General information
Based on legal requirements, users of this website must be informed about the type, scope and purpose of the collection and use of personal data on this website. The following information is intended to give you an overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. With regard to the terms used here, we refer to the definitions in Art. 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
What is personal data?
Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (data subject), i.e. any information by which you can be personally identified. If you would like more detailed information on the subject of data protection, please refer to this privacy policy.
What does data processing mean?
Processing means any operation carried out with or without the aid of automated procedures, in particular the collection, storage, use, modification or deletion of data.
What types of data are collected on this website?
This website may collect inventory data (e.g. name/address), contact data (e.g. email/telephone number), usage data (e.g. pages visited/times of access) and communication data (e.g. IP addresses/device information).
Who collects the data on this website?
The data on this website is collected by the operator. The operator’s contact details can be found in the information below on the responsible body or in the website’s legal notice.
How is your data recorded?
Your data is collected when you provide it to us, for example. This can be done, for example, by sending the data by e-mail or entering it in a form.
However, there is also other data that is automatically collected by our IT systems when you visit the website, e.g. via your computer or smartphone. This is primarily technical data, such as which internet browser you are using on the internet, which operating system you are using or on which day or at what time you visited our website. This data is collected automatically as soon as you are connected to the website.
What is your data used for?
A large part of the data is collected to determine what you use on our website. This enables us to ensure that the website is displayed correctly. Another part is needed to determine which parts of the website you have visited and what has interested you. If you provide us with your contact details, this information is used to contact and communicate with you.
What rights do you have with regard to the data you have provided?
With regard to the personal data stored about you, you have the right to receive information free of charge at any time about the origin, recipient and purpose of this data. You can also request the correction, blocking, complete or partial deletion of this data. If you have any questions on the subject of data protection, you can contact us at any time, in particular at the responsible office listed below or at the address given in the legal notice. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
What are analysis tools and other third-party tools?
Your surfing behavior on our website can be evaluated as soon as you visit it. This is done primarily with the help of cookies and, if necessary, by using certain analysis programs. Normally, the analysis of your surfing behavior is anonymous and cannot be traced back to you. You have the option of objecting to the analysis or you can prevent the use of certain tools. You can find more information and instructions on this in the following notes.
Data protection
As the operator of this website, we take the protection of your personal data very seriously. The personal data transmitted by you will be treated confidentially in accordance with the statutory provisions on data protection and this privacy policy. The use of this website triggers the collection of various personal data. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you. This data protection declaration is intended to explain what data is collected from you and what it is used for. It also explains the purpose for which this is done.
We would like to point out that data transmission on the Internet, for example through e-mail communication, is not secure in all respects. Unfortunately, it is not possible to completely protect data from access by third parties.
Legal basis
In accordance with Art. 13 GDPR, we would like to inform you of the legal basis on which we carry out data processing. If no specific legal basis is mentioned in this privacy policy, the following applies:
According to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) and Art. 7 GDPR, it is possible to obtain your consent to data processing. The legal basis for the processing of your data for the fulfillment of services by us and for answering your inquiries is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR. The provision of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c) GDPR is the basis for the processing of data to fulfill our legal obligations and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR enables us to process your data to protect our legitimate interests.
In accordance with Art. 13 GDPR, we would like to inform you of the legal basis on which we carry out data processing. If no specific legal basis is mentioned in this privacy policy, the following applies:
According to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) and Art. 7 GDPR, it is possible to obtain your consent to data processing. The legal basis for the processing of your data for the fulfillment of services by us and for answering your inquiries is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR. The provision of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c) GDPR is the basis for the processing of data to fulfill our legal obligations and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR enables us to process your data to protect our legitimate interests.
Deletion of data
On the basis of Art. 17 and 18 GDPR, the data provided by you and processed by us will be deleted or its processing restricted. If it is not expressly stated in this privacy policy when the corresponding data will be deleted, we would like to point out at this point that it will be deleted as soon as the purpose for processing has been achieved and there are no legal obligations to retain it. In the latter case, the processing of the data will be restricted. This applies in particular to data that must be retained for reasons of commercial or tax law. In accordance with Section 257 (1) of the German Commercial Code (HGB), there is a retention obligation for six years for e.g. trading books, inventories, opening balance sheets, annual financial statements, commercial letters, accounting vouchers, etc. and in accordance with Section 147 (1) of the German Fiscal Code (AO) for ten years for e.g. books, records, management reports, accounting vouchers, commercial and business letters, relevant documents with significance for taxation, etc.
The following body is responsible for data processing on this website:
Ruhrtrans GmbH
Friedrichstraße 47
45128 Essen
Telephone 02 01/80 98 72 00
E-Mail: info[at]ruhrtrans.com
The controller is the legal person named above who alone or jointly with others determines
the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
You also have the right to contact our data protection officer at any time, who is obliged to maintain confidentiality regarding your request.
