Terms
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1. Definition
“Merchant” includes the charterer, the shipper, the receiver, the consignor, the consignee, the holder of the Bill of Lading, the owner of the cargo and any person entitled to possession of the cargo.
2. Notification
(a) Should the Carrier anticipate that, for whatever reason, the vessel will not be ready to load the cargo by the end of the shipping period, it will notify the Merchant thereof without delay stating the expected date of the vessel's readiness to load and asking whether the Merchant will exercise its option of cancelling the carriage, or agree to a new shipping period.
(b) The Merchant must exercise its option within 48 running hours after the receipt of the Carrier's notice. If the Merchant does not exercise its option of cancelling, then the new shipping period shall apply.
(c) The provisions of sub-clause (b) of this clause shall operate any time the Carrier requests amendment of the shipping period.
(d) All notices of arrival are given in good faith, weather and unforeseen circumstances permitting, and without guarantee.
3. Liability under the Contract
(a) Unless otherwise provided herein, the Hague Rules contained in the International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to Bills of Lading, dated Brussels the 25th August 1924 as enacted in the country of shipment shall apply to this Contract. When no such enactment is in force in the country of shipment, the corresponding legislation of the country of destination shall apply. In respect of shipments to which there are no such enactments compulsorily applicable, the terms of Articles I-VIII inclusive of said Convention shall apply. In trades where the International Brussels Convention 1924 as amended by the Protocol signed at Brussels on 23rd February 1968 (“The Hague-Visby Rules”) apply compulsorily, the provisions of the respective legislation shall be considered incorporated in this Bill of Lading. Where the Hague Rules or part of them or the Hague- Visby Rules apply to carriage under this contract, the applicable rules, or part of them, shall likewise apply to the period before loading and after discharge where the Carrier (or his agent) have custody or control of cargo. Unless otherwise provided herein, the Carrier shall in no case be responsible for loss of or damage to deck cargo and/or live animals.
(b) The Carrier shall under no circumstances be liable for consequential damages or losses including damages for delay and/or truck or rail or barge demurrage or detention of any kind. In the event that the Carrier is held to be liable for damage or loss other than damage to the cargo, such liability shall in any event be limited to the freight covered by this Bill of Lading or to the limitation amount determined by sub-clause 3(a) or Special Clause B, whichever is lesser.
(c) The aggregate liability of the Carrier and/or any of his servants, agents or independent contractors under this Contract shall, in no circumstances, exceed the limits of liability for the total loss of the cargo under sub-clause 3(a) or, if applicable, the Special Clauses.
4. Law and Jurisdiction
Except as provided elsewhere herein, any dispute arising under or in connection with this Bill of Lading shall be referred to arbitration in London. The arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA) terms. The arbitration Tribunal is to consist of three arbitrators, one arbitrator to be appointed by each party and the two so appointed to appoint a third arbitrator. English law is to apply.
5. The Scope of Carriage
(a) The intended carriage shall not be limited to the direct route but shall be deemed to include any proceeding or returning to or stopping or slowing down at or off any ports or places for any reasonable purpose connected with the carriage including bunkering, loading, discharging or other cargo operations and maintenance of vessel and crew. The Carrier shall have the liberty of restowing the cargo and loading and discharging other cargoes for the account of other Merchants for ports enroute or not enroute.
(b) Any deviation, change in discharge port or time lost due to environmental hazards or due to avoidance of same to be for Merchant's account and such deviation shall not be considered unjustified.
6. Substitution of Vessel
The Carrier shall be at liberty to carry the cargo or part thereof to the port of discharge by the said or other vessel or vessels either belonging to the Carrier or others, or by other means of transport, proceeding either directly or indirectly to such port.
7. Transhipment
The Carrier shall be at liberty to tranship, land and store the cargo either on shore or afloat and reship and forward the same to the port of discharge at Carrier's expense but at Merchant's risk.
8. Lighterage
Any lightering in or off ports of loading or ports of discharge to be for the risk and account of the Merchant.
9. Liability for Pre- and On-Carriage
When the Carrier arranges pre-carriage of the cargo from a place other than the vessel's port of loading or on-carriage of the cargo to a place other than the vessel's port of discharge, the Carrier shall contract as the Merchant's Agent only and the Carrier shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising during any part of the carriage other than between the port of loading and the port of discharge even though the freight for the whole carriage has been collected by him.
10. Loading and Discharging
(a) Loading and discharging of the cargo shall be arranged by the Carrier or his Agent unless otherwise agreed or noted herein.
(b) The Merchant shall, at his risk and expense, handle and/or store the cargo before loading and after discharging.
(c) Loading and discharging may commence without prior notice.
(d)The Merchant or his Agent shall tender the cargo when the vessel is ready to load and as fast as the vessel can receive, including, if required by the Carrier, outside ordinary working hours notwithstanding any custom of the port. If the Merchant or his Agent fails to tender the cargo when the vessel is ready to load or fails to load as fast as the vessel can receive the cargo, the Carrier shall be relieved of any obligation to load such cargo, the vessel shall be entitled to leave the port without further notice and the Merchant shall be liable to the Carrier for deadfreight and/or any overtime charges, losses, costs and expenses incurred by the Carrier and in addition the Merchant shall be liable to pay the Carrier detention at the rate USD 30,000 per day pro rata, payable day by day (or such other sum as is stated on the face of the Bill of Lading) for the period of any delay.
(e) The Merchant or his Agent shall take delivery of the cargo as fast as the vessel can discharge including, if required by the Carrier, outside ordinary working hours notwithstanding any custom of the port. If the Merchant or his Agent fails to take delivery of the cargo, the Carrier's discharging of the cargo shall be deemed fulfillment of the contract of carriage. Should the cargo not be applied for within a reasonable time, the Carrier may sell the same privately or by auction.
