Provider, Legal Notice & Privacy Policies for the use of our Social Media channels in the European Economic Area

Provider

Mercedes-Benz AG
Mercedesstraße 120
D-70372 Stuttgart
Deutschland

Phone: +49 7 11 17-0
E-mail: dialog.mb@mercedes-benz.com

Represented by the Board of Management:

Ola Källenius (Vorsitzender), Jörg Burzer, Renata Jungo Brüngger, Sabine Kohleisen, Harald Wilhelm, Markus Schäfer, Britta Seeger

Chairman of the Supervisory Board: Bernd Pischetsrieder

Court of Registry: Stuttgart; commercial register no. 762873

VAT ID: DE321281763

Privacy Policies for the use of our Social Media channels

Our Social Media channels are operated by:

Mercedes-Benz AG
Mercedesstraße 120
70372 Stuttgart
Deutschland

E-mail: dialog.mb@mercedes-benz.com

Data Protection Officer:

Mercedes-Benz Group AG
Chief Officer Corporate Data Protection
HPC E600
70546 Stuttgart

E-mail: data.protection@mercedes-benz.com

Facebook Ireland Limited (“Facebook”) is responsible for the collection and further processing of personal user data on Facebook’s web pages. Please note that Facebook will collect and process certain information about your visit to our Facebook page even if you do not have a Facebook user account or are not logged on to Facebook. For information about how Facebook processes personal data, please refer to Facebook’s privacy policy.

As the operator of this Facebook page, we can see only your public Facebook profile. The information displayed here depends on your profile settings. We also process your personal data (such as your name and the content of your messages, inquiries or other posts to us) if you contact us via our Facebook page. We then process this data for the purpose of processing and responding to (if applicable) your posts accordingly. Depending on the reason for and content of communications, this processing is pursuant to our legitimate interest under Art. 6 (1) (f) EU General Data Protection Regulation (“EU GDPR”), particularly in order to contact you regarding your inquiries or posts, or pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR if your inquiry relates to the conclusion of an agreement with us.

Facebook also provides us with Page Insights data. This relates to anonymous statistics that we can use to evaluate the quality of our Facebook page and our content. These statistics are generated on the basis of usage data that Facebook collects on your interaction with our Facebook page. We do not have access to this usage data. Facebook has warranted to us that it will assume responsibility for compliance with the applicable obligations regarding the Page Insights data and the fulfilment of your rights under the GDPR (see below for more information) and to provide you with the main points of the applicable agreement to this effect (https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum).

This processing is pursuant to our legitimate interest under Art. 6, (1) (f) GDPR, particularly to identify user preferences (such as the number of followers, number of interactions with individual page areas, user statistics by age, geography and language) and to tailor and improve the content on our Facebook page for our target audience as far as possible.

We will store your personal data on our systems, i.e. outside Facebook, if and as long as needed for the purposes of collection or as required by legal record-keeping obligations.

You are neither legally nor contractually obligated to share your personal data. Nevertheless, a processing of your personal data by Facebook is inevitable if you want to visit our Facebook page.

It is possible that some of the information collected will also be processed outside the European Union by Facebook in the US. To ensure an adequate level of data protection, Facebook bases such data transmission on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the European Commission.

Your rights are as follows:

  • According to Article 15 GDPR, you have the right of access to information about the data saved by us. This means that you have the right to request confirmation from us as to whether or not personal data concerning you is being processed and, if so, you have a right to information about this personal data. The right of access includes, among other things, information about the purposes of the processing, the categories of personal data being processed and the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data has been or will be disclosed. However, this right is not unlimited because your right to information may be limited by the rights of other persons.
  • According to Article 16 GDPR, you have the right to order the rectification of incorrect data. This means that you can request for us to correct erroneous personal data concerning you. In consideration of the purposes of the processing, you have the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data, including by means of a supplementary declaration.
  • According to Article 17 GDPR, you have the right to have personal data relating to you erased. This means that, under certain circumstances, you have the right to request that we erase personal data concerning you and that we are obligated to erase personal data. 
  • According to Article 18 GDPR, you have the right to demand restricted processing of your personal data. This means that – in this case – the corresponding data will be marked and will be processed by us only for certain purposes (e.g. with your consent or to assert legal claims).
  • According to Article 20 GDPR, under certain conditions you have the right to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to us in a structured, current and machine-readable format, and can transmit this data to another responsible person without any constraints imposed by us.
  • You also have the right to contact the responsible data protection supervisory authority – in particular in the EU Member State of your habitual residence or the state in which a violation of the GDPR is alleged.

To exercise these rights with regard to data processing by Facebook, where possible, please contact Facebook directly using the contact information provided by Facebook on its web pages. In other cases, or if you have any other concerns, please send us an e-mail: data.protection@mercedes-benz.com.

Under certain conditions, you have the right to object to our processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation or if personal data is used for the purpose of direct marketing, and we may be obligated to discontinue processing your personal data. In addition, if personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to our processing of personal data concerning you for the purpose of such advertising. This shall also apply to profiling, if it is done in conjunction with direct marketing of this kind. In this case, the personal data will no longer be processed by us for these purposes. To exercise your right of objection, please e-mail us if possible: data.protection@mercedes-benz.com.

For additional information on how we handle personal data, please see the Daimler Privacy Policy.

