PRIVACY POLICY

1. NAME AND CONTACT DETAILS OF THE CONTROLLER AND THE EXTERNAL DATA PROTECTION OFFICER

This privacy policy applies to data processing by:

Controller: Herne.Business Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft Herne mbH, Westring 303, 44629 Herne, Germany, Email: rothardt@wfg-herne.de, phone: +49 2323 925-106

External Data Protection Officer:
Christof Kolyvas
Kück Industries GmbH
Hansastraße 122
44866 Bochum
dsb@ki-consuting.eu
phone: +49 2327 39 99 90

2. COLLECTION AND STORAGE OF PERSONAL DATA AND THE NATURE AND PURPOSE OF ITS USE

a) When visiting the website

When you access our website www.regionalagentur-mittleres-ruhrgebiet.de, the browser used on your device automatically sends information to our website’s server. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information is recorded without any action on your part and stored until it is automatically deleted:

• IP address of the requesting computer,

• Date and time of access,

• Name and URL of the file accessed,

• Website from which access took place (referrer URL),

• Browser used and, where applicable, the operating system of your computer as well as the name of your access provider.

The above-mentioned data is processed by us for the following purposes:

• Ensuring a smooth connection to the website,

• Ensuring comfortable use of our website,

• Evaluation of system security and stability, as well as

• For further administrative purposes.

The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest follows from the data collection purposes listed above. Under no circumstances do we use the collected data for the purpose of drawing conclusions about your person.

In addition, we use cookies when you visit our website. You can find further explanations in sections 4 and 5 of this privacy policy.

b) When subscribing to our newsletters and mailings

If you have expressly given your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR, we will use your email address to regularly send you our newsletter or to invite you to events. To receive the newsletter/mailings, providing an email address is sufficient.

You can unsubscribe at any time, for example via a link at the end of each newsletter. Alternatively, you may also send your unsubscribe request to newsletter@bochum-wirtschaft.de by email at any time.

c) When you contact us

For any kind of inquiries, we offer you the option to contact us via the email address kontakt@bochum-wirtschaft.de. The data processing for the purpose of contacting us is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR on the basis of your voluntarily granted consent.

The personal data collected by us for your inquiry will be automatically deleted once your inquiry has been resolved.

3. DISCLOSURE OF DATA

Your personal data will not be transmitted to third parties for purposes other than those listed below.

We only share your personal data with third parties if:

• You have given your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. a GDPR,

• The disclosure is necessary in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims, and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding legitimate interest in the non-disclosure of your data,

• In the event that there is a legal obligation for the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. c GDPR, as well as

• This is legally permissible and necessary in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. b GDPR for the processing of contractual relationships with you.

4. COOKIES

We use cookies on our site. These are small files that are automatically created by your browser and stored on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, or similar) when you visit our site. Cookies do not cause any damage to your device and do not contain viruses, trojans, or other malware.

Information is stored in the cookie that arises in connection with the specific device used. However, this does not mean that we obtain direct knowledge of your identity.

The use of cookies serves to make the use of our offering more pleasant for you. For example, we use so-called session cookies to recognize that you have already visited individual pages of our website. These are automatically deleted when you leave our site.

In addition, we also use temporary cookies to optimize user-friendliness; these are stored on your device for a specific defined period of time. If you visit our site again to use our services, it is automatically recognized that you have already been with us and which entries and settings you have made, so that you do not have to enter them again.

The data processed by cookies are necessary for the purposes mentioned to safeguard our legitimate interests as well as those of third parties pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR.

Most browsers accept cookies automatically. However, you can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or so that a notice always appears before a new cookie is created. However, completely disabling cookies may result in you not being able to use all functions of our website.

5. INTEGRATION OF YOUTUBE VIDEOS

a) We have embedded YouTube videos on our website that are stored on www.YouTube.com and can be played directly from our website. The use of YouTube is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.

b) By visiting the website, YouTube receives the information that you have accessed the relevant subpage of our website. In addition, the data mentioned in Section 2 of this declaration are transmitted. This occurs regardless of whether YouTube provides a user account through which you are logged in, or whether no user account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be assigned directly to your account. If you do not want your data to be linked to your YouTube profile, you must log out before activating the button. YouTube stores your data as usage profiles and uses them for advertising, market research, and/or to design its website according to needs. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to provide needs-based advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact YouTube to exercise this right.

c) Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and its processing by YouTube can be found in the privacy policy. There you will also find further information on your rights and setting options for protecting your privacy: www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy. Google also processes your personal data in the USA and has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield, www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

6. INTEGRATION OF GOOGLE MAPS

a) We use Google Maps on this website. This allows us to display interactive maps directly on the website and enables you to conveniently use the map function. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.

b) By visiting the website, Google receives the information that you have accessed the relevant subpage of our website. In addition, the data mentioned in Section 2 of this declaration are transmitted. This occurs regardless of whether Google provides a user account through which you are logged in, or whether no user account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be assigned directly to your account. If you do not want your data to be linked to your Google profile, you must log out before activating the button. Google stores your data as usage profiles and uses them for advertising, market research, and/or to design its website according to needs. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to provide needs-based advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact Google to exercise this right.

c) Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and its processing by the plug-in provider can be found in the provider’s privacy policy. There you will also find further information on your relevant rights and setting options for protecting your privacy: www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy. Google also processes your personal data in the USA and has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield, www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

7. RIGHTS OF DATA SUBJECTS

You have the right:

• To request information about your personal data processed by us in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR. In particular, you may request information about the processing purposes, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, deletion, restriction of processing, or objection, the existence of a right to lodge a complaint, 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;

• To request the immediate correction of incorrect or completion of your personal data stored by us in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR;

• To request the deletion of your personal data stored by us in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, unless processing is necessary for exercising the right to freedom of expression and information, for fulfilling a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest, or for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims;

• To request the restriction of the processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, insofar as the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful but you refuse its deletion and we no longer need the data, but you require it for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims, or you have lodged an objection to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR;

• To receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, common, and machine-readable format or to request its transmission to another controller in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR;

• To revoke any consent you have given us at any time in accordance with Art. 7 (3) GDPR. As a result, we may no longer continue the data processing based on this consent in the future, and

• To lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or workplace, or that of our company headquarters.

8. RIGHT TO OBJECT

If your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR, provided that there are grounds arising from your particular situation or the objection is directed against direct advertising. In the latter case, you have a general right to object, which will be implemented by us without specifying any particular situation.

If you wish to exercise your right to revoke or object, an email to rothardt@wfg-herne.de is sufficient.

9. DATA SECURITY

We use the widespread SSL (Secure Socket Layer) procedure during your visit to the website, in conjunction with the highest level of encryption supported by your browser. This is usually 256-bit encryption. If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, we will use 128-bit v3 technology instead. You can recognize whether an individual page of our website is transmitted in encrypted form by the closed display of the key or lock symbol in the lower status bar of your browser.

We also use suitable technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction, or against unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

10. CURRENCY AND AMENDMENT OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY

This privacy policy is currently valid and dated May 2020. Due to the further development of our website and offerings, or due to changes in legal or regulatory requirements, it may become necessary to amend this privacy policy. The current privacy policy can be accessed and printed by you at any time on the website at https://www.regionalagentur-mittleres-ruhrgebiet.de/service/datenschutz/.