The protection of your personal data and compliance with applicable national and European data protection regulations, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Rhineland-Palatinate State Data Protection Act (LDSG), is an important concern for the state capital of Mainz. The following information explains how the city of Mainz handles personal data on its YouTube channel, what anonymous user data the city of Mainz collects and evaluates, and how this information is used.

Normally, you can access the YouTube channel without providing any personal information. In individual cases, however, we may need personal data from you, for example, if you communicate with us via the YouTube channel. If you provide us with information about third parties, such as spouses or relatives, we assume that you have obtained their prior consent.

You can access the comprehensive privacy policy of the state capital of Mainz at the following link:

Additional information on our information obligations under Article 13 of the GDPR can be found at the following link:

The responsible authority is:

State Capital Mainz
City Hall Große Bleiche, Große Bleiche 46/Löwenhofstraße 1, 55116 Mainz
Phone: 06131 115
Email: oberbuergermeisterstadt.mainzde

You can contact the data protection officers of the State Capital Mainz here:

The Mainz city administration uses the technical platform and services of YouTube, LLC, a company belonging to Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google") for its video streaming service.

Please note that you use the YouTube site and its functions at your own risk. This applies in particular to the use of interactive functions (e.g. commenting, sharing, rating). Alternatively, you can also access all the information offered on this site on our website at www.mainz.de.

The data collected about you when using the service is processed by Google and may be transferred to countries outside the European Union. This includes your IP address, the application used, information about the device you are using (including device ID and application ID), information about websites accessed, your location, your mobile phone provider, and other information stored on your PC in the form of cookies.

Google assigns this data to your YouTube account or Google account. We have no influence on the type and scope of data processed by Google, the type of processing and use, or the transfer of this data to third parties. Google describes the information it collects and processes in general terms in its privacy policy. There you will also find information on how to contact Google and settings options that allow you to specify that Google cannot collect certain data (such as information about your location). Google's privacy policy is available at the following link: 

General information about your privacy settings when using Google services can be found at the following link:

as well as with specific reference to individual services (including YouTube) at the following link:

Information on the use of personal data for advertising purposes by Google and on the corresponding setting options can be found at the following link:

If you are currently logged in to YouTube or Google as a user, a cookie with your personal ID is stored on your device. This enables Google to track that you have visited this page and how you have used it. This also applies to all other Google pages. Google/YouTube buttons embedded in websites enable Google/YouTube to record your visits to these websites and assign them to your Google profile or YouTube account. This data can be used to tailor content or advertising to you.

If you want to avoid this, you should log out of YouTube and Google or deactivate the "stay logged in" function, delete the cookies on your device, and close and restart your browser. This will delete Google information that can be used to identify you directly. This allows you to use our YouTube channel without revealing your personal ID. When you access interactive features of the site (like, comment, share, etc.), a YouTube login screen will appear. After logging in, you will once again be recognizable to YouTube/Google as a specific user.

As the provider of the YouTube channel, we only collect and process the statistical data on the use of the channel that YouTube automatically provides us with. In addition, we may process your personal data for the purpose of moderating the comment function or responding to inquiries addressed directly to us.

We have selected the most privacy-friendly settings possible for the YouTube channel.

The state capital of Mainz operates the YouTube channel to provide its citizens and other interested parties with additional information about its work and the state capital of Mainz as such. The channel thus serves to fulfill a public function of the city of Mainz, namely the fulfillment of its information obligations.

If the state capital of Mainz receives technical data from your browser in the course of its use of the YouTube channel, it processes this data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. e) GDPR in conjunction with § 3 LDSG. Other data that you voluntarily send to the state capital of Mainz via the YouTube channel is collected and processed by the state capital of Mainz on the basis of your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR or to safeguard the legitimate interests of the state capital of Mainz in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR may be revoked at any time with effect for the future. This also applies to declarations of consent already given before the GDPR came into force. Our legitimate interests in processing lie in communicating with our citizens as easily and securely as possible and in moderating the comments section of videos.

The state capital of Mainz processes and uses personal data in its services in accordance with the provisions of data protection regulations.

Insofar as personal data is collected, processed, and used within the scope of specialist applications of municipal offices and companies, the respective special legal regulations (e.g., Rhineland-Palatinate Registration Act, Social Security Code, Aliens Act) and/or the LDSG apply.

The state capital of Mainz processes and uses your personal data outside of its services only to the extent that this is necessary for the fulfillment of tasks falling within the city's jurisdiction or is required by law, or if you have given your consent. The relevant legal bases are Art. 6 (1) c), e) GDPR, § 3 LDSG and Art. 6 (1) a) GDPR. The state capital of Mainz does not pass on the data to non-public bodies.

Within the state capital of Mainz, your data will be shared with those entities that require it to fulfill our contractual and legal obligations. As a matter of principle, we do not pass on data to non-public entities. However, some data is passed on under strict contractual and legal conditions:

External service providers:

If service providers come into contact with your data, this is usually done within the framework of what is known as commissioned processing of personal data. This is expressly provided for by law. In this case, the state capital of Mainz remains responsible for the protection of your data, alongside the processor where applicable. The service provider works exclusively in accordance with our instructions, which we ensure through strict contractual regulations, technical and organizational measures, and supplementary controls.

The state capital of Mainz uses service providers as processors. These are service providers in the categories of IT services (e.g., for technical and administrative tasks and for usage analysis), telecommunications, consulting, and sales and marketing.

The data protection requirements for the processing of personal data in accordance with instructions are complied with.

Insofar as the state capital of Mainz processes your personal data, you are entitled to a number of data protection rights, in particular a

• right to information (Art. 15 GDPR),
• right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR),
• right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR),
• right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR),
• right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR),
• Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR).

The data protection officer of the state capital of Mainz and the state commissioner for data protection and freedom of information of Rhineland-Palatinate are available to you as contact persons.

Further information on your data protection rights and how you can assert them can be found in our detailed information notice pursuant to Art. 13, 14, and 21 GDPR, which you can find at the following link:

The current version of this privacy policy can be found at the following link:

If you have any questions about the information we provide, please contact us at

Social Media Editorial Office
Stadthaus Große Bleiche
Große Bleiche 46/Löwenhofstraße 1
55116 Mainz
Email: socialmediastadt.mainzde

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Further information about Facebook and other social networks and how you can protect your data can also be found at youngdata.de.

Further information about YouTube and other social networks and how you can protect your data can also be found at youngdata.de.