Privacy

1. Information about the collection of personal data

1.1 In the following we, SEEPEX GmbH, inform you about the collection of personal data when using our website. Personal data means any data which relates to you personally, such as name, address, e-mail addresses, user behaviour.

1.2 The party responsible (“Controller”) pursuant to Art. 4 para. 7 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is SEEPEX GmbH, Scharnhölzstraße 344, 46240 Bottrop, T +49 2041 996-0, F +49 2041 996-5400, info@seepex.com (see our Legal Notice).

You may contact our data protection officer at datenschutz@seepex.com or our mail address with the addition "The Data Protection Officer".

1.3 When you contact us via e-mail or a contact form, the data provided by you (your e-mail address, your name and your telephone number, if appropriate) will be stored by us in order to be able to answer your questions. We will delete the data obtained in this connection after their storage is no longer required, or we will restrict their processing if statutory retention obligations exist.

1.4 If we involve any external service providers commissioned by us for individual functions of our offer or wish to use your data for commercial purposes, we will inform you in detail below about the relevant procedures and transactions. In this respect, we will also indicate the defined criteria of the storage period.

2. Your rights

2.1 Regarding the personal data concerning you, you have the following rights vis-à-vis us:

  • Right to information,
  • Right to rectification or erasure,
  • Right to restriction of processing,
  • Right to object to processing,
  • Right to data portability.

2.2 Moreover, you have the right to complain to a data protection supervisory authority about the processing of your personal data by us.

The competent Data Protection Supervisory Authority is

Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit Nordrhein-Westfalen, Helga Block, Kavalleriestr. 2-4, 40213 Düsseldorf, telephone: +49 211/38424-0, fax: +49 211/38424-10, e-mail: poststelle@ldi.nrw.de

3. Collection of personal data when visiting our website

3.1 If you visit the website merely for information purposes, i.e. you do not register or do not transmit information otherwise, we will only collect such personal data that your browser transmits to our server. If you wish to view our website, we will collect the following data that is of technical relevance to us to show you our website and ensure stability and security (the legal basis is art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f of the GDPR):

  • IP address
  • Date and time of the request
  • Time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
  • Content of the request (specific page)
  • Access status / HTTP status code
  • Volume of data transmitted in the specific case
  • Website from which the request was forwarded
  • Browser
  • Operating system and its interface
  • Language and version of the browser software.

3.2 In addition to the above data, cookies are stored on your computer when you visit our website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your hard disk related to the browser you use and through which certain information is sent to the body having set the cookie (in this case, by us). Cookies are not able to execute programs or infiltrate viruses into your computer. They serve to make the internet offering more user-friendly and effective.

3.3 Use of cookies:

a) This website uses the following types of cookies the scope and functionality of which are explained below:

  • Transient cookies (refer to b)
  • Persistent cookies (refer to c).

b) Transient cookies are deleted automatically when you close your browser. They include, in particular, session cookies. They store a so-called session ID with the help of which various requests of your browser can be assigned to the same session. Hence, your computer can be recognised when you return to our website. The session cookies will be deleted when you log out or close the browser.

c) Persistent cookies will automatically be deleted after a predefined period which may vary depending on the specific cookie. You may delete the cookies in the security settings of your browser at any time.

d) You may configure your browser setting as you like and, for instance, refuse to accept third-party cookies or all cookies. Please note that, in this case, you may not use all functions of this website.

4. Further functions and offers of our website

4.1 Apart from the use of our website merely for information purposes, we offer various services which you may use if you are interested in them. To this end, you are usually requested to submit additional personal data which we will use for providing the relevant service and to which the above principles of data processing apply.

4.2 Occasionally, we may use external service providers to process your data. Such service providers are carefully selected and commissioned by us, are bound to our instructions and are regularly monitored and inspected.

4.3 Moreover, we may transmit your personal data to third parties when sales actions, sweepstakes, contracts or similar services are offered by us together with partners. You will be provided with more detailed information upon entering your personal data or below in the description of the offer.

4.4 If our service providers or partners are located in a state outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we will inform you about the consequences of this fact in the description of the offer.

5. Objection or revocation of your consent to the processing of your data

5.1 If you have consented to the processing of your data, you may withdraw such consent at any time. Declaring such a withdrawal of consent towards us will affect the permissibility of your personal data being processed.

5.2 To the extent, we base the processing of your personal data on the balancing of interests, you may object to its processing. This is the case if its processing is not required, in particular, for fulfilling a contract with you as described by us in the relevant description of the functions below. When you exercise your right to object, you will be requested to give the reasons why we should not process your personal data as we would do it. In case of your justified objection, we will review the facts and either cease to process your data, or adjust data processing, or demonstrate to you our compelling legitimate grounds due to which we continue to process your data.

5.3 Of course, you can object to the processing of your personal data for the purposes of advertisement and data analysis. You may inform us about your objection to advertising purposes by using the following contact details: SEEPEX GmbH, Scharnhölzstraße 344, 46240 Bottrop, T +49 2041 996-0, F +49 2041 996-5400, customer-relations.global@seepex.com

6. Use of our application portal

6.1 If you would like to use our online portal for submitting your job application, you will have to register by entering your e-mail address, a password of your own choice and your freely selectable user name. There is no obligation to provide a clear name – pseudonymous use is possible. We use the so-called double opt-in procedure for registration, i.e. your registration will not be completed until you have previously confirmed your registration via a confirmation e-mail sent to you for this purpose by clicking on the link it contains. If your confirmation is not received within 24 hours, your registration will automatically be deleted from our database. It is obligatory to provide the aforementioned data; all further information can be provided on a voluntary basis by using our portal.

6.2 If you use our portal, we will store your data required to fulfil the contract until you finally delete your access. Furthermore, we will store the voluntary data provided by you for the duration of your use of the portal, unless you delete it beforehand. You can manage and change all information in the protected customer area. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

6.3 In order to prevent unauthorised access by third parties to your personal data, in particular financial data, the connection is encrypted using TLS technology.

7. Use of Google Analytics

7.1 This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies", i.e. text files that are stored on your computer and facilitate an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is generally transferred to, and stored on, a server operated by Google in the USA. In case of the IP anonymisation on this website, however, your IP address will first be truncated by Google within the member states of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transferred to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activities and providing other services relating to the use of the website and the use of the internet for the website operator.

7.2 Google will not associate the IP address that your browser transmits within the scope of Google Analytics with any other data held by Google.

7.3 You can prevent the storage of cookies by selecting an appropriate setting in your browser software; however please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) at Google as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

7.4 This website uses Google Analytics with the extension "_anonymizeIp()". Thus, only truncated IP addresses are further processed and personal traceability is ruled out. As soon as data collected about you facilitates personal identification, this will immediately be eliminated and the personal data is deleted without delay.

7.5 We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of our website and be able to regularly improve it. The statistical data obtained will help us to improve our offers and make them more interesting for you as a user. For the exceptional cases in which personal data is transmitted to the USA, Google has committed to applying the principles of the EU-US Privacy Shield; www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework. The legal basis for using Google Analytics is art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f of the GDPR.

7.6 Information of the third-party provider: Google Dublin, Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, Fax: +353 (1) 436 1001. Terms and Conditions of Use: www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html, Data Protection Overview: www.google.com/intl/de/analytics/learn/privacy.html, as well as Privacy Policy: www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

8. Use of social media plug-ins

8.1 We currently use the following social media plug-ins: Xing and LinkedIn. We use the so-called two-click solution for this. This means that when you visit our website, no personal data is initially passed on to the providers of the plug-ins. You can recognise the provider of the plug-in by the marking on the box above its initial letter or the logo. We offer you the opportunity to communicate directly with the provider of the plug-in via the button. Only if you click on the marked field to activate it will the plug-in provider receive the information that you have accessed the corresponding website of our online offer. In addition, the data mentioned under 3. of this policy will be transmitted. In the case of Xing, the IP address is anonymised immediately after collection according to the provider in Germany. Activation of the plug-in means that personal data is transferred from you to the respective plug-in provider and stored there (for US providers in the USA). Since the plug-in provider collects the data mainly by means of cookies, we recommend that you delete all cookies before clicking on the greyed-out box using your browser's security settings.

