Christmas City Dortmund 2025

DATA PROTECTION

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The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously.
We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations as well as this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data are collected.
Personal data are data with which you can be personally identified.
This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for.
It also explains how and for what purpose this occurs.

Please note that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., communication by e-mail) may have security vulnerabilities.
A complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

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NOTE ON THE RESPONSIBLE ENTITY

The party responsible for data processing on this website is:

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Markthandel- und Schausteller-Verband Westfalen e.V.
Local Office Dortmund
Hansastraße 72
44137 Dortmund, Germany

Phone: +49 231 571468
Mobile: +49 172 3411746
Fax: +49 231 527597
E-mail: info@weihnachtsstadt-do.de

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The responsible entity is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g., names, e-mail addresses, etc.).

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REVOCATION OF YOUR CONSENT TO DATA PROCESSING

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent.
You can revoke consent that you have already given at any time.
An informal e-mail to us is sufficient.
The lawfulness of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

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RIGHT TO OBJECT TO DATA COLLECTION IN SPECIAL CASES AND TO DIRECT ADVERTISING (ART. 21 GDPR)

If the data processing is based on Article 6 (1) (e) or (f) GDPR, you have the right at any time to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of your personal data; this also applies to profiling based on those provisions.
The respective legal basis on which processing is based can be found in this privacy policy.
If you object, we will no longer process your personal data concerned unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise, or defence of legal claims (objection under Article 21 (1) GDPR).

If your personal data are processed for the purpose of direct advertising, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purpose of such advertising; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct advertising.
If you object, your personal data will subsequently no longer be used for the purpose of direct advertising (objection under Article 21 (2) GDPR).

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RIGHT TO LODGE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COMPETENT SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement.
The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

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RIGHT TO DATA PORTABILITY

You have the right to receive data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract, in a common, machine-readable format, or to have it transmitted to a third party.
If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done where technically feasible.

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SSL / TLS ENCRYPTION

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL / TLS encryption.
An encrypted connection can be recognised by the browser’s address line changing from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser bar.

When SSL / TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

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RIGHT TO INFORMATION, DELETION, AND CORRECTION

Within the scope of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient, and the purpose of the data processing, and, if applicable, a right to rectification or erasure of this data.
For this purpose and for further questions on the subject of personal data, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint.

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RIGHT TO RESTRICTION OF PROCESSING

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
You can contact us at any time at the address provided in the imprint.
The right to restriction of processing applies in the following cases:

• If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. During the verification period, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

• If the processing of your personal data was or is carried out unlawfully, you may request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.

• If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend, or assert legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.

• If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Article 21 (1) GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours.

• As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data – apart from their storage – may only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise, or defence of legal claims, or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

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OBJECTION TO PROMOTIONAL EMAILS

The use of contact data published in the context of the legal notice obligation for the transmission of advertising and information material not expressly requested is hereby rejected.
The operators of the website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, for example through spam e-mails.