Data protection declaration from tagesschau.de

We look forward to using our offer. Tagesschau.de takes the protection of your data very seriously. Here you can find out what data tagesschau.de collects when you use the website and how it is used.

The person responsible within the meaning of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other national data protection regulations is:

Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) Public law institution represented by the directorRothenbaumchaussee 13220149 Hamburg

Dr. Heiko NeuhoffNorddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR)Public law institutionRothenbaumchaussee 13220149 Hamburg

The use of tagesschau.de is as data-efficient as possible. This means that only necessary data is processed and no usage profiles are created for you. tagesschau.de does not contain any advertising, which is why no tracking programs from advertisers that could log your usage behavior are used.

Every time our online offering is accessed, our system automatically collects the following data from the computer system of the accessing device and stores it in log files (so-called log files):

When distributing our online offerings - especially large media files - we use a so-called Content Delivery Network (CDN). Our CDN is a network of regionally distributed servers from our technical service providers (processors) connected via the Internet. When the online offer is accessed, the Internet browser or the program with which the offer is accessed automatically transmits information to these service providers, which is collected in corresponding log files, the so-called server log files, and processed on servers within the European Union. The server log files are anonymized on these servers and then transmitted to the USA without any personal reference. The server log files are stored there for 90 days and then automatically deleted.

The server log files are, in particular, details about the browser and operating system used, a reference to the origin of the previously visited pages (so-called referral URL), the IP address of the device used, the name of the Internet provider, as well as the date and time of all page views under the offer, including the amount of data transmitted. In addition, in order to optimize the video quality and ensure the accessibility of the videos, technical, non-personal data in the form of video start time, technically caused interruptions and loading times, received quality and network information is collected on evaluation servers.

When using tagesschau.de, additional measurement data about the offer is usually collected in order to determine metrics such as loading times, transfer speeds, file sizes, etc. (monitoring). This allows the functionality of the offer on the respective device to be checked and improved. This data is processed by the technical service provider on servers within the European Union and then anonymized and transmitted to the USA for evaluation without any personal reference.

After the statutory storage periods have expired, the anonymized measurement data is automatically deleted.

Statistical data about the use of tagesschau.de is collected separately from log data. The purpose of statistical data is to determine the acceptance and reach of tagesschau.de, e.g. B. through evaluations of which content is used often or which videos were viewed and how often.

We make the online offer tagesschau.de available to you in order to fulfill our constitutional mandate. To determine how we can do this, we need insights into acceptance and usage. As mentioned at the beginning, we only pursue journalistic and not advertising purposes with the analyses.

The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. This is the case for the data collected to provide the online offering at the end of the respective session; as part of the storage of data in log files after seven days at the latest. Further storage by our technical service providers is possible, among other things for statistical purposes.

The usage measurements are carried out with and without cookies in compliance with the legal requirements, in particular the GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive. In this way, entered search terms, the frequency of page views and the use of website functions can be saved and transmitted. In the procedures presented below, we would like to point out if measurements are carried out using cookies. The legal basis for the use of these technical means is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter f GDPR. This also lies in our legitimate interest in the processing of personal data in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter f of the GDPR.

To determine the data, we, like the other community facilities and state broadcasters of the ARD, use the following standardized procedures to enable the measurement of access numbers:

On this website, information about usage is also collected and stored in anonymized form using a process from AT Internet (A Piano Company). A small image file or JavaScript is integrated into accessible websites in order to measure access numbers, e.g. B. to enable this by means of a cookie. In addition, audio and video usage within the player on the websites is recorded. The data collected is only used to improve the offer. There will be no other use or disclosure to third parties.

On this website, information about video usage is also collected and stored in anonymized form using a Nielsen process. A small image file or JavaScript is integrated into accessible websites to enable video usage to be measured without the use of cookies. Under no circumstances can the data obtained be used to personally identify the visitor to this website. The data collected is only used to improve the offer. Therefore, all IP addresses are only stored in anonymized form.

On this website, information about video usage is also collected and stored using a process run by GfK SE on behalf of AGF. As part of a census, every usage is measured, and this is done completely anonymously unless a user is a member of the television research panel operated by GfK for the AGF. Only their use can be identified and assigned to the panel members. They have consented to the processing of their personal data as part of their panel participation. The legal basis for the panel participants is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter 1 a) GDPR. All other measured usage remains completely anonymous.

For this purpose, GfK uses a process called sensic, which is operated via the GfK domain sensic.net. This process is occasionally incorrectly recognized as an advertising tracker by browser add-ons that are intended to detect or prevent tracking of users. Tagesschau.de hereby ensures and confirms that this is a measurement method for statistical usage measurement and not advertising tracking.

