decisions.

10. Right to Submit a Complaint to a Supervisory Authority

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement, if you consider that the processing of personal data relating to you infringes applicable data protection regulations.

The competent supervisory authority in the Free State of Saxony is, in accordance with Art. 51 GDPR in conjunction with Sections 14 et seq. of the Saxon Data Protection and Transparency Act: Saxon Data Protection and Transparency Commissioner, Dr. Juliane Hundert, Devrientstraße 5, 01067 Dresden, e-mail: post@sdtb.sachsen.de, Phone: +49 351 85471-101, Fax: +49 351 85471-109, Web: https://www.datenschutz.sachsen.de.

The supervisory authority to which the complaint was submitted shall inform the complainant of the status and the results of the complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy in accordance with Art. 78 GDPR.

VII. Current Status of this Data Protection Declaration

Electronic Declaration of Consent

By moving forward, you agree to the following statements:

• Data Protection Declaration
  I have read the data protection declaration regarding the online surveys AWE24-1 Thesis Submission and AWE24-2 Perceptions, and any questions regarding the protection of personal data were answered satisfactorily by employees of the Junior Professorship TESOL, Institute of English/American Studies, Faculty of Philosophy, Chemnitz University of Technology, represented by Katharina Maschke.
• Consent to the processing of my personal data in the online survey for the research project "AWE in Academic Theses"       
  I hereby expressly and voluntarily, i.e. without coercion or pressure, consent to the processing of my personal data in the research project "AWE in Academic Theses" to the extent and for the research purposes described in the above data protection declaration.