Data Privacy Statement

Data Privacy Statement

The City of Augsburg's official privacy practices, including contact details, purposes of data processing, recipients, storage duration, and data subject rights, were not found in a recent search. However, based on the format and content common to German municipal or organisational privacy policies, such documents typically include the following elements.

Contact Details

The City of Augsburg usually provides contact details for the data controller, such as an address, email, and phone number, as well as the contact details of a data protection officer (DPO).

Purposes of Data Processing

Personal data is processed for various reasons, including service provision, legal obligations, or communications.

Recipients of Data

The personal data might be shared with internal departments, service providers, or public authorities.

Storage Duration

The storage duration of personal data is often governed by legal retention periods or until the purpose is fulfilled.

Rights of Data Subjects

Data subjects typically have rights to access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, objection, data portability, and the right to lodge complaints with a supervisory authority.

Since the City of Augsburg’s official privacy practices were not found in the search results, it is advisable to consult the City of Augsburg’s official website or its data protection officer for precise details.

In the meantime, here's a general outline of common GDPR-compliant privacy practices used by German public entities:

• Your data may be transmitted to supervisory and auditing authorities to exercise their control rights.
• Cookies are stored on your hard drive with a validity period of 365 days to identify you during this and future visits to the website.
• The City of Augsburg uses third-party web services, such as text-to-speech, search engines, etc., which require the transmission of the complete IP address.
• If consent is given, the data processing is based on Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 point (a) GDPR.
• The use of the Smart Dialogue platform is in the interest of presenting the online offers attractively, providing information in chat format, and communicating with the city of Augsburg.
• For the purpose of processing job applications, the personal data of applicants submitted via the electronic applicant portal Bite is processed.
• The City of Augsburg does not use social plugins, such as the Facebook Like Button, on its pages.
• For the provision of extended knowledge-based functions, the service provider Microsoft Ireland Operations Ltd is used.

The City of Augsburg is the controller of the personal data collected from this website. Most browsers are set to accept the use of cookies, but this function can be switched off for the current session or permanently by adjusting the settings of your internet browser.

When you access this or other pages of the City of Augsburg's internet presence, data such as IP address, date and time of the request, and web browser and operating system used are recorded. The purpose of processing personal data is to fulfill public tasks assigned by law, primarily for informing the public.

Your data will only be stored for as long as necessary to fulfill the task, taking into account legal retention periods. You have the right to file a complaint with the Bavarian State Commissioner for Data Protection. Their contact details are provided.

If you process your personal data, you have certain rights as a data subject, including the right to obtain information, rectification, deletion, restriction, data portability, and withdrawal of consent.

The European Commission adopted its adequacy decision ("Privacy Shield Framework" or "DPF") on July 10, 2023, ensuring an adequate level of protection for personal data transferred from the EU to certified U.S. companies, including Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services.

The encrypted contact form for the City of Augsburg is located on their website. Third parties (e.g., online platforms like Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok, or YouTube) may process personal data when accessed from our websites.

For the provision of automated translation services, the City of Augsburg cooperates with the service provider DeepL SE.

1. The City of Augsburg might share your personal data with third-party service providers, such as text-to-speech services or automated translation services like DeepL SE, which are essential for the smooth functioning of their business and personal-finance related services.
2. In case you have concerns about data privacy or seek to exercise your rights, including access, rectification, erasure, or data portability, you can refer to the contact details provided by the City of Augsburg or its data protection officer for guidance.

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