The contact details of our data protection officer are
Phone: +49 (0) 201 809 87 200
Fax: +49 (0) 201 809 87 294
Email: data-protection[at]ruhrtrans.com
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, this website uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address in the address bar of your browser begins with https:// or you can see a lock in the browser line. If such encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Our website is stored on servers. The server provider automatically stores information about your visit to our website. These are so-called log files, which are automatically transmitted by the browser you use. In particular, the following information is transmitted:
In principle, this data is not merged with other data sources. The
legal basis for the collection and processing of this data is Art. 6 para. 2 lit. f) GDPR. This legal basis is the legitimate interest in fulfilling a contract or pre-contractual measures.
Our website partly uses so-called cookies. Cookies are used to make our website user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small files that are stored on your computer and saved for later retrieval.
We use so-called “session cookies”. These are only stored for the duration of your current visit to our website. They are automatically deleted at the end of your visit to our website.
If you do not want cookies to be stored on your computer, it is necessary to deactivate the corresponding option in the system settings of your browser. Cookies that have already been saved can also be deleted in the system settings. However, if you do not want cookies to be stored, the functionality of this website may be restricted.
If cookies are used that are required to carry out the electronic communication process or to provide certain functions that you have requested, they are stored and processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. As the website operator, we have a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies to ensure the technically error-free operation of the website.
You will be informed separately about the use of cookies, which are stored, for example, to analyze your surfing behavior, as part of this privacy policy.
If you choose to send us inquiries via the contact form on the website, the information from the form, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in the event of further questions. This data will not be passed on without your express consent.
The processing of the data entered by you in the contact form is therefore carried out in particular on the basis of your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time. An informal notification, for example by email, is sufficient for this. In principle, the legality of the data processing operations carried out until the revocation remains unaffected. If contact is made without your express consent, e.g. by e-mail, the data will be processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR to process the contact request and its handling.
All data provided by you will remain with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. The latter is the case, for example, when your request has been processed. A review of the necessity takes place every two years. In the case of statutory archiving obligations, your data will be deleted after the respective expiry date. Mandatory statutory provisions, in particular statutory retention periods (6 years in the case of commercial law and 10 years in the case of tax retention obligations), naturally remain unaffected.
The person responsible for the processing of personal data collects and processes data from applicants for the purpose of handling the respective application procedure. Processing may also take place by way of electronic processing. This occurs in particular when an applicant submits corresponding application documents electronically, e.g. by email or via a web form on the website, to the data controller. If an employment contract is then concluded between the applicant and the data controller, the data will be processed and stored for the purpose of handling the employment relationship in compliance with the statutory provisions. The legal basis for the collection and processing of this data is Art. 6 para. 2 lit. b) GDPR. This legal basis is the legitimate interest in the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures. If no employment contract is concluded with the applicant, the application documents will be automatically deleted six months after notification of the rejection decision, provided that deletion does not conflict with any other legitimate interests of the controller. A legitimate interest in this sense may, for example, be a burden of proof in proceedings under the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG).
A large number of websites use third-party extensions. In such implementations, personal data is often passed on to the third-party providers or transmitted automatically. The type, scope, purpose and duration of this processing of personal data may vary from case to case. A comprehensive list of all situations in which personal data is passed on to third parties would go beyond the scope of this model privacy policy. The website operator must therefore check in each individual case which third-party services it uses on its website and whether personal data is passed on in the process.
Personal data is often passed on to service providers (e.g. suppliers), particularly in the context of contracts concluded via the website. However, service providers may also generally act in the interests of the website operator (e.g. technical service).
Right to information
According to Art. 15 GDPR, you have the right to request confirmation from us as to whether data concerning you is being processed by us. In addition, according to this provision, you have a right to information about this data and a right to be provided with a copy of this data.
Right of rectification
Art. 16 GDPR gives you the right to request the completion and/or correction of the data concerning you.
Right to erasure
In accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, you have the right to demand that data concerning you be deleted immediately.
Right to restriction of processing
In accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, you can request that we restrict the processing of your data.
Right to data portability
In accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, you have the right to have the data provided by you transmitted to yourself or to a third party in a commonly used and machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another responsible party, this can only be done if it is technically feasible.
Right of withdrawal
For many data processing operations, it is necessary for you to give your express consent. Once you have given your consent, you can withdraw it at any time in accordance with Art. 7 (3) GDPR. In principle, an informal notification, for example by e-mail to us, is sufficient. The legality of the data processing remains unaffected by a possible revocation.
Right of objection
According to Art. 21 GDPR, you have the right to object to the future processing of data concerning you by us. The objection may also be directed against processing by us for the purpose of direct advertising.
Right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority
If you believe that a breach of data protection regulations has occurred, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. The competent supervisory authority for data protection issues is the state data protection officer of the federal state in which we are based; this is North Rhine-Westphalia. A list of the respective data protection officers and their specific contact details can be found at the following link:
https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html
Changes or updates to the privacy policy
As soon as changes to the data processing carried out by us make it necessary, we will update the privacy policy. You are therefore requested to inform yourself regularly about the content of this privacy policy.
