Privacy policy

1. Data protection at a glance

General information

Schoeller Werk GmbH & Co. KG (hereinafter referred to as -Schoeller -) takes the protection of personal data very seriously. We have therefore taken technical and organizational measures to ensure that Schoeller complies with data protection regulations. All web activities are carried out in accordance with the applicable legal provisions on the protection of personal data and data security. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments. However, we cannot guarantee complete data security when communicating by e-mail, so we recommend that you send confidential information by post.

By using our website, you consent to the collection and processing of your personal data in accordance with this privacy policy.

 

Data collection on this website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find his contact details in the section “Notice about the responsible party”; in this privacy policy.

 

How do we collect your data?

On the one hand, your data is collected by you providing it to us. This can be, for example, data that you enter in a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically or after your consent when you visit the website by our IT systems. This is mainly technical data (e.&B. Internet browser, operating system or time of page view). The collection of this data takes place automatically as soon as you enter this website.

 

What do we use your data for?

Part of the data is collected to ensure error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

 

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right at any time to receive information free of charge about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have a right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given your consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

For this purpose, as well as for further questions on the subject of data protection, you can contact us at any time.

 

Analysis tools and third-party tools

When visiting this website, your surfing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This is done primarily with so-called analysis programs.

Detailed information on these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

 

2. General notes and mandatory information

Data protection

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this data protection declaration.

When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

We point out that data transmission on the Internet (e.&B. when communicating by e-mail) can have security gaps. A complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

 

Note on the responsible entity

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

 

Schoeller Werk GmbH & Co. KG

Im Kirschseiffen

D-53940 Hellenthal/ Eifel

Phone: +49 2482 81 0

E-mail: info@schoellerwerk.de

 

The data controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g. names, e-mail addresses, etc.).

 

Note on the data protection officer

Name and contact details of the data protection officer:

peritux compliance GmbH

 

Anastasios Papadopoulos

Oststrasse 11-13

 

50996 Cologne

E-mail: anastasios.papadopoulos@peritux.com

 

Storage period

Unless a more specific storage period has been stated within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing ceases to apply. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, the data will be deleted once these reasons no longer apply.

 

General information on the legal basis for data processing on this website

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) DSGVO or Art. 9(2)(a) DSGVO, if special categories of data are processed pursuant to Art. 9(1) DSGVO. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, the data processing is also based on Art. 49 (1) a DSGVO. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to the access to information in your terminal device (e.&B. via device fingerprinting), the data processing is additionally carried out on the basis of 25 para. 1 TDDDG. The consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO. Furthermore, if your data is required for the fulfillment of a legal obligation, we process it on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c DSGVO. Furthermore, the data processing may be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. information on the relevant legal basis in each individual case is provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

 

Note on data transfer to the USA and other third countries

Among other things, we use tools from companies based in the USA or other third countries that are not secure under data protection law. If these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to these third countries and processed there. We would like to point out that no level of data protection comparable to that in the EU can be guaranteed in these countries. For example, US companies are obliged to hand over personal data to security authorities without you as a data subject being able to take legal action against this. It can therefore not be ruled out that US authorities (e.g. intelligence services) process, evaluate and permanently store your data located on US servers for monitoring purposes. We have no influence on these processing activities.

 

Revocation of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent you have already given at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

 

Right to object to data collection in special cases and to direct marketing (Art. 21 DSGVO)

IF THE DATA PROCESSING IS CARRIED OUT ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6 ABS. 1 LIT. E OR F DSGVO, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA AT ANY TIME FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA CONCERNED UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSERTING, EXERCISING OR DEFENDING LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION UNDER ARTICLE 21 (1) DSGVO).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS CONNECTED WITH SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 21 (2) OF THE GERMAN DATA PROTECTION ACT).

 

Right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects shall have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, their place of work or the place of the alleged violation. The right of appeal is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy.

 

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in performance of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another responsible party, this will only be done insofar as it is technically feasible.

 

Information, deletion and correction

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient and the purpose of data processing and, if necessary, a right to correction or deletion of this data. For this purpose, as well as for further questions on the subject of personal data, you can contact us at any time.

 

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. For this purpose, you can contact us at any time. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the review, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If the processing of your personal data happened/is happening unlawfully, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.

If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend or assert legal claims, you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of erasure.

