Data protection information

We collect, use and store your personal data exclusively in accordance with the provisions of the valid data protection regulations of the Federal Republic of Germany. In the following, we inform you about the type, scope and purpose of data collection and use.

1. responsible authority

Operator of the website under the domain https://www.chemol-international.com and therefore responsible body is

Chemol Industrie-Rohstoff Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH
Represented by the managing director Rüdiger Schwieger
Güntherstr. 13
30519 Hannover

2. collection and processing of general data

Every access to our website and every retrieval of a file stored on this website is logged. The storage serves internal system-related and statistical purposes. will be logged: Name of the retrieved file, date and time of the retrieval, amount of data transferred, notification of successful retrieval, web browser and requesting domain. In addition, the IP addresses of the inquiring computers are logged. Further personal data is only collected if you as a user of the website and/or customer provide information voluntarily, for example in the context of an inquiry or registration or to conclude a contract or via the settings of his browser.

3. collection of personal data

Personal data in the sense of these data protection regulations are individual details about your personal or factual circumstances. This includes, in particular, your name, your e-mail address, your telephone number and, if applicable, your address, insofar as you have provided us with the latter.
Personal data also includes information about your use of our website. In this context we collect personal data from you as follows: Information about your visits to our website such as the extent of data transfer, the location from which you access data on our website and other connection data and sources you access. This is usually done through the use of log files and cookies. More information about log files and cookies can be found below.

4. purpose / legal basis

We use your personal data for the following purposes:
1. to provide the online services you request
2. to ensure that our website is presented to you in the most effective and interesting way possible
3. to fulfil our obligations under any contracts entered into between you and us;
4. to inform you of any changes to our services.

The collection of data is carried out on a legal basis in accordance with the provisions of Art. 6 GDPR.

5. information about your computer and cookies

Whenever you access our Internet pages, we collect the following information about your computer: the IP address of your computer, the request of your browser and the time of this request. In addition, the status and the amount of data transferred in the context of this request are recorded. We also collect product and version information about the browser used and the operating system of your computer. We also record from which website our site was accessed. The IP address of your computer will only be stored for the time of your use of the website and will be deleted immediately afterwards or made anonymous by shortening it. The remaining data is stored for a limited period of time. We use this data for the operation of our website, in particular to detect and correct website errors, to determine the website load and to make adjustments or improvements.

We may also collect information about your use of our website by using so-called browser cookies. These are small text files which are stored on your data carrier and which store certain settings and data for exchange with our system via your browser. A cookie usually contains the name of the domain from which the cookie data was sent, information about the age of the cookie and an alphanumeric identifier. Cookies enable our systems to recognize the user’s device and make any pre-settings immediately available. As soon as a user accesses the platform, a cookie is transferred to the hard disk of the user’s computer. Cookies help us to improve our website and to be able to offer you a better and even more customized service. They enable us to recognise your computer when you return to our website and thus to store information about your preferred activities on the website and thus to tailor our website to your individual interests.

The cookies we use only store the data about your use of the website as explained above. This is not done by assigning it to you personally, but by assigning an identification number to the cookie (“cookie ID”). The cookie ID is not merged with your name, IP address or similar data that would enable the cookie to be assigned to you. If you do not wish to use browser cookies, you can set your browser so that it will not accept cookies. Please note that in this case you may only be able to use our website to a limited extent or not at all.

If we ask you for your consent to process your personal data, the legal basis for the processing is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. Otherwise, the storage is based on the legal basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the improvement, stability, functionality and security of our Internet presence.

6. data security

All information that you transmit to us is stored on servers of providers that offer an appropriate level of data protection within the meaning of Art 45 Paragraph 1 GDPR. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the Internet is not completely secure, which is why we cannot guarantee the security of the data transmitted via the Internet to our website. However, we secure our website and other systems by technical and organizational measures against loss, destruction, access, modification or distribution of your data by unauthorized persons. In particular, your personal data will be transmitted in encrypted form.

