Data protection

Privacy Policy

1. Data Protection at a Glance

General Information

The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data means all data by which you can be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.

Data Collection on Our 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 details in the imprint of this website.

How do we collect your data?

Some data are collected when you provide them to us, e.g. by entering data into a contact form.

Other data are collected automatically when you visit the website by our IT systems. These are primarily technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.

What do we use your data for?

Part of the data is collected to ensure error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to receive free information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. For this, and other questions on the subject of data protection, you can contact us at any time at the address listed in the imprint. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools

When you visit our website, your browsing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This happens mainly with cookies and so-called analysis programs. The analysis of your browsing behavior is usually anonymous; the browsing behavior cannot be traced back to you. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information can be found in the following privacy policy.

2. General Notes and Mandatory Information

Data Protection

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data are data by which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g. when communicating by email) can have security vulnerabilities. A complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Note on the Responsible Entity

The responsible entity for data processing on this website is:

Holger Kehr
Goldkäferweg 55
22523 Hamburg

Phone: +49 (0)911 3260 6700
Email: service@verpackungswelt.de

The responsible entity is the natural or legal person who alone or together with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke consent already given at any time. An informal message by email is sufficient. The legality of the data processing carried out up to the revocation remains unaffected.

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

In the event of data protection violations, the data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. The competent authority in data protection matters is the state data protection officer of the federal state in which our company has its registered office. A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found at: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to have data, which we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract, handed over to you or a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request direct transfer of the data to another responsible party, this will only be done as far as 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 content, such as orders or inquiries you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the browser’s address line changing from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Encrypted Payment Transactions

If there is an obligation to transmit your payment data (e.g. account number for direct debit) after the conclusion of a fee-based contract, these data are required for payment processing.

Payment transactions using common means of payment (Visa/MasterCard, direct debit) are made exclusively via an encrypted SSL or TLS connection. You can recognize an encrypted connection as explained above.

Information, Blocking, Deletion

Within the framework of applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, their origin, recipients, and the purpose of data processing and, if necessary, a right to correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. For this and other questions on the subject of personal data, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint.

Objection to Advertising Emails

The use of contact data published in the imprint obligation for the purpose of sending unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby prohibited. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, e.g. spam emails.

3. Data Collection on Our Website

Cookies

Our internet pages partly use so-called cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies help make our offer more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Cookies are small text files stored on your computer and saved by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies.” They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain on your device until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognize your browser on your next visit.

You can configure your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or in general, and activate automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

Cookies necessary for electronic communication or to provide certain functions desired by you (e.g. shopping cart function) are stored based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. Other cookies (e.g. for analyzing browsing behavior) are dealt with separately in this privacy policy.

Server Log Files

The site provider automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

• Browser type and version
• Operating system used
• Referrer URL
• Hostname of the accessing computer
• Time of the server request
• IP address

These data are not combined with other data sources.

The collection of these data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website; server log files must be collected for this purpose.

Contact Form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your data from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided, will be stored with us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not share this data without your consent.

Registration on this Website

You can register on our website to use additional functions. Data entered will only be used for the purpose of using the respective offer or service for which you registered. Mandatory fields must be completed in full, otherwise registration will be rejected.

Processing of Customer and Contract Data

We collect, process, and use personal data only to the extent necessary to establish, define the content of, or change the legal relationship (inventory data). This is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

Data Transmission on Contract Conclusion

We only transfer personal data to third parties if necessary for contract processing, e.g. to shipping companies or payment processors. No further transmission takes place unless you have expressly consented. No transfer for advertising purposes without consent.

4. Analytics Tools and Advertising

Includes Google Analytics, Google Ads/Remarketing, Google Marketing Platform, Facebook Custom Audiences, Google AdSense, Criteo, Hotjar. These services use cookies or identifiers for analytics, advertising personalization, remarketing, or conversion tracking. Data processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in optimizing services and advertising). Details, opt-outs, and further information are linked in the full privacy text.

5. Newsletter

For newsletter subscription, we require your email and confirmation of ownership/consent. Data are used exclusively for the newsletter and not shared. Processing is based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You may revoke at any time via unsubscribe link. Data is stored until you unsubscribe.

6. Plugins and Tools

Google Maps

This site uses Google Maps API. To use it, your IP address is transmitted to Google (usually stored in the US). Use is in the interest of attractive presentation and easy location of places (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

7. Payment Provider

BS PAYONE GmbH

For payment processing, we securely transmit user data to BS PAYONE GmbH, Lyoner Straße 9, 60528 Frankfurt/Main. Authorized and supervised by BaFin. Privacy policy: www.payone.com/datenschutz

8. Job Applications

We cooperate with the recruiting platform Workwise GmbH (www.workwise.io) for handling applications. Workwise acts as its own controller, not as our processor. Privacy policy: https://www.workwise.io/datenschutz