Data protection declaration

1 Information on the collection of personal data

(1) Here-below you will find information on the collection of personal data upon use of our website. Personal data consist of all data referring to you personally e.g. surname, address, email-address, user behaviour.

(2) The responsible entity in line with Article 4 paragraph 7 EU general data protection ordnance (DS-GVO) is Solnhofen Stone Group GmbH , Maxberg 1, 91807 Solnhofen (see our masthead). Our data protection officers can be reached at our postal address with the addition of “our data protection officers” or by email to: datenschutz@spzsolnhofen.de

(3) When you contact us by email or with a contact form, the data provided by you (your email address, if applicable your surname and telephone number) are stored by us, in order to answer your queries. We delete the data collected in this connection, once storage is no longer necessary, or limit processing, if legal retention obligations exist.

(4) If for individual functions in our range we use responsible service providers or wish to use your data for advertising purposes, are we shall inform you in detail below about the respective procedures, and we also state the established criteria for storage period.

2 Your rights

(1) You enjoy the following rights towards us regarding personal data concerning you:

– Right to Information

– Right to correction or deletion

– Right to limitation of processing

– Right to objection against processing

– Right to data transferability.

(2) You additionally enjoy the right to complain about the processing of your personal data by us to a data protection supervisory authority.

3 Collection of personal data when you visit our website

(1) If the website is used purely for information, namely if you do not register or pass us information in some other way, we only collect the personal data your browser passes to our server. If you wish to view our website, we collect the following data, which are technically necessary for us, in order to display our website for you and ensure stability and security (legal basis is Article 6 paragraph 1 sentence 1 letter f DSGVO):

– IP address

– Date and time of enquiry

– Time difference from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

– Contents of the enquiry (concrete page)

– Access status/HTTP status code

– Data quantity transferred

– Website originating the enquiry

– Browser

– Operating system and its surface area

– Language and version of browser software.

(2) Additionally to the above-mentioned data cookies are stored on your computer during your use of our website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your hard disk and allocated to the browser used by you, by which the place the cookie is located (this is our job) provides a certain flow of information. Cookies can neither perform programmes nor infect your computer with viruses. Their purpose is to render the online offers generally more user-friendly and effective.

4 SSL encryption

this page uses SSL encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential contents you send to us as page operator. An encrypted connection can be recognised in that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and to the lock symbol.

5 Application of cookies:

Internet pages sometimes use so-called cookies. Cookies cause no damage to your computer and do not contain viruses. They serve to render our range more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files inserted in your computer and stored by your browser.

The ones most used by us are so-called “session cookies”, and after the end of your visit these are automatically deleted. Other cookies remain stored on your device, until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognise your browser upon your next visit.

You can set your browser such that you are informed about the insertion of cookies, activate your browser to allow them only occasionally, bar acceptance of cookies in individual cases or generally and arrange automatic deletion of cookies upon closing. In case of deactivation of cookies the functionality of this website may be compromised.

6 Further functions and offers on our website

(1) In addition to the purely informative use of our website we offer various services you can use, if you are interested. This generally involves giving further personal data, so that we can provide the respective service required, as governed by the above-mentioned data processing principles.

(2) For processing of your data we sometimes make use of external service providers, who are carefully selected and tasked by us, tied to our directives and regularly monitored.

7 Contact form

If you raise queries of any type when getting in contact with us by email or contact form, you freely give us your agreement to get in touch with you, which requires you to input a valid email address. This enables us to allocate the enquiry and its subsequent response.

The provision of further data is optional. Data provided by you are stored for purposes of processing your enquiry and for possible follow-up. Once the enquiry you raise is settled, personal data are automatically deleted.

8 Objection to processing of your data and withdrawal

(1) If you have given agreement to processing of your data, you can withdraw it at any time. Withdrawal of this sort influences the permissibility of processing your personal data provided to us, since you originally gave it to us.

(2) If we justify the processing of your personal data by balancing of interests, you can lodge an objection against processing. This is particularly the case if processing is not necessary in fulfilment of a contract with you, which we reflect in the following description of the functions. If you do indeed object, we would ask you to explain the reasons why we should not have processed your personal data in the way we did. In case of a justified complaint we check the situation and either desist from data processing, adjust it or demonstrate to you our compelling justified reasons for continuing processing.

9 Application through social media plug-ins

(1) We currently use the following social media plug-ins: Facebook, Google+ and Twitter. In the process we use the so-called two-click method, meaning that, if you visit our website, initially as a matter of principle no personal data are passed to the plug-in provider, whom you can recognise from the box marked round the initial letters or the logo. We offer you the possibility of using the button to communicate directly with the plug-in provider. Only if you click the marked field and thus activate it, does the plug-in provider receive information that you have accessed the corresponding website in our online range. Additionally the data mentioned in § 3 of this declaration are transmitted. In the case of Facebook after details of the respective provider in Germany the IP address is made anonymous immediately after capture. So by activating the plug-in, personal data from you are passed to the respective plug-in provider and stored there (with US providers in the USA). Since the plug-in provider performs data capture particularly via cookies, we recommend you delete all cookies before clicking the grey box above the security settings of your browser.

