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), are of great importance to Wirtschaftsbetrieb Mainz. The following information explains how Wirtschaftsbetrieb Mainz handles personal data on the Facebook page Fanpage (Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd.), what anonymous user data it collects and analyzes, and how this information is used.

Normally, you can access the Fanpage without providing any personal information. In certain cases, however, we may require personal data from you, for example, when you communicate with us via Fanpage. If you provide us with information about third parties, such as spouses or relatives, we assume that you have obtained the necessary consent beforehand.

You can access the comprehensive privacy policy of the State Capital of Mainz at the following link:

GDPR Information Obligation | The Company (mainz.de)

The responsible entity is:

Wirtschaftsbetrieb Mainz
Industriestraße 70, 55116 Mainz
Phone: 049 6131 97 15–0
Fax: 049 6131 97 15-209
Email: wirtschaftsbetrieb.mainzstadt.mainzde

You can contact the Data Protection Officer of the State Capital of Mainz here:

Wirtschaftsbetrieb Mainz uses the technical platform and services provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, for the information service offered on its Facebook page at Fanpage.

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

When you visit our Facebook page, Facebook collects, among other things, your IP address as well as other information stored on your computer in the form of cookies. This information is used to provide us, as the operator of the Facebook pages, with statistical information regarding the use of the Facebook page. Facebook provides further information on this at the following link:

The data collected about you in this context is processed by Meta Platforms Ltd. and may be transferred to countries outside the European Union. Facebook describes in general terms what information it receives and how it is used in its Data Use Policy. There you will also find information about how to contact Facebook and how to adjust your advertising settings. The Data Use Policy is available at the following link:

Facebook does not conclusively and clearly state how it uses the data from visits to Facebook pages for its own purposes, to what extent activities on the Facebook page are assigned to individual users, how long Facebook stores this data, and whether data from a visit to the Facebook page is passed on to third parties.

When you access a Facebook page, the IP address assigned to your device is transmitted to Facebook. According to Facebook, this IP address is anonymized (for "German" IP addresses) and deleted after 90 days. Facebook also stores information about its users' devices (e.g., as part of the "login notification" function); this may enable Facebook to assign IP addresses to individual users.

If you are currently logged in to Facebook as a user, a cookie with your Facebook ID is stored on your device. This enables Facebook to track that you have visited this page and how you have used it. This also applies to all other Facebook pages. Facebook buttons embedded in websites enable Facebook to record your visits to these websites and assign them to your Facebook profile. This data can be used to tailor content or advertising to you.

If you want to avoid this, you should log out of Facebook or deactivate the "stay logged in" function, delete the cookies on your device, and close and restart your browser. This will delete Facebook information that can be used to identify you directly. This allows you to use our Facebook page without revealing your Facebook ID. When you access interactive features of the page (like, comment, share, messages, etc.), a Facebook login screen will appear. After logging in, you will once again be recognizable to Facebook as a specific user.

To ensure a user-friendly and needs-based design, we use the "Facebook Insights" service, which evaluates the use of the site and provides us with the corresponding usage statistics in anonymized form. The City of Mainz does not have access to individual user profiles.

The data collected by Facebook Insights includes:

• Page activity
• Page views
• Post reach (differentiation between organic/paid content)
• Recommendations
• Post interactions
• Video: Views and average video playback
• Location (country, city)
• Target audience (gender ratio, age, language).

Further information about Facebook Insights can be found here:

Facebook and the state capital of Mainz share joint responsibility for the processing of personal data by Facebook Insights. Details of the joint responsibility agreement in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR can be found here:

In addition, we may process your personal data to moderate the comment function. We use the social media management tool "SocialHub" to process comments.

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

Wirtschaftsbetrieb Mainz operates the Facebook page Fanpage to provide citizens and other interested parties with additional information about its work and responsibilities as a public-law institution. The page thus serves to fulfill a public function, namely its obligation to provide information.

If Wirtschaftsbetrieb Mainz receives technical data transmitted by your browser through your use of the Facebook page Fanpage, it processes this data in accordance with Art. 6(1)(e) of the GDPR in conjunction with § 3 of the LDSG. Any other data that you voluntarily send to Wirtschaftsbetrieb Mainz via the Facebook Fanpage is collected and processed by Wirtschaftsbetrieb Mainz on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or to safeguard the legitimate interests of Wirtschaftsbetrieb Mainz pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR may be revoked at any time with future effect. This also applies to declarations of consent already given prior to the entry into force of the GDPR. Our legitimate interests in processing lie in communicating with our citizens as easily and securely as possible and in moderating the comments section on our Facebook page Fanpage.

The processing of statistical data collected by Facebook Insights is carried out to safeguard the legitimate interests of Wirtschaftsbetrieb Mainz pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. These legitimate interests consist of being able to provide citizens on Fanpage with information that is even more tailored to their needs by gaining an overview of the specific use of Fanpage.

The Wirtschaftsbetrieb Mainz processes and uses personal data in accordance with the provisions of data protection laws.

To the extent that personal data is collected, processed, and used within the scope of specialized applications by municipal offices and agencies, the respective special statutory provisions (e.g., the Rhineland-Palatinate Registration Act, the Social Code, the Aliens Act) and/or the LDSG apply.

Wirtschaftsbetrieb Mainz processes and uses your personal data outside the scope of this service only to the extent that this is necessary for the fulfillment of tasks falling within the city’s jurisdiction, 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. Wirtschaftsbetrieb Mainz does not disclose the data to non-public entities.

Within the state capital of Mainz, your data is shared with those entities that require it to fulfill our contractual and legal obligations. As a general rule, we do not share data with non-public entities. However, certain data is shared under strict contractual and legal conditions:

External service providers:

When service providers come into contact with your data, this generally occurs within the framework of what is known as the processing of personal data on behalf of a controller. This is expressly provided for by law. In this case as well, Wirtschaftsbetrieb Mainz remains responsible for the protection of your data—alongside the data processor, if applicable. The service provider operates exclusively in accordance with our instructions, which we ensure through strict contractual provisions, technical and organizational measures, and supplementary controls.

Wirtschaftsbetrieb Mainz engages service providers as data processors. These are service providers in the categories of web services (e.g., for technical-ITe tasks and usage analysis), telecommunications, advisory and consulting services, as well as sales and marketing.

The data protection requirements for the processing of personal data under our instructions are complied with.

To the extent that Wirtschaftsbetrieb Mainz processes your personal data, you have a number of data protection rights, in particular the

• right of access (Art. 15 GDPR),
• the right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR),
• the right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR),
• the right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR),
• the right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR),
• Right to lodge a complaint with a data protection 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 assist you.

Further information regarding your data protection rights and how to exercise them can be found in our detailed privacy notice pursuant to Articles 13, 14, and 21 of the GDPR, which is available 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

Wirtschaftsbetrieb Mainz
Online Editorial Office
Industriestraße 70, 55116 Mainz
Email: pressewirtschaftsbetrieb.mainzde

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You can also find more information about Facebook and other social networks, as well as how to protect your data, at youngdata.de.