PRIVACY POLICY
Data controller‘s contact details
SCC Scientific Consulting Company
Chemisch Wissenschaftliche Beratung GmbH
Am Grenzgraben 11
55545 Bad Kreuznach
Germany
Tel.: +49 671 29846-0
Fax: +49 671 29846-100
E-Mail: ed.hbmg-ccs@ccs
Contact details of data protection officer
Thomas Kolb LL.M., External Data Protection Officer
KolbCom GmbH
P7, 22
68161 Mannheim
Germany
Fax: +49 621/121829-32
Email: ed.mocblok@ofnied.mocblok@ofni
Welcome to our website. We take the protection of your data very seriously. We have therefore outlined how we process your personal data below.
Data categories, data sources
We fundamentally process the personal data that you share with us in the context of an enquiry, a pre-contractual legal relationship or a contractual relationship.
General processing of visitor data
It is generally possible to use our website without providing any personal data.
However, please note that even in this case, access data is collected and stored in the server log files. The following data is stored in particular:
- Browser type/your browser version,
- Operating system,
- The website from which you accessed our site,
- Date and time of your visit,
- Your IP address.
We analyse this information exclusively to ensure technically secure and flawless site operation (processing of personal data in the context of a balancing of interests pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR – our legitimate interest lies in the technically secure and flawless provision of our website) and then delete it. The data cannot be traced back to you personally and will not be merged with other data.
However, in the case of specific indications of illegal use, we reserve the right to evaluate the data accordingly.
Contact and meeting request
If you contact us via email or through a provided form, or send us a meeting request to meet with us at an event we are attending, we process the personal data you provide to respond to your inquiry. We delete the data after your request has been fully processed, unless there is a contractual or legal obligation to retain it.
In connection with an inquiry, we may process the following personal data:
- Salutation
- First name and last name
- Your organization and division
- Postal address
- Email address
- Phone number
- Subject of your inquiry
In connection with a meeting request, we may process the same data, except for details regarding the subject of your inquiry.
The legal basis for processing is your consent to the data processing, which you provide when submitting your inquiry or meeting request, or, if applicable, the necessity for the initiation, execution, or termination of a contractual relationship if your inquiry relates to a contract (Art. 6 (1) (a, b) GDPR). We have indicated which data you must provide for us to process your inquiry by marking the relevant fields accordingly. Please note that if you do not provide the required or complete mandatory information, we may not be able to address your inquiry or meeting request or may not be able to do so immediately or fully. If you only provide the mandatory information, there will be no negative consequences for you. We are happy to assist you through alternative contact methods if you wish to avoid entering personal data. Please contact us via the options mentioned above.
Processing of personal data based on consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR)
We will obtain consent from you for specific purposes explicitly defined in connection with the data collection in individual cases (e.g. enquiry via a contact form, subscription to a newsletter, use of third party and analytics cookies and external plug-ins).
Data processing is carried out only to the extent that you have provided us with consent. It may not be possible to process your enquiry without your consent, in which case said processing will have to be made dependent on your consent. Data is processed exclusively for the explicitly specified purpose(s).
You can revoke your given consent at any time, without providing a reason and without the need to follow a specific form, with effect for the future. The withdrawal will not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out prior to the withdrawal.
Newsletter
If you have subscribed to our newsletter, we will process the data you provide on the basis of your consent in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR in order to send you our newsletter on a regular basis. Only an email address needs to be provided in order to subscribe. Any further information is provided voluntarily.
You can withdraw your consent at any time, with effect for the future, without providing a reason and without being bound by any formal requirements. A link to withdraw your consent can be found at the end of each newsletter email. Of course, you can also revoke your consent through any of the other contact options provided.
Processing of personal data for the purpose of performing a contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR)
We may process personal data for the purpose of contract execution or to carry out pre-contractual measures if this is necessary. The data we process depends directly on the specific contractual relationships and their subject matter.
Processing of personal data in the context of weighing of interests (point (f) of the first sentence of Article 6 (1) GDPR)
We process personal data in the context of a balancing of interests provided that this is necessary to safeguard our own interests and / or the interests of third parties.
