Privacy Policy for Social Media Presences (Instagram & LinkedIn)
DIGS-ILS maintains official presences on the social media platforms Instagram and LinkedIn to communicate with interested parties, provide information about our activities, and engage with the public. In accordance with Article 26 GDPR, we act as joint controllers together with the respective platform operators for the processing of personal data on our social media pages.
1. Joint Controllers and Contact Details
Dresden International Graduate School for Interdisciplinary Life Sciences (DIGS-ILS)
c/o B CUBE – Center for Molecular Bioengineering TU Dresden
Tatzberg 41
01307 Dresden
Germany
Telephone: +49 351 463 – 44 259
E-mail: digs-ils@tu-dresden.de
Instagram:
Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland
Contact: https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/540977946302970
LinkedIn:
LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland
Contact: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/ask/TSO-DPO
2. Categories of Personal Data Processed
When you visit or interact with our social media pages, the following categories of personal data may be processed:
- Profile information (e.g., username, public posts, comments, likes)
- Technical data (e.g., IP address, device and browser information, location data)
- Data collected via cookies, pixels, and similar technologies
- Analytics and page insights data (aggregated statistics about user interactions)
- Data from direct interactions (e.g., messages, comments, follows)
3. Purposes and Legal Basis of Processing
Personal data is processed for the following purposes:
- To provide and improve our social media presence and user experience
- To obtain anonymized statistics and insights about page visits and interactions
- For communication and interaction with users (e.g., responding to messages or comments)
- For targeted advertising and marketing (where applicable)
The legal basis for processing is our legitimate interest in effective communication and public relations (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Where required, processing may also be based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), particularly for the use of cookies and tracking technologies.
4. Joint Controllership and Allocation of Responsibilities
DIGS-ILS and the respective platform operators are jointly responsible for certain processing activities (e.g., page insights). The main aspects of joint controllership are governed by agreements with Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd. and LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company.
You may exercise your data subject rights (see below) with both DIGS-ILS and the platform operator.
5. Data Transfers to Third Countries
Personal data may be transferred by the platform operators to recipients in third countries, including the USA. Where the recipient is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, an adequate level of data protection is ensured. For further details, please refer to the respective platform’s privacy policy.
6. Retention Periods
Personal data is retained only as long as necessary for the purposes stated or until you request deletion, subject to statutory retention obligations.
7. Data Subject Rights
You have the following rights under the GDPR:
- Right of access (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 object (Art. 21 GDPR)
- Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
You may exercise these rights with both DIGS-ILS and the respective platform operator.
8. Opt-Out and User Settings
You can influence or object to data processing for advertising and analytics via the settings of the respective platform:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/accounts/privacy_and_security/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/advertising
9. Further Information and Platform Privacy Policies
For more information on data processing by the platform operators, please refer to their privacy policies:
- Instagram (Meta): https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
DIGS-ILS has only limited influence over the independent data processing carried out by the platform operators.
10. Supervisory Authority Contact
If you believe that the processing of your personal data infringes data protection law, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
Supervisory authority contact details are listed on our general privacy policy page.
Platform-Specific Information
Data processing on our Instagram page is carried out in joint responsibility with Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd. Meta provides us with anonymized page insights (statistics) about the use of our page. For more information on joint controllership and data processing by Meta, see:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum
Data processing on our LinkedIn page is carried out in joint responsibility with LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company. LinkedIn provides us with aggregated page insights about the use of our page. For more information on joint controllership and data processing by LinkedIn, see:
https://legal.linkedin.com/pages-joint-controller-addendum