Data Protection

Data Protection Declaration

This Data Protection Declaration explains the nature, scope, and purpose of the processing of personal data (hereinafter referred to as "data") in the context of the provision of our services, as well as within our online offering and the associated websites, functions, and content, as well as external online presences, such as our social media profiles (hereinafter jointly referred to as the "online offering"). With regard to the terms used, such as "processing" or "controller," we refer to the definitions in Article 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Controller

Versum GmbH Witterstraße 31 46145 Oberhausen Germany Email address: info@versum-gmbh.de Managing Directors: Mr. Sami Gomaa & Mr. Valon Qoku Imprint: https://www.versum-gmbh.de/impressum/

Types of Data Processed

– Inventory data (e.g., personal master data, names, or addresses). – Contact data (e.g., email, telephone numbers). – Content data (e.g., text entries, photographs, videos). – Usage data (e.g., websites visited, interest in content, access times). – Meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses).

Categories of data subjects

Visitors and users of the online offering (hereinafter, we refer to the data subjects collectively as "users").

Purpose of processing

– Provision of the online offering, its functions, and content. – Responding to contact inquiries and communicating with users. – Security measures. – Reach measurement/marketing

Terms used

"Personal data" is all information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter "data subject"); A natural person is considered identifiable if he or she can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier (e.g., a cookie) or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person.

"Processing" means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means. The term is broad and covers virtually all data handling.

"Pseudonymization" means the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

“Profiling” means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyze or predict aspects concerning that natural person's performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location or movements.

“Controller” is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

“Processor” is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

Relevant legal bases

In accordance with Art. 13 GDPR, we inform you of the legal basis for our data processing. For users within the scope of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), i.e., the EU and the EEC, the following applies, unless the legal basis is stated in the privacy policy: The legal basis for obtaining consent is Art. 6 (1) (a) and Art. 7 GDPR;

The legal basis for processing to fulfill our services and implement contractual measures, as well as to respond to inquiries, is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR; The legal basis for processing to fulfill our legal obligations is Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR; In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Art. 6 (1) (d) GDPR serves as the legal basis. The legal basis for the necessary processing to perform a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authorityt, which has been transferred to the controller, is Art. 6 (1) (e) GDPR. The legal basis for processing to protect our legitimate interests is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The processing of data for purposes other than those for which it was collected is governed by the provisions of Art. 6 (4) GDPR. The processing of special categories of data (according to Art. 9 (1) GDPR) is governed by the provisions of Art. 9 (2) GDPR.

Security Measures

In accordance with the legal requirements, taking into account the state of the art, the implementation costs, and the nature, scope, circumstances, and purposes of the processing, as well as the varying likelihood and severity of the risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons, we take appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk.

These measures include, in particular, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data by controlling physical access to the data, as well as the access, input, and transfer of data, ensuring its availability, and segregation. Furthermore, we have established procedures that ensure the exercise of data subjects' rights, the deletion of data, and response to data threats. Furthermore, we consider the protection of personal data right from the development and selection of hardware, software, and processes, in accordance with the principle of data protection by design and through data protection-friendly default settings.

Collaboration with processors, joint controllers, and third parties

If, as part of our processing, we disclose data to other persons and companies (processors, joint controllers, or third parties), transmit it to them, or otherwise grant them access to the data,

this will only be done on the basis of legal permission (e.g., if transmission of data to third parties, such as payment service providers, is necessary to fulfill the contract), user consent, a legal obligation requires this, or on the basis of our legitimate interests (e.g., when using agents, web hosts, etc.).

If we disclose data to other companies in our group, transmit it, or otherwise grant them access, this will be done primarily for administrative purposes as a legitimate interest and, beyond that, on a basis that complies with legal requirements.

Transfers to Third Countries

If we process data in a third country (i.e., outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA), or the Swiss Confederation) or if this occurs as part of the use of third-party services or the disclosure or transfer of data to other persons or companies, this will only occur if it is necessary to fulfill our (pre-)contractual obligations, based on your consent, due to a legal obligation, or based on our legitimate interests. Subject to statutory or contractual permissions, we will only process or have data transferred in a third country if the legal requirements are met. This means, for example, that processing is carried out on the basis of special guarantees, such as the officially recognized determination of a data protection level equivalent to that of the EU (e.g., for the US through the "Privacy Shield") or compliance with officially recognized specific contractual obligations.

Rights of Data Subjects

You have the right to request confirmation as to whether the data in question is being processed and to access this data, as well as further information and a copy of the data in accordance with the legal requirements.

