Privacy Policy

1. Privacy at a Glance

General Information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data refers to any data that can be used to personally identify you. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to our Privacy Policy, which is listed below this text.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the operator’s contact information in the “Information on the Responsible Party” section of this Privacy Policy.

How do we collect your data?
We collect your data, in part, when you provide it to us. This may include, for example, data that you enter into a contact form.

Other data is collected by our IT systems automatically or with your consent when you visit the website. This primarily includes technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or the time the page was accessed). This data is collected automatically as soon as you access this website.

What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected to ensure the website functions properly. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right at any time to receive, free of charge, information about the source, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you may withdraw that consent at any time with future effect. In addition, under certain circumstances, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted. Furthermore, you have the right to file a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

Please feel free to contact us at any time regarding this matter or any other questions you may have about data protection.

Analytics Tools and Third-Party Tools

When you visit this website, your browsing behavior may be analyzed for statistical purposes. This is primarily done using so-called analytics tools.

You can find detailed information about these analytics programs in the following privacy policy.

2. Hosting

External Hosting

This website is hosted by an external service provider (host). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the host’s servers. This may include, in particular, IP addresses, contact requests, metadata and communication data, contractual data, contact information, names, website visits, and other data generated through a website.

We use the hosting provider to fulfill our contractual obligations to our potential and existing customers (Art. 6(1)(b) of the GDPR) and to ensure the secure, fast, and efficient delivery of our online services by a professional provider (Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR).

Our hosting provider will process your data only to the extent necessary to fulfill its service obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data.

3. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with applicable data protection laws and this Privacy Policy.

When you use this website, various types of personal data are collected. Personal data is information that can be used to identify you personally. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect and how we use it. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

Please note that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating via email) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. It is not possible to completely protect data from access by third parties.

Note Regarding the Responsible Party

The entity responsible for data processing on this website is:

Vulkan-Verlag GmbH
Friedrich-Ebert-Str. 55
45127 Essen

Phone: +49 (0) 201 82002-0
Email: info@vulkan-verlag.de

The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

Retention period

Unless a more specific retention period is stated in this Privacy Policy, we will retain your personal data until the purpose for which it was collected no longer applies. If you submit a valid request for erasure or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be erased unless we have other legally permissible grounds for storing your personal data (e.g., retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, the data will be erased once those grounds no longer apply.

Statutory Data Protection Officer

If you have any questions or concerns regarding data protection, please contact our Data Protection Officer. You can reach him at
datenschutz@data-room.de.

Notice Regarding the Transfer of Data to the United States

Our website incorporates, among other things, tools from companies based in the United States. When these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to the respective companies’ servers in the United States. Please note that the United States is not a “safe third country” under EU data protection law. U.S. companies are required to disclose personal data to law enforcement agencies, and you, as the data subject, have no legal recourse against this. It therefore cannot be ruled out that U.S. authorities (e.g., intelligence agencies) may process, analyze, and permanently store your data located on U.S. servers for surveillance purposes. We have no influence over these processing activities.

Withdrawal of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You may withdraw any consent you have already given at any time. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out prior to the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

Right to object to data collection in specific cases and to direct marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6(1)( E or F of the GDPR, you have the right at any time to object to the processing of your personal data on grounds relating to your particular situation; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. YOU CAN FIND THE SPECIFIC LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA, UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING IS NECESSARY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, assert, exercise, or defend legal claims (objection under Art. 21(1) of the GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS BEING PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR SUCH MARKETING PURPOSES; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING, TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(2) OF THE GDPR).

Right to File a Complaint with the Competent Regulatory Authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, their place of work, or the location of the alleged violation. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically—based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract—provided to you or to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another data controller, this will be done only to the extent that it is technically feasible.

SSL or TLS encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential information, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser’s address bar changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the padlock icon in your browser’s address bar.

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

Access, Deletion, and Correction

In accordance with applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to receive, free of charge, information about your stored personal data, its origin, the recipients, and the purpose of the data processing, as well as the right to have this data corrected or deleted, if applicable. You may contact us at any time regarding this matter or with any other questions about personal data.

Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted. You may contact us at any time to do so. The right to restrict processing applies in the following cases:

If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we generally need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification process, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted.
If the processing of your personal data was or is unlawful, you may request that the processing of your data be restricted instead of having it erased.
If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend, or assert legal claims, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted instead of being erased.
If you have filed an objection pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR, a balancing of your interests against ours must be conducted. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, such data—other than for storage purposes—may be processed only with your consent, or for the purpose of asserting, exercising, or defending legal claims, or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of an important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

Objection to Promotional Emails

We hereby object to the use of contact information published in accordance with the legal requirement to provide a site notice for the purpose of sending unsolicited advertising and informational materials. The operators of this website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited transmission of advertising information, such as through spam emails.

