Data privacy
1. Data privacy at a glance
General notes
The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal information when you visit this website. Personal information is any information which can be used to personally identify you. Detailed information on the subject of data privacy can be found in our data privacy policy, which appears after this text.
Data collection on our website
Who is responsible for data collection on our website?
The data processing on this website is carried out by the website owner/operator, whose contact details can be found in the "Information about the responsible authority" section in this privacy policy.
How do we collect your data?
One way in which your data is collected is by you sending it to us. This may be information which you enter into a contact form, for example.
Other data is collected automatically or with your consent by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is mainly technical data (e.g. web browser, operating system or time and date when the site was accessed). This data is collected automatically as soon as you access this website.
What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected to ensure that the website is provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal information free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given your consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal information under certain circumstances. You also have the right to complain to the responsible supervisory authority.
You can contact us at any time if you have further questions on the subject of data protection.
2. General notes and mandatory information
Data privacy
The owners/operators of these pages take the protection of your personal information very seriously. We treat your personal information in confidence and in accordance with the statutory data privacy regulations and this data privacy policy.
Various items of personal information are collected when you use this website. Personal information is data with which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains which information we record, and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this takes place.
We would like to point out that data transfers on the Internet (e.g. during e-mail communication) may not be completely secure. It cannot be guaranteed that the information is protected from access by third parties.
Note concerning the responsible authority
The responsible authority for the data processing on this website is:
MTH Metall-Technik Halsbrücke GmbH & Co KG
Ladestraße 3
D-09633 Halsbrücke, Germany
+49 3731 2653 0
office(at)mth-kg.de
The responsible authority is the natural or legal person who decides on the purpose and means of processing of personal information (e.g. names, e-mail addresses or the like), either individually or in collaboration with others.
Duration of storage
Unless a more specific storage period has been specified in this privacy policy, we will retain your personal information until the purpose for the data processing no longer applies. If you assert a justified request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your information will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal information (e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, deletion will take place after these reasons no longer apply.
General information about the legal basis for data processing on this website
If you have consented to data processing, we will process your personal information on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR, insofar as special categories of information are processed in accordance with Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR. In the event of express consent to the transmission of personal information to third countries, data processing is also carried out on the basis of Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your terminal device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), the data processing is also carried out on the basis of Section 25 para. 1 TTDPR (Telecommunications and Telemedia Data Protection Regulations). This consent can be revoked at any time. If your information is required to fulfil the contract or implement pre-contractual measures, it will be processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, we will process your information if this is needed to fulfil a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Information about the relevant legal grounds in each individual case is provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.
Recipient of personal information
As part of our business activities, we collaborate with various external organisations. In some cases, personal information must also be transferred to these external organisations. We only pass on personal information to external organisations if this is needed to fulfil a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g. passing on data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest in passing on information in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR or if another legal basis allows the information to be passed on. When we use data processing companies, we only pass on our customers' personal information on the basis of a valid data processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.
Retraction of your consent to data processing
Many data processing procedures are only possible with your express consent. Consent that has already been given can be retracted at any time. The retraction does not affect the legality of the data processing which has taken place prior to the retraction.
Right to object to the collection of data in special cases and to direct marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)
IF THE DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION AT ANY TIME FOR REASONS RELATING TO 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 INFORMATION UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING SERVES TO ESTABLISH, EXERCISE OR DEFEND LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION UNDER ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR).
IF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION IS PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH MARKETING, WHICH INCLUDES PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR).
Right to complain to the responsible supervisory authority
In the event of infringements against the GDPR, the data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement. The right of appeal exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.
Right to data portability
You have the right to have data which we process automatically on the basis of your consent or to fulfil a contract sent to you or a third party in a normal, machine-readable format. Direct transmission of the information to another responsible party will only take place if it is technically feasible.
