Privacy Policy

Information on data processing for this website pursuant to Art. 13 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) when personal data of the data subject are collected

meteocontrol GmbH is the party responsible for this website and, as the provider of a teleservice, is obliged to notify you at the start of your visit about the nature, scope and purposes of collection and use of personal data in a precise, transparent, understandable and easily accessible form and in clear and simple language. You must be able to access this content at all times.

We attach utmost importance to the security of your data and to compliance with data privacy regulations. The processing of personal data is subject to the provisions of prevailing European and national law.

In the following Privacy Policy, we wish to present how we handle your personal data and how you can contact us:

meteocontrol GmbH
Pröllstr. 28
86157 Augsburg, Germany
Commercial Register No.: HRB 16415
Managing Directors: Cheng Liu, Stijn Stevens
Phone: +49 821 346660
E-mail: info@meteocontrol.com

Our Data Protection Officer
Sven Lenz
Deutsche Datenschutzkanzlei – Datenschutzkanzlei Lenz GmbH & Co. KG
Bahnhofstrasse 50
87435 Kempten, Germany

If you have any questions about data privacy or other data protection matters, you are welcome to send an e-mail to the following address: datenschutz@meteocontrol.de

 

A. General information  

Separate male and female grammatical forms have not been used so as to make our Privacy Policy easier to understand. Such terms apply equally to all genders in the spirit of equal treatment. For a definition of the terms used, such as “personal data” or “processing” of such data, please refer to Art. 4 GDPR.

The personal data processed within the framework of this website include:

  • Personal data (e.g. the name and address of a customer), 
  • Usage data (e.g. pages of our website visited) and
  • Content data (e.g. information entered in online forms). 

B. Specific information  

Privacy policy

We warrant that we process the data we gather from you solely to handle your requests and for internal purposes, as well as to provide you with the services you requested or content.

Grounds for data processing

We process your personal data only in compliance with the relevant data privacy regulations. Legal grounds are: 

  • Provision of our contractual services, Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b) GDPR
  • Processing is a legal requirement/legal obligation, Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c) GDPR
  • Existence of your consent (e.g. registration for the newsletter), Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a) and Art. 7 GDPR
  • Enforcement of our legitimate interests, Art. 6 Para 1 lit. f) GDPR

Transfer of data to third parties

We would like to point out that data are transferred to third parties. Data are passed on to third parties only in accordance with the statutory regulations. We pass on your data only if this is necessary for performance of a contract or on the basis of legitimate interests in ensuring that our business operations are conducted economically and efficiently.

If we use subcontractors to provide our services, we take suitable legal precautions and appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure personal data are protected in compliance with relevant statutory regulations.

Transfer of data to a third country or international organization

“Third country” denotes countries where the GDPR does not apply directly. Basically, that means all countries outside the EU and the European Economic Area. Data are transferred to a third country or international organization.

Note regarding data processing in the USA by LinkedIn and YouTube: If you click on "Allow all cookies", you also consent to your data within the meaning of Art. 49 Para. 1 Sentence 1 lit. a) GDPR being processed in the USA. According to the current legal situation, the USA is considered a country with an inadequate level of data protection. There is a risk that your data may be processed by US authorities for monitoring and surveillance purposes. There are currently no legal remedies against this practice. You can revoke your consent at any time for the future. To revoke your consent, deactivate this service in the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website.

Length of time for which your personal data are stored

We abide by the principles of data economy and data reduction. That means we store your data only for as long as required to fulfill the above purposes or as defined by the various retention periods prescribed by law. If the purpose no longer applies or such retention periods have expired, your data are blocked or erased routinely and in compliance with statutory regulations.

We have come up with an internal concept at the company to ensure that this is the case.

Contacting us

If you contact us using the contact information given on the website, you consent to telephone or electronic communication. Personal data are processed when you contact us electronically. The particulars you provide are stored solely for the purpose of handling your request and possible questions in response to it.

We would be happy to present the legal grounds for this:

  • Processing to fulfill our services and perform contractual measures Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b) GDPR

We wish to point out that e-mails may be read or changed without authorization and without a user noticing when they are transferred. We also wish to point out that we use software to filter unwanted e-mails (spam filter). The spam filter may reject e-mails if they are falsely identified as spam due to specific features.

