Data Privacy Statement



General notice and mandatory information

Designation of the responsible body

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

Additive Marking GmbH
Dr. Matthias Habdank
Wollmarktstraße 115A
33098 Paderborn

The controller alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g., names, contact information, or the like).

Revocation of your consent to data processing

Only with your explicit consent are some operations of data processing possible. A revocation of your already given consent is possible at any time. For the revocation, an informal communication by e-mail is sufficient. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to complain to the competent supervisory authority

As a data subject, you have a right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority in the event of a breach of data protection law. The competent supervisory authority with regard to data protection issues is the state data protection commissioner of the federal state in which the registered office of our company is located. The following link provides a list of data protection officers and their contact details: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in performance of a contract handed over to you or to third parties. The data will be provided in a machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done insofar as it is technically feasible.

Right to information, correction, blocking, deletion

You have the right at any time within the framework of the applicable legal provisions to free information about your stored personal data, origin of the data, their recipients and the purpose of data processing and, if necessary, a right to rectification, blocking or deletion of this data. In this regard, and also for other questions on the subject of personal data, you can contact us at any time via the contact options listed in the imprint.

SSL or TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content that you send to us as the site operator, our website uses SSL or TLS encryption. This means that data that you transmit via this website cannot be read by third parties. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the "https://" address line of your browser and the lock symbol in the browser line.

Server log files

In server log files, the provider of the website automatically collects and stores information that your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

  • Page visited on our domain
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  • The date and time of the server request
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  • Browser type and browser version
  • Operating system used
  • Referrer URL
  • Host name of the accessing computer
  • IP address

There is no merging of this data with other data sources. The basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO, which permits the processing of data for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures.

Data transmission upon conclusion of the contract for the purchase and shipment of goods

Personal data will only be transmitted to third parties if there is a necessity in the context of contract processing. Third parties may be, for example, payment service providers or logistics companies. A further transmission of data will not take place or only if you have expressly agreed to this.

The basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO, which allows the processing of data for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures.

Registration on this website

To use certain functions, you can register on our website. The transmitted data is used exclusively for the purpose of using the respective offer or service. Mandatory information requested during registration must be provided in full. Otherwise, we will reject the registration.

In the event of important changes, such as for technical reasons, we will inform you by e-mail. The email will be sent to the address provided during registration.

The processing of the data entered during registration is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO). A revocation of your already given consent is possible at any time. An informal communication by e-mail is sufficient for the revocation. The legality of the data processing already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

We store the data collected during registration for the period that you are registered on our website. Your data will be deleted should you cancel your registration. Legal retention periods remain unaffected.

Contact form

Data transmitted by contact form will be stored, including your contact details, in order to process your request or to be available for follow-up questions. This data will not be passed on without your consent.

The processing of the data entered in the contact form is based exclusively on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO). A revocation of your already given consent is possible at any time. An informal communication by e-mail is sufficient for the revocation. The legality of the data processing operations carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Data transmitted via the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to store it or there is no longer any need to store it. Mandatory legal provisions - in particular retention periods - remain unaffected.

Newsletter data

To send our newsletter, we need an e-mail address from you. A verification of the specified e-mail address is necessary and the receipt of the newsletter is to consent. Supplementary data is not collected or is voluntary. The data is used exclusively for sending the newsletter.

The data made during the newsletter registration will be processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO). A revocation of your already given consent is possible at any time. For the revocation is sufficient an informal message by e-mail or you unsubscribe via the "unsubscribe" link in the newsletter. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

Data entered to set up the subscription will be deleted in the event of unsubscription. If this data has been transmitted to us for other purposes and elsewhere, it will continue to remain with us.

Contact requests for product information, newsletters or other concerns

On our website, you can contact us through various means: including contact form, newsletter subscription. If you take advantage of this option, the data entered in the input mask will be transmitted to us and stored. In addition to the specific input mask data, the IP address and the date and time of the request are collected and stored. For the processing of the data you give your consent in the context by the sending process.

Alternatively, it is possible to contact us by e-mail address. In this case, the personal data of the user transmitted with the e-mail will be stored.

