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DATa Protection Information


Introduction and general information


Thank you for your interest in our website. The protection of your personal data is very important to us. Below you will find information on the handling of your data that is collected through your use of our website. Your data will be processed in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations.


Controller within the meaning of the GDPR


Stock2Capital GmbH

Fichtestraße 15, 32052 Herford

Phone: 05221-9933323

E-mail: [email protected]


Contact details of the data protection officer


Proliance GmbH / www.datenschutzexperte.de

Data Protection Officer

Leopoldstr. 21

80802 Munich

[email protected] 


When contacting the data protection officer, please state the company to which your enquiry relates. Please refrain from enclosing sensitive information, such as a copy of your ID, with your enquiry.


Definitions


Our privacy policy should be simple and understandable for everyone. As a rule, the official terms of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) are used in this privacy policy. The official definitions are explained in Art. 4 GDPR. 


Access to and storage of information in terminal equipment


By using our website, information (e.g. IP address) may be accessed or information (e.g. cookies) may be stored in your end devices. This access or storage may involve further processing of personal data within the meaning of the GDPR.


In cases where such access to information or such storage of information is absolutely necessary for the technically error-free provision of our services, this is done on the basis of Section 25 (1) sentence 1, (2) no. 2 TDDDG. 


In cases in which such a process serves other purposes (e.g. the needs-based design of our website), this is only carried out on the basis of Section 25 (1) TDDDG with your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. Consent can be revoked at any time for the future. The provisions of the GDPR and the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) apply to the processing of your personal data.


Further information on the processing of your personal data and the relevant legal bases in this context can be found in the following sections on the specific processing activities on our website.


Web hosting


This website is hosted by an external service provider (Hetzner). This website is hosted in Germany. Personal data collected on this website is stored on the host's servers. This may include IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, website access and other data generated via a website. 


We collect the data listed in order to ensure a smooth connection to the website and the technically error-free provision of our services. The processing of this data is absolutely necessary in order to make the website available to you. The legal basis for the processing of the data is our legitimate interest in the correct presentation and functionality of our website in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.


We have concluded an order processing contract with the provider in accordance with the provisions of Art. 28 GDPR, in which we oblige the provider to protect our customers' data and not to pass it on to third parties.


Server-Logfiles


When you visit our website, it is technically necessary for data to be transmitted to our web server via your Internet browser. The following data is recorded during an ongoing connection for communication between your Internet browser and our web server:

  • Date and time of the request
  • Name of the requested file
  • Page from which the file was requested
  • Access status
  • Web browser and operating system used
  • (Full) IP address of the requesting computer
  • Amount of data transferred


We collect the data listed in order to ensure a smooth connection to the website and the technically error-free provision of our services. The processing of this data is absolutely necessary in order to make the website available to you. The log files are used to analyse system security and stability as well as for administrative purposes. The legal basis for the processing of the data is our legitimate interest in the protection and functionality of our website in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.


For reasons of technical security, in particular to defend against attempted attacks on our web server, this data is stored by us for a short period of time. After 7 days at the latest, the data is anonymised by shortening the IP address at domain level so that it is no longer possible to establish a reference to the individual user. 


The data may also be processed in anonymised form for statistical purposes. At no time is this data stored together with other personal data of the user, compared with other databases or passed on to third parties.


Cookies


Our website uses so-called "cookies". Cookies are small text files that are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your end 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 they are automatically deleted by your web browser. 


Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. the shopping basket function or language settings). Other cookies are used to evaluate user behaviour or display advertising. 


The processing of data through the use of strictly necessary cookies is based on a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR in the technically error-free provision of our services. For details on the processing purposes and legitimate interests, please refer to the information on the specific data processing.


The processing of personal data through the use of other cookies is based on consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Consent can be revoked at any time for the future. Insofar as such cookies are used for analysis and optimisation purposes, we will inform you about this separately in the context of this data protection declaration and obtain your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. 

 

You can set your browser so that you  

  • be informed about the setting of cookies,  
  • only allow cookies in individual cases,  
  • exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general 
  • activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser.


The cookie settings can be managed for the respective browsers under the following links

  • Google Chrome 
  • Mozilla Firefox 
  • Edge (Microsoft) 
  • Safari 
  • Opera  


You can also manage cookies from many companies and functions that are used for advertising individually. To do this, use the corresponding user tools, available at https://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices.


Most browsers also offer a so-called "Do-Not-Track-Function". If this function is activated, the respective browser informs advertising networks, websites and applications that you do not wish to be "tracked" for the purpose of behaviour-based advertising and the like. 


