Privacy Policy Version July 2021 1. An overview of data protection General information The following information will provide you with an easy to navigate overview of what will happen with your personal data when you visit this website. The term “personal data” comprises all data that can be used to personally identify you. For detailed information about the subject matter of data protection, please consult our Data Protection Declaration, which we have included beneath this copy. Data recording on this website Who is the responsible party for the recording of data on this website? The data on this website is processed by the operator of the website, whose contact information is available under section “Imprint” on this website. How do we record your data? We collect your data as a result of your sharing of your data with us. This may, for instance be information you enter into our contact form. Other data shall be recorded by our IT-systems automatically or after you consent to its recording during your website visit. This data comprises primarily technical information (e.g. web browser, operating system or time the site was accessed). This information is recorded automatically when you access this website. What are the purposes we use your data for? A portion of the information is generated to guarantee the error free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyse your user patterns. What rights do you have as far as your information is concerned? You have the right to receive information about the source, recipients and purposes of your archived personal data at any time without having to pay a fee for such disclosures. You also have the right to demand that your data are rectified or eradicated. If you have consented to data processing, you have the option to revoke this consent at any time, which shall affect all future data processing. Moreover, you have the right to demand that the processing of your data be restricted under certain circumstances. Furthermore, you have the right to log a complaint with the competent supervising agency. Please do not hesitate to contact us at any time under the address disclosed in the imprint on this website if you have questions about this or any other data protection related issues. Analysis tools and tools provided by third parties There is a possibility that your browsing patterns will be statistically analysed when your visit this website. Such analyses are performed primarily with cookies and with what we refer to as analysis programs. For detailed information about these analysis programs please consult our Data Protection Declaration below. Hosting und Content Delivery Networks (CDN) External Hosting This website is hosted by an external service provider (host). The allocation of web hosting services as well as the related services are carried out by using e.g. a web server, FTP server or SSH access with the possibility for us to process data, i.e. to store, modify, transmit and delete them. In the context of the service performance of the host as IT service provider in the area of hosting, support or administration of our server systems, the host’s access to personal data cannot be excluded. These may include, but are not limited to, IP addresses, contact information, first and last name, web page access, and other data generated through a web site. The host is used for the purpose of fulfilling the contract with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 para. 1 (b) GDPR) and in the interest of secure, fast and efficient provision of our online services by a professional provider (Art. 6 para. 1 (f) GDPR). Our host will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfil its performance obligations and to follow our instructions with respect to such data. The systems of our host are located in the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany or in a member state of the European Union. The processing of personal data in a third-party country requires our prior consent and may only take place if the special legal requirements are fulfilled. General information and mandatory information Data protection The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. Hence, we handle your personal data as confidential information and in compliance with the statutory data protection regulations and this Data Protection Declaration. Whenever you use this website, a variety of personal information will be collected. Personal data comprises data that can be used to personally identify you. This Data Protection Declaration explains which data we collect as well as the purposes we use this data for. It also explains how, and for which purpose the information is collected. We herewith advise you that the transmission of data via the Internet (i.e. through e-mail communications) may be prone to security gaps. It is not possible to completely protect data against third party access. Information about the Responsible Party The company responsible for the data processing on this website is: Showa Denko Carbon Germany GmbH Daimlerstraße 19 86368 Gersthofen Phone: +49 821 20715-183 Mail: info@showadenkocarbon.com Data Protection Officer We have appointed a Data Protection Officer for our company. Dentons GmbH Thurn-und-Taxis-Platz 6 60313 Frankfurt am Main Phone: +49 69 45 00 12 390 Mail: datenschutz@showadenkocarbon.com Revocation of your consent to the processing of data A wide range of data processing transactions are possible only subject to your express consent. You can revoke at any time any consent you have already given us. To do so you are required to send us an informal notification via email to datenschutz@showadenkocarbon.com or by mail to Showa Denko Europe GmbH, Abraham-Lincoln-Straße 44, 65189 Wiesbaden, Germany, or to Showa Denko Carbon Germany GmbH, Daimlerstraße 19, 86368 Gersthofen, Germany. This shall be without prejudice to the lawfulness of any data collection that occurred prior to your revocation. Right to object to the collection of data in special cases and to object to direct advertising (Art. 21 GDPR) In the event that data are processed on the basis of Art. 6 Sect .1 (e) or (f) GDPR, you have the right to at any time object to the processing of your personal data based on grounds arising from your unique situation. This also applies to any profiling based on the provisions. To determine the legal basis, on which any processing of data is based, please consult this data protections declaration. If you log an objection, we will no longer process your affected personal data, unless we are in a position to present compelling protection worthy grounds for the processing of your data, that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms or if the purpose of the processing is the claiming, exercising or defence of legal entitlements (objection pursuant to Art. 21 Sect. 1GDPR). If your personal data is being processed in order to engage in direct advertising, you have the right to at any time object to the processing of your affected personal data for the purpose of such advertising. This also applies to profiling to the extent that it is affiliated with such direct advertising. If you