The Cereda Group offers special solutions and services throughout Germany in the business areas of Chemistry & Hygiene and Communication Technology.
We thank you for visiting our website. The secure handling of your data is particularly important to us. We would therefore like to inform you in detail about the use of your data when visiting our website.

Legal Basis for Processing
Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR serves as the legal basis for our company for processing operations where we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, as is the case, for example, with processing operations necessary for the delivery of goods or the provision of any other service or consideration, the processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR. The same applies to processing operations that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, for example in cases of inquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation requiring the processing of personal data, such as for the fulfillment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may become necessary to protect vital interests of the data subject or another natural person, Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. d GDPR. Finally, processing operations could also be based on Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. Processing operations that are not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases are based on this legal basis if the processing is necessary to protect a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights, and freedoms of the data subject do not prevail.

Disclosure of Data
Your personal data will not be transmitted to third parties for purposes other than those listed below. We only share your personal data with third parties if:

• You have given your express consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR,

• the disclosure is necessary pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding legitimate interest in the non-disclosure of your data,

• in the event that a legal obligation exists for the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c GDPR, and

• this is legally permissible and required pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR for the processing of contractual relationships with you.

Rights of Data Subjects
You have the right:

• pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR to request information about your personal data processed by us. In particular, you may request information about the processing purposes, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right to lodge a complaint, the origin of your data if not collected from us, as well as the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, where applicable, meaningful information about its details;

• pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR to request the immediate rectification of inaccurate or completion of your personal data stored by us;

• pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR to request the erasure of your personal data stored by us, unless the processing is necessary for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest, or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims;

• pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR to request the restriction of processing of your personal data, insofar as the accuracy of the data is contested by you, the processing is unlawful but you oppose erasure and we no longer need the data, but you require it for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, or you have objected to processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR;

• pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format or to request transmission to another controller;

• pursuant to Art. 22 GDPR not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing—including profiling—which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you;

• pursuant to Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR to withdraw your consent at any time. This means that we may no longer continue the data processing based on this consent in the future; and

• pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR you have the right, without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. As a rule, you may contact the supervisory authority of your habitual residence or place of work or the place of the alleged infringement if the data subject believes that the processing of personal data concerning them violates the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
   

Cookies
Our website uses cookies. A cookie is a data record that is created when visiting a website and temporarily stored on the user's system. When the server of our website is accessed again by the user, the user's browser sends the previously received cookie back to the server. The server can evaluate the information obtained through this process. Cookies can, for example, control advertising or facilitate navigation on a website. Cookies are partly necessary to enable the functionality of our website operations (the legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, the protection of the legitimate interests of the operator of this website—we use cookies only in accordance with Art. 5 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, i.e., in accordance with the principles of "lawfulness, processing in good faith, transparency").
If you wish to prevent the use of cookies in general, you can do so through local settings in your internet browser (e.g., Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, or Safari). If the cookies are not technically necessary, you will find further information about cookies used by tools and plugins in this privacy policy.

Consent Management Platform consentmanager
To obtain consent on our website for the processing of your device information and personal data via cookies or other tracking technologies, we use our consent tool "consentmanager." With "consentmanager," you have the option to consent to or reject the processing of your device information and personal data via cookies or other tracking technologies for the purposes listed in "consentmanager." Such processing purposes may include the integration of external elements, integration of streaming content, statistical analysis, reach measurement, individualized product recommendations, and individualized advertising. With "consentmanager," you can grant or refuse consent for all processing purposes or grant or refuse consent for individual purposes or individual third-party providers. The settings you have made can also be changed by you subsequently. The purpose of integrating "consentmanager" is to give users of our website the decision about setting cookies and similar functionalities and to offer the possibility to change settings already made during further use of our website. In the course of using "consentmanager," personal data and information from the devices used are processed by us. Your data is also sent to consentmanager (consentmanager AB, Håltegelvägen 1b, 72348 Västerås, Sweden). The information about the settings you have made is also stored on your device. The legal basis for processing is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c) GDPR in conjunction with Art. 7 para. 1 GDPR, insofar as the processing serves to fulfill the legally standardized documentation obligations for granting consent. Otherwise, Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR is the relevant legal basis. Our legitimate interests in processing lie in storing user settings and preferences regarding the use of cookies and evaluating consent rates. Twelve months after the user settings have been made, consent is requested again. The user settings made are then stored again for this period unless you delete the information about your user settings beforehand in the designated device capacities. You may object to the processing insofar as the processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR. Your right to object exists for reasons arising from your particular situation. You can send us your objection using the contact details specified in the "Controller" section.

