Data protection

Privacy Policy

We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this data protection declaration. On this website, personal data is only collected and processed to the extent necessary. The following declaration gives you an overview of how we guarantee this protection and what kind of data is collected for what purpose.

Name and address of the controller

Controller in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”):

Arbonia Riesa GmbH
Industriestrasse A 11
01612 Glaubitz

E-Mail: info@arbonia.de
Phone: 0352 65 68 96 0

Data protection officer

Statutory data protection officer:

Arbonia Riesa GmbH
Data protection officer
Pankofen-Bahnhof 1
94447 Plattling

Phone: 09931-501-4286
datenschutz@arbonia.de
www.arbonia-solutions.com

Every data subject can contact our data protection officer directly any time with any questions or suggestions regarding data protection.

1. Your rights

Various personal data is collected when you use this website. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified.

Within the scope of the applicable legal regulations, you have the right to information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients as well as the purpose of its storage at any time. If the legal requirements are met, you also have the right to the correction or erasure of your personal data, to restriction of processing, to object to processing, and to data portability.

If you have given your consent to your personal data being processed by us, you have the right to withdraw such consent at any time. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of any processing based on consent before its withdrawal. Further processing of such data on the grounds of another legal basis, for example to fulfil legal obligations, remains equally unaffected.

For this and other questions regarding personal data, you can contact our data protection officer at any time.

If you believe that our processing your personal data violates applicable data protection laws, you have the right to file a complaint with a relevant supervisory authority.

2. Collection and processing of personal data

a) When you are visiting our website

When you visit our website, we process the data which your browser automatically transfers to us. This data includes your IP address, the time of the server request, the browser type and browser version, the operating system used, the referrer URL, and the host name of the accessing computer. We only process personal data concerning the use of our website to the extent necessary to allow the user to use of the service.

Such data is only collected and processed for internal statistical purposes. The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) b) GDPR, which permits data to be processed to execute a contract or measures prior to entering into a contract. Another basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, as we have a legitimate interest in processing the data in order to ensure the stability and security of the website.

In some cases we also use cookies for this purpose. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser. Our Internet pages use cookies in several places. They make our website more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies”. They are automatically deleted after your visit. Cookies do not cause any harm to your computer or contain viruses. You have the option of deactivating this function within your browser or configuring it so that you can decide in individual cases whether or not to accept a cookie. In this case, however, the usability of our website may be restricted. Cookies that are necessary to execute the electronic communication process or provide certain functions (e.g. shopping basket function) are stored according to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for technically error-free and optimised provision of their services.

Other cookies that are stored (e.g. cookies for analysing your browsing behaviour) are treated separately in this data protection declaration.

b) When you register on our website

You can register on our website to be able to use additional functions on the site. We only use this data entered for the purpose of using the respective offer or service you have registered for. Any mandatory information requested during registration must be entered completely. Otherwise, your registration will be rejected.

We will inform you of important changes, such as changes concerning the scope of our offer or if technical changes should become necessary via the email address you provided during registration.

The data entered during registration will be processed on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 (1) a) GDPR). You can withdraw your consent at any time. You only have to send us an informal email to do so. The lawfulness of any data processing already carried out remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

The data collected during registration will be stored by us as long as you are registered on our website and will be deleted afterwards. Legal retention periods remain unaffected.

c) When you use a contact form

If you send us enquiries via a contact form, your information from the enquiry form and the contact data you provide there will be stored by us for the purpose of processing your enquiry and any possible follow-up questions. We will not pass this information on to third parties without your consent.

The data entered in the contact form will be processed on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 (1) a) GDPR). You can withdraw this consent at any time. You only have to send us an informal email to do so. The lawfulness of any data processing transactions carried out up to withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

The data entered by you in the contact form will be retained by us until you either request us to delete the data, withdraw your consent for storage, or if the purpose for the storage of the data no longer applies (e.g. after processing your request has been completed). Legal retention periods remain unaffected.

d) When you use a comment function on our website

For the comment function on this page, in addition to your comment, information about the time the comment was created, your email address and, if you do not post anonymously, your selected user name will be saved.