What rights do you have?

a)         Right to access and obtain information

You have the right to be provided free of charge with information on the data stored on you. Upon request, we will inform you in writing of what personal data we have stored on you. This also includes the origin and recipients of your data and the purpose for which data are processed.

b)         Right to rectification

You have the right to demand rectification of the data we have stored if they are incorrect. As part of that, you can demand that processing of the data be restricted, for example if the accuracy of the personal data is contested by you.

c)         Right to blocking

You can also have your data blocked. In order to ensure blocking of your data at any time, the data in question must be available on a black list for control purposes.

d)         Right to erasure

You can request erasure of your personal data, provided there are no statutory obligations to retain the data. If such an obligation exists, we will block your data upon request. If the appropriate legal requirements are met, we will also erase your personal data without a request from you to do so.

e)         Right to data portability

You are entitled to demand that we provide you with the personal data supplied to us in a format that allows the data to be transferred to another body.

f )         Right to lodge complaints with a supervisory authority

You can lodge complaints with one of the data protection supervisory authorities. The data protection supervisory authority responsible for our company is:  

Bayerisches Landesamt für Datenschutzaufsicht (BayLDA)
Promenade 27, 91522 Ansbach, Germany
Phone: +49 981 53-1300
Fax: +49 981 53-981300 

You can open the form for submitting complaints at: https://www.lda.bayern.de/de/beschwerde.html

Note: A complaint can also be made to any data protection supervisory authority within the EU.

g)         Right to object

You can object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of your data pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 Points e) and f); this also applies to any profiling based on these provisions.

meteocontrol GmbH shall then no longer process your personal data unless it can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for processing such information that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

If personal data are processed for the purpose of direct marketing, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purpose of such marketing; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing. In the event of such an objection, we will no longer process your personal data for the purposes of direct marketing. You merely need to send us an e-mail to that effect.

h)         Right to withdrawal

You can withdraw at any time the consent you have given to the processing of your data with effect for the future without giving reasons and without having to fear any disadvantages. You merely need to send us an e-mail to that effect.

However, such withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing activities conducted up to the time of the withdrawal on the legal basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 Point a) GDPR.

To exercise your rights as a data subject, please send an e-mail to the following address: datenschutz@meteocontrol.de

 

Protection of your personal data

We take state-of-the-art contractual, technical and organizational security measures to ensure compliance with data protection laws and to thus protect the data processed against accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction or access by unauthorized persons.

The security measures include in particular encrypted transfer of data between your browser and our server. 256-bit SSL (AES 256) encryption technology is used for this.

Your personal data is protected with regard to the following aspects (excerpt):

a)         To safeguard the confidentiality of your personal data

In order to safeguard the confidentiality of your data we store, we have taken various measures to control access to premises, equipment and data.

b)         To safeguard the integrity of your personal data

In order to safeguard the integrity of your data we store, we have taken various measures to control transmission and input of data.

c)         To safeguard the availability of your personal data

In order to safeguard the availability of your data we store, we have taken various order and availability control measures.

The security measures used are continuously improved to reflect technological advances. Despite these precautions, we cannot guarantee secure transfer of data to our website given the insecure nature of the Internet. Consequently, you transfer data at your own risk at all times.

Protection of minors

Persons under the age of 16 are allowed to send personal data to us only if we have received the explicit consent of their parent or guardian. These data are processed in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Server log files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

  • Browser type and browser version
  • Operating system used
  • Referrer URL
  • Host name of the accessing computer
  • Time of server request
  • IP address

These data are not combined with other data sources.

Our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR serves as the basis for the data processing.

 

Online applications via a form

We offer applicants the opportunity to apply online on our website using a corresponding form. In order to be included in the application process, applicants must provide us with all personal data required for a well-founded and informed assessment and selection via the form.

The required information includes general personal details (name, address, telephone or electronic contact details) as well as specific proof of the qualifications required for a position. In addition, health-related information may be required, which must be given special consideration under labor and social law in the interest of the applicant's social protection.

When you submit the form, your data will be transmitted to us in encrypted form in accordance with the state of the art and processed exclusively for the purpose of processing your application.

The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b) GDPR, in the sense of which the application procedure is considered to be the initiation of an employment contract.

As part of the application process, we use application management software from Personio SE & Co. KG, a company based in Germany, which offers personnel administration and applicant management software.

