1. DATA PROTECTION

We are very pleased that you are interested in our company. Data protection has a particularly high priority for the management of Edelsteinminen GmbH. Use of the Edelsteinminen GmbH website is generally possible without providing any personal data. If a data subject wishes to use our company's special services via our website, processing of personal data may be necessary. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the data subject.

The processing of personal data, for example the name, address, email address or telephone number of a data subject, is always carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and in accordance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to Edelsteinminen GmbH. By means of this data protection declaration, our company would like to inform the public about the type, scope and purpose of the personal data we collect, use and process. Furthermore, data subjects are informed about their rights by means of this data protection declaration.

Edelsteinminen GmbH, as the controller, has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection possible for the personal data processed via this website. Nevertheless, Internet-based data transmissions can generally have security gaps, so that absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transmit personal data to us in alternative ways, for example by telephone.

2. NAME AND ADDRESS of the reesponsible party

Responsible within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation, other data protection laws applicable in the member states of the European Union and other provisions with data protection character is:

Edelsteinminen GmbH
Tiefensteiner Straße 87
55743 Idar-Oberstein
DEUTSCHLAND

Telefon: +49 (0) 67 81/90 19 61
Telefax: +49 (0) 67 81/9 33 50 34

Our data protection officer is: Willi Inboden

Contact: edelsteinminen-idar-oberstein@t-online.de

3.  USAGE of Cookies

The Edelsteinminen GmbH website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored and stored on a computer system via an internet browser.

Numerous websites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier of the cookie. It consists of a character string through which websites and servers can be assigned to the specific internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This enables the visited websites and servers to distinguish the individual browser of the data subject from other Internet browsers that contain other cookies. A specific internet browser can be recognized and identified using the unique cookie ID.

By using cookies, Edelsteinminen GmbH can provide users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the cookie setting.

A cookie can be used to optimize the information and offers on our website in the interests of the user. As already mentioned, cookies enable us to recognize the users of our website. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to use our website. The user of a website that uses cookies, for example, does not have to enter his access data every time he visits the website, because this is taken over by the website and the cookie stored on the user's computer system.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time by means of a corresponding setting of the internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Furthermore, cookies that have already been set can be deleted at any time using an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all common internet browsers. If the person concerned deactivates the setting of cookies in the internet browser used, under certain circumstances not all functions of our website can be used to their full extent.

4. SAVING of access data in server log files

You can visit our website without providing any personal information. We only store access data in so-called server log files, e.g. the name of the requested file, date and time of access, amount of data transferred and the requesting provider. This data is only evaluated to ensure trouble-free operation of the site and to improve our offer and do not allow us to draw any conclusions about you personally.

The website of Edelsteinminen GmbH collects a series of general data and information each time the website is accessed by a data subject or an automated system. This general data and information is stored in the server's log files. The following can be recorded: (1) the browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system accesses our website (so-called referrer), (4) the sub-websites that use an accessing system on our website can be controlled, (5) the date and time of access to the website, (6) an internet protocol address (IP address), (7) the internet service provider of the accessing system and (8) other similar data and information that serves to avert risks in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

When using this general data and information, Edelsteinminen GmbH does not draw any conclusions about the person concerned. Rather, this information is required to (1) deliver the content of our website correctly, (2) optimize the content of our website and the advertising for it, (3) to ensure the long-term functionality of our information technology systems and the technology of our website and ( 4) to provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for law enforcement in the event of a cyber attack. This anonymously collected data and information is therefore statistically evaluated by Edelsteinminen GmbH on the one hand and also with the aim of increasing data protection and data security in our company in order to ultimately ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.

5. CONTACT OPPORTUNITY via this internet page

Due to legal regulations, the website of Edelsteinminen GmbH contains information that enables quick electronic contact to our company and direct communication with us, which also includes a general address for the so-called electronic mail (email address). If a data subject contacts the data controller by email or via a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the data subject will be automatically saved. Such personal data transmitted on a voluntary basis by a data subject to the controller is stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the data subject. This personal data is not passed on to third parties.

6. ROUTINE DELETION AND BLOCKING of personal data

The data controller processes and stores personal data of the data subject only for the period of time necessary to achieve the storage purpose or if this is done by the European legislator or other legislator in laws or regulations, which of the data controllers is subject to, was provided.

If the storage purpose ceases to apply or if a storage period prescribed by the European directive and regulation provider or another responsible legislator expires, the personal data will be routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with the statutory provisions.

