Privacy Policy

When you visit www.botechnologies.com, the City of Bochum provides a telemedia service for you. It processes your personal data within the framework of the EU-GDPR and other national data protection laws (TTDSG, DSG NRW, and BDSG).

I. Name and Address of the Responsible Party

The responsible party is the City of Bochum, a public body represented by Mayor Mr. Thomas Eiskirch. Postal address: Stadt Bochum, 44777 Bochum Phone: 0234 / 910-0 Fax: 0234 / 910-36 43 E-Mail: info@bochum.de III / CDO Chief Digital Officer of Stadt Bochum Willy-Brandt-Platz 2-6, 44777 Bochum E-Mail: cdo@bochum.de

II. Name and Address of the Data Protection Officer

Ms. Grahner Postal address Stadt Bochum, 44777 Bochum Phone: 0234/910-2052 E-Mail:

datenschutz@bochum.de

III. General Information on Data Processing During Visits to This Website and This Privacy Policy

We collect and use personal data during your visit to our website only to the extent necessary to provide a functional website as well as our content and services. After that, these data are deleted immediately. The data are protected and treated confidentially by the Stadt Bochum and partners who, as processors under Article 28 of the GDPR, handle technical processing and parts of the communication under the instructions of Stadt Bochum.

IV. Use of Matomo Analysis Software Including the Use of Cookies

Matomo, an open-source software for statistical analysis of visitor access, is used on the city's internet presentation. Matomo uses so-called cookies, which are text files stored on your computer.

This way, the following data can be transmitted:

Entered search terms

Frequency of page views

Use of website functions

The data collected in this way are pseudonymized by technical measures. Thus, it is no longer possible to assign the data to the calling user. The data are not stored together with other personal data of the users. The information generated by the cookie is stored on the servers of a service provider in Germany.

The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies is § 3 DSG NRW in conjunction with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e GDPR.

The use of analysis cookies is to improve the quality of our website and its content. Through the analysis cookies, we learn how the website is used and can constantly optimize our offer. This purpose serves to fulfill tasks according to § 3 DSG NRW in conjunction with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e GDPR.

Cookies are stored on the user's computer and transmitted to our site. Therefore, you as a user also have full control over the use of cookies. By changing the settings in your internet browser, you can disable or restrict the transmission of cookies. Already stored cookies can be deleted at any time. This can also be done automatically. If cookies are deactivated for our website, it may no longer be possible to use all the functions of the website fully.

V. Google Translate and Eye-Able Assistance Software

The pages of "botechnologies.com" can be translated by "Google Translate" and read aloud by the Eye-Able® assistance software. In both cases, these are external programs; by entering, you leave the municipal website. With Google Translate, you leave the scope of the GDPR as your request is processed abroad and then sent back.

Google Translate

Our website offers the possibility to use the offered information also in another language. For this, we use Google Translate (operated by Google Inc. located at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View CA 94043 USA). For data protection reasons, Google Translate is deactivated by default. Only when you select a language is Google Translate activated. Besides your IP address, the URL of the visited page is also transmitted to Google. The translation is displayed directly on the Google Translate page. We have no influence on the collected data and data processing operations. Nor do we know the extent of data collection, the purposes, or storage periods.

Information on the purpose and scope of data collection and its processing by Google can be found in the following data protection notice:

http://www.google.com/intl/de_de/policies/privacy/

Eye-Able®

Eye-Able® is software from Web Inclusion GmbH to ensure barrier-reduced access to information on the internet for everyone. The necessary files such as JavaScript, stylesheets, and images must be loaded from an external server. Only for these purposes does Eye-Able® use services from IONOS (provider: 1&1 IONOS SE Elgendorfer Str. 57 56410 Montabaur Germany). To defend against attacks and provide our service in near real-time, Eye-Able® uses the BunnyWay d.o.o. Content Delivery Network (CDN) (Cesta komandanta Staneta 4A 1215 Medvode Slovenia). The use is for fulfilling the contract with our customers (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR) and in the interest of a safe, fast, and efficient provision of our online offer by a professional provider (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). All transmitted data and servers remain within the EU at all times to enable data protection-compliant processing according to the GDPR. Web Inclusion GmbH does not capture or analyze user behavior or other personal data at any time. To ensure data protection-compliant processing, Web Inclusion GmbH has concluded a processing contract with our hoster IONOS.

