Data protection
1. Data Protection at a Glance
General Information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is any data that can be used to personally identify you. Detailed information on data protection can be found in our privacy policy below.
Data Collection on Our Website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the legal notice of this website.
How do we collect your data?
On the one hand, your data is collected when you provide it to us. This could include, for example, data that you enter into a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is primarily technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you access our website.
What do we use your data for?
Some data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right to receive information free of charge at any time about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. For this purpose, as well as for any further questions regarding data protection, you can contact us at any time at the address provided in the legal notice. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
2. General Information and Mandatory Information
Data Protection
The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to personally identify you. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.
Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g., when communicating by email) can have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
Information on the responsible party
The responsible party for data processing on this website is:
Globe Chemicals GmbH
Osterbekstraße 90c
22083 Hamburg
Germany
Telephone: +49 40 271525-0
Fax: +49 40 271525-25
Email: info@globe-chemicals.com
The responsible party is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).
Withdrawal of your consent to data processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time. An informal notification via email to us is sufficient for this purpose. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority
In the event of data protection violations, the data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. The competent supervisory authority for data protection matters is the State Data Protection Commissioner of the federal state in which our company is based. A list of data protection commissioners and their contact details can be found at the following link: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.
SSL or TLS encryption
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser’s address bar changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser’s address bar.
When SSL/TLS encryption is enabled, the data you transmit to us cannot be intercepted by third parties.
3. Data Collection on Our Website
Server Log Files
The website provider automatically collects and stores information in server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. This information includes:
Browser type and version
Operating system used
Referrer URL
Hostname of the accessing computer
Time of access
Elementor / JetElements / JetEngine (Page Builder Plugins)
This website is built using the WordPress plugins Elementor, JetElements, and JetEngine. These plugins are used to create and display the layout and content of this website. They run on our own server and, in the configuration used here, do not transmit personal data to the plugin providers (Elementor Ltd. / Crocoblock). No separate consent is required for their use, as they are purely functional/structural components without third-party data transfer.
Provider: Elementor Ltd., Israel / Crocoblock (JetElements, JetEngine)
Google Fonts
This website uses “Google Fonts” for the uniform display of fonts. When you access a page, your browser loads the required fonts into your browser cache.
If your browser does not support Google Fonts or denies access, a standard font will be used by your computer instead.
Accessing Google Fonts means your browser establishes a connection to Google’s servers. This makes Google aware that our website was accessed via your IP address. Google Fonts is used in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of our website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR; consent can be withdrawn at any time.
For more information on Google Fonts, see: https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and Google’s Privacy Policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
Provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (data may be transferred to Google LLC in the USA)
Google Maps
This website uses the map service Google Maps via an API. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
To enable the use of Google Maps features, your IP address must be stored. This data is generally transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence over this data transfer.
The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings and easy locatability of the places we indicate on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR and Art. 49 (1)(a) GDPR (for the transfer to the USA); consent can be withdrawn at any time.
Data transfer to the USA is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) of the European Commission and/or Google’s certification under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.
For more information on the handling of user data, please refer to Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
MapGeo – Interactive Geo Maps
This website uses the “MapGeo – Interactive Geo Maps” plugin to display interactive maps. Depending on configuration, the underlying map tiles may be loaded from a third-party server (e.g. OpenStreetMap or a similar map-tile provider), which can result in your IP address being transmitted to that provider when the map is loaded.
The use of this service is in our legitimate interest in presenting our locations clearly and interactively (Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR). If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR; consent can be withdrawn at any time.
Polylang
This website uses the WordPress plugin Polylang to provide content in multiple languages. To remember your selected language across page views, Polylang sets a cookie (typically named “pll_language”) in your browser.
This cookie does not contain personal data beyond the selected language and serves a purely functional purpose. It is set on the basis of Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in providing a functional, multilingual website) or, where required, Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR following your consent.
WP Emojis
This website uses a script (“wp-emoji-release.min.js”) to ensure that emoji characters are displayed correctly across all browsers. This script is provided as part of the WordPress core software and is loaded from our own server or, depending on configuration, from the servers of WordPress.org / s.w.org.
If loaded externally, this may result in the transmission of your IP address to the respective server operator. The use of this script serves the legitimate interest of a consistent, error-free display of content (Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR). If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR; consent can be withdrawn at any time.