DATA PROTECTION

Privacy statement according to the DSGVO

  1. Name and address of the responsible person
    The person responsible within the meaning of the basic data protection regulation and other national data protection laws of the member states as well as other data protection regulations is the:

    Kröning GmbH Michael Recke Tengerner Strasse 127
    32609 Hüllhorst Germany
    T: + 49 (0) 5744 93 10 25
    m.recke@kroening-gmbh.de www.kroening-gmbh.de

  2. Name and address of the data protection officer The data protection officer of the person responsible is:

    Wolfgang Schmidt
    Johan-Viktor-Bausch-Str. 2
    86647 Buttenwiesen Germany
    T: +49 821 4540543
    Wolfgang.Schmid@surteco.com

  3. General information about data processing

    1. 1. Extent of processing of personal data

      In principle, we collect and use personal data of our users only to the extent necessary for the provision of a functional website and our content and services. The collection and use of personal data of our users takes place regularly only with the consent of the user. An exception applies to cases in which prior consent can not be obtained for reasons of fact and the processing of the data is permitted by law.

    2. 2. Legal basis for the processing of personal data Insofar as we obtain the consent of the data subject for the processing of personal data, Article 6 (1) (a) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) serves as the legal basis.

      In the processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a contract of which the data subject is a party, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO as legal basis. This also applies to processing operations required to carry out pre-contractual actions.

      If processing of personal data is required to fulfill a legal obligation that our company is subject to, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c DSGVO as legal basis.

      In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. d GDPR serves as the legal basis.

      If processing is necessary to safeguard the legitimate interests of our company or a third party, and if the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not outweigh the former interest, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO as legal basis for processing.

    3. 3. Data erasure and storage duration

    The personal data of the data subject will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of the storage is deleted. In addition, such storage may be provided for by the European or national legislator in EU regulations, laws or other regulations to which the controller is subject. Blocking or deletion of the data also takes place when a storage period prescribed by the standards mentioned expires, unless there is a need for further storage of the data for conclusion of a contract or fulfillment of the contract.

  4. Provision of the website and creation of log files

    1. 1. Description and scope of data processing

    Each time our website is accessed, our system automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the calling computer.

    The following data is collected here:

    1. (1) Information about the browser type and version used
    2. (2) The operating system of the user
    3. (3) The amount of data transferred
    4. (4) The IP address of the user
    5. (5) The protocols used
    6. (6) Date and time of access
    7. (7) Websites from which the user's system accesses our website
    8. (8) Websites that are accessed by the user's system via our website

    The data is also stored in the log files of our system. A storage of this data together with other personal data of the user does not take place.

    1. 2. Legal basis for data processing

      The legal basis for the temporary storage of data and log files is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO.

    2. 3. Purpose of data processing

      The temporary storage of the IP address by the system is necessary to enable the website to be delivered to the user's computer.

      To do this, the user's IP address must be stored for the duration of the session.

      Storage in log files is done to ensure the functionality of the website. In addition, the data is used to optimize the website and to ensure the security of our information technology systems. An evaluation of the data for marketing purposes does not take place in this context.

      For these purposes our legitimate interest in the processing of data according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO.

    3. 4. Duration of storage

      The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary for the purpose of its collection. In the case of collecting the data for providing the website, this is the case when the respective session is completed.

      In the case of storing the data in log files, this is the case after no more than seven days. An additional storage is possible. In this case, the IP addresses of the users are deleted or alienated, so that an assignment of the calling client is no longer possible.

    4. 5. Opposition and removal possibility

    The collection of data for the provision of the website and the storage of the data in log files is essential for the operation of the website. There is consequently no contradiction on the part of the user.

  5. Newsletter

    1. 1. Description and scope of data processing

    You can subscribe to a free newsletter on our website. With this newsletter we inform you about the publications of press releases, ad hoc announcements and financial reports. When registering for the newsletter, the data from the input mask is transmitted to us. These data are:

    1. (1) First name
    2. (2) family or last name
    3. (3) e-mail address
    4. (4) company
    5. (5) street
    6. (6) city
    7. (7) Post code

      In addition, the following data is collected upon registration:

    8. (1) IP address of the calling computer
    9. (2) Date and time of registration

    The newsletters contain a so-called "web beacon", ie a pixel-sized file that is retrieved from the mailing service provider's server when the newsletter is opened. As part of this retrieval, technical information, such as information about the browser and your system, as well as your IP address and the time of retrieval, are initially collected. This information is used for the technical improvement of the services based on the technical data or the access times. The statistical surveys also include determining whether the newsletters are opened, when they are opened and which links are clicked and when.

