Data Protection

DATA PROTECTION

We attach great importance to data protection. The collection and processing of your personal data takes place in compliance with the applicable data protection regulations, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1 RESPONSIBLE

The person responsible for the collection, processing and use of your personal data within the meaning of Art. 4 No. 7 GDPR is

E-cision GmbH & Co. KG

Benzstrasse. 26

D - 46395 Bocholt

Telephone: +49 (0) 2871 24 25 56 0

represented by Ingmar Stolze.

If you want to object to the collection, processing or use of your data by us in accordance with these data protection provisions as a whole or for individual measures, you can address your objection to the person responsible.

You can save and print out this data protection declaration at any time.

2 WHAT DATA WE PROCESS AND WHY

2.1 HOSTING

The hosting services we use serve to provide the following services: Infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage space and database services, security services and technical maintenance services that we use to operate the website.

We or our hosting provider process inventory data, contact data, content data, contract data, usage data, meta and communication data from customers, interested parties and visitors to this website on the basis of our legitimate interests in an efficient and secure provision of our website in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 p. 1 f).

2.2 ACCESS DATA

We collect information about you when you use this website. We automatically collect information about your usage behavior and your interaction with us and register data about your computer or mobile device. We collect, save and use data every time our website is accessed (so-called server log files). The access data include:

Name and URL of the retrieved file
Date and time of the retrieval
Amount of data transferred
Message about successful retrieval (HTTP response code)
Browser type and browser version
Operating system
Referer URL (i.e. the previously visited page)
Websites that are accessed by the user's system via our website
Internet service provider of the user
IP address and the requesting provider

We use this log data without assignment to your person or other profiling for statistical evaluations for the purpose of operation, security and optimization of our website, but also for anonymous recording of the number of visitors to our website (traffic) as well as the scope and type of Use of our website and services, also for billing purposes, to measure the number of clicks received from cooperation partners. Based on this information, we can provide personalized and location-based content and analyze data traffic, search for and correct errors and improve our services.

This is also where our legitimate interest lies in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 f) GDPR.

We reserve the right to check the log data retrospectively if, based on specific indications, there is a legitimate suspicion of illegal use. We store IP addresses in the log files for a limited period of time if this is necessary for security purposes or for the provision of services or the billing of a service, e.g. B. if you use one of our offers. After canceling the order process or after receipt of payment, we delete the IP address if it is no longer required for security purposes. We also save IP addresses if we have a specific suspicion of a criminal offense in connection with the use of our website. We also save the date of your last visit as part of your account (e.g. when registering, logging in, clicking links, etc.).

2.3 COOKIES

We use cookies to optimize our website.

2.3.1 WHAT ARE COOKIES?

A cookie is a small text file that we temporarily store on your hard drive when you visit our website. This file contains various information that enables our website to provide you with a pleasant visit, e.g. B. by the website "remembers" certain information or preferences you have made.

When the cookie is activated, it is assigned an identification number. Your personal data will not be assigned to this identification number. Your name, your IP address or similar data that would enable the cookie to be assigned to you are not stored in the cookie. Based on cookie technology, we only receive pseudonymized information, for example about which pages of our website were visited, which offers were viewed, etc.

Without the use of cookies, websites cannot save your preferences or registration details for your next visit.

2.3.2 WHICH COOKIES DO WE USE?

On the one hand, we use technically necessary cookies. These are cookies that enable certain core functions of our website in the first place (for example a login system or a shopping cart function).

We have a legitimate interest in the use of technically necessary cookies in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in making our website user-friendly and functional. Your interests as a data subject are generally not impaired when using technically necessary cookies, which is why weighing up individual cases does not usually mean that we are not allowed to use technically necessary cookie IDs.

We also use cookies that are not technically necessary. This includes, in particular, analysis and personalization cookies. These cookies are used to collect information on how you use our website. We want to find out which of our pages or services are popular and how popular and what success our marketing campaigns have. We also use these cookies to show you advertising content that is as relevant as possible.

If the cookies are not technically necessary (for example cookies for the purpose of analysis or tracking), we will only save the cookie on your device on the basis of your prior consent via "opt-in" in the cookie banner that you receive when you first access the page is shown. We then explain the respective purpose of storing the cookie to you within the cookie banner as part of the respective service that stores the cookie on your device. You can change / revoke your cookie settings, in particular your consent to the storage of cookies, at any time in the cookie settings. You can access the settings by clicking on the distinctive fingerprint symbol at the bottom right of the website.

You can also set your browser so that you are informed in advance about the setting of cookies and can decide in individual cases whether you want to exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, or that cookies are completely prevented. This can restrict the functionality of the website.