Information and instructions on how to edit this function can be found under the following links, depending on your browser provider:  

  • Google Chrome 
  • Mozilla Firefox  
  • Edge (Microsoft)   
  • Safari 
  • Opera 


You can also prevent scripts from loading by default. "NoScript" allows the execution of JavaScripts, Java and other plug-ins only on trusted domains of your choice. Information and instructions on how to edit this function can be obtained from the provider of your browser (e.g. for Mozilla Firefox at: https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/noscript/). 


Please note that deactivating cookies may limit the functionality of our website. 


Contact form and contact by e-mail


If you send us enquiries via the contact form or e-mail, your details from the enquiry form or your e-mail, including the personal data you provide there, will be stored by us to process the enquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. It is necessary to provide an e-mail address to contact us; providing your first name, surname and telephone number is voluntary. We will never pass on this data without your consent. The legal basis for processing the data is our legitimate interest in responding to your enquiry in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR and, if applicable, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your enquiry is aimed at concluding a contract. Your data will be deleted after final processing of your enquiry, provided that there are no statutory retention obligations to the contrary. In the case of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, you can object to the processing of your personal data at any time.


Polymere Pulse" news service


If you would like to receive the news service offered on the website with regular information on all relevant and important news from the global plastics industry, we require your e-mail address as mandatory information. 


Additional data may be provided in order to be able to address you personally when sending e-mails as part of the news service and/or to identify you if you wish to exercise your rights as a data subject.


We use the so-called double opt-in procedure for sending the news service. This means that we will only send you the requested news on all relevant and important news from the global plastics industry by e-mail if you have expressly confirmed to us that you consent to the sending of these e-mails. In the first step, you will receive an e-mail with a link that you can use to confirm that you, as the owner of the corresponding e-mail address, wish to receive the news service in future. By confirming, you give us your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR that we may use your personal data for the purpose of sending you the news service.


When you register for the news service, we store the IP address you used to register for the news service, as well as the date and time of registration and confirmation, in addition to the e-mail address required for sending the newsletter, in order to be able to trace possible misuse at a later date. The legal basis for this is our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.


You can unsubscribe from the news service at any time via the link included in every email or by sending an email to the controller named above. Once you have unsubscribed, your email address will be deleted from our news service distribution list immediately, unless you have expressly consented to the continued use of the data collected or the continued processing is otherwise permitted by law.


Adobe Typekit


This site uses so-called web fonts provided by Adobe Typekit for the standardised display of fonts. Adobe Typekit is a service provided by Adobe Systems Software Ireland Ltd. When you access a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly.


For this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to Adobe's servers in the USA. As a result, Adobe Typekit becomes aware that our website has been accessed via your IP address. Unfortunately, it is not possible to integrate Adobe web fonts locally.


The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest. We use Adobe Typekit for the standardised presentation of our website and to improve loading times. This is also our legitimate interest in processing.


Since personal data is transferred to the USA, further protective mechanisms are required to ensure the level of data protection required by the GDPR. For the USA, there is an adequacy decision of the EU Commission pursuant to Art. 45 para. 1 GDPR with regard to companies with certification under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. Adobe Inc. is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and is therefore committed to complying with appropriate data protection standards, which can be viewed at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search


Further information on Adobe Typekit Web Fonts can be found at https://typekit.com/ and in Adobe Typekit's privacy policy: https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/policies/typekit.html 


Google Maps


Our website uses the online map service provider Google Maps via an interface. This allows us to display interactive maps directly on the website and enables you to use the map function conveniently. The provider of the map service is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to save your IP address. 


Google uses cookies to collect information about user behaviour. The legal basis for the processing of your personal data is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.


If you have given your consent to the use of Google Maps, the map service provider will also play "Google Fonts", also a service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as: "Google"). Google Fonts enables the use of external fonts. For this purpose, the required Google Fonts are loaded into your browser cache by your web browser when you call up Google Maps. This is necessary so that your browser can also display a visually improved representation of the texts. If your browser does not support this function, a standard font from your computer will be used for display. The integration of these Google fonts by Google takes place via a server call, usually a Google server in the USA. This tells the server which page of our website you have visited. The IP address of the browser of the visitor's end device is also stored by Google. Further information on Google Fonts can be found at https://fonts.google.com/


As personal data may be transferred by Google to affiliated companies and subcontractors in countries outside the EU and the EEA, further protective mechanisms are required to ensure the level of data protection required by the GDPR. For the USA, there is an adequacy decision by the EU Commission pursuant to Art. 45 para. 1 GDPR with regard to companies with certification under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. Google LLC is certified in accordance with the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and is therefore committed to complying with appropriate data protection standards, which can be viewed at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search 


For potential transfers to other third countries outside the EU and the EEA for which there is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission, we have also agreed standard data protection clauses with the provider in accordance with Art. 46 para. 2 lit. c GDPR. These oblige the recipient of the data in the third country to process the data in accordance with the level of protection in Europe.