Our comment function stores the IP addresses of users who write comments. Since we do not check comments on our site before they are posted, we need this data in order to be able to take action against the author in the event of legal infringements, such as insults or propaganda.

As a user of the site, you can subscribe to comments after registering. You will receive a confirmation email to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided. You can unsubscribe from this function at any time via a link in the information emails. In this case, the data entered for your subscription to comments will be deleted; however, if you have transmitted this data to us for other purposes and elsewhere (e.g. subscription to our newsletter), the data will be retained by us.

Your data will be processed on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 (1) a) GDPR). You can withdraw your consent at any time. You only have to send us an informal email to do so. The lawfulness of any data processing transactions already carried out remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

The data that we collect from you (e.g. IP address) will remain with us until the commented content has been completely deleted, the comments must be deleted for legal reasons (e.g. offensive comments), you ask us to delete the data, or you withdraw your consent to the storage of the data. Legal retention periods remain unaffected.

e) Processing of customer and contract data

We collect, process and use personal data to the extent that it is necessary to establish, define the content of, or change a legal relationship, to manage customers and customer relationships, and to conduct the company’s sales and marketing activities.

We process such personal data to enable the processing of transactions, the execution of sales activities, the processing of deliveries, the provision of customer services, invoicing, and the establishment of contact with customers in the context of contract execution, marketing, and in other ways to maintain customer relations. We may also use personal data to handle incidents and claims and to provide support requested by customers.

The personal data comes directly from the customer or has been collected by us in connection with their use of products and services. Personal data may also be obtained from public registers and other reliable external sources. Processing personal data is necessary for the provision of services under the purchase contracts to which the client company is a party. Furthermore, processing personal data is necessary for the legitimate interests pursued by us within the scope of the company’s business objectives. The basis for the processing of data is Art. 6 (1) b) GDPR (performance of a contract or measures prior to entering into a contract).

After completion of the order or termination of the business relationship, the customer data collected will be deleted. Legal retention periods remain unaffected.

In general, we use the personal data exclusively for internal business purposes and do not transfer the data to external parties. Companies in the Arbonia Group may gain access to and process personal data to the extent necessary to fulfil the above-mentioned purposes. We only transfer personal data to third parties outside of the Arbonia Group of companies if this is necessary within the context of execution of the contract, for example to the company entrusted with the delivery of the goods or the bank entrusted with payment processing. The data will not be transmitted further or only after you have explicitly consented to the transmission. Any transmission of personal data will be carried out in accordance with the applicable data protection laws and when appropriate contractual, technical, and organisational measures are in place.

f) Data processing during the job application process

We collect and process the personal data of applicants for the purpose of handling the application process. If an employment contract is concluded with an applicant, the transmitted data will be stored for the purpose of processing the employment relationship in compliance with statutory provisions.

If no employment contract is concluded with the applicant, the application documents will automatically be deleted six months after the decision of rejection has been announced, provided that the controller has no other legitimate interests that prevent the deletion.

Processing personal data for the above-mentioned purposes is carried out on the basis of consent, or on the basis of a legitimate interest of the data controller opposing the deletion. We may cooperate with other companies in the Arbonia Group and other third-party data processing agents (e.g. IT service providers). Any transmission of personal data will be carried out in accordance with the applicable data protection laws and where appropriate contractual, technical, and organisational measures are in place.

Notes regarding rexx:

This website uses the services of the company rexx systems GmbH, headquarters: Süderstrasse 75–79, 20097 Hamburg, Germany (“rexx”). The Swiss subsidiary, rexx systems Schweiz AG, is based at Sparrenbergstrasse 5, 8103 Zurich. After input and transmission, your data may be transferred directly via an encrypted connection to the servers of rexx, which stores the encrypted data exclusively on the server in the data centre of Host Europe GmbH (located in Cologne). If this is the case, all data is encrypted based on the SSL procedure. If you log in after your registration with the provided user data, the SSL encryption procedure will also be used for this.