Status: September 2021

Facebook Ireland Ltd. (4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland) is responsible for the collection and further processing of personal user data on Instagram’s web pages. Please note that Instagram will collect and process certain information about your visit to our Instagram page even if you do not have an Instagram user account or are not logged on to Instagram. For information about how Instagram processes personal data, please see the Instagram Privacy Policy at https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875.

As the operator of this Instagram page, we can see only your public Instagram profile. The information displayed here depends on your profile settings. We also process your personal data (such as your name and the content of your messages, inquiries or other posts to us) if you contact us via our Instagram page. We then process this data for the purpose of processing and responding to (if applicable) your posts accordingly. Depending on the reason and content of communications, this processing is pursuant to our legitimate interest under Art. 6 (1) (f) EU General Data Protection Regulation (“EU GDPR”), particularly in order to contact you regarding your inquiries or posts, or pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR if your inquiry relates to the conclusion of an agreement with us.

Instagram also provides us with Page Insights data. This relates to anonymous statistics that we can use to evaluate the quality of our Instagram page and our content. These statistics are generated on the basis of usage data that Instagram collects on your interaction with our Instagram page. We do not have access to this usage data. Instagram/Facebook have warranted to us that they will assume responsibility for compliance with the applicable obligations regarding the Page Insights data and the fulfilment of your rights under the GDPR (see below for more information) and to provide you with the main points of the applicable agreement to this effect (https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum).

This processing is pursuant to our legitimate interest under Art. 6, (1) (f) GDPR, particularly to identify user preferences (such as the number of followers, number of interactions with individual page areas, user statistics by age, geography and language) and to tailor and improve the content on our Instagram page for our target audience as far as possible.

We will store your personal data on our systems, i.e. outside Instagram, if and as long as needed for the purposes of collection, or as required by legal record-keeping obligations.

You are neither legally nor contractually obligated to share your personal data. Nevertheless, a processing of your personal data by Facebook is inevitable if you want to visit our Instagram page.

It is possible that some of the information collected will also be processed outside the European Union by Facebook, Inc., headquartered in the US. To ensure an adequate level of data protection, Instagram bases such data transmission on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the European Commission.

We use qualified service providers (interactive marketing agencies) to design and manage this Instagram page. We share personal data with them only if needed for the aforementioned purposes (such as responding to your inquiries), to pursue legitimate interests or if you have granted consent. We have concluded the required data protection documents, particularly in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR, with these providers.

Your rights are as follows:

  • According to Article 15 GDPR, you have the right to access information about the data saved by us. This means that you have the right to request confirmation from us as to whether or not personal data concerning you is being processed and, if so, you have a right to information about this personal data. The right of access includes, among other things, information about the purposes of the processing, the categories of personal data being processed and the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data has been or will be disclosed. However, this right is not unlimited because your right to information may be limited by the rights of other persons.
  • According to Article 16 GDPR, you have the right to order the rectification of incorrect data. This means that you can request for us to correct erroneous personal data concerning you. In consideration of the purposes of the processing, you have the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data, including by means of a supplementary declaration.
  • According to Article 17 GDPR, you have the right to have personal data relating to you erased. This means that, under certain circumstances, you have the right to request that we erase personal data concerning you and that we are obligated to erase personal data.
  • According to Article 18 GDPR, you have the right to demand restricted processing of your personal data. This means that – in this case – the corresponding data will be marked and will be processed by us only for certain purposes (e.g. with your consent or to assert legal claims).
  • According to Article 20 GDPR, under certain conditions, you have the right to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to us in a structured, current and machine-readable format, and can transmit this data to another responsible person without any constraints imposed by us.
  • You also have the right to contact the responsible data protection supervisory authority, in particular in the EU Member State of your habitual residence or the state in which a violation of the GDPR is alleged.

To exercise these rights with regard to data processing by Instagram, where possible, please contact Instagram directly using the contact information provided by Instagram on its web pages. In other cases, or if you have any other concerns, please send us an e-mail: data.protection@mercedes-benz.com.

Under certain conditions, you have the right to object to our processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation or if personal data is used for the purpose of direct marketing, and we may be obligated to discontinue processing your personal data. In addition, if personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to our processing of personal data concerning you for the purpose of such advertising. This shall also apply to profiling, if it is done in conjunction with direct marketing of this kind. In this case, the personal data will no longer be processed by us for these purposes. To exercise your right of objection, please e-mail us if possible: data.protection@mercedes-benz.com.

For additional information on how we handle personal data, please see the Daimler Privacy Policy.

Status: September 2021

LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, is responsible for the collection and further processing of personal user data on LinkedIn’s web pages. Please note that LinkedIn will collect and process certain information about your visit to our LinkedIn page even if you do not have a LinkedIn user account or are not logged on to LinkedIn. For information on the processing of personal data by LinkedIn please see the Privacy Policy of LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?trk=d_org_guest_company_overview_footer-privacy-policy.

As the operator of this LinkedIn page, we can see only your public LinkedIn profile. The information displayed here depends on your profile settings. We also process your personal data (such as your name and the content of your messages, inquiries or other posts to us) if you contact us via our LinkedIn page. We then process this data for the purpose of processing and responding to (if applicable) your posts accordingly. Depending on the reason and content of communications, this processing is pursuant to our legitimate interest under Art. 6 (1) (f) EU General Data Protection Regulation (“EU GDPR”), particularly in order to contact you regarding your inquiries or posts, or pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR if your inquiry relates to the conclusion of an agreement with us.

