Privacy Policy for the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Presence on Bluesky

The DIHK relies on the technical platform and services of Bluesky (Bluesky PBLLC, Seattle, Washington, USA) to provide information and communicate with users. Please note that you use the Bluesky platform and its functionalities at your own responsibility. This particularly applies to interactive features (such as following, sharing, commenting, or marking posts). Carefully review which information you want to publish and share with other users for your own benefit. When accessing Bluesky or specific content on the platform, Bluesky processes personal user data. This may include IP addresses, device information, usage data, and interaction content. Bluesky may also store or retrieve information on your device (e.g., cookies or similar technologies). For these operations, Bluesky is generally required to secure consent directly from users per § 25 Abs. 1 TDDDG, unless the storage or access is technically necessary. The personal data collected on this basis is processed by Bluesky under its own data protection responsibilities. This is regularly based on your consent (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a DSGVO) or Bluesky's legitimate interests (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO). The extent to which Bluesky uses the collected data for its purposes, how long the data is stored, or whether it is shared with third parties, is not entirely clear to us. Further details can be found in Bluesky's privacy policy. If you own a Bluesky account and are logged in, Bluesky may recognize that you accessed our content and how you interacted with it. This information can tailor content and functionalities to your preferences. To avoid this, log out of Bluesky, delete existing cookies, and restart your browser. This removes identifiable information concerning you. If you use interactive features (e.g., "Follow," "Share," or "Reply"), Bluesky may prompt you to log in. Once logged in, Bluesky can again identify your profile. As the provider of our Bluesky presence, we do not collect or process any personal data stemming from your use of our offerings on Bluesky.

The DIHK relies on the technical platform and services of Bluesky (Bluesky PBLLC, Seattle, Washington, USA) to provide information and communicate with users.

Please note that you use the Bluesky platform and its functionalities at your own responsibility. This particularly applies to interactive features (such as following, sharing, commenting, or marking posts). Carefully review which information you want to publish and share with other users for your own benefit.

When accessing Bluesky or specific content on the platform, Bluesky processes personal user data. This may include IP addresses, device information, usage data, and interaction content. Bluesky may also store or retrieve information on your device (e.g., cookies or similar technologies). For these operations, Bluesky is generally required to secure consent directly from users per § 25 Abs. 1 TDDDG, unless the storage or access is technically necessary.

The personal data collected on this basis is processed by Bluesky under its own data protection responsibilities. This is regularly based on your consent (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a DSGVO) or Bluesky's legitimate interests (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO). The extent to which Bluesky uses the collected data for its purposes, how long the data is stored, or whether it is shared with third parties, is not entirely clear to us. Further details can be found in Bluesky's privacy policy.

If you own a Bluesky account and are logged in, Bluesky may recognize that you accessed our content and how you interacted with it. This information can tailor content and functionalities to your preferences.

To avoid this, log out of Bluesky, delete existing cookies, and restart your browser. This removes identifiable information concerning you. If you use interactive features (e.g., "Follow," "Share," or "Reply"), Bluesky may prompt you to log in. Once logged in, Bluesky can again identify your profile.

As the provider of our Bluesky presence, we do not collect or process any personal data stemming from your use of our offerings on Bluesky.

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