As the operator of this website, Aliaxis Hungary SEE Kft. undertakes to collect, manage and use personal data concerning our customers and business contacts in a responsible manner. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use and disclose your personal data. It also explains your rights with respect to your personal data.

This Privacy Policy only applies to the personal data we collect through our website portfolio (including, but not limited to, www.aliaxis.hu and all sub-pages, hereinafter collectively referred to as the “website”). For information on personal data that we collect via other media (e.g. via our mobile applications if there is a contractual relationship in place between you and us, or if you participate in our recruitment activities), please consult our specific privacy policies, the latest versions of which can be found at www.aliaxis.hu in the footer in the section entitled “Privacy Policy”:

For costumers and suppliers.pdf;
for applicants.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding our use of your personal data, please contact us:

Aliaxis Hungary SEE Kft.
Budai út 8.
2051 Biatorbágy, Hungary
T: +36 30 432 3294
agyory@aliaxis.com

Contents:

1. Which personal data do we collect and why?
2. The legal basis for the processing of personal data
3. To whom do we disseminate your personal data and why?
4. Data retention
5. Your data protection rights
6. Is your personal data transmitted abroad?
7. Use of tracking tools
8. Safeguards for your personal data
9. Links to third-party websites
10. Changes to our Privacy Policy
11. How to contact us

1. Which personal data do we collect and why?

The personal data that we may collect about you through our website generally falls into the following categories:

Data that you provide voluntarily

We collect personal data that you provide voluntarily on our website, for example, when you complete an online form to contact us or subscribe to our newsletter. The data we collect about you may include some or all of the following:

  • Name, title and address;
  • Personal contact details (telephone, e-mail, fax, etc.);
  • Where appropriate, name, address, departments, contact details and other information relating to a company that you represent and your role in that company;
  • VAT number;
  • User setting (for example, preferred language settings);
  • Your marketing preferences;
  • Service requests and orders placed;
  • Shopping cart and payment information; and
  • Newsletter subscriptions, registration for promotions, use of special offers, etc.
  • Responses to surveys, reviews, ratings and other types of feedback you have given;
  • Content of messages sent through the website, including data shared with Aliaxis Hungary or an affiliated company and/or other users in social communities on the website or otherwise;
  • Any other information you enter or upload to the website (e.g. content you enter in an online form, a photo that you upload).


Data that we collect automatically

When you visit our website, we may collect certain data from your device automatically. In some countries, including countries in the European Economic Area, this data may be considered personal data that is covered by the applicable data protection legislation.

In particular, the data we collect automatically may include the following:

  • IP address, operating system, browser type, browser version, browser settings, name of Internet service provider and other types of data regarding your computer and the connections required to recognise your device type and the way you connect to the website, to allow data to be exchanged with you and your device, and to ensure that the website is convenient to use.
  • URL and IP address of the website from which you accessed our website or from which you were redirected to our website, including the date and time;
  • The sub-pages that you accessed during your visit to our website, the links on the website that you followed, including the date and time.
  • The complete Uniform Resource Locators (URL) clickstream to, through and from our website, including the date and time;
  • Your purchase history, including outstanding and completed transactions;
  • The search terms entered; and
  • Services and products that you viewed or searched for on the website.

Collecting this data allows us to better understand the visitors to our website, where they come from and what sort of content or products on our website are of interest to them. We use this data for our internal analysis purposes and to improve the quality and relevance of our website for our visitors.

Some of this data may be collected using cookies, web beacons, unique identifiers and similar technologies for the collection and storage of data (including, where applicable, your personal data).

a) This website uses the following types of cookies, the scope and functions of which are explained below:

  • Transient cookies (see b)
  • Persistent cookies (see c).

b) Transient cookies are deleted automatically when you close your browser. They include session cookies, in particular. These store something known as a session ID, which can be used to assign various requests from your browser to one and the same session. This allows your computer to be recognised when you return to our website. Session cookies are deleted when you log out or close your browser.

c) Persistent cookies are deleted automatically after a specified period, which can vary from cookie to cookie. You can delete the cookies in the security settings of your browser at any time.

d) You can configure your browser settings as you wish and, for example, opt not to accept either third-party cookies or any cookies at all. Please note that if you do so, you may not be able to use all of the functions offered by this website.

We recommend that you delete your cookies and browser history manually on a regular basis.

Children

We are obliged to protect the privacy of children. Our website is not intended for children and, to the best of our knowledge, we do not collect any personal data concerning children.

2. The legal basis for the processing of personal data

Our legal basis for collecting and using the personal data described above depends on the personal data in question and the specific context in which it is collected.