As part of the application process, you will be redirected to another Personio page, where you will be referred to the data protection information before submitting your application.

 

Cookies

Matomo without cookies

We use the web analysis service software Matomo from the provider InnoCraft Ltd, 150 Willis St, 6011 Wellington, New Zealand, ("Matomo") on our website. This technology is used to collect information (e.g. the pseudonymized e-mail address) about the behavior of users on our site and store it on our servers. We use this information to create pseudonymized user profiles and evaluate them.

We use Matomo on our website without setting a cookie on the user's end device. If personal data are also processed in the procedures described, the processing is carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest in the statistical analysis of user behavior for optimization and marketing purposes in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR.

If you do not agree with the storage and evaluation of the information from your visit, you can object to the storage and use for the future at any time at the click of a mouse. In this case, a so-called opt-out cookie is stored in your browser, with the result that Matomo does not collect any session data. Please note that the complete deletion of your cookies means that the opt-out cookie will also be deleted and may have to be reactivated by you.

Google Ads Remarketing

Our website uses the functions of Google Ads Remarketing. We use this to advertise this website in Google search results and on third-party websites. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google").

For this purpose, Google sets a cookie in the browser of your end device, which automatically enables interest-based advertising by means of a pseudonymized cookie ID and on the basis of the pages you visit.

The processing takes place on the basis of your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.

Any further data processing will only take place if you have consented to Google linking your Internet and app browsing history to your Google account and using information from your Google account to personalize ads you view on the web. In this case, if you are logged in to Google while visiting our website, Google will use your data together with Google Analytics data to create and define target group lists for cross-device remarketing. For this purpose, your personal data are temporarily linked by Google with Google Analytics data in order to create target groups.

Details of the processing triggered by Google Ads Remarketing and how Google handles data from websites can be found here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

We have concluded a so-called commissioned processing contract with Google for our use of Google Analytics 4, which obliges Google to protect the data of our website users and not to pass it on to third parties.

Data are transferred to a third country (in this case the USA) or international organization. Since July 2023, there has been an adequacy decision by the EU Commission (Data Privacy Framework), which identifies the USA as a third country with a level of data protection com-parable to that of the EU. The adequacy decision can now serve as the basis for data trans-fers to certified organizations in the USA. According to the list of certified companies pub-lished by the US Department of Commerce, Google LLC is listed as a certified company.

To ensure compliance with the European level of data protection, even in the event of any transfer of data from the EU or the EEA to the USA, we have also contractually agreed the European Commission's standard contractual clauses with Google.

You can permanently object to the setting of cookies by Google Ads Remarketing by adjusting your browser settings and selecting your advertising preferences at the following link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/.

Further information and the data protection provisions regarding advertising and Google can be found here: https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/.

You may withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise this right, deactivate this service in the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website or alternatively follow the option described above to make an objection.

Use of Google Ads conversion tracking

We use the online advertising program "Google Ads" on this website and, as part of Google Ads, the conversion tracking of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google"). By using Google Ads, we can draw attention to our offers with the help of advertising material (so-called Google Adwords) on external websites and also measure the success of this advertising campaign. We do this in order to be able to show you advertising tailored to you.

If a user clicks on an Ads ad placed by Google, a cookie (small text file) for conversion tracking is placed on their end device. These cookies generally expire after 30 days and are not used to identify users personally. The cookie enables us to recognize with the help of Google that the user was redirected to our site by clicking on the ad.

That means cookies cannot be tracked via the websites of Google Ads customers. The information collected is used to create conversion statistics and provide us with information about the total number of users who clicked on our ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, we do not obtain any information allowing users to be identified personally.

We only use Google Ads if you have given us your consent to do so, Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a) GDPR in conjunction with. § 25 TTDSG. In the context of the use of Google Ads, personal data may also be transmitted to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA. Since July 2023, there has been an adequacy decision by the EU Commission (Data Privacy Framework), which identifies the USA as a third country with a level of data protection comparable to that of the EU. The adequacy decision can now serve as the basis for data transfers to certified organizations in the USA. According to the list of certified companies published by the US Department of Commerce, Google LLC is listed as a certified company.

You may withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise this right, deactivate this service in the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website or alternatively follow the option described above to make an objection.

