Notes on Data Privacy
General information and mandatory information
Data protection
As the operator of this website, Bauerfeind takes the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in observance of the applicable statutory data protection regulations and this Privacy Policy.
Various pieces of personal data are collected when you use this website. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you as a person. As the website operator, we only collect, use or disclose your personal data to third parties if this is legally permissible or if you have given your consent for your data to be processed. This privacy notice explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also outlines how and for what purposes we process it.
We would like to point out that the transmission of data online (e.g. communication by e-mail) may be vulnerable to security breaches. It is not possible to fully protect data from access by third parties.
Data controller and data protection officer
The data controller for the processing of data on this website is:
Bauerfeind AG
Triebeser Straße 16
07937 Zeulenroda-Triebes
T: +49 (0) 36628 66 – 10 00
E: info@bauerfeind.com
We have appointed an internal company data protection officer (pursuant to Article 37 et seq GDPR). You can reach this person under the following contact details:
Bauerfeind AG
Datenschutzbeauftragter
Triebeser Str. 16
07937 Zeulenroda-Triebes
E: datenschutzbeauftragter@bauerfeind.com
Encrypted communication
This website uses SSL encryption for security reasons and in order to protect the transmission of confidential information, such as orders or requests that you send to us as the website operator. Your connection is being encrypted if a padlock icon appears in your browser address bar and the start of the URL in your address bar changes from “http://” to “https://”.
When SSL encryption is activated, the data that you transfer to us cannot be read by third parties.
Your rights concerning data protection
Access, blocking, erasure, restriction of processing, objection
As part of the applicable statutory provisions, you have various rights relating to the processing of your personal data. You can contact our data protection officer at any time using the details provided if you would like to exercise your rights or if you have any questions concerning your personal data.
Each data subject has the following rights under the GDPR:
- The right of access to the personal data stored about you (pursuant to Article 15 GDPR),
- The right to have your personal data rectified (pursuant to Article 16 GDPR),
- The right to erasure (pursuant to Article 17 GDPR),
- The right to the restriction of processing (pursuant to Article 18 GDPR),
- The right to object to your data being processed (pursuant to Article 21 GDPR).
- The right of access and the right to erasure are subject to the restrictions laid down in Sections 34 and 35 of the German Data Protection Act (BDSG).
The right to data portability
You have the right (pursuant to Article 20 GDPR) to have data that we have processed by automated means on the basis of your consent or in order to perform a contract to be given to you or to a third party in a commonly used and machine-readable format. If you request that this data be transmitted directly to another controller, this will only take place if technically feasible.
Withdrawal of your consent to the processing of your data
If we are processing your data on the basis of your consent (for example, in accordance with Article 6 (1) a GDPR), you have the right to withdraw this consent at any time. To exercise this right, you simply need to notify us of your request by e-mail. In order to be able to process your withdrawal as quickly as possible, please describe the circumstances in which you gave your consent in the message. This withdrawal of consent will not affect the lawfulness of any data processing that has already taken place.
The right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority
As a data subject, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in the event of infringements of data protection legislation.
Collection of data on our website
Cookies
Our website uses cookies to make it more user-friendly, efficient, and secure. Cookies are small text files that your browser stores on your device.
Other cookies, which may serve for instance to measure the performance of our website, provide extended features, personalize the website or are utilized for marketing purposes, will only be used if you have granted your consent via our cookie consent banner that is displayed (in accordance with Article 6 (1) a GDPR). If you do not consent to the use of cookies, it is possible that our website will be unable to execute all features properly.
Please note that some of these cookies may be placed by commissioned service providers such as Google, Facebook, and YouTube (known as third-party cookies). In order to provide their commissioned services, these companies may use cookies to obtain knowledge about your browsing behavior on our website and characteristics that identify you personally; this data may also be transferred and stored outside the EU, for instance on their servers in the USA. By consenting to the activation of cookies, you are also consenting to the transmission of data to states outside the EU and the EEA. In this context, we hereby inform you that the European Court of Justice has classified the US as a country with an insufficient level of data protection according to EU standards. In particular, there is a risk that US authorities may process your data for monitoring and surveillance purposes, potentially without the possibility of redress.
In the context of displaying our cookie consent banner from the provider Usercentrics GmbH, Sendlinger Str. 7, 80331 München, DE, we use cookies in order to manage your cookie settings. Further information about Usercentrics can be found at https://usercentrics.com/privacy-policy/.
You may adjust or withdraw your consent to the use of cookies using the following button at any time with future effect:
You can also configure your browser to alert you when cookies are created so that you can choose whether to accept them on a case-by-case basis. You can also configure it to always decline cookies or to decline them in certain cases as well as to automatically delete cookies when you close the browser. Please note that deactivating cookies may limit the functionality of this website.
Server-log-files
The provider of this website automatically collects and stores information in server log files automatically transferred to us by your browser when you visit this website. This information includes:
- Your browser type and browser version
- Your operating system (if applicable)
- The referrer URL
- The URL visited, including the protocol and method
- Your computer’s hostname
- The date and time of the server request
- Your IP address
- GeoIP country code
This data is not merged with other sources of data.
