Privacy Policy

1. Controller

The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:

BBC Stahl GmbH
Im Mallingforst 20
46242 Bottrop
Germany

Postal address: Postfach 10 10 22, 46210 Bottrop
Managing Director: Harald Laue
Phone: +49 5069 4802384
Email: h.laue@bbc-stahl.de

A data protection officer has not been appointed, as there is no legal obligation to do so. Please direct any questions about data protection to the contact details given above.

2. General Information

If you use our inquiry form, the data you enter is transmitted to us via the FormSubmit service (formsubmit.co) and delivered to us by email to h.laue@bbc-stahl.de. The data is used exclusively to process your inquiry (Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR) and is not stored permanently by FormSubmit.

3. Server Log Files When Visiting the Website

When you access this website, the server of our hosting provider automatically processes data transmitted by your browser. This typically includes:

• IP address of the requesting device
• date and time of access
• page or file accessed
• volume of data transferred and HTTP status code
• browser and operating system used
• referrer URL (previously visited page)

This data is not merged with other data sources and serves solely to ensure trouble-free operation, system security and error analysis. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interest in the secure and reliable provision of the website). The log files are deleted as soon as they are no longer required for these purposes, unless their continued retention is necessary to investigate a security-relevant incident.

4. Contact by Email or Phone

If you contact us by email or phone, we process the data you provide (e.g. name, company, contact details and the content of your inquiry) in order to handle your request. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, insofar as your inquiry relates to the initiation or performance of a contract, and otherwise Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interest in responding to inquiries).

We delete this data as soon as it is no longer required for processing your request, unless statutory retention obligations (e.g. under commercial or tax law) prevent deletion.

5. Disclosure of Data

Your personal data is not disclosed to third parties unless we are legally obliged to do so or the disclosure is necessary for the performance of a contractual relationship with you. No data is transferred to third countries outside the EU or the EEA.

6. Your Rights as a Data Subject

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:

• access to the data processed (Art. 15 GDPR)
• rectification of inaccurate data (Art. 16 GDPR)
• erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
• restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
• data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
• objection to processing based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (Art. 21 GDPR)

To exercise your rights, an informal message to h.laue@bbc-stahl.de or to the postal address given above is sufficient.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR). For North Rhine-Westphalia, this is the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information of North Rhine-Westphalia (Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit NRW).

7. Data Security

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data against loss, misuse and unauthorised access. Please note that the transmission of unencrypted emails may involve security gaps; complete protection of data in transit is not possible.

8. Updates to This Privacy Policy

We will amend this privacy policy if the legal situation or the data processing on this website changes. The version published here applies in each case.