7. RIGHTS of the data subject

a)    Right to confirmation

Every data subject has the right granted by the European directive and regulation giver to ask the data controller for confirmation as to whether personal data concerning them are being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of confirmation, they can contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time.

b)    Right to information

Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European directive and regulation giver to receive free of charge information about the personal data stored about him and a copy of this information from the controller at any time. Furthermore, the European directive and regulation giver has granted the data subject information about the following information:

_ the processing purposes

_ the categories of personal data that are processed

_The recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular to recipients in third countries or to international organizations If possible, the planned duration for which the personal data will be stored or, if this is not possible, the criteria for determining this duration

_The existence of a right to correction or deletion of the personal data relating to them or restriction of processing by the person responsible or a right to object to this processing

_the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

_If the personal data are not collected from the data subject: All available information about the origin of the data

_The existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, in accordance with Article 22 Paragraph 1 and 4 GDPR and - at least in these cases - meaningful information about the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing for the data subject

The data subject also has the right to information as to whether personal data has been transferred to a third country or to an international organization. If this is the case, the data subject also has the right to receive information about the appropriate guarantees in connection with the transfer.

If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to information, they can contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time.

c)    Right to rectification

Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European directive and regulation giver to request the immediate correction of incorrect personal data concerning them. Furthermore, the data subject has the right, taking into account the purposes of the processing, to request the completion of incomplete personal data - also by means of a supplementary statement.

If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of rectification, they can contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time.

d)    Right to deletion

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European directive and regulation giver to demand from the responsible person that the personal data concerning them be deleted immediately if one of the following reasons applies and as far as the processing is not necessary:

_The personal data was collected for such purposes or otherwise processed for which it is no longer necessary.

_The data subject revokes their consent on which the processing was based in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR or Article 9 (2) (a) GDPR, and there is no other legal basis for the processing.

_The data subject objects to the processing in accordance with Article 21 (1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing in accordance with Article 21 (2) GDPR Processing a.

_The personal data was processed unlawfully.

_The deletion of personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the member states to which the controller is subject.

_The personal data was collected in relation to information society services offered in accordance with Article 8 (1) GDPR.

If one of the above reasons applies and a data subject wishes to have personal data stored by Edelsteinminen GmbH deleted, they can contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time. The data protection officer of Edelsteinminen GmbH or another employee will arrange for the request for deletion to be complied with immediately.

If the personal data were made public by Edelsteinminen GmbH and our company as the responsible party is obliged to delete the personal data in accordance with Art. 17 Para. 1 GDPR, Edelsteinminen GmbH takes appropriate measures, taking into account the available technology and the implementation costs, too of a technical nature, in order to inform other data controllers who process the published personal data that the data subject has deleted from them all other data controllers the deletion of all links to this personal data or copies or replications of this personal data has requested, as far as the processing is not necessary. The data protection officer of Edelsteinminen GmbH or another employee will arrange the necessary in individual cases.

e)    Right to retriction of processing

Jede von der Verarbeitung personenbezogener Daten betroffene Person hat das vom Europäischen Richtlinien- und Verordnungsgeber gewährte Recht, von dem Verantwortlichen die Einschränkung der Verarbeitung zu verlangen, wenn eine der folgenden Voraussetzungen gegeben ist:

Die Richtigkeit der personenbezogenen Daten wird von der betroffenen Person bestritten, und zwar für eine Dauer, die es dem Verantwortlichen ermöglicht, die Richtigkeit der personenbezogenen Daten zu überprüfen.

_Die Verarbeitung ist unrechtmäßig, die betroffene Person lehnt die Löschung der personenbezogenen Daten ab und verlangt stattdessen die Einschränkung der Nutzung der personenbezogenen Daten.

_Der Verantwortliche benötigt die personenbezogenen Daten für die Zwecke der Verarbeitung nicht länger, die betroffene Person benötigt sie jedoch zur Geltendmachung, Ausübung oder Verteidigung von Rechtsansprüchen.

_Die betroffene Person hat Widerspruch gegen die Verarbeitung gem. Art. 21 Abs. 1 DS-GVO eingelegt und es steht noch nicht fest, ob die berechtigten Gründe des Verantwortlichen gegenüber denen der betroffenen Person überwiegen.

Sofern eine der oben genannten Voraussetzungen gegeben ist und eine betroffene Person die Einschränkung von personenbezogenen Daten, die bei der Edelsteinminen GmbH gespeichert sind, verlangen möchte, kann sie sich hierzu jederzeit an unseren Datenschutzbeauftragten oder einen anderen Mitarbeiter des für die Verarbeitung Verantwortlichen wenden. Der Datenschutzbeauftragte der Edelsteinminen GmbH oder ein anderer Mitarbeiter wird die Einschränkung der Verarbeitung veranlassen.

f)     Right to data portability

Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European directive and regulation giver to request the controller to restrict processing if one of the following conditions is met:

_The data subject disputes the accuracy of the personal data for a period of time that enables the person responsible to check the accuracy of the personal data.

