Zoom

Video conferences and online-seminars with Zoom

With Zoom you can hold video conferences and webinars. It is therefore suitable for meetings, workshops, and seminars, but also for online lectures. The University of Hohenheim provides central EDU licenses for the use of Zoom (range of functions corresponds to the business license). Zoom can also be used with the free basic license, in which case its use is limited both functionally and in terms of time (to 40 minutes).

Features

The Education license functions correspond to the Business License. However, you only need a Zoom account if you want to hold a meeting yourself. If you are only invited to a meeting, you do not need a license or account.

Costs	The University of Hohenheim has its own Zoom campus license. This means Zoom is free of charge for students and staff.
Number of participants	300
Event organizer	Students and staff
Participants	any, also external
Duration of meeting	unlimited (maximum 24h)
availability	high
encryption	transport end-to-end optional
Features	invitees do not need a zoom account unlimited number of meetings Video and audio transmission Chat Desktop sharing Application sharing File sharing Whiteboard Voting Use in the browser or with the app: Windows, Mac, Linux, IOS, and Android

Technology

App

You can use it in your web browser. The first time you launch Adobe Connect, an app (Windows, Mac, iOS, or Android) is automatically installed and that is used to run the meeting. Alternatively, you can refuse to open the meeting in the app and a link to a pure video conferencing website will appear (no installation required, almost full functionality, possibly less stable).

Hardware

When using video and/or audio components, you need a webcam, microphone, and speakers. For passive participants, e.g. for a presentation, speakers are sufficient.

Requirements

Content with high protection requirements (university exams, appointment procedures, job interviews ...)
If you use Zoom for sensitive conversations, please enable tap-proof end-to-end encryption. Note that this will make the following features unavailable: Breakout Rooms, Polls, Participation in Browser, Phone Dial-in.
Recording only with the explicit consent of all participants
The default settings in Zoom must be selected so that no automatic recording is made. A recording may only be made with the express consent of the participants concerned and only to the extent that this is necessary within the framework of applicable law and for official purposes or for the specific performance of tasks. In the case of recordings, copyrights and the personal rights of the persons concerned must be respected in particular. The fact that the meeting is being recorded is shown to the participants in the Zoom app.
No exchange of files with high data protection requirements
For the exchange of particularly sensitive files between participants, existing secure channels should generally be used (shared drives, FEX, possibly BwSync&Share).
Storage of recording
The storage of recordings is only permitted on Hohenheim internal servers or local data carriers. Recorded events may only be stored as long as this is necessary for the fulfillment of the respective task and as long as there is no obligation to delete them.
no private use of the EDU licenses
It is not permissible to use Zoom for private purposes within the scope of the EDU licenses.

Data protection

To ensure that your personal data is protected in the best possible way, we have configured Zoom in all functional areas so that only a minimum of data is transmitted and stored.

Details about our configuration, tips and all other information about data protection can be found on this page:

Data protection with Zoom

What to do

For the creation of a Zoom account with the email address @uni-hohenheim.de, it is necessary to agree to the above mentioned requirements, Zoom’s terms of use, Zoom’s privacy policy, and KIM’s terms of use. The terms of use applicable at the time of use are decisive.

The creation of a Zoom account is voluntary. Without your consent and, if applicable, registration, the use of Zoom is not possible.

In addition, you only need a Zoom account if you want to host meetings. No account is required to just participate in a meeting.

Use in the browser

Please go to https://uni-hohenheim.zoom.us/
Log in with your <strong>Hohenheim user account </strong>.<br>The registration is done using SSO via Shibboleth.</li>

Using the app

In addition to the web interface, you can also use Zoom in an app (Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android).

To use the app, log in as follows:

Select [ SSO ]
Enter the following company domain:
uni-hohenheim
Log in with your Hohenheim user account .

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