4. Data Collection on This Website

Cookies

Our website uses so-called “cookies.” Cookies are small text files that do not cause any damage to your device. They are stored on your device either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (persistent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Persistent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or your web browser deletes them automatically.

In some cases, cookies from third-party companies may also be stored on your device when you visit our site (third-party cookies). These enable us or you to use certain services provided by the third-party company (e.g., cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies serve various purposes. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website features would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart feature or the display of videos). Other cookies are used to analyze user behavior or display advertisements.

Cookies that are necessary to carry out the electronic communication process (essential cookies) or to provide certain features you have requested (functional cookies, e.g., for the shopping cart feature) or to optimize the website (e.g., cookies for measuring web traffic) are stored pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies to ensure the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent to store cookies has been requested, the storage of the relevant cookies takes place exclusively on the basis of this consent (Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR); consent may be revoked at any time.

You can configure your browser to notify you when cookies are set and to allow cookies only on a case-by-case basis, to block cookies in specific cases or generally, and to enable the automatic deletion of cookies when you close your browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

To the extent that cookies from third parties or for analytical purposes are used, we will inform you separately about this in this Privacy Policy and, if necessary, request your consent.

Server Log Files

The provider of this website automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. This information includes:

Browser Type and Browser Version
Operating system used
Referrer URL
Hostname of the connecting computer
Time of the server request
IP address

This data is not combined with data from other sources.

This data is collected pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in ensuring that its website functions properly and is optimized—to this end, server log files must be collected.

Contact Form

If you submit inquiries to us via the contact form, we will store the information you provide in the inquiry form—including the contact information you enter there—for the purpose of processing your inquiry and in case we have any follow-up questions. We will not share this information without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, provided that your inquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of precontractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries directed to us (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR) or on your consent (Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR), provided that such consent has been requested.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request that we delete it, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g., after your inquiry has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions—in particular retention periods—remain unaffected.

Inquiries by email, phone, or fax

If you contact us by email, phone, or fax, we will store and process your inquiry—including all personal data contained therein (name, inquiry)—for the purpose of handling your request. We will not disclose this data without your consent.

The data you send us via contact requests will remain with us until you request that we delete it, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions—in particular, statutory retention periods—remain unaffected.

5. Sharing Your Information with Third Parties

With your consent, we also share your data with customers whose content you have accessed on one of our social media or online portals (e.g., a white paper from a specific manufacturer). The legal basis for this is Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR. When you access the service, we will inform you of the name of the company involved, and by downloading the content, you can decide whether you consent to the use of your data by that company and whether you wish to download this third-party offering. These companies are themselves data controllers within the meaning of data protection law. This disclosure is made solely for the purposes of advertising, market research, or opinion polling.

6. Disclosure of Your Information to Third Parties in Connection with Job Postings

We share the data you have entered in the form fields on our website in connection with job postings with the company that posted the job listing on our website. (The legal basis for this is Article 6(1)(b) or your consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR, provided that consent was requested; you may withdraw your consent at any time. The lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent prior to its withdrawal remains unaffected.) Before the data is transmitted, we will inform you of the identity of the company in question, and by submitting the form, you can decide whether you consent to the use of your data by this company and whether you would like to be contacted by this company in connection with your application. These companies are themselves data controllers within the meaning of data protection law. This disclosure is made solely for the purpose of processing your application.

7. Analysis Tools

Google Analytics & WP Statistics

This website uses features of the web analytics service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Analytics enables website operators to analyze the behavior of website visitors. In doing so, website operators receive various usage data, such as page views, time spent on the site, operating systems used, and the user’s location. Google may aggregate this data into a profile that is associated with the respective user or their device.

Google Analytics uses technologies that enable user recognition for the purpose of analyzing user behavior (e.g., cookies or device fingerprinting). The information collected by Google regarding the use of this website is generally transmitted to a Google server in the United States and stored there.

The use of this analytics tool is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising. If consent has been requested (e.g., consent to the storage of cookies), processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR; consent may be withdrawn at any time.

Data transfers to the United States are based on the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses. For details, please visit:https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/.

Browser Plugin

You can prevent Google from collecting and processing your data by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link:https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

For more information on how Google Analytics handles user data, please see Google's Privacy Policy:https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.

Demographic Characteristics in Google Analytics

This website uses the “demographic characteristics” feature of Google Analytics to display relevant ads to website visitors within the Google Display Network. This allows for the creation of reports that provide insights into the age, gender, and interests of site visitors. This data is derived from Google’s interest-based advertising and from third-party visitor data. This data cannot be associated with any specific individual. You can disable this feature at any time via the ad settings in your Google Account or generally prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by withdrawing your consent.

