General information
The following information will provide you with an easy to navigate overview of what will happen with your personal data when you visit this website. The term „personal data“ comprises all data that can be used to personally identify you. For detailed information about the subject matter of data protection, please consultour Data Protection Declaration, which we have included beneath this copy.

Data recording on this website
Who is the responsible party for the recording of data on this website (i.e. the „controller“)?
The data on this website is processed by the operator of the website, whose contact information is available under section „Information Required by Law“ on this website.

How do we record your data?
We collect your data as a result of your sharing of your data with us. This may, for instance be information you enter into our contact form.

Our IT systems automatically record other data when you visit our website. This data comprises primarily technical information (e.g. web browser, operating system or time the site was accessed). This information is recorded automatically when you access this website.

What are the purposes we use your data for?
A portion of the information is generated to guarantee the error free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyse your user patterns.

What rights do you have as far as your information is concerned?
You have the right to receive information about the source, recipients and purposes of your archived personal data at any time without having to pay a fee for such disclosures. You also have the right to demand that your data are rectified or eradicated. Please do not hesitate to contact us at any time under the address disclosed in section „Information Required by Law“ on this website if you have questions about this or anyother data protection related issues. You also have the right to log a complaint with the competent supervising agency.

Moreover, under certain circumstances, you have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

Analysis tools and tools provided by third parties
There is a possibility that your browsing patterns will be statistically analysed when your visit this website. Such analyses are performed primarily with cookies and with what we refer to as analysis programmes. As a rule, the analyses of your browsing patterns are conducted anonymously; i.e. the browsing patterns cannot be traced back to you.

You have the option to object to such analyses or you can prevent their performance by not using certain tools.

You are neither legally nor contractually obligated to share your personal information. However, certain features of our websites may depend on the sharing or personal information. If you do not provide your personal information in such cases, you may not be able to use those features, or they may be available with limited functionality.

If you share additional information with us we will use that information for the designated purposes within the required scope in each instance. In addition, we use personal data to the extent that we are legally obliged to do so (e.g., storage for the fulfilment of commercial or tax-related retention obligations, release in accordance with official or judicial orders, e.g. to a law enforcement authority).

External Hosting
This website is hosted by an external service provider (host). Personal data collected on this website are stored on the servers of the host. These may include, but are not limited to, IP addresses, contact requests, metadata and communications, contract information, contact information, names, web page access, and other data generated through a web site.

Our host will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfil its performance obligations and to follow our instructions with respect to such data.

Execution of a contract data processing agreement
In order to guarantee processing in compliance with data protection regulations, we have concluded an order processing contract with our host.

Data protection
The operators of this website and its pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. Hence, we handle your personal data as confidential information and in compliance with the statutory data protection regulations and this Data Protection Declaration.

Whenever you use this website, a variety of personal information will be collected. Personal data comprises data that can be used to personally identify you. This Data Protection Declaration explains which data we collect as well as the purposes we use this data for. It also explains how, and for which purpose the information is collected.

We herewith advise you that the transmission of data via the Internet (i.e. through e-mail communications) may be prone to security gaps. It is not possible to completely protect data against third party access.

Information about the responsible party (referred to as the „controller“)
The data processing controller on this website is:

Collomix North America
P.O. Box 13007
Milwaukee, WI 53213
USA

Phone: 262-207-4241
E-Mail: office@collomix.com

The controller is the natural person or legal entity that single-handedly or jointly with others makes decisions as to the purposes of and resources for the processing of personal data (e.g. names, e-mailaddresses, etc.).

Revocation of your consent to the processing of data
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may revoke your consent at any time with future effect. An informal email making this request is sufficient. The data processed before we receive your request may still be legally processed.

Revocation of your consent to the processing of your data
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may revoke your consent at any time with future effect. An informal email making this request is sufficient. The data processed before we receive your request may still be legally processed. If  you  consent  to  processing,  this  is  voluntary,  unless  we  inform  you otherwise  in advance,  and  the  refusal  of  consent  will  not  be  sanctioned.  You  can withdraw  your  consent  at  any  time.  The  withdrawal  of  consent  shall  not  affect  the lawfulness  of  processing  based  on  consent  before  its  withdrawal.  Processing  on  a legal  basis  other  than  your  consent  will  also  be  unaffected  by  such  withdrawal.

SSL and/or TLS encryption
To protect your personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, use, or alteration and against unauthorized disclosure or access, we use adequate physical, technical and organizational security measures.

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and for the protection of the transmission of confidential content, such as the inquiries you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection in your browser’s address line when it changes from “http://” to “https://” and the lock icon is displayed in your browser’s address bar.

