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Privacy policy

The below provides you with an overview concerning our collection and processing of your personal data as well as your rights under the privacy law.Name and contact information for responsible person

the responsible party is
Mesago Messe Frankfurt GmbH
represented by Presidents Petra Haarburger and Martin Roschkowski
Rotebuehlstr. 83-85
70178 Stuttgart, Germany
Phone: +49 711 61946-0
Email address: info@mesago.com

you can reach our data protection officer at
Mesago Messe Frankfurt GmbH
Jens Preussner
Rotebühlstr. 83-85
70178 Stuttgart, Germany
Phone: +49 69 7575-5335
Email address: privacy@mesago.com

Purposes of processing the data and its legal basis:

to satisfy contractual requirements in accordance with Article 6 para. 1b GDPR.

Data is collected in order to carry out pre-contractual measures and contracts. Please refer to the respective contract documents for the subject matter to be processed and the data required therefore.

with your consent Article 6 para. 1a GDPR

If you give us your consent, we will use your data to inform you about our events and services. For this purpose, we will also relay your data within the Messe Frankfurt group of companies and the respective sales partners in your home country. You have the right to revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.

to satisfy legal requirements in accordance with Article 6 para. 1c GDPR

Mesago Messe Frankfurt GmbH must observe various legal requirements, particularly commercial and tax law. Obligations to archive data arise under this.

based on legitimate interests according to Article 6 para. 1f GDPR

Beyond the satisfaction of contractual or legal obligations, we process your data to protect the legitimate interests of Mesago Messe Frankfurt GmbH or third parties in the following cases.

Cookies

With each request for content from our online offerings, cookies are used to optimise communication times and for the anonymised statistical analysis of the use of our online presence. We do not intend to create personal usage profiles.

If you do not wish us to use cookies, simply set your Internet browser to delete cookies from your hard drive, block all cookies, or warn you before a cookie is stored, so you can decide on a case-by-case basis whether you want the cookie. For more information, see the help function of your Internet browser, e.g. under

Internet Explorer
(https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies)

Firefox
(https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored)

Important: Certain functions, such as the recovery of the shopping basket contents, are only available using cookies. We therefore recommend that you do not completely disable cookies.

Navigator Apps

When you use our Navigator Apps your data are collected, saved and evaluated anonymously only via Webtrekk. It is not possible to identify you as user of the app.
If the anonymous tracking is not desired, it is possible to block it through the app menu (sections setting, data protection).

Webtrekk

Mesago Messe Frankfurt GmbH uses the services of Webtrekk GmbH. Webtrekk GmbH is a company domiciled in Germany, Robert-Koch-Platz 4, 10115 Berlin, which collects, stores, and analyses usage data. It has been certified in Germany for data protection in the area of web controlling, according to which its processing of data was inspected for data protection compliance and data security.

Webtrekk GmbH uses a cookie if you use Mesago Messe Frankfurt GmbH services. It enables the collection, storage and evaluation of the usage data by Webtrekk GmbH. The usage data that is collected is anonymised by shortening the IP address. Thus, it is no longer possible for Webtrekk to identify you as a visitor to Messe Frankfurt services, either. The shortened IP address is needed only for the purposes of session identification and geolocalisation (down to the city level). You can find additional information about data protection at Webtrekk at https://www.webtrekk.com/en/legal/opt-out-webtrekk/ . A cookie must be used to deactivate Webtrekk and to exclude the collection of usage data (referred to as "webTrekkOptOut"). The cookie is available here (https://www.webtrekk.com/en/index/opt-out-webtrekk/ ). If the cookie is used, the usage data is not collected.

Feathr

In the course of remarketing campaigns, we use "Feathr" retargeting technology to contact visitors in the Feathr partner network again at a later point in time based on the user's previous behaviour on this website using stored cookies. If you do not wish to receive any targeted advertising through Feathr, you can prevent this by using the following link: feathr.co/opt-out/. Your browser must accept cookies for this objection to be permanent.

ADITION

Our website uses the adserving technology solution of ADITION technologies.
ADITION uses cookies to control and optimise the display of advertising material provided by ADITION's customers for the user. By setting cookies, ADITION does not store personal data such as names, e-mail addresses or other personal details. All information is purely anonymised and contains technical information such as the ad frequency and the display date, the browser used or the operating system installed.

