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Data protection information for visitors to the website

We, the SIKA Dr. Siebert und Kühn GmbH & Co. KG, Struthweg 7-9, 34260, Kaufungen/Germany, Phone: +49 5605 803 0, E-Mail: info@sika.net, set out below how we process your data on this website. Should you have any question relating to data protection, our data protection officer shall be pleased to respond at sika@dsb-moers.de. Further contact details available at https://dsb-moers.de.

You can find further privacy statements here.

Privacy Statement – Information for Visitors

Privacy Statement – Information for Customers

Privacy Statement – Information for Applicants

Privacy Statement - Information for Suppliers and Service Providers

Privacy Statement – Information for Third Parties

Privacy Notice for Visitors of our YouTube Channel

Privacy Notice for Visitors of our LinkedIn Presence

Privacy Notice for Visitors of our Facebook Presence

Privacy Notice for Visitors of our Xing Presence

 

Joint Responsibility

With regard to data processing within the scope of joint processes by central systems of the SIKA Group, we and other companies of the SIKA Group are joint controllers pursuant to Art. 26 GDPR. The joint processes relate in particular to the customer relationship management Genesis World and the central provision of the website.

For this purpose, we have stipulated in a Joint Controller Agreement how the respective tasks and responsibilities for processing personal data are structured and who fulfills which data protection obligations. In particular, we have determined how an appropriate level of security and your data subject rights can be ensured. This also includes ensuring that reporting and notification obligations are fulfilled. SIKA Dr. Siebert & Kühn is available to you as a central point of contact. You can also assert your rights with regard to the processing of personal data in joint responsibility against any jointly responsible company.

Jointly responsible companies of the SIKA Group are:

 

Purpose, legal basis, categories of recipients, storage period for the data processing

Presentation of the company and provision of services and/or sale of products, as well as communication through the Internet

Purpose of the processing and usage of the personal data on this website is to provide information about products and services of our company, combined with the opportunity for users to get in touch with appropriate contacts within our company.

In providing our website, we comply with the requirements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Federal Data Protection Act (FDPA), the German Digital Services Act (DDG) and the Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG). We process personal data in particular in accordance with the following legal bases:

  • Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR for the processing of personal data with the consent of the data subject.
  • Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR for the processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a contract with the data subject, as well as for taking appropriate steps prior to entering into a contract.
  • Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR for the processing necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject in accordance with applicable EU law or in accordance with the applicable law of a country in which the GDPR is applicable in whole or in part.
  • Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR for the processing of personal data necessary to protect the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject. Legitimate interests are, in particular, our commercial interest to be able to provide our website, the security of in-formation, the enforcement of our own legal claims and the compliance with further legislation.

 

To this end, in the context of service provision, we use service providers that have been separately bound to maintain confidentiality and to protect data. Categories of recipients are, for example, IT and hosting service companies, affiliated companies, web agencies and external consultants. Data shall only be disclosed to a third party in the existence of overriding statutory provisions. A transfer of data to third countries only takes place if the requirements from the provisions in Art. 44 et seq. GDPR are fulfilled.

When you visit the website, a connection is established with your browser. The information collected, which is listed below, is stored in temporary system files and recorded automatically: IP address of your device, data and time of access, name and URL of files accessed, website from which access is initiated or from which you are directed to our site (referrer URL), browser used and, where applicable, the operating system of your device, as well as the name of your provider.

The data specified is processed by us for the purpose of seamlessly establishing a connection and for system security. The connection data created is automatically deleted is and is not retained for more than seven days. If the website is used improperly, log files, which need to be retained for evidence purposes, are saved until the incident is clarified.

Use of storage technologies on your terminal device
This website uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website is used to evaluate your visit to the website and to improve the information we provide.

If cookies that are not necessary for the operation of the website are used, we ask for your consent in advance; the legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, Sect. 25 para. 1 TTDSG. (consent)

If the use of cookies is necessary for the functionality of the website, we use cookies on the basis of our legitimate interests. The legal basis for data processing is then Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interests) in conjunction with Sect. 25 para. 2 no. 2 TTDSG.

The cookies are deleted after two years at the latest you can avoid the installation of cookies by using the appropriate browser software settings; please note that in this case you might not be in a position to use all the functions of this website to their full extent. Data collection is anonymized; the data collected cannot be related to your person.

Google Tag Manager
This website uses Google Tag Manager. This is a service provided by Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google"). It is used to manage the Google services on our website. The legal basis for this processing is consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

As part of this processing, it cannot be ruled out that this information will be transferred to a Google server in the USA. Data will only be transferred to the USA if the requirements of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR are fulfilled. The transfer of personal data to the USA has been declared permissible by the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.

The terms of use of Google policies.google.com/terms,

marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/tag-manager/use-policy/ and the privacy policy of Google policies.google.com/privacy apply.

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google"). The legal basis for this processing is your consent according to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

Google Analytics also uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to enable an analysis of the use of the website. The possibility that the data generated by the cookie about your use of this website might be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there cannot be excluded. Data transfer to the USA only occurs if the requirements of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR are fulfilled. According to the European Commission, personal data transferred from the EU to US companies participating in the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF), including Google Inc., has been deemed reasonably secure. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be combined with other Google data. The user data will be deleted after 24 months at the latest.

