Data protection
Status May 2018
EKK Anlagentechnik GmbH & Co. KG would like to promote user confidence in the web and for this reason discloses the handling of personal data. Below you will find out what information is collected and how it is handled. Your data is collected and used strictly in accordance with the provisions of the European General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR) and the new version of the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG). We are particularly committed to the confidentiality of your personal data and therefore work strictly within the limits set by the legal requirements. This personal data is collected on a voluntary basis, insofar as this is possible for us. We also only pass this data on to third parties with your express consent. We ensure a high level of security for particularly confidential data, such as in payment transactions or with regard to your enquiries to us, by using SSL encryption. However, we would like to take this opportunity to draw your attention to the general dangers of using the Internet, over which we have no control. Especially in email traffic, your data is not secure without further precautions and may be collected by third parties.
Contact details Company data protection
EKK Anlagentechnik GmbH & Co. KG
Marquardtstr. 11
86316 Friedberg
Phone: +49 (0) 821 600 55-0
Fax: +49 (0) 821 600 55-30
Email: datenschutz[at]ekk-anlagentechnik.de
Information, deletion, blocking
You can obtain information free of charge at any time about the personal data we have stored about you as well as the origin, recipient and purpose of data collection and data processing. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking or deletion of your data. This does not apply to data that is stored due to legal regulations or is required for proper business transactions. To ensure that data can be blocked at any time, data is stored in a locked file for control purposes. If data is not covered by a statutory archiving obligation, we will delete your data at your request. If the archiving obligation applies, we will block your data. For all questions and concerns regarding the correction, blocking or deletion of personal data, please contact our data protection officer using the contact details in this privacy policy or at the address given in the legal notice.
Cookies
We use cookies on our website. These small text files are stored on your PC from our server. They support the presentation of our website and help you to navigate our website. Cookies collect data about your IP address, your browser, your operating system and your internet connection. We do not link this information to personal data and do not pass it on to third parties. Under no circumstances are cookies used by us to place malware or spyware onto your computer. You can also use our website without the use of cookies, as a result of which, some displays and functions of our website may only work to a limited extent. If you wish to deactivate cookies, you can do so via special settings in your browser. Please use its help function to make the corresponding changes. You can manage online ad cookies via the following links: http://www.aboutads.info/choices for the USA http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices for Europe.
Newsletter
You can subscribe to our newsletter on our website. We need your email address for this. We must also check, in compliance with the relevant legal regulations, whether you are actually the owner of the email address provided and would like to receive the newsletter. We therefore collect information that makes such a review possible. The data collected in this context is used to send and receive the newsletter. The data here have a different purpose and are not passed on to third parties. Apart from the information required for sending the newsletter, no other data is collected by our site. As sending and receiving the newsletter is dependent on your consent, you can revoke this consent to the collection and storage of your data at any time without giving reasons. Please use the "unsubscribe link" provided in the newsletter.
Personal data
We collect personal data in the context of data avoidance and data minimisation only to the extent and for as long as is necessary for the use of our website or as required by law. We take the protection of your personal data seriously and adhere strictly to the relevant legal regulations and this privacy policy when collecting and processing personal data. If the purpose of data collection ceases to apply or the end of the statutory retention period is reached, the data collected will be blocked or deleted. As a rule, our website can be used without the disclosure of personal data. If we collect personal data – such as your name, your address or your email address – this data collection is voluntary. This data will not be disclosed to third parties without your express consent. Please note that data on the Internet is generally not always transmitted securely. Protection cannot be guaranteed when exchanging data, especially in email traffic.
Server log files
The server log files are anonymised data that are collected when you access our website. This information does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about you personally, but is essential for technical reasons for the delivery and presentation of our content. It also serves our statistics and the continuous optimisation of our content. Typical log files are the date and time of access, the amount of data, the browser used for access and its version, the operating system used, the domain name of the provider you have commissioned, the page from which you came to our website (referrer URL) and your IP address. Log files also enable a precise check to be carried out in the event of suspected illegal use of our website.
