Privacy Policy

1. Data protection We welcome you to our website and thank you for your interest in our offer. The protection of your personal data is of the utmost importance to us. In this Privacy Policy, we inform you regarding the collection of your personal data, its use, the purpose and legal basis for this, and the legal rights and remedies available to you. Our Privacy Policy concerning the use of our web pages and the Glassvariations Data Protection Directive do not apply to your activities on the web pages of social networks or other providers which you access via links on our web pages. Please refer to the data protection provisions on the websites of these providers. 2. Collection and processing of personal data a. When you visit our web pages, we store certain information about the browser and operating system you are using, the date and time of your visit, the access status (e.g. whether you were able to access a web page or not) and the number of visits to our web pages. The date and time of your visit, the access status (e.g. whether you were able to access a web page or whether you received an error message), the use of web page functions, any keywords you may have entered, the frequency with which you visit individual web pages, the name of the files accessed, the volume of data transmitted, the web page from which you access our web pages and the web page you visit from our web pages, either by clicking on the links on our web pages or by directly entering a domain in the input field of the same tab (or window) of the browser in which you opened our web pages. b. We will only store further personal data if you have provided it to us, for example, in the context of a registration, a contact form, a survey, a competition or for the purpose of fulfilling a contract, and in all these cases only if we are authorised to do so on the basis of your consent or the applicable legal regulations (for further information on this point, see the section entitled "Legal basis for processing"). c. You are not obliged by law or by contract to make your personal data available. However, it is possible that certain functions of our web pages depend on the provision of personal data. In any case, if you do not make your personal data available, certain functions may not be available or may be available only in part. 3. Purpose of use a. We use the data collected during visits to our web pages to increase the user's comfort and to protect our computer systems from attacks and other unlawful acts. b. Insofar as you provide us with other personal data, e.g. in the context of a registration, a contact form, a survey, a competition or the execution of a contract, we will use this data for the purposes of customer management and, if necessary, for the invoicing and payment of any business transactions. 4. Evaluation of usage data; use of analysis tools a. We would like to tailor the content of our website to your interests as specifically as possible and thus improve what we put forward to you. We use Google Analytics as analysis tool to identify user preferences and most popular areas of our website b. When using this analysis tool, data may be transmitted to servers in the USA for processing. In this respect, please note the following: in the USA, there is no "appropriate level of protection" for the processing of personal data as prescribed by EU standards. However, this level of protection can be replaced for some companies by certification to the "EU-U.S. Privacy Shield" standard. c. If you do not want us to collect and use information about your visit to our web pages using the analysis tool indicated, you can object to this concerning any future visits. ("opt-out"). We will respond to your objection by inserting an opt-out cookie in your browser. This cookie serves exclusively to identify your objection. Please note that, for technical reasons, an opt-out cookie can only be used within the browser on which it is set. If you delete the cookies or use another browser or device, you will have to activate the opt-out option again. d. Below you will find information regarding the providers of the analysis tools we use and the opt-out option available to you: i. Google LLC. ("Google"): Google is EU-U.S. Privacy Shield certified. You can object to the transmission of your data and to the storage and processing of your data by Google. Google will inform you about this via the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de. 5. Security We use technical and organisational security measures to protect the personal data we manage against manipulation, loss, destruction or use by unauthorised persons. Our security measures are subject to continuous improvement and take into account technological developments. 6. Legal basis for processing a. If you have consented to the processing of your personal data, this consent constitutes legal basis for the processing (Art. 6 para. 1 point a GDPR). b. Art. 6 par. 1 point b RGPD represents the legal basis for the processing of personal data for the purpose of initiation or carrying out of a contract concluded with you. c. If the processing of your personal data is necessary for the fulfilment of our legal obligations (e.g. for data retention), the legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 point c GDPR. d. In addition, we process personal data for the purpose of safeguarding our legitimate interests, as well as the legitimate interests of third parties in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 point f GDPR. Assuring the functionality of our IT systems, but also the marketing of our own and external products and services, as well as the legally required documentation of business contacts,belong to these legitimate interests. 