Privacy Policy

The below Privacy Policy applies to the website: www.kleiberit.com. You can find the Privacy Policy for our web shop: www.kleiberit-direct.com, HERE.

Protecting your personal data (PD) is of great importance to us. Hereinafter, please find details on which PD is used and how we processes them.

I. Name und contact information of policy owner

The private policy owner, as defined by the data protection legislation for processing PD, is:   

KLEIBERIT SE & Co. KG
Max-Becker-Str. 4
76356 Weingarten (Baden)
Germany
info[at]kleiberit.com
Phone: +49 (0) 72 44 62-0
Website: www.kleiberit.com          

II. Contact details of data security officer

Datenschutzbeauftragter Fa. KLEIBERIT SE & Co. KG
Max Becker Str. 4
76356 Weingarten
Germany
+49 (0) 7244/62-0
datenschutz[at]kleiberit.com

 

 

III. Purpose of processing PD, legal basis and storage period

Below, please find information on how we process data (a), its purpose (b), legal basis (c), and respective storage period and, if applicable, concrete options for objection and removal (d).

1. Logfiles

a)
When visiting our website, information is automatically sent to the server of our website by the browser used on your device. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information is collected without any action on your part and stored until it is automatically deleted:  

  • Referrer
  • Date and time of visit
  • Visited page
  • Success or failure of loading
  • Complete P-address
  • Used and version of browser
  • Used and applied version of operating system
  • Transmitted data volume

b)
Shared data will be processed by us for the following purposes:

  • Ensuring a smooth connection to the website,
  • Ensuring a comfortable use (Performance Investigation) of our website,
  • Evaluation of system security and stability, defense against cyber attacks, and
  • Other administrative purposes.

c)
The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest results from the data processing purposes listed above. Under no circumstances will we use the data collected for the purpose of drawing conclusions about your person.

d)
Data in the log files will be deleted after 30 days and after 3 months for data in backups.

2. Cookies

a)
We use cookies on our site. These are small files that are automatically created by your browser and stored on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our site. Cookies do not cause any damage to your device and do not contain viruses, Trojans or other malware.

The cookie stores information that arise in connection with the specific device used. However, this does not mean that it gives us direct knowledge of your identity.

We apply the following cookies:

  • Session Cookies
  • Other temporary cookies (e.g. analytics cookies or third-party cookies)

Most browsers automatically accept cookies. However, you can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or that a notice always appears before a new cookie is created. However, disabling cookies completely may prevent you from using all the features of our website.

b)
On the one hand, the use of cookies serves to make the use of our services more pleasant for you.

For example, we use so-called session cookies to recognise that you have already visited individual pages of our website.

In addition, we also use other temporary cookies to optimize the user-friendliness, which are stored on your device for a certain specified period of time.

If you visit our site again to use our services, it will automatically recognize that you have already been with us and what entries and settings you have made so that you do not have to enter them again.

On the other hand, we use cookies in order to be able to record and evaluate the use of our website in a pseudonymised and purely statistical manner in order to further optimize our offer for you. These cookies allow us to automatically recognise that you have already been with us when you visit our site again. The third-party providers of the associated analysis tools as well as the providers of social media plugins use corresponding cookies for this purpose (the details can be found in the descriptions of the associated third-party services below).

c)
Cookies that are necessary to carry out the electronic communication process (necessary cookies) or to provide certain functions desired by you (functional cookies) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent to the storage of cookies has been requested, the cookies in question will be stored exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR in conjunction with § 25 para. 1 TDDDG); the consent can be revoked at any time.

d)
Session cookies are automatically deleted after you leave our site. Temporary cookies are automatically deleted after a defined period of time, in this case 2 months. Cookies for analysis purposes or third-party cookies are automatically deleted after the times specified by the respective provider.

You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent. You can delete cookies that have already been stored at any time in the security settings of your browser.

3. Google Analytics 4

a)
This website uses Google Analytics 4, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies", which are text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website. 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. However, in the event that IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will be shortened by Google beforehand within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website and internet use to the website operator.

This website uses Google Analytics 4 with the extension "_anonymizeIp()". As a result, IP addresses are processed in an abbreviated manner, so that personal reference can be excluded. Insofar as the data collected about you has a personal reference, this will be excluded immediately and the personal data will therefore be deleted immediately.

The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics 4 will not be merged with other data held by Google.

b)
We use Google Analytics 4 to analyse and regularly improve the use of our website. We can use the statistics obtained to improve our offer and make it more interesting for you as a user.

c)
The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics 4 is Art. 6 I lit. a GDPR in conjunction with § 25 para. 1 TDDDG.

d)
You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent.