You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future and prevent the use of data by Google if you download and activate the available browser plugin: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however, please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. Further information on data protection by Google can be found at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-GB.

Google Maps

This website uses Google Maps, a service provided by Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google"). The legal basis for this processing is your consent according to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR pursuant to Art. 49 (1) sentence 1 (a) GDPR.

At least the IP address, URL (internet address) of our website and date/time of use are transmitted to Google. The possibility that this data might be transmitted to a Google server in the USA cannot be excluded. Data transfer to the USA only occurs if the requirements of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR are fulfilled. According to the European Commission, personal data transferred from the EU to US companies participating in the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF), including Google Inc., has been deemed reasonably secure.

As a visitor, you enter a direct user relationship with Google when using Google Maps. You can find more information on this in Google's detailed privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-GB.

Integration of YouTube
We use YouTube, a service for embedding videos provided by Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google"). The legal basis for this processing is your consent according to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. The YouTube content is only loaded after your approval. The YouTube videos are embedded with deactivated tracking functions in its code. Further information on this can be found in Google's detailed privacy policy at:https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-GB. Opt-Out: adssettings.google.com/authenticated. The possibility that data might be transmitted to a Google server in the USA cannot be excluded. Data transfer to the USA only occurs if the requirements of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR are fulfilled. When using this service, YouTube's terms of use apply. They can be found at: www.youtube.com/static.

Integration of Vimeo
We use Vimeo for embedding videos. The legal basis for data processing is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. The possibility that data might be transmitted to a Vimeo server in the USA cannot be excluded. A data transfer to the USA only takes place if the requirements of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR are fulfilled. Further information can be found under the privacy policy of the provider Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street New York, New York 10011, USA: vimeo.com/privacy.

Online marketing: newsletter, contact form and live chat service (HubSpot)

On this website, we use an integrated software solution from the company Hubspot for our online marketing activities, which we use to cover various aspects of our online marketing. HubSpot is a software company from the USA with a branch in Ireland. Contact: HubSpot, 2nd Floor 30 North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, Ireland, Phone: +353 1 5187500. We have concluded a data processing agreement with Hubspot. Data transfer to the USA only occurs if the requirements of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR are fulfilled. More information on HubSpot's privacy policy can be found at: legal.hubspot.com/privacy-policy and legal.hubspot.com/data-privacy.

The integrated software solution from the Hubspot company includes:

Newsletter
The purpose of sending the newsletter is to inform you about new products and services of our company. Your consent is required to receive the newsletter, the legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. The data will not be transferred to third parties. When registering for the newsletter, the so-called double opt-in procedure is used; the request for the newsletter must be actively confirmed by you again by clicking on the link of the e-mail sent to you. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking on the ""Unsubscribe"" link. You can also send us an unsubscribe request via e-mail to the address above.

LinkedIn Insight-Tag
We use LinkedIn Insights Tag on our website, a service provided by LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. The purpose of its use is to analyze the success of our advertising on LinkedIn. Through the LinkedIn Insight Tag, data about visitors to the website is collected: URL, referrer URL, IP address, device and browser properties (user agent), and timestamp. IP addresses are shortened or (if used to reach members across devices) hashed. Members' direct identifiers are removed within seven days to pseudonymize the data. This remaining pseudonymized data is then deleted within 180 days.  For us, the processing is not attributable to your person (IP masking). During use, a transmission of data to the LinkedIn Corporation in the USA is not excluded. A data transfer to the USA only occurs if the requirements of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR are fulfilled.

The legal basis for the data processing is your consent according to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future in the settings of our consent tool or object to the processing via this link:

www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out

Furthermore, if you have a LinkedIn profile, you can choose to set the data collection centrally for all websites with LinkedIn technology for your profile in the LinkedIn settings: www.linkedin.com/psettings/enhanced-advertising

Information on data protection at LinkedIn can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

Contact form
If you write to us using our contact form, your data from the form will be processed to address your request. The legal basis for the data processing is consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future. The data will then be deleted. If no retention obligation arises from your request (e.g. in the case of an order), the data will be deleted after three years. Your data will be forwarded internally to the responsible contact person for processing your request.

Your right to information, rectification, deletion, object and data portability
You may avail yourself of your right to information, rectification and deletion of data at any time. Simply contact us using one of the methods described above. Should you require data to be deleted, which we are still legally obligated to retain, access to your data will be restricted (blocked). The same applies to an appeal. You may avail yourself of your right to data portability if the recipient and ourselves have the technical means.

Right of appeal
You have the option at any time to lodge an appeal with a data protection supervisory authority.

Data security / encryption
This website uses “Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure” (https). The connection between your browser and our server is encrypted.

Currency of and changes to this privacy statement
We reserve the right to change the content of this privacy statement at any time. This is usually done if the services used are subject to further development or adaptation. You can view the current privacy statement on our website.

 

Date of this statement: 13.06.2024