Privacy policy for our social media pages

When you visit our social media pages, it may be necessary to process data relating to you. We would therefore like to inform you below, in accordance with Art. 13 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), about the handling of your data and your rights resulting from this.

Responsibility

We, Bitkom Servicegesellschaft mbH, operate the following social media pages:

  • Twitter:
    • https://twitter.com/bitkom_consult
    • https://twitter.com/bitkomakademie
    • https://twitter.com/bitkomevents
    • https://twitter.com/hubconf
    • https://twitter.com/SmartCountryCon
    • https://twitter.com/weeefullservice
  • Facebook:
    • https://www.facebook.com/BitkomAkademie/
    • https://www.facebook.com/BitkomEvents/
    • https://www.facebook.com/hubconf
    • https://www.facebook.com/smartcountrycon/
  • Instagram:
    • https://www.instagram.com/hub.berlin/
    • https://www.instagram.com/smartcountryconvention/
  •  XING:
    • http://www.xing.com/communities/groups/bitkom-events-1068380
    • https://www.xing.com/communities/groups/bitkom-akademie-1047083
    • https://www.xing.com/communities/groups/weee-full-service-4ec4-1103791
  • LinkedIn:
    • https://de.linkedin.com/company/bitkom-servicegesellschaft-mbh
    • https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/bitkom-akademie/
    • https://www.linkedin.com/company/hub.berlin
    • https://www.linkedin.com/company/smartcountryconvention
    • https://www.linkedin.com/company/weee-full-service
    • https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13592046/
  • YouTube:
    • https://www.youtube.com/c/bitkom_akademie
    • https://www.youtube.com/c/bitkom_events
    • https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkQKjOlcxk-LeonbnUtjtVg

You will find our contact details in the imprint.

In addition to us, the respective operator of the social media platform is also responsible for the processing of your personal data. Insofar as we can influence this and parameterise the data processing, we work within the scope of the possibilities available to us to ensure that the operator of the social media platform handles the data in accordance with data protection. In this context, please also note the data protection declarations of the respective social media platform.

Data processing by us

The data you enter on our social media pages, such as user names, comments, videos, pictures, likes, public messages, etc., are published by the social media platform and are not processed by us for any other purpose at any time. We only reserve the right to delete content if this should be necessary. Where appropriate, we share your content on our site if this is a function of the social media platform and communicate with you via the social media platform.

If you send us an enquiry on the social media platform, depending on the content, we may also refer you to other secure communication channels that guarantee confidentiality. For example, you have the option at any time to send us your enquiries to the address or e-mail address stated in the imprint. The choice of the appropriate communication channel is your own responsibility here.

The legal basis for the processing of your data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The data processing is carried out in our interest to conduct public relations for our company and to be able to communicate with you.

Some social media platforms create statistics based on usage data and contain information about your interaction with our social media site. We cannot influence the implementation and provision of these statistics, nor can we prevent them. However, we do not make use of optional statistics from the social media platform.
We process this information in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO in our interest to validate the use of our social media pages and to improve our content in a target group-oriented manner.

We also occasionally use the social media platforms described to play out targeted advertising.
For this purpose, we use target group definitions that are provided to us by the social media provider. We only use anonymous target group definitions - defining characteristics based on, for example, general demographic information, behaviour, interests and connections. The operator of the social media platform uses these to play advertisements to its users. The legal basis for this is the consent that the operator of the social media platform has obtained from its users. If you wish to revoke this consent, please use the revocation options provided by the provider of the social media platform, as the social media platform operator is responsible for this processing.

[Opt-out of the platforms]

  • Facebook:
    • https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/update
    • https://www.facebook.com/settings
  • Instagram:
    • https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/update
    • https://www.instagram.com/accounts/privacy_and_security/
  • Twitter:
    • https://twitter.com/de/privacy
    • https://twitter.com/settings/account
  • LinkedIn:
    • https://de.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
    • https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/89878
  • XING:
    • https://privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung/welche-rechte-koennen-sie-geltend-machen/widerspruchsrecht
  • YouTube:
    • https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de
    • https://myaccount.google.com/?hl=de

Occasionally, we or the provider of the social media platform use publicly available data to define target groups. The legal basis for this processing is then Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The legitimate interest on our part is to define a target group that is as suitable as possible. At no time do we use sensitive categories of personal data mentioned in Art. 9 and 10 of the GDPR to define target groups.

