1. General Information
The following statement informs you about the type of personal data we, as the data controller, collect and for what purpose, as well as the extent to which this data is made accessible to third parties.
1.1 Data Controller
Villa Aurora & Thomas Mann House e. V.
Jägerstraße 23
10117 Berlin
You can also find all contact details and further information on our website at www.vatmh.org/de/kontakt.html.
1.2 Legal Basis for Processing Your Personal Data
The processing of personal data requires a legal basis, which we would like to present to you below.
For processing operations of personal data for which we obtain the consent of the data subject, Article 6(1)(a) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) serves as the legal basis.
For the processing of personal data required for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party, Article 6(1)(b) GDPR serves as the legal basis. This also covers processing operations required for the implementation of pre-contractual measures.
Insofar as the processing of personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation to which our company is subject, Article 6(1)(c) GDPR serves as the legal basis.
If processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, and if the interests, fundamental rights, and fundamental freedoms of the data subject do not outweigh the former interest, Article 6(1)(f) GDPR serves as the legal basis for the processing. Our company's legitimate interest lies in the conduct of our business operations as well as in the analysis, optimization, and maintenance of the security of our online services.
1.3 Rights of the Data Subject
You have the right to information about the personal data we have stored about you. In particular, you can request information about the purposes of processing, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the origin of your data if it was not collected by us, as well as the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, and, where applicable, meaningful information about its details.
Under the statutory provisions, you also have the right to rectification of inaccurate data, restriction of processing, data portability, and erasure of your personal data. To do so, please send us an email with the subject line "Datenschutz" ("Data Protection").
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of personal data concerning you violates the applicable statutory provisions.
For reasons arising from your particular situation, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you that is based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions (Article 21 GDPR). Provided the legal requirements are met, we will no longer process your personal data as a result.
In the case of direct marketing, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purposes of such advertising; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is connected with such direct marketing.
If you object, your personal data will no longer be processed for these purposes.
If you have given consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. This does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out on the basis of the consent before its withdrawal.
We do not currently carry out any automated decision-making, including profiling.
If you exercise any of the aforementioned rights as a data subject, we will process the personal data collected in this context in order to respond to your request. The processing of your personal data takes place in order to fulfill a legal obligation.
In the event of an objection, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that outweigh your interests, rights, and freedoms, or unless your personal data serves to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims.
1.4 Storage Duration of Personal Data
Unless we have provided specific storage information for particular points, the following applies: We store personal data for the duration of the respective statutory retention period, or for as long as the purpose of collection continues to exist. After the retention period has expired, the data is routinely deleted, unless it is required for the initiation or performance of a contract. If users' data is not deleted because it is required for other legally permissible purposes, its processing will be restricted as far as possible. Accordingly, the data will be blocked where possible and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example, to data that must be retained for commercial or tax law reasons.
2. Contractual Processing
2.1 General
When you enter into or inquire about a contractual or membership relationship with us, we generally collect the following data: salutation, first and last name, email address, address, telephone/mobile number, and information necessary for the initiation and performance of the contract.
We need this data in order to identify you as a contractual partner, carry out the contract, be able to contact you, and for invoicing purposes. The data processing takes place at your / our request or instruction and is necessary for the mutual fulfillment and obligations arising from the contractual relationship for the purposes stated.
We may also process data on the basis of a legitimate interest, for example when asserting or defending claims arising from the contractual relationship. The personal data collected is stored until the end of the contractual relationship and deleted thereafter, unless we are obliged to retain it for longer periods due to statutory tax and commercial retention and documentation obligations (under the German Commercial Code (HGB), Criminal Code (StGB), or Fiscal Code (AO)).
2.2 Scholarship
We also process personal data of scholarship recipients (in particular name, address, contact details, and bank details) to the extent necessary for the establishment, performance, and termination of a scholarship relationship.
Furthermore, we may process personal data arising from the scholarship relationship insofar as this is necessary to fulfill legal obligations, such as documentation requirements under tax law or non-profit law.
The data is stored for the duration of the scholarship relationship and, beyond that, for the period prescribed by statutory retention obligations. Further storage and disclosure to third parties will only take place insofar as this is necessary for the performance of the contract (e.g., financial institutions for disbursement) or insofar as a legal obligation or justification exists.
