Privacy Policy
Tascon is very pleased that you visit our website. Data protection has top priority within our company. In the following, we would like to familiarize you with the details on it.
1. An overview of data protection
General information
The following information will provide you with an easy to navigate overview of what will happen with your personal data when you visit this website. The “personal data” comprises all data that can be used to personally identify you. For more information regarding data protection, please consult our Privacy Policy for Business Partners.
Data recording on this website
The data on this website is processed by the operator of the website. The website is hosted by an external service provider (host).
How do we record your data?
We collect your data as a result of you sharing information with us. This may, for instance, be information you enter in our contact form.
Our IT systems automatically record other data when you visit our website. This data comprises primarily technical information (e.g., web browser, operating system or time the site was accessed). This information is recorded automatically when you access this website.
How do we use your data?
A portion of the information is generated to guarantee the error from provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user patterns.
What rights do you have as far as your information is concerned?
You have the right to receive information about the source, recipients, and purposes of your archived personal data at any time without having to pay a fee for such disclosures. You also have the right to demand that your data are rectified or eradicated. Please do not hesitate to contact us at any time under the address disclosed in on this website if you have any questions about this or any other data protection related issues. You also have the right to log a complaint with the supervising agency.
Moreover, under certain circumstances, you have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data. For details, please the Data Protection Declaration under Section 3. General Information and Mandatory Information – Right to Demand Processing Restrictions.
Analysis tools and tools provided by third parties
There is a possibility that your browsing patterns will be statistically analyzed when you visit this website. Such analyses are performed primarily with cookies and with what we refer to as analysis programs. As a rule, the analyses of your browsing patterns are conducted anonymously; i.e., the browsing patterns cannot be traced back to you.
You have the option to object to such analyses or you can prevent their performance by not using certain tools. For detailed information about the tools and about your options to object, please consult our Data Protection Declaration below.
2. Hosting
External Hosting
This website is hosted by an external service provider (host). Personal data collected on this website are stored on servers of the host. These may include, but are not limited to, IP addresses, contact requests, metadata and communications, contract information, contact information, names, web page access, and other data generated through a web site.
The host is used for the purpose of fulfilling the contract with our potential and existing customers and in the interest of secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online services by a professional provider.
Our host will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfil its professional obligations and to follow our instructions with respect to such data.
In order to guarantee processing in compliance with data protection regulations, we have concluded an order processing contract with our host.
3. General information and mandatory information
Data protection declaration.
The operators of this website and its pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. Hence, we handle your personal data as confidential and in compliance with the statutory data protection regulations and this Data Protection Declaration.
Whenever you use this website, a variety of personal information will be collected. Personal data comprises data that can be used to personally identify you. This Data Protection Declaration explains which data we collect as well as how we use this data. It also explains how, and for which purposes, the information is collected.
We herewith advise you the transmission of data via the Internet (i.e., through email communications) may be prone to security gaps. It is not possible to completely protect data against third party access.
Information about the responsible party is referred to as the “controller.”
The data processing controller on this website is:
Tascon GmbH
Mendelstraße 17
48149 Münster, Germany
Tel: +49 251-625622-100
Email: tascon@tascon-gmbh.de
The controller is the legal entity that single-handedly or jointly with others makes decision as to the purposes of and resources for the processing of personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).
Designation of a data protection officer
We have appointed a data protection officer for our company. The data protection officer can be contacted as follows:
Tascon USA
100 Red Schoolhouse Rd., Bldg. A-8
Chestnut Ridge, NY 10977
845-352-1220
tascon@tasconusa.com
Revocation of your consent to the processing of data
A wide range of data processing transactions are possible only subject to your express consent. You can also revoke at any time any consent you have already given us. To do so, all you are required to do is sent us an informal notification via email. This shall be without prejudice to the lawfulness of any data collection that occurred prior to your revocation.
Right to object to the collection of data in special cases; right to object to direct advertising
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA BASED ON GROUNDS ARISING FROM YOUR UNIQUE SITUATION. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO ANY PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. TO DETERMINE THE LEGAL BASIS, ON WHICH ANY PROCESSING OF DATA IS BASED, PLEASE CONSULT THIS DATA PROTECTION DECLARATION. IF YOU LOG AN OBJECTION, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA, UNLESS WE ARE IN A POSITION TO PRESENT COMPELLING GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING OF YOUR DATA THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OR IF THE PURPOSE OF THE PROCESSING IS THE CLAIMING, EXERCISING, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL ENTITLEMENTS.