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

Information, blocking, deletion
As permitted by law, you have the right to be provided at any time with information free of charge about any of your personal data that is stored as well as its origin, the recipient and the purpose for which it has been processed. You also have the right to have this data corrected, blocked or deleted. You can contact us at any time using the address given in our legal notice if you have further questions on the topic of personal data.

Retention periods

Unless indicated otherwise at the time of the collection of your personal data, we erase your personal data if the retention of that personal data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed, or to comply with legal obligations

Cookies
In some instances, our website and its pages use so-called cookies. Cookies do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain viruses. The purpose of cookies is to make our website more user friendly, effective and more secure. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer and stored by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called „session cookies.“ They are automatically deleted after your leave our site. Other cookies will remain archived on your device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognise your browser the next time you visit our website.

The use of cookies also depends on the settings of the web browser you are using (e.g., Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox). Most web browsers are preset to automatically accept certain types of cookies; however, you can usually change this setting. You can delete stored cookies at any time.

You can adjust the settings of your browser to make sure that you are notified every time cookies are placed and to enable you to accept cookies only in specific cases or to exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific situations or in general and to activate the automatic deletion of cookies when you close your browser. If you decide against the use of cookies or delete them, you may not have access to all functions of our websites or individual functions may be limited.

If other cookies (e.g. cookies for the analysis of your browsing patterns) should be stored, they are addressed separately in this Data Protection Declaration

Server log files
The provider of this website and its pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser communicates to us automatically. The information comprises:

- The type and version of browser used
- The used operating system
- Referrer URL
- The hostname of the accessing computer
- The time of the server inquiry
- The IP address

The recording of these server log files is necessary for a technically error-free presentation and the optimization of our website. For reasons of technical safety, in particular to ward off attacks on our web server, we store this data for a short time. 

This data is not merged with other data sources. The operator of the website has a legitimate interest in the technically error free depiction and the optimization of the operator’s website. The collection of the 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.

Log files are deleted after 14 days. Most cookies expire and are deleted at the end of your browser session.

Request by e-mail, telephone or fax
If you contact us by e-mail, telephone or fax, your request, including all resulting personal data (name,request) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass these data on without your consent.

The data sent by you to us via contact requests remain with us until you request us to delete, revoke your consent to the storage or the purpose for the data storage lapses (e.g. after completion of your request). Mandatory statutory provisions - in particular statutory retention periods - remain unaffected.

Processing of data (customer and contract data)
We collect, process and use personal data only to the extent necessary for the establishment, content organization or change of the legal relationship (data inventory). We collect, process and use personal data concerning the use of this website (usage data) only to the extent that this is necessary to make it possible for users to utilize the services and to bill for them.

The collected customer data shall be eradicated upon completion of the order or the termination of the business relationship. This shall be without prejudice to any statutory retention mandates.

Google Analytics
This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider of this service is Google Ireland Limited („Google“), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Analytics uses so-called cookies. Cookies are text files, which are stored on your computer and that enable an analysis of the use of the website by users. Google will analyze your use of our Website on our behalf.

The  information  generated  by the  cookie  about  your  use of this website such as pages visited and

• browser type and version,  
• operating system of your computer,  
• referrer URL (i.e. the page last visited),  
• host name of accessing computer (IP address),  
• date and time of server request

will be transmitted to a server of Google in the US, where it will be stored and analyzed. The respective results will then be made available to us in anonymized form. Your usage data will not be connected to your full IP address during this process. 

IP anonymization
On this website, we have activated the IP anonymization function. As a result, your IP address will be abbreviated by Google within the member states of the European Union or in other states that have ratified the Convention on the European Economic Area prior to its transmission to the United States. The full IPaddress will be transmitted to one of Google’s servers in the United States and abbreviated there only inexceptional cases. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google shall use this information to analyse your use of this website to generate reports on website activities and to render other services to the operator of this website that are related to the use of the website and the Internet. The IP address transmitted in conjunction with Google Analytics from your browser shall not be merged with other data inGoogle’s possession.

Browser plug-in
You do have the option to prevent the archiving of cookies by making pertinent changes to the settings of your browser software. However, we have to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all of the functions of this website to their fullest extent. Moreover, you have the option prevent the recording of the data generated by the cookie and affiliated with your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-inavailable under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

Objection to the recording of data
You have the option to prevent the recording of your data by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link. This will result in the placement of an opt out cookie, which prevents the recording of your data duringfuture visits to this website: Google Analytics deactivation

For more information about the handling of user data by Google Analytics, please consult Google’s Data Privacy Declaration at: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.

Archiving period
Data on the user or incident level stored by Google linked to cookies, user IDs or advertising IDs (e.g. DoubleClick cookies, Android advertising ID) will be anonymized or deleted after 14 month. For details please click the following link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7667196?hl=en.

