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Data protection information for our Social Media channels
Which information does this page provide for you?
thyssenkrupp AG (“we”/“us”) informs you about which data we collect from you when you use our social media channels, how we use it, and how you can object to the use of your data.
We ensure that we comply with the requirements of the applicable data protection laws. Below, we provide you with a detailed overview of how we handle your data and your rights.
1. Who is responsible for processing and who is the data protection officer?
The controller responsible for processing is
thyssenkrupp AG
thyssenkrupp Allee 1
45143 Essen
Germany
Phone: +49 201 844-0
Email: info@thyssenkrupp.com
You can contact the data protection officer of thyssenkrupp AG at datenschutzbeauftragter@thyssenkrupp.com.
2. What data do we process, for what purpose, and what is the legal basis?
We have our own presence on various social media platforms. This enables us to provide you with a wide range of multimedia content and to exchange ideas with you on important topics.
This notice also informs you about what data we collect from you on our social media platforms, how we use it, and how you can object to the use of your data.
Please refer to the respective data processing purposes and data categories in the respective offer, which is listed in more detail below. We carry out the activities we operate on social media, which are described in more detail below, on the legal basis of legitimate interests in corporate communications in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR.
In addition, we do not store or process any of your personal data, with the exception of competitions and user images:
Competitions/prize draws
In competitions/prize draws, the winners are announced publicly with their user names and asked to contact us by email within 14 days. Winners must provide us with their real name and address so that we can send them their prizes. We process this data exclusively for the purpose of conducting the competition. The respective conditions of participation apply to competitions. Emails containing addresses are generally deleted after 30 days, unless they are required for further prize notification. The legal basis for this processing in this case is the initiation or fulfillment of a contract in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.
User images
If we have asked users for user images without obligation, we ask for their consent to repost their images on our respective social media sites. We store the declaration of consent and the image as a file with the user's details for verification purposes. The photos and declarations of consent are stored for as long as the photos are posted on the respective social media sites or until the consent is revoked. In the event of revocation, the image and the user's details will be deleted immediately.
The legal basis for this processing in this case is consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
Detailed data protection information for our Social Media channels
On our Instagram channels https://www.instagram.com/thyssenkrupp, https://www.instagram.com/thyssenkruppcareer/ and https://www.instagram.com/thyssenkruppausbildung, you will find information about our company, which is primarily for entertainment purposes and links current topics to our company. Occasionally, information about individual press releases, products, services, and career opportunities is also provided. You can also leave comments and ask questions.
Our Instagram presence also includes our page on the Instagram-owned product Threads, which is a short message service that also displays text content.
When you visit our Instagram or Threads page, personal data is collected by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Serpentine Avenue, Block J, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Meta Ireland”) as the provider of Instagram and Threads in accordance with the Meta Privacy Policy (https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/) and the supplementary Threads Privacy Policy (https://help.instagram.com/515230437301944).https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875
We only process data to a very limited extent:
We use the Instagram Insights statistics service for the purpose of designing our pages in line with user needs and continuously optimizing them. This service records your activity on our site and provides us with anonymized statistics. This provides us with insights into, among other things, the interactions of our fan page visitors, the number of visits to our page, the reach of posts, information about the activity of our subscribers, information about the countries and cities our visitors come from, and statistics about the gender ratio of our visitors. It is not possible for the administrator to draw conclusions about individual users or access individual user profiles.
You can find information about our company on our X channels https://x.com/thyssenkrupp and https://x.com/thyssenkrupp_en. These are used for press and public relations work on all topics relating to our company.
When you visit our channel on X, X Corp., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA, as the operator of X, stores and processes personal data to the extent described in the privacy policy. The privacy policy can be found here: https://x.com/de/privacy.
On our Facebook pages https://www.facebook.com/thyssenkrupp and https://www.facebook.com/thyssenkruppcareer, you will find tips and information about our company, which are primarily for entertainment purposes and relate to current topics. Occasionally, information about individual press releases, products and services, and career opportunities is also provided. You can also leave comments and ask questions.
When you visit our fan page, Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D2 D04 X2K5, Ireland, collects, stores, and processes your personal data in accordance with its privacy policy.
The privacy policy can be found here: https://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php.
Furthermore, we only process data to a very limited extent:
We use the statistics service “Facebook Insights” to design our pages in line with user needs and to continuously optimize them. This service records your activities on our site and provides us with information in the form of anonymized statistics. This provides us with insights into the activity of our site visitors, the number of visits to our site, the reach of posts (both organic and paid content), the number of views and the average duration of video playbacks, as well as information about the countries and cities our visitors come from. We also receive statistics on the gender ratio of our visitors, the age and languages of our target group.
It is not possible for our administration to draw conclusions about individual persons or access individual profiles.
You can find more information about Facebook Insights here:
www.facebook.com/legal/terms/information_about_page_insights_data
Facebook and we share joint responsibility for the processing of Insights data. Details on this are set out in the Joint Controller Addendum, which you can find here: www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum.
On our LinkedIn page https://www.linkedin.com/company/thyssenkrupp, you will find tips and information about our company, which are primarily for entertainment purposes and relate to current topics. Occasionally, information about individual press releases, products, and services is also provided. You can also leave comments and ask questions.
When you visit or follow our LinkedIn page, LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, as the operator of LinkedIn, processes personal data in order to provide us with data on page usage and interaction via the Page Insights statistics service for the purpose of designing our page in line with requirements and continuously optimizing it. The privacy policy can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?trk=uno-reg-guest-home-privacy-policy.
