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 explains how the state capital of Mainz handles personal data on the TikTok platform (TikTok Technology Limited) and how this information is used.

Normally, you can access the TikTok channel of the state capital of Mainz without providing any personal information. In individual cases, however, we may need personal data from you, for example, if you communicate with us via TikTok. If you provide us with information about third parties, such as spouses or relatives, we assume that you have obtained the appropriate consent beforehand.

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 TikTok Technology Limited, 10 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin, D02 T380, Ireland ("TikTok") for the information service offered on its TikTok channel.

Please note that you use this TikTok channel 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 TikTok channel, TikTok collects, among other things, your IP address and other information about your behavior on TikTok, which is obtained via cookies stored in your browser.

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

In addition, TikTok explains how it uses and applies cookies in its cookie policy. TikTok sets cookies for both registered and unregistered users. TikTok's cookie policy can be found here:

You can also set your cookie and privacy settings on TikTok via your account. You can find information about this here:

You can contact TikTok's data protection officer at the following link:

The state capital of Mainz has deactivated the TikTok analytics function for its TikTok channel. This means that TikTok does not provide the state capital of Mainz with page insights containing anonymized information about users and their interaction with the TikTok channel. The TikTok Analytics Joint Controller Addendum therefore does not apply. 

The state capital of Mainz operates the TikTok channel to provide its citizens and other interested parties with additional information about its work and the state capital of Mainz as such. The channel 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 TikTok channel, 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 TikTok channel 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 of our TikTok channel. 

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, Foreigners 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 (for example, 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

State Capital Building Große Bleiche
Social Media Editorial Office
Große Bleiche 46/Löwenhofstraße 1
55116 Mainz
Email: socialmediastadt.mainzde

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