Third Party Icons Such as Facebook, Instagram and YouTube
Our website contains icons with the logos of certain social media platforms. The icons are  linked  to  a  URL  of  the  social  media  platform.  When  you  click  on  the  icon,  the respective function of the social media platform is activated (like, share, connect etc.). Until then no data is transmitted to the social media platform. When you click on the icon, you will leave our website. If you have a user account on the network and are logged in when you activate the social plug-in, the network can associate your visit to our websites with your user account. If you want to avoid this, please log out of the network before activating the social plug-in.

Facebook Pixel
To measure conversion rates, this website uses the visitor activity pixel of Facebook, Facebook Inc., 1601 S.California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA („Facebook“).

This tool allows the tracking of page visitors after they have been linked to the website of the provider after clicking on a Facebook ad. This makes it possible to analyse the effectiveness of Facebook ads for statistical and market research purposes and to optimize future advertising campaigns.

For us as the operators of this website, the collected data is anonymous. We are not in a position to arrive at any conclusions as to the identity of users. However, Facebook archives the information and processes it, so that it is possible to make a connection to the respective user profile and Facebook is in a position to use the data for its own promotional purposes in compliance with the Facebook Data Usage Policy. This enables Facebook to display ads on Facebook pages as well as in locations outside of Facebook. We as the operator of this website have no control over the use of such data.

In Facebook’s Data Privacy Policies, you will find additional information about the protection of your privacy at: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

You also have the option to deactivate the remarketing function „Custom Audiences“ in the ad settings section under https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen. To do this, you first have to log into Facebook.

If you do not have a Facebook account, you can deactivate any user based advertising by Facebook on the website of the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/.

We use reCHAPTA on our websites to prevent various types of data processing abuse attempts (e.g. phishing). reCHAPTA analyzes various information of the respective visitor (e.g. IP address, mouse movements of the user, length of stay on the website). By using reCAPTCHA, data is transferred to Google, which is used to determine whether the visitor is a human being or a (spam) bot. 

The data processing is necessary  for  the  purposes  of  our  legitimate  interests. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offers against abusive automated spying, against spam as well as protecting third parties against such attacks. 

You can read which data is collected by Google and what this data is used for at https://policies.google.com/privacy.  

You can read the terms of use for Google services and products at https://policies.google.com/terms. 

The specific company identified on this page as being the operator of this website is the data controller in the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation for the processing activities described in this Privacy Notice. If you are in the European Economic Area when visiting this website, your personal data will be subject to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation, “GDPR”).

Please note that this section applies only to personal data collected in connection with this website which is subject to the GDPR and therefore expressly does not apply to personal data of website visitors who are not in the European Economic Area.

If  you  have  any  questions,  comments  or  suggestions  about  this  Privacy Notice, please contact us at:

Collomix North America 
P.O. Box 13007 
Milwaukee, WI 53213 
USA

Phone: 262-207-4241
E-Mail: office@collomix.com

You  can  contact  our  data  protection  officer at any time with any questions about data  protection. Our data protection officer’s name and contact details are as follows:
E-Mail: office@collomix.com

Legal basis of the processing
The General Data Protection Regulation requires us to provide you with information on the legal basis of the processing of your personal data. 

-If you have given us your consent to process your personal information, then that is the legal foundation for processing it (Art. 6, para. 1, letter a GDPR).
-Art. 6, para. 1, letter b, of the GDPR is the legal basis for processing personal information for the purpose of entering into a contact or performing a contract with you. 
-If processing your personal information is required to fulfill our legal obligations (e.g. data retention), we are authorized to do so by Art. 6, para. 1, letter c, of the GDPR.

When you visit our website, our web server will temporarily record the domain name  or  IP  address  of  the  requesting  computer,  the access  date,  the  file request of the client (file name and URL), the HTTP response code and the website  from  which  you  are  visiting  us, the  number  of  bytes  transferred during the connection and, if applicable, other technical information that we use and statistically evaluate for the technical implementation of the website’s  use. This  processing  will  take  place  for  the  fulfilment  of  the  existing  contract  of use with you, as far as it serves the purpose of the technical implementation of the website’s use (legal basis for processing: Art. 6 no. 1 lit. b) of the GDPR) and to otherwise protect our legitimate interest in making our website as user-friendly, safe and attractive as possible and in promoting the sale of our products and services (legal basis for processing: Art. 6 no. 1 lit. f) of the GDPR).

Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process or to provide certain functions that you wish to use (eg shopping cart function) are processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR saved. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. Insofar as other cookies (such as cookies for analyzing your surfing behavior) are stored, they will be treated separately in this privacy policy. We only use optional cookies if we have obtained your prior consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). Upon your first access to our Website, a banner will appear, asking you to give us your consent to the setting of optional cookies. If your consent is given, we will place a cookie on your computer and the banner will not appear again as long as the cookie is active. After expiration of the cookie’s lifespan, or if you actively delete the cookie, the banner will reappear upon your next visit to our Website and again ask for your consent.

Google Analytics cookies are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both our web site and our advertising.

If you click on the link to an offer or activate a social plug-in, personal data may reach providers in countries outside the European Economic Area that, from the point of view of the European Union ("EU"), may not guarantee an "adequate level of protection" for the processing of personal data in accordance with EU standards. Please remember this fact before clicking on a link or activating a social plug-in and thereby triggering a transfer of your data.  

A transmission of your personal data to third parties for purposes other than those listed herein does not take place. We only share your personal information with third parties if: 

- You have given your express consent to this in accordance with Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 (a) GDPR,
- disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 (f) GDPR is required to assert, exercise or defend legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have a predominantly legitimate interest in not disclosing your data,
- in the event that there is a statutory obligation for the transfer pursuant to Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 (c) GDPR, as well as
- this is legally permissible and, according to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR, is required for the settlement of contractual relationships with you.

Right Of Access, Rectification And Erasure
You have the right to contact us at any time to obtain free information about your personal data stored with us and a copy of this information, including the origin, recipients and purposes of the processing. You furthermore have the right to have inaccurate or incomplete personal data rectified or completed, and to request the erasure or restriction of processing of your personal data, as long as the processing and storage are not legally required. For this purpose and for further enquiries regarding personal data, please contact our data protection focal point at info@equal-rights.org.

As a user of our Internet site, you have various rights according to the GDPR which arise in particular from Articles 15 to 18, 21 GDPR: 

Right To Information
You can get information according to. Art. 15 GDPR about your personal data processed by us. In your request for information, you should precise your concerns in order to facilitate the compilation of the required data. Please note that under certain circumstances your right to information may be restricted in accordance with the statutory provisions. 

Right To Rectification
If the information concerning you (in case you have given any) is not (anymore) correct, you can request a correction according to Art. 16 GDPR. If your data is incomplete, you can ask for a completion.

Right To Cancellation
Under the conditions of Art. 17 GDPR you can demand the deletion of your personal data. Your claim for cancellation depends u. a. depending on whether the data concerning you is still needed by us to fulfill our statutory duties.

Right To Restriction Of Processing
You have the right within the framework of the provisions of Art. 18 GDPR to demand a restriction of the processing of the data concerning you.

Right To Object 
According to Art. 21 GDPR, you have the right, at any time, to refuse to process the data concerning you, for reasons that arise from your particular situation. However, we cannot always follow this, z. For example, if we are bound by legislation for processing. 

Right To Data Portability
You have the right to have data, which we process on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract, delivered to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you require the direct transfer of data to another person in charge, this will only be done if it is technically feasible.

Right To Complain
If you believe that we have not complied with data protection regulations when processing your data, you may submit a complaint to the relevant regulatory authority.

Automated  Decisions  (Art.  22  of  the  GDPR)
We  will  not  make  any  decisions without your consent which produce legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly  affect  you  and that  are  based  exclusively  on  automated  processing (including profiling).

International data transfers
In the event that we transfer your personal data outside the European Economic Area, we ensure that your data is protected in a manner which is consistent with the General Data Protection Regulation.  Therefore, and if required by applicable law, we take the following measures: 

-We share your personal data with companies outside the European Economic Area only if they have implemented Binding Corporate Rules  for the protection of personal data. 
-We transfer personal data to external recipients outside the European Economic Area only if the recipient has (i) entered into EU Standard Contractual Clauses with us or (ii) implemented Binding Corporate Rules in its organization.

Google Web Fonts
For uniform representation of fonts, this page uses web fonts provided by Google. When you open a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly.
For this purpose your browser has to establish a direct connection to Google servers. Google thus becomes aware that our web page was accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Web fonts is done in the interest of a uniform and attractive presentation of our website.
If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font is used by your computer.
Further information about handling user data, can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy at https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, Opt-Out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated 

Google Maps
This site uses the Google Maps map service via an API. It is operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
To use Google Maps, it is necessary to save your IP address. This information is generally 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 is in the interest of making our website appealing and to facilitate the location of places specified by us on the website.
Further information about handling user data, can be found in the data protection declaration of Google at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/, Opt-Out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy for the future, whether to adapt to new technological or legal developments. Therefore, we recommend that you read the privacy policy again at regular intervals.