    The newsletter is sent by EQS-Group AG, Karlstrasse 47, Munich, Germany (hereinafter referred to as "shipping service provider") on the basis of an order processing contract within the meaning of Art. 28 Paragraph 3 Sentence 1 GDPR. We provide your data to the shipping service provider exclusively for the purpose of sending you e-mails.

    The registration for our newsletter takes place in a so-called double opt-in procedure. This means that after registration you will receive an email in which you will be asked to confirm your registration. This confirmation is necessary so that nobody can register with someone else's e-mail address. The registrations for the newsletter are logged in order to be able to prove the registration process in accordance with the legal requirements. This includes storing the time of registration and confirmation, as well as the IP address. Changes to your data stored by the shipping service provider are also logged.

    For the processing of the data, your consent is obtained during the registration process and reference is made to this privacy policy.

    The data will only be used to send the newsletter.

    1. 2. Legal basis for data processing

      The legal basis for the processing of the data after the user has registered for the newsletter is Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR if the user has given his / her consent. The statistical surveys and analyzes are carried out on the basis of our legitimate interests in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

    2. 3. Purpose of data processing

      The collection of the user's address data is used to deliver the newsletter.

      For technical reasons, the statistical information can be assigned to the individual newsletter recipients. However, it is not our aim to observe individual users. The evaluations serve us much more to recognize the reading habits of our users and to adapt our content to them or to send different content according to the interests of our users.

      The collection of other personal data in the context of the registration process serves to prevent misuse of the services or the email address used.

    3. 4. Duration of storage

      The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required to achieve the purpose for which they were collected. The address data of the user are therefore stored as long as the subscription to the newsletter is active.

      The other personal data collected during the registration process will normally be deleted after a period of seven days.

    4. 5. Opposition and removal possibility

    The user concerned can cancel the subscription to the newsletter at any time. There is a corresponding link in every newsletter for this purpose. A separate revocation of the dispatch or the statistical evaluation is unfortunately not possible, in this case the entire newsletter subscription must be canceled.

    An informal email to info@kroening-gmbh.de is sufficient to withdraw consent and to object to storage. a call on +49 (0) 5744 93 10 0 or a postal message to Kröning GmbH, Tengerner Straße 127, 32609 Hüllhorst.

    This also allows a revocation of the consent of the storage of the personal data collected during the registration process.

  6. Order form and email contact

    1. 1. Description and scope of data processing

    A form is available on our website which can be used to order printed publications free of charge. If a user makes use of this option, the data entered in the input mask will be transmitted to us and saved. These data are:

    1. (1) First name
    2. (2) family or last name
    3. (3) e-mail address
    4. (4) company
    5. (5) street
    6. (6) city
    7. (7) Post code

      At the time of sending the message, the following data is also stored:

    8. (1) The IP address of the user
    9. (2) Date and time of registration

    For the processing of the data in the context of the sending process your consent is obtained and referred to this privacy statement.

    Alternatively, contact via the provided e-mail address is possible. In this case, the user's personal data transmitted by e-mail will be stored.

    In this context, there is no disclosure of the data to third parties. The data is used exclusively for processing the conversation.

    1. 2. Legal basis for data processing

      Legal basis for the processing of the data is in the presence of the consent of the user Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

      The legal basis for processing the data that is transmitted in the course of sending an email is Article 6 (1) lit.f GDPR. If the aim of the e-mail contact is to conclude a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

    2. 3. Purpose of data processing

      The processing of the personal data from the input mask serves us only to process the contact. If you contact us via

      E-mail is also the necessary legitimate interest in processing the data.

      The other personal data processed during the sending process serve to prevent misuse of the contact form and to ensure the security of our information technology systems.

    3. 4. Duration of storage

      The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary for the purpose of its collection. For the personal data from the input form of the contact form and those sent by e-mail, this is the case when the respective conversation with the user has ended. The conversation is ended when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the relevant facts have been finally clarified.