2.4 DATA FOR THE FULFILLMENT OF OUR CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

We process personal data that we need to establish a contractual relationship with you and to fulfill our contractual obligations, such as name, address, email address, services ordered, billing and payment data.

The legal basis for processing this data is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 b) GDPR, because this data is required so that we can fulfill our contractual obligations towards you or initiate a contract with you.

2.5 DIRECT ADVERTISING

We also process your personal data for direct advertising for our goods and services.

If you have consented to receiving e-mail advertising, you will receive information and offers for our goods and services that are relevant to your company at the given e-mail address at regular intervals of around 9-12 weeks. You can withdraw your consent at any time.

We save your email address and log your consent as long as we need your data to send the newsletter and as long as you do not revoke your consent or unsubscribe from the newsletter.

You can cancel your registration at any time without incurring any costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic tariffs. A message in text form to the contact details mentioned under item 1 (e.g. e-mail, fax, letter) is sufficient for this. Of course, you will also find an unsubscribe link in every advertising email.

Without your consent to direct advertising by email, you will only receive advertising by post. You can also object to this form of direct mail.

The legal basis for the processing of your personal data for direct mail is our legitimate interest in direct mail in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 f) GDPR and - in the case of e-mail advertising - in connection with your consent in accordance with Section 7 Paragraph 2 No. 3 UWG.

If you are already our customer and have already purchased goods or services from us, we can regularly send you product recommendations by email even without your consent. In this way, we send you information about products from our range in which you may be interested on the basis of your last purchases of goods or services from us. In doing so, we strictly adhere to the legal requirements. You can object to this at any time without incurring any costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic tariffs. A message in text form to the contact details mentioned under item 1 (e.g. e-mail, fax, letter) is sufficient for this. Of course, you will also find an unsubscribe link in every email.

The legal basis for this is our legitimate interest in direct advertising in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 f) GDPR in conjunction with the legal permission in accordance with Section 7 Paragraph 3 UWG.

2.6 E-MAIL OR TELEPHONE CONTACT

If you contact us (e.g. by phone, contact form or email), we will process your details to process the request and in the event that follow-up questions arise.

If the data processing takes place in order to carry out pre-contractual measures, which take place at your request, or, if you are already our customer, to carry out the contract, the legal basis for this data processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 b) GDPR. Otherwise, we process your personal data on the basis of our legitimate interest in answering your questions in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 f) GDPR.

2.7 GOOGLE

2.7.1 GOOGLE WEBFONTS

Service Description: This is a collection of fonts for commercial and personal use.

Processing company: Google Ireland Limited, Google Building Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland

Data processing purposes: This list represents the purposes of data collection and data processing.

Provision of font
Analysis

Collected data: This list contains all (personal) data that are collected by or through the use of this service.

CSS Requests
IP Address
Font File Requests
Collected Usage Data
Referrer URL

Legal basis: In the following, the necessary legal basis for the processing of data is mentioned.

Art. 6 Abs. 1 s. 1 lit. a DSGVO

Processing Place: This is the primary place where the data collected will be processed. If the data is also processed in other countries, you will be informed separately.

European Union

Duration for storing the data: The retention period is the period of time in which the collected data is stored for processing. The data must be deleted as soon as they are no longer required for the specified processing purposes. The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required for processing purposes.

Transfer to third countries: This service can transfer the collected data to another country. Please note that this service can transfer data outside of the European Union and the European Economic Area and to a country that does not offer an adequate level of data protection. If the data is transferred to the USA, there is a risk that your data may be processed by US authorities for control and monitoring purposes, without you possibly having any legal remedies. Below is a list of the countries to which the data will be transferred. This can be the case for various purposes, e.g. B. for storage or processing.

Worldwide

Data recipients: The recipients of the data collected are listed below.

Alphabet Inc.
Google LLC
Google Ireland Limited

Click here to read the data processor's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

Click here to read the data processor's cookie policy: https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=en

Click here to revoke on all domains of the processing company: https://safety.google/privacy/privacy-controls/

2.7.2 GOOGLE ANALYTICS

Service description: This is a web analysis service. It enables the user to measure advertising ROI and track Flash, video, and social networking sites and applications.

Processing company: Google Ireland Limited, Google Building Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland

You will find the email address of the data protection officer of the processing company below:

https://support.google.com/policies/contact/general_privacy_form

Data processing purposes: This list represents the purposes of data collection and processing.

Analysis
Marketing

Technologies used: This list contains all technologies with which this service collects data. Typical technologies are cookies and pixels that are placed in the browser.

Cookies
Pixel

Collected data: This list contains all (personal) data that are collected by or through the use of this service.

App Updates
Browser Information
Click Path
Date and Time of Visit
Device Information
Downloads
Flash Version
Location Information
IP Address
JavaScript Support
Visited Pages
Purchase Activity
Referrer URL
Usage Data
Widget Interactions

Legal basis: In the following, the necessary legal basis for the processing of data is mentioned.

Art. 6 Abs. 1 S. 1 lit. a DSGVO

Processing Place: This is the primary place where the data collected will be processed. If the data is also processed in other countries, you will be informed separately.

European Union

Duration for storing the data: The retention period is the period of time in which the collected data is stored for processing. The data must be deleted as soon as they are no longer required for the specified processing purposes. The retention period depends on the type of data stored. Each customer can determine how long Google Analytics will keep data before it is automatically deleted.

United States of America, Singapore, Chile, Taiwan

Data recipients: The recipients of the data collected are listed below.

Alphabet Inc., Google LLC, Google Ireland Limited

Click here to read the data processor's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de

Click here to read the data processor's cookie policy: https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=de

Click here to revoke on all domains of the processing company: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

Storage information: Maximum limit for storing cookies: 2 years

Saved information:

Name: _ga; This is used to distinguish users .; Duration: 2 years; Type: cookie;
Name: _gid; This is used to distinguish users .; Duration: 1 day; Type: cookie;
Name: _gat; Used to throttle the request rate .; Duration: 1 minute; Type: cookie;
Name: _dc_gtm_xxx; This is used to distinguish users .; Duration: 1 minute; Type: cookie;
Name: _gat_gtag_xxx; This is used to distinguish users .; Duration: 1 minute; Type: cookie;
Name: _gac_xx; This contains information about which ad was clicked; Duration: 2 months, 29 days; Type: cookie;
Name: IDE; With the help of this ID, Google can recognize the user on various websites and domains and display personalized advertising; Duration: 1 year; Type: cookie.

2.8 OTHER SERVICES

In addition to the use of cookies, we also use other third-party services that increase the performance of our website and, among other things, allow us to analyze your user behavior. Such services transmit personal data, usually your IP address, to the respective provider of the service.

Of course, these services can only be used with your prior consent. You can also give your consent for these services in the cookie banner, which is displayed below when you first access the page.

You can change / revoke your consent to the use of such third-party services at any time in the cookie settings. You can access the settings by clicking on the distinctive fingerprint symbol at the bottom right of the website.

3 STORAGE DURATION

Unless specifically stated, we only store personal data for as long as is necessary to fulfill the purposes pursued.

In some cases, the legislature provides for the storage of personal data, for example in tax or commercial law. In these cases, the data will only be stored by us for these legal purposes, but will not be processed in any other way and will be deleted after the legal retention period has expired. The legal basis for this processing is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 c) GDPR.

4 YOUR RIGHTS AS A DATA PROCESSED PARTY

According to the applicable laws, you have various rights with regard to your personal data. If you would like to assert these rights, please send your request by email or post, clearly identifying yourself to the address given in section 1.

Below you will find an overview of your rights.

4.1 RIGHT TO CONFIRMATION AND INFORMATION

You have the right to clear information about the processing of your personal data.

In detail:

You have the right at any time to receive confirmation from us as to whether personal data relating to you is being processed. If this is the case, you have the right to request free information from us about the personal data stored about you, along with a copy of this data. Furthermore, there is a right to the following information:

The processing purposes;
the categories of personal data that are processed;
the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been disclosed or are still being disclosed, in particular for recipients in third countries or international organizations;
if possible, the planned duration for which the personal data are stored or, if this is not possible, the criteria for determining this duration;
the existence of a right to correction or deletion of the personal data concerning you or to restriction of processing by the person responsible or a right to object to this processing;
the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority;
if the personal data are not collected from you, all available information about the origin of the data;
the existence of automated decision-making including profiling in accordance with Art. 22 para. 1 and 4 GDPR and - at least in these cases - meaningful information about the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing for you.

If personal data is transmitted to a third country or to an international organization, you have the right to be informed about the appropriate guarantees in accordance with Art. 46 GDPR in connection with the transmission.

4.2 RIGHT TO CORRECTION

You have the right to request that we correct and, if necessary, complete your personal data.

In detail:

You have the right to request us to correct any incorrect personal data concerning you without delay. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, you have the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data - including by means of a supplementary declaration.

4.3 RIGHT TO DELETION ("RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN")

In a number of cases we are obliged to delete personal data relating to you.

