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Privacy statement

1. Data protection at a glance

General information

The following information provides a simple overview about what is happening to your personal data when visiting our website. Personal data are all data from which you can be personally identified. Detailed information about data protection can be found in our privacy statement shown in this text.

Data capture on our website

Who is responsible for the data collection on this website?
The data processing on this website is performed by the operator of the website. The corresponding contact data can be found in the imprint of this website.

How do we collect your data?
On the one hand your data will be collected by the information which you give to us. This can be data which you have e.g. entered into a contact form.

Other data are collected automatically by our IT-systems when visiting the website, this being mainly technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or time of page view). The data is being recorded automatically when you visit our site.

For which purpose are we using your data?
Some data are being collected, in order to ensure error-free provision of the website. Other data can be used to analyze your user behavior pattern.

What are your rights concerning your data?
You have the right at any time to obtain information free of charge about origin, recipient and purpose of the storage of your personal data. You also have a right to claim the rectification, erasure or blocking of these data. Should you have any questions in this context and about data protection, please feel free to contact us at the address mentioned in the imprint at any time. Moreover you have the right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority.

Furthermore, you have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the limitation of processing of your personal data. Detailed information about this topic can be found in the privacy statementunder “Right to limitation of processing”.

Analytical tools and tools of third-party-providers

When visiting our website your surfing activities can be evaluated statistically. This is mainly donewith cookies and with so-called analysis programs. Usually, the analysis of your surfing behavior is carried out anonymously; the surfing activities cannot be traced back to you. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information about this topic can be found in the following privacy statement. 

You can object to this analysis. Information about the possibilities to appeal can be found in the privacy statement.

2. General instructions and mandatory information

Data protection

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal information confidentially according to legal data protection regulations and to this privacy statement.

When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data are data that personally identify you. Our privacy statement explains what kind of data we collect and what we use them for. It also explains how and for which purpose this happens.

We draw your attention to the fact that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) may involve gaps in security. It is not possible to protect such data completely against access by third parties.

Note regarding the responsible party:
The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

Export Union GmbH – International Wines
Werner-von-Siemens-Str. 14-18
55232 Alzey
Germany

Telephone: +49-6731-94040
E-mail: exportunionwhatever@web.de

Responsible party is the natural or legal person who generally or jointly with others decides about the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g. names, e-mail addresses or similar).

Withdrawing of your consent to processing of data

Many processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You may at any time withdraw permission you have given. For this purpose, an informal communication by e-mail will be sufficient. The legality of the data processing which has already occurred before the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

Right to object to the collection of data in particular cases and to direct marketing (article 21 data protection law)

If data processing is based on article 6 (1)(e) or (f) data protection law you have, at any time, the right to object to the processing of your personal data for reasons relating to your particular situation; this also applies to a profiling based on the application of these provisions. The respective legal framework, a processing is based on, can be found in the privacy statement. If you file an objection we will not process your related personal data any more, unless we can provide compelling and legitimate reasons for the processing predominating your interests, rights and freedoms or the processing is serves the enforcement, exercising or defence of legal claims (opposition under article 21 (1) data protection law).

If your personal data are processed for purposes of direct marketing you have, at any time, the right to object to the processing of personal data referring to you for the purpose of this kind of marketing; this also applies to the profiling, if it concerns such advertising. If you contradict, your personal data will not be used for the purpose of direct marketing any longer (opposition under article 21 (1) data protection law).

Right of appeal with the relevant supervisory authority

In case of violations against the data protection law the parties concerned have the right of appeal with a supervisory authority, especially in that Member State of their habitual residence, at their workplace or at the place of the presumed infringement. The right of appeal exists without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have submitted to yourself or to third party data, which we are processing automatically based on your approval or in fulfilment of a contract, in a conventional and machine-readable format. Should you require the direct transfer of the data to another responsible person, this will only occur if it is technically feasible.