LinkedIn also provides us with Page Analytics data. This relates to anonymous statistics that we can use to evaluate the quality of our LinkedIn page and our content. These statistics are generated on the basis of usage data that LinkedIn collects on your interaction with our LinkedIn page. We do not have access to this usage data. LinkedIn has warranted to us that it will assume responsibility for compliance with the applicable obligations regarding the Page Analytics data and the fulfilment of your rights under the GDPR (see below for more information) and to provide you with the main points of the applicable agreement to this effect (https://legal.linkedin.com/pages-joint-controller-addendum).

This processing is pursuant to our legitimate interest under Art. 6, (1) (f) GDPR, particularly to identify user preferences (such as the number of followers, number of interactions with individual page areas, user statistics by age, geography and language) and to tailor and improve the content on our LinkedIn page for our target audience as far as possible.

We will store your personal data on our systems, i.e. outside LinkedIn, if and as long as needed for the purposes of collection, or as required by legal record-keeping obligations.

You are neither legally nor contractually obligated to share your personal data. Nevertheless, a processing of your personal data by LinkedIn is inevitable if you want to visit our LinkedIn page.

It is possible that some of the information collected will also be processed outside the European Union by LinkedIn Corporation and its US subsidiaries (“LinkedIn”) headquartered in the US. To ensure an adequate level of data protection, LinkedIn bases such data transmission on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the European Commission.

We use qualified service providers (interactive marketing agencies) to design and manage this LinkedIn page. We share personal data with them only if needed for the aforementioned purposes (such as responding to your inquiries), to pursue legitimate interests or if you have granted consent. We have concluded the required data protection documents, particularly in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR, with these providers. Your rights are as follows:

  • According to Article 15 GDPR, you have the right to access information about the data saved by us. This means that you have the right to request confirmation from us as to whether or not personal data concerning you is being processed and, if so, you have a right to information about this personal data. The right of access includes, among other things, information about the purposes of the processing, the categories of personal data being processed and the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data has been or will be disclosed. However, this right is not unlimited because your right to information may be limited by the rights of other persons.
  • According to Article 16 GDPR, you have the right to order the rectification of incorrect data. This means that you can request for us to correct erroneous personal data concerning you. In consideration of the purposes of the processing, you have the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data, including by means of a supplementary declaration.
  • According to Article 17 GDPR, you have the right to have personal data relating to you erased. This means that, under certain circumstances, you have the right to request that we erase personal data concerning you and that we are obligated to erase personal data.
  • According to Article 18 GDPR, you have the right to demand restricted processing of your personal data. This means that – in this case – the corresponding data will be marked and will be processed by us only for certain purposes (e.g. with your consent or to assert legal claims).
  • According to Article 20 GDPR, under certain conditions you have the right to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to us in a structured, current and machine-readable format, and can transmit this data to another responsible person without any constraints imposed by us.
  • You also have the right to contact the responsible data protection supervisory authority – in particular in the EU Member State of your habitual residence or the state in which a violation of the GDPR is alleged.

To exercise these rights with regard to data processing by LinkedIn, where possible, please contact LinkedIn directly using the contact information provided by LinkedIn on its web pages. In other cases, or if you have any other concerns, please send us an e-mail: data.protection@mercedes-benz.com.

Under certain conditions, you have the right to object to our processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation or if personal data is used for the purpose of direct marketing, and we may be obligated to discontinue processing your personal data. In addition, if personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to our processing of personal data concerning you for the purpose of such advertising. This shall also apply to profiling, if it is done in conjunction with direct marketing of this kind. In this case, the personal data will no longer be processed by us for these purposes. To exercise your right of objection, please e-mail us if possible: data.protection@mercedes-benz.com.

For additional information on how we handle personal data, please see the Daimler Privacy Policy.

Status: September 2021

Twitter International Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07 Ireland, is responsible for the collection and further processing of personal data on Twitter’s web pages. Please note that Twitter will collect and process certain information about your visit to our Twitter page even if you do not have a Twitter user account or are not logged on to Twitter. For information about how Twitter processes personal data, please see the Twitter Privacy Policy at https://twitter.com/en/privacy.

As the operator of this Twitter page, we can see only your public Twitter profile. The information displayed here depends on your profile settings. We also process your personal data (such as your name and the content of your messages, inquiries or other posts to us) if you contact us via our Twitter page. We then process this data for the purpose of processing and responding to (if applicable) your posts accordingly. Depending on the reason and content of communications, this processing is pursuant to our legitimate interest under Art. 6 (1) (f) EU General Data Protection Regulation (“EU GDPR”), particularly in order to contact you regarding your inquiries or posts, or pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR if your inquiry relates to the conclusion of an agreement with us.

Twitter also provides us with Analytics data. This relates to anonymous statistics that we can use to evaluate the quality of our Twitter page and our content. These statistics are generated on the basis of usage data that Twitter collects on your interaction with our Twitter page. We do not have access to this usage data.

This processing is pursuant to our legitimate interest under Art. 6, (1) (f) GDPR, particularly to identify user preferences (such as the number of followers, number of interactions with individual page areas, user statistics by age, geography and language) and to tailor and improve the content on our Twitter page for our target audience as far as possible.

We will store your personal data on our systems, i.e. outside Twitter, if and as long as needed for the purposes of collection, or as required by legal record-keeping obligations.

You are neither legally nor contractually obligated to share your personal data. Nevertheless, a processing of your personal data by Twitter is inevitable if you want to visit our Twitter page.

