Social media has become an integral part of the internet and modern communication.
We use the technical platform and services of Twitter, Inc.,1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA for the short message service offered here in order to get and stay in contact with interested parties, customers and applicants.
The data controller for individuals living outside the United States is Twitter International Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2 D02 AX07, Ireland (hereinafter "Twitter"). In the following, we would like to inform you about the data processing in connection with your visit to our Twitter channel.
We would also like to point out that you use the Twitter short message service offered here and its functions under your own responsibility. This applies in particular to the use of interactive functions (e.g. sharing, rating).
Twitter uses your data to operate, improve, personalise, measure and analyse its services, according to its own privacy policy. In addition, the data is used by Twitter to promote protection and security and to communicate with you as a user. You can find out more about how Twitter uses your data HERE.
However, we have no control over the processing and further use of this data, as Twitter alone determines the processing. It is currently not possible for us to trace to what extent, where and for what duration the data are stored, to what extent the data are linked and analysed and to whom the data are transferred. We also have no insight or influence with regard to deletion periods, i.e. whether and to what extent deletion periods are adhered to. Information about which data Twitter processes and for which purposes can be found in Twitter’s privacy policy and about the possibility of viewing your own data on Twitter .
In addition, you can view information on the storage of your data in Twitter’s privacy policy and find out more about the findability of content that has already been supposedly deleted in the Help Centre .
You can also use the Twitter privacy form or the
archive requests to request information:
https://help.twitter.com/de/forms/privacy
https://help.twitter.com/de/managing-your-account/how-to-download-your-twitter-archive
We would like to point out that when you visit our Twitter channel, data is processed even if you do not have a Twitter account or are not logged in. The focus here is on the promotional use of your data for Twitter.
We do not have full or independent access to the data collected by Twitter or your profile data. The data entered by the user on Twitter, in particular the user name and the content published under the user account, are only processed by us to the extent that we retweet the tweets, if applicable, respond to them or write tweets that refer to the respective user account. The content freely published and distributed on Twitter is therefore included in our Twitter offering and made accessible to the followers there. Beyond that, we do not process any other personal data from the use of the service.
We receive anonymous statistics from Twitter through reporting on the use and usage of our page. Twitter provides us with the following information in the statistics:
• Number of people who have subscribed to us, as well as growth and development within a defined period.
• Number of people who see a post we make. Number of interactions with/to one of our posts and registrations for our events. We use this, for example, to determine which content is more interesting for the community than others.
We use these statistics to continuously improve our Twitter company page and our posts and to better respond to the interests of our users. We cannot identify specific users from the statistics or link them to the data of our subscribers. This does not include any personal data.
Twitter collects and processes various usage data about your visit for each of your visits. This includes the usual log data, such as IP address, browser type and language, operating system, referring website, access times, pages visited, location, your mobile carrier, device data (including device and application IDs), search terms and IDs (including those not submitted as queries), as well as advertisements displayed to you on Twitter, identifiers generated by Twitter and identifiers associated with cookies. This also involves tracking your use of the services as part of the provision of Twitter's specific services.
More detailed information about what data is collected by Twitter for what purpose and on what basis can be found in Twitter’s privacy policy.
You can limit the processing of your data in the general settings of your Twitter account as well as under “Privacy and security”. In addition, you can restrict Twitter's access to contact and calendar data, photos, location data, etc. on mobile devices (smartphones, tablet computers) in their settings. However, this depends on the operating system used. You can find more information about these points on the following Twitter support pages.
Twitter, as the controller, collects personal data from users when they visit our company website, including through the use of cookies. Further information on the use of cookies on Twitter can be found HERE . Cookies used include session cookies that are deleted when the browser is closed and persistent cookies that remain on the terminal device until they expire or are deleted by the user. A cookie is a tiny text file that allows a website to recognise a browser. Cookies are stored on the computer when a website is called up and are retrieved and read the next time the web server is called up. You can use your browser settings to decide for yourself whether and which cookies you want to allow, block or delete. You can find instructions for common browsers here: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Google Chrome mobile, Microsoft Edge, Safari, Safari mobile. Alternatively, you can also install ad blockers such as Ghostery.
You can find more privacy options in the Help Centre at: https://help.twitter.com/de/rules-and-policies/twitter-cookies#what-privacy
In its information, Twitter refers, among other things, to the following links to deactivate interest-based advertising optout.aboutads.info , networkadvertising.org/choices.
Please note that the advertising settings for your Twitter account are only applied if you are also logged into Twitter. For more information on access, see Personalisation and Data Settings.