You have the option to prevent the collection of statistical data by AT Internet (A Piano Company) and Nielsen by checking the following box:

In addition, we conduct surveys of our users from time to time on tagesschau.de, meta.tagesschau.de and on social media in order to improve our offering. We use a product from Lamapoll. When you take part in the survey, you will be redirected to the Lamapoll server.

Further information can be found at: https://www.lamapoll.de/Support/Datenschutz.

Tagesschau uses the shared ARD account operated by ARD Online to personalize its own offering. Tagesschau remains jointly responsible for the processing of the data stored there. Information about this comprehensive ARD account can be found in the linked data protection declaration and the terms of use.

In the diverse offering of the tagesschau, we offer, among other things, the option of accessing audio and video files both as a live stream and on-demand videos. To ensure technical availability, ARD automatically collects technical parameters for the functionality and quality of the broadcast. These are defined in the ISO standard ISO/IEC 23009-1 Annex D and contain, for example, information on the bandwidth used and errors that occurred during the playout. This data is anonymized, has no direct personal reference and is not passed on to third parties.

The collection of data is absolutely necessary to ensure the technical delivery and playback of the requested media content on the device and to ensure the reliability and stability of delivery. The data is also used to continually optimize stream delivery. Further information can be found in the data protection declaration of the Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems (FOKUS): https://www.focused.fraunhofer.de/datenschutz

We use the services Firebase Crashlytics and Cloud Firestore as well as Chromecast from Google (https://about.google/) to optimize our offers. These services are an integral part of our offering and cannot be deactivated. Data is transmitted to Google anonymously and non-personally. Further information can be found in Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacyhttps://firebase.google.com/support/privacyhttps://support.google.com/chromecast/answer/6076570?hl=de

We use cookies to provide our offering. These are small text files that are temporarily stored on your device by the internet browser when you access the online offer. Cookies contain a characteristic string that allows the Internet browser to be identified when the website is accessed again.

Functional cookies, as described under 3.1, are used for technical reasons to enable access to the offer and to make it user-friendly or barrier-free. Settings (e.g. volume, subtitles, display size) and user log-in information are stored and transmitted in the cookies. The legal basis for the use of these cookies is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter e) GDPR.

We use other cookies for the purposes described under 3.2, i.e. to analyze the acceptance and use of our offer as part of our public service mandate. The legal basis for the use of these cookies is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter e) and f) GDPR.

It can also be used without cookies. Most internet browsers are set to automatically accept cookies. However, you can deactivate the storage of cookies or set the internet browser so that a notification is sent as soon as cookies are transmitted. In this respect, you can decide for yourself whether cookies are accepted or not. Therefore, users have full control over the use of cookies. You can delete cookies that have already been saved at any time.

You have the option of contacting us via an online contact form, by email or by post. The personal data transmitted to us (e.g. name, address, telephone number or email address) is used exclusively to process contact requests. The legal basis for this is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a) GDPR.

This data will not be passed on to third parties or published. The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. This is the case when the processing of the respective request has been completed; It can therefore be seen from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified.

The data you provide to us will only be processed with your consent (legal basis is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.) The same applies here: Your data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. This is the case for the personal data collected as part of the use of our services and services when they are terminated.

Our offer is aimed at everyone who would like to find out more. However, we ask that children and people under the age of 18 do not provide us with any personal data without the consent of their parents or legal guardians.

You can find your rights and contact options under Section 8.

You have the opportunity to comment on our offerings. This requires you to provide an email address. This address will not be published and will only be used by us if you request a new password or if you opt-out of receiving certain information or notifications by email. The legal basis is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a) GDPR.

You can also share and recommend the content of tagesschau.de via social networks. This only works via the operating system's own sharing services, where you have the option of placing the content directly on the networks. In order to use the sharing functions, you must be logged in to a network and connect to the network from our offering. This may provide the network with usage data such as your current IP address. This does not give us any further data and in particular no access to your data on Facebook or X (formerly Twitter). We only offer this option so that you can share content.

More detailed information about the type, purpose and scope as well as the further use of your data by the social networks can be found in the individual data protection declarations of the respective networks.

In this context, we would like to point out the following: According to Article 9 Para. 1 GDPR, special categories of personal data are those from which the following can be identified:

Processing of data in these categories is not necessary for the use of this offer, for commenting on posts or for sharing and recommending on social networks. However, we would like to point out that if you use the comment functions, your comments will be publicly visible, even if you provide personal data, including the sensitive data just mentioned. If you publish such data in the comments, this constitutes data processing that is carried out on the basis of Article 9 Paragraph 2 Letter e) GDPR.

