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Data Privacy Agreement

We are pleased that you are visiting our websites and thank you for your interest. The protection of your privacy when using our websites is particularly important to us. In the following, we would like to inform you about the handling of your data in accordance with Article 13 of the General Data Protection Regulation.

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For easier readability and understanding, we explain the terminology of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In the data protection declaration, we use the following terms, among others:

a) Personal data
Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter "data subject"). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

b) Data subject
Data subject means any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data are processed by the Controller.

c) Processing
Processing means any operation or set of operations which is performed upon personal data, whether or not by automatic means, such as collection, recording, organization, filing, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

d) Restriction of Processing
Restriction of processing is the labeling of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their future processing.

e) Profiling
Profiling is any type of automated processing of personal data that consists of using such personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyze or predict aspects relating to data subjects job performance, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location or change of location.

f) Pseudonymization
Pseudonymization is the processing of personal data in such a way that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separate and is subject to technical and organizational measures to ensure that the personal data is not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

g) Controller
The controller or person responsible for processing is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. Where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its designation may be provided for under Union or Member State law.

h) Processor
Processor means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the Controller.

i) Recipient
Recipient means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body to whom personal data are disclosed, whether or not a third party. However, public authorities that may receive Personal Data in the context of a specific investigative task under Union or Member State law shall not be considered as recipients.

j) Third Party
Third party means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body other than the data subject, the controller, the processor and the persons authorized to process the personal data under the direct responsibility of the controller or the processor.

k) Consent
Consent shall mean any freely given indication of the data subject's wishes for the specific case in an informed and unambiguous manner, in the form of a statement or any other unambiguous affirmative act by which the data subject indicates that he or she consents to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.

l) Union
The European Union and it’s members.

Responsible for the data collection and processing described below is the

Senatorin für Wirtschaft, Arbeit und Europa

Postal address
Die Senatorin für Wirtschaft, Arbeit und Europa
Postfach 10 15 29
28015 Bremen

Address
Die Senatorin für Wirtschaft, Arbeit und Europa
Zweite Schlachtpforte 3
28195 Bremen

further contact Options
Phone: +49 421 361 8808
Mail: office@wae.bremen.de

In the event of complaints, inquiries and suggestions in connection with data processing by the Senator for Economics, Labor and Europe, you can contact the official data protection officer of the Senatorin für Wirtschaft, Arbeit und Europa (SWAE):

Herr Carsten Raschke

Data Protection Officer of SWAE

Zweite Schlachtpforte 3
28195 Bremen
datenschutzbeauftragter@wae.bremen.de

1. Scope of the processing of personal data
As a matter of principle, we process personal data of our users only insofar as this is necessary for the provision of a functional website as well as our content and services. The processing of personal data of our users is regularly carried out only with the consent of the user. An exception applies in those cases where it is not possible to obtain prior consent for factual reasons and the processing of the data is permitted by legal regulations.

2. Legal base for the processing of personal data
Insofar as we obtain the consent of the data subject for processing operations of personal data, Art. 6 para.1 lit. a GDPR serves as the legal base. When processing personal data that is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, Art. 6 para.1 lit. b GDPR serves as the legal base. This also applies to processing operations that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. Insofar as processing of personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which our authority is subject, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR serves as the legal base. In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person make processing of personal data necessary, Art. 6 para.1 lit. d GDPR serves as the legal base. If the processing is necessary to protect a legitimate interest of our authority or a third party and the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not override the former interest, Art. 6 para.1 lit. e GDPR serves as the legal base for the processing.

3 Data deletion and storage period
The personal data of the data subject will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage ceases to apply. Storage may take place beyond this if this has been provided for by the European or national legislator in Union regulations, laws or other provisions to which the controller is subject. Data will also be blocked or deleted if a storage period prescribed by the aforementioned standards expires, unless there is a need to continue storing the data for the conclusion or performance of a contract.
If you wish to inspect and update your personal data or have questions about data protection on our website, please contact us at any time via our specified e-mail address or by letter.

1. Description and scope of data processing

Each time our website is called, our system automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the calling computer. The following data is collected in this context:

(1) Information about the browser type and version used,
(2) The operating system of the user,
(3) The user's Internet service provider,
(4) The IP address of the user,
(5) Date and time of access,
(6) Websites from which the user's system accesses our website,
(7) Websites that are accessed by the user's system via our website.

This data is also stored in the log files of our system. This data is not stored together with other personal data of the user.

2. Legal base for data processing
If storage of IP addresses in log files takes place:
Legal base for the temporary storage of the data and the log files is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e GDPR.

3. Purpose of data processing
The temporary storage of the IP address by the system is necessary to enable delivery of the website to the user's computer. For this purpose, the user's IP address must remain stored for the duration of the session.

The storage in log files is done to ensure the functionality of the website. In addition, we use the data to optimize the website and to ensure the security of our information technology systems. An evaluation of the data for marketing purposes does not take place in this context.

These purposes are also our legitimate interest in data processing according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e GDPR.

4 Duration of storage
The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required to achieve the purpose for which they were collected. In the case of the collection of data for the provision of the website, this is the case when the respective session has ended.

In the case of storage of data in log files data is no longer than seven days stored at latest. Storage beyond this period is possible. In this case, the IP addresses of the users are deleted or alienated, so that an assignment of the calling client is no longer possible.

5. possibility of objection and elimination
The collection of data for the provision of the website and the storage of the data in log files is absolutely necessary for the operation of the website. Consequently, there is no possibility of objection on the part of the user.

In order to protect your data from unwanted access as comprehensively as possible, we take technical and organizational measures. We use an encryption procedure on our pages. Your data is transferred from your computer to our server and vice versa via the Internet using TLS encryption. You can recognize this by the fact that the lock symbol in the status bar of your browser is closed and the address line begins with https://.

a) Description and scope of data processing

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored in the Internet browser or by the Internet browser on the user's computer system. When a user calls a website, a cookie may be stored on the user's operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic string of characters that enables the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is called again. We use cookies on our website that enable an analysis of the user's surfing behavior. In this way, the following data can be transmitted:

(1) search terms entered
(2) Frequency of page views
(3) Use of website functions

When calling our website, the user is informed about the use of cookies for analysis purposes and his consent to the processing of personal data used in this context is obtained. In this context, a reference to this data protection declaration is also made.

b) Legal base for data processing

  • The legal base for the processing of personal data using technically necessary cookies is Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR.
  • The legal base for the processing of personal data using cookies for analysis purposes is Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR if the user has given his consent in this regard.

c) Purpose of the data processing

The purpose of using technically necessary cookies is to simplify the use of websites for users. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these, it is necessary that the browser is recognized even after a page change. We require cookies for the following applications:

(1) Matomo
(2) Acceptance of language settings
(3) Remembering search terms

The user data collected by technically necessary cookies are not used to create user profiles.
The analysis cookies are used for the purpose of improving the quality of our website and its content. Through the analysis cookies, we learn how the website is used and can thus constantly optimize our offer.

e) Duration of storage, possibility of objection and removal

Cookies are stored on the user's computer and from there, information is transmitted to our site. Therefore, you as a user also have full control over the use of cookies. By changing the settings in your Internet browser, you can disable or restrict the transmission of cookies. Cookies that have already been stored can be deleted at any time. This can also be done automatically. Please note that deleting the browser history can also lead to a deletion of the cookies set. If cookies are deactivated for our website, it may no longer be possible to use all functions of the website to their full extent.

From time to time, we count the number of hits on our website. For this purpose, we use the software Matomo. We have set the software to use only anonymized IP addresses. Furthermore, no pseudonyms are used. In this respect, the visitor count is based solely on anonymous data. The analysis of your usage behavior takes place in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR only with your consent. You can revoke this consent at any time via the button for managing the cookie setting or by deleting the set cookie.

We treat your personal data confidentially and do not transmit them to unauthorized third parties.

As part of the operation of these websites and the associated processes, we may be supported by other service providers (e.g. for hosting and web development). These service providers are strictly bound by instructions and contractually obligated to us in accordance with Article 28 GDPR.

