Data protection

1. Data protection at a glance

General information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is any data that can be used to identify you personally. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to our privacy policy set out below.

Data collection on our website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the legal notice section of this website.

How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected, on the one hand, when you provide it to us. This may include, for example, data that you enter into a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. This consists primarily of technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or time of page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you access our website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure the website functions correctly. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right at any time to obtain, free of charge, information about the source, recipients and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the rectification, restriction or erasure of this data. You may contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice regarding this matter and any other questions relating to data protection. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority.

Analytics tools and third-party tools

When you visit our website, your browsing behaviour may be analysed statistically. This is primarily done using cookies and so-called analytics programmes. The analysis of your browsing behaviour is generally carried out anonymously; your browsing behaviour cannot be traced back to you. You may object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. You can find detailed information on this in the following privacy policy.

You may object to this analysis. We will inform you of the options for objecting in this privacy policy.

2. General information and mandatory details

Data protection

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various items of personal data are collected. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g. when communicating by email) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. It is not possible to guarantee complete protection of data against access by third parties.

Information on the data controller

The data protection officer for in.Stuttgart Veranstaltungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG is

datenschutz süd GmbH
Dr. jur. Christian Borchers
Wörthstraße 15
97082 Würzburg

Tel.: +49 (0) 931 304 976 0
datenschutz(@)in.stuttgart.de

The data controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).

Withdrawal of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may withdraw any consent you have already given at any time. To do so, simply send us an informal email. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out up to the point of withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority

In the event of breaches of data protection law, the data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. The competent supervisory authority for data protection matters is the State Data Protection Commissioner of the federal state in which our company is based. A list of data protection commissioners and their contact details can be found via the following link: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract provided to you or to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another data controller, this will only take place insofar as it is technically feasible.

SSL or TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or enquiries that you send to us as the website operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address bar of your browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the padlock icon in your browser bar.

When SSL or TLS encryption is enabled, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Right of access, restriction of processing, erasure

In accordance with the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain, free of charge, information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of the data processing, and, where applicable, the right to have this data rectified, restricted or erased. You may contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice regarding this matter and any other queries concerning personal data.

Objection to promotional emails

We hereby object to the use of contact details published in accordance with the legal requirement to provide an ‘Imprint’ for the purpose of sending unsolicited advertising and information material. The operators of this website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of promotional information, for example via spam emails.

3. Data collection on our website

Cookies

Some of the web pages on this site use so-called cookies. Cookies do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our website more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved 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 recognise your browser the next time you visit.

You can configure your browser so that you are notified when cookies are set and can choose to allow cookies only on a case-by-case basis, block the acceptance of cookies in specific cases or generally, and enable the automatic deletion of cookies when you close your browser. If you disable cookies, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

Cookies that are necessary for the execution of the electronic communication process or for the provision of specific functions requested by you (e.g. the shopping basket function) are stored on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies to ensure the technically fault-free and optimised provision of its services. Where other cookies (e.g. cookies used to analyse your browsing behaviour) are stored, these are dealt with separately in this privacy policy.

Server log files

The website provider automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

This data is not combined with other data sources.

The legal basis for data processing is Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures.

Contact form

If you send us enquiries via the contact form, the details you provide in the enquiry form – including the contact details you enter there – will be stored by us for the purpose of processing your enquiry and in the event of any follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of the data entered in the contact form is therefore carried out exclusively on the basis of your consent (Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR). You may withdraw this consent at any time. To do so, simply send us an informal email. The lawfulness of the data processing operations carried out up to the point of withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request its deletion, withdraw your consent to its storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g. once your enquiry has been dealt with). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

Registration on this website

You can register on our website to access additional features on the site. We use the data you provide for this purpose solely for the purpose of using the specific offer or service for which you have registered. The mandatory details requested during registration must be provided in full. Otherwise, we will reject your registration.

In the event of important changes, such as to the scope of our services or technically necessary changes, we will use the email address provided during registration to inform you accordingly.

The processing of the data provided during registration is based on your consent (Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR). You may withdraw your consent at any time. To do so, simply send us an informal email. The lawfulness of any data processing that has already taken place remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

We will store the data collected during registration for as long as you remain registered on our website, after which it will be deleted. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

4. Social media

Below, we would like to inform you about how we handle your data in accordance with Article 13 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Data controller

We, in.Stuttgart Veranstaltungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, operate the following social media pages:

in.Stuttgart:

- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/liveinstuttgart 

Cannstatter Volksfest:

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wasen.de
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cannstatterwasen

Stuttgart Spring Festival:

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fruehlingsfeststuttgart.de
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cannstatterwasen

Stuttgart Christmas Market:

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stuttgarterweihnachtsmarkt.de
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stuttgarterweihnachtsmarkt

Stadtwerke Stuttgart Lichterfestival: 

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stadtwerkestuttgarterlichterfestival 
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stadtwerkelichterfestival

Landwirtschaftliches Hauptfest (LWH):

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lwhstuttgart
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lwhstuttgart

Historisches Volksfest:

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/historischesvolksfest
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historisches_volksfest

You can find our contact details in our legal notice.