You have the right, in accordance with the statutory provisions, to request the completion of data concerning you or the correction of inaccurate data concerning you.

You have the right, in accordance with the statutory provisions, to request that the data in question be deleted immediately, or alternatively, to request that the processing of the data be restricted in accordance with the statutory provisions.

You have the right to receive the data concerning you that you have provided to us in accordance with the statutory provisions and to request that it be transmitted to other responsible parties.

You also have the right, in accordance with the statutory provisions, to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

Right of Withdrawal

You have the right to withdraw consent granted with future effect.

Right of Objection

You can object to the future processing of data concerning you at any time in accordance with the statutory provisions. The objection can be made, in particular, against the Processing for direct marketing purposes.

Cookies and the right to object to direct marketing

Cookies are small files that are stored on users' computers. Various types of information can be stored within cookies. A cookie is primarily used to store information about a user (or the device on which the cookie is stored) during or after their visit to an online service. Temporary cookies, also known as "session cookies" or "transient cookies," are cookies that are deleted after a user leaves an online service and closes their browser. Such a cookie can store, for example, the contents of a shopping cart in an online shop or a login status. Cookies that remain stored even after the browser is closed are referred to as "permanent" or "persistent." For example, the login status can be saved if users visit the site several days later. Likewise, such a cookie can store user interests, which are used for reach measurement or marketing purposes. "Third-party cookies" are cookies offered by providers other than the controller operating the online service (otherwise, if they are only their cookies, they are referred to as "first-party cookies").

We may use temporary and permanent cookies and explain this in our privacy policy.

If users do not want cookies to be stored on their computer, they are asked to deactivate the corresponding option in their browser's system settings. Stored cookies can be deleted in the browser's system settings. Excluding cookies may lead to functional limitations of this online service.

A general objection to the use of cookies used for online marketing purposes can be declared for a variety of services, especially in the case of tracking, via the US website http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU website http://www.youronlinechoices.com/. Furthermore, the storage of cookies can be achieved by deactivating them in the browser settings.

Please note that in this case, not all functions of this website may be available.

Deletion of Data

The data we process will be deleted or restricted in accordance with legal requirements. Unless expressly stated in this Privacy Policy, the data stored by us will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for its intended purpose and there are no legal retention periods that prevent deletion.

If the data is not deleted because it is required for other legally permissible purposes, its processing will be restricted. This means that the data will be blocked and not processed for other purposes. This applies, for example, to data that must be retained for commercial or tax law reasons.

Changes and Updates to the Privacy Policy

We ask you to inform yourself regularly about the content of our Privacy Policy. We will adapt the Privacy Policy as soon as the changes to the data processing we carry out make this necessary. We will inform you as soon as the changes require your cooperation (e.g., consent) or other individual notification.

Contacting us

When you contact us (e.g., via contact form, email, telephone, or social media), the user's information will be processed to process the contact request and its handling in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) (within the framework of contractual/pre-contractual relationships) and Art. 6 (1) (f) (other inquiries) GDPR. User information may be stored in a customer relationship management system ("CRM system") or a comparable inquiry organization.

We delete inquiries if they are no longer required. We review their necessity every two years; statutory archiving obligations also apply.

Hosting and Email Delivery

The hosting services we use are used to provide the following services: infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage space and database services, email delivery, security services, and technical maintenance services, which we use for the purpose of operating this website.

We or our hosting provider process inventory data, contact data, content data, contract data, usage data, meta and communication data of customers, interested parties and visitors to this online service based on our legitimate interests in the efficient and secure provision of Management of this online service in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR in conjunction with Art. 28 GDPR (conclusion of a data processing agreement).

Collection of access data and log files

We, or rather our hosting provider, collect data about every access to the server on which this service is located (so-called server log files) based on our legitimate interests within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. This access data includes the name of the accessed website, the file, the date and time of access, the amount of data transferred, the notification of successful access, the browser type and version, the user's operating system, the referrer URL (the previously visited page), the IP address, and the requesting provider.

Log file information is stored for security reasons (e.g., to investigate misuse or fraud) for a maximum of 7 days and then deleted. Data whose further retention is necessary for evidentiary purposes is exempt from deletion until the respective incident has been finally resolved.

Online presence on social media

We maintain online presences within social networks and platforms in order to communicate with customers, interested parties, and users active there and to inform them about our services.