In general, however, we will only collect personal data from you (i) if processing it is in our legitimate interest and does not conflict with your rights, (ii) if we need the personal data to perform a contract we have concluded with you, or (iii) if we have received your consent to do so. In particular, we will process your personal data for the purposes listed below:

  • to manage, operate, maintain and improve the website;
  • to contact you or your organisation for the purposes of informing you of new products and services that we offer;
  • to evaluate whether you or your organisation are/is eligible for certain offers, products or services;
  • to help us improve and personalise the website, our marketing, our products and services;
  • to conduct analyses and customer research, including general market research or surveys regarding the demand for, and our customers’ opinions on, specific issues, to generate sales and traffic patterns and to analyse how effective our advertising is, both on an anonymous basis (e.g. using data aggregation) and on an individual basis (to the extent that is permitted by law);
  • to answer your questions and respond to your enquiries;
  • to provide you with information about our company, the Aliaxis Group, its members, our products and services, as well as regular updates on topics that may be of interest to you using conventional mailing approaches, e-mail, telephone, fax, newsletters, text messages/SMS/MMS, social media posts, online advertising and search engine advertising, including sending you promotional material about our products, services and sales promotions that is intended specifically for you at regular intervals (direct marketing).
  • to compile statistical data on the use of our website and pages in social media, products and services;
  • to provide you or your organisation, as registered customers, with confirmation that your orders have been received and are being processed when you use our services and call our customer service team;
  • to provide you or your organisation with the relevant products and services, for the management of your account with us or your organisation's account, and for customer service and billing purposes;
  • for our internal purposes such as management, research, analysis, annual reports and improving business efficiency;
  • to ensure your security, the security of your organisation and our employees, and to help maintain the quality of service (calls to our customer service teams may be monitored or recorded for authentication, security, quality or training purposes);
  • to tracing harassing or malicious calls;
  • to ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, court orders, requests made by government and law enforcement agencies, to operate our systems properly and to protect ourselves, our users and customers, as well as to resolve customer conflicts;
  • to segment our customer base and help us to develop offers, products and services that provide the best customer experience for you or your organisation;
  • to communicate with you on other matters (e.g. to send you maintenance reminders, technical data sheets, updates, security alerts, support and administration messages or service reports);
  • to manage rewards, surveys, prize draws, competitions or other promotional activities or events;
  • to comply with statutory requirements, to prevent the unlawful use of the website, to resolve conflicts and enforce our agreements; and
  • for any other purpose that you have explicitly agreed to or that is permitted under the applicable legislation.

If we want to use your personal data for a new or different purpose that is not compatible with the purpose for which we collected or received it, we will notify you accordingly and will only use the data for that other purpose if this is required/permitted under the applicable legislation or if you have granted your consent.

If you have any questions or require further information on the legal basis on which we collect and use your personal data, please contact us using the contact details provided at the end of this Privacy Policy.

3. To whom do we disseminate your personal data and why?

For the purposes set out above, we may share your personal data with the following categories of recipients:

  • Members of the Aliaxis Group and
  • the following:
    • Our vendors and suppliers, including those vendors and suppliers that provide us with services such as data analysis, website hosting, technical support, parcel delivery, mailing and e-mailing, removing redundant data from customer lists, providing sales and marketing support, processing credit card payments and providing customer services;
    • Our professional consultants and auditors;
    • Competent law enforcement agencies, regulatory authorities, government agencies and/or courts; and
    • Persons for whom you have given your consent with regard to the dissemination of your personal data.

We may share your personal data with third parties in the context of the restructuring of the Aliaxis Group or the sale of its members' or divisions' assets.

4. Data retention

We store the personal data that we collect from you if we have a current and legitimate business need to do so (e.g. to provide you with a service that you have requested, or to comply with the applicable statutory tax law or accounting requirements).

If there is no current or legitimate business need for us to process your personal data, your personal data will be erased (if possible and feasible) or rendered anonymous by removing, replacing or blocking details that allow you to be identified.

5. Your data protection rights

You have the following data protection rights:

  • the right to find out whether or not your personal data is processed and, if so, the right to access and/or receive a copy of your personal data;
  • the right to have any inaccurate or incomplete information contained in your personal data rectified and/or updated;
  • the right to the erasure of your personal data;
  • the right to restrict the processing of your personal data for certain legal reasons;
  • the right to object to the processing of your personal data on grounds relating to your particular situation where such processing is necessary for the legitimate purposes of a business;
  • the right to unsubscribe from any marketing communications we send you at any time;
  • the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and to have it transferred to another controller;
  • the right to withdraw your consent at any time where processing is based on your consent. The withdrawal of consent has no impact on the lawfulness of the processing prior to such withdrawal or on the processing of personal data on any other legal basis; and
  • the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection authority.

