PRIVACY

Since May 25, 2018, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter: GDPR) is in effect throughout Europe. Hereinafter, we would like to inform you about the processing of personal data carried out by amynova polymers^® GmbH in accordance with this new regulation (compare Article 13 DSGVO).

Please read our data protection information carefully. If you have any questions or comments about this data protection information, you can address them at any time to the offices specified in Section 2. You can download the Data protection or Data protection declaration here:

Table of Contents

1. Overview

2. Name and contact details of the responsible officer for processing and the company data protection officer

3. Purposes of data processing, legal bases and legitimate interests pursued by amynova polymers® GmbH or a third party, as well as categories of recipients
3.1. Visiting our websites or applications
3.2. Conclusion, execution or termination of an order (contract)
3.3. Data processing for advertising purposes
3.4. Online presence and website optimization

4. Transfer to recipients outside the EU

5. Your Rights

6. Data Security Measures

7. Duration of storage

1. Overview

The following data protection information informs you about the type and scope of processing so-called personal data by amynova polymers^® GmbH. Personal data is information that is or can be directly or indirectly assigned to you personally.

Data processing by amynova polymers^® GmbH can essentially be divided into three categories:

For the purpose of contract processing, all data required for the execution of a contract with Amynova polymers^® GmbH will be processed. If external service providers are also involved in the processing of the contract, e.g. logistics companies or subcontractors, your data will be passed on to them to the extent required.

When you visit the respective website/application of amynova polymers^® GmbH, various information is exchanged between your end device and our server. This can also be personal data. The information collected in this way is used, among other things, to optimize our websites or to display advertising in the browser of your end device.

In addition to contract processing, we also use the data collected from you as part of contract processing for the purpose of informing you from time to time about new offers and promotions.

In accordance with the provisions of the GDPR, you have various rights that you can assert against us. This includes, among other things, the right to object to selected data processing, in particular data processing for advertising purposes.

2. Data Protection Officer of amynova polymers^® GmbH

If you have any questions about our data protection information, you are welcome to contact our company data protection officer at any time.

This data protection information applies to data processing by amynova polymers® GmbH, Seglerbogen 18, 04442 Zwenkau, telephone: +49 341 308 59 79-0, email: dsgvo@amynova.com (“responsible officer”). The operational data protection officer of amynova polymers® GmbH can be reached at the above address.

3. Purposes of data processing, legal basis and legitimate interests pursued by amynova polymers® GmbH or a third party, as well as categories of recipients

3.1 Visiting our websites/applications

When you access our websites/applications, the browser used on your end device automatically sends information to the server of our websites/applications and temporarily saves it in a so-called log file. We have no influence on this. The following information is also recorded without your intervention and stored until it is automatically deleted:

the IP address of the requesting internet-enabled device,
the date and time of access,
the name and URL of the retrieved file,
the website/application from which access was made (referrer URL),
the browser you are using and, if applicable, the operating system of your internet-enabled computer and the name of your access provider.

The legal basis for processing the IP address is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest follows from the data collection purposes listed below. We are not able to draw any direct conclusions about your identity from the data collected and we do not draw any such conclusions.

The IP address of your end device and the other data listed above are used by us for the following purposes:

Ensuring a smooth connection setup,
Ensuring comfortable use of our websites/applications,
Evaluation of system security and stability.

The data will be processed and stored in accordance with the data protection regulations, taking into account the corresponding warranty obligations, as well as the statutory record keeping periods and then deleted.

Furthermore, we use so-called cookies, tracking tools, targeting processes and social media plug-ins for our websites/applications. Exactly which procedures are involved and how your data is used for this is explained in more detail below under Section 3.4. ff.

If you have agreed to the so-called geolocation in your browser or in the operating system or other settings of your end device, we use this function in order to be able to offer you individual services related to your current location (e.g. the location of the nearest branch). We process your location data collected in this way exclusively for this function. Finish the

usage, the data will be deleted.