However, you can also block this use by deactivating the Google conversion tracking cookie via your Internet browser under the menu item "User settings". You are then not included in the conversion tracking statistics.

You can find more information about Google's privacy policy at the following Internet address: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy

You can permanently object to the setting of cookies by Google Ads conversion tracking by downloading and installing the Google browser plug-in available at the following link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin?hl=de

Please note that if you have deactivated the use of cookies, certain functions of this website may not be available or may only be available to a limited extent.

Newsletter

If you subscribe to our e-mail newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our offers. Personal data are collected for this purpose, so you must provide your e-mail address so that the newsletter can be sent. The provision of further data is voluntary and will be used to address you personally. These data are used by us for our own marketing purposes in the form of the e-mail newsletter, provided you have given your explicit consent. 

We use a so-called double opt-in procedure for sending the newsletter. This means that we only send you an e-mail newsletter if you explicitly confirm your consent to being sent the newsletter. We then send you a confirmation e-mail, which you are asked to confirm by clicking on the link in question if you wish to receive the newsletter in the future.

By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to use your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. When you subscribe to the newsletter, we store your IP address entered by your Internet service provider (ISP) as well as the date and time you subscribed as later proof if your e-mail address is misused.

You can cancel your subscription to the newsletter at any time using the link for that purpose in the newsletter or by sending an e-mail to that effect to us at marketing@meteocontrol.de. After you cancel your subscription, your e-mail address is deleted from our newsletter mailing list without undue delay and included in a black list to ensure your withdrawal of consent is also heeded.

Your consent and the data you provide (e-mail address) will be stored until you withdraw your consent.

Sending the e-mail newsletter to existing customers

If you have provided us with your e-mail address when purchasing goods or services, we reserve the right to regularly send you offers for goods or services similar to those already purchased from our range by e-mail. In accordance with § 7 Para. 3 UWG, we do not need to obtain separate consent from you for this. In this respect, data processing is carried out solely on the basis of our legitimate interest in personalized direct advertising in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. If you have initially objected to the use of your e-mail address for this purpose, we will not send you any e-mails.

You are entitled to object to the use of your e-mail address for the aforementioned advertising purpose at any time with effect for the future by sending a message to the controller named at the beginning. You will only incur transmission costs according to the basic rates. After receipt of your objection, the use of your e-mail address for advertising purposes will cease immediately.

Despite your objection, your e-mail address may still be stored for the purpose of processing the contract, but will then no longer be used for advertising purposes.

Use of shipping service provider Brevo (formerly Sendinblue)

Our e-mail newsletters are sent via this provider: Sendinblue GmbH, Köpenicker Str. 126, 10179 Berlin, Germany

Subject to your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a) GDPR, in addition to sending the newsletter, a statistical evaluation of the success of newsletter campaigns is also carried out using web beacons or tracking pixels in the e-mails sent. The opening rates and specific interactions with the newsletter content are measured. End device information (e.g. time of access, IP address, browser type and operating system) is also collected and analyzed, but not merged with other data sets. You can revoke your consent to newsletter tracking at any time with effect for the future. However, receiving the newsletter is only possible with tracking. If you do not wish to be tracked, you can no longer receive our newsletter and must unsubscribe completely.

We have concluded a commissioned processing contract with the provider, which protects the data of our website visitors and prohibits disclosure to third parties.

Social networks

In addition to this online offering, we also maintain presences in various social media, which you can access via corresponding buttons on our website. When you visit such a site, personal data may be transmitted to the provider of the social network. It is possible that, in addition to storing the specific data you have entered in this social medium, further information may also be processed by the provider of the social network.

General information on data processing in social networks:

Contact details of the body responsible

The body responsible for data processing within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is meteocontrol GmbH, Pröllstraße 28, 86157 Augsburg, Germany, Phone: +49 821 346660, E-mail:  info@meteocontrol.com insofar as we process the data transmitted to us by you via the respective social media channel exclusively ourselves.

Contact – Data Protection Officer : Mr. Sven Lenz, Datenschutzkanzlei Lenz GmbH & Co. KG, Bahnhofstraße 50, 87435 Kempten, e-mail: datenschutz@meteocontrol.de

Rights of the data subject

The applicable data protection law grants you comprehensive data subject rights (rights of access and intervention) vis-à-vis the controller with regard to the processing of your personal data, about which we inform you below:

  • Right to information pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR;
  • Right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR;
  • Right to erasure pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR;
  • Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR;
  • Right to information pursuant to Art. 19 GDPR;
  • Right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR;
  • Right to withdraw consent granted pursuant to Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR;
  • Right to lodge a complaint pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR.