General Data Collection
When you access our website or retrieve a file, data about this process is stored in a log file on our web server. In particular, the following data may be stored:

• IP address (if possible, this is stored anonymously)

• Domain name of the website from which you came

• Names of the files retrieved

• Date and time of retrieval

• Name of your Internet Service Provider

• and, if applicable, the operating system and browser version of your device

We store IP addresses only for data security reasons, to ensure the stability and security of our system (legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). Statistical evaluation of anonymized data sets is reserved.

Website Builder Wix
We use the website builder Wix from the company Wix.com Ltd., Namal 40, 6350671 Tel Aviv, Israel (hereinafter referred to as "Wix"). Wix loads a number of resources (script files, images, layout files, etc.) from servers provided by Wix. In doing so, your IP address is transmitted to these servers, as well as the access time, the page you called up, and information about the browser you are using. Wix processes your data on our behalf; more details can be found here.
The integrated analysis system of Wix collects statistical data about visits to this website. This data includes the data generated when accessing our website, in particular your access time, your IP address, the address of the page accessed, and browser information. Cookies used (validity period in brackets): SRF-TOKEN (session), hs (session), svSession (2 years), smSession (2 weeks), TS* (session), AWSELB (1 hour).

SSL Encryption
This website uses SSL encryption (Secure Socket Layer) for the transmission of data from your browser to our server and to servers that provide files integrated on our website. With SSL, data is transmitted in encrypted form. The data cannot be altered, and the sender can be identified.
You can recognize the presence of SSL encryption by the text "https" preceding the address of the website you are accessing in the browser.

Comment Function
On individual pages or posts, there is a voluntary comment function for users who wish to share their opinion on the respective page or post. The comment is published publicly on the page where the comment was submitted after positive review. There is no entitlement to the publication of a comment. The commenter must provide a name; this may be a pseudonym. The commenter must also provide an email address. This is used to inform them about the status of their comment, particularly if they have asked a question in the comment and are waiting for a response. The email address is not publicly displayed and is not shared with third parties or manually evaluated. The IP address of the commenter is stored only in anonymized form. The comment is stored permanently until it is deleted by you (or an administrator). Your email address provided with the comment is stored solely for the purpose of sending you a notification in the event of a reply to your comment. Other data you provide with the comment will be published with the comment if you provide it. If a name is requested, you may also use a pseudonym.

Links to Other Websites
Our website/app may from time to time contain links to third-party websites or to other websites of our own. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we assume no responsibility or liability for these policies. Please review these privacy policies before disclosing any personal data to these websites.

References to Third-Party Websites
This website offers references to third-party websites in the form of so-called links. Only when you click on such a link is data transmitted to the link destination. This is technically necessary. The transmitted data includes in particular: your IP address, the time you clicked on the link, the page on which you clicked the link, and information about your internet browser. If you do not want this data to be transmitted to the link destination, do not click on the link.

jQuery JavaScript Library
This site uses the jQuery library for JavaScript functions, which is retrieved from a Google server. In doing so, your IP address along with the page (internet address) you visited is transmitted to a Google server. For more information, please see Google's privacy policy at google.com
Please note that U.S. intelligence agencies may have access to personal data under the Cloud Act that is inevitably exchanged with Google due to the internet protocol when integrating this tool.

Security Notice
We secure our website and other IT systems against loss, destruction, unauthorized access, unauthorized modification, or unauthorized distribution of your data through appropriate technical and organizational measures. However, complete protection against all threats is practically not possible despite all due care. Because complete data security cannot be guaranteed for communication via email, we recommend using postal mail for transmitting confidential information.

Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to change this privacy policy if the legal situation or this online offering or the type of data collection changes. However, this only applies to statements regarding data processing. If user consent is required or if components of the privacy policy contain provisions governing the contractual relationship with users, the privacy policy will only be changed with the user's consent. Please therefore inform yourself about this privacy policy as needed, especially when you provide personal data.
This website was tested and scanned with the data protection tool wwwschutz. The privacy notices were created with the support of wwwschutz.