If the Merchant or his Agent fails to take delivery of the cargo as fast as the vessel can discharge, the Merchant shall be liable to the Carrier for any overtime charges, losses, costs and expenses incurred by the Carrier and in addition, the Merchant shall be liable to pay the Carrier detention at the rate USD 30,000 per day pro rata, payable day by day (or such other sum as is stated on the face of the Bill of Lading) for the period of any delay. All delivery takes place at the end of the vessel's hook unless otherwise specified.
(f) If total detention accumulated at all ports exceeds 30 days, at Carriers´option Carrier may charge Merchant detention at the market rate commencing on the 31st day of detention.
(g) The Merchant shall be responsible for providing all necessary equipment for loading and discharging, including spreader bars, lifting frames, slings and saddles.
(h) Securing of the cargo to be accomplished to Master's satisfaction. The time and expense of additional cargo securing required by the Merchant or Merchant's representative to be for Merchant's account.
(i) The Merchant shall accept his reasonable proportion of unidentified loose cargo.
(j) Cargo to be carried on terms liner in/free out, free in/liner out, free in/out shall be loaded and/or discharged (as applicable) by the Merchant free of any risk, liability, cost and expense whatsoever to the Carrier. The Merchant shall be liable to the Carrier for the negligence of the stevedores whom the Merchant shall appoint. Unless otherwise stated, demurrage shall be USD 30,000 per day pro rata and payable day by day.
(k) Notice of Readiness may be tendered on arrival, at any time, day or night, all weekend days and whether in port or not, whether in berth or not, whether customs cleared or not, whether in free pratique or not. Notice of Readiness to be considered valid as when tendered, and time to count accordingly.
(l) Detention shall be considered liquidated damages only covering hire of the vessel, in- port bunker costs and regular port expenses. The Carrier is entitled to claim from the Merchant any other expenses whatsoever caused by delay of the vessel in and/or of the port.
(m) Should the vessel not be able to berth for any reason including congestion after 48 hours after arrival at or off the port, the Carrier has the option to sail the vessel and cancel this contract. If the terms are Free In or Merchants or Shippers' berth, the Merchant shall owe deadfreight. Should for any reason the vessel be unable to discharge the cargo within 5 days of arrival at or off the discharge port, the Carrier shall be at liberty to deviate to any other port whatsoever and there discharge the cargo at the Merchant's expense and such alternative discharge shall be deemed to be fulfillment of the contract of carriage.
11. Freight, Deadfreight, Charges, Costs, Expenses, Duties, Taxes and Fines
(a) Freight, whether paid or not, shall be considered as fully earned and due upon loading and non-returnable in any event. Unless otherwise specified, freight and/or charges under this Contract are payable by the Merchant to the Carrier on demand. Interest of 8 per cent above the official dealing rate of the Bank of England (the base rate) as announced shall start to run on the fifteenth (15) day after the freight, demurrage, detention and/or other charge whatsoever becomes due and owing.
(b) The Merchant shall be liable for all costs and expenses of fumigation, gathering and sorting loose cargo and weighing on board, repairing damage to and replacing of packing due to excepted causes, and any extra handling of the cargo for any of the aforementioned reasons. The Merchant shall be specifically liable for all costs, expenses, losses and liabilities incurred due to non-approved or contaminated or infested dunnage supplied by Merchant including all costs of transporting the cargo to another port, if required.
(c) The Merchant shall be liable for any dues, duties, taxes and charges that under any denomination may be levied, inter alia, on the basis of freight, weight or measurement of cargo or tonnage or classification of the vessel including all Suez or Panama Canal charges.
(d) The Merchant shall be liable for all fines, penalties, costs, expenses, damages and/or losses that the Carrier, vessel or cargo may incur through non-observance of Customs House and/or import or export regulations.
(e) Payments, including partial payments made pursuant to this Contract are with prejudice, nonreturnable, and will be credited to the amount due. Acceptance of a partial payment under no circumstances waives the full amount due and owing.
(f) The Carrier is entitled in case of incorrect declaration of contents, weights, measurements or value of the cargo to claim additional freight, losses and expenses. Additional freight shall be determined as agreed freight amount divided by agreed volume of cargo in weight measurement and times additional volume of the cargo in weight measurement. Notwithstanding aforementioned provision, if the Carrier could not load cargos belonging to other Merchants because of the incorrect declaration, the Merchant shall indemnify the Carrier from any losses and expenses whatsoever caused by the incorrect declaration. For the purpose of ascertaining the actual facts, the Carrier shall have the right to obtain from the Merchant the original invoice and to have the cargo inspected and its contents, weight, measurement or value verified.
(g) Any additional insurance premium charged by vessel's underwriters for breaching trading limitations (INL) or war risk exclusions to be for Merchant's account. Any extra insurance procured (including war risks) or costs incurred to protect vessel, crew, and cargo against risk of piracy, rebels or terrorists shall be paid by Merchants upon request of Carrier.
(h) In the event that the Merchant fails for whatever reason to tender or load the cargo or part thereof, or if it is apparent that the Merchant will not load and/or is in repudiatory breach of the contract, the Carrier shall be entitled to damages and/or deadfreight in respect of the cargo not loaded and such damages/deadfreight shall be considered liquidated damages and quantified on the basis of the applicable freight rate, less stevedoring and port costs saved as a consequence. The Carrier shall not be required to call the loadport in order to be entitled to damages and/or deadfreight under this paragraph. If the vessel has arrived at the loadport but the cargo is unavailable for whatever reason, the Carrier may, at the Carrier's election, leave after 48 hours and full deadfreight shall be due. Should the vessel arrive in the discharge port and freight, detention or other charges are due to the Carrier, the Carrier shall be at liberty to deviate to any other port whatsoever after 48 hours of arrival at or off the discharge port and there discharge the cargo at the Merchant's expense and such alternative discharge shall be deemed to be fulfillment of the contract of carriage.