SSL encryption
Our website uses SSL encryption when it comes to the transmission of confidential or personal content from our users. This encryption is activated, for example, when processing payment transactions and for enquiries that you send to us via our website. Please ensure that SSL encryption is activated on your side for corresponding activities. The use of encryption is easy to recognise: The display in your browser line changes from "http://" to "https://". Data encrypted via SSL cannot be read by third parties. Only transmit your confidential information if SSL encryption is activated and contact us if in doubt.
Objection to advertising emails
We are required to publish our contact details as part of our legal obligation to provide a legal notice. These are sometimes used by third parties to send unsolicited advertising and information. We hereby object to any sending of advertising material of any kind not expressly authorised by us. We also expressly reserve the right to take legal action against the unwanted and unsolicited sending of advertising material. This applies in particular to so-called spam emails, spam letters and spam faxes. We would like to point out that the unauthorised transmission of advertising material may affect antitrust law, civil law and criminal law. Spam emails and spam faxes in particular can lead to high claims for damages if they disrupt business operations by overfilling mailboxes or fax machines.
Encrypted payment transactions
We secure your payment transaction data. Therefore, our site uses SSL encryption for security reasons and to protect your confidential and personal content during payment transactions. You can determine yourself whether SSL encryption is activated or not. You can recognise the use of encryption in the address bar of the browser. Only when the regular display changes from "http://" to "https://" is the data transmission encrypted. The browser line "https://" shows the use of SSL encryption, payment transactions are now encrypted. Activating SSL encryption makes it impossible for third parties to read your confidential data. Therefore, only transfer your data if SSL encryption is activated.
Consignment tracking
Consent to the forwarding of your email address to postal service providers for consignment tracking
By confirming the privacy policy in the online shop, you consent to the forwarding of your email address to postal service providers for consignment tracking. They use these to offer you shipment tracking of your order and to keep you informed about the whereabouts of your ordered goods and the exact time of delivery.
Data protection provisions about the application and use of Facebook
We have integrated the Facebook logo on our website. One click will take you straight to our Facebook page. A visit to our Facebook page is possible without an own account and without registration.
A social network is a social meeting place operated on the Internet, an online community that generally enables users to communicate with each other and interact in virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for exchanging opinions and experiences or enable the Internet community to provide personal or company-related information. Among other things, Facebook allows users of the social network to create private profiles, upload photos and network via friend requests.
The operating company of Facebook is Facebook, Inc, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. If a data subject lives outside the USA or Canada, the controller for the processing of personal data is Facebook Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Facebook always receives information via the Facebook component that our website has been visited if the person concerned is logged in to Facebook at the same time as accessing our website; this takes place regardless of whether the Facebook component has been clicked on or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to Facebook, they can prevent the transmission by logging out of their Facebook account before accessing our website.
Use of Google Analytics
We use the web analysis service Google Analytics from Google Inc. on our website, which uses cookies. These are text files that are stored on your PC and allow us to analyse your user behaviour in relation to our website. The cookies generate information that is transmitted to a Google server. These servers are usually located in the USA, but follow agreements on the use of the European Economic Area and truncate your IP address before transmission to the United States. Only in exceptional cases will the IP address be truncated after transmission to the USA. Google analyses the transmitted information and provides further services for our website operators in this context. The IP address determined is not merged with other Google services. You can prevent the storage of cookies on your computer by changing your browser settings. However, this may result in display and functional restrictions when using our website. A browser plug-in also prevents the collection and use of data generated by cookies. You can download it at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de Learn more about Google's privacy policy and Google Analytics at: http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/.
Duration of data storage
We store your data for as long as required for the respective purpose:
- Data range: 1 year (customer feedback)
- Contract documents: 10 years
- IP data: 3 years (regular limitation period)
- Legal matters: 6 years (Section 50 BRAO)
- Damage claims: 10 years
Updating and amendment
The privacy policy must be adapted from time to time to the actual circumstances and the legal situation. Please check the privacy policy before using our website to ensure that you are up to date with any changes or updates.