Data protection declaration according to Art. 13, 21 GDPR and § 25 TTDSG
for the content and functions of https://schumann-tanks.com/ (hereinafter “Services”)
Status: March 2024
The protection of your personal data and your privacy is extremely important to us. We would therefore like to offer you comprehensive transparency regarding the processing of your personal data (GDPR) as well as regarding the storage of information on your end device or regarding access to information (TTDSG). Because only if the processing of personal data and information is comprehensible to you as the data subject are you sufficiently informed about the scope, purposes and benefits of the processing. This privacy policy applies to all processing of personal data carried out by us as well as to the storage of information on your end devices or access to such information. This means both in the context of the provision of our services and within external online presences, such as our social media fan pages.
The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and other data protection regulations is
Schumann Tanks GmbH
Fabrikstr. 14
39326 Wolmirstedt
(+49) 39203 649 710
Hereinafter referred to as “controller” or “we“.
2.1 Personal data
Personal data is individual information about the personal or factual circumstances of an identified or identifiable natural person.
Individual details about personal or factual circumstances are for example:
2.2 How we process personal data
We process personal data within the legally permissible limits. This means that data processing operations are based on a legal basis. These are set out in Art. 6 para. 1 GDPR is standardized. Most data processing is based on a legitimate interest on our part (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR), on processing operations necessary for the performance of a contract (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR) or on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). In the latter case, you will be informed separately (e.g. via a cookie banner) about the consent process.
We only process personal data for clear purposes (Art. 5 para. 1 lit. b GDPR). As soon as the purpose of the processing no longer applies, your personal data will be deleted or protected by technical and organizational measures (e.g. by pseudonymization).
The same applies to the expiry of a prescribed storage period, subject to cases in which further storage is necessary for the conclusion or fulfillment of a contract. In addition, there may be a legal obligation to store the data for a longer period of time or to pass it on to third parties (in particular to law enforcement authorities). In other cases, the storage period and type of data collected as well as the type of data processing depends on which functions you use in the individual case. We will also be happy to provide you with information on this in individual cases in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR.
2.3 We process these categories of data
Data categories are in particular the following data:
2.4 We take these security measures
In accordance with the legal requirements and taking into account the state of the art, the implementation costs and the nature, scope, circumstances and purposes of the processing as well as the different probabilities of occurrence and the extent of the threat to your rights and freedoms, we take appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure a level of protection appropriate to the risk.
The measures include, in particular, ensuring that your data is stored and processed confidentially, with integrity and available at all times. Furthermore, the security measures we implement include controls on access to your data as well as access, input, disclosure, ensuring availability and its separation from data of other natural persons. Furthermore, we have set up procedures that guarantee the exercise of data subject rights (see section 5), the deletion of data and reactions in the event of a risk to your data. Furthermore, we take the protection of personal data into account during the development of our software and through procedures that comply with the principle of data protection through technology design and data protection-friendly default settings.
2.5 How we transfer or disclose personal data to third parties
As part of our processing of your personal data, this data may be transferred or disclosed to other bodies, companies, legally independent organizational units or persons. These third parties may include, for example, payment institutions in the context of payment transactions, service providers commissioned with IT tasks or providers of services and content that we have integrated into our website. If we transfer or disclose your personal data to third parties, we observe the legal requirements and in particular conclude corresponding contracts or agreements with the recipients of your data that serve to protect your data.
2.6 How a third country transfer takes place
If this Privacy Policy states that we transfer your personal data to a third country, i.e. a country outside the EU or the EEA, the following applies.
If we process your data in a third country or if the processing takes place in a third country as part of the use of third-party services, this will only take place in accordance with the legal requirements.
Furthermore, data will generally only be transferred to third countries with your express consent. Regardless of whether this exists or not, we guarantee that we have a contractual or legal authorization to transfer and process your data in the third country concerned. In addition, we only have your data processed by service providers in third countries that we consider to have a recognized level of data protection. This means, for example, that there is a corresponding adequacy decision between the EU and the country in which we transfer your personal data. An “adequacy decision” is a decision adopted by the European Commission pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR, which determines that a third country (i.e. a country that is not bound by the GDPR) or an international organization provides an adequate level of protection for personal data. Alternatively, e.g. if there is no adequacy decision, a third country transfer will only take place if, for example, contractual obligations between us and the service provider in the third country exist through so-called standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission and further technical security precautions have been taken which guarantee an appropriately equivalent level of protection to that in the EU or the service provider in the third country can provide data protection certifications and your data is only processed in accordance with internal data protection regulations (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). 44 to 49 GDPR. Information page of the EU Commission: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection_de).