You can also prevent the collection of data generated by cookies and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser add-on available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

As an alternative to the browser add-on, especially for browsers on mobile devices, you can also prevent the collection by Google Analytics by clicking on this link. An opt-out cookie will be set to prevent the future collection of your data when you visit this website. The opt-out cookie is only valid in this browser and only for our website and is placed on your device. If you delete the cookies in this browser, you will need to set the opt-out cookie again.

Informationen of third-party provider: Google Dublin, Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, Fax: +353 (1) 436?1001.

User condition: https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/us

Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy 

4. Contact form for general contact

a)
There is a contact form on our website, which can be used to contact us electronically. If you make use of this option, the data provided in the input mask will be transmitted to us and stored.

The mandatory information that must be filled in to contact us electronically via the contact form is marked with (*). For the purpose of assigning your request, this is your name and your e-mail address. Insofar as you provide us with additional data (surname, first name, etc.), this is done voluntarily.

If you contact us directly via the e-mail address provided, only your e-mail address is mandatory and all other information is voluntary.

b)
Data will be processed to enable you to contact us and process your request, to prevent misuse of the contact form and to ensure the security of our information technology systems.

c)
The legal basis for the processing of the mandatory information is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. At the same time, the aforementioned purpose also constitutes a legitimate interest in the processing of the data.

If the e-mail contact or the callback request is aimed at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR.

The legal basis for the processing of the data voluntarily provided to us by you is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR.

d)
The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. For the personal data from the input mask of the contact form/from your e-mail, this is the case when the respective conversation with you has ended. The conversation is ended when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the facts in question have been conclusively clarified. If a contract is concluded, data will also be stored until the expiry of the statutory retention period of 6 years after the end of the year in which the contract was terminated, and then deleted, unless we are obliged to store it for a longer period of time due to tax and commercial law retention and documentation obligations (from HGB, StGB or AO), or you have consented to storage beyond this period in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR.

In addition, you have the option of withdrawing your consent to the processing of personal data at any time. If you contact us by e-mail, you can object to the storage of your personal data at any time. In such a case, the conversation cannot be continued. For the exercise of revocation, see No. VII. All personal data stored in the course of contacting us will be deleted in this case.

5. Newsletter

a)
On our website you can subscribe to free newsletters.

With the newsletter you will receive regular information about industry-specific developments, new products and other news about our company.

The only mandatory information (*) for sending the newsletter is your e-mail address. The provision of further data is voluntary.

Your consent will be obtained for the processing of the data as part of the registration process and reference will be made to this privacy policy. To subscribe to our newsletters, we use the so-called double opt-in procedure. This means that after you have registered, we will send you an e-mail to the e-mail address provided, in which we ask you to confirm that you wish to receive the newsletter. If you do not confirm your registration within 24 hours, your information will be blocked and automatically deleted after one month. In addition, we store your IP addresses and times of registration and confirmation. The purpose of the procedure is to prove your registration and, if necessary, to be able to clarify any possible misuse of your personal data.

b)
The collection of your e-mail address serves to send you the newsletter. We will use any further voluntarily provided data in order to be able to address you personally. The collection of the registration and confirmation time, as well as your IP address, is carried out in order to fulfil our legal obligation to provide proof of the registration process.

c)
The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR for your e-mail address and your other voluntary information, as well as Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c GDPR, Art. 7 para. 1 GDPR for the registration and confirmation time, as well as your IP address.

d)
You can revoke your consent to the sending of the newsletter at any time and unsubscribe from the newsletter. You can declare your revocation by clicking on the link provided in each newsletter e-mail or by sending a message to the responsible person named in section I.

After unsubscribing from the newsletter, we will immediately delete your personal data from the e-mail distribution list.

6. Integrated YouTube-Videos

a)
We have integrated YouTube videos into our online offering, which are stored on www.YouTube.com and can be played directly from our website. YouTube is a service provided by Google Inc. The videos are all integrated in "extended data protection mode", i.e. no data about you as a user is transmitted to YouTube if you do not play the videos. At the same time, only a preview image loaded from our own web server is displayed. Only when you play the videos will the data mentioned in Section III 1 be transmitted. We have no influence on this data transfer. The data transmission takes place regardless of whether YouTube provides a user account through which you are logged in or whether there is no user account. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be assigned directly to your account.

b)
YouTube stores your data as usage profiles and uses it for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or needs-based design of its website. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) for the purpose of providing needs-based advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website.

c)
Der The advertising purpose behind it is to be regarded as a legitimate interest within the meaning of the GDPR. The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the advertising purpose behind it. If consent to the storage of cookies has been requested, the storage of the cookies in question is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR in conjunction with § 25 para. 1 TDDDG); consent can be revoked at any time.

