Data protection information

The following information provides you with an overview of the processing of your personal data (hereinafter referred to as “data”) at events organised by the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce and of your data protection rights.

The

Chamber of Commerce
Adolphsplatz 1
20457 Hamburg
Germany
Telephone: +49 40-36 13 8-138
Fax: +49 40-36 13 8-401
E-Mail service@hk24.de

is responsible for the processing of your data mentioned below. We process personal data in conformity with the provisions of the GDPR and the Hamburg Data Protection Act.
You can contact our Data Protection Officer at:
E-Mail: datenschutz@hk24.de
Telefon: +49 40-36 138-344
We process the following data
  • Salutation
  • Title (if specified)
  • First name
  • Surname
  • Private address and / or company address (one of either is mandatory, with the other being optional)
  • Department (if specified)
  • Position (if specified)
  • Telephone number
  • Fax (if specified)
  • E-mail address
  • and, if applicable, the first and surname / company name and address of the invoice recipient
in accordance with Art. 6 (1) letter b) GDPR exclusively for the organisation of events. By registering, you provide your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) letter a) GDPR to the processing of the data you have voluntarily provided to the event organisation, if any. Publication of your contact details on the list of participants is also voluntary and will only take place if you have consented to this in accordance with Art. 6 (1) letter a) GDPR. Storage of your data – without prejudice to the regulations governing the storage of documents pursuant to Section 147 of the German Tax Code (AO) – generally applies up to the finalisation of the event. For member companies, the storage period is up to 5 years after erasure from the Commercial Register or after deregistration of the business. The storage period is extended accordingly as long as the processing of the data is necessary for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims.

The Controller [as defined in the GDPR] is the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce, Adolphsplatz 1, 20457 Hamburg, Tel.: +49-(0)40 36138-138, Fax: +49-(0)40 36138 - 401,service@hk24.de. The representative is Chief Executive Officer Dr Malte Heyne. You can contact the official Data Protection Officer at datenschutz@hk24. You are entitled to request information from the Ham-burg Chamber of Commerce regarding personal data stored about you and/or your company. Moreover, you have the right - without prejudice to the right of the Hamburg Chamber of Com-merce to process member data within the scope of its statutory mandate in accordance with Section 9 of the [German] Act on Chambers of Industry and Commerce (IHK-G) - to rectify, erase and restrict the processing of your personal data in accordance with the respective reg-ulations. The supervisory authority responsible for exercising the right to lodge complaints is the Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information.
You may revoke your consent to the processing of your voluntarily provided data and your consent to publication thereof on the list of participants at any time in writing or electronically to: Handelskammer Hamburg (Adolphsplatz 1, 20457 Hamburg, Tel.: +49-(0)40 36138-138, Fax: +49-(0)40 36138-401, e-mail: service@hk24.de) with effect for the future without giving any reasons whatsoever. We wish to point out that the revocation of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out on the basis of your consent until revocation thereof.
Should you wish to cancel your registration for an event, please let us know explicitly - our General business terms and conditions for our events are applicable. Further information on data protection is available on our website.