Data protection

BASF COATINGS GMBH is delighted that you have visited our website and thanks you for your interest in our company.

At BASF COATINGS GMBH, data protection has the highest priority. This document is designed to provide you with information on how we are following the rules for data protection at BASF COATINGS GMBH, which information we gather while you are browsing our website and how this information is used. First and foremost: your personal data is only used in the following cases and will not be used in other cases without your explicit approval.

Collecting data

When you visit the BASF COATINGS GMBH website, general information is collected automatically (in other words, not by means of registration) which is not stored as personal related data. The web servers that are used store the following data by default:

• The name of your internet service provider
• The website from which you visited us
• The websites which you visit when you are with us
• Your IP address.

This information is analyzed in anonymized form. It is used solely for the purpose of improving the attractiveness, content and functionality of our website. Where data is passed on to external service providers, we have taken technical and organizational measures to ensure that the data protection regulations are observed..

Collecting and processing personal data

Beyond this use, personal data is only collected when you provide us with this in the course of, say, registration, by filling out forms or sending emails, and in the course of ordering products or services, inquiries or requests for material.Your personal data remains with our company and our provider and will not be made available to unauthorized third parties in any form by us or by persons instructed by us.

Data retention

We store personal data for as long as it is necessary to perform a service that you have requested or for which you have granted your permission, providing that no legal requirements exist to the contrary such as in the case of retention periods required by trade or tax regulations.

Security

BASF deploys technical and organizational security measures to protect the information you have made available from being manipulated unintentionally or intentionally, lost, destroyed or accessed by unauthorized persons. Where personal data is being collected and processed the information will be transferred in encrypted form in order to prevent misuse of the data by a third party. Our security measures are continuously reviewed and revised in line with the latest technology..

Right to obtain and correct information

You have the right to check all data relating to your person stored with us and inform us, if it is in your opinion out-of-date or incorrect. To inform us, just send an email to the email address indicated in the website credits or to the person in charge of data protection (see below for the relevant contact details).

Cookies

On our corporate website, we only use cookies in certain areas of the website if they are required for an application or service which we provide.

Contact

If you have any questions or ideas, please refer to the data protection representative at BASF COATINGS GMBH, who will be pleased to help you. The continuous development of the Internet makes it necessary for us to adjust our data protection rules from time to time. We reserve the right to implement appropriate changes at any time.

The Data Protection Officer at BASF COATINGS GMBH:

Wolfgang Lange
BASF Coatings GmbH
EC/BFC
Glasuritstraße 1
48165 Münster
Germany

Phone: +49 (0) 2501-14-3460
Fax: +49 (0) 2501-14-713460