Privacy Policy

Compliance with data protection is a top priority for the LVR. Therefore, compliance with data protection regulations is a matter of course for us. If you use the LVR website, the LVR will only process your data in accordance with the relevant specifications of the supervisory authorities and within the framework of the statutory provisions. The relevant provisions in this regard are contained in the Telemedia Act and the North Rhine-Westphalia Data Protection Act as well as the European General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR).

Content from external services

We integrate content from platforms such as YouTube, Pageflow or esri (map service) on our site. These services are inactive by default, but they can be activated by users. The services are subject to the usual data protection rules in EU and EEA countries. For example, if you actively use a recommendation button on our site, general framework data such as your IP address can be transferred back to the platforms using the embedding technology. We have no influence on how the platforms use the data, including, where appropriate, to create user profiles. Please contact the respective provider directly for information and adjust your privacy settings there.

If you have agreed to the display of external content on our website, you can change this here.

Cookie-related detailed settings in your web browser

You can decide whether a unique web analysis cookie may be stored in your browser to enable the LVR to collect and analyze various statistical data. If you do not want cookies to be stored, you can deactivate cookies in your browser.

In the "Google Chrome" browser
Settings -> Advanced -> Security and privacy -> Content settings -> Cookies -> Block

In the "Edge" browser
Settings -> Cookies and website authorisations

In the "Internet Explorer" browser
Internet options -> Privacy -> Settings

Do Not Track setting
The web analytics software used by the LVR complies with a "Do Not Track" request and does not collect any browser data in this case.

In the "Google Chrome" browser
Settings -> Advanced -> Privacy and security -> Send a "Do Not Track" request when accessing the browser

In the "Edge" browser
Settings -> Privacy, search and services -> Privacy - Send ‘Do not track’ requests

In the "Internet Explorer" browser
Internet options -> Advanced -> Security -> Send "Do Not Track" requests to websites visited with Internet Explorer

Recording for the purpose of ensuring system integrity

All access to this website is registered. The date, computer address and pages visited are saved. This data is evaluated for statistical purposes and, if necessary, published anonymously. To ensure system integrity and to protect against unauthorized and illegal use of the LVR's Internet offerings, the IP address generated when you visit a page is saved for seven days and then automatically deleted.

By using this website, you hereby agree to this.

Handling personal data

If you visit the LVR website, the LVR processes your personal data within the framework of the statutory provisions. Your data will only be processed (collected, stored and used) for as long as is necessary to provide the services offered on the LVR website. After that, the data will be deleted immediately. If you use the LVR website, the LVR will only process your data in accordance with the relevant specifications of the supervisory authorities and within the framework of the statutory provisions. The relevant provisions for this are contained in the Telemedia Act and the North Rhine-Westphalia Data Protection Act.

For individual e-government offers on these pages, please note the special information on data protection provided there.

You should also note that if data is transmitted unencrypted over the Internet, there is a possibility that third parties will take note of or falsify it. You should not send confidential data by unencrypted email.

You can obtain information about the personal data stored about you or view it at any time. If your data is incorrect, you can request that it be corrected. The LVR data protection officer will be happy to help you:

John Büder
LVR Department for Data Protection and Media Law
50663 Cologne
0221-809 2550
datenschutzbeauftragter@lvr.de

If you believe that your data has been processed unlawfully, you can also contact the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information NRW, Kavalleriestr. 2-4, 40213 Düsseldorf.

Contact form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent.