Privacy Statement Threads

Berlin Tourismus & Kongress GmbH is active on the platform Threads under the name visitBerlin and creates and shares photos and short texts as well as videos on the topics of Berlin -Inspiration, Berlin-Knowledge, Berlin-Tipps. The company is responsible for the appearance. (hereinafter referred to as “We”)

1. Data processor under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:
Insofar as we alone decide on the use of data, the responsible party is:
Berlin Tourismus & Kongress GmbH
Schöneberger Straße 15, 10963 Berlin, Germany
Tel. +49 30/ 25 00 25
Fax: +49 30/ 25 00 24 24
E-mail: info@visitberlin.de

Below we inform you about the handling of your personal data. Personal data is all data with which you can be personally identified.
Please check carefully which personal data you share with us through Threads. Threads is part of the Meta group of companies and shares the infrastructure, systems and technology with Meta and other Meta companies (https://www.facebook.com/help/111814505650678?ref=dp). We expressly point out that Meta stores the data of those using its services (e.g. personal information, IP address, etc.) and may also use them for business purposes. For more information about Meta data processing at Threads, see Thread’s privacy policy at https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/540977946302970.
We have no influence on the data collection and further processing by Meta. Furthermore, it is not clear to us to what extent, at what location and for how long the data will be stored, to what extent Meta will comply with existing deletion obligations, which evaluations and links will be made with the data and to whom the data will be forwarded. If you would like to avoid Meta processing any personal information you provide to us, please contact us by other means. You can find our complete contact details on our legal notice on Threads.

2. Data protection officer
The data protection officer is responsible fort he processing:

TÜV Rheinland i-sec GmbH
Herr Oliver Gröger
Alboinstraße 56
12103 Berlin
datenschutz@visitBerlin.de

You can contact Meta’s data protection officer using the online contact form provided by Meta at:
https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/540977946302970
Any concerned person can contact our Data Protection Officer directly at any time with any questions or suggestions regarding data privacy.

3. Data processing when contacting us
We ourselves collect personal data when you contact us, e.g. via contact form or messenger. You can see which data we collect when you contact us via the contact form from the relevant contact form. These data are stored and used exclusively for the purpose of answering your request or for establishing contact and the associated technical administration. The legal basis for the processing of the data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If the purpose of your contact is to conclude a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Your data will be deleted after final processing of your request, unless there are any legal obligations to store it. We assume that the matter will be dealt with conclusively if it can be inferred from the circumstances that the relevant facts have been conclusively clarified.

4. SocialHub
We use the SocialHub tool from maloon GmbH, Schütterlettenweg 4, 85053 Ingolstadt, Germany, (‘SocialHub’) to manage and process interactions on our Threads-Channel. Personal data such as name, profile picture, comments, direct messages, other user interactions and the associated timestamp are recorded, processed in SocialHub and used to communicate with the respective users.
This data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR in efficient and standardised communication with our users and in the moderation and management of social media interactions. SocialHub does not store this data permanently, but retrieves it via the official interfaces of the respective social media platform and displays it there. The availability of the data depends on the specifications of the respective platform.
Further information on data processing by SocialHub can be found in the privacy policy of maloon GmbH: https://socialhub.io/datenschutz/.

5. Rights of data subjects
(1) In accordance with the applicable data protection regulations, you as the data subject habe extensive rights with regard tot he processing of your personal data by the responsible parties. We would like to inform you about these rights below, which enable you to obtain information and to intervene. To exercise your rights vis-à-vis Threads, please contact Threads directly https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/540977946302970.

- Right to information as per Article 15 GDPR.
- Right to rectification as per Article 16 GDPR.
- Right to erasure as per Article 17 GDPR.
- Right to restriction of processing as per Article 18 GDPR.
- Right to notification as per Article 19 GDPR.
- Right to data portability as per Article 20 GDPR.
- Right to withdraw consents granted as per Article 7 para. 3 GDPR.
- Right to lodge a complaint as per Article 77 GDPR.

(2) RIGHT TO OBJECT
IF AS PART OF THE BALANCING OF INTERESTS WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA ON THE BASIS OF OUR PREVAILING LEGITIMATE INTEREST, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO SUBMIT AN OBJECTION TO SUCH PROCESSING WITH FUTURE EFFECT FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR SPECIFIC SITUATION.
IF YOU MAKE USE OF YOUR RIGHT OF OBJECTION, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA CONCERNED. HOWEVER, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO FURTHER PROCESSING IF WE CAN PROVE COMPELLING GROUNDS FOR PROCESSING WORTHY OF PROTECTION WHICH OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL CLAIMS.
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED BY US IN ORDER TO CONDUCT DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING. YOU CAN EXERCISE THE OBJECTION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.
IF YOU MAKE USE OF YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL CEASE PROCESSING THE DATA IN QUESTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT ADVERTISING.

6. Duration of storage of personal data
We delete the data after it is no longer required or after expiry of a statutory retention period, depending on which period is longer.
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Version: März 2025