We are pleased that you take an interest in our company and our web pages. We take the protection of your personal data and privacy very seriously. The following sections contain information on how we handle your data.
Organization in charge:
SAMSON AG
Weismüllerstraße 3
60314 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Phone: +49 69 4009-0
Fax: +49 69 4009-1507
E-mail: samson@samsongroup.com
Internet: www.samsongroup.com
The contact details of our data protection officer are as follows:
Data Protection Officer
Weismüllerstraße 3
60314 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
E-mail: privacy-de@samsongroup.com
If you use one of the sites offered by SAMSON AG, such as our web pages, we process your personal data.
We treat your data with strict confidentiality and use them only for the purposes communicated upon collection of the data. Data processing is based on the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and other applicable data protection regulations.
1. Deployment of web pages
Our systems record a number of general data, including personal data, every time you visit our web pages. The following data are saved in our server log files:
IP address (possibly in a shorted, anonymized form)
Date and time of request (time stamp)
Request details and target address (protocol version, HTTP method, referrer, UserAgent string)
Name of requested files and transmitted amount of data (requested URL including Query string, size in bytes)
Message whether query was successful (HTTP status code)
Web page that sent the request
Browser type or app used
Operating system and its user interface
Browser language and version
We draw no conclusions on you as a person when processing these data. We perform neither personalized analyses nor data assessments for profiling.
The processing of personal data is governed by Article 6(1) lit. f) GDPR. Data processing is mandatory to technically provide the web pages and ensure the stability and security of our systems. This also constitutes our legitimate interest. It is impossible to use our web pages without such data processing, which means that you have no opportunity to object.
Your data will be deleted once you leave our web pages and terminate your current session. Your IP address will be deleted no later than seven days after the end of your web page visit.
2. Use of cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies (assets) to ensure that you get the most out of our website based on the data we collect. If you accept the predefined cookie settings, by default we only use the essential cookies and assets as well as the anonymized analytics by Matamo.
2.1 Essential
Essential cookies and assets are used to run the website. We use these cookies to offer you various services, such as the detection of your preferred language and save the consent settings made in the cookie consent banner.
2.2 Usage analytics cookies
Usage analytics cookies enable us to analyze how you use our web pages. They help us test the efficiency of our web pages and detect errors. Additionally, the cookies enable us to perform web analytics and show us how to optimize our services. We use the following usage analytics cookies:
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Retention period | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pkid.34.9245 | Matomo | Web Analytics and Website Optimization | 30 days | HTTPS |
| pkses.34.9245 | Matomo | Web Analytics and Website Optimization | Session | HTTPS |
| ncc_e | dkd-nuxt-cookie-control | To save the cookie IDs in order to remove or add them if you have been accepted | 365 days | HTTPS |
| ncc_c | dkd-nuxt-cookie-control | To store which cookies have been accepted | 365 days | HTTPS |
| i18n_redirected | Nuxt-i18n | Used by the nuxt-i18n package, which attempts to redirect users to their preferred language by recognizing the language of your browser. | 365 days | HTTPS |
| session | Samsongroup | authentication | 8 hours | HTTPS |
The processing of personal data using usage analytics cookies is governed by your consent according to Article 6(1) lit. a) GDPR.
2.2.1 Matomo
We use Matomo on our web pages, a web analytics service provided by InnoCraft Ltd., 150 Willis St, 6011 Wellington, New Zealand. We use Matomo to analyze usage of our web pages as well as individual functions and offers to optimize our web pages. Matomo is based on cookies that enable us to analyze your usage of our web pages, including your IP address.
The Anonymize Visitors’ IP Addresses function is activated on our web pages. As a result, your IP address is abbreviated for further processing to rule out personal referencing.
The processing of data is governed by Article 6(1) lit. a) GDPR.
Right of revocation
You have the right to revoke your consent without providing reasons at any time to prevent usage of your data in the future.
If you do not agree with the future transmission of your data to Matomo while using our web pages, you can completely deactivate Matomo. To do so, deactivate Matomo in your browser settings. In this case, you may no longer be capable of using the full scope of functions available on our web pages.
