Data protection statement

Every time a user accesses our website and every time a file is downloaded, data regarding this process is temporarily stored in a log file. The stored data is analyzed anonymously and will only be used for internal statistical purposes so that we can continually improve the web content we offer. No person-related use takes place in this respect. In particular, a data set containing the following information is stored upon each user access:

• the IP address used
• the operating system used
• the browser used
• the time of access
• the pages you visit on our site
• the website you last visited (if transmitted)
• the volume of data transmitted

Our website uses the web analysis tool Siteimprove, provided by Siteimprove GmbH, a company based in Berlin with servers in Germany and Denmark. This tool uses information of cookies and server log files: this information is transmitted to the Siteimprove server, where it is processed to evaluate visitors’ use of our website and to compile reports for us concerning website activities. Siteimprove does not pass this information on to third parties. IP addresses are irreversibly anonymized before the collected data is made accessible by Siteimprove Analytics. We have concluded a corresponding data processing contract with Siteimprove.

You can prevent Siteimprove from collecting your data at any time by adjusting your current selection under "Data protection settings". Doing so places an opt-out cookie that prevents your data from being collected when you visit our website in future. Please note that web analysis will only be prevented as long as the opt-out cookie is stored in your browser; if you delete the cookie, web analysis will not be prevented in future.

Opt-out - Disable Siteimprove Analytics: Adjust privacy settings

On our website, you have the possibility to subscribe to a free newsletter that provides you with information on our company on a regular basis. When you register for the newsletter, the data from the input mask are sent to us (name and e-mail address). The following data are also collected during the registration: IP address of the computer on which you are working and the date and time of day of the registration.

To process the data, we obtain your consent and refer to this data protection statement as a part of the registration procedure. You will then receive an e-mail from us with the request that you confirm your registration data (double-opt-in). This serves to authenticate you and prevent third parties from misusing your e-mail address.

In connection with the data processing to send newsletters, we are working with a German service provider that has certification in accordance with the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and the BDSG (German Federal Data Protection Act). The data are sent directly to the service provider, who is forbidden to use the data for purposes other than to send the newsletter. The data are not permitted to be passed on or sold. The data are used exclusively to send the newsletter. You may elect to stop receiving the newsletter at any time. Each of the newsletters we send to you contains a link to unsubscribe or end the subscription.

We use the "Polyfill.io" service of The Financial Times Limited, Number One Southwark Bridge, London. This enables us to reproduce content in the best possible quality even on older browser versions. When you load a website that uses the Polyfill service, your browser will download all the Polyfill files necessary to display the website successfully or optimised in your browser. In order to provide the Polyfills, the Service receives certain technical information from your browser, including: browser details; connection data (such as your IP address); the URL of the website that made the request to the Service. This information is used to determine which Polyfills are required by your browser. The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 paragraph 1 sentence 1 letter f DSGVO. The processing is based on our legitimate interest in enhancing your user experience and for the general optimisation of our website. The data will be deleted as soon as the purpose for which they were collected has been fulfilled. Further information on the handling of the transferred data can be found in the data protection declaration of polyfill.io: https://polyfill.io/v3/privacy-policy.

You can prevent the collection and processing of your data by polyfill.io by deactivating the execution of script code in your browser or by installing a script blocker in your browser (you can find this for example at www.noscript.net or www.ghostery.com).

We have only integrated Google fonts locally on our website, i.e. no data is transferred to Google servers through their use.

If we have stored personal-related data of you, we will only process this data for the time period required to serve the purpose it was stored for or for the time period required by law.

If the storage purpose ceases to exist or if the storage period required by law expires, the personal data will be routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with legal requirements.

