Privacy Policy

We greatly appreciate your interest in our company. The protection of personal data is of particular importance to the management of quarzwerk 01 GmbH. In principle, it is possible to use the websites of quarzwerk 01 GmbH without providing any personal data. However, if a data subject wishes to make use of special services of our company via our website, it may become necessary to process personal data. If the processing of personal data is required and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the data subject.

The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, email address or telephone number of a data subject, is always carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and in compliance with the country‑specific data protection provisions applicable to quarzwerk 01 GmbH. By means of this Privacy Policy, our company aims to inform the public about the type, scope and purpose of the personal data we collect, use and process. Furthermore, this Privacy Policy explains to data subjects the rights to which they are entitled.

Quarzwerk 01 GmbH, as the controller responsible for processing, has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection possible of the personal data processed via this website. Nevertheless, internet‑based data transmissions can in principle have security gaps, so that absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transmit personal data to us by alternative means, for example by telephone.

1. Definitions

The terms used in this Privacy Policy of quarzwerk 01 GmbH correspond to the terminology of the European legislator in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We seek to ensure that this Privacy Policy is easy to read and understand for the general public, our customers and our business partners. To that end, we begin by explaining the terminology applied.

In this Privacy Policy, we use, among others, the following terms:

a) Personal Data

Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter "data subject"). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

b) Data Subject

A data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller.

c) Processing

Processing is any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

d) Restriction of Processing

Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their future processing.

e) Profiling

Profiling is any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person's performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements.

f) Pseudonymisation

Pseudonymisation is the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

g) Controller or Controller Responsible for Processing

Controller or controller responsible for the processing is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. Where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State law.

h) Processor

A processor is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

i) Recipient

A recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or another body, to which the personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities which may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law shall not be regarded as recipients.

j) Third Party

A third party is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or body other than the data subject, controller, processor and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorised to process personal data.

k) Consent

Consent of the data subject is any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.

2. Name and Address of the Controller

The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation, other applicable data protection laws in the Member States of the European Union and other provisions of a data protection nature is:

3. Collection of General Data and Information

The website of quarzwerk 01 GmbH collects a series of general data and information each time the website is accessed by a data subject or an automated system. This general data and information is stored in the server log files. The following may be collected:

• (1) browser types and versions used,
• (2) the operating system used by the accessing system,
• (3) the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (so-called referrer),
• (4) the sub-pages which are accessed via an accessing system on our website,
• (5) the date and time of access to the website,
• (6) an Internet Protocol address (IP address),
• (7) the Internet service provider of the accessing system, and
• (8) other similar data and information that serves to avert danger in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

When using this general data and information, quarzwerk 01 GmbH does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is needed to (1) deliver the content of our website correctly, (2) optimize the content of our website and the advertising for it, (3) ensure the long-term functionality of our information technology systems and the technology of our website, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for law enforcement in the event of a cyber-attack. This anonymously collected data and information is therefore statistically evaluated by quarzwerk 01 GmbH and further analyzed with the aim of increasing data protection and data security in our company in order to ultimately ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data in the server log files is stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.

4. Subscription to our Newsletter

On the website of quarzwerk 01 GmbH, users are given the opportunity to subscribe to our company's newsletter. The personal data transmitted to the controller when subscribing to the newsletter can be seen from the input mask used for this purpose.

quarzwerk 01 GmbH informs its customers and business partners at regular intervals by means of a newsletter about company offers. Our company's newsletter can generally only be received by the data subject if (1) the data subject has a valid email address and (2) the data subject registers for the newsletter. For legal reasons, a confirmation email will be sent using the double opt-in procedure to the email address entered by a data subject for the first time for newsletter distribution. This confirmation email is used to verify whether the owner of the email address as the data subject has authorized the receipt of the newsletter.

When registering for the newsletter, we also store the IP address assigned by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) of the computer system used by the data subject at the time of registration, as well as the date and time of registration. The collection of this data is necessary in order to be able to trace the (possible) misuse of the email address of a data subject at a later date and therefore serves the legal protection of the controller.