All of ADITION's data collection processes comply strictly with German data protection law. All stored data is stored on servers in the Federal Republic of Germany.

Clicking on the following link stops the collection of anonymised data. In this case, ADITION will replace the current cookie with a new opt-out cookie. This opt-out cookie deletes the previously stored information, including the IP address, and prevents the further collection of anonymised information. You can prevent the system from recording usage data at any time using the cookie opt-out option.

• Retrieving the opt-out status.
• Setting the opt-out cookie.
• Cancelling the opt-out.

IMPORTANT: if this opt-out cookie is deleted, ADITION can no longer determine that an opt-out has taken place. In this case the opt-out process will have to be repeated.

Target group-oriented advertising

We also use cookies for target group-oriented advertising: We also allow data providers or other automated data collection tools to use our cookies so that they can support us in providing our own content and ads as well as in measuring the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns. These cookies can provide de-identified demographic or other data combined with data that you have transmitted to us (e.g. your email address) and which we relay to data providers exclusively in encrypted form, thus in a form that cannot be read by humans. The data gathered on our websites from registered users is not anonymous. We use this information together with other information that we know about or derive from you, e.g. your preferences in order to provide you with content, services and advertisements that are tailored to you. You can prevent interest-based advertising on our website by respectively blocking these cookies.

Facebook plug-ins

Our website contains plug-ins from Facebook, Palo Alto, USA. Facebook is a social network. The relevant plug-in is recognisable by the Facebook logo or the "like" button. A general overview of all plug-ins from Facebook is available under the following link:
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins?locale=en_US

As soon as you visit our website, the Facebook plug-in establishes a direct connection between your Internet browser and the Facebook servers. This way, Facebook is informed that our website has been visited with your IP address. If you happen to be logged in to Facebook, you can link the relevant content on our website to your Facebook profile, for example, by clicking the "Like" button. It is then possible for Facebook to associate your visit to our website with your Facebook account. As the provider of our website, we are not informed by Facebook about the content of the transmitted data or the data usage. You can find more information under the following link: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php

If you are a member of Facebook, but do not want Facebook to receive data about you via our website and connect it to your membership data, you must log out of Facebook before you visit our website.

Facebook Custom Audience

The Custom Audience Pixel (a small Java script code) of the social network Facebook, Palo Alto, USA is integrated on our pages. When you visit our pages, this pixel creates a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server. This informs Facebook that you visited our website using your IP address. This allows Facebook to allocate your visit to our webpages to your user account. We can use this information to display Facebook ads.

Please note that, as the website provider, we are not given any information on the contents of the transmitted data nor their use by Facebook. Further information about this is available in the Facebook privacy policy at (https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/). If you do not wish data to be collected via Custom Audience, you can disable Custom Audiences here (https://www.facebook.com/ads/website_custom_audiences/).

Twitter plug-ins

Our website contains plug-ins from Twitter Inc., San Francisco, USA. If you use Twitter and in particular the like and retweet function, Twitter will link your Twitter account to the websites you visit. This will be disclosed to other users on Twitter, especially your followers. This way, data is also transferred to Twitter.

As the provider of our website, we are not informed by Twitter about the content of the transmitted data or the data usage. You can find more information under the following link: https://twitter.com/en/privacy

However, please note that you have the option to change your Twitter privacy settings in the account settings at http://twitter.com/account/settings.

Twitter Remarketing

With the Twitter Remarketing feature, we can target visitors to our website with advertising on the Twitter platform based on their interests. For this purpose, Twitter uses so-called "tags". Using this tag, website visits and data on use of the website are recorded in a pseudonymous, non-personal form. If you subsequently visit Twitter, you will see ads based on your interests. If you do not want Twitter to contact you with targeted advertising, you can disable this feature on Twitter at https://support.twitter.com/articles/20171528 . For more information about data privacy at Twitter and on Twitter ads, visit: https://help.twitter.com/en/safety-and-security/privacy-controls-for-tailored-ads

The Twitter timeline shows all tweets in real-time with the event hashtag. Mesago Messe Frankfurt GmbH has no influence on the content presented here and expressly distances itself from racist, sexist and other prohibited content.