The transmission of personal data will take place in accordance with the applicable data protection laws and when appropriate contractual, technical, and organisational measures are in place. Both the controller and the provider use technical and organisational security measures to protect your collected data against accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction, or against access by unauthorised persons. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

Notes regarding Matoma (formerly Piwik) web analysis:

Our website uses the functions of the web analysis service Piwik Webanalyse in the context of the application process. Piwik Webanalyse uses cookies that are stored on your computer and that allow your use of the website to be analysed. For this purpose, the information generated by the cookie about the use of this website is stored on our server. The IP address is anonymised before it is stored. Piwik web analysis cookies will remain on your computer until you delete them.

The use of Piwik web analysis cookies is based on Art. 6 (1) f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in anonymous analysis of user behaviour in order to optimise both our website and our advertising.

The information generated by the cookie about the use of this website will not be passed on to third parties. You can prevent cookies being stored on your computer with a corresponding setting in your browser software. However, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent.

If you do not agree to the storage and use of your data, you can prohibit the storage and use for the future by setting an opt-out cookie when using the Kermi job board by selecting the corresponding function. The deletion of your cookies will result in the Piwik web analysis opt-out cookie also being deleted. The opt-out cookie has to be re-activated prior to a new visit to our site.

g) Data processing for the delivery of newsletters and mailings

If you subscribe to one of the newsletters offered on the website, the data provided during the newsletter or mailing registration will only be used for sending the newsletter, unless you agree to further use. You agree that we may also transfer this personal data to other Arbonia group companies and that other Arbonia group companies may also process this data for the same purpose and send you newsletters about the entire range of services of Arbonia group companies. We will not transfer your personal data to any third party outside of the Arbonia group companies.

If you subscribe to an email newsletter that requires personal information, you will receive a confirmation email to the email address you have provided. The registration is only completed after the link included in this email is clicked. The data is processed exclusively on the basis of your consent. You can withdraw your consent to the storage of the data, the email address, as well as their use for sending the newsletter at any time via the unsubscribe option provided in the newsletter. The lawfulness of any data processing transactions already carried out remains unaffected by your consent being withdrawn.

Data provided by you when subscribing to a newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted after you have unsubscribed from the newsletter. Data stored by us for another purpose or based on other consent (e.g. email addresses for another newsletter, or for additional functions on the web page) remain unaffected by this.

We may cooperate with other companies in the Arbonia Group and other third-party data processing agents (e.g. IT service providers). Any transmission of personal data will be carried out in accordance with the applicable data protection laws and where appropriate contractual, technical, and organisational measures are in place.

Newsletter – Performance measurement

The newsletter contains a so-called “web-beacon”, i.e. a pixel-sized file that is retrieved from our server when the newsletter is opened or from the server of our distribution service provider if we use one. When this retrieval takes place, technical information is collected initially, such as information on the browser and your system, as well as your IP address and the time of retrieval.

This information is used for the technical improvement of the service based on technical data, target groups and their reading behaviour based on their retrieval locations (which can be determined using the IP address) or access times. The statistical surveys also include determining whether the newsletters are opened, when they are opened, and what links are clicked on. Although for technical reasons, this information can be matched to the individual newsletter recipient, it is, however, neither our intention, nor that of the distribution service provider, to observe individual users. In fact, we actually use the analyses to detect the reading habits of our users and to adapt our content to them or to send different content according to the interests of our users. Unfortunately, it is not possible to separately withdraw authorisation for performance measurement; in this case you have to unsubscribe from the whole newsletter subscription.