The personal data collected as part of registration for the newsletter will be used exclusively for sending our newsletter. Furthermore, newsletter subscribers could be informed by email if this is necessary for the operation of the newsletter service or related registration, as might be the case in the event of changes to the newsletter offer or changes to the technical circumstances. There is no transfer of personal data collected as part of the newsletter service to third parties. The subscription to our newsletter can be terminated by the data subject at any time. The consent to the storage of personal data that the data subject has given us for the newsletter dispatch can be revoked at any time. For the purpose of revocation of consent, a corresponding link is provided in each newsletter. It is also possible to unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time directly on the website of the controller or to inform the controller of this in a different way.

5. Newsletter Tracking

The newsletters of quarzwerk 01 GmbH contain so-called tracking pixels. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic embedded in such emails sent in HTML format to enable log file recording and analysis. This allows statistical evaluation of the success or failure of online marketing campaigns. Based on the embedded tracking pixel, quarzwerk 01 GmbH can see whether and when an email was opened by a data subject and which links in the email were accessed by the data subject.

Such personal data collected via the tracking pixels contained in the newsletters are stored and evaluated by the controller responsible for processing in order to optimize the newsletter dispatch and to better adapt the content of future newsletters to the interests of the data subject. This personal data will not be passed on to third parties. Data subjects are entitled at any time to revoke the respective separate declaration of consent given via the double opt-in procedure. After revocation, this personal data will be deleted by the controller. quarzwerk 01 GmbH automatically regards a withdrawal from receipt of the newsletter as a revocation.

6. Contact Options via the Website

The website of quarzwerk 01 GmbH contains information that enables quick electronic contact with our company, as well as direct communication with us, which also includes a general address for so-called electronic mail (email address). If a data subject contacts the controller by email or via a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the data subject will be automatically stored. Such personal data transmitted on a voluntary basis by a data subject to the controller will be stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the data subject. There is no transfer of this personal data to third parties.

7. Routine Deletion and Blocking of Personal Data

The controller processes and stores personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage or as provided for by the European legislator or other legislators in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject. If the storage purpose no longer applies or if a storage period prescribed by the European legislator or another competent legislator expires, the personal data will be routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with the statutory provisions.

If the storage purpose no longer applies or if a storage period prescribed by the European legislator or another competent legislator expires, the personal data will be routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with the statutory provisions.

8. Rights of the Data Subject

a) Right to Confirmation

Every data subject has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain confirmation from the controller as to whether personal data concerning him or her are being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of confirmation, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller.

b) Right of Access

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller free information about the personal data stored concerning him or her and a copy of this information at any time. Furthermore, the European legislator has granted the data subject information about the following:

• the purposes of processing
• the categories of personal data that are being processed
• the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organisations
• if possible, the planned duration for which the personal data will be stored or, if this is not possible, the criteria for determining this duration
• the existence of the right to request from the controller rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing of personal data concerning the data subject or to object to such processing
• the existence of the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
• if the personal data were not collected from the data subject: all available information about the source of the data
• the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject

Furthermore, the data subject has the right to information as to whether personal data have been transferred to a third country or to an international organisation. If this is the case, the data subject also has the right to obtain information about the appropriate safeguards in connection with the transfer.

If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of access, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller.

c) Right to Rectification

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to request the immediate rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning him or her. Furthermore, the data subject has the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data, including by means of a supplementary statement, taking into account the purposes of the processing.

If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to rectification, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller.

d) Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten)

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to request the controller to erase personal data concerning him or her without undue delay, provided that one of the following grounds applies and insofar as the processing is not necessary:

• The personal data were collected for such purposes or otherwise processed for which they are no longer necessary.
• The data subject revokes his or her consent on which the processing is based pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) of the GDPR, and there is no other legal ground for the processing.
• The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2) of the GDPR.
• The personal data have been unlawfully processed.
• The erasure of the personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation under Union law or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
• The personal data were collected in relation to the offer of information society services pursuant to Article 8(1) of the GDPR.

If one of the aforementioned grounds applies and a data subject wishes to request the erasure of personal data stored by quarzwerk 01 GmbH, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller. The employee of quarzwerk 01 GmbH shall promptly ensure that the erasure request is complied with immediately.

