Privacy Statement Social Media

When you visit our social media sites, it may be necessary for us to process data relating to you. The following therefore describes our practice of dealing with your data in accordance with Art. 13 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the rights you have under that Regulation.

Responsibility

We, Deekeling Arndt Advisors in Communications GmbH, operate social media accounts on:

Our contact details are listed in our Masthead.

Besides us, the operator of the social media platform in each case is also responsible for processing your personal data. In places where we are able to have an influence and set parameters for data processing, we work within the boundaries of the options available to us for ensuring the operators of social media plat­forms comply with data protection laws. In this connection, please also take note of the privacy state­ments by the social media platforms in question. 

Data processing by us

The data you enter on our social media sites, such as usernames, comments, videos, photos, likes or public messages, will be published via the social media plat­form and not processed by us at any time for any other purposes. We reserve only the right to erase content where necessary. Where appropriate, we will share your content on our site, if this is a function of the social media plat­form, and also communi­cate via the social media platform with you.

If you send a query to us via a social media platform, depending on the content, we may refer you to other, secure communication channels that guarantee con­fiden­tiality. You always have the option, for example, of sending your enquiries to us using the address or email address shown in our Masthead or on the contact form. The choice of the appropriate communication channel is your own re­spon­si­bility.

The legal basis for processing your data is Art. 6 (1) f GDPR. This data processing occurs in the legitimate interest of public relations work for our company and to be able to communicate with you.

Some social media plat­forms compile statistics based on usage data that contains information about your inter­action with our social media site. We have no influence over, and cannot prevent, the creation and disclosure of these statistics.

We process this information on the basis of Art. 6 (1) f GDPR in the legitimate interest of vali­dating dealings with our social media pages and improving our content in accordance with our target groups.

If you wish to object to processing of specific data over which we are able to exercise an influence, please approach us via the contact details listed in our Masthead.

Length of storage

We will delete your personal data if it is no longer needed for the processing purposes identified above and no legal archiving obligations stand in the way of their deletion.

Data processing by operators of social media platforms

The operators of social media platforms use web tracking methods. Such web tracking may also occur irrespective of whether you are logged on or registered with the social media platform.

Please be aware that it is not out of the question for a social media platform to use your profile and user behaviour data in order to assess such things as your habits, personal relation­ships, preferences etc. We have no influence over the processing of your data by the operator of a social media plat­form, and there­fore the use of the social media plat­form is your own re­spon­sibility.

For more information about data processing by social media plat­form operators, configuration options to protect your privacy and other opportu­nities to object, and also the agreement as per Art. 26 GDPR if one exists and you have entered into it, please refer to the Privacy Statement of the relevant operator:

Your rights as a user

As a website user, you have the opportunity to assert the following rights against us and against the operator of the social media platform if the relevant conditions are met:

Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)

You have the right to demand con­firmation about whether any personal data con­cerning you is being processed; where that is the case, you have the right to information about that personal data and other information listed in detail under Art. 15 GDPR.

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

You have the right to demand correction of any inaccurate personal data without delay and also the right to have incomplete personal data completed where necessary.

In addition, you have the right to have your personal data erased without delay for one of the reasons listed in detail in Art. 17 GDPR, e.g. if the data is no longer required for the original purpose.

Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)

You have the right to demand restriction of processing for one of the reasons listed in Art. 18 GDPR as a pre­requisite for restriction, e.g. if you have lodged an objection to such processing for the time it takes to perform any checks.

Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)

In certain cases, listed in detail in Art. 20 GDPR, you have the right to receive the relevant personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and also the right to have the data transmitted to a third party.

Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR)

Where data is processed on the grounds of legitimate interests on the basis of Art. 6 (1) f GDPR, you have the right to object at any time to processing of your data, if there are grounds for objection arising from your particular situation. If you lodge an objection, your personal data will no longer be processed unless we can show evidence of compelling, legitimate reasons for processing it which outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or if processing the information serves to assert, exercise or defend our rights or legal claims.

Where personal data is processed on the grounds of legitimate interests for direct marketing purposes, you shall have the specific right to object, which you may exercise at any time with no need to provide a reason; if you object, your personal data will no longer be processed for such purposes.

Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

In accordance with Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe processing of your data violates any data protection provisions. In particular, you may lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged in­fringe­ment.

Contact details of our data protection officer

datenschutz süd GmbH
Wörthstrasse 15
97082 Würzburg
Germany

office(at)datenschutz-sued(dot)de

If you contact our data protection officer, please also identify the Controller named in the Masthead.

Last updated: 06 November 2020