Privacy Policy

1. Who is responsible for this website

This website is operated on behalf of the Sterbekasse der Belegschaft der Saarstahl AG Völklingen, Werk Völklingen und Werk Burbach, Haldenweg 9, 66333 Völklingen, Germany. Questions about this policy can be sent to support@sterbekasse-saarstahl.org or by phone at +49 (0) 68 98 / 9 81 30.

2. What information we collect

We collect only the information needed for this website to function and to respond to enquiries:

• Information you provide voluntarily through the contact form, such as your name, email address, subject, and message.
• Basic technical information generated by your browser when visiting the site, such as browser type and general usage data, limited to what is strictly necessary to operate the site securely.
• Your cookie consent choice, stored locally in your browser, so that we do not ask again unnecessarily.

We do not use advertising cookies, third-party tracking pixels, or sell visitor data to any third party.

3. How we use your information

Information submitted through the contact form is used solely to respond to your enquiry. It is not used for marketing, profiling, or automated decision-making, and it is not shared with third parties except where required to answer your specific request or where required by law.

4. Legal basis for processing

Where the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies, we process contact form data on the basis of your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR) and, where relevant, our legitimate interest in responding to enquiries directed to us (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR).

5. How long we keep information

Contact form submissions are kept only for as long as necessary to handle your enquiry and any related follow-up, after which they are deleted or anonymised, unless a longer retention period is required by law.

6. Cookies

This website uses only essential, functional cookies required for the site to operate correctly, such as remembering your cookie consent choice. No advertising or third-party analytics cookies are used. See our Cookie Policy for full details.

7. Your rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information, to object to certain processing, or to withdraw consent at any time. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details above.

8. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. The date at the top of this page indicates when it was last revised.

9. Contact

For any privacy-related question, please write to support@sterbekasse-saarstahl.org or contact our office at Haldenweg 9, 66333 Völklingen, Germany.