Newsletter distributor Cleverreach GmbH

The newsletter is distributed by the distribution service provider CleverReach GmbH & Co. KG, Mühlenstr. 43, 26180 Rastede, Germany. You can view the privacy policy of the distribution service provider here: https://www.cleverreach.com/de/datenschutz/. The distribution service provider is deployed on the basis of our legitimate interests in accordance with Section 6 (1) f) GDPR and an order processing agreement in accordance with Section 28 (3)(1) GDPR.

The distribution service provider can use the data of recipients pseudonymised, i.e. without assigning them to a user, to optimise or improve its own service, e.g. to technically optimise the distribution and presentation of the newsletter, or for statistical purposes. However, the distribution service provider does not use our newsletter recipients’ data to write to them or to pass the data on to third parties.

3. Analysis of usage data and use of analysis tools

Our aim is to tailor the contents of our website as precisely as possible to your interests and in this way improve our offer for you. We use various web analysis services for this demand-oriented design and to continuously optimise our website.

Notes regarding Google Analytics (with anonymisation function)

This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. Google Analytics uses cookies, which are text files stored locally on your computer and enable your use of the website to be analysed. The information created by cookies about the use of our website (including your IP address) is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA, where it is stored.

We have enabled the IP anonymisation function on this website. This will cause your IP address to be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other countries which are party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the USA. The full IP address will be transmitted only in exceptional cases 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 generate reports on website activity, and to provide the website operator with other services relating to website and Internet use.

The storage of Google Analytics cookies is based on Art. 6 (1) f) GDPR. The website operators have a legitimate interest in the analysis of user behaviour in order to optimise both their website and their advertising.

You can prevent the storage of the cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser software; however, please note that if you do so, you may not be able to use all the functions of this website. You can also prevent Google from collecting data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and prevent Google processing this data by downloading and installing the Browser plug in under the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de .

You can prevent Google Analytics collecting your data by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be placed, which prevents the collection of data during your future visits to this website: Deactivate Google Analytics.

You will find further information on how Google Analytics handles user data in the Google Privacy Policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.

This website uses the function “demographic characteristics” of Google Analytics. This facilitates the creation of reports that contain information about the age, gender, and interests of site visitors. This data comes from interest-related advertising by Google as well as from visitor data from third parties. This data cannot be assigned to a specific person. You can disable this feature at any time in the preferences of your Google Account or generally reject the collection of your data by Google Analytics as described in the “objection to data collection” section.

The provider of these functions is: Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. You will find further information on how Google Analytics handles user data in the Google Privacy Policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.

Notes regarding Google Analytics Remarketing

Our website uses Google Analytics Remarketing functions in connection with the cross-device functions of Google AdWords and Google DoubleClick. This function enables the target groups created with Google Analytics Remarketing to be linked with the cross-device functions of Google AdWords and Google DoubleClick. This means that interest-related, personalised advertising messages that have been adapted to you depending on your previous usage and surfing behaviour on one device (e.g. mobile phone) can also be displayed on another of your devices (e.g. tablet or PC).

If you have given your consent, Google will link your web and app browsing history to your Google account for this purpose. This way, you can see the same personalised ads on every device you log into with your Google account.

To support this feature, Google Analytics collects Google-authenticated user IDs that are temporarily linked to our Google Analytics data to define and create target groups for the cross-device ad targeting.

You can opt-out of cross-device remarketing / targeting by disabling personalised advertising in your Google account.

The aggregation of information collected in your Google account is based solely on your consent, which you can give or withdraw to Google. For data collection operations that are not merged in your Google account (for example, because you do not have a Google account or have objected the merge), the collection of data is based on Art. 6 (1) f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest arises from the fact that we have an interest in the anonymous analysis of website visitors for advertising purposes.

The provider of these functions is: Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Further information on these functions and more information on the handling of user data by Google Analytics Remarketing is available in the corresponding Google Privacy Policy.