      The additional personal data collected during the sending process will be deleted at the latest after a period of seven days.

    4. 5. Opposition and removal possibility

    The user has the possibility at any time to revoke his consent to the processing of the personal data. If the user contacts us by e-mail, he may object to the storage of his personal data at any time. In such a case, the conversation can not continue.

    An informal email to info@kroening-gmbh.de is sufficient to revoke your consent and to object to storage. a call on +49 (0) 5744 93 10 0 or a postal message to Kröning GmbH, Tengerner Straße 127, 32609 Hüllhorst.

    All personal data stored in the course of contacting will be deleted in this case.

  7. Use of Cookies
    1. 1. Description and scope of data processing

      Our website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored in the Internet browser or the Internet browser on the user's computer system. When a user visits a website, a cookie may be stored on the user's operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic string that allows the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is reopened.

      We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Some elements of our website require that the calling browser be identified even after a page break.

    2. 2. Legal basis for data processing

      The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO.

    3. 3. Purpose of data processing

      The purpose of using technically necessary cookies is to simplify the use of websites for users. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For this it is necessary that the browser is recognized even after changing pages. The user data collected by technically necessary cookies are not used to create user profiles. Our legitimate interest in the processing of personal data in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR lies in these purposes.

    4. 4. Duration of storage, possibility of objection and removal Cookies are stored on the user's computer and transmitted from there to our site. As a user, you therefore have full control over the use of cookies. By changing the settings in

    You can deactivate or restrict the transmission of cookies in your internet browser. Cookies that have already been saved can be deleted at any time.

    This can also be done automatically. If cookies are deactivated for our website, it is possible that not all functions of the website can be used to their full extent.

  8. Rights of the person concerned

If personal data is processed by you, you are the person concerned within the meaning of the DSGVO and you have the following rights towards the responsible person:

1. 1. Right to information

You may ask the person in charge to confirm if personal data concerning you is processed by us.

If such processing is available, you can request information from the person responsible about the following information:

  1. (1) the purposes for which the personal information is processed;
  2. (2) the categories of personal data that are processed;
  3. (3) the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data relating to you have been or will be disclosed;
  4. (4) the planned duration of the storage of your personal data or, if specific information is not available, criteria for the determination of the retention period;
  5. (5) the existence of a right to correct or delete your personal data, a right to restrict the

    Processing by the person responsible or a right to object to this processing;

  6. (6) the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority;
  7. (7) all available information on the source of the data if the personal data is not collected from the data subject;
  8. (8) the existence of an automated decision-making process including profiling according to Art. 22 para. 1 and 4 DSGVO and - at least in these cases - meaningful information about the logic involved as well as the implications and intended effects of such processing on the data subject.

You have the right to request information about whether your personal information relates to a third country or an international organization. In this connection, you can request the appropriate guarantees in accordance with. Art. 46 DSGVO to be informed in connection with the transmission.

  1. 2. Right to rectification

    You have a right to rectification and / or completion to the controller, provided the personal data you process is incorrect or incomplete. The responsible person must make the correction without delay.

  2. 3. Right to restriction of processing

You may request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under the following conditions:

  1. (1) if you contest the accuracy of your personal information for a period of time that enables the controller to verify the accuracy of your personal information;
  2. (2) the processing is unlawful and you refuse the deletion of the personal data and instead demand the restriction of the use of the personal data;
  3. (3) the controller no longer needs personal information for the purposes of processing, but you need it to assert, exercise or defend legal claims; or
  4. (4) if you have filed an objection to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 para. 1 DSGVO and it is not yet certain that the responsible reasons of the person responsible prevail over your reasons.

If the processing of personal data concerning you has been restricted, this data may only be used with your consent or for the purpose of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims or protecting the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest Union or a Member State.

If the restriction on processing has been restricted in accordance with the above conditions, the person responsible will inform you before the restriction is lifted.

