Data protection
Contents:
The most important facts at a glance
Data protection at Ostseestaal
General information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is any data that can be used to identify you personally. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our data protection declaration listed below this text.
Data collection on our 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 the operator's contact details in the Imprint on this website.
How do we collect your data?
On the one hand, your data is collected when you provide it to us. Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is primarily technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or time of page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.
What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected to ensure that the website is provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice if you have any further questions on the subject of data protection. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
Analysis tools and tools from third-party providers
When you visit our website, your surfing behaviour may be statistically evaluated. This is primarily done using cookies and so-called analysis programmes. The analysis of your surfing behaviour is usually anonymous; the surfing behaviour cannot be traced back to you.
You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. For details, please refer to the following mandatory information in the “External services” section.
You can object to this analysis. We will inform you about the objection options in this privacy policy.
Legal basis & your rights
Mandatory information
Data protection declaration
Ostseestaal takes the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy. When you use this website, no personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally.
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 would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
Note on the responsible body
The controller responsible for data processing on this website is
Ostseestaal GmbH & Co. KG
An der Werft 17
D-18439 Stralsund
T: +49 3831 2752-0
F: +49 3831 2752-40
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The 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.).
Revocation of your consent to data processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke any consent you have already given at any time. All you need to do is send us an informal e-mail. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority
In the event of breaches of data protection law, the data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. The competent supervisory authority for data protection issues is the state data protection officer of the federal state in which our company is based (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern). A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found at the following link: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.
Right to data portability
You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done insofar as it is technically feasible.
Information, blocking, deletion
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 the data processing and, if necessary, a right to correction, blocking or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time regarding this and other questions on the subject of personal data at the address given in the Imprint address given above.
Objection to advertising emails
We hereby object to the use of contact data published in the context of the imprint obligation to send unsolicited advertising and information material. The operators of this website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam e-mails.
What data we collect - and why
Data collection on our website
Cookies
Internet pages sometimes use so-called cookies. Cookies do not damage your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies are used to make our website more user-friendly, effective and secure.
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser. Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies”. They are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your end device until you delete them.
These cookies enable us to recognise your browser on your next visit. 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 restricted.
Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process or to provide certain functions that you have requested are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies for the technically error-free and optimised provision of its services. Insofar as other cookies (e.g. cookies for analysing your surfing behaviour) are stored, these are treated separately in this privacy policy.
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
This data is not merged with other data sources. The basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfilment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the operator's contact details in the Imprint on this website.
Contact us
When contacting Ostseestaalw3 (e.g. by contact form, email, telephone or via social media), the user's details are processed to process the contact enquiry and its handling.
If you contact us by Contact form If you send us an enquiry, the data entered in the input mask and the date/time of sending will be stored by us in a customer relationship management system („CRM system“) for the purpose of processing the enquiry and in the event of follow-up questions.
Mandatory fields
- Company
- E-mail address or telephone number
- Message text
All other information is voluntary. The data will be Encrypted via TLS transferred. The data will not be passed on to third parties.
Legal basis
Depending on the nature of your request, the processing takes place on
Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (pre-contractual / contractual communication) or Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in efficient processing of enquiries).
Storage duration
We will delete your form data as soon as storage is no longer required (regular review every two years) or you object to processing, provided there are no statutory retention obligations to the contrary.
The use of the contact form is voluntary. Alternatively, you can contact us at any time by telephone or e-mail.
External services
Google Maps (interactive map)
On individual subpages, we integrate the map service for the convenient presentation of our location. Google Maps a. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland („Google“).
When using the map, personal data (e.g. IP address, location data, usage metadata) is transferred to Google servers and processed there. Transmission to Google LLC in the USA cannot be ruled out. An adequacy decision of the EU Commission (“EU-US Data Privacy Framework”) has been in place for the USA since 10 July 2023. Google LLC is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and thus offers an adequate level of data protection under EU law.
Legal basis
Data processing is carried out exclusively in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent). The map will only be loaded after you have given your express consent via our consent banner. You can revoke your consent at any time via the banner or the cookie settings.
Order processing & standard contractual clauses
We have concluded an order processing contract with Google in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR and use the standard contractual clauses approved by the EU Commission if data is transferred to third countries. Further information on data processing by Google can be found in the Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.
Google Analytics
On the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e. interest in the analysis, optimisation and economic operation of our online offer within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR), we use Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google LLC („Google“). GDPR) Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC ("Google"). Google uses cookies. The information generated by the cookie about the use of the online offer by the user is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
Google is after the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF) certified. Based on the European Commission's adequacy decision of 10 July 2023, this certification guarantees a level of data protection in line with the EU. You can find further information at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/.
Google will use this information on our behalf to analyse the use of our online offer by users, to compile reports on the activities within this online offer and to provide us with further services associated with the use of this online offer and the use of the Internet. Pseudonymised user profiles can be created from the processed data.
We only use Google Analytics with activated IP anonymisation. This means that the IP address of users is truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other signatory 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 truncated there. The IP address transmitted by the user's browser will not be merged with other Google data.
Opt-out option: Deactivate Google Analytics
Users can prevent the storage of cookies by setting their browser software accordingly; users can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to their use of the online offer to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.
Further information on the use of data by Google, setting and objection options, can be found in Google's privacy policy (https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads) and in the settings for the display of adverts by Google (https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated).
Users' personal data is deleted or anonymised after 14 months.
Google Universal Analytics
We use Google Analytics in the form of „Universal Analytics“. „Universal Analytics“ refers to a Google Analytics process in which the user is analysed on the basis of a pseudonymous user ID and thus a pseudonymous profile of the user is created with information from the use of various devices (so-called „cross-device tracking“).
