Privacy Policy for our Social Media Channels
This privacy policy applies to the following social media presences
https://de.linkedin.com/company/salzgitter-ag/
https://www.instagram.com/salzgitterag/
https://www.youtube.com/@salzgitterag
https://www.facebook.com/salzgitterag.official/
https://www.xing.com/pages/salzgitterag
https://x.com/szag_karriere
I. Data processing by social networks
We — Salzgitter AG — maintain publicly accessible profiles on social networks. The specific social networks we use are listed below.
Social networks such as LinkedIn, Xing, Instagram, Facebook, etc. can usually analyze your user behavior comprehensively when you visit their website or a website with integrated social media content (e.g., like buttons or advertising banners).
Visiting our social media pages triggers numerous data processing operations that are relevant to data protection. Specifically: If you are logged into your social media account and visit our social media page, the operator of the social media portal can assign this visit to your user account. However, your personal data may also be collected if you are not logged in or do not have an account with the respective social media portal. In this case, this data is collected, for example, via cookies stored on your device or by recording your IP address.
With the help of the data collected in this way, the operators of social media portals can create user profiles that store your preferences and interests. In this way, interest-based advertising can be displayed to you both within and outside the respective social media presence. If you have an account with the respective social network, interest-based advertising can be displayed on all devices on which you are or were logged in. Please also note that we cannot track all processing operations on social media portals. Depending on the provider, additional processing operations may therefore be carried out by the operators of social media portals. For details, please refer to the terms of use and privacy policies of the respective social media portals.
II. Legal basis
Our social media presence is intended to ensure the most comprehensive presence possible on the internet. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The analysis processes initiated by social networks may be based on different legal grounds, which must be specified by the operators of the social networks (e.g., consent within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).
III. Controller and assertion of rights
When you visit one of our social media sites (e.g., Facebook), we are jointly responsible with the operator of the social media platform for the data processing operations triggered during this visit. You can assert your rights (access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability, and lodging a complaint) both against us and against the operator of the respective social media portal (e.g., against Facebook).
Please note that despite our joint responsibility with social media portal operators, we do not have full control over the data processing operations of social media portals. Our options are largely determined by the corporate policy of the respective provider.
IV. Retention period
The data collected directly by us via our social media presence will be deleted from our systems as soon as the purpose for data storage no longer applies, or you request us to delete it, or you revoke your consent to storage. Stored cookies remain on your device until you delete them. Mandatory legal provisions — in particular retention periods — remain unaffected.
We have no influence on the storage period of your data, that is retained by the operators of social networks for their own purposes. For details, please refer directly to the information provided by the operators of social networks (e.g., in their privacy policy, see below).
V. Your rights
You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time and free of charge. You also have the right to object, the right to data portability, and the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. Furthermore, you can request the rectification, blocking, deletion, and, under certain circumstances, the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