As part of the so-called “Data Privacy Framework” (“DPF“), the EU Commission has recognized the level of data protection for certain companies from the USA as secure within the framework of the adequacy decision of 10.07.2023. A list of certified companies as well as further information on the DPF can be found on the website of the US Department of Commerce at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/. In this privacy policy, we inform you which of the services we use are certified under the Data Privacy Framework.
2.7 Information on the cookies used
Cookies are small text files that contain data from visited websites or domains and are stored on your device (computer, tablet or smartphone). When you access a website, the cookie stored on your device sends information to the party that placed the cookie.
2.7.1 First-party cookies and third-party cookies
Our Services may set third-party cookies and allow third parties to place cookies on your device. The difference between a first-party cookie and a third-party cookie is the control over the placement of the cookie. First party cookies are cookies that are specific to the services that created them. Their use enables us to offer an efficient service and to evaluate your user behavior in our services. Third-party cookies are placed on your device by third parties (i.e. not by us). Although we may allow third parties to access our services to place cookies on your devices, we do not control the information provided by the cookies, nor do we have access to this data. This information is processed in full by the third parties in accordance with their respective data protection policies and, if applicable, any data processing agreements concluded between us and the third parties in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR or joint responsibility agreements in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR.
Objectively, we distinguish between
2.7.2 How we use cookies
We want you to be able to make an informed decision for or against the use of cookies that are not strictly necessary for the technical features of the Services. Therefore, we enable you to choose which cookies you allow in a consent banner when you visit our services for the first time and then permanently in the corresponding settings. Functional cookies are mandatory for visiting our services and are therefore already permitted via our default settings. Statistics and marketing cookies are optional. You can allow them by consenting to the setting of these cookies in the cookie banner. Alternatively, you can reject statistics and marketing cookies. Please note that you may be shown advertising even if you refuse the use of statistics and marketing cookies. However, this advertising is then less focused on your interests. However, you can continue to use the full functionality of the services.
2.7.3 Storage duration of cookies
Unless we provide you with explicit information on the storage period of cookies (e.g. in the cookie banner), you can assume that the storage period can be up to two years. If cookies have been set on the basis of your consent, you have the option at any time to revoke your consent or to object to the processing of your data by cookie technologies (collectively referred to as “opt-out”).
2.8 Consent management
We use Cookiebot as a consent management tool as part of the tracking and analysis activities in our services. Cookiebot is a service of Usercentrics A/S, Havnegade 39, 1058 Copenhagen, Denmark, phone: + 45 50 333 777, e-mail: mail@cookiebot.com (“Cookiebot“). Cookiebot collects log file and consent data using JavaScript. This JavaScript makes it possible to inform you about your consent to certain tags in our services and to obtain, manage and document this consent.
We process the following data: (1) Consent data or consent data (anonymized logbook data (Consent ID, Processor ID, Controller ID), Consent Status, Timestamp), (2) Device data or data of the devices used (including truncated IP addresses (IP v4, IP v6), device information, timestamp), (3) User data or user data (including email, ID, browser information, SettingIDs, changelog). The ConsentID (contains the above-mentioned data) and the Consent status incl. Timestamps are stored in the local memory of your browser and simultaneously on the cloud servers we use. Further processing will only take place if you submit a request for information or revoke your consent. We also store personal data that we process using Cookiebot on our servers. The legal basis for the processing of personal data by means of Cookiebot in accordance with the provisions mentioned here results from our legitimate interest as well as for the fulfillment of legal requirements and thus from Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f and c GDPR. We would like to use Cookiebot to comply with legal requirements on data protection and tracking and thus ensure that our information technology systems function in a legally compliant and user-centered manner.
The use of our services with all their functions involves the processing of personal data. We explain exactly how this is done here.
3.1 Informational use of our services
Accessing our services for purely informational purposes requires the processing of the following personal data and information: Browser type and browser version, operating system used, address of previously visited websites, IP address of the end device with which you access our services and the time at which you accessed our services. All this information is automatically transmitted by your browser if you have not configured it in such a way that the transmission of information is suppressed.
