data protection

This website is operated by Lithos Natural GmbH (FN 461725h), hereinafter “we”, “us” and “LITHOS”, based in Ennsdorf. In this data protection declaration, we as the person responsible in accordance with Art. 4 para. 7 EU GDPR describes what data we collect when you visit our website and for what purpose we process it. Please see point 10 for all relevant contact details. this data protection declaration

Since the protection of your personal data is particularly important to us, we strictly adhere to the legal requirements of the DSG and the EU GDPR when collecting and processing your personal data.

In the following we will inform you in detail about the scope and purpose of our data processing as well as your rights as a data subject. Please read our data protection declaration carefully before you continue to use our website and, if necessary, give your consent to data processing.

  1. Personal data

Use of our website is generally possible without providing personal data. However, there may be different regulations for the use of individual services, which we will point out to you separately.

Apart from the cookies described in detail below, we generally only collect and store the data that you provide to us by inserting it into our input masks or otherwise actively using our website to interact.

Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. This includes, for example, your name, your address, your telephone number or your date of birth.

  1. Use of cookies

a) If you use our website for informational purposes only, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect the personal data that your browser transmits to our server. If you would like to visit our website, we collect the data listed below that is technically necessary for us to display the website to you and to ensure its stability and security in accordance with. Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f EU GDPR to ensure:

IP address
Date and time of the request
Time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Content of the request
Access status / http status code
Amount of data transferred
Website, from which the request comes
Browser used
Operating system and its interface
Language and version of the browser software

b) In addition to the data mentioned above, cookies are stored on your computer when you use our website; These are small text files that are stored on your hard drive associated with the browser you are using and through which certain information is transmitted to the entity that sets the cookie (here, us). Given the current state of technology, cookies cannot execute programs or transfer data to your computer, but only serve to make the Internet offering more user-friendly and effective.

c) Our website(s) use the following types of cookies, the scope and functionality of which are explained below:

Transient cookies

Transient cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser. These include, in particular, session cookies, which store a so-called session ID with which various requests from your browser can be assigned to the shared session. This allows your computer to be recognized when you return to our website. These session cookies are deleted when you log out or close the browser.

Persistent cookies

Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period of time, which may differ depending on the cookie. However, you can delete the cookies yourself at any time in your browser settings.

d) It is possible for you to change your browser settings so that, for example, you refuse to accept third-party cookies or all cookies. In this case, however, we must point out that you may no longer be able to use all of the functions of our website.

e) We also use cookies to be able to identify you for subsequent visits if you have an account with us - otherwise you will have to log in again for each visit.

f) The Flash cookies we use are not recorded by your browser, but by your Flash plug-in. We also use HTML5 storage objects, which are stored on your device. These objects store the necessary data regardless of the browser you use and do not have an automatic expiration date. You can prevent the processing of Flash cookies by installing appropriate add-ons in your browser or by using it in private mode.

  1. Collection and processing of personal data

Personal data that goes beyond the information stored by cookies will only be processed by us if you voluntarily provide them to us, for example when you register with us, enter into a contractual relationship with us or otherwise with us Get in touch. This only concerns contact details and information about the concerns with which you approach us.

We use the personal data you provide exclusively to fulfill the respective purpose of processing (e.g. registration, sending newsletters, processing an order, sending information material and advertising, running a competition, answering a question, enabling access to certain information) is required and/or this is required by law (esp. according to Art. 6 EU GDPR) is permissible (e.g.b the sending of advertising and information material to existing customers).

The purpose of processing your data is to operate our website and to provide targeted company-specific information, including the presentation of our range of goods and services (marketing). Any further use of your data will only take place to the extent that you have previously expressly consented. You can revoke your consent at any time in the future, as explained in detail below.

  1. Storage duration

Data that you provide to us exclusively for customer service or We generally store your data for marketing and information purposes until three years after our last contact. However, if you wish, we will delete your data before this period expires, provided there is no legal obstacle to this.

In the event of a contract initiation or -We process your personal data after the contract has been completed until the end of the guarantee, warranty, limitation and statutory retention periods applicable to us, and until the end of any legal disputes in which the data is required as evidence.

  1. Newsletter

You have the option of subscribing to our free newsletter. With this newsletter you will regularly receive all the latest news and information about our company as well as tailored advertising. In order to receive our newsletter, you need a valid email address.

We check the email address you entered in our registration form to see whether you actually want to receive newsletters. This is done by sending you an email to the email address you provided, which you can confirm receipt of by clicking on a link provided. After confirming the email, you are registered for our newsletter. (Double opt-in)

When you first register for the newsletter, we save your IP address, the date and time of your registration. This is done for security reasons in the event that a third party misuses your email address and subscribes to our newsletter without your knowledge. We do not collect or process any further data for the newsletter subscription; the data is used exclusively to receive the newsletter.

