Privacy Notice

What Are the Purposes of and the Legal Basis for the Processing of Personal Data?

• Visiting our Website

  DHL is committed to preserving the privacy of users of our websites. When you visit our web pages, The following data are collected: IP address, hostname of the accessing computer, website from which you accessed this website, a list of the sites you visited within the scope of our overall Internet presence, the date and duration of your visit, notification of whether the visit was successful, volume of data transferred, information about the identification data of the browser type and operating system used by you.  Temporary storage of this data is necessary during your visit to the website in order to allow the website to be delivered to you. Further storage in log files is performed to ensure the functionality of the website and the security of our IT systems. The legal basis for the processing of the aforementioned data categories is therefore Art. 6 (1) (f) of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Due to the said purposes, in particular to guarantee security and a smooth connection setup, we have a legitimate interest to process this data.

  Additional personal information such as your name, address, telephone number or e-mail address is not collected unless you provide this data voluntarily, e.g. while completing an online contact form, as part of a registration, survey, competition or an information request.

  The data are deleted as soon as they are no longer needed to achieve the purpose for which they were collected. For the provision of the website, this is the case when the session terminates. The log files (access logs) are kept for administrators to access directly and exclusively for a period of 24 hours. After that, they are only available indirectly through a restore from backup tapes and are permanently deleted after 30 days.

  As far as you have enabled geo localisation functions in your browser, respectively in your operating system we will use this data to offer you location-based services (e.g. location of the nearest branch, packing station etc.). The legal basis for geo-localization is your consent according Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR by enabling the respective function. We will not use this data for any other purpose. If you disable this function your data will be deleted in due time.

• Use of Cookies

  This website uses cookies and similar technologies, (hereafter “technologies”), which enable us, for example, to determine how frequently our internet pages are visited, the number of visitors, to configure our offers for maximum convenience and efficiency and to support our marketing efforts.

  When you access our website, a Privacy Preference Center will inform you that technically necessary cookies are set and, in addition, that your consent is required to the use of certain technologies, such as analytical cookies or similar technologies.

  The processing of data by means of technically necessary cookies is based on our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 (1) f) GDPR to ensure that you can use our website the best possible way, to ensure that our website operates correctly and to guarantee an convenient and undisturbed user experience. These kinds of cookies are stored exclusively for the duration of your visit to our website. They are automatically deleted when you close your browser.

  In addition, you will be informed via the Privacy Preference Center  that we use other technologies  (performance, functional or analytics technologies) for storing information about visitors who repeatedly access one of our internet pages. The purpose of using these technologies is to be able to offer you optimal user guidance as well as to "recognize" you and thus be able to present (as much as possible) diversified internet pages and new contents during repeated use. These technologies will only be processed on the basis of your prior given consent according to Art. 6 (1) a) GDPR.

  You will find more information under the Privacy Preference Center  including the option to revoke a given consent.
  
  Notwithstanding the information in the Preference Center, and only if you have consented to the use of cookies and other technologies as described above, we also use them for the purposes described below.

• Use of Cookies

  This website uses cookies and similar technologies, (hereafter “technologies”), which enable us, for example, to determine how frequently our internet pages are visited, the number of visitors, to configure our offers for maximum convenience and efficiency and to support our marketing efforts.

  When you access our website, a Privacy Preference Center will inform you that technically necessary cookies are set and, in addition, that your consent is required to the use of certain technologies, such as analytical cookies or similar technologies.

  The processing of data by means of technically necessary cookies is based on our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 (1) f) GDPR to ensure that you can use our website the best possible way, to ensure that our website operates correctly and to guarantee an convenient and undisturbed user experience. These kinds of cookies are stored exclusively for the duration of your visit to our website. They are automatically deleted when you close your browser.

  In addition, you will be informed via the Privacy Preference Center  that we use other technologies  (performance, functional or analytics technologies) for storing information about visitors who repeatedly access one of our internet pages. The purpose of using these technologies is to be able to offer you optimal user guidance as well as to "recognize" you and thus be able to present (as much as possible) diversified internet pages and new contents during repeated use. These technologies will only be processed on the basis of your prior given consent according to Art. 6 (1) a) GDPR.

