Privacy policy
I. Details on the personal data that are processed
Categories of personal data processed
Master data
Personal data included in the categories
Company name, industry of our suppliers.
Sources of the data
Suppliers.
Obligation to provide the data
Provision of the data is not required by law or contract. The data subject is not obliged to provide the data.
However, if the data are not provided, the conclusion of performance of a contract may not be possible.
Storage duration
We store these data until the purposes of processing these data specified below have been achieved.
We also store the data if other statutory, in particular commercial or tax law document retention obligations exist. Depending on the document type, document retention requirements under commercial or tax law can be between six and ten years (sec. 147 German Tax Code (Abgabenordnung – AO), sec. § 257 German Commercial Code (Handelsgesetzbuch – HGB)).
Contact data
Personal data included in the categories
Name, position and company contact data (address, e-mail address, telephone number, fax number) of contact person at our suppliers.
Sources of the data
Suppliers.
Obligation to provide the data
Provision of the data is not required by law or contract. The data subject is not obliged to provide the data.
However, if the data are not provided, the conclusion of performance of a contract may not be possible.
Storage duration
We store these data until the purposes of processing these data specified below have been achieved.
We also store the data if other statutory, in particular commercial or tax law document retention obligations exist. Depending on the document type, document retention requirements under commercial or tax law can be between six and ten years (sec. 147 German Tax Code (Abgabenordnung – AO), sec. § 257 German Commercial Code (Handelsgesetzbuch – HGB)).
Bank account data
Personal data included in the categories
Account holder, bank, IBAN, BIC of our suppliers.
Sources of the data
Suppliers.
Obligation to provide the data
Provision of the data is not required by law or contract. The data subject is not obliged to provide the data.
However, if the data are not provided, the conclusion of performance of a contract may not be possible.
Storage duration
We store these data until the purposes of processing these data specified below have been achieved.
We also store the data if other statutory, in particular commercial or tax law document retention obligations exist. Depending on the document type, document retention requirements under commercial or tax law can be between six and ten years (sec. 147 German Tax Code (Abgabenordnung – AO), sec. § 257 German Commercial Code (Handelsgesetzbuch – HGB)).
Communication data
Personal data included in the categories
Content of business communication of our suppliers to us, in particular by post, e-mail, fax.
Sources of the data
Suppliers.
Obligation to provide the data
Provision of the data is not required by law or contract. The data subject is not obliged to provide the data.
However, if the data are not provided, the conclusion of performance of a contract may not be possible.
Storage duration
We store these data until the purposes of processing these data specified below have been achieved.
We also store the data if other statutory, in particular commercial or tax law document retention obligations exist. Depending on the document type, document retention requirements under commercial or tax law can be between six and ten years (sec. 147 German Tax Code (Abgabenordnung – AO), sec. § 257 German Commercial Code (Handelsgesetzbuch – HGB)).
Personal data included in the categories
Connect of our business communication to our suppliers, in particular by post, e-mail, fax.
Sources of the data
Generated in-house.
Obligation to provide the data
-
Storage duration
We store these data until the purposes of processing these data specified below have been achieved.
We also store the data if other statutory, in particular commercial or tax law document retention obligations exist. Depending on the document type, document retention requirements under commercial or tax law can be between six and ten years (sec. 147 German Tax Code (Abgabenordnung – AO), sec. § 257 German Commercial Code (Handelsgesetzbuch – HGB)).
Personal data included in the categories
Circumstances of business communication with our suppliers, in particular parties involved, date/time and duration.
Sources of the data
Generated in-house.
Obligation to provide the data
-
Storage duration
We store these data until the purposes of processing these data specified below have been achieved.
We also store the data if other statutory, in particular commercial or tax law document retention obligations exist. Depending on the document type, document retention requirements under commercial or tax law can be between six and ten years (sec. 147 German Tax Code (Abgabenordnung – AO), sec. § 257 German Commercial Code (Handelsgesetzbuch – HGB)).
Contract data
Personal data included in the categories
Information that we receive from our suppliers to take steps prior to entering into a contract and/or to perform contracts with our suppliers.
Sources of the data
Suppliers.
Obligation to provide the data
Provision of the data is not required by law or contract. The data subject is not obliged to provide the data.
However, if the data are not provided, the conclusion of performance of a contract may not be possible.
Storage duration
We store these data until the purposes of processing these data specified below have been achieved.
We also store the data if other statutory, in particular commercial or tax law document retention obligations exist. Depending on the document type, document retention requirements under commercial or tax law can be between six and ten years (sec. 147 German Tax Code (Abgabenordnung – AO), sec. § 257 German Commercial Code (Handelsgesetzbuch – HGB)).
Personal data included in the categories
Data from written (including electronic) contract documents that we receive from our suppliers.
