Privacy at a Glance
General Information
The following information provides an overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data includes all information that can be used to personally identify you.
We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Berlin Data Protection Act (BlnDSG), and this privacy policy.
Data Collection on This Website
Your data is collected firstly by you providing it to us. This may include data you send us via email.
Other data is automatically collected by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is primarily technical data, such as the internet browser, operating system, time of page access, or information on retrieving individual pages. These data are collected as soon as you visit this website.
Additionally, we use the privacy-friendly analysis tool Umami to statistically evaluate the usage of our website. Umami is self-hosted and used without cookies.
What Do We Use Your Data For?
Some of the data is collected to ensure the website is provided technically and the safety of the offer. Data you send us via email is used to process and respond to your inquiry.
We use statistical usage data to improve and make our online offering more user-friendly. No personal usage profiles are created.
Responsible Party
The data controller for data processing on this website is:
Berlin Fire Department
Voltairestraße 2
10179 Berlin
Phone: Will be published shortly
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://resilia-hub.de
The Berlin Fire Department is a subordinate authority of the Senate Department for the Interior and Sports of the State of Berlin.
Official Data Protection Officer
You can reach the official data protection officer of the Berlin Fire Department at:
Berlin Fire Department
Official Data Protection Officer
Voltairestraße 2
10179 Berlin
Email: [email protected]
General Information on Data Processing
Legal Basis of Processing
Where the Berlin Fire Department processes personal data in the context of its public duties, processing is generally based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e GDPR in conjunction with § 13 BlnDSG.
Where you provide consent, processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.
Where processing is required to fulfill a legal obligation, it is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR.
Storage Duration
We store personal data only as long as necessary for the respective purpose or as long as legal retention periods exist.
Data from inquiries are deleted once processing is complete and no legal retention periods conflict.
Data Sharing
Personal data is only shared with third parties if there is a legal basis for it, if you have consented, or if sharing is necessary for the technical provision and secure operation of this website.
If we use service providers to process personal data on our behalf, this is done on the basis of a contract for order processing in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.
Your Rights
You have the following rights against the Berlin Fire Department within the framework of statutory provisions:
- Right to information about the data stored about you according to Art. 15 GDPR
- Right to rectification of incorrect data according to Art. 16 GDPR
- Right to deletion according to Art. 17 GDPR
- Right to restriction of processing according to Art. 18 GDPR
- Right to data portability according to Art. 20 GDPR, where applicable
- Right to object to processing according to Art. 21 GDPR
- Right to revoke given consent according to Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR
If you believe that the processing of your personal data violates data protection law, you also have the right to complain to a data protection supervisory authority.
The competent supervisory authority is:
Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information
Alt-Moabit 59–61
10555 Berlin
Phone: +49 30 13889-0
Email: [email protected]
SSL or TLS Encryption
This website uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser's address line begins with "https://".
When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot generally be read by third parties.
Hosting and Technical Provision of the Website
This website is externally hosted.
Hosting provider is:
DigitalOcean, LLC
101 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10013
USA
The server location for this website is Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
When the website is accessed, technically necessary data are processed to ensure the website can be displayed and its stability and security guaranteed. This can include the following data in particular:
- Accessed page or file
- Date and time of access
- Transmitted data volume
- Access status
- Used browser and operating system
- Referrer URL
- IP address of the accessing device
This data processing is for technical provision, ensuring uptime, and IT security based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e GDPR in conjunction with § 13 BlnDSG.
There is a contract for order processing with DigitalOcean per Art. 28 GDPR where necessary. DigitalOcean describes its data processing regulations, international data transfers, and standard contractual clauses in its Data Processing Agreement.
Server Log Files
On visiting this website, the web server automatically processes information transmitted by your browser. This information is technically necessary to deliver the website and ensure system security.
This can include in particular:
- IP address of the accessing device
- Date and time of access
- Accessed page or file
- Referrer URL
- Used browser
- Used operating system
- Access status
- Transferred data volume
Processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e GDPR in conjunction with § 13 BlnDSG.
The server log files are stored only as long as necessary for technical provision, error analysis, and system security. These data are not combined with other data sources.
Cookies
This website does not use cookies for analysis, marketing, or tracking purposes.
If technically necessary cookies or comparable technologies are used in the future, they will only be employed to the extent required for the operation of the website. In this case, this privacy policy will be updated accordingly.
Use of Umami Analytics
We use the open-source analysis tool Umami on this website to statistically evaluate the use of our online offering and improve the website.
Umami is self-hosted by us. It runs on a server at DigitalOcean located in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Umami is used in a privacy-friendly way. The tool operates without cookies. According to Umami, the tracking code does not use cookies and collects, among other things, page views, referrer, browser, operating system, device type, and origin country in an anonymized form.
As part of the statistical evaluation, the following information can be processed in particular:
- Visited pages and accessed content
- Referrer, meaning the previously visited website
- Used browser
- Operating system
- Device type
- Approximate location, such as country or region
- Time of access
This processing is for improving, stabilizing, and making our online offering user-friendly based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e GDPR in conjunction with § 13 BlnDSG.
No personal usage profiles are created, and visitors are not tracked across multiple websites.
Contact via Email
On our website, there is the possibility to contact us via the provided email address.
If you contact us by email, the personal data you provide will be processed. This can particularly include your name, email address, the content of your message, and other contact data you provide.
Processing is solely for the purpose of handling and responding to your inquiry.
The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e GDPR in conjunction with § 13 BlnDSG. Where your inquiry is based on consent, processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can revoke any given consent at any time with effect for the future.
Data will be deleted once your inquiry has been fully processed and no statutory retention periods conflict.
There is no data transfer to third parties without a legal basis or your express consent.
Press Inquiries
If you submit a press inquiry to the Berlin Fire Department, we process the personal data you provide for the purpose of handling and responding to your inquiry.
This can include in particular:
- Name
- Media or editorial department
- Email address
- Phone number
- Content of the inquiry
- Other contact data you provide
Processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e GDPR in conjunction with § 13 BlnDSG.
There is no obligation to provide personal data for press inquiries. However, answering the inquiry is only possible if we can contact you.
Integration of Apple Maps
This website may embed map data from Apple Maps to display locations or project-related sites.
The map is only loaded after you have actively consented to its display. No connection to Apple Maps is made before your consent.
If you consent to the display of the map, personal data may be transmitted to Apple. This can include in particular technical information about your device, the time of the request, language settings, information about the displayed map section, and interactions with the map.
Processing is based on your consent according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Where information is stored or accessed on your device by loading the map, this is additionally based on § 25 para. 1 TDDDG.
The provider of the map service is:
Apple Inc.
One Apple Park Way
Cupertino, CA 95014
USA
Further information about data processing by Apple can be found in Apple's privacy notices.
You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by reloading the website and not reactivating the map or by changing the corresponding settings in your browser or consent mechanism.
No Automated Decision-Making
Automated decision-making, including profiling, does not take place.
Currency and Changes to This Privacy Policy
This privacy policy is current as of May 25, 2026.
We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy if legal requirements, technical functions, or deployed services change.