Privacy policy / Note on data processing
Who are we?
The DECHEMA Ausstellungs-GmbH organizes trade shows for the process industries.
a) Responsible controller as defined by EU-GDPR
DECHEMA Ausstellungs-GmbH
Theodor-Heuss-Allee 25, D-60486 Frankfurt am Main
Phone: +49 69 7564-100
E-Mail: exhibition[at]dechema.de
HR-Nr.: HRB 93099 (Amtsgericht Frankfurt am Main)
Executive director: Dr. Björn Mathes
b) Data protection officer
Dr. Ulrich Westhaus, DECHEMA e.V.
Theodor-Heuss-Allee 25, D-60486 Frankfurt am Main
Phone: +49 69 7564-229
E-Mail: bdsb[at]dechema.de
Data processing
a) What kind of personal data are processed?
b) Where does this data come from?
You yourself inform us about these data, when you register to use our services (MyACHEMA Portal, ACHEMA App, ACHEMA Study Cycle, ACHEMA Visa-Invitation)
When you are using our services, pseudonymised usage data associated with IP addresses are generated.
We accomplish however no utilization of these data to detect your identity. These data records are evaluated only statistically, for optimization or our services and for simplification of the user guidance.
c) What do we use this data for?
d) What is the legal basis of the data processing?
By registering on our online portal and purchasing a ticket or redeeming a voucher code for a ticket, you establish a business relationship with us. We process your data therefore based on article 6.1 a-c of the EU-GDPR:
Furthermore we process your data based on article 6.1f of the EU-GDPR:
Legitimate interest to inform you about future events or publications of the DECHEMA Group which are thematically relevant to the services offered
e) How long do we store your data?
For the storage duration of your data different time limits apply:
A user account created by you will be deleted by us only at your express request: Use the option "Edit account". Data for accounting purposes may not be deleted by us.
If you have registered to participate in the ACHEMA Study Cycle, we will delete your data completely after the event.
Do we carry out profiling?
No, we do not perform any kind of profiling with your data.
Do we pass your data to third parties?
Within the DECHEMA Group (DECHEMA e.V., DECHEMA Research Institute, DECHEMA Ausstellungs-GmbH) we use your data to inform you about services and products that fit your needs. We guarantee that we will always process your personal data in accordance with the provisions of the applicable data protection laws. We will not pass your data to third parties, except you register for an event DECHEMA Ausstellungs-GmbH is organizing in cooperation with other partners or by utilizing external service providers. In such a case we normally will transmit your registration data to our cooperation partners. As far as it is required for the realization of an event or to fulfill your request data may be transfered to associated affiliates, organizations or external service providers, too. If data are transfered to third parties in accordance to the above announced regulations, we oblige these parties to operate within the rules of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (EUDataP). If you register for an event which is part of a series of events, that are organized by altering national or international organizers, DECHEMA Ausstellungs-GmbH will usually pass your adress and/or contact data to the next organizer of this event series. As far as we are obligated legally or by court order, we will convey your data to information-entitled governmental authorities.
You should be aware of the fact that you can object to the analysis or use of your personal data for these purposes at any time.
We are using a number of external service providers and also cloud service providers to help us to deliver our event and IT services. These are the company re-lounge GmbH with its tool inxmail for sending and administering our newsletters. For accounting and printing of tickets as well as for the service “personalized ticket” we work together with the Messe Frankfurt Venue GmbH. For analysis and optimization of our web services we are using Google Analytics. All of these service providers have been carefully selected by us and contractually committed to the careful observance of all relevant data protection regulations. At the same time, of course, we only pass on the minimum amount of data required to use these services.
If you redeem a voucher in order to receive a free ticket, we will pass on your contact details (name, address and e-mail) to the voucher issuer (usually an exhibitor). By redeeming the voucher, you automatically declare your consent to the transfer and use of your data by the exhibitor. We have no further influence on the use of your data by the voucher issuer. If you do not wish this data transfer, you must purchase a ticket for a fee without using a voucher code.
