The protection of your personal data and compliance with applicable national and European data protection regulations, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Rhineland-Palatinate State Data Protection Act (LDSG), is an important concern for the state capital of Mainz. The following information explains how the city of Mainz handles personal data on its Pinterest fan page, what anonymous user data the city of Mainz collects and evaluates, and how this information is used.

Normally, you can visit the fan page without providing any personal information. In individual cases, however, we may need personal data from you, for example, if you communicate with us via the fan page. If you provide us with information about third parties, such as spouses or relatives, we assume that you have obtained their prior consent.

You can access the comprehensive privacy policy of the state capital of Mainz at the following link:

Additional information on our information obligations under Article 13 of the GDPR can be found at the following link:

The responsible authority is:

State Capital Mainz
City Hall Große Bleiche, Große Bleiche 46/Löwenhofstraße 1, 55116 Mainz
Phone: 06131 115
Email: oberbuergermeisterstadt.mainzde

You can contact the data protection officers of the State Capital Mainz here:

The state capital of Mainz uses the technical platform and services of Pinterest Europe Ltd., Palmerston House, 2nd Floor, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, Ireland, for the social media service offered on its Pinterest fan page.

Please note that you use this Pinterest page and its functions at your own risk. This applies in particular to the use of interactive functions (e.g., commenting, sharing, rating). Alternatively, you can also access all information offered on this page on our website at www.mainz.de.

When you visit our Pinterest page, Pinterest collects, among other things, log data that your browser automatically transmits when you visit the website (such as your IP address, the address of websites visited with Pinterest features, and the activities you perform on them, search queries, browser type and settings, date and time of the request, your use of Pinterest, and cookie and device data). In addition, Pinterest also collects device information, such as device type, operating system, etc., Clickstream data and conclusions about your use of the service, as well as any information provided to Pinterest by third parties (e.g., when linking your account to Facebook or Google). Pinterest provides a list of the technical information it collects during use at the following link:

In addition, Pinterest and some of Pinterest's partners place cookies in your browser and read them. This includes both session cookies and persistent cookies. The cookies and the data collected by them are sometimes assigned to the user's Pinterest account. Pinterest provides further information on the use of cookies and the processing of information read from them at the following link:

Depending on the specific settings on the mobile device, Pinterest may also collect location data from users in order to tailor the ads displayed even more precisely. Mobile device users can use their device settings to control exactly what data Pinterest receives from their mobile device. Pinterest provides information on how to disable location services for iOS devices at the following link:

Pinterest also collects information about Pinterest users from online advertisers and third-party providers in order to analyze the effectiveness of advertising on the portal. Pinterest links this information to information from your Pinterest account in order to show you personalized advertising. Pinterest provides more information about personalized ads on the portal and a way to disable personalization at the following link:

Pinterest also provides information about the use of and control options for users in relation to third-party analytics providers and advertising providers at the following link:

Information about which third parties Pinterest may share user data with is available at the following link:

The data collected about you in this context is processed by Pinterest and may be transferred to countries outside the European Union. Pinterest describes in general terms what data it receives and how it is used in its privacy policy. There you will also find information about how to contact Pinterest and various options for exercising your data protection rights. The privacy policy is available at the following link:

Pinterest provides further information on possible privacy settings for Pinterest accounts at the following link:

The extent to which Pinterest processes your data beyond the manner described in its privacy policy and/or shares it with third parties is beyond our control and cannot be verified by us.

As the provider of the information service, we do not collect or process any data from your use of our service.

We have selected the most privacy-friendly filter settings possible for the use of the Pinterest Fanpage.

The state capital of Mainz operates the Pinterest Fanpage to provide its citizens and other interested parties with additional information about its work and the state capital of Mainz as such. The presence thus serves to fulfill a public function of the city of Mainz, namely the fulfillment of its information obligations.

If the state capital of Mainz receives technical data from your browser in the course of its use of the Pinterest Fanpage, it processes this data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. e) GDPR in conjunction with § 3 LDSG. Other data that you voluntarily send to the state capital of Mainz via the Pinterest fan page is collected and processed by the state capital of Mainz on the basis of your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. Consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR can be revoked at any time with effect for the future. This also applies to declarations of consent already given before the GDPR came into force.

The state capital of Mainz processes and uses personal data in its services in accordance with the provisions of data protection regulations.

Insofar as personal data is collected, processed, and used within the scope of specialist applications of municipal offices and companies, the respective special legal regulations (e.g., Rhineland-Palatinate Registration Act, Social Security Code, Aliens Act) and/or the LDSG apply.

The state capital of Mainz processes and uses your personal data outside of its services only to the extent that this is necessary for the fulfillment of tasks falling within the city's jurisdiction or is required by law, or if you have given your consent. The relevant legal bases are Art. 6 (1) c), e) GDPR, § 3 LDSG and Art. 6 (1) a) GDPR. The state capital of Mainz does not pass on the data to non-public bodies.

Within the state capital of Mainz, your data will be shared with those entities that require it to fulfill our contractual and legal obligations. As a matter of principle, we do not pass on data to non-public entities. However, some data is passed on under strict contractual and legal conditions:

External service providers:

If service providers come into contact with your data, this is usually done within the framework of what is known as commissioned processing of personal data. This is expressly provided for by law. In this case, the state capital of Mainz remains responsible for the protection of your data, alongside the processor where applicable. The service provider works exclusively in accordance with our instructions, which we ensure through strict contractual regulations, technical and organizational measures, and supplementary controls.

The state capital of Mainz uses service providers as processors. These are service providers in the categories of web services (e.g., for technical and administrative tasks and for usage analysis), telecommunications, consulting, and sales and marketing.

The data protection requirements for the processing of personal data in accordance with instructions are complied with.

Insofar as the state capital of Mainz processes your personal data, you are entitled to a number of data protection rights, in particular a

• right to information (Art. 15 GDPR),
• right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR),
• right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR),
• right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR),
• right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR),
• Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR).

The data protection officer of the state capital of Mainz and the state commissioner for data protection and freedom of information of Rhineland-Palatinate are available to you as contact persons.

Further information on your data protection rights and how you can assert them can be found in our detailed information notice pursuant to Art. 13, 14, and 21 GDPR, which you can find at the following link:

The current version of this privacy policy can be found at the following link:

If you have any questions about the information we provide, please contact us at

Social Media Editorial Office
Stadthaus Große Bleiche
Große Bleiche 46/Löwenhofstraße 1
55116 Mainz
Email: socialmediastadt.mainzde

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Further information about Pinterest and other social networks and how you can protect your data can also be found at youngdata.de.