1 Introduction
The protection of your personal data is an important concern for us. It goes without saying that we comply with all statutory provisions on data protection and data security, in particular the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU-DSGVO) as well as the Telecommunications Telemedia Data Protection Act (TTDSG).
In this privacy policy we would like to inform you how we process your personal data.
2 Responsible person / contact
Uniper SE, Holzstraße 6, 40221 Düsseldorf, Germany ("we", "us" or "Uniper") is responsible for the data processing described in this privacy policy.
Please note that LinkedIn (LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland) is solely responsible for data processing in terms of data protection law.
Insofar as links are provided to other websites or online content, the respective data protection notices apply.
You can reach our data protection officer by post at:
Uniper SE
- for the attention of the data protection officer -
Holzstraße 6
40221 Dusseldorf
or by e-mail to: dataprotection@uniper.energy
3 Processing activities
3.1 Processing by LinkedIn
When visiting our LinkedIn page or our LinkedIn channel, personal data of the user is collected by LinkedIn as the responsible party, for example through the use of cookies. Such data collection by LinkedIn may also occur for visitors to the LinkedIn page or this channel who are not logged in or registered with LinkedIn. Information about data collection and further processing by LinkedIn can be found in LinkedIn's privacy policy. We would like to point out that we are not responsible for the data processing carried out by LinkedIn and cannot influence this.
We cannot track which user data LinkedIn collects. Nor do we have full access to the data collected or your profile data. We can only see the public information of your profile. You decide what this is specifically in your LinkedIn settings.
3.2 Data processing by us
If our LinkedIn page or channel offers a chat function, we use your data when using the chat function to answer your inquiry. The information collected in this way is used to contact you in order to provide you with the requested information and offers.
We receive anonymous statistics on the use and utilization of the LinkedIn page due to our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 f) DSGVO. It is not possible for us to draw conclusions about the person. The following information is provided by LinkedIn for us:
- Followers: Number of people who follow us - including growth and development over a defined time frame.
- Reach: Number of people who see a specific post. Number of interactions on a post. This can be used, for example, to determine which content is better received by the community than others.
- If applicable, ad performance: How many people were reached with a post or paid ad and interacted with it?
We use these statistics, from which we cannot draw any conclusions about individual users, to constantly improve our online offering on LinkedIn and to better address the interests of our users. We cannot link the statistical data with the profile data of our fans. You can decide via your LinkedIn settings in which form targeted advertising is displayed to you.
We only receive personal data via LinkedIn if you actively communicate this to us via a personal message or through comments under our posts on LinkedIn. We use your data (e.g. first name, last name) to respond to your request or to exchange information with you. The legal basis is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 a) or our legitimate interest in responding to messages and comments pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 f) DSGVO.
3.2.1 Competitions
We occasionally offer competitions. If you wish to participate in this, we request identification data and contact information from you (e.g. name, date of birth, address, e-mail address, etc., as well as any other information required for participation in the competitions, such as answers to prize questions, photos of you or other persons or results of online games). We use this information for the proper execution of the competitions as well as for abuse detection and legal defense.
Further details are contained in the respective conditions of participation for the competitions. If you have consented to this in the context of participation, we will also use the information for the purposes stated in the declaration of consent.
These processing operations are carried out on the basis of statutory provisions that allow us to process personal data insofar as it is necessary for the implementation of the competitions (e.g. Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 b) DSGVO), or because you have given us your consent to do so (Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 a) DSGVO), or in order to pursue our legitimate interests in the prevention of fraud and, where applicable, effective legal defense (Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 f) DSGVO).
In the event of participation in a competition, we store personal data of the winners for a period of 3 years after the end of the respective competition; we store personal data of other participants for a period of 3 months after the end of the respective competition.
3.2.2 Event invitations / event photos
We occasionally announce events for which you must register. When you register for an event, we process the personal data you provided during registration, such as name and address, as well as contact and communication data, such as telephone number and e-mail address, and, if applicable, the other information you provided in order to hold the respective event (for example, to create the guest list, accreditation and admission control, room and staff planning, and catering planning), as well as to send you your invitation and notifications about the respective event; we also use this information for abuse detection and legal defense.
The legal basis for this data processing is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 b) DSGVO (for the fulfillment of a contract or a pre-contractual measure) or because we have a legitimate interest in the prevention of crime and, if necessary, effective legal defense (Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 f) DSGVO).
