The protection of your personal data and compliance with applicable national and European data protection regulations, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Rhineland-Palatinate State Data Protection Act (LDSG), is an important concern for the state capital of Mainz. The following information discloses how the state capital of Mainz handles personal data on the Threads platform (Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd.), what anonymous user data the state capital of Mainz collects and evaluates, and how this information is used.

Normally, you can visit the Threads page without providing any personal information. In individual cases, however, we may need personal data from you, for example, if you communicate with us via the Threads page. If you provide us with information about third parties, such as spouses or relatives, we assume that you have obtained their prior consent.

You can access the comprehensive privacy policy of the state capital of Mainz at the following link:

The responsible authority is:

State Capital Mainz
City Hall Große Bleiche, Große Bleiche 46/Löwenhofstraße 1, 55116 Mainz
Phone: 06131 115
Email: oberbuergermeisterstadt.mainzde

You can contact the data protection officers of the State Capital Mainz here:

The state capital of Mainz uses the technical platform and services of Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5 Ireland ("Threads" or "Meta") for the short message service offered on its Threads page.

Please note that you use this Threads page and its functions at your own risk. This applies in particular to the use of interactive functions (e.g., commenting, sharing, rating). Alternatively, you can also access all the information offered on this page on our website at www.mainz.de.

When you visit our Threads page, Threads collects, among other things, the information you provide in your Threads profile or Instagram profile, your activities on Threads (including content you create, content you view, who you interact with, and information about your followers) and on Instagram, as well as information about other users with whom you interact. Threads is closely linked to Instagram and shares the same cookie policy and general privacy policy with this service.

The data collected about you in this context is processed by Threads under its sole responsibility. Meta describes what information it receives and how it is processed in its privacy policy, which is available at the following link:

Additional information on data processing by Threads specifically can be found here:

You can contact Meta's data protection officer via the following page:

The data collected about you by Threads is processed by Meta and may be transferred to countries outside the European Union. For data transfers to the US, Meta is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework:

To ensure a user-friendly and needs-based design, Threads provides us with anonymized statistics and insights into page usage.

The state capital of Mainz operates the Threads page to provide its citizens and other interested parties with additional information about its work and the state capital of Mainz as such. The presence thus serves to fulfill a public function of the state capital of Mainz, namely the fulfillment of its information obligations.

If the state capital of Mainz receives technical data from your browser in the course of its use of the Threads page, it processes this data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. e) GDPR in conjunction with § 3 LDSG. Other data that you voluntarily send to the state capital of Mainz via the Threads page is collected and processed by the state capital of Mainz on the basis of your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR or to safeguard the legitimate interests of the state capital of Mainz in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR may be revoked at any time with effect for the future. Our legitimate interests in processing lie in communicating with our citizens as easily and securely as possible and in moderating the comments section on our Threads page.

The processing of anonymous statistical information on page usage provided by Threads is carried out to safeguard the legitimate interests of the state capital of Mainz in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. The legitimate interests lie in being able to provide citizens with information on the Threads page that is even more tailored to their needs by providing an overview of the specific use of the page.

The state capital of Mainz processes and uses personal data in its services in accordance with the provisions of data protection regulations.

Insofar as personal data is collected, processed, and used within the scope of specialist applications of municipal offices and companies, the respective special legal regulations (e.g., Rhineland-Palatinate Registration Act, Social Security Code, Aliens Act) and/or the LDSG apply.

The state capital of Mainz processes and uses your personal data outside of its services only to the extent that this is necessary or legally required for the fulfillment of tasks falling within the responsibility of the state capital of Mainz, or if you have given your consent. The relevant legal bases are Art. 6 (1) c), e) GDPR, § 3 LDSG and Art. 6 (1) a) GDPR. The state capital of Mainz does not pass on the data to non-public bodies.

Within the state capital of Mainz, your data will be shared with those entities that require it to fulfill our contractual and legal obligations. As a matter of principle, we do not pass on data to non-public entities. However, some data is passed on under strict contractual and legal conditions:

External service providers:

If service providers come into contact with your data, this is usually done within the framework of what is known as commissioned processing of personal data. This is expressly provided for by law. In this case, the state capital of Mainz remains responsible for the protection of your data, alongside the processor where applicable. The service provider works exclusively in accordance with our instructions, which we ensure through strict contractual regulations, technical and organizational measures, and supplementary controls.

The state capital of Mainz uses service providers as processors. These are service providers in the categories of IT services (e.g., for technical and administrative tasks and for usage analysis), telecommunications, consulting, and sales and marketing.

The data protection requirements for the processing of personal data in accordance with instructions are complied with.

Insofar as the state capital of Mainz processes your personal data, you are entitled to a number of data protection rights, in particular a

right to information (Art. 15 GDPR),

right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR),

right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR),

right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR),

right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR),

Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR).

The data protection officers of the state capital of Mainz and the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information of Rhineland-Palatinate are available to you as contact persons.

Further information on your data protection rights and how you can assert them can be found in our detailed information notice pursuant to Art. 13, 14, and 21 GDPR, which you can find at the following link:

The current version of this privacy policy can be found at the following link:

If you have any questions about the information we provide, please contact us at

Social Media Editorial Team

State Capital Building Große Bleiche

Große Bleiche 46/Löwenhofstraße 1

55116 Mainz

Email: socialmediastadt.mainzde

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Further information on Threads and other social networks and how you can protect your data can also be found at youngdata.de.