Privacy Social-Media

We are delighted that you have shown interest in our company. Data protection is of a particularly high priority for the management of the BIAS - Bremer Institut für angewandte Strahltechnik GmbH. We would therefore like to inform you below about the handling of your data in our social media channels in accordance with Art. 13 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

When you visit our social media pages, data relating to you is processed. We would therefore like to inform you below in accordance with Art. 13 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) about our handling of your data and your rights resulting from this.

Responsibility
We, the BIAS - Bremer Institut für angewandte Strahltechnik GmbH, operate the following social media pages:
- LinkedIn: https://de.linkedin.com/company/biasbremen
- Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/<[@BIAS_Bremen]> This account has been dormant since 27.7.2023
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- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/<[@biasgmbh640]>
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bias_bremen/?hl=de

You can find our contact details in the imprint.

Data processing by us
Public relations
The data you provide on our social media pages, such as user names, comments, videos, images, likes, public messages, etc., are published by the social media platform and are not processed by us for any other purposes at any time. We only reserve the right to delete content should this be necessary. We may share your content on our site if this is a function of the social media platform and communicate with you via the social media platform. 
If you send us an inquiry on the social media platform, we may also refer you to other, secure communication channels that guarantee confidentiality, depending on the content. For example, you can send us your inquiries at any time to the address or email address stated in the legal notice (info@bias.de). The choice of the appropriate communication channel is your own responsibility.
The legal basis for the aforementioned processing of your data is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. The data processing is carried out in the legitimate interest of conducting public relations work for our company and being able to communicate with you.
Data processing under joint responsibility
We are jointly responsible for some of the processing activities with the respective operator of the social media platform. 
Accordingly, we have concluded the necessary agreement in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR, insofar as the operator of the social media platform allows this. 
- LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/static?key=privacy_policy 
https://legal.linkedin.com/pages-joint-controller-addendum
- Twitter https://www.twitter.com/privacy   
- YouTube https://www.youtube.com/privacy 
- Instagram https://www.instagram.com/legal/privacy/ & https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum 
The main elements of joint responsibility can be found in the following section.

Statistics (insights)
The social media platforms used regularly compile statistics (insights) based on usage data that contain information about your interaction with our social media site. We cannot influence or prevent the performance and provision of these statistics. 
However, we do not make use of optional statistics from the social media platform.
We process the aforementioned information (statistics) in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR in the legitimate interest of validating the use of our social media pages and improving our content in a target group-oriented manner.

Data processing by the operator of the social media platform
The operator of the social media platform uses web tracking methods. Web tracking can also take place regardless of whether you are logged in or registered with the social media platform.
We would therefore like to point out that it cannot be ruled out that the operator of the social media platform may use and evaluate your profile and behavioral data for its own purposes. We have no influence on the processing of your data by the operator of the social media platform. Please bear this in mind when using the social media platform.
You can find more information on data processing by the operator of the social media platform, configuration options to protect your 
privacy and other objection options in the operator's privacy policy.

Storage period
We delete your personal data when it is no longer required for the aforementioned processing purposes and no statutory retention obligations prevent deletion.
Your rights as a user
As a user, you have the option of asserting the following rights against both us and the operator of the social media platform if the requirements are met:
Right to information (Art. 15 GDPR)
You have the right to request confirmation as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed; if this is the case, you have the right to information about this personal data and to the information listed in detail in Art. 15 GDPR.
Right to rectification and erasure (Art. 16 and 17 GDPR)
You have the right to obtain without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning you and, where applicable, to have incomplete personal data completed. You also have the right to demand that personal data concerning you be deleted immediately if one of the reasons listed in Art. 17 GDPR applies, e.g. if the data is no longer required for the purposes pursued.
Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
You have the right to request the restriction of processing if one of the conditions listed in Art. 18 GDPR is met, for example if you have objected to processing, for the duration of any review.
Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
In certain cases, which are listed in detail in Art. 20 GDPR, you have the right to receive the personal data concerning you in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to request the transmission of this data to a third party.
Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR)
If data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. We will then no longer process the personal data unless there are demonstrably compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.
If the data is processed on the basis of legitimate interest for the purpose of direct advertising, you have your own right to object, which you can assert at any time without giving reasons and the exercise of which leads to the termination of processing for the purpose of direct advertising. 
Right to withdraw consent (Art. 7 GDPR)
If the processing of data is based on your consent, you are entitled to withdraw your consent to the use of your personal data at any time in accordance with Art. 7 (3) GDPR. Please note that the revocation only takes effect for the future. Processing that took place before the revocation is not affected.
Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
Pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of data concerning you infringes data protection regulations. The right to lodge a complaint can be exercised in particular with a supervisory authority in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement.

Contact details of our data protection officer
Our external data protection officer will be happy to provide you with information on the subject of data protection using the following contact details:
datenschutz nord GmbH 
E-Mail: office@datenschutz-nord.de 
If you contact our data protection officer, please also indicate the responsible body named in the legal notice.

Status 3/19/2025