Privacy Policy

§ 1 Information about the collection of personal data

(1) In the following we are informing you about the collection of personal data when using our web-site. Personal data are all data, which are related to you personally, such as name, e-mail ad-dress.

(2) Controller in accordance with Art. 4 (7) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Sloman Neptun Schiffahrts-Aktiengesellschaft, Langenstraße 44, 28195 Bremen, Germany, e-mail: info@sloman-neptun.de (please see also our IMPRINT). Our data protection officer may be reached under the following e-mail address: lueschen@sloman-neptun.com.

(3) When contacting us via e-mail, the data provided (your e-mail-address, where appropriate your name and your telephone number) will be collected in order to answer your questions. The data will be deleted once the storage may be unnecessary, or the processing will be restricted if legal obligation to collect data exist.

§ 2 Collection of personal data when visiting our website

When you access our website www.sloman-neptun.com for information purposes only, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect the personal data your browser is providing to our server. When you view this website, we collect the following data, which are technically necessary to view the website and to ensure the stability and the security of the website. (legal basis: Art. 6 (1) f) GDPR):

  • – IP address of the requesting computer
  • – date and time of the request
  • – time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
  • – content of the request (certain website)
  • – access status/HTTP-status code
  • – data volume transferred
  • – website of request
  • – browser
  • – operating system and its interface
  • – language und release of the browser software.

§ 3 Use of cookies

(1) We use cookies on our websites. Cookies are small text files that are assigned to the browser you are using and stored on your hard drive by means of a characteristic character string and through which certain information flows to the location that sets the cookie. Cookies cannot ex-ecute programmes or transfer viruses to your computer and therefore cannot cause any dam-age. They serve to make the website more user-friendly and effective overall, i.e. more pleasant for you.

(2) Cookies can contain data that makes it possible to recognise the device used. In some cases, however, cookies only contain information on certain settings that are not personally identifiable. However, cookies cannot directly identify a user

(3) A distinction is made between session cookies, which are deleted as soon as you close your browser, and permanent cookies, which are stored beyond the individual session. With regard to their function, a distinction is made between:

  • – technical cookies: these are strictly necessary to move around the website, use basic functions and ensure the security of the website; they do not collect information about you for marketing purposes or store which web pages you have visited;

– performance cookies: these collect information about how you use our website, which pages you visit and, for example, if you experience any errors while using the web-site; they do not collect any information that could identify you – all information collected is anony- mous and is only used to improve our website and to find out what in-terests our users;

– advertising cookies, targeting cookies: these are used to offer the website user customised advertising on the website or offers from third parties and to measure the effective-ness of these offers; advertising and targeting cookies are stored for a maximum of 13 months;

– sharing cookies: these are used to improve the interactivity of our website with other services (e.g. social networks); sharing cookies are stored for a maximum of 13 months.

(4) The legal basis for cookies that are absolutely necessary to provide you with the expressly re-quested service is § 25 (2) no. 2 Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG). Any use of cookies that is not absolutely technically necessary for this purpose con-stitutes data processing that is only permitted with your express and active consent in accord-ance with § 25 (1) TDDDG in conjunction with Art. 6 (1) a) GDPR. This applies in particular to the use of performance, advertising, targeting or sharing cookies. In addition, we only pass on your personal data processed by cookies to third parties if you have given your express consent to this in accordance with Art. 6 (1) a) GDPR.

§ 4 Data processing for job applications

(1) You can send us applications for job positions in our company via the Job Navigator on our website. If you submit personal data to us in this way or in any other way when applying, we will process your data during the application process if this is necessary for the decision on the es-tablishment of an employment, internship or apprenticeship relationship. The basis for data pro-cessing is Art. 6 (1) a) and b) GDPR and Art. 88 (1) GDPR in conjunction with Art. 26 (1) Fed-eral Data Protection Act (BDSG).


(2) Insofar as we use the services of third parties (so-called processors) to carry out and handle processing operations, this is done on the basis of order processing contracts in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR (refer to § 7).


(3) If you would like to send us applications via the Job Navigator on our website, please also note the corresponding privacy policy for applicants (m/f/d) and application procedures [Link to the privacy policy for applicants]

§ 5 Social Networks & External Links

(1) In addition to this website we also provide online presences in social media, which you can reach via appropriate buttons on our website. If you visit such an online presence, personal da-ta may be transferred to the respective provider of the social network.

(2) We point out that user data is also transferred to a server in a third country and can therefore be processed outside the European Union.

(3) It is possible that, in addition to the storage of the data specifically entered by you in this social network, further information will also be processed by the provider of the social network.

(4) In addition, the provider of the social network may process the most important data of the com-puter system from which you are visiting it – for example, your IP address, the processor type used and browser version including plug-ins.

(5) If you visit the social networks and you are logged in with your personal user account, the social network can allocate your visit to your account. If you do not want that such an allocation hap-pens, you have to log out from your personal social media account prior to your visit to our online presences.

