I. Data protection information

 

As a matter of principle, it is possible to use our website without providing personal data. With these notes, we inform you about which data we collect from you, how we use it and how you can object to the use of data.

 

Who is responsible for data collection and processing?

DB Regio Bus Ost GmbH collects and processes your data as the responsible party. If you have any questions or suggestions regarding www.bex.de, please contact us:

DB Regio Bus Ost GmbH
Mannheimer Straße 33/34
D-10713 Berlin

Phone:    +49 30 860 960

 

The appointed data protection officer of DB Regio Bus Ost Berlin GmbH is Dr Marein Elena Müller.

For questions and suggestions regarding data protection, you can send an e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

 

What data do we collect and how and why do we process your data?

When visiting this website, certain device-related data is automatically collected and processed. This is the so-called server log files that typically occur when visiting a website.

The following data is usually transmitted to us in the process:

  • IP address
  • Date and time of your request
  • Time zone difference from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
  • Content of your request
  • Access status/HTTP status code
  • Amount of data transferred
  • Website (from which the request came)
  • Browser
  • Operating system and its interface
  • Language and version of the browser software

 

The use of this website without processing this data is technically not possible.
The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO.

Use of cookies

Cookies are small text files in which data can be stored on your terminal device.
We use technically necessary cookies and cookies for analysis purposes on our website.
The technically necessary cookies are a cookie for maintaining the user session (cookie name: UUID#[abcdef0123456789]{32}). This is deleted when the browser is closed. We also use another cookie (cookie name: fontSize), which is responsible for the font size change function. This is a permanent cookie.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If you deactivate cookies, the functionality of this website may be limited.

 

Analysis

We use DB WAS on our website in order to analyse and regularly improve the use of our website. the statistics obtained enable us to improve our offer and make it more interesting for you as a user. small text files (cookies) are used to store data about how you use our website, which also includes your IP address.
Matomo uses "cookies" which are stored on your computer and which enable an analysis of your use of the website. For this purpose, the information generated by the cookie about the use of this website is stored on our server. The IP address is anonymised before storage.

DB WAS cookies remain on your terminal device until you delete them. DB WAS cookies are stored on the legal basis of Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f) DSGVO.

The information generated by the cookie about the use of this website will not be passed on to third parties. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.

If you do not agree to the storage and use of your data, you can deactivate the storage and use here. In this case, an opt-out cookie will be stored in your browser, which prevents Matomo from storing usage data. If you delete your cookies, this will have the effect that the DB WAS opt-out cookie will also be deleted. The opt-out must be reactivated when you visit our site again.

You have the option to prevent actions you take here from being analysed and linked. This will protect your privacy, but will also prevent the owner from learning from your actions and improving usability for you and other users.


When you contact us, we process the personal data you provide for the purpose of processing the correspondence. The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO.


Insofar as we obtain your consent for the processing of personal data, this serves as the legal basis in accordance with Article 6 (1) lit. a DSGVO.


When processing personal data that is necessary for the performance of a contract with you, the contract is the legal basis according to Article 6(1) lit. b DSGVO. Article 6(1)(b) DSGVO also applies to processing operations that are necessary for the performance of pre-contractual measures, for example in cases of enquiries about our products or services or applications.
If our company is subject to a legal obligation by which the processing of personal data becomes necessary, such as for the fulfilment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Article 6 (1) lit. c DSGVO.

In order to constantly improve our offer, we store and analyse usage data on a pseudonymous basis. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO.
We are also interested in maintaining the customer relationship with you and providing you with information and offers that we believe match your interests. Therefore, we process your data on the basis of Article 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO (also with the help of service providers) in order to send you information and offers. We use your contact data (surname, first name, postal address) for advertising by post and for market research, unless you object to such use. Likewise, the e-mail address that we have received from you as a result of a business relationship with you may also be used for advertising purposes.

You can object to this promotional use of your data at any time with effect for the future. You can send your objection to us by post (Advertising objection).


In the context of competitions, data is collected for their processing. The details of this, such as which data is collected for which purpose, can be found on the page of the respective competition. The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO.


If you assert passenger rights with us, we collect the data on the course of the journey, your name and your address, if applicable, for our internal accounting. In the event that you wish to make a bank transfer, we will collect your account details for the purpose of payment to you. The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO.

 

How long will your data be stored?

We only store your data for as long as it is required to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected or where required by law.

 

What legal rights do users of www.bex.de have?

  • You can request information about what data is stored about you.
  • You may request correction, deletion and restriction of processing (blocking) of your personal data as long as this is legally permissible and possible within the framework of an existing contractual relationship.
  • You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

    The supervisory authority responsible for DB Regio Bus Ost GmbH is:

    Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit
    Alt-Moabit 59-61
    D-10555 Berlin
    Entrance: Alt-Moabit 60
  • You have the right to the portability of data that you have provided to us on the basis of consent or a contract (data portability).
  • If you have given us consent to process data, you can revoke this consent at any time by the same means by which you gave it. The revocation of consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation.
  • You may object to data processing on grounds relating to your particular situation if the data processing is based on our legitimate interests.
  • You can object to being contacted by advertising at any time with effect for the future (objection to advertising).