  You will find more information under the Privacy Preference Center  including the option to revoke a given consent.
  
  Notwithstanding the information in the Preference Center, and only if you have consented to the use of cookies and other technologies as described above, we also use them for the purposes described below.

• Social Media

  1. Introduction

  Deutsche Post AG (hereinafter called 'DHL') is pleased that you have visited our social media presences and are interested in our company and our products and services. In the following, we would like to inform you about certain issues related to data protection that apply when you visit our social media presences.

  • Our social media presences are made available by the respective operators of the social media platform pursuant to the applicable terms and conditions of use. The respective platform operator is solely responsible for the technical operation of this profile.
  • DHL is solely responsible for the content that DHL posts on this page (such as information about our company, products, services, sweepstakes, campaigns) and for our interaction with visitors to our profile.
  • The operators of the social media platform operate the entire IT infrastructure of the platforms. It makes its privacy policy available to users and has its own separate relationship with registered users of the platform. The operators of the social media platforms are solely responsible for all data protection topics involving your user profile, to which we have no access.
  • We have no influence over the data processing by the operators of social media platforms who collect them. Furthermore, we have no information regarding the extent to which, the purposes for which or the length of time that the operators of the social media platforms store personal data and possibly analyze, link or transfer them to third parties.
  • Please note that your personal data can, under certain circumstances, also be processed outside of the European Union/European Economic Area. This could result in data protection risks for users because an adequate level of data protection cannot be guaranteed in such cases and the ability to assert data subject rights is limited.
  • Please see the respective privacy policies and cookie policies for the social media platforms to learn more about their data processing activities and how you can exercise your rights vis-á-vis the operators of the social media platforms.
    
    Facebook
    
    Instagram
    
    X
    
    LinkedIn
    
    YouTube
    
    TikTok

  • If you would like to contact DHL directly – in other words, without the involvement of the social media platforms – please use the contact service on our website.

  2. Contacting the data controller and data protection officer

  DHL is the data controller for the information it posts and also for the data processing that falls in its area of responsibility for the following social media presences:

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • TikTok
  • X
  • YouTube
  • LinkedIn

  To the extent that it concerns the processing of personal data as part of page insights, the following platform operators are jointly responsible, along with us, for data processing. Joint data processing is based on an agreement between the joint controllers pursuant to Article 26 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

  • Facebook/Instagram: Facebook
  • LinkedIn: LinkedIn Pages Joint Controller Addendum

  3. Purpose and legal basis of processing

  3.1. Data processing in connection with our social media presences

  We make use of our social media presences to inform you about, for example, our company, products, services, campaigns and sweepstakes and to interact with you regarding various topics and respond to your inquiries. The data processing performed in this connection is undertaken to safeguard our legitimate interests in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in public relations work and communication.

  The social media platform operator publishes the information you provide on our profile, such as comments, likes, images and videos, and we process this information solely for the abovementioned purposes. We reserve only the right to erase illegal content should this be necessary. This applies, for example, to posts that constitute infringements of the law or are unlawful, hate comments, suggestive comments (explicitly sexual content) or attachments (such as images or videos), which under circumstances violate copyrights, privacy rights, criminal law or Deutsche Post AG’s ethics rules.

  Data are also collected for the purpose of holding and processing sweepstakes. The details, such as which data are processed and the purpose of the processing, can be found in the privacy notices and terms and conditions of the respective contest.

  If you would like to exchange personal data with us, we recommend that you contact our customer service. 

  3.2. Data processing of page insights for statistical purposes

  The social media platform operators from Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn provide us with page insights, for which we are jointly responsible together with the platform operators. Page insights are anonymous statistics that are generated as a result of certain events and are tracked by social media platforms via cookies and similar technologies when a user such as you interacts with our social media profile. We can use the page insights, which contain no personal data, to see which content is particularly accessed by which group of individuals. This allows us to optimize our social media presence. This represents a legitimate interest on our part for the processing that takes place. The legal basis for data processing related to page insights is Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. We would like to point out that data processing can also take place independent of whether you are logged in or registered on the social media platform. We are unable to influence the use of cookies and similar technologies on the social media platform and, in this respect, refer you to your ability as a user to change your settings regarding the related data processing via the respective cookie banner on the social media platform (granting or not granting your consent). 

  3.3. Social media monitoring

  We use social media monitoring in order to obtain a picture of how our business, our products and our services are viewed and, based on this, identify potential for improvement. This entails analyzing posts on the social media platform based on the channel links used and relevant hashtag links. Only those posts to which you allow full public access will be used for this. The legal basis for processing personal data as part of social media monitoring is Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR because we have a legitimate interest in identifying in freely accessible statements possible deficits in our products or services and responding appropriately. 

  4. Rights of the data subject

  You may exercise your rights as set forth in this Privacy Notice by using our contact form.

  If you would like to exercise your rights as a data subject vis-à-vis the social media platform operators, please use the contact options provided by the platform operators on the social media platforms. Should we receive an inquiry that falls within the area of responsibility of the social media platforms, we will forward it to them for further processing.

  5. Storage periods

  The length of time during which your data are stored will depend on the particular context of the processing and will be based on the parameters imposed by data protection law. All public posts you make on our profiles will remain on our profiles for an unlimited time, unless we erase them on the basis of an update of the original post, a breach of law or an infringement of our guidelines. You may of course erase your posts, comments and the like at any time yourself or exercise your right to have us erase them.

  In the case of the social media platform operators’ erasure of your data, we have no influence over this and therefore refer you to the privacy policy of the respective platform operator.

• Get a Quote

  In order to get back to you via email or phone to make you an offer, you can use one of our Get a Quote services. Depending on the country you are residing and in order to get you to the right expert team or tool within DHL, we either ask whether you would like to ship parcels or documents, cargo / freight or international business mail and whether you are a business or private customer. 

  Based on this information your request will be directed to our business units  [DHL Express, DHL Global Forwarding, DHL Freight, DHL eCommerce, DHL Paket] and you will immediately receive a product card with price and further details from the business unit(s) which offer best suits your request. It could also be that we ask you for the following details: country of origin and destination including city and postcode (we need an approximate origin and destination in order to give you a quote for your shipment as accurate as possible) and weight and dimension of the shipment. Depending on your request we might also ask the quantity, whether documents or dangerous goods are involved or whether it is palletized or stackable. This information is also forwarded to one of our business units  [DHL Express, DHL Global Forwarding, DHL Freight, DHL eCommerce, DHL Paket] and you will immediately receive a product card shown with price and further details regarding your shipment and optional add-ons.

  By clicking on the “continue to booking” button you will be forwarded to the respective business unit´s  booking tool system [MyDHL+, myDHLi, MyDHL Parcel]. Hence, on dhl.com we basically do not collect or otherwise process your personal data for our Get a Quote service. However, if data is nevertheless considered personal, such as the city and postcode, the legal basis for this is the contract in progress (Art. 6 (1) b) GDPR) and a legitimate interest in being able to submit our offer as accurately as possible (Art. 6 (1) f) GDPR).

  Provided that no statutory or contractual retention periods needs to be observed, your request will be stored for a maximum of 30 days with the relevant business unit which finally made the quote as proof of proper processing and for the purpose of further optimizing services. On dhl.com the respective data is stored for a maximum of 30 days if you have used the safe shipment service and unless not earlier deletes by yourself.

• DHL for Business

  If you are using or DHL for Business service we ask you for the shipping destination, the volume and the frequency of the shipment. Based on this information and your shipping needs, your request will be send to our business units [DHL Express, DHL Global Forwarding, DHL Freight, DHL eCommerce, DHL Paket]  and allocated to those which services best fit your requirements. In order to get in touch with you as soon as possible we also ask you for your company´s name, your name, business address, email address and phone number. This data will also be forwarded to the respective business units and is necessary to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract and / or for the performance of a contract. The legal basis is therefore Art. 6 (1) b) GDPR.

  Provided that no statutory or contractual retention periods need to be observed, your request will be stored for a maximum of 30 days with the relevant business unit which finally made the quote as proof of proper processing and for the purpose of further optimizing services.

