1. An overview of data protection
General
The
following gives a simple overview of what happens to your personal information
when you visit our website. Personal information is any data with which you
could be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data
protection can be found in our privacy policy found below.
Data collection on our website
Who is
responsible for the data collection on this website?
The data
collected on this website are processed by the website operator. The operator's
contact details can be found in the website's required legal notice.
How do we
collect your data?
Some data
are collected when you provide it to us. This could, for example, be data you
enter on a contact form.
Other data
are collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. These
data are primarily technical data such as the browser and operating system you
are using or when you accessed the page. These data are collected automatically
as soon as you enter our website.
What do we
use your data for?
Part of the
data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website. Other data
can be used to analyze how visitors use the site.
What rights
do you have regarding your data?
You always
have the right to request information about your stored data, its origin, its
recipients, and the purpose of its collection at no charge. You also have the
right to request that it be corrected, blocked, or deleted. You can contact us
at any time using the address given in the legal notice if you have further
questions about the issue of privacy and data protection. You may also, of
course, file a complaint with the competent regulatory authorities.
Analytics and third-party tools
When visiting our website, statistical analyses may be made of your surfing behavior. This happens primarily using cookies and analytics. The analysis of your surfing behavior is usually anonymous, i.e. we will not be able to identify you from this data. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information can be found in the following privacy policy.
You can object to this analysis. We will inform you below about how to exercise your options in this regard.
2. General information and mandatory information
Data protection
The
operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very
seriously. We treat your personal data as confidential and in accordance with
the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
If you use
this website, various pieces of personal data will be collected. Personal
information is any data with which you could be personally identified. This
privacy policy explains what information we collect and what we use it for. It
also explains how and for what purpose this happens.
Please note
that data transmitted via the internet (e.g. via email communication) may be
subject to security breaches. Complete protection of your data from third-party
access is not possible.
Notice concerning the party responsible for this
website
The party
responsible for processing data on this website is:
Dr. Günther
Kast GmbH & Co.
Technische Gewebe
Spezial-Fasererzeugnisse KG
Abt-Reubi-Str. 6
D-87527 Sonthofen
Telephone:
+49 8321 66 41 0
Email: info@eq-tec.de
The
responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with
others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (names,
email addresses, etc.).
Revocation of your consent to the processing of your
data
Many data
processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may
revoke your consent at any time with future effect. An informal email making
this request is sufficient. The data processed before we receive your request
may still be legally processed.
Right to file complaints with regulatory authorities
If there has
been a breach of data protection legislation, the person affected may file a
complaint with the competent regulatory authorities. The competent regulatory
authority for matters related to data protection legislation is the data
protection officer of the German state in which our company is headquartered. A
list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found at the
following link: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.
Right to data portability
You have the
right to have data which we process based on your consent or in fulfillment of
a contract automatically delivered to yourself or to a third party in a
standard, machine-readable format. If you require the direct transfer of data
to another responsible party, this will only be done to the extent technically
feasible.
Information,
blocking, deletion
As permitted by
law, you have the right to be provided at any time with information free of
charge about any of your personal data that is stored as well as its origin,
the recipient and the purpose for which it has been processed. You also have
the right to have this data corrected, blocked or deleted. You can contact us
at any time using the address given in our legal notice if you have further
questions on the topic of personal data.
Opposition to
promotional emails
We hereby
expressly prohibit the use of contact data published in the context of website
legal notice requirements with regard to sending promotional and informational
materials not expressly requested. The website operator reserves the right to
take specific legal action if unsolicited advertising material, such as email spam,
is received.
3. Data collection on our website
Cookies
Some of our
web pages use cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain any
viruses. Cookies help make our website more user-friendly, efficient, and
secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved
by your browser.
Most of the
cookies we use are so-called "session cookies." They are
automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain in your device's
memory until you delete them. These cookies make it possible to recognize your
browser when you next visit the site.
You can
configure your browser to inform you about the use of cookies so that you can
decide on a case-by-case basis whether to accept or reject a cookie.
Alternatively, your browser can be configured to automatically accept cookies
under certain conditions or to always reject them, or to automatically delete
cookies when closing your browser. Disabling cookies may limit the
functionality of this website.
Cookies
which are necessary to allow electronic communications or to provide certain
functions you wish to use (such as the shopping cart) are stored pursuant to
Art. 6 paragraph 1, letter f of DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate
interest in the storage of cookies to ensure an optimized service provided free
of technical errors. If other cookies (such as those used to analyze your
surfing behavior) are also stored, they will be treated separately in this
privacy policy.
Server log files
The website
provider automatically collects and stores information that your browser
automatically transmits to us in "server log files". These are:
- Browser type and browser
version
- Operating system used
- Referrer URL
- Host name of the accessing
computer
- Time of the server request
- IP address
These data
will not be combined with data from other sources.
The basis
for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO, which allows the processing of
data to fulfill a contract or for measures preliminary to a contract.
4. Analytics and advertising
Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service. It is operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies". These are text files that are stored on your computer and that allow an analysis of the use of the website by you. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
Google Analytics cookies are stored based on Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize both its website and its advertising.
Browser plugin
You can prevent these cookies being stored by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser. However, we wish to point out that doing so may mean you will not be able to enjoy the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent the data generated by cookies about your use of the website (incl. your IP address) from being passed to Google, and the processing of these data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
Objecting to the collection of data
You can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set to prevent your data from being collected on future visits to this site: Disable Google Analytics.
For more information about how Google Analytics handles user data, see Google's privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.
Outsourced data processing
We have entered into an agreement with Google for the outsourcing of our data processing and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.
Demographic data collection by Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics' demographic features. This allows reports to be generated containing statements about the age, gender, and interests of site visitors. This data comes from interest-based advertising from Google and third-party visitor data. This collected data cannot be attributed to any specific individual person. You can disable this feature at any time by adjusting the ads settings in your Google account or you can forbid the collection of your data by Google Analytics as described in the section "Refusal of data collection".