Privacy statement

The protection of personal data is of great importance for Refinca. Here, we inform you about the use of your personal data by us if you visit our website (see below: section B).
Furthermore, you will receive general information about your rights in relation to the processing of your data (see below: section C).
Should you have any questions after reading this data protection information, please contact us via request@refinca.de.

A. Who is responsible for processing my personal data?

Responsible for processing your personal data within the terms of article 4 No. 7 DS-GVO is Refinca UG (haftungsbeschränkt), Königsberger Weg 1, 64331 Weiterstadt (hereinafter: „Refinca“).

B. Data protection information for the visitors of our website

I. What data are processed when visiting the website of Refinca?

When accessing the website of Refinca, various data about the accessing system are automatically stored. These include the used browser type and version, the operating system used, the internet page from which the internet page of Refinca is accessed, the targeted subsites of the Refinca website, date and time of access, the internet protocol address (IP-address), the internet service provider, as well as data comparable with this data.
Refinca uses these data to be able to offer this website, to detect and resolve potential technical problems, and to prevent and if necessary pursue any abuse of this service. In addition, Refinca uses this data in an anonymous form, i.e. without the possibility of identifying the user, for statistical purposes and to improve the websites.
The legal basis for this processing of personal usage data is our legitimate interests in accordance with DS-GVO article 6 paragraph 1 subparagraph 1 point f.
In order to receive information about the use of the website and therewith be able to assess the reach and appeal of Refinca’s internet service, Refinca also uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Ireland Limited (hereinafter: „Google“).
Google Analytics uses so-called „Cookies“, text files that are saved on your computer and allow to analyze your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website are normally transferred and saved to a server of Google in the USA.
Our website uses Google Analytics with the „anonymize IP“ extension. This means that the user’s IP-address collected by the Google Analytics Cookie is shortened by Google within the member states of the European Union or in other states parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before transfer to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP-address be transferred to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. Google is certified in the EU-US Privacy Shield Program. You can find more information at https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active#other-covered-entities.
Google uses the information generated by the Google Analytics Cookie on behalf of Refinca in order to evaluate the use of the website, to create reports about the website activities, and to provide other services to Refinca related to the use of the website and the internet. The IP-address transmitted by the browser of the accessing system within the scope of Google Analytics is not merged with other data from Google. Further information about Terms of Use and data protection are available at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html and at http://www.google.com/intl/de/analytics/privacyoverview.html.
The legal basis for this processing of personal usage data is our legitimate interests in accordance with DS-GVO article 6 paragraph 1 subparagraph 1 point f.
You can prevent the collection of data generated by the Cookie and related to the use of the website to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link (http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de).

II. How long are my personal data stored?

Personal data of visitors of our website are deleted if their knowledge is not required anymore for the purposes described in this privacy statement, as far as legal regulations do not prescribe a longer storage. Usage data are regularly stored for a period of 30 days (B.I.).

C. What rights do I have in relation to my personal data?

You have a right to information about the personal data stored by us and, if the respective legal requirements are met, a right to correction, deletion, and restriction of processing. You also have the right to receive the personal data provided by you in a structured, common, and machine-readable format. This includes the right to transfer these data to another responsible person. Insofar as this is technically possible, you can also request that we transfer the personal data directly to the other person responsible. Insofar as the processing of your personal data is based on a balancing of interests within the meaning of DS-GVO article 6 paragraph 1 subparagraph 1 point f, you have the right to object to this processing under the conditions described in Article 21 of DS-GVO. You can also contact the relevant regulatory authority with complaints.