General Data Protection Notice
Valid from: 2026-06 and published on: 2026-06
Responsible person
The controller / responsible for the processing is the
TKMS GmbH, Werftstraße 112-114, D-24143 Kiel, Germany
Phone: +49 431 700 0 / Fax: +49 431 700 2312 / Email: communications(at)tkmsgroup.com
TKMS GmbH (hereinafter TKMS) processes personal data collected when visiting this website in accordance with the laws on data protection and data security and is responsible to this extent. This privacy policy informs you about how TKMS deals with information collected on this website.
Processing of personal data
Personal data means all information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. When you visit our website, we process the IP address with which you access our website, the website from which you visit our website, the files you retrieve from us, the date of your visit and general information of your browser. This data is processed to ensure the security of the web servers and to adapt the output of the accessed information to your output medium.
When you visit our website, we collect the following data that is technically necessary for us to enable you to view our website and to ensure stability and security: IP address, date and time of the request, time zone difference to GMT, content of the website, access status (HTTP status), amount of data transmitted, request website, web browser, operating system, language and version of the browser. The aforementioned data are stored in so-called log files. This data will not be stored together with other personal data.
Your personal data will only be passed on to affiliated companies and service providers in order to send you the requested information. Of course, all service providers are obliged to maintain data secrecy and confidentiality. A transfer to other third parties does not take place. Your data will be encrypted before transmission and processing in order to protect it against unauthorized access.
E-mail contact
You can contact TKMS via the e-mail addresses provided. In this case, your personal data transmitted with the e-mail will be processed for a specific purpose to process your request. Your data will only be transmitted to companies within the TKMS Group if it is necessary for the purpose of answering your request. In this context, the data will not be passed on to third parties. Your data will be used exclusively for communication or the reason you contact us.
The legal basis for the processing of data transmitted in the course of sending an e-mail is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. In the case of contacting us by e-mail, the necessary legitimate interest in the processing of the data lies here as well. If the e-mail contact is aimed at concluding a contract, then Article 6 paragraph 1 letter b GDPR is additionally the legal basis for the processing.
Links to other websites
This privacy policy applies exclusively to this website. This Internet presence may contain links to other providers within and outside TKMS, to which this data protection information does not extend.
We point out that links to other websites are used under your own responsibility. Unless otherwise described below, we have no influence on the collection of data and further processing. Furthermore, it is not clear to us to what extent, at what location and for what duration the data are stored, to what extent the provider fulfils existing erasure obligations, what evaluations and links are made to the data and to whom the data are passed on. We assume no responsibility or liability for third-party declarations and guidelines that are not related to our website.
Recipients outside the EU
Except for processing operations where we inform you of the possibility of transferring data to recipients established outside the EU or the EEA, we do not transfer your data to recipients established in third countries.
Security
TKMS has taken high technical and organizational precautions to protect personal data from loss, destruction, falsification, manipulation and unauthorized access.
Your rights
Right of access: You have the right to receive information from us about the processing of your personal data (Art. 15 GDPR).
Right to rectification: You have the right to request from us the rectification of inaccurate or incomplete personal data concerning you (Article 16 GDPR).
Right to erasure: You have the right to request the erasure of your data if the conditions set out in Art. 17 GDPR are met. After that, you can, for example, request the deletion of your data, insofar as it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected. In addition, you can request deletion if we process your data on the basis of your consent and you revoke this consent.
Right to restriction of processing: You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your data if the conditions of Art. 18 GDPR are met. This is the case, for example, if you dispute the accuracy of your data. For the duration of the verification of the correctness of the data, you can then request the restriction of processing.
Right to data portability: If the data processing is based on consent or fulfilment of a contract and this is also carried out using automated processing, you have the right to receive your data in a structured, common and machine-readable format and to transmit it to another data processor.
Right to object: You have the right to object at any time to the processing of your data on the basis of a weighing of interests or in the public interest, if there are reasons for this, which arise from your special situation. If you object, we will no longer process your personal data, unless we can prove compelling legitimate grounds for processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims.
Right of withdrawal: If the data processing is based on consent, you have the right to withdraw the consent at any time free of charge with effect for the future.
Right to complain: You have the right to complain to the competent supervisory authority for data protection about our processing of your personal data.
TKMS Data Protection Officer can be reached at: TKMS GmbH z. Data Protection Officer, Werftstraße 112-114, 24143 Kiel, Germany / E-Mail: datenschutz(at)tkmsgroup.com
If you believe that we do not comply with the legal provisions when processing your data or your data protection rights have been infringed in any other way, you can contact the data protection supervisory authority responsible for your country in accordance with Art. 77 (1) GDPR.
Change Notification
We reserve the right to amend the General Data Protection Notice in line with future changes to the processing of personal data.