4. 4. Right to erasure

1. a) Obligation to delete

You may require the controller to delete your personal information without delay, and the controller is required to delete that information immediately if one of the following is true:

  1. (1) The personal data concerning you are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
  2. (2) You revoke your consent to the processing in accordance with. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. DSGVO and there is no other legal basis for processing.
  3. (3) You place acc. Art. 21 para. 1 DSGVO objection to the processing and there are no prior justifiable reasons for the processing, or you lay gem. Art. 21 para. 2 DSGVO objection to the processing.
  4. (4) Your personal data has been processed unlawfully.
  5. (5) The deletion of personal data concerning you is required to fulfill a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member States to which the controller is subject.
  6. (6) The personal data relating to you were collected in relation to information society services offered pursuant to Art. 8 para. 1 DSGVO.
  1. b) information to third parties

    If the person in charge has made the personal data concerning you public and is acc. Art. 17 para. 1 DSGVO, it shall take appropriate measures, including technical means, to inform data controllers who process the personal data that you have been identified as being affected by the technology and the implementation costs Persons requesting deletion of all links to such personal data or of copies or replications of such personal data.

  2. c) Exceptions

The right to erasure does not exist if the processing is necessary

  1. (1) on the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information;
  2. (2) To fulfill a legal obligation that requires processing under the law of the Union or of the Member States to which the person responsible is subject, or to perform a task that is in the public interest

    lies or takes place in the exercise of official authority that has been transferred to the person responsible;

  3. (3) for reasons of public interest in the field of public health in accordance with Art. 9 para. 2 lit. h and i and Art. 9 para. 3 DSGVO;
  4. (4) for public archival purposes, scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes acc. Art. 89 para. 1 DSGVO, insofar as the law referred to in section a) is likely to render impossible or seriously prejudice the achievement of the objectives of this processing, or
  5. (5) to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.
  1. 5. Right to information

    If you have the right of rectification, erasure or restriction of processing to the controller, he / she is obliged to notify all recipients to whom your personal data have been disclosed of this correction or deletion of the data or restriction of processing, unless: this proves to be impossible or involves a disproportionate effort.

    You have a right to the person responsible to be informed about these recipients.

  2. 6. Right to data portability

You have the right to receive personally identifiable information you provide to the controller in a structured, common and machine-readable format. In addition, you have the right to transfer this data to another person without hindrance by the person responsible for providing the personal data, provided that

  1. (1) the processing on a consent acc. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a DSGVO or on a contract acc. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO is based and
  2. (2) processing is done using automated methods.

In exercising this right, you also have the right to obtain that your personal data relating to you are transmitted directly from one person to another, insofar as this is technically feasible. Freedoms and rights of other persons may not be affected.

The right to data portability does not apply to the processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a task in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority delegated to the controller.

  1. 7. Right of objection

    You have the right at any time, for reasons that arise from your particular situation, against the processing of your personal data, which pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e or f DSGVO takes an objection; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

    The controller will no longer process the personal data concerning you unless he can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing is intended to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

    If the personal data relating to you are processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for the purpose of such advertising; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is associated with such direct mail.

    If you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, your personal data will no longer be processed for these purposes.

    You have the option, in the context of the use of information society services - regardless of the 2002 / 58 / EC directive - of exercising your right of opposition through automated procedures using technical specifications.

  2. 8. Right to revoke the data protection consent declaration

    You have the right to revoke your data protection consent declaration at any time. The revocation of consent does not affect the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation.

  3. 9. Automated decision on an individual basis including profiling

You have the right not to be subjected to a decision based solely on automated processing - including profiling - that will have legal effect or similarly affect you in a similar manner. This does not apply if the decision

  1. (1) is required for the conclusion or performance of a contract between you and the controller,
  2. (2) is authorized by Union or Member State legislation to which the controller is subject and where such legislation contains reasonable safeguards to safeguard your rights and freedoms and your legitimate interests, or
  3. (3) with your express consent.

However, these decisions may not be based on special categories of personal data under Art. 9 para. 1 DSGVO, unless Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a or g DSGVO applies and reasonable measures have been taken to protect the rights and freedoms as well as your legitimate interests.

With respect to the cases referred to in (1) and (3), the controller shall take reasonable steps to uphold the rights and freedoms and your legitimate interests, including at least the right to obtain the intervention of a person by the controller, to express his / her own position and heard on challenge of the decision.

10. 10. Right to complain to a supervisory authority

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you shall have the right to complain to a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of its residence, place of work or place of alleged infringement, if you believe that the processing of the personal data concerning you is against the DSGVO violates.

The supervisory authority to which the complaint has been submitted shall inform the complainant of the status and results of the complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy under Article 78 DSGVO.

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