bwSync&Share

Legal requirements:     

• Please observe the terms of use.
• The user must ensure that
  • no sensitive personal data (within the meaning of Art. 9 of the General Data Protection Regulation),
  • no data containing illegal content and
  • no data that violates the copyrights or property rights of third parties are transmitted to KIT for storage.
• The user is solely responsible for compliance with the applicable national and international customs and foreign trade law, the EU embargo regulations in their current version and for imposing the same obligations on their relatives and members who receive access to the service accordingly. In particular, storage or admission to the service cannot take place if there is an EU embargo regulation against certain countries or persons that prohibits storage or admission as a form of technical assistance (http://www.ausfuhrkontrolle.info/ausfuhrkontrolle/de/embargos/index.html) or if the storage or use of the services and systems offered or the results generated with them can be used in any form for military purposes.

Technical requirements:    

• Internet browser with latest update and stable internet connection
• All common operating systems are supported.
• Before you can use bwSync&Share, you need to register at https://bwidm.scc.kit.edu. You can then access the service website at https://bwSyncAndShare.kit.edu, where you can download the necessary software allowing you to synchronize data between different user devices and the bwSync&Share servers.
• As a way of authentication, you need to create an account with bwSync&Share and log in using a personal user ID and password.
• All users have access to a personal space with a storage capacity of 25 GB, which they can share with other users. The bwSyncAndShare website website provides you with further information on exchanging data and storing data online.

• The data of bwSync&Share users are stored on the storage systems of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and are thereby subject to German data protection legislation.
• The communication between user devices and the central storage systems is encrypted.
• Only the user who initially stored the data as well as users who have been granted access rights can access these data.

The bwSync&Share service is currently in its first three-year operating phase. During this period, all costs for the basic service including 25 GB storage capacity are covered by the Ministry of Science, Research and Arts of Baden-Württemberg (MWK).