If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 (1) DSGVO, a balancing of your and our interests must be carried out. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data may only be processed apart from its storage with your consent or for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of an important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

 

SSL or TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or requests that you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from http:// to https:// and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

 

3. data collection on this website

Cookies

Our website uses so-called cookies. Cookies are small text files and do not cause any damage to your terminal device. They are stored either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your terminal device. Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your end device until you delete them yourself or until they are automatically deleted by your web browser.

In some cases, cookies from third-party companies may also be stored on your terminal device when you enter our site (third-party cookies). These enable us or you to use certain services of the third-party company (e.&B. cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.&B. the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies are used to evaluate user behavior or to display advertising.

Cookies that are necessary to carry out the electronic communication process, to provide certain functions requested by you (e.&B. for the shopping cart function) or to optimize the website (e.&B. cookies to measure the web audience) (necessary cookies) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent to the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, the processing is based exclusively on this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and; 25 para. 1 TDDDG); the consent can be revoked at any time.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited.

Insofar as cookies are used by third-party companies or for analysis purposes, we will inform you separately about this within the scope of this data protection declaration and, if necessary, request your consent.

 

Cookie management with the DSGVO Pixelmate

In order to make the best use of the services we use and to respect your decision according to the legal requirements, we use DSGVO Pixelmate, developed by Christian Wedel ( https://wp-dsgvo-plugin.com ) and Sabrina Keese-Haufs ( https://lawlikes.de/ ). When you visit our website, you can use Pixelmate to control which of the services we use you want to agree to. For each service we use, your decision is stored separately. You can change this setting at any time by using the “cookies” link located at the bottom left of the website. Pixelmate does not store any personal data.

 

Server log files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

browser type and browser version

Operating system used

referrer URL

Host name of the accessing computer

Time of the server request

IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources.

 

The collection of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website for this purpose, the server log files must be collected.

 

Contact form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your data from the inquiry form including the contact data you provided there will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. b DSGVO, if your request is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the requests addressed to us (Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO) or on your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) DSGVO) if this has been requested; the consent can be revoked at any time.

The data you entered in the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to store it, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g. after processing your request has been completed). Mandatory legal provisions, in particular retention periods, remain unaffected.

 

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. 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.

In the event that IP anonymization is activated on this website, however, your IP address will be truncated beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. IP anonymization is active on this website. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator.

The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data from Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

As an alternative to the browser add-on or within browsers on mobile devices, please click this link to prevent the collection by Google Analytics within this website in the future (the opt-out only works in the browser and only for this domain). This will place an opt-out cookie on your device. If you delete your cookies in this browser, you must click this link again.

Google also processes your personal data in the USA. For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European level of data protection on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission. You can find more information on how Google Analytics handles user data in Google’s privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de. Google Analytics is used in the interest of a constantly optimized presentation of our online offers. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and 25 Para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s terminal device within the meaning of the TDDDG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

Google Tag Manager

This website uses the Google Tag Manager. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. The Google Tag Manager is a tool that we can use to integrate tracking or statistical tools and other technologies on our website. The Google Tag Manager itself does not create user profiles, does not store cookies and does not carry out any independent analyses. It is only used to manage and display the tools integrated via it. However, the Google Tag Manager records your IP address, which can also be transferred to Google’s parent company in the USA. For data transfers to the USA, Google has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with European data protection standards based on an adequacy decision by the European Commission. The Google Tag Manager also triggers other tags that may collect data. The Google Tag Manager does not access this data. If deactivation has been carried out at domain or cookie level, this remains in place for all tracking tags that are implemented with the Google Tag Manager.

More information about the Google Tag Manager can be found at the following link: https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/tag-manager/use-policy/.

If you have consented to the use of Google Tag Manager, your consent is the legal basis for data processing (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR). There is also a legitimate interest (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR) in enabling quick and uncomplicated integration and management of various tools on our website. The tool is only used if you have given your consent. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Pardot Marketing Automation System on our landing pages