If personal data from you is processed, you are a data subject within the meaning of the GDPR and you are entitled to the following rights:

1. Right of Information
You may request confirmation from us as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed by us.

If such processing is taking place, you may request information from us about the following:

  • (1) the purposes for which the personal data are processed
  • (2) the categories of personal data which are processed
  • (3) the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been or will be disclosed
  • (4) the planned duration of the storage of the personal data concerning you or, if concrete information on this is not possible, criteria for determining the storage period
  • (5) the existence of a right to rectification or erasure of the personal data concerning you, a right to restriction of processing by the controller or a right to object to such processing
  • (6) the existence of a right of complaint to a supervisory authority
  • (7) any available Information on the origin of the data, if the personal data are not collected from the data subject
  • (8) the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, pursuant to Article 22 para. 1 and para. 4 of the GDPR and, at least in these cases, meaningful information about the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing for the data subject.

You have the right to request information about whether the personal data concerning you are transferred to a third country or to an international organization. In this context, you may request to be informed about the appropriate safeguards pursuant to Article 46 GDPR in context with the transfer.

2. Right to rectification
You have a right to rectification and/or completion if the processed personal data concerning you are inaccurate or incomplete. The controller shall make the rectification without undue delay.

3. Right to restriction of processing
You may request the restriction of the processing of personal data concerning you under the following conditions:

  • (1) if you contest the accuracy of the personal data concerning you for a period enabling us to verify the accuracy of the personal data
  • (2) the processing is unlawful and you object to the erasure of the personal data and request instead the restriction of the use of the personal data
  • (3) the controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing, but you need it for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims
  • or(4) if you have objected to the processing pursuant to Article 21 para. 1 GDPR and it has not yet been determined whether the controller's legitimate grounds override your grounds.

If the processing of personal data concerning you has been restricted, such data may - independent from being stored - only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the Union or a Member State.

If the restriction of processing has been restricted in accordance with the above conditions, you will be informed by us before the restriction is lifted.

4. Right to deletion and to be forgotten

a) Obligation to delete
You may request that the personal data concerning you be deleted without undue delay, and the controller is obliged to delete such data without undue delay, if one of the following reasons applies:

  • (1)The personal data concerning you are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
  • (2) You revoke your consent on which the processing was based pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
  • (3) You object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate reasons for the processing, or you object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 para. 2 GDPR.
  • (4)The personal data concerning you have been processed unlawfully.
  • (5)The deletion of the personal data concerning you is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
  • (6) The personal data concerning you has been collected in relation to information society services offered pursuant to Article 8 para. 1 GDPR.

b) Information to third partie
If the controller has made the personal data concerning you public and is obliged to delete it pursuant to Article 17 para. 1 GDPR, it shall take reasonable measures, including technical measures, having regard to the available technology and the cost of implementation, to inform data controllers which process the personal data that you, as the data subject, have requested that they erase all links to or copies or replications of such personal data.

c) Exceptions
The right to erasure does not exist to the extent that the processing is necessary

  • (1)for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information
  • (2)for compliance with a legal obligation which requires processing under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject, or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in us
  • (3)for reasons of public interest in the area of public health pursuant to Article 9 para. 2 lit. h and lit. i and Article 9 para. 3 of the GDPR
  • (4)for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes pursuant to Art. 89 para. 1 GDPR, insofar as the right referred to in lit. a is likely to render impossible or seriously prejudice the achievement of the purposes of such processing
  • or (5)for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims.

5. Right to be informed
If you have asserted the right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing against us, the latter shall be obliged to notify all recipients to whom the personal data relating to you has been disclosed of this rectification or deletion of the data or restriction of processing, unless this proves impossible or involves a disproportionate effort.

You have the right to be informed about these recipients.

6. Right of data portability
You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format. You also have the right to transfer this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to whom the personal data was provided, in case of

  • (1) the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR and
  • (2) the processing is carried out with the help of automated procedures.

In exercising this right, you also have the right to obtain that the personal data concerning you be transferred directly from one controller to another controller, insofar as this is technically feasible. Freedoms and rights of other persons must not be affected by this.

The right to data portability does not apply to processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in us.