7. Deletion of your personal data We will also delete your personal data as soon as the purpose for which it was collected and processed by our services has ceased to exist. After this date, storage may only take place if this is necessary under the applicable laws, regulations or other legal requirements of the European Union or a Member State of the European Union. 8. Rights of data subjects a. As a data subject, you have a right of access to the data (Art. 15 GDPR),to its rectification (Art. 16 GDPR), its erasure (Art. 17 GDPR), to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR) and to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR). b. If you have consented to the processing of your personal data by us, you will have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. Your revocation is not retroactive. It is valid from the moment you lodge your withdrawal of consent. The validity of the processing of such data on another legal basis, in particular for the purpose of fulfilling legal obligations (see section "Legal basis for processing"), is also not affected. c. You have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for the purpose of marketing, including profiling insofar as it is related to such marketing. (Art. 21 RGPD) d. You can exercise these rights by contacting Glassvariations, 7 rue du Haut de la Cruppe, 59650 Villeneuve d'Ascq. e. If you consider that the processing of your personal data infringes the legal provisions in place , you have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority (Art. 77 RGPD). 9. Newsletter : If you subscribe to the newsletter on our website, the data collected for our subscription will only be used for sending the newsletter if you don't allow other uses. You can at any time cancel yout subscription using the "unsubscribe button". 10. Cookies Below you will find information about the cookies we use and their functions. We use cookies and other similar technologies, such as HTML5 storage and local shared objects (hereinafter referred to as "cookies"), in order to learn about your preferences and to be able to adapt our web pages to your needs and make them even more user-friendly. We use the analysis tool Google Analytics for the same purpose; the use of cookies is also possible in this context. a. Functions and uses of cookies i. Cookies are small files stored by a website that you visit on your PC, laptop or mobile device. We may use them to, for example, check whether your device has already been connected to our pages or recognise your language or other favourite settings. Cookies may also contain personal data. ii. By using our website, you agree to the use of cookies. Of course, you have the option of browsing our site without cookies. In other words, you can object to the use of cookies and delete them at any time by choosing corresponding settings on your device. To do this, please proceed as follows: I. Most browsers are programmed to accept cookies automatically. You can change this setting by activating the "Do not accept cookies" setting in your browser. II. You can delete the cookies already on your device at any time. For detailed information on how to do this, please refer to the user's manual of your browser or device manufacturer. III. Opposition to the use of cookies or their deletion is linked, like their use, to the device and browser used. You must therefore oppose the use of cookies ,or delete them ,on each of your devices and, if you use several browsers, on each browser. iii. If you decide to object to the use of cookies, some of the functions offered on our web pages may not be available to you or may only be partially available. iiii. We use the following cookies: Functional cookies: These cookies ensure that the functionality of the site ( consulting products) functions properly. We also use a cookie to collect and record your consent to the use of cookies during your navigation. Statistics cookies: These cookies allow us to establish statistics on the use of our Internet pages and to detect navigation problems in order to monitor and improve the quality of our services. a. We want to tailor the content of our websites to your interests as closely as possible and thus improve our services . In order to find out what users like about our website and which areas are most popular, we use the Google Analytics analysis tool. b. When using this analysis tool, data may be transmitted to servers in the USA for processing. In this respect, please note that in the USA, there is no "adequate level of protection" for the processing of personal data as prescribed by EU standards. However, this level of protection can be replaced for some companies by certification to the "EU-U.S. Privacy Shield" standard. c. If you do not want us to collect and use information about your visit to our web pages using the above-mentioned analysis tools, you can object to this at any time regarding future visits("opt-out"). We will respond to your objection by inserting an opt-out cookie into your browser. This cookie serves exclusively to identify your objection. Please note that for technical reasons, an opt-out cookie can only be used within the browser into which it is set. If you delete the cookies or use another browser or device, you will have to activate the opt-out option again. d. Below you will find information about the providers of the analysis tools we use and the opt-out option available to you: i. Google LLC. ("Google"): Google is EU-U.S. Privacy Shield certified. You can object to the transmission of your data and to the storage and processing of your data by Google. Google will inform you about this via the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.