Brief Privacy Policy
To get information about your collected personal Data, the purposes and the subjects that the data is shared with, contact the Controller.
Data Controller
Name: VF Verpackungen GmbH
Address: Gewerbepark 9 D-87477 Sulzberg
Contact: +49 (0) 8376 – 9295-0
Type of data collected
Personal Data may be freely provided by the User or, in the case of usage and navigation Data, it is collected automatically through the use of this Application.
Unless specified otherwise, all the Data required by this Application is mandatory. If the User refuses to provide the Data, it may be impossible for this Application to provide the Service.
To view the list of collected Data, read the Cookie Policy.
Retention period
The Data is processed and stored for the amount of time required for the purposes it was collected for.
When processing is based on User consent, the Controller may keep the Personal Data for longer until such consent is withdrawn.
At the end of the retention period, the Personal Data will be deleted.
User Rights
The User has the right to:
- withdraw consent at any time
- refuse the processing of his/her Data
- access his/her Data
- check and ask for his/her Data to be corrected
- obtain the limitation of the processing of his/her Data
- obtain the deletion or removal of his/her Data
- receive his/her Data or have it transferred to another controller
- submit complaints
Changes to this Privacy Policy
The Data Controller reserves the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time, providing information to Users:
- about this page
- if possible, about this Application
- if possible, by sending a notice to the Users through one of the contact details
Therefore you are asked to check this page on a regular basis, referring to the date of the last change, provided at the bottom.
If the changes affect processing that is legally based on consent, the Controller will ask for the User’s consent again, if necessary.
Last change
27 April 2020
Extended Privacy Policy
To get information about your collected personal Data, the purposes and the subjects that the data is shared with, contact the Controller.
Data Controller
Name: VF Verpackungen GmbH
Address: Gewerbepark 9 D-87477 Sulzberg
Contact: +49 (0) 8376 – 9295-0
Type of data collected
Full details on each type of data collected are provided in the dedicated sections of this Privacy Policy or through specific information texts displayed before the data is collected.
Personal Data may be freely provided by the User or, in the case of usage Data collected automatically through the use of this Application.
Unless specified otherwise, all the Data required by this Application is mandatory. If the User refuses to provide the Data, it may be impossible for this Application to provide the Service. In cases where this Application indicates that some Data is optional, Users are free to refrain from entering said Data, without this having any consequence on the availability or operation of the Service.
To view the list of collected Data, read the Cookie Policy.
Users who have doubts about which Data is mandatory are encouraged to contact the Controller.
Any use of Cookies – or other tracking tools – by this Application or third-party service providers used by this Application, unless otherwise specified, is intended to provide the Service requested by the User, in addition to the additional purposes described in this document and in the Cookie Policy, if available.
The User assumes responsibility for the Personal Data of third-parties obtained, published or shared through this Application and guarantees to have the right to communicate or disclose it, relieving the Controller of any responsibility towards third parties.
Collected data processing method and place
Processing method
The Data Controller uses appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorised access, disclosure, modification or destruction of Personal Data.
Processing is carried out using IT and/or telematic tools, with organisational methods and logic strictly related to the indicated purposes. In addition to the Data Controller, in some cases, other parties involved in the organisation of this Application (administrative, commercial, marketing, legal, system administrators) or external parties (such as third party technical service providers, mail carriers, hosting providers, IT companies, communication agencies) also appointed, if necessary, as Data Processors by the Controller. The updated list of Data Processors may always be requested from the Data Controller.
Legal basis for data processing
The Controller processes Personal Data relating to the User if one of the following conditions exists:
- the User has given consent for one or more specific purposes (Note: in some legal systems, the Data Controller may be authorised to process Personal Data without the User’s consent or without the existence of another legal basis specified below, as long as the User does not object – so-called “opt-out” “- to such processing. However, this is not applicable if the processing of Personal Data is regulated by European legislation on the protection of Personal Data)
- processing is necessary for the execution of a contract with the User and/or for the execution of pre-contractual measures
- processing is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation of the Controller
- processing is necessary for the performance of a task of public interest or to exercise public powers vested in the Data Controller
- processing is necessary for the pursuit of the legitimate interest of the Data Controller or third parties
It is, in any case, always possible to ask the Controller to clarify the concrete legal basis of processing and in particular to specify whether processing is based on the law, established by contract or necessary to conclude a contract.
Place
The Data is processed at the Data Controller’s operating offices and in any other place where the parties involved in processing are located. For further information contact the Controller.
The User’s Personal Data may be transferred to a country other than the one where the User is located. To obtain further information on the place where processing is conducted, the User can read the section on the details of Personal Data processing.
