Privacy Policy

The privacy policy of Hansemold GmbH is based on the terms used by the European legislator for the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy should be easy to read and understand for the public as well as for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terms used in advance.

In this privacy policy, we use the following terms, among others:

1. Personal data Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as the “data subject”). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier, or one or more specific factors expressing the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person.
2. Data subject Data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person, whose personal data is processed by the data controller.
3. Processing Processing is any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
4. Restriction of processing Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future.
5. Profiling Profiling means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyze or predict aspects concerning that natural person’s performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location, or movements.
6. Pseudonymization Pseudonymization is the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.
7. Controller or data controller Controller or data controller is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data; where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State law.
8. Processor Processor is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.
9. Recipient Recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or another body, to which the personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities which may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law shall not be regarded as recipients; the processing of those data by those public authorities shall be in compliance with the applicable data protection rules according to the purposes of the processing.
10. Third party Third party is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or body other than the data subject, controller, processor, and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorized to process personal data.
11. Consent Consent of the data subject is any freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.

The controller, as defined by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other data protection laws applicable in European Union member states and other data protection-related regulations, is:

Hansemold GmbH
Am Kielortplatz 132
22850 Norderstedt
Germany

Tel.: +49 40 35773043
Email: info@hansemold.de
Website: www.hansemold.de

The websites of Hansemold GmbH use cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored and saved on a computer system via an internet browser.

Many websites and servers use cookies. Most cookies contain a so-called cookie ID, which is a unique identifier of the cookie. It consists of a character string through which websites and servers can be associated with the specific internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This allows visited websites and servers to distinguish the individual browser of the data subject from other internet browsers that contain other cookies. A specific internet browser can be recognized and identified via the unique cookie ID.

The use of cookies enables Hansemold GmbH to provide users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the cookie setting.

By means of a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimized with the user in mind. Cookies allow us, as previously mentioned, to recognize the users of our website. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to utilize our website. The user of a website that uses cookies, for example, does not have to enter access data each time the website is accessed because this is taken over by the website and the cookie stored on the user’s computer system. Another example is the cookie of a shopping cart in an online shop. The online store remembers the items that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart via a cookie.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by adjusting the settings of the internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Furthermore, already set cookies can be deleted at any time via an internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all popular 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.

The website of Hansemold GmbH uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored on a computer system via an internet browser.

Many websites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier of the cookie. It consists of a character string through which internet pages and servers can be assigned to the specific internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This allows visited internet sites and servers to differentiate the individual browser of the data subject from other internet browsers that contain other cookies. A specific internet browser can be recognized and identified using the unique cookie ID.

Through the use of cookies, Hansemold GmbH can provide users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the cookie setting.

By means of a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimized with the user in mind. Cookies allow us, as previously mentioned, to recognize our website users. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to utilize our website. The website user that uses cookies, e.g. does not have to enter access data each time the website is accessed because this is taken over by the website, and the cookie is thus stored on the user’s computer system. Another example is the cookie of a shopping cart in an online shop. The online store remembers the articles that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart via a cookie.

The data subject may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies through our website by means of a corresponding setting of the internet browser used, and may thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Furthermore, already set cookies may be deleted at any time via an internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all popular internet browsers. If the data subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the internet browser used, not all functions of our website may be entirely usable.

The website of Hansemold GmbH contains information, as required by legal regulations, that enables quick electronic contact with our company and direct communication with us. This includes a general email address for electronic mail (email). If an individual contacts the data controller via email or a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the individual is automatically stored. Personal data voluntarily provided by an individual to the data controller is stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the individual. This personal data is not disclosed to third parties.

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

When the storage purpose no longer applies or when a storage period prescribed by the European legislator or another competent legislator expires, the personal data is routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with legal regulations.

1. Right to Confirmation
   Every data subject has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the data controller confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning them are being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this confirmation right, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time.
2. Right to Information
   Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain free information from the data controller at any time about the personal data stored about them and a copy of this information. Furthermore, the European legislator has granted the data subject the right to information about the following:
   • The purposes of the processing
   • The categories of personal data being processed
   • The recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, particularly recipients in third countries or international organizations
   • If possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period
   • The existence of the right to rectify or erase personal data concerning them or to restrict processing by the controller, as well as the right to object to such processing
   • The existence of the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
   • If the personal data was not collected from the data subject: all available information about the source of the data
   • The existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject.

   Furthermore, the data subject has the right to be informed whether personal data has been transferred to a third country or to an international organization. If this is the case, the data subject also has the right to obtain information about the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer.

   If a data subject wishes to exercise this information right, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time.

    

3. Right to Rectification
   Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to request the immediate rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning them. Furthermore, the data subject has the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data, taking into account the purposes of the processing, by means of a supplementary statement. If a data subject wishes to exercise this rectification right, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time.
4. Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten)
   Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to request that the personal data concerning them be deleted immediately if one of the following reasons applies and if processing is not required:
   • The personal data was collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which it is no longer necessary.
   • The data subject withdraws their consent on which the processing is based according to Article 6(1)(a) or Article 9(2)(a) of the GDPR, and there is no other legal ground for the processing.
   • The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR, and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2) of the GDPR.
   • The personal data has been unlawfully processed.
   • The deletion of personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member States to which the controller is subject.
   • The personal data was collected in relation to the offer of information society services referred to in Article 8(1) of the GDPR.

   If one of the above-mentioned reasons applies, and a data subject wishes to request the deletion of personal data stored by Hansemold GmbH, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time. The employee of Hansemold GmbH will ensure that the erasure request is complied with promptly.