If you do not have a Twitter account, you can manage interest-based online advertisements via the settings of the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance and via the settings of your mobile device. The collection and storage of data through the use of cookies can also be objected to at any time with effect for the future via the opt-out link below: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/ .
You can manage your preferences regarding usage-based online advertising using the link above. If you object to usage-based online advertising with a particular provider using the preference manager, this only applies to the particular business data collection via the web browser you are currently using. Preference management is cookie-based. Deleting all browser cookies will also remove the preferences you have set with the preference manager.
We do not carry out automated decision-making, including profiling, as defined by Article 22 GDPR with the data collected via the Fan Page.
In principle, we only store personal data until the respective purpose for which the data was collected has been achieved. In the context of a business relationship with you, we store your personal data for as long as the business relationship lasts, including the initiation and the processing of a contract as well as the regular limitation period. In addition, we store the data if and to the extent that we are subject to statutory retention obligations. These may arise, for example, from the German Commercial Code (HGB) or the German Fiscal Code (AO).
If you have given us consent for a processing operation, the data related to the granting of consent will be stored until revoked or at the longest for the duration of the processing operation and after its termination within the scope of the limitation period.
If you have sent us a message via social media, you also have the option of deleting your data/chat history yourself after your request has been processed.
There is no legal or contractual obligation to provide your personal data to us or Facebook. There will be no negative consequences for not providing your personal data.
If you interact with Twitter, Twitter, Inc.,1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA, will of course have access to your data.
We would like to point out that when using Twitter, data may therefore also be processed outside the European Economic Area. According to the European Court of Justice, there is a lower level of data protection in the USA. In these cases, we will therefore ensure that an adequate level of data protection comparable to the standards within the EU is established at the recipient before transferring your personal data. Twitter undertakes to comply with European standards through the standard contractual clauses provided by the EU Commission. For more information, see Twitter’s Data Protection Addendum.
We also use Sprout Social, a service of Sprout Social Inc., 131 Dearborn St. Floor 7, Chicago, IL 60603, USA . The social media management tool "Sprout Social" is used to respond to your requests on social media (such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.) and is used by us as a publishing tool that enables the planning and delivery of posts and campaigns. This takes place within the framework of our legitimate interest (Article 6 (1)(f) GDPR) to respond efficiently and quickly to your concerns and to optimise customer communication by means of Sprout Social as a management tool. The data processed for social media management when using Sprout Social is limited to the messages you send, the account user data (name, business e-mail address, IP address and language preference) and specified social media profile data, with the specific types of personal data collected depending on the social network.
In order to safeguard data processing in the insecure third country of the USA, we have concluded a commissioned processing agreement with Sprout Social in accordance with Article 28 GDPR, under which Sprout Social undertakes to ensure the necessary protection of your data and to process it in accordance with the applicable data protection regulations exclusively on our behalf and in accordance with our instructions. An adequate level of protection within the meaning of Article 44 et seq. GDPR is guaranteed by the use of the EU standard contractual clauses pursuant to Article 46 GDPR in the context of contract processing.
You will find more information at: https://sproutsocial.com/de/privacy-policy/
The processing of your personal data on our Twitter channel takes place on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Article 6 (1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is to ensure communication with our customers, to respond to customer enquiries and to inform them about news related to our products.
Provided that the conditions specified in the law are met, you have the following rights:
You have the right, pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR, 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 basis of Article 6(1)(e) or (f) of the GDPR; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions.
If personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you also have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purpose of such advertising; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is associated with such direct advertising.
You can object to data processing by Twitter here
The controller within the meaning of the GDPR is the
RATIONAL Aktiengesellschaft
Siegfried-Meister-Straße 1
86899 Landsberg am Lech
E-Mail: info@rational-online.com
https://www.rational-online.com
RATIONAL AG processes the data under joint responsibility with the respective national company, which can be viewed in the list of recipients .
If you have any further questions about privacy, please contact us. If you have any questions about the collection, processing or use of your personal data, or if you wish to obtain information, rectify, block or delete data, or withdraw consent, please contact:
RATIONAL Aktiengesellschaft Data Protection Officer
Siegfried-Meister-Straße 1
86899 Landsberg am Lech
E-Mail: privacy@rational-online.com
You can find further information on the safe use of social networks on the website of the Federal Office for Information Security at https://www.bsi-fuer-buerger.DE/BSIFB/DE/DigitaleGesellschaft/SozialeNetze/sozialeNetze_node.html