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 LinkedIn platform (operated by LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company), what anonymous user data Wirtschaftsbetrieb Mainz collects and analyzes, and how this information is used.
Normally, you can access the LinkedIn page without providing any personal information. In certain cases, however, we may require personal data from you, for example, if you communicate with us via the LinkedIn page. 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 Wirtschaftsbetrieb Mainz AÖR at the following link:

Privacy Policy for the website wirtschaftsbetrieb.mainz.de (opens in a new tab)

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 of LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland (“LinkedIn”) for the information service offered on its LinkedIn page.

Please note that you use this LinkedIn 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 via this page on our website at www.wirtschaftsbetrieb.mainz.de.
When you visit our LinkedIn page, LinkedIn collects, among other things, your IP address and other information obtained via cookies stored in your browser. This information is used to provide us, as the operator of the LinkedIn pages, with statistical information regarding the use of the LinkedIn page.
The data collected about you in this context is processed by LinkedIn and may be transferred to countries outside the European Union. LinkedIn is generally the sole controller responsible for the processing of personal data on our LinkedIn page. LinkedIn describes what information it receives and how it is processed in its Privacy Policy, which is available at the following link:

You can contact LinkedIn's Data Protection Officer at the following link:

Please note that LinkedIn also processes personal data in the US and other third countries in accordance with its privacy policy. LinkedIn transfers personal data to third countries for which the EU Commission has issued an adequacy decision, or if EU standard contractual clauses have been concluded with the receiving parties. More information on third country transfers by LinkedIn can be found here:

To help us design a user-friendly and needs-based experience, LinkedIn provides us with anonymized statistics and insights into page usage (“Page Insights”). To do this, LinkedIn collects data that it may already have about your profile, as well as information about how you interact with our LinkedIn page.

Regarding this processing of Page Insights, LinkedIn and Wirtschaftsbetrieb Mainz share joint responsibility. Details regarding the joint liability agreement pursuant to Art. 26 GDPR can be found here:

We have agreed with LinkedIn that LinkedIn is responsible for enabling you to exercise your rights under the EU General Data Protection Regulation. You can contact LinkedIn at the following link:

You can also contact us to exercise your rights by providing the necessary identification data.

We have also agreed with LinkedIn that the Irish Data Protection Commission is the lead supervisory authority for the processing of Page Insights. You can contact them at the following link:

Wirtschaftsbetrieb Mainz maintains its LinkedIn page to provide citizens and other interested parties with additional information about its work and about Wirtschaftsbetrieb Mainz itself. This presence thus serves to fulfill a public duty of Wirtschaftsbetrieb Mainz, namely the fulfillment of its information obligations.
If Wirtschaftsbetrieb Mainz receives technical data transmitted by your browser in connection with its use of the LinkedIn page, it processes this data in accordance with Art. 6(1)(e) GDPR in conjunction with § 3 LDSG. Any other data that you voluntarily send to the Wirtschaftsbetrieb Mainz via the LinkedIn page is collected and processed by the Wirtschaftsbetrieb Mainz on the basis of your consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR or to safeguard the legitimate interests of the Wirtschaftsbetrieb Mainz pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. Consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR may be revoked at any time with future effect. 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 LinkedIn page.
The processing of statistical data collected through Page Insights is carried out to safeguard the legitimate interests of Wirtschaftsbetrieb Mainz pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. These legitimate interests consist of being able to provide citizens with information on the LinkedIn page that is even more tailored to their needs by gaining an overview of the specific use of the page.

Wirtschaftsbetrieb Mainz processes and uses personal data in connection with its services in accordance with data protection regulations.
To the extent that personal data is collected, processed, and used within the framework of specialized applications operated by municipal offices and agencies, the relevant provisions of specific laws (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 responsibility of Wirtschaftsbetrieb Mainz, 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 Wirtschaftsbetrieb Mainz, your data is shared with those departments that require it to fulfill our contractual and legal obligations. As a general rule, we do not disclose data to non-public entities. However, certain data is disclosed under strict contractual and legal conditions:

External service providers:

When service providers have access to 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 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 include service providers in the categories of IT services (e.g., for technical and administrative tasks and for usage analysis), telecommunications, advisory and consulting services, as well as sales and marketing.
The data protection requirements for data 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, 55120 Mainz
Email: pressewirtschaftsbetrieb.mainzde

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