8. Newsletter

Newsletter Information

If you would like to subscribe to the newsletter offered on this website, we need your email address as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and that you consent to receiving the newsletter. No other data is collected, or is collected only on a voluntary basis. We use this data exclusively to send you the requested information and do not share it with third parties.

The processing of the data entered in the newsletter sign-up form is based exclusively on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You may revoke your consent to the storage of your data and email address, as well as their use for sending the newsletter, at any time—for example, by clicking the “Unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The lawfulness of any data processing that has already taken place remains unaffected by this revocation.

The data you have provided to us for the purpose of subscribing to the newsletter will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter, and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after you unsubscribe or once the purpose for which it was collected no longer applies. We reserve the right to delete or block email addresses from our newsletter distribution list at our sole discretion within the scope of our legitimate interest pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.

After you unsubscribe from the newsletter mailing list, your email address may be stored in a blacklist by us or the newsletter service provider to prevent future mailings. The data from the blacklist is used solely for this purpose and is not combined with any other data. This serves both your interests and our interest in complying with legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR). There is no time limit on storage in the blacklist.You may object to this storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.

Maileon

This website uses Maileon to send newsletters. The provider is XQueue GmbH, Christian-Pleß-Straße 11-13, 63069 Offenbach am Main, Germany (hereinafter: “Maileon”). Maileon is a service that can be used to organize and analyze newsletter distribution. The data you enter to subscribe to the newsletter (e.g., email address) is stored on Maileon’s servers.

Our newsletters sent via Maileon allow us to analyze the behavior of newsletter recipients. Among other things, we can analyze how many recipients opened the newsletter and how often each link in the newsletter was clicked. Using what’s known as conversion tracking, we can also analyze whether a predefined action (e.g., purchasing a product on this website) took place after a link in the newsletter was clicked. For more information on data analysis through Maileon newsletters, please visit:https://maileon.com/platform/features/analytics/.

Data processing is based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) of the GDPR). You may withdraw this consent at any time by unsubscribing from the newsletter. The lawfulness of data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by this withdrawal.

If you do not want Maileon to analyze your data, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. We provide a link for this purpose in every newsletter message.

For more information, please refer to Maileon's privacy policy at:https://maileon.com/privacy-policy/.

9. Plugins and Tools

Google Web Fonts

This site uses so-called web fonts, provided by Google, to ensure consistent font display. When you visit a page, your browser loads the necessary web fonts into its cache to display text and fonts correctly.

To this end, the browser you are using must establish a connection to Google’s servers. As a result, Google becomes aware that this website was accessed via your IP address. The use of Google WebFonts is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in ensuring a consistent font appearance on its website. If consent has been obtained (e.g., consent to the storage of cookies), processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR; consent may be withdrawn at any time.

If your browser does not support web fonts, a default font from your computer will be used.

For more information about Google Web Fonts, visithttps://developers.google.com/fonts/faqand see Google's Privacy Policy:https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Font Awesome

This site uses Font Awesome to ensure consistent display of fonts and icons. The provider is Fonticons, Inc., 6 Porter Road, Apartment 3R, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

When you visit a page, your browser loads the necessary fonts into its cache to display text, fonts, and icons correctly. To do this, the browser you are using must connect to Font Awesome’s servers. As a result, Font Awesome becomes aware that this website was accessed via your IP address. The use of Font Awesome is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in ensuring a consistent visual presentation of the fonts on our website. If consent has been obtained (e.g., consent to the storage of cookies), processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR; consent may be revoked at any time.

If your browser does not support Font Awesome, a default font from your computer will be used.

For more information about Font Awesome, please see the Font Awesome Privacy Policy at:https://fontawesome.com/privacy.

Google reCAPTCHA

We use “Google reCAPTCHA” (hereinafter “reCAPTCHA”) on this website. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

reCAPTCHA is used to verify whether data entry on this website (e.g., in a contact form) is performed by a human or by an automated program. To do this, reCAPTCHA analyzes the website visitor’s behavior based on various characteristics. This analysis begins automatically as soon as the website visitor accesses the website. For the analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various pieces of information (e.g., IP address, the duration of the visitor’s stay on the website, or the user’s mouse movements). The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Google.

reCAPTCHA analyses run entirely in the background. Website visitors are not notified that an analysis is taking place.

The storage and analysis of data are based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offerings from abusive automated surveillance and from SPAM. If consent has been obtained, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR; consent may be revoked at any time.

For more information about Google reCAPTCHA, please refer to Google's Privacy Policy and Terms of Service at the following links:https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=deandhttps://policies.google.com/terms?hl=de.