Privacy Policy
As of: 07.03.2026

Disclaimer: Our products and services are directed to business customers only (B2B only).

We are very delighted that you have shown interest in our enterprise. Data protection is of a particularly high priority for the management of us. The use of the Internet pages of us is possible without any indication of 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 inline with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and in accordance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to us. 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, we have 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.

Definitions

The data protection declaration us 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.

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.

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 signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.

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:

Elefant chemische Produkte GmbH
Rolf Manhart
[address]
71332 Waiblingen
Germany
497151965770

E-Mail: info@elefantoil.com

DE147320244

Cookies / SessionStorage / LocalStorage

The Internet pages of us use cookies, local storage and session storage. This is to make our offer more user-friendly, effective and secure. Local storage and session storage is a technology used by your browser to store data on your computer or mobile device. Cookies are text files that are stored in a computer system via an Internet browser.

You can prevent the use of cookies, local storage and session storage by setting them in your 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.

Through the use of cookies, we can provide the users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the cookie setting.

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.

Collection of general data and information

The website of us 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:

browser types and versions used

operating system used by the accessing system

the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (referrers)

sub-websites

date and time of access

IP address

Internet service provider of the accessing system

other similar data required for IT security

This information is needed to deliver website content correctly, optimize the website, ensure the long-term viability of IT systems and provide law enforcement with necessary information in case of cyber-attacks.

Contact possibility via the website

The website contains information that enables quick electronic contact with us. If a data subject contacts the controller by e-mail or via a contact form, the personal data transmitted are automatically stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the data subject.

Comments function in the blog on the website

Users may leave comments on blog posts on the website. Comments and related information (date, pseudonym, IP address) may be stored for security reasons.

Gravatar

For comments, the Gravatar service from Automattic is used. Gravatar matches your email address with your avatar image if registered. If not registered, no image will be displayed. Details: https://en.gravatar.com

Routine erasure and blocking of personal data

Personal data is processed only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage or as required by law. When the storage purpose expires, the data will be deleted or blocked in accordance with legal requirements.

Rights of the data subject

Data subjects have the following rights under GDPR:

Right of confirmation

Right of access

Right to rectification

Right to erasure (right to be forgotten)

Right to restriction of processing

Right to data portability

Right to object

Right to withdraw consent

Rights related to automated decision-making and profiling

Legal basis for processing

Processing is based on Article 6 GDPR, including:

consent of the data subject

performance of a contract

compliance with legal obligations

protection of vital interests

legitimate interests pursued by the company

Legitimate interests pursued by the controller

Where processing is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, our legitimate interest is to carry out our business in favor of the well-being of all employees and shareholders.

Period for which personal data will be stored

Personal data will be stored according to statutory retention periods. After expiration, the data will be deleted unless required for contract fulfillment.

Provision of personal data

Providing personal data may be required by law or contract. Without providing required data, a contract may not be concluded.

Existence of automated decision-making

As a responsible company, we do not use automated decision-making or profiling.

General Cookies

Cookies from WordPress

Name
Purpose
Validity

wordpress_test_cookie
This cookie determines whether the use of cookies has been disabled in the browser. Duration of storage: Until the end of the browser session (will be deleted when closing your internet browser).
Session

PHPSESSID
This cookie stores your current session with respect to PHP applications, ensuring that all features of this website based on the PHP programming language are fully displayed. Duration of storage: Until the end of the browser session (will be deleted when closing your internet browser).
Session

wordpress_akm_mobile
These cookies are only used for the administration area of WordPress.
1 Year

wordpress_logged_in_akm_mobile
These cookies are only used for the administration area of WordPress and do not apply to other site visitors.
Session

wp-settings-akm_mobile
These cookies are only used for the administration area of WordPress and do not apply to other site visitors.
Session

wp-settings-time-akm_mobile
These cookies are only used for the administration area of WordPress and do not apply to other site visitors.
Session

ab
Is used for A / B testing of new features.
Session

akm_mobile
Saves if the visitor wants to see the mobile version of a website.
1 Day

Cookies from DSGVO AIO for WordPress

Name	Purpose	Validity
dsgvoaio	This LocalStorage key / value stores which services the user has agreed to or not.	variable
_uniqueuid	This LocalStorage key / value stores a generated ID so that the user's opt-in / opt-out actions can be documented. The ID is stored anonymously.	variable
dsgvoaio_create	This LocalStorage key / value stores the time when _uniqueuid was generated.	variable
dsgvoaio_vgwort_disable	This LocalStorage key / value stores whether the service VG word standard is allowed or not (setting of the page operator).	variable
dsgvoaio_ga_disable	This LocalStorage key / value stores whether the service Google Analytics Standard is allowed or not (Hiring the site operator).	variable