Privacy policy

1. Our privacy policy at a glance

General information

The following text provides a general overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data refers to all data through which you could be personally identified. You will find detailed information on the topic of data protection in the privacy policy that follows this text.


Data collection on our website

Who is responsible for data collection on the website?

The operator of this website is responsible for any data processing on this website. You will find the operator's contact details in the 'Legal Notice' section of this website.

How do we collect your data?

Some of your data is collected when you share it with us, such as data that you have entered into a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems. This relates primarily to technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system or time at which the website is viewed). These data are collected automatically when you visit the website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data are collected to ensure that the website can be provided without any errors. Other data can be used to analyze your usage behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to obtain information at any time on the origin and recipients of your stored data and the purposes we use it for. Furthermore, you have to right to demand that your data be corrected or deleted or its usage restricted. Please contact the address shown under the 'Legal Notice' section of this website should you have any questions on the topic of data protection. In addition, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

You also have the right to restrict the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. Please refer to the section 'Right to restriction of processing' in the data privacy policy for further detail on this.

Third-party analysis tools and other third-party tools

Your surfing behavior can be statistically evaluated when you visit our website. This is done primarily through the use of cookies and analysis programs. Your surfing behavior is generally analyzed anonymously; it is not possible to trace your surfing behavior back to you personally. You have the right to object to this analysis or to prevent it by refraining from using specific tools. You will find more detailed information on this in the following privacy policy.

You can also object to this analysis. Our data privacy policy contains details on your right to object.

2. General information and mandatory information

Data protection

Protecting your personal data is very important to the operators of this website. Your personal data is treated confidentially, an in accordance with statutory data protection rules and regulations and with the provisions of this privacy policy.

Various personal data are collected when you use this website. Personal data refers to data through which you could be personally identified. This privacy policy explains which data we collect and for which purposes it is used. This declaration also explains how this takes place.

We would like to point out that the transmission of data over the internet (e.g., when communicating by email) may involve security risks. It is not possible to fully protect data against third-party access.

Information on the responsible party

The party responsible for data processing is:

Stadtentwicklungsgesellschaft Monheim am Rhein mbH
Heinestraße 3
40789 Monheim am Rhein

Email: datenschutz@monheim.de

The responsible party (data controller) is the natural or legal person who decides, alone or in conjunction with others, about the purposes for which personal data (e.g., names, email addresses or similar) are processed and the methods used.

Revoking your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You have the right to revoke the consent you have granted at any time. Simply send a notification to this effect by email. No specific form is necessary. The lawfulness of the data processing performed up to the time at which consent is revoked remains unaffected.

Right to object to the collection of data in special cases and to direct marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

When data is processed on the basis of Art. 6(1) lit. e or f of the GDPR, you have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to the processing of your personal data; this also includes profiling based those provisions. Please refer to this privacy policy for information on the legal basis of processing in each case. If you object, we shall cease to process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate reasons for such processing which outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or unless such processing serves the purpose of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims (objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) of the GDPR).

If your personal data is used for the purpose of direct marketing, you have the right to object the processing of your personal data at any time for th purpose of direct marketing; this also includes profiling in connection with such direct marketing activities. If you object, your personal data will subsequently no longer be used for the purpose of direct marketing (objection pursuant to Art. 21(2) of the GDPR).

Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

Every data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in the event of a violation of the GDPR, in particular in the Member State of his or her habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy.

Right to data portability

You have the right to request that the personal data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract be transmitted to you or a third party in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format. Insofar as you request that the data be transferred directly to a different responsible party, this will only take place if technically feasible.

SSL or TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you might send to us as the website operator, this website uses SSL encryption or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line in the browser changes from 'http://' to 'https://' and by the appearance of the lock symbol in your browser's address line.

When the SSL encryption or TLS encryption is activated, the data that you transfer to the City cannot be read by third parties.

Information, restriction of usage, deletion and correction

Within the framework of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain information, free of any charge, on your stored personal data, the origin and recipients thereof, and the purpose for which these data are being processed, with the right to have the data corrected, restrict their use or have these deleted where necessary. You can use the address shown in the 'Legal Notice' section of this website to contact us at any time for this purpose or for any other questions on the topic of personal data.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Please contact us at the address given in the 'Legal Notice' section of this website at any time to do so. You may demand the restriction of processing of your personal data in any of the following cases:

  • If you contest the accuracy of your personal data stored by us. In this event, we usually require a certain time to verify the accuracy of your personal data; you have the right to demand restriction of the processing of your personal data during this time.
  • If the processing of your personal data was or is unlawful. In this case, you may request restriction of processing instead of their deletion.
  • If we no longer require your personal data, but you require them to exercise, defend or assert legal claims, you have the right to demand the restriction of their processing instead of their deletion.
  • If you have objected to processing pursuant to Art. 21(1) of the GDPR; in this case, your and our interests must be weighed against each other. Until a decision has been made as to whose interests override the other party's interests, you have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this personal data will – with the exception of storage – only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims, for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or any of its Member States.