If you wish to exercise one or more of the rights described above, please contact us using the contact details provided at the end of this Privacy Policy.

6. Is your personal data transmitted abroad?

As the Aliaxis Group operates worldwide, we may need to send your personal data to members of the Aliaxis Group or to third-party service providers located in countries other than the countries in which your personal data was originally collected.
In such cases, we will take appropriate precautions to ensure that an adequate level of protection is in place for all personal data that is transmitted.
In cases in which personal data concerning European residents is transmitted to countries outside of the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA), we will take the necessary steps to offer adequate data protection under EU law, such as signing EU standard contractual clauses with the recipient of the data.

 

7. Chemical resistance guide

If you wish to obtain a PDF copy of the submittal you have prepared on our online tool, we will need from you:

  • your first and last name;
  • your company;
  • your email address

We will also register your consent to the use of your personal data. No further data shall be collected or shall be collected only on a voluntary basis. We shall use such data only to contact you for following up on the submittal you have prepared within the tool and shall not share such data with any third parties .

The processing of the information entered into the Chemical resistance guide download form shall occur exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. a GDPR). You may revoke the consent you have given to the use of your personal information by sending us an email at info.hu@aliaxis.com. This shall be without prejudice to the lawfulness of any data processing transactions that have taken place until such date.

The data deposited with us for the purpose of the Chemical resistance guide will be stored by us for a period of info.hu@aliaxis.com and will be deleted after this period. Data stored for other purposes with us remain unaffected.

8. Use of analysis tools/social media

a. Tracking tools
The tracking measures we use, as described below, are performed on the basis of Article 6(1) sentence 1f GDPR. We use these tracking measures to ensure that our website is designed to meet the needs of our users and is optimised on an ongoing basis. We also use the tracking measures to record statistics on the use of our website and to evaluate them in order to optimise the services we offer you. These interests are to be regarded as legitimate within the meaning of the aforementioned provision.

aa) Google Analytics
In order to ensure that our website is designed to meet the needs of our users and is optimised on an ongoing basis, we use Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (https://www.google.de/intl/de/about/) (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; hereinafter referred to as “Google”). This involves the creation of pseudonymous user profiles and the use of cookies (see above). The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website such as

  • browser type/version,
  • operating system used,
  • referrer URL (the page previously visited),
  • host name of the accessing computer (IP address),
  • time of the server request,

is transmitted to, and saved on, a Google server in the US. The information is used to evaluate the use of the website, to compile reports on website activities and to provide other services related to website and Internet use for market research purposes, as well as to ensure user-oriented website design. This information may also be transmitted to third parties if this is required by law, or if third parties process this data as contract data processors. Your IP address will not, under any circumstances, be merged with other Google data. The IP addresses are rendered anonymous so that they cannot be traced back to specific individuals (IP masking).
You can set your browser software to prevent cookies from being installed. Please note, however, that if you do so, you might not be able to use all of the functions offered by this website.
You can also prevent Google from storing the data relating to your use of the website that is generated by the cookie (including your IP address) and from processing this data by downloading and installing a browser plug-in (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de).
As an alternative to the browser add-on, especially for browsers used on mobile devices, you can also prevent Google Analytics from capturing data by clicking this link. An opt-out cookie will be stored which prevents the collection of your data for future visits to this website. The opt-out cookie only applies in this browser and only to our website and is stored on your device. If you delete the cookies in this browser, you will have to set the opt-out cookie again.
For more information about privacy in connection with Google Analytics, please visit Google Analytics Help, for example (https://support.google.com/analytics#topic=3544906).

