---
type: concept
title: Telecommunications and Data Secrecy
tags: [privacy, legal, gdpr]
related: [gdpr-compliance, data-privacy-compliance]
created: 2026-07-01
updated: 2026-07-01
sources: ["output/rz_uni_greifswald_de_rechenzentrum_information_ordnungen-und-richtlinien-ordnung.md", "output/rz_uni_greifswald_de_rechenzentrum_information_ordnungen_und_richtlinien_ordnung.md"]
---

# Telecommunications and Data Secrecy

**Telecommunications and Data Secrecy** (*Telekommunikations- und Datengeheimnis*) is the legal obligation of the **Universitätsrechenzentrum (URZ)** and its personnel to maintain the confidentiality of communications passing through the university's infrastructure.

## Application
While the URZ is permitted to process log and procedure data for system stability, security, and billing (as per the [[ordnung-des-universitaetsrechenzentrums]]), this obligation strictly prohibits the processing of **non-public communication content** itself.

## Legal Basis
This obligation is integrated into the URZ's operational framework to ensure that the university's role as a service provider does not infringe upon the privacy of its users, aligning with broader German telecommunications laws and the **GDPR**.