This personal data is processed for the purpose of the functionality and optimization of our services, as well as to ensure the security of our information technology systems. These purposes are also legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, the processing is therefore carried out on a legal basis.
3.2 Contact form / contact by e-mail
We process your personal data that you provide to us when you contact us for the purpose of responding to your inquiry, your e-mail or your callback request. Processed data categories are master data, contact data, content data, usage data if applicable, connection data and contract data if applicable. In individual cases, we forward this data to companies affiliated with us or third parties that we commission to process orders. The legal basis of the processing depends on the purpose of the contact. With your request in the contact form or by contacting us by e-mail, you declare that you wish to receive answers or information on certain topics. You also leave your data for this purpose. We will answer your request as requested and process your data for this purpose. Therefore, the authorization to process your data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, as we process them to answer your request and thus to fulfill the contract.
3.3 Applicant management
We process your personal data that you provide to us as part of the application process (e.g. via the corresponding contact form in our services) for the purpose of processing your application and carrying out the application procedure. At your request, we will also consider your application in future application procedures with us or our subsidiaries. Processed data categories are master data, contact data, content data, usage data (not for postal applications), connection data (not for postal applications), contract data. The legal basis for processing your data in the context of applicant management is based on Art. 88 para. 1 GDPR in conjunction with. § Section 26 para. 1 SENTENCE 1 BDSG. The legal basis for applications to subsidiaries and for storage for future application procedures is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR in conjunction with. Art. 7 GDPR, § 26 para. 2 BDSG; Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
3.4 Web hosting
3.4.1 Provision of our services
In order to provide you with our services, we use the services of a web hosting provider, Raidboxes GmbH, Hafenstraße 32, 48153 Münster, Germany. Our services are accessed from the servers of this web hosting provider. For these purposes, we use the infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage space and database services as well as security services and technical maintenance services of the web hosting provider.
The processed data includes all data that you enter in the context of your use and communication in connection with your visit to our services or that is collected from you (e.g. your IP address). Our legal basis for using a web hosting provider to provide our services results from Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest).
3.4.2 Receiving and sending e-mails
The web hosting services we use may also include sending, receiving and storing e-mails. For these purposes, the addresses of the recipients of your e-mails and the senders as well as other information relating to the sending of e-mails (e.g. the providers involved) and the content of the respective e-mails are processed. The aforementioned data is processed for purposes including the detection of SPAM. E-mails are generally not sent encrypted on the Internet. As a rule, emails are encrypted in transit, but (unless end-to-end encryption is used) not on the servers from which they are sent and received. We can therefore accept no responsibility for the transmission path of e-mails between the sender and receipt on our server. Our legal basis for using a web hosting provider to receive and send e-mails results from Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest).
3.4.3 Collection of access data and log files
We ourselves (or our web hosting provider) collect data on every access to the server (server log files). The server log files may include the address and name of the services and files accessed, date and time of access, data volumes transferred, notification of successful access, browser type and version, your operating system, referrer URL (the previously visited page) and, as a rule, IP addresses and the requesting provider.
The server log files can be used for security purposes, e.g. to avoid overloading the servers (especially in the case of abusive attacks, so-called DDoS attacks) and to ensure the utilization of the servers and their stability. Our legal basis for using a web hosting provider to collect access data and log files results from Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest).
3.5 Tracking & Tools
We use the following services to ensure a smooth technical process and optimal user-friendly use of our services:
Google Tag Manager
Google Tag Manager is a solution with which we can manage so-called website tags via an interface and thus integrate other services into our services. The Google Tag Manager itself (which implements the tags) does not process any personal data. With regard to the processing of personal data by the integrated services, please refer to our explanations of the individual Google services below. The provider of Google Tag Manager is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Website: https://marketingplatform.google.com; Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.
Google Search Console
We use the Google Search Console, a web analysis service from Google, for the purpose of continuously optimizing the Google ranking of our services.
The Google Search Console allows us to carry out search analyses, which provide us with information about how often our services appear in Google search results. This allows us to monitor and manage our services in the search index.
