Note: The following privacy policy is a translation of our german privacy policy. In case of a legal disput, the german version is valid.

The protection of your personal data during the collection, processing and use during your visit to our homepage is very important to us. Your data is protected in accordance with the law. In the following privacy policy you will find information about which data is collected when you visit the homepage and how it is used:

I. Name and address of the responsible 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 are:

EWT Schifffahrtsgesellschaft mbH
Dammstr. 15-17
47119 Duisburg
Germany
Phone: (+49) (0) 203 80856-10
E-Mail: info@ewt-shipping.com
Website: www.ewt-shipping.com
Managing Director: Stephan Schmidt

II. Name and address of the data protection officer

The data protection officer of the responsible person is:

Herr Gilbert Staffler
Data Protection One GmbH
Uhlendahlweg 24
45279 Essen
Germany
Tel.: +49 201 530091
E-Mail: datenschutz@ewt-shipping.com

III. General information about data processing

1. Scope of processing of personal data

We only process personal data of our users to the extent that this is necessary to provide a functioning website and our content and services. The processing 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 is not possible for objective reasons and the processing of the data is permitted by law.

2. Legal basis for the processing of personal data

Insofar as we receive the consent of the data subject for the processing of personal data, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. an EU General Data Protection Regulation (DSGV) as the legal basis.

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

Insofar as the processing of personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation which is subject to our company, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR as legal basis.

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

If the processing is necessary to protect the legitimate interests of our company or a third party and if the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the person concerned do not prevail over the first interest, 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR as legal basis for processing.

3. Data deletion and storage duration

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

IV. Provision of the website and creation of logfiles

1. Description and scope of data processing

When you access our website, information of a general nature is automatically collected. This information (server log files) contains approximately

(1) the type of web browser used and the version used,

(2) the operating system used,

(3) the domain name of your Internet service provider

(4) and similar data.

This is only information that does not allow any conclusions about your person. This information is technically necessary to correctly convey the content of the web pages you request and is required when using the internet.

The data is also stored in the log files of our system. This does not affect the IP addresses of the user or other data that allows the data to be assigned to a user. A storage of this data together with other personal data of the user does not take place.

2. Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the temporary storage of data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

3. Relating topersonal data

Temporary storage of the IP address by the system is necessary to avoid interruption

4. Relating topersonal data

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.

5. Relating topersonal data

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.

V. Use of cookies

1. Description and scope of data processing

Like many other websites, we also use so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small text files that are transferred from a website server to your hard drive. 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.

1a. Used Cookies
Session cookie / session cookie (PHPSESSID)

1b. The following data is stored and transmitted in the cookies:

(1) IP address

(2) Used browser

(3) Website settings

(4) Your connection to the Internet

Cookies can not be used to launch programs or to transfer viruses to a computer. Based on the information contained in cookies, we can facilitate navigation and enable the correct display of our websites.

In no case the data collected will be passed by us on to third parties or a link with personal data will be established without your consent.

Of course, you can also view our website without cookies. Internet browsers are regularly set to accept cookies. You can deactivate the use of cookies at any time via the settings of your browser. Please use the help features of your internet browser to find out how to change these settings. Please note that some features of our website may not work if you have disabled the use of cookies.

2. Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies is Article 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.

3. Purpose of the data processing

The purpose of using technically necessary cookies is to facilitate the use of websites for users. Some features of our website can not be offered without the use of cookies. For these, it is necessary that the browser is recognized even after a page break. Preferred settings of the user are saved so that they can be made available immediately when the page is visited again.

The user data collected through technically necessary cookies will not be used to create user profiles.

For these purposes, our legitimate interest in the processing of personal data pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

4. Duration of storage, objection and disposal options

The session cookie loses its validity at the end of the browser session.

Cookies are stored on the computer of the user and transmitted by this to our site. Therefore, as a user, you have full control over the use of cookies. By changing the settings in your internet browser, you can disable or restrict the transmission of cookies. Already saved cookies can be deleted at any time. This can also be done automatically. If cookies are disabled for our website, it may not be possible to use all the functions of the website to the full.

Source: https://www.ratgeberrecht.eu/

VI. Contact form and e-mail contact

1. Description and scope of data processing

Our website provides a contact form, which can be used for electronic contact. If a user uses this option, the data entered in the input mask will be transmitted to us and saved. These data are:

(1) Name

(2) Telephone Number

(3) E-mail address

(4) Content of your inquiry

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

(1) Date and time of the request

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

Alternatively, contact via the provided e-mail addresses 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.

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 the processing of the data transmitted in the course of sending an e-mail is Article 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.

If the e-mail contact aims to conclude a contract, then additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

3. Purpose of the data processing

The processing of the personal data from the input mask serves us only to process the contact. In the case of contact via e-mail, this also includes the required legitimate interest in the processing of the data.

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.

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.

The revocation of consent and the objection of storage are possible by contacting our data protection officer by e-mail, letter or telephone.