It is possible that some of the information collected will also be processed outside the European Union by Twitter, Inc., headquartered in the US. To ensure an adequate level of data protection, Twitter bases such data transmission on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the European Commission.

We use qualified service providers (interactive marketing agencies) to design and manage this Twitter page. We share personal data with them only if needed for the aforementioned purposes (such as responding to your inquiries), to pursue legitimate interests, or if you have granted consent. We have concluded the required data protection documents, particularly in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR, with these providers.

Your rights are as follows:

  • According to Article 15 GDPR, you have the right to access information about the data saved by us. This means that you have the right to request confirmation from us as to whether or not personal data concerning you is being processed and, if so, you have a right to information about this personal data. The right of access includes, among other things, information about the purposes of the processing, the categories of personal data being processed and the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data has been or will be disclosed. However, this right is not unlimited because your right to information may be limited by the rights of other persons.
  • According to Article 16 GDPR, you have the right to order the rectification of incorrect data. This means that you can request for us to correct erroneous personal data concerning you. In consideration of the purposes of the processing, you have the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data, including by means of a supplementary declaration.
  • According to Article 17 GDPR, you have the right to have personal data relating to you erased. This means that, under certain circumstances, you have the right to request that we erase personal data concerning you and that we are obligated to erase personal data.
  • According to Article 18 GDPR, you have the right to demand restricted processing of your personal data. This means that – in this case – the corresponding data will be marked and will be processed by us only for certain purposes (e.g. with your consent or to assert legal claims).
  • According to Article 20 GDPR, under certain conditions you have the right to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to us in a structured, current and machine-readable format, and can transmit this data to another responsible person without any constraints imposed by us.
  • You also have the right to contact the responsible data protection supervisory authority, in particular in the EU Member State of your habitual residence or the state in which a violation of the GDPR is alleged.

To exercise these rights with regard to data processing by Twitter, where possible, please contact Twitter directly using the contact information provided by Twitter on its web pages. In other cases, or if you have any other concerns, please send us an e-mail: data.protection@mercedes-benz.com.

Under certain conditions, you have the right to object to our processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation or if personal data is used for the purpose of direct marketing, and we may be obligated to discontinue processing your personal data. In addition, if personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to our processing of personal data concerning you for the purpose of such advertising. This shall also apply to profiling, if it is done in conjunction with direct marketing of this kind. In this case, the personal data will no longer be processed by us for these purposes. To exercise your right of objection, please e-mail us if possible: data.protection@mercedes-benz.com.

For additional information on how we handle personal data, please see the Daimler Privacy Policy.

Status: September 2021

New Work SE, Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg, Germany, is responsible for the collection and further processing of personal user data on the web pages of Xing. Please note that Xing will collect and process certain information about your visit to our Xing  page even if you do not have a Xing user account or are not logged on to Xing. For information on how Xing processes personal data, please see the Privacy Policy of Xing at https://privacy.xing.com/en/privacy-policy.

As the operator of this Xing page, we can see only your public Xing profile. The information displayed here depends on your profile settings. We also process your personal data (such as your name and the content of your messages, inquiries, or other posts to us) if you contact us via our Xing page. We then process this data for the purpose of processing and responding to (if applicable) your posts accordingly. Depending on the reason and content of communications, this processing is pursuant to our legitimate interest under Art. 6 (1) (f) EU General Data Protection Regulation (“EU GDPR”), particularly in order to contact you regarding your inquiries or posts, or pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR if your inquiry relates to the conclusion of an agreement with us.

Xing also provides us with Page Insights data. This relates to anonymous statistics that we can use to evaluate the quality of our Xing page and our content. These statistics are generated on the basis of usage data that Xing collects on your interaction with our Xing page. We do not have access to this usage data.

This processing is pursuant to our legitimate interest under Art. 6, (1) (f) GDPR, particularly to identify user preferences (such as the number of followers, number of interactions with individual page areas, user statistics by age, geography and language) and to tailor and improve the content on our Xing page for our target audience as far as possible.

We will store your personal data on our systems, i.e. outside Xing, if and as long as needed for the purposes of collection, or as required by legal record-keeping obligations.

You are neither legally nor contractually obligated to share your personal data. Nevertheless, a processing of your personal databy New Work is inevitable if you want to visit our Xing page.

We use qualified service providers (interactive marketing agencies) to design and manage this Xing page. We share personal data with them only if needed for the aforementioned purposes (such as responding to your inquiries), to pursue legitimate interests, or if you have granted consent. We have concluded the required data protection documents, particularly in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR, with these providers.

Your rights are as follows:

  • According to Article 15 GDPR, you have the right to access information about the data saved by us. This means that you have the right to request confirmation from us as to whether or not personal data concerning you is being processed and, if so, you have a right to information about this personal data. The right of access includes, among other things, information about the purposes of the processing, the categories of personal data being processed and the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data has been or will be disclosed. However, this right is not unlimited because your right to information may be limited by the rights of other persons.
  • According to Article 16 GDPR, you have the right to order the rectification of incorrect data. This means that you can request for us to correct erroneous personal data concerning you. In consideration of the purposes of the processing, you have the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data, including by means of a supplementary declaration.
  • According to Article 17 GDPR, you have the right to have personal data relating to you erased. This means that, under certain circumstances, you have the right to request that we erase personal data concerning you and that we are obligated to erase personal data.
  • According to Article 18 GDPR, you have the right to demand restricted processing of your personal data. This means that – in this case – the corresponding data will be marked and will be processed by us only for certain purposes (e.g. with your consent or to assert legal claims).
  • According to Article 20 GDPR, under certain conditions, you have the right to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to us in a structured, current and machine-readable format, and can transmit this data to another responsible person without any constraints imposed by us.
  • You also have the right to contact the responsible data protection supervisory authority, in particular in the EU Member State of your habitual residence or the state in which a violation of the GDPR is alleged.

