With this declaration of consent, you expressly give Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH, Turmstrasse 44, 4031 Linz, Austria (hereinafter referred to as Primetals) your explicit consent to the processing and transfer of your personal data in connection with press releases of Primetals.
1. RESPONSIBLE ENTITY AND CONTACT (DATA CONTROLLER)
The entity responsible for processing your personal data is:
Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH, Turmstrasse 44, 4031 Linz, Austria
Phone: +43 (732) 6592-0
E-Mail: marketing_support@primetals.com
If you have any questions or comments regarding data protection (e.g., access to your personal data, updating of your personal data), you may also contact our data protection coordinator at marketing_support@primetals.com.
2. WHY PRIMETALS PROCESSES YOUR DATA (PURPOSE OF PROCESSING)
Primetals takes the protection of your personal data (hereinafter referred to as Data) very seriously. We hereby inform you about how Primetals processes your personal data when you register on our website, www.primetals.com.
We process the relevant personal data listed in section 3 to create and maintain an appropriate database of journalists who are interested in receiving the latest news and updates about Primetals.
Furthermore, with your consent, we use your Data to contact you regularly by email and bring news and update about Primetals to your attention.
We collect your Data during the registration process you complete on our website, www.primetals.com. We assume that you have provided all data and information truthfully. Without proper registration, we would not be able to provide you by email with the latest news and updates about Primetals
We process your Data in accordance with the applicable legal data protection requirements for the purposes mentioned above. Personal data, as referred to in this consent declaration, includes all information related to you as an individual. Below, you will find details on how we handle this data.
The processing of your Data is based on your freely given consent for the purposes mentioned above (Article 6, paragraph 1 (a) GDPR).
3. PRIMETALS PROCESSES THE FOLLOWING DATA
To fulfill the purposes mentioned above, we process the following Data from you:
- First name;
- Last name;
- E-Mail address;
- Company.
4. HOW PRIMETALS PROCESSES YOUR DATA AND RECIPIENTS OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA
To be included in our journalists database you must first register using the following link: primetals.com/media-resources. Subsequently, we will inform you on a regular basis about the latest news and updates regarding our company.
Access to your Data is restricted to a few selected employees of Primetals’ marketing department responsible for the journalists' database, and the IT department for technical administrative purposes.
Your personal data will only be transmitted to the company that provides IT systems and the platform for the journalists database on behalf of Primetals and is subsequently engaged in technical support activities (data processor). This is the company Meltwater Deutschland GmbH. You can reach them at the following e-mail address: help@meltwater.com or at the following address: Donau-City-Strasse 7, DC Tower, 1220 Vienna.
Furthermore, Primetals utilizes selected and contracted service providers (so-called data processors) to perform certain IT services, which may be located outside the European Economic Area (third countries), for example, IT service providers to ensure IT infrastructure and operations. In such cases, a transfer to a third country may occur. These third countries outside the European Union may not provide an adequate level of data protection (e.g., data subjects may not have data privacy rights; there may be no data protection authority, etc.). To ensure an adequate level of protection for your Data, as legally required, Primetals has established safeguards in accordance with legal requirements, such as EU Standard Contractual Clauses. Your Data will have the same level of protection as in the EU.
Primetals has entered into appropriate agreements with all data processors. The data processors process your Data solely on our behalf and according to our instructions. Individuals authorized to process personal data are obligated to maintain confidentiality regarding your Data. Additionally, we take all necessary state-of-the-art measures to protect your Data.
5. DATA STORAGE AND DATA DELETION
Primetals processes and stores your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose described under section 2 and to fulfill our legal obligations.
6. YOUR RIGHTS
You have the right to obtain information about the personal data that Primetals processes about you, as well as the right to correct inaccurate Data or delete your Data. Furthermore, you have the right to restrict processing and the right to data portability. If the legal requirements are met, you also have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you, which is based on article 6 paragraph 1 (e) GDPR (data processing in the public interest) and article 6 paragraph 1 (f) GDPR (data processing based on legitimate interests).
To exercise your rights, you can contact Primetals using the contact information provided under section 1.
Furthermore, you have the right to contact the competent supervisory authority, the Austrian data protection authority, with questions or complaints. You can reach them at the following e-mail address: dsb@dsb.gv.at or at the following address: Wickenburggasse 8, 1080 Vienna.
7. YOUR CONSENT
By selecting the checkbox “I agree to the processing of my personal data as described in the consent form,” you voluntarily agree to the collection, processing, storage, transfer (as described under section 4), and use of your personal data as described above.
You may withdraw your consent towards Primetals at any time and without stating any reasons by sending a corresponding message to the following email address:
marketing_support@primetals.com
The withdrawal of your consent will only apply to future processing and will not affect the lawfulness of data processing carried out prior to the withdrawal. Upon withdrawal of your consent, you will no longer receive information from Primetals as described in section 2.
