Privacy Policy
1. Data Protection at a Glance
General Information
The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data refers to all data that can be used to identify you personally. Detailed information on data protection can be found in our privacy policy set out below.
Data Collection on This Website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the operator’s contact details in the section “Information on the Responsible Party” in this privacy policy.
How do we collect your data?
Some data is collected when you provide it to us, for example by filling in a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website. This mainly includes technical data (e.g. browser type, operating system, or the time of page access). The collection of this data occurs automatically as soon as you enter this website.
What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure the website functions properly. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior. If contracts can be concluded or initiated via this website, the data provided will also be processed for offers, orders, or other contractual inquiries.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right to obtain information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time and free of charge. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you may withdraw this consent at any time with future effect. In certain circumstances, you also have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
You can contact us at any time with regard to this and any other questions about data protection.
Analytics Tools and Third-Party Tools
When visiting this website, your browsing behavior may be statistically analyzed, primarily using analytics programs.
Detailed information about these analytics programs can be found in the following privacy policy.
2. Hosting
We host the content of our website with the following provider:
External Hosting
This website is hosted externally. The personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the hosting provider(s). This may include, in particular, IP addresses, contact requests, metadata and communication data, contractual data, contact details, names, website access data, and other data generated via a website.
External hosting is carried out for the purpose of fulfilling our contractual obligations towards potential and existing customers (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and in the interest of providing our online services securely, efficiently, and professionally (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Where consent has been obtained, processing is based exclusively on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
Our hosting provider(s) will process your data only to the extent necessary to fulfill their service obligations and in accordance with our instructions.
We use the following hosting provider:
Host Europe GmbH
c/o WeWork Wallarkaden
Pilgrimstraße 6
50674 Cologne, Germany
3. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures
Data Protection
The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations as well as this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data is any information that can identify you personally. This privacy policy explains what data we collect, how, and for what purpose we use it.
Please note that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. communication by email) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.
Information on the Responsible Party
The party responsible for data processing on this website is:
Spezialantriebstechnik GmbH
Fröndenberger Straße 13
04746 Hartha
Phone: +49 34328 661 0
Email: info@spat-antriebe.de
The responsible party is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).
Storage Duration
Unless a more specific storage period is stated in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you make a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless there are other legally permissible reasons for retaining your personal data (e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, deletion will occur once these reasons cease to apply.
General Information on the Legal Bases for Data Processing on This Website
Where you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR where special categories of data under Art. 9(1) GDPR are processed. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, processing is also based on Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), data processing is additionally based on § 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time. Where your data is necessary for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures, processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. We also process your data if required by law under Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR or based on our legitimate interests under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The applicable legal basis in each specific case is outlined in the following sections of this privacy policy.
Recipients of Personal Data
In the course of our business activities, we cooperate with various external entities, which may require the transfer of personal data. We only disclose personal data to external parties when necessary for contract performance, when required by law (e.g. to tax authorities), when we have a legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, or when another legal basis permits such disclosure. When using processors, we transfer personal data only under a valid data processing agreement. In cases of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.
Withdrawal of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You may withdraw any consent you have already given at any time. The lawfulness of data processing carried out prior to the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.
Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)
IF DATA PROCESSING IS CARRIED OUT ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME, ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA, INCLUDING ANY PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE LEGAL BASIS FOR EACH PROCESSING OPERATION IS STATED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS OR THE PROCESSING SERVES TO ESTABLISH, EXERCISE, OR DEFEND LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(1) GDPR).
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(2) GDPR).
Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority
In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to receive the data we process automatically based on your consent or in performance of a contract, in a commonly used, machine-readable format, or to have it transmitted directly to another controller, where technically feasible.
Access, Rectification, and Erasure
Within the framework of applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain free information about your stored personal data, its origin, recipients, and the purpose of the data processing, as well as, if applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time regarding this or any other questions about personal data.
Right to Restrict Processing
You have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data. You may contact us at any time to exercise this right. The right to restrict processing applies in the following cases:
- If you contest the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of this verification, you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data.
- If the processing of your personal data was or is unlawful, you may request restriction of processing instead of deletion.
- If we no longer need your personal data, but you require it for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, you have the right to request restriction of processing instead of deletion.
- If you have objected under Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balance must be made between your interests and ours. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, such data may – apart from its storage – only be processed with your consent, for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.
SSL or TLS Encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries you send to us as the website operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the change in your browser’s address line from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock icon in your browser bar.
When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
4. Data Collection on This Website
Cookies
Our website uses so-called “cookies.” Cookies are small data files that do not harm your device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (persistent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit. Persistent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or your browser deletes them automatically.
Cookies may originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies allow the integration of certain third-party services within websites (e.g. cookies for processing payment services).
Cookies serve different purposes. Many cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. the shopping cart function or displaying videos). Other cookies are used to analyze user behavior or for advertising purposes.
Cookies required for electronic communication, for providing certain functions you request (e.g. shopping cart), or for optimizing the website (e.g. audience measurement cookies) are stored based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. Where consent for the storage of cookies or similar recognition technologies has been obtained, processing is carried out solely based on this consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG); consent may be revoked at any time.
You can configure your browser to notify you when cookies are set, to allow cookies only in specific cases, to exclude acceptance of cookies in general or for certain cases, and to automatically delete cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.
Details about which cookies and services are used on this website can be found in our Cookie Policy (EU).
Contact Form
If you send us inquiries via our contact form, the information you provide in the form, including your contact details, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing your inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not share this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or necessary for pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively handling the inquiries directed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), if obtained. Consent can be revoked at any time.
The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request deletion, withdraw your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your inquiry has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – particularly retention periods – remain unaffected.
Inquiries by Email, Telephone, or Fax
If you contact us by email, telephone, or fax, your inquiry, including all personal data (e.g. name, request), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We do not share this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your request relates to the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the efficient handling of inquiries (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), if obtained. Consent can be revoked at any time.
The data you send to us via contact requests will remain with us until you request deletion, withdraw your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. once your request has been fully processed). Mandatory legal provisions – particularly statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.
5. Plugins and Tools
YouTube
This website integrates videos from the YouTube platform. The provider of this service is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
When you visit a page on our site containing a YouTube video, a connection to YouTube’s servers is established. The YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited.
YouTube may also store cookies or use similar recognition technologies (e.g. device fingerprinting) on your device. In this way, YouTube can obtain information about visitors to this website. This information is used, among other things, to compile video statistics, improve usability, and prevent fraud. The data collected may also be processed within the Google advertising network.
If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can directly associate your browsing behavior with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.
The use of YouTube is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online content. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Where consent has been obtained, processing is based solely on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.
For more information on how YouTube handles user data, please see YouTube’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
The company is certified under the “EU–US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States designed to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the US. Each company certified under the DPF is committed to adhering to these data protection standards. More information is available from the provider at: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.
Google Fonts (Local Hosting)
This site uses Google Fonts for the uniform display of fonts. The Google Fonts are installed locally, and no connection to Google’s servers is established.
Further information on Google Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
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