(i) Where the Merchant has contracted to tender for shipment a minimum quantity of cargo to be carried in a number of shipments over a fixed period and fails to tender for shipment the minimum amount of cargo so specified by the end of the fixed period, the Carrier shall be entitled to deadfreight on the cargo not shipped (“the Shortfall”) notwithstanding any other claims for delay/demurrage. Deadfreight shall be calculated on the Shortfall on the following basis. The Shortfall shall be the difference between the actual quantity of cargo shipped (“Actual Shipped cargo”) and the minimum quantity as set out in the agreement between the Merchant and the Carrier. The freight payable by way of deadfreight shall be the freight figure stated in the contract between the Carrier and the Merchant less stevedoring and port costs saved as a consequence. Where the freight figure varies depending upon the amount of cargo shipped on any one vessel, the Shortfall shall be deemed carried in one parcel and deadfreight shall apply to the one parcel whether such parcel was capable of being carried as one parcel or not. The deduction of port costs and stevedoring costs saved shall be the port costs and stevedoring costs of the Shortfall based on the average of the port costs and stevedoring costs incurred by the Carrier in performing the carriage of the Actual Shipped cargo (or Carrier’s estimate if no cargo shipped).
12. Lien
The Carrier shall have a lien on all cargo for any amount due (including freight, detention, demurrage, and other costs or expenses) under this Contract and other contracts between the Merchant and the Carrier and costs of recovering the same (including attorney's fees) and shall be entitled to sell the cargo privately or by auction to satisfy any claims or liens at the specified discharge port or other port.
13. General Average and Salvage
(a) General Average to be adjusted at any port or place at Carrier's option and to be settled according to the York-Antwerp Rules 1994, or any modification thereof, in respect of all cargo whether carried on or under deck. In the event of accident, danger, damage or disaster before or after commencement of the voyage resulting from any cause whatsoever, whether due to negligence or not, for which or for the consequence of which the Carrier is not responsible by statute, contract or otherwise, the Merchant shall contribute with the Carrier in General Average to the payment of any sacrifice, losses or expenses of a General Average nature that may be made or incurred, and shall pay salvage and special charges incurred in respect of the cargo. If a salving vessel is owned or operated by the Carrier, salvage shall be paid for as fully as if the salving vessel or vessels belonged to strangers.
(b) If the Carrier decides not to declare General Average for whatever reason and the nature of the event was similar to one for which General Average could have been declared the Carrier shall be entitled to reimbursement of his expenses from the Merchant on a pro rata basis of the cargo on board.
14. Both-to-Blame Collision Clause (This clause to remain in force even if unenforceable in the courts of the United States of America)
The Both to Blame Collision and New Jason clauses published and/or approved by BIMCO and obtainable from the Carrier or his agent upon request and as well available on www.bimco.org are hereby incorporated herein.
15. Government Directions, War, Epidemics, Ice, Strikes, Piracy, etc.
(a) The Master and the Carrier shall be at liberty to comply with any order or directions or recommendations in connection with the transport under this Contract of carriage given by any Government or Authority, or anybody acting or purporting to act on behalf of such Government or Authority, or having under the terms of the insurance on the vessel the right to give such orders or directions or recommendations.
(b) Should it appear that the performance of the transport would expose the vessel or any cargo on board to risk of seizure or damage or delay in consequence of war, warlike operations, blockade, riots, civil commotion or piracy, or any person on board to the risk of loss of life or freedom, or that any such risk has increased, the Master may discharge the cargo at port of loading or any other safe and convenient port. The Master may in his absolute discretion decide to proceed in a convoy or a joint sailing with other vessels or to choose an alternative, non-direct route to protect the crew, vessel and cargo. Any time, including waiting time thereby lost, shall be for the account of the Merchant calculated at the detention rate. Any additional costs such as but not limited to additional bunkers used plus the additional cost of time lost sailing an alternative route (e.g., rounding Africa) shall be for Merchant's account. The additional cost of time lost shall be calculated at the detention rate.
(c) Should it appear that the vessel and/or the crew are exposed to a highly infectious or contagious disease and/or a risk of quarantine or other restrictions whatsoever related to such a disease, epidemics, ice, labour troubles, labour obstructions, strikes, lockouts (whether on board or on shore), difficulties in loading or discharging either at the port/place of loading and/or at the port/place of discharge and/or any other port/place/ Waterway en route, or that any such risk/exposure has increased, the Master and/or the Carrier shall be at liberty (1) not to call the port/place of loading and/or (2) if the vessel has arrived the port/place of loading not to load the cargo and/or (3) to discharge the cargo at the port/place of loading or any other safe and convenient port/place. In case of number (1) and/or (2) the Merchant shall nominate an alternative safe port/place within 48 running hours after receipt of Carrier's notice, failing the Carrier shall be entitled to deadfreight as liquidated damages calculated pursuant to clause 11(h) or 11(i).
(d) Should it appear that the performance of the transport would expose the Carrier, the vessel or any having a legitimate interest in the vessel to a risk of violating a sanction or sanctions imposed by and / or announced to be imposed by the US, EU, UK, UN or competent authority or government, or that any such risk / exposure has increased, the Master and/or the Carrier in their sole discretion shall be at liberty (1) not to load the cargo irrespective of whether the vessel has arrived at the port/place of loading or not and/or (2) to discharge the cargo at the port/place of loading or any other safe and convenient port/place. In case of number (1) the Carrier shall be entitled to deadfreight as liquidated damages calculated pursuant to clause 11(h) or 11(i). Carrier not to be responsible for damages, delays or cancellations related to the aforementioned sanctions including deficiency of crew.
