Datenschutzerklärung / Privacy Policy
of „Stork International GmbH“ , FN 317309g, Spittelberggasse 3/ Entrance 2/ Top 6, 1070 Vienna (hereinafter: “Stork”) in connection with our business activities as independent, globally acting company in the fields of sourcing, trading and marketing of rare earths, metals, ores, minerals, ferro alloys and heavy engineering equipment.
1. General legal principles
The protection of your personal data is of utmost importance to us. In this privacy policy, we inform you about how personal data is processed when you visit our website, and while carrying out our general business services to customers, suppliers and third parties – in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)/ Datenschutz-Grundverordnung (DSGVO) and the Austrian Data Protection Act (DSG)/ Österreichisches Datenschutzgesetz (DSG.
Our website only serves for informational purposes. We do not collect any personal data via forms and do not use any analytics or tracking tools.
2. Responsibility for data processing
Company name: Stork International GmbH
Address: Spittelberggasse 3/ Entrance 2/ Top 6, 1070 Vienna, Austria
E-Mail-address: office@stork.at
Phone number: +43 1 / 402 68 09
3. Data processing while visiting our website
3.1 Server log files (technical data)
When you visit our website, technical information is automatically transmitted from your browser to our server:
- IP address (i.a. anonymized, depending on the server configuration)
- Date and time of access
- Page/file accessed
- Browser type and browser version
- Operating system
- Referrer URL (if submitted)
- Amount of data transferred
- HTTP-Status code
The processing of this data is technically necessary to ensure the secure and stable operation of the website.
Legal basis: Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO (justified interest)
Storage period: up to 30 days, except in the case of security-related incidents
4. Contact via email or telephone
On our website we provide an email address and a telephone number through which you can contact us on a voluntary basis.
If you contact us, we process the data you provide (e.g., email address, telephone number, content of your request) solely for the purpose of handling your request.
Legal basis:
- Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b DSGVO (pre-contractual measures) or
- Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO (legitimate interest in processing requests)
Your data will not be used for marketing purposes.
5. Cookies
Our website uses only technically necessary cookies, if any are used (e.g. session cookies).
We do NOT use:
- Analytics cookies
- Marketing cookies
- Tracking technologies
6. No analytics or tracking tools
We do not use any of the following items:
- Google Analytics
- Google Tag Manager
- Meta/Facebook Pixel
- Hotjar
- Matomo
- Remarketing-Services
No user profiles are created.
7. Hosting
Our website is operated by: superhosting.com
The hosting provider processes server log data exclusively for the secure and reliable provision of the website and acts on the basis of a DSGVO/GDPR-compliant data processing agreement.
8. Data Sharing & Processing
We, Stork, operate as an independent and global, international trading company.
For the purpose of processing and handling your inquiries, requests and orders, we collect, process and store your data, as far as it is necessary and required as per the nature of the business.
For the purposes mentioned above, we will transfer your personal data to service providers and/or companies we use. Furthermore, your personal data will be disclosed if we are legally obligated to do so. Within our organization, only those employees will receive your data, who need it, to fulfill their corporate business duties.
The transfer of your personal data, if any, would be related to the purpose identified in the above (nature of business). Stork intends to store and transfer personal data mainly within the European Union or in third countries, being considered by the European Commission as having an adequate level of protection. However, some personal data may be sent to third countries. In such circumstances, we will ensure that such transfers are either:
- necessary for the implementation of precontractual measures taken at your request, or
- necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract concluded in your interest between Stork and the data recipient, or
- necessary for the performance of a contract between you and Stork, or
- necessary for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.
Therefore, personal data will only be shared in following cases:
- to fulfill legal obligations and our contractual obligations, or
- for the secure operation of the website, or
- if it is required as part of the technical provision.
Your data will not be shared for marketing purposes.
9. Storing period
Your data will be stored for as long as necessary to provide our service. Should a longer storage be necessary due to legal regulations, data will be stored until the expiry of this period.
- Server-Logfiles: max. 30 days
- Contact details (per E-Mail/Telephone): only as long as necessary for processing your requests/ offers
- No analytics or tracking data is stored.
10. Your rights
Under the conditions of applicable law, you are entitled to:
- check whether and which personal data we have stored and to receive copies of this data.
- request the correction, addition and deletion of your personal data, that is incorrect or not processed in accordance with the law.
- request that we restrict the processing of your personal data.
- disagree to the processing of your personal data under certain conditions.
- know the identity of third parties to whom we transfer your personal data, and
- raise/ file a complaint at the competent authority.
You have the right to raise a complaint with the Austrian Data Protection Authority:
Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde (DSB)
Barichgasse 40–42, 1030 Wien
www.dsb.gv.at
11. Contact details of Stork
Should you have any questions related to the processing of your personal data, kindly contact us:
Stork International GmbH
Managing Director: Mr Sushil Sohoni
office@stork.at
+43 1 / 402 68 09
