SYNTHOPOL data privacy notice

This is the privacy notice of  Synthopol Chemie Dr. rer. pol. Koch GmbH & Co. KG as referred to as"we", "our", or "us" in this document.

Introduction

This privacy notice aims to inform you about how we collect and process any information that we collect from you, or that you provide to us. It covers information that could identify you (“personal information”) and information that could not. In the context of the law and this notice, “process” means collect, store, transfer, use or otherwise act on information. It tells you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

We are committed to protecting your privacy and the confidentiality of your personal information. Our policy is not just an exercise in complying with the law, but a continuation of our respect for you and your personal information.

We undertake to preserve the confidentiality of all information you provide to us, and hope that you reciprocate.

Our policy complies with the law required by the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

The law requires us to tell you about your rights and our obligations to you in regards to the processing and control of your personal data. We do this now, by requesting that you read the information provided at http://www.knowyourprivacyrights.org

Except as set out below, we do not share, or sell, or disclose to a third party, any information collected through our website.

Data Protection Officer

We have appointed a data protection officer (DPO) who is responsible for ensuring that our policy is followed.

If you have any questions about this privacy notice, including any requests to exercise your legal rights, please contact our DPO at kontakt@iqanta.com.

Personal identifiers from your browsing activity

Requests by your web browser to our servers for web pages and other content on our website are recorded.

We record information such as your geographical location, your Internet service provider and your IP address. We also record information about the software you are using to browse our website, such as the type of computer or device and the screen resolution.

We use this information in aggregate to assess the popularity of the webpages on our website and how we perform in providing content to you.

If combined with other information we know about you from previous visits, the data possibly could be used to identify you personally, even if you are not signed in to our website.   

Google Fonts are used on our website to achieve a better display of the fonts. This is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Please read here how Google complies with data protection regulations also with regard to transmission to the USA: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de
We use Google Fonts on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1. p. 1 f) DSGVO. Our legitimate interest is to optimize the presentation of our website and thus make it more appealing to customers.
As soon as this service is called up on our site, a connection to Google is established, through which Google transmits your IP address.

 

Contact form

When contacting us using the provided contact form personal data is being processed. The category of data can be seen in the form itself. This data is used for the sole purpose of answering your request and is not passed on without your consent.

The data is processed based on Article 6 Paragraph 1 Point (f), explicitly our our legitimate interest of processing your request. Your data is deleted after the request has been answered.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer's hard drive by your web browser when you visit any website. They allow information gathered on one web page to be stored until it is needed for use on another, allowing a website to provide you with a personalised experience and the website owner with statistics about how you use the website so that it can be improved.

Some cookies may last for a defined period of time, such as one day or until you close your browser. Others last indefinitely.

Your web browser should allow you to delete any you choose. It also should allow you to prevent or limit their use.

Our website uses cookies. They are placed by software that operates on our servers, and by software operated by third parties whose services we use.

If you choose not to use cookies or you prevent their use through your browser settings, you will not be able to use all the functionality of our website.

We use cookies in the following ways:

  • to track how you use our website
  • to keep you signed in our site

Except as otherwise mentioned in this privacy notice, we keep your personal information only for as long as required by us:

  • to provide you with the services you have requested;
  • to comply with other law, including for the period demanded by our tax authorities;
  • to support a claim or defence in court.

Cookie Declaration

Google Analytics

This site uses a service called Google Analytics, which makes use of cookies to generate statistical and other information about how people use the website. The cookies are placed on your machine by Google.

We use the information we gather to identify and fix problems on the site as well as to offer more of the types of content that prove to be popular.

The information Google Analytics collects is anonymous. It includes information on how you found this site, which pages you looked at whilst you were here and for how long, what time of day your visit was, whether you have visited the site before and what area of the world you are in.

Although other sites you visit may also use Google Analytics, the information we gather is not linked to the information gathered on any other site.

Although we have access to this information, it is not us that stores it. The information is stored by Google. Google’s privacy policy is available here: https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/gb.html.

You can prevent the collection by Google Analytics by clicking on the link below. This will install an "opt-out cookie" in your browser so that in future your data will not be collected when you visit this website: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

Right of access to your personal data

According to the GDPR you have a right to access the information of your stored data as well as a right to rectification, restriction or erasure of this data. On written request we will gladly inform you about the data stored about you.