Data Privacy Policy

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General provisions

Deutsche Telekom AG attaches great importance to protecting your personal data. We always inform you what personal data we collect, how your data is used, and how you can influence the process.

1. What data is recorded, how is it used, and how long is it stored?

Technical characteristics: When you visit our websites, the web server temporarily records the domain name or your computer’s IP address, the file requested (file name and URL) by the client, the http response code, and the website from which you are visiting us.
The recorded data is used solely for data security purposes, particularly to protect against attempted attacks on our web server (Article 6 (1f) GDPR). We do not use it to create individual user profiles nor do we share this information with third parties. It is erased after seven days at the latest. We reserve the right to statistically analyze anonymized data records.

2. Controlling data used by social-media plug-ins and links to social media platforms

Some web pages may contain social media buttons (e.g. Facebook, Google, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, Xing or LinkedIn) you can use to recommend the services of Deutsche Telekom AG to your friends and family.
To ensure you retain full control of the data, the used buttons provide direct contact between the respective social network and the visitor only once you actively click on the button (one-click solution).
When the social media plug-in or link is activated by clicking on the pictogram, including when sharing content, (Art. 6 (1) a GDPR) the following data may be forwarded to the social media provider: IP address, browser information, operating system, screen resolution, installed browser plug-ins (such as Adobe Flash Player), previous web page if you followed a link (referrer), URL of the current web page etc…
The next time you visit the website, the social media plug-ins are again provided in the default disabled mode, thus ensuring that no data is transferred during a repeat visit to the website.
Further information on social media plug-ins and the scope and purpose of data processing by their providers, as well as additional data privacy-relevant information can be found in the data privacy information published by the respective controller and in the information on the <<1-click solution>>.

3. Will my usage habits be evaluated, e.g. for advertising purposes or tracking?

Explanations and definitions
We want you to enjoy using our websites and take advantage of our products and services. We have an economic interest in ensuring this is the case. We analyze your usage habits based on anonymized or pseudonymized data so you can find the products that interest you and so we can make our websites user-friendly. Deutsche Telekom or its contract data processors create usage profiles that comply with the legal requirements. This information cannot be traced back to you directly. The following information is intended to provide you with general information on the various purposes of processing data. The cookie message displayed when visiting our webpages gives you the opportunity to permit or reject the use of cookies. Cookies that are strictly necessary to provide the web service cannot be rejected (see explanation at 1. above).

Tag management (strictly necessary)
Tag management allows us to manage the use of tools on the different web pages of our web portal. A tag is set for each page to do this. The tag content determines which tools will be used for this page. Tag management is used to assure that the tools are in each individual case only used where appropriate.

a) Required Cookies
These cookies are required to enable you to navigate through the web pages and use key functions. They support basic functions, such as order processing in the online shop and access to secured areas of the web page. They also serve the purpose of performing an anonymous analysis of user patterns, which we use to continuously develop and improve our web pages for you. The legal basis for these cookies is Article 6 (1) b GDPR respectively for third Countries Art. 49 (1) b GDPR.

Borlabs Cookie

This website uses Borlabs Cookie, which sets a technically necessary cookie (borlabs-cookie) to store your cookie consents. Borlabs cookie does not process any personal data. The borlabs-cookie cookie stores your consents that you gave when you entered the website. If you wish to revoke these consents, simply delete the cookie in your browser. When you re-enter/reload the website, you will be asked again for your cookie consent.

b) Analytical Cookies
These cookies help us to improve our understanding of user behavior.
Analysis cookies allow for the compilation of usage and identification data by the original provider or third-party providers into pseudonymous usage profiles. We use analysis cookies e.g. to determine the number of individual visitors to a web page or a service, to collect statistical data on the performance of our products and to analyze the visitors’ usage patterns and visitor interactions on the basis of anonymous and pseudonymous information. This information cannot be traced back to a person. The legal basis for these cookies is Article 6 (1) a GDPR respectively for third Countries Art. 49 (1) a GDPR.

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c) Services by other companies (independent third-party providers)
Some of our web pages feature services of third-party providers, who bear the sole responsibility for their services. When you visit one of our web pages, cookies or similar technologies may collect data and send it to third parties. Some of the data may be transmitted for Deutsche Telekom’s own purposes. The legal basis for these cookies is Article 6 (1) a GDPR respectively for third Countries Art. 49 (1) a GDPR. The scope, purpose and legal basis on which further processing is carried out for the third party’s own purposes can be found in the third party’s data privacy information. Information about these independent third-party providers can be found in the following.

Google
We use the remarketing and Google AdWords function from Google Inc. (“Google”) on our websites. This function is implemented via a cookie and is used to present website users with web advertising tailored to their interests as part of the Google advertising network. Users can then be shown on these pages advertisements which relate to content users have accessed previously on websites that use the Google remarketing function. According to its own statements, Google does not collect any personal data with this process. If you, however, do not want to use Google’s remarketing function, you can disable this permanently by adjusting the relevant settings at http://www.google.com/settings/ads. Alternatively you can disable the use of cookies for targeted advertising via the advertising network initiative by following the instructions at http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp. Further information on Google remarketing and Google’s privacy policy is available at: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=de/.

If you access our websites via a Google ad, Google AdWords stores a cookie on your computer. This cookie becomes invalid after 30 days. No conclusions can be drawn about you as a person. We use the information collected with the aid of this conversion cookie to create statistics about our conversion rate. This means that we find out how many users came to our websites via a Google ad and acquire a product within 30 days. If you do not wish to participate in the tracking process, you can disable cookies for conversion tracking by specifying in your browser settings that cookies from the relevant domain are to be blocked: Google AdWords: googleadservices.com

Twitter for Internet Data
Twitter content is integrated on some Telekom websites. This can be the embedded timeline or Twitter buttons, for example. When you view such a website, Twitter may receive log data containing information about the website you visited. This information is used to improve the use of the services, to protect the security and integrity of the platform, and to display more relevant content, including ads. No connection is made between your web activity and your name, email address, phone number, or username, and deletion, concealment, or aggregation is done after a maximum of 30 days. There is no collection of this data from browsers which are located in the European Union.

Openstreetmap
Data that Openstreetmap receives automatically are:
The OpenStreetmap Foundation operates several services for the OpenStreetMap community. Examples include the openstreetmap.org website, the “standard” style online map, the OSM API, and the Nominatim search function.
When you visit a Telekom website that uses provided map features from OpenStreetmap, records are created about that usage. Information is collected about your browser or application and your interaction with the website, including (a) IP address, (b) browser and device type, (c) operating system, (d) referring website, (e) date and time of page visits, and (f) pages accessed on OpenStreetmap websites.
For more information on privacy notices, please visit: https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_Policy

VIMEO
Automatically Collected Information:
Automatically collected information is technical and activity information that is collected when you access Vimeo services. This includes the public IP address of the device you are using, geolocation derived from the IP address, information about your device and Internet service provider, information about your viewing activities, and information about the website you last visited or search query you entered.
For more information about the privacy notice, please visit: https://vimeo.com/privacy/california-privacy

YouTube
Youtube collects data to provide better services to users – from determining basic information, such as your language, to more complex issues, such as advertising. What data Youtube collects and how it is used depends on how you use the services and how you manage your privacy settings.
If you are not logged into a Google account, the data collected is stored with unique identifiers associated with the browser, app or device. This can be used, for example, to ensure that language settings are maintained across all browsing sessions.
If you are logged into a Google account, data is also collected that is stored in your Google account and is considered personal data.
For more information, about the privacy notice, please visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

4. Where can I find the information that is important to me?

This data privacy information provides an overview of the items which apply to Deutsche Telekom processing your data in this web portal.
Further information, including information on data protection in general and in specific products,
is available at https://www.telekom.com/en/corporate-responsibility/data-protection-data-security/data-protection and https://www.telekom.com/en/deutsche-telekom/privacy-policy-1744.

5. Who is responsible for data processing? Who should I contact if I have any queries regarding data privacy at Deutsche Telekom?

Deutsche Telekom AG acts as the data controller. If you have any queries, please contact our Customer Services department or the Global Data Privacy Officer, Dr. Claus D. Ulmer, Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 140, 53113 Bonn, Germany, datenschutz@telekom.de.

6. What rights do I have?

You have the right

1. To request information on the categories of personal data concerned, the purpose of the processing, any recipients of the data, the envisaged storage period (Art. 15 GDPR);
2. To request incorrect or incomplete data is rectified or supplemented (Art. 16 GDPR);
3. To withdraw consent at any time with effect for the future (Art. 7 (3) GDPR);
4. To object to the processing of data on the grounds of legitimate interests, for reasons relating to your particular situation (Art 21 (1) GDPR);
5. To request the erasure of data in certain cases under Art. 17 GDPR – especially if the data is no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which it was collected or is unlawfully processed, or you withdraw your consent according to (c) above or objected according to (d) above;
6. To demand under certain circumstances the restriction of data where erasure is not possible or the erasure obligation is disputed (Art. 18 GDPR);
7. To data portability, e. you can receive your data which you provided to us, in a commonly used and machine-readable format, such as CSV and can, where necessary, transmit the data to others (Art. 20 GDPR);
8. To file a complaint with the competent supervisory authority regarding data processing (for telecommunications contracts: the German Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (Bundesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit); for any other matters: State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information North Rhine-Westphalia (Landesbeauftragter für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit Nordrhein-Westfalen).

7. Who does Deutsche Telekom pass my data on to?

To processors, i.e. companies we engage to process data within the legally defined scope, Art. 28 GDPR (service providers, agents). In this case, Deutsche Telekom also remains responsible for protecting your data. We engage companies particularly in the following areas: IT, sales, marketing, finance, consulting, customer services, HR, logistics, printing.

To cooperation partners who, on their own responsibility, provide services for you or in conjunction with your Deutsche Telekom contract. This is the case if you contract with us services from these partners or if you consent to the incorporation of the partner or if we incorporate the partner on the basis of legal permission.

Owing to legal obligations: In certain cases, we are legally obliged to transfer certain data to the requesting state authority.

8. Where is my data processed?

Your data will be processed in Germany and other European countries. If, in exceptional cases, your data is processed in countries outside the European Union (in so-called third countries), this will take place

1. if you have expressly consented to this (Article 49 (1) a GDPR). (In most countries outside the EU, the level of data protection does not meet EU standards. This concerns in particular comprehensive monitoring and control rights of state authorities, e. g. in the USA, which disproportionately interfere with the data protection of European citizens,
2. or to the extent necessary for our service provision to you (Article 49 (1) b GDPR),
3. or to the extent required by law (Article 49 (1) c GDPR).

Furthermore, your data will only be processed in third countries if certain measures ensure a suitable level of data protection (e.g., EU Commission’s adequacy decision or suitable guarantees, Art. 44 et seq. GDPR).

© Deutsche Telekom AG – March 2021