In this context, the data will not be disclosed to third parties, unless this is necessary for the processing of the query. In any case, the data will be used exclusively for the processing of the conversation.

Legal basis for the processing of data is, in the presence of consent of the user, Art. 6 para 1 lit. a DSGVO. The legal basis for the processing of data transmitted in the course of sending an e-mail is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. If the e-mail contact aims at the conclusion of a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO.

The processing of personal data from the input mask serves us solely to process your request. In the case of contact by e-mail, this is also the necessary legitimate interest in processing the data.

The other personal data processed during the submission process serve to prevent misuse of the contact form and to ensure the security of our information technology systems.

If you have booked a newsletter, requested product information or a quote, we reserve the right to store the data for two years to measure the profitability of our sales and marketing. Otherwise, we delete the data as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. For the personal data from the input mask of the contact form and those sent by e-mail, this is the case when the respective conversation with the user has ended. The conversation is ended when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter concerned has been conclusively clarified.

The additional personal data collected during the sending process will be deleted after a period of seven days at the latest.

The user has the option at any time to revoke his consent to the processing of personal data. If the user contacts us by e-mail, he can object to the storage of his personal data at any time. For this purpose, a corresponding link can be found in each newsletter. In such a case, the conversation cannot be continued. All personal data stored in the course of contact will be deleted in this case.

YouTube

For integration and display of video content, our website uses plugins from YouTube. Provider of the video portal is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA.

When a page with an integrated YouTube plugin is called up, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. YouTube thereby learns which of our pages you have called up.

YouTube can assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile, should you be logged into your YouTube account. By logging out beforehand, you have the option to prevent this.

The use of YouTube is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO.

For details on the handling of user data, please refer to YouTube's privacy policy at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies. These are small text files that your web browser stores on your terminal device. Cookies help us to make our offer more user-friendly, effective and secure.

Some cookies are "session cookies." Such cookies are deleted by themselves after the end of your browser session. In contrast, other cookies remain on your terminal device until you delete them yourself. Such cookies help us to recognize you when you return to on our website.

With a modern web browser, you can monitor, restrict or prevent the setting of cookies. Many web browsers can be configured to automatically delete cookies when you close the program. The deactivation of cookies may result in limited functionality of our website.

The setting of cookies, which are necessary for the exercise of electronic communication processes or the provision of certain functions desired by you (e.g. shopping cart), is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. As the operator of this website, we have a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and smooth provision of our services. Insofar as the setting of other cookies (e.g. for analysis functions), these are treated separately in this Privacy Policy treated separately.

Google Analytics

Our website uses functions of the web analytics service Google Analytics. The provider of the web analytics service is Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Google Analytics uses "cookies." These are small text files that your web browser stores on your terminal device and enable an analysis of website usage. Information generated by means of cookies about your use of our website is transmitted to a Google server and stored there. Server location is usually the USA.

The setting of Google Analytics cookies is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. As the operator of this website, we have a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize our website and, if necessary, advertising.

IP anonymization

We use Google Analytics in conjunction with the IP anonymization function. It ensures that Google truncates your IP address within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before it is transmitted to the USA. There may be exceptional cases in which Google transfers the full IP address to a server in the USA and shortens it there. On our behalf, Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity, and providing other services relating to website activity. to evaluate your use of the website, to create reports about website activities and to provide us with further services related to website and internet use. The IP address transmitted by Google Analytics will not be merged with any other IP address with other data from Google takes place.

Browser Plugin

The setting of cookies by your web browser can be prevented. However, some functions of our website could be limited as a result. Likewise, you can prevent the collection of data relating to your website usage, including your IP address, together with subsequent processing by Google. This is possible by downloading and installing the browser plugin accessible via the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

Objection to data collection

You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set that will prevent the collection of your data during future visits to our website: Google Analytics opt-out.

For details on how Google Analytics handles user data, please see Google's privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.

Commissioned processing

To fully comply with legal data protection requirements, we have entered into an order processing agreement with Google.

Demographic characteristics in Google Analytics

Our website uses the "demographic characteristics" function of Google Analytics. It can be used to create reports that contain statements about the age, gender and interests of site visitors. This data comes from interest-based advertising from Google as well as from visitor data from third-party providers. It is not possible to assign the data to a specific person. You can deactivate this function at any time. This is possible via the ad settings in your Google account or by generally prohibiting the collection of your data by Google Analytics, as explained in the item "Objection to data collection".

