Privacy policy
1. Privacy policy at a glance
General information
In the following you will find a general overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit the website of the City of Monheim am Rhein. Personal data refers to all data through which you could be personally identified. You will find detailed information on the topic of data protection in the privacy policy that follows this text.
Data collection on the website
Who is responsible for data collection on the website?
The operator of this website is responsible for any data processing on this website. You will find the operator's contact details under the ‘Legal Notice’ section of the website.
How are your data collected?
Some of your data is collected when you share it with us, such as data that you have entered into a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically by IT systems when the website is visited. This relates primarily to technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system or time at which the website is viewed). These data are collected automatically as soon as you visit the website.
What are your data used for?
Some of the data are collected to ensure that the website can be provided without any errors. Other data can be used to analyze your usage behavior.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right to obtain information at any time on the origin and recipients of your stored data and the purposes we use it for. Furthermore, you have to right to demand that your data be corrected or deleted or its usage restricted. You can use the address shown under the ‘Legal Notice’ section of this website to contact us at any time for this purpose or for any other questions on the topic of data protection. In addition, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
You also have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. For details, please refer to the privacy policy under “Right to restriction of processing”.
Analytical tools and tools provided by third-party providers
When you visit our website, your surfing behavior may be subjected to statistical analysis. This is done primarily through the use of cookies and of analysis programs. Your surfing behavior is generally analyzed anonymously; it is not possible to trace your surfing behavior back to you personally. You have the right to object to this analysis or to prevent it by refraining from using specific tools. You will find more detailed information on this in the following privacy policy.
You can also object to this analysis. You will find more information on the possibilities for raising objections in this privacy policy.
2. General information and mandatory information
Privacy policy
Protecting your personal data is very important to us. Your personal data will be treated confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection rules and regulations and with the provisions of this privacy policy.
Various personal data are collected when you use this website. Personal data refers to data through which you could be personally identified. This privacy policy explains which data we collect and the purposes it is used for. This declaration also explains how this takes place.
It should be noted that the transmission of data over the internet (e.g., when communicating using email) may involve security risks. It is not possible to fully protect data against third-party access.
Information on the responsible party
The party responsible for data processing on this website is:
Stadtentwicklungsgesellschaft Monheim am Rhein mbH
Heinestrasse 3
40789 Monheim am Rhein
E-mail: datenschutz@monheim.de
The responsible party (data controller) is the natural or legal person who decides, alone or in conjunction with others, about the purposes for which personal data (e.g., names, email addresses or similar) are processed and the methods used.
Revoking your consent to data processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You have the right to revoke the consent you have granted at any time. To do so, simply send a notification to this effect to us by email. The lawfulness of the data processing performed up to the time at which consent is revoked remains unaffected.
Right to object against the collection of data in specific cases and against direct marketing (Art. 21 of the GDPR)
Whenever data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e or lit. f of the GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data on grounds relating to your particular situation; this includes any profiling based on these legal provisions. Please refer to this privacy policy for information on the legal basis of processing in each case. If you object, we shall cease to process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate reasons for such processing outweighing your interests, rights and freedoms, or unless such processing serves the purpose of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims (objection pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 of the GDPR).
If your personal data is used for the purpose of direct marketing, you have the right to object such processing of personal data relating to you at any time for said purpose of direct marketing; this also includes profiling in connection with such direct marketing activities. If you object, your personal data will subsequently no longer be used for the purpose of direct marketing (objection pursuant to Art. 21 para 2. of the GDPR).
Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority
In the event of violations of the data protection regulation, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged violation. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.
Right to data portability
You have the right to have any data that are processed on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract issued to you or to a third party in a standard machine-readable format. Insofar as you request that the data be transferred directly to a different responsible party, this will only take place if technically feasible.
SSL and TLS encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you might send to us as the website operator, this website uses SSL encryption or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line in the browser changes from ‘http://’ to ‘https://’ and by the appearance of the lock symbol in your browser's address line.
When the SSL encryption or TLS encryption is activated, the data that you transfer to the City cannot be read by third parties.