Notes regarding Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking

Our website uses the function Google AdWords. We use so-called conversion tracking in the context of Google AdWords. If you click on an advert placed by Google, a cookie for conversion tracking is enabled. These cookies (small text files that the Internet browser places on the user’s computer) expire after 30 days and cannot be used to identify the user. If a user visits certain pages of this website when the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can see that the user has clicked on the ad and has been redirected to this page.

Every Google AdWords customer is assigned a different cookie. The information collected via conversion cookies is used to generate conversion statistics for us as AdWords customers. We are informed of the total number of users who clicked on our ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, we do not receive any information with which we could personally identify users.

The storage of “conversion cookies” is based on Art. 6 (1) f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the anonymous analysis of the user behaviour to optimise both our website and our advertising.

The provider of these functions is: Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. More information about Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking and their handling of user data are available in the Google Privacy Policy.

If you don’t want to be part of this tracking, you can object to this use by deactivating the Google Conversion Tracking cookie in the user settings of your Internet browser. When you do so, you will not be included in the conversion tracking statistics. You can set your browser so that you are informed about cookies being placed and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies in specific cases or in general, and activate automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. When cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited.

Notes regarding Facebook Advertising

With the help of the Facebook pixel, Facebook is able to define visitors to our online presence as target groups for adverts (known as “Facebook Ads”). As such, we use the Facebook pixel to display Facebook ads linked by us only to Facebook users who have shown interest in our online presence or exhibit certain attributes (e.g. interest in certain topics or products that becomes apparent by way of the websites visited) and who we share with Facebook (known as “Custom Audiences”). With the help of the Facebook pixel, we would also like to ensure that our Facebook ads correspond to the user’s potential interests and are not annoying. With the help of the Facebook pixel, we can also track the effectiveness of Facebook ads for statistical purposes and market research by looking at whether users have been forwarded to our website after clicking on a Facebook ad (known as “Conversion Measurement”).

Opt-out option:

We refer to the privacy policy of the provider in question and the opt-out options specified by the providers. If no explicit opt-out option has been provided, you have the option of disabling cookies in your browser settings. However, this may restrict the functionality of our online presence. We therefore also recommend the following opt-out options that are offered collectively and geared towards the respective regions:

a) Europe: https://www.youronlinechoices.eu 

b) Canada: https://www.youradchoices.ca/choices 

c) USA: https://www.aboutads.info/choices 

d) Cross-regional: http://optout.aboutads.info

Services and service providers used:

Facebook-Pixel: Facebook-Pixel; Service provider: www.facebook.com, Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Irland, Parent company: Facebook, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA; Website: https://www.facebook.com; Privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy; Privacy Shield (Ensuring the level of data protection when processing data in the USA): https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active; Opt-out: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads.

Hotjar Analysis and Optimisation Service

We use Hotjar, an analysis software of Hotjar Ltd., 3 Lyons Range, 20 Bisazza Street, Sliema SLM 1640, Malta (“Hotjar”). With the aid of the information gained thanks to Hotjar, we are able to analyse and improve the use of our online service.

Our online service users’ data are stored and analysed solely for this purpose. We use Hotjar to analyse our online service and not the individual user. That is why the user’s data is pseudonymised and processed within the European Union and on the basis of the framework of the order processing agreement provided by Hotjar. The user’s inputs, e.g. in forms or keystrokes, are not processed, i.e. neither stored by Hotjar nor transmitted to Hotjar (unless these inputs are identifiably intended for users for purposes of the analysis, as for instance in feedback forms).

Hotjar stores cookies on users’ machines for the above mentioned purposes using a pseudonymous identification number and analyses the cookies. The cookies that Hotjar uses have a varying “life span”; many remain up to 365 days, many remain applicable during the course of the current visit only.

The following user data is processed in particular:

• Devices and metadata: terminal IP address (it is collected and stored in anonymised format), resolution of the screen/terminal screen display, terminal type (individual terminal identifiers), operating system, and browser type, referring URL and domain;
• Geographic location (country only);
• Usage data and log data: date and time when was the online service accessed, preferred language, user interactions, like mouse events (movements, position, and clicks), keyboard inputs, websites accessed, and interactions with their contents and functions.
• Content data: inputs for the purposes of polling and feedback forms.