3. Data collection on our website

Cookies

Websites sometimes make use of cookies. Cookies do not cause any harm to your computer and they do not contain any viruses. Cookies help to make our website easier to use, more effective and safer. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer and saved by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are what is known as 'session cookies'. These cookies are automatically deleted when you end your visit. Other cookies remain on your device until you delete them. These cookies make it possible to recognize your browser the next time you visit the website.

You can set your browser such that you will be informed whenever cookies are saved and only permit cookies on a case-by-case basis, restrict the acceptance of cookies to particular circumstances, or generally prohibit them, as well as activate the automatic deletion of cookies whenever the browser is closed. The deactivation of cookies may result in the reduced functionality of this website.

Cookies that are required for executing electronic communications or for the provision of specific functions you have utilized (e.g., shopping cart function) are saved on the basis of Art. 6(1) lit. f of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The website operator has a legitimate interest in the saving of cookies to ensure the optimized provision of their services without technical errors. Insofar as other cookies (e.g., cookies for the analysis of your surfing behavior) are saved, these are dealt with separately in this privacy policy.

Server log files

The website provider automatically collects and saves information in what are known as server log files that your browser automatically transfers to us. These involve the following information:

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

These data are not merged with any other data source.

This data is collected on the basis of Art. 6(1) lit. b of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the optimized provision of their website without technical errors – collecting the server log files is a requirement for this.

Inquiries by email, telephone or fax

When you contact us by email, telephone or fax, your inquiry including all personal data given in connection with it (name, content of request) are stored and processed by us for the purpose of responding to your inquiry. These data will not be passed on without your consent.

The processing of your data is based on Art. 6(1) lit. b of the GDPR, if your inquiry pertains to the fulfilment of a contract or pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on your consent (Art. 6(1) lit. a of the GDPR) and/or our legitimate interests (Art. 6(1) lit. f of the GDPR), as we have a legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries we receive.

We will store the data you have transmitted to us along with your contact request until you request their deletion, revoke your consent to their storage or the purpose of storing them no longer applies (e.g., after we have completed processing your request). Mandatory statutory provisions – particularly legal retention periods – remain unaffected.

4. Analytics tools and advertising

Google Analytics

This website utilizes functions provided by the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Google Analytics make use of 'cookies'. These are text files that are saved on your computer and that make it possible to analyze your use of the website. The information on your use of this website generated by the cookies is generally transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

The storage of Google Analytics cookies and use of the analytics tool take place on the basis of Art. 6(1) lit. f of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the analysis of user behavior in order to optimize the content of the website and of the online offerings.

IP anonymization

The IP anonymization function has been activated on this website. This means that Google shortens your IP address within the Member States of the European Union or in another of the Contracting States to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before it is transmitted to the USA. It is only in exceptional cases that the full IP address is transferred to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. Google will utilize this information on behalf of the operator of this website in order to analyze your utilization of this website, to compile reports on website activities, and to perform additional services related to the website utilization and internet use for the website operator. The IP address transferred from your browser for Google Analytics is not merged with other data from Google.

Browser plug-in

You can prevent cookies from being stored using a corresponding setting in your browser software; however, please note that in this case you may be unable to make full use of all of the functions of this website. You can also prevent that Google collects or processes the data created by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: [extern]https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

Objection to data collection

You can prevent the collection of your data through Google Analytics by clicking on the link at the end of this paragraph. This causes an opt-out cookie to be saved to your computer, which prevents the collection of your data during subsequent visits to this website. [intern]Deactivate Google Analytics.

You will find more information on the way in which user data is dealt with at Google Analytics in Google's privacy policy: [extern]https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.

Order processing

We have concluded an order processing contract with Google which ensures that the strict requirements of Germany's data protection authorities are fully implemented when Google Analytics is used.

 

Responsible for content

Stadtentwicklungsgesellschaft Monheim am Rhein mbH
represented by Oliver Brügge (Managing Director)
Heinestraße 3
40789 Monheim am Rhein

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