To exercise these rights with regard to data processing by Xing, where possible, please contact Xing directly using the contact information provided by Xing on its web pages. In other cases, or if you have any other concerns, please send us an e-mail: data.protection@mercedes-benz.com.

Under certain conditions, you have the right to object to our processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation or if personal data is used for the purpose of direct marketing, and we may be obligated to discontinue processing your personal data. In addition, if personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to our processing of personal data concerning you for the purpose of such advertising. This shall also apply to profiling if it is done in conjunction with direct marketing of this kind. In this case, the personal data will no longer be processed by us for these purposes. To exercise your right of objection, please e-mail us if possible: data.protection@mercedes-benz.com.

For additional information on how we handle personal data, please see the Daimler Privacy Policy.

Status: September 2021

Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, is responsible for the collection and further processing of personal user data on the web pages of YouTube. Please note that YouTube will collect and process certain information about your visit to our YouTube page even if you do not have a YouTube user account or are not logged on to YouTube. For information about how YouTube processes personal data, please see the YouTube Privacy Policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.

As the operator of this YouTube page, we can see only your public YouTube profile. The information displayed here depends on your profile settings. We also process your personal data (such as your name and the content of your messages, inquiries or other posts to us) if you contact us via our YouTube page. We then process this data for the purpose of processing and responding to (if applicable) your posts accordingly. Depending on the reason and content of communications, this processing is pursuant to our legitimate interest under Art. 6 (1) (f) EU General Data Protection Regulation (“EU GDPR”), particularly in order to contact you regarding your inquiries or posts, or pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR if your inquiry relates to the conclusion of an agreement with us.

YouTube also provides us with Analytics data. This relates to anonymous statistics that we can use to evaluate the quality of our YouTube page and our content. These statistics are generated on the basis of usage data that YouTube collects on your interaction with our YouTube page. We do not have access to this usage data.

This processing is pursuant to our legitimate interest under Art. 6, (1) (f) GDPR, particularly to identify user preferences (such as the number of followers, number of interactions with individual page areas, user statistics by age, geography and language) and to tailor and improve the content on our YouTube page for our target audience as far as possible.

We will store your personal data on our systems, i.e. outside YouTube, if and as long as needed for the purposes of collection, or as required by legal record-keeping obligations.

You are neither legally nor contractually obligated to share your personal data. Nevertheless, a processing of your personal data by Google is inevitable if you want to visit our YouTube page.

It is possible that some of the information collected will also be processed outside the European Union by Google LLC and its wholly owned subsidiaries in the US. To ensure an adequate level of data protection, Google LLC bases such data transmission on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the European Commission.

We use qualified service providers (interactive marketing agencies) to design and manage this YouTube page. We share personal data with them only if needed for the aforementioned purposes (such as responding to your inquiries), to pursue legitimate interests or if you have granted consent. We have concluded the required data protection documents, particularly in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR, with these providers.

Your rights are as follows:

  • According to Article 15 GDPR, you have the right to access information about the data saved by us. This means that you have the right to request confirmation from us as to whether or not personal data concerning you is being processed and, if so, you have a right to information about this personal data. The right of access includes, among other things, information about the purposes of the processing, the categories of personal data being processed and the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data has been or will be disclosed. However, this right is not unlimited because your right to information may be limited by the rights of other persons.
  • According to Article 16 GDPR, you have the right to order the rectification of incorrect data. This means that you can request for us to correct erroneous personal data concerning you. In consideration of the purposes of the processing, you have the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data, including by means of a supplementary declaration.
  • According to Article 17 GDPR, you have the right to have personal data relating to you erased. This means that, under certain circumstances, you have the right to request that we erase personal data concerning you and that we are obligated to erase personal data.
  • According to Article 18 GDPR, you have the right to demand restricted processing of your personal data. This means that – in this case – the corresponding data will be marked and will be processed by us only for certain purposes (e.g. with your consent or to assert legal claims).
  • According to Article 20 GDPR, under certain conditions you have the right to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to us in a structured, current and machine-readable format, and can transmit this data to another responsible person without any constraints imposed by us.
  • You also have the right to contact the responsible data protection supervisory authority, in particular in the EU Member State of your habitual residence or the state in which a violation of the GDPR is alleged.

To exercise these rights with regard to data processing by YouTube, where possible, please contact YouTube directly using the contact information provided by YouTube on its web pages. In other cases, or if you have any other concerns, please send us an e-mail: data.protection@mercedes-benz.com.

Under certain conditions, you have the right to object to our processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation or if personal data is used for the purpose of direct marketing, and we may be obligated to discontinue processing your personal data. In addition, if personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purpose of such advertising. This shall also apply to profiling, if it is done in conjunction with direct marketing of this kind. In this case, the personal data will no longer be processed by us for these purposes. To exercise your right of objection, please e-mail us if possible: data.protection@mercedes-benz.com.

