Newsletters
Responsibility
Controller
The Bitkom Group company that contacted you is responsible for processing your personal data. The contact details are as follows:
Bitkom Servicegesellschaft mbH
Albrechtstraße 10
10117 Berlin
E-Mail: info@bitkom-service.de
Bitkom e.V.
Albrechtstraße 10
10117 Berlin
E-Mail: bitkom@bitkom.org
DFA Digital für alle gGmbH
Albrechtstraße 10
10117 Berlin
E-Mail: info@digitaltag.eu
(hereinafter jointly referred to as "we")
Contact details of the data protection officer
You can address questions about the processing of your data to the data protection officer at any time:
datenschutz nord GmbH
Standort Berlin
Kurfürstendamm 212
10719 Berlin
E-Mail: office@datenschutz-nord.de
Purposes and legal basis of data processing
Newsletters and information about events and activities of the Bitkom Group
On the Bitkom Group's websites, you have the option of voluntarily subscribing to newsletters or mailings about events and activities of the Bitkom Group. In this context, we process the following categories of personal data: name, email address (private or business), telephone number (private or business), company, position, address (business).
After registering, you will receive an email in which you must confirm your email address for verification purposes (known as the double opt-in procedure). The legal basis for storing your email address and sending you information is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) and Art. 7 GDPR, which you can revoke at any time with future effect. You can easily revoke your consent, for example, by clicking on the unsubscribe link provided in every email.
When you subscribe to the newsletter and mailings, we store additional data beyond the data already mentioned, insofar as this is necessary to prove that you have subscribed to our newsletter. This may include storing the full IP address at the time of subscription or confirmation of the newsletter, as well as a copy of the confirmation email we sent. The corresponding data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR and is in the interest of being able to account for the lawfulness of the consent.
Further information on the processing of your data
Access to personal data
Within Bitkom, only persons who need your data to perform the tasks assigned to them have access to it.
In addition, service providers or other persons who support us in the performance of our tasks may also have access to your data. These are service providers or persons in the following categories:
- Hosting service providers for the operation of our servers
- Service providers for the operation of our CRM system
- Email delivery service providers for sending emails
Service providers used by us must meet special confidentiality requirements. They only have access to your data to the extent and for the period of time necessary to perform their tasks.
Storage period
We store the data you provide when you register until you revoke your consent. We also store the data we need to prove your consent to receive the newsletter until the expiry of the three-year limitation period.
Rights of the data subject
Information
You can request information about your personal data processed by us in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR.
Correction
If your data is not (or is no longer) correct, you can request the correction of your data in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR. If your data is incomplete, you can request that it be completed.
Deletion
In accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, you have the right to request the erasure of your data.
Restriction of processing
In accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your data.
Contradiction
In accordance with Art. 21 GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your data on grounds relating to your particular situation. In the event of a justified objection, we will no longer process your data.
Objection to the processing of your data for direct marketing purposes
You have the right to object at any time to the processing of your data for direct marketing purposes. This also applies to profiling in connection with direct advertising. You can address your objection to us informally, preferably using datenschutz@bitkom.org.
Right of appeal
You are entitled to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority if you do not agree with the processing of your data.
Data portability
In accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, you have the right to receive personal data that you have provided to us in an electronic format.
Revocation of your consent
You have the right to withdraw any consent you have given us to process your data at any time. The easiest way to withdraw your consent is to send an e-mail to datenschutz@bitkom.org. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing of your data up to the time of withdrawal.