As part of the scholarship program, we process, on a voluntary basis, photographs, video and film recordings, audio recordings, as well as information and reports about the activities of scholarship recipients, their funded projects, and their participation in events. This is done exclusively for the purposes of press and public relations work (including press releases, annual reports, informational materials), publication on the website and social media, presenting the scholarship program to the public, sponsors, and partner institutions, as well as advertising the scholarship program.
Consent is not a prerequisite for the granting of the scholarship. Consent applies to worldwide publication, in particular in Germany and the United States of America, as well as on platforms accessible worldwide via the internet. It also includes the forwarding of personal data to the German Federal Foreign Office, provided that it requests the data for the purpose of granting and administering funding.
Furthermore, additional processing may be based on our legitimate interest, provided that the interests and fundamental rights of the data subject do not outweigh the interests of the association. This applies in particular to:
- the presentation of the scholarship program to the public;
- in connection with the presentation of the association's purpose (promotion of education and the arts in German-American exchange) without commercial character
2.3 Necessary Comparison with Official Lists
We use the data of our (prospective) contractual partners and employees (first name, last name, and, where applicable, address) to conduct checks against so-called sanctions lists. Sanctions lists are centrally compiled and maintained lists of individuals, associations, or companies against whom state economic or legal restrictions have been imposed. Various regulations obligate us to take measures to prevent support from being provided to contractual partners, suppliers, and also our (prospective) employees if they are listed on such lists. We use this data solely to ensure that these individuals are not listed on any of the sanctions lists. We need this information in order to fulfill our legal obligations and to be able to avert possible sanctions. This is also in our legitimate interest.
3. Application Data
When you apply to us, we receive data from you. We process the data you have sent us in connection with your application in order to assess your suitability for the position and to carry out the application process. Please note that your data is accessible to our HR department and to the departments relevant to the position to be filled. For data protection reasons, we ask that you only provide the data necessary for the application. The legal basis for processing your personal data in application procedures is Section 26 of the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) or Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. Under this provision, the processing of data required in connection with the decision to establish an employment relationship is permissible. Should the data be required for legal enforcement purposes after the application process has concluded, data processing may take place on the basis of the requirements of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, for the purposes of pursuing legitimate interests. Our interest in that case lies in asserting or defending legal claims.
In the event of a rejection, applicant data is deleted after no more than 6 months. Should you have consented to further storage of your personal data, we will transfer your data to our applicant pool. There, the data is deleted after two years. Should you be offered a position as part of the application process, the data will be stored permanently for the purpose of carrying out the employment relationship. You may change or have your application deleted at any time and withdraw any consent given at any time.
Information Research from Publicly Accessible Sources
As part of the application process, in addition to the application documents you have submitted, we may also review publicly accessible information on the basis of our legitimate interest, insofar as this is necessary to assess your professional suitability and qualifications. Our legitimate interest lies in the appropriate selection of suitable applicants for the position to be filled.
In doing so, we consider exclusively data that you yourself have published for professional purposes (e.g., on platforms such as XING, LinkedIn, or, where relevant, on your own professional website). Information from social networks that primarily serve private communication (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, TikTok), or from general search engine research outside the professional context, is generally not used by us.
Where information is collected from publicly accessible, profession-related sources, this is done exclusively for the purpose of assessing your suitability for the advertised position. The data is not processed for other purposes. It is not disclosed to third parties. Insofar as such information was not collected directly from you, it originates from generally accessible internet sources.
Irrelevant or excessive information is not stored and is not taken into account in the decision-making process.
4. Data Processing in Connection with the Website
4.1 Log Files, Hosting
Our server statistics automatically store data transmitted to us by the browser, on the basis of our legitimate interest in analysis and for security reasons (so-called "log files").
Specifically, this is the following data:
• Language and version of the browser software
• Operating system used and its interface
• Referrer URL (the previously visited page)
• Hostname of the accessing computer (IP address)
• Date and time of the server request
• Time zone difference from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
• Content of the request (specific page)
• Volume of data transferred
• Access status/HTTP status code
As a rule, we cannot assign this data to specific individuals. This data is not merged with other data sources. In addition, the data is deleted within 7 days following statistical evaluation. Data whose further retention is required for evidentiary purposes is exempt from deletion until the respective incident has been finally resolved.
We make use of hosting services. These serve to provide infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage space and database services, security services, as well as technical maintenance services, in order to maintain the operation of this online offering.