In detail:

In accordance with Art. 17 (1) GDPR, you have the right to demand that we delete personal data relating to you immediately, and we are obliged to delete personal data immediately if one of the following reasons applies:

The personal data are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
You revoke your consent on which the processing is based in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 a) GDPR or Art. 9 Paragraph 2 a) GDPR based, and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
You object to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 Paragraph 1 GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate reasons for the processing, or you object in accordance with Art. 21 (2) GDPR.
The personal data has been processed unlawfully.
The deletion of the personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the member states to which we are subject.
The personal data were processed in With reference to information society services offered in accordance with Art. 8 Para. 1 GDPR.

If we have made the personal data public and we are obliged to delete it in accordance with Art. 17 Para. 1 GDPR, we take appropriate measures, including technical measures, taking into account the available technology and the implementation costs, in order to inform those responsible for the data processing who do the process personal data, to inform you that you have requested the deletion of all links to this personal data or of copies or replications of this personal data.

4.4 RIGHT TO RESTRICTION OF PROCESSING

In a number of cases you are entitled to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data.

In detail:

You have the right to request that we restrict processing if:

You dispute the correctness of the personal data for a period that enables us to check the correctness of the personal data;
The processing is unlawful and you refused to delete the personal data and instead restrict the use of the personal data;
We no longer need the personal data for the purposes of processing, but you need the data to assert, exercise or defend legal claims;
Or you have objected to processing in accordance with Art. 21 (1) GDPR, as long as it has not yet been established whether the legitimate reasons of our company outweigh yours.

4.5 RIGHT TO DATA TRANSFERABILITY

You have the right to receive machine-readable personal data relating to you, to transmit it, or to have it transmitted by us.

In detail:

You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format, and you have the right to transmit this data to another person responsible without hindrance from us, provided that

the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 a) GDPR or Art. 9 Para. 2 a) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 b) GDPR
and the processing is automated Procedure takes place.

When exercising your right to data portability in accordance with paragraph 1, you have the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from us to another person responsible, insofar as this is technically feasible.

4.6 RIGHT TO OBJECT

You have the right to object to the lawful processing of your personal data by us, if this is justified by your particular situation and our interests in the processing do not prevail.

In detail:

You have the right, for reasons that arise from your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of personal data relating to you, which is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 e) or f) GDPR; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. We no longer process the personal data unless we can prove compelling legitimate reasons for the processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

If we process personal data in order to operate direct mail, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purpose of such advertising; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is associated with such direct advertising.

You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data relating to you for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes in accordance with Art. 89 Para. 1 GDPR, for reasons that arise from your particular situation because the processing is necessary to fulfill a task in the public interest.

4.7 AUTOMATED DECISIONS INCLUDING PROFILING

You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing - including profiling - which has legal effects on you or which significantly affects you in a similar manner.

There is no automated decision-making based on the personal data collected.

4.8 RIGHT TO WITHDRAW DATA PROTECTION CONSENT

You have the right to withdraw your consent to the processing of personal data at any time.

4.9 RIGHT TO COMPLAIN WITH A REGULATORY AUTHORITY

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state of your place of residence, your place of work or the place of the alleged infringement, if you are of the opinion that the processing of your personal data is unlawful.

5 DATA SECURITY

We make every effort to ensure the security of your data within the framework of the applicable data protection laws and technical possibilities.

Your personal data will be transmitted encrypted with us. We use the SSL (Secure Socket Layer) coding system, but would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) can have security gaps. A complete protection of the data against access by third parties is not possible.

To secure your data, we maintain technical and organizational security measures in accordance with Art. 32 GDPR, which we continually adapt to the state of the art. The servers we use are carefully backed up on a regular basis.

6 DISCLOSURE OF DATA TO THIRD PARTIES, NO DATA TRANSFER TO NON-EU ABROAD

In principle, we only use your personal data within our company.

If and to the extent that we involve third parties in the performance of contracts (such as logistics service providers), they will only receive personal data to the extent that the transmission is necessary for the corresponding service.

In the event that we outsource certain parts of the data processing ("order processing"), we contractually oblige the processors to use personal data only in accordance with the requirements of the data protection laws and to guarantee the protection of the rights of the data subject.

A data transfer to places or persons outside the EU does not take place outside of the third-party services listed in the cookie settings and is not planned.

E-cision GmbH & Co. KG | Benzstrasse 26 | D-46395 Bocholt

Tel.: +49 (0) 2871 24 25 56 0 Fax: +49 (0) 2871 24 25 56 1

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E-cision GmbH & Co. KG

Benzstrasse 26

46395 Bocholt

Germany

Tel.: +49 (0) 2871 24 25 56 0

Fax: +49 (0) 2871 24 25 56 1

Imprint | GTC | Data Protection