7. Right of objection
You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you which is carried out on the base of Article 6 para. 1 lit. e or lit. f GDPR; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

The controller shall no longer process the personal data concerning you unless it can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the purpose of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims.

If the personal data concerning you is processed for the purposes 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 marketing; this also applies to profiling, insofar as it is related to such direct marketing.

If you object to the processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data concerning you will no longer be processed for these purposes.

You have the possibility, in connection with the use of information society services, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, to exercise your right to object by means of automated procedures using technical specifications.

8. Right to revoke the declaration of consent
You have the right to revoke your declaration of consent under data protection law at any time. The revocation of consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation.

9. Automated decision in individual cases including profiling
You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing - including profiling - which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you. This does not apply if the decision

  • (1) is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between you and us,
  • (2) is permitted by legislation of the Union or the Member States to which the controller is subject and that legislation contains appropriate measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms and your legitimate interests, or
  • (3) is made with your express consent.

However, these decisions may not be based on special categories of personal data pursuant to Article 9 para. 1 of the GDPR, unless Article 9 para. 2 lit. a or lit. g of the GDPR applies and appropriate measures have been taken to protect your rights and freedoms and your legitimate interests.

With regard to the cases mentioned in (1) and (3), the controller shall take reasonable steps to safeguard the rights and freedoms as well as your legitimate interests, which include, at a minimum, the right to obtain the intervention of a person on the part of the controller, to express his or her point of view and to contest the decision.

10. Right to complain to a supervisory authority
Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your residence, workplace or the place of the alleged infringement, if you consider that the processing of personal data relating to you infringes the GDPR.

The supervisory authority to which the complaint has been lodged shall inform the complainant of the status and outcome of the complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy under Article 78 of the GDPR.

The competent supervisory authority is the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information:

Contact:
Freie Hansestadt Bremen
Die Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit
Arndtstr. 1
27570 Bremerhaven

office@datenschutz.bremen.de

Our online offer contains links to other websites. We assume no responsibility for the content of websites that can be reached via links. The links are only viewed and evaluated cursorily upon inclusion. A continuous examination of the contents is neither intended nor possible. We expressly distance ourselves from all content that may be relevant under criminal or liability law or offend common decency.

Twitter is a social media portal of the company Twitter Inc.,795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, (USA).

The „Senatorin für Wirtschaft, Arbeit und Europa“ operates a Twitter page. You will leave the wirtschaft.bremen.de site and access content on Twitter servers as soon as you click on the listed link. The „Senatorin für Wirtschaft, Arbeit und Europa“ does not store any personal data of its followers at any time. The data you enter on our Twitter page will not be used or passed on by the „Senatorin für Wirtschaft, Arbeit und Europa“ for any other purpose at any time.

We treat your data with the utmost care, but accept no liability for the conduct of social network operators or third parties. As the operator of the Twitter site, the „„Senatorin für Wirtschaft, Arbeit und Europa“ has no influence on the processing of your data by Twitter. We expressly point out that we, as the provider of the pages, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Twitter. It cannot be ruled out that Twitter uses your profile data and/or passes it on to third parties. Only switch to our Twitter page if you are aware of these effects and are willing to accept the aforementioned risks.

Our links to Twitter are purely web links. You will only be redirected to the Twitter page of the „Senatorin für Wirtschaft, Arbeit und Europa“. There is no obligation to click the "Like" button there. All offers that we provide on Twitter can also be used as a non-follower and as a non-Twitter user, at least by reading them.

When you call up the Twitter page, data is transferred to the USA. This is a data transfer to an unsafe third country that cannot guarantee an adequate level of protection for personal data. There is therefore a risk that third parties, in particular authorities in the country, may gain unauthorized access to your data. Furthermore, as a visitor to the Twitter page, there is no possibility for you to enforce your rights under the GDPR against a court in the USA.

You can access the Twitter page of the „Senatorin für Wirtschaft, Arbeit und Europa“ at here.

This privacy policy is as of 03/2022. We reserve the right to change this privacy policy at any time with effect for the future in accordance with the GDPR. A current version is available on the website. Please visit the website regularly and inform yourself about the applicable data protection provisions.

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