   If personal data has been made public by Hansemold GmbH and our company is obliged to delete personal data as the data controller pursuant to Article 17(1) of the GDPR, Hansemold GmbH will, taking into account available technology and implementation costs, take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform other data controllers processing the published personal data that the data subject has requested the erasure of all links to such personal data or copies or replications of such personal data, as far as processing is not required. The employee of Hansemold GmbH will arrange the necessary in individual cases.

    

5. Right to Restriction of Processing
   Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to request the controller to restrict processing if one of the following conditions is met:
   • The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
   • The processing is unlawful, and the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests instead the restriction of its use.
   • The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but the data subject requires it for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
   • The data subject has objected to processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR pending the verification whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.

   If one of the above conditions is met and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of personal data stored by Hansemold GmbH, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time. The employee of Hansemold GmbH will initiate the restriction of processing.

    

6. Right to Data Portability
   Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to receive the personal data concerning them, which was provided to a controller, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. They also have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data was provided, where the processing is based on consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) of the GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, and the processing is carried out by automated means, as long as the processing is not necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.Furthermore, in exercising their right to data portability pursuant to Article 20(1) of the GDPR, the data subject has the right to have personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and when doing so does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.To exercise the right to data portability, the data subject can contact an employee of Hansemold GmbH at any time.
7. Right to Object
   Every individual whose personal data is being processed has the right, as granted by the European legislator, to object to the processing of their personal data on grounds arising from their particular situation at any time, when the processing is based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) of the GDPR, including profiling based on these provisions. Hansemold GmbH will no longer process the personal data in the event of an objection unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override the interests, rights, and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.If Hansemold GmbH processes personal data for the purpose of direct marketing, the data subject has the right to object at any time to the processing of their personal data for such marketing purposes, including profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to the processing by Hansemold GmbH for direct marketing purposes, we will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.Furthermore, the data subject has the right, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to object to the processing of personal data concerning them, which is carried out by Hansemold GmbH for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) of the GDPR unless such processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest.To exercise the right to object, the data subject can directly contact any employee of Hansemold GmbH or another employee. The data subject is also free, in the context of the use of information society services, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, to exercise their right to object by automated means using technical specifications. 
8. Automated Decisions, Including Profiling, in Individual Cases
   Every individual whose personal data is being processed has the right, as granted by the European legislator, not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning them or similarly significantly affects them, unless the decision (1) is necessary for entering into or performing a contract between the data subject and the data controller, (2) is authorized by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, or (3) is based on the data subject’s explicit consent.If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into or performing a contract between the data subject and the data controller, or (2) it is based on the data subject’s explicit consent, Hansemold GmbH shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express their point of view, and to contest the decision.If the data subject wishes to exercise rights concerning automated decisions, including profiling, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time.
9. Right to Withdraw Consent for Data Processing
10. Every individual whose personal data is being processed has the right granted by the European legislator to withdraw consent for the processing of personal data at any time. If the data subject wishes to exercise their right to withdraw consent, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time.

The data controller collects and processes the personal data of applicants for the purpose of managing the application process. Processing may also occur electronically, especially if an applicant submits relevant application documents electronically, such as via email or through a web form on the website, to the data controller. If the data controller enters into an employment contract with an applicant, the data transmitted will be stored for the purpose of managing the employment relationship in accordance with legal requirements. If the data controller does not enter into an employment contract with the applicant, the application documents will be automatically deleted two months after the rejection decision is communicated, unless there are other legitimate interests of the data controller that prevent deletion. Another legitimate interest in this context, for example, is the obligation to provide evidence in a proceeding under the General Act on Equal Treatment (AGG).

Article 6(1)(a) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) serves as the legal basis for processing operations where we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, as is the case, for example, with processing operations necessary for the delivery of goods or the provision of any other service or consideration, the processing is based on Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR. The same applies to processing operations that are necessary for the performance of pre-contractual measures, such as in cases of inquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation by which the processing of personal data is required, such as for the fulfillment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may be necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor to our premises were to be injured and their name, age, health insurance data, or other vital information had to be passed on to a doctor, hospital, or other third parties. In this scenario, the processing would be based on Article 6(1)(d) of the GDPR. Finally, processing operations could be based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. This legal basis is used for processing operations not covered by any of the aforementioned legal grounds, where the processing is necessary to protect a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights, and freedoms of the data subject do not outweigh such interests. Such processing operations are particularly permissible because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. He considered that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a customer of the data controller (Recital 47, Sentence 2 of the GDPR).

The criterion for the duration of personal data storage is the respective legal retention period. After the expiration of this period, the corresponding data is routinely deleted, provided it is no longer necessary for the fulfillment of a contract or for initiating a contract.

We inform you that the provision of personal data may be required by law (e.g., tax regulations) or may result from contractual provisions (e.g., information about the contracting party). In some cases, it may be necessary for a contract to be concluded that a data subject provides us with personal data that must subsequently be processed by us. For example, the data subject may be obligated to provide us with personal data when our company enters into a contract with them. Failure to provide the personal data would result in the contract with the data subject not being concluded. Before providing personal data, the data subject must contact one of our employees. Our employee will inform the data subject on a case-by-case basis whether the provision of personal data is required by law or contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data, and what consequences the failure to provide the personal data would have.

As a responsible company, we refrain from automated decision-making or profiling.

This privacy policy was created with the assistance of the privacy policy generator from DGD Deutsche Gesellschaft für Datenschutz GmbH, which acts as an external data protection officer in Aschaffenburg, in cooperation with the lawyer specializing in IT and data protection law, Christian Solmecke.