Linkedin Conversion Tracking

Linkedin Conversion Tracking: We use the analysis and conversion tracking technology of the LinkedIn platform on our website. Using the above-mentioned LinkedIn technology, it is possible to display advertising that is more relevant and based on your interests. We also receive aggregated and anonymous reports from LinkedIn on ad activities and information about how you interact with our website.

For more information on data privacy at LinkedIn, visit:
https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?_l=en_EN" . You may object to the analysis of your usage behaviour by LinkedIn and the display of interest-based recommendations ("opt-out"). To do so, click on "Decline on LinkedIn" (for LinkedIn members) or "Decline" (for other users) at the following link: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out.

YouTube plug-ins

This website contains at least one plug-in from YouTube, which belongs to Google Inc., San Bruno, USA. As soon as you visit pages on our website featuring a YouTube plug-in, you will be connected to the servers of YouTube, which will be informed which particular page of our website you visited. If you are also logged in to your YouTube account, you would enable YouTube to link your browsing behaviour directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your account first. For more information about YouTube's collection and use of your data, please read the privacy policy https://www.youtube.com/.

Google Tag Manager

This website uses Google Tag Manager. Google Tag Manager is a solution that is used to manage site tags via an interface. The Tag Manager tool itself (which implements the tags) is a cookie-less domain and does not collect any personal data. The tool triggers other tags, which may collect data. Google Tag Manager does not access this data. If disabled at the domain or cookie level, this will remain in effect for all tracking tags implemented with Google Tag Manager.

WhatsApp service

Using our WhatsApp service is not related to our website.
If you contact us using the WhatsApp instant messenger service, you will also automatically transfer your telephone number to us. It will only be used for the WhatsApp service and will not be shared with third parties.

By installing and using WhatsApp on your mobile device, you agree to WhatsApp's terms and conditions, over which we have no influence. These include, but are not limited to, granting WhatsApp Inc. access to your phone number and the contacts stored in your mobile device. Especially the provision of contact details is partly regarded as unlawful and admonishable by case law. Similarly, data is stored on WhatsApp Inc. servers that are not subject to European data privacy legislation.

We cannot accept any responsibility for any damage caused by your use of the respective platforms. You can unsubscribe from our WhatsApp channel at any time. Simply send us a WhatsApp message with the text "Stop".The technical processing is carried out by our service provider telegra.

Userlike

This website uses Userlike, a live chat software provided by Userlike UG. Userlike uses "Cookies", text files placed on your computer, enabling you to have personal real-time chats on this website. The data collected won't be used to identify a visitor personally and neither will it be aggregated with any personal data of this user. You can configure your browser to inform you about the use of cookies so that you can decide on a case-by-case basis whether to accept or reject a cookie. Alternatively, your browser can be configured to automatically accept cookies under certain conditions or to always reject them, or to automatically delete cookies when closing your browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

Video monitoring

The exhibition centre may be monitored by video to control the flow of traffic and visitors and for security purposes, which is indicated accordingly at the entrances. No analysis will be made for other purposes.

IVW Counting

We have statistical values on the usage of our services calculated. For this, we deploy the "scalable central measurement procedure (SZM)" from INFOline (www.infonline.de), that collates anonymous readings. For recognising computer systems again, the SZM range measurement uses alternatively a cookie with ID "ivwbox.de" or a signature created from different information from your computer that is sent automatically. IP addresses are not saved in the procedure and are only processed in anonymised form.

The range measurement was developed in due consideration of data privacy. The goal of the range measurement is to determine statistically the usage intensity and the number of website users. Individual users are not identified at any time. Their identities remain protected at all times. You receive no advertising from the system.

For web offers from members of the Informationsgemeinschaft zur Feststellung der Verbreitung von Werbeträgern e.V. (IVW - www.ivw.eu ), or those participating in the "internet facts" study by the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Online-Forschung e.V (AGOF - www.agof.de), usage statistics are published on a monthly basis by the AGOF and the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Media-Analyse e.V. (ag.ma - www.agma-mmc.de), and the IVW, and can be viewed on www.agof.de , www.agma-mmc.de and www.ivw.eu

In addition to the publication of measurement data, the IVW verifies the SZM procedure on a regular basis as regards usage compliant with regulations and data protection. More information on the SZM procedure can be found on the website of INFOline GmbH ( www.infonline.de), who run the SZM procedure, the data protection website of AGOF ( www.agof.de/Datenschutz) and the data protection website of the IVW (www.ivw.eu). Follow this link to block data processing by the SZM: http://optout.ivwbox.de

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service from Google Inc. (“Google”).