For further information on the Matomo terms of use and data protection regulations go to https://matomo.org/privacy-policy/.
There is no obligation for you to provide your personal data. Providing data is prescribed neither by law nor by a contract nor is it required to make a contract. However, not providing our data may prevent you from using our web pages or their full scope of functions.
3. Contacting us
There are different ways of getting into contact with us.
3.1 Scope of data processing
3.1.1 Contact forms
Our website includes contact forms to get in touch with us. We save your personal data transmitted to us through the form. Which data we process becomes evident from the respective input form. In the forms, only those fields are marked as mandatory that are absolutely necessary to use the associated offer.
3.1.2 Other ways of contacting us
Our web pages include different ways for you to get into contact with us by e-mail, ground mail or phone. In this case, we save the personal data transmitted to us as part of your inquiry, such as your e-mail address, address data, phone number or other personal data arising from your inquiry.
3.2 Legal basis
If the personal data are transmitted as part of a general inquiry or e-mail, processing is governed by Article 6(1) lit. f) GDPR. If your inquiry is related to an agreement or if it is made prior to entering into a contract with us, processing is governed by Article 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. In all other cases, the processing of your personal data is governed by Article 6(1) lit. f) GDPR. It is our legitimate interest to handle your inquiries.
3.3 Purpose of data processing
The purpose of data processing is to handle your inquiry. The data are processed exclusively for this purpose. None of your data are forwarded to third parties in this context.
3.4 Retention period for your personal data
Once your inquiry has been handled, we will mark your stored personal data to limit their processing in the future. Unless you have given your explicit consent to their further use, we will delete your personal data after the retention periods stipulated by the tax and trade legislation have expired.
There is no obligation for you to provide your personal data. Providing data is prescribed neither by law nor by a contract nor is it required to make a contract. However, not providing your data may prevent you from using our contact form or its full scope of functions or you may not be able to get into contact with us.
4. Security
We have implemented technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal data against accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction or access by unauthorized persons. We continuously improve our security measures in line with technological development.
5. Responsibility for external contents
Our web pages contain links to websites and web pages by external providers. We have no influence on whether other providers comply with the applicable laws and regulations on data protection and privacy, nor do we check their compliance. If you consider linked external sites or pages to be in violation of the applicable laws or if you consider them to be otherwise inappropriate, we kindly ask you to tell us that. We will verify your notification and remove the external link, if necessary. We are not responsible for the contents and accessibility of linked external websites or pages.
6. Rights of the data subjects
If we process your personal data, you are a data subject as defined in Article 4(1) GDPR and have the following rights towards us:
Right of access (Article 15 GDPR)
Right to rectification (Article 16 GDPR)
Right to erasure (Article 17 GDPR)
Right to restriction of processing (Article 18 GDPR)
Notification obligation (Article 19 GDPR)
Right to data portability (Article 20 GDPR)
Right to object (Article 21 GDPR)
Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Article 77 GDPR)
Right to withdraw the declaration of consent on processing personal data (Article 7(3) GDPR)
You have the right to revoke your consent at any time, for example by e-mail to privacy-de@samsongroup.com. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of data processing based on consent granted before the withdrawal.
Right to object (Article 21 GDPR)
Pursuant to Article 21 GDPR, you have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning yourself which is based on Article 6(1) lit. e) or f) GDPR, including profiling based on those provisions. No automated decision-making takes place on our web pages.
We no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.
If you want to exercise a right, please contact our data protection officer at privacy-de@samsongroup.com.
Note that we may request additional information from you under certain conditions to verify your identity. For example, we may ensure that information is not revealed to unauthorized persons when exercising the right of access.
7. Validity of the privacy policy
It may be necessary to revise this privacy policy to further develop our web pages or implement new features. We reserve the right to change this privacy policy at any time with effect for the future. The version as amended and accessible at the time you visited our web pages is valid.
Last revision: March 2025