To exercise your rights, simply send a letter by post to:

DB Regio Bus Ost GmbH
Mannheimer Straße 33/34
D-10713 Berlin

 

Will data be shared?

For the processing of contracts, it is usually necessary to involve instruction-dependent processors, such as data centre operators, printing or shipping service providers or other parties involved in the fulfilment of the contract.
External service providers who process data on our behalf are carefully selected by us and strictly bound by contract.

The service providers work according to our instructions, which is ensured by strict contractual regulations, by technical and organisational measures and by supplementary controls. The involvement of service providers is necessary, for example, in the context of the administration and maintenance of IT systems.
Your data will only be transferred if you have given us your express consent to do so or on the basis of a legal regulation.

Your data will not be transferred to third countries outside the EU/EEA or to an international organisation unless appropriate guarantees are in place. These include the EU standard contractual clauses and an adequacy decision by the EU Commission.

A transfer of data may be necessary in the following constellations, for example:
  • Credit assessment when registering for direct debit by a credit assessment service provider.
  • In the event of payment irregularities/default, receivables data may be passed on to a debt collection agency.
  • If you assert your passenger rights, these will be processed by DB Regio Bus Ost GmbH. DB Regio Bus Ost GmbH participates in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board. The responsible consumer arbitration board is: söp Schlichtungsstelle für den öffentlichen Personenverkehr e. V. It can be contacted at the following address: Fasanenstraße 81, 10623 Berlin, Web: soep-online.de.

 

Use of Google Maps

On our websites, we use the map service Google Maps from Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA) to display timetables and visualise locations. To display the maps, we transmit your IP address to Google.
The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) DSGVO.

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Here you can make settings for data protection to the desired extent.

 

Use of an external merchandise management system

We use an enterprise resource planning system for contract processing within the scope of order processing. For this purpose, your personal data collected in the context of the order is transmitted to Palisis AG, Seestr. 25, CH-8702 Zollikon.


Payment provider

PayPal

On our website we offer, among other things, payment via PayPal. The provider of this payment service is PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter "PayPal"). If you select payment via PayPal, the payment data you enter will be transmitted to PayPal. The transmission of your data to PayPal is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO (consent) and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO (processing for the performance of a contract). You have the option to revoke your consent to data processing at any time. A revocation does not affect the validity of past data processing operations.

 

What happens with links to external pages?

If you click on a link to an external site, you are moving outside the pages of www.bex.de. DB Regio Bus Ost GmbH is therefore not responsible for the content, services or products offered on the linked website, nor for data protection and technical security on the linked website.

 

Video monitoring

Why do we process your data?

The purposes of video surveillance are:

a) In the vehicle:

• Exercise of domiciliary rights
• Detection and prevention of criminal offences
• Protection of life, health and freedom of employees and customers
• Preservation of evidence in the event of an incident
• Prosecution of criminal offences
• Property and tenure protection

The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO in conjunction with. § 4 BDSG.

 

Legitimate interests are the investigation and prevention of criminal offences and the protection of life, health and freedom of employees and customers, as well as the preservation of evidence in the event of an incident.
 
In the case of video surveillance of vehicles and publicly accessible large-scale facilities of public rail, ship and bus transport, the protection of life, health or freedom of persons staying there is considered a particularly important interest.


b) in the object:
   
• Assertion of domiciliary rights
• Investigation and prevention of criminal offenses
• Protection of life, health and freedom of employees and customers
• Preservation of evidence in the event of an incident
• Prosecution of criminal offenses
• Protection of property
• Proper execution of the operational process, monitoring of the functionality and technical system control, troubleshooting

The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) GDPR.

Will data be shared?

Data is passed on to investigative authorities, in particular to the state and federal police, as required. In special individual cases, it is passed on to the Federal Railway Authority.

 

How long will your data be stored?

Vehicles: the data is not saved.

Objects: the storage period is 72 hours. After this period, the data will be automatically deleted.

 

What rights do those affected have?

 

• You can request information about what data is stored about you.
• You can correct, delete and restrict processing (blocking) their personal data, as long as this is legally permissible and possible within the framework of an existing contractual relationship.
• You have the right to lodge a complaint with any supervisory authority for data protection.
You can opt out of data processing Reasons that arise from your particular situation
object if the data processing is based on our legitimate interests or is necessary for the performance of a public task.

To exercise your rights, a letter to the above office is sufficient.

 

Update of the data protection notice

We are adapting the data protection notice to changed functionalities or changed legal situations. We therefore recommend that you read the data protection notice  to take note of at regular intervals.

 

 

II. Social Media Privacy Policy


With this notice we inform you about what data we collect from you, how we use it and how you can object to the use of data.

