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<!DOCTYPE HTML> <html lang="en-us"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>City Population - Terms of Use</title> <script src="/js/cp_data_m.js"></script> <script src="/js/cp_menu.js"></script> <script src="/js/cp_cityindex_m.js"></script> <script>doAdv = false; doAnalytics = false;</script> </head> <body onload="start('en')"> <script>writeMenu('en')</script> <div class="mobiadv"> <script>show_mobiadv(false)</script> </div> <div id="headline"> <div id="orient"><a href="/">Home</a> → ;<a href="..">Help</a></div> <div id="social"></div> </div> <div class="cindex"> <header> <img src="/images/icons/termsofuse.svg" alt="Icon" class="headicon"> <h1>Terms of Use</h1> <p>Data – Privacy Policy – Disclaimers/Limitation on Liability</p> </header> <section class="content"> <h2>Data</h2> <h3>Population Data</h3> <p>You are free to share (i.e. to copy, to distribute and to transmit) and to remix (i.e. to adapt) the presented population data for non-commercial as well as for commercial use under the condition that »City Population« is referenced as source as follows:</p> <ul> <li> <em>Thomas Brinkhoff: City Population, http://www.citypopulation.de (or the URL of the specific page)</em></li> </ul> <p>Instead of labelling the URL, a hyperlink should be used by web media. In other words, the <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" target="_blank">CC BY 3.0</a> license holds.</p> <p>In addition, potential copyrights of the original sources (given in the tables' footnotes) must be observed (typically by specifying the source).</p> <h3>Map Data</h3> <p>The maps and other geospatial data are under the copyright of »City Population« and/or under the copyright of the organizations denoted at the maps. If geospatial data under the "share alike" (CC BY-SA) condition are used, please <a href="../contact/">contact</a> me or use the original download facilities. Coordinate data of places cannot be delivered in general.</p> <h3>Other Data and Resources</h3> <p>All other data and resources, which are specific for »City Population«, like images, programs and appearance are under the copyright of »City Population«.</p> </section> <section class="content"> <h2 id="cookies">Privacy Policy</h2> <p>In case of using one of the websites</p> <ul> <li>citypopulation.de</li> <li>top10cities.net</li> </ul> <p>»City Population« processes personal data. In the following, »City Population« informs about the processing of personal data in accordance to articles 12 to 14 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation聽(GDPR).</p> <h3>Controller of the Processing</h3> <p><img src="/images/impressum/responsible.png" alt="F眉r die Verarbeitung Verantwortlicher"></p> <h3>Purpose and Form of Processing</h3> <p>»City Population« processes personal data in order to provide content and functionality of its web sites, to respond to contact requests and communicate with its users, to ensure security, to fund its offers, to measure reach and to analyze user behavior.</p> <h4>Access Data / Server Log Files</h4> <p>The web server collects data about every access to the websites of »City Population«. These access data include:</p> <ul> <li>name of the retrieved web page, file, date and time of the access, amount of data transferred, response code, type and version of browser, the user's operating system, referrer URL (i.e. the address of the previously visited page), IP address and the requesting web provider</li> </ul> <p>»City Population« uses those protocol data for following purposes:</p> <ul> <li>For statistical evaluations in order to operate and optimize the web site: Statistical evaluations take place without the IP address, so that the individual user cannot longer be determined. The processing is based on article 6 para. 1 f) GDPR; the legitimate interest is the optimization of operation and content of the website. Due to the anonymization that has taken place, the resulting statistics do not longer allow conclusions about a user. Thus, interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject聽do not outweigh the aforementioned legitimate interests.</li> <li>For detection and elimination of dysfunctions. The processing takes place on the basis of article 6 para. 1 f) GDPR, whereby the legitimate interest lies in the safety and maintenance of the business. The processing serves to detect complex and longer-lasting attack patterns.</li> </ul> <p>Access data are deleted after six weeks.</p> <h4>Cookies</h4> <p>A cookie is a small text file that a website saves on your computer or mobile device when you visit the site. For example, it enables the website to remember your actions and preferences over a period.</p> <p>The use of cookies takes place in the legitimate interest of 禄City Population芦 in accordance with article 6 para. 1 f) GDPR, whereby the legitimate interest lies in increasing the user-friendliness or as protection against a misuse of the website.</p> <p>As a user, you can influence the use of cookies: browsers have an option that restricts or completely prevents the storage of cookies. In addition, already stored cookies can be displayed and deleted by the browser. If multiple browsers are used on one device, the respective settings must be made for each browser. Please note that the usage and in particular the ease of use of the website may be limited without cookies.</p> <p>»City Population« uses the following cookies on its own responsibility:</p> <ul> <li>In order to display the note on using cookies and third-party services only on the first visit, a cookie is written when the message is acknowledged.</li> <li>As soon as a user modifies a setting on the page »Settings«, that setting is written to a cookie.</li> <li>A session cookie is written in order to prevent a misuse of the website.</li> </ul> <p>Additional cookies are created by the services described below without »City Population« having any direct influence on them.</p> <h4>Google AdSense</h4> <p>»City Population« integrates advertisements (ads) from Google AdSense on its websites. Google AdSense is a remarketing service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. It enables to offer interest-based advertisements to visitors of a website. This service is used in accordance with article 6 para. 1 f) GDPR, whereby the legitimate interest is to refinance the costs of the website by using this type of advertisements.