When using the Google Search Console, no personal user or tracking data is processed or transmitted to Google.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics for the purpose of statistically analyzing your use of our services. Your IP address is collected by us before it is anonymized by Google by shortening it before it is permanently stored on their servers. Processed data is usage data & connection data. The recipient of the data is Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street Dublin 4 Ireland (as joint controller, Art. 26 GDPR). If Google transfers this data to a third country (e.g. the USA), this will only be done on a case-by-case basis, on the basis of an order processing contract concluded with Google and in accordance with standard contractual clauses agreed with Google and other security measures permitted by the GDPR, which ensure the security of the processing of your personal data with a level of protection identical to that in the EU, in particular on the basis of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is your consent (e.g. via an opt-in in the cookie banner), provided that you have given it to us during your visit to our services and therefore results from Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Cookies are stored on your end device on the basis of your consent and personal data is read out as a result. If you have not given us your consent to the use of Google Analytics (no opt-in in the cookie banner or revocation of your consent), we will not (or no longer) use Google Analytics in the context of your visits to our services.
Google Ad Manager
We use the “Google Marketing Platform” (and services such as “Google Ad Manager”) to place ads in the Google advertising network (e.g. in search results, in videos, on websites, etc.). Through the Google Marketing Platform, ads can be displayed in real time based on users’ presumed interests. This allows us to display ads in a more targeted manner in order to present you only with ads that match your potential interests. Processed data is usage data & connection data. The recipient of the data is Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street Dublin 4 Ireland (as joint controller, Art. 26 GDPR). If Google transfers this data to a third country (e.g. the USA), this will only be done in individual cases, on the basis of an order processing contract concluded with Google and in accordance with standard contractual clauses agreed with Google and other security measures permitted by the GDPR, which guarantee the security of the processing of your personal data with a level of protection identical to that in the EU, in particular on the basis of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The legal basis for the use of the Google Ad Manager is your consent (e.g. via an opt-in in the cookie banner), provided that you have given it to us during your visit to our services and therefore results from Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Cookies are stored on your end device on the basis of your consent and personal data is read out as a result. If you have not given us your consent to use the Google Ad Manager (no opt-in in the cookie banner or revocation of your consent), we will not (or no longer) use the Google Ad Manager during your visits to our services.
Google Ads Conversion Tracking
We use Google Ads Conversion Tracking to measure the success of our Google Ads advertising campaigns. This involves first placing ads in the Google advertising network (e.g. in search results, in videos, on websites, etc.) so that they are displayed to users who are presumed to be interested in the ads. We then measure the conversion of the ads. The only feedback we receive is the anonymous total number of users who clicked on our ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. We ourselves do not receive any information that can be used to identify users. Processed data is usage data & connection data. The recipient of the data is Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street Dublin 4 Ireland (as joint controller, Art. 26 GDPR). If Google transfers this data to a third country (e.g. the USA), this will only be done on a case-by-case basis, on the basis of an order processing contract concluded with Google and in accordance with standard contractual clauses agreed with Google and other security measures permitted by the GDPR, which ensure the security of the processing of your personal data with a level of protection identical to that in the EU, in particular on the basis of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The legal basis for the use of Google Ads Conversion Tracking is your consent (e.g. via an opt-in in the cookie banner), provided that you have given us this consent during your visit to our services and tracking therefore results from Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Cookies are stored on your end device on the basis of your consent and personal data is read out as a result. If you have not given us your consent to use Google Ads Conversion Tracking (no opt-in in the cookie banner or revocation of your consent), we will not (or no longer) use Google Ads Conversion Tracking as part of your visits to our services.
3.6 Fan pages on social media websites
We maintain fan pages on the websites of social networks on the Internet and process personal data in this context in order to communicate with the users active there or to offer information about us. We would like to point out that your data may be processed outside the European Union when you visit our fan pages. The operators of the respective social networks are responsible for this. You can find a detailed description of the respective forms of processing and the objection options (e.g. opt-out) in the data protection declarations of the operators of the respective social networks.
We operate a LinkedIn fan page for our company on LinkedIn. When you visit and use the LinkedIn fan page, LinkedIn can evaluate your usage behavior and provide us with information obtained from this. This information is used for the purposes of economic optimization and needs-based design of our website/services. The processed data categories are master data, contact data, content data, usage data and connection data. The recipient of the data is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, as joint controller pursuant to Art. 26 GDPR. The legal basis for the processing of the data in accordance with the provisions mentioned here results from our legitimate interest and thus from Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
LinkedIn is responsible for implementing your rights as a data subject. LinkedIn informs you about your rights as a data subject at: https://de.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. You can also assert your rights against us, we will then forward your request to LinkedIn immediately.