Examples of such purposes are:
- ensuring our IT security and the integrity of our systems
- preventing or investigating criminal offences
- asserting / defending against legal claims.
Use of cookies
During your visit to our website, cookies may be used on various pages. These are text files that are placed on your computer and, among other things, enable the smooth operation of your visit to our website.
The cookies we use are necessary to ensure the functionality of our website. The use of such functional cookies is based on a legitimate interest in enabling the use of our website, including its technically secure and flawless operation, pursuant to Art. 6(1) (f) GDPR.
Cookies that we use for the following purposes will only be deployed if you have given your consent through our consent management tool:
- Enabling the use of certain functions,
- (Pseudonymised) analysis of usage behavior in order to optimise our website,
- Improving the attractiveness and user-friendliness of our website,
- Improving our website and ensuring that it is designed in accordance with requirements.
Cookies are used in the context of usage profiles. A pseudonym is assigned to you in this process, and the usage data is stored under this pseudonym. Your IP address is only stored in truncated form, meaning that it is no longer possible to link the usage profile to you personally.
Most of the cookies that we use are deleted from your computer when you close your browser (session cookies). Other types of cookies may remain on your computer and enable us to recognise your computer using the usage profile created when you next visit our site (persistent cookies).
Cookies are used only by us on our site and not by third parties.
We use the following cookies:
| Cookie | Purpose | Storage Duration |
|---|---|---|
|
PHPSESSID |
Storage of the Session ID |
Upon termination of the browser session
|
|
wpfuuid |
Storage of settings |
11 years |
|
wp-wpml_current_language |
Storage of the chosen language |
Until termination of the session |
|
real_cookie_banner* |
Display of the Cookies banner |
365 days |
|
elementor |
Detection of multiple sessions to prevent the reloading of non-visible contents. |
Permanent |
|
_ga (Google Analytics) |
Compilation of usage statistics; user differentiation; storage of and about the user in connection with website usage; aggregation of data from multiple website visits. |
2 years |
Web analytics and marketing
Cookies may be used on various pages in the context of web analytics. Cookies are text files which are placed on your computer and enable an unimpeded visit to our website, among other things.
We use the following service for the purpose of web analytics.
Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a Web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Analytics uses cookies.
In the context of using cookies, we draw on your consent to the data collection. If you do not give your consent to the data usage when you first visit our website, we will not record your usage behaviour and other personal data which could arise during your website visit and, thus, also not use them for subsequent usage analytics or for remarketing campaigns. This also applies to third-party cookies such as this Google Analytics plugin.
If you agree to the processing of your data in the context of the opt-in procedure (confirmation of the cookie banner), the lawfulness of the processing of your data is based on a consent in accordance with point (a) of the first sentence of Article 6 (1) GDPR, and we shall use your data for the purposes of marketing and evaluating your usage behaviour within the scope of your given consent.
The information the cookie generates in relation to your usage of this website is generally transmitted to a server of Google LLC in the USA where it is then stored. Information regarding the usage of this website and your IP address may possibly be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and also be stored on that server. The data transmission is lawful by virtue of your consent in accordance with point (a) of the first sentence of Article 49 (1) GDPR. If IP anonymisation is enabled on this website, Google will, however, truncate your IP address beforehand within a Member State of the European Union or in another state that is party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a server of Google in the USA and truncated there.
Google will use this information on behalf of this website’s operator to evaluate your usage of the website, to compile reports about the website activities, and to provide further services to the website operator in connection with the website usage and Internet usage. The IP address which your browser transmits in the context of Google Analytics will not be combined with any other data held by Google unless you have, in the settings of a Google account, configured the web and app activity settings to permit such combination by Google.
Further information on the terms and conditions of use and on data privacy can be found at:
https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/us/ (English)
https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/de/ (German) and
https://policies.google.com/?hl=en&gl=en (English)
https://policies.google.com/?hl=de&gl=de (German).
On our website, Google Analytics has been supplemented with the code “anonymizeIp” to be able to collect IP addresses anonymously (so-called IP masking).