Google Analytics uses cookies - text files that are stored on your computer and enable you to analyse usage of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your usage of this website is generally sent to a Google server in the USA, where it is saved.

If IP anonymisation is enabled on this website, your IP address is truncated beforehand by Google within Member States of the European Union or in other signatory states to the convention on the European Economic Area.

The full IP address is only sent to a Google server in the US, and truncated there, in exceptional cases. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports about website activities, and to render other services associated with website and Internet usage vis-a-vis the website operator.

The IP address sent from your browser as part of Google Analytics is not merged with other data from Google. You can disable the installation of cookies from a corresponding setting in your browser software; note however that if you do, you might not be able to use all of the functions of this website.

Furthermore, you can prevent the reading by Google of the data pertaining to your usage of the website, generated by the cookie (including your IP address), and processing of this data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available from the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

More information on data privacy and the terms of use is available from http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html and https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/ . Reference is made to the fact that on this website, code "gat._anonymizeIp();" has been added to Google Analytics to guarantee anonymised reading of IP addresses (IP masking). (source: www.datenschutzbeauftragter-info.de )

Google Analytics Remarketing

We use the Remarketing technology from Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, US; “Google”). This technology means that users who have already visited our websites and online services, and have expressed interest in the product range, are addressed again by targeted advertising on the pages of the Google partner network. The advertisement is displayed through the use of cookies, which are small text files stored on the user's computer. With the help of text files, the surfing habits of the user when visiting the website can be analysed and then used for specific product recommendations and interest-based advertising.

If you do not want to receive interest-based advertising, disable the use of cookies by Google for these purposes by accessing page https://www.google.de/settings/ads/onweb. Alternatively, users can disable the use of cookies from third party providers by accessing the Disable page of the Network Advertising Initiative.

By using our product offerings, you consent to the processing of data acquired about you by Google in the manner described above and for the purposes set out above. We make reference to that fact that Google has its own data privacy policies that are independent of ours. We assume no responsibility or liability for these policies and procedures. Please look into the Google data privacy regulations before using our website.

Facebook Custom Audiences

Furthermore, the website uses the remarketing function "Custom Audiences" of Facebook Inc. "("Facebook"). This allows users of the Site to view interest-based advertisements ("Facebook Ads") when visiting the Facebook social network or other sites that also use the process. We pursue with it the interest to show you advertisement which is of interest for you in order to make our website more interesting for you.

Due to the marketing tools used, your browser automatically establishes a direct connection with the Facebook server. We have no influence on the extent and further use of the data collected by Facebook through the use of this tool and therefore inform you according to our state of knowledge: Through the integration of Facebook Custom Audiences, Facebook receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding website of our Internet presence or have clicked on an advertisement from us. If you are registered with a Facebook service, Facebook can assign the visit to your account. Even if you are not registered on Facebook or have not logged in, the provider may collect and store your IP address and other identifiers.

The deactivation of the "Facebook Custom Audiences" function is possible for logged in users at https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads#_ .

For more information about Facebook data processing, please visit https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy .

Hotjar

We use Hotjar in order to better understand our users’ needs and to optimize this service and experience. Hotjar is a technology service that helps us better understand our users experience (e.g. how much time they spend on which pages, which links they choose to click, what users do and don’t like, etc.) and this enables us to build and maintain our service with user feedback. Hotjar uses cookies and other technologies to collect data on our users’ behavior and their devices (in particular device's IP address (captured and stored only in anonymized form), device screen size, device type (unique device identifiers), browser information, geographic location (country only), preferred language used to display our website). Hotjar stores this information in a pseudonymized user profile. Neither Hotjar nor we will ever use this information to identify individual users or to match it with further data on an individual user. For further details, please see Hotjar’s privacy policy by clicking on this link.

You can opt-out to the creation of a user profile, Hotjar’s storing of data about your usage of our site and Hotjar’s use of tracking cookies on other websites by following this opt-out link: https://www.hotjar.com/legal/policies/privacy

Jobware

Jobware stores a cookie on your computer to record your usage behaviour, but no personal identification of your person is possible. Further information on Jobware's privacy policy can be found at www.jobware.de/Datenschutz.