We do not use target group definition based on location data . We do not pass on any personal data to the operator of the social media platform as part of the target group definition.

Occasionally, we also use information about visits to or interaction with other pages (so-called remarketing) to define target groups. We use cookies, among other things, for this purpose. In these cases, we obtain the user's consent in advance via a cookie banner on the respective pages and provide information about the data processing at this point. You can revoke this consent at any time by calling up the cookie banner of the corresponding website again.

If you wish to object to certain data processing over which we have control, please contact us using the contact details provided in the imprint.

Storage duration

We delete your personal data when they are no longer required for the aforementioned processing purposes and no legal retention obligations prevent deletion.

Data processing by the operator of the social media platform

The operator of the social media platform uses web tracking methods. The web tracking can also take place regardless of whether you are logged in or registered with the social media platform.

We would therefore like to point out that it cannot be ruled out that the provider of the social media platform uses your profile and behavioural data to evaluate, for example, your habits, personal relationships, preferences, etc. We have no influence on the processing of your data by the provider of the social media platform. We have no influence on the processing of your data by the provider of the social media platform, so that the use of the social media platform is your own responsibility.

You can find more information on data processing by the provider of the social media platform, configuration options for protecting your privacy as well as further objection options and, if available and concluded, the agreement in accordance with Art. 26 DSGVO in the provider's privacy policy:

  • Twitter:
    • https://www.twitter.com/privacy
  • Facebook:
    • https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/update
    • https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum
  • XING:
    • https://privacy.xing.com/
  • LinkedIn:
    • https://www.linkedin.com/static?key=privacy_policy
    • https://legal.linkedin.com/pages-joint-controller-addendum
  • YouTube:
    • https://www.youtube.com/privacy

Your rights as a user

As a user, you have the possibility to assert the following rights against us as well as against the provider of the social media platform if the prerequisites are met.

 

Right to information (Art. 15 GDPR)

You have the right to request confirmation as to whether personal data concerning you are being processed. If this is the case, you have the right to be informed about this personal data and to receive the information listed in detail in Art. 15 of the GDPR.

Right of rectification and erasure (Art. 16 and 17 GDPR)

You have the right to request that inaccurate personal data relating to you be corrected without delay and, where applicable, that incomplete personal data be completed.
You also have the right to request that personal data concerning you be deleted without delay if one of the reasons listed in detail in Article 17 of the GDPR applies, e.g. if the data is no longer required for the purposes pursued.

Right to restrict processing (Art. 18 GDPR)

You have the right to request the restriction of processing if one of the conditions listed in Art. 18 GDPR applies, for example if you have objected to the processing, for the duration of any review.

Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)

In certain cases, which are detailed in Art. 20 GDPR, you have the right to receive the personal data concerning you in a structured, common and machine-readable format or to request the transfer of this data to a third party.

Right of objection (Art. 21 GDPR)

If data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. We will then no longer process the personal data unless there are demonstrably compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

If the data is processed on the basis of legitimate interest for the purpose of direct marketing, you have your own right to object, which you can exercise at any time without giving reasons and the exercise of which leads to the termination of the processing for the purpose of direct marketing.

Right of appeal to a supervisory authority

In accordance with Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you are of the opinion that the processing of data concerning you violates data protection provisions. The right of complaint may in particular be asserted before a supervisory authority in the member state of your place of residence, your place of work or the place of the alleged infringement.

Contact details of our data protection officer

Our external data protection officer will be happy to provide you with information on the subject of data protection under the following contact details:

datenschutz nord GmbH
branch office Berlin
Kurfürstendamm 212
10719 Berlin
Email: office@datenschutz-nord.de

If you contact our data protection officer, please state the company named in the imprint.


As of: July 2021