Privacy

We are delighted that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. Protecting your privacy when you use our website is particularly important to us. Below, we would like to inform you about how we handle your data in accordance with Article 13 of the General Data Protection Regulation.

Definitions

For easier readability and better understanding, we explain the terms used in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In the privacy policy, we use the following terms, among others:

a) Personal data

Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as “data subject”). A natural person is considered identifiable if they can be identified directly or indirectly, in particular by association with an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier, or one or more special characteristics that express the physical, physiological, genetic, psychological, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person.

b) Data subject

A data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller.

c) Processing

Processing means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, distribution, or any other form of provision, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure, or destruction.

d) Restriction of processing

Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting its future processing.

e) Profiling

Profiling is any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of such personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyze or predict aspects concerning that natural person's performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location, or movements.

f) Pseudonymization

Pseudonymization is the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures to ensure that the personal data is not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

g) Controller or processor

The controller or processor is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body that, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. Where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State law.

h) Processor

A processor is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body that processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

i) Recipient

A recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body to whom personal data is disclosed, regardless of whether they are a third party or not. However, public authorities that may receive personal data in the context of a specific investigative mandate under Union or Member State law are not considered recipients.

j) Third party

A third party is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body other than the data subject, the controller, the processor, and the persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorized to process personal data.

k) Consent

Consent is any freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.

Responsible body

The following entity is responsible for the data collection and processing described below

Senator for Economic Affairs, Ports, and Transformation

Postal address
The Senator for Economic Affairs, Ports, and Transformation
P.O. Box 10 15 29
28015 Bremen

Street address
The Senator for Economic Affairs, Ports, and Transformation
Zweite Schlachtpforte 3
28195 Bremen

Further contact details
Tel.: +49 421 361 8808
Email: office@wht.bremen.de

Contact details of the data protection officer

If you have any complaints, questions, or suggestions regarding data processing by the Senator for Economic Affairs, Labor, and Europe, please contact the Senator for Economic Affairs, Labor, and Europe's official data protection officer:

Herr Carsten Raschke
Official Data Protection Officer of the SWHT
Zweite Schlachtpforte 3
28195 Bremen
datenschutzbeauftragter@wht.bremen.de

General information on data processing

1. Scope of processing personal data

We only process our users' personal data to the extent necessary to provide a functional website and our content and services. The processing of our users' personal data is generally only carried out with the user's consent. An exception applies in cases where prior consent cannot be obtained for practical reasons and the processing of the data is permitted by law.

2. Legal basis for the processing of personal data

Insofar as we obtain the consent of the data subject for the processing of personal data, Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR serves as the legal basis. When processing personal data that is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR serves as the legal basis. This also applies to processing operations that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. Insofar as the processing of personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation to which our company is subject, Art. 6 (1) lit. c GDPR serves as the legal basis. In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Art. 6 (1) lit. d GDPR serves as the legal basis. If processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our company or a third party and if the interests, fundamental rights, and freedoms of the data subject do not outweigh the former interest, Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR serves as the legal basis for processing.

3. Data deletion and storage period

The personal data of the data subject will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage no longer applies. Storage may also take place if this has been provided for by European or national legislators in EU regulations, laws, or other provisions to which the controller is subject. The data will also be blocked or deleted if a storage period prescribed by the aforementioned standards expires, unless there is a need for further storage of the data for the conclusion or fulfillment of a contract.
If you wish to view and update your personal data or have questions about data protection on our website, please contact us at any time via our specified email address or by post.

Provision of the website and creation of log files

1. Description and scope of data processing

Each time our website is accessed, our system automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the accessing computer. The following data is collected:

(1) Information about the browser type and version used
(2) The user's operating system
(3) The user's Internet service provider
(4) The user's IP address
(5) Date and time of access
(6) Websites from which the user's system accesses our website
(7) Websites accessed by the user's system via our website

The data is also stored in our system's log files. This data is not stored together with other personal data relating to the user.

2. Legal basis for data processing

If IP addresses are stored in log files:
The legal basis for the temporary storage of data and log files is Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.

3. Purpose of data processing

The temporary storage of the IP address by the system is necessary to enable the website to be delivered to the user's computer. For this purpose, the user's IP address must remain stored for the duration of the session.

Storage in log files is done to ensure the functionality of the website. In addition, the data is used to optimize the website and to ensure the security of our information technology systems. The data is not evaluated for marketing purposes in this context.

These purposes also constitute our legitimate interest in data processing in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.

4. Duration of storage

The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was collected. In the case of data collection for the provision of the website, this is the case when the respective session has ended.

In the case of data storage in log files, this is the case after seven days at the latest. Storage beyond this period is possible. In this case, the IP addresses of the users are deleted or anonymized so that it is no longer possible to assign them to the calling client.

5. Right to object and right to erasure

The collection of data for the provision of the website and the storage of data in log files is essential for the operation of the website. Consequently, there is no right to object on the part of the user.

Data security

We take technical and organizational measures to protect your data from unauthorized access as comprehensively as possible. We use an encryption method on our pages. Your information is transmitted from your computer to our server and vice versa via the Internet using TLS encryption. You can recognize this by the closed padlock symbol in the status bar of your browser and the address line beginning with https://.

Cookies

a) Description and scope of data processing

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored in the Internet browser or by the Internet browser on the user's computer system. When a user visits a website, a cookie may be stored on the user's operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic string of characters that enables the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is visited again. We use cookies on our website that enable us to analyze the surfing behavior of users. This allows the following data to be transmitted:

I. Search terms entered
II. Frequency of page views
III. Use of website functions

When visiting our website, the user is informed about the use of cookies for analysis purposes and their consent to the processing of personal data used in this context is obtained. In this context, reference is also made to this privacy policy.

b) Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the processing of personal data using technically necessary cookies is Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR.

The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies for analysis purposes is Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR, provided that the user has given their consent.

c) Purpose of data processing

The purpose of using technically necessary cookies is to simplify the use of websites for users. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these, it is necessary that the browser is recognized even after a page change. We need cookies for the following applications:

I. Matomo
II. Registration for events
III. Remembering search terms

The user data collected by technically necessary cookies is not used to create user profiles. Analysis cookies are used for the purpose of improving the quality of our website and its content. Analysis cookies tell us how the website is used, enabling us to continuously optimize our offering.

d) Duration of storage, objection and removal options

Cookies are stored on the user's computer and transmit information to our site. Therefore, as a user, you have full control over the use of cookies. By changing the settings in your Internet browser, you can deactivate or restrict the transmission of cookies. Cookies that have already been stored can be deleted at any time. This can also be done automatically. Please note that deleting your browser history may also result in the deletion of the cookies that have been set. If cookies are deactivated for our website, it may no longer be possible to use all of the website's functions to their full extent. You can also adjust your cookie settings here:

Cookie settings Accept Reject

Analytical tool: Matomo

We occasionally count the number of visits to our websites. We use Matomo software for this purpose. We have configured the software so that it only uses anonymized IP addresses. Furthermore, no pseudonyms are used. Visitor counting is therefore based solely on anonymous data. The analysis of your usage behavior is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR only with your consent. You can revoke this consent at any time by clicking on the button for managing cookie settings or by deleting the cookie that has been set.

Registration for events

1. Description and scope of data processing

We use the LimeSurvey survey tool for registration for our events, such as the regulars' table for HR managers. The platform is operated and hosted by WFB Wirtschaftsförderung Bremen GmbH itself, so no data is passed on to third parties. Depending on the event, personal data such as name, email address, company affiliation, and, if necessary, other information required for the event to take place will be requested during the registration process.

2. Legal basis for data processing

The processing of personal data is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR, as it is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures or for the fulfillment of an (event) relationship. Alternatively, Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR may apply if you voluntarily provide further information or expressly consent to further data processing.

3. Purpose of data processing

The processing serves exclusively for the purpose of organizing and conducting the event. Further processing for other purposes, such as advertising, does not take place.

4. Duration of storage

The data collected will be used exclusively for the purpose of conducting the event and will be deleted after its completion, taking into account any statutory retention periods, but no later than three months after the event.

5. Right to object and right to erasure

You have the right to withdraw your consent to data processing at any time. However, in this case, participation in the event may no longer be possible. Please contact the addresses listed in this statement for further information.

Subscribe to the newsletter

1. Description and scope of data processing

We also use the LimeSurvey survey tool, which is hosted and operated by WFB Wirtschaftsförderung Bremen GmbH, for registration for our newsletter. During the registration process, personal data such as your email address and, if applicable, your name and other voluntary information are collected. We use the double opt-in procedure to secure the registration process. This means that after registering, you will receive an email asking you to confirm your registration. Only after this confirmation will your email address be added to the distribution list.

2. Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for processing your data in connection with newsletter registration is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. The registration process is logged on the basis of our legitimate interest in a secure and verifiable delivery process in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

3. Purpose of data processing

Your personal data will be processed exclusively for the purpose of regularly sending you the newsletter containing information about the offers, events, and topics of WFB Wirtschaftsförderung Bremen GmbH.

4. Duration of storage

Your data will be stored for as long as you are subscribed to the newsletter. After unsubscribing from the newsletter, your data will be deleted immediately, provided that there are no legal retention obligations to the contrary.

5. Right to object and right to erasure

You can revoke your consent to receive the newsletter at any time with future effect, e.g. via the unsubscribe link in the newsletter or by sending us a corresponding message. The legality of the processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by this.

Using the Dual Career Service

1. Description and scope of data processing

To use the Dual Career Service, you must register via the LimeSurvey survey tool. The tool is hosted and operated by WFB Wirtschaftsförderung Bremen GmbH itself. During the registration process, personal data such as your name, email address, and information about your personal and professional situation will be collected. After successful registration, users receive a personal password for a protected subpage of our website. There, a contact form (based on Contact Form 7) is available, which can be used to voluntarily submit a speculative application to cooperating companies.

2. Legal basis for data processing

The processing of personal data is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. If you actively use the contact form, the processing of the transmitted information is also based on your consent.

3. Purpose of data processing

The purpose of data processing is to provide individual support services for partners of specialists and managers who are relocating as part of the Dual Career Service. The application documents submitted via the contact form will be used exclusively for the purpose of placing them with interested companies.

4. Duration of storage

The data collected during registration and contact will be used exclusively for processing the respective inquiry and for the duration of the service support. After completion of the mediation process or at the request of the data subject, the data will be deleted immediately, but no later than after six months.

5. Right to object and right to erasure

You have the right to withdraw your consent to data processing at any time. However, in this case, you will no longer be able to use the Dual Career Service. You can withdraw your consent informally using the contact details provided in the legal notice or in this privacy policy.

Data transfer to third parties

We treat your personal data confidentially and do not pass it on to unauthorized third parties.

Order processing

Other service providers may support us in the operation of these websites and the associated processes (e.g., hosting and web development). These service providers are strictly bound by our instructions and are contractually obligated in accordance with Article 28 of the GDPR.

Your rights as a user

If your personal data is processed, you are a data subject within the meaning of the GDPR and you have the following rights towards us:

1. Right to information

You can request confirmation from us as to whether we process personal data relating to you.

If such processing takes place, you can request the following information from us:

(1) the purposes for which the personal data are processed;
(2) the categories of personal data being processed
(3) the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been or will be disclosed
(4) the envisaged period for which the personal data concerning you will be stored, or, if specific information on this is not possible, the criteria used to determine that period
(5) the existence of a right to rectification or erasure of personal data concerning you, a right to restriction of processing by the controller or a right to object to such processing
(6) the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
(7) all available information about the origin of the data if the personal data is not collected from the data subject;
(8) the existence of automated decision-making including profiling in accordance with Art. 22 (1) and (4) GDPR and - at least in these cases - meaningful information on the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing for the data subject.

You have the right to request information as to whether the personal data concerning you are transferred to a third country or to an international organization. In this context, you may request to be informed of the appropriate safeguards pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR in connection with the transfer.

2. Right to rectification

You have the right to request that we rectify and/or complete your personal data if the processed personal data concerning you is inaccurate or incomplete. The controller must rectify the data without delay.

3. Right to restriction of processing

You may request the restriction of the processing of personal data concerning you under the following conditions:

(1) if you contest the accuracy of the personal data concerning you for a period enabling us to verify the accuracy of the personal data;
(2)the processing is unlawful and you oppose the erasure of the personal data and request the restriction of their use instead;
(3)the controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing, but you need it to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims, or
(4) if you have lodged an objection to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR and it is not yet clear whether the legitimate reasons of the controller outweigh your reasons.

If the processing of personal data concerning you has been restricted, such data may – apart from its storage – only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the Union or a Member State.

If the restriction of processing has been restricted in accordance with the above conditions, we will inform you before the restriction is lifted.

