Privacy policy

3.1. Scope of the processing of personal data

We collect and process personal data of our users only to the extend required for providing a functional website as well as our contents and services. Personal data of our users is processed regularly only after the user’s consent. An exception applies in such cases where a prior consent cannot be obtained for actual reasons and the processing of the data is allowed by legal regulations.

3.2. Legal basis for the processing of personal data

As we obtain the consent of the data subject for the processing of personal data, Art. 6 div 1 lit. a GDPR serves as the legal basis for the processing of personal data.

Is the processing of personal data required for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual performances to which the data subject is a party, Art. 6 div 1 lit. b GDPR serves as the legal basis.

Is the processing of personal data required to fulfil a legal obligation to which our company is subject, Art. 6 div 1 lit. c GDPR serves as legal basis.

In the event that the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Art. 6 div 1 lit. d GDPR serves as the legal basis.

If processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our company or a third party and if the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not outweigh the first-mentioned interest, Art. 6 div 1 lit. F GDPR serves as the legal basis for processing.

3.3. Data erasure and storage time

The personal data of the person concerned will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage ceases to apply. Furthermore, data may be stored if this has been provided for by the European or national legislator in EU regulations, laws or other provisions to which the person responsible is subject. The data will also be blocked or deleted if a storage period prescribed by the aforementioned standards expires, unless there is a need for further storage of the data for the conclusion or fulfilment of a contract.

4.1. Description and scope of data processing

Every time our website is visited, our system automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the calling computer. The following data is collected:

- IP address of the requesting computer
- Date and time of access
- The access method / function wanted by the requesting computer
- The access method / function wanted by the requesting computer
- Access status of the web-server
- Name of the requested file / requested URL
- Browser type and Browser version

The data is also stored in the log files of our system. This data is not stored together with other personal data of the user.

4.2. Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the temporary storage of data is Art. 6 div 1 lit. f GDPR.

4.3. Purpose of data processing

The purpose of data processing is especially due to the following reasons:

- Guarantee of a smooth connection of the website
- Guarantee of comfortable use of our website
- Evaluation of the security and stability of the system
- For other administrative purposes.

The temporary storage of the IP address by the system is necessary to enable the website to be delivered to the user’s computer. For this, the IP address of the user must remain stored for the duration of the session.

We do not use the collected data to draw conclusions about your person or for marketing purposes

4.4. Duration of data processing

The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer necessary to achieve the purpose for which they were collected. In the case of the collection of data for the provision of the website, this is the case when the respective session has ended.

4.5. Possibility of objection and elimination

The collection of data for the provision of the website and the storage of data in log files is absolutely necessary for the operation of the website. Consequently, there is no possibility of objection on the part of the user.

5.1. Description and scope of data processing

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored in the Internet browser or by the Internet browser on the user’s computer system. If a user visits a website, a cookie may be stored on the user’s operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic character string that enables a unique identification of the browser when the website is called up again. Some elements of our website require that the calling browser can be identified even after a page change.

When users access our website, an information banner notifies them about the use of cookies and calls their attention to this data protection declaration. In this context, a notification also appears explaining how users can modify their browser settings or add-ons to prevent the storage of cookies.

5.2. Legal basis for data processing

The data processed by cookies is essential for the given purposes for maintaining the legitimate interests of us as well as of third parties according to Art. 6 div 1 lit. f GDPR.

5.3. Purpose of data processing

Technically essential cookies are used to simplify the use of our website for the user. We cannot offer some functions of our website without using cookies. The user data collected by technically necessary cookies are not used to create user profiles. The analysis cookies are used for the purpose of improving the quality of our website and its contents. The analysis cookies tell us how the website is used and enable us to continually optimise our services. Based on the analyses, the existing pages can be optimized, which leads to a better user experience.

5.4. Duration of data storage

Cookies are stored on the user’s computer and transmitted to our site. Therefore, you as a user have full control over the use of cookies. You can deactivate or restrict the transmission of cookies by changing the settings in your Internet browser. Cookies that have already been stored, can be deleted at any time. This can also be done automatically and can be configured in the settings. More information concerning the setting options, you can find on the manufacturer’s page of your internet browser or at the BSI (Federal Office for Information Security) under the following Link.

5.5. Possibility of appeal and elimination

See 5.4.

6.1. Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Inc.(1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA), Google Analytics uses so-called cookies. The information generated by the cookie regarding your usage of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in USA and is saved there. The Google tracking codes on this homepage uses the function “_anonymizeIp()”. As a result, your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area prior to transmission to the USA, in order to exclude any personal reference.

Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as a part of Google Analytics is not combined with other data from Google.

You may refuse the storage of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, for further notes see 5.

This website uses Google Analytics reports concerning demographic features that contain data from interest-related advertising by Google and visitor data from third parties (e.g. age, gender and interest). This information cannot be associated with any specific individual and can be deactivated at any time via the corresponding settings.

Google Analytics data are stored on the basis of Art. 6 div 1 lit. f GDPR and there is a legitimate interest in analysing user behaviour in order to optimize the web service.

You can prevent the data collection and storage and any time for future visits by clicking on the following link: Disable Google Analytics

An opt-out cookie will be set to prevent your data from being collected on future visits on this website. For more information on Google Analytics terms of use and privacy policy please refer to: www.google.com/analytics/terms/ .

6.2. YouTube

Or website uses the provider YouTube LLC (901 Cherry Avenue, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA) represented by Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA) for the integration of videos.

Normally your IP address is already sent to YouTube and cookies are installed on your computer when you call up a page with embedded videos. However, we have integrated our YouTube videos with the extended data privacy mode (YouTube still always contacts the Double Click service by Google, but no personal data are evaluated here). In this way, YouTube does no longer store information about the visitors unless they watch the video. If you click on the video, your IP address is transmitted to YouTube and YouTube knows that you watched the video. If you are logged-in with YouTube this information is also assigned to your user account.

