We are aware of how important it is for you that your privacy is protected whenever you visit one of the company’s websites. We take protection of your personal data extremely seriously. We therefore wish to inform you about what data we store, when we do so, and how we use this data. With this in mind, we would like to use this Privacy Policy to make you aware of our data protection measures.
Collection of Data
You can always use our online presentation without disclosing your personal data. Whenever our website is accessed, the following data is stored for backup and optimization purposes:
Although this data could potentially enable identification, it is not used to identify individuals. While it may be used for statistical purposes, individual users remain anonymous. Where data is passed on to external service providers, we ensure that data protection regulations are observed by means of appropriate agreements with such external service providers, as well as by means of technical and organizational measures.
Collection and Processing of Personal Data
Personal data will only be collected if you voluntarily provide us with this data, such as when registering for something, filling in forms, sending e-mails, ordering products and services, making inquiries, or requesting material.
We will only use the personal data collected from you to provide you with the desired products or services, or for other purposes for which you have given your consent, unless otherwise required by law. Here, too, insofar as data is passed on to external service providers, we have ensured through contractual principles, as well as technical and organizational measures, that the data protection regulations are observed.
a) Use of Contact Forms
We offer you the opportunity to contact us directly using the contact forms provided. You can provide the following information for this purpose:
b) Use of Information Portals
Following registration, we offer you the option of getting in touch with us via one of the company’s information portals, such as in order to access product information. You can provide the following information in this regard:
c) Use of Newsletters
We offer you the option of subscribing to a variety of newsletters. For this purpose, we will collect and use the e-mail address provided by you during registration in accordance with the prior consent you have granted.
To enable further personalization of the newsletter, you also have the option of providing us with the following information:
We use the so-called double opt-in procedure to register for our newsletter. This means that after your registration, we will send you an e-mail to the given e-mail address in which we will ask you to confirm that you wish to receive the newsletter. In addition, we save the IP addresses you use and the dates of registration and confirmation. The purpose of the procedure is to prove your registration and, if necessary, to clarify any possible misuse of your personal data.
You can revoke your consent to receive the newsletter at any time and subscribe from the newsletter. You can withdraw your consent by clicking on the link provided in each newsletter e-mail or by sending a message to the contact details given in the imprint.
Microsoft Dynamics
We use the marketing system “Microsoft Dynamics 365 Marketing” of the provider Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft Deutschland GmbH, Walter-Gropius-Straße 5, 80807 Munich, Germany) – hereinafter referred to as “Microsoft” – to carry out marketing campaigns, for analytical purposes and to address customers and potential customers.
We use the system in particular for sending e-mail communications (e.g. newsletters).
The use of the provider Microsoft and the system, the performance of statistical surveys and analyses as well as the logging of the registration procedure for e-mail communication, are based on your consent to e-mail communication via Microsoft Dynamics. We are interested in providing a user-friendly and secure system that serves our business interests and meets the expectations of our users.
The statistical data collection includes (among other things) determining whether the newsletters are accessed, when they are accessed, and which links are clicked. Although this information can technically be assigned to the individual newsletter recipients, an analysis of personal data is excluded and information about newsletter recipients is only evaluated pseudonymously and cannot be decrypted and assigned to individual persons.
Registration for our newsletter takes place in a so-called double opt-in procedure. This means that after registration, the user receives an e-mail in which he or she is asked to confirm the registration. The registrations for the newsletter are logged in order to be able to prove the registration process in accordance with the legal requirements. This includes the saving of the time of registration and confirmation, as well as the IP address. Changes to the user data stored with the dispatch service provider are also logged.
The recipient of our newsletter can unsubscribe at any time, i.e. withdraw his or her consent. The user will find a link to unsubscribe from the newsletter at the end of each newsletter. The corresponding data will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after the newsletter has been unsubscribed. Data stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected by this.
Users can find further information on data protection in the Microsoft data protection declaration at: https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement.
d) Inquiry by E-Mail, Telephone or Fax
If you contact us by e-mail, telephone or fax, your request including all personal data (name, request) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent.
The data you send us via contact requests will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.
e) Registration on this Website
You can register on this website to use additional features on the site. We use the data entered for this purpose only for the purpose of using the respective offer or service for which you have registered. The mandatory information requested during registration must be provided in full. Otherwise, we will refuse the registration.
In the case of important changes, for example in the scope of our services or in the case of technically necessary changes, we will use the e-mail address provided during registration to inform you in this way.
The processing of the data entered during registration is carried out for the purpose of implementing the user relationship established by the registration and, if necessary, for initiating further contracts.
The data collected during registration will be stored by us as long as you are registered on this website and will subsequently be deleted. Legal retention periods remain unaffected.
Use of Cookies
So-called cookies are used in some areas of the website in order to be able to make our services available to you more individually. Cookies are identifiers that a web server can send to your computer in order to identify it for the duration of your visit. Most browsers are set so that they automatically accept cookies. The following types of cookies are used, with their scope and functions explained below:
Transient cookies (see “a”)
Persistent cookies (see “b”)
a) Transient cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser. These are mainly session cookies. These store a “session ID,” which is used to assign various requests submitted by your browser to a single session. As a result, your computer can be recognized when you return to our website. Session cookies are deleted when you log out or close your browser.
b) Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a set period, which varies from cookie to cookie. You can delete cookies at any time using the security settings of your browser.
You can configure your browser settings as desired and, for example, decline third-party cookies or all cookies. Please note that you may then be unable to use all functions of this website.