(e) The discharge, under the provisions of this clause, of any cargo shall be deemed due fulfillment of the contract of carriage.
(f) If in connection with the exercise of any liberty under this clause any extra expenses are incurred they shall be paid by the Merchant in addition to the freight, together with return freight, if any, and a reasonable compensation for any extra services rendered to the cargo and any time lost by the vessel at any port/place shall be compensated by the Merchant pursuant to the detention rate (USD 30,000 or such other sum stated on the Bill of Lading) per day pro rata.
16. Canals and Waterways
Merchant acknowledges that the freight paid or to be paid under this Contract assumes that the vessel will travel through waterways, natural or artificial, including the Panama Canal and the Suez Canal, (“Waterway”) where such transit is the shortest and/or most convenient route to the discharge port. Merchant acknowledges that there is a risk that any such Waterway may be blocked, closed or that the vessel may encounter significant delay (more than 72 hours waiting time) at such Waterway or that a transit of such Waterway may be possible at significantly increased costs only. In such event or reasonably anticipated event, at the Carrier's absolute discretion, (1) the vessel may wait at or off the Waterway, and/or (2) the vessel may sail such alternative route as the Carrier deems suitable, and/or (3) the Carrier may choose to pay increased charges for priority transit if available and/or (4) the Master may discharge the cargo at a close or convenient port with all of the Carrier's obligations under this contract being considered fulfilled. The Merchant shall be liable to pay the Carrier detention at the detention rate (USD 30,000 or such other sum stated on the Bill of Lading) per day pro rata for any time waiting exceeding 72 hours. Where option 2 is exercised, the Merchant shall in addition, pay compensation for the consequent increase in time for sailing an alternative route in accordance with the agreed detention rate plus additional bunkers plus any additional costs. Where option 3 is exercised, Merchant shall also pay compensation for increased charges for priority transit. Where option 4 is exercised the Merchant shall also pay any additional charges or costs incurred in discharging the cargo.
17. Defences and Limits of Liability for the Carrier, Servants, Agents and Managers
(a) It is hereby expressly agreed that no servant, agent or manager of the Carrier shall have any liability whatsoever to the Merchant or any other party under this contract of carriage for any loss, damage or delay of whatsoever kind arising or resulting directly or indirectly from any act, neglect or default while acting in the course of or in connection with his employment.
(b) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions in this fulfillment clause, every exemption from liability, limitation, condition and liberty herein contained and every right, defence and immunity of whatsoever nature applicable to the Carrier or to which the Carrier is entitled, shall also be available and shall extend to protect every such servant, agent or manager of the Carrier acting as aforesaid.
(c) The Merchant undertakes that no claim shall be made against any servant, agent or manager of the Carrier and, if any claim should nevertheless be made, to indemnify the Carrier against all consequences thereof including attorney's fees.
(d) For the purpose of all the foregoing provisions of this clause the Carrier is or shall be deemed to be acting as agent or trustee on behalf of and for the benefit of all persons who might be his servants or agents from time to time and all such persons shall to this extent be or be deemed to be parties to this contract of carriage.
(e) The provisions of this clause shall specifically apply, but not be limited to all independent contractors, brokers, stevedores, port captains, commercial and technical managers, and transportation providers employed by the Carrier.
(f) Any reference to a letter of credit or invoice number shall not be considered to be a declaration of value of the cargo. Unless the value of the cargo is declared by the Merchant in the appropriate box on the front of the Bill of Lading, the value of the cargo is unknown to the Carrier.
18. Stowage
(a) The Carrier shall have the right to stow by means of containers, trailers, transportable tanks, flats, pallets or similar articles of transport used to consolidate goods.
(b) The Carrier shall have the right to carry containers, trailers, transportable tanks and covered flats, whether stowed by the Carrier or received by him in a stowed condition from the Merchant, on or under deck without notice to the Merchant.
(c) The Merchant is responsible for the accuracy of all information and declarations as to the size, position of the cargo in the cradle, weight and measurements of the cargo provided to the Carrier. Stowage plans are based on the accuracy of the information and declarations. A failure to provide accurate information or declarations may lead to cargo being short loaded or not loaded at all. If the Merchant is in breach of this obligation, the Carrier shall be entitled to deadfreight for the cargo not loaded at the same rate of freight as agreed.
19. Packaging
The Merchant is responsible for providing cargo that is properly packed and internally secured for ocean transportation, and that all centres of gravity are marked, proper skids are attached and, if required, all cradles used for securing the cargo are fit for the purpose and the cargo is properly secured within and to the cradles/skids, and all boats, yachts and floating objects are to be drained and free of residue and / or any contamination. The Merchant shall fit the cargo and/or cradles as appropriate with suitable and marked lifting lugs and sufficient and marked lashing points for the cargo and/or cradle to be properly lifted and secured. If flexi-tanks or similar receptacles whatsoever are carried inside the containers the Merchant is responsible for declaring them and providing detailed description including the MSDS of the liquid inside the receptacle. If the cargo is not flat at the bottom, the Merchant is to provide cargo plans including a detailed footprint sketch prior to loading and suitable packaging to protect any lifting, lashing and securing belts, slings, ropes and chains etc. from sharp or abrasive edges on the cargo and from loads being concentrated in one point, as this may cause the lifting/securing equipment to break. Any special dunnaging, spreader bars of other special equipment required to load, discharge or secure the cargo is to be for the Merchant's risk and account. Any damage to the cargo and any delay resulting from the Merchant's failure to comply with the terms of this clause shall be for the Merchant's account and the Merchant shall indemnify the Carrier for all losses whatsoever including any damage to the Vessel or other cargo onboard and any loss of time.
