2. Third-party cookies

Some Kockerols websites embed content and services from other providers (e.g. YouTube, Facebook, Google, Twitter) who, in turn, may use cookies and active components. Kockerols Gemüsegroßhandel has no influence on the processing of personal data by these providers.
Please refer to the respective provider‘s websites for information about how your data is handled.

Analytics and third-party tools

1. General information

When visiting our website, statistical analyses may be made of your surfing behavior. This happens primarily using cookies and analytics. The analysis of your surfing behavior is usually anonymous, i.e. we will not be able to identify you from this data.
You can object to this analysis. We will inform you below about how to exercise your options in this regard.

2. Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service. It is operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”. These are text files that are stored on your computer and that allow an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
Google Analytics cookies are stored based on Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize both its website and its advertising.
For more information about how Google Analytics handles user data, see Google’s privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.

3. IP anonymization

We have activated the IP anonymization feature on this website. Your IP address will be shortened by Google within the European Union or other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area prior to transmission to the United States. In exceptional cases the full IP address is sent to a Google server in the US and shortened there. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services regarding website activity and Internet usage for the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with any other data held by Google.

4. Browser plugin

You can prevent the cookies storage by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser. However, we wish to point out that doing so may mean you will not be able to enjoy the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent the data generated by cookies about your use of the website (incl. your IP address) from being passed to Google, and the processing of these data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

Processing of data (customer and contract data)

We collect, process, and use personal data only insofar as it is necessary to establish, or modify legal relationships with us (master data). This is done based on Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, which allows the processing of data to fulfill a contract or for measures preliminary to a contract. We collect, process and use your personal data when accessing our website (usage data) only to the extent required to enable you to access our service or to bill you for the same.
Collected customer data shall be deleted after completion of the order or termination of the business relationship. Legal retention periods remain unaffected.

Data transferred when signing up for services and digital content

We transmit personally identifiable data to third parties only to the extent required to fulfill the terms of your contract with us, for example, to banks entrusted to process your payments.
Your data will not be transmitted for any other purpose unless you have given your express permission to do so. Your data will not be disclosed to third parties e.g. for advertising purposes without your express consent.
The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, which allows the processing of data to fulfill a contract or for measures preliminary to a contract.

Applications for job advertisements

If you apply for a job with us by post or electronically, the following personal data will be stored:

• Contact details
• Your application documents via data transmission or post and the personal data provided therein
• Occupation/field of study
• Experience
• Qualifications/experience and languages

The application data is collected, sent to our human resources department by email and stored on our server. The data will be processed exclusively for the purpose of processing applications. The retention period for application documents is approximately 3 months, until which point we delete this data.

Please note that we also advertise positions on third-party portals. If necessary, data may be collected and processed by the respective portal. For further information in this regard, please contact the respective portal.

Contact us

You can get in touch with us by phone and e-mail. If you send us an e-mail, the data you send to us by e-mail will be transmitted to us and stored by us.

This includes:

(1) Your name
(2) Date of contact
(3) Your e-mail address
(4) Other data, if any, if you provide it

If you contact us by phone, we may store Your telephone number and any other information you provide to us.

If you contact us and are interested in our offers, the legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. The data transmitted to us will only be used to carry out the conversation and will not be passed on to third parties.

We will delete this data when it is no longer needed for the respective purpose.

Google reCAPTCHA

We use the service reCAPTCHA from Google Inc. in certain cases to ensure appropriate data security in the transmission of forms. This serves mainly for differentiation of whether the input has been entered by a natural person or fraudulently by machine or automated processing. The service includes the sending of the IP address and other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service to Google. The deviating data protection regulations of Google Inc. are applicable for this purpose.
You will find further information on the data protection guidelines of Google Inc. under:
www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/

Use of social plugins as part of social media

Google Maps

This site uses the Google Maps map service via an API. It is operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
To use Google Maps, it is necessary to save your IP address. This information is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer.
We use Google Maps is in order to create an appealing website and to facilitate the location of places specified by us on the website. This constitutes a justified interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Further information about handling user data, can be found in the Data Protection Declaration of Google at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

Use of external links

Kockerols websites may contain links to third-party websites operated by providers that are not associated with us. After you click the link, we no longer have any influence on the collection, storage, or processing of any personal data transmitted by clicking the link (such as the IP address or URL of the page that contains the link), as the behaviour of third parties is, beyond our control. Therefore, Johannes Kockerols Gemüsegroßhandel is not responsible for the processing of personal data by third parties.

Use of personal data and purpose specification

Kockerols Gemüsegroßhandel or a service provider engaged by Kockerols Gemüsegroßhandel uses your personal data for the purpose of technical administration of websites, customer administration, product surveys, enquiries you submit to Kockerols Gemüsegroßhandel and the least necessary for this purpose or according to the description of processing purposes given at the corresponding locations of our websites. Our employees and the service providers engaged by Kockerols Gemüsegroßhandel are obliged to maintain confidentiality and to comply with the provisions of the German Federal Data Protection Act.
In addition, the compliance to all necessary technical and organizational measures will be ensured.