In some places of our website you can contribute within forums or register into catalogs. These contributions in our forums and/or catalogs are accessible for everyone. Therefore one should examine a contribution carefully before the publication whether it not contains data, which are not intended for the public. One must assume, that Internet search machines view those contributions. Therefore this contribution may be world-wide accessible without visiting our website initially. In case of foreign operators the deletion or correction of such entries often cannot be accomplished.
What data does my personalized ticket contain?
An essential guiding principle of the trade fairs we organize is to promote the exchange of information at all levels. In order to make it as easy as possible for you as a visitor to get in touch with the exhibitors you are interested in, we will provide you with a personalized admission ticket. This contains a machine-readable barcode that can be used to uniquely identify you and serves as an electronic business card during your visit to the trade fair.
Exhibitors can "scan" the barcode on your admission ticket to access your contact details and use them to deepen the initial contact. By handing over your personalized admission ticket to the exhibitor for "scanning", you agree to the transfer of your data to the exhibitor. The process is comparable to the handing over of a printed business card and is therefore a deliberate decision on your part. We only provide you with the technical service. We have no influence on the further use of your data by the receiving exhibitor.
What other rights do I have?
a) Rights of access, rectification, deletion and objection
As provided in Article 14-17 of the EU-GDPR we inform you about your rights of access, rectification, deletion and limitation of your processing data. You have the right to request from the controller access to and rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing concerning the data subject or to object to processing as well as the right to data portability.
b) Right of withdrawal
Your right to withdraw consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before the withdrawal.
c) Right of appeal
Lodge a complaint with a competent supervisory authority is always possible.
Further Information
Cookies
Some of our web pages use "cookies" (small amounts of data containing configuration information) to allow special functions for using that pages. Therefore some of our services may be not usable without cookies. We are not using cookies however, to generate or maintain user profiles.
It is partly possible to view our web pages without Cookies. Typically most browsers are preconfigured, so that they accept cookies automatically. However, you can deactivate storing of cookies or you can adjust your browser in such a way that it will inform you in each case cookies are sent.
Web analyses
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service from Google Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", text files that are saved on your computer and enable your use of the website to be analysed. The information that is generated by the cookie regarding your use of this website is usually transmitted to one of Google's servers in the USA where it is saved.
Further information and data protection regulations can be found in Google's Privacy Policy under https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en
IP Anonymisation
If IP anonymisation is activated on this website, your IP address will be abbreviated beforehand by Google within the member states of the European Union or in other countries that are parties to the agreement on the European Economic Area. In exceptional circumstances only, the full IP address will be transmitted to one of Google's servers in the USA and abbreviated there. On behalf of this website's operator, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website in order to compile reports on website activities, and so that it can provide additional services associated with the use of the website and the Internet to the website operator. The IP address that is transmitted by Google Analytics by your browser will not be combined with any other data from Google.
Order processing
We have entered into an agreement with Google for order processing and are fully implementing the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.
Browser Plugin
You can prevent the storage of cookies by means of a corresponding setting in your browser software. However, we would like to point out that in this case, you may not be able to use all of this website's functions to their full extent. Furthermore, you can prevent the recording of the data that is generated by the cookie regarding your use of the website (including your IP address) at Google, and the processing of this data by Google, by using the following link (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en) to download and install the available browser plug-in.
Contradiction against data collection
You can refuse the use of Google Analytics by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set on the computer, which prevents the future collection of your data when visiting this website: Disable Google Analytics.
Links
The web pages of the DECHEMA Ausstellungs-GmbH contain links (connections) to web pages of other suppliers. We do not have any influence on these parties in operating their web services in accordance with our privacy policy or the EU General Data Protection Regulation (EUDataP). Some of the links will forward to servers, wich are operated outside Germany and which are therefore not subjected to German jurisdiction and rights.
Questions and Comments
If you have questions or comments regarding DECHEMA Ausstellungs-GmbH's privacy statement, please contact us or the data protection official of DECHEMA e.V.
Innovations
The further enhancements of the Internet media, changed legal situations or jurisdictions may result in alterations of this privacy policy. At this place we will point your attention to such changes and we will also publish the altered privacy policy here.
Frankfurt am Main, 16 August 2019
Version: 16 August 2019