Data protection
Advancis Software & Services seeks to promote user confidence in the Web and therefore lays out its policy of handling personal information. A description of what information is collected and how it is handled, is given below.

Notes on data protection
As a rule, you will be able to access all Internet pages of the EKK Elektro-Kohle-Köln GmbH & Co KG without providing any personal information. In those specific cases where you need to enter your name, your address or other personal data, you will first be notified thereof. Your personal user data is used to allow the service of the EKK Elektro-Kohle-Köln GmbH & Co KG to be organised as attractively as possible and to allow for further improvements.
Should you decide to transmit personal data over the Internet to advancis Software & Services, e.g. for correspondence or ordering purposes, this data will then be handled in strict compliance with the rigorous provisions of the Federal Data Protection Act (FDPA).
Whenever a user accesses these Internet pages the advancis Software & Services receives user data, which is stored for security purposes and may allow user identification (e.g., IP address, date, time and pages viewed). This data is analysed by the EKK Elektro-Kohle-Köln GmbH & Co KG in order to gain an insight into the user behaviour and to compile statistics. All measures taken in this respect comply with the high security standards of the Teleservices Data Protection Act (TSDPA) and the Data Protection Ordinance for Telecommunications Companies (TDPO). No person-related use is made of such information. We reserve the right to proceed with the statistical analysis of anonymous data records. Further information on data protection the Federal Republic of Germany can be found at: www.bfd.bund.de

Forwarding personal information to third parties
The communication of data to service providers as part of the order data processing is governed by the provisions of the BDSG and other applicable laws and the contractual provisions of the privacy policy of the EKK Elektro-Kohle-Köln GmbH & Co KG Should the advancis Software & Services be required by law or court order to disclose your data, it will do so only to the extent required and to the bodies entitled to receive such data. For other purposes the advancis Software & Services will communicate your data to third parties only with your express consent.

Security
The EKK Elektro-Kohle-Köln GmbH & Co KG stores your data on specially protected servers in Germany. The data can only be accessed by a few persons, authorised by the advancis Software & Services, who are responsible for the technical, commercial or editorial maintenance of the servers.

Right of revocation
If you request the advancis Software & Services not to use your personal data for further contacts and/or to delete the data, we will act accordingly. Data that is essential for order handling or for commercial purposes will not be affected by cancellation or deletion.
Please note that in the event of revocation, personalised service can no longer be provided as it is based on the use of customer data.

Use of cookies
Cookies are snippets of text information collected during an online session and stored on the user’s hard disk in the form of a special ASCII file (cookie.txt). The place where the cookie is stored on the user’s equipment is controlled by the user’s own web browser. A cookie contains information that is sent back to the server during the next online visit. It can only be read by the server that previously stored it.
The EKK Elektro-Kohle-Köln GmbH & Co KG only uses cookies if they are essential for user functions or assist navigation on the website. The information is not made available to any third party, as cookies are only used for the above-mentioned purposes.
Most browsers are set to automatically accept cookies. You can, however, deactivate this function in your browser. You can set your browser to notify you before you receive a cookie.

Links to other websites
The web pages of the EKK Elektro-Kohle-Köln GmbH & Co KG may contain links to other websites. The EKK Elektro-Kohle-Köln GmbH & Co KG has no influence on the editorial content of these web pages and on compliance with the data protection provisions by their operators.