Provided we ask the users for consent (e.g. for the purposes of a cookie consent), the legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 letter a. DSGVO. Otherwise the users' personal data are processed on the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e. interest in the analysis, optimisation, and economic operation of our online service as per Art. 6 Para. 1 letter f. DSGVO).

Users can prevent Hotjar from recording the data by using their browser’s Do-Not-Track settings or clicking on the following link and following the instructions there: https://www.hotjar.com/legal/compliance/opt-out.

Hotjar Privacy Policy: https://www.hotjar.com/legal/policies/privacy. Cookie Guidelines: https://www.hotjar.com/legal/policies/cookie-information.

4. Transfer of personal data and data processing by third parties

In general, we use personal data exclusively for internal business purposes and do not transfer any data to external parties, unless this is necessary to execute the contract, is permitted by law, or you have given your consent.

We can, however, enter into contracts with companies or persons (“processors”) to transfer the performance of certain tasks in our name. For this purpose, it may be necessary for us to grant the processors access to personal data. Our processors are obliged to maintain the confidentiality of the transmitted personal data and may not use the information for purposes other than those specified by us. Such tasks carried out by processors may include, for example, services in the areas of technology, payment and delivery services, marketing, credit risk minimisation or fraud protection, analysis provider, search information provider, or group-internal processing.

Such transmission of personal data will be carried out in accordance with the applicable data protection laws and we make sure that appropriate contractual, technical, and organisational measures are in place.

5. Services or contents of third parties on our website

We offer third-party services and/or content on our website. If you use such third-party services or if third-party content is displayed, then communication data is exchanged between you and the respective provider for technical reasons. We do not monitor the websites nor the data protection practices of the third parties who manage these websites. Accordingly, this data protection declaration does not apply to pages or services of third parties we provide a link to.

The respective service or content provider can also collect additional data and use it for their own other purposes. To the best of our knowledge, we have configured the services and content of providers who process data for their own purposes so that either the communication for other purposes than for presenting the services or content on our website is blocked or that personal data can only be collected if you have decided to use the respective service. However, as we have no control over the data that is collected and processed by third parties, we are not able to provide binding information on the scope and purpose of such processing of your data by the respective third party.

a) Website links

We provide links referring to pages of third parties to optimise the information you are provided with on our website. As they are websites of other providers, we do not have any influence on the contents for which the provider is exclusively responsible. Accordingly, this data protection declaration does not apply to third-party pages we have provided a link to.

b) Tools

Our website uses the functions of different tools to increase the functionality of our website.

Notes regarding Google Web Fonts

Our website uses the “Web Fonts” function provided by Google to ensure uniform display of fonts. When you access a page, your browser loads the required web fonts to your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly. For this purpose, your browser connects to Google’s servers. This will inform Google that your IP address has been used to access our website.

The use of Google Web Fonts is in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of our online offers. This represents a legitimate interest according to Art. 6 (1) f) GDPR. If your browser does not support Web Fonts, your computer uses a default font.

The provider of these functions is: Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. More information about how Google handles user data is available in Google’s Privacy Policy.

Notes regarding Google Maps

Our website uses functions of the map service Google Maps. To use Google Maps, your IP address needs to be stored. This information can be transmitted to a Google server in the USA, where it is stored. We do not have any influence on this data transmission process.

Google Maps is used in the interest of presenting of our online offers in an appealing way and making it easy to find the places mentioned by us on the website. This represents a legitimate interest according to Art. 6 (1) f) GDPR.

The provider of these functions is: Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. More information about how Google handles user data is available in Google’s Privacy Policy.

c) Social plug-ins

Our website uses functions of various social plug-ins (ׅ“buttons”) from social media platforms such as Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, and Twitter. Social media (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Youtube, or LinkedIn) enable users of these social media platforms to create links on their social media profiles to then store them or share them with their social media contacts.