In addition to us, there is also the operator of the social media platform itself. This operator is also a further data controller carrying out data processing, over which we, however, have only limited influence. Where we are able to exert influence and configure the data processing, we work within the scope of the options available to us to ensure that the operator of the social media platform handles data in accordance with data protection regulations. In many instances, however, we are unable to influence the data processing carried out by the operator of the social media platform and do not know exactly which data they process. The operator will, however, provide you with information on this in their respective privacy policy.

Data processing by us

The data you enter on our social media pages, such as comments, videos, images, ‘likes’, public posts, etc., is published by the social media platform and is never used or processed by us for any other purpose. We reserve the right to delete content only where necessary. Where applicable, we may share your content on our page if this is a feature of the social media platform and communicate with you via the social media platform. The legal basis for this is Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. Data processing is carried out in the interests of our public relations and communication activities.

If you wish to object to specific data processing over which we have control, please contact us using the details provided in the legal notice. We will then review your objection or, if necessary, forward it to the social media platform.

If you submit an enquiry to us via the social media platform, we may, depending on the nature of the required response, also direct you to other secure communication channels that guarantee confidentiality. You always have the option of sending us confidential enquiries to the address given in the legal notice.

As previously explained, wherever the social media platform provider allows us to do so, we take care to design our social media pages in a manner that complies as closely as possible with data protection regulations. In particular, we do not use the demographic, interest-based, behaviour-based or location-based target group definitions for advertising that the social media platform operator may make available to us. Overall, we do not use the social media platform for advertising purposes. With regard to the statistics provided to us by the social media platform provider, we have only limited control over them and cannot disable them. However, we ensure that no additional optional statistics are made available to us.

Data processing by the social media platform operator

The social media platform operator uses web tracking methods. This web tracking may take place regardless of whether you are logged in or registered with the social media platform. As previously explained, we unfortunately have little control over the social media platform’s web tracking methods. For example, we cannot disable them.

Please be aware that it cannot be ruled out that the social media platform provider may use your profile and behavioural data, for example to analyse your habits, personal relationships, preferences, etc. In this respect, we have no influence over the processing of your data by the social media platform provider.

Further information on data processing by the social media platform provider and other options for objecting can be found in the provider’s privacy policy:

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/update 

In cases where we are jointly responsible for processing with the social media platform, you can find the key details of the joint processing of your data here:

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum

Your rights as a user

When your personal data is processed, the GDPR grants you, as a website user, certain rights which you may exercise both in relation to us and in relation to Facebook:

1.) Right of access (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 access this personal data and to the information specified in detail in Article 15 of the GDPR.

2.) Right to rectification and erasure (Articles 16 and 17 of the GDPR):

You have the right to request, without undue delay, the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning you and, where applicable, the completion of incomplete personal data.

You also have the right to request that personal data concerning you be erased without undue delay, provided that one of the grounds set out in detail in Article 17 of the GDPR applies, e.g. if the data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.

3.) Right to restriction of processing (Article 18 of the GDPR):

You have the right to request the restriction of processing if one of the conditions set out in Article 18 of the GDPR applies, for example, if you have objected to the processing, for the duration of any review.

4.) Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR):

In certain cases, as set out 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 that this data be transferred to a third party.

5.) Right to object (Article 21 of the GDPR):

Where data is collected on the basis of Article 6(1), first sentence, point (f) (data processing to safeguard legitimate interests), you have the right to object to the processing at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation. We will then no longer process the personal data unless there are demonstrable compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

5. Analytics Tools and Advertising

Google Analytics

This website uses features of the web analytics service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Google Analytics uses so-called ‘cookies’. These are text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie regarding your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

Google Analytics cookies are stored on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analysing user behaviour in order to optimise both its website and its advertising.

Browser plug-in

You can prevent cookies from being stored by adjusting the settings in your browser; however, please note that, in this case, you may not be able to make full use of all the features of this website. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google, as well as the processing of this data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available via the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

Objection to data collection

You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set, which will prevent your data from being collected on future visits to this website: Disable Google Analytics.

Further information on how Google Analytics handles user data can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.

6. Plugins und Tools

Our website uses plugins from YouTube, a site operated by Google. The operator of the site is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA.

When you visit one of our pages featuring a YouTube plugin, a connection is established with YouTube’s servers. In doing so, the YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited.

If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to associate your browsing behaviour directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

The use of YouTube is in the interests of presenting our online services in an appealing manner. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.

Further information on the handling of user data can be found in YouTube’s privacy policy at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.