3.2. Completion, , execution or termination of a contract

3.2.1. Data processing upon completion of the contract

The purpose of amynova polymers^® GmbH is the sale of amynova products within the scope of the company’s statutory company objectives. In this context, we process the data required for the completion , implementation or termination of a contract with you. Which includes:

Company, first name, last name
billing and delivery address
if applicable, e-mail address
billing and payment data
if applicable date of birth
if necessary telephone number

The legal basis for this is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b) GDPR, i.e. you provide us with the data on the basis of the contractual relationship between you and us. Insofar as we do not use your contact data for advertising purposes (see section 3.3 below), we store the data collected for the execution of the contract until the statutory or potential contractual warranty and guarantee rights have expired.

After this period has expired, we will keep the contractual relationship information required under commercial and tax law for the legally specified periods in a locked form. The legal basis for this ongoing storage is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter c) GDPR. For this period (usually six or ten years after the end of the year in which the contract was concluded), the data will be processed again solely in the event of a review by the tax authorities.

The following data processing is also required to process the respective purchase contract:

We pass on information about your delivery address to a logistics company commissioned by us for the purpose of processing the purchase contract. If you agree, we will send your e-mail address and, if applicable, your telephone number to the logistics company we have commissioned to ensure that the goods are delivered in accordance with your wishes (needs would be a better word). You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. The data is transmitted solely for this purpose.

3.2.2. Identity, credit rating and transfer to credit agencies

If necessary, we check your identity using information from service providers. The legal basis for this is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b) and Letter f) GDPR. The authorization to do so results from the protection of your identity and to avoid fraud attempts at our expense. The conditions and the result of our request will be saved in your customer account for the duration of the contractual relationship.

In the event of a delay in payment, we will transmit the necessary data to a company commissioned with asserting the claim if all other legal requirements are met. The legal basis for this is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f) GDPR. The assertion of a contractual claim is to be regarded as a valid interest within the meaning of this provision. If the other legal requirements are met, we also transmit information about the delay in payment or potential failure to pay to credit agencies cooperating with us. The legal basis for this is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f) GDPR. The legitimate interest required here results from our interest and that of third parties in reducing contractual risks for future contracts.

3.3. Data processing for advertising purposes

Die nachfolgenden Ausführungen beziehen sich auf die Verarbeitung von personenbezogenen Daten zu Werbezwecken. Die DSGVO erklärt eine solche Datenverarbeitung auf Grundlage von Artikel 6 Absatz 1 Buchstabe f) als grundsätzlich denkbar und als ein berechtigtes The following statements refer to the processing of personal data for advertising purposes. The GDPR declares such data processing on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f) as fundamentally conceivable and as a legitimate interest. The duration of data storage for advertising purposes does not follow any rigid principles and is based on the question of whether storage is necessary for advertising purposes. Please refer to Section 3.3.3 for how your objection procedure will be handled.

3.3.1. Advertising purposes of amynova polymers® GmbH and third parties

If you have signed a contract with us and the declaration of consent submitted when concluding the contract, we will treat you as an existing customer.

3.3.2. Interest-based advertising

To ensure that you only receive advertising information that is potentially of interest to you, we categorize and add further information to your customer profile. Both statistical information and information about you (e.g. basic data of your customer profile) are used for this purpose. The aim is to send you advertising that is based solely on your actual or expected needs and not to bother you with useless advertising.

3.3.3. Right to object

You can object to data processing for the aforementioned purposes at any time free of charge, separately for the respective communication channel and with effect for the future. An e-mail or a postal letter to the contact details mentioned under point 2 is sufficient for this.

If you object, the affected contact address will be blocked for further advertising data processing. We would like to point out that in exceptional cases, advertising material may still be sent temporarily even after receipt of your objection. This is technically due to the necessary lead time for advertisements and does not mean that we will not implement your objection. Thank you for your understanding.

3.3.4. Newsletter delivery

Auf unseren Webseiten bieten wir Ihnen ab 2020 die Möglichkeit, sich für unseren Newsletter anzumelden. Um sicher gehen zu können, dass bei der Eingabe der E-Mail-Adresse keine Fehler unterlaufen sind, setzen wir das sog. Double-Opt-In-Verfahren ein: Nachdem Sie Ihre E-Starting in 2022 (?)From 2020, we offer the opportunity to register for our newsletter on our website. To ensure no errors were made when entering the e-mail address, we use the so-called double opt-in procedure: After you have entered your e-mail address in the registration field, we will send you a confirmation link. Only when you click on this confirmation link will your e-mail address be added to our mailing list.

