Privacy policy

We are very pleased about your interest in our company. Data protection is of a particularly high priority for the management of TanQuid GmbH & Co.KG. The use of the Internet pages of the TanQuid GmbH & Co.KG is possible without any indication of personal data. However, if a data subject wants to use special services of our enterprise via our website, processing of personal data could become necessary. If processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we will generally obtain the consent of the data subject.

The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, e-mail address, or telephone number of a data subject shall always be in line with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to the TanQuid GmbH & Co.KG. By means of this data protection declaration, our company would like to inform the public about the nature, scope and purpose of the personal data we collect, use and process. Furthermore, data subjects are informed of their rights by means of this data protection declaration.

As the controller, the TanQuid GmbH & Co.KG has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection of personal data processed through this website. Nevertheless, Internet-based data transmissions can always be vulnerable to security risks, so that absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transmit personal data to us by alternative means, for example by telephone.

1. Name and address of the controller

The responsible party within the meaning of the DS-GVO, other data protection laws applicable in the Member States of the European Union and other provisions of a data protection nature is:

TanQuid GmbH & Co.KG
Schifferstr. 210
47059 Duisburg
Germany

Tel.: 02033173970
E-mail: info@tanquid.com
Website: www.tanquid.com

 

2. Name and address of the data protection officer:

The data protection officer of the controller is:

Dr. Wilma Heim

E-mail: datenschutz@tanquid.com

 

3. Cookies

The internet pages of TanQuid GmbH & Co.KG use cookies. Cookies are information that is automatically stored on your computer according to strict rules and with contents that are verifiable for you. We use cookies exclusively to offer you more convenience in our website, e.g. to ensure that you do not have to re-enter your password or preferences each time. Cookies are not assigned to personal profiles.

For the use of cookies and any tracking measures, the data subject’s consent is obtained by the responsible party as part of consent management. Pursuant to Section 25 TTDSG, the consent requirement applies not only to personal data, but to all information collected through the use of telemedia services. Likewise, the consent is obtained via the Consent Manager not only the use of the cookies, but also the storage of the cookies and the evaluation of the corresponding data of a data protection compliant consent. Exempt from the consent requirement is the storage of information or access to already stored information that is technically necessary for the operation of the website.

The data subject can also prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time by means of an appropriate setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Furthermore, cookies that have already been set can be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all common Internet browsers. If the data subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the Internet browser used, not all functions of our website may be fully usable.

We process your personal data on the basis of the following legal basis:

• your consent according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO.

Cookies installed by us are also usually deleted after you leave our website. However, this does not apply to cookies from Google, for example. These cookies may remain stored for a longer period of time. If you have a Google account, the data may also be stored longer. In certain cases, the storage period can also be reset and restarted when you visit the website again. In addition, you have the option at any time to delete installed cookies yourself or to revoke your consent via the consent management at the end of this privacy policy.

4. Consent Management

On our website we use the Consent Manager “Complianz “*. With the help of the Consent Manager, we obtain your consent to certain data processing that requires consent (e.g. analysis, tracking, etc.). By using the Consent Manager, we can inform you about the individual cookies and tools we use. You can use the Consent Manager to choose which cookies and tools you want to categorically allow or reject. At the end of this privacy policy, the Consent Manager also provides an overview of the cookies used and the option to change or revoke your consents. This allows you to make an informed decision about the sharing of your data and enables us to use cookies and tools in a privacy-compliant, transparent and documented manner.

The Consent Manager processes your personal data in order to record your decision to allow cookies and tools and to store it for a renewed visit to our website. This includes, among other things, the corresponding cookie with your (consent) decision as well as further usage data, e.g. IP address, domain name, time of request, server data (including data transmission types, server status, etc.), country, browser and operating system.

For further information and the privacy policy of the Consent Manager, please visit: https://complianz.io/de/

We process your personal data for the technical provision of our website on the basis of the following legal grounds:

• for the fulfillment of a contract or for the performance of pre-contractual measures pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. b DSGVO, insofar as you visit our website to conclude a contract with us (e.g. about products or services) or to obtain information about our products or services;
• for the use of cookie management to comply with a legal obligation to which we are subject as a data controller pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. c DSGVO. The legal obligation lies in your information about cookies used by us as well as obtaining and documenting your consent to data processing; and
• for the protection of our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO, in order to be able to provide you with the cookie management technically. Our legitimate interest is to be able to provide you with an appealing, technically functioning and user-friendly cookie management, as well as to take measures to protect the cookie management from cyber risks and to prevent the cookie management from posing cyber risks to third parties.

