Social Media Privacy Policy

Social Media Privacy Policy

Digital Building Solutions GmbH

I. General information

Thank you for your interest in our social media channels. We would like to inform you which of your data we collect, use and store in this context and which rights you are entitled to. The individual social networks we use are listed below.

Social platforms such as Facebook, X (formerly Twitter) and LinkedIn generally analyse user behaviour comprehensively. When you visit the corresponding channels or a website with integrated social media content (e.g. Like buttons or advertising banners), numerous data protection-relevant processing operations are triggered, which we would like to explain to you in more detail:

If you are logged into your social media channel with an account and visit our social media channel, the operator can assign this visit to your user account. Even without an account or without you being logged in, your personal data, such as your IP address, may be collected under certain circumstances. This can be done, for example, via cookies that are stored on your end device. The operator of the social media channel can use this data collected from you to create a user profile in order to record your preferences and interests. As a result, you will be shown targeted advertising within and outside the social media platform.

Please note that we are not able to track all processing operations on the various social media channels. For details on the processing procedures of the respective social media channel, please refer to the data protection provisions of the respective operator. We have listed the relevant links below.

II. Controller and legal basis

Controller within the meaning of the GDPR:
Digital Building Solutions GmbH
Dieselstraße 8
48324 Sendenhorst
kwellsow@digitalbuilding.solutions

If we operate one of our social media channels, we are jointly responsible for data processing with the operator of the social media platform. The operator's contact details can be found in the operator's privacy policy.

We operate our social media channels in order to interact with customers and interested parties. The legal basis is therefore Article 6(f) of the GDPR. If you contact us via the platform, we process your data on the basis of your consent and on the basis of Article 6(a) and (b).

III. Data processing and storage duration

The data you enter on our social media channels (e.g. comments, videos, images, likes) are published by the respective social media platform. We do not use or process this data for any other purpose at any time. However, we reserve the right to delete content if this should be necessary. We only store your data if, for example, you take part in a competition and have given us your consent to do so. We may share your content if the social media platform allows this and communicate with you via the platform.

If we process your data via a social media platform, we will delete this data as soon as the purpose no longer applies, you ask us to delete it or revoke your consent. Any stored cookies remain on your end device until you delete them. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

We cannot influence the scope and duration of the storage of the data that is stored by the operators of the corresponding platforms for their own purposes. For details, please refer to the privacy policy of the respective operator.

IV. Your rights:

According to the GDPR, you have the following rights:

+ Right to information regarding the processing of your data 

You have the right to demand information regarding whether personal data pertaining to you is processed by Digital Building Solutions GmbH , and, if yes, which personal data pertaining to you is processed by Digital Building Solutions GmbH . You have the right to the following information:

  • The processing purposes
  • The categories of your personal data being processed
  • The recipients or categories of recipients to whom your personal data has been disclosed or is still disclosed
  • If possible, the planned duration for which your personal data will be stored, or if this is not possible, the criteria for the determination of this duration
  • If your personal data has not been collected from you yourself, all available information regarding the origin of the data
  • The existence of automated decision-making including profiling according to Article 22 of the GDPR and — at least in these cases — pertinent information regarding the logic involved and the scope and aspired effects of such processing for you.

We will provide you with a copy of the personal data which is the subject of the processing. If we have substantiated doubts, then we will request additional information for confirmation of the identity of the person affected.

+ Right of correction 

You have the right to request from us the correction of incorrect personal data pertaining to you. Under consideration of the purposes of the processing, you have the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data — also by way of a supplementary declaration.

+ Right of deletion

Deletion of your personal data occurs if you assert a claim for deletion and no statutory retention rights or obligations contradict this. Furthermore, we always delete your personal data if the data is no longer required for the fulfilment of the purpose associated with the storage or if the storage is not permissible for other legal reasons, and if the deletion does not contradict the statutory retention periods. 

