Data protection

PRIVACY STATEMENT

1. Data protection at a glance

General Notes

The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal information when you visit our web site. Personal information is all information which which you can be personally identified. Detailed information about data protection cam be found in our data privacy statement, which appears below this text.

Data collection on our website

Who is responsible for the collection of data on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website owners. Contact details can be found in the legal information of the web site.

How do we collect data?

One way in which your data is collected is by you giving it to us. This may be data that you enter in a contact form, for example.
Other data is automatically recorded by our IT systems when you visit the web site. This is mainly technical data (e.g. Web browser, operating system or time and date when page was accessed). This data is recorded automatically as soon as you enter our web site.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is used in order to ensure that the web site is error-free. Other data may be used to analyse the behaviour of our users.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to receive free information about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored information at any time. You also have the right to request correction, blocking or deletion of this data. You can contact us at the address specified in legal information at any time concerning this matter or for any other questions concerning data privacy. You also have the right to complain to the responsible supervisory authority.

Analysis tools and third party tools

Your surfing behaviour can be statistically evaluated when you visit our web site. This mainly occurs using cookies or so-called analysis programs. Your surfing behaviour is usually analysed anonymously; the surfing behaviour cannot be traced back to you. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. More detailed information about this can be found in the following data protection declaration.
You can object to this analysis. We will inform you about the objection option in this data privacy statement.

2. General Notes and Mandatory Information

Data protection

The operators of these pages take your data privacy very seriously. We treat your personal information confidentially and in accordance with the legal data privacy regulations and this data privacy statement.
If you use this web site, various items of personal information are recorded. Personal information is information which which you can be personally identified. This data privacy statement explains which data we record and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this takes place.
We would like to point out that data transmission on the Internet (e.g. e-mail communication) may have security gaps. Absolute protection of the data from access by third parties is not possible.

Note concerning the responsible body

The responsible body for the data processing on this web site is:
TECTUS Technology GmbH
Lustheide 85
D-51427 Bergisch Gladbach, Deutschland
Telefon: +49 (0) 22 04 979 88 0
E-Mail: info@tec-tus.de

The responsible body is a natural or legal entity who makes decisions about the purposes and means of processing personal information (e.g. names, e-mail addresses or the like), either independently or together with others.

Retraction of your consent to data processing

Many data processing procedures are only possible with your express consent. You can retract consent that has already been given at any time. Sending us an informal notification by e-mail suffices. The legality of the data processing which has taken place before the retraction is not affected by the retraction.

Right to complain to the responsible supervisory body

In the event of data privacy law violations, the person affected has the right to complain to the responsible supervisory authority. The responsible supervisory body with regard to data privacy law is the state data privacy officer of the federal state in which our company is based. A list of the data protection officers and their contact data can be found at the following link: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

Rights to data portability

You have the right to have the data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or to fulfil a contract handed out to you or a third party in a normal, machine-readable format. If you request direct transmission of the data to another responsible person, this will only be done if it is technically feasible.

SSL and TLS encryption

This page uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential information, such as orders or inquiries which you send to us as the site operator. An encrypted connection can be recognised by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and the padlock symbol in your browser line.
If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data which you send to us cannot be eavesdropped by third parties.

Information, blocking, deletion

Within the scope of the applicable legal regulations, you have the right to free information about your stored personal information, its origin and recipient and the purpose of the data processing and the right to correction, blocking or deletion of this data at any time. You can contact us at the address specified in legal information at any time concerning this matter or for any other questions concerning personal information.

Opposition to promotional e-mails

The use of the contact data published in the legal information for sending unsolicited advertising and information material is forbidden. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action if unsolicited advertising information is sent, e.g. by means of spam e-mails.

3. Data Protection Officer

A data protection officer is not required by law for this company, and none has been appointed as a result.

4. Data collection on our website

Cookies

Cookies are used in places on internet pages. Cookies do not damage your computer and contain no viruses. Cookies are used to make our online presence more user-friendly, more effective and safer. Cookies are small text files which are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.
The majority of cookies that we use are so-called “session cookies”. They are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Other cookies remain on your terminal device until you delete them. These cookies makes it possible for us to recognise your browser on the occasion of your next visit.
You can set your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, refuse to accept cookies for certain cases or refuse all cookies, or activate the automatic deletion of cookies when you close the browser. The deactivation of cookies can limit the functionality of this website.
Cookies which are required to carry out electronic communication or for providing certain functions which you require (e.g. shopping cart function) are stored on the basis of art. 6 para. 1 lit. f of the DSGVO (General Data Protection Regulation). The web site operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimised provision of its services. If other cookies are stored (e.g. cookies for analysing your surfing behaviour), these will be dealt with separately in this data privacy statement.