We use the Pardot Marketing Automation System (“Pardot MAS”) from Pardot LLC, 950 E. Paces Ferry Rd. Suite 3300 Atlanta, GA 30326, USA (“Pardot”) on our landing pages. Pardot is subordinate to the umbrella organization “Salesforce, Inc.” The landing pages are used for special sales and marketing campaigns; Pardot MAS is not integrated into our general website. Pardot is special software for recording and evaluating the use of a website or landing page by its visitors and for sending newsletters and mailings. In addition, it enables, among other things: also managing contact forms. To the extent that Pardot LLC processes personal data, the processing takes place exclusively on our behalf and in accordance with our instructions. We have ensured compliance with the EU Data Protection Directive through an agreement with Salesforce, Inc. When you visit one of our landing pages, Pardot MAS records your click path and creates an individual usage profile using a pseudonym. For this purpose, cookies are used that enable your browser to be recognized. The use of Pardot is based on your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR. By agreeing to the use of cookies the first time you use our landing page by confirming the so-called cookie acceptance banner, you also agree to the use of Pardot’s cookies. You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect. To do this, please contact the contact details listed under “Note on the responsible body”. In addition, you can deactivate the creation of pseudonymized usage profiles at any time by configuring your Internet browser so that cookies from the “pardot.com” domain are not accepted. However, this may lead to certain limitations in the functions and user-friendliness of our offering. In order to provide you with the most interesting offer or product information possible, and provided you actively consent to this, it is theoretically possible to combine your personal data with the data from a pseudonymized usage profile via the cookies set, provided you – for example by ordering a newsletter/mailing or filling out a form – providing personal information. You can object to this use of your personal data, such as name and address information, at any time in writing or by email to the address provided. Pardot LLC also processes your personal data outside Europe and ensures compliance with European data protection law for the services it offers for which it acts as data processor. Further information about how Pardot LLC handles personal data can be found at https://www.salesforce.com/content/dam/web/en_us/www/documents/legal/Agreements/data-transfer-mechanisms-FAQ.pdf and https://www.salesforce.com/de/company/privacy/. Documentation of the cookies set by Pardot/Salesforce can be found here: https://help.salesforce.com/articleView?id=pardot_basics_cookies.htm&type=0.

Register for our mailing

You can register for our mailing on our landing pages, where you can receive information about our services, products and promotions. After registering for our mailing, you will receive a notification from us by email asking you to confirm your registration for our mailing via an electronic link. Only when this confirmation has been given will your address be added to our mailing list and you will automatically receive the upcoming mailing (so-called double opt-in procedure). An evaluation for marketing purposes or your personal information stored for this purpose will only be passed on to third parties within the scope of this data protection declaration and/or if you have given your consent to this. Mailings sent with Pardot MAS contain so-called web beacons. These are the smallest graphics that allow user behavior, such as: B. opening and reading emails and clicking on links. This information helps us to recognize our users’ reading habits and to adapt our content to them or to send different content according to our users’ interests. You have the right to revoke your consent to receive our mailing at any time with future effect. For this purpose, there is a corresponding unsubscribe link in every mailing.

contact form

If you send us inquiries via our website or one of our landing pages using the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us in order to process the inquiry and in the event of follow-up questions or to arrange appointments. We will not pass on this data without your consent. This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR, provided your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this was queried; consent can be revoked at any time. The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions, in particular retention periods, remain unaffected. We use Pardot MAS for the contact form on our landing pages. Therefore, the information under “Pardot Marketing Automation System on our landing pages” also applies here.

 

Inquiry by e-mail, telephone or fax

If you contact us by e-mail, telephone or fax, your inquiry including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. b DSGVO, if your request is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the requests sent to us (Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO) or on your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) DSGVO) if this has been requested; the consent can be revoked at any time.

 

The data you send to us via contact requests will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to store it, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions, in particular legal retention periods, remain unaffected.

 

4. Plugins and tools

YouTube

This website embeds videos from the website YouTube. The operator of the website is Google Ireland Limited (Google), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

When you visit one of our websites on which YouTube is embedded, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. In doing so, the YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited.

Furthermore, YouTube may store various cookies on your end device or use comparable technologies for recognition (e.g. device fingerprinting). In this way, YouTube can obtain information about visitors to this website. This information is used, among other things, to collect video statistics, improve the user experience and prevent fraud attempts.

If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

YouTube is used in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and 25 para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s terminal device (e.&B. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and its processing by YouTube can be found in the privacy policy. There you will also find further information on your rights and setting options to protect your privacy: www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy. Google also processes your personal data in the USA. For data transfers to the USA, the provider has signed up to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European level of data protection on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

 

 

Google Web Fonts

This site uses so-called web fonts provided by Google for the uniform display of fonts. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into its browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly.

For this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to Google’s servers. This enables Google to know that this website has been accessed via your IP address. The use of Google WebFonts is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the uniform presentation of the typeface on his website. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s terminal device (e.&B. device fingerprinting) as defined by the TDDDG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font will be used by your computer.

