Office of Education
Giessen Service Center, Giessenstrasse 3, P.O. Box 684, 9490 Vaduz
Phone (general): +423 236 67 70
Email (general): info.sa@llv.li

Website: https://www.llv.li/de/national administration/office of education/kontakt

Please note that you may direct any questions regarding data protection directly to us (see also the contact information at the end of this Privacy Policy). General questions regarding data protection within the Liechtenstein National Administration and the Office of Education, as an agency of the Liechtenstein National Administration, may also be directed to the Data Protection Office, which serves as the Data Protection Officer for the Liechtenstein National Administration.

For organizational reasons, a separate Data Protection Officer has been appointed for the public schools in the Principality of Liechtenstein. Questions regarding data protection at public schools may be directed via the contact information provided at the end of this Privacy Policy or via email to datenschutz@schulen.li with the subject line “Data Protection.”

You can contact the Data Protection Officer of the Liechtenstein National Administration at the following address:
Data Protection Office
Peter-Kaiser-Platz 1
9490 Vaduz
Phone: +423 236 73 08
Email: datenschutz@regierung.li

Website: www.fds.llv.li

For the most part, the processing of personal data by the Office of Education and public schools in the Principality of Liechtenstein is carried out on a legal basis and is related to the legally mandated tasks of the school administration; it therefore serves to fulfill legal obligations, exercise sovereign powers, or perform tasks in the public interest (Art. 6(1)(c) and (e) of the GDPR). The specific national legal bases for the processing of personal data by the Office of Education and public schools are, for example, Art. 80a and 81 of the School Act (SchulG), Art. 48a of the Public Service Act (LPersG), Articles 34 and 35 of the StipG, and the respective ordinances (see below), each in conjunction with Article 6(1)(c) (legal obligation) and (e) (public mission) of the GDPR, as well as Article 9(2)(b) (labor law) and (g) (substantial public interest) of the GDPR.

Personal data may also be processed on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR for contractual or pre-contractual purposes. This applies, for example, in connection with recruitment processes for school staff (see further information below, e.g., regarding the “smartrecruiters” application portal) and within the scope of the Office of Education’s private-sector administration.

If the personal data is not processed on the basis of a public mandate nor for contractual or pre-contractual purposes, processing in individual cases is based on consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR.

The Office of Education is required to fulfill a wide range of statutory duties for the following purposes, in particular under the School Act (SchulG, LGBl. 1972.007), the Teaching Staff Act (LPersG, LGBl. 2004.004), the Higher Education Act (HSG, LGBl. 2005.002), the Scholarship Act (StipG, LGBl. 2004.262), and other special laws and ordinances:

School Organization Ordinance (SchulOV), LGBl. 2004.154,

Regulation on Educational Support Measures (SchulFMV), LGBl. 2001.197,

Teacher Service Regulation (LdV), LGBl. 2004.092,

Higher Education Ordinance (HSV), LGBl. 2011.337,

Ordinance on the Voluntary 10th School Year, LGBl. 1995.190,

Ordinance on the Vocational Secondary School, LGBl. 2001.160,

Regulation on the Curriculum, Graduation, and Matura at the Upper Level of the Liechtenstein Gymnasium (LPMGV), LGBl. 2001.139

Ordinance on the Curriculum, Promotion, and Matura at Private Schools with Public Status, LGBl. 2010.252

Ordinance on the Assessment of Children and Their Promotion in Elementary School, LGBl. 1995.121,

Ordinance on Admission to, Promotion from, and Transfer within Lower Secondary Education (PromSV), LGBl. 2001.140

As part of the Office of Education’s official duties, personal data is processed for the purposes specified by law. The processing of personal data serves the purpose of fulfilling the legal mandate entrusted to the Office of Education and its bodies.

Based on the laws and ordinances listed under “Legal Basis,” the Office of Education carries out the following activities, which—where necessary—may involve the processing of personal data (see in particular Articles 80a and 81 of the School Act):

• Organization and supervision of the school system and instruction in the Principality of Liechtenstein (e.g., coordination of class sizes, assignment of teachers; in short: all activities necessary for the proper operation of schools and school supervision, as well as sick leave reports, organization of instruction, and much more)
• Evaluation of teachers and students (grading, behavioral assessment)
• Assignment to school districts, class placement
• Providing guidance to parents/guardians and students regarding promotions, transfers, skipping grades, early admission, placement in special education schools, etc.
• Allocation and use of digital teaching materials
• Ordering of special educational and pedagogical-therapeutic measures
• Integration into mainstream kindergartens and schools
• Disciplinary measures under school law (retention, early dismissal, deferral, expulsion, ordering “time-outs,” etc.)
• Educational statistics, educational management, and research
• Organization of student transportation services
• Public relations (press releases, website management, etc.)
• Video surveillance (e.g., SZU indoor swimming pool) for the purpose of protecting the life and physical safety of individuals

The Scholarship Office established within the Office of Education performs the following activities in implementing the Scholarship Act and the Scholarship Ordinance, which may involve the processing of personal data (see Sections 34 and 35 of the Scholarship Act):

• Reviewing applications for educational assistance and eligibility, calculating, determining, and disbursing educational assistance, and coordinating with benefits provided by social service agencies
• Offsetting, recovery, reimbursement, and retroactive payment of educational assistance
• Compiling statistics regarding educational assistance and Publishing these statistics
• Deferral of loan payments
• Transfer of personal data to other bodies entrusted with the implementation, control, or supervision of the implementation of the StipG; social security agencies; the Fiscal Authority; the Office of Social Services; the Office of Statistics; the Migration and Passport Office; Courts of law and the Office of the Public Prosecutor; municipal authorities; and the Office for Vocational Training and Career Counseling.