(2) We have no influence on data captured and data processing procedures, nor are we aware of the full scope of data capture, purposes of processing or storage duration. Neither do we have information on deletion of the captured data by the plug-in provider.

(3) The plug-in provider stores the data collected on you as user profile and applies these for purposes of advertising, market research and/or demand-driven structuring of its website. This assessment is performed particularly (even for non-logged-in users) to display demand-driven advertising and inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You enjoy a right to object to creation of this user profile that involves addressing the respective plug-in provider. Using plug-ins we offer you the possibility of interacting with social networks and other users, so that we can improve our range and make it more interesting for you as user.

Legal basis for use of plug-ins is found in Article 6 paragraph 1 sentence 1 letter f DS-GVO.

(4) Data transmission is performed irrespective of whether you possess an account with the plug-in provider and are logged in to it. If you are logged in to the plug-in provider, your data held by us are directly assigned to your account with the plug-in provider. If you click the activated button and for instance set a link to the page, the plug-in provider also stores this information in your user account and publicly informs your contacts. We recommend that after use of a social network of this type you regularly log off, particularly before activating the button, since this enables you to prevent having your profile assigned to the plug-in provider.

(5) Further information on purpose and scope of data capture and processing by the plug-in provider can be found in the data protection declarations by the providers as outlined in the following. There you will also find further information on your associated rights and settings possibilities to protect your private affairs.

(6) Addresses of respective plug-in providers and URL with their data protection advice:

1. a) Facebook Inc., 1601 S California Ave, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA

http://www.facebook.com/policy.php; further information on data capture:

http://www.facebook.com/help/186325668085084,

http://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/your-info-on-other#applications and

http://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/your-info#everyoneinfo. Facebook complies with

the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-USFramework.

1. b) Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountainview, California 94043, USA;

https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/?hl=de. Google complies with the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

1. c) Twitter, Inc., 1355 Market St, Suite 900, San Francisco, California 94103, USA;

https://twitter.com/privacy. Twitter complies with the EU-US Privacy Shield,

https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

10 Incorporation of YouTube videos

(1) We have incorporated YouTube videos into our online range that are stored at http://www.YouTube.com and playable directly from our website. These are all incorporated in the “expanded data protection mode”, which means no data about you as user are transmitted to YouTube, if you do not play the videos. Only if you play the videos, are the data mentioned in paragraph 2 transmitted. We have no influence over this data transmission.

(2) Through your visit to the website YouTube receives information that you have accessed the corresponding sub-site of our website. Additionally the data mentioned in § 3 of this declaration are passed. This occurs irrespective of whether YouTube offers you a user account you are using to log in or whether no user account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your data are assigned directly to your account. If you do not desire assignment to your profile with YouTube, you must log off before activating the button.

YouTube stores your data as user profile and applies them for advertising, market research and/or demand-driven structuring of its website. This assessment is performed particularly (even for non-logged-in users) to display demand-driven advertising and inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You enjoy a right to object to creation of this user profile that involves addressing YouTube.

(3) Further information on purpose and scope of data capture and processing by YouTube can be found in their data protection declaration. There you will also find further information on your associated rights and settings possibilities to protect your private affairs: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy. Google also processes your personal data in the USA and complies with the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

(4) Address of the plug-in provider: YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA.

11 Incorporation of Google Maps

(1) On this website we use Google Maps services, so that we can display interactive maps directly on our website and facilitate your convenient use of the map function.

(2) Through your visit to the website Google receives information that you have accessed the corresponding sub-site of our website. Additionally the data mentioned in § 3 of this declaration are passed. This occurs irrespective of whether Google offers you a user account you are using to log in or whether no user account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your data are assigned directly to your account. If you do not desire assignment to your profile with YouTube, you must log off before activating the button. Google stores your data as user profile and applies it for advertising, market research and/or demand-driven structuring of its website. This assessment is performed particularly (even for non-logged-in users) to display demand-driven advertising and in order to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You enjoy a right to object to creation of this user profile that involves addressing Google.

(3) Further information on purpose and scope of data capture and processing by Google can be found in the data protection declaration. There you will also find further information on your associated rights and settings possibilities to protect your private affairs: http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy. Google also processes your personal data in the USA and complies with the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

12 Use of script libraries (Google Webfonts)

In order to make our contents cross-browser correct and graphically appealing, we use script libraries on this website such as Google Webfonts (https://www.google.com/webfonts/).

Google Webfonts are transmitted to prevent repeated loading in your browser cache. If the browser does not support Google Webfonts, or access is denied, contents are displayed in standard script.

The use of script libraries automatically triggers a connection to the library operator. Thus it is theoretically possible – currently actually unclear whether and to what purpose – that operators of these libraries collect data.

The data protection guideline of the library operator Google can be found at:

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

13 Objection to advertising emails

The use of contact data published in the context of the obligation to provide a masthead for sending advertising and information materials not specifically requested is hereby disagreed with. Operators of the websites expressly reserve the right to undertake legal steps in case of unsolicited mailing of advertising and information, perhaps by spam emails.

14 Changes to our data protection conditions

We reserve the right to occasionally adjust this data protection declaration, to ensure continuing compliance with current legal requirements, or in order to adjust changes to our services to the data protection declaration, for instance when we introduce new services. Your repeat visit is then governed by the new data protection declaration.