• Track & Trace

  You can use the Track and Trace service to track shipments addressed to you or sent by you, and also view the expected time of delivery. To this end the tracking information is sent to the respective business unit  [DHL Global Forwarding, DHL Freight, DHL eCommerce, DHL Supply Chain] to find the status of the shipment. You will also receive all important detailed information about your shipment from the respective business unit. In addition, the sender or recipient can also receive further information about the shipment in question by e-mail or SMS. For this purpose, the e-mail address or mobile phone number of the recipient of the notification can be stored and the notification activated. In this context, the person entering the data must ensure that the notification recipient agrees to the processing of e-mail address, mobile phone number and notification.

  The following data are processed as part of shipment tracking: shipment number, name and address of the sender, name and address of the recipient, e-mail address of the sender/recipient if applicable, name and address of the alternative recipient if applicable, customer data of the sender, product or service name, shipment history, signature of the recipient, confirmation that a minimum age has been checked (over 16/over 18).

  The data are processed for the purpose of fulfilling the contract on the basis of Art. 6(1) (b) GDPR.

  To enhance user convenience, when using shipment tracking DHL automatically generates a list of the last shipment number searched for via the shipment search: This function saves you having to re-enter the shipment number when checking the shipping status of your shipment. In this context, you can name individual shipments according to your preference (“Shipment title"). For this purpose, the application saves a list of the last shipment searches in a cookie. 

• Ship Now

  Our Ship Now service leads you to our various customer portals of our business units [DHL Express, DHL Global Forwarding, DHL Freight, DHL eCommerce, DHL Paket] (e.g. MyDHL+, DHL eCommerce Web Portal, my DHLi or DHL Interactive). You can also continue as guest and you will be forwarded to our business unit which best meets you shipping needs. In any case we will not process your personal data at this stage. Same applies if you would like to schedule a redelivery. After a few questions about your shipment you will be directed to our various customer portals where you can arrange the redelivery in detail.

• Customer Service

  You can contact us at any time with questions via our Customer Service. Depending on the respective business unit, you will either be forwarded directly to the website of the respective business unit or we ask you to fill out a contact form beforehand, which requests the following data categories and then forwards them to the respective responsible business unit: your customer reference no., your name, the name of your company, postal address, email address and telephone no. country / region and the sector you are working for. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, as this processing is carried out in order to prepare or to fulfil a contract. Furthermore, you provide the data voluntarily for the purpose of contacting us, so your consent is another legal basis, Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

  In addition you have the option to consent to promotional emails about our services. To this end we also forward your contact data to our business units [DHL Express, DHL Global Forwarding, DHL Freight, DHL eCommerce, DHL Paket] . The legal basis for this is your consent according to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

• Events & Webinars

  If you would like to participate in one of our Events and/or Webinars, you will be redirected to the appropriate registration page. There we basically collect the following personal data: your name, your email address and who is your main contact at DHL. Depending on the respective sector we may also ask for your company name, your seniority and whether you have previously done business with DHL. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, as this processing is carried out in order to fulfil the contract (attending the event).

• Delivered.

  You have the option there to consent to promotional emails about our services. To this end we also forward your contact data to our business units [DHL Global Forwarding, DHL Freight, DHL eCommerce, DHL Supply Chain]. The legal basis for this is your consent according to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the relevant link at the bottom of the Spotlight mail. You can also revoke the consent at any time with effect for the future using the contact address provided.
  

• Spotlight

  If you subscribe to DHL Spotlight to know first about new articles we only collect your email address and it is not used for any other purpose. The legal basis for this is your consent according to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the relevant link at the bottom of the Spotlight mail. You can also revoke the consent at any time with effect for the future using the contact address provided. If you unsubscribe from Spotlight or revoke your consent, the corresponding data will be removed or blocked from the mailing list and will no longer be processed for these purposes.

