Protection of the privacy of the individual in the context of the Internet is of decisive importance for the future of Internet business and the development towards a true Internet economy. With this data protection declaration COI would like to highlight its commitment to secure and trustworthy Internet trading and to the protection of privacy and personal rights of the individual.

By using our website you agree to storage and use of your data as described in this declaration. Changes to this data protection declaration shall be undertaken directly on this site so you are always informed with regard to which data is stored and used by COI.

Storage of personal data via our websites is subject to your prior agreement. In this way you alone decide whether you disclose to us the required information, e.g. in the course of registration or a survey. Your data may be used worldwide by COI for enquiries, order processing or for improvement of our services and products.

Data circulation to third parties outside COI shall only however occur with your express agreement unless such circulation is legitimate according to applicable statutory regulations. Your data shall only be used for the following purposes described in more detail.

Current technical and organizational security measures are utilized on all COI sites in order to prevent abuse.

IP Addresses

IP addresses are required for problem diagnosis, website administration and demographic information. When you visit our site, we only detect your domain name and not your e-mail address. We only see your e-mail address if you give us this directly by filling out a form or sending us an e-mail.

Cookies

Cookies are used for personalized contents, to avoid repeated entry of passwords, to trace a shopping basket or to adapt the information offered to the habits of the user.

User Registration

Upon registration we will send you the requested information and/or products as well as miscellaneous product information, news or other promotional material.

E-Mail Addresses

If you give us your e-mail address, we will communicate with you via e-mail. We shall not pass your e-mail address on to third parties outside COI. In the event that you do no longer wish to receive e-mails from us, you can stop this at any time.

When you send an e-mail to COI, personal data may be automatically communicated according to the settings of your e-mail program. COI shall also treat this as confidential.

Our site contains order forms which you can fill out in order to request information, products and services. Financial data such as, e.g. bank details or credit card numbers are acquired by means of these forms. Financial data communicated to COI in this way shall be exclusively used for billing and the payment process for this particular transaction.

Online Surveys

In our surveys you may be asked for demographic information such as, e.g. zip code or industry sector. Where contact information is acquired, we shall only use this for additional sending of information where you have explicitly given your permission for this within the framework of the survey. Here you also have the possibility to revoke this permission at any time.

Our website also contains links to other sites of third party vendors. COI shall not be responsible for the data protection provisions or the content of other websites.

In the event that you no longer wish to receive e-mail messages from COI, you can cancel agreement previously given at any time. In order to be removed from the COI e-mail list or COI Web registration database, an e-mail is sufficient.

Should you have any questions with regard to this data protection declaration, e.g. concerning access or updating of personal information, please refer to the following address:

COI GmbH
Erlanger Strasse 62
91074 Herzogenaurach
Deutschland