Disclosure, correction and deletion
Within the scope of the applicable legal regulations, you have the right to free disclosure of your stored personal information, its origin and the recipient thereof, and the reason for the data processing at any time, and the right to the correction or deletion of this data if necessary. You can contact us at any time if you have further questions on the subject of personal information.
Right of restriction of processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal information. You can contact us at any time for this purpose. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:
- If you dispute the accuracy of your personal information which we have stored, we usually need time to check this. For the duration of the check, you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal information.
- If the processing of your personal information was/is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing rather than deletion.
- If we no longer need your personal information, but you need it to exercise, defend or assert legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal information rather than the deletion thereof.
- If you have lodged an objection in accordance with Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. Until it has been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal information.
If you have restricted the processing of your personal information, apart from the storage thereof, this information may only be processed with your consent or to establish, exercise or defend legal claims or to protect of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or of a Member State.
SSL or TLS encryption
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential information, such as orders or inquiries which you send to us as the site operator. You can recognise an encrypted connection from the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and the padlock symbol which appears in your browser line.
If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data which you send to us cannot be read by third parties.
3. Data collection on our website
Cookies
Our web pages use so-called "cookies". Cookies are small data packets which do not cause any damage to your terminal device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your terminal device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your terminal device until you have deleted them yourself, or they have been automatically deleted by your web browser.
Cookies may originate from us (first-party cookies) or third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the incorporation of certain services from third-party companies within websites (e.g. cookies for processing payment services).
Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, since certain website functions would otherwise not work without them (e.g. shopping basket function or displaying videos). Other cookies can be used to analyse user behaviour or for advertising purposes.
Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process, to provide certain functions that you have requested (e.g. for the shopping basket function) or to optimise the website (e.g. cookies for measuring the web audience) (necessary cookies) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis has been specified. The website owner/operator has a justified interest in storing cookies that are needed for the technically error-free and optimised provision of its services. If consent to the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and Section 25 para. 1 TTDPR), which can be revoked at any time.
You can set your browser so that you are notified about the setting of cookies and only allow the acceptance of cookies in isolated cases, only allow the acceptance of cookies in specific cases or stop them altogether, and automatically delete the cookies when the browser is closed. The functionality of this website may be restricted if cookies are deactivated.
You can find out which cookies and services are used on this website in this privacy policy.
Server log files
The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files which your browser sends to us automatically. This consists of:
- Browser type and browser version
- Operating system used
- Referrer URL
- Host name of accessing computer
- Time of server query
- IP address
This data is not kept together with other data sources.
This data is collected on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website owner/operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimisation of its website – which is why the server log files must be recorded.
Contact form
If you send us inquiries using the contact form, your details from the contact form including the contact data that is specified therein are stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We do not transfer this information to other parties without your consent.
This information is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your enquiry relates to the fulfilment of a contract or is needed to implement pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the enquiries that are addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR), if this has been requested; the consent can be revoked at any time.
We will retain the information which you entered in the contact form until you request the deletion thereof, retract your consent for storage or the purpose of the data storage becomes inapplicable (e.g. after processing of your inquiry is complete). Mandatory legal provisions, particularly retention deadlines, remain unaffected.
Enquiry by email, telephone or fax
If you contact us by e-mail, telephone or fax, your enquiry including all personal information (name, enquiry) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not transfer this information to other parties without your consent.
This information is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your enquiry relates to the fulfilment of a contract or is needed to implement pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the enquiries that are addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR), if this has been requested; the consent can be revoked at any time.
We will retain the information which you entered in the contact request until you request the deletion thereof, retract your consent for storage or the purpose of the data storage becomes inapplicable (e.g. after processing of your request is complete). Compulsory legal regulations, particularly statutory retention periods, remain unaffected.
4. Plug-ins and tools
Font Awesome (local hosting)
This site uses Font Awesome for the standardised display of fonts. Font Awesome is installed locally. A connection to Fonticons, Inc. servers does not take place.
Further information about Font Awesome can be found in the Font Awesome privacy policy at: https://fontawesome.com/privacy.