</p> <p>Google AdSense uses cookies in order to recognize users as visitors. In addition, web beacons are also used. These are invisible graphics that analyze the flow of visitors on a web page. All of this information is provided by Google to its servers in the United States. Google is <a href="https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active">certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement</a>.</p> <p>For more information about Google's data usage, stetting and opt-out options, visit the following Google Web sites:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.google.de/settings/ads?hl=en" target="_blank">Information about ads personalization</a></li> <li><a href="https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=en" target="_blank">Google privacy & terms for advertising</a></li> <li><a href="https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites?hl=en" target="_blank">How Google uses information from sites or apps that use Google's services</a></li> </ul> <p>»City Population« has no influence on the processing of data by Google. The accuracy of Google's information about the processing of personal data cannot be reliably verified.</p>  <h4>Google Maps and Google Charts</h4> <p>»City Population« uses the »Google Maps« service and includes software of »Google Charts«, both provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. These services are used in accordance with article 6 para. 1 f) GDPR, whereby the legitimate interest is to enable the provided functionality of the website and to increase its user-friendliness.</p> <p>By visiting a page with an integrated map based on 禄Google Maps芦 or with a chart based on 禄Google Charts芦, your browser normally establishes a direct connection to Google's servers. This will give Google the information that your computer has accessed that page. This also gives Google the IP address of your computer and information about your browser. Google also receives this information even if you do not have a Google account. If you are logged in to your Google account when the page is accessed, it may be possible for Google to assign this access directly to your account. If you use certain services of Google on your device without having opted out of accessing your location data, Google may also process your location information when accessing a page that integrates »Google Maps«. It is anticipated that Google may use such information in addition to facilitating use, optimization and prevention of misuse, also for promotional purposes.</p> <p>You get more information by the <a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en" target="_blank">Google Privacy Policy</a>. »City Population« has no influence on the processing of data by Google. The accuracy of Google's information about the processing of personal data cannot be reliably verified.</p> <h4>EOC Geoservice</h4> <p>»City Population« uses maps of the »EOC Geoservice« provided by Deutsches Zentrum f眉r Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR), Linder H枚he, 51147 K枚ln, Germany. This service is used in accordance with article 6 para. 1 f) GDPR, whereby the legitimate interest is to enable the provided functionality of the website and to increase its user-friendliness.</p> <p>By visiting a page with an integrated map based on the 禄EOC Geoservice芦, your browser normally establishes a direct connection to DLR's servers. This will give DLR the information that your computer has accessed that page. This also gives DLR the IP address of your computer and information about your browser.</p> <p>You get more information by the <a href="https://geoservice.dlr.de/web/imprint" target="_blank">Privacy Policy of DLR</a>. »City Population« has no influence on the processing of data by DLR. The accuracy of DLR's information about the processing of personal data cannot be reliably verified.</p> <h4>WikiData</h4> <p>»City Population« uses the service »WikiData« provided by the Wikimedia Foundation Inc., 1 Montgomery Street, Suite 1600, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA. This service is used in accordance with article 6 para. 1 f) GDPR, whereby the legitimate interest is to enable the provided functionality of the website.</p> <p>By visiting a page with integrated information from the »WikiData« service, your browser normally establishes a direct connection to Wikimedia's servers (such information is marked by <img class="wd" src="/images/wd_icon.svg" alt="" title="Wikidata Information">). This will give WikiMedia the information that your computer has accessed that page. This also gives Wikimedia the IP address of your computer and information about your browser.</p> <p>You get more information by the <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Privacy_policy/en" target="_blank">Privacy Policy of WikiMedia</a>. »City Population« has no influence on the processing of data by WikiMedia. The accuracy of WikiMedia's information about the processing of personal data cannot be reliably verified.</p> <h4>Further Services Called by User Interaction</h4> <p>»City Population« integrates further services (only) after a corresponding user interaction (i.e. clicking on a button or selecting an item from a list). These services are used in accordance with article 6 para. 1 f) GDPR, whereby the legitimate interest is to enable the provided functionality of the website and to increase its user-friendliness.</p> <p>In case of using one of the following services, your browser normally establishes a direct connection to a server of the corresponding service provider. This will give service provider the information that your computer has accessed that page. This also gives provider the IP address of your computer and information about your browser.