Data privacy
Privacy Policy
The City of Brandenburg an der Havel is committed to handling your personal data responsibly. The following sections therefore explain:
- why the City Museum of Brandenburg an der Havel collects and stores data
- what rights users of this website have
- how the City Museum of Brandenburg an der Havel collects data and what data it stores
- what types of cookies are used on the Brandenburg an der Havel City Museum website
- how you can object to or prevent data collection
- who is responsible for the Brandenburg an der Havel City Museum websites and data protection
1. Why does the City of Brandenburg an der Havel collect data and use web analytics software?
We generally collect and use our users’ personal data only to the extent necessary to provide a fully functional website and our content and services. For example, the temporary storage of the IP address by the system is technically necessary to enable the stable and secure delivery of the website to the user’s computer. To this end, the user’s anonymised IP address must, for example, be stored for a period of 60 days. The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected.
The City of Brandenburg an der Havel analyses the use of its website. This provides it with information to help improve its online services. This includes, for example, knowing how often certain content has been accessed or which browser was used to view the website. The City of Brandenburg an der Havel uses the stored anonymised/pseudonymised data exclusively for statistical purposes. The data is not used for any other purpose or disclosed to third parties.
2. What rights do users of our websites have?
With regard to your personal data, you have the following rights vis-à-vis us:
- the right of access (Art. 15 GDPR),
- the right to rectification and erasure (Art. 16+17 GDPR),
- the right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR),
- the right to object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR),
- the right to data portability (Art. 20).
Additionally, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority regarding our processing of your personal data (Art. 77 GDPR). For the town of Brandenburg an der Havel, the Data Protection Officer of the town of Brandenburg an der Havel is responsible.
3. What data is collected?
a) Provision of the website / Website functionality and creation of log files
Every time our website is accessed, our system automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the accessing device. This processing of personal data is carried out on the basis of Article 6 paragr. 1f of the GDPR. The following data is collected in this process:
- IP addresses
- Log files
- Inventory data, traffic data and content data of the websites
- Error logs
Log files enable website operators to track activity on their website. The web server’s access logs record which pages were accessed and at what time. They contain the following data: IP address, directory user, date, time, pages accessed, protocols, status code, data volume, referrer, user agent, hostname accessed.
This website is hosted on a server belonging to the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. We store the data for the following periods:
- IP addresses are stored in anonymised form. To this end, the last three digits are removed, i.e. 127.0.0.1 becomes 127.0.0.*. IPv6 addresses are also anonymised. The anonymised IP addresses are retained for 60 days. Information regarding the directory protection user employed is anonymised after one day.
- Error logs, which record failed page requests, are deleted after seven days. In addition to the error messages, these contain the accessing IP address and, depending on the error, the website accessed.
- Visits via FTPs are anonymized and saved for 60 days.
The engineering firm Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Freundel has access to some of this data for editing and programming tasks in mk-edit.
The Brandenburg an der Havel City Museum has carefully selected the service provider and entered into a contract with them for data processing. The engineering firm Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Freundel is bound by the instructions of the Brandenburg an der Havel City Museum and is subject to regular audits.
b) Which cookies does this website use?
Cookies are small text files which are saved on your computer when you visit a website and are accessed by the browser you use. Cookies allow information to be exchanged between computer programmes or to be saved for a limited time. Specific information is transmitted to our site from the saved cookies. However they are unable to operate a programme or transfer viruses to your computer.
Cookies can only be saved if you have authorized this in your browser settings. Therefore, as a user, you also have full control over the use of cookies. By changing your settings in your internet browser, you can deactivate or limit the transmission of cookies. Cookies that have already been saved can be deleted at any time. This can be done automatically.
With every visit to a website, and every time you access a file online, it is typical for browsers to transmit data. The processing of personal data is regulated by art. 6, para. 1f of the GDPR. Of the data that is transmitted when you visit this website, the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin save the following information:
- Browser type/version
- Operating system
- Referrer URL
- Date and time of the server inquiry
- Page(s) visited and file(s) accessed
- Amount of data transmitted
- Anonymized/pseudo-anonymized IP address
- Country of origin
- Notification of whether the attempt at access was successful.
This website uses cookies very sparingly. This means that you can generally also view the website without cookies. The cookies used on this website have two different functions:
- Part of the cookies we use (so-called transient cookies) guarantee that the website functions seamlessly. The validity of these cookies is limited to the individual web session. As soon as you shut down your browser, these so-called “session cookies” are deleted.
