Privacy Policy

2.    Data processing for contact and customer communication purposes

We collect personal data when you voluntarily provide it during the contact process (e.g. in a contact form or by e-mail). The mandatory fields are marked as such because these data are essential for processing the contact. The data will be used to process your enquiries in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) GDPR.

On completion of the processing of your enquiry, your data will be limited and then deleted after the expiry of the retention period set out in tax and commercial legislation in accordance with Article 6(1)(c) GDPR, unless you have given your explicit consent to the further use of your data in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. Article 6(1)(a).

3.    Cookies and other technologies

General information

In order to make your visit to our website more attractive and to enable you to use certain functions, to display relevant products or for market research purposes, we use technologies on various pages, including so-called cookies. Cookies are small text files that are automatically stored on your terminal equipment. Some of the cookies that we use are deleted at the end of the browser session, i.e. when you close the browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your terminal equipment and allow us to recognise your browser on your next visit (persistent cookies).

Terminal Equipment Privacy
When you use our online services, we use technologies that are strictly necessary to provide you with the telemedia service you have specifically requested. Storing information on your terminal equipment or accessing information already stored on your terminal equipment does not require your consent in this regard.

For features that are not strictly necessary, storing information on your terminal equipment or accessing information already stored on your terminal equipment requires your consent. Please note that if you do not give your consent, you may not be able to use certain parts of the website without restriction. Your consent will remain valid until you change or restore the relevant settings on your terminal equipment.

Use of cookies and other technologies for post-processing

In addition, we use technologies to comply with legal obligations that apply to us (e.g. to prove your consent to the processing of your personal data), for web analytics and online marketing. You can find more information about this, including the relevant legal basis for the processing, in the following sections of this Privacy Policy.

If you have consented to the use of technologies, you can withdraw your consent under Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR at any time by sending a message to the contact details described in this Privacy Policy or by clicking on the following link: https://www.thyssenkrupp-materials-services.com/en/legal-notes. If you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.

How can I configure my browser's cookie settings?

Cookie settings are handled differently by different browsers. This is described in each browser's help menu, which explains how you can change your cookie settings.

What types of cookies do we use?

Site cookies: These cookies are necessary for you to use our website. This includes, for example, cookies that allow you to log in to the customer area or add items to your shopping cart.

We will delete your data after twelve months unless you have explicitly consented to the further use of your data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) 1 lit. a) of GDPR or we reserve the right to use your data for other legally permitted purposes, which we will inform you about in this Privacy Policy.

4.    Use of cookies and technologies for web analytics and marketing purposes

Where you have given your consent under Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR, we may also use third party technologies and cookies on our website for web analytics and marketing purposes. The data collected in this way will be deleted once the specified purpose has been achieved. Consent can be withdrawn at any time by visiting the privacy settings on the website.

5.    Social media

Our online presence on LinkedIn

If you have given your consent to the relevant social media provider in accordance with Art. GDPR Article 6(1)(a), when you visit our online presence on the aforementioned social media, your data will be automatically collected and stored for market research and advertising purposes, from which we will create user profiles using pseudonyms. These may be used, for example, to place advertisements within and outside the platforms that are likely to match your interests. Cookies are usually used for this purpose. For detailed information on how your data is processed and used by the relevant social media service provider, as well as how to contact them and the options available to you for your rights and privacy, please see the privacy policy of the service provider linked below. If you still need assistance in this regard, please contact us.

TheLinkedIn is provided by LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland ("LinkedIn"). Information automatically collected by LinkedIn about your use of our LinkedIn online presence is generally sent to and stored on a server at LinkedIn Corporation, 1000 W. Maude Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, USA. Our cooperation is based on standard data protection clauses adopted by the European Commission.

6.    Contact options and your rights

As a data subject, you have the following rights under the GDPR: right of access (15. Article 15), the right to rectification (Article 16), the right to erasure (Article 17), the right to restriction of processing (Article 18), the right to data portability (Article 20) and the right to object (Article 21).

If we process your personal data on the basis of legitimate interest, you have the right to object to this processing. If the purpose of the processing is direct marketing, the objection will automatically lead to the cessation of the processing.