In doing so, we and/or our hosting provider process inventory data, contact data, content data, contract data, usage data, and meta and communication data of customers, prospects, and visitors to this online offering, on the basis of our legitimate interests in an efficient and secure provision of this online offering.
4.2 Contact
When you contact us, for example by email, we store your information in order to answer your questions.
As a rule, no disclosure to third parties takes place, unless applicable data protection provisions justify such disclosure or we are legally obligated to do so. You may withdraw any consent given at any time with effect for the future. In the event of withdrawal, your data will be deleted promptly, provided no statutory exception permits its further processing. Otherwise, your data will be deleted once we have processed your request or the purpose of storage no longer applies, and no other conflicting statutory exceptions exist.
4.3 Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device and through which the entity setting the cookie receives certain information. They serve to make the online offering more user-friendly and effective and/or to make it easier for you to navigate our website.
We only set cookies that are not strictly necessary with your consent. You may withdraw this consent at any time with effect for future use.
Consent is voluntary, and you can also use our website without accepting cookies. You can also configure your browser settings according to your wishes and, for example, refuse to accept third-party cookies or all cookies altogether, or delete cookies that have already been stored. Please note that if you do not accept cookies, our offering may, under certain circumstances, not function properly. Unless we provide other information on the individual topics mentioned in this privacy policy or in the cookie banner, the lifespan of cookies is 24 months.
You can find out which function on our website sets cookies in the individual descriptions of functions in our privacy policy.
5. Newsletter and Information for Interested Parties
5.1 Newsletter
If you would like to receive the newsletter we offer, we require a valid email address from you, which allows us to verify that you are the holder of the email address provided, or that its holder has consented to receiving the newsletter.
After providing your email address, we will send a confirmation email to the address given, in which we ask you to confirm that you wish to receive the newsletter. If you do not confirm this within 24 hours, your data relating to the newsletter dispatch will be automatically deleted. If you confirm your wish to receive the newsletter, we will store your email address until you unsubscribe from the newsletter.
We only send newsletters with your consent or where legally permitted.
You may withdraw your consent to the storage of your data, your email address, and its use for sending the newsletter. Unsubscribing is possible at any time, for example via a link at the end of every newsletter. Alternatively, you are welcome to send your unsubscribe request by email at any time to newsberlin@vatmh.org for the Germany newsletter, or infola@vatmh.org for the US newsletter. If a user has only registered for the newsletter and cancels this registration, their personal data will be deleted.
We work together with a dispatch service provider.
Newsletter service: CleverReach
The newsletter is sent using CleverReach GmbH & Co. KG, Mühlenstr. 43, 26180 Rastede, referred to as the "dispatch service provider." You can view the dispatch service provider's privacy policy here: https://www.cleverreach.com/de/datenschutz/.
Newsletter service: Constant Contact
The US newsletter is sent using Constant Contact, a newsletter dispatch platform operated by Constant Contact, Inc., 1601 Trapelo Road, Waltham, MA 02451, USA. The email addresses of these newsletter recipients, as well as their further data described within these notices, are stored on Constant Contact's servers in secure data centers in the USA. Furthermore, according to its own information, Constant Contact may use this data to optimize or improve its own services, for example for the technical optimization of the dispatch and presentation of newsletters, or for economic purposes, in order to determine which countries recipients come from. Information on data protection at Constant Contact can be found here: https://www.constantcontact.com/legal/privacy-statement
Otherwise, your personal data will not be disclosed to third parties.
Please note that when sending the newsletter, we evaluate your user behavior. For this evaluation, the emails sent contain so-called web beacons, also known as tracking pixels. These are single-pixel image files that link to our website and thereby enable us to evaluate your user behavior. This is done through the collection of the email address as well as web beacons, which are assigned to your email address and linked to a unique ID.
Using the data obtained in this way, we record when you read our newsletter, which links you click within it, and draw conclusions about your personal interests from this. We link this data with actions you have taken on our website. (END ALTERNATIVE).
We store the data collected in this way on our server. You may object to this tracking at any time by sending us an email.
5.2 Information for Existing Customers
If you have entered into a contract with us for our services as our contractual partner, we offer you further information about our own similar services via the email address provided when concluding the contract (Section 7(3) of the German Act Against Unfair Competition (UWG)). You may object to receiving such messages at any time. These messages are sent on the basis of our legitimate advertising interest.
