Legal information
Legal notices, privacy policies and accessibility statements are mandatory for websites. This page briefly explains what needs to be taken into account when creating them and where we can find further information and points of contact on these topics at Ruhr University Bochum (RUB).
Legal Notice
Privacy Policy
Accessibility Statement
Legal Notice
All websites provided by Ruhr University Bochum (RUB) on the internet must contain an easily accessible link to a legal notice.
Through their decentralised services and content, the university’s departments contribute to the overall online presence of Ruhr University Bochum. Editorial responsibility therefore lies with the respective heads of department, such as deans, heads of institutes, directors, etc.
Legal Notice: Consultancy
If you have any questions regarding the legal notices on the Ruhr University Bochum websites: Agency for Online Communication:
Where necessary, we refer you to the RUB’s Information Security Unit.
Privacy Policy
A privacy policy that is easy to find on all web pages is mandatory in order to fulfil the obligation to provide information to users of a website.
If we use our own content management system for our website – rather than Drupal, which is used by the university administration – we usually need to draw up our own privacy policy. The central privacy policy on the central website is generally not sufficient in this case.
Privacy Policy: Consultancy
The Online Communications Agency offers advice and guidance on data protection on the web:
The contact person for data protection and the privacy policy on websites is the Data Protection Officer at Ruhr University Bochum, Dr Kai-Uwe Loser:
Accessibility Statement
Just as essential as the accessible structure and design of a website is the accessibility statement.
Assessment of the digital accessibility of websites
The Online Communications Agency also offers the Siteimprove tool, which assesses the accessibility of websites – from both a technical and editorial perspective – as well as the quality of their content.
This enables us to gain important insights into how to optimise websites:
Accessibility Statement: Advice
If you have any questions regarding the digital accessibility of Ruhr University Bochum’s websites, please contact the Online Communications Agency: