Privacy policy

In this privacy policy, we inform you about the scope of the processing of your personal data (hereinafter referred to as “data”).

1. responsible for data processing

Responsible for data processing in accordance with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is

mainzplus CITYMARKETING GmbH
Rheinstr. 66
55116 Mainz

Phone: 06131 242 0
Web: www.mainzplus.com
E-mail: datenschutz(at)mainzplus.com

2. contact details of our data protection officer

Sarah Tavčer
RMPrivacy GmbH
Große Langgasse 1A, 55116 Mainz
www.rmprivacy.de
E-mail: datenschutz(at)mainzplus.com

3. general information on data processing

We process data as part of our business and website operations.

This also includes disclosure by transfer to third parties and, if applicable, to so-called third countries outside the European Union (“EU”) and the European Economic Area (“EEA”). Insofar as we transfer data outside the EU or the EEA, we have marked this accordingly below.

4. data processing

The individual data concerned, processing purposes, legal bases, recipients and any transfers to third countries are listed below:

a) Log file when visiting the website

We log your website visit. In doing so, we process

  • Name(s) of our accessed website(s),
  • Date and time of retrieval,
  • the amount of data transferred,
  • the browser type and version,
  • the operating system you are using,
  • the referrer URL (the previously visited website),
  • Your IP address,
  • the requesting provider.

The legal basis for data processing is in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 f) GDPR our overriding legitimate interest in the ongoing provision and security of our website.

The log file is deleted after seven days, unless it is required to prove or clarify specific legal violations that have become known within the retention period.

b) Hosting

To provide our online presence, we use the services of Mittwald CM Service GmbH & Co. KG, Königsberger Straße 4 – 6, 32339 Espelkamp, Germany, which processes the above-mentioned data and all data to be processed in connection with the operation of this website (log file when visiting the website) on our behalf.

The legal basis for data processing is in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 f) GDPR is our overriding legitimate interest in the provision of our website.

c) Newsletter via Rapidmail

In order to provide you with regular information about our company and offers, we offer to send you an e-mail newsletter from the provider Rapidmail. Rapidmail is a service provided by rapidmail GmbH, Wentzingerstraße 21, 79106 Freiburg im Breisgau (“Rapidmail”). When you register for the newsletter, we process the data you enter when registering (e-mail address and other voluntary information). In order to prevent misuse, we will send you an e-mail after your registration in which we ask you to confirm your registration (double opt-in procedure). In order to be able to prove the registration process in a legally compliant manner, your registration will be logged. This includes the time of registration and confirmation as well as your IP address.

The legal basis for sending the newsletter is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 a) GDPR . Die Datenverarbeitung im Zusammenhang mit der Übersendung der Bestätigungs-E-Mail für Ihre Anmeldung und die damit verbundene Datenprotokollierung erfolgt gemäß Art. 6 para. 1 f) GDPR due to our legitimate interest in the proof of your proper registration.

If you give us your consent, we will also evaluate in the newsletters whether you have opened the newsletter and the scrolling and clicking behavior in the newsletter. This is done for the purpose of optimally tailoring our newsletter to your interests and improving the content of our newsletter. The legal basis for the analysis of the newsletter is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 a) GDPR .

d) Use of cookies

Our Internet pages use so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small data packets and do not cause any damage to your end device. They are stored on your device either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your end device until you delete them yourself or they are automatically deleted by your web browser.

Cookies may originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services from third-party companies within websites (e.g. cookies for processing payment services).
Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies can be used to evaluate user behavior or for advertising purposes.
Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process, to provide certain functions that you have requested (e.g. for the shopping cart function) or to optimize the website (e.g. cookies to measure the web audience) (necessary cookies) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent to the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG); the consent can be revoked at any time.
You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

You can find out which cookies and services are used on this website in this privacy policy.

Consent with Usercentrics
This website uses the consent technology of Usercentrics to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies on your end device or to the use of certain technologies and to document this in compliance with data protection regulations. The provider of this technology is Usercentrics GmbH, Sendlinger Straße 7, 80331 Munich, Germany, website: https://usercentrics.com/de/ (hereinafter “Usercentrics”).

When you enter our website, the following personal data is transmitted to Usercentrics:

  • Your consent(s) or the withdrawal of your consent(s)
  • Your IP address
  • Information about your browser
  • Information about your end device
  • Time of your visit to the website
  • Geolocation

Furthermore, Usercentrics stores a cookie in your browser in order to be able to assign the consents you have given or revoke them. The data collected in this way is stored until you ask us to delete it, delete the Usercentrics cookie yourself or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Mandatory statutory retention obligations remain unaffected.

The Usercentrics banner on this website was configured with the help of eRecht24. You can recognize this by the fact that the eRecht24 logo appears in the banner. In order to display the eRecht24 logo in the banner, a connection to the eRecht24 image server is established. The IP address is also transmitted, but this is only stored in anonymized form in the server logs. The eRecht24 image server is located in Germany with a German provider. The banner itself is provided exclusively by Usercentrics.

Usercentrics is used to obtain the legally required consent for the use of certain technologies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR.

e) Analysis / Marketing

aa) GoAccess

We use the GoAccess statistics program for the statistical analysis of visitor access to our website.

The statistical analysis is carried out using already anonymized log files. A personal reference cannot be established. No cookies are used.

The following data is processed from the log files: the website accessed, the date and time of the server request, the amount of data transferred, the number of visits, your country of origin, the time spent on the website, the browser type and version, the operating system you are using, the referrer URL (the previously visited website) and your anonymized IP address.

Both programs work exclusively via our own web server, there is no data transfer to third parties.

Data processing is carried out on the basis of our overriding interest in the optimal marketing of our online offer in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 f) GDPR .

bb) Matomo

We use cookies from the open source web analysis software Matomo on our website. When you visit our website, information about your use of the website (including IP address) is stored in cookies. We use the information to evaluate your use of our website, to compile reports on website activity for us and to provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage.

The legal basis for data processing is in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 f) GDPR our overriding legitimate interest in measuring the success of our website in order to optimize the marketing of our online offering.

Please note that this website uses Matomo with the extension “anonymizeIp()”. This shortens IP addresses before transmission. A direct personal reference in connection with the stored data is therefore generally excluded. We may transfer the stored information to third parties if this is required by law.

You can prevent the collection of data by activating the Do-Not-Track option in your browser or by clicking below to object. If you remove the following checkmark, an opt-out cookie will be set to prevent data collection. Please note that you will have to set the cookie again if you delete the cookies in your browser.

f) External content
We use dynamic content (“content”) from third parties to optimize the presentation and offer of our website. When you visit the website, a request is automatically sent to the server of the respective content provider via an interface, during which certain log data (e.g. the user’s IP address) is transmitted. The dynamic content is then transmitted to our website and displayed there.we use external content in connection with the following functionalities:aa) Integration of YouTube videos
This website integrates videos from the YouTube website. The operator of the website is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
When you visit one of our websites on which YouTube is integrated, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. This tells the YouTube server which of our pages you have visited.
Furthermore, YouTube may store various cookies on your device or use comparable technologies to recognize you (e.g. device fingerprinting). In this way, YouTube can obtain information about visitors to this website. This information is used, among other things, to record video statistics, improve user-friendliness and prevent fraud attempts.
If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.
The use of YouTube is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s end device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
Further information on the handling of user data can be found in YouTube’s privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
The company is certified in accordance with the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA, which is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. Further information on this can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?contact=true&id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active
bb) Google Maps
We use the “Google Maps” map service from Google on our website to provide you with an interactive map. When the map is displayed, data, including your IP address and your location, are transmitted to Google servers and stored there.
The legal basis for the processing is your prior consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 a) GDPR Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter “Google”) is responsible for data processing for Maps. It cannot be ruled out that data may be transferred to Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; Google is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and is therefore subject to the EU adequacy decision for the USA.
cc) Mobility in Mainz
We use the “Mainzer Mobilität” mobility planner widget on our website to show you directions and the entire range of bus and train services around our location. Your IP address, name of the website accessed, referrer URL, date and time of access, provider data and the operating system used are processed in the process. Art. 6 para. 1 f) GDPR our legitimate interest in the optimal marketing of our company.
5. duration of data storage
We only store personal data for as long as is necessary for the purposes for which it is processed or for as long as you have withdrawn your consent. Insofar as statutory retention obligations must be observed, the storage period for certain data may be up to 10 years, regardless of the processing purposes.
6. your rights as a data subject
a) Information
On request, you can obtain information about all personal data that we have stored about you at any time and free of charge.
b) Rectification, erasure, restriction of processing (blocking), objection
If you no longer agree to the storage of your personal data or if it has become incorrect, we will arrange for the deletion or blocking of your data or make the necessary corrections (insofar as this is possible under the applicable law). The same applies if we are only to process data to a limited extent in future. You have the right to object in particular in cases where your data is required for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or where the data processing is based on our legitimate interest, as well as profiling based on this. You also have the right to object in the case of data processing for the purpose of direct advertising.
c) Right to withdraw consent with effect for the future
You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future. Your revocation does not affect the legality of the processing up to the time of revocation.
d) Data portability
If data processing is carried out on the basis of a contract, pre-contractual negotiations, consent or with the aid of automated procedures, you have the right to data portability. Upon request, we will provide you with your data in a commonly used, structured and machine-readable format so that you can transmit the data to another controller upon request.
e) Restriction of processing
Data for which we are not able to identify the data subject, e.g. if it has been anonymized for analysis purposes, is not covered by the above rights. Data that has been anonymized for analysis purposes is not covered by the above rights. Information, deletion, blocking, correction or transfer to another company may be possible with regard to this data if you provide us with additional information that allows us to identify you.
f) Exercising your rights as a data subject and right to lodge a complaint
If you have any questions regarding the processing of your personal data, information, correction, blocking, objection or deletion of data or if you wish to transfer the data to another company, please contact datenschutz(at)mainzplus.com.You also have the option of complaining to a supervisory authority about your rights as a data subject.