We operate a so-called Instagram fan page for our company on Instagram. When you visit the Instagram fan page, Meta can evaluate your usage behavior and provide us with information obtained from this (“Insights”). Page insights are used for the purpose of economic optimization and needs-based design of our website/services. The categories of data processed may include master data, contact data, content data, usage data and connection data. The recipient of the data is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, as joint controller pursuant to Art. 26 GDPR. The legal basis for the processing of data in accordance with the provisions stated here results from our legitimate interest and thus from Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
Meta is responsible for implementing your rights as a data subject. Meta will inform you about your rights as a data subject at: https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy. You can also assert your rights against us; we will then forward your request to Meta immediately.
If we use external service providers to process your data, we will carefully select and commission them. If the services provided by these service providers are commissioned processing within the meaning of Art. 28 GDPR, the service providers are bound by our instructions and are regularly monitored. Our order processing contracts comply with the strict requirements of Art. 28 GDPR and the requirements of the German data protection authorities.
If your personal data is processed, you are a data subject within the meaning of the GDPR and as a user you have the following rights vis-à-vis the controller:
5.1 Right to information
You can request confirmation from the controller as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed by us.
If such processing has taken place, you can request the following information from the controller:
5.2 Right to rectification
You have a right to rectification and/or completion vis-à-vis the controller if the processed personal data concerning you is incorrect or incomplete. The controller must make the correction immediately.
5.3 Right to restriction of processing
You may request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under the following conditions:
If the restriction of processing has been restricted in accordance with the above conditions, you will be informed by the controller before the restriction is lifted.
5.4 Right to erasure
5.4.1. You have the right to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning you without undue delay and the controller shall have the obligation to erase personal data without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies:
5.4.2. If the controller has made the personal data concerning you public and is obliged pursuant to Art. 17 para. Where the controller has made the personal data public and is obliged pursuant to Article 1 GDPR to erase the personal data, the controller, taking account of available technology and the cost of implementation, shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform controllers which are processing the personal data that you as the data subject have requested the erasure by such controllers of any links to, or copy or replication of, those personal data.
5.4.3. The right to erasure does not exist if the processing is necessary
5.5 Right to information
If you have asserted the right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing against the controller, the controller is obliged to notify all recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been disclosed of this rectification or erasure of the data or restriction of processing, unless this proves impossible or involves a disproportionate effort.
You have the right to be informed about these recipients by the controller.
5.6 Right to data portability
You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to the controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. You also have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data has been provided, where the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) GDPR. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR and the processing is carried out by automated means.
In exercising this right, you also have the right to have the personal data concerning you transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible. The freedoms and rights of other persons must not be impaired by this.
The right to data portability does not apply to the processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.
5.7 Right of objection
You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning you which is based on Article 6 (1) GDPR. 1 lit. e or f GDPR; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions.
The controller will no longer process the personal data concerning you unless the controller demonstrates compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.
If your personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for such marketing, which includes profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing.
If you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, your personal data will no longer be processed for these purposes.
Notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, you have the option of exercising your right to object in connection with the use of information society services by means of automated procedures using technical specifications.
5.8 Right to revoke the declaration of consent under data protection law
You have the right to revoke your declaration of consent under data protection law at any time. The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
The processing is lawful until your revocation – the revocation therefore only affects the processing after receipt of your revocation. You can declare your revocation informally by post or e-mail. Your personal data will then no longer be processed, unless otherwise permitted by law. If this is not the case, your data must be deleted after revocation in accordance with Art. 17 para. 2 GDPR must be deleted immediately. Your right to withdraw your consent, subject to the above conditions, is guaranteed.
Your revocation should be addressed to:
Schumann Tanks GmbH
Fabrikstr. 14
39326 Wolmirstedt
(+49) 39203 649 710
5.10 Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement if you consider that the processing of personal data relating to you infringes the GDPR.
The supervisory authority with which the complaint has been lodged shall inform the complainant of the status and outcome of the complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy pursuant to Art. 78 GDPR.
Automated decisions in individual cases, including profiling, do not take place.
If your personal data has been disclosed to other recipients (third parties) on legal grounds, we will inform them of any rectification, erasure or restriction of processing of your personal data (Art. 16, Art. 17 (1) and Art. 18 GDPR). The notification obligation does not apply if it involves a disproportionate effort or is impossible. We will also inform you about the recipients on request.
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