- For website analysis, the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin employ the user analysis software Matomo (previously known as Piwik), which is recommended by data privacy advocates. The processing of the personal data of users allows us to analyse the interaction of our users with the site. Through evaluating this data, we are able to piece together information about the use of individual components on our website. This helps us to continually improve our website and make it more user-friendly. Through anonymized IP addresses, the data collected can no longer be ascribed to particular individuals. This makes it impossible to connect usage data or usage profiles with personal data. The software for this runs exclusively on the servers of our website. It is only there that personal data about users is saved. This data is not forwarded on to third parties. Depending on whether you have consented to or rejected the collection of data, there will either be two website analysis cookies or a Matomo deactivation cookie saved on your computer. These are so-called “persistent cookies”, which are automatically deleted after two years. You can also delete these cookies yourself in your browser security settings at any time.
Refusing authorization of data collection by the website analysis software Matomo
You have the right to decide whether or not you consent to the City of Brandenburg an der Havel collecting and analysing the statistical data described above.
PLEASE NOTE: If you have activated automatic deletion of cookies in your browser, when you shut down your programme, the deactivation cookie will also be deleted. In this case, the next time you visit this website, you will need to reject the collection of data once again. Additionally, if you use another computer or another web browser, you also need to reject the collection of your data again.
More detailed information on the privacy settings of Matomo software can be found at the following link: https://matomo.org/docs/privacy/.
c) Which data is saved in the event of digital inquiries by email or using a contact form?
For mail inquiries or contact via an online form, you are required to enter specific information so that the City of Brandenburg an der Havel - Stadtmuseum can contact you or send you the documents you have requested. The processing of your personal data is regulated by art. 6 para. 1a of the GDPR.
Comment per e-mail
Obligatory fields: email address
Optional: name, surname, postal address
Sent via email programme.
If you transmit personal data through an inquiry, this information will only be used for that specific instance of correspondence or for the purpose named in the form. The data is saved for as long as is required by the purpose for which you have given your consent. You have the right to rescind your consent for future instances.
d) Presence on online channels and incorporation of services and content from third parties
YouTube
For embedding and displaying video content, our website uses plugins from YouTube. The provider of this video portal is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA.
When visiting a page with a YouTube plugin integrated into it, a connection to the YouTube servers is produced. Through this, YouTube receives information about which of our pages you have visited.
If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can directly connect your internet activity with your personal profile. By logging out in advance, you are able to prevent this from occurring.
We use YouTube in the interests of delivering a dynamic presentation of our online content. This is considered a justified interest as outlined by art. 6 para. 1f of the GDPR.
Details about how user data is managed on YouTube are available in their data policy at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.
Mapbox
On this website we do use via API the services of mapbox. Its provider is MapBox Inc., 740 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20005, USA.
To allow Mapbox to function properly, we have to save your IP address. This information is usually being forwarded to a Mapbox server in the US and saved there. The provider of this website (ikmk.smb.museum) has no bearing on this data transfer.
The use of Mapbox Maps allows us to show an interactive map directly on the website, and allows you to comfortably use the map function. This represents a legitimate interest within the framework of art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO.
Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and its processing through the plugin provider can be found in the data policy of the provider. There you can also find further information on your rights in this area, and on your ability to protect your privacy through settings: https://www.mapbox.com/privacy/.
4. Who is responsible for content and maintenance, and who looks after data protection?
For this website, the City of Brandenburg an der Havel, legally represented by Daniel Keip, Lord Mayor of the City of Brandenburg an der Havel, is responsible for data protection.
City of Brandenburg an der Havel
Lord Mayor Daniel Keip
Klosterstraße 14
D-14770 Brandenburg an der Havel
Germany
Email: info[at]stadt-brandenburg.de
Website: www.stadt-brandenburg.de
For questions relating to data protection, the Stadt Brandenburg an der Havel has a Data Protection Officer whom you can contact at our aforementioned postal address, addressed to the “Datenschutzbeauftragte”. Alternatively, you can contact them at:
Email: datenschutz[at]stadt-brandenburg.de
Website of the City of Brandenburg ab der Havel: https://www.stadt-brandenburg.de/datenschutz
5.Update to the Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update the Privacy Policy at any time in accordance with legal requirements.