b. Use of social media plug-ins

1. We are currently using the following social media plug-ins: Facebook, LinkedIn. We use something known as the two-click solution. This means that when you visit our site, no personal data is disseminated to the plug-in providers to begin with. You can recognise the plug-in provider from its initials or the logo that appears in the box. We allow you to use the button to communicate directly with the plug-in provider. It is only if you click on the marked field to activate it that the plug-in provider will be informed that you have accessed the corresponding website of our online offering. In addition, the data referred to in section 3 of this Privacy Policy will be transmitted. In the case of Facebook and Xing, the IP address will be rendered anonymous immediately after it is collected, according to the information supplied by the individual providers in Hungary. This means that if you activate the plug-in, your personal data will be transmitted to the plug-in provider and stored there (in the US in cases involving US providers). As plug-in providers collect data via cookies, in particular, we recommend that you delete all cookies via your browser's security settings before clicking on the greyed-out box.
2. We have no control over the data collected or the data processing operations, nor are we aware of the full scope of data collection, the purposes of processing or the storage periods. Nor is any information available to us on the erasure of the data collected by the plug-in provider.
3. The plug-in providers store the data collected about you as user profiles and use these for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or to ensure user-oriented website design. These evaluations are carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) in order to display advertisements that suit your needs, and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, although you have to contact the plug-in provider in question in order to exercise this right. By offering the plug-ins, we allow you to interact with social networks and other users, meaning that we can improve our offering and make it more interesting for you as a user. The legal basis for the use of the plug-ins is Article 6(1) sentence 1f GDPR.
4. The data is disseminated regardless of whether you have an account with the plug-in provider and are logged in to that account. If you are logged in with the plug-in provider, the data concerning you that is collected on our website will be directly assigned to your existing account with the plug-in provider. If you press the activated button and, for example, link the page, the plug-in provider will also store this information in your user account and communicate it publicly to your contacts. We recommend that you log out after using a social network on a regular basis, but especially before activating the button, as this allows you to prevent the plug-in provider from assigning the information to your profile.
5. Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and processing by the plug-in providers can be found in the following data privacy statements released by these providers. These data privacy statements also contain further information on your rights in this regard and the settings that you can use to protect your privacy.
6. Addresses of the individual plug-in providers and URLs for their data privacy statements:
a) Facebook Inc., 1601 S California Ave, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA; http://www.facebook.com/policy.php; further information on the collection of data: http://www.facebook.com/help/186325668085084, http://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/your-info-on-other#applications and http://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/your-info#everyoneinfo. Facebook has acceded to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.
b) LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, California 94043, USA; http://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. LinkedIn has acceded to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

c. Integration of YouTube videos

1. We have included YouTube videos in our online offering which are stored at http://www.YouTube.com and can be played directly from our website. [All of these videos have been included on our website in “Enhanced Privacy Mode”, meaning that no data concerning you as a user will be transmitted to YouTube if you do not play the videos. It is only when you play the videos that the data referred to in sub-section 2 will be transmitted. We have no control over this data transmission.]
2. By visiting the website, YouTube is informed that you have accessed the corresponding sub-page of our website. In addition, the data referred to in section 3 of this Privacy Policy will be transmitted. This occurs regardless of whether YouTube provides a user account that you are logged in to, or whether you do not have a user account. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be directly associated with your account. If you do not want the data to be associated with your YouTube profile, you must log out before activating the button. YouTube stores your data as user profiles and uses it for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or to ensure user-oriented website design. These evaluations are carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) in order to provide advertisements that suit your needs, and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, although you have to contact YouTube in order to exercise this right.
3. Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and processing by YouTube can be found in the data privacy statement. This data privacy statement also contains further information on your rights in this regard and the settings that you can use to protect your privacy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy. Google also processes your personal data in the US and has acceded to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

d. Integration of Google Maps

We use the services provided by Google Maps on this website. This allows us to display interactive maps directly on the website and enables you to use the convenient map function.

By visiting the website, Google is informed that you have accessed the corresponding sub-page of our website. In addition, the data referred to in section 3 of this Privacy Policy will be transmitted. This occurs regardless of whether Google provides a user account that you are logged in to, or whether you do not have a user account. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be directly associated with your account. If you do not want the data to be associated with your Google profile, you must log out before activating the button. Google stores your data as user profiles and uses it for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or to ensure user-oriented website design. These evaluations are carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) in order to provide advertisements that suit your needs, and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, although you have to contact Google in order to exercise this right.
Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and processing by the plug-in provider can be found in the provider’s data privacy statement. This data privacy statement also contains further information on your rights in this regard and the settings that you can use to protect your privacy: http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy. Google also processes your personal data in the US and has acceded to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

9. Safeguards for your personal data

We undertake to protect the confidentiality and security of the data you provide us with and we take appropriate technical, physical and organisational protection measures to protect the personal data concerning you that we collect and process from unauthorised access, damage, disclosure or loss.
We use the common SSL (Secure Socket Layer) method in connection with the highest level of encryption supported by your browser when you visit our website. This is generally 256-bit encryption. If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, we use 128-bit v3 technology instead. You can tell whether an individual page of our website is being transmitted in encrypted form by the locked key or lock symbol in the status bar at the bottom of your browser.
The measures we use are designed to maintain a level of security that is commensurate with the risk associated with the processing of your personal data.
Please note that any messages sent via the Internet, such as e-mails, are only secure if they are encrypted.

10. Links to third-party websites

This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites that are linked to our websites or that advertise on our website. These third-party websites have their own privacy statements or policies which we encourage you to read.

