Data protection information for visitors to the website www.owl-live.de

Responsible body
We, OstWestfalenLippe GmbH, Walther-Rathenau-Straße 33-35, 33602 Bielefeld, Tel. +49 521-967330, info@ostwestfalen-lippe.de, as the controller, would like to explain to you below which of your data we process and how.

Data protection officer
If you have any questions about data protection, please contact our data protection officer, Mr Thomas Werning.

He can be contacted at:
werning.com GmbH - Dieselstraße 12 - 32791 Lage, 
E-mail: dsb-owl-gmbh-bi@werning.com, Phone: +49 5232 980-4700

Below you will find information on which personal data (this is all data that identifies you as a natural person (hereinafter ‘data subject’) or makes you identifiable, such as name, address, e-mail address or user behaviour) we collect during your visit to our site and how it is used. Data subjects are visitors to our website and users of our online offering.

Data security/encryption
This website uses ‘Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure’ (https). The connection between your browser and our server is encrypted.

Your rights as a data subject affected by data processing

Right to lodge a complaint: If you are of the opinion that the processing of personal data concerning you violates the General Data Protection Regulation, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the data protection supervisory authority responsible for us, the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information of North Rhine-Westphalia, www.ldi.nrw.de, as well as with any other data protection supervisory authority.

Right to revocation: Consent given may be revoked with future effect in accordance with Art. 7 GDPR by notifying the above address.

Right to information, erasure and rectification: In accordance with Art. 15 GDPR, you have the right to obtain information about the personal data stored about you - including any recipients and the planned storage period. If incorrect personal data is processed, you have the right to rectification in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR. If the legal requirements are met, you can request the deletion or restriction of processing and object to the processing (Art. 17, 18 and 21 GDPR). If you wish your data to be erased but we are still legally obliged to retain it, access to your data will be restricted (blocked). The same applies in the event of an objection. You can exercise your right to data portability insofar as the technical possibilities are available to the recipient and to us.

Mr Thomas Werning will be happy to assist you with your rights as a data subject using the contact details above.

Automated decision-making and profiling 
Does not currently take place.

Processing in third countries outside the EU
does not take place as a matter of principle.

Categories of recipients  
As part of the provision of special services, we use service companies that we have separately sworn to secrecy and data protection. Access to personal data cannot be ruled out here.

These categories of recipients are
Processors employed by us (Art. 28 GDPR), particularly in the areas of IT services, taxes, logistics and printing services, who process your data for us in accordance with our instructions. Currently, this is neusta destination.one GmbH, Münchener Straße 1, D-86899 Landsberg am Lech.

Public bodies and institutions (tax authorities) in the event of a legal or official obligation.

Other bodies for which you have given us your consent to transfer data.

Data will only be passed on to authorities if there are overriding legal provisions.

Purpose of the processing
When you visit our website, various data (server statistics) are automatically stored which your browser transmits to our provider's server: Among other things, the IP address of your device, date and time of access, name and URL of retrieved files, website (from which the access is made or from which you were directed to our site (referrer URL)), browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your device and the name of your provider are logged.

This data is processed by us for the purpose of ensuring a smooth connection and system security. This data is not merged with other data sources. The IP address is anonymised. The connection data is automatically deleted, usually after a maximum of seven days. If the website is misused, log data whose further storage is required for evidence purposes will be retained until the incident has been clarified.

The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR and § 25 para. 2 TDDDG (here, however, only data such as browser or header information that is inevitably transmitted or due to (browser) settings of the end device when accessing our website). This is not to be regarded as ‘access to information that is already stored in the terminal equipment’. Our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR arises from the fact that we want to ensure the secure operation of the website and recognise any attacks.
 

Purpose of the processing
When you use our contact form, we collect and store your name and email address for the purpose of responding to your enquiry. Providing a telephone number for a callback is optional. If you send us a contact enquiry by email, we collect and store the email address and the data contained in the email.

The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR as you consent to the above-mentioned processing of your data when using the form and sending an e-mail. In addition, the legal basis also arises from Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR as the storage of the data is necessary for the fulfilment of a pre-contractual or possibly later contractual relationship.  

The data will be deleted when the purpose of the storage no longer applies, i.e. after your email/contact form enquiry has been answered or when the matter relating to the enquiry has been finally clarified.

You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

You can find information on the right to cancellation and information under ‘Data subject rights’.

Purpose of data processing
The ‘bookmark list’ function allows you to save articles or content on our website to make it easier to find them again later. We use the LocalStorage of your browser to save your selection.

We store the following data in LocalStorage:
Item IDs or identifiers: These are required to identify the content or items you have selected.
Date and time of storage: To track when the watchlist was updated.
LocalStorage: The data is stored locally in your browser and is only accessible to you. You can delete the stored data at any time by deleting the LocalStorage data in your browser.

Duration of storage: The data remains stored in LocalStorage until you delete it manually or the data is automatically deleted when you clear your browser cache.
Use of data: The data stored in LocalStorage is used exclusively to manage and display your watch list on our website. The data is not passed on to third parties. 

The legal basis for the processing of users' personal data is Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR for legitimate interest. Our legitimate interest is based on the storage being technically necessary.

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored in the internet browser or by the internet browser on the user's computer system. When a user visits a website, a cookie may be stored on the user's operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic string of characters that enables the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is visited again.

4.1 Technically necessary cookies

Function: These cookies and similar technologies are used for activities that are strictly necessary to operate or provide the service you have requested. They do not require your consent and cannot be disabled.

We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Some elements of our website require that the calling browser can be identified even after a page change.

The legal basis for technically necessary cookies is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Our legitimate interest arises from the fact that we only use the aforementioned cookies to make it easier for you to access the site, do not collect any tracking data and therefore do not interfere with your personal rights and fundamental freedoms.  

You can disable cookies in your web browser. However, this may lead to impairments in functionality.

Purpose of the processing 
The processing of users' personal data enables us to analyse the surfing behaviour of our users. By analysing the data obtained, we are able to compile information about the use of the individual components of our website. This helps us to constantly improve our website and its user-friendliness. These purposes also constitute our legitimate interest in processing the data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. By anonymising the IP address, the interest of users in the protection of their personal data is adequately taken into account.

The legal basis for the processing of users' personal data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR for consent to data processing and lit. f) GDPR for the legitimate interest. Our legitimate interest arises from the statistical analysis of user behaviour to make adjustments for optimisation and marketing purposes.

We use a locally operated Matomo Analytics platform as well as a variant without the use of cookies for data protection-compliant reach measurement. Information about the respective visit, the average time spent on the website, pages viewed and various other purely statistical measurement points are recorded. Matomo does not set a cookie without your consent and uses the IP address anonymised by 1 byte for device recognition. No data is retrieved from the end device and the legal requirements are complied with.

If you use the following objection function of Matomo, an opt-out cookie will be stored.

Purpose of the processing
Our website integrates YouTube videos from the service provider Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland). The videos are integrated in the so-called ‘extended data protection mode’. This means that YouTube does not store any information about visitors to our website unless they watch a video. If a video is played, YouTube stores cookies on the user's device and can collect personal data, such as the IP address, the time spent on the website or other information about user behaviour. This data is used, among other things, to record video statistics, improve user-friendliness and prevent misuse.

YouTube may merge this data with other Google services. If the user is logged in with a Google account at the same time, the data can be assigned directly to the account. If you wish to avoid this, you should log out of your Google account before using our website.

This service transfers personal data to the USA. The EU Commission has confirmed that there is an adequate level of data protection in this country (TADPF), to which the service is subject.

You can find out more at policies.google.com/privacy.

The legal basis for the processing of the data is the consent of the user Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. Consent is given before the video is played.

Possibility of cancellation
You have the option to withdraw your consent at any time. In general, you can deactivate or restrict the transmission of cookies by changing the settings in your Internet browser. Cookies that have already been saved can be deleted at any time. Please note that you should not delete opt-out cookies if you wish to permanently deactivate tracking. If you delete all cookies in the browser, the opt-out cookie must be set again.

Alternatively, you can make individual settings for data processing in your Google account: myaccount.google.com.

Purpose of the processing

We use maps from OpenStreetMap, FOSSGIS e.V., Bundesallee 23, 10717 Berlin, Germany, on our website. The maps in the standard map view and terrain view are hosted by neusta destination.one GmbH, Mühlenstraße 153, 26789 Leer, Germany. To integrate the winter and satellite view, neusta destination.one GmbH uses an API from its subcontractor Maptiler AG, Zugerstrasse 22, 6314 Unterägeri, Switzerland. The service enables us to display maps for the localisation of tours and their course, excursion destinations and other offers.

The legal basis for the integration of the map display is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the user-friendly and appealing presentation of our online offer and the easy findability of places described on our website. 

Purpose and scope of processing

This website offers the possibility to submit events via an event notification form. To do so, the person submitting the event must first register by providing their name, field of activity and email address. This data will only be used to contact you in case of queries and, if necessary, to inform you about the publication or rejection of your event. You can then submit events to us, which may also contain the names and/or images of individual cultural figures (e.g. the performing singer or the author giving the reading). In accordance with our terms of use, you must obtain their consent to this data processing before submitting the event. Once approved by our editorial team, the data contained in the reported event will be published on our websites teutonavigator.de, teutoburgerwald.de and owl-live.de (and on other sites). It may also be passed on to Tourismus NRW for publication on their event portal (and in DataHubNRW). Further information on the database and the operator of the Tourismus NRW portal can be found here and on the event calendar here.

Legal basis

The legal basis for the processing of your data is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR (contract performance), and for the processing of the data of the cultural creator named in the registered event, Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR (consent).

Revocation and deletion

You can request the deletion of your data (registration and/or registered event) at any time. Simply send an email to redaktion@owl-live.de. Upon receipt of your request, we will delete the data immediately, provided that there are no legal retention obligations to the contrary.

We reserve the right to amend the content of this privacy policy at any time. This is usually done in the event of further development or adaptation of the services used. You can view the current privacy policy on our website. Status of this declaration: 22.08.2025