Herr Gilbert Staffler
Data Protection One GmbH
Uhlendahlweg 24
45279 Essen
Germany
Tel.: +49 201 530091
E-Mail: datenschutz@ewt-shipping.com

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

VII. Integration of services or contents of third parties

It may happen that contents or services of third-party providers, such as city maps  from other websites are integrated within our website. The inclusion of content from third-party providers always requires that the third-party providers perceive the IP address of the users, since they could not send the content to the users’ browser without the IP address. The IP address is therefore required for the presentation of this content. Furthermore, providers of third-party content can set their own cookies and process users’ data for their own purposes. In the process, user profiles can be created from the processed data. We will use this content as much as possible in a data-saving and data-avoiding manner and will select reliable third-party providers with regard to data security. We strive to use only those content whose respective providers use the IP address only for the delivery of the content. However, we have no control over this if a third party provider uses the IP address, e.g. stores for statistical purposes or collects additional data of the user. As far as we know, we will inform users about it.

The following presentation provides an overview of third-party providers as well as their contents, as well as links to their privacy statements, which further notes on the processing of data and, currently. already mentioned here, contradictory possibilities (so-called opt-out) contain:

1. Google Maps

• This website uses maps from Google Inc.’s third-party Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA to visually display geographic information. When using Google Maps, Google also collects, processes and uses data about the use of map features by visitors. For more information about Google’s data processing, please refer to the Google Privacy Notice. There you can also change your personal privacy settings in the privacy center.

For detailed instructions on how to manage your own data related to Google products, click here.

Our cooperation with Google is based on a joint responsibility agreement in accordance with Article 26 of the GDPR, which can be found at https://privacy.google.com/busi-nesses/gdprcontrollerterms/. This guarantees that the data protection requirements of the EU are also complied with when processing data in the USA.

In order to make possible the representation of certain writings in our Internet appearance, with call of our Internet appearance a connection is established to the Google server in the USA. If you call the component Google Maps merged into our Internet appearance, Google stores a Cookie over your Internet Browser on your terminal device. Your user settings and data are processed in order to display our location and to create a route description.

We cannot rule out the possibility that Google may use servers in the USA.

The legal basis is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO. Our legitimate interest lies in the optimisation of the functionality of our Internet presence.

The connection to Google established in this way enables Google to determine which website has sent your enquiry and to which IP address the route description is to be sent.

Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

Opt-Out: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/

Source: https://www.ratgeberrecht.eu/

2. Google Fonts

• On our website we use Google Fonts to display external fonts. It is a service of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA.

Detailed instructions on how to manage your own data in connection with Google products can be found here.

Our cooperation with Google is based on a joint responsibility agreement in accordance with Article 26 of the GDPR, which can be found at https://privacy.google.com/busi-nesses/gdprcontrollerterms/. This guarantees that the data protection requirements of the EU are also complied with when processing data in the USA.

In order to make possible the representation of certain writings in our Internet appearance, with call of our Internet appearance a connection is established to the Google server in the USA. If you call the component Google Maps merged into our Internet appearance, Google stores a Cookie over your Internet Browser on your terminal device. Your user settings and data are processed in order to display our location and to create a route description.

We cannot rule out the possibility that Google may use servers in the USA.

The legal basis is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO. Our legitimate interest lies in the optimisation of the functionality of our Internet presence.

Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/,

Opt-Out: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/.

Source: https://www.ratgeberrecht.eu

3. Vimeo

• We embed Vimeo videos on some of our websites. Operator of the respective plugins is the Vimeo, LLC, 555 West 18th Street, NY, New York 10011, USA. When you visit a page with the Vimeo plug-in, it connects to Vimeo servers. It tells Vimeo which pages you visit. If you are logged in to your Vimeo account, Vimeo will be able to personalize your browsing behavior. This can be prevented by logging out of your Vimeo account beforehand.

If a Vimeo video is started, the provider uses cookies that collect information about user behavior.

Anyone who has disabled the storage of cookies for the Google Ad program will not have to expect such cookies when watching Vimeo videos. Vimeo also stores non-personal usage information in other cookies. If you want to prevent this, you must block the storage of cookies in the browser.

Further information on data protection at “Vimeo” can be found in the provider’s privacy policy at: https://vimeo.com/privacy

Source: https://www.ratgeberrecht.eu

4. Social Media-PlugIns

4a. LinkedIn

• We use components of the LinkedIn network on our site. LinkedIn is a service of LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Each time you visit our site that is equipped with such a component, that component will cause the browser you are using to download an appropriate representation of the LinkedIn component.

This process tells LinkedIn which specific page of our website is currently being visited. If you click on the LinkedIn “Recommend-Button” while logged into your LinkedIn account, you can link the contents of our pages to your LinkedIn profile. This enables LinkedIn to assign the visit to our pages to your LinkedIn user account.

