Privacy Policy

1. Data Protection at a Glance

General Notes

The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is all data with which you can be personally identified. Detailed information on data protection can be found in the privacy policy listed below this text.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the imprint of this website.

How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected on the one hand by you providing it to us. This may, for example, be data that you enter into a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically or after your consent when you visit the website through our IT systems. These are primarily technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). The collection of this data occurs automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

A part of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to receive information free of charge at any time about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. Furthermore, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

You can contact us at any time at the address provided in the imprint regarding this and other questions about data protection.

2. Hosting and Content Delivery Networks (CDN)

External Hosting

This website is hosted by an external service provider (host). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the host’s servers. This may include, in particular, IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website accesses, and other data generated via a website.

The use of the host is carried out for the purpose of fulfilling our contract with potential and existing customers (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR) and in the interest of a secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online offer by a professional provider (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).

Our host will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill its service obligations and follow our instructions concerning this data.

Conclusion of a contract for data processing

To ensure data-protection-compliant processing, we have concluded a data processing agreement with our host.

3. General Notes and Mandatory Information

Data Protection

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains which data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

We point out that data transmission on the internet (e.g. communication by email) may have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Note on the Responsible Entity

The responsible entity for data processing on this website is:

Detlev Melcher
AEROSOL EUROPE
POB 1504
82305 Starnberg

Phone: +49 (0) 8157 99 93 333
Email: detlev.melcher@aerosoleurope.de

The responsible entity is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent that you have already given at any time. An informal email to us is sufficient for this. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF THE DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT, AT ANY TIME, FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA, UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR SUCH ADVERTISING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR).

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged violation. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in performance of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done where technically feasible.

SSL or TLS Encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser's address bar changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser bar.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Access, Deletion, and Correction

Within the scope of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain free information about your stored personal data, its origin, recipient, and the purpose of data processing and, if applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data. For this purpose, and for further questions regarding personal data, you can contact us at the address provided in the imprint at any time.

Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at the address provided in the imprint at any time for this purpose. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data may – apart from being stored – only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

4. Data Collection on This Website

Cookies

Our website uses so-called “cookies.” Cookies are small text files that do not cause any damage to your device. They are stored either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or an automatic deletion is carried out by your web browser.

Cookies from third-party companies (third-party cookies) may also be stored on your device when you access our site. These allow us or you to use certain services of the third-party company (e.g., cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or displaying videos). Other cookies are used to analyze user behavior or to display advertising.

Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process (necessary cookies), to provide certain functions you request (functional cookies, e.g., for the shopping cart), or to optimize the website (e.g., cookies for measuring web audience) are stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent for storing cookies has been requested, the relevant cookies are stored exclusively based on this consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR); consent can be revoked at any time.

You can configure your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies, allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and enable automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Deactivating cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

If cookies from third-party companies or cookies for analysis are used, we will inform you separately within this privacy policy and, if necessary, request your consent.

Cookie Consent with Consent Manager Provider

Our website uses the cookie consent technology from Consent Manager Provider to obtain your consent to store certain cookies on your device and to document this in compliance with data protection regulations. The provider of this technology is Jaohawi AB, Håltegelvägen 1b, 72348 Västerås, Sweden, website: https://www.consentmanager.de (hereinafter “Consent Manager Provider”).

When you enter our website, a connection to the servers of Consent Manager Provider is established in order to obtain your consents and other declarations regarding the use of cookies. Consent Manager Provider then stores a cookie in your browser to be able to assign the consents granted or their revocation to you. The data collected in this way is stored until you request deletion, delete the Consent Manager Provider cookie yourself, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Mandatory statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

The use of Consent Manager Provider occurs to obtain legally required consents for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR.

Data Processing Agreement

We have concluded a data processing agreement with Consent Manager Provider. This is a contract required under data-protection law, ensuring that Consent Manager Provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

Server Log Files

The provider of these pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

This data will not be merged with other data sources.

The collection of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of the website — for this, server log files must be collected.

Contact Form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not share this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your request is related to fulfilling a contract or is necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively handling the inquiries sent to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if this was requested.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after completing your inquiry). Mandatory statutory provisions — especially retention periods — remain unaffected.

Inquiry by Email, Telephone, or Fax

If you contact us by email, telephone, or fax, your inquiry, including all personal data arising from it (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We do not share this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry relates to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively handling the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if this was requested.

The data you send us via contact inquiries will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after completing your request). Mandatory statutory provisions — especially statutory retention periods — remain unaffected.

Nutzung des Formular-Dienstes Paperform

Wir verwenden auf unserer Website Formulare des Anbieters Paperform Pty Ltd. (Anschrift: Post Office Box 4, Summer Hill, NSW 2130, Australien) für die Abwicklung von Anfragen, Anmeldungen oder sonstigen Datenerfassungen.

Wenn Sie eines unserer Formulare ausfüllen und absenden, werden die von Ihnen eingegebenen Daten (z. B. Name, E-Mail-Adresse, Betreff und Inhalt Ihrer Nachricht) direkt auf den Servern von Paperform gespeichert und von dort an uns übermittelt.

Die Datenverarbeitung erfolgt zur **Durchführung vorvertraglicher Maßnahmen oder zur Vertragserfüllung** (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b DSGVO) im Rahmen Ihrer Kontaktaufnahme oder auf Grundlage unseres **berechtigten Interesses** (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO) an der effizienten und sicheren Bereitstellung unserer Kommunikationswege.

Datenübermittlung in ein Drittland (Australien): Paperform hat seinen Sitz in Australien. Das Datenschutzniveau in Australien wird von der Europäischen Kommission als angemessen eingestuft (**Angemessenheitsbeschluss gemäß Art. 45 DSGVO**). Es ist somit keine weitere Garantie wie die SCCs erforderlich. Wir haben jedoch einen Vertrag zur **Auftragsverarbeitung (AVV)** gemäß Art. 28 DSGVO mit Paperform abgeschlossen.

Weitere Informationen zur Datenverarbeitung durch Paperform finden Sie in deren Datenschutzerklärung unter: https://paperform.co/privacy/.

5. Plugins and Tools

Google Web Fonts

This site uses so-called web fonts provided by Google to display fonts uniformly. The Google Fonts are installed locally. No connection to Google servers takes place.

More information about Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Google Maps

This site uses the map service Google Maps via an API. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer.

The use of Google Maps occurs in the interest of an attractive presentation of our online offerings and to make the locations listed by us on the website easily findable. This constitutes a legitimate interest according to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If the corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time.

More information on handling user data can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.