Conversion tracking via Google Ads
We use the online advertising program “Google Ads” and its conversion tracking functionality. Google Ads is an online advertising service provided by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Conversion tracking allows us to understand if users complete certain actions on our website. When you click on an ad served by Google, a conversion tracking cookie is placed on your device. These cookies expire after 30 days and do not contain personal data that can identify you. The information collected using the conversion cookie helps us compile conversion statistics. We can see the total number of users who clicked on our ads and what actions they took. However, we do not receive any information that personally identifies users. Google Ads also enables us to show ads in Google search results and on third-party websites based on the keywords you enter on Google (keyword targeting). Additionally, targeted ads may be displayed based on user data Google has collected (e.g., location data and interests) (audience targeting). As the website operator, we can analyze this data quantitatively to understand which search terms led to the display of our ads and how many clicks they received.
The use of these services is based on your consent according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. You may revoke your consent at any time.
Data transmission to the US is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) of the European Commission. For more information on Google Ads conversion tracking, please visit:
https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks
https://business.safety.google/controllerterms/
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de
The company is certified in accordance the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the US which is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the US. Each company certified under the DPF commits to adhering to these data protection standards. For more information, please visit:
Data transfer and third country transfer
Your data is generally processed only by our company itself. Within our company, we ensure that only those individuals and roles who need access to your data to fulfill their tasks will handle it. In some cases, we may involve external partners as service providers to process your data.
Any data transfer will take place within the framework of a data processing agreement or another appropriate data protection legal instrument, such as EU Standard Contractual Clauses for data protection or binding internal data protection regulations at the data recipient (so-called “BCR” or “Binding Corporate Rules”). In this way, we can ensure that the processing of your data by our partners is always carried out at a level of data protection at least equivalent to the level in place within our own company.
We work with the following company:
- VMB – Visuelle Medien Brunk GbR, Riegelgrube 7, 55543 Bad Kreuznach (website management).
We may also disclose your data to other third parties, particularly authorities (financial, social, or law enforcement agencies), if we are authorized or obligated to do so. Furthermore, data may be shared with those Ramboll companies that are involved or will be involved in providing the services related to the contract you have entered into with us. Again, we ensure, through the conclusion of appropriate data protection agreements, that your data is subject to at least the level of protection that would apply if processed by us.
In principle, your data will not be transferred to third countries outside the European Union or the European Economic Area. If, in exceptional cases, this occurs, we will inform you in direct connection with the processing or obtain your consent, for example, if we use cookies provided to us by third-party providers from outside the EU/EEA. If such a transfer is based on your consent, you can withdraw it at any time, without providing a reason, and without formalities, via any communication channel, with immediate effect.
Duration of data retention
We will erase your personal data as soon as it is no longer required in order to fulfil contractual and statutory obligations.
This period may extend beyond the actual contract duration, as the data may still be relevant after the contract has ended in relation to statutory limitation periods. Additionally, deletion can only occur once any tax and commercial law retention periods have expired. In connection with contracts, we typically store your data for up to ten years, with the standard limitation period being three years.
The criteria for the storage duration of cookies can be found in the relevant section.
Linking policy
Our website contains links to other external websites. By clicking on a link, you will be redirected to the corresponding website.
The respective website operator is responsible for the processing of your personal data on the linked pages. Please refer to the privacy policy of the respective provider to obtain further information about the processing of your personal data by them.
Rights of data subjects
As a data subject, you have the right, under applicable data protection laws, to access, delete, correct, request data portability, restrict the processing of your data, object to the processing of your data, withdraw any consents you have given regarding data processing, and the right not to be subjected to automated decision-making (such decisions do not occur with us).
To exercise your rights, you can contact us at any time using the contact options provided on our website.
Additionally, you have the right to lodge a complaint about the processing of your data with a data protection supervisory authority at your place of residence, habitual residence, our business location, or the place of the alleged violation.
Additional notice on the right to object (for direct marketing)
In certain cases, we process personal data for the purpose of direct marketing. In such instances, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for such marketing purposes.
The objection can be made informally at any time using one of the contact methods provided in this privacy policy or in our imprint.
Of course, you also have the right to object to all other processing of your data that we may carry out based on our legitimate, overriding interest in the processing. You may exercise this right at any time for reasons related to your personal situation, including any related profiling.
Once you have submitted your objection to the processing, we will no longer process your data, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or if the processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