We do not have any notice of or have any influence on the collection and use of your data by YouTube. For more information please refer to YouTube’s privacy policy www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy. In order to deactivate or eliminate the named cookies please see under 5.

6.3. Order data processing with Google

With Google we have concluded a contract for the order data processing and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities for the use of Google Analytics.

8.1. Responsible

Jointly responsible for the processing are:

Facebook Ireland Ltd
4 Grand Canal Square
Dublin 2
Ireland

and

HOLTEC GmbH & Co. KG
Dommersbach 52
53940 Hellenthal
Germany
Email: datenschutz(at)holtec.de

8.2. Processing of personal data by Facebook

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled in its judgement of 5 June 2018 that the operator of a Facebook page is jointly with Facebook responsible for the processing of personal data.

We are aware that Facebook processes data of visitors for the following purposes:

• Facebook uses cookies for storing and further processing the data which are stored on the user’s various end devices. If the user has a Facebook profile and is logged in to it, the storage and analysis is conducted across devices.
• The exact processing of your data when visiting our Facebook fan pages depends on whether you are logged in your Facebook account. If you are logged in with your Facebook profile Facebook can permanently assign the data to your account in order to learn more about you.
• Facebook can also store your data even if you do not have a Facebook account. This can be made by the use of cookies containing information that can be read again at a later time. By this is it possible for Facebook to store information about your surfing behaviour and to process this data even without available account.

Facebook’s data protection declaration contains further information about the processing of data: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

Opt-outs can be set under: https://www.facebook.com/adpreferences/ad_settings/?entry_product=account_settings_menu. Further information about Facebook and other user-based online advertisement can be find under https://www.youronlinechoices.com/.

Facebook Inc., the U.S. American parent company of Facebook Ireland Ltd. is certified under the EU U.S. privacy shield and thus has committed itself to adhere to European data protection directives. Further information about the privacy shield status of Facebook is available at: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacyshield.

The transmission and further processing of personal data of users and visitors to the Facebook page in third countries, such as, for example, the United States, as well as the possible associated risks for the users cannot be ruled out by us as operator of the page.

8.3. Responsibility for the processing of Insights data

Facebook has assumed primary responsibility (complies with all applicable obligations under the GDPR) for the data processing. This means in particular:

• That Facebook keeps detailed information on the data processing available at www.facebook.com (Art. 13 GDPR). To provide you with an overview of the essential information we also refer in the context of this privacy policy to the content provided and the Facebook links indicated there.
• - We only receive anonymous statistics from Facebook about the use of our fan page. We can only see how many users have performed which interactions, but not which user has performed a particular action. The statistics of the Insights do not allow us to draw conclusion about a specific person.

Irrespective of Facebooks’s primary responsibility, you can also assert your rights under the GDPS directly against us. We will then immediately forward your request to Facebook via a form available for this purpose.

8.4. Legal basis for the processing

The legal bases and the purposes of Facebook’s processing can be found at

- https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/legal_bases
- https://www.facebook.com/policy.php

We have a legitimate interest in being able to track user behaviour on our Facebook fan page, accordingly, the legal basis for processing the data is Art 6 div 1 lit f GDPR. In this way, it is possible for us to record the range and effectiveness of our activities such as campaigns and posts and other activities through processes statistics. This enables us to continuously optimise our website and our online presence according to demand.

8.5. Rights of the data subject

The rights of the data subject according to the GDPR also exist when visiting our Facebook fan pages as well as our use of Facebook Insights. You can find these rights in detail under point 11. You can assert these rights directly against Facebook or us.

Referring to the processing of cookies, you have a right to object, see description in point 5. In addition, you have the possibility to configure and adjust your settings for the use of cookies on the part of Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/policies/cookies/. Here you will find information about how you can object to Facebook’s processing.

The storage period of the cookies used can be determined via your browser. For this it is often sufficient to click on the info sign “i” or on the lock symbol next to the address bar in order to see more information about the cookies.

11.1. Right to withdrawal the consent (Art. 7 div 3 GDPR)

You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. Therefore, we may no longer continue the data processing based on this consent.

11.2. Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)

You have the right to obtain information about the personal data being processed by us. You can obtain information particularly on the purpose of processing, the categories of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom the personal data has been or will be disclosed, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, the existence of the right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of the right to lodge a complaint, the source of the data where the personal data are not collected from the data subject by us, existence of automated decision-making, including profiling and meaningful information about their details.

11.3. Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)

You have the right to obtain the rectification of inaccurate or completion of personal data concerning you and saved by us without undue delay.

11.4. Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)

You have the right to obtain from us the erasure of personal data concerning you, if the processing is not essential for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or for establishing, exercising or defending legal claims.

11.5. Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)

You have the right to restrict the processing of your personal data, if the accuracy of the personal data is contested by you, the processing is unlawful so you oppose its erasure and if we no longer need the data, but you need it for establishing, exercising or defending legal claims or if you have objected to processing pursuant to div 21 GDPR.

11.6. Obligation to notify (Art. 19 GDPR)

If you have asserted a right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing against the person responsible, then he or she is obligated to inform all the recipients, to whom the personal data has been disclosed, about this rectification or erasure of data or the restriction of processing, unless this proves to be impossible or causes excessive expense.

11.7. Right to Data Portability (Art. 20 GDPR)

You have the right to receive your personal data, which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to transmit this data to another person responsible.

11.8. Right to lodge a complaint (Art. 77 GDPR)

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. You can generally appeal to the supervisory authority of your habitual residence or work place or our Law Office.