 

5. Collection of general data and information

The website of the TanQuid GmbH & Co.KG collects a series of general data and information with each call-up of the website by a data subject or automated system. This general data and information is stored in the log files of the server. Collected can be:

(1) the browser types and versions used,
(2) the operating system used by the accessing system,
(3) the website from which an accessing system arrives at our website (so-called referrer),
(4) the sub-websites that are accessed via an accessing system on our website,
(5) the date and time of any access to the Website,
(6) an Internet Protocol (IP) address,
(7) the Internet service provider of the accessing system and
(8) other similar data and information that serve to avert danger in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

When using these general data and information, the TanQuid GmbH & Co KG does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is needed (1) to deliver the content of our website correctly, (2) to optimize the content of our website and the advertising for it, (3) to ensure the long-term functionality of our information technology systems and the technology of our website, and (4) to provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for prosecution in the event of a cyber attack. Therefore, the TanQuid GmbH & Co.KG analyzes anonymously collected data and information on one hand, and on the other hand, with the aim of increasing the data protection and data security of our enterprise, to ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from any personal data provided by a data subject.

We process your personal data for the technical provision of our website on the basis of the following legal basis:

• for the performance of a contract or for the execution of pre-contractual measures pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. b DSGVO, insofar as you visit our website to obtain information about our company and our products/services; and
• to protect our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO in order to be able to provide you with the website technically. Our legitimate interest in this respect is to be able to provide you with an attractive, technically functioning and user-friendly website, as well as to take measures to protect our website against cyber risks and to prevent cyber risks for third parties from our website.

We store your personal data on our servers exclusively for the duration of your visit to our website. After you have left our website, your personal data will be deleted immediately.

6. Contact possibility via the website

Based on statutory provisions, the website of the TanQuid GmbH & Co.KG contains data that enable a quick electronic contact to our enterprise, as well as direct communication with us, which also includes a general address of the so-called electronic mail (e-mail address). If a data subject contacts the controller by e-mail or by using a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the data subject will be stored automatically. Such personal data transmitted on a voluntary basis by a data subject to the controller will be stored for the purposes of processing or contacting the data subject. No disclosure of this personal data to third parties will take place.

We process your personal data to respond to user inquiries on the basis of the following legal grounds:

• to protect our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO; our legitimate interest is to respond appropriately to customer inquiries;
• If the request is aimed at the conclusion of a contract, the additional legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO;
• If the request aims at the assertion of your data subject rights, the additional legal basis is Art. 6 (1) lit. c DSGVO, as the processing of your data is necessary for the fulfillment of legal obligations.

We initially store your personal data for the duration of the response to your inquiry or for the duration of our business relationship. This also includes the initiation of a contract (pre-contractual legal relationship) and the processing of a contract.

In addition, we then store your personal data until the statute of limitations for any legal claims arising from the relationship with you has expired, in order to use it as evidence if necessary. The limitation period is usually between 12 and 36 months.

7. Map services

On our website we link for you to the location of our accommodation on Google Maps, a service of Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street,Dublin 4, Ireland (subsidiary of Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; “Google”). Through the integration as a mere link, no data is transmitted to Google via our website. However, as soon as you click on the link, you will be redirected to Google’s web pages, where your data will be processed by Google. Google is solely responsible for this data processing.

For the purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Google, as well as your rights in this regard and setting options for protecting your privacy, please refer to Google’s privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

8. Comment function in the blog on the website

The TanQuid GmbH & Co.KG offers users the possibility to leave individual comments on individual blog contributions on a blog, which is on the website of the controller. A blog is a portal maintained on a website, usually publicly viewable, in which one or more persons, called bloggers or web bloggers, can post articles or write down thoughts in so-called blogposts. The blogposts can usually be commented on by third parties.

If a data subject leaves a comment on the blog published on this website, in addition to the comments left by the data subject, information on the time of comment entry and the user name (pseudonym) chosen by the data subject will be stored and published. Furthermore, the IP address assigned by the Internet service provider (ISP) of the person concerned is also logged. This storage of the IP address is done for security reasons and in case the data subject violates the rights of third parties by posting a comment or posts illegal content. The storage of this personal data is therefore in the controller’s own interest, so that the controller could exculpate itself if necessary in the event of an infringement. There is no disclosure of this collected personal data to third parties, unless such disclosure is required by law or serves the legal defense of the controller.

9. Routine deletion and blocking of personal data

The controller processes and stores personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage or where provided for by the European Directive and Regulation or other legislator in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject.

If the purpose of storage no longer applies or if a storage period prescribed by the European Directive and Regulation or another competent legislator expires, the personal data will be routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with the statutory provisions.

