Thank you very much for participating in this survey.

The duration of the study is approximately 10–15 minutes.

Please first confirm, by providing your declaration of consent, that we may collect and analyze your data and responses solely for scientific purposes. All your answers will be treated confidentially. No data will be collected that would allow any conclusions to be drawn about your person.

1. Name and contact of the responsible person:
The questionnaire is being conducted in connection with a research project at Bergische Universität Wuppertal. The responsible contact person is Dr. Julian Felix Kopka (kopka@uni-wuppertal.de)  For questions regarding data protection, please contact the Data Protection Officer of Bergische Universität Wuppertal, André Schilkowski (datenschutz@uni-wuppertal.de).

2. Purpose of data processing:

The data collected as part of this study will be used exclusively for scientific purposes in the field of perception and use of social media. The use of the data is limited to the specified research purpose and to future, thematically related research projects that comply with ethical standards and data protection regulations. The study is conducted in accordance with the recognized ethical standards of scientific research, ensuring transparency and traceability of data processing.

3. Who will have access to this data?
Your data will not be shared with any unaffiliated third parties.
Access to the pseudonymized data will be granted only to authorized scientific staff and students for specific research purposes, with confidentiality and data protection ensured at all times. After completion of the research work, access for these individuals will be restricted or revoked. The results of the study will be presented only in pseudonymized and aggregated form, for example in scientific publications, academic journals, or at conferences. It will not be possible to trace your identity. 

4. Planned data deletion periods:
The collected data will be stored in pseudonymized form and used exclusively for scientific purposes. Deletion is not planned, as permanent storage is required to ensure traceability and compliance with the documentation obligations of scientific research. It will not be possible to link the data to your identity.

5. Your rights

In accordance with the Datenschutz-Grundverordnung (DSGVO, Art. 15–21), you have, among other things, the right of access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability, and objection. More detailed information on these rights can be found in Articles 15 to 21 DSGVO. If you have any questions, please contact the Data Protection Officer of Bergische Universität Wuppertal at datenschutz@uni-wuppertal.de. If you wish to exercise one or more of these rights, please contact the study supervisor at kopka@uni-wuppertal.de and provide the following identification code: 72713223

6. General description of the technical security of the data:
Your data will be pseudonymized from the moment of collection and stored on a secured server (e.g., protected by restricted access permissions). Access to the data is reserved exclusively for authorized scientific personnel who are committed to adhering to strict confidentiality and data protection regulations.

I have read and understood the information on this page carefully. I agree that my pseudonymized responses may be stored and analyzed for scientific purposes under the conditions described here.