4. Right to erasure and to be forgotten

a) Obligation to erase

You may request that we erase personal data concerning you without undue delay, and the controller is obliged to erase such data without undue delay if one of the following reasons applies:

(1) The personal data concerning you are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
You revoke your consent on which the processing was based in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) or Art. 9 (2) (a) GDPR, and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
(3) You object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or you object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (2) GDPR.
(4) The personal data concerning you has been processed unlawfully.
(5) The erasure of personal data concerning you is necessary to comply with a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member States to which the controller is subject.
(6) The personal data concerning you was collected in relation to the information society services offered in accordance with Art. 8 (1) GDPR.

b) Information to third parties

If the controller has made the personal data concerning you public and is obliged to delete it in accordance with Art. 17 (1) GDPR, it shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, taking into account the available technology and implementation costs, to inform data controllers who process the personal data that you, as the data subject, have requested them to delete all links to this personal data or copies or replications of this personal data.

c) Exceptions

The right to erasure does not apply if processing is necessary

(1) to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information;
(2) to comply with a legal obligation that requires processing under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject, or to perform a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in us;
(3) for reasons of public interest in the area of public health pursuant to Art. 9 (2) (h) and (i) and Art. 9 (3) GDPR;
(4)for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes pursuant to Art. 89 (1) GDPR, insofar as the right referred to in section a) is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of the objectives of this processing, or
(5) to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims.

5. Right to information

If you have asserted your right to rectification, erasure, or restriction of processing against us, we are obliged to notify all recipients to whom your personal data has been disclosed of this rectification, erasure, or restriction of processing, unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort.

You have the right to be informed by us about these recipients.

6. Right to data portability

You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. You also have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to whom the personal data has been provided, provided that

(1) the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR or Art. 9 (2) (a) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR and
(2) the processing is carried out using automated means.

In exercising this right, you also have the right to have the personal data concerning you transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible. The freedoms and rights of other persons must not be affected by this.

The right to data portability does not apply to the processing of personal data that is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in us.

7. Right to object

You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you which is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(e) or (f) of the GDPR; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

The controller will no longer process the personal data concerning you unless it can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims.

If the personal data concerning you is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for such marketing; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing.

If you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data concerning you will no longer be processed for these purposes.

You have the option, in connection with the use of information society services, to exercise your right to object by means of automated procedures using technical specifications, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC.

8. Right to revoke your declaration of consent under data protection law

You have the right to revoke your declaration of consent under data protection law at any time. Revoking your consent does not affect the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent prior to revocation.

9. Automated decision-making in individual cases, including profiling

You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you. This does not apply if the decision

(1) is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between you and us,
(2) is permitted by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and that law provides for appropriate measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms and legitimate interests; or
(3) with your express consent.

However, these decisions must not be based on special categories of personal data pursuant to Art. 9 (1) GDPR, unless Art. 9 (2) (a) or (g) GDPR applies and appropriate measures have been taken to protect your rights and freedoms as well as your legitimate interests.

With regard to the cases referred to in (1) and (3), the controller shall take appropriate measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, including at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express your point of view and to contest the decision.

10. Recht auf Beschwerde bei einer Aufsichtsbehörde

Unbeschadet eines anderweitigen verwaltungsrechtlichen oder gerichtlichen Rechtsbehelfs steht Ihnen das Recht auf Beschwerde bei einer Aufsichtsbehörde, insbesondere in dem Mitgliedstaat ihres Aufenthaltsorts, ihres Arbeitsplatzes oder des Orts des mutmaßlichen Verstoßes, zu, wenn Sie der Ansicht sind, dass die Verarbeitung der Sie betreffenden personenbezogenen Daten gegen die DS-GVO verstößt.

The supervisory authority to which the complaint has been lodged shall inform the complainant of the status and outcome of the complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy under Article 78 of the GDPR.

The competent supervisory authority is the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information:

Contact:
Free Hanseatic City of Bremen
The State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information
Arndtstr. 1
27570 Bremerhaven
Mail: office@datenschutz.bremen.de

Does the privacy policy also apply to websites of other providers?

Our online offering contains links to other websites. We accept no responsibility for the content of websites that can be accessed via links. The links are only briefly viewed and evaluated when they are added. Continuous monitoring of the content is neither intended nor possible. We expressly distance ourselves from any content that may be relevant under criminal or liability law or that violates public decency.

Validity and changes to the privacy policy

The privacy policy is current as of 09/2020. We reserve the right to change these privacy provisions at any time with future effect in accordance with the GDPR. The current version is available on the website. Please visit the website regularly and inform yourself about the applicable privacy provisions.