20. Shipper-Packed Containers, Trailers, Transportable Tanks, Flats, Pallets and Similar Articles
(a) The Carrier shall not be responsible for loss of or damage to contents of a container whatsoever when the container has not been filled, packed or stowed by the Carrier. The Merchant shall cover any loss, damage or expense incurred by the Carrier when caused by negligent filling, packing or stowing of the container, or the contents being unsuitable for carriage in a container. The same applies with respect of trailers, tanks, flats, pallets and other similar articles of transport used to consolidate goods.
(b) The Merchant shall be responsible to provide to the Carrier prior to loading of the cargo mandatory container weight verification in accordance with SOLAS Verified Gross Mass (VGM) requirements. Should a container arrive alongside without VGM, the Carrier has a right to obtain VGM at responsibility and expense of the Merchant or reject loading the container without any liability to Carrier. In addition, the Merchant shall pay detention in the amount as per clause 10 (d) or (e) for any delay and any other costs whatsoever related to Merchants' failure to timely provide VGM.
SPECIAL CLAUSES
A. Detention
In addition to Clauses 10(d) and (e), detention shall also be paid by the Merchant, at the rate of USD 30,000 per day pro rata unless otherwise specified and is payable day by day, for any delay in waiting for loading or discharge at or off the port or berth, including time lost due to congestion, swell or tide, quarantine or similar restriction, shifting, renomination of the berth due to Merchant's request, restrictions to conduct cargo operations or navigations, impossibility to leave the berth after loading or discharge is completed or any other reason whatsoever and any consequences thereof. The Merchant shall also be liable for any extraordinary costs while the vessel is on detention.
B. U.S. Trade. Period of Responsibility
(i) In case the Contract of carriage evidenced by this Bill of Lading is subject to the U.S. Carriage of Goods by Sea Act of the United States of America 1936 (U.S. COGSA), then the provisions stated in said Act shall govern before loading, and after discharge and throughout the entire time the cargo is in the Carrier's custody and in which event freight shall be payable on the cargo coming into the Carrier's custody. For US trades, the terms on file with the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission shall apply to such shipments.
(ii) If the U.S. COGSA applies, and unless the nature and value of the cargo has been declared by the shipper before the cargo has been handed over to the Carrier and inserted in this Bill of Lading, the Carrier shall in no event be or become liable for any loss or damage to the cargo in any amount exceeding USD500 per package or customary freight unit. If despite the provisions of sub-clause 3(a), the Carrier is found to be liable for deck cargo, then all limitations and defences available under U.S. COGSA (or other applicable regime) shall apply.
(iii) For purposes of calculating the Carrier's liability under subsection (ii), the number of pieces or units listed in the box on the face of this Bill of Lading headed "Number and kind of packages; description of cargo" shall conclusively establish the number of packages. If the cargo being carried is not a package, then unless expressly stated otherwise, freight is calculated on the number of such unpackaged vehicles or other physical pieces of unpackaged cargo, including articles or things of any description whatsoever except goods shipped in bulk, and each such piece of unpackaged cargo shall conclusively be deemed one customary freight unit.
(iv) Whenever the U.S. COGSA applies, whether by virtue of carriage of cargo to or from the US or otherwise, any dispute arising out of or in connection with the Contract of carriage evidenced by this Bill of Lading shall be exclusively determined by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, and in accordance with the laws of the United States. Merchant further agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of the Southern District of Texas and to waive any and all objections to venue.
C. Security Clause
(i) If the vessel calls any country that requires security filing including but not limited to the United States, Canada, Brazil and the European Union member states, including any of their territories, regardless whether this country is a port of loading or discharge for Merchant's cargo, the following provisions shall apply with respect to any applicable regulations or measures: The Merchant shall provide the Carrier with all information needed for security filing no later than 48 hours prior to vessel's loading or if the decision to call the country requiring security was made by the Carrier after the vessel had sailed not later than 48 hours after the Merchant received Carrier's request to provide such information.
(ii) Unless caused by the Carrier's negligence, any delay suffered or time lost in obtaining the entry and exit clearances from the relevant country's authorities shall count as time on detention.
(iii) Any fines, penalties, fees, costs, expenses, damages (including consequential damages and attorney's fees) and losses that the Carrier may incur, even if levied against the vessel, that arise out of security measures imposed at any port shall be for the Merchant's account if not due to Carrier's negligence.
D. Supply Chain Vetting
Merchant warrants that they have vetted their supply chain and no party or part of the supply chain or goods is sanctioned by the US, EU, UK, UN or competent authority or government with Merchant to be fully liable for damages due to breach of warranty. Carrier not to be responsible for damages, delays or cancellations related to the aforementioned sanctions including deficiency of crew.
E. Commission
Commission, where referenced, shall only be applicable to, and calculated on, freight earned and paid with respect to voyage(s) performed under this Bill of Lading.
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Third-Party Web Sites
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Governing Law, Jurisdiction
This website is owned by BBC Chartering GmbH & Co. KG (BBC Chartering), a company with its principal place of business in Leer, Germany. All proprietary rights in this website are retained by BBC Chartering. Any issue, matter or claim concerning the use of this website and any issue, matter, or claim arising from or related to the use of this website shall be governed by German law and all disputes shall be submitted to the Landgericht (Regional Court) in Aurich, Germany.”
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PRIVACY POLICY
The use of the Internet pages of the BBC Chartering GmbH & Co. KG is possible without submitting any personal data; however, if a data subject wants to use special enterprise services via our website, processing of personal data could become necessary. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no statutory basis for such processing, we generally obtain consent from the data subject.