_The processing is unlawful, the data subject refuses to delete the personal data and instead requests that the use of the personal data be restricted.

_The person responsible no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing, but the person concerned needs them to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

_The data subject has objected to processing in accordance with Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR and it is not yet clear whether the legitimate reasons of the person responsible outweigh those of the data subject.

If one of the above conditions is met and a data subject wishes to restrict the personal data stored at Edelsteinminen GmbH, they can contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time. The data protection officer of Edelsteinminen GmbH or another employee will arrange for the processing to be restricted.

g)    Right to object

Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European directive and regulation giver, for reasons arising from their particular situation, at any time against the processing of personal data concerning them, which is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 Letter e or f DS-GVO takes place to object. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

Edelsteinminen GmbH will no longer process the personal data in the event of an objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that outweigh the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend of legal claims.

If Edelsteinminen GmbH processes personal data in order to operate direct mail, the data subject has the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data for the purpose of such advertising. This also applies to profiling insofar as it is connected to such direct advertising. If the data subject objects to Edelsteinminen GmbH processing for direct marketing purposes, Edelsteinminen GmbH will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.

In addition, the person concerned has the right, for reasons arising from their particular situation, against the processing of personal data relating to them, which is carried out at Edelsteinminen GmbH for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes in accordance with Art. 89 Para. 1 DS- GMOs to raise an objection, unless such processing is necessary to fulfill a task in the public interest.

To exercise the right to object, the data subject can contact the data protection officer of Edelsteinminen GmbH or another employee directly. The data subject is also free to exercise their right to object in connection with the use of information society services, regardless of Directive 2002/58 / EC, by means of automated procedures that use technical specifications.

h)   Automated decisions in individual cases including profiling

Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European directors and regulators not to be subjected to a decision based solely on automated processing - including profiling - which has legal effects or similarly significantly affects them, if the decision (1) is not necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) is permissible due to Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and this legislation takes appropriate measures to protect the rights and freedoms as well as the legitimate interests of the data subject or (3) with the express consent of the data subject.

If the decision (1) is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between the data subject and the person responsible or (2) it is made with the express consent of the data subject, Edelsteinminen GmbH takes appropriate measures to protect the rights and freedoms as well as the justified ones Protect the interests of the data subject, which includes at least the right to obtain the intervention of a person on the part of the person responsible, to state their own position and to contest the decision.

If the data subject wishes to assert rights with regard to automated decisions, they can contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time.

i)     Right to withdraw consent under data protection law

Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European directive and regulation giver to revoke their consent to the processing of personal data at any time.

If the data subject wishes to exercise their right to withdraw consent, they can contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time.

8. PRIVACY POLICY for the application and use of Facebook

The controller has integrated components of the Facebook company on this website. Facebook is a social network.

A social network is a social meeting point operated on the Internet, an online community that usually enables users to communicate with each other and to interact in virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for exchanging opinions and experiences or enables the internet community to provide personal or company-related information.

Facebook enables the users of the social network, among other things, to create private profiles, upload photos and network via friendship requests. Facebook is operated by Facebook, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. If an affected person lives outside the USA or Canada, the person responsible for processing personal data is Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbor, Dublin 2, Ireland. Each time one of the individual pages of this website is accessed, which is operated by the controller and on which a Facebook component (Facebook plug-in) has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the person concerned is automatically activated by the respective Facebook Component causes a representation of the corresponding Facebook component to be downloaded from Facebook. A complete overview of all Facebook plug-ins can be found at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE. As part of this technical process, Facebook receives knowledge of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the person concerned.

If the data subject is logged in to Facebook at the same time, Facebook recognizes each time our website is accessed by the data subject and for the entire duration of their stay on our website, which specific subpage of our website the data subject visits. This information is collected by the Facebook component and assigned to the respective Facebook account of the person concerned by Facebook. If the person concerned presses one of the Facebook buttons integrated on our website, for example the "Like" button, or if the person concerned makes a comment, Facebook assigns this information to the person's personal

Facebook user account and stores this personal data , Facebook always receives information via the Facebook component that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is logged in to Facebook at the same time as accessing our website; this takes place regardless of whether the person concerned clicks on the Facebook component or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to Facebook, he or she can prevent the transmission by logging out of their Facebook account before accessing our website.

