1. Purpose of Processing
   : Application for the Advisory Board on Citizen Participation
2. Responsibility for data collection: City of Mainz, Coordination Office for Citizen Participation, P.O. Box 3820, 55028 Mainz, E-Mail:buergerbeteiligungstadt.mainzde, Phone: +49 6131 12-3634 (Ms. Irene Loran), +49 6131 12-4224 (Ms. Renate Kochenrath), 049 6131 12-3633 (Ms. Monika Roth), Website: www.mainz.de/buergerbeteiligung
3. Contact information for the government data protection officer: Data Protection Officer of the City of Mainz, P.O. Box 3820, 55028 Mainz, Stadthaus Große Bleiche
4. Purpose and Legal Basis for Processing: The
   purpose of processing is to collect your data in connection with your application to the Advisory Board for Citizen Participation. Legal basis for processing: Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR
5. Recipients or Categories of Recipients of Personal Data: Within the Mainz City Administration, your data will be provided to those departments that require it to evaluate and process your application for the Advisory Board on Citizen Participation. If you are successfully elected, only your first and last name will be used for external communications.
6. Transfer of personal data to a third country: There are no plans to transfer your personal data to a third country. 
7. Retention period for personal data: Your personal data will be stored for five years. After that, it will be deleted or anonymized in such a way that it can no longer be linked to you.
8. Data Subject Rights: Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the following rights:
   - If your personal data is being processed, you have the right to obtain information about the data stored regarding you (Art. 15 GDPR).
   - If inaccurate personal data is being processed, you have the right to have it rectified (Art. 16 GDPR).
   - If the legal requirements are met, you may request the erasure or restriction of processing, as well as object to the processing (Articles 17, 18, and 21 of the GDPR).
   - If you have consented to the data processing or a contract for data processing exists and the data processing is carried out using automated means, you may have the right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR).
   - If you exercise your rights as described above, the public authority will verify whether the legal requirements for doing so are met.
   - You also have the right to file a complaint with the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information. 
9. Right to Withdraw Consent

You may withdraw your consent at any time. This may be done verbally or by email. You may be required to verify your identity. Once your declaration is received, your data may no longer be processed. It must be deleted immediately or anonymized in such a way that it can no longer be linked to you.