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Privacy Information Processing of Data from IG Metall Online Surveys

Did you participate in one of our online surveys? On this page, we explain how we process your data.

The data controller as defined by the GDPR is
First Chairperson, Christiane Benner,
IG Metall Executive Board,
Wilhelm-Leuschner-Straße 79,
60329 Frankfurt am Main
dsgvo.verantwortlicher@igmetall.de

Questions regarding data protection at IG Metall should be directed to the Data Protection Officer
IG Metall Executive Board,
Legal Affairs/Data Protection Department,
Wilhelm-Leuschner-Str. 79,
60329 Frankfurt am Main
datenschutz@igmetall.de


This central privacy policy on igmetall.de applies to all associated subpages and subdomains ([name].igmetall.de). 

It explains what personal data is collected and processed and what rights users have. We provide a clear, consolidated summary of all data protection information. 

Protecting your privacy and your personal data is very important to us.

Information on the Processing of Personal Data in Surveys Conducted via the Netigate Platform (Art. 13 GDPR)

With this privacy notice, we, IG Metall, inform you about the processing of your personal data. Personal data refers to all information relating to you, in particular information about your identity (such as your name and contact information).

You have received a link that directs you to an IG Metall website to participate in a survey. To ensure that the questions, the survey itself, and the response options are displayed and function as intended, it is necessary to collect and store technical data (e.g., device type, browser).

The survey website is hosted on a server operated by Netigate Deutschland GmbH. Once the survey is completed, the data will be transmitted to IG Metall in anonymized form.


1. Categories of data, purposes for which the personal data is to be processed, and the legal basis for the processing:

As described, technical data is collected. This data is used exclusively for the purposes described above.
The legal basis for the processing of your personal data, which may relate to you as an individual, is Article 6(1)(a) of the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) (“GDPR”), which permits processing with your consent.

2. Disclosure of personal data to recipients or categories of recipients:

The contractor who collects the data on our behalf does so within the framework of a data processing agreement concluded with us, which ensures that your data is handled in compliance with the GDPR.

3. Duration of storage/criteria for determining the duration:

Once the purpose described above has been fulfilled, the data will be deleted by the contractor.

4. Rights of the data subject:

If you have any questions regarding your rights, please feel free to contact us. Contact information can be found above in Section 2.
Provided the legal requirements are met, you have the following rights under Articles 15 through 22 of the GDPR:

  • Right of access, i.e., the right to receive confirmation from us as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed and, if so, to receive information about such data and further details;
  • The right to have inaccurate personal data concerning you corrected;
  • The right to erasure, for example, if the personal data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was processed;
  • Right to restriction of processing,
  • The right to data portability, i.e., the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to us in a specific format;
  • The right to object to data processing in certain cases for reasons arising from your particular situation, or at any time in the case of direct marketing.

5. Right to withdraw your consent:

You may freely revoke any consent you have given for data processing at any time. However, this does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent prior to revocation. If you revoke your consent or effectively object to further processing based on your consent, we will no longer process the data for these purposes. The exercise of your rights may be limited in individual cases due to legal restrictions, particularly where processing is necessary (see Article 17(3) of the GDPR), where retention obligations exist, or where the effort involved would be disproportionately high (see Section 34(1) and (4), Section 35 of the BDSG) or in the event of an overriding public interest (see Section 36 of the BDSG). If you have any questions regarding your rights or any restrictions on them, please contact our Data Protection Officer using the contact information provided in Section 2.

6. Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

If you believe that the processing of your personal data is not lawful, you have the right under Article 77 of the GDPR to lodge a complaint with a competent supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, your place of work, or the place where the alleged infringement occurred. The address of the supervisory authority responsible for IG Metall is:
The Hessian Data Protection Commissioner
Gustav-Stresemann-Ring 1, 65189 Wiesbaden
Phone 0611 14 08-0

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