6. Disclosure of Data: General and Contractual Purpose
We disclose data to third parties when this is necessary for the performance of a contract and/or when we are legally obligated and/or authorized to do so in individual cases. The data is typically disclosed to commissioned service providers, including, among others, providers involved in hosting, operation, maintenance, and support of IT systems, communication systems, and disposal services. In addition, your data may also be transmitted to postal or delivery services, our house bank, tax advisors/auditors, and lawyers.
6.1 PayPal
Should you select the online payment service provider PayPal for payment as part of your order process, your contact details will be transmitted to PayPal as a result of the order placed. PayPal is a service offered by PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. & Cie. S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg. In this context, PayPal performs the function of an online payment service provider as well as a trustee, and offers buyer protection services.
The personal data transmitted to PayPal comprises data required for processing the order, as well as data related to the order, such as the number of items, item number, and invoice amount.
This transmission is necessary for processing your order with the payment method you have selected, in particular for confirming your identity, administering your payment, and managing the customer relationship.
Depending on the payment method selected via PayPal, e.g., invoice or direct debit, the personal data transmitted to PayPal will be forwarded by PayPal to credit reporting agencies. This transmission serves the purpose of verifying identity and creditworthiness in connection with your order. For information on which credit reporting agencies are involved, and on what data PayPal generally collects, processes, stores, and discloses, please refer to PayPal's privacy policy at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full
6.2 Ticket Sales
In cooperation with visitBerlin (Berlin Tourismus & Kongress GmbH, Am Karlsbad 11, 10785 Berlin), online tickets for events in Berlin are offered. When purchasing online tickets, personal data is transmitted to visitBerlin. The further forwarding of this information is the responsibility of visitBerlin; please refer to visitBerlin's privacy notices at https://www.visitberlin.de/de/datenschutzerklaerung for the corresponding terms.
6.3 Use of Audio and Video Conferencing
For our communications and the conducting of online meetings, we use, among other things, online conferencing tools and offer these to you. This takes place on the basis of your consent to participate in online meetings and communications.
When you communicate with us via video or audio conference over the internet, your personal data is collected and processed by us and by the provider of the conferencing tool.
The scope of the data depends, among other things, on the information you provide before or during participation. Depending on your input, the following personal data is subject to processing:
User information: first name, last name, phone number, email address, password, profile picture, department
Meeting metadata: topic, description (optional), participant IP addresses, device/hardware information
For recordings: video, audio, and presentation recordings, text file of the online meeting chat
For dial-in by phone: information on incoming and outgoing phone numbers, country name, start and end time. Additional connection data, such as the device's IP address, may also be stored in certain cases.
Text, audio, and video data: You may have the option to use chat, question, or poll functions during an online conference. In this regard, the text entries you make are processed in order to display them during the online conference and, where applicable, to log them. To enable video display and audio playback, data from your device's microphone and, if applicable, its camera is processed for the duration of the meeting. You can turn off or mute your camera or microphone yourself at any time.
To participate in an online conference or enter the "meeting room," you must at least provide information about your name. This can generally be pseudonymized.
For further information on data processing by the conferencing tools used, please refer to the privacy policies of the respective tools used.
Transcription of Video Meetings
As part of video meetings, a transcription of the discussion may be produced where applicable. The transcription serves to document and follow up on the content and is used exclusively for internal purposes, unless we expressly state otherwise.
This processing takes place exclusively on the basis of your informed consent. At the start of the meeting, all participants are explicitly notified in the event of transcription.
Participants who do not consent to transcription cannot use the video and audio functions during the meeting, but retain the ability to communicate via the chat function and to listen in on the meeting.
Transcripts and any recordings are stored only for as long as necessary for the respective purposes (e.g., follow-up, minute-taking) and in accordance with statutory retention periods.
Transcription is carried out with the help of the services of the respective provider of the meeting tool. It cannot be ruled out that data may be transmitted to third countries (in particular the USA). The respective data protection provisions of the providers apply.
7. Tools in Connection with Operating the Website and Online Services
In some cases, on the basis of your consent or our legitimate interests with regard to analysis, optimization, and the economic operation of the online offering, we make use of tools and external service providers. If you have given your consent for tools that are not necessary for the operation of the website, you may have these settings changed again at any time. Below we list our service providers for you.
