Privacy policy

The responsible person within the meaning of the data protection laws is our data protection officer.

Collection of general information when visiting our website

Type and purpose of the processing:

When you access our website, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise submit information, information of a general nature is automatically collected. This information (server log files) includes, for example, the type of the web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your Internet service provider, your IP address and the like.

In particular, this information is processed for the following purposes:

• to ensure the trouble-free connection to the website;
• to ensure the smooth use of our website;
• the evaluate the system's security and stability; and
• to optimise our website.

We do not use your data to draw conclusions about your person. We statistically evaluate information of this kind anonymously, if necessary, in order to optimise our website and the technology behind it.

Legal basis and legitimate interest:

The processing takes place in accordance with art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website.

Recipient:

The recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.

Storage duration:

The data are deleted as soon as they are no longer required for the purpose for which they were collected. This is generally the case for data used to provide the website when the respective session has ended.

Provision mandatory or required:

The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. However, without the IP address, the service and functionality of our website is not guaranteed. In addition, individual services may not be available or may be restricted. For this reason, an objection is excluded.

Cookies

Like many other websites, we also use what are known as "cookies". Cookies are small text files that are stored on your end device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our website.

You can delete individual cookies or all cookies. You will moreover receive information and instructions on how to delete these cookies or how to block their storage in advance. Depending on the provider of your browser, you can find the necessary information under the following links:

• Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox
• Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
• Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=en-gb
• Opera: http://www.opera.com/help
• Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac

Storage duration and cookies used:

To the extent you allow us to use cookies through your browser settings or consent, the following cookies may be used on our website:

Technically necessary cookies

Type and purpose of the processing:

We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Some elements of our website require that the calling browser can also be identified even after changing pages.

The purpose of using technically necessary cookies is to simplify the use of websites for users. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For this it is necessary that the browser is recognised even after changing pages.

We need cookies for the following applications:

Remembering search terms

Legal basis and legitimate interest:

The processing takes place in accordance with art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in the user-friendly design of our website.

Recipient:

The recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.

Provision mandatory or required:

The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. However, without this data, the service and functionality of our website is not guaranteed. In addition, individual services may not be available or may be restricted.

Objection

Please read the information about your right to object according to art. 21 GDPR below.

Technically unnecessary cookies

Furthermore, we use cookies to better tailor the offer on our website to the interests of our visitors or to generally improve it on the basis of statistical evaluations.

To find out which providers use cookies, please see the information below on the display, tracking, remarketing, and web analysis technologies used.

Legal basis:

The legal basis for this processing is in each case your consent, art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

Recipient:

The recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.

For further recipients, please see the information below on the display, tracking, remarketing, and web analysis technologies used.

Third-country transfer:

Please refer to the listings of the individual display, tracking, remarketing, and web analysis providers for information on this.

Provision mandatory or required:

You may on principle of course also view our website without cookies. Web browsers are regularly set to accept cookies. In general, you can deactivate the use of cookies at any time via the settings of your browser (see Revocation of consent).

Please note that individual functions of our website may not work if you have deactivated the use of cookies.

Revocation of consent:

You may revoke your consent at any time using our Cookie Consent tool.

Profiling:

To find out to what extent we analyse the behaviour of website visitors with pseudonymised user profiles, please see the information below on the display, tracking, remarketing, and web analysis technologies used.

Newsletter

Type and purpose of the processing:

We collect personal data that is transmitted to us via an entry form for the delivery of our newsletter.

We need a valid email address for the registration to be effective. In order to verify that the registration is actually done by the owner of an email address, we use the "double opt-in" procedure. For this, we keep a log of the registration for the newsletter, the sending of a confirmation email and the receipt of the response requested. No further data is collected.

Legal basis:

On the basis of your express consent (art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR), we will regularly send our newsletter or comparable information by email to the email address you provided.

You may revoke your consent to the storage of your personal data and its use for sending the newsletter at any time with effect for the future. There is a corresponding link for this in every newsletter. You may also unsubscribe directly on this website at any time or inform us of your revocation using the contact details provided at the end of this privacy notice.

Recipient:

The recipients of the data may be processors.

Storage duration:

The data will only be processed in this context as long as the relevant consent has been given. They are deleted afterwards.

Provision mandatory or required:

The provision of your personal data is voluntary, based solely on your consent. Unfortunately, we cannot send you our newsletter without your consent.

Revocation of consent:

You may revoke your consent to the storage of your personal data and its use for sending the newsletter at any time with effect for the future. Unsubscription may be requested via the link contained in every email or from the data protection officer listed below or the person responsible for data protection.

Use of Google Analytics

If you have given your consent, this website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA (hereinafter: "Google"). Google Analytics uses what are called "cookies", i.e. text files that are stored on your computer to help analyse your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, due to the IP anonymisation activated on this website, your IP address will first be shortened by Google within Member States of the European Union or in other Contracting States to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. The full IP address will be transmitted to a Google server in the US and shortened there only in exceptional cases. The IP address transmitted by your browser in the context of Google Analytics will not be merged with any other data held by Google.

Further information on the terms and conditions for use and on data privacy is available at https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/gb.html and at https://policies.google.com/?hl=en-GB.

On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services regarding website activity and Internet usage to the website operator.

The data sent by us and linked to cookies, user identifiers (e.g. user ID) or advertising IDs are automatically deleted after 14 months. The deletion of data whose retention period has expired takes place automatically once a month.

Revocation of consent:

You can prevent tracking by Google Analytics on our website by clicking this link.This installs an opt-out cookie on your device, preventing Google Analytics from collecting data for this website and for this browser in the future, as long as the cookie remains installed in your browser.

You may moreover prevent your browser from storing cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser; however please note that by doing so, you may not be able to use the website's full functionality.

You may also prevent the collection and processing by Google of the data generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: browser add-on to deactivate Google Analytics.

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SSL encryption

To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption methods (e.g. SSL) via HTTPS.

Information about your right to object according to art. 21 GDPR

Individual right to object

You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you which is based on art 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (data processing on the basis of weighing of interests), including profiling based on these provisions pursuant to art. 4 no. 4 GDPR.

If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

Recipient of an objection

Weiss Chemie + Technik
GmbH & Co. KG
Hansastrasse 2

Changes to our privacy policy

We reserve the right to adapt this privacy policy so that it always complies with the current legal requirements or in order to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy, e.g. when introducing new services. The new privacy policy will then apply upon your next visit.

Questions to the data protection officer

If you have any questions about data protection, please write us an email or directly contact the person responsible for data protection in our organisation:

E-mail: datenschutz@weiss-chemie.de

This privacy policy was created with the help of activeMind AG, the experts for external data protection officers