---
type: source
title: Jitsi / Meet Data Protection Information
tags: [privacy, gdpr, web-conferencing, jitsi]
related: [jitsi-meet, gdpr-compliance, ephemeral-storage, public-interest-processing]
created: 2026-07-01
updated: 2026-07-01
authors: [Universitätsrechenzentrum (URZ)]
year: 2026
url: "https://rz.uni-greifswald.de/dienste/webdienste/webkonferenz/jitsi/datenschutz"
venue: "Universität Greifswald"
sources: ["output/rz_uni_greifswald_de_dienste_webdienste_webkonferenz_jitsi_datenschutz.md"]
---

# Jitsi / Meet Data Protection Information

This source provides the official data protection and privacy disclosures/notice for the **Jitsi / Meet** web conferencing service provided by the **Universitätsrechenzentrum (URZ)** at the **Universität Greifswald**. It outlines the legal basis for data processing, the types of data collected, and the retention periods in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

## Data Collection and Processing
The service processes the following personal data:
- **Technical Protocol/Logs and Usage Data**: IP addresses, URLs, and audio/video streams.
- **User Identification**: Usernames (for authenticated users) or participant names (for unauthenticated users/guests).
- **Third-Party Sharing**: Personal data is not passed to third parties.

## Storage and Retention
- **Ephemeral Storage**: Audio and video streams are only temporarily cached for transmission purposes; no permanent recording of conferences or sequences takes place.
- **Log Retention**: Technical protocol data (IP addresses, URLs) are deleted after a maximum of **seven days**.

## Legal Framework
- **Responsible Entity**: Universität Greifswald, represented by Rector Prof. Dr. Katharina Riedel.
- **Legal Basis**: 
    - **Art. 6(1)(e) GDPR / Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. e DSGVO**: Processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest (university teaching and administration), in conjunction with § 3 LHG M-V.
    - **Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR / Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b DSGVO**: Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract (employment context), in conjunction with Art. 88 DSGVO and § 10 DSG M-V.
- **Supervisory Authority**: Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

## Service Constraints
- **Capacity**: Supports up to **35 participants** per conference.
- **Access**: Access is provided via individual links to password-protected conferences.