We, Ernst Russ AG, Elbchaussee 370, 22609 Hamburg, Germany, which can be reached at +49 40 88 88 1 - 0 or info@ernst-russ.de, and our affiliated companies of the Ernst Russ group of companies are committed to protect your personal data. We want to use this privacy notice to inform you about the processing of your personal data when you visit our website(s), use our online services and when you contact us. We will also provide you with information on your rights as a data subject.
Personal data within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) includes any information relating to an identified or identifiable individual, such as their name or email address. Processing within the meaning of the GDPR means any operation which is performed on personal data, such as their collection, storage, disclosure by transmission or deletion.
1. Usage data
We only collect information on the use of the website insofar as this is necessary for its smooth operation and to ensure the security of the website. Further information on this can be found in section 4.1 Essential cookies.
In addition, we collect data to generate anonymized statistics on the use of the website. These statistics do not relate to individuals. The legal basis for the processing of any personal data for the creation of these statistics is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in being able to track usage behavior on the website in order to optimize it.
2. Providing personal data to other recipients
We may share your personal data with the following recipients:
- domainfactory GmbH, Oskar-Messter-Str. 33, 85737 Ismaning, Germany, acting as a hosting provider. The data transfer is based on Art. 28 GDPR in connection with the data processing agreement concluded with this provider.
In case we process your personal data with the help of service providers, they will do so on our behalf (data processors), to the extent permitted by law and will be bound by our instructions through the conclusion of a respective data processing agreement.
3. Contacting us
When you contact us by post, e-mail, fax or telephone, we process your personal data, such as your name, your contact details depending on the chosen contact method (address, e-mail address, telephone number, fax number) and the content of your inquiry or inquiries. We do this in order to be able to process your request and any follow-up questions. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR. In addition, we also have a legitimate interest in the processing this data to ensure optimized and comprehensible communication with our customers, business partners and other contacts and to respond to your inquiries. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR.
4. Cookies and other technologies
We use cookies and other technologies in connection with the provision of this website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device and can be assigned to the browser you are using and through which certain information flows to the provider that sets the cookie. Cookies cannot execute programs or transfer viruses to your computer. They help us to make our website more user-friendly and effective.
Some cookies are deleted when you close your browser (session cookies). Others are stored on your computer for a certain period of time, which may vary depending on the cookie (persistent cookies). Session cookies may store a so-called session ID that can be used to assign various requests from your browser with the respective browsing session. This allows us to to recognize your computer when you return to the website. Session cookies are deleted when you log out of or close the browser. You can delete persistent cookies at any time via the security settings of most commonly used browers.
4.1 Essential cookies
We use cookies that are essential for the operation of this website (so-called essential cookies). These are set automatically when you visit our website and cannot be opted out by you.
We use these cookies to collect personal data, such as the session ID, the access status/HTTP status code, information about your browser, your browser settings and your operating system. This data is processed in order to display the website to you and to ensure its security. The legal basis for the processing of this data is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in ensuring the smooth operation of the website and its basic functions and in ensuring adequate security of the website.
4.2 Non-essential cookies and other technologies
We only use cookies and similar technologies that are non-essential for the operation of the website or its security with your consent. You can provide your consent by activating the relevant cookies and other technologies through activating the corresponding toggle(s) within the cookie banner.
Your consent also relates to the processing of personal data with the help of respective cookies. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR. Your consent is voluntary. You may revoke it at any time without providing reasons with effect for the future. To do so, please click the following link:
In detail, the following services are used in connection with our website, if you consent to them:
- Newsfeeds Aktie & Managers´ Transactions: With the help of a so-called pixel, your visits to the Share & Managers' Transactions sections on our website are counted if you have consented. This means that every time you access one of the two aforementioned sections, the pixel is loaded from the eqs-cockpit.com domain and information is transmitted from us to this domain. Generally, no personal data is collected in this process. The pixel only collects information about the fact that a user has accessed the Investor Relations messages in order to count the total number of visits. The recipient of respective data is EQS Group AG, Karlstr. 47, D-80333 Munich, Germany. The privacy notice of this provider can be viewed here: https://www.eqs.com/about-eqs/data-protection/.
5. Standard deadlines for deleting data
Personal data that we collect when you visit our website or contact us will be deleted immediately after completing the contractual service or your request, notwithstanding any applicable statutory retention obligations.
6. Data security
Ernst Russ AG takes state-of-the-art technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against loss, destruction, falsification or unauthorized access as far as possible.
If you contact us by e-mail (see section 3 for further details), please note that data is transmitted unencrypted. If you wish to send us confidential information, you should not do so by e-mail, but for example rather by letter post.
Your personal data will be protected by Ernst Russ AG and our processors, carefully selected by us in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR, by applying the statutory required technical and organizational measures.
7. Links to other websites
Our website contains links to other websites. We have no influence on whether their operators comply with data privacy requirements. Despite careful control of the content, we cannot accept any liability for external links to third-party content. For information on data processing on these websites, please refer to the data protection notices on the respective websites.
8. Voluntary nature of data provision
There is no legal or contractual obligation for you to provide your personal data on our website.
9. Your data protection rights
Depending on the circumstances of the specific case, you may have the right to:
- obtain access to the personal data processed by us and/or request copies of these data. This includes information concerning the purpose of usage, the category of data used, their recipients and authorised users, and, where possible, the planned period for which the data will be stored or, if that is not possible, the criteria used to determine that period;
- request the rectification, erasure, or restriction of processing of your personal data, provided that its use is impermissible under data protection law, in particular because (i) the data is incomplete or incorrect, (ii) the data is no longer required for the purposes for which they were collected, (iii) the consent on which processing is based was withdrawn, or (iv) you have made use of your right to object to processing of your personal data; in cases in which the data is processed by third parties, we will forward your request for rectification, erasure, or restriction of processing to these third parties, unless this proves to be impossible or would involve disproportionate effort;
- refuse consent or – without affecting the lawfulness of data processing carried out prior to withdrawal – to withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal data at any time;
- not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you;
- request the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from us; you also have the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from us to another controller, where technically feasible;
- take legal action or appeal to the data protection supervisory authorities, if you are of the opinion that your rights have been infringed due to processing of your personal data that is not in compliance with data protection regulations.
You also have the right to object to processing of your personal data at any time:
- where we process your personal data for direct marketing purposes; or
- where we process your personal data in pursuance of our legitimate interests and on grounds relating to your particular situation.
If you have any questions, suggestions or comments on the subject of data protection at Ernst Russ AG and its affiliated companies within the Ernst Russ group of companies, please contact the Ernst Russ group's data protection officer:
Ernst Russ AG Data Protection Officer Elbchaussee 370 22609 Hamburg, Germany E-Mail: datenschutz@ernst-russ.de Hamburg, March 2024