We also link to third-party content and have taken measures to protect your data. These include, for example, so-called social plugins from the social networks Facebook and X, which have become established as standards in the media world and are important for the distribution of our content. In addition, we integrate functions and content from other networks (e.g. Instagram and YouTube) and data visualization tools in order to actively shape media development and offer content in the best possible form.

tagesschau.de protects your privacy by not directly integrating third-party content. To protect data, we expressly point this out before displaying external content and transferring data to third parties. Users can then independently agree to the data transfer and have the content displayed with a click (so-called two-click solution). The legal basis for processing the data after the user has given his consent is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter a GDPR.

Users can also permanently consent to the display of embedded third-party content. The selection is then permanently saved in the user's Internet browser. Consent can be revoked at any time here:

You can find out about the data protection information of the individual third-party providers using the following links.

To display autoplay video previews for our live streams and videos, we use the Spark tool from Web Spark Ltd. (holaspark.com) in incognito mode. Therefore, neither when used by a stationary computer nor by a mobile device will Spark process any users’ personal data.

tagesschau.de operates presences on third-party platforms whose operators process their users’ data. tagesschau.de has no influence on their data protection regulations and settings. It is expressly pointed out that the third-party platforms also set cookies with which they can track usage behavior on other websites and apps, as well as on certain websites and apps that integrate technologies from this third-party platform. In order to access the content of tagesschau.de on third-party platforms, you must log in or register on the pages of some of these services. To do this, you must agree to the terms of use and privacy policy of these services.

We would like to point out that these services may have different data protection standards than tagesschau.de. As far as we can, we handle your data with the greatest sensitivity. However, NDR is not liable for any damage caused by your use of these platforms and services.

You can view the data protection regulations of these providers here:

We would like to point out that we do not receive any personal data from users of TikTok's Tagesschau channel. According to the terms and conditions of the TikTok app, the app can be used from the age of 13. This means that for users under the age of 18, parental consent is required. Guardians should carefully monitor whether their children are using the Service.

When using content from tagesschau.de via the above-mentioned platforms and third-party services, we generally do not process any data because the content is used directly on the platforms. However, if you access tagesschau.de via a third-party platform, for example via a link, this data protection declaration applies.

When using program content via smart speakers (Alexa, Google Play), the offering from tagesschau.de is accessed directly. Here, our system automatically collects the following data from the computer system of the accessing device and stores it in log files (so-called log files):

This data is not merged with other data sources. The legal basis for collecting data and storing it in log files is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter f of the GDPR.

What you communicate with voice assistants is recorded by your device and stored as an audio file in a cloud. When using other platforms and services, it cannot be ruled out that personal data will also be transferred to the USA, as these providers store data on servers there. According to the findings of the ECJ in the decision on the Privacy Shield (judgment in case C-311/18 “Schrems II”), the level of data protection in the USA is lower than in the scope of the GDPR. However, NDR does not transfer any of your personal data or arrange for such a transfer, as you have regularly agreed to the corresponding data processing by the service providers due to your registration or registration.

If you subscribe to our WhatsApp channel, you are using a service provided by WhatsApp Ireland Limited, a subsidiary of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland. WhatsApp's terms of use and privacy policy apply to the use of this service. We have no influence on data processing by WhatsApp or Meta.

When you visit our channel, WhatsApp collects, among other things, information such as your IP address, device data, usage behavior and other technical information (e.g. language, operating system, app version). This data may also be transferred to countries outside the EU. Further information on data processing by WhatsApp can be found in their privacy policy.

Our WhatsApp channel is exclusively for one-sided information. We do not receive any personal data from you - with the exception of statistical, aggregated data on the reach of the channel (e.g. number of followers or views of individual posts), which WhatsApp provides to us anonymously.

Please note that channel status messages are generally visible to the public - for WhatsApp itself and for all other WhatsApp users. Personal information such as your profile name, profile picture or status can also be public unless you have restricted this in your WhatsApp settings.

WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption does not apply to the use of channels, only to personal chats.

For more information about managing your privacy settings in WhatsApp, see: https://faq.whatsapp.com/820124435853543/.

As far as we can, we handle your data with the greatest care and sensitivity. The respective provider is solely responsible for data processing by WhatsApp or Meta.

