About us Data protection notice and declaration of consent for *attendees*

at the conference "Data collection, data quality and data ethics in the age of artificial intelligence"

Date: 14.02.2024

Mandatory: Please check the box on the online registration form to agree to this data protection notice and declaration of consent for *attendees*.

I have read the data protection notices and information in accordance with Art. 13 GDPR for registration and for participation in the event as an attendee. I agree that my data will be processed for the purposes stated in the information.

I hereby give my consent for photographs to be taken for the media coverage and online conference documentation.

Photographs will be taken at the event and published in various media. These photographs are associated with the visual representation of persons present who can be seen as participants in a group or as an audience, without being singled out individually. The selection of people is random. Images will be displayed on our internet, intranet, print media and social media channels (e.g. LinkedIn, X (formerly Twitter) and Mastodon). No video recordings will be made.

I am also informed that this declaration of consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future. In the event of effective revocation with regard to the recordings made (here: only photographs), they will be removed from the Destatis website. The legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation remains unaffected.

With this notice, we are fulfilling our obligation to inform you in accordance with Art. 13 of the General Data Protection Regulation (DS-GVO) about the personal data you have provided and that we have collected.

Personal data consists of all information related to an identified or identifiable natural person.

1. Legal basis of the data processing

The basis for the processing of your data is the consent to be given by you pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. We need this information for the planning and organization of the conference "Data collection, data quality and data ethics in the age of artificial intelligence".

2. Types of data and purposes of processing

Data and purposes
Nr.Type of data
Purpose of processing
1Full name*, academic title*, address*, e-mail address*, phone, affiliation*, country*, phone-number

Participation/type of attendance*: Attendee (without presentation)

Assignment* "I come from the area of …": Social research, Market research, Official statistics or other

Conference Participation*:
On both days or only on day 1/day 2

Participation in our Get together on 20 June? * yes / no

Remarks (free text)

with * = mandatory information
without * = optional information
Management of participants: Invitation, registration via online form, registration on site, name badge creation, admission control, planning of Get together
2Photographs for media coverageMedia coverage

With regard to publications (conference documentation and media coverage), the following is planned:

Reporting on the conference includes:

  • Social media: X (formerly Twitter), LinkedIn and Mastodon
  • the Federal Statistical Office's internet (www.destatis.de) and intranet

Publication reach:

  1. Conference documentation online via www.destatis.de (images: self-delivered and photographs taken during the event, vita: self-delivered, names of speaker(s) and co-author(s), affiliations, slides of the presentation): available worldwide at any time by anyone (Internet).
  2. Reporting on the Federal Statistical Office's Intranet: Employees of the Federal Statistical Office can view and retrieve the data.
  3. Social media: The Federal Statistical Office's press office will publicise the event via X (formerly Twitter), LinkedIn and Mastodon. Accessible worldwide at any time by anyone (Internet).

3. Duration of data storage

The above-mentioned data will be kept for the period of time necessary for the achievement of the above-mentioned purposes.

Regarding the storage period of your data collected for management of participants, with the exception of contact data given below: This data will be deleted at the latest by 31.12.2024.

Regarding the storage period of the photos made and other data gathered for conference documentation and media coverage: The above-mentioned photos will be used by us exclusively for the above-mentioned purpose and published as listed above. The raw material of the recordings (here: only photographs) will be stored electronically at a central location and deleted after 2 years at the latest. The finished product will be deleted after 6 years at the latest. If the recordings were available on the Internet, they will be deleted to the extent that this is possible for the organizer.

The Federal Statistical Office retains your contact data for the purpose of maintaining contact with you regarding future scientific colloquia, conferences and publications. This use is based on Art. 6 (1) a DS-GVO in order to be able to draw your attention to our events. Of course, you have the option to object to this use. If you wish to be removed from our mailing list, please send an informal reply e-mail to institut@destatis.de.

4. Data recipient/processor/data security

Personal data will not be passed on to third parties.

We have taken technical and organizational measures to ensure that the data protection regulations are observed both by us and by our external service providers. For us, this is the Federal Information Technology Center as the central IT service provider for the federal administration, Bernkasteler Straße 8, 53175 Bonn, Germany.

5. Data subject rights

You are entitled to the following rights vis-à-vis us in accordance with Articles 15 et seq. Data Protection Regulation with regard to the data concerning you and if the conditions specified therein are met: Information, correction, deletion, restriction of processing, objection and data portability. In addition, you may revoke your consent at any time in accordance with Article 7 (3) DS-GVO. The lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation remains unaffected.

If, in your view, there has been a breach of the provisions of data protection law, you also have the right to complain to the data protection supervisory authority - The Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information - Graurheindorfer Straße 153 - 53117 Bonn, Germany - about the processing of your personal data by us (Article 77 DS-GVO).

6. Person responsible and data protection officer

The Federal Statistical Office, Gustav-Stresemann-Ring 11, 65189 Wiesbaden, Germany, represented by the President, is responsible for processing the data provided.

You can reach our data protection officer at datenschutz@destatis.de.