In particular, LinkedIn processes data that you yourself have provided to LinkedIn, such as information about your nationality, industry, length of service, etc., which you have provided in your profile. In addition, LinkedIn processes personal data about how you have interacted with our LinkedIn page.
We use the statistics service “Page Insights” to design our pages in line with user needs and to continuously optimize them. This service records your activities on our page and provides us with anonymized statistics. This provides us with insights into page views, page visits, the reach of posts (both organic and paid content), post interactions, video views, and information about the countries and cities our visitors come from. We also receive statistics on the gender ratios, ages, and languages of our target groups.
The Page Insights provided to us in this way consist of anonymized, aggregated data. Notwithstanding the existence of joint responsibility, we do not receive any personal data from you in relation to Page Insights and we are unable to link Page Insights to individual members.
LinkedIn protects the processing of personal data when providing Page Insights by implementing appropriate technical and organizational measures. Further information can be found here: https://security.linkedin.com/.
We also place advertisements on LinkedIn. In doing so, we receive aggregated statistics on ad delivery from LinkedIn. Based on the case law of the European Court of Justice, when targeting audiences via the LinkedIn Campaign Manager (LinkedIn Ads), it can be assumed that there is joint responsibility between us and LinkedIn with regard to the collection and evaluation of data by LinkedIn in connection with the display of advertisements.
You can exercise your rights as a data subject within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation via your account settings or by contacting LinkedIn directly.
A joint responsibility agreement has been concluded with LinkedIn in accordance with Art. 26 (2) GDPR, which regulates the details of joint responsibility and can be found here: https://legal.linkedin.com/pages-joint-controller-addendum.
The YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/thyssenkrupp serves as a platform for high-quality video formats, in particular for communicating technologies, expert knowledge, and company insights.
Personal data is stored and processed by Google LLC (“Google”), Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, as the operator of YouTube in accordance with Google's privacy policy. The privacy policy can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de.
When you use our YouTube channel, Google collects usage data. Google uses certain data collected from users of the YouTube platform (e.g., which videos users watch) to compile aggregated usage statistics and make them available to the respective operators of the YouTube channel (YouTube Analytics). We also receive such aggregated usage statistics. The information we receive through YouTube Analytics does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about individual users.
On our TikTok channel https://www.tiktok.com/@thyssenkruppausbildung, we provide entertaining, creative, and accessible insights into the world of thyssenkrupp—with a special focus on training, career entry, and exciting technologies. The aim is to appeal to young people in particular, encourage interaction, and spark interest in our topics, products, and career opportunities. To do this, we use the platform's sounds, trends, and visual effects, among other things, to convey complex content in an accessible and authentic way.
When you visit our TikTok channel, TikTok Technology Limited, 10 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin, D02 T380, Ireland, collects, stores, and processes your personal data in accordance with its privacy policy. The privacy policy can be found here: https://www.tiktok.com/legal/page/eea/privacy-policy/de. We only process data to a very limited extent, e.g., for the anonymized evaluation of reach metrics and interactions to optimize our offering.
Bluesky
Our Bluesky channel https://bsky.app/profile/thyssenkrupp.bsky.social serves to engage in public discourse on green transformation—with comments, infographics, and news analysis.
If you visit our Bluesky channel, Bluesky Social, PBC, based in Seattle, Washington, USA, as the operator of Bluesky, processes personal data to the extent described in the privacy policy. The privacy policy can be found here: https://bsky.social/about/support/privacy-policy.
3. Who receives your data?
Service providers who process data on our behalf are carefully selected and contractually bound by us. The service providers work according to our instructions, which is ensured by appropriate contractual arrangements, technical and organizational measures, and supplementary controls.
Transfers to third countries outside the EU/EEA or to an international organization only take place with appropriate safeguards. These include the EU standard contractual clauses and an adequacy decision by the EU Commission.
We hereby point out that when data is processed by Meta (Facebook & Instagram), X, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, and Bluesky, user data may be processed outside the European Union. This may result in risks for users, for example, because it could make it more difficult to enforce the rights of data subjects. For details, please refer to the privacy policy of the respective provider. With regard to US providers certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, we would like to point out that they are committed to complying with the data protection standards of the European Union.
4. How long will your data be stored?
We only store your data for as long as it is necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected (e.g., within the framework of a contractual relationship) or if this is required by law. Within the framework of a contractual relationship, we store your data at least until the contract has been completely terminated. The data will then be stored for the duration of the statutory retention periods.
5. What data protection rights can you assert as a data subject?
You have the right to request information about the data stored about you in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR. In addition, you can request the correction or deletion of your data in accordance with Articles 16 and 17 of the GDPR. You may also have the right to restrict the processing of your data in accordance with Article 18 of the GDPR and the right to data portability in accordance with Article 20 of the GDPR, provided that this does not affect the rights and freedoms of other persons.
If you have given us your consent to process your data, you can revoke this consent at any time without any formal requirements and without any adverse effects. Please note that the revocation has no effect on the lawfulness of the data processing that took place before the revocation and that it does not extend to data processing for which there is another legal basis and which may therefore be carried out without your consent.
Pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR, you also have the option of lodging a complaint with your competent data protection supervisory authority. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy.
Information about your right to object pursuant to Art. 21 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you which is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the EU GDPR (data processing based on a balancing of interests); This also applies to any profiling based on this provision within the meaning of Article 4(4) GDPR.
If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims.
The objection can be made informally and should be addressed to the responsible body or data protection officer named in section 2 of the privacy policy.
To exercise your rights, please contact the responsible body or data protection officer named in section 1 of this site.