LinkedIn Insight-Tag

On our websites we use the retargeting function of the LinkedIn Corporation (2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). This tracking technology enables us to contact users who have visited our websites and online services by means of interest-based advertising during their visit to the LinkedIn social network. The insertion of the advertisement is done through the use of browser cookies, which allow the collection of the following data: Metadata such as IP address, timestamp, and page events (e.g., page views).

You can opt out of cookies from LinkedIn on your LinkedIn settings page: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/advertising/actions-that-showed-interest.

By using our services, you consent to the processing of data about you by LinkedIn in the manner and for the purposes stated above. We would like to point out that LinkedIn has its own data protection guidelines, which are independent of ours. We assume no responsibility or liability for these policies and procedures. Please review LinkedIn's privacy policy before using our website.

For more information on data processing by LinkedIn, please visit https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/87150/linkedin-marketing-solutions-und-die-datenschutz-grundverordnung-dsgvo-?lang=com

Google Maps

To make it easier for you to find us, we have integrated maps of the Google Maps service from Google LLC into our website via an API. In order to display the content in your browser, Google must receive your IP address, otherwise Google could not provide you with this embedded content.

The legal basis for this data processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 b) DSGVO, since the IP address is required in order to be able to provide you with the content. For this processing, our cooperation with Google is based on an agreement on joint responsibility pursuant to Art. 26 DSGVO, which can be accessed here.

For more information about data processing by Google, please see Google's privacy policy at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ .

Recipients of the data

Only those who absolutely need your data to satisfy our pre-contractual, contractual and legal obligations or to communicate with you will receive access to said data. These can include:

• Affiliates of the Messe Frankfurt Group
• sales partners for your home country
• service providers supporting us as processors according to Article 28 GDPR.

Additional data recipients can be those to whom you have given your consent for data transmission on a case-by-case basis.

Transmission to a third country

With your consent or to satisfy contractual or legal obligations, we transmit data to our group companies and sales partners in third countries. By agreeing to the EU standard contractual clauses, they are obligated to observe the European level of data protection. You can get an overview of all of the group companies and sales partners here.

Duration of storage

Your data will be stored until our contractual obligations have been met. In order for us to provide you with offers concerning our events and services, data concerning this shall be stored for 8 years at most. The data will be deleted earlier if your knowledge is no longer necessary or if the purpose ceases to exist. Besides this, legal retention periods exist for certain data. Of particular relevance here are the periods specified in §257 commercial law, which requires us to store personal data provided within a contract for a maximum of 10 years, counting from the date of the last invoice or credit note. Should you not have settled all pecuniary claims within the 10 year retention period, we shall continue to store your personal data until your outstanding pecuniary obligations have been fulfilled.

Your rights under the data privacy law

With respect to personal data concerning you, pursuant to GDPR you have the right to information according to Article 15, rectification according to Article 16, erasure according to Article 17, restriction of processing according to Article 18, and data portability according to Article 20.

Personal data may only be erased after the legal retention period has expired. Please note that after erasure or restriction of processing, we may no longer be able to access such data and or may also no longer be in a position to answer related questions. If law requires us to further store personal data, we will set a lock flag and no longer use it for communication purposes.

According to Article 21 GDPR, at any time you can revoke consent given to us to process your personal data with effect for the future. We maintain a revocation list so that an objection to the use of data for advertising purposes can be considered at any time.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory data protection authority according to Article 77 GDPR in conjunction with § 19 BDSG. Responsible contact: Landesbeauftragter für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit Baden-Wuerttemberg, presently Dr. Stefan Brink, Koenigstraße 10a, 70173 Stuttgart, Germany, phone +49 (0) 711 615541-0, Fax: +49 (0) 711 615541-15, E-Mail: poststelle@lfdi.bwl.de

According to Article 21 1 GDPR you have the right to object to the use of your personal data based on legitimate interests in conjunction with Article 6 para 1 f GDPR. Upon your objection, we will stop the processing according to Article 6 para 1 f GDPR, unless we can prove such legitimate interests, especially if you have not yet settled all pecuniary claims.

Our data protection officer is at your disposal for any concerns or questions concerning data privacy, your personal data stored by us as well as requests for amendments or erasure.

Automated decision-making

We do not use any automated decision-making to create or perform contractual relationships.

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