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Privacy Policy for our Social Media Channels

When visiting our social media pages, your personal data will be processed. In accordance with Art. 13 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we would therefore like to inform you about how we handle your data, as well as about your rights resulting from that.

Responsibility

Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH, Reichpietschufer 50, 10785 Berlin

Our contact details can be found in the legal notice.

Data processing carried out by us

Public relations
The data that you provide on our social media profiles, such as usernames, comments, videos, images, likes, public messages, etc., are published by the social media platform and are not processed by us for any other purposes at any time. We merely reserve the right to delete content if necessary. We may share your content on our page if this is a feature of the social media platform, and communicate with you via the social media platform.

If you send us a message via a social media platform, depending on the content, we may also refer you to other, more secure means of communication that guarantee confidentiality. For example, you can always send us your inquiries to the address provided in the legal notice or to office@ratswd.de. It is your responsibility to choose the appropriate means of communication.

The legal basis for the aforementioned processing of your data is Art. 6 (1) f GDPR. The data processing is carried out in the legitimate interest of conducting public relations for our organization and to be able to communicate with you.

Data processing in joint controllership

For some of the processing activities, we are jointly responsible with the respective operator of the social media platform. We have therefore concluded the necessary agreement in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR, provided that the operator of the social media platform enables this.

The essential components of joint controllership can be found in the following paragraph.

Insights
On a regular basis, the social media platforms we use generate insights based on usage data that contain information about your interaction with our social media channel. We have no influence over the generation and provision of these statistics, nor can we prevent it.

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Data processing by the social media platform operator

The operator of the social media platform uses web tracking methods. Web tracking can be carried out regardless of whether you are logged in or registered with the social media platform.

We would therefore like to bring to your attention that it cannot be avoided that the operator of the social media platform may use and evaluate your profile and behavioral data for their own purposes. We have no influence on the processing of your data by the operator of the social media platform. Please keep this in mind when using the social media platform.

You can find more information about data processing by the operator of the social media platform, configuration options for protecting your privacy and other opt-out options in the operator’s privacy policy.

Storage period

We will delete your personal data if it is no longer required for the aforementioned processing purposes and no legal storage obligations prevent deletion.

Your rights as user

As a user, you have the option of asserting the following rights, both vis-à-vis us and vis-à-vis the operator of the social media platform, provided that the conditions are met:

Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)
You have the right to request confirmation as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed; if this is the case, you have the right to request information about this personal data and the information specified in Art. 15 GDPR.

Right to rectification and erasure (Art. 16 and 17 GDPR)
You have the right to request the immediate rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning you and, if necessary, to request the completion of incomplete personal data. You also have the right to request that personal data concerning you be erased immediately if one of the reasons listed in Art. 17 GDPR applies, e.g. if the data is no longer required for the intended purposes.

Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
You have the right to request that the processing be restricted if one of the conditions listed in Art. 18 GDPR is met, for example if you have objected to the processing, for the duration of an examination.

Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
In certain cases, which are listed in Art. 20 GDPR, you have the right to receive the personal data concerning you in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and have the right to transmit those data to another controller.

Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR)
If data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interest in accordance with 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 verifiable compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

If the data is processed on the basis of a legitimate interest for the purposes of direct marketing, you have a right to object to this, which you can assert at any time without providing reasons.

Conditions for consent (Art. 7 GDPR)
If data is processed on the basis of your consent, you are entitled to withdraw your consent to the use of your personal data at any time in accordance with Article 7 (3) of the GDPR. Please note that the withdrawal of consent is only effective for the future. Processing that has taken place before the withdrawal of consent is not affected.

Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
Pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of data concerning you violates data protection regulations. The right to lodge a complaint can be asserted in particular with 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 is available to answer any questions you may have on the subject of data protection:

datenschutz nord GmbH, Kurfürstendamm 212, 10789 Berlin
E-Mail: office@datenschutz-nord.de

 

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