For additional information on how we handle personal data, please see the Daimler Privacy Policy.

Status: September 2021

TikTok Technology Limited, 10 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin, D02 T380, Ireland, is responsible for collecting and further processing personal user data on TikTok’s websites. Please note that TikTok collects and processes certain information about your visit to our TikTok page even if you do not have a TikTok user account or are not logged in to TikTok. For information on the processing of personal data by TikTok, please refer to the TikTok Privacy Policy (Privacy Policy) at https://www.tiktok.com/legal/privacy-policy?lang=de.

For us as the operator of this TikTok page, only your public profile at TikTok can be viewed. Which information can be viewed here depends on your settings in your profile. In addition, we process your personal data (such as your name and the content of your messages, inquiries or other contributions to us) if you contact us via our TikTok page. We then process this data for the purpose of processing your contributions accordingly and answering them if necessary. Depending on the event and content of the interview, these processing operations are either based on our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 (f) EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), in particular in order to contact your inquiries or contributions, or on Art. 6 Para. 1 (b) GDPR, if your request is aimed at concluding a contract.

TikTok also provides us with so-called page analytics data. This data is anonymous statistics, with the help of which we can evaluate the quality of our TikTok page and our content. These statistics are compiled on the basis of usage data collected by TikTok via your interaction with our TikTok site; we have no access to these usage data.

These processing operations are based on our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 (f) GDPR, in particular in order to identify preferences (e.g. number of followers, number of views of individual page sections, user statistics by age, geography and language), and can adapt and improve the offer on our TikTok page as target group-oriented as possible.

We store your personal data on our systems, i.e. outside TikTok, if and as long as they are necessary for the purposes of collection or statutory retention obligations.

You are neither legally nor contractually obliged to provide your personal data. Nevertheless, a processing of your personal data by TikTok is inevitable if you want to visit our Tiktok page.

It is conceivable that some of the information collected will also be processed outside the European Union by TikTok. In order to ensure an adequate level of data protection, TikTok relies regarding such data transfers on the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission, unless there is a corresponding EU Commission adequacy decision for the third country concerned.

We might use qualified service providers (dialogue marketing agencies) to design and support this TikTok site. We provide personal data to these only if this is necessary for the aforementioned purposes (e.g. answering your inquiries), in pursuit of legitimate interests or if you have consented thereto. With these service providers, we have completed the necessary data protection documents, in particular in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.

You have the following rights:

  • In accordance with Art. 15 GDPR, you have the right to information about the personal data stored by us. This means that you have the right to request confirmation from us whether your personal data are being processed or not, and if this is the case, a right to access this personal data. The access information includes, inter alia, the processing purposes, the categories of personal data that are processed and the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed. However, this is not an absolute right and the interests of other individuals may restrict your right to access.
  • In accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, you have the right to have incorrect data corrected. This means that you may require us to correct incorrect personal data concerning you. Taking into account the purposes of processing, you have the right to request completion of incomplete personal data, including by means of a supplementary statement.
  • In accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, you have the right to have your personal data erased. This means that under certain conditions you have the right to obtain from us the erasure of personal data concerning you, and we may be obliged to erase such personal data.
  • In accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, you have the right to request a restriction on the processing of your personal data. This means that, in this case, the respective data will be marked and may only be processed by us for certain purposes (e.g. with your consent or to raise legal claims).
  • In accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, under certain circumstances, you may have the right to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, and you may have the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from us.
  • You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection supervisory authority, in particular in the EU Member State of your habitual residence or in which a violation of the GDPR is claimed.

In order to exercise these rights with regard to data processing by TikTok, please contact TikTok directly via TikTok on its website contact options. In other cases, or if necessary, please send us an e-mail to data.protection@mercedes-benz.com

Under certain circumstances, you may have the right to object to our processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation or if personal data is used for direct marketing purposes, and we can be required to no longer process your personal data. In addition, if your personal data is processed to operate direct marketing, you have the right to object to our processing of your personal data at any time. This also applies to profiling, insofar as it is associated with such direct marketing. In this case, your personal data will no longer be processed for such purposes by us. To exercise your right to object, please, if possible, send us an e-mail to data.protection@mercedes-benz.com.

For additional information on our handling of personal data, please refer to the Daimler Privacy Policy.

Status: September 2021

Legal Notice

Copyright 2003-2019 Mercedes-Benz AG. All rights reserved. All text, images, graphics, sound files, video files and animation files and their arrangement are subject to copyright and other intellectual property laws. They may not be copied, either for commercial purposes or for redistribution, nor may they be modified and used on other websites. Some Daimler web pages also include material that is subject to the copyright of those parties who have made such material available.

Some products and services may have changed since individual pages on this website were last edited. The manufacturer reserves the right to make changes to the design, form, colour and specification during the delivery period, provided these changes or variations can be deemed reasonable for the customer, while taking into account the interests of Mercedes‑Benz Group AG. The illustrations may show accessories, optional equipment or other features which are not part of the standard specification. Colours may differ slightly from those depicted, for technical reasons. Some pages may also feature models and services which are not available in individual countries. Statements regarding legislative, fiscal or other legal regulations and the implications of these are valid only for the Federal Republic of Germany. Subject to any contrary provision in the terms and conditions of sale or delivery, the prices valid on the date of delivery shall apply. For our dealers, the prices are to be regarded as the recommended retail price. Please contact a company-owned sales and service outlet or an authorized dealer to find out current prices.