11. Changes to our Privacy Policy

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time, for example to keep it up-to-date or to reflect changes in legal, technical or business-related requirements.
The “last revised” date shown at the top of this Privacy Policy shows when it was last revised. By using our website after reviewing our Privacy Policy, you agree to these changes.

12. GDPR - Newsletter subscribers

ADMINISTRATOR

The personal data controller is Attila Győry, you can find his office at 2051 Biatorbágy, Budai út 8., (hereinafter referred to as the "Administrator").

YOUR RIGHTS

In relation to the processing, you have the right to:

a) WITHDRAWAL OF CONSENT – consent may be withdrawn at any time in the manner specified. Withdrawal of consent will not affect the lawfulness of the processing of personal data that was carried out before its withdrawal.

Withdrawal of consent will terminate the processing of your data for the purpose of sending commercial offers (commercial communications) of the Controller and your e-mail address will be removed from the database of those interested in sending business offers;

b) ACCESS – the right to information whether or not your personal data is being processed. If personal data are further processed, this is the right to information about the processing to the prescribed extent and the right to obtain a copy of the processed data under certain conditions;

c) RECTIFICATION – the right to request rectification if the processed personal data are inaccurate. Where applicable, the right to request completion if the data are incomplete;

d) ERASURE (right to be forgotten) - the right to request the deletion of data under the conditions laid down by law (withdrawal of consent, termination of the contract, unlawfulness of processing);

e) RESTRICTION OF PROCESSING – the right to request the identification and possible restriction (suspension) of processing until the accuracy of the data is verified, the lawfulness of the processing, the settlement of an objection or for the protection of your interests (exercise or protection or defence of rights and legal interests);

f) COMPLAINT – the right to contact the Office for Personal Data Protection with a complaint against the Controller, processing or conditions for exercising rights. For contact and other details of the Office, see aarvai@aliaxis.com.

g) PORTABILITY – the right, under the conditions laid down by law, to obtain data for further processing by another person designated by you to whom you transfer the data, or to request their direct transfer for further processing by another person.

Furthermore, you have the right to:

a) OBJECTION – the right to request that your personal data not be further processed for the performance of tasks in the public interest, due to the legitimate interests of the Controller or a third party or for marketing purposes.

The Controller does not have a DATA PROTECTION OFFICER appointed.

PURPOSE OF PROCESSING

  • The Administrator processes personal data for the purpose of sending commercial offers (commercial communications) of goods and services of the Controller to the specified e-mail address.

SCOPE OF DATA THAT IS PROCESSED

  • The Controller processes the following personal data for the above purpose: name and e-mail address.

THE PROVISION OF DATA IS VOLUNTARY

  • The provision of personal data is voluntary.

PERIOD FOR WHICH PERSONAL DATA ARE STORED AND PROCESSED

  • Personal data is processed until the consent is withdrawn.

LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING

  • The legal basis for the processing of personal data is: the consent of the data subject (Article 6(1)(a) of the General Regulation).

PLACE WHERE PERSONAL DATA WILL BE PROCESSED

  • The place of processing of personal data is: a secure multimedia environment.

RECIPIENTS TO WHOM PERSONAL DATA MAY BE DISCLOSED

  • Personal data is provided to the following recipients (categories of recipients): THERE WILL BE NO RECIPIENTS.

THIRD COUNTRY

  • As part of the processing, personal data is NOT transferred outside the EU.

PROCESSOR

  • The processing of personal data may involve a personal data processor within the meaning of Article 4(8) of the General Data Protection Regulation or a third person authorized by the Controller to process personal data. In such cases, the Controller minimizes the risk of unauthorized disclosure, destruction, processing, or loss of personal data.

AUTOMATED DECISION-MAKING AND PROFILING

  • Automated decision-making means decision-making by technological means or based on the results of the operation of technological means without human involvement/volitional decision-making. Profiling means the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects of a person, such as estimating their work performance, economic situation, health status, personal preferences, interests, reliability, etc.

There is NO automated decision-making in connection with the processing of personal data.

There is NO profiling in connection with the processing of personal data.

13. How to contact us

If you have any questions or concerns regarding our use of your personal data, please contact us:

Aliaxis Hungary SEE Kft.
Budai út 8.
2051 Biatorbágy, Hungary
Tel.: +36 30 432 3294
agyory@aliaxis.com
www.aliaxis.hu

You are also welcome to contact our data protection officer:

Mr. Attila Győry
Budai út 8.
2051 Biatorbágy, Hungary
agyory@aliaxis.com
Tel.: +36 30 432 3294

He has been appointed as the data protection officer for our company: Aliaxis Hungary SEE Kft.

Biatorbágy, December 2023