In the case of registration for an event, we delete your registration data with a period of three months after the end of the event.
At events for which you have registered, photos and video recordings may be made under certain circumstances (possibly by a photographer commissioned by us), on which you may also be depicted.
If you are the central subject of a photograph ("single image"), the photographer will ask you whether you agree before taking the picture. In such a case, you grant us the right to reproduce, distribute or make publicly available this photograph and, if applicable, your spoken contribution, and in particular to use it for advertising purposes. In this context, we will provide a consent form at the event. The legal basis for data processing in this case is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 a) DSGVO (consent).
Otherwise, we use recordings to publish impressions of the respective event for the purpose of visualized reporting as well as for advertising purposes on our social media channels and websites ("impressions"). The legal basis for this data processing is our legitimate interest in enabling visualized reporting on our event without this being opposed by an overriding interest of the participants (Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 f) DSGVO).
We delete recordings when the photos are no longer used for advertising purposes, but individual images after three years at the latest and impressions after five years. The period begins in each case with the end of the respective calendar year of the event.
3.2.3 Passing on data
A transfer of your personal data takes place in the following cases:
- If it is necessary to clarify an illegal use of our services or for legal prosecution, personal data will be passed on to the law enforcement authorities. However, this only happens if there are concrete indications of unlawful or abusive behavior. The transfer of this data is based on our legitimate interest in combating abuse, prosecuting criminal acts and securing, asserting and enforcing claims (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 f) DSGVO).
- We may also disclose the data to aggrieved third parties. The disclosure of this data is based on the legitimate interest of the aggrieved third parties in combating abuse, prosecuting criminal acts and securing, asserting and enforcing claims (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 f) DSGVO).
- We are also required by law to provide information to certain public authorities upon request. These are law enforcement authorities, authorities that prosecute administrative offenses subject to fines and the tax authorities. The legal basis for this is the law obligating us in each case in conjunction with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 c) DSGVO.
- We rely on contractually affiliated third-party companies and external service providers ("processors") to provide the Services. Categories of such service providers are agencies, fulfillment service providers and IT service providers. In such cases, personal data is disclosed to these Order Processors to enable them to continue processing. These processors are carefully selected and regularly reviewed by us to ensure that your privacy is protected. The processors may only use the data for the purposes specified by us and are also contractually obligated by us to treat your data exclusively in accordance with this privacy policy and the German and European data protection laws. Due to the aforementioned transfers, the service providers bound by instructions may process the data in countries outside the EU ("third countries"). The legal basis for the transfer to service providers is the legal basis stated above for the respective processing purpose.
- As our business evolves, we may change our legal form by changing our legal form, establishing, buying or selling subsidiaries, divisions or components. In such transactions, customer information is transferred along with the part of the business being transferred. In any transfer of personal information to third parties to the extent described above, we will ensure that it is done in accordance with this Privacy Policy and relevant data protection laws. Such transfer of personal data is justified by the fact that we have a legitimate interest in adapting our corporate form to the economic and legal circumstances as necessary (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 f) DSGVO).
Any transfer of data to a third country takes place in compliance with the applicable data protection law. Insofar as the existence of an adequate level of protection has not been established for a third country by the European Commission, we provide appropriate safeguards to ensure adequate protection of your data. This can be done, for example, by concluding data processing contracts that contain EU standard data protection clauses and provide adequate safeguards in the opinion of the European Commission or other safeguards provided for in Art. 46 et seq. DSGVO, take place.
4. Your rights as a data subject
You have a right of access to your processed data, a right to rectification and to deletion of your personal data, a right to have the processing of your personal data restricted and, if applicable, a right to the portability of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
In cases where the data processing is based on Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 e) or f) DSGVO or is carried out for the purpose of direct marketing, you have the right to object to the processing.
If you have given us consent, you can revoke this at any time with effect for the future. Processing until the revocation takes effect remains lawful and is not affected by the revocation.
As far as the data processing by LinkedIn itself as a data controller is concerned, LinkedIn also acts as the responsible contact point and processes all requests to assert the aforementioned rights.
5. Canges to this privacy policy
The status of this privacy policy is June 2022.
The further development of our social media presence may also affect the handling of personal data. We may therefore amend this data protection declaration in the future within the framework of the applicable data protection laws and adapt it to changed data processing realities. We therefore recommend that you visit our social media presence from time to time to take note of any updates to our data protection declaration.