Right to object

If we process your personal data as part of a balancing of interests on the basis of our overriding legitimate interest, you have the right to object to this processing at any time with effect for the future on grounds relating to your particular situation. If you exercise your right to object, we will stop processing the data concerned. However, we reserve the right to further processing if we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, fundamental rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

If we process your personal data for the purpose of direct marketing, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for the purpose of such marketing. You can exercise your objection as described above under "General objection". If you make use of your objection, we will stop processing the data concerned for direct marketing purposes.

Duration of storage of personal data

The duration of the storage of personal data is determined by the respective legal basis, the purpose of processing and - if relevant - additionally by the respective statutory retention period (e.g. retention periods under commercial and tax law). When processing personal data on the basis of express consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a) GDPR, these data are stored until the data subject withdraws their consent. If there are statutory retention periods for data that are processed within the framework of legal or similar obligations on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b) GDPR, these data will be routinely deleted after the retention periods have expired, provided that they are no longer required for contract fulfillment or contract initiation and/or we no longer have a legitimate interest in further storage.

When processing personal data on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR, these data are stored until the data subject exercises their right to object in accordance with Art. 21 Para. 1 GDPR, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves to establish, exercise or defend legal claims. When processing personal data for the purpose of direct marketing on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR, these data are stored until the data subject exercises their right to object in accordance with Art. 21 Para. 2 GDPR. Unless otherwise stated in the other information in this declaration on specific processing situations, stored personal data are deleted when they are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.

Facebook

Information on the collection of personal data

In the following we inform you about the handling of your personal data. Personal data are all data with which you can be personally identified. Please check carefully what personal data you share with us via Meta Platforms. As long as you are logged in to your Meta Platforms account and visit our Meta Platforms profile, the operator of the Meta Platforms platform can assign this to your Meta Platforms profile. We expressly point out that Meta Platforms stores its users' data (e.g. personal information, IP address etc.) and may also use them for business purposes. For more information on Meta Platforms' data processing, please refer to Meta Platforms' privacy policy at https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/?entry_point=data_policy_redirect&entry=0

We have no influence on data collection and further processing by Meta Platforms. Furthermore, it is not clear to us to what extent, where and for how long the data are stored by Meta Platforms, to what extent Meta Platforms complies with its deletion obligations, what evaluations and links are made with the data by Meta Platforms and to whom the data are passed on by Meta Platforms. If you wish to prevent Meta Platforms from processing personal data that you have provided to us, please contact us by other means.

Facebook is part of the Meta Platforms group of companies and shares infrastructure, systems, technology and possibly private data (e.g. personal data, IP numbers etc.) with Meta and other companies in the group.

Insofar as the data you transmit to us via Meta Platforms are also or exclusively processed by Meta Platforms (Insights data), Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2 Ireland is also responsible for data processing within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In this respect, data processing is carried out on the basis of an agreement between jointly responsible parties in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR, which you can view here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum

Furthermore, for the use of certain Meta Platforms products, such as the so-called "Meta Platforms Business Tools", and for data processing carried out through them, an additional agreement applies between us and Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd. as joint controllers pursuant to Art. 26 GDPR, which can be viewed here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum

The controller of personal data is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

You can contact the data protection officer of Meta Platforms using the online contact form provided by Meta Platforms at https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/540977946302970.

Data processing when contacting us

We collect personal data ourselves when you contact us, e.g. via contact form or Messenger. You can see which data we collect when you contact us via the contact form from the relevant contact form. These data are stored and used exclusively for the purpose of responding to your request or for contacting you and the associated technical administration. The legal basis for processing the data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR.

If you contact us to conclude a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b) GDPR. Your data will be deleted after final processing of your request, provided that there are no legal retention obligations to the contrary. We assume that processing has been completed when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified.

Duration of storage of personal data

The duration of the storage of personal data is determined by the respective legal basis, the purpose of processing and - if relevant - additionally by the respective statutory retention period (e.g. retention periods under commercial and tax law). When processing personal data on the basis of express consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a) GDPR, these data are stored until the data subject withdraws their consent. If there are statutory retention periods for data that are processed within the framework of legal or similar obligations on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b) GDPR, these data will be routinely deleted after the retention periods have expired, provided that they are no longer required for contract fulfillment or contract initiation and/or we no longer have a legitimate interest in further storage.

When processing personal data on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR, these data are stored until the data subject exercises their right to object in accordance with Art. 21 Para. 1 GDPR, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves to establish, exercise or defend legal claims. When processing personal data for the purpose of direct marketing on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR, these data are stored until the data subject exercises their right to object in accordance with Art. 21 Para. 2 GDPR. Unless otherwise stated in the other information in this declaration on specific processing situations, stored personal data are deleted when they are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.

Instagram

In the following we inform you about the handling of your personal data in connection with the Instagram page of meteocontrol GmbH. Personal data are all data with which you can be personally identified.

We are responsible for the processing of your personal data on this website together with Meta Platforms Inc. ("Meta") within the meaning of Art. 26 GDPR, as we use the technical platform and services of Meta Platforms Inc, 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA for Instagram. Instagram is part of the Meta Platforms Inc. group of companies and shares infrastructure, systems, technology and possibly private data (e.g. personal data, IP numbers etc.) with Facebook and other Facebook companies.

We process personal data ourselves via our Instagram page (see 1.), but at the same time data processing is also carried out by Facebook as the operator of the Instagram platform (see 2.).

Please check carefully what personal data you share with us via Instagram. As long as you are logged in with your Instagram account and visit our Instagram page, Instagram can assign this to your Facebook profile. We expressly point out that Instagram passes these data on to Facebook and its affiliated companies. Facebook stores the data of its users (e.g. personal information, IP address etc.) and may also use them for business purposes.

You can find more information on data processing by Instagram and Facebook at https://www.instagram.com/legal/privacy/ and https://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php.

1. Processing of personal data by meteocontrol GmbH

We collect personal data ourselves when you contact us (e.g. via a contact form or by liking and commenting on our posts or following our profile). You can see which data we collect when you contact us via the contact form from the relevant contact form. These data are stored and used exclusively for the purpose of responding to your request or for contacting you and the associated technical administration. The legal basis for the processing of the data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR.

The data you enter on Instagram, in particular your user name and the content published under your account, will be processed by us to the extent that we may link your posts or reply to them or also write posts from us that refer to your account. The data freely published and distributed by you on Instagram are thus included by us in our offer and made accessible to our followers.

However, the recipient of the data that you enter or disclose on our Instagram page is also Instagram or Facebook, who may use it for their own purposes and pass it on to third parties under their responsibility. The recipient of published personal data, e.g. in the context of posts, is also the public, i.e. potentially anyone.

2. Processing of personal data by Instagram (Meta)

Insofar as the data you transmit to us via Instagram are also or exclusively processed by Instagram (Insights data), Meta Platforms Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA is also responsible for data processing within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In this respect, data processing is carried out on the basis of an agreement between jointly responsible parties in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR.

Data Protection Officer of Meta Platforms Inc.: You can contact them via the online contact form provided by Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/540977946302970 .

The Instagram page of meteocontrol GmbH is part of the online platform operated by Meta Platforms Inc. at www.instagram.com. The purposes of the data processing associated with this platform by Instagram (in particular the operation of the platform itself and the display of advertising on the platform), the legal basis for this and the legitimate interests pursued in this regard are described in Instagram's data policy at

https://www.instagram.com/legal/privacy/.

We have no influence on data collection and further processing by Instagram. Furthermore, it is not clear to us to what extent, where and for how long the data from the visit to our Instagram page are stored by Instagram, to what extent they comply with existing deletion obligations, which evaluations and links are made with the data by Instagram and to whom the data are passed on.

Instagram itself describes in general terms which personal data and thus information about the users of the Instagram platform it receives and how they are is used in its data usage guidelines at https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875.

By using Instagram, your personal data will be collected, transferred, stored, disclosed and used by Instagram and will be transferred to, stored and used in the United States, Ireland and any other country in which Meta does business, regardless of your country of residence.

Instagram and Meta process your voluntarily entered data such as name and user name, e-mail address, telephone number.