+ Right of limitation of processing 

You are entitled to request a limitation of the processing of your personal data if the personal data is not accurate, and this for the duration which enables Digital Building Solutions GmbH to check the accuracy of the personal data. If the processing is unlawful and you refuse the deletion of the personal data, and instead request the limitation of the use of your personal data from us, then we shall comply with your request. The deletion of data also does not occur if we require it for the assertion, exercising or defence of our own legal claims, or if you have objected to the processing acc. Article 21 Paragraph 1 GDPR, provided it is not yet established whether the entitled reasons given by Digital Building Solutions GmbH outweigh your reasons. 

+ Right to appeal against processing

You have the right to appeal at any time against the processing of your personal data which occurs due to Art. 6 of the GDPR. Digital Building Solutions GmbH shall not process your personal data any more in case of an appeal, unless we can verify compelling legitimate reasons for the processing which outweigh the interests, rights and freedoms of the affected persons, or the processing serves the assertion, exercising or defence of legal claims.

+ Right of data portability

You have the right to receive the personal data pertaining to you which you have provided to us in a structured, conventional and machine-readable format, and to transmit this data to another responsible person without obstruction by us. The prerequisite is that the processing is based on consent acc. Art. 6 or Art. 9 of the GDPR or on a contract, and that the processing occurs with the assistance of an automated procedure. Furthermore, you have the right to personal data being directly transmitted by Digital Building Solutions GmbH to another responsible agency, provided this is technically feasible.

+ Right of revocation of your stated consent with effect for the future

A revocation of your stated consent may occur at any time with effect for the future. No fees are incurred in case of a revocation, an objection or information. Please direct the revocation via email to  kwellsow@digitalbuilding.solutions . 

+ Right of complaint to the data protection supervisory authority

Should you be of the opinion that the processing of your personal data infringes on data protection provisions, then you have the right, acc. Article 77 GDPR, to file a complaint with the supervisory authority responsible for your federal state at any time. 

In principle, you can assert your rights against us or against the operator of the respective social media channel.

V. Social media channels in detail

LinkedIn

We have at least one profile on LinkedIn. The provider of this service is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. If you are a user of the LinkedIn platform, LinkedIn can assign the access of content (e.g. images, videos or texts) and functions to your profiles there. Even without a LinkedIn user account, LinkedIn can store information such as your IP address. We would like to point out that there is a possibility that user data may be processed outside the European Union, in particular in the USA. Access to this user data lies exclusively with LinkedIn.

For more information, please refer to LinkedIn's privacy policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

We have concluded an agreement with LinkedIn pursuant to Art. 26 GDPR on joint processing (Joint Controller Addendum). This agreement specifies the data processing operations for which we or LinkedIn are responsible. You can view this agreement at the following link: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/page-joint-controller-addendum

The company is certified in accordance with the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the EU and the USA and guarantees compliance with European data protection standards when processing data in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with European data protection standards.

XING

We have a profile on XING. The provider of this service is XING AG, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany. If you are a user of the Xing platform, Xing can assign the access of content (e.g. images, videos or texts) and functions to your profiles there. Even without a Xing user account, Xing can store information such as your IP address. Access to this user data lies exclusively with Xing. You can find more information in Xing's privacy policy: https://privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung

YouTube

We have a profile on YouTube. The provider of this service is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. YouTube is a subsidiary of Google. If you are a user of the YouTube platform, YouTube can assign the access of content and functions to your profiles there. Even without a YouTube user account, YouTube can store information such as your IP address. Please note that there is a possibility that user data may be processed outside the European Union, in particular in the USA. Access to this user data lies exclusively with YouTube. For more information, please refer to YouTube's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

We would like to point out that YouTube may use Google Analytics and refer to the privacy policy ( https://www.google.com/policies/privacy ) and opt-out options for Google Analytics ( http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de ) or Google's settings for the use of data for marketing purposes ( https://adssettings.google.com/ .).

https://policies.google.com/privacy

The company is certified in accordance with the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the EU and the USA and guarantees compliance with European data protection standards when processing data in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with European data protection standards.