Security

1. General information

Kockerols Gemüsegroßhandel takes security precautions to ensure that your data we have under our control is protected against tampering, loss, destruction, access by unauthorised persons, or unauthorised disclosure. Our security measures are being continuously improved in accordance with the state of technological developments.

2. SSL or TLS encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and for the protection of the transmission of confidential content, such as the inquiries you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection in your browser’s address line when it changes from “http://” to “https://” and the lock icon is displayed in your browser’s address bar.
If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transfer to us cannot be read by third parties.

Advertising

When you provide us with personal data, we use them to inform you about our products and services and, where applicable, to include you in surveys, provided you have given us your express consent to use your personal data for advertising purposes. If you have granted your consent for such use, but no longer wish to receive advertising from Kockerols Gemüsegroßhandel, you can revoke your consent at any time. Your data is then deleted, or provided that it is necessary for billing and accounting purposes, blocked accordingly.

Opposition to promotional emails

We hereby expressly prohibit the use of contact data published in the context of website legal notice requirements with regard to sending promotional and informational materials not explicit requested. The website operator reserves the right to take specific legal action if unsolicited advertising material, such as email spam, is received.

Contact  data protection officer and notice concerning the party responsible for this website

To obtain more information or to submit suggestions or complaints regarding the processing of your personal data, you can contact our chief officer corporate data security.
If incorrect information has been stored despite our efforts to maintain correct and up-to-date data, we will correct this upon your request.
Mr. Johannes Kockerols
E-Mail mail@kockerols-gemuese.de
Chief Officer Data Security, Information Security and Privacy
Johannes Kockerols Gemüsegroßhandel
Am Hauserbusch 29
47877 Willich
Germany

Your rights

Please use the information contained in section “Contact” (respectively responsible authority), to assert your rights. Please ensure that an unambiguous identification of your person is possible.

1. Right to information and disclosure:

You have the right to obtain information from us concerning the processing of your data. For this purpose, you can enforce a right to information concerning to the personal data that we process from you.

2. Right of rectification and deletion:

You can demand the rectification of false data and – insofar as the legal prerequisites are fulfilled – the completion or deletion of your data. This does not apply to data which are necessary for invoicing or accounting purposes or are subject to statutory retention obligations. Insofar as the access to such data is not required, the processing thereof will be restricted (see below).

3. Restriction of processing:

You can demand the restriction or processing your data insofar as the legal prerequisites are fulfilled.

4. Data portability:

You have the right to obtain data provided by you being transmitted in a structured, conventional and machine-readable form or as far as this is technically feasible, to demand that the data are transmitted to a third party.

Right of objection

1. Case-related right of objection

Insofar as we undertake processing of data on the basis of a predominantly justified interest, as represented in this data protection policy, you have the right to file an objection to this processing, at any time, for reasons resulting from your special situation. We will then discontinue the processing of your data, unless we can prove, in accordance with the statutory regulations, mandatory reasons worthy of protection for further processing, which outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the further processing serves the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims.

2. Objection against the processing of data for direct marketing purposes

Furthermore, you can file an objection against processing your personal data for commercial purposes at any time (“objection to advertising”). Please take into consideration the fact that there could be an overlapping between your objection and the utilization of your data in an ongoing campaign.

3. Rights of revocation

If you have given us your consent to the processing of your data, you can revoke this with future effect at any time. This also applies to the revocation of declarations of consent, granted to us prior to the validity of the GDPR, prior to 25. May 2018. The legality of the processing of your data shall remain unaffected unless revoked.

4. Right to appeal to the supervisory authority

You have the right to submit an appeal to a data protection supervisory authority. For this purpose, you can refer to the data protection supervisory authority, which is competent for your place of residencen of our federal state or to the data protection supervisory authority which is competent for our group. This is the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information of North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen). A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found at the following link:
https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html

Data processing for the provision of the website and the creation of log files

By default, when you visit our website, our web servers obtain and collect the name of your Internet service provider, your IP address, browser type and browser version, operating system used, referrer URL, host name of the accessing computer, time of the server request,the website from which you are visiting us, the websites you visit on our website, and the date and duration of the visit. This data is stored in the log files of our systems. However, the use of the IP address is limited to the technically necessary extent and is abbreviated and therefore used only anonymously, so that it is not possible to assign the IP address to a user. The data is not merged with personal data.
The legal basis for the temporary storage of data is Art. 6 (1)(f)GDPR.
The temporary storage of the abbreviated IP address by our systems is technically necessary to display the website to your terminal device. Storage in log files is done to ensure the functionality of the website. For these purposes, we have legitimate interest in processing of data according to Art. 6 (1)(f)GDPR. Data is not being analysed for marketing purposes in this context.

The collection of data for the provision of the website and the storage of data in log files is essential for the operation of the website. Therefore, there is no possibility for you as a user to object to such processing.

Children

This online offer is not directed at children under an age of 16 years.

Change of the data protection policy

We reserve the right to make modifications to our security and data protection measures, insofar it’s necessary due to the technical development. In these cases, we will also adapt our Data Protection Policy accordingly. Therefore, please note the currently valid version of our Data Protection Policy.

Date of last revision: Sep. 2023