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Privacy Policy

1. Controller

The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is: 

ELA Container GmbH
Zeppelinstraße 19–21
49733 Haren (Ems)
Germany

Phone: +49 5932 506-0
Email: info@container.de

2. Data Protection Officer 

You can reach our Data Protection Officer at: 

Martin Lampen
Zeppelinstraße 19–21
49733 Haren (Ems) 

Email: datenschutzmanagement@container.de
Data Protection Team: datenschutz@container.de

3. Subject of this Privacy Policy 

This privacy policy informs you which personal data we process when you use the website www.ela-gebrauchtcontainer.de, for what purposes, on what legal basis, and what rights you are entitled to.

4. Processing When Visiting the Website (Server Log Files) 

When you access the website, our web server or hosting provider automatically processes data transmitted by your browser: 

  • IP address (usually shortened/temporary)
  • Date and time of access
  • Page/file accessed
  • Referrer URL
  • Browser type/version
  • Operating system
  • Provider/device information (where technically necessary). 

Purposes: Provision of the website, IT security, stability, error analysis and prevention of misuse. 

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in a secure and functional website).

Storage period: Log data is generally only stored for as long as necessary for the stated purposes; it is then deleted or anonymised, unless statutory retention obligations or security-related requirements prevent this.

5. Contact and Inquiries

If you contact us via forms, email or telephone, we process the data you provide (e.g. name, contact details, company information, content of your inquiry and, where applicable, attachments/photos).

Purposes: Processing your inquiry, preparing offers, pre-contractual measures and, where applicable, contract performance.

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (pre-contractual measures/contract) or – if there is no (pre-)contractual relationship – Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in processing inquiries).

Necessity: Without providing the information marked as mandatory fields, we generally cannot process your inquiry.

Storage period: We delete the data after processing has been completed, unless it is still required for contract fulfilment or statutory retention obligations exist (e.g. commercial and tax law). In these cases, data is blocked and deleted once the retention periods have expired.

6. Recipients and Categories of Recipients

We only transfer personal data insofar as this is necessary for the stated purposes. Possible recipients are: 

  • IT and hosting service providers (operation, maintenance, support)
  • Service providers for content/file delivery (CDN)
  • Consent management providers
  • Tag and advertising services (only with consent)
  • Authorities/public bodies, where we are legally obliged to do so. 

Involvement of Other Group Companies:
If the inquiry relates to the activities of subsidiaries, affiliated companies or agency companies of ELA Container, and this is necessary for efficient processing of the inquiry, your data may be forwarded to the relevant company. These may include the following companies: ELA Container Nederland BV, ELA Container Polska Sp. z o. o., ELA Container Sales GmbH, ELA Container Participaties BV, UAB ELA Container Lietuva, ELA Container Offshore GmbH, ELA Container Projects BV, ELA Container Belgium BV, ELA Container Offshore USA Corp., ELA Container UK Ltd., ELA Container Engineering GmbH, ELA Container Austria GmbH, ELA Container Real Estate BV, ELA Container Offshore Holding GmbH, ELA Container CZ s.r.o., ELA Container Denmark ApS, ELA Container Production GmbH, ELA Container Switzerland GmbH.

The legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR in conjunction with Recital 48, as we have a legitimate interest in the transfer for internal administrative purposes.

Insofar as service providers act as processors, this is done on the basis of Art. 28 GDPR (data processing agreement). 

7. Transfers to Third Countries

When integrating services from international providers, data may be transferred to third countries (outside the EU/EEA, e.g. the USA).

In these cases, transfers only take place if the requirements of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR are met, in particular through adequacy decisions (e.g. the EU–US Data Privacy Framework, where applicable) or appropriate safeguards (e.g. EU standard contractual clauses) as well as, where applicable, supplementary protective measures.

Note: In third countries, a level of data protection comparable to that in the EU cannot be guaranteed; government access cannot be completely ruled out.  

8. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies (e.g. local storage, tags) to provide the website and – with your consent – to enable marketing/conversion measurement.

We use technically necessary cookies/technologies on the basis of § 25(2) TTDSG. We only use non-necessary cookies/technologies (e.g. marketing) with your consent (§ 25(1) TTDSG in conjunction with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).

You can change your consent at any time via the "Cookie Settings" in the website footer or revoke it with effect for the future. Revocation does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out up to that point.

9. Services Used

The following services have been identified on www.ela-gebrauchtcontainer.de (cookie/service list). Details of specific cookie names may vary depending on configuration and are shown in the consent banner.

Category: Essential cookies
Service: Usercentrics Consent Management Platform
Provider: Usercentrics GmbH (Germany)
Purpose: Consent management (cookie banner), logging of consent, blocking of non-essential services (autoblocking).
Legal basis: § 25(2) No. 2 TTDSG; Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR (obligation to provide evidence) and (f) GDPR (legitimate interest in legally compliant management).
Storage period/further notes: Storage period of consent status as shown in the cookie banner (typically 6–12 months).

Category: Essential cookies
Service: JSDelivr
Provider: jsDelivr (CDN)
Purpose: Delivery of static resources (e.g. CSS for input/form functions) to improve loading times and stability.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest: efficient, secure provision).
Storage period/further notes: No targeted storage on the device by the service; connection data is technically processed when retrieving content.

Category: Functional cookies
Service: Google Tag Manager
Provider: Google Ireland Limited (Ireland)
Purpose: Management and delivery of tags/scripts. Tags for marketing/tracking are only activated with consent.
Legal basis: Where technically necessary: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR; insofar as access/storage on the device or execution of marketing tags is concerned: § 25(1) TTDSG and Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent).
Storage period/further notes: The service itself generally does not set cookies; cookies result from the services integrated via it. Details in the cookie banner.

Category: Marketing cookies
Service: Google Ads
Provider: Google Ireland Limited (Ireland) / Google LLC
Purpose: Measuring the effectiveness of advertising campaigns (conversion and view-through tracking) and attributing conversions to ad clicks.
Legal basis: § 25(1) TTDSG and Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent).
Storage period/further notes: Depending on configuration, identifiers may be stored in cookies/local storage (typically up to 90 days for conversion attribution). Details in the cookie banner.

Category: Marketing cookies
Service: Google Analytics
Provider: Google Ireland Limited (Ireland)
Purpose: Web analytics service for measuring user data and recording user behaviour.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1) sentence 1(a) GDPR (consent).
Storage period/further notes: The data must be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the specified processing purposes. Maximum cookie storage period: 731 days. Details in the cookie banner.

Category: Marketing cookies
Service: Facebook Pixel (Meta)
Provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd.
Purpose: This list shows the purposes of data collection and processing: analysis, marketing, retargeting, advertising, conversion tracking, personalisation.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1) sentence 1(a) GDPR (consent).
Storage period/further notes: User interactions recorded on the websites are not stored for longer than two years. However, the data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for processing purposes. Details in the cookie banner.

10. Legitimate Interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR)

Insofar as we process data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, we pursue in particular the following interests:

  • Operation, security and stability of the website
  • Prevention of misuse and fraud
  • Efficient processing of inquiries and customer communication
  • Improvement of technical performance and presentation.

11. Automated Decision-Making / Profiling

Automated decision-making, including profiling within the meaning of Art. 22 GDPR, generally does not take place in connection with the use of this website. However, marketing/conversion measurements may generate statistical evaluations for campaign optimisation; these have no legal effect on you and do not affect you in a similarly significant way. 

12. Origin of the Data

We generally collect personal data directly from you (e.g. through entries in forms). For marketing/conversion services, additional technical data from your device/browser (e.g. cookie IDs, click parameters from the URL) may also be processed by the respective providers.

13. Data Subject Rights

Subject to the statutory requirements, you have the following rights: 

  • Access (Art. 15 GDPR)
  • Rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
  • Erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
  • Restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
  • Data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
  • Objection to processing based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (Art. 21 GDPR)
  • Withdrawal of consent given (Art. 7(3) GDPR).

To exercise your rights, please contact the controller or the Data Protection Officer (contact details above).

14. Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR) if you believe that the processing of your personal data infringes the GDPR. In particular, the supervisory authority of your place of residence or the place of the alleged infringement has jurisdiction. For Lower Saxony: 

The Lower Saxony State Commissioner for Data Protection
Prinzenstraße 5
30159 Hannover
Email: poststelle@lfd.niedersachsen.de

15. Currency and Changes

We update this privacy policy whenever the legal situation, website functions or services used change. The current version can be found at www.ela-gebrauchtcontainer.de.

Last updated: 27 April 2026