For more information on Google Web Fonts, please visit https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and see Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

 

5. Online applications

If you apply via the online form, your details will be stored and used by Schoeller to process your application. Further data protection information on the application process can be found on our careers page.

 

6. Social Media

We maintain publicly accessible profiles on various social networks (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, XING, LinkedIn). Your visit to these profiles triggers a variety of data processing operations. Below we provide you with an overview of which of your personal data we collect, use and store when you visit our profiles. Personal data is information that can be assigned to you as a specific person (e.g. name, age, address, photos, e-mail addresses, possibly also IP addresses). You are not obliged to provide us with your personal data. However, this may be necessary for individual functionalities of our profiles in social networks. These functionalities will not be available to you, or only to a limited extent, if you do not provide us with your personal data.

When you visit our profiles, your personal data is not only collected, used and stored by us, but also by the operators of the respective social network. This happens even if you yourself do not have a profile on the respective social network. The individual data processing operations and their scope differ depending on the operator of the respective social network and they are not necessarily traceable for us. For details on the collection and storage of your personal data as well as the type, scope and purpose of its use by the operator of the respective social network, please refer to the data protection declarations of the respective operator:

We use the technical platform and services of the providers for these information services. We would like to point out that you use our presence on social media platforms and their functions on your own responsibility. This applies in particular to the use of interactive functions (e.g. commenting, sharing, rating). When you visit our websites, the providers of the social media platforms collect, among other things, your IP address and other information that is stored on your device in the form of cookies. This information is used to provide us, as the operator of the accounts, with statistical information about the interaction with us.

The data collected about you in this context is processed by the platforms and may be transferred to countries outside the European Union, in particular the USA. All of the aforementioned providers claim to maintain an appropriate level of data protection that corresponds to that of the former EU-US Privacy Shield (through certification according to the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF) or the conclusion of standard contractual clauses), with the exception of Xing, as this provider is based within the EU. We do not know how the social media platforms use the data from your visit to our account and interaction with our posts for their own purposes, how long this data is stored and whether data is passed on to third parties. Data processing can differ depending on whether you are registered and logged in to the social network or visit the site as a non-registered and/or non-logged in user. When you access a post or account, the IP address assigned to your device is transmitted to the provider of the social media platform. If you are currently logged in as a user, a cookie on your device can be used to track how you have moved around the Internet. Buttons integrated into websites enable the platforms to record your visits to these websites and assign them to your respective profile. This data can be used to offer content or advertising tailored to you. If you want to avoid this, you should log out or deactivate the “stay logged in” function, delete the cookies on your device and restart your browser.

If you use our profiles on social networks to contact us (e.g. by creating your own posts, responding to one of our posts or sending us private messages), the data you provide us with will be processed by us solely for the purpose of contacting you. For example, if you ask a question that we can only answer by email, we will store your information in accordance with the general principles of our data processing, which we describe in this privacy policy. The legal basis for data collection is therefore Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a, b and f GDPR. We delete stored data as soon as its storage is no longer required or you request us to delete it; in the case of statutory retention obligations, we restrict the processing of the stored data accordingly.

To exercise your rights as a data subject, you can contact us or the provider of the social media platform. If one party is not responsible for responding or must receive the information from the other party, we or the provider will then forward your request to the respective partner. Please contact the operator of the social media platform directly for questions about profiling and the processing of your data when using the website. If you have any questions about the processing of your interaction with us on our site, please write to the contact details provided by us above.

What information the social media platform receives and how it is used is described by the providers in their privacy policies (see links above). There you will also find information about contact options and the settings options for advertisements. Further information on social networks and how you can protect your data can also be found at www.youngdata.de.

 

7. Whistleblower protection

As part of our whistleblower system, we process personal data received through reports from the whistleblower, the persons who are the subject of a report and the other persons named in the report. The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c) GDPR in conjunction with Section 10 of the Whistleblower Protection Act (HinSchG). The body responsible for the processing is the information team of Schoeller Werk GmbH & Co. KG.

The scope of processing is largely determined by the provisions of the HinSchG, in particular those relating to the confidentiality requirement. In accordance with these regulations, only persons who are responsible for receiving reports or for taking further (subsequent) measures, as well as persons supporting them in the fulfillment of these tasks, are involved in the processing. In individual cases, data is forwarded to the recipients designated as “competent bodies” in the HinSchG if this is provided for by law. The data collected is stored and deleted in accordance with Section 11 (5) HinSchG.