Privacy Policy

The protection of your personal data is of particular concern to the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK), which is why we only process your personal data to the extent necessary. Which data is required and processed for which purpose and on which basis, depends to a large extent on the type of service that is used by you, or depends on the task for which we require it.

For more information on what data is collected, for what purpose and on what basis, how you can contact the controller and the data protection officer(s) and what rights you have with regard to the processing of personal data, please refer to this privacy statement.

The processing of personal data at BBK is carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Bundesdatenschutzgesetz (German Federal Data Protection Act; BDSG).

1. Basics

1.1. Controller and Data Protection Officer

Responsibility for the processing of your personal data lies with the

Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK)
Provinzialstraße 93
53127 Bonn
Telefon: +49 22899 550-0
Telefax: +49 22899 550-1620
E-Mail: poststelle@bbk.bund.de

If you have specific questions about the protection of your personal data, please contact the data protection officer at the BBK:

Data Protection Officer at the BBK
Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK)
Provinzialstraße 93
53127 Bonn
Telefon: +49 22899 550-0
E-Mail: datenschutzbeauftragter@bbk.bund.de

1.2. Personal Data

Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. A natural person is considered to be identifiable if they can be identified directly or indirectly - in particular by means of assignment to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier.

1.3. Protection of Minors

Persons under the age of 16 should not transmit any personal data to us without the consent of their parents or guardians. We do not request any personal data from children and young people. We do not knowingly collect such data and do not pass it on to third parties.

1.4. Hosting (as part of order processing)

The service provider Qualitus GmbH, Venloer Str. 575, 50827 Cologne was commissioned with the hosting of and technical support for the ILIAS installation of the BABZ. All data from the online learning platform is stored on servers of Qualitus GmbH. An order processing contract was concluded through which Qualitus GmbH assures that the data will be processed on behalf of the BABZ in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and that the rights of the respective individuals will be protected.

The hosting services used by the BBK from the service provider Qualitus serve to provide the following services: hosting and maintenance of the server (including system administration) on which the ILIAS platform is stored; technical support in terms of system administration; adaptation programming, error analysis and bug fixing as well as delivery of the code to the ILIAS platform; support and update services that are used for the purpose of operating the online offer.

The BBK or our service provider (Qualitus) processes the following data types or data categories: Personal details / master data (essentially name, title, e-mail address), additional data entered voluntarily from the personal profile, data on the organizational structure (e.g. course affiliations), data about learning activities (e.g. certificates and learning times) as well as meta and communication data from users of this online offer on the basis of our legitimate interests in an efficient and secure provision of this online offer in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit. f GDPR in Connection with Art. 28 GDPR (conclusion of a contract for order processing).

The provision of the contractually agreed data processing takes place exclusively in a member state of the European Union or in another contracting state of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. The processor provides security in accordance with Art. 28 Para. 3 lit. C, 32 GDPR, in particular in connection with Art. 5 Para. 1, Para. 2 GDPR.

2. Data Processing in Connection with Visiting this Website

2.1. Access to www.lernplattform-babz-bund.de

Every time a user accesses the website http://www.lernplattform-babz-bund.de and the content made available on it, the web server collects and stores information in the server log files. The browser automatically transmits this to the server. This information consists of:

browser type and browser version
operating system used
referrer URL
host name of the accessing device
time of server request
IP address.

This data is not merged with other data sources, the data is regularly deleted.

2.2. Use of Technically Required Cookies

The website http://www.lernplattform-babz-bund.de uses cookies in order to technically guarantee the safe and correct provision of this website. Cookies are small text files that are exchanged between the web browser and the hosting server. Cookies are stored on the user's computer and transmitted to our site. They enable ILIAS to distinguish the individual browser of the person concerned from other internet browsers that contain other cookies. Cookies also save a user's preferred settings, e.g. the number of entries displayed on a table page. Additionally, cookies serve to ensure the security of the users and the operator, since ILIAS can use the cookie to check whether a page in ILIAS is actually called up by the person authorized to do so. In the web browser used in each case, you can restrict or generally prevent the use of cookies by choosing a corresponding setting. Cookies that have already been saved can be deleted at any time. If technically required cookies are deactivated for this website, this can result in the website not being able to be displayed or used in its entirety.

The legal basis for the use of technically necessary cookies is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter e GDPR in conjunction with Article 25 Paragraph 2 No. 2 of the Telecommunications Telemedia Data Protection Act (TTDSG). According to this, the user's consent is not required for the setting of technically necessary cookies.

The following - technically required - cookies are set:
ILIAS uses both temporary cookies that become invalid after the end of the session or when the browser is closed, as well as cookies that are stored for a longer period of time. Via the settings of their browser, users can see which cookies have been set by ILIAS and delete them if necessary. However, it is not possible to use ILIAS without cookies for technical reasons.

3. Data Processing within the Scope of Using the Publicly Accessible Offer

The BABZ offers content in the section "Freies Lernangebot" of the learning platform that can be visited without registration. In this free section, selected content with limited functionality is made available. This area of the online learning platform can be accessed without having to provide any information about your own identity, so no personal data is stored. The browser used on the user's end device only automatically sends information to our website's server (e.g. browser type and version, date and time of access, IP address) in order to allow for the establishment of a connection to the website.

4. Data Processing as Part of the Registration and Use of the Non-Publicly Accessible Offer

4.1. Registration

The Registration on the online learning platform is voluntary and based on your consent (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR).

If content is made available on the learning platform as part of a BABZ seminar for which you have registered, an account will be created for you. The data that is absolutely necessary for using the learning platform (first name, last name, title and e-mail address) will be transferred to the learning platform. When the account is created, you will receive an automatically generated e-mail with your access data. When logging in for the first time, you will be asked to agree to the user agreement and consent to data processing.

In the case of self-registration, you enter the necessary data yourself in a registration mask (first name, last name, salutation and e-mail address). You will also be asked to consent to the user agreement for the learning platform and to data processing.

4.2. Usage

From the moment you register as a user, the learning platform will process data that you enter or that are automatically generated as a result of your use. This is necessary because the use of the learning platform is used for learning and working in digital space and for communication between users and lecturers. If this data refers to your person, it is personal data.

A display of personal data that goes beyond the name and user name can be influenced by the users themselves by making appropriate settings in their personal profile.

Data on usage behavior on the learning platform is recorded by the system and can be viewed by administrators and authors. The following data is recorded and stored:

Consent to the terms of service and data processing according to privacy policy and date of consent
Rights and roles of each username
For membership in groups and courses: Date of enrollment and learning progress ("Not yet started" / "In progress" / "Edited" / "Failed")
Historical data: date the account was created and by whom (owner), last login and ownership of objects
In the event of an error and for quality assurance, server protocols (logs) can be activated and evaluated by the administrators. These contain the name of the retrieved file or page, date and time of retrieval, amount of data transferred, http status code, retrieving IP address and browser type and version.

The following data can be viewed by the following persons within the framework of courses and groups for the fulfillment of the respective purpose:

Course tutors, group and/or course administrators see the enrolled participants and their learning progress with master and history data (enrollment status, participant list, learning success, last login/registration)
Group and/or course members see the usernames of other members and can contact them. Further information (so-called profile data) is only visible if it has been released by the person concerned.

The personal data collected is used exclusively to carry out the respective training measure and will not be passed on to other people or bodies. They can be used anonymously for statistical purposes as part of quality management.

4.3. Storage Duration

In order to enable access to the documents of the seminars for as long as possible, accounts remain in place for at least 36 months after registration, unless early deletion is expressly requested. After 36 months of inactivity, users will be notified by email that their access will be deleted. If further use is desired, there is a two-week transitional period during which either the corresponding feedback can be given or a login to the learning platform can take place, otherwise the account will be irrevocably deleted.

5. Collection of Personal Data for Contacting Users

BABZ employees can be contacted by e-mail, letter or telephone (hotline). We store your data only for the purpose of contacting you and processing your request. Processing of the personal data you have transmitted is necessary for the purpose of processing your request.

If you contact us via the contact options described above, the processing of transmitted (personal) data and the content (which may also contain personal data transmitted by you) is based on Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit. e GDPR in Connection with § 3 BDSG for the purpose of processing your request. The storage takes place in accordance with the applicable deadlines of the registration guideline, which supplements the joint rules of procedure of the federal ministries (GGO).

The processing of personal data takes place as described below, depending on the contact route.

5.1. Contact via E-Mail

The BBK can be contacted via the following e-mail inbox:
Lernplattform-BABZ@bbk.bund.de

If you use the contact channel via e-mail, the data you transmit (e.g. surname, first name, address), but at least the e-mail address and the information contained in the e-mail (possibly from you personal data transmitted) is stored and processed for the purpose of contacting you and processing your request.

5.2. E-Mail Addresses without BBK Reference

E-mail addresses of third parties on specialist topics are also provided on the BABZ learning platform. If these addresses are not located on the domain ...@bbk.bund.de, the processing of personal data is not the responsibility of the BBK. If you have any questions regarding the handling of your personal data by third parties, please contact them.

5.3. Contact via Mail

The BBK can be contacted via the following postal address:
Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK)
Postfach 1867
53008 Bonn

If you use the contact route by mail, the data you transmit (e.g. surname, first name, address, telephone, subject, e-mail address) and the information contained in the letter (possibly transmitted personal data) for the purpose of contacting and processing your request is stored and processed.

5.4. Contact by Phone (Hotline)

The BBK can be contacted via the following hotline number:
+49 22899 550-0

If you use the contact channel via hotline, the data you transmit (e.g. surname, first name, subject) as well as the information provided in the telephone call (possibly personal data transmitted by you) is stored and processed for the purpose of contacting you and processing your request.

6. Processing of Personal Data in Connection with the Use of Social Media

The BBK maintains online presences within social networks in order to inform active users there about the services and information offered by the BBK. The social media channels of the BBK thus supplement the BBK's own websites and offer citizens who prefer this type of information an alternative means of communication.

The BBK is currently represented in the following networks with its own online profiles:
Twitter: Twitter-Channel of the BBK
YouTube: YouTube-Channel of the BBK
Facebook: Facebook-Channel of the BABZ
LinkedIn: LinkedIn-Account of the BABZ
Instagram: Instagram-Channel of the BBK

6.1. Operator of the Social-Media-Profiles

Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK)
Provinzialstraße 93
53127 Bonn
Telefon: +49 22899 550-0
Telefax: +49 22899 550-1620
E-Mail: poststelle@bbk.bund.de

6.2. Legal Basis for Processing

The legal basis for the processing of data after interaction with the content of the social media profiles of the BBK by the user is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter e GDPR in conjunction with Section 3 BDSG as well as when the user has given their consent according to Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

6.3. Purpose of Processing

The operation of the social media profiles of the BBK is necessary for targeted and balanced public relations, personnel recruitment and crisis and emergency communication of the BBK. The associated processing of your data when you visit the site is for this purpose.

This is data processing in the public interest within the meaning of Article 6 Paragraph 1 lit. e GDPR. In 1977, the Federal Constitutional Court ruled that the public relations work of the federal government is not only constitutionally permissible but also necessary, since democratic decisions require informed citizens. In a further decision in 1983, the court affirmed this as long as the government communicated its policy objectively, correctly, proportionately and with restraint. Other judgments came to the same conclusion.

Statistical studies show that the use of media and the information behavior of citizens is changing. More and more population groups are getting less and less information about everyday events from "classic" information channels such as daily newspapers or television channels. Rather, media that operate exclusively or at least partially on the Internet, above all social media platforms, are used for information. With its public relations work, the BBK pursues e.g. the goal of reaching as many sections of the population as possible and providing information within the framework of the constitutional mandate.

The BBK uses social media platforms in addition to other essential media channels. This gives citizens the opportunity to find out about the work of the BBK and to make contact via different channels, but always with the same quality. You can find more information about what we offer on the BBK website [www.bbk.bund.de].

6.4. Facebook

6.4.1. Information on the fan page of the Federal Academy for Civil Protection and Civil Defense (BABZ)

For the information service offered here, the BBK uses the technical platform and services of Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.

We point out that you use this Facebook page and its functions on your own responsibility. This applies in particular to the use of the interactive functions (e.g. commenting, sharing, rating).

6.4.2. Processing of Personal Data by Facebook

When you visit the BABZ Facebook page, Facebook records, among other things, your IP address and other information that is available on your PC in the form of cookies. This information is used to provide the BBK (as the operator of the Facebook page) with anonymous statistical information about the use of the Facebook page. Facebook provides more information on this under the following link: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/?section_id=1-WhatInformationDoWe.

The data collected about you in this context will be processed by Facebook Ltd. and possibly transferred to countries outside the European Union. Facebook describes what information Facebook receives and how it is used in its data usage guidelines. You will also find information there about how to contact Facebook and how to set up advertisements. The data usage guidelines are available under the following link: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy.

When you access a Facebook page, the IP address assigned to your device is transmitted to Facebook. According to information from Facebook, this IP address is anonymised. Facebook also stores information about its users' end devices (e.g. as part of the "registration notification" function); it may be possible for Facebook to allocate IP addresses to individual users.

If you are currently logged in to Facebook as a user, there will be a cookie with your Facebook ID on your device. This enables Facebook to understand that you have visited this site and how you have used it. This also applies to all other Facebook pages. Facebook buttons integrated into websites enable Facebook to record your visits to these websites and assign them to your Facebook profile. Based on this data, content or advertising tailored to you can be offered.

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. In this way, Facebook information, through which you can be identified directly, is deleted. This allows you to use the Facebook fan page without revealing your Facebook ID. If you access interactive functions of the page (like, comment, share, news, etc.), a Facebook login screen appears. After a possible registration, you will be recognizable as a user for Facebook again. Information on how you can manage or delete existing information about you can be found on the following Facebook support pages: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/center.

According to its own statements, Facebook stores data until it is no longer required to provide the services and Facebook products or until the respective user's account is deleted, whichever comes first. This depends on the circumstances of the individual case, in particular the type of data, why it is collected and processed and the relevant legal or operational storage needs. You can find more information about the storage of the data at: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/center.

6.4.3. Facebook Page Insights

In its so-called "Page Insights", Facebook processes a range of personal data from site visitors for its own purposes. This processing takes place regardless of whether site visitors are logged in to Facebook or not and whether site visitors are members of the Facebook network. Users who access the Facebook pages without being registered or logged in to Facebook can also use a cookie banner set by Facebook to influence the scope of data processing. You can find more information about Facebook cookies at: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policies/cookies.

Page Insights are aggregated statistics generated from certain "events" logged by the Facebook servers when people interact with pages and the content associated with them. Site operators themselves do not have access to the personal data that is processed as part of "Events", only to the summarized, anonymous page insights. You can find more information at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum.

The BBK deactivated the "Page Insights" described above for the BABZ Facebook fan page.

6.4.4. Rights of the Data Subject

The Facebook fan page offers you the opportunity to react to our posts and to comment on them. Please check carefully which personal data you share with us via our Facebook fan page. If you would like to prevent Facebook from processing personal data you have sent to us, please contact us by other means, e.g. here: https://www.bbk.bund.de/EN/Service/Contact/contact_node.html.

If personal data of users is processed, they have the right to information, correction, objection, transferability and deletion of the data in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation. Facebook Ireland has committed itself - pursuant to the Page Insights Addendum - to respond to data subject requests in accordance with Facebook's obligations under the Page Insights Addendum (available at https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum). Facebook provides further information on the rights of data subjects here: https://www.facebook.com/help/2069235856423257.

Inquiries from users about data processing when visiting a Facebook fan page are forwarded to Facebook in accordance with the Insights page supplement. Users can find out more about their rights as data subjects under the following link: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/center.

6.5. Instagram

6.5.1. Information about the Instagram Page

Instagram is an online photo and video sharing service owned by the Meta group, formerly Facebook. For the information service offered here, the BBK uses the technical platform and services of Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.

The BBK points out that you use the Instagram page and its functions at your own risk. This applies in particular to the use of the interactive functions (e.g. commenting, rating).

6.5.2. Processing of Personal Data by Instagram

When you visit this Instagram page, Instagram records, among other things, your IP address and other information that is available on your PC in the form of cookies. This information is used to provide the BBK (as the operator of the Instagram pages) with anonymous statistical information about the use of the Instagram page.

The data collected about you in this context will be processed by Facebook Ltd. and possibly transferred to countries outside the European Union. Facebook describes what information Facebook receives and how it is used in its data usage guidelines. There you will also find information about how to contact Facebook and how to set up advertisements. The data usage guidelines are available under the following link: https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy.

Facebook provides information about the use of cookies as part of the cookie policy for the Instagram service: https://help.instagram.com/1896641480634370. We point out that Facebook Ireland is able, by means of the cookies used, to understand your usage behavior (for registered users across devices) also beyond the Instagram service on other websites. This applies both to those who are registered with the Instagram service and to those affected who are not registered there.

6.5.3. Instagram Page Insights

In its so-called page insights, Facebook processes a range of personal data from page visitors for its own purposes. The processing takes place regardless of whether page visitors are logged in to Facebook or Instagram or not and whether page visitors are members of the Facebook or Instagram network. Users who access the Instagram pages without being registered or logged in to Instagram can also use a cookie banner set by Facebook to influence the scope of data processing. You can find more information about Facebook cookies at: https://www.facebook.com/policies/cookies/.

Page insights are aggregated, anonymized statistics. Site operators themselves do not have access to the personal data that is processed in this context, but only to the summarized, anonymous page insights. You can find more information at: https://www.facebook.com/help/instagram/788388387972460.

6.5.4. Rights of the Data Subject

The Instagram page offers you the opportunity to react to our posts, to comment on them and to send us private messages. Please check carefully which personal data you share with us via our Instagram page. If you would like to prevent Facebook from processing personal data you have sent to us, please contact us in another way, e.g. here: https://www.bbk.bund.de/EN/Service/Contact/contact_node.html.

If personal data of users is processed, they have the right to information, correction, objection, transferability and deletion of the data in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation. Facebook Ireland is obliged to respond to inquiries from data subjects. Facebook provides further information on the rights of data subjects here: https://www.facebook.com/help/2069235856423257.

Inquiries from users about data processing when visiting an Instagram page, which is the sole responsibility of Facebook Ireland, are forwarded to Facebook Ireland by us. Users can contact Facebook's data protection officer themselves via the following link: https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/540977946302970.

Facebook also provides information about privacy-friendly profile settings for Instagram profiles: https://help.instagram.com/811572406418223/?helpref=hc_fnav.

6.6. Twitter

6.6.1. Information about the BBK Twitter Page

For the short message service offered, the BBK uses the technical platform and services of Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA.

The BBK points out that you use the Twitter short message service offered here and its functions at your own risk. This applies in particular to the use of the interactive functions (e.g. retweeting, liking).

6.6.2. Processing of Personal Data by Twitter

The data collected about you when you use the service will be processed by Twitter Inc. and, if necessary, transferred to countries outside the European Union. This includes your IP address, the application you are using, information about the end device you are using (including device ID and application ID), information about the websites you have accessed, your location and your mobile phone provider. This data is assigned to the data of your Twitter account or your Twitter profile.

We have no influence on the type and scope of the data processed by Twitter, the type of processing and use or the transfer of this data to third parties. Information about which data is processed by Twitter and for what purposes can be found in Twitter's privacy policy: https://twitter.com/privacy?lang=en; as well as the possibility of being able to view your own data on Twitter: https://help.twitter.com/en/managing-your-account/accessing-your-twitter-data.

You also have the option to request information through the Twitter Privacy Form or Archive Requests: https://help.twitter.com/en/forms/privacy; https://help.twitter.com/en/managing-your-account/how-to-download-your-twitter-archive.

6.6.3. Privacy Settings on Twitter

The BBK Twitter profiles give you the opportunity to react to our posts, to comment on them, etc. Please check carefully which personal data you share with us via our Twitter profiles. If you would like to prevent Twitter from processing personal data you have sent to us, please contact us by other means, e.g. here: https://www.bbk.bund.de/EN/Service/Contact/contact_node.html.

You have options for restricting the processing of your data in the general settings of your Twitter account and under "Privacy and security". In addition, you can restrict access from Twitter to contact and calendar data, photos, location data, etc. on mobile devices (smartphones, tablet computers) in the setting options there. However, this depends on the operating system used. More information on these points is available on the following Twitter support pages: https://help.twitter.com/en/safety-and-security/twitter-privacy-settings.

Twitter buttons or widgets integrated into websites and the use of cookies enable Twitter to record your visits to these websites and assign them to your Twitter profile. Based on this data, content or advertising can be tailored and offered to you. Information on this and the available setting options can be found on the following Twitter support pages: https://help.twitter.com/en/safety-and-security/privacy-controls-for-tailored-ads; https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/twitter-cookies.

6.7. YouTube

6.7.1. Information about the BBK Youtube Channel

The BBK uses the video portal "YouTube" from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as "Google") for its video content.

6.7.2. Processing of Personal Data by Google

Google processes your personal data. You can find more information about this here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en#infocollect.

In some cases, information is transmitted to the parent company Google Inc. based in the USA, to other Google companies and to external partners of Google, each of which may be located outside the European Union. For this purpose, Google uses standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission and the adequacy decisions issued by the European Commission with regard to certain countries. You can find more information on data transfer here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en#infosharing.

6.7.3. Privacy Settings

The BBK uses the "extended data protection mode" option provided by Google. If you call up a page that has an embedded video, a connection to the Google servers is established and the content is displayed on the Internet page by notifying your browser.

According to the information provided by Google, your data - in particular which of our websites you have visited and device-specific information including the IP address - will only be transmitted to the YouTube server in the USA in the "extended data protection mode" if you watch the video.

If you are logged into Google or YouTube at the same time, this information will be assigned to your YouTube member account. You can prevent this by logging out of your member account before visiting our website. Further information on privacy settings on YouTube can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en#infochoices.

6.8. LinkedIn

6.8.1. Information about the BBK LinkedIn Account

The BKK maintains an online presence on LinkedIn. LinkedIn is a service of LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, a subsidiary of LinkedIn Corporation, 1000 W. Maude Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, USA.

6.8.2. Processing of Personal Data by LinkedIn

Information about which data is processed by LinkedIn and for what purposes it is used can be found in LinkedIn's privacy policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?_l=de_DE.

Through your use of LinkedIn, your personal data is collected, transferred, stored, disclosed and used by LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company and is - regardless of your place of residence- transmitted to as well as saved and used in Ireland and any other country in which LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company does business. In this respect, we point out that it is possible for user data to be processed outside the European Union, in particular in the USA. This can result in increased risks for the user insofar as, for example, later access to the usage data can be made more difficult. We also have no access to this usage data. The possibility of access lies exclusively with LinkedIn.

We therefore expressly point out at this point that the terms of use of the services mentioned and their operators are not subject to the control of the BBK.

In the meantime, we ask you to carefully check which personal data you disclose as a user of social media. Please also regularly check the settings on the social networks to protect your privacy.

6.8.3. Privacy Settings

You have options for restricting the processing of your data in the general settings of your LinkedIn profile. In addition, you can restrict LinkedIn's access to contact and calendar data, photos, location data, etc. on mobile devices (smartphones, tablet computers) in the setting options there. However, this depends on the operating system used.

Further information and information on the available personalization and data protection setting options can be found in LinkedIn's privacy policy under point 4.2 Rights to Access and Control Your Personal Data: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?_l=en_EN#choices.

You can find out more about the possibility of viewing your own data on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a1341842/view-your-activity-and-data-on-linkedin?lang=en.

Information about the conclusions drawn about you by LinkedIn can be found here under point 3. How We Share Information: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?_l=en_EN#share.

You can also download your LinkedIn data: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a1339364?trk=microsites-frontend_legal_privacy-policy&lang=en.

6.9. Alternative Unconditional Access to Information

Alternatively, you can also access the information provided via the BBK's social media channels on the BBK's website [www.bbk.bund.de] abrufen.

6.10. Further Processing of Personal Data

As the provider of the information service, the BBK does not collect or process any data from your use of our social media offers.

6.11. Further Privacy Information and Contact

If you have any questions about the information we offer, you can contact us using the contact details given above. Before contacting us, please note the data protection information at https://www.bbk.bund.de/EN/Service/PrivacyPolicy/privacypolicy_node.html.

Further information on social networks and how you can protect your data can be found on the website of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI). [https://www.bsi.bund.de/EN/Themen/Verbraucherinnen-und-Verbraucher/Informationen-und-Empfehlungen/Onlinekommunikation/Soziale-Netzwerke/Sicherheitseinstellungen/sicherheitseinstellungen_node.html]

7. Your Rights

You have the following rights with respect to the BBK and the website www.lernplattform-babz-bund.de operated by the BBK with regard to your personal data:

Right of Access by the Data Subject, Art. 15 GDPR
With the right of access, the person concerned receives a comprehensive insight into the data concerning him and some other important criteria such as the processing purposes or the duration of storage. The exceptions to this right regulated in § 34 BDSG apply.
Right to Rectification, Art. 16 GDPR
The right to rectification includes the possibility for the data subject to have incorrect personal data concerning him corrected.
Right to Erasure, Art. 17 GDPR
The right to erasure includes the possibility for the data subject to have data erased by the person or entity responsible. However, this is only possible if the personal data concerning him or her are no longer necessary, are being processed unlawfully or a relevant consent has been revoked. The exceptions to this right regulated in § 35 BDSG apply.
Right to Restriction of Processing, Art. 18 GDPR
The right to restriction of processing includes the possibility for the person concerned to prevent further processing of personal data concerning him or her for the time being. A restriction occurs above all in the examination phase of other rights exercised by the data subject.
Right to Object, Art. 21 GDPR
The right to object includes the possibility for data subjects to object to the further processing of their personal data in a special situation, insofar as this is justified by the performance of public tasks or public and private interests. The exceptions to this right regulated in § 36 BDSG apply.
Right to Data Portability, Art. 20 GDPR
The right to data portability includes the possibility for the person concerned to receive the personal data concerning him or her in a common, machine-readable format from the person or entity responsible in order to have it forwarded to another person or entity responsible, if necessary. According to Art. 20 Para. 3 Sentence 2 GDPR, this right is not available if the data processing serves to perform public tasks.
Right to Withdraw Consent, Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR
Insofar as the processing of personal data is based on consent, the person concerned can revoke this at any time for the corresponding purpose. The legality of the processing based on the consent given remains unaffected until receipt of the revocation. You can assert the aforementioned rights in writing at the contacts listed under point 1. In accordance with Art. 77 GDPR, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the data protection supervisory authority, the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information.

8. Changes to the Privacy Policy

In the course of further development and the implementation of new technologies, changes to this data protection declaration may become necessary. We therefore recommend that you read this data protection declaration regularly.