Privacy policy

Oberbergischer Kreis
The District Administrator
Klaus Grootens
Moltkestraße 42
51643 Gummersbach

Phone Headquarters: 02261 88-0
Fax: 02261 88-1033
Email: mail@obk.de

Data Protection Officer
Oberbergischer Kreis
The District Administrator
Executive Staff
Data Protection Officer
Moltkestraße 42
51643 Gummersbach

Phone: 02261 88-1409
Email: datenschutz@obk.de 

General Information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data includes all data that can be used to personally identify you. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.

Data Collection on This 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 section "Information on the Responsible Entity" in this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected, on the one hand, by you providing it to us. This can include, e.g., data that you enter into a contact form.

Other data is automatically or with your consent collected by our IT systems when you visit the website. This primarily includes technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or the time of the page access). The collection of this data occurs automatically as soon as you enter this website.

For what purposes do we use your data?

Some of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior. If contracts can be concluded or initiated via the website, the transmitted data will also be processed for contract offers, orders, or other service requests.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right at any time to receive free information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent for data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. Additionally, you have the right to request the restriction of processing your personal data under certain circumstances. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

For this and other questions concerning data protection, you can contact us at any time.

Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools

When visiting this website, your browsing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This is primarily done with so-called analysis programs.

Detailed information about these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

We host the content of our website with the following provider:

External Hosting

This website is hosted externally. The personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the host(s). This may include, in particular, IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website accesses, and other data generated via a website.

External hosting is carried out for the purpose of fulfilling contracts with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR) and in the interest of a secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online offering by a professional provider (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). If corresponding consent has been requested, processing takes place 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 on the user's terminal device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Our host(s) will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill their performance obligations and follow our instructions regarding this data.

We use the following host(s):

pirobase imperia GmbH
Sechtemer Straße 5
50968 Cologne

Data Processing Agreement

We have entered into a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract required under data protection law that ensures that the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors solely in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

Privacy Policy

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

When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data are data with which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this occurs.

We would like to point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g., communication via email) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.

Notice regarding the responsible entity

The responsible entity for data processing on this website is:

Oberbergischer Kreis
The District Administrator
Klaus Grootens
Moltkestraße 42
51643 Gummersbach

Phone: 02261 88-0
Fax: 02261 88-1033
Email: mail@obk.de

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

Storage duration

Unless a more specific storage period has been stated within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for the data processing no longer applies. If you make a justified deletion request or revoke consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, deletion occurs after these reasons cease to apply.

General information on the legal basis of data processing on this website

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data based on Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 (2) lit. a GDPR, provided special data categories under Art. 9 (1) GDPR are processed. In the case of explicit consent for the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also based on Art. 49 (1) lit. a GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing is additionally based on § 25 (1) TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data are necessary for contract fulfillment or pre-contractual measures, we process your data based on Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if required to fulfill a legal obligation based on Art. 6 (1) lit. c GDPR. Data processing may also be based on our legitimate interest under Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. Information on the relevant legal bases in individual cases is provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Data Protection Officer

We have appointed a Data Protection Officer.

Oberbergischer Kreis
The District Administrator
Leadership Staff
Data Protection Officer
Moltkestraße 42
51643 Gummersbach

Phone: 02261 88-1409
Email: datenschutz@obk.de

Recipients of personal data

In the course of our business activities, we collaborate with various external entities. In some cases, the transfer of personal data to these external entities is necessary. We only share personal data with external entities if it is required for contract fulfillment, if we are legally obligated to do so (e.g., sharing data with tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest under Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR in sharing the data, or if another legal basis permits data sharing. When using processors, we only share personal data of our clients based on a valid processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.

Revocation of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke consent already given at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to object to data collection in special cases and to direct advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 (1) LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA AT ANY TIME FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21 (1) GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED TO CARRY OUT DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR SUCH ADVERTISING PURPOSES AT ANY TIME; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING, INSOFAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21 (2) GDPR).

Right to lodge complaints with the competent supervisory authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, affected individuals have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the member state of their habitual residence, workplace, or the location of the alleged violation. The right to lodge complaints exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to yourself or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another responsible party, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.

Access, rectification, and deletion

Within the scope of applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient, and the purpose of the data processing, as well as a right to rectification or deletion of these data. For this purpose, as well as for further questions regarding personal data, you can contact us at any time.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. To do so, you can contact us at any time. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

• If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we generally need time to verify this. During the verification period, you have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data.

• If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.

• If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend, or assert legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data instead of deletion.

• If you have filed an objection under Art. 21 (1) GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it has not been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data – apart from their storage – may only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a member state.

Cookies

Our websites use so-called "cookies." Cookies are small data packets that do not cause any harm to your device. They are either temporarily stored for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently stored (persistent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit ends. Persistent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or an automatic deletion occurs through your web browser.

Cookies can 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 serve various functions. Numerous 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 analyze user behavior or for advertising purposes.

Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process, provide certain functions requested by you (e.g., for the shopping cart function), or optimize the website (e.g., cookies for measuring web audience) are stored based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent for the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG); consent can be revoked at any time.

You can configure your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or generally, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

If additional cookies and services are used on this website, you can find this information in this privacy policy.

You can review, modify, or revoke your consents at any time. Use the button to access your cookie settings and adjust your selection.

Cookie Consent Management with Klaro!

We use the "Klaro!" service on our website to manage your consents for the use of cookies and similar technologies.

When accessing our website, you can decide via the cookie consent management which optional services and technologies you wish to agree to. You can change or revoke your selection at any time through the cookie settings on our website.

The processing of your selection serves to store and manage your consents as well as to document whether and to what extent you have consented to the use of certain services.

The legal basis for processing personal data in connection with your consent is Art. 6 para. 1 letter a GDPR. If the storage or access to information on your device is necessary, this is done based on § 25 para. 1 TTDSG.

Further information about the individual services, cookies, and processing can be found in the respective cookie settings.

You can review, modify, or revoke your consents at any time. Use the following button to access your cookie settings and adjust your selection.

Matomo

This website uses the open-source web analytics service Matomo.

With the help of Matomo, we are able to collect and analyze data about the use of our website by visitors. This allows us to determine, among other things, when certain page views occur and from which region they originate. Additionally, we collect various log files (e.g., IP address, referrer, browsers used, and operating systems) and can measure whether our website visitors perform specific actions (e.g., clicks, purchases, etc.).

The use of this analysis tool is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize both its web offerings and advertising. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, provided the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

IP Anonymization

When analyzing with Matomo, we use IP anonymization. In this process, your IP address is shortened before analysis, making it no longer uniquely attributable to you.

Hosting

We host Matomo exclusively on our own servers, ensuring that all analysis data remains with us and is not shared.

YouTube with Enhanced Privacy

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 where YouTube is embedded, a connection to YouTube's servers is established. In the process, the YouTube server is informed about which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to directly associate your browsing behavior with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

We use YouTube in enhanced privacy mode. According to YouTube, videos played in enhanced privacy mode are not used for personalizing browsing on YouTube. Ads displayed in enhanced privacy mode are also not personalized. No cookies are set in enhanced privacy mode. However, so-called local storage elements are stored in the user's browser, which, similar to cookies, may contain personal data and can be used for recognition purposes. Details about the enhanced privacy mode can be found here: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/171780.

Further data processing operations may be triggered after activating a YouTube video, over which we have no control.

The use of YouTube is in the interest of providing an appealing presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If consent has been requested, processing will only take place on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Further information about data protection on YouTube can be found in their privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

The company is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that aims to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Each company certified under the DPF commits to adhering to these data protection standards. Further information on this can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.

Integration of Map Data from Regionalverband Ruhr

This website integrates geodata from the Regionalverband Ruhr (RVR), Kronprinzenstraße 35, 45128 Essen, for map display. The map display is facilitated using the Leaflet JavaScript library. The required map sections are retrieved via a Web Map Service (WMS) from the Geoportal Ruhr.

When you access a page with such a map, your browser establishes a direct connection to the servers of the Regionalverband Ruhr. The map data required for displaying the respective map section is retrieved during this process. In particular, your IP address will be technically transmitted to the Regionalverband Ruhr. Additionally, technically necessary connection data, such as the time of retrieval, requested resource, and information about the browser used, may be processed.

The data transmission is necessary to provide you with the map content within our website. The map service is not used for advertising or analysis purposes.

According to our technical review, the WMS service we use does not set cookies or similar technologies for user recognition and does not access information already stored on your device. Therefore, no consent through our cookie settings is required to use this map service.

The processing of personal data arising from the connection with the map service is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

Further information about the Geoportal Ruhr and data protection at the Regionalverband Ruhr can be found at:

Geoportal Ruhr: www.geoportal.ruhr
Data Protection at Regionalverband Ruhr: www.rvr.ruhr/daten-digitales/geodaten/impressum-geoportal-ruhr