The data policy published by Facebook, which is available at https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/, provides information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by Facebook. It also explains which setting options Facebook offers to protect the privacy of the data subject. In addition, various applications are available that make it possible to suppress data transmission to Facebook. Such applications can be used by the data subject to suppress data transmission to Facebook.

9. USAGE of Google Maps

This website uses Google Maps API to visually display geographic information. When using Google Maps, Google also collects, processes and uses data about the use of map functions by visitors. You can find more information on data processing by Google in the Google data protection information at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de. There you can also change your personal data protection settings in the data protection center.

10. USAGE of script libraries (Google Webfonts)

Um unsere Inhalte browserübergreifend korrekt und grafisch ansprechend darzustellen, verwenden wir auf dieser Website Scriptbibliotheken und Schriftbibliotheken wie z. B. Google Webfonts (https://www.google.com/webfonts/). Google Webfonts werden zur Vermeidung mehrfachen Ladens in den Cache Ihres Browsers übertragen. Falls der Browser die Google Webfonts nicht unterstützt oder den Zugriff unterbindet, werden Inhalte in einer Standardschrift angezeigt.

Der Aufruf von Scriptbibliotheken oder Schriftbibliotheken löst automatisch eine Verbindung zum Betreiber der Bibliothek aus. Dabei ist es theoretisch möglich – aktuell allerdings auch unklar ob und ggf. zu welchen Zwecken – dass Betreiber entsprechender Bibliotheken Daten erheben.

Die Datenschutzrichtlinie des Bibliothekbetreibers Google finden Sie hier: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

11. PRIVACY POLICY for the use of Instagram

The controller has integrated components of the Instagram service on this website. Instagram is a service that qualifies as an audiovisual platform and enables users to share photos and videos and also to disseminate such data on other social networks.

Instagram is operated by Instagram LLC, 1 Hacker Way, Building 14 First Floor, Menlo Park, CA, USA.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website is accessed, which is operated by the controller and on which an Instagram component (Insta button) has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the person concerned is automatically activated by the respective Instagram component prompted to download a representation of the corresponding component from Instagram. As part of this technical process, Instagram receives knowledge of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the person concerned.

If the data subject is logged in to Instagram at the same time, Instagram recognizes each time our website is accessed by the data subject and for the entire duration of their stay on our website, which specific subpage the data subject visits. This information is collected by the Instagram component and assigned to the respective Instagram account of the data subject by Instagram. If the data subject clicks one of the Instagram buttons integrated on our website, the data and information transmitted with it are assigned to the personal Instagram user account of the data subject and saved and processed by Instagram.

Instagram always receives information via the Instagram component that the person concerned has visited our website if the person concerned is logged in to Instagram at the same time as accessing our website; this takes place regardless of whether the person concerned clicks on the Instagram component or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to Instagram, they can prevent the transmission by logging out of their Instagram account before accessing our website.

Further information and the applicable data protection regulations of Instagram can be found at https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388 and https://www.instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

12. PRIVACY POLICY for the use of YouTube

The controller has integrated YouTube components on this website.

YouTube is an Internet video portal that enables video publishers to post video clips free of charge and other users to view, evaluate and comment on them free of charge. YouTube allows the publication of all types of videos, which is why complete film and TV programs, but also music videos, trailers or videos made by users themselves can be called up via the Internet portal. YouTube is operated by YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. YouTube, LLC is a subsidiary of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website is accessed, which is operated by the controller and on which a YouTube component (YouTube video) has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the person concerned is automatically activated by the respective YouTube component prompted to download a representation of the corresponding YouTube component from YouTube.

Further information on YouTube can be found at https://www.youtube.com/yt/about/de/. As part of this technical process, YouTube and Google are made aware of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject. If the data subject is logged in to YouTube at the same time, YouTube recognizes which specific subpage of our website the data subject visits by calling up a subpage that contains a YouTube video.

This information is collected by YouTube and Google and assigned to the respective YouTube account of the person concerned. YouTube and Google always receive information via the YouTube component that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is logged in to YouTube at the same time as accessing our website; this happens regardless of whether the person clicks on a YouTube video or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to YouTube and Google, he or she can prevent the transmission by logging out of their YouTube account before accessing our website.

The data protection regulations published by YouTube, which are available at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/, provide information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by YouTube and Google.

13. CHANGE of our Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to occasionally adjust this data protection declaration so that it always complies with the current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the data protection declaration, e.g. B. when introducing new services. The new data protection declaration then applies to your next visit.

14. QUESTIONS to the data protection officer

If you have any questions about data protection, please send us an email or contact our data protection officer directly: Willi Inboden

This data protection declaration was created with the kind support of activeMind AG and DSB Bonn with RC GmbH.