If your personal data is processed, you are a so-called data subject within the meaning of the GDPR. As a data subject, you have the right to information from the person responsible (section 1) in accordance with Article 15 of the GDPR, to rectification in accordance with Article 16 of the GDPR, to deletion in accordance with Article 17 of the GDPR, to restriction of processing in accordance with Article 18 of the GDPR, to object under Article 21 of the GDPR and the right to data portability under Article 20 of the GDPR.

If you believe that your legitimate interests have been violated during the processing of your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Article 77 GDPR). tagesschau.de is a joint ARD facility based at Norddeutscher Rundfunk in Hamburg. The NDR broadcasting data protection officer is responsible for supervising this joint facility. Please address data protection concerns and complaints when using tagesschau.de to the supervisory authority listed in Section 2.

A separate declaration on data protection when using the Tagesschau app can be found directly in the corresponding application.

As part of the data protection obligation to provide information, you will find further information below on the general handling of personal data regardless of the use of our online offerings and apps.

ARD aktuell is the ARD joint editorial team for the current television programs Tagesschau, Tagesthemen and Nachtmagazin as well as for the news channel tagesschau24 and tagesschau.de. This ARD community facility is based in Hamburg on the NDR premises. Therefore, you will find the relevant information for the NDR here.

At the time of data collection, for example as part of a contractual relationship to fulfill mutually owed services and obligations or in exercising house rules and any associated legitimate security interests, NDR stores your personal data. These can be, for example: name, contact details, date of birth, bank details, employer, client, ID card or driving license details, data relevant to house security such as images of people from video-monitored access areas and other access data, images or film recordings at concerts or other NDR events.

Personal data is processed for very different purposes and always on a lawful basis, for example:

Initiation and fulfillment of contracts (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b) GDPR), e.g. B. about you

Protection of the vital interests of a data subject (Art. 6 para. 1 d) GDPR), for example access to and disclosure of personal data in the event of an accident if the data subject is unable to provide information themselves;

Execution of the NDR's broadcasting and programming mandate as a task that is in the public interest (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. e) GDPR), for example processing listener mail or program complaints;

Safeguarding the legitimate interests of the NDR in consideration of the fundamental rights and freedoms of those affected (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR), for example processing of personal data for the external presentation of the NDR or in exercising domestic rights (in particular security interests).

The provision of such personal data is necessary to achieve the stated purposes and may be a significant part of your contractual obligations towards NDR. Failure to provide personal data may mean that a contractual service cannot be provided to you, the contractual relationship must be terminated, or you may not be granted access to the NDR property or premises, or you may have to leave immediately upon request.

If the NDR additionally receives and processes personal data from you on the basis of voluntary consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 a), Art. 4 No. 11 GDPR), you have the right to revoke such consent at any time in the future without giving reasons. This does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out until the consent was revoked. Declarations of revocation must be addressed to the person responsible (see section 1).

The recipients of your personal data are the people entrusted with specific, specific tasks at NDR (e.g. department and editorial staff, reception, security, event or canteen staff). They are obliged to maintain the confidentiality of your data in accordance with the requirements of the GDPR. Furthermore, we will not pass on your personal data to third parties unless you have consented to the data being passed on or we are obliged to pass on the data due to legal regulations and/or official or court orders.

Based on separate written agreements, we also have personal data processed by service providers within the framework of order processing relationships in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR. This does not involve any transfer of your personal data to third parties in the sense of data protection law. NDR remains responsible to you under data protection law. The employees of the processors are obliged to maintain the confidentiality of your data just like our own employees. They are subject to our instructions. All legally required technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal data from loss and misuse are guaranteed by NDR. Your personal data is stored in secure operating environments that are only accessible to employees of the processor to the extent that this is absolutely necessary to fulfill the contractual tasks.

Your personal data will be stored at NDR until the contractual relationship has finally ended, no further mutual claims can arise from it and NDR's statutory or internal retention periods have expired. Personal data that we process in the performance of our tasks in the public interest or based on legitimate company interests will be stored until the purpose is fulfilled or the task is completed and documentation, in particular for any evidentiary purposes to protect rights or pursue legal proceedings, is no longer required.

You have the right to request information from NDR about the personal data concerning you and, if necessary, correction, deletion and restriction of processing or, if necessary, the right to object (rights of those affected in accordance with Art. 15 ff. GDPR). Under the conditions of Art. 20 GDPR, a right to data transfer may come into consideration. Contact details can be found in sections 1 and 8.

Finally, you have the right to complain to a supervisory authority if you believe there has been a violation of data protection law. The responsible supervisory authority is:

The broadcast data protection officer Stephan SchwarzeKantstrasse 71-7304275 Leipzig

Complaint form from the supervisory authority www.rundfunkdatenschutz.de