Our website may be used without entering personal information. Different rules may apply to certain services on our site, however, and are explained separately below. We collect personal information from you (e.g. name, address, email address, telephone number, etc.) in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU-GDPR). Information is considered personal if it can be associated exclusively to a specific natural person. The provisions below serve to provide information as to the manner, extent and purpose for collecting, using and processing personal information by the provider.
The responsible body within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws is:
Octanius (HK) Limited
Room 907, Silvercord Tower 2
30 Canton Rd., Tsim Sha Tsui
Hong Kong
COOKIES
Our website makes use of so-called cookies in order to recognize repeat use of our website by the same user/internet connection subscriber. Cookies are small text files that your internet browser downloads and stores on your computer. They are used to improve our website and services. In most cases these are so-called “session cookies” that are deleted once you leave our website.
To an extent, however, these cookies also pass along information used to automatically recognize you. Recognition occurs through an IP address saved to the cookies. The information thereby obtained is used to improve our services and to expedite your access to the website.
You can prevent cookies from being installed by adjusting the settings on your browser software accordingly. You should be aware, however, that by doing so you may not be able to make full use of all the functions of our website.
SERVER DATA
For technical reasons, data such as the following, which your internet browser transmits to us or to our web space provider (so called server log files), is collected:
– type and version of the browser you use
– operating system
– websites that linked you to our site (referrer URL)
– websites that you visit
– date and time of your visit
– your Internet Protocol (IP) address.
This anonymous data is stored separately from any personal information you may have provided, thereby making it impossible to connect it to any particular person. The data is used for statistical purposes in order to improve our website and services.
PURPOSE OF REGISTRATION
We offer you the opportunity to sign up for our website. The information entered when signing up, as shown in the registration form Organization’s name, Administrative Contact’s Name, Address, EMail Address is collected and stored solely for use by our website. When signing up for our website, we also store your IP address and the date and time you registered. This serves to protect us in the event a third party improperly and without your knowledge makes use of your data to sign up for our site. None of this information is transferred to third parties. Nor is any of this information matched to any information that may be collected by other components of our website.
DATA PROCESSING FOR ORDER EXECUTION
According to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR we collect and process personal data when you open a customer account and place an order. Personal data are submitted to our suppliers (e.g. Certificate Authorities) to fulfill the contract. Which data are collected and passed on can be seen from the respective input forms.
CONTACTING US
On our website we offer you the opportunity to contact us, either by email and/or by using a contact form. In such event, information provided by the user is stored for the purpose of facilitating communications with the user. No data is transferred to third parties. Nor is any of this information matched to any information that may be collected by other components of our website.
USE OF MATOMO ANALYTICS
Our website uses Matomo Analytics, a web analysis service. Matomo Analytics employs so-called “cookies“, text files that are stored to your computer in order to facilitate an analysis of your use of the site.
The information generated by these cookies, such as time, place and frequency of your visits to our site, including your IP address, is stored on servers in the European Union. We use Matomo Analytics with an IP anonymization feature on our website. In doing so, the application abbreviates and thereby anonymizes your IP address before storing it on our servers. We will use this information to evaluate your usage of our site, to compile reports on website activity for us, and to provide other services related to website- and internet usage. We may also transfer this information to third parties if this is required by law or to the extent this data is processed by third parties. You can prevent cookies from being installed by adjusting the settings on your browser software accordingly. You should be aware, however, that by doing so you may not be able to make full use of all the functions of our website. We also offer a disabling option for the most common browsers, thus providing you with greater control over the data which is collected and processed. If you enable this option, no information regarding your website visit is processdd by Matomo Analytics. However, the activation does not prevent the transmission of information to us or to any other web analytics services we may use.
USE OF STRIPE AS A PAYMENT METHOD
In case you decide to use Stripe as an online payment service, your contact details will be sent to Stripe during the order process. Stripe is a service from Stripe Inc., 510 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. Stripe takes over the function of an online payment service provider, and allows you to make payments for products and services through the internet. The personally identifiable information sent when you make a payment usually comprises your first name, last name, address, telephone number, IP address, e-mail address, or other data required for processing your order, including the number of articles ordered, the article number, the invoice amount, percentage taxes and invoice details etc. This information needs to be transferred to process your order using your chosen payment method, mainly in order to confirm your identity and manage your payment and the customer relationship.
Please refer to the Stripe Privacy Policy for more information: https://stripe.com/privacy
USE OF PAYPAL AS A PAYMENT METHOD
In case you decide to use PayPal as an online payment service, your contact details will be sent to PayPal during the order process. PayPal is a service from PayPal (Europe) S.Ã .rl & Cie. SCA, 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg. PayPal assumes the function of an online payment service and trustee, and offers buyer protection services. The personal data transmitted to PayPal usually includes your first name, last name, address, telephone number, IP address, e-mail address, or other data required to process your order, such as the quantity of articles ordered, the article number, invoice amount, percentage taxes and invoice details, etc. This information needs to be transferred to process your order using your chosen payment method, mainly in order to confirm your identity and manage your payment and the customer relationship. Please note the following however: PayPal may also pass on your personal data to subcontractors or other affiliates, to the extent necessary for fulfilling the contractual obligations arising from your order or for processing personal data in your order. Depending on the payment type you pre-select in your PayPal account, which may include payment by invoice or direct debit, PayPal will transfer the personal data transferred to PayPal to credit agencies. The information transferred serves to identify you and to verify your creditworthiness with regard to the order you have placed. Please refer to the PayPal Privacy Policy for more information on the credit agencies PayPal transfers data to and which data is collected, processed, stored and passed on by PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full
USE OF SOFORT AS A PAYMENT METHOD
In case you decide to use SOFORT as an online payment service, your contact details will be sent to SOFORT during the order process. SOFORT is a service from SOFORT GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich, Germany. SOFORT takes over the function of an online payment service provider, and allows you to make cashless payments for products and services over the Internet. The personally identifiable information sent when you make a Direct Transfer usually comprises your first name, last name, address, telephone number, IP address, e-mail address, or other data required for processing your order, including the number of articles ordered, the article number, the invoice amount, percentage taxes and invoice details etc. This information needs to be transferred to process your order using your chosen payment method, mainly in order to confirm your identity and manage your payment and the customer relationship.
Please note the following however: SOFORT may also pass on your personal data to subcontractors or other affiliates, to the extent necessary for fulfilling the contractual obligations arising from your order or for processing the personal data in your order. In some circumstances, Direct Transfer may transfer to credit agencies the personal data which has been transferred to Direct Transfer. The information transferred serves to identify you and to verify your creditworthiness with regard to the order you have placed. Please refer to the Privacy Policy displayed during the Direct Transfer payment process to find out which data protection principles Direct Transfer applies when processing your data. If you have any further questions regarding the use of your personal data, please contact Direct Transfer by e-mail (datenschutz@sofort.com) or in writing (SOFORT GmbH, Datenschutz, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich, Germany).
INFORMATION, CANCELLATION, DELETION
On the basis of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU-GDPR), you may contact us at no cost if you have questions relating to the collection, processing or use of your personal information, if you wish to request the correction, blocking or deletion of the same, or if you wish to cancel explicitly granted consent. Please note that you have the right to have incorrect data corrected or to have personal data deleted, where such claim is not barred by any legal obligation to retain this data.
Last Update: 16/Feb/2022