Unless you object to this, we will transfer your data within our group for the purpose of analysis and to transmit information for advertising purposes. Within the group of companies, the data you have provided to us to receive the newsletter will be compared with data that we may otherwise collect (e.g. when purchasing goods or booking a service).

Your newsletter registration data will not be passed on to third parties who do not belong to the corporate group. You can unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time; the details on how to unsubscribe can be found in the confirmation email and in each individual newsletter.

  1. Tools and applications used

a) We use Google Analytics, a web analysis service from Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. This service uses so-called “Cookies” (seeO) The information generated by cookies about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server and stored there.

On our behalf, Google uses this information to evaluate your use of our website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not combined with other Google data.

The storage of the cookies required by Google Analytics can be prevented by setting your browser software accordingly; however, this can lead to this. that you may not be able to fully use all functions of this website. The collection of the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (incl. You can prevent your IP address) and its transmission and processing by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

If you would like further information about the type, scope and purpose of the data collected by Google, we recommend that you read their data protection regulations.

b) We also place links to other websites on our website; this is for informational purposes only. These websites are not under our control and are therefore not subject to the provisions of this privacy policy. If you activate a link, it is possible that the operator of this website will collect data about you and process it in accordance with its data protection declaration, which may differ from ours.

c) Our website also offers the option of interacting with various social networks via plugins. These are:

Facebook, operated by Facebook Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Irl

Twitter, operated by Twitter Inc., 795 Folsom Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA

Google+, operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA

Linked In, operated by LinkedIn Inc., 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA

Youtube, operated by YouTube LLC, 901 Cherry Avenue, San Bruno, CA 94066 USA

XING, operated by XING SE, Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg, Germany

If you click on a plugin from one of these social networks, it will be activated and a connection will be established to the respective server of this network. We have no influence on the scope and content of the data that is transmitted to the respective operator of this social network when you click on the plugin.

If you would like to find out about the type, scope and purpose of the data collected by the operators of these social networks, we recommend that you read the data protection regulations of the respective social network.

  1. Data transmission

In principle, your data will not be transferred to third parties unless we are legally obliged to do so, the data transfer is necessary to carry out a contractual relationship concluded between us or you have previously expressly consented to the transfer of your data. External processors or other cooperation partners will only receive your data if this is necessary for contract processing or if we have a legitimate interest in doing so. If one of our processors comes into contact with your personal data, we will ensure that they comply with the provisions of data protection laws in the same way as we do.

We will not sell or otherwise market your personal data to third parties outside the group.

If our contractual partners or processors are based in a third country, i.e. a country outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we will inform you about the consequences of this circumstance in the description of the offer.

  1. Security

We use numerous technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against manipulation, loss, destruction and access by third parties. Our security measures are continually improved in line with technological developments on the Internet.

  1. Your rights

According to the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act, you as the person affected by our data processing are entitled to the following rights and legal remedies:

Right to information (Art. 15 EU GDPR)

As a data subject, you have the right to request information about whether and, if so, what personal data about you is being processed. For your own protection - so that no one else receives information about your data - it may be necessary for us to verify your identity in an appropriate manner.

Right to rectification (Art. 16) and deletion (Art. 17 EU GDPR)

You have the right to immediately request the correction of incorrect personal data concerning you. - taking into account the purposes of data processing - to request the completion of incomplete personal data and the deletion of your data, provided that the criteria of Art. 17 EU GDPR are met.

Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 EU GDPR)

Under the legal requirements, you have the right to restrict the processing of all personal data collected. From the time of the restriction request, this data will only be used with individual consent or processed to assert and enforce legal claims.

Right to data portability (Art. 20 EU GDPR)

You can request the unhindered and unrestricted transfer of collected personal data to a third party.

Right to object (Art. 21 EU GDPR)

You can object at any time to the processing of your personal data that is necessary to protect our legitimate interests or those of a third party, for reasons relating to your particular situation. Your data will no longer be processed after you object, unless there are compelling legitimate reasons for the processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims. You can object to data processing for direct advertising purposes at any time with future effect.

Revocation of consent

If you have separately given your consent to the processing of your data, you can revoke this at any time. Such a revocation affects the lawfulness of the processing of your personal data after you have given it to us.

If you take a measure to enforce your rights under the GDPR listed above, LITHOS must immediately, but no later than within one month of receipt of your application, comment on the requested measure or to comply with the request.

We will respond to all reasonable inquiries within the legal framework free of charge and as quickly as possible.

The data protection authority is responsible for applications regarding violations of the right to information, violation of the rights to confidentiality, to rectification or to deletion.