---
type: concept
title: Public Interest Processing
tags: [gdpr, legal, data-privacy, law, administration, university-administration]
related: [gdpr-compliance]
created: 2026-07-01
updated: 2026-07-01
sources: ["output/rz_uni_greifswald_de_dienste_webdienste_grypstube_datenschutz.md", "output/rz_uni_greifswald_de_dienste_webdienste_webkonferenz_jitsi_datenschutz.md"]
---

# Public Interest Processing

**Public Interest Processing** refers to the legal basis (or justification) for processing personal data when such processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

## Legal Basis

### GDPR Framework
Under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (**GDPR**), this is codified as **Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. e** (also referred to as **Art. 6(1)(e)** or **Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. e DSGVO**).

### Regional and Specific Legal Intersections
For the **Universität Greifswald**, this basis is applied in conjunction with:
- **§ 3 LHG M-V**: Defines the tasks of the state's universities in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
- **Employment Context**: For staff, the newly generated version notes that this may also intersect with **Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b DSGVO** (contract fulfillment) and **§ 10 DSG M-V** (data processing in employment relationships).

## Implementation at Universität Greifswald

The university utilizes this legal basis to operate and justify the use of various essential IT services.

### Application for [[grypstube]]
According to the documentation for [[grypstube]], the [[universitatsrechenzentrum-urz]] uses this basis for:
- User identification.
- The operation of digital teaching and learning environments.
- The management of traffic and connection data for communication services.

### Application for [[jitsi-meet]]
The university uses this legal basis to justify the operation of [[jitsi-meet]]. According to the documentation, this is used for:
- **University Teaching**: Conducting seminars and lectures.
- **Administration**: Carrying out official university business and consultations.