If you do not want to be associated with your YouTube profile, you must log out of YouTube before starting the video. You also have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact YouTube to exercise this. Further information on data processing, in particular on the legal basis and storage period by YouTube, can be found in the provider's privacy policy. There you will also find further information about your rights and setting options to protect your privacy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

7. Online presence in social media

We maintain online presences within social networks and platforms in order to be able to communicate with customers, interested parties and users active there and to inform them about our services.

We have no influence on the collection of data and its further use by the social networks. There is no information about the extent, location and duration of the data, the extent to which the networks comply with existing deletion obligations, what evaluations and links are made with the data and to whom the data is passed on. We, therefore, draw your attention to the fact that your data (e.g. personal information, IP address) will be stored by the operators of the networks in accordance with their data usage guidelines and used for business purposes.

We would like to point out that user data may be processed outside the area of the European Union. This can result in risks for users, for example, it could make it more difficult to enforce the rights of users.

Furthermore, user data is usually processed for market research and advertising purposes. For example, usage profiles can be created based on the user behaviour and the resulting interests of the users. User profiles can in turn be used, for example, to place advertisements inside and outside the platforms that presumably correspond to the interests of the users. For these purposes, cookies are usually stored on the users' computers, in which the user's usage behaviour and interests are stored. In addition to that, data may also be stored in the user profiles regardless of the devices used by the users (in particular, if the users are members of the respective platforms and are logged in to them).

The processing of users' personal data is carried out on the basis of our legitimate interests in effectively informing users and communicating with users in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. If the users of KLEIBERIT SE & Co. KG or the respective providers of the platforms are asked for consent to the aforementioned data processing, the legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a., Art. 7 GDPR.

For a detailed description of the respective processing and the possibilities of objection (opt-out), we refer to the information provided by the providers linked below.

- Facebook (Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Irland), privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/

- Google/ YouTube (Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Irland) – privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

- Instagram (Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Irland), privacy policy: https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388, Instagram Cookie-setting: https://help.instagram.com/cookie_settings

- LinkedIn (LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Irland) , privacy policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

In the case of requests for information and the assertion of user rights, we would also like to point out that these can be asserted most effectively with the providers. Only the providers have access to the data of the users and can directly take appropriate measures and provide information. If you still need help, you can contact us.
 

IV. Cooperation with processors and third parties

In some cases, we use external service providers (processors) to process your data. These have been carefully selected and commissioned by us, are bound by instructions and are regularly checked. These are external service providers who support us in technical terms (web hosts, programmers). This is done on the basis of order processing agreements pursuant to  Art. 28 GDPR.

Otherwise, we will only pass on your data to third parties, if:

  • You have given your explicit consent to this in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR,
  • the disclosure to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR is necessary for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims, and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding interest worthy of protection in the non-disclosure of your data,
  • there is a legal obligation for the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c GDPR, or
  • this is legally permissible and necessary in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR for the performance of contractual relationships with you.

Service providers in a third country are only commissioned if the special requirements of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR are met.

V. Rights of data subjects

You have the right to:

  • request information about your personal data processed by us in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR. In particular, you can obtain information about the purposes of processing, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right to lodge a complaint, the origin of your data, if it has not been collected by us, and the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information on its details;
  • request the immediate correction of inaccurate or completion of your personal data stored by us, in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR;
  • request the deletion of your personal data held by us, unless the processing is necessary for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR;
  • request the restriction of the processing of your personal data if the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful, but you reject its deletion and we no longer need the data, but you need it to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or you have objected to the processing in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR;
  • receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or request that it be transmitted to another controller in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR;
  • complain to a supervisory authority. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your habitual place of residence or place of work or the place of the alleged infringement in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR.

VI. Right to object

If your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR if there are reasons for this that arise from your particular situation; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. We will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

You can object to the processing of your personal data for advertising and data analysis purposes at any time. This also applies to profiling, insofar as it is related to such direct advertising.

 

VII. Right to revoke consent under data protection law

In accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR, you have the right to revoke your consent at any time vis-à-vis us. As a result, we are no longer allowed to continue the data processing that was based on this consent for the future. This does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of consent until its revocation.

 

VIII. Up-to-dateness and changes to this privacy policy

This Privacy Policy is as of May 2024.

Due to the further development of our website and offers via it or due to changed legal or official requirements, it may become necessary to change this data protection declaration. The current data protection declaration can be accessed and printed at any time on our website under www.kleiberit.com/en/privacy.