The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, e-mail address, or telephone number of a data subject shall always be in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and in accordance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to BBC Chartering GmbH & Co. KG. By means of this data protection declaration, our enterprise would like to inform the general public of the nature, scope, and purpose of the personal data we collect, use and process. Furthermore, data subjects are informed, by means of this data protection declaration, of the rights to which they are entitled.
As the controller, the BBC Chartering GmbH & Co. KG has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection of personal data processed through this website. However, Internet-based data transmissions may in principle have security gaps, so absolute protection may not be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transfer personal data to us via alternative means, e.g. by telephone.
1. Definitions
The data protection declaration of BBC Chartering GmbH & Co. KG is based on the terms used by the European legislator for the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our data protection declaration should be legible and understandable for the general public, as well as our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to first explain the terminology used.
In this data protection declaration, we use, inter alia, the following terms:
a) Personal data
Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (“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.
b) Data subject
Data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person, whose personal data is processed by the controller responsible for the processing.
c) Processing
Processing is 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, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
d) Restriction of processing
Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future.
e) Profiling
Profiling means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person's performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements.
f) Pseudonymisation
Pseudonymisation is 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 organisational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.
g) Controller or controller responsible for the processing
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.
h) Processor
Processor is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.
i) Recipient
Recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or another body, to which the personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities which may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law shall not be regarded as recipients; the processing of those data by those public authorities shall be in compliance with the applicable data protection rules according to the purposes of the processing.
j) Third party
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 authorised to process personal data.
k) Consent
Consent of the data subject is any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.
2. Name and Address of the controller
Controller for the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), other data protection laws applicable in Member states of the European Union and other provisions related to data protection is:
BBC Chartering GmbH & Co. KG
Hafenstraße 10b
26789 Leer
Germany
Phone: +49 491 925 20 90
Email: leer@bbc-chartering.com
Website: www.bbc-chartering.com
3. Contact details and Address of the Data Protection Officer
BBC Chartering GmbH & Co. KG
Hafenstraße 10b
26789 Leer
Germany
Phone: +49 491 925 20 951
Email: privacy@bbc-chartering.com
Website: www.bbc-chartering.com
Any data subject may, at any time, contact our Data Protection Officer directly with all questions and suggestions concerning data protection.
4. Cookies
The Internet pages of the BBC Chartering GmbH & Co. KG use cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored in a computer system via an Internet browser.
Many Internet sites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier of the cookie. It consists of a character string through which Internet pages and servers can be assigned to the specific Internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This allows visited Internet sites and servers to differentiate the individual browser of the data subject from other Internet browsers that contain other cookies. A specific Internet browser can be recognized and identified using the unique cookie ID.
Through the use of cookies, the BBC Chartering GmbH & Co. KG can provide the users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the cookie setting.
By means of a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimized with the user in mind. Cookies allow us, as previously mentioned, to recognize our website users. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to utilize our website. The website user that uses cookies, e.g. does not have to enter access data each time the website is accessed, because this is taken over by the website, and the cookie is thus stored on the user's computer system. Another example is the cookie of a shopping cart in an online shop. The online store remembers the articles that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart via a cookie.
The data subject may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies through our website by means of a corresponding setting of the Internet browser used, and may thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Furthermore, already set cookies may 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, not all functions of our website may be entirely usable.
5. Collection of general data and information
The website of the BBC Chartering GmbH & Co. KG collects a series of general data and information when a data subject or automated system calls up the website. This general data and information are stored in the server log files. Collected may be (1) the browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (so-called referrers), (4) the sub-websites, (5) the date and time of access to the Internet site, (6) an Internet protocol address (IP address), (7) the Internet service provider of the accessing system, and (8) any other similar data and information that may be used in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.
When using these general data and information, the BBC Chartering GmbH & Co. KG does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is needed to (1) deliver the content of our website correctly, (2) optimize the content of our website as well as its advertisement, (3) ensure the long-term viability of our information technology systems and website technology, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for criminal prosecution in case of a cyber-attack. Therefore, the BBC Chartering GmbH & Co. KG analyzes anonymously collected data and information statistically, with the aim of increasing the data protection and data security of our enterprise, and 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.
6. Routine erasure and blocking of personal data
The data controller shall process and store the personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage, or as far as this is granted by the European legislator or other legislators in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject to.
If the storage purpose is not applicable, or if a storage period prescribed by the European legislator or another competent legislator expires, the personal data are routinely blocked or erased in accordance with legal requirements.
7. Rights of the data subject
a) Right of confirmation
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller the confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning him or her are being processed. If a data subject wishes to avail himself of this right of confirmation, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller.
b) Right of access
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller free information about his or her personal data stored at any time and a copy of this information. Furthermore, the European directives and regulations grant the data subject access to the following information:
o the purposes of the processing;
o the categories of personal data concerned;
o the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organisations;
o where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period;
o the existence of the right to request from the controller rectification or erasure of personal data, or restriction of processing of personal data concerning the data subject, or to object to such processing;
o the existence of the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;
o where the personal data are not collected from the data subject, any available information as to their source;
o the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject.
Furthermore, the data subject shall have a right to obtain information as to whether personal data are transferred to a third country or to an international organisation. Where this is the case, the data subject shall have the right to be informed of the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer.
