General Information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is any data that can be used to personally identify you. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.

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Data Collection on Our Website

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Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the operator’s contact details in the legal notice (Imprint) of this website.

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How do we collect your data?
Some data is collected when you provide it to us. This may, for example, be data you enter into a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. This mainly includes technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.

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What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

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What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right at any time to obtain information free of charge about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time at the address provided in the legal notice if you have further questions about data protection. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Details can be found in the privacy policy under “Right to Restriction of Processing”.

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2. General Information and Mandatory Information – Data Protection

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The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to personally identify you. This privacy policy explains which data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

Please note that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., communication by email) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Information about the Responsible Party

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The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

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Verschlauchungstechnik GmbH
Herwart v.d.Decken (Managing Director)
Rutenstein 2
21729 Freiburg/Elbe
Phone: +49 170 56 33 184
Email: info@verschlauchungstechnik.de

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The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

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Withdrawal of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can withdraw consent you have already given at any time. An informal email notification to us is sufficient. The legality of data processing carried out before the withdrawal remains unaffected.

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Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

If data processing is based on Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR, you have the right at any time to object to the processing of your personal data for reasons arising from your particular situation; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. The respective legal basis on which processing is based can be found in this privacy policy. If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights, and freedoms or the processing serves the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims (objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR).

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If your personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, 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 marketing. If you object, your personal data will subsequently no longer be used for direct marketing purposes (objection pursuant to Art. 21(2) GDPR).

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Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, affected persons have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the member state of their habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged violation. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

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Right to Data Portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of data to another controller, this will only be done insofar as it is technically feasible.

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SSL or TLS Encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the change in the browser’s address line from “http://” to “https://” and the lock symbol in your browser line. If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

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Information, Blocking, Deletion, and Correction

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain information free of charge about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient, and the purpose of data processing and, if applicable, a right to correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice for this purpose or for further questions about personal data.

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Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time at the address provided in the legal notice. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

• If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. During the review period, you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data.

• If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you may request restriction of processing instead of deletion.

• If we no longer need your personal data, but you require it for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, you have the right to request restriction of processing instead of deletion.

• If you have filed an objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balancing of interests between yours and ours must be carried out. As long as it is not determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request restriction of processing.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data – apart from being stored – may only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

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3. Data Collection on Our Website

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Cookies

Some of our web pages use cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies help make our website more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Cookies are small text files stored on your computer and saved by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are “session cookies.” They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognize your browser during your next visit.

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You can configure your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

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Cookies that are necessary for carrying out the electronic communication process or for providing certain functions you have requested (e.g., shopping cart function) are stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. Other cookies (e.g., cookies for analyzing your browsing behavior) are handled separately in this privacy policy.

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Server Log Files

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

• Browser type and browser version

• Operating system used

• Referrer URL

• Hostname of the accessing computer

• Time of the server request

• IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources.

This data is collected on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website – for this purpose, server log files must be recorded.

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Contact Form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact data you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not pass this data on without your consent.

The processing of data entered into the contact form is therefore based exclusively on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time via informal email. The legality of the data processing operations carried out before the revocation remains unaffected.

The data you enter into the contact form will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your inquiry has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – especially retention periods – remain unaffected.

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Inquiry by Email, Telephone, or Fax

If you contact us by email, telephone, or fax, your inquiry, including all personal data resulting from it (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We do not pass this data on without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) and/or our legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR), as we have a legitimate interest in effectively handling inquiries addressed to us.

The data sent to us via contact inquiries remains with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – especially statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

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4. Plugins and Tools

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YouTube with Enhanced Data Protection

Our website uses plugins from the YouTube website. The operator of the pages is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

We use YouTube in enhanced data protection mode. According to YouTube, this mode means that YouTube does not store information about visitors to this website before they watch a video. However, data may still be transferred to YouTube partners. For example, YouTube establishes a connection to the Google DoubleClick network regardless of whether you watch a video.

As soon as you start a YouTube video on our website, a connection to YouTube servers is established. The YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you allow YouTube to assign your browsing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

Furthermore, YouTube may store various cookies on your device after starting a video. With the help of these cookies, YouTube can obtain information about visitors to our website. This information is used, among other things, to compile video statistics, improve user-friendliness, and prevent fraud attempts. The cookies remain on your device until you delete them.

Further data processing operations may be triggered after starting a YouTube video, over which we have no influence.

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The use of YouTube is in the interest of presenting our online offers in an appealing manner. This constitutes a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Further information on data protection at YouTube can be found in their privacy policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy

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Google Web Fonts

This site uses so-called web fonts provided by Google for the uniform display of fonts. When you access a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into its browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly.

For this purpose, the browser you use must connect to Google’s servers. As a result, Google becomes aware that our website was accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Web Fonts is in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used.

 

Further information about Google Web Fonts can be found at:
https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq
and in Google’s privacy policy:
https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

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Spam Protection with Google reCAPTCHA

We have implemented Google reCAPTCHA in forms on our website to verify whether the data entered in forms originates from human visitors or from machines or automated programs, also known as “bots.” This tool automatically analyzes visitor behavior as soon as they interact with the website, using various information such as IP address, time spent on the site, and mouse movements.

The processed data includes usage data (such as visited webpages, date and time of access, and mouse movements) and communication data (such as IP addresses, browser type, and operating system). This processing applies to website visitors and users of online services.

The primary purpose of this processing is to prevent misuse of our contact form and thus increase security. The legal basis for this is our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Data recipients include Google Ireland Ltd, Google Building Gordon House, Barrow St, Dublin 4, Ireland, and our website hosting provider. While your personal data is processed within the EU, the retention period for processed data is determined by Google Ireland Limited.

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Further information can be found in the Google reCAPTCHA privacy policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy

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Website Analytics

When you visit our website, we collect information about your usage through a web analytics tool provided by our hosting service. This tool collects and combines your IP address and your user agent, shortens them, and stores this data using a hash function. This process creates a visitor identifier that is encrypted with a randomly generated value (SALT) that changes every 24 hours. This method ensures that your IP address cannot be reconstructed from the stored visitor identifier, thereby maintaining your anonymity. We also do not combine this information with other data, and it is stored solely on the server of the hosting provider.

We also process web analytics data, HTTP data, and web analytics profile data. The web analytics tool we use creates and stores a web analytics profile that contains details about your use of the website, such as page views, visit frequency, time spent on each page, and the user agent of your device. This includes usage data (such as visited webpages and access times) and communication data (such as browser type, operating system, and IP addresses).

By processing this data, we aim to analyze user behavior in aggregated form in order to improve the presentation and content of our website. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR), particularly in conducting web measurements to improve our products and our website.

 

The collected data is shared with our website hosting provider and processed within the EU.