Data Protection Policy

1) Introduction and Contact Details of the Controller

1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. In the following, we inform you about the handling of your personal data when using our website. Personal data means all data that can be used to personally identify you.

1.2 The controller responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Technemo GmbH, Fritz-Vomfelde-Str. 34, 40547 Düsseldorf, Germany, Tel.: +49 211 36181557, E-Mail: order@technemo.de. The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of processing personal data.

2) Data Collection When Visiting Our Website

2.1 When you use our website for informational purposes only, i.e., if you do not register or otherwise transmit information to us, we only collect the data that your browser transmits to our server (so-called “server log files”). When you access our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display the website to you:

• Our visited website
• Date and time of access
• Amount of data sent in bytes
• Source/reference from which you accessed the site
• Browser used
• Operating system used
• IP address used (possibly in anonymized form)

Processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data will not be shared or used in any other way. However, we reserve the right to subsequently check the server log files if there are concrete indications of illegal use.

2.2 For security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g., orders or inquiries to the controller), this website uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the string “https://” and the lock icon in your browser line.

3) Hosting & Content Delivery Network

We use a provider for hosting our website and displaying the content, which performs its services itself or through selected subcontractors exclusively on servers within the European Union.

All data collected on our website is processed on these servers.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider to ensure the protection of our visitors’ data and to prohibit unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

4) Cookies

To make your visit to our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use cookies — small text files that are stored on your device. Some of these cookies are deleted automatically after you close your browser (“session cookies”), while others remain on your device for a longer period and allow storage of site settings (“persistent cookies”). The duration of storage can be found in your web browser’s cookie settings overview.

If personal data is processed through cookies used by us, the processing is carried out either pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR for the performance of a contract, pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR in the case of consent, or pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website as well as a user-friendly and effective design of your visit.

You can configure your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and can decide individually whether to accept them or to exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or in general.

Please note that disabling cookies may limit the functionality of our website.

5) Contacting Us

When contacting us (e.g., via contact form or email), personal data is collected. The specific data collected in the case of a contact form is visible in the respective form. This data is stored and used exclusively for the purpose of responding to your inquiry and for the related technical administration.

The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interest in responding to your request in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. If your contact is aimed at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. Your data will be deleted once your request has been fully processed, provided there are no statutory retention obligations to the contrary.

6) Site Functionalities

6.1 Google Translate

This website uses the translation service “Google Translate” via an API integration, provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”). To automatically display the translation into your chosen language, the browser you are using connects to Google’s servers. Google uses “cookies,” which are text files stored on your computer to enable analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website (including the shortened IP address) is generally transmitted to and stored on a Google server, which may also involve transmission to servers of Google LLC in the USA.

All processing described above, particularly the setting of cookies for reading information on your device, only takes place if you have given us your explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You may withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service via the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with the European level of data protection based on an adequacy decision of the European Commission.

Further information about Google’s privacy policy can be found here:
https://business.safety.google/intl/en/privacy/

6.2 Weglot

This website uses the translation service provided via an API integration by: Weglot SAS, 7 cité Paradis, 75010 Paris, France.

To automatically display the translation into your chosen language, the browser you are using connects to the provider’s servers. The provider uses “cookies” — text files stored on your computer that enable analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website (including the shortened IP address) is usually transmitted to and stored on the provider’s server.

All processing described above, particularly the setting of cookies for reading information on your device, only takes place if you have given us your explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You may withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by deactivating this service via the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider to ensure the protection of our visitors’ data and to prohibit unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

7) Rights of the Data Subject

7.1 Under applicable data protection law, you have the following rights with respect to the controller concerning the processing of your personal data (rights of access and intervention):

• Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)
• Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
• Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
• Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
• Right to notification (Art. 19 GDPR)
• Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
• Right to withdraw consent (Art. 7 (3) GDPR)
• Right to lodge a complaint (Art. 77 GDPR)

7.2 Right to Object

IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA ON THE BASIS OF OUR LEGITIMATE INTEREST FOLLOWING A BALANCING OF INTERESTS, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME, ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO SUCH PROCESSING WITH EFFECT FOR THE FUTURE.

IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL CEASE PROCESSING THE AFFECTED DATA. HOWEVER, FURTHER PROCESSING IS RESERVED IF WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS.

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED BY US FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR SUCH MARKETING. IF YOU EXERCISE THIS RIGHT, WE WILL CEASE PROCESSING YOUR DATA FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES.

8) Duration of Storage of Personal Data

The duration of the storage of personal data is determined by the respective legal basis, the purpose of processing, and — if applicable — statutory retention periods (e.g., commercial and tax retention periods).

When processing personal data based on explicit consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR, the data will be stored until you withdraw your consent.

If there are statutory retention obligations for data processed in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR (e.g., commercial or tax law), such data will be routinely deleted after the expiration of the retention period, provided that it is no longer required for contract performance or initiation and/or there is no legitimate interest in further storage.

When processing personal data based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, the data will be stored until you exercise your right to object pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or if the processing serves the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

When processing personal data for direct marketing purposes pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, the data will be stored until you exercise your right to object pursuant to Art. 21 (2) GDPR.

Unless otherwise stated in the specific processing information in this declaration, personal data will be deleted when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.