Where the personal data have been made public by quarzwerk 01 GmbH and our company is obliged pursuant to Article 17(1) of the GDPR to erase the personal data, quarzwerk 01 GmbH, taking account of available technology and the cost of implementation, shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform other controllers processing the personal data that the data subject has requested the erasure by such controllers of any links to, or copy or replication of, those personal data, insofar as processing is not required. The employee of quarzwerk 01 GmbH will arrange the necessary measures in individual cases.

e) Recht auf Einschränkung der Verarbeitung

Jede von der Verarbeitung personenbezogener Daten betroffene Person hat das vom Europäischen Richtlinien- und Verordnungsgeber gewährte Recht, von dem Verantwortlichen die Einschränkung der Verarbeitung zu verlangen, wenn eine der folgenden Voraussetzungen gegeben ist:

• Die Richtigkeit der personenbezogenen Daten wird von der betroffenen Person bestritten, und zwar für eine Dauer, die es dem Verantwortlichen ermöglicht, die Richtigkeit der personenbezogenen Daten zu überprüfen.
• The processing is unlawful and the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests the restriction of their use instead.
• The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but they are required by the data subject for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
• The data subject has objected to processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR pending the verification whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.

If one of the aforementioned conditions is met and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of the processing of personal data stored by quarzwerk 01 GmbH, he or she may at any time contact any employee of the controller. The employee of quarzwerk 01 GmbH will arrange the restriction of the processing.

f) Right to Data Portability

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator to receive the personal data concerning him or her, which was provided by the data subject to a controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. He or she also has the right to have those data transmitted to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data have been provided, as long as the processing is based on consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) of the GDPR, or on a contract pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, and the processing is carried out by automated means, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

Furthermore, in exercising his or her right to data portability pursuant to Article 20(1) of the GDPR, the data subject has the right to have personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and when doing so does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.

In order to assert the right to data portability, the data subject may at any time contact any employee of quarzwerk 01 GmbH.

g) Right to Object

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European Legislator and Regulatory Authority to object, on grounds arising from his or her particular situation, at any time to the processing of personal data concerning him or her which is based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) of the GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

quarzwerk 01 GmbH will no longer process the personal data in the event of an objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims.

If quarzwerk 01 GmbH processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject has the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data for the purpose of such marketing. This also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing.

Furthermore, the data subject has the right, on grounds arising from his or her particular situation, to object to the processing of personal data concerning him or her which is carried out by quarzwerk 01 GmbH for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) of the GDPR, unless such processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest.

In order to exercise the right to object, the data subject may contact any employee of quarzwerk 01 GmbH or another employee directly. Furthermore, in the context of the use of information society services, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, the data subject is free to exercise his or her right to object by automated means using technical specifications.

h) Automated Individual Decision-Making Including Profiling

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European Legislator and Regulatory Authority not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing — including profiling — which produces legal effects concerning him or her or similarly significantly affects him or her, provided that the decision (1) is not necessary for entering into, or performance of, a contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) is not authorized by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the data subject's rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, or (3) is not based on the data subject's explicit consent.

If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) it is made with the express consent of the data subject, quarzwerk 01 GmbH shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the data subject's rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express his or her point of view and to contest the decision.

If the data subject wishes to exercise rights concerning automated decision-making, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller.

i) Right to Withdraw Data Protection Consent

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European Legislator and Regulatory Authority to withdraw consent to the processing of personal data at any time.

If the data subject wishes to exercise the right to withdraw consent, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller.

9. Data Protection Provisions about the Application and Use of Google Analytics (with Anonymization Function)

The controller has integrated the Google Analytics component (with anonymization function) on this website. Google Analytics is a web analytics service. Web analytics is the collection, gathering and analysis of data about the behavior of visitors to websites. A web analytics service captures, among other things, data about the website from which a person has come (the so-called referrer), which sub-pages were accessed, or how often and for what duration a sub-page was viewed. Web analytics are predominantly used for the optimization of a website and in order to carry out a cost-benefit analysis of Internet advertising.