Instagram and Meta also evaluate the content you share to determine which topics you are interested in, store and process confidential messages that you send directly to other users and can determine your location using GPS data, wireless network information or your IP address in order to send you advertising or other content.

Finally, Meta also receives information when you view content, for example, even if you have not created an account. This so-called "log data" can be the IP address, the browser type, the operating system, information about the previously accessed website and the pages you have accessed, your location, your mobile phone provider, the end device you are using (including device ID and application ID), the search terms you have used and cookie information.

Furthermore, an additional agreement between us and Meta Platforms Inc. as joint controllers pursuant to Art. 26 GDPR applies to the use of certain Meta products, such as the so-called "Facebook Business Tools", and for data processing carried out in this way, which can be viewed here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum.

Data processing for statistical and marketing purposes

Instagram provides us with so-called Page Insights for our Instagram page. These are aggregated data that allow us to gain an insight into how people interact with our site. Page Insights may be based on personal data collected in connection with a visit or interaction of persons on or with our site and its content. In accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR, this serves to safeguard our legitimate interests in an optimized presentation of our offer and effective communication with customers and interested parties, which predominate in the context of a balancing of interests. You can object to the processing of your data for the aforementioned purposes at any time by changing your settings for advertisements in your Instagram user account accordingly.

LinkedIn

Please check carefully which personal data you share with us via the social medium LinkedIn. We expressly point out that LinkedIn stores the data of its users (e.g. personal information, IP address etc.) and may also use them for business purposes. You can find more information on LinkedIn's data processing in LinkedIn's privacy policy at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?trk=hb_ft_priv.

We have no influence on data collection and further processing by LinkedIn. Furthermore, it is not clear to us to what extent, where and for how long the data are stored, to what extent LinkedIn complies with existing deletion obligations, which evaluations and links are made with the data and to whom the data are passed on. If you wish to prevent LinkedIn from processing personal data that you have transmitted to us, please contact us by other means. You can find our full contact details in our legal notice on LinkedIn.

Insofar as the data you provide to us via LinkedIn are also or exclusively processed by LinkedIn, LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland is also responsible for data processing within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), provided that you are resident in a country of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland. If you are located in another country, LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA is also responsible for data processing within the meaning of the GDPR in addition to us. The controller of personal data is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

Contact – Data Protection Officer LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company

You can contact LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company or LinkedIn Corporation via the contact form available at the following link: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/ask/TSO-DPO

Data processing when contacting us

We collect personal data ourselves when you contact us, e.g. via contact form or Messenger. You can see which data we collect when you contact us via the contact form from the relevant contact form. These data are stored and used exclusively for the purpose of responding to your request or for contacting you and the associated technical administration. The legal basis for processing the data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. If you contact us to conclude a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b) GDPR. Your data will be deleted after final processing of your request, provided that there are no legal retention obligations to the contrary. We assume that processing has been completed when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified.

YouTube

We expressly point out that YouTube stores the data of its users (e.g. personal information, IP address etc.) and may also use them for business purposes. We have no influence on data collection and further processing by YouTube. Furthermore, it is not clear to us to what extent, where and for how long the data are stored, to what extent YouTube complies with existing deletion obligations, what evaluations and links are made with the data and to whom the data are passed on. If you wish to prevent YouTube from processing personal data that you have transmitted to us, please contact us by other means.

Insofar as the data you transmit to us via YouTube are also or exclusively processed by YouTube, Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland is also responsible for data processing within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Further information on data processing by Google Ireland Limited can be found in the privacy policy of Google Ireland Limited at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de

This privacy policy applies to all services offered by Google Ireland Limited and its affiliates, including YouTube. When using YouTube, personal data may also be transmitted to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA.

Data processing when contacting us

We collect personal data ourselves when you contact us, e.g. via contact form or Messenger. You can see which data we collect when you contact us via the contact form from the relevant contact form. These data are stored and used exclusively for the purpose of responding to your request or for contacting you and the associated technical administration. The legal basis for processing the data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. If you contact us to conclude a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b) GDPR. Your data will be deleted after final processing of your request, provided that there are no legal retention obligations to the contrary. We assume that processing has been completed when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified.

Amendments to our Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to amend our Privacy Policy at short notice so that it always complies with the latest statutory requirements or to reflect changes to our services. That may be the case, for example, if new services are launched. The new Privacy Policy will then apply when you visit our website again.