{"id":3,"date":"2025-04-10T10:02:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T10:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/b344b3vr.myrdbx.io\/?page_id=3"},"modified":"2025-07-01T22:08:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:08:58","slug":"datenschutzhinweise","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/german-commodities.com\/en\/datenschutzhinweise\/","title":{"rendered":"Data protection"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3\" class=\"elementor elementor-3\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30443951 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"30443951\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b49f65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b49f65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>Data protection information of GCG German Commodities Group GmbH<\/strong><br \/><strong>Status: 10.05.2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">We comply with the applicable data protection regulations, in particular the requirements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG). We only process your personal data if the law permits data processing or if you have given your consent to the processing of your data. The transparency of data processing is important to us, so that we would like to inform you comprehensively with the following information on data protection.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Overview:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol start=\"1\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">RESPONSIBLE<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">DATA PROTECTION OFFICER<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">GENERAL INFORMATION ON DATA PROCESSING<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">YOUR RIGHTS<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">SERVER AND LOGFILES<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">USE OF COOKIES<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">CONTACT US<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">(PRE-)CONTRACTUAL SERVICES<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">DATA PROCESSING FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">WEBSITE OPTIMIZATION, REACH MEASUREMENT AND ONLINE MARKETING<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">ADVERTISING PARTNER<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">INTEGRATION OF THIRD-PARTY SERVICES AND CONTENT<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">TRANSFER OF DATA; PROCESSING IN THIRD COUNTRIES<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">APPLICANT DATA<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">CHANGES<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">GOOGLE FONTS (local hosting)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">DEFINITIONS<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>In detail:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>1. RESPONSIBLE<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">is responsible for the processing of your personal data on this website:<br \/><strong>GCG German Commodities Group GmbH<\/strong><br \/>Represented by the managing director: Elisabeth Maier<br \/>Kurf\u00fcrstendamm 193 F, 10707 Berlin<br \/>Germany<br \/>Phone: +49 (0)30 7001640<br \/>Website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/german-commodities.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">german-commodities.com<\/a><br \/>E-Mail:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mailto:info@german-commodities.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info@german-commodities.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>2. DATA PROTECTION OFFICER<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">You can reach our data protection officer at:<br \/><strong>DataCo GmbH<\/strong><br \/>Dachauer Stra\u00dfe 65, 80339 Munich<br \/>E-Mail:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mailto:datenschutz@dataguard.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">datenschutz@dataguard.de<\/a><br \/>Phone: +49 (0)89 740045840<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>3. GENERAL INFORMATION ON DATA PROCESSING<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>a. Scope &amp; purpose of the processing of personal data<\/strong><br \/>We only process your personal data as a user of this website insofar as this is necessary to provide a functional website and our content and services. Processing only takes place with your consent or with legal permission.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>b. Legal bases<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Consent: Art. 6 para. 1 a) GDPR<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Fulfillment of the contract: Art. 6 para. 1 b) GDPR<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Legal obligations: Art. 6 para. 1 c) GDPR<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Legitimate interests: Art. 6 para. 1 f) GDPR<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>c. Data erasure and storage duration<\/strong><br \/>Data will be deleted as soon as the purpose no longer applies, provided there are no statutory retention obligations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>d. Types of data processed<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Inventory data (e.g. name, address)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Contact details (e.g. e-mail, telephone number)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Usage data (e.g. pages visited)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Meta\/communication data (e.g. IP address).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>e. Purposes of the processing<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Provision of the website<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Contract execution<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Security measures<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Marketing.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>f. Categories of data subjects<\/strong><br \/>Website users, customers, applicants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>g. Provision of the data<\/strong><br \/>Required for conclusion of contract; failure to provide may prevent conclusion of contract.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>h. Automated decision making<\/strong><br \/>No automated decision-making takes place.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>4. YOUR RIGHTS<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>a. Right to information (Art. 15 GDPR)<\/strong><br \/>You can request information about processed data, processing purposes and recipients.