If a data subject wishes to avail himself of this right of access, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller.
c) Right to rectification
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning him or her. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, the data subject shall have the right 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, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller.
d) Right to erasure (Right to be forgotten)
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning him or her without undue delay, and the controller shall have the obligation to erase personal data without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies, as long as the processing is not necessary:
o The personal data are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
o The data subject withdraws consent to which the processing is based according to point (a) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR, or point (a) of Article 9(2) of the GDPR, and where there is no other legal ground for the processing.
o The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2) of the GDPR.
o The personal data have been unlawfully processed.
o The personal data must be erased for compliance with a legal obligation in Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
o The personal data have been collected in relation to the offer of information society services referred to in Article 8(1) of the GDPR.
If one of the aforementioned reasons applies, and a data subject wishes to request the erasure of personal data stored by the BBC Chartering GmbH & Co. KG, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the controller. An employee of BBC Chartering GmbH & Co. KG shall promptly ensure that the erasure request is complied with immediately.
Where the controller has made personal data public and is obliged pursuant to Article 17(1) to erase the personal data, the controller, taking account of available technology and the cost of implementation, shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform other controllers processing the personal data that the data subject has requested erasure by such controllers of any links to, or copy or replication of, those personal data, as far as processing is not required. An employees of the BBC Chartering GmbH & Co. KG will arrange the necessary measures in individual cases.
e) Right of restriction of processing
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller restriction of processing where one of the following applies:
o The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
o The processing is unlawful and the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests instead the restriction of their use instead.
o The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but they are required by the data subject for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
o The data subject has objected to processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR pending the verification whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.
If one of the aforementioned conditions is met, and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of the processing of personal data stored by the BBC Chartering GmbH & Co. KG, he or she may at any time contact any employee of the controller. The employee of the BBC Chartering GmbH & Co. KG will arrange the restriction of the processing.
f) Right to data portability
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator, to receive the personal data concerning him or her, which was provided to a controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. He or she shall 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 point (a) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR or point (a) of Article 9(2) of the GDPR, or on a contract pursuant to point (b) of Article 6(1) of the 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 his or her right to data portability pursuant to Article 20(1) of the GDPR, the data subject shall have the right to have personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and when doing so does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.
In order to assert the right to data portability, the data subject may at any time contact any employee of the BBC Chartering GmbH & Co. KG.
g) Right to object
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to object, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, at any time, to processing of personal data concerning him or her, which is based on point (e) or (f) of Article 6(1) of the GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.
The BBC Chartering GmbH & Co. KG shall no longer process the personal data in the event of the 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 defence of legal claims.
If the BBC Chartering GmbH & Co. KG processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject shall have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning him or her for such marketing. This applies to profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to the BBC Chartering GmbH & Co. KG to the processing for direct marketing purposes, the BBC Chartering GmbH & Co. KG will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.
In addition, the data subject has the right, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, to object to processing of personal data concerning him or her by the BBC Chartering GmbH & Co. KG for scientific or historical research purposes, or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) of the 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 contact any employee of the BBC Chartering GmbH & Co. KG. 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 his or her right to object by automated means using technical specifications.
h) Automated individual decision-making, including profiling
Each data subject shall have 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 him or her, or similarly significantly affects him or her, as long as the decision (1) is not is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and a data controller, or (2) is not authorised by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the data subject's rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, 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 a data controller, or (2) it is based on the data subject's explicit consent, the BBC Chartering GmbH & Co. KG shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the data subject's rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express his or her point of view and contest the decision.
If the data subject wishes to exercise the rights concerning automated individual decision-making, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the BBC Chartering GmbH & Co. KG.
i) Right to withdraw data protection consent
Each data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to withdraw his or her consent to processing of his or her personal data at any time.
If the data subject wishes to exercise the right to withdraw the consent, he or she may, at any time, contact any employee of the BBC Chartering GmbH & Co. KG.
8. Data protection for applications and the application procedures
The data controller shall collect and process the personal data of applicants for the purpose of the processing of the application procedure. The processing may also be carried out electronically. This is the case, in particular, if an applicant submits corresponding application documents by e-mail or by means of a web form on the website to the controller. If the data controller concludes an employment contract with an applicant, the submitted data will be stored for the purpose of processing the employment relationship in compliance with legal requirements. If no employment contract is concluded with the applicant by the controller, the application documents shall be automatically erased two months after notification of the refusal decision, provided that no other legitimate interests of the controller are opposed to the erasure. Other legitimate interest in this relation is, e.g. a burden of proof in a procedure under the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG).
9. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Google Analytics (with anonymization function)
On this website, the controller has integrated the component of Google Analytics (with the anonymizer function). Google Analytics is a web analytics service. Web analytics is the collection, gathering, and analysis of data about the behavior of visitors to websites. A web analysis service collects, inter alia, data about the website from which a person has come (the so-called referrer), which sub-pages were visited, or how often and for what duration a sub-page was viewed. Web analytics are mainly used for the optimization of a website and in order to carry out a cost-benefit analysis of Internet advertising.
The operator of the Google Analytics component is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, United States.
For the web analytics through Google Analytics the controller uses the application "gat. anonymizeIp". By means of this application the IP address of the Internet connection of the data subject is abridged by Google and anonymised when accessing our websites from a Member State of the European Union or another Contracting State to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.
The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyze the traffic on our website. Google uses the collected data and information, inter alia, to evaluate the use of our website and to provide online reports, which show the activities on our websites, and to provide other services concerning the use of our Internet site for us.
Google Analytics places a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. The definition of cookies is explained above. With the setting of the cookie, Google is enabled to analyze the use of our website. With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this Internet site, which is operated by the controller and into which a Google Analytics component was integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject will automatically submit data through the Google Analytics component for the purpose of online advertising and the settlement of commissions to Google. During the course of this technical procedure, the enterprise Google gains knowledge of personal information, such as the IP address of the data subject, which serves Google, inter alia, to understand the origin of visitors and clicks, and subsequently create commission settlements.
