Data Privacy Statement
Valid as of: May 2023
The responsible body in accordance with data protection laws is:
Uwe Kremer (Management Board)
Siemensring 42
47877 Willich/Germany
Collection of general data
When you access our website, information of general nature is automatically collected. Such information (server logfiles) comprises for example the kind of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your Internet Service Provider and similar data. This includes exclusively information which cannot be traced back to an individual person. This information is technically necessary to correctly deliver the content of those websites that you requested and occur inevitably when using the Internet. Anonymous information of this kind is used statistically for the purpose of improving our Internet presentation and the technology behind it.
Cookies
Like many websites we use cookies. Cookies are small text files that are sent from a web server to your hard disc. As a result, we automatically receive certain data, such as the IP address, the browser used, the operating system and your Internet connection. Cookies cannot be used for starting programmes or placing viruses on a computer. The information contained in these cookies serves to ease the navigation and to display our websites correctly. Without your consent, the data we collected from you will in no event be passed on to third parties or used to establish a connection with personal data. You can of course visit our website without any cookies. Most of the browsers are set to accept cookies by default. However, you can deactivate the use of cookies anytime by changing the settings of your browser. Please use the help function of your Internet browser to learn how to change the settings. Please note that single functions of our website may not work anymore if you have deactivated the use of cookies.
Our website uses Matomo (formerly Piwik) for web analysis, a service of InnoCraft Ltd., 150 Willis St, 6011 Wellington, New Zealand, NZBN 6106769, (“Matomo”) by means of cookie technology. This is a so-called web analysis service for the statistical evaluation of visitor access. Matomo uses “cookies”, text files placed on your computer, which enable us to analyse the use of the website. The following data is stored for each access/retrieval:
- Pages accessed/name of the file accessed
- Date and time of access
- IP address in abbreviated, anonymised form
- Operating system used
- Browser type/version
- Referrer URL (website from which you came to our site)
The collected data is stored and evaluated exclusively for statistical purposes and to improve our offer for you. The legal basis for the processing of personal data using technically necessary cookies within the meaning of Section 25 (2) TTDSG is Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO. The information generated by the cookie of the Matomo analysis tool is not used in any other way or passed on to third parties. Your IP address is anonymised in this process immediately after processing and before storage, so that you as a user remain anonymous to us and no conclusions can be drawn about personal data.
On our websites and in the webshop there are protected areas that can only be accessed via login and password. Data collected in these areas is located on our own servers and is not anonymised. Third parties have no access to it. By accepting our privacy policy, you agree that we may use this data for our internal evaluations to optimise our products and services. We refer to Art. 6 para. 2 lit. f DSGVO as the legal basis for this.
Further information on the Matomo terms of use and the data protection regulations can be found at: https://matomo.org/privacy/.
Registration on our website
When registering for the use of our personalized services, some personal information will be collected, such as name, address, contact and communication information, as well as telephone number and e-mail address. If you are registered with us, you can access content and services that we offer only to registered users. Registered users also have the option of changing or deleting the data specified during registration at any time, if needed. Of course, we also provide you with information about the personal data we hold about you at any time. We are happy to rectify or delete these at your request, as far as no statutory storage requirements preclude. To contact us in this context, please use the contact details given at the end of this Privacy Statement.
Provision of fee-based services
When providing fee-based services, we ask for additional information, e. g. payment data.
SSL encryption
To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption techniques (such as SSL) over HTTPS.
Newsletter
When you sign up to receive our newsletter, the data you provide will be used exclusively for this purpose. Subscribers may also be notified by email about circumstances relevant to the service or registration (such as changes to the newsletter offer or technical conditions). For an effective registration, we need a valid e-mail address. In order to verify that an application is actually made by the owner of an e-mail address, we use the “Double opt-in” procedure. For this purpose, we record the order of the newsletter, the dispatch of a confirmation mail and the receipt of the requested answer. Further data is not collected. The data will be used exclusively for the newsletter and will not be passed on to third parties.
The consent to the storage of your personal data and their use for the newsletter can be revoked at any time. Each newsletter has a link to it. In addition, you can unsubscribe from this website at any time or inform us of your request via the contact option indicated at the end of this Privacy Statement.
Contact form
If you have questions of any kind contact us by e-mail or contact form, and the information you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing the request and for possible follow-up questions.
Deleting or blocking of personal information
We adhere to the principles of data avoidance and data economy. Therefore, we store your personal data only for as long as it is necessary to perform a service that you have requested or according to the manifold statutory storage periods envisaged by the legislator. After the specific purpose has ended, respectively after these periods have expired, the corresponding data will be blocked or deleted according to the legal requirements.
Embedded Youtube videos
On some of our websites we embed Youtube videos. The corresponding plug-ins are operated by YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. When you visit a page with the YouTube plug-in, it will connect to Youtube’s servers. Youtube will be informed which pages you visit. If you are logged into your Youtube account, Youtube can assign your surfing behavior to you personally. This can be prevented by logging out of your Youtube account beforehand.
If a Youtube video is started, the provider uses cookies that collect information about user behavior.
Anyone who has disabled the storage of cookies for the Google Ad program will not have to expect such cookies when watching YouTube videos. Youtube also stores non-personal usage information in other cookies. If you want to prevent this, you must block the storage of cookies in the browser.
Further information on data protection at “Youtube” can be found in the privacy policy of the provider under: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/
Social Plugins
On our website we use social plugins of the suppliers mentioned below. You can identify the plugins by the fact that they are marked with a corresponding logo. Via these plugins, information that may also include personal data, may be sent to the service provider and possibly be used by him. We prevent the unconscious and unwanted collection and transfer of data to the service provider by a 2-click-solution. To trigger a desired social plugin, it has to be activated by a click on the corresponding button. Only then the collection of data and its transfer to the service provider is activated. We do not collect any personal data via social plugins or information about their usage. We do not have any influence on which data an activated plugin collects and how the data is used by the provider. Currently, it has to be assumed that a direct connection to the provider’s services is being further developed and that at least the IP address, as well as device-related information is being collected and used. Furthermore, it is possible that service providers try to store cookies on the computer used. Which kind of data is collected and how the data is used can be found in the Privacy Policy of the service provider. Note: If you are logged on to Facebook at the same time, Facebook can identify you as a visitor of a specific site. On our website, we have included social media buttons of the following companies: Facebook, Youtube, Instagram, LinkedIn.
Your rights to information, correction, blocking, deletion and objection
You are entitled to receive information at any time regarding your personal data stored in our company. Likewise, you have the right to correct, block or, with the exception of legally required data storage for the purpose of conducting business, delete your personal data. In that case, please contact our data protection officer. Please use the contact details given at the end of this Privacy Statement. To be able to access blocked data at any time for control purposes, this data has to be kept in a lock file. You may also request the deletion of the data, as far as there is no statutory archiving obligation. If there is such an obligation, we block your data on demand. You can submit changes or the withdrawal of a permission to us, with effect for the future.
Change of our privacy policy
We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy to always comply with the latest legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy, e.g. when introducing new services. Your new visit will be subject to the new privacy policy.
Questions to the data protection officer
If you have any questions about privacy, please e-mail us or contact the person responsible for privacy in our organization:
PMA/TOOLS AG
Data privacy
Siemensring 42
47877 Willich/Germany
Tel.: +49 2154 922230
datenschutz@pma-tools.de