At this point, your electronic contact data is processed solely on the basis of your consent (Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR). You can revoke the consent you have given in this way at any time with effect for the future. For this purpose, a short note by e-mail to the e-mail address given under 2. is sufficient.

3.4. Online presence and website optimization

3.4.1. Cookies – General information

We use so-called cookies on our websites. If these cookies are personal data, they are used on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR. Our interest in optimizing our websites is to be regarded as legitimate within the objectives of the aforementioned regulation. If you have any questions about this assessing of interests, please contact the data protection officer of our company (see section 2). Cookies are small files that your browser creates automatically and that are stored on your end device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our site. Cookies do not damage your end device, they do not contain viruses, Trojans or other malicious software. Information is stored in the cookie which appear in connection with the specific end device used. However, this does not mean that we immediately capture information on your identity. On the one hand, cookies serve to make our offer more pleasant for you. We use so-called session cookies to recognize that you have already visited individual pages on our website or that you have already logged into your customer account. These are automatically deleted after leaving the respective page. In addition, we also use temporary cookies which are stored on your end device for a specific period of time to improve the user experience , If you visit our site again to make use of our services, it will automatically be recognized that you have already been with us and the inputs and settings you have made so that you do not have to enter them again.

On the other hand, we use cookies to statistically record the usage of our websites and to evaluate them for the purpose of optimizing our offer and to display information specially tailored to you. These cookies enable us to automatically recognize when you visit our site again that you have already been on our website . These cookies are automatically deleted after a defined period of time. Most browsers accept cookies automatically. However, you can configure your browser in such a way that no cookies are stored on your computer or that a message always appears before a new cookie is created. However, the complete deactivation of cookies may mean that you cannot use all the functions of our website. The storage period of the cookies depends on their purpose and is not the same for all.

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4. Recipients outside the EU

With the exemption of the processing detailed in Section 3, we do not pass on your data to recipients based outside the European Union or the European Economic Area.

5. Your Rights

5.1 Overview

In addition to the right to revoke the consent you have given to us, you have the following additional rights if the relevant legal requirements are met:

The right to information about your personal data stored by us in accordance with Article 15 GDPR; In particular, you can obtain information about the purposes of processing, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the origin of your data if it was not collected directly from you,
The r ight to correct incorrect data or to complete correct data in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR,
The right to delete your data stored by us in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR insofar as there are no legal or contractual storage periods or other legal obligations or rights for further storage to be observed,
The right to restrict the processing of your data in accordance with Article 18 GDPR if you dispute the accuracy of the data, the processing is unlawful but you refuse the deletin of it; the responsible officer no longer needs the data, but you need them to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or you have objected to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR,
The right to data portability in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, i.e. the right to have selected data stored by us about you transmitted in a common, machine-readable format, or to request transmission to another responsible officer,
The right to file a complaint with a supervisory authority. As a rule, you can contact our company headquarters (in the latter case, the Hessian Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information in Wiesbaden).

5.2 Right to Object

Subject to the requirements of Art. 21 (1) GDPR, data processing can be objected to for reasons that can arise from a specific situation of the affected person.

The preceding general right to objectapplies to all processing purposes described in this data protection information, which are processed on the basis of Article 6 paragraph 1 letter f) DSGVO.

In contrast to the special right to object to data processing for advertising purposes, under the GDPR we are only obliged to implement such a general objection if you provide us with reasons of paramount importance (e.g. a potential danger to life or health), unless we can show compelling evidence of protection that outweigh your interests, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

6. Data Security

All of the data you personally transmit are transferred using generally accepted and secure standard SSL (Secure Socket Layer). SSL is a safe and proven standard that is also used in online banking, for example. You can recognize a secure SSL connection by the s appended to the http (i.e. https) in the address bar of your browser or by the lock symbol at the bottom of your browser.

We also use appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal data stored by us against manipulation, partial or complete loss and against unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

7. Duration of storage

We store your data as long as needed to fulfill the objectives mentioned under point 3. Subsequently, we will delete your personal data. Specific information on the applicable retention periods can be obtained from the contact details given in Section 2.