Sources of the data
Suppliers.
Obligation to provide the data
Provision of the data is not required by law or contract. The data subject is not obliged to provide the data.
However, if the data are not provided, the conclusion of performance of a contract may not be possible.
Storage duration
We store these data until the purposes of processing these data specified below have been achieved.
We also store the data if other statutory, in particular commercial or tax law document retention obligations exist. Depending on the document type, document retention requirements under commercial or tax law can be between six and ten years (sec. 147 German Tax Code (Abgabenordnung – AO), sec. § 257 German Commercial Code (Handelsgesetzbuch – HGB)).
Personal data included in the categories
Information that we may receive from third parties to take steps prior to entering into a contract and/or for the performance of contracts with our suppliers.
Sources of the data
Third parties.
Obligation to provide the data
-
Storage duration
We store these data until the purposes of processing these data specified below have been achieved.
We also store the data if other statutory, in particular commercial or tax law document retention obligations exist. Depending on the document type, document retention requirements under commercial or tax law can be between six and ten years (sec. 147 German Tax Code (Abgabenordnung – AO), sec. § 257 German Commercial Code (Handelsgesetzbuch – HGB)).
Personal data included in the categories
Data from written (including electronic) contract documents that we prepare.
Sources of the data
Generated in-house.
Obligation to provide the data
-
Storage duration
We store these data until the purposes of processing these data specified below have been achieved.
We also store the data if other statutory, in particular commercial or tax law document retention obligations exist. Depending on the document type, document retention requirements under commercial or tax law can be between six and ten years (sec. 147 German Tax Code (Abgabenordnung – AO), sec. § 257 German Commercial Code (Handelsgesetzbuch – HGB)).
Invoice data
Personal data included in the categories
Data from invoices and payment reminders that we receive from our suppliers, in particular data, invoice items and invoice amounts.
Sources of the data
Suppliers.
Obligation to provide the data
Provision of the data is not required by law or contract. The data subject is not obliged to provide the data.
However, if the data are not provided, billing may not be possible.
Storage duration
We store these data until the purposes of processing these data specified below have been achieved.
We also store the data if other statutory, in particular commercial or tax law document retention obligations exist. Depending on the document type, document retention requirements under commercial or tax law can be between six and ten years (sec. 147 German Tax Code (Abgabenordnung – AO), sec. § 257 German Commercial Code (Handelsgesetzbuch – HGB)).
Payment data
Personal data included in the categories
Data relating to payment transactions, in particular date and payment amounts.
Sources of the data
Generated in-house.
Obligation to provide the data
-
Storage duration
We store these data until the purposes of processing these data specified below have been achieved.
We also store the data if other statutory, in particular commercial or tax law document retention obligations exist. Depending on the document type, document retention requirements under commercial or tax law can be between six and ten years (sec. 147 German Tax Code (Abgabenordnung – AO), sec. § 257 German Commercial Code (Handelsgesetzbuch – HGB)).
Minutes data
Personal data included in the categories
Data from minutes relating to the business content of appointments and meetings with our suppliers that we prepare to maintain the business relationship.
Sources of the data
Generated in-house.
Obligation to provide the data
-
Storage duration
We store these data until the purposes of processing these data specified below have been achieved.
We also store the data if other statutory, in particular commercial or tax law document retention obligations exist. Depending on the document type, document retention requirements under commercial or tax law can be between six and ten years (sec. 147 German Tax Code (Abgabenordnung – AO), sec. § 257 German Commercial Code (Handelsgesetzbuch – HGB)).
Analysis data
Personal data included in the categories
Data from analyses of the business structure of the companies of our suppliers that we prepare for the strategic alignment of our business relationships.
Sources of the data
Generated in-house.
Obligation to provide the data
-
Storage duration
We store these data until the purposes of processing these data specified below have been achieved.
Personal data included in the categories
Date we receive from our suppliers from analyses of the companies of our suppliers that we prepare for the strategic alignment of our business relationships.
Sources of the data
Suppliers.
Obligation to provide the data
Provision of the data is not required by law or contract. The data subject is not obliged to provide the data.
If the data are not provided, we cannot take the data into account for the strategic alignment of our business relationships with our suppliers.
Storage duration
We store these data until the purposes of processing these data specified below have been achieved.
Survey data
Personal data included in the categories
Responses to our surveys on the voluntary assessment of the business from the supplier’s perspective.
Sources of the data
Suppliers.
Obligation to provide the data
Provision of the data is not required by law or contract. The data subject is not obliged to provide the data.
If the data are not provided, we cannot take any survey results of this supplier into account. This does not otherwise have any effect on the business relationship.
Storage duration
We store these data until the purposes of processing these data specified below have been achieved.