Logfiles are deleted according to provider specifications:

• The access logs of the Web servers capture, which page views took place at which time. They contain the following data: IP, directory protection user, date, time, pages viewed, protocols, status code, data volume, referer, user agent, host name viewed.
• The IP addresses are stored anonymously. The last three digits are removed, i.e. 127.0.0.1 becomes 127.0.0.*. IPv6 addresses are also anonymized. The anonymous IP addresses are kept for 60 days. Information about the directory protection user used is anonymized after one day.  
• Error logs, which log incorrect page views, are deleted after seven days. Those include, in addition to error messages, the IP address accessing the page and, depending on the error, the website accessed. 
• Access via FTP is logged with anonymous information on user name and IP address and stored for 60 days. 
• The mail logs for sending e-mails from the web environment are anonymized after one day and then kept for 60 days. During anonymization, all data concerning the sender/recipient etc. is removed. Only the data at the time of sending and the information on how the e-mail was processed (queue ID or not sent) are retained.
• Mail logs for sending via our mail server are deleted after four weeks. The longer retention period is necessary to ensure the functionality of the mail services and to combat spam.
• It is not possible to individually define the storage period.

A storage going beyond this is exceptionally possible. In this case, however, the IP addresses of the users are deleted or alienated so that an assignment of the calling client is no longer possible.

Your data from the input mask of the contact form will be deleted when the respective conversation with you has ended. The conversation is terminated when it can be seen from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified. The additional personal data collected during the sending process (e.g. IP address) will also be deleted according to the aforementioned provider specifications.

Within Salzgitter AG, access to your data is only afforded to people and departments that require access to perform their duties within Salzgitter AG, to pursue our legitimate interests or to fulfill contractual and legal obligations.

To enable us to offer you the best possible service and remain competitive, we also exchange data with other allied companies of Salzgitter AG where necessary to pursue our legitimate interests, provided that your interests or your basic rights or freedoms do not outweigh our interest. Whenever we exchange information with allied companies, we guarantee that data is transmitted in accordance with data privacy requirements and that your personal data is protected.

As a fundamental rule, if you provide your personal data to us, we will not pass this data on to third parties. Such data will only be disclosed

• in order to fulfill legal obligations to authorized authorities,
• in accordance with consent you provided and
• to IT service providers, e.g. in relation to administration and hosting of our website.

Data is only transferred to countries outside of the EU or the EEA (so-called third countries) insofar as this is stated in the present data privacy statement, is necessary to perform contracts, or is legally required, or in the case you have given us your consent to do so.

All data subjects have a right of access in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR. If we process your personal data, you have the right of rectification in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, the right to erasure in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, the right to restrict the processing in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, the right to object pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR and the right of data portability pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR. Restrictions to the right of access and the right to erasure apply pursuant to Sections 34 and 35 of the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG). Furthermore, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR in conjunction with Section 19 BDSG).

If you have given us consent to process your personal data, you can also revoke this consent at any time by the same method you first provided it. You can revoke your consent without completing a form, e.g. by emailing datenschutz.holding@salzgitter-ag.de or by sending a message to the contact address listed above. Revoking your consent does not affect the legality of the processing performed on the basis of your previously issued consent.

Pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data performed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR (data processing for the purposes of legitimate interests).

If you do raise an objection, we will no longer process your personal data for the purposes to which you have objected, unless

• we can demonstrate overriding legitimate grounds that outweigh the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or
• the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

In the case that the objection only or also relates to data processing for the purpose of direct marketing, we will no longer process your personal data for this purpose.

You can raise an objection without completing a form, e.g. by emailing datenschutz.holding@salzgitter-ag.de or by sending a message to the contact address listed above.

Personal data processing relating to the use of contact forms is performed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR, provided that the purpose of making contact serves to fulfill a contract or perform pre-contractual measures.

If our company is subject to a legal obligation which necessitates the processing of personal data, this processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c) GDPR.

If we obtain your consent for personal data processing operations, this consent serves as the legal basis for processing pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR.

Furthermore, processing operations can be performed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR, whereby processing is necessary to pursue a legitimate interest held either by our company or a third party, provided that the data subject’s interests, basic rights, or basic freedoms do not override our interest.

We use server log files, cookies, web fonts, Mapbox, embedded YouTube videos and web analysis tools so that you can use all of our website’s functions to their full extent and in order to structure and optimize our website in accordance with its users’ requirements. If you contact us via our contact form or using the functions in our Career blog, we will use your data for the purpose of interacting with you and for corporate communications.

As a fundamental rule, there is no obligation to provide personal data when visiting our website. Contractual regulations may provide otherwise. If the specified personal data is not provided, in some circumstances, it may not be possible to achieve the individual described purposes.

We do not use fully automated decision-making within the meaning of Art. 22 GDPR.