Further details on data processing by the School Psychology Service of the Office of Education can be found here.

Specific additional data protection notices from the Office of Education and the schools regarding particular processing activities can be found at the bottom of this webpage under “Additional Data Protection Notices.”

Further information on data protection within the Liechtenstein National Administration and on your rights as a data subject can be found in thegeneral privacy policy of the Liechtenstein National Administration.

The Office of Education and public schools process photographs (photos), as well as videos and audio recordings, for the purposes of public relations and press work, the creation of informational materials, and the Office of Education’s websites—in short, for the purpose of informing the public.

For specific information regarding data protection on the websites of public schools, please contact your local school. Each school is responsible for its own website; specifically, responsibility lies with the respective website owners (in some cases, these may be the municipalities, as school authorities, which provide municipal schools with a presence on their websites).

The Office of Education’s website is part of the Liechtenstein National Administration’s website, to which the following specific privacy policy applies:

Privacy Policy (llv.li)

The following categories of personal data may be collected, recorded, and further processed in the course of the activities of the Office of Education or public schools:

• Last name/first name and contact information (address, phone number, email)
• Date of birth
• PEID
• Gender
• Place of residence / Date of move-in
• Language (first language/second language)
• Nationality / Information on residency status, if applicable
• Current school / preschool / grade / homeroom teacher / assigned teacher
• School history (previous schools / kindergarten / grade, etc.)
• Designated Teachers / School Social Work
• Family members (legal guardians/siblings/foster parents, if applicable) (last name, first name, date of birth, address, phone number, email, language, relationship to this family member)
• Information on parental authority (e.g., whether there is joint custody or if only one parent has parental authority)
• School reports
• Information on absences
• Specialist medical reports / medical certificates / statements and findings
• Support plan and other reports
• Career path (completed career explorations / trial days / occupation / workplace)
• Information on education / remarks / social behavior, etc.
• Agencies Involved (schools, teachers, school inspectorates, Office of Social Services, physicians/specialists, therapists, Office of the Public Prosecutor, Courts of law, etc.)
• Support hours
• Image and video data
• All other data necessary for the enforcement of school law (SchulG, SchulOV, and the legal bases listed under Point V).
• Information on religious affiliation
• Health data (sick leave reports, information on learning disabilities, academic support measures, behavioral issues, etc.)

Information regarding religious affiliation may be processed, for example, for the purpose of organizing religious education (the Ethics and Religions course) (Art. 80a, para. 2 SchulG).

Health data (notifications of illness) may also be processed in connection with absences.

For students, health data (e.g., information on learning disabilities, behavioral issues, etc.) may also be processed in connection with measures under the School FMV.

For teachers and school staff, data regarding criminal convictions (Art. 10 GDPR) as well as health data may also be collected.

Unless the data is collected directly from the individuals concerned, the personal data is obtained from the ZSD (Central Master Data System of Liechtenstein).

The Office of Education transmits personal data to other public authorities or to its data processors only in cases required or permitted by law.

Depending on the processing activity, the following may be recipients of your personal data:

• Other government agencies, such as

- Office for Vocational Training and Career Counseling

- Office of Information Technology 

- Office of Social Services

- Office of Statistics

- Migration and Passport Office

- Social Security Agencies

- Fiscal Authority

• Courts of law and Office of the Public Prosecutor
• School Board / Municipal School Board
• Specialized Commissions
• Designated Recognized Research Institutions
• Municipalities as operators of kindergartens and elementary schools
• Public and private schools
• LIECHTENSTEINmobil public transportation company and
• Taxi companies providing transportation services for students with special needs as defined in Art. 124, para. 3 of the School Act.
• Liechtenstein National Library  
• Educational material publishers / providers of digital educational materials

The Office of Education and the Liechtenstein National Library, as joint controllers, have entered into an agreement specifying which party fulfills which obligations under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The key provisions of this agreement can be found below in this Privacy Policy:

rel="noopener">Privacy Policy for the National Library and Schools

The transfer of personal data to a third country is generally based on an adequacy decision by the European Commission pursuant to Article 45 of the GDPR, for example, when transferring personal data to Switzerland.

The retention period for data processing is governed by specific statutory provisions regarding retention periods and the Archives Act, as well as applicable archiving guidelines. Deletion policies are based, among other things, on the applicable archiving guidelines.

The statutory retention period for data processing is generally governed by the Ordinance of November 27, 2018, on the Maintenance and Management of Records in the Liechtenstein National Administration (LLV Records Management Ordinance, LLV-AVV, LGBl. 2018 No. 264) and the specific statutory requirements regarding retention periods in the Archives Act, LGBl. 1997.215.

Once the purpose of data processing has been achieved and there are no statutory retention periods—typically 10 years after the closure of the file, in accordance with the Law on Persons and Companies (PGR), LGBl. 1926.004, nothing prevents the destruction of your data, the personal data will generally be subject to the respective deletion policy.

If you have any questions regarding data protection in the public schools of the Principality of Liechtenstein, or regarding your rights as a data subject or those of your child, please contact the address listed below for the Office of Education, or contact the Data Protection Officer for public schools by phone or email, specifying “Data Protection” in your message:

Email: dsb@schulen.li
Phone: +423 236 61 47