Privacy Policy.
Learn about how we collect, use, and protect your personal data in accordance with GDPR regulations.
We are very delighted that you have shown interest in our enterprise. Data protection is of a particularly high priority for the management of Shardvell. The use of the Internet pages of **Shardvell** is possible without any indication of personal data; however, if a data subject wants to use special enterprise services via our website, processing of personal data could become necessary. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no statutory basis for such processing, we generally obtain consent from the data subject.
The processing of personal data shall always be in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and in accordance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to Shardvell.
Definitions
The data protection declaration of **Shardvell** is based on the terms used by the European legislator for the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
a) Personal data
Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person ("data subject"). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, or an online identifier.
Name and Address of the controller
Registered Entity
Collection of general data
The website collects a series of general data and information when a data subject or automated system calls up the website, stored in server log files. Collected may be:
- Browser types and versions
- Accessing operating system
- Referrer URLs
- Sub-websites accessed
- Date and time of access
- Internet protocol (IP) address
04. Newsletters
The input mask used for this purpose determines what personal data are transmitted to the controller.
05. Tracking
Miniature graphics embedded in e-mails allow for log file recording and marketing analysis.
06. Data Erasure
Personal data is processed only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage.
Rights of the data subject
Right of Confirmation
Right to obtain confirmation as to whether or not personal data are being processed.
Right of Access
Right to obtain free information about stored personal data and a copy of this information.
Right to Rectification
Right to obtain the rectification of inaccurate personal data without undue delay.
Right to Erasure
The 'Right to be forgotten'—to obtain the erasure of personal data without undue delay.
08. Legal Basis
Art. 6(1) lit. a GDPR serves as the legal basis for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose.
09. Legitimate Interests
Where based on Art. 6(1) lit. f GDPR, our interest is to carry out our business for the well-being of our employees and shareholders.
10. Retention Period
The criteria used to determine the period of storage is the respective statutory retention period prescribed by legislator.
11. Provisions
Provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g. tax regulations) or results from contractual provisions.
12. Automated decision-making
SYSTEM STATUS: NO AUTOMATIC DECISION-MAKING OR PROFILING ACTIVE
Protocol documentation generated via legal framework specialists at Willing & Able. Legal texts provided and published by Prof. Dr. h.c. Heiko Jonny Maniero (German Association for Data Protection) and Christian Solmecke (WBS law).
LAST_MODIFIED: Dec 19, 2025 // VER_01