We would like to point out that user data may be processed outside the European Union. This could result in risks for users, for example, because it could make it more difficult to enforce their rights. With regard to US providers certified under the Privacy Shield, we would like to point out that they thereby undertake to comply with EU data protection standards.

Furthermore, user data is generally processed for market research and advertising purposes. For example, user profiles can be created based on user behavior and the resulting interests of users. The user profiles can, in turn, be used, for example, to place advertisements within and outside the platforms that presumably correspond to the interests of the users. For these purposes, cookies are usually stored on the users' computers, in which the user behavior and interests are saved. Furthermore, data can also be stored in the user profiles regardless of the devices used by the users (especially if the users are members of the respective platforms and are logged in to them).

The processing of users' personal data is based on our legitimate interest in effectively informing and communicating with users in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. If the users are asked by the respective platform providers for their consent to the data processing described above, the legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 (1) (a) and Art. 7 GDPR.

For a detailed description of the respective processing and the opt-out options, please refer to the information provided by the providers linked below.

In the case of requests for information and the assertion of user rights, we would like to point out that these can be most effectively asserted with the providers. Only the providers have access to user data and can directly take appropriate measures and provide information. If you still need assistance, please contact us.

– Facebook, Pages, Groups, (Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland) based on an agreement on joint processing of personal data – Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/, specifically for Pages: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/information_about_page_insights_data , Opt-Out: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads and http://www.youronlinechoices.com, Privacy Shield: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active.

– Google/YouTube (Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA) – Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy, Opt-Out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated, Privacy Shield: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active.

– Instagram (Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA) – Privacy Policy/Opt-Out: http://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

– Twitter (Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA) – Privacy Policy: https://twitter.com/de/privacy, Opt-Out: https://twitter.com/personalization, Privacy Shield: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000TORzAAO&status=Active.

– Pinterest (Pinterest Inc., 635 High Street, Palo Alto, CA, 94301, USA) – Privacy Policy/Opt-Out: https://about.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy.

– LinkedIn (LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilt on Place, Dublin 2, Ireland) – Privacy Policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy , Opt-Out: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out, Privacy Shield: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000L0UZAA0&status=Active.

– Xing (XING AG, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany) – Privacy Policy/Opt-Out: https://privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung.

– Wakalet (Wakelet Limited, 76 Quay Street, Manchester, M3 4PR, United Kingdom) – Privacy Policy/Opt-Out: https://wakelet.com/privacy.html.

– Soundcloud (SoundCloud Limited, Rheinsberger Str. 76/77, 10115 Berlin, Germany) – Privacy Policy/Opt-Out: https://soundcloud.com/pages/privacy.

Integration of third-party services and content

Based on our legitimate interests (i.e., interest in the analysis, optimization, and economic operation of our online offering within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR), we use content or service offerings from third-party providers within our online offering to integrate their content and services, such as videos or fonts (hereinafter collectively referred to as "content").

This always requires that the third-party providers of this content perceive the IP address of the users, since without the IP address they would not be able to send the content to their browser. The IP address is therefore required to display this content. We endeavor to only use content whose respective providers use the IP address solely for the delivery of the content. Third parties may also use so-called pixel tags (invisible graphics, also known as "web beacons") for statistical or marketing purposes. These "pixel tags" can be used to evaluate information such as visitor traffic on the pages of this website. The pseudonymous information may also be stored in cookies on the user's device and may contain, among other things, technical information about the browser and operating system, referring websites, visit time, and other information about the use of our online offering, as well as be linked to such information from other sources.

Google Fonts

We integrate the fonts ("Google Fonts") of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, Opt-Out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

Google ReCaptcha

We integrate the function for detecting bots, e.g., when entering data into online forms ("ReCaptcha") from Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, Opt-Out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

Google Maps

We integrate the maps of the "Google Maps" service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. The data processed may include, in particular, IP addresses and location data of users, which, however, are not collected without their consent (usually carried out as part of the settings on their mobile devices). The data may be processed in the USA. Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, Opt-Out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

Twitter

Our online offering may incorporate features and content from the Twitter service, offered by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. This may include, for example, content such as images, videos, or text, as well as buttons that allow users to share content from this online offering within Twitter. If users are members of the Twitter platform, Twitter can associate the access to the aforementioned content and features with the users' profiles there. Twitter is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement and thus offers a guarantee of compliance with European data protection law (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000TORzAAO&status=Active). Privacy Policy: https://twitter.com/de/privacy, Opt-Out: https://twitter.com/personalization.

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