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>b. Rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)<\/strong><br \/>You have the right to have incorrect data corrected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>c. Erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)<\/strong><br \/>You can request the deletion of your data, provided there are no legal obligations to the contrary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>d. Restriction (Art. 18 GDPR)<\/strong><br \/>You can request the restriction of processing, e.g. if the accuracy of the data is disputed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>e. Data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)<\/strong><br \/>You can receive your data in a machine-readable format.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>f. Right of withdrawal (Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR)<\/strong><br \/>You can revoke your consent at any time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>g. Right to lodge a complaint (Art. 77 GDPR)<\/strong><br \/>You can address complaints to the competent supervisory authority.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>h. Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR)<\/strong><br \/>You can object to processing for advertising purposes or for special reasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><em>To do so, please contact us using the details given in section 1 or 2.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong>5. SERVER AND LOGFILES<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>Logfiles:<\/strong>\u00a0Recording of IP (anonymized), browser, access time.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>Storage duration:<\/strong>\u00a060 days.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>Legal basis:<\/strong>\u00a0Art. 6 para. 1 f) GDPR.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>6. USE OF COOKIES<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"markdown-table-wrapper\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Person responsible<\/th>\n<th>Cookie name<\/th>\n<th>Purpose<\/th>\n<th>Storage duration<\/th>\n<th>Required<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>GCG<\/td>\n<td>gcg-consent<\/td>\n<td>Consent management<\/td>\n<td>1 year<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Google Analytics<\/td>\n<td>_ga, _gid<\/td>\n<td>Usage analysis<\/td>\n<td>14 months<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>Revocation:<\/strong>\u00a0Via cookie banners or browser settings.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>7. CONTACT US<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>Contact form\/e-mail:<\/strong>\u00a0Data processing for inquiry processing (Art. 6 para. 1 b) GDPR).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>Deletion:<\/strong>\u00a0After completion of the request.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>8. (PRE-)CONTRACTUAL SERVICES<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>Data:<\/strong>\u00a0Name, address, payment data.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>Storage duration:<\/strong>\u00a010 years (retention under tax law).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>9. DATA PROCESSING FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>Newsletter:<\/strong>\u00a0Double opt-in, tracking via [service provider].<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>Contradiction:<\/strong>\u00a0Possible at any time by e-mail.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>10. WEBSITE OPTIMIZATION<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>Google Analytics:<\/strong>\u00a0IP anonymization activated.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>Opt-Out:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tools.google.com\/dlpage\/gaoptout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Browser plugin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>11. ADVERTISING PARTNER<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>Google Ads:<\/strong>\u00a0Remarketing; opt-out via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/adssettings.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ads Settings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>12. INTEGRATION OF THIRD-PARTY SERVICES<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>Google Maps\/Youtube:<\/strong>\u00a0Integration only with consent.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>Data protection:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">policies.google.com\/privacy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>13. DISCLOSURE OF DATA<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>Third countries:<\/strong>\u00a0USA only with consent (Art. 49 para. 1 a) GDPR).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>14. APPLICANT DATA<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>Storage duration:<\/strong>\u00a06 months after rejection.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>15. CHANGES<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Updates to this privacy policy will be published on this page.<br \/><strong>Last updated:<\/strong>\u00a010.05.2025<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>16. GOOGLE FONTS (local hosting)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Fonts hosted locally; no data transfer to Google.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>17. DEFINITIONS<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>Personal data:<\/strong>\u00a0Information that relates to an identified\/identifiable person.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>Processing:<\/strong>\u00a0Any process carried out with data (e.g. storage, deletion).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>Responsible person:<\/strong>\u00a0Natural\/legal person who determines the purposes and means of the processing.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>GCG German Commodities Group GmbH<\/strong><br \/>Kurf\u00fcrstendamm 193 F, 10707 Berlin<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/mailto:info@german-commodities.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info@german-commodities.com<\/a><br \/>Status: 10.05.2025<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Datenschutzhinweise der GCG German Commodities Group GmbHStand: 10.05.2025 Wir beachten die geltenden Datenschutzvorschriften, insbesondere die Anforderungen der EU-Datenschutzgrundverordnung (DSGVO) und des Bundesdatenschutzgesetzes (BDSG). Wir verarbeiten Ihre personenbezogenen Daten nur, sofern das Gesetz die Datenverarbeitung erlaubt oder wenn Sie Ihre Zustimmung zu der Verarbeitung Ihrer Daten gegeben haben. Die Transparenz der Datenverarbeitung ist uns ein wichtiges [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/german-commodities.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/german-commodities.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/german-commodities.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/german-commodities.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/german-commodities.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/german-commodities.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4894,"href":"https:\/\/german-commodities.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3\/revisions\/4894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/german-commodities.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}