 

Who is responsible for data collection and processing?

DB Regio Bus Ost GmbH collects and processes your data as the responsible party.
If you have any questions or suggestions regarding this website, please contact:

DB Regio Bus Ost GmbH
Mannheimer Straße 33/34
D-10713 Berlin

Telephone: +49 30 860 960

The appointed data protection officer is Dr. Marein Elena Müller.
 
For questions and suggestions regarding data protection, you can send an e-mail to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..



What data do we collect and how and why do we process your data?

You can find us on social media (Facebook) with our own presence. Our social media activities, which are described in more detail below, are carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO. With these activities, we would like to provide you with a broad, multimedia offer and exchange information with you on topics that are important to you.
For the respective data processing purposes and data categories, please refer to the respective offer listed in more detail below.

Facebook
Facebook offers extensive opportunities for interaction and multimedia presentation. On the Facebook page of DB Regio Bus Ost GmbH, you will find tips and information on the topics of bus charters and sightseeing. If you visit our fan page, Facebook Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, D2 Dublin, Ireland, collects, stores and processes your personal data in accordance with its privacy policy. You can find the privacy policy here: https://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php

We only process data beyond this to a very limited extent:
If necessary, the social management tool "SocialHub" is used to process comments and questions. The data imported there (comments, usernames) are completely deleted after 12 months.
We also store usernames and comments that are deleted because they violate netiquette. These are only kept for the purpose of providing evidence in the event of legal disputes within the statute of limitations.
In the context of competitions, data is collected for their processing. Details on this, such as which data is collected for which purpose, can be found in the data protection information and conditions of participation of the respective competition.
We use the statistics service "Facebook Insights" for the purpose of demand-oriented design and continuous optimisation of our pages. The Facebook Insights data is evaluated anonymously so that no conclusions can be drawn about individual users. Access to individual user profiles by the administrator is not possible.

Data collected by Facebook Insights is:

  • Page Activity
  • Pageviews
  • Post reach (organic/paid content differentiation)
  • Recommendations
  • Post interactions
  • Video: Views and Average Video Play
  • Location (country, city)
  • Target group (gender ratio, age, language)

Inferences about individual users and access to individual user profiles by the administrator are not possible.

More information about Facebook Insights can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/information_about_page_insights_data

There is a joint responsibility between Facebook and us regarding the processing of Insights data. Details of this are set out in the Joint Controller Addendum, which can be found here.: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum.

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Will data be shared?

For the execution of the contract, the involvement of instruction-dependent processors is usually necessary, such as data center operators, print or shipping service providers or other parties involved in the fulfillment of the contract.

External service providers who process data on our behalf are carefully selected and strictly contractually bound. The service providers work according to our instructions, which is ensured by strict contractual regulations, technical and organizational measures and additional controls.

Moreover, your data will only be transmitted if you have given us your express consent to do so or on the basis of a legal regulation. We would like to point out that when data is processed by the above-mentioned social networks, user data can be processed outside of the European Union. This can result in risks for users, for example because it could make it more difficult to enforce user rights. For details, please refer to the data protection declaration of the respective social network.
We do not transfer data to third countries outside the EU/EEA or to an international organization unless there are appropriate guarantees. These include the EU standard contractual clauses and an adequacy decision by the EU Commission.

 

How long will your data be stored?

If we have collected personal data from you, we will only store it for as long as it is necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected (e.g. as part of a contractual relationship) or if this is required by law. Within the framework of a contractual relationship, we store your data at least until the contract has been completely terminated. The data is then stored for the duration of the statutory retention periods.

 

What rights do users have?

• You can request information about what data is stored about you.
• You can correct, delete and restrict processing (blocking) their personal data as long as this is legally permissible and possible within the framework of an existing contractual relationship.
• You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
• You have the right to portability of the data that you have provided to us on the basis of consent or a contract (data portability).
• If you have given us consent to data processing, you can revoke this at any time revoke it in the same way that you gave it. The revocation of the consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent up to the revocation.
• You can object to the data processing for reasons arising from your particular situation if the data processing is based on our legitimate interests .
• You can object to advertising at any time with effect for the future (advertising objection).

To exercise your rights, it is sufficient to send a letter to:

DB Regio Bus Ost GmbH
Mannheimer Straße 33/34
D-10713 Berlin

With regard to data processing on social networks, we recommend that you contact the respective social network directly for information requests or other questions about user rights, such as a deletion request, since only the respective social network has full access to your user data. If you no longer want the data processing described here in the future, you can cancel the connection of your user profile to our respective page by using the "I no longer like this page" and/or "Unsubscribe to this page" function.</p >

 

How up-to-date is this privacy notice?

We are adapting the data protection notice to changed functionalities or changed legal situations. We therefore recommend that you take note of the data protection notice at regular intervals. If your consent is required or parts of the data protection notice contain provisions of the contractual relationship with you, the changes will only be made with your consent.


Status: 01/2023