  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if you are an existing DHL customer, your postal data (e.g. name, address) will be processed to contact you in order to provide you with the latest information about our offers, news, products and services. Apart from an existing consent, which is based on Art. 6 (1) a) GDPR, we will process your e-mail address exclusively in order to provide you with information regarding DHL own and similar products. Legal basis for the aforementioned processing to keep you updated regarding our own and similar products is Art. 6 (1) f) GDPR. The processing of customer data for own direct marketing purposes is regarded as carried out for a legitimate interest. You have the right to object at any time to the said processing. To exercise your right, simply get in touch with us by using the contact details mentioned under "Who is Responsible".

• Newsletters

  If you register for one of our newsletters, we are entitled to use your e-mail address for this purpose. The legal basis for this data processing is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You may unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by clicking the relevant link at the bottom of the newsletter. You can also revoke the consent at any time with effect for the future using the contact address provided. If you unsubscribe from our e-mail communications or revoke your consent, the corresponding data will be removed or blocked from the mailing list and will no longer be processed for these purposes.
  Including your e-mail address in a blocking list is effected in order to safeguard our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in not sending you any information by e-mail in the future.

Data Retention & Third Parties

• Jobs and Careers at Deutsche Post and DHL

  Career opportunities within DHL Group are as diverse as our teams all over the world. With approximately 594,000 employees in over 220 countries, we connect people, improving their lives. If you would like to apply for one of our open jobs you will find more information here.
  

• How Long We Keep Your Data

  We will keep your data for as long as necessary to fulfill our purposes, to execute our contracts and to comply with any legal obligation. The retention period may differ per country based on applicable country laws.

  We continuously strive to minimize the retention period of data where the purpose, the law or contracts allows us to do so. The data that we collect based on your consent will be kept until you withdraw your consent.

• Will My Data Be Passed On

  DHL does not share, sell, transfer or otherwise disseminate your personal data to third parties and will not do so in future, unless required by law, unless required for the purpose of the contract or unless you have given explicit consent to do so. For instance, it may be necessary to pass on your address and order data to our contractors when you order products. Further information on data protection in specific services and products is available at the relevant Customer Portal.

  However, in the context of the data processing as described in this Privacy Notice and the respective legal basis given, DHL will transfer your data to the following categories of recipients:

  • DHL Group companies: transfer is required within the DHL Group, its legal entities and shared service centers to provide and improve our products and services (e. g. our Get a Quote or Frequent Shipment Services). Transfers can also occur to manage our relationship with you, to identify you, to answer your requests and to comply with your privacy rights.
  • Third party business partners: The transfer to third party business partners is limited to what is required by applicable law and / or in order to fulfill our contractual obligations.
  • Third party processors: which process data are contractually obliged to maintain strict confidentiality as per Art. 28 GDPR. DHL retains responsibility for safeguarding your personal data in such circumstances. The business partners follow the instructions of DHL, and this is guaranteed by technical and organizational measures, as well as by means of checks and controls.
  • Public authorities: transfer is required by applicable law (e.g. to fulfil a legal obligation during shipment processing).

  Your data is only transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA) to other DHL Group companies, third party business partners or public authorities when permitted by applicable data protection law. In such cases, we will make sure that appropriate safeguards are in place to ensure the transfer of your data (e.g. our binding corporate rules, standard contractual clauses).

• Right to Obtain

  You can obtain your information by contacting data protection here:

  Contact Data Protection
• Right to Object

  The right to object applies for all processing of personal data which is based on Art. 6 (1) f) GDPR.

• Right to Withdraw Your Consent

  You have the right to withdraw your consent with effect for the future at any time.

  To exercise your right, simply get in touch with us by using the contact details mentioned under "Who is Responsible" or via the button below: 

  Contact Data Protection

• Where Do I Find Service Specific Information Regarding the Processing of Personal Data?

  Further information on data protection in specific services and products is available at the relevant Customer Portal.

• DHL Group Data Privacy Policy

  The "DHL Group Data Privacy Policy" regulates the Group-wide standards for data processing with a special focus on so-called third country transfers, meaning transfers of personal data to countries outside the EU, which do not have an adequate level of data protection. If you are interested in learning more about the "DHL Group Data Privacy Policy", please download the following document:

  DHL Group Data Privacy Policy

  • DHL Group Data Privacy Policy

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