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS BEING PROCESSED IN ORDER TO ENGAGE IN DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSES OF ADVERTISING. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS AFFILIATED WITH SUCH DIRECT ADVERTSING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT ADVERTSING PURPOSES.
Right to log a complaint with the competent supervisory agency
Data subjects are entitled to log a complaint with a supervisory agency where they maintain their domicile, place of work, or the place where the alleged violation occurred. The right to log a complaint is in effect regardless of any other administrative or court proceedings available as legal resources.
Right to data portability
You have the right to demand that we hand over any data we automatically process based on your consent or in order to fulfil a contract in a commonly used, machine readable format. If you should demand the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will be done only if it is technically feasible.
SSL and/or TLS encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as purchase orders or inquiries you submit to us as the website operator, this website uses either SSL or a TLS encryption program. You can recognize an encrypted connection by checking whether the address line of the browser switches from http:// to https:// and by the appearance of the lock icon in the browser line.
If the SSL or TLS encryption is activated, data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Information about rectification and eradication of data
Within the scope of the application statutory provisions, you have the right at any time to demand information about your archived personal data, their source and recipients as well as the purpose of the processing of your data. You may also have a right to have your data rectified or eradicated. If you have questions about this subject matter or any other questions about personal data, please do not hesitate to contact us at any time at the address provided in Section 3. General Information and Mandatory Information.
Right to demand processing restrictions
You have the right to demand the imposition of restrictions as far as the processing of your personal data is concerned. To do so, you may contact us at any time at the address provided in Section 3. General Information and Mandatory Information. The right to demand restriction of processing applies in the following cases:
In the event you dispute the correctness of your data archived by us, we will need some time to verify this claim. During the time we investigate, you have the right to demand that we restrict the processing of your personal data.
If the processing of your personal data was/is conducted in an unlawful manner, you have the option to demand the restriction of the processing of your data in lieu of demanding the eradication of this data.
If we do not need your personal data any longer and you need it to exercise, defend or claim legal entitlements, you have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of its eradication.
If you have raised an objection to the use of your personal data, your rights and our rights will be weighed against each other. As long as it has not been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to demand a restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data – except for their archiving – may be processed only subject to your consent or to claim, exercise, or defend legal entitlements or to protect the rights of other natural persons or legal entities.
4. Recording of data on this website
Cookies
In some instances, our website and its pages use so-called cookies. Cookies do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain viruses. The purpose of cookies is to make our website more user friendly, effective, and secure. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer and stored
Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies.” They are automatically deleted after you leave our site. Other cookies will remain archived on your device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognize your browser the next time you visit our website.
You can adjust the settings of your browser to make sure that you are notified every time cookies are placed and to enable you to accept cookies only in specific cases or to exclude the acceptance of cookies
for specific situations, in general situations, or to activate the automatic deletion of cookies when your close your browser. If you deactivate cookies, the functions of this website may be limited.
Cookies that are required for the performance of electronic communication transactions or to provide certain functions you want to use (e.g., the shopping cart function) are stored by the website operator. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies to ensure the technically error free and optimized provision of the operator’s services.
If other cookies (e.g., cookies for the analysis of your browsing patterns) should be stored, they are addressed separately in this Data Protection Declaration.
Server log files
The provider of this website and its pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser communicates to us automatically. The information comprises:
- The type and version of browser used
- The operating system used
- Referrer URL
- The hostname of the access computer
- The time of the server inquiry
- The IP address
This data is not merged with other data sources.
The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies to ensure the technically error free and optimized provision of the operator’s services. In order to achieve this, server log files must be recorded.
Contact form
If you submit inquires to us via our contact form, the information provided in the contact form as well as any contact information provided therein will be stored by us in order to handle your inquiry and if we have further questions. We will not share this information without your consent.
The processing of these data is legitimate if your request is related to the execution of a contract or if it is necessary to carry out pre-contractual actions.
The information you have entered into the contact form shall remain with us until you ask us to eradicate the data, revoke your consent to the archiving of data or if the purpose for which the information is being archived no longer exists (e.g., we have concluded our responses to your inquiry). This shall be without prejudice to any mandatory legal provisions – retention periods.
If you contact us by email, telephone, or fax, your request, including all resulting personal data (name, request, etc.) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of responding to your request. We do not pass these data on without your consent.
5. Plug-ins and tools
Goggle Web Fonts (local embedding)
This website uses so-called Web Fonts provided by Google to ensure the uniform use of fonts on this site. These Google fonts are locally installed so that a connection to Google’s servers will not be established in conjunction with this application.