Should your data be used for other purposes, we will inform you in advance and will only use the data insofar as you have previously expressly given your further consent to do so.
7.1 Google
We use services, on the basis of your consent, for the optimization and economic operation of our online offering, for which Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google") is responsible.
Google LLC is certified under the Data Privacy Framework, and EU standard contractual clauses have been concluded, so that measures have been taken to ensure compliance with European data protection law.
7.1.1 YouTube
We use the provider YouTube, a service of Google, to embed videos.
These videos are stored on [www.youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com) and can be played directly from our site. YouTube uses cookies for data collection and statistical data evaluation. YouTube uses cookies, among other purposes, to gather reliable video statistics, to prevent fraud, and to improve user-friendliness. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website (including your IP address) is transmitted to and stored on YouTube's servers, including in the USA. Your IP address cannot be attributed to you unless you are logged in to YouTube or another Google service before visiting the page, or are permanently logged in. If you do not want this, you must log out of your YouTube account and your other Google accounts.
Through the YouTube cookies, we receive statistical values regarding the number of times individual videos embedded in the website have been accessed, without any reference to the respective user.
The embedded YouTube videos are used within the scope of the permitted use defined by YouTube, which all users must accept. If you believe copyright has been infringed, please report this directly to YouTube. We use embedded YouTube videos in enhanced data protection mode. This means that YouTube does not store cookies for a user who views a website with an embedded YouTube video player but does not click on the video to start playback. If the YouTube video player is clicked, YouTube may, under certain circumstances, store cookies on the user's computer. Please note that as the provider of these pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or of its use by YouTube. Further information on YouTube's official privacy policy can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and at https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/171780?hl=de
7.1.2 Google Ads
This website uses Google AdSense or Ads, on the basis of your consent, a service designed to facilitate or enable the placement of advertising and the evaluation of the success of placed ads. The service uses so-called "cookies," text files stored on your computer that allow analysis of the use of the website. It also uses so-called web beacons (invisible graphics). Through these web beacons, information such as visitor traffic on these pages can be evaluated. The information generated by cookies and web beacons regarding the use of this website (including your IP address) and the delivery of advertising formats is transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the USA. This information may be passed on by Google to Google's contractual partners and authorities. However, Google will not merge your IP address with other data stored by you.
For further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and processing by Google, as well as your related rights and settings options to protect your privacy, please refer to the general privacy notices at https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, specifically at: https://business.safety.google/privacy/
7.1.3 Google APIs
We use the service Google APIs on our website, an interface software used to connect different applications with one another and to securely transfer personal data from one application to another. Business processes can run more cost-effectively, faster, and with fewer errors when they are automated with the help of software via interfaces. This allows them to be integrated efficiently into company processes via the website itself or via social networks. Processing only takes place if you consent to this data processing.
Further information can be found in the provider's privacy notices at the following URL: https://business.safety.google/privacy
7.1.4 Google Fonts
For the visually improved presentation of various information on this website, Google Web Fonts are used with your consent. When the page is accessed, the web fonts are transferred to the browser's cache in order to be used for display. If the browser does not support Google Web Fonts or prevents access, the text is displayed in a standard font. No cookies are set for the website visitor when the page is accessed.
Data transmitted in connection with accessing the page is sent to resource-specific domains such as fonts.googleapis.com or fonts.gstatic.com. This transmits information about which of our web pages you have visited. The IP address of the browser of the device of the visitor to these web pages is also stored by Google. This data is not linked to any data that may be collected or used in connection with the parallel use of authenticated Google services.
You can configure your browser so that fonts are not loaded from Google's servers. Information on Google Web Fonts' data protection terms is available at: https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq#Privacy. General information on data protection can be found in the Google Privacy Center at: http://www.google.com/intl/de-DE/privacy/
7.2 Flickr
We use the service Flickr on our website, with your consent. The provider of this service is Flickr, Inc., 67 E Evelyn Ave, Ste 200, Mountain View, CA 94041, USA. Use of this service may result in data being transferred to a third country (the USA). The provider is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and therefore offers an adequate level of data protection. Further information can be found in the provider's privacy notices at the following URL: https://www.flickr.com/help/privacy/
Through Flickr, we embed images from external providers to make our website more visually appealing. These images are stored on the external provider's server and are made available when the page is accessed. In doing so, a connection is established to the external provider's server, and data such as the website visitor's IP address is transmitted to the provider of the image service.
