Privacy Policy

DB Rail Academy Website

(Last modified 12.2024)

Thank you for your interest in DB Rail Academy and our Training and HR Consulting offers! With this data protection notice we would like to inform you about the use of your personal data when you inform yourself about the Training and HR Consulting offers of the DB Rail Academy, or respectively trainer (m/f/d) positions on our website: https://railacademy.deutschebahn.com/en, and when you contact us via email: db-railacademy@db-eco.com.

Here you will find information about which data we collect from you, how we use it and how you can object to its use.

Who is responsible for data collection and processing?

DB Engineering & Consulting GmbH, Part of DB E.C.O. Group, EUREF-Campus 14, 10829 Berlin, Germany is responsible for collecting and processing your data.

Ms. Dr. Marein Müller is the designated Data Protection Officer.

If you have any questions or suggestions about data protection, please contact the data protection team of DB Engineering & Consulting GmbH at the following address:

DB Engineering & Consulting GmbH,
Part of DB E.C.O. Group,
Datenschutz, 
EUREF-Campus 14, 
10829 Berlin
Germany

E-mail: datenschutz.db-ec@db-eco.com

What data do we collect and how and why do we process your data?

We collect and process your data only for specific purposes, which can be due to technical reasons, contractual requirements or explicit user requests.

General data:

  • For technical reasons, certain data must be collected and stored when you visit the website: https://railacademy.deutschebahn.com/en such as the date and duration of the visit, the web pages used, the identification data of your browser and type of operating system used, information on the website via which you were routed to our site, and your IP address. 
  • The legal basis for the processing of your data is Article 6 (1) (f) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the legitimate interest of DB Engineering & Consulting GmbH, to ensure the functionality of the website and to optimize it. 


Contact us:

  • You have the possibility to contact us by e-mail at the following e-mail address: db-railacademy@db-eco.com
  • The data that you provide when contacting us (e.g. e-mail address, and if given also title, first and last name, telephone number, address, place of residence) will be stored for as long as necessary for the purpose of establishing contact and solving the request. 
  • The legal basis for the storage of your contact details is Article 6 (1) (f) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the legitimate interest of DB Engineering & Consulting GmbH to enable an answer to your request. 
  • Please note that the transmission of data and e-mails on the Internet is normally unencrypted and therefore not protected from unauthorized access. Since the confidentiality of the information transmitted during transmission is not guaranteed when you contact us by e-mail, we therefore recommend that you send confidential information only by letter.

How long is your data stored?

We only store your data for as long as necessary to achieve the purpose for which it was collected (e.g. to answer to your request) or to comply with legal requirements. 

The data we process for technical reasons will be deleted after expiry of the intended use.

The server log files are stored for two weeks and then deleted. The storage takes place for legal reasons, in order to be able to clear up e.g. cases of misuse of data. If data has to be stored for reasons of proof, it will be deleted after final clarification of the incident.

If you communicate your contact data and your request to us by e-mail, these data will be stored for as long as is necessary for the purpose of establishing contact and solving the request.

Do we share your data with third parties?

To operate this website and respond to inquiries, we rely on third-party service providers, such as:

  • Hosting providers to ensure website availability
  • Email providers for email communication

All service providers are carefully selected and operate under strict contractual obligations to protect your personal data. Data transfers to third countries only occur if required for service delivery, and we ensure adequate safeguards are in place.

Use of YouTube and LinkedIn

We provide links to external platforms, specifically YouTube and LinkedIn, on our website.

YouTube:
When you click on a YouTube link, you will be redirected to YouTube, which is operated by Google LLC. By accessing YouTube content, Google processes your personal data according to its own privacy policy. We have no influence over the scope and purpose of this data processing. For more information, please see YouTube’s Privacy Policy.

LinkedIn:
When you click on a LinkedIn link, you will be redirected to LinkedIn, operated by LinkedIn Corporation. LinkedIn may process your personal data as part of its own services. We have no control over the data processing carried out by LinkedIn. For more information, please see LinkedIn's Privacy Policy.
The legal basis for the integration of these services is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest) as we aim to facilitate the sharing of content and improve our communication with users.

What rights do users of dbrailacademy.com have?

  • You can request information to find out what information is stored about you.
  • You may request the correction, erasure and restriction of the processing (blocking) of your personal data as long as this is legally permissible and possible within the framework of an existing contractual relationship.
  • If you believe that the processing of your personal data violates data protection law, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority, in particular pursuant to Art. 77 (1) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The supervisory authority responsible for DB Engineering & Consulting GmbH is: Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit, Alt-Moabit 59-61, 10555 Berlin, Germany
  • You have the right to portability of the data which you have provided to us based on a declaration of consent or under a contract (data portability).

Withdrawal of consent

  • If you have given us your consent to data processing (e.g. for newsletter subscription), you can withdraw it at any time by the same means by which it was given. The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

Right of Objection

  • You can object to the data processing for reasons arising from your particular situation, if the data processing is based on our legitimate interests or is necessary for the performance of public tasks.
  • If we process your data for the purpose of direct advertising, you may object to this promotional approach at any time with future effect.
  • To exercise your rights, simply write to us at the following address:
                    
                      DB Rail Academy
                      Saonestraße 3
                      60528 Frankfurt am Main
                      Germany
                      or by e-mail to: db-railacademy@db-eco.com

Are cookies used?

Cookies are small text files used to store personal data. Cookies can be sent to this website when it is called, to enable the user to be identified. Cookies help to simplify the use of Internet pages for users.

We distinguish between cookies that are for the technical functioning of the website and cookies that are not mandatory for the technical functioning of the website.

We want to give you the option of making an informed decision for or against using cookies that are not essential for the technical functions of the website. Please note that when you delete cookies, you are also deleting any opt-out cookies. This means you must opt out again.

The use of: https://railacademy.deutschebahn.com/en is generally possible without cookies that do not serve a technical purpose. This means that you can configure your browser to prevent traceability via cookies (do-not-track, tracking protection list), that is, refuse the saving of third-party cookies.

Updates to the privacy policy

We update the privacy policy to reflect changes to functionalities or changes to the legal basis. For this reason, we recommend that you refer back to our privacy policy at regular intervals. If your consent is required or parts of the privacy policy affect rules of the contractual relationship, changes will be made only with your consent.

Last modified December 2024