Welcome to the official social media channels of the state capital Wiesbaden. We look forward to your comments, questions, suggestions and contributions. Respectful interaction with one another is particularly important to us. Only constructive dialog can help everyone.

• We expressly ask you to refrain from insults in any form, strong language, incitement to violence and threats, appeals for donations or advertising and the publication of personal data of third parties. Racist, xenophobic, inhumane, violence-glorifying or sexist comments have no place on our channels. This also applies to insults and slander. These rules also apply to usernames and profile pictures.
• Your comments should always relate to the content of our original post.
• Every user is responsible for their own contributions. We reserve the right to hide or delete posts or comments if they violate our netiquette. Criminally relevant statements will be reported to the police.
• Our social media channels are usually managed from Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm.

We thank you for your understanding and look forward to a constructive exchange.

Disclaimer: We have compiled and checked the content on our social media channels with great care. However, we assume no liability for the completeness or timeliness of the information. We are not responsible for external content to which we refer or link. The comments of Facebook users exclusively reflect their respective opinions, not those of the Press Office of the State Capital of Wiesbaden.

The organizer organizes competitions. For this purpose, it has provided one or more prizes and will award these to the winner in accordance with the following conditions. By participating in the competitions of the State Capital of Wiesbaden, the user accepts these conditions of participation.

I. Organizer

The organizer of the competitions is the City of Wiesbaden, represented by the City Council, P.O. Box 3920, 65029 Wiesbaden.

II Participation

• Eligibility: Persons resident in Germany who have reached the age of 18 are eligible to participate. Employees of the State Capital of Wiesbaden and their relatives are excluded from participating in competitions organized by the State Capital of Wiesbaden.
• Duration: The start of a competition is the respective time of publication on www.wiesbaden.de or in the profiles of the State Capital of Wiesbaden in the social networks (Facebook, Instagram, ...). Participation is only possible until the specified end time. The specific participation modalities can be found in the details of the individual competitions. Persons who meet all the requirements are eligible to win. The winner will be drawn at random from all participants and notified of their win by telephone, email or direct message (on Facebook, Instagram, ...).
• Prize: The prize is non-transferable, cannot be exchanged and cannot be paid out in cash in the case of trips in kind. Each winner must contact the State Capital of Wiesbaden within five working days of being notified of the prize. If a winner does not respond within this period, a new winner will be drawn at random.
• Further information: Participation in competitions via competition associations, automated services or other service providers is not permitted. Multiple participation, for example under a pseudonym or multiple accounts and/or e-mail addresses, is not permitted and will result in exclusion from the competition. The City of Wiesbaden reserves the right to exclude participants from the competition at any time without giving reasons if it suspects manipulation. If this involves a winner who has already been drawn, the prize may be subsequently withdrawn; a prize that has already been delivered may be reclaimed. The State Capital of Wiesbaden reserves the right to terminate competitions in whole or in part at any time, even without observing deadlines. This applies in particular if, for technical (e.g. manipulation) or legal reasons (e.g. prohibition by Meta or other providers of social networks), proper implementation cannot be guaranteed.

Contests of the State Capital of Wiesbaden are not affiliated with Meta (Facebook, Instagram, ...) or providers of other social networks and are in no way sponsored, supported or organized by Meta or providers of other social networks. When participating in competitions, all participants indemnify Meta or the providers of other social networks against any claims or liability in connection with the competitions. Meta or the providers of other social networks are not available as contacts for competitions.

III Miscellaneous

The data provided by the participant will be collected and/or processed for the purpose of carrying out and processing the competition. Further information on how we process your personal data can be found in the privacy policy for the competition.

Legal recourse is excluded. The user relationship between the participant and the City of Wiesbaden is governed by German law. Should individual clauses of these conditions of participation be or become invalid, this shall not affect the validity of the remaining clauses.

In the following, we would like to inform you about the processing of your personal data in competitions organized by the State Capital of Wiesbaden and the claims and rights to which you are entitled under data protection regulations. By participating in competitions, you consent to the collection, storage and processing of your personal data as described in this privacy policy.

I. Name and address of the controller

The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other national data protection laws of the member states as well as other data protection regulations is the Magistrat der Landeshauptstadt Wiesbaden, Schlossplatz 6, 65183 Wiesbaden. The departments, offices, in-house companies or other organizational units acting on behalf of the latter in individual cases are named in the announcement of the competition.

II. Name and address of the data protection officer

The data protection officer of the state capital Wiesbaden Address: Wilhelmstraße 32, 65183 Wiesbaden. Telephone: 0611/31-3091. e-mail: datenschutzwiesbadende

III General information on data processing

1 Purpose of the processing of personal data

The data for the implementation of competitions is collected by the responsible body and processed within the office/own company. We collect and process personal data (name, date of birth, address, telephone number, e-mail) only insofar as this is necessary for the provision, implementation and processing of the competitions. We use this data in particular to verify your eligibility to participate (see conditions of participation), to notify you of a prize and to distribute this prize to you. It may happen that the Press Office of the State Capital of Wiesbaden supports the departments, offices, in-house operations or other organizational units in the provision, implementation and processing of competitions.

Participation takes place via www.wiesbaden.de, within online platforms or via social networks (Facebook, Instagram, ...). When visiting these platforms, further personal data is processed. The terms of use and data protection provisions of the respective platforms also apply. You can find the relevant data protection information here:

• When visiting www.wiesbaden.de: www.wiesbaden.de/datenschutz (opens in a new tab)
• When visiting a Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/ (opens in a new tab)
• When visiting an Instagram channel: https://privacycenter.instagram.com//policy/ (opens in a new tab)
• When visiting an X-channel (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/de/privacy (opens in a new tab)
• When visiting a thread channel: https://help.instagram.com/515230437301944 (opens in a new tab) and https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/ (opens in a new tab)
• When visiting a YouTube channel: https://policies.google.com/u/1/privacy?hl=de (opens in a new tab)
• When visiting a LinkedIn page: https://de.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy? (opens in a new tab)
• When visiting a Xing profile: https://privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung (opens in a new tab)
• When visiting a Pinterest pinboard: https://policy.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy (opens in a new tab)

2. legal basis for the processing of personal data

The processing of your personal data is based on your voluntary consent, so that Article 6 paragraph 1 lit. a GDPR forms the legal basis for the processing.

3 Data erasure and storage duration

Unless an explicit storage period is specified below, your personal data will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage no longer applies. However, data may be stored beyond this in the event of an (impending) legal dispute with you or other legal proceedings or if storage is provided for by statutory provisions to which we as the controller are subject. The data will also be blocked or deleted if a storage period prescribed by the aforementioned standards expires, unless further storage by us is necessary and there is a legal basis for this.

4. transfer of data to third parties

If competitions take place within an online platform or a social network (Facebook, Instagram, ...), the terms of use and data protection provisions of the respective platforms also apply. The data stored by the controller will not be passed on to third parties.

5 Rights of the data subject

If your personal data is processed, you are a data subject within the meaning of the GDPR and you have the following rights vis-à-vis the controller:

• Every data subject has the right of access under Article 15 GDPR, the right to rectification under Article 16 GDPR, the right to erasure under Article 17 GDPR, the right to restriction of processing under Article 18 GDPR, the right to data portability under Article 20 GDPR and the right to object under Article 21 GDPR.
• In addition, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time with future effect.
• Finally, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the data protection supervisory authority in accordance with Article 77 GDPR. The data protection supervisory authority responsible for us is: The Hessian Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information Gustav-Stresemann-Ring 1, 65189 Wiesbaden