7. transfer/provision of your personal data

We do not pass on your personal data to third parties unless you have consented to the data transfer/provision or we are entitled or obliged to transfer data due to legal regulations and/or official or court orders. In particular, this may involve making your data available for the purpose of concluding or fulfilling contracts, providing information for the purpose of criminal prosecution, averting danger or enforcing intellectual property rights.
If we do not then make your data available, this could lead to you and/or us being unable to fulfil contractual services, extraordinary termination of the respective contract, claims and demands for costs and damages (also by third parties), and/or fines or even criminal prosecution for any violations of the law that may result from not making the data available.

8. data protection and websites of other third parties

The website may contain hyperlinks to and from websites of other third parties. If you follow a hyperlink to one of these websites, please note that we also cannot accept any responsibility or guarantee for the content or data protection conditions of other websites. Therefore, please make sure that you are aware of the applicable data protection terms and conditions before you submit personal data to these third-party websites.

9. data which we receive within the scope of individual communication, e.g. through e-mail inquiries

Data that we receive from you in the context of individual communication is stored by us for the following purposes:

a) To fulfil our obligations arising from any contracts concluded between you and us or to initiate such contracts

b) To process the enquiry and in case of any queries that may arise.

The legal basis for the collection of this data is either your consent to the processing pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 letter a) GDPR, the fact that the processing pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 letter b) GDPR is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures taken in response to your request and/or the processing is necessary pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 letter c) GDPR for the performance of a legal obligation to which we are subject. This concerns in particular commercial obligations to retain business correspondence. Furthermore, an ongoing customer relationship between you and us represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f). GDPR represents.

You can revoke a granted consent at any time by sending a short message to our contact data given in the legal notice.

10. deletion of data

The data processed by us will be deleted or restricted in their processing in accordance with articles 17 and 18 GDPR. Unless expressly stated in this data protection declaration, the data stored by us will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required for their intended purpose and the deletion does not conflict with any statutory storage obligations. If the data are not deleted because they are required for other and legally permissible purposes, their processing will be restricted. This means that the data is blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example, to data that must be retained for commercial or tax law reasons.

According to legal requirements in Germany, the storage is in particular for 10 years in accordance with §§ 147 para. 1 AO, 257 para. 1 nos. 1 and 4, para. 4 HGB (books, records, management reports, accounting vouchers, trading books, documents relevant for taxation, etc.) and 6 years in accordance with § 257 para. 1 nos. 2 and 3, para. 4 HGB (commercial letters).

11. contact form

If you use our contact form to send us contact enquiries, we will store your details there, including the contact details given there, for the purpose of processing the enquiry and in the event of any additional questions arising. We will not pass on this data to third parties without your prior consent.

With your consent, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR is the legal basis for processing.

12. changes to this data protection policy

We reserve the right to change these data protection regulations at any time with effect for the future. A current version is available on the website. Please visit the website regularly and inform yourself about the applicable data protection regulations.

13. your rights and contacts

You can, for example, view your personal data at any time free of charge and, if necessary, request that it be corrected and/or – if the data storage is not required for the purpose of fulfilling the contract, or for statutory or legal reasons – that it be deleted and/or even blocked. We recommend that you have secured your data yourself before asserting any claim for deletion against us. You may also be entitled to the rights to restriction of processing, objection to processing and data transferability, which result from Art. 15 – 21 of the Basic Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). If the processing is based on your separate consent, you may revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future.
For the above-mentioned purposes and/or to obtain more detailed information on this, please contact us by e-mail at info@chemol-international.com or by using the contact and address data provided in the imprint of this website.

Should you have any questions, comments or inquiries regarding the collection, processing and use of your personal data by us, please contact us as already explained in the imprint of this website. Should you be of the opinion that the processing of your personal data about/by us is being carried out unlawfully, you also have the right, without prejudice to this, as a data subject to complain to one of the supervisory authorities also competent under this provision, in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR.

End of the data protection information.