Unless otherwise indicated, all marks displayed in Mercedes-Benz Group AG Digital Offerings are subject to the trademark rights of Mercedes-Benz Group AG; this applies especially to its model nameplates, and its corporate logos and emblems.

Daimler has thought to achieve an innovative and informative Digital Offering. We hope that you will be as enthusiastic as we are about this creative effort. However, you also need to understand that Daimler must protect their Intellectual Property, including their patents, trademarks and copyrights. Accordingly, you are hereby on notice that neither this Digital Offering, nor any material contained therein, shall in any way grant or be taken to grant any person a licence to Daimler’s Intellectual Property.

This Digital Offering contains forward-looking statements that reflect our current views about future events. The words “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “can,” “could,” “plan,” “project,” “should” and similar expressions are used to identify forward-looking statements.

These statements are subject to many risks and uncertainties, including an adverse development of global economic conditions, in particular

  • a decline of demand in our most important markets;
  • a deterioration of our refinancing possibilities on the credit and financial markets;
  • events of force majeure including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, political unrest, armed conflicts, industrial accidents and their effects on our sales, purchasing, production or financial services activities;
  • changes in currency exchange rates and tariff regulations;
  • a shift in consumer preferences towards smaller, lower-margin vehicles;·
  • a possible lack of acceptance of our products or services, which limits our ability to achieve prices and adequately utilize our production capacities;
  • price increases for fuel or raw materials;
  • disruption of production due to shortages of materials, labour strikes or supplier insolvencies;
  • a decline in resale prices of used vehicles;
  • the effective implementation of cost-reduction and efficiency-optimization measures;
  • the business outlook for companies in which we hold a significant equity interest;
  • the successful implementation of strategic cooperations and joint ventures;
  • changes in laws, regulations and government policies, particularly those relating to vehicle emissions, fuel economy and safety;
  • the resolution of pending government investigations or of investigations requested by governments, and the conclusion of pending or threatened future legal proceedings;
  • and other risks and uncertainties, some of which we describe under the heading “Risk and Opportunity Report” in the current Annual Report.

If any of these risks and uncertainties materializes or if the assumptions underlying any of our forward-looking statements prove to be incorrect, the actual results may be materially different from those we express or imply by such statements. We do not intend or assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements, since they are based solely on the circumstances at the date of publication.

The information in this Digital Offering is provided by Daimler “as is” and to the extent permitted by law, is provided without warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, including but not limited to any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for any particular purpose, or non-infringement. While the information provided is believed to be accurate, it may include errors or inaccuracies.

Our Digital Offerings contain links to external sites, which are not under the control of Daimler. Therefore, we are not responsible for the contents of any linked site. Daimler is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Daimler of the linked site.

The European Commission has established an internet platform for online dispute resolution (so called “ODR platform”). The ODR platform is a point of entry for out-of-court resolutions relating to contractual obligations of online sales contracts. You can get to the ODR platform by following the link:

http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr

Information according to § 36 Verbraucherstreitbeilegungsgesetz (VSBG)

Mercedes‑Benz Group AG will not participate in a dispute settlement proceeding in front of a consumer arbitration board according to the German Consumer Dispute Resolution Act (VSBG) and is not obliged to do so.

Terms of Use for a Digital Offering take precedence over these Legal Notices.

Terms and Conditions of Use, Consent for Data Protection Purposes, and Information for the Use of User-Generated Content by Mercedes-Benz AG

 

By using the hashtag "#YesMBAG", you agree to the following Terms and Conditions of Use (TCUs), and declare your consent under data protection law to the use of your content by Mercedes-Benz AG and its affiliated companies pursuant to Section 15 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG)  on its named platforms and channels in accordance with the following provisions (please refer to section V.1).

You will also find further information on data protection and your rights as a data subject (please refer to section V.2-7).

 

I. General

1. These TCUs describe all contractual relationships between you and Mercedes-Benz AG, Mercedesstraße 120, 70327 Stuttgart/Germany (hereinafter: "MBAG", which also includes its affiliated companies) in relation to the specifically requested content that you have published on a social media platform (e.g. Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, LinkedIn, TikTok), and which MBAG now wishes to use on the basis of these TCUs.

2. "Content" refers to: The photo you have published and your username. 

 

II. Your Rights to the Content

You may only grant MBAG a right of use if the following conditions are met:

1. You are at least 18 years old.

2. You are the owner/author of the Content and hold all rights to it, so you may grant MBAG the rights described in detail in section III.

3. You shall ensure that, in the event of publication of the Content by MBAG, you hold any third-party rights (e.g. trademark rights, copyrights, personal rights) to the Content, or that the respective rights holders have expressly consented to the distribution of the Content in accordance with section III. 

4. If persons or other personal data are identifiable in your Content, they agree that MBAG may use and publish the Content in accordance with these TCUs, including but not limited to section V no. 1 below. If one of the persons depicted revokes the consent given to you to use the Content, you must inform MBAG of this immediately. Further details can be found in section V no. 4).

 

III. Granting of Rights

1. You remain the owner of your content.

2. By using #YesMBAG on our question below your content, you consent to the use of your content by MBAG. You shall grant MBAG a non-exclusive, sub-licensable right of use, unlimited in time, space and content, for the types of use and exploitation specified in section III no. 3.  This right of use includes multiple use by MBAG and its affiliated companies pursuant to Section 15 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG). MBAG has the right to archive, edit, modify, distribute, display and publicly reproduce the Content.