The User has the right to obtain information regarding the legal basis of the transfer of Data to outside the European Union or to an international organisation of public international law or represented by two or more countries, such as the UN, as well as regarding the security measures adopted by the Data Controller to protect the Data.
The User can verify whether one of the data transfers described above takes place by reading the section of this document concerning the details on Personal Data processing or by requesting information from the Data Controller by contacting them at the numbers provided at the top.
Retention period
The Data is processed and stored for the amount of time required for the purposes it was collected for.
Accordingly:
- The Personal Data collected for purposes related to the execution of a contract between the Controller and the User will be retained until the execution of this contract is completed.
- The Personal Data collected for purposes related to the legitimate interest of the Data Controller will be retained until such interest is fulfilled. The User can obtain further information on the legitimate interest pursued by the Controller in the relative sections of this document or by contacting the Controller.
When processing is based on User consent, the Controller may keep the Personal Data for longer until such consent is withdrawn. Furthermore, the Data Controller may be obligated to retain the Personal Data for a longer period in order to comply with a legal obligation or by order of an authority.
At the end of the retention period, the Personal Data will be deleted. Therefore, when such a term lapses, the right to access, cancellation, rectification and portability of the Data can no longer be exercised.
User Rights
Users can exercise certain rights with reference to Data processed by the Controller.
The User in particular, has the right to:
- Withdraw consent at any time
The User can withdraw previously expressed consent to the processing of his/her Personal Data. - Refuse the processing of his/her Data
The User may object to the processing of his/her Data when it takes place on a legal basis other than consent. Further details on the right to object are indicated in the section below. - Access to his/her Data
The User has the right to obtain information on the Data processed by the Controller, on certain aspects of processing and to receive a copy of the processed Data. - Check and ask for his/her Data to be corrected
The User can verify the correctness of his/her Data and request it to be updated or corrected. - Obtain the limitation of the data processing
When certain conditions are met, the User can request the limitation of the processing of his/her Data. In this case the Controller will not process the Data for any other purpose than retention. - Obtain the deletion or removal of his/her Personal Data
When certain conditions are met, the User can ask the Controller to delete his/her Data. - Receive his/her Data or have it transferred to another controller
The User has the right to receive his/her Data in a structured format that is commonly used and readable by an automatic device and, where technically feasible, to obtain its unobstructed transfer to another controller. This provision is applicable when the Data is processed by automated tools and processing is based on the consent of the User, on a contract that the User is a party of or on contractual measures connected to it. - Submit complaints
The User can submit a complaint to the competent personal data protection supervisory authority or take it to court.
Details on the right to object
When Personal Data is processed in the public interest, in exercising public authority that the Data Controller is vested in or to pursue a legitimate interest of the Data Controller, Users have the right to object to processing for reasons connected to their particular situation.
Users are reminded that, if their Data is processed for direct marketing purposes, they may oppose processing without providing any reasons. To find out if the Data Controller is processing data for direct marketing purposes, Users can read the respective sections of this document.
How to exercise rights
To exercise User rights, Users can address a request to the Controller’s contact details given in this document. Requests are filed free of charge and processed by the Data Controller as soon as possible, at most within one month.
Specific information notices
Defence in court
The User’s Personal Data may be used by the Controller in court or in the preparatory stages of their examination, for their defence against abuse in the use of this Application or of the connected Services by the User.
The User declares to be aware that the Owner may be required to disclose the Data by order of the public authorities.
Specific information notices
At the request of the User, in addition to the information contained in this Privacy Policy, this Application could provide the User with additional and contextual information regarding specific Services, or the collection and processing of Personal Data.
Managing email addresses and the sending of emails
The Application may include Data collection services aimed primarily at providing services to the User, but may secondarily allow the collection and management of a database of email contacts, telephone contacts or contacts of any other type.
These services could also allow you to collect data relative to the date and time that the messages are viewed by the User, as well as on User interaction with them, such as information on clicks on the hyperlinks inserted in the messages.
All of this Data is managed in observance of this Privacy Policy.
System and maintenance log
For needs related to operation and maintenance, this Application and any third-party services that it uses may collect system logs, i.e. files that record the interactions and that may also contain the User’s personal technical data.
Reply to “Do Not Track” requests
“Do Not Track” requests are actions that the User can take to prohibit the automatic collection of his/her own Data.
This Application supports “Do Not Track” requests.
To find out if any third-party services support them, the User is invited to consult the respective Privacy Policies.