Further information on how Google handles user data can be found in Google's privacy policy:


https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/
Opt-out: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/


Use of Matomo


This website uses the web analysis service software Matomo (www.matomo.org), a service of the provider InnoCraft Ltd, 150 Willis St, 6011 Wellington, New Zealand, ("Matomo") in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR on the basis of your voluntarily given consent for the statistical analysis of user behaviour for optimisation and marketing purposes collected and stored. Cookies may be used for this purpose. Among other things, the cookies enable the internet browser to be recognised. The data collected using Matomo technology is processed on our servers. When Matomo is used, your IP address is also transmitted to Matomo. Your IP address is anonymised by Matomo, which means that it is no longer possible to identify you personally. 


The information generated by the cookie in the pseudonymised user profile is not used to personally identify the visitor to this website and is not merged with personal data about the bearer of the pseudonym.


You can revoke your consent at any time in the cookie settings. The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected or as soon as you withdraw your consent.


Further information on data protection at Matomo can be found here: https://matomo.org/gdpr-analytics/?footer 


Data transfer and recipients


Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties unless

  • if we have explicitly indicated this in the description of the respective data processing,
  • if you have given your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR,
  • the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR is necessary for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding interest worthy of protection in not disclosing your data
  • in the event that there is a legal obligation for the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c GDPR and
  • insofar as this is necessary for the processing of contractual relationships with you in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR.


We also use external service providers for the processing of our services, which we have carefully selected, commissioned in writing and with whom we have concluded order processing contracts in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR if necessary. These service providers are bound by our instructions and are regularly monitored by us. These include service providers for hosting, sending emails, maintenance and servicing of our IT systems, etc. The service providers will not pass this data on to third parties.


Data security


We take appropriate technical and organisational measures in accordance with Art. 32 GDPR, taking into account the state of the art, the costs of implementation and the nature, scope, context and purposes of processing as well as the risk of varying likelihood and severity for the rights and freedoms of natural persons, in order to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk. This website uses SSL encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content.


Duration of storage of personal data


The duration of the storage of personal data is based on the relevant statutory retention periods (e.g. from commercial law and tax law). After expiry of the respective period, the corresponding data is routinely deleted. If data is required for contract fulfilment or contract initiation or if we have a legitimate interest in further storage, the data will be deleted if it is no longer required for these purposes or if you have exercised your right of revocation or objection.


Your rights


Below you will find information on which data subject rights the applicable data protection law grants you vis-à-vis the controller with regard to the processing of your personal data:


The right to request information about your personal data processed by us in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR. In particular, you can request information about the processing purposes, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right to lodge a complaint, the origin of your data if it was not collected by us, as well as the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information on its details.


The right, in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, to demand the immediate correction of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us.


The right to request the deletion of your personal data stored by us in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, unless the processing is necessary to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information, to fulfil a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims.


The right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR if the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful but you refuse to delete it and we no longer need the data, but you need it for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims or you have lodged an objection to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR.


The right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to request transmission to another controller in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR


The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of the federal state of our registered office stated above or, if applicable, that of your usual place of residence or workplace.


The right to withdraw consent granted in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR: You have the right to withdraw your consent to the processing of data at any time with effect for the future. In the event of revocation, we will delete the data concerned immediately, unless further processing can be based on a legal basis for processing without consent. The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.


Right of objection


If your personal data is processed by us on the basis of legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR, insofar as this is done for reasons arising from your particular situation. Insofar as the objection is directed against the processing of personal data for the purpose of direct marketing, you have a general right to object without the requirement to specify a particular situation.


If you would like to exercise your right of cancellation or objection, simply send an e-mail to 


Legal obligations


The provision of personal data for the decision on the conclusion of a contract, the fulfilment of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures is voluntary. However, we can only make the decision within the framework of contractual measures if you provide personal data that is necessary for the conclusion of the contract, the fulfilment of the contract or pre-contractual measures.


Automated decision making


Automated decision-making or profiling in accordance with Art. 22 GDPR does not take place.


Subject to change


We reserve the right to amend or update this privacy policy if necessary in compliance with the applicable data protection regulations. In this way, we can adapt it to the current legal requirements and take into account changes to our services, e.g. when introducing new services. The current version applies to your visit.


Status of this privacy policy: 14.06.2024