DATA PRIVACY STATEMENT

Data privacy
The operators of these sites are serious about protecting your personal data. We treat your personal data confidentially, according to statutory data protection provisions and this data privacy statement.
As a rule, you can use our website without providing personal data. Any personal data collected on our sites (such as your name, address or email addresses) is provided voluntarily as much as possible. These personal data will not be forwarded to third parties without your expressed consent.
Please note that data transmission in the internet (such as during communication by email) can contain security flaws. Data cannot be completely protected from third-party access.

Data privacy controller/processor
Stefanie Merkamp (stefanie.merkamp@albatross-tanks.com)
Address: Schmelzerstraße 25, 47877 Willich, Germany
We will be glad to help with any questions you might have.

Access data
The website operator or site provider collects data about the accesses of the site and stores these as “server log files”. The following data will be logged in this way:

Visited website

Time of access

Quantity of data sent, in bytes

Name and URL of the accessed file

Source or referral from which you arrived at the site (referrer URL)

Browser used

Operating system used

IP address used

The data collected merely helps to statistically evaluate and improve the website. Furthermore, they will be stored separately from all personal information.
However, the website operator reserves the right to check the server log file subsequently if this is necessary for further administrative purposes or if there are specific indications of illegal use.

Objection to ad emails
We hereby object to any use of the contact data published as part of the Impressum obligation (legal notice required by German law) to send unsolicited advertisements and informational materials. The operators of the sites reserve the right to take legal action if unsolicited ads such as spam emails are sent.

Cookies
This website uses cookies. These are small text files which are stored on your end device. Your browser accesses these files. Cookies are used to make this website more user-friendly and secure.
Commonly used browsers offer the settings option of forbidding cookies. Please Note: We cannot guarantee that you will be able to use all the functions of this website without restriction if you change the settings in this way.

Treatment of personal data
The website operator will collect, use and forward your personal data only if this is permitted by law or you have agreed to it.
Personal data means all information that can identify you or be traced back to you, such as your name, email address and telephone number.

Treatment of contact data
If you contact the website operator through the contact options offered, your data will be stored so that they can be used to process and answer your request. These data will not be forwarded to third parties without your consent.

Storage period
The data will be stored only until the purpose of that storage has been fulfilled or as long as it seems necessary. Please note that retention periods under commercial and tax law sometimes last up to 10 years.

Rights of the data subject
We may process data only under certain conditions, such as: you have granted us your consent, a legitimate interest in that processing exists, it is needed to fulfil a contract, or we are obligated to do so by law. If we use third-party services to implement and manage processing operations, the provisions of the Federal Data Protection Act will be complied with. Otherwise, your personal contact information will not be forwarded to third parties. If you no longer agree to have your personal data stored, or if these have become incorrect, we will initiate the erasure, rectification or blocking of your data on appropriate instructions and within the framework of statutory provisions, unless your claim contradicts other statutory provisions. On request, you will receive at no charge information about all the personal data we have stored about you.

Treatment of comments and posts
If you leave a comment or post on this website, your IP address will be stored. This serves the security of the website operator: If your text breaks the law, the operator can trace your identity.

Data privacy statement for using Facebook plug-ins (“Like” button)
Our sites integrate plug-ins of the social network Facebook, provided by Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA. You can recognise the Facebook plug-ins by the Facebook logo or the “Like” button on our website. You will find an overview of the Facebook plug-ins here: http://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.
Whenever you visit our website, the plug-in establishes a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server. This informs Facebook that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click the Facebook “Like” button while you are logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of our pages to your Facebook profile. By doing so, your visit to our pages will be assigned by Facebook to your user account. Please note that, as the provider of the site, we receive no information about the contents of transmitted data or how Facebook will use those data. You will find more information about this in Facebook’s data privacy statement under https://en-gb.facebook.com/policy.php.
If you do not wish your visit to our sites to be assigned to your Facebook user account, please log out of that account.

Data privacy statement for using Twitter
Our sites incorporate functions of the Twitter service. These functions are offered by Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. By visiting Twitter and using the “retweet” function, the websites you visit will be connected to your Twitter account and disclosed to other users. As part of this process, data will be transmitted to Twitter. Please note that, as the provider of the site, we receive no information about the contents of transmitted data or how Twitter will use those data. You will find more information about this in Twitter’s data privacy statement under https://twitter.com/en/privacy. You can change your data privacy settings for Twitter in the account settings under http://twitter.com/account/settings.

SSL encryption (HTTPS log)
To protect your transmitted data optimally, the website operator uses an SSL encryption. You can recognise such encrypted connections by the prefix “https://” in the side link in your browser’s address line. Unencrypted sites are labelled with “http://”. Thanks to the SSL encryption, none of the data you transmit to this website (during requests or logins, for example) can be read by third parties.