Information, restriction of usage, deletion and correction
Within the framework of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain information, free of any charge, on your stored personal data, the origin and recipients thereof, and the purpose for which these data are being processed, with the right to have the data corrected, restrict their use or have these deleted where necessary. You can use the address shown under the ‘Legal Notice’ section of this website to contact us at any time for this purpose or for any other questions on the topic of personal data.
Right to restriction of processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Simply contact us via the address shown under the ‘Legal Notice’ section of this website at any time to this end. You may demand the restriction of processing of your personal data in any of the following cases:
If you contest the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, it will usually take some time to verify their accuracy. You have the right to demand restriction of the processing of your personal data during this time.
If the processing of your personal data was or is unlawful. In this case, you may request restriction of processing instead of their deletion.
If we no longer require your personal data, but you require them to exercise, defend or assert legal claims, you have the right to demand the restriction of their processing instead of their deletion. If you have objected to processing pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 of the GDPR; in this case, your and our interests must be weighed against each other. Until a decision has been made as to whose interests override the other party's interests, you have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this personal data will – with the exception of storage – only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims, for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or any of its Member States.
3. Data collection on our website
Cookies
The Internet pages sometimes make use of so-called cookies. Cookies do not cause any harm to your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies are used to make our website more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and by your browser.
Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies”. They are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognize your browser on your next visit.
You can set your browser such that you will be informed whenever cookies are saved and only permit cookies on a case-by-case basis, restrict the acceptance of cookies to particular circumstances, or generally prohibit them, as well as activate the automatic deletion of cookies whenever the browser is closed. The deactivation of cookies may result in the reduced functionality of this website.
Cookies that are required for electronic communication or for certain functionalities you wish to use (functional cookies, e.g., for the shopping basket function) are saved on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the placement of cookies to ensure the optimized provision of their services without technical errors. If other cookies (e.g. cookies to analyze your surfing behavior) are stored, these are addressed separately in this privacy policy.
Server log files
The website provider automatically collects and saves information in what are known as server log files that your browser automatically transfers to us. These involve the following information:
- Browser type and browser version
- Operating system used
- Referrer URL
- Host name of the accessing computer
- Time of the server request
- IP address
These data are not merged with any other data source.
The data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website. For this purpose, the server log files must be collected.
Request by e-mail, telephone or fax
If you contact us by e-mail, telephone or fax, we will store and process your request including all related personal data (name, request) for the purpose of processing your matter. We will not pass on this data without your consent.
This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your request is related to the execution of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) and / or on our legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR), as we have a legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries addressed to us.
The data you send to us via contact requests will remain with us until you request their deletion, revoke your consent to their storage, or the purpose for which the data has been saved is no longer valid (e.g., following the completion of the processing of your inquiry). Mandatory statutory provisions – particularly legal retention periods – remain unaffected.
4. Analytics and Marketing
Google Analytics
This website uses functionality provided by the Google Analytics web analyser tool, a service offered by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Google Analytics uses small text files referred to as “cookies”, which are saved to your device and enable an analysis of how you use our website. The information on your use if the site generated by these cookies is then usually transmitted to a Google server in the United States and stored there.
The storage of Google Analytics cookies and the use of the analysis tool are based on Article 6 Para. 1 lit. f of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behaviors to optimize its online services and marketing activities.
IP Anonymization
We have activated the IP anonymization feature for this website. This feature offered by Google truncates (shortens) IP addresses originating from EU member states or contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area prior to their transmission to the US. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the US and truncated there. Google will use this information on behalf of the website to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services to the operator relating to the use of the website and internet activity. The IP address transmitted via your web browser and Google Analytics will not be merged with any other Google data.
Browser Plugin
You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser settings accordingly. However, if you do so, please note that you may not be able to make full use of the features of this website. You can also disable the collection and transmission of the data relating to your use of the website generated by the cookie (including your IP address) to Google and its subsequent processing through Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.
Objection to data collection
You can prevent the collection of your data through Google Analytics by clicking on the following Link. This will set an opt-out cookie, which prohibits the collection of your data for future visits to our website: [internal] deactivate Google Analytics.
Google’s data privacy statement provides additional information on how Google handles user data: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=dehttp