Data Protection Declaration

A.      Responsible for data processing

We,
PLANOLITH GmbH, Zeppelinstraße 7, D-63741 Aschaffenburg
are responsible for the processing of personal data within the scope of our website pursuant to the regulations of the Data Protection Basic Regulation.
With this data protection declaration, we would like to inform you about the type, scope as well as purpose of the processing of your personal data (hereinafter referred to as simply “data”).

B.   Data use, processing purposes and legal grounds

We process data when contact is made, when our services are used (e.g. registration for our newsletter) as well as when our website is visited. Personal data is used by us alone and only for the purpose for which you have provided use with this data, either through consent or through the fulfillment of our contractual obligation. In addition, data processing is also carried out to protect our legitimate interests.
The specific purposes of the processing, the data that is effected as well as the legal grounds for the data processing are laid out in the following list:

a)    Purpose of website visit

We record your visit to our websites. In this context, the following data is processed: Name of the website that was visited, date and time it was visited, the volume of the data that was transferred, the type and the version of browser that was used, the operating system that was used, the referrer URL (the site visited beforehand), your IP address and the inquiring provider. We collect this data on the basis of our legitimate interests in accordance with Section 6 Paragraph 1 f) of the Data Protection Basic Regulation.

b)    Contact

Insofar as you make contact with us through our contact form or by email, your information, last name, first name, email address and your message will be used exclusively for the purposes of the processing and execution of your inquiry. This data is processed by us on the basis of your consent pursuant to Section 6 Paragraph 1 a) of the Data Protection Basic Regulation.

c)    Website analysis and interactive map

For the analysis of user behaviour on our websites, for the optimization of our online offerings as well as in order to personalize content and advertisements, we use certain cookies which store your IP address. We also use an interactive map to illustrate our location. The data processing is carried out on the basis of our legitimate interests pursuant to Section 6 I f) of the Data Protection Basic Regulation. In this regard, please also observe Section C. b) on Google Analytics and Google Maps API.

d)    Transfer of your data to third parties and third countries

We use “Google Analytics”, a web analysis service, as well as “Google Maps API” in order to illustrate our company on an interactive map. Each of these are services from Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). To operate these services, Google uses servers located in the USA.

The EU Commission, in an adequacy decision, ascertained that the EU-US Privacy Shield provides a level of data protection that is identical to that of the EU. There is a certification for the service provider that we use (Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”)). You can find further information here.

C.   Use of cookies

a)    General

In order to make visiting our website attractive and to allow for the use of certain functions, we use so-called “cookies” on our various sites. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device. Some of the cookies that we use are deleted from your hard drive at the end of your session once you have closed your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device and allow us or our partner companies to recognize your browser when you visit our website again (persistent cookies).

You can delete all of the cookies stored on your computer and can adjust the settings on most browsers to prevent the storing of cookies. You can find out how to do this here, for example.

In this case, you may potentially have to manually undertake a number of settings for each visit to a page and accept the limitations of some functions.

We use cookies to personalize content and advertisements and to analyze access to our website. We also forward information on your use of our website to our partners for social media, advertising and analyses. You will find details here as well als here.

Please also note the following Section C. b) on the use of Google Advertiser Tools .

b)    Google Advertiser Tools

This website uses the following services from Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). In this regard, we forward data to Google. Please therefore also note the information on the use of data by Google in the Google partner network under this link as well as the data protection declaration from Google under this link.

(1)    Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service by Google, Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”).

Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies" – text files that are stored on your computer and allow for an analysis of how you use the website. The information that is collected by the cookie about your use of this website (including your IP address) is transferred to a Google server in the United States where it is stored. Google will use the stored information to evaluate your use of this website, to put together reports on website activities for the website operator and to provide further services related to website use as well as Internet use.

Google may also potentially transfer this information to third parties insofar as it is legally required or to the extent that this data is to be processed on behalf of Google. Google will not associate your IP address with other data from Google. You can prevent the installation of cookies by changing the settings in your browser software; you should note, however, that in such a case you may not be able to fully use all of the functions of this website. By using this website, you declare your consent with the processing of the data collected about you by Google in the manner described above and for the previously-mentioned purposes.

You can at any time opt-out of data collection with effect for the future by using the Google Analytics deactivation add-on for your web browser at this link.

Please note that this website uses Google Analytics with the "_anonymizeIp()" extension. As a result of this, IP addresses are stored exclusively as anonymous entries and any direct reference to a person in connection with the data stored is not possible.

(2) Google Maps API

We use a visual display by Google to show our location. For this purpose, the Google Static Maps JavaScript API is used. In the presentation, data, including your IP address and your location is transferred to and stored on servers from Google in the USA. You can prevent the collection of your data by deactivating Javascript in your browser settings. In this case, it will not be possible to view the map. Additional information on the use of Google Maps can be found here.

D.    Duration of data retention

We only store personal data for the amount of time that is required to process it for the necessary purposes or until a consent issued by you is withdrawn. Insofar as statutory retention periods must be observed, e.g. related to commercial and tax law, the duration of retention for certain types of data can be up to 10 years.

E.    Your rights

a)    Information

Upon request, you can receive at any time and at no cost, information on all personal data that we have retained about you.

b)    Correction, deletion, limitation of the processing (blocking), objection

Should you no longer agree with the retention of your personal data or if this data is no longer correct, we will, upon receipt of the relevant instruction, undertake the deletion or blocking of your data or make the necessary corrections (insofar as this is possible in accordance with applicable law). The same applies insofar as we in the future should only process data to a limited extent.

c)    Data transferability

We store your data in a transferable form so that the data, at your request, can also be transferred to another company.

d)    Exercising your rights

In the case of questions regarding the processing of your personal data, for information, correction, blocking, objection or deletion of data or the request for the transfer of data to another company, please contact:

PLANOLITH GmbH
Zeppelinstraße 7
63741 Aschaffenburg
Fax: +49 6021 - 3407 - 30
E-mail: info@planolith.de

e)    Right to appeal

You also have the right to appeal to the responsible supervisory authorities.

Please note:

Data for which we are not in a position to identify the effected person or if this data has been made anonymous for the purposes of analysis, it is then not covered by the preceding rights. Information, deletion, blocking, correction or transfer to another company is only possible as related to this data if you provide us with additional information that would allow us to identify the data.

F.    Objection right for consent with effect for the future

Consent that has been issued can be withdrawn at any time with effect for the future. Data for invoicing and book-keeping purposes is not effected by a termination/a withdrawal and/or by a deletion. As a result of your withdrawal, the legality of the previous processing is not affected.

You can withdraw your consent for example via e-mail to: info@planolith.de, by fax: +49 6021 - 3407 – 30 or by post to the address provided under E. d).

Please also note Section C. “Cookies“ and particularly b. (1) “Google Analytics“  and (2) “Google Maps API“ of this data protection declaration.

G.    Security

We protect the transmission of your data with a secure (AES 256 Bit) TLS connection. TLS (Transport Layer Security) is a security technology that ensures your personal data is securely transferred via the Internet and that it cannot be viewed by third parties. Encrypted data: The following data is encrypted: Personal data (name, address).