The abovementioned data is processed within the server log files so that we can fulfil our legitimate interest (pursuant to Article 6 (1) f GDPR). Our legitimate interest is to provide you, as one of our users, with a functional website tailored to your needs (e.g. in the right language for your country) so that our website is presented in an attractive manner and can be optimized continuously. In addition, collecting this data allows us to prevent or protect ourselves against cyber attacks, to perform error analysis, and to detect potential cases of fraud.
The data is processed by the companies Netigo GmbH and paper+coffee GmbH on the basis of a data processing agreement pursuant to Article 28 GDPR, in which we require the service provider to protect the data of our customers, and not to disclose this data to unauthorized third parties. The data is only processed in the EU and is not disclosed to third parties. The server log files are stored by the provider for 30 days before being deleted.
How to contact us
You have the opportunity to contact us via our website. You can use the e-mail address provided to ask questions or provide us with feedback.
You need to provide us with e-mail address because we need this information to communicate with you and to provide you with a fast, high-quality service. This falls within the scope of our legitimate interest (in accordance with Article 6 (1) f GDPR). In addition, details concerning your request help us to forward it to the right department quickly. You can also choose to give us your telephone number if you would like us to contact you in this way.
We will only use and store your data for the purpose of processing your request. We will pass on the information you enter to the relevant members of staff, who will process your request according to your requirements. We will only share your data with third parties if doing so is necessary in order to process your request. The data is only processed in the EU and is not disclosed to third parties.
We will store your request and the data provided in your request for the purpose of processing your request and so that we can respond to any follow-up questions. We will keep this data until you ask us to delete it or until we have fulfilled the purpose for which we were storing it. Any mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – will remain unaffected by this.
Collection of data by the services of Google
General information
This website uses various services offered by the provider Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. The use of these individual services is described in more detail below.
The services we implement regularly collect various data from you, the devices you use and the websites you visit. This includes usage data (such as websites visited, interest in content, access times) as well as meta-data and communication data (such as device information, IP addresses).
Our use of the following services and the associated collection of personal data (in particular IP addresses) is generally based on our legitimate interest in analyzing, improving and making our website content appear attractive to you as a user as well as on our legitimate interest in tailoring any advertising to your needs. Where necessary, we will obtain your consent to the use of these services in advance.
Google Analytics 4
We use Google Analytics 4 to measure and analyse the use of our website based on a pseudonymous user identification number. This identification number does not contain any unique data such as names or e-mail addresses. It is used to attribute analytical information to a device in order to identify which content the user accessed during one or more visits, which search terms they used, accessed repeatedly or interacted with our website. The time of the visit and its duration are also saved, along with the user’s sources that link to our website and technical aspects of the device and browser. In the process, pseudonymous profiles are created for users with information concerning the use of various devices; cookies may be stored in this process.
Location data
In Google Analytics 4, data is provided about the geographical location at a higher level by recording the following metadata based on the IP search:
- “Town” (and the corresponding latitude and longitude of the town),
- “Continent”,
- “Country”,
- “Region”,
- “Subcontinent” (and the ID-based equivalents).
EU data processing and IP anonymization
To ensure the protection of user data in the EU, Google records and processes all user data about domains and servers within the EU. The user’s IP address will not be logged and is truncated by the last two digits by default. The IP address is truncated on EU servers for EU users. Furthermore, all sensitive data that is collected by users in the EU is erased before it is recorded on EU domains and servers.
The processing of data on our behalf
We have concluded a data processing agreement for our use of Google Analytics and fully comply with the strict provisions of German data protection authorities when using this service. Additionally, standard contractual clauses have been established with the provider regarding the use of the service that are intended to help ensure a more appropriate level of data protection. The data processing agreement and standard contractual clauses can be accessed here: https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms/.
Links
Further information and the data protection provisions can be found in the Privacy Policy of Google Analytics 4, which is available at: https://marketingplatform.google.com/intl/de/about/analytics/, https://privacy.google.com/businesses/adsservices (types of processing and data processed) & https://policies.google.com/privacy.
Use of Web Fonts
Web Fonts by Monotype
To ensure that fonts are displayed consistently, this website uses web fonts provided by Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc., 600 Unicorn Park Drive, Woburn, MA 01801, USA.
When you open a web page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache so that text and fonts are displayed correctly. For this to work, your browser needs to be connected to Monotype’s servers. The web fonts are provided through our server, website visits are counted using a tracking code since this is required for licensing the fonts. This informs Monotype that our website was accessed via your IP address. We use Monotype web fonts due to our interest in providing a uniform and attractive website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) f GDPR.
If your browser does not support web fonts, your computer will use a standard font instead.
You can find more information about Linotype web fonts in the privacy policy of Monotype https://www.myfonts.com/de/a/font/legal/website-use-privacy-policy , or the web font end user license agreement https://www.myfonts.com/de/pages/license-agreement?id=eula_2267&eula_lang=eula_en