3. In particular, MBAG has the right to publish your content on the following platforms and channels:

  • MBAG's global social media channels (including but not limited to Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Youtube, Tiktok).

  • On digital displays ("digital signage") at the points of sale (branches, showrooms and other points of sale) of MBAG.

 

4. You agree that MBAG may refer to you by name when using your content, and may link to its social media profile when using your content. 

5. The rights are granted free of charge. You agree that MBAG will not pay you any fee for the use of your content.

6. As the author or the holder of rights to the Content, you remain entitled to continue to use the Content for your own purposes.

7. MBAG shall have no entitlement to the use of your content. Even if you allow MBAG to use your content, MBAG shall be under no obligation to actually use your content.

 

IV. Release from Liability

1. Upon first request, you shall indemnify MBAG and hold it harmless from and against any and all third-party claims, including but not limited to claims relating to privacy, copyright, rights of publicity or trademark infringement, that may be brought against MBAG in connection with the use of your content.

Claims for damages also include any claim on the part of MBAG for the reimbursement of "ancillary costs" incurred by MBAG in connection with third-party claims, such as litigation or expert expenses.

2. This indemnification does not apply if the third-party claim is based on the fact that MBAG has used the Content contrary to the provisions of the present TCUs, or in breach of statutory provisions.

3. You acknowledge that MBAG is not responsible for, and will not be liable for, any use of your content by third parties outside the scope of these TCUs.

 

V. Data Protection Consent and Data Protection

1. By doing so, you consent to MBAG using your content on MBAG's worldwide social media channels.

2. Your content will be deleted from MBAG's social media channels after three years at the latest. For administrative and verification purposes, MBAG may store your content internally for an additional year.

3. The legal basis for the processing of your personal data is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 1 (a) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

4. Your consent is given on a voluntary basis. You have the right to revoke your consent and, at the same time, the right of use that you have granted to MBAG at any time by sending an e-mail to socialmedia@daimler.com with a description of the specific Content (including your username, if possible). This revocation shall not affect the legality of the use prior to the time of revocation. MBAG shall remove your content immediately after the revocation of the types of use specified in section III no. 3.

5. The controller for the processing of your content is MBAG (see section I. no. 1), which is obliged to comply with the requirements of the GDPR.

Please note that the respective operators of the respective social media platforms (including but not limited to Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Youtube, Tiktok) process your content and other personal data under their own responsibility. This may also take place outside the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. You can find more detailed information on this in the data protection notices for MBAG's social media channels (http://mb4.me/provider), as well as the data protection notices of the respective operators.

6. You can request information about the data stored about you from betroffenenrechte@daimler.com (Art. 15 GDPR). Under certain conditions, you can also request the correction or erasure of your data (Arts. 16 and 17 GDPR). Furthermore, you may have the right to restrict the processing of your data (Art. 18 GDPR), as well as a right to receive the data you have provided in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format (Art. 20 GDPR).

You have the right to file a complaint with the controller or a data protection supervisory authority if you feel that the processing of the personal data relating to you infringes the GDPR or other laws (Art. 77 GDPR).

You can contact MBAG's data protection officer at: Chief Officer for Corporate Data Protection, Mercedes-Benz Group AG, 70546 Stuttgart, Germany, data.protection@mercedes-benz.com 

7. MBAG may use external service providers (e.g. media agencies, IT service providers) as processors for the use of your content within the scope of the granted right of use and your consent. In this context, personal data may be transferred to recipients and processed in countries outside the European Union ("EU"), Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway (= European Economic Area), including but not limited to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK).  From the standpoint of the EU, the following countries do not provide an appropriate level of protection meeting EU standards for the processing of personal information ("Appropriateness Assessment"): Andorra, Argentina, Canada (restricted), Faroe Islands, Guernsey, Israel, Isle of Man, Japan, Jersey, New Zealand, Switzerland, Uruguay, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). In the case of recipients in other countries, we agree to use EU standard contractual clauses, binding corporate regulations, or other permissible mechanisms to provide an "adequate level of protection" in accordance with legal requirements. We would be happy to provide you with information on this via the contact details listed in section V no. 6. above

 

VI. Dispute Resolution

1. The online dispute resolution (ODR) platform provided by the European Commission, which can be used by consumers to settle disputes arising from online legal agreements with a company based in the EU out of court, can be accessed at http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/.

2. Para. 36 of the Consumer Dispute Resolution Act (VSBG): Mercedes-Benz AG will not participate in an alternative dispute resolution process before a consumer arbitration panel as defined in the VSBG, and is not obligated to do so.

 

VII. Final Provisions

1. The laws of the Federal Republic of Germany shall apply exclusively.

2. Only German law shall apply, to the exclusion of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. If the user is a consumer, this choice of law shall only apply if mandatory consumer protection provisions of the country in which the user has his or her habitual residence as a consumer at the time of the order are not revoked.

3. We shall endeavor to reach an amicable settlement of any disagreements. For cases in which such an amicable settlement cannot be reached, it is agreed that the courts of Stuttgart (Mitte) shall have exclusive jurisdiction.

4. Should individual provisions of the present terms and conditions of use be invalid, in whole or in part, or contain a loophole, this shall not affect the other provisions. Ineffective or incomplete parts shall be maintained by means of effective content that comes closest in meaning to the ineffective content.