10. Privacy policy on the use and application of Google Analytics (with anonymization function)

The controller has integrated the Google Analytics component (with anonymization function) on this website. Google Analytics is a web analysis service. Web analysis is the collection, compilation and analysis of data about the behavior of visitors to websites. A web analysis service collects, among other things, data on which website a data subject came to a website from (so-called referrers), which subpages of the website were accessed or how often and for how long a subpage was viewed. A web analysis is predominantly used for the optimization of a website and for the cost-benefit analysis of internet advertising.

The operating company of the Google Analytics component is the

Google Inc.

1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy

Mountain View, CA 94043-1351

USA

The controller uses the addition “_gat._anonymizeIp” for web analysis via Google Analytics. By means of this addition, the IP address of the Internet connection of the data subject is shortened and anonymized by Google if access to our Internet pages takes place from a member state of the European Union or from another state party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyze the flow of visitors to our website. Google uses the data and information obtained, among other things, to evaluate the use of our website, to compile online reports for us showing the activities on our website, and to provide other services related to the use of our website.

Google Analytics sets a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. What cookies are has already been explained above. By setting the cookie, Google is enabled to analyze the use of our website. By each call of one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller and on which a Google Analytics component has been integrated, the internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically caused by the respective Google Analytics component to transmit data to Google for the purpose of online analysis. As part of this technical process, Google obtains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address of the data subject, which Google uses, among other things, to track the origin of visitors and clicks and subsequently enable commission calculations.

By means of the cookie, personal information, for example the access time, the location from which an access originated and the frequency of visits to our website by the data subject, is stored. Each time the data subject visits our website, this personal data, including the IP address of the internet connection used by the data subject, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass on this personal data collected via the technical procedure to third parties.

In addition to the possibility of not giving consent via the consent manager, the data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as already described above, at any time by means of an appropriate setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, a cookie already set by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs. Furthermore, the data subject has the possibility to object to the collection of data generated by Google Analytics and related to the use of this website as well as to the processing of this data by Google and to prevent such processing. For this purpose, the data subject must download and install a browser add-on under the link https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. This browser addon informs Google Analytics via JavaScript that no data and information regarding visits to Internet pages may be transmitted to Google Analytics. The installation of the browser add-on is considered by Google as an objection. If the data subject’s information technology system is deleted, formatted or reinstalled at a later point in time, the data subject must reinstall the browser add-on in order to deactivate Google Analytics. If the browser add-on is uninstalled or deactivated by the data subject or another person within the data subject’s sphere of control, it is possible to reinstall or reactivate the browser add-on.

Further information and the applicable privacy policy of Google can be found at

https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and can be accessed at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html. Google Analytics is explained in more detail under this link https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/analytics/.

We process your personal data on the basis of the following legal basis:

• your consent according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO.

We store your personal data according to the minimum storage period of Google Analytics.

11. Links

Some sections of our website contain links to third-party websites. These websites are subject to their own privacy policies. We are not responsible for their operation, including their data handling practices. If you send information to or through such third-party sites, you should review the privacy statements of those sites before sending them any information that can be identified to you.

12. Recipient categories

Initially, only our employees receive knowledge of your personal data.

Your data will only be passed on to third parties if this is permitted or required by law or if you have given your consent. We also share your data to the extent necessary with the service providers we use to provide our services. In doing so, we limit the sharing of data to what is necessary to provide our services to you. In some cases, our service providers receive your data as order processors and are then strictly bound by our instructions when handling your data. In some cases, the recipients act independently with your data that we transmit to them.

Below we list the categories of recipients of your data:

• Affiliated companies within the group of companies, insofar as they act as processors for us and provide, for example, IT services or insofar as this is necessary for the provision of our services,
• IT service providers who, among other things, store data, assist in the administration and maintenance of systems, and file archivists.
• collection agencies and legal counsel in asserting our claims,
• public bodies and institutions insofar as we are legally obligated to do so.
• Payment service providers and banks to collect outstanding payments from accounts or disburse refund amounts,

 

13. Third country transfer

Within the scope of the use of Google Analytics, we transfer your shortened IP address to the USA. The transfer of data is based on the standard contractual clauses drafted and provided by the European Commission, which we have agreed with the respective providers. Nevertheless, due to the laws of non-EU countries (e.g. under the so-called Cloud Act in the USA), even if these agreements and sets of rules are concluded, there is a possibility that government agencies in particular will access your personal data without us being able to prevent, stop or control this. For these reasons, your consent to the use of cookies, for example, also includes the purpose of data transfer to countries outside the EU.

If, incidentally, service providers in a third country are used and we are able to influence them, they are also obligated to comply with the level of data protection in Europe by agreeing to the EU standard contractual clauses in addition to written instructions. Alternatively, we transfer the data on the basis of Binding Corporate Rules or an adequacy decision of the EU Commission. For further information, please contact our data protection officer.

