Data Privacy Statement

We are pleased that you have visited our website. Below, we would like to inform you about how we handle your data in accordance with Article 13 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1. Controller

The controller for the data collection and processing explained in the following is the authority named in the legal notice.

2. Usage data

In order to improve the quality of our websites, we store data on visits to our websites for statistical purposes. This data set comprises:

• the page from which the file has been requested,
• the name of the file,
• the date and time of the query,
• the quantity of data transferred,
• the access status (file transferred, file not found),
• the specification of the type of browser used,
• the IP address of the enquiring computer; this is abbreviated so that no reference to a person can be inferred.

3. Data security

We take technical and organisational measures to protect your data from undesirable access as comprehensively as possible. We use an encryption process on our sites. Your information is transferred from your computer to our server and information is transferred from our server to your computer by means of a TLS encryption system. You can identify this by the lock symbol in the status bar of your browser and the fact that the address line begins with https://.

4. Data transfer to third parties

In order to carry out commissioned data processing pursuant to Article 28 GDPR we transfer your data to service providers, who assist us in the operation of our websites and the associated processes. Our service providers are strictly bound by our directives to them and accordingly they are also bound by contract. We use the following categories of service provider: hosting service providers, web analysis service providers.

5. Data transfer to third countries

To some extent we transfer personal data to a third country outside the EU. In so doing we have ensured in each case that there is an adequate level of data protection. In the case of Google Analytics (USA) and YouTube (USA) adequate data protection is accordingly ensured by their participation in the Privacy Shield Convention (Article 45 (1) GDPR.)

6. Cookies

On our websites the only cookies we use are session cookies. The data are processed on the basis of Article 6 (1) 1st sentence point (f) GDPR and in the interest of facilitating and optimising user navigation and of adapting the presentation of our website.

You can adjust your browser settings so that they notify you of the installation of cookies. This gives you transparency about the use of cookies. You can also adjust your browser settings at any time to prevent the installation of new cookies. Please note, however, that in this case our websites may not be displayed to optimum effect and some technical functions may no longer be available.

7. Google Analytics

In order to design our website to meet the needs of the market, we generate pseudonymised usage profiles with the help of Google Analytics. Google Analytics uses cookies, which are stored on your terminal and can be read by us. This allows us to recognise recurring visitors and to count them as such. The data are processed on the basis of Article 6 (1) 1st sentence point (f) GDPR and § 15 (3) Telemedia Act and in the interest of discovering how frequently our websites are accessed by different users.

The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is normally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, since we have activated IP anonymisation on this website, your IP address is first of all abbreviated within the Member States of the European Union. Only in exceptional case is the full IP address transferred to a Google server in the USA and is abbreviated there. We have also concluded a contract with Google LLC (USA) on commissioned data processing in accordance with Article 28 GDPR. Google shall accordingly use all the information strictly for the specific purpose of analysing our website for us and of compiling reports on website activities.

You may object to the processing at any time. Please use one of the following methods for this purpose:

You can prevent your computer storing cookies by adjusting the settings of your browser software. Moreover, you can prevent the collection of the data generated by the cookie and by your use of the website by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de. You can also prevent Google Analytics recording your data by clicking on the following link: Click here to object to the processing of your data by Google Analytics.

8. Contact Form

You have the possibility of using our web contact form to contact us. We need your name and your e-mail address if you use this form. The legal base for the processing is Article 6 (1) point (f) GDPR. Your data are processed in order to respond to your enquiry and are erased as soon as they are no longer required.

If you wish to object to the processing of your data transferred via the contact form, please contact the e-mail address stated in the legal notice.

9. Newsletter data

In order to send you our newsletter we need your e-mail address. The data provided on registration for the newsletter are processed solely on the basis of your consent (Article 6 (1) point (a) GDPR). You may withdraw your consent at any time via the “Unsubscribe” link in the newsletter.

10. Publication of photographs

Controller: H&N International GMBH, Am Seedeich 9, 27472 Cuxhaven

General information: As a matter of principle we collect only those data, which are necessary to safeguard our legitimate interests.

• to safeguard our legitimate interests

Data processing to safeguard the controller’s legitimate interests: We process your name, title, professional title, employer and images of you pursuant to Article 6 (1) point (f) GDPR.

Your rights as a user

In the processing of your personal data the GDPR guarantees you as a website user certain rights:

1. Right to access (Article 15 GDPR):

You have the right to obtain confirmation as to whether personal data concerning you are being processed.

2. Right to rectification (Articles 16 and 17 GDPR):

You have the right to request immediate rectification of incorrect personal data or erasure of data if they are no longer needed.

3. Right to restriction of processing (Article 18 GDPR):

You have the right to request that the processing of the data be restricted under certain conditions.

4. Right to data portability (Article 20 GDPR):

You have the right to receive the personal data in a structured, common and machine-readable format.

5. Right to object (Article 21 GDPR):

You have the right on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing based on legitimate interests.

Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

Pursuant to Article 77 GDPR you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

Contact details for the Data Protection Officer

Dr. Uwe Schläger
datenschutz nord GmbH
Konsul-Smidt-Straße 88
28217 Bremen

Telephone: +49 (0) 421 69 66 32 – 0
e-mail: office@datenschutz-nord.de
Internet: www.datenschutz-nord-gruppe.de