Google Analytics
This website uses the “Google Analytics” service provided by Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA) to analyse user behaviour on the website. The service uses cookies: small text files which are stored on your end device. The information collected through the cookie is normally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
This website uses IP anonymisation. The user’s IP address will be truncated within the member states of the EU and the EEA. Truncating the IP address takes away its personal reference. As part of the agreement on commissioned data processing which the website operators have concluded with Google Inc., Google Inc. will use the collected information to evaluate website use and website activities, and will render services connected to internet use.
You can prevent cookies from being stored on your device by changing your browser settings accordingly. But if your browser doesn’t permit cookies, we can’t guarantee you will be able to use all the functions of this website without restriction.
You can also use a browser plug-in to prevent the information collected through the cookies (including your IP address) from being sent to and used by Google Inc. The following link will take you to that plug-in: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en-GB
Alternatively, by clicking on this link you can prevent (IMPORTANT! Insert opt-out link) Google Analytics from recording data about you within this website. By clicking the link above, you will download an “opt-out cookie”. So your browser must allow cookies to be stored. If you delete your cookies regularly, you must click on the link again every time you visit this website.
Here you will find additional information about data use by Google Inc.: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en-GB

Use of social media plug-ins
This website uses Facebook social plug-ins, which are operated by Facebook Inc. (1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA). You will recognise the integrated content by the Facebook logo or the terms “Like” and “Share” in the Facebook colours (blue and white). You will find information about all Facebook plug-ins at the following link: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/
The plug-in establishes a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server. The website operator has no influence on the type and scope of data that the plug-in transmits to the servers of Facebook Inc. You will find information about that here: https://www.facebook.com/help/186325668085084
The plug-in informs Facebook Inc. that you have visited this website as a user. This makes it possible that your IP address will be stored. If you are logged into your Facebook account during your visit to this website, the information mentioned will be connected with that account.
If you use the plug-in functions by sharing a post or clicking “Like”, the corresponding information will also be transmitted to Facebook Inc.
If you wish to prevent Facebook Inc. from connecting these data with your Facebook account, please log out of Facebook before visiting this website.
This website also uses the “+1” button from Google Plus. It is operated by Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). If you visit a site containing the “+1” button, a direct connection is established between your browser and the Google servers. Therefore, the website operator has no influence on the type and scope of data that the plug-in transmits to the servers of Google Inc. If you click on the “+1” button while you are logged into Google +, you are sharing the contents of the site to your public profile.
According to Google Inc., personal data will be collected only if you click on the button. Even if Google users are logged out, their IP address and other information will be stored. If you wish to prevent Google Inc. from storing these data and connecting them with your account, please log out before visiting this website.
You will find information about the “+1” button here: https://developers.google.com/+/web/buttons-policy.
This website also uses Twitter buttons. These are operated by Twitter Inc. (795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA). If you visit a site containing such a button, a direct connection is established between your browser and the Twitter servers. Therefore, the website operator has no influence on the type and scope of data that the plug-in transmits to the servers of Twitter Inc.
According to Twitter Inc., only your IP address will be collected and stored.
You can find information about how Twitter Inc. treats personal data here: https://twitter.com/en/privacy

Use of web fonts
These internet sites use external fonts by Google Fonts. Google Fonts is a service of Google, Inc. (“Google”). These web fonts are incorporated through a server access, normally a Google server in the USA. In so doing, information about which of our internet sites you have visited will be transmitted to the server. Google will also store the IP addresses from the browsers of end devices belonging to visitors to these internet sites. You will find more detailed information in Google’s data privacy notice, which you can access here:
https://www.google.com/fonts#AboutPlace:about
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-GB

Data privacy statement for using LinkedIn
Our website uses functions of the LinkedIn network. Those functions are provided by the LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Every time our sites containing LinkedIn functions are accessed, a connection to LinkedIn servers is established. This will inform LinkedIn that you have visited our internet sites with your IP address. If you click the “Recommend” button from LinkedIn and are logged into your account with LinkedIn, LinkedIn can assign your visit to our internet site to you and your user account. Please note that, as the provider of the site, we receive no information about the contents of transmitted data or how LinkedIn will use those data.
You will find more information about this in LinkedIn’s data privacy statement under: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

Use of Google Maps
This website uses Google Maps API, a map service of Google Inc. (“Google”), to present an interactive map and create route maps. Google Maps is operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
If you use Google Maps, information about your use of this website (including your IP address) is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Google may transmit the information gained through Maps to third parties if this is prescribed by law or if third parties process these data on Google’s behalf.
In no case will Google combine your IP address with other Google data. Nevertheless, it would be technically possible for Google to identify at least individual users based on the data it has obtained. And personal data and personality profiles of users of the website might be processed by Google for other purposes on which we have and can have no influence. You can deactivate the service of Google Maps, thereby preventing the data transfer to Google, by deactivating JavaScript in your browser. Please note that in this case you will be unable to use the map display on our sites.