When you visit our website, the buttons for such social media platforms are disabled by default. No data is sent to the respective social networks without your intervention. To be able to use these buttons, you have to activate them by clicking on them. They will then remain activated until you deactivate them.

Once activated, a direct connection is made to the server of the respective social network. The content of the button is then transmitted directly from the social network to your browser and integrated into the website. After activating a button, the social network can retrieve data, whether you interact with the button or not.

If you are logged into a social network, the network can associate your visit to the site with your user account.

If you are a user of a social network and do not want it to combine data from your visit to our website with your user data, you must log out of the concerned social network before activating the buttons.

We do not have any influence on the scope of data collected by social networks via their buttons. The privacy policies of the social networks provide information about the purpose and extent of the data they collect, how that data is processed and used, the rights available to you, and the settings you can use to protect your privacy. For further information on the scope and purpose of such collection and processing of your data, please refer to the data protection information of the providers whose services and/or contents we hold responsible for the protection of your data in this context.

Notes regarding Facebook plug-ins (Like & Share button)

Our website uses functions of the social network Facebook. You can recognize the Facebook plug-ins by the Facebook logo or the “Like” button on our site. When you visit our website and log into Facebook, the plug-in establishes a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server. This provides Facebook with the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click the Facebook “Like” button while logged into your Facebook account, you can link the contents of our pages on your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to link the visit to our pages with your user account. You can prevent this by logging out of your Facebook account. We point out that we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and its use by Facebook.

These functions are provided by: Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA. You will find further information on how Facebook handles user data in the Facebook Privacy Policy.

Notes regarding Twitter

Our website uses functions of the service Twitter. By using Twitter and the “Re-tweet” function, the websites you visit are linked to your Twitter account and made available to other users. In the course of this process, data can also be transmitted to Twitter. We point out that we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and its use by Twitter.

These functions are provided by: Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. You will find further information on how Twitter handles user data in the Twitter Privacy Policy.

Notes regarding Instagram

Our website uses functions of the service Instagram. If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the contents of our pages to your Instagram profile by clicking the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate your account with your visit to our web page. We point out that we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and its use by Instagram.

These functions are provided by: Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. You will find further information on how Instagram handles user data in the Instagram Privacy Policy.

Notes regarding Pinterest

Our website uses functions of the social network Pinterest. If you visit one of our websites equipped with a Pinterest plug-in and are logged into Pinterest, a connection to Pinterest’s servers is established. Protocol data (your IP address, the address of the visited websites, which also contain Pinterest functions, type and settings of the browser, date and time of the request, your use of Pinterest) can be transmitted to the Pinterest server in the USA by the plug-in. We point out that we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and its use by Instagram.

This plug-in is operated by Pinterest Inc., 808 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-490, USA. More information about how Pinterest handles user data is available in Pinterest’s Privacy Policy.

6. Deletion of personal data

Providing we do not specify any particular retention periods in this data protection declaration, these general rules apply:

As a general rule, your data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary for the intended purposes or if you withdraw your consent or object to its use for legitimate reasons. Beyond this point in time, data will only be stored if this is necessary according to legal regulations which we are subject to (e.g. tax and commercial law regulations) or if data is needed to establish, exercise, or defend against legal rights.

7. Safety & security

All information you provide to us is stored on servers within the European Union, the EEA, and Switzerland. We place great emphasis on ensuring an adequate level of data protection in the respective country.

We use appropriate technical and organisational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction, or unauthorised access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved and adapted in line with technological developments.

However, we would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. communication by email) may be subject to security gaps. A complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

8. Amendment to the data protection declaration

This data protection declaration may be subject to amendments, for example due to amendments in the law or changes in processing. We therefore ask you to read this page regularly.

Information sheet on data protection for business customers, specialist wholesalers, specialist partners, installation companies, planners, architects, companies in the building and housing sector, as well as private end consumers.