Server Log Files

The provider of the pages collects and stores information automatically in so-called server log files, which your browser sends to us automatically. These are:

  • Browser type and browser version
  • Operating system used
  • Referrer URL
  • Host name of computer
  • Time of server request
  • IP Address

This information is not kept together with other information sources.
The basis for data processing is art. 6 para. 1 lit. f of the DSGVO, which permits the processing of data for fulfilling a contract or pre-contractual measures.

Contact form 

If you send us inquiries using the contact form, your details from the contact form including the contact data specified therein are stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We do not pass this information on without your consent.
The processing of the data in the contact form therefore takes place exclusively on the basis of your consent (art. 6 para. 1 lit. a of the DSGVO). You can retract permission at any time. Sending us an informal notification by e-mail suffices. The legality of the data processing procedures which have taken place before the retraction is not affected by the retraction.
We will retain the data that you have entered in the contact form until you ask us to delete it, retract your consent to store the information or the information no longer needs to be stored (e.g. after the processing of your inquiry is complete). Mandatory legal provisions, particularly retention deadlines, remain unaffected.

5. Analysis tools and advertisements

Google Analytics 

This web site uses functions of the internet analysis service, Google Analytics. Provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Google Analytics uses Cookies. These are text files which are stored on your computer and make analysis of your use of the web site possible. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this web site is usually transmitted to a Google service in the USA and stored there.
The storage of Google Analytics cookies takes place on the basis of art. 6 para. 1 lit. f of the DSGVO. The web site operator has a legitimate interest in analysing usage behaviour in order to optimise his online presence and also his advertising.

IP Anonymisation

We have activated the IP anonymisation function on this website. Your IP address is therefore shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the agreement on the European Economic Area before transmission to the USA. The full IP address will only be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there in exceptional cases. Google will use this information on behalf of the operators of this web site to analyse your use of the web site in order to put together reports of web site activity and in order to provide the website operator with other services associated with the use of the web site and the Internet. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics will not be kept together with other data by Google.

Browser Plug-in

You can prevent the storage of cookies by making an appropriate setting in your browser software; however, we would like to point out that you may not be able to make full use of all functions of this web site in this case. You can also prevent the collection of the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the web site (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in that is available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

Objection to data collection

You can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link: An opt-out cookie is set which prevents the collection of your data during future visits to this web site. Deactivating Google Analytics.
More information about the handling of user data by Google Analytics can be found in the Google data privacy statement. https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.

Contract Data Processing 

We have agreed a contract for order data processing with Google, and implement the strict specifications of the German Data Privacy Authorities in full during the use of Google Analytics.

Demographic features with Google Analytics

This website uses the “demographics features” function of Google Analytics This makes it possible to produce reports which contains statements about the age, gender and interests of the web site visitors. This information originates from interest-related advertising by Google and visitor data from third party providers. This information cannot be assigned to a specific person. You can deactivate this function at any time via the advertising settings in your Google account or generally refuse the collection of your data by Google Analytics as described in the “Objection to data collection” section.

Google Web Fonts

This page uses so-called Web Fonts, which are provided by Google, to display fonts in a uniform way. When a page is called up, your browser loads the Web Font which are required into your browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly.
For this purpose, the browser that you use must make a connection to Google servers. In this way, Google acquires knowledge that our web site has been accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Web Fonts takes place in the interest of uniform and appealing display of our online presence. This is a legitimate interest in the sensor of art. 6 para. 1 lit. f of the DSGVO.
If your web browser does not support Web Fonts, a standard font from your computer is used.
More information about Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in the data privacy statement from Google: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

Google Maps

This website uses the map service Google Maps via an API. Provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
We need to save your IP Address to use the functions of Google Maps. This information is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The owners of this website have no influence on this transmission of data.
The use of Google Maps takes place in the interest of an appealing display of our online presence and to make it easier to find the locations specified on our web site. This is a legitimate interest in the sensor of art. 6 para. 1 lit. f of the DSGVO.
More information about the handling of user data can be found in the Google data privacy statement: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

Use of SalesViewer® technology:

This website uses SalesViewer® technology from SalesViewer® GmbH on the basis of the website operator’s legitimate interests (Section 6 paragraph 1 lit.f GDPR) in order to collect and save data on marketing, market research and optimisation purposes.

In order to do this, a javascript based code, which serves to capture company-related data and according website usage. The data captured using this technology are encrypted in a non-retrievable one-way function (so-called hashing). The data is immediately pseudonymised and is not used to identify website visitors personally

The data stored by Salesviewer will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required for their intended purpose and there are no legal obligations to retain them.

The data recording and storage can be repealed at any time with immediate effect for the future, by clicking on https://www.salesviewer.com/opt-out in order to prevent SalesViewer® from recording your data. In this case, an opt-out cookie for this website is saved on your device. If you delete the cookies in the browser, you will need to click on this link again.