8.2 We have no influence on the data collected and the data processing procedures, nor are we aware of the full extent of data collection, the purposes of the processing or the storage periods. We also have no information on the deletion of the data collected by the plug-in provider.

8.3 The plug-in provider stores the data collected about you as user profiles and uses these for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or the design of its website in accordance with requirements. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (also for users who are not logged in) for the depiction of advertising in accordance with requirements and in order to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have a right of objection to the creation of these user profiles, but you will have to contact the respective plug-in provider to exercise this right. Through the plug-ins we offer you the opportunity to interact with social networks and other users, so that we can improve our offer and design it in such a way that it is more interesting for you as a user. The legal basis for the use of the plug-ins is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR.

8.4 Data is passed on regardless of whether you have an account with the plug-in provider and are logged in there. If you are logged in with the plug-in provider, your data collected from us will directly be assigned to your existing account with the plug-in provider. If you click the activated button and, for example, link the page, the plug-in provider will also store this information in your user account and share it publicly with your contacts. We recommend that you log out regularly after using a social network, especially before activating the button, as in this way you can avoid being assigned to your profile with the plug-in provider.

8.5  Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and its processing by the plug-in provider can be found in the privacy policies of those providers stated below. They also provide you with further information about your rights in this regard and the setting options for the protection of your privacy.

8.6 Addresses of the respective plug-in providers and URL with their data protection information:

a) LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Irland; www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

b) Xing AG, Gänsemarkt 43, 20354 Hamburg, DE; www.xing.com/privacy.

9. Integration of YouTube videos

9.1 We have integrated YouTube videos into our internet site which are stored on www.YouTube.com and can be played directly from our website. These are all integrated in the "extended data protection mode", i.e. no data about you as a user will be transmitted to YouTube if you do not play the videos. Only when you play the videos will the data referred to in paragraph 2 be transmitted. We have no influence on this data transmission.

9.2 As a result of the visit to the website, YouTube will receive the information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. In addition, the data mentioned under 3. of this policy will be transmitted. This is independent of whether YouTube provides a user account through which you are logged in or whether no user account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your information will be directly associated with your account. If you do not wish to be associated with your profile on YouTube, you will have to log out before activating the button. YouTube stores your data as user profiles and uses them for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or designing its website in accordance with requirements. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) for the provision of advertising in accordance with requirements and in order to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have a right of objection to the creation of these user profiles, but you will have to contact YouTube in order to exercise this right.

9.3 Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and processing by YouTube can be found in its privacy policy. There you will also find further information on your rights and the setting options to protect your privacy: www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy. Google also processes your personal data in the USA and has committed itself to the EU-US Privacy Shield, www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

10. Integration of Google Maps

10.1 On this website we use the offers provided by Google Maps. This allows us to display interactive maps directly on the website and enables you to conveniently use the map function.

10.2 As a result of the visit to the website, Google will receive the information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. In addition, the data mentioned under 3. of this policy will be transmitted. This is independent of whether Google provides a user account through which you are logged in or whether no user account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your information will be directly associated with your account. If you do not wish to be associated with your profile on Google, you will have to log out before activating the button. Google stores your data as user profiles and uses them for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or designing its website in accordance with requirements. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) for the provision of advertising in accordance with requirements and in order to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have a right of objection to the creation of these user profiles, but you will have to contact Google in order to exercise this right.

10.3 Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and its processing by the plug-in provider can be found in the privacy policy of the provider. There you will also find further information about your rights in this regard and the setting options for the protection of your privacy: www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy. Google also processes your personal data in the USA and has committed itself to the EU-US Privacy Shield, www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.