Data processing
Principles of data processing at RICON GmbH & Co. KG
Information in accordance with Articles 13, 14 and 21 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
We hereby inform you about the processing of your personal data by us and the claims and rights to which you are entitled under data protection regulations.
1. Who is responsible for data processing and who can I contact?
The person responsible within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation is:
RICON GmbH & Co. KG
Lüneburger Strasse 1
49597 Rieste
email: info[at]ricon.de
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(hereinafter also “RICON GmbH & Co. KG” or “we”)
If you have any questions about this data protection policy or about the protection of your data by RICON GmbH & Co. KG, you can also contact our data protection officer at any time:
Carla Holterhus
Email: datenschutz[at]ricon.de
2. What data is collected, for what purpose and for how long is it stored?
Contract execution
Personal data is only collected if you provide it to us of your own accord. In addition, no personal data is collected. Any processing of your personal data that goes beyond the scope of legal permission is only based on your express consent.
The duration of data storage is based on legal storage obligations and is generally 10 years.
application process
Personal data from application information is collected to carry out application processes.
After notification of the decision, application data will usually be deleted within the legally prescribed period, unless consent has been given to longer data storage as part of inclusion in the applicant pool.
Customer data/prospect data
The personal data provided for contract execution (including offers, orders, sales and invoicing, quality assurance) is collected and, if applicable, additional data for processing based on your express consent.
The duration of data storage is based on legal storage obligations and is generally 10 years.
Employment data
The personal data provided for the execution of the contract as part of the employment relationship will be collected and, if necessary, additional data for processing based on your express consent.
The duration of data storage is based on legal storage obligations and is generally 10 years.
supplier data
The personal data provided for contract execution (including inquiries, purchasing, quality assurance) is collected and, if applicable, additional data for processing based on your express consent.
The duration of data storage is based on legal storage obligations and is generally 10 years.
3. Who receives your data?
Data will only be passed on to third parties if you have given your consent or if there is a legal obligation to do so.
Under these conditions, recipients of personal data may in particular be:
- Public authorities in the case of overriding legislation, including tax authorities, social security institutions.
- External service providers or other contractors, including for data processing and hosting, for shipping, transport and logistics, service providers for printing and sending information, accounting, payment processing, payroll, travel expense reporting, insurance services.
- law enforcement agencies
- Other external bodies, if the person concerned has given their consent or a transfer is permitted for reasons of overriding interest.
- other companies in the GRIMME Group
Contracted service providers can also receive such data if they meet the special confidentiality requirements of RICON GmbH & Co. KG. In particular, these can be companies in the categories of IT services, consulting, and sales and marketing. Appropriate data protection agreements are then concluded with the service providers. No contract processors outside the European Union are used; order data processing contracts or other lawful agreements for the processing of personal data have been concluded with service providers accordingly.
4. What rights do you have when it comes to processing your data?
You have the right to information about the personal data we process about you. In the event of a request for information that is not made in writing, we ask for your understanding that we may then require you to provide evidence that you are the person you claim to be.
You also have the right to correct or delete or restrict processing, insofar as you are legally entitled to do so.
You also have the right to object to processing within the framework of legal requirements. The same applies to a right to data portability. In particular, you have the right to object under Article 21 (1) and (2) GDPR against the processing of your data in connection with direct marketing, if this is based on a balance of interests. The objection can be made informally and should, if possible, be addressed to:
RICON GmbH & Co. KG
data protection officer
Lüneburger Strasse 1
49597 Rieste
Email: datenschutz[at]ricon.de
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority for data protection in connection with the processing of your personal data:
The State Commissioner for Data Protection of Lower Saxony
Prinzenstraße 5
30159 Hannover
telephone: 0511 120-450
email: poststelle[at]lfd.niedersachsen.de
Status: 01.04.2023