Data processing and your rights at the Immigration Office
Information from the immigration authority in accordance with Art. 13 of the General Data Protection Regulation.
Person responsible for data processing
Mainz City Administration, Citizens' Office, Department of Foreigners' Affairs
, Kaiserstrasse 3-5
, 55116 Mainz
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Data Protection
Officer:
Mainz
City Administration, Official Data Protection Officer
, Stadthaus Große Bleiche
, Große Bleiche 46 / Löwenhofstraße 1
, 55116 Mainz
Phone: +49 6131 12-2216
Email: datenschutzstadt.mainzde
Purposes and legal basis of the processing of personal data
As a data subject, we hereby inform you that you have the right to access the personal data stored about you pursuant to Article 15 of the GDPR, the right to rectify inaccurate personal data pursuant to Article 16 of the GDPR, the right to erasure of your personal data pursuant to Article 17 of the GDPR, the right to restriction of processing pursuant to Article 18 of the GDPR, a right to data portability if the conditions of Article 20 of the GDPR are met, and, in the cases specified in Article 21(1) and (2) of the GDPR, a right to object to the processing.
If data processing is based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw this consent at any time pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) or Article 9(2)(a) of the GDPR, without this affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent prior to its withdrawal.
Furthermore, you have the option to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority regarding the processing of your personal data.
Legal basis
The authorities responsible for enforcing the Residence Act may collect personal data for the purpose of enforcing this Act and provisions of immigration law contained in other laws, to the extent necessary to fulfill their duties (Section 86 of the Residence Act). This data is transmitted to the registry authority (BAMF) and entered into the Central Register of Foreigners (AZR) (Section 6 of the AZRG).
Supplementary legal bases are:
- the Act on the Central Register of Foreigners (AZRG) and the Implementing Regulation (AZRG-DV) thereto
- the Act on the General Freedom of Movement of Union Citizens (FreizügG/EU)
- the Asylum Procedure Act (AsylVfG)
- the Federal Central Register Act (BZRG)
- the Employment Regulation (BeschV)
- the Integration Regulation (IntV)
The retention periods are governed by Section 91 of the Residence Act (AufenthG) in conjunction with Section 68 of the Residence Regulation (AufenthV). The data is
- deleted (automatically) 10 years after moving abroad.
- deleted (automatically) 5 years after the foreign national’s death or naturalization
- deleted (automatically) 10 years after the expiration of the entry and residence ban following expulsion, refoulement, or deportation (Section 11(2) of the Residence Act).
Right of appeal
Every data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority (the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information Rhineland-Palatinate, Hinter Bleiche 34, 55116 Mainz, telephone: +49 6131 2082449, poststelledatenschutz.rlpde) if they believe that their personal data is being processed unlawfully.