Klarna

Our website enables payment via Klarna. The provider of the payment service is Klarna AB, Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden.

When you pay with Klarna (Klarna checkout solution), Klarna collects various personal data from you. For details, please see Klarna's privacy policy at: https://www.klarna.com/de/datenschutz/.

Klarna uses cookies to optimize the Klarna checkout solution. This optimization constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO. Cookies are small text files that your web browser stores on your terminal device. Cookies from Klarna remain on your end device until you delete them. Details on the use of Klarna cookies can be found at: https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/policy/cookie/de_de/checkout.pdf.

The transfer of your data to Klarna is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO (consent) and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO (processing for the performance of a contract). A revocation of your already given consent is possible at any time. Past data processing operations remain effective in the event of a revocation.

Google AdSense

Our website uses Google AdSense. The provider is Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Google AdSense is used to integrate advertisements and sets cookies. Cookies are small text files that your web browser stores on your terminal device to analyze the use of the website. Google AdSense also uses web beacons. Web beacons are invisible graphics that allow us to analyze visitor traffic on our wesite.

Information generated by cookies and web beacons is transmitted to Google servers and stored there. The server is located in the USA. Google may pass this information on to contractual partners. However, Google will not combine your IP address with other data stored by you.

The storage of AdSense cookies is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. We as website operator have a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize our website and our advertising.

With a modern web browser, you can monitor, restrict and disable the setting of cookies. Disabling cookies may result in limited functionality of our website. By using our website you declare that you You agree to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking

Our website uses Google AdWords. The provider is Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States.

AdWords is an online advertising program. As part of the online advertising program, we work with conversion tracking. After a click on an ad placed by Google, a cookie is set for conversion tracking. Cookies are small text files that your web browser stores on your terminal device. Google AdWords cookies lose their validity after 30 days and are not used to personally identify users. The cookie allows Google and us to recognize that you have clicked on an ad and have been redirected to our website.

Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. The cookies are not trackable across AdWords customer websites. Conversion cookies are used to create conversion statistics for AdWords customers who use conversion tracking. Adwords customers learn how many users clicked on their ad and were redirected to pages with a conversion tracking tag. However, AdWords customers do not receive any information that allows personal identification of users. If you do not want to participate in tracking, you can object to its use. In this case, the conversion cookie must be deactivated in the user settings of the browser. Thus, there is also no inclusion in the conversion tracking statistics.

The storage of "conversion cookies" is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. We as website operator have a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize our website and our advertising.

For details on Google AdWords and Google conversion tracking, please see Google's privacy policy: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/.

With a modern web browser, you can monitor, restrict or disable the setting of cookies. Disabling cookies may result in limited functionality of our website.


Support, consulting and advertising of corporate clients

For the support, advice and advertising of corporate customers, we collect and use, in addition to the business partner or potential business partner, the contact person, phone number and postal address. We obtain the information from various sources, either through an inquiry (website, e-mail or telephone), but also through events, trade fairs, business cards received by our sales staff, etc. This data is also available to the contractual partner (TÜV NORD Systems GmbH & Co. KG). In this context, the data is not passed on to third parties. The data is used exclusively for the purposes stated.

The legal basis for the processing of the data is our legitimate interest in data processing and the corresponding interest of the contractual partner. If the contact is aimed at the conclusion of a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is the business initiation relationship or contractual relationship.

We use this contact data exclusively for our own purposes and for the needs-based design of our own sales activities.

If, however, our sales department or the sales department of TÜV NORD Systems GmbH & Co. KG have not had any contact with the company contact within 15 months, it will be decided on the part of the sales department whether the contact person of the company contact will be deleted. If the contact is a pre-contractual relationship (offer, inquiry), the transmitted data will additionally be stored in our customer relationship management, or CRM.

The company contact has the option to object to the processing of his personal data at any time. All personal data of the contact that has been stored about the business partner will be deleted in this case.

Source: data protection configurator from mein-datenschutzbeauftragter.de