Legal Information

Imprint (Legal Notice)

Information according to § 5 TMG (German Telemedia Act)

Purpose: This website is operated for educational and organisational purposes to support leadership development in executive education programmes. It may additionally be used for academic research, subject to separate participant consent.

Disclaimer: Despite careful content control, we assume no liability for the content of external links. Operators of linked pages are solely responsible for their content.

Cookie Policy

What cookies do we use?

This website uses only essential cookies required for basic functionality:

• Session cookies — to maintain your progress through the questionnaire and link your submission to the correct class
• Authentication cookies — to keep educators and administrators logged into the backoffice (2-hour duration)
• Security cookies — to protect against malicious requests and duplicate submissions

No tracking. We do not use analytics, advertising, or tracking cookies. We do not share data with third parties for marketing purposes.

Your rights

You can disable cookies in your browser settings, but this will prevent the questionnaire from functioning. Since we use only essential cookies, no consent banner is required under GDPR Article 6(1)(f).

Privacy Policy (Data Protection)

Who is the data controller?

Urs Mueller, Gotenstr. 21, 10829 Berlin, Germany — urs(at)urs-mueller.com

What data do we collect?

Legal basis for processing

• Core educational use (running the profiler, generating the class aggregate, sending the PDF report) — Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, legitimate interest in facilitating leadership development in the executive education context in which participants are enrolled
• Academic research use — Article 6(1)(a) GDPR, freely given and specific consent, obtained via the separate opt-in on the results page

How do we protect your data?

• Data is stored on a server in Germany
• All data transmission is encrypted using HTTPS/TLS
• Passwords are hashed using bcrypt
• Access is restricted to authorised educators and the administrator
• No data is sold, shared, or transferred to third parties

Who sees your data?

• Educators — see a completion list (email address + submission timestamp) for their class. They do not see individual scores.
• System administrator — has technical access for maintenance and security purposes only
• No third parties

Data retention and auto-anonymisation

• Email users: your email address is automatically removed from our records 14 days after your PDF report is sent. Your response data (scores) is retained in pseudonymous form for aggregate and research purposes.
• Users without email: your responses are stored without any personal identifier from the moment of submission. They form part of the global aggregate only.
• Demographic data: retained alongside response data; removed together with it if you exercise your right to withdrawal.
• Educator accounts: retained until deleted by the administrator.

Your rights under GDPR

You have the right to:

• Access — request a copy of your data
• Correction — correct inaccurate data
• Deletion (withdrawal) — delete your responses using the withdrawal link in your email or shown on the results page. After automatic anonymisation, no personal data remains to delete.
• Portability — receive your data in a standard format
• Objection — object to processing based on legitimate interest
• Restriction — request restricted processing in certain situations
• Withdraw research consent — if you opted into research use, you can withdraw that consent at any time via the withdrawal link

To exercise your rights, contact: urs(at)urs-mueller.com

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. In Germany:

Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit
www.datenschutz-berlin.de

Terms of Use

Permitted use

• This tool is for educational and organisational use within executive programmes
• Each participant may complete the profiler once per class
• Participants must respond honestly; the instrument has no diagnostic value if gamed
• Educators must handle participant data responsibly and in line with their institution's data protection policies
• Misuse (spam, unauthorised access, harassment) is prohibited

Intellectual property

The LSR Profiler, its scenarios, scoring logic, and design are protected by copyright. The instrument is inspired by the leadership style framework described in Goleman (2000) but is an original work. Commercial use or redistribution without permission is prohibited.

Limitation of liability

This tool is provided for reflective and educational purposes. It is not a validated psychometric instrument and must not be used for hiring, promotion, or any personnel decision-making. We are not liable for decisions made on the basis of results, data loss due to technical failures, or third-party access resulting from security breaches beyond our control.

Governing law

These terms are governed by German law. Place of jurisdiction is Berlin, Germany.

Contact for Legal & Data Protection Matters

For questions about your data, to exercise your rights, or for legal inquiries:

Email: urs(at)urs-mueller.com
Response time: We aim to respond within 5 business days.