</p> <p>The following items list the services, their providers and a link to information on the purpose and extent of processing of personal data and to the user rights and setting options:</p> <ul> <li><strong>MapBox</strong> by Mapbox, Inc. (USA) – <a href="https://www.mapbox.com/privacy/" target="_blank">Privacy Policy</a></li> <li><strong>OpenStreetMap</strong> by OpenStreetMap Foundation (132 Maney Hill Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B72 1JU, United Kingdom) – <a href="https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_Policy" target="_blank">Privacy Policy</a> and <a href="https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Services_and_tile_users_privacy_FAQ" target="_blank">Services and tile users privacy FAQ</a></li> <li><strong>OpenWeatherMap</strong> by OpenWeatherMap, Inc. (1979 Marcus Avenue, Suite 210, Lake Success, NY 11042, USA) – <a href="https://openweathermap.org/privacy-policy" target="_blank">Privacy Policy</a></li> </ul> <p>»City Population« has no influence on the processing of data by the listed service providers. The accuracy of information about the processing of personal data cannot be reliably verified.</p> <h4>Social Media: Web Pages and Plugins</h4> <p>»City Population« maintains pages within social networks and platforms in order to communicate with interested parties and users and to inform them about »City Population«. When visiting web pages of such social media networks and platforms, their terms, conditions and data processing policies hold. »City Population« integrates social-media plugins only after a user interaction (i.e. a click on a link or button) so that <u>no data can be collected or transmitted previously</u>.</p> <p>In the case that you want to visit web pages of a social network or to use its plugin via a corresponding link or button, you will receive information on the purpose and extent of the processing of personal data as well as on user rights and setting options via the following links to the privacy policies of social-media providers:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/policy.php" target="_blank">Facebook – Privacy Policy</a></li> <li><a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en" target="_blank">Google Plus – Privacy Policy</a>聽</li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/en/privacy" target="_blank">Twitter – Privacy Policy</a></li> </ul> <p>»City Population« has no influence on the processing of data by the listed social-media providers. The accuracy of information about the processing of personal data cannot be reliably verified.</p> <p><strong>Contacting</strong></p> <p>When contacting »City Population« via e-mail or social media, user's details are processed in accordance with article 6 para. 1 b) GDPR. »City Population« deletes the requests, if they are no longer required. The necessity check happens annually taking legal archiving obligations into account. At the request of a user, an earlier deletion is possible (see below).</p> <h3>User Rights</h3> <p>According to article 15 GDPR a user has the right to get free information on whether personal data of the user are processed and, if so, what personal data are processed. In principle, a copy of the data may be required, unless a legal exception intervenes. In this context, information about the specific circumstances and the expected duration of the processing may also be required. Based on the knowledge of the processing of own data, the following data-subject rights may be considered:</p> <ul> <li>According to article 16 GDPR, there is a right to rectification of your聽personal data if those data are incomplete or incorrect.</li> <li>According to article 17 GDPR, there is a right to delete one's own personal data if there is an erasure reason stated there and no retention requirements exist.</li> <li>According to article 18 GDPR, the restriction of the processing of personal data can be demanded in the cases mentioned there.</li> <li>According to article 20 GDPR, you have the right to demand that you receive the personal data that you have provided us and to request their transmission to other responsible persons.</li> <li>According to article 21 GDPR, relating to your particular situation you may have the right to object the processing of personal data.</li> <li>According to article 77 GDPR, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.</li> </ul> </section> <section class="content"> <h2>Disclaimers and Limitation on Liability</h2> <p>»City Population« do its best to provide population information to a wide audience, but your use of the services is at your sole risk. »City Population« provides these services on an "as is" and "as available" basis, and expressly disclaims all express or implied warranties of all kinds, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. »City Population« makes no warranty that its services will meet your requirements, be safe, secure, uninterrupted, timely, accurate, or error-free, or that your information will be secure.</p> <p>Any material downloaded or otherwise obtained through your use of these services is done at your own discretion and risk, and you will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results from the download of any such material. You agree that we have no responsibility or liability for the deletion of, or the failure to store or to transmit, any content or communication maintained by the service. »City Population« retains the right to create limits on use and storage at our sole discretion at any time with or without notice.</p> <p>Despite careful control, »City Population« assumes no liability for the content of external links. The content of referenced pages are the sole responsibility of their providers.</p> <p> »City Population« will not be liable to you or to any other party for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages, including but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data, or other intangible losses, regardless of whether we were advised of the possibility of such damage. In the case that applicable law may not allow the exclusion of liability or incidental or consequential damages, the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you, although our liability will be limited to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. Any legal claim that might arise between you and »City Population« must be submitted to courts located in Oldenburg (Oldb.), Germany.</p> </section> <div class="copy"> <script>writeFooter('2022-10-08')</script> </div> </div> <div id="advindex"><script>show_adv('index_l')</script></div> </body> </html>