object, personal data will subsequently no longer be used for direct advertising purposes (objection pursuant to Art. 21 Sect. 2 GDPR) Contact details of the competent Supervisory Authority Bayerisches Landesamt für Datenschutzaufsicht PO box 1349 91504 Ansbach Germany Phone: +49 (0) 981 180093-0 Fax: +49 (0) 981 180093-800 Mail: poststelle@lda.bayern.de Right to data portability You have the right to demand that we hand over any data we automatically process on the basis of your consent or in order to fulfil a contract be handed over to you or a third party in a commonly used, machine readable format. If you should demand the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will be done only if it is technically feasible. SSL and/or TLS encryption For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as purchase orders or inquiries you submit to us as the website operator, this website uses either an SSL or a TLS encryption program. You can recognise an encrypted connection by checking whether the address line of the browser switches from “http://” to “https://” and also by the appearance of the lock icon in the browser line. If the SSL or TLS encryption is activated, data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties. Information about, rectification and eradication of data Within the scope of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right to at any time demand information about your archived personal data, their source and recipients as well as the purpose of the processing of your data. You may also have a right to have your data rectified or eradicated. If you have questions about this subject matter or any other questions about personal data, please do not hesitate to contact us at any time at the address provided in the imprint. Right to demand processing restrictions You have the right to demand the imposition of restrictions as far as the processing of your personal data is concerned. To do so, you may contact us at any time at the address provided in the imprint. The right to demand restriction of processing applies in the following cases: In the event that you should dispute the correctness of your data archived by us, we will usually need some time to verify this claim. During the time that this investigation is ongoing, you have the right to demand that we restrict the processing of your personal data. If the processing of your personal data was/is conducted in an unlawful manner, you have the option to demand the restriction of the processing of your data in lieu of demanding the eradication of this data. If we do not need your personal data any longer and you need it to exercise, defend or claim legal entitlements, you have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of its eradication. If you have raised an objection pursuant to Art. 21 Sect. 1 GDPR, your rights and our rights will have to be weighed against each other. As long as it has not been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to demand a restriction of the processing of your personal data. If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data – with the exception of their archiving – may be processed only subject to your consent or to claim, exercise or defend legal entitlements or to protect the rights of other natural persons or legal entities or for important public interest reasons cited by the European Union or a member state of the EU. Rejection of unsolicited e-mails We herewith object to the use of contact information published in conjunction with the mandatory information to be provided in the imprint to send us promotional and information material that we have not expressly requested. The operators of this website and its pages reserve the express right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of promotional information, for instance via SPAM messages. Recording of data on this website Cookies Our websites and pages use what the industry refers to as “cookies.” Cookies are small text files that do not cause any damage to your device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or they are permanently archived on your device (permanent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted once you terminate your visit. Permanent cookies remain archived on your device until you actively delete them, or they are automatically eradicated by your web browser. In some cases, it is possible that third party cookies are stored on your device once you enter our site (third party cookies). These cookies enable you or us to take advantage of certain services offered by the third party (e.g. cookies to find our location more easily). Cookies have a variety of functions. Many cookies are technically essential since certain website functions would not work in the absence of the cookies (e.g. the display of videos). The purpose of other cookies may be the analysis of user patterns or the display of promotional messages. Cookies, which are required for the performance of electronic communication transactions (required cookies) or for the provision of certain functions you want to use (functional cookies) or those that are necessary for the optimization of the website (e.g. cookies that provide measurable insights into the web audience), shall be stored on the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 (f) GDPR, unless a different legal basis is cited. The operator of the website has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies to ensure the technically error free and optimized provision of the operator’s services. If your consent to the storage of the cookies has been requested, the respective cookies are stored exclusively on the basis of the consent obtained (Art. 6 Sect. 1 (a)GDPR); this consent may be revoked at any time. You have the option to set up your browser in such a manner that you will be notified any time cookies are placed and to permit the acceptance of cookies only in specific cases. You may also exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or in general or activate the delete function for the automatic eradication of cookies when the browser closes. If cookies are deactivated, the functions of this website may be limited. In the event that third party cookies are used or if cookies are used for analytical purposes, we will separately notify you in conjunction with this Data Protection Policy and, if applicable, ask for your consent. Cookie Consent with Borlabs Cookie Our website uses the Borlabs cookie consent technology to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies in your browser and for their data privacy protection compliant documentation. The provider of this technology is Borlabs – Benjamin A. Bornschein, Georg-Wilhelm-Str. 17, 21107 Hamburg, Germany (hereinafter referred to as Borlabs). Whenever you visit our website, a Borlabs cookie will be stored in your browser, which archives any declarations or revocations of consent you have entered. These data are not shared with the provider of the Borlabs technology. The recorded data shall remain archived until you ask us to eradicate them, delete the Borlabs cookie on your own or the purpose of storing the data no longer exists. This