Legal notice / Privacy policy

Legal Notice

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Operator information

 

This website is operated by a private individual resident in Poland and is aimed at an international German-, English- and Polish-speaking professional audience within the European Union.

 

Responsible for the content:

 

Markus Sommer
Robotnicza 59-61
55-095 Długołęka
Poland

 

E-mail: markus.sommer@chromatexperten.de

 

Responsibility for content

 

The content of this website serves exclusively as general technical information on topics such as chromium(VI), REACH, hazardous substances, occupational safety and environmental protection, as well as related technical and regulatory issues.

Despite careful preparation, no guarantee is given for the completeness, timeliness or accuracy of the information provided.

 

Network notice

 

“The Chromate Experts” is not an independent company, not an association and not a legal entity.

 

The website serves exclusively as an information and networking platform.
 

Companies, institutions or specialist partners named on this website each act independently and on their own responsibility.

 

The naming of or linking to individual companies does not create any corporate-law connections, agency relationships or joint liabilities.

 

Liability for external links

 

This website contains links to external third-party websites. There is no influence over their content. The respective operator is solely responsible for the content of the linked pages.

At the time of linking, no illegal content was apparent. Permanent monitoring of the content of external pages cannot reasonably be expected without concrete indications of legal violations.

 

Copyright

 

The content, texts, images and documents published on this website are subject to the applicable copyright law and may not be reproduced, edited or distributed without the prior consent of the respective rights holder.

 

Applicable law

 

To the extent permitted by law, the use of this website is governed by the law of the Republic of Poland, taking into account directly applicable provisions of European Union law.

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Privacy Policy

 

1. General information

 

The protection of personal data is an important concern for the operator of this website. Personal data is processed confidentially and in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the applicable data protection provisions of the European Union.

The use of this website is generally possible without providing personal data. Insofar as personal data is collected, this is always done - as far as possible - on a voluntary basis.

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2. Controller

 

Responsible for data processing on this website:

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Markus Sommer
Robotnicza 59-61
55-095 Długołęka
Poland

E-mail: markus.sommer@chromatexperten.de

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3. Hosting and server log files

 

When this website is visited, the hosting provider automatically collects technical information and stores it in so-called server log files. This may include in particular:

• IP address

• Date and time of access

• Browser type and browser version

• Operating system used

• Referrer URL

• Host name of the accessing device

• Pages accessed

This data serves exclusively for the technical provision, stability and security of the website.

The processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

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4. Contact

When contact is made by e-mail, the personal data transmitted is stored and processed exclusively for the purpose of handling the inquiry.
 

The processing is based on:

• Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR for contract-related inquiries

• Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR for general inquiries

The data is not passed on to third parties without explicit consent, unless there is a legal obligation to do so.

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5. Cookies

 

This website may use technically necessary cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored on the end device and enable certain functions of the website.

Where cookies that are not technically necessary are used, this is done exclusively on the basis of consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

Browsers can be set to give notice when cookies are set or to block cookies altogether.

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6. External content and third-party providers

 

Content or services from external providers may be embedded on this website, for example:

• Videos

• Maps

• Fonts

• Social media content

• Technical libraries

When such content is accessed, a connection to servers of external providers may be established. In particular, IP addresses and technical usage data may be processed in the process.

Such services are used exclusively within the framework of the applicable statutory provisions.

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7. External links

 

This website contains links to external third-party websites. No responsibility is assumed for the content, data protection measures or availability of external sites.

The respective operator is solely responsible for the content of the linked pages.

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8. Legal bases for processing

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Personal data is processed in particular on the basis of:

• Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR - consent

• Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR - performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures

• Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR - legal obligations

• Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR - legitimate interest

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9. Rights of data subjects

 

Under the GDPR, data subjects have in particular the following rights:

• Right of access

• Right to rectification

• Right to erasure

• Right to restriction of processing

• Right to data portability

• Right to object to processing

• Right to withdraw consent given

 

In addition, there is the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority within the European Union.

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10. Data security

 

For security reasons, this website uses SSL or TLS encryption. This allows transmitted data to be transferred in protected form.

An encrypted connection can be recognized by the “https://” prefix in the browser address bar.

11. Changes to this privacy policy

The operator reserves the right to amend this privacy policy in order to adapt it to changed legal requirements or technical changes to the website.