Status: February 2, 2025
We greatly appreciate your interest in our company. In principle, the use of our websites is possible without providing any personal data. However, if a data subject wishes to use special services of our company via our website, the processing of personal data may become necessary. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the data subject.
The processing of personal data, for example the name, address, email address, or telephone number of a data subject, is always carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and in compliance with the country-specific data protection provisions applicable to us. By means of this Privacy Policy, our company aims to inform the public about the nature, scope, and purpose of the personal data we collect, use, and process. In addition, data subjects are informed of their rights by means of this Privacy Policy.
We, as the controller responsible for processing, have implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection of personal data processed via this website. Nevertheless, internet-based data transmissions can generally have security gaps, meaning that absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transfer personal data to us by alternative means, for example by telephone.
This Privacy Policy is based on the terms used by the European legislator when issuing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our Privacy Policy should be easy to read and understand for both the public and our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would first like to explain the terminology used:
Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter the “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, an online identifier, or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person.
Data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data are processed by the controller responsible for the processing.
Processing means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure, or destruction.
Restriction of processing means the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future.
Profiling means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of such personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyze or predict aspects concerning that natural person’s performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location, or movements.
Pseudonymization means the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures ensuring that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.
Controller or controller responsible for the processing is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. Where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State law.
Processor is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.
Recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or another body to which the personal data are disclosed, whether or not it is a third party. However, public authorities which may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law are not regarded as recipients.
Third party is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or body other than the data subject, controller, processor, and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorized to process personal data.
Consent of the data subject means any freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which they, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signify agreement to the processing of personal data relating to them.
Controller for the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation, other data protection laws applicable in Member States of the European Union, and other provisions related to data protection is:
OK-MARKED LLC
30 N Gould St Ste R
Sheridan, WY 82801
Represented by: Olaf Kranz
Contact:
Phone: +506 / 86 92 – 17 01
Email: info@ok-marked.com
Some of our webpages use what are known as cookies, as well as LocalStorage and SessionStorage. This is intended to make our offering more user-friendly, effective, and secure. LocalStorage and SessionStorage is a technology that enables your browser to store data on your computer or mobile device. Cookies are text files that are stored and saved on a computer system via an internet browser. You can prevent the use of cookies, LocalStorage, and SessionStorage by configuring your browser accordingly.
Many websites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain what is known as a cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier of the cookie. It consists of a string of characters through which websites and servers can be assigned to the specific internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This allows the visited websites and servers to distinguish the individual browser of the data subject from other internet browsers that contain different cookies. A specific internet browser can be recognized and identified by the unique cookie ID.
By using cookies, users of this website can be provided with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the cookie being set.
With the help of a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimized for the user. As mentioned, cookies enable us to recognize the users of our website. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to utilize our website. For example, a user of a website that uses cookies does not have to re-enter their login data every time they visit the website because this is taken over by the website and the cookie stored on the user’s computer system. Another example is the cookie of a shopping cart in an online store. The online store remembers the items that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart via a cookie.
The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time by configuring the internet browser used accordingly and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Furthermore, cookies that have already been set can be deleted at any time via an internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all popular internet browsers. If the data subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the internet browser used, it is possible that not all functions of our website will be fully usable.
Each time the website is accessed by a data subject or by an automated system, a range of general data and information is collected. These general data and information are stored in the server log files. Collected data may include:
When using these general data and information, no conclusions are drawn about the data subject. Rather, this information is needed to (1) correctly deliver the contents of our website, (2) optimize the contents of our website as well as the advertising for them, (3) ensure the long-term functionality of our IT systems and the technology of our website, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for criminal prosecution in the event of a cyberattack. These anonymously collected data and information are thus statistically evaluated by us, and further evaluated with the aim of increasing data protection and data security in our company, in order ultimately to ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.
The data subject has the possibility to register on the website of the controller by providing personal data. Which personal data are transmitted to the controller in the process is determined by the respective input mask used for the registration. The personal data entered by the data subject are collected and stored exclusively for internal use by the controller and for its own purposes. The controller may request transfer to one or more processors (e.g. a parcel service) that also use personal data exclusively for internal purposes attributable to the controller.
By registering on the controller’s website, the IP address assigned by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) of the data subject, the date, and the time of the registration are also stored. The storage of these data occurs against the backdrop that this is the only way to prevent misuse of our services and, if necessary, to make it possible to investigate any offenses committed. In this respect, the storage of these data is required to safeguard the controller. These data are not passed on to third parties unless there is a legal obligation to pass them on or the disclosure serves law enforcement purposes.
The registration of the data subject, with the voluntary provision of personal data, is intended to enable the controller to offer the data subject content or services that, due to the nature of the matter, can only be offered to registered users. Registered persons are free to change the personal data provided at registration at any time or to have them completely deleted from the controller’s data inventory.
Upon request, the controller will provide each data subject at any time with information about which personal data about the data subject is stored. Furthermore, the controller will correct or delete personal data at the request or indication of the data subject, insofar as there are no statutory retention obligations to the contrary. All of the controller’s employees are available to the data subject in this context as contact persons.
Due to legal regulations, the website contains information that enables a quick electronic contact to our company as well as direct communication with us, which also includes a general address of so-called electronic mail (email address). If a data subject contacts the controller by email or via a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the data subject are automatically stored. Such personal data transmitted on a voluntary basis by a data subject to the controller are stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the data subject. No transfer of these personal data to third parties takes place.
We offer users the opportunity to leave individual comments on specific blog posts on a blog located on the controller’s website. A blog is a portal maintained on a website, usually publicly accessible, in which one or more persons, called bloggers or web bloggers, can post articles or record thoughts in so-called blog posts. The blog posts can usually be commented on by third parties.
If a data subject leaves a comment on the blog published on this website, in addition to the comments left by the data subject, information on the time the comment was entered as well as on the username (pseudonym) chosen by the data subject are stored and published. In addition, the IP address assigned by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) of the data subject is also logged. This storage of the IP address is carried out for security reasons and in case the data subject violates the rights of third parties or posts illegal content by submitting a comment. The storage of these personal data is therefore in the controller’s own interest, so that the controller can, if necessary, exonerate itself in the event of an infringement. No disclosure of these collected personal data to third parties takes place, unless such disclosure is required by law or serves the controller’s legal defense.
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The controller processes and stores personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage or insofar as this has been provided for by the European legislator or another legislator in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject.
If the storage purpose ceases to apply or if a storage period prescribed by the European legislator or another competent legislator expires, the personal data will be routinely blocked or erased in accordance with the statutory provisions.
Rights of the Data Subject
Every data subject has the right, granted by the European legislator, to obtain from the controller confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning them are being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to confirmation, they may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller.
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to obtain at any time from the controller, free of charge, information about the personal data stored concerning them and a copy of this information. Furthermore, the European legislator has granted the data subject access to the following information:
Furthermore, the data subject has a right to be informed whether personal data are transferred to a third country or to an international organization. Where this is the case, the data subject also has the right to be informed of the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer.
If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of access, they may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller.
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to request the immediate rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning them. Furthermore, the data subject has the right, taking into account the purposes of the processing, to have incomplete personal data completed, including by means of providing a supplementary statement.
If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to rectification, they may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller.
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to request from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning them without undue delay, where one of the following grounds applies and insofar as processing is not necessary:
If one of the aforementioned reasons applies and a data subject wishes to request the erasure of personal data stored by us, they may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller. The employee shall promptly ensure that the erasure request is complied with immediately.
Where the personal data have been made public by us and our company, as the controller, is obliged pursuant to Art. 17(1) GDPR to erase the personal data, we, taking account of available technology and the cost of implementation, shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform other controllers processing the published personal data that the data subject has requested erasure by such controllers of any links to or copies or replications of those personal data, insofar as processing is not required. The employee will arrange the necessary measures in individual cases.
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to obtain from the controller restriction of processing where one of the following applies:
If one of the above conditions is met and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of personal data stored by us, they may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller. The employee will arrange the restriction of processing.
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to receive the personal data concerning them, which was provided by the data subject to a controller, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. They also have the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data have been provided, as long as the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR and the processing is carried out by automated means, as long as the processing is not necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.
Furthermore, in exercising their right to data portability under Art. 20(1) GDPR, the data subject has the right to have personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and provided that this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.
To assert the right to data portability, the data subject can contact us at any time.
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to object, on grounds relating to their particular situation, at any time, to processing of personal data concerning them, which is based on Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.
We shall no longer process the personal data in the event of an objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights, and freedoms of the data subject, or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
Where we process personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject has the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning them for such marketing. This also applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to our processing for direct marketing purposes, we will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.
In addition, the data subject has the right, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to object to processing of personal data concerning them for scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes pursuant to Art. 89(1) GDPR, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest.
In order to exercise the right to object, the data subject may directly contact any employee. In addition, the data subject is free, in the context of the use of information society services and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, to use their right to object by automated means using technical specifications.
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing — including profiling — which produces legal effects concerning them or similarly significantly affects them, as long as the decision (1) is not necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and a controller, or (2) is authorized by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms and legitimate interests of the data subject, or (3) is not based on the data subject’s explicit consent.
If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into or the performance of a contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) it is based on the data subject’s explicit consent, we shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, which shall include at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express their own point of view, and to contest the decision.
If the data subject wishes to exercise rights concerning automated individual decision-making, they may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller.
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right, granted by the European legislator, to withdraw consent to the processing of personal data at any time.
If the data subject wishes to exercise the right to withdraw consent, they may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller.
Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR serves as the legal basis for our processing operations in which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. Where the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party (for example, processing operations necessary for the delivery of goods or for providing any other service or consideration), the processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. The same applies to such processing operations that are necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures, for example in the case of inquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation by which the processing of personal data becomes necessary, such as for fulfilling tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may be necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. This could be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured on our premises and their name, age, health insurance data, or other vital information had to be passed on to a doctor, hospital, or other third parties. Then the processing would be based on Art. 6(1)(d) GDPR.
Finally, processing operations could be based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. This legal basis is used for processing operations not covered by any of the aforementioned legal grounds, if processing is necessary for the purposes of legitimate interests pursued by our company or a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject. Such processing operations are particularly permitted because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. In this regard, the legislator considered that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a client of the controller (Recital 47 Sentence 2 GDPR).
Where the processing of personal data is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, our legitimate interest is to carry out our business for the welfare of all our employees and shareholders.
The criterion used to determine the storage period of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After the expiration of that period, the corresponding data are routinely deleted, provided they are no longer necessary for the fulfillment of the contract or the initiation of a contract.
We inform you that providing personal data is partly required by law (e.g. tax regulations) or may also result from contractual provisions (e.g. information about the contractual partner). Sometimes it may be necessary in order to conclude a contract that a data subject provides us with personal data, which we subsequently process. For example, the data subject is obligated to provide us with personal data when our company concludes a contract with them. Failure to provide the personal data would mean that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded.
Before personal data are provided by the data subject, the data subject must contact one of our employees. Our employee will clarify whether the provision of personal data is required by law or by contract, or is necessary for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data, and the consequences of failure to provide the personal data in the individual case.
As a responsible company, we do not use automatic decision-making or profiling.
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