The DIHK uses Instagram's technical platform and services (Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland) for the offered information service.

Please note that you use this Instagram page and its functions at your own responsibility. This applies especially to interactive features (such as commenting or rating). Therefore, carefully review which information you wish to disclose and share with other users in your own interest.

When visiting our Instagram page, Instagram collects your IP address and other information stored in cookies on your device. This information is used to provide us, as operators of Instagram pages, with statistical data on page usage.

The data collected about you in this context is processed by Instagram and may be transferred to countries outside the European Union. Instagram describes the information it receives and how it uses it in general terms in its privacy policy. There you can also find contact information for Instagram and settings for advertisements. The privacy policy is available at the following link: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875

The way Instagram uses data from visits to Instagram pages for its own purposes, the extent to which activities on Instagram pages are attributed to individual users, how long Instagram stores this data, and whether data from a visit to Instagram pages is shared with third parties is not conclusively and clearly stated by Instagram and is unknown to us.

When accessing an Instagram page, the IP address assigned to your device is transmitted to Instagram. According to Instagram, this IP address is anonymised (for "German" IP addresses) and deleted after 90 days. Instagram also stores information about the devices of its users (e.g., as part of the "login notification" function); Instagram may thus be able to assign IP addresses to individual users.

If you are currently logged in to Instagram, a cookie with your Instagram ID is located on your device. This allows Instagram to track that you have visited this page and how you have used it. This also applies to all other Instagram pages. Through Instagram buttons embedded in websites, Instagram can track your visits to these websites and link them to your Instagram profile. Based on this data, tailored content or advertisements may be offered.

If you wish to avoid this, you should log out of Instagram, disable the "stay logged in" function, delete cookies on your device, and restart your browser. This will delete Instagram information that can directly identify you. You can then use our Instagram page without revealing your Instagram ID. If you access interactive features of the page (like, comment, message, etc.), an Instagram login mask will appear. After logging in, Instagram will once again recognise you as a specific user.

Information on how to manage or delete the information about you can be found in Instagram's help section.

As providers of the information service, we do not collect or process data from your use of our service. This privacy policy can be found in its current version under the "Data Policy" section on the respective Instagram page.