shall be without prejudice to any retention obligations mandated by law. To review the details of Borlabs’ data processing policies, please visit https://de.borlabs.io/kb/welche-daten-speichert-borlabs-cookie/ We use the Borlabs cookie consent technology to obtain the declarations of consent mandated by law for the use of cookies. The legal basis for the use of such cookies is Art. 6 Sect. 1 Sentence 1 (c) GDPR. Server log files The provider of this website and its pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser communicates to us automatically. The information comprises: The type and version of browser used and the used operating system Referrer URL The hostname of the accessing computer The time of the server inquiry The IP address This data is not merged with other data sources. This data is recorded on the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 (f) GDPR. The operator of the website has a legitimate interest in the technically error free depiction and the optimization of the operator’s website. In order to achieve this, server log files must be recorded. Request by e-mail, telephone or fax If you contact us by e-mail, telephone or fax, your request, including all resulting personal data (name, request) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass these data on without your consent. These data are processed on the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 l(b) GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is required for the performance of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the data are processed on the basis of our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries submitted to us (Art. 6 Sect. 1 (f) GDPR) or on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 Sect. 1 (a) GDPR) if it has been obtained. The data sent by you to us via contact requests remain with us until you request us to delete, revoke your consent to the storage or the purpose for the data storage lapses (e.g. after completion of your request). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected. Plugins und Tools Google Web Fonts This website uses so-called Web Fonts provided by Google to ensure the uniform use of fonts on this site. These Google fonts are locally installed so that a connection to Google’s servers will not be established in conjunction with this application. For more information on Google Web Fonts, please follow this link: https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and consult Google’s Data Privacy Declaration under: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en. OpenStreetMap We are using the mapping service provided by OpenStreetMap (OSM). The provider of this service is the Open-Street-Map Foundation (OSMF), 132 Maney Hill Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B72 1JU, United Kingdom. When you visit any website, into which OpenStreetMap has been embedded, your IP address and other information concerning your behavior patterns on this website will be transferred to the OSMF. Under certain circumstances, OpenStreetMap will save cookies in your browser. Cookies are text files that are stored on your computer and that make it possible to conduct an analysis of your website use. You have the option to prevent the storage of cookies by making pertinent changes to the settings of your browser software. However, we have to point out that doing so may make it impossible for you to use all of the functions of this website to their fullest extent. Cookies used by OpenStreetMap: _osm_location, _osm_session, _osm_totp_token, _osm_welcome, _pk_id., _pk_ref., _pk_ses., qos_token. Storage period: 1 year Furthermore, your location may be recorded if you have permitted this in your device settings, for instance on your cell phone. The provider of this website has no control over this type of data transfer. For details, please consult the Data Privacy Policy of OpenStreetMap under the following link: https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_Policy. We use OpenStreetMap with the objective of ensuring the attractive presentation of our online offers and to make it easy for visitors to find the locations we specify on our website. This establishes legitimate grounds as defined in Art. 6 Sect. 1 (f) GDPR. If a corresponding agreement has been requested (e.g. an agreement to the storage of cookies), the processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 (a) GDPR; the agreement can be revoked at any time. Vimeo This website uses the VIMEO service of the provider VIMEO, Inc; 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011 to display video content. We operate our offer under the data protection regulations of Vimeo Inc. and bear no direct responsibility for their data processing. Please note that we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and its use and cannot control it. When using the services of Vimeo Inc., your data may be transferred to the USA and processed there. With regard to personal data stored in the USA, the USA are currently considered being a country that does not have the same level of data protection as the EU according to European jurisdiction. Please consider this before using the services of Vimeo. Cookies used by Vimeo: vuid Storage period: 2 years More information on the handling of user data can be found in the privacy policy of Vimeo Inc. at the following address: https://vimeo.com/privacy Vimeo is used in the interest of an attractive presentation of our internet presence. This represents a legitimate interest in the sense of Art. 6 Para. 1 (f) GDPR. If consent has been requested (e.g., consent to the storage of cookies), the processing will be carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 (a) GDPR; the consent may be revoked at any time. Data collection using a form If you contact us by using the form offered on this website, we will use the data collected exclusively for processing your enquiry. Your data will not be used for any other purpose. The processing of this date is based on Art. 6 para.1 (b) GDPR, so far as your enquiry is related to the fulfilment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 (f)GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 (a) GDPR), in so far as this has been requested. The data sent to us by via contract enquiries remains with us until you request us to delete it, or until you revoke your consent to its storage or until the purpose for which it was stored no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods- remain unaffected. The technological development of the Internet and the changes to the law in the area of data protection make it necessary for us to adapt our Privacy Policy from time to time to the new requirements. Version July 2021 Contact us EMEA Showa Denko Carbon Germany GmbH Daimlerstraße 19 86368 Gersthofen, Germany Phone: +49 821 20715-183 ASIA Showa Denko K.K. 13-9, Shiba Daimon 1-chome, Minatoku Tokyo 105-8518, Japan Tel: +81 3 5470 3324 AMERICA Showa Denko Carbon, Inc. 478 Ridge Road P.O. Box 2947201 Ridgeville, USA Tel: +1 843 875 3200 Information Contact us Downloads About us SDK K.K. 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