The cookie is used to store personal information, such as the access time, the location from which the access was made, and the frequency of visits of our website by the data subject. With each visit to our Internet site, such personal data, including the IP address of the Internet access used by the data subject, will be transmitted to Google in the United States of America. These personal data are stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass these personal data collected through the technical procedure to third parties.
The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser used would also prevent Google Analytics from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already in use by Google Analytics may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs.
In addition, the data subject has the possibility of objecting to a collection of data that are generated by Google Analytics, which is related to the use of this website, as well as the processing of this data by Google and the chance to preclude any such. For this purpose, the data subject must download a browser add-on under the link https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout and install it. This browser add-on tells Google Analytics through a JavaScript, that any data and information about the visits of Internet pages may not be transmitted to Google Analytics. The installation of the browser add-ons is considered an objection by Google. If the information technology system of the data subject is later deleted, formatted, or newly installed, then the data subject must reinstall the browser add-ons to disable Google Analytics. If the browser add-on was uninstalled by the data subject or any other person who is attributable to their sphere of competence, or is disabled, it is possible to execute the reinstallation or reactivation of the browser add-ons.
Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google may be retrieved under https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/ and under http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/us.html. Google Analytics is further explained under the following Link https://www.google.com/analytics/.
10. Data protection provisions about the application and use of LinkedIn
The controller has integrated components of the LinkedIn Corporation on this website. LinkedIn is a web-based social network that enables users with existing business contacts to connect and to make new business contacts. Over 400 million registered people in more than 200 countries use LinkedIn. Thus, LinkedIn is currently the largest platform for business contacts and one of the most visited websites in the world.
The operating company of LinkedIn is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court Mountain View, CA 94043, UNITED STATES. For privacy matters outside of the UNITED STATES LinkedIn Ireland, Privacy Policy Issues, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, is responsible.
With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this Internet site, which is operated by the controller and on which a LinkedIn component (LinkedIn plug-in) was integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted to the download of a display of the corresponding LinkedIn component of LinkedIn. Further information about the LinkedIn plug-in may be accessed under https://developer.linkedin.com/plugins. During the course of this technical procedure, LinkedIn gains knowledge of what specific sub-page of our website was visited by the data subject.
If the data subject is logged in at the same time on LinkedIn, LinkedIn detects with every call-up to our website by the data subject—and for the entire duration of their stay on our Internet site—which specific sub-page of our Internet page was visited by the data subject. This information is collected through the LinkedIn component and associated with the respective LinkedIn account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks on one of the LinkedIn buttons integrated on our website, then LinkedIn assigns this information to the personal LinkedIn user account of the data subject and stores the personal data.
LinkedIn receives information via the LinkedIn component that the data subject has visited our website, provided that the data subject is logged in at LinkedIn at the time of the call-up to our website. This occurs regardless of whether the person clicks on the LinkedIn button or not. If such a transmission of information to LinkedIn is not desirable for the data subject, then he or she may prevent this by logging off from their LinkedIn account before a call-up to our website is made.
LinkedIn provides under https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls the possibility to unsubscribe from e-mail messages, SMS messages and targeted ads, as well as the ability to manage ad settings. LinkedIn also uses affiliates such as Eire, Google Analytics, BlueKai, DoubleClick, Nielsen, Comscore, Eloqua, and Lotame. The setting of such cookies may be denied under https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy. The applicable privacy policy for LinkedIn is available under https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. The LinkedIn Cookie Policy is available under https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy.
11. Legal basis for the processing
Art. 6(1) lit. a GDPR serves as the legal basis for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party, as is the case, for example, when processing operations are necessary for the supply of goods or to provide any other service, the processing is based on Article 6(1) lit. b GDPR. The same applies to such processing operations which are necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures, for example in the case of inquiries concerning our products or services. Is our company subject to a legal obligation by which processing of personal data is required, such as for the fulfillment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6(1) lit. c GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may be necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured in our company and his name, age, health insurance data or other vital information would have to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or other third party. Then the processing would be based on Art. 6(1) lit. d GDPR. Finally, processing operations could be based on Article 6(1) lit. f GDPR. This legal basis is used for processing operations which are not covered by any of the abovementioned legal grounds, if processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by our company or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data. Such processing operations are particularly permissible because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. He considered that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a client of the controller (Recital 47 Sentence 2 GDPR).
12. The legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by a third party
Where the processing of personal data is based on Article 6(1) lit. f GDPR our legitimate interest is to carry out our business in favor of the well-being of all our employees and the shareholders.
13. Period for which the personal data will be stored
The criteria used to determine the period of storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After expiration of that period, the corresponding data is routinely deleted, as long as it is no longer necessary for the fulfillment of the contract or the initiation of a contract.
14. Provision of personal data as statutory or contractual requirement; Requirement necessary to enter into a contract; Obligation of the data subject to provide the personal data; possible consequences of failure to provide such data
We clarify that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g. tax regulations) or can also result from contractual provisions (e.g. information on the contractual partner). Sometimes it may be necessary to conclude a contract that the data subject provides us with personal data, which must subsequently be processed by us. The data subject is, for example, obliged to provide us with personal data when our company signs a contract with him or her. The non-provision of the personal data would have the consequence that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded. Before personal data is provided by the data subject, the data subject must contact any employee. The employee clarifies to the data subject whether the provision of the personal data is required by law or contract or is necessary for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data and the consequences of non-provision of the personal data.
15. Existence of automated decision-making
As a responsible company, we do not use automatic decision-making or profiling.
This Privacy Policy has been generated by the Privacy Policy Generator of the German Association for Data Protection that was developed in cooperation with Privacy Lawyers from WILDE BEUGER SOLMECKE, Cologne.