1. Introduction and general provisions

You are visiting the website of the DMK Deutsches Milchkontor GmbH with the company’s registered office  in Industriestraße 27, 27404 Zeven.

Our data protection officer can be reached through the above-mentioned address and/or the mail address datenschutz@dmk.de.

DMK Deutsches Milchkontor GmbH takes the protection of your personal data very seriously. 

The protection of your personal data is an important concern for us during the processing of such data in the course of our entire business process. Personal data is collected on this website only insofar and to the extent such collection is technically necessary. 

Your data will neither be published nor passed on to third parties without authorisation.

The following explanation will give you an overview of how we ensure this data protection, what kind of data is collected, and for what purpose.

2. Collection and storage of personal data and nature and purpose of its use

When accessing our website, information is automatically sent to our website’s server by the browser being used on your terminal. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information is captured without your assistance and stored until the time of automatic deletion:

- Name of the accessed file
- Date and time of access
- Volume of data transmitted
- Report on whether the access was successful
- Type of web browser used
- Type of operating system used
- Previously visited webpage
- Name of your Internet provider
- Your IP-address

The data mentioned above is processed by us for the following purposes:

- To guarantee a smooth connection set-up for the website,
- To guarantee convenient use of our website,
- To evaluate the security and stability of the system, as well as
- For further administrative purposes.

The legal basis for the data processing is Article 6 paragraph 1(f) of the GDPR. Our legitimate interest is derived from the above-listed purposes of data collection. On no account will we use the collected data for purposes of tracing your identity.

Furthermore, we use cookies as well as analysis services for any visit to our website. Detailed explanations on this are set forth in sections 4 and 5 of this privacy policy.

In case of inquiries of any nature, you can contact us through a form provided on the web site. Submitting a valid e-mail address is required to allow us to know who has sent the inquiry and to allow us to answer it. Any other details can be provided voluntarily.

We process your data for purposes of establishing contact with us in accordance with Article 6 paragraph 1(a) of the GDPR, based on the consent you voluntarily gave us.

The personal data collected by us during your use of the contact form will automatically be deleted after your inquiry has been handled.

3. Sharing of data

Your personal data will not be transmitted to third parties for purposes other than those listed below.

We will share your personal data with third parties only if

- You have given your express consent to that effect in accordance with Article 6 paragraph 1(a) of the GDPR, for instance to courier-service providers by agreeing to separate participating conditions for certain competitions,
- the sharing is required under Article 6 paragraph 1(f) of the GDPR, and if there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding legitimate interest in your data not being shared,
- there is a legal obligation under Article 6 paragraph 1(c) of the GDPR to share your data, and
- if this is legally permitted and required in accordance with Article 6 paragraph 1(b) of the GDPR, for purposes of processing some contractual relationships with you.

4. Cookies

We use so-called Cookies in certain sections of our website. Such data elements allow your computer to be identified as a technical unit during your visit to this website, to make your use of our online content easier – and also during repeat visits. 

Cookie type: Acceptance of website Cookies

Cookie-Name: __cfduid, cookieconsent_status

These cookies are used to identify your anonymised client computer and store information regarding whether you have noted the reference to the use of cookies. 

No personal data is stored or transmitted.

You do, however, generally have the possibility to adjust your Internet browser to ensure you are informed of the presence of cookies, to allow you either to allow or block them, and/or to delete the cookies already set. Please use the help function of your Internet browser to obtain information about changing these settings. 

We wish to point out that certain functions of our website may not work if you have deactivated the placement of cookies. 

Cookies do not permit a server to read private data from your computer or the data filed by another server. They will not damage your computer and do not contain any viruses. We base our use of Cookies on Article 6 paragraph 1(f) of the GDPR: the processing is carried out to improve the operation of our website. It is therefore required for the preservation of our legitimate interests.

5. Use of Matomo (previously: Piwik)

We use Matomo (previously: Piwik), an open source web analysis tool (http://mamoto.org), to collect and store data for marketing and optimisation purposes and for marketing and optimisation purposes. From this data, use profiles can be created under a pseudonym. Cookies can be used for this purpose. Cookies are little text files which are stored locally in the cache memory of the Internet browser of the website visitor. These Cookies allow the server to recognise the Internet browser. The data collected using Piwik will not be used to identify the user of this website personally, without the special consent of the affected user, and it will also not be merged with personal data of the bearer of the pseudonym.

You can prohibit the use of cookies by activating a corresponding setting in your browser software; in this case, however, you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent.

6. Rights of the data subject

You have the following rights as a data subject:

a. Right to information

You have the right to demand confirmation from us as to whether your personal data is being processed.

b. Right to rectification/erasure/restriction of processing

Furthermore, you also have the right to demand of us that

- Incorrect personal data concerning you be corrected immediately (Right to rectification);
- Personal data concerning you be deleted immediately (Right to erasure), and
- that the processing of your personal data be limited (Right to restriction of processing).

c. Right to data portability

You have the right to get personal data concerning you – and which you provided to us – in a structured, conventional and machine-readable format and to transmit this data to another person responsible.

d. Right of revocation

You have the right to revoke your consent at any time. By revoking the consent, the legitimacy of the processing that was carried out based on that consent up to the time of revocation will not be affected.

e. Right to object

If the processing of personal data concerning you is for the purpose of carrying out a task which is of public interest (Article 6 paragraph 1(e) of the GDPR), or if it is necessary for the preservation of our legitimate interests (Article 6 paragraph 1(f) of the GDPR), you have the right to object.

f. Right of appeal

If you believe that the processing of your personal data violates the GDPR, you have the right to appeal to a supervisory authority, without prejudice to other rights. The details of the supervisory authority responsible for you can be found at http://ec.europa.eu/justice/article-29/structure/data-protection-authorities/index_en.htm