8. Data Storage Outside the EU/EEA
For the individual data processing activities, we inform you whether we use services of third-party providers based in the USA. Insofar as this is necessary for the stated purposes, your personal data may, in this context, be processed outside the European Economic Area, where a level of data protection equivalent to the European standard is not always consistently guaranteed and confirmed (for example, through appropriate safeguards within the meaning of Article 46 GDPR or an adequacy decision of the European Commission). In particular, it therefore cannot be ruled out that security authorities in a third country may gain access to your personal data without you being able to take effective legal action against this.
The transfer of personal data to these third-party providers takes place in accordance with Article 49(1)(a) GDPR, on the basis of your consent expressly given for this purpose in the consent banner. This consent is voluntary. You may withdraw it at any time with effect for the future. You will not suffer any disadvantages as a result.
In the view of some US third-party providers, an adequate level of protection corresponding to the European standard is already ensured through the conclusion of so-called standard contractual clauses, together with additional measures taken in line with the Schrems II case law. However, since the suitability of such measures for ensuring an adequate level of data protection is disputed, we have decided to transfer your personal data solely with your consent regardless. Otherwise, we will expressly inform you at the point of the specific data processing.
The certification of certain companies under the Data Privacy Framework (DPF) serves to ensure the level of protection and can be checked for the relevant companies here: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/. This certification is deemed sufficient as a measure for ensuring an adequate level of data protection.
9. Our Presence on Social Media
You can find us maintaining an online presence within social networks and platforms. Through these presences, we aim to communicate with our customers, prospects, and users who are active there, and to inform them about our services and our organization.
The processing of the personal data of users active there takes place on the basis of our legitimate interests in communication and the provision of information to and with users. Insofar as users have given consent to data processing within the respective social platform, the processing takes place on this basis of consent.
When you visit one of our social media presences, we are jointly responsible, together with the operator of the social platform, for the data processing operations triggered by that visit. You can generally exercise your rights (access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability, and complaint — see the section "Rights of the Data Subject") both against us and against the operator of the respective social platform.
We would like to point out that, despite this joint responsibility, we do not have full influence over the data processing operations of the social platform and may, in order to better handle requests concerning data subject rights, forward such requests to the respective operator. Our options are generally determined by the business policy of the respective provider.
Our information on storage can be found below. We have no influence over the storage duration of your data that is stored by the operator of the social platform for its own purposes. For details on this, please inform yourself directly with the operators of the social networks (e.g., in their privacy policy, see below).
Depending on the social platform named below, the processing of users' data may also take place outside the European Union. EU standard contractual clauses have been agreed with the US companies, or they are certified under the Data Privacy Framework (DPF), so that measures have been taken to ensure compliance with European data protection law.
As a rule, the platforms process users' data for market research and advertising purposes. For example, usage profiles may be created based on users' usage behavior and the interests derived from it. These usage profiles can, in turn, be used, for example, to place advertisements within and outside the platforms that presumably correspond to the interests of the users. For this purpose, cookies are generally stored on users' computers, in which the usage behavior and interests of the users are stored. Data may also be stored in the usage profiles independently of the devices used by the users. This occurs in particular when users are members of the respective platforms and are logged in to them.
For a detailed description of the respective processing operations and the options for objection, we refer to the providers' information linked below.
9.1 Facebook (Meta)
(Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Irland)
The basis for this is an agreement on the joint processing of personal data: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum
Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/
Opt-Out: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads und http://www.youronlinechoices.com
9.2 Google/YouTube
(Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Irland)
Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Opt-Out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated
9.3 Instagram (Meta)
(Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Irland)
Privacy Policy/Opt-Out: https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/
9.4 LinkedIn
(LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Irland)
Privacy Policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
Opt-Out: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out
9.5 Soundcloud
(SoundCloud Limited, Rheinsberger Str. 76/77, 10115 Berlin, Deutschland)
Privacy Policy/Opt-Out: https://soundcloud.com/pages/privacy
9.6 flickr
(SmugMug Inc., 67 E. Evelyn Ave, Suite 200 Mountain View, California, U.S.)
Privacy Policy: https://www.smugmug.com/about/privacy-flickr
9.7 Vimeo
(Vimeo, LLC, 555 West 18th Street, New York 10011, USA)
Privacy Policy/Opt-Out: https://vimeo.com/legal/privacy/policy