Otherwise, we do not transfer your personal data to countries outside the EU or the EEA or to international organizations.

14. Law Enforcement

We also process your personal data on our website in order to be able to assert our rights and enforce our legal claims. We also process your personal data in order to be able to defend ourselves against legal claims. Finally, we process your personal data to the extent necessary to prevent or prosecute criminal offences.

We process your personal data for this purpose on the basis of the following legal basis:

• for the protection of our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO, insofar as we assert legal claims or defend ourselves in legal disputes or we prevent or investigate criminal acts.

We store your personal data for the duration:

• of the procedure for the enforcement of legal claims,
• of the procedure for defense against legal claims,
• of possible criminal proceedings.

 

15. Legal or contractual requirements to provide the personal data; necessity for the conclusion of the contract; obligation of the data subject to provide the personal data; possible consequences of non-provision

We would like to inform you that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g. tax regulations) or may also result from contractual regulations (e.g. information on the contractual partner). Sometimes, in order to conclude a contract, it may be necessary for a data subject to provide us with personal data that must subsequently be processed by us. For example, the data subject is obliged to provide us with personal data if our company concludes a contract with him or her. Failure to provide the personal data would mean that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded. Before providing personal data by the data subject, the data subject must contact one of our employees. Our employee will explain to the data subject on a case-by-case basis whether the provision of the personal data is required by law or contract or is necessary for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data, and what the consequences of not providing the personal data would be.

In doing so, we process your personal data on the following legal basis:

• for the fulfillment of a legal obligation to which we are subject pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c DSGVO in connection with commercial, trade or tax law, insofar as we are obliged to record and store your data.

We store your personal data in accordance with the relevant statutory retention periods, for example from the German Commercial Code (§§ 238, 257 para. 4 HGB) or from the German Fiscal Code (§ 147 para. 3, 4 AO). These retention periods can range from two to ten years. (e.g. from commercial law and tax law).

In the event that storage is necessary for the conclusion of a contract, we store your personal data until the decision on the conclusion of the contract and beyond that only for the duration of the conclusion of the contract or until the time of the limitation of any claims arising from the contractual relationship. The limitation period is usually between 12 and 36 months.

16. Data subject rights

If personal data is processed by you, you are a “data subject” within the meaning of the GDPR.

You have the following rights vis-à-vis us as the data controller, which you can also assert vis-àvis the operator of the respective platform with regard to our social media presences. Please note that we do not have full influence on the data processing operations of the operator. Our options are largely determined by the corporate policy of the respective operator. Your data subject rights are as follows:

• Right to information: You can request information about whether we process personal data about you. If this is the case, you have a right of access to this personal data and to further information related to the processing (Art. 15 DSGVO). Please note that this right to information may be restricted or excluded in certain cases.
• Right to rectification: In the event that personal data about you is not (or is no longer) accurate or incomplete, you may request that this data be corrected and, if necessary, completed (Art. 16 DSGVO).
• Right to erasure or restriction of processing: If the legal requirements are met, you may request the erasure of your personal data (Art. 17 GDPR) or the restriction of the processing of such data (Art. 18 GDPR). However, the right to erasure pursuant to Art. 17 (1) and (2) DSGVO does not exist, inter alia, if the processing of personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation (Art. 17 (3) b DSG-VO).
• Right of objection: For reasons arising from your particular situation, you may also object to the processing of personal data relating to you by us at any time (Art. 21 DSGVO). If the legal requirements are met, we will subsequently no longer process your personal data.
• Right to data portability: You are entitled, under the conditions of Art. 20 DSGVO, to request that we provide you with the personal data concerning you that you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format.
• Right to revoke the declaration of consent under data protection law: You have the right to revoke your consent at any time. The revocation is only effective for the future; this means that the revocation does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation.
• Right to complain to a supervisory authority: Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, a data subject (you) has the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority – in particular in the member state of your residence – if you believe that the processing of your personal data by us violates the GDPR.
• The supervisory authority responsible for us is the:
  State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information North Rhine-Westphalia
  Bettina Gayk
  PO Box 20 04 44
  40102 Düsseldorf
  Cavalry Street 2-4
  40213 Düsseldorf

  Phone: 02 11/384 24-0
  E-mail: poststelle@ldi.nrw.de

  Your requests regarding the exercise of your rights should be addressed, if possible, in writing to the above address or directly to our Data Protection Officer.

 

 

17. Changes

We reserve the right to change this privacy policy at any time. Any changes will be announced by posting the amended privacy policy on our website. Unless otherwise specified, such changes will take effect immediately. Therefore, please check this Privacy Policy regularly to view the most current version.

Last updated 04.04.2022