The User’s navigation data is collected through the Google Analytics service (of Google Inc.): this service accepts “Do Not Track” requests through the installation of the following additional component for browser.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
The Data Controller reserves the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time by informing Users on this page and, if possible, on this Application and, if technically and legally feasible, by sending a notification to Users through one of the contact numbers in the Controller’s possession. Therefore you are asked to check this page on a regular basis, referring to the date of the last change, provided at the bottom.
If the changes affect processing that is legally based on consent, the Controller will ask for the User’s consent again, if necessary.
Information not contained in this policy
Further information in relation to the processing of Personal Data may be requested at any time from the Data Controller using the contact details.
Legal definitions and references
(this) Application
The hardware or software tool through which User Personal Data is collected and processed.
Usage Data
This is the information collected automatically through this Application (also by third-party applications integrated into this Application), including: IP addresses or domain names of the computers used by the User to connect with this Application, addresses in URI notation (Uniform Resource Identifier), the time of the request, the method used to forward the request to the server, the size of the file obtained in response, the numeric code indicating the status of the response from the server (successful, error, etc.) the country of origin, the characteristics of the browser and operating system used by the visitor, the various temporal connotations of the visit (for example the amount of time spent on each page) and the details of the itinerary followed within the Application, with particular reference to the sequence of the consulted pages, to the parameters relating to the operating system and to the User’s IT environment.
Personal Data (or Data)
Personal Data is any information that, directly or indirectly, even in connection with any other information, including a personal identification number, either identifies an individual or makes him/her identifiable.
The interested party
The physical person that the Personal Data refers to.
Data Processor (or Processor)
The natural, legal person, the public administration and any other body that processes personal data on behalf of the Data Controller, as set out in this Privacy Policy.
Legal references
This privacy policy is drawn up based on multiple legal systems, including articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
Unless otherwise specified, this privacy statement applies exclusively to this Application.
Service
The Service provided by this Application as defined in the relative terms (if any) on this site/application.
Data Controller (or Controller)
The natural or legal person, public authority, service or other body which, individually or together with others, determines the personal data processing purposes and methods and what instruments are adopted, including what security measures relative to the function and use of this Application. The Data Controller, unless otherwise specified, is the owner of this Application.
European Union (or EU)
Unless specified otherwise, any reference to the European Union contained in this document is intended as extended to all current member states of the European Union and the European Economic Area.
User
The individual who uses this Application which, unless specified otherwise, is also the interested party.
Last change
22 April 2020
Cookie policy
What is a cookie?
Cookies are short text files that are downloaded to the User’s device when visiting a Website. At each visit thereafter, cookies are sent back to the website that originated them (first-party cookies) or to another Application that recognises them (third-party cookies).
Cookies:
- customise navigation
- make it possible to show the most interesting advertising content for the individual users
The essential cookies cannot be disabled using the functions of this Application.
In general, cookies can be disabled through the settings on one’s browser.
Based on the function and purposes of use, cookies are divided into:
Technical Cookies
Technical cookies are the ones that require User consent.
Of all the technical cookies, we highlight the essential cookies, also called “strictly necessary” cookies, which enable functions, without which it would not be possible to make full use of this Application. These cookies are used exclusively by this Application and are therefore first-party cookies. They are only saved on the user’s device during the current session. Technical cookies are also those used to statistically analyse accesses or visits, which exclusively pursue statistical purposes and collect information in aggregate form (without the possibility of tracing the identification of the individual user).
Profiling Cookies
Profiling cookies pursue the purpose of analysing User behaviour for marketing purposes.
Enabling them requires the User’s prior informed consent, which this Application can acquire exclusively through the specific banner that appears on the first visit. Consent can be withdrawn at any time by flagging the relative check box. Denying consent to the use of profiling cookies does not interfere with the possibility of using this Application, other than blocking access to the functions or contents that use these cookies.
Third-Party Cookies
Third-party cookies guarantee interaction with third-party Applications and can be both technical and profiling.
The characteristics of the management of the collected information are available in the individual Third-Party Application Policies. If the User decides not to grant authorisation for the use of third-party cookies, it will only be possible to use the functions of the Website that do not require these cookies.
Denying consent to use cookies
To deny consent to the use of one or more cookies, the User is invited to follow the disabling procedure provided by the main browsers:
Which cookies are on this Application
Application | Purpose | Data retention | Type |
---|---|---|---|
Google Analytics | Browsing data analysis | 26 months | Technical |
Google Ads | Browsing data analysis | 26 months | Technical |
Browsing data analysis | 3 months | Technical | |
Hotjar | Browsing data analysis | 12 months | Technical |
Google Analytics | Remarketing (ad customisation) | 26 months | Profiling |
Google Ads | Remarketing (ad customisation) | 26 months | Profiling |
Remarketing (ad customisation) | 3 months | Profiling |