The operating company of the Google Analytics component is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

For web analysis via Google Analytics, the controller uses the application "_gat._anonymizeIp". By means of this application, the IP address of the Internet connection of the data subject is abridged by Google and anonymized when accessing our websites from a Member State of the European Union or another Contracting State to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyze visitor traffic on our website. Google uses the collected data and information, among other things, to evaluate the use of our website, to compile online reports showing the activities on our websites, and to provide other services related to the use of our website.

Google Analytics sets a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. What cookies are has already been explained above. By setting the cookie, Google is enabled to analyze the use of our website. Through each call to one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the data controller and on which a Google Analytics component has been integrated, the internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Google Analytics component to transmit data to Google for the purpose of online analysis. Within the framework of this technical procedure, Google obtains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address of the data subject, which serves Google, among other things, to trace the origin of visitors and clicks and subsequently to enable commission settlements.

By means of the cookie, personal information, such as the access time, the location from which an access originated, and the frequency of visits to our website by the data subject, is stored. With each visit to our website, this personal data, including the IP address of the internet connection used by the data subject, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass on this personal data collected through the technical procedure to third parties under certain circumstances.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as already described above, at any time by means of a corresponding

Furthermore, the data subject has the possibility to object to the collection of data generated by Google https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout This browser add-on informs Google Analytics via JavaScript that no data and information about visits to websites may be transmitted to Google Analytics. The installation of the browser add-on is considered by Google as an objection. If the information technology system of the data subject is deleted, formatted or reinstalled at a later time, the data subject must reinstall the browser add-on in order to deactivate Google Analytics. If the browser add-on is uninstalled or deactivated by the data subject or by another person attributable to their sphere of authority, there is the possibility of reinstalling or reactivating the browser add-on.

Further information and Google's applicable privacy policy can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html be accessed. Google Analytics is explained in more detail under this link https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/analytics/ explained in more detail.

10. Legal basis for processing

Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR serves as the legal basis for our company for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party, as is the case, for example, with processing operations that are necessary for the delivery of goods or the provision of any other service or consideration, the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. The same applies to such processing operations that are necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures, for example in cases of inquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation that requires the processing of personal data, such as for the fulfillment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. c GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may be necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured at our premises and their name, age, health insurance data or other vital information had to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or other third parties. The processing would then be based on Art. 6 (1) lit. d GDPR. Finally, processing operations could be based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. Processing operations that are not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases are based on this legal basis if the processing is necessary to protect a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not override. Such processing operations are permitted to us in particular because they were specifically mentioned by the European legislator. In this respect, he took the view that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a customer of the controller (Recital 47 sentence 2 GDPR).

If the processing of personal data is based on Article 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, our legitimate interest is the conduct of our business activities for the benefit of all our employees and our shareholders.

If the processing of personal data is based on Article 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, our legitimate interest is the conduct of our business activities for the benefit of all our employees and our shareholders.

12. Duration for Which the Personal Data Are Stored

The criterion for the duration of storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After expiration of the period, the corresponding data are routinely deleted, provided they are no longer required for the fulfillment or initiation of the contract.

13. Legal or Contractual Provisions for the Provision of Personal Data; Necessity for Conclusion of Contract; Obligation of the Data Subject to Provide the Personal Data; Possible Consequences of Non-Provision

We inform you that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g., tax regulations) or may also result from contractual provisions (e.g., information on the contractual partner). Sometimes it may be necessary to conclude a contract that the data subject provides us with personal data, which must subsequently be processed by us. For example, the data subject is obliged to provide us with personal data when our company concludes a contract with him or her. The non-provision of the personal data would have the consequence that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded. Before the data subject provides personal data, the data subject must contact one of our employees. Our employee clarifies to the data subject on a case-by-case basis whether the provision of the personal data is required by law or contract or is necessary for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data and the consequences of non-provision of the personal data.

14. Existence of Automated Decision-Making

As a responsible company, we do not use automated decision-making or profiling.

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This privacy policy was created by the BDSG and GDPR Privacy Policy Generator of the German Association for Data Protection, in cooperation with the law firm for media law WILDE BEUGER SOLMECKE | Rechtsanwälte.