(6) The purpose and extent of the collection of data and the processing and the use of data as well as your rights and setting opportunities for the protection of your privacy could you find in the data protection notices of the social networks:

Data protection notice Facebook
Data protection notice Linkedin
Data protection notice Instagram

§ 6 Your rights

(1) You shall have the following rights with regard to personal data concerning you:

  • – to obtain information about your personal data processed by us in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR. In particular, you can request information about the purposes of the pro-cessing, the categories of personal data concerned, the categories of recipients to whom your personal data has been or will be disclosed, the envisaged storage pe-riod, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or ob-jection, the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority, the source of your personal data if it was not collected by us, as well as the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, mean-ingful information on its details;
  • – in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, you have the right to obtain without undue delay rec tification of inaccurate personal data or the completion of incomplete personal data stored by us;
  • – to obtain the erasure of your personal data stored by us in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, unless the processing is necessary for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of pub-lic interest or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims;
  • – in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, to obtain the restriction of the processing of your per sonal data if the accuracy of the personal data is contested by you or the processing is unlawful;
  • – in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to request that it be transmitted to another controller (‘data portability’);
  • – pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR to object to the processing if the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) e) or f) GDPR. This is particularly the case if the processing is not necessary for the fulfilment of a contract with you. If it is not an objection to direct mar-keting purposes, we ask you to explain the reasons why we should not process your personal data as we have done when exercising such an objection. In the event of your justified objection, we will examine the situation and will either dis-continue or adapt the personal data processing or show you our compelling rea-sons worthy of protection on the basis of which we will continue the processing;
  • – in accordance with Art. 7 (3) GDPR, to withdraw your consent once given – i.e. your vol untary, informed and unequivocal expression of your consent to the processing of the personal data concerned for one or more specific purposes by means of a statement or other unequivocal affirmative act – at any time, if you have given such consent. The consequence of this is that we may no longer continue the data processing based on this consent in the future.

(2) Furthermore, you have the right in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority about the processing of your personal data in our company, for example to the data protection supervisory authority responsible for us: The State Commissioner for Da-ta Protection and Freedom of Information of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, Arndtstraße 1, 27570 Bremerhaven, e-mail: office@datenschutz-bremen.de.

§ 7 Cooperation with processors

As with any large company, we also use external domestic and foreign service providers to process our business transactions (e.g. for IT, recruitment, logistics, telecommunications, sales and marketing). These service providers only act in accordance with our instructions and are contractually obliged to comply with data protection regulations in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.

§ 8 Transfer of personal data to third parties

(1) The following categories of recipients, may have access to your personal data:

• service providers for the operation of our website and the processing of data stored or transmitted by the systems (e.g. for data centre services, IT security). The legal basis for the transfer is then Art. 6 (1) b) or f) GDPR;

• government bodies/authorities, insofar as this is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation. The le-gal basis for the transfer is then Art. 6 (1) c) GDPR;

• persons engaged to carry out our business operations (e.g. auditors, banks, insurance companies, legal advisors, recruitment agencies). The legal basis for the transfer is then Art. 6(1) b) or f) GDPR.

(2) On the guarantees of an adequate level of data protection when transferring data to third coun-tries refer to § 9.

(3) In addition, we will only pass on your personal data to third parties if you have given your explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) a) GDPR.

§ 9 Transfer of personal data to third countries

(1) Sloman Neptun Schiffahrts-Aktiengesellschaft has its registered office in Germany. As part of our business relationships, your personal data may also be passed on or disclosed to third-party companies. These may also be located outside the European Economic Area (EEA), i.e. in third countries. Such processing takes place exclusively to fulfil contractual and business obli-gations and to maintain your business relationship with us (legal basis is Art. 6 (1) b) or f) in each case in conjunction with Art. 44 et seq. GDPR).

(2) The European Commission certifies that some third countries have a level of data protection comparable to the EEA standard by means of so-called adequacy decisions (a list of these countries and a copy of the adequacy decisions can be found here: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection/adequacy-decisions_en). However, in other third countries to which personal data may be transferred, there may not be a consistently high level of data protection due to a lack of legal provisions. If this is the case, we ensure that data protection is adequately guaranteed. This is possible via binding corporate rules, standard contractual clauses of the European Commission for the protection of personal data in accordance with Art. 46 (1), (2) c) GDPR cer-tificates or recognised codes of conduct. Please contact our data protection officer (refer to § 1) if you would like to receive more information on this.

§ 10 How long do we store your personal data?

If no specific duration of data storage is specified in this privacy policy, we will only process your data for the time necessary for the respective purposes. Your data will be routinely erased once the respective processing purpose no longer applies and the storage obligations have expired.

§ 11 Data security

(1) We use suitable technical and organisational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction or against unauthor-ised access by third parties (e.g. TLS encryption for our website), taking into account the state of the art, the implementation costs and the nature, scope, context and purpose of the pro-cessing as well as the existing risks of a data breach (including its probability and effects) for the data subject. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

(2) We will be happy to provide you with more detailed information on request. Please contact our data protection officer (refer to § 1).

§ 12 Update and Changes of this privacy policy

(1) This privacy policy ist valid as of February 2025.

(2) Due to improvements of our website and services or due to amended legal and/or official re-quirements it may be necessary that we have to update this privacy policy. The newest version is always accessible on our website https://www.sloman-neptun.com/privacy-policy.

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