Your Contact Person
For questions regarding the collection, processing, or use of your personal data, for information, rectification, blocking, or deletion of data, as well as revocation of consent or objection to a specific data use, please contact:
artus GmbH & Co. KG Oliver Luerweg Schaafsweg 42 47559 Kranenburg, Germany Phone: +49 (0) 2821 - 760 66 00 Email: luerweg@luerweg.de
Unless otherwise stated below, the provision of your personal data is neither required by law or contract nor necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obligated to provide the data. Non-provision has no consequences. This only applies if no other information is provided in the following processing operations. "Personal data" means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Server Log Files
You can visit our websites without providing any personal information. Each time you access our website, usage data is transmitted by your internet browser and stored in log data (server log files). This stored data includes, for example, the name of the page accessed, date and time of access, amount of data transferred, and the requesting provider. This data is used exclusively to ensure smooth operation of our website and to improve our offering. It is not possible to assign this data to a specific person.

Collection, Processing, and Use of Personal Data for Orders
When placing an order, we collect and use your personal data only to the extent necessary for the fulfillment and processing of your order and for handling your inquiries. The provision of data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide data means that no contract can be concluded. Processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR and is necessary for the performance of a contract with you. Your data will not be disclosed to third parties without your express consent. Excluded from this are only our service partners whom we need for the processing of the contractual relationship or service providers we use in the context of order processing. In addition to the recipients named in the respective clauses of this privacy policy, these include, for example, recipients of the following categories: shipping service providers, payment service providers, merchandise management service providers, order processing service providers, web hosters, IT service providers, and dropshipping merchants. In all cases, we strictly comply with the legal requirements. The scope of data transmission is limited to a minimum.

Hosting and Content Delivery Networks (CDN) / External Hosting
This website is hosted by an external service provider (hoster). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the hoster's servers. This may include IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact data, names, website accesses, and other data generated via a website.
The use of the hoster takes place for the purpose of contract performance towards our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR) and in the interest of secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online offering by a professional provider (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).
Our hoster will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill its service obligations and follow our instructions with regard to this data.

Duration of Storage
After complete contract processing, the data is initially stored for the duration of the warranty period, then taking into account statutory, in particular tax and commercial law, retention periods, and then deleted after the period has expired, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Rights of the Data Subject
If the legal requirements are met, you have the following rights pursuant to Art. 15 to 20 GDPR: Right to information, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability. In addition, pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR, you have the right to object to processing based on Art. 6 (1) f GDPR, as well as to processing for direct marketing purposes. Please contact us if you wish. Contact details can be found in our imprint.

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Supervisory Authority
Pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data is not lawful.

Scope and Purpose of Data Collection
If you send us an application, we process your associated personal data (e.g., contact and communication data, application documents, notes from interviews, etc.) to the extent necessary for the decision on the establishment of an employment relationship. The legal basis for this is Section 26 of the new German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG-neu) under German law (initiation of an employment relationship), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR (general contract initiation), and—if you have given consent—Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Consent can be revoked at any time. Your personal data will only be shared within our company with persons involved in processing your application. If the application is successful, the data you submitted will be stored in our data processing systems for the purpose of carrying out the employment relationship on the basis of Section 26 BDSG-neu and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

Retention Period of Data
If we are unable to make you a job offer, you decline a job offer, withdraw your application, revoke your consent to data processing, or request us to delete the data, the data you have submitted, including any remaining physical application documents, will be stored or retained for a maximum of 6 months after the conclusion of the application process (retention period) in order to be able to trace the details of the application process in the event of discrepancies (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). YOU MAY OBJECT TO THIS STORAGE IF YOUR LEGITIMATE INTERESTS OUTWEIGH OUR INTERESTS.
After the retention period expires, the data will be deleted unless there is a statutory retention obligation or another legal reason for further storage. If it is apparent that the retention of your data will be necessary after the retention period expires (e.g., due to an impending or pending legal dispute), deletion will only take place when the data has become irrelevant. Other statutory retention obligations remain unaffected.