We have no influence on the data that LinkedIn collects through this, nor on the extent of this data collected by LinkedIn. We also have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted to LinkedIn.

Details about data collection by LinkedIn as well as your rights and settings can be found in LinkedIn’s privacy policy.

You can find this information at http://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

Source: Anwaltskanzlei Weiß & Partner

4b. Xing

• We use components of the XING.com network on our site. These components are a service of XING AG, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany. Each time you visit our website that is equipped with such a component, the component causes the browser you are using to download a corresponding display of the component from XING.

To the best of our knowledge, XING does not store any personal data of the user when calling up our website. XING also does not store any IP addresses. In addition, there is no evaluation of the user’s usage behavior through the use of cookies in connection with the “XING Share Button”.

Further information can be found in the XING Share button privacy policy at: https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection

Source: https://www.ratgeberrecht.eu

VIII. Rights of the data subject

If you process personal data, you are i.S.d. GDPR and you have the following rights to the person responsible:

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) the purposes for which the personal data are processed;

(2) the categories of personal data being processed;

(3) the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data relating to you have been disclosed or are still being disclosed;

(4) the planned duration of the storage of your personal data or, if specific information is not available, criteria for determining the duration of storage;

(5) the existence of a right to rectification or erasure of personal data concerning you, a right to restriction of processing by the controller or a right to object to such processing;

(6) the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority;

(7) all available information on the source of the data if the personal data is not collected from the data subject;

(8) the existence of automated decision-making including profiling under Article 22 (1) and (4) GDPR and, at least in these cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, and the scope and intended impact 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 GDPR in connection with the transfer.

2. Right to rectification

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

3. Right to restriction of processing

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

(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) 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) the controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing, but you need it to assert, exercise or defend legal claims; or

(4) if you have objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR and it is not yet certain whether the legitimate reasons of the person responsible outweigh 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 limitation of the processing after the o.g. If conditions are restricted, you will be informed by the person in charge before the restriction is lifted.

4. Right to cancellation

a) deletion of duty

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) Personal data concerning you are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.

(2) You revoke your consent, to which the processing acc. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. GDPR and there is no other legal basis for processing.

(3) According to. Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR objection to the processing and there are no prior justifiable reasons for the processing, or you lay gem. Art. 21 para. 2 GDPR Opposition to processing.

(4) Your personal data have been processed unlawfully.

(5) The deletion of personal data concerning you shall be required to fulfill a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member States to which the controller is subject.

(6) The personal data concerning you were collected in relation to information society services offered pursuant to Art. 8 (1) GDPR.

b) information to third parties

If the person in charge has made the personal data concerning you public and is acc. Article 17 (1) of the GDPR obligated to delete the data, it shall take appropriate measures taking into account available technology and implementation costs, including technical means, to inform data controllers who process the personal data that you have been identified as being affected person requesting deletion of all links to such personal data or of copies or replications of such personal data.

c) Exceptions

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

(1) to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information;

(2) to fulfill a legal obligation that requires processing under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject or for the performance of a task of public interest or in the exercise of official authority conferring on the controller has been;

(3) for reasons of public interest in the field of public health pursuant to Art. 9 (2) lit. h and i and Art. 9 (3) GDPR;

(4) for archival purposes of public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes acc. Article 89 (1) GDPR, to the extent that the law referred to in subparagraph (a) is likely to render impossible or seriously affect the achievement of the objectives of that processing, or

(5) to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

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.

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. You also have the right to transfer this information to another person without hindrance by the controller to whom the personal data has been provided, provided that

(1) the processing on a consent acc. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR or on a contract acc. Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR is based and

(2) the processing is done by automated means.

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.

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 GDPR 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 for the purpose of enforcing, exercising or defending 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.

Regardless of Directive 2002/58 / EC, you have the option, in the context of the use of information society services, of exercising your right to object through automated procedures that use technical specifications.

8. Right to revoke the data protection consent declaration

You have the right to revoke your data protection 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.

9. Automated decision on a case-by-case 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) is required for the conclusion or performance of a contract between you and the controller,

(2) is permitted by Union or Member State legislation to which the controller is subject, and where such legislation contains appropriate measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, or

(3) with your express consent.

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

With regard to the cases referred to in (1) and (3), the person responsible shall take appropriate measures to uphold the rights and freedoms and their 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. 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 place of residence, employment or the place of the alleged infringement, if you believe that the processing of your personal data is contrary to GDPR 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 pursuant to Article 78 of the GDPR.

11. Contact and questions to the data protection officer

If you have questions or information about privacy, please write us an e-mail or contact our data protection officer directly:

Herr Gilbert Staffler
Data Protection One GmbH
Uhlendahlweg 24
45279 Essen
Germany
Tel.: +49 201 530091
E-Mail: datenschutz@ewt-shipping.com

IX. Change of our privacy policy

We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time to ensure that it complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the Privacy Policy, such as: For example, when introducing new services. Your new visit will be subject to the new privacy policy.