More information can be found in the IONOS Privacy Policy:

https://www.ionos.de/terms-gtc/terms-privacy

https://bunny.net/privacy

VI. Social Media

We are also represented on social media. Behind the buttons is an external link to our page on the respective platforms. No cookies are stored on your computer, nor is your data transmitted. Currently, links to the social networks include:

Youtube (YouTube LLC headquartered at 901 Cherry Avenue San Bruno CA 94066 USA. YouTube is represented by Google Inc. located at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View CA 94043 USA)

LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland

Eventbrite, Inc., Delaware, 535 Mission Street, 8th Floor, San Francisco, California, 94105.

These are operated exclusively by the respective provider. The links to our profiles on the corresponding platforms are marked by the respective service button within our online presence.

Please refer to the privacy policies of the platforms for further data protection information.

Information on data processing and privacy notices by

YouTube (Google)

Information on data processing by

Eventbrite

Informationen zur Datenverarbeitung bei

VII. Newsletter

On our website, it is possible to subscribe to a newsletter about BOtechnologies. By clicking the "Sign up for the newsletter" button, you are redirected to the newsletter of the project partner Bochum Wirtschaftsentwicklung.

Upon registration for the newsletter, the terms of use and privacy policy of Bochum Wirtschaftsentwicklung apply:

Nutzungsbedingungen und Datenschutz der WirtschaftsEntwicklungsGesellschaft Bochum mbH

VIII. Contact and Email Contact

A) Contact via the Contact Button A contact button is available on our website, which can be used to get in touch with a contact person at BOtechnologies by email. Additionally, telephone numbers and email addresses are listed under the Contact section.

If a user uses the possibility of contact via the contact button initiated email, the data entered in the email are transmitted to our project partner Bochum Wirtschaftsentwicklung.

Therefore, the terms of use and privacy policy of Bochum Wirtschaftsentwicklung apply.

B) Contact via Email at info@bochum.de cdo@bochum.de or datenschutz@bochum.de If a user contacts the City of Bochum via the above email addresses, the personal data transmitted by the user are automatically stored. Such voluntarily transmitted personal data are stored for processing or contacting the user. These personal data will not be passed on to third parties.

The legal basis for processing the data transmitted in the course of sending an email is § 3 DSG NRW in conjunction with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e GDPR. In the case of contact via email, telephone, or fax, there is also a legitimate interest in processing the data. The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required for achieving the purpose of their collection. For the personal data sent by email, this is the case when the respective conversation with the user is ended. The conversation is ended when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the relevant facts have been conclusively clarified. The user has the option to revoke their consent to the processing of personal data at any time. If the user contacts us by email, they can object to the storage of their personal data at any time. In such a case, the conversation cannot be continued.

To revoke consent and object to storage, please contact the CDO under cdo@bochum.de. All personal data stored in the course of contacting will be deleted in this case.

IX. Rights of the Data Subject

Affected individuals can request confirmation from the controller, in accordance with Article 15 of the GDPR, regarding whether personal data concerning them is being processed. If this is the case, they have the right to access this data and to receive information about it, including the purpose of the processing, the recipients if the data is disclosed, the duration of storage, and their rights related to the processing. According to Article 16 of the GDPR, affected individuals have the right to request the correction of inaccurate personal data concerning them. Considering the purposes of the processing, the data subject has the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data. Article 17(1) of the GDPR establishes the right to request the deletion of data . Article 17(2) of the GDPR regulates a "right to be forgotten" if the controller has made the data to be deleted public. These provisions do not apply under certain circumstances (Article 17(3)), including when processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority (Article 17(3)(b)). In certain cases, individuals may also request the restriction of processing under Article 18 of the GDPR—for example, if the controller no longer needs the data, but the data subject requires it for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims. The right to data portability under Article 20 of the GDPR provides, under certain conditions, the right to receive a copy of personal data in a commonly used and machine-readable format. This right does not apply to processing necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority. According to Article 21(1) of the GDPR, the data subject has the right to object to the processing of personal data based on Article 6(1)(e) of the GDPR for specific reasons. Under Article 77 of the GDPR, every data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if they believe that the processing of their personal data infringes the GDPR. The supervisory authority is: Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit Nordrhein-Westfalen P.O. Box 20 04 44 40102 Düsseldorf Phone: 0211 / 38424-0 E-Mail: poststelle@ldi.nrw.de Website: