Privacy Policy
Last updated September 23, 2026
1. Controller
Island Polymer Industries GmbH
ChemiePark, Areal A, Andresenstraße 6
06766 Bitterfeld-Wolfen, OT Wolfen, Germany
Phone: +49 3494 39211-10 | Email: wolfen@islandpolymer.com
2. Data protection officer
We have appointed a data protection officer, who can be contacted as follows:
Island Polymer Industries GmbH
– Data Protection Officer –
ChemiePark, Areal A, Andresenstraße 6
06766 Bitterfeld-Wolfen, OT Wolfen, Germany
Email: wolfen@islandpolymer.com (Attn: Data Protection Officer)
3. Legal bases
We process personal data only where permitted by law: on the basis of your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR), for steps prior to or the performance of a contract (Article 6(1)(b)), to comply with legal obligations (Article 6(1)(c)) or to protect legitimate interests that are not overridden by your interests or fundamental rights (Article 6(1)(f)). The applicable basis is stated in each section below.
4. Hosting and technical delivery
This website is created and hosted by Wix.com, Inc., USA. When you access the website, technical data (IP address, date and time, requested page, referrer URL, browser and operating system, device and language settings, access status, transferred data volume) are processed to deliver the website, ensure stability and security and prevent misuse. Legal basis: Article 6(1)(f) GDPR – the secure, reliable and efficient operation of the website – and Article 6(1)(b) GDPR where processing is technically necessary for a function you request. Server and security logs are retained for 6 months.
5. Website administration
The website is administered by Island Group Enterprises LLC, 267 E. Jericho Turnpike, Mineola NY 11501, acting as processor under Article 28 GDPR . The safeguards for this transfer are described in section 10.
6. Contact enquiries
If you contact us via the contact form, email or telephone, we process the information you provide (name, company, contact details, message) to handle your enquiry and, where applicable, to prepare or perform a business relationship. Legal basis: Article 6(1)(b) GDPR for contract-related enquiries, otherwise Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (efficient handling and documentation of business enquiries); Article 6(1)(c) GDPR where statutory retention duties apply. General enquiries are normally deleted no later than 6 months after final completion unless the correspondence is required for an existing or prospective contractual relationship or is subject to statutory retention obligations. Providing data is voluntary; without it we may be unable to answer your enquiry.
7. Cookies and similar technologies
Strictly necessary technologies (security, load balancing, storage of privacy preferences, technical operation) are used on the basis of Section 25(2) TDDDG; any related processing of personal data is based on Article 6(1)(f) or (b) GDPR. All technologies requiring consent (analytics, marketing, personalisation) are used only after your consent, based on Section 25(1) TDDDG and Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. You can withdraw consent at any time with effect for the future via the “Cookie Settings” link.
XSRF-TOKEN
Essential Cookie
Purpose: Used for security reasons
Duration: Session
bSession
Essential Cookie
Purpose: Registers which server-cluster is serving the visitor. This is used in context with load balancing, in order to optimize user experience.
Duration: 1 day
hs
Essential Cookie
Purpose: Used for security reasons
Duration: Session
svSession
Essential Cookie
Purpose: Used in connection with user login
Duration: 2 years
SSR-Caching
Essential Cookie
Purpose: Used to indicate the system from which the site was rendered
Duration: 1 minute
WixClient
Essential Cookie
Purpose: Required for site functionality
Duration: Session
_WixCIDX
Essential Cookie
Purpose: Required for site functionality
Duration: 4 months
_WixUIDX
Essential Cookie
Purpose: Required for site functionality
Duration: 4 months
Wixsession2
Essential Cookie
Purpose: Required for site functionality
Duration: Session
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8. Recipients
Within Island Polymer Industries GmbH, access is limited to personnel who need the data for the stated purposes. In addition, personal data may be disclosed, where necessary and legally permitted, to hosting, IT, consent-management and communication service providers, to the website administration company (section 5), to professional advisers, auditors and insurers, and to authorities or courts where required by law.
9. International data transfers
Some recipients – in particular the hosting provider and the website administration company – process personal data outside the European Economic Area. Transfers take place only under Chapter V GDPR: on the basis of an EU adequacy decision, including the EU–U.S. Data Privacy Framework for actively certified U.S. recipients, or on the basis of the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses with supplementary measures where required. Information on the applicable safeguards is available via the contact details in section 1.
10. Retention and data security
We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the stated purposes or as required by statutory retention obligations; thereafter the data are deleted or anonymised. We apply appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against loss, alteration and unauthorised access. Internet transmission can never be guaranteed to be completely secure.
11. Your rights
Subject to the statutory conditions, you have the right of access (Article 15 GDPR), rectification (Article 16), erasure (Article 17), restriction of processing (Article 18), data portability (Article 20) and withdrawal of consent with effect for the future (Article 7(3)).
Right to object (Article 21 GDPR): where processing is based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR, you may object at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation; where personal data are processed for direct marketing, you may object at any time without giving reasons.
To exercise your rights, contact us using the details in section 1 or the data protection officer named in section 2.
You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement. The supervisory authority responsible for our establishment is:
Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz Sachsen-Anhalt
Otto-von-Guericke-Straße 34a
39104 Magdeburg, Germany
Email: poststelle@lfd.sachsen-anhalt.de
12. Final provisions
We do not use data collected through this website for automated decision-making, including profiling, within the meaning of Article 22 GDPR. The website addresses business audiences and is not directed at children. We will update this Privacy Policy when legal requirements, website functions or processing activities change; the current version is published on this website with