Data Protection

1. Data Protection at a Glance

General Information

The following information gives a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is all data that can be used to identify you personally. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our data protection policy set out below this text.

Data Collection on Our Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. The contact details of the operator can be found in the legal notice of this website.

How do we collect your data?

On the one hand, your data is collected when you provide it to us. This can, for example, be data that you enter into a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is mainly technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or time of the page request). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.

What do we use your data for?

Part of the data is collected to ensure error-free provision of the website. Other data can be used to analyse your user behaviour.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right at any time to receive free information about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the rectification, blocking or deletion of this data. For this and for further questions on the subject of data protection, you may contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. In addition, you have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Details can be found in the data protection policy under "Right to Restriction of Processing".

Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools

We do not use third-party analysis tools and do not embed external services that require consent. We count page views with our own method without cookies and without IP addresses, described in section 3.

2. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this data protection policy. When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. This data protection policy explains which data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this takes place. We point out that data transmission on the internet (e.g. when communicating by email) may have security gaps. Complete protection of the data from access by third parties is not possible.

Information on the Controller

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

ZinCuTec ® GmbH
Siemensstr. 9-11
72622 Nürtingen
Email: datenschutz@zincutec.eu

The controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g. names, email addresses or similar).

Withdrawal of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can withdraw consent already given at any time. For everything else, an informal notification by email to us is sufficient. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out until 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 para. 1 lit. e or f GDPR, you have the right at any time to object to the processing of your personal data on grounds relating to your particular situation; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. The respective legal basis on which processing is based can be found in this data protection policy. If you object, we will no longer process your personal data concerned unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims (objection pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR). If your personal data is processed for the purpose of direct marketing, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purpose of 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 the purpose of direct marketing (objection pursuant to Art. 21 para. 2 GDPR).

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

In the event of infringements of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, their place of work or the place of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy.

Right to Data Portability

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

SSL or TLS Encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or enquiries that you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line. If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data that you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Information, Blocking, Deletion and Rectification

Within the framework of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients and the purpose of the data processing and, if applicable, a right to rectification, blocking or deletion of this data. For this and for further questions on the subject of personal data, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice.

Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. For this you can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice.

The Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. For this you can contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice. The right to restriction of processing exists 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 the verification, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If the processing of your personal data took place / is taking place unlawfully, you may request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
If we no longer need your personal data, but you require it for the exercise, defence or establishment of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, a balancing of your interests and ours must be carried out. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, such data may, with the exception of its storage, only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or of a Member State.

Objection to Advertising Emails

The use of contact data published within the framework of the legal notice obligation for the purpose of sending unsolicited advertising and information material is hereby objected to. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, for example through spam emails.

3. Data Collection on Our Website

Cookies

The internet pages partly use so-called cookies. Cookies do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our offer more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer and saved by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called "session cookies". They are deleted automatically at the end of your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognise your browser on your next visit.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited.

Server Log Files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser transmits to us automatically. 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

This data is not merged with other data sources. The collection of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and the optimisation of its website, for which the server log files must be collected.

Reach Measurement Without Cookies

To learn which pages are read and how often, we count page views with our own method on our server. Only the date, the page requested, the language and the domain of the site you came from are stored. No cookie is set, no IP address is stored and no identifier is assigned that would allow your device or your person to be recognised. It is not possible to draw conclusions about individual visitors.

The legal basis is our legitimate interest in evaluating the use of our website pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. As no personal data is processed and no information is stored on your device, no consent under Section 25 TDDDG is required.

Contact Form

If you send us enquiries via the contact form, the details you enter in the enquiry form, including the contact data you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the enquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of the data entered in the contact form is therefore based exclusively on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can withdraw this consent at any time. An informal notification to datenschutz@zincutec.eu is sufficient for this. The lawfulness of the data processing operations carried out until the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request its deletion, withdraw your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your enquiry has been fully processed). Mandatory statutory provisions, in particular retention periods, remain unaffected.

Enquiries by Email, Form or Telephone

If you contact us by email or telephone, your enquiry, including all personal data resulting from it (name, enquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your enquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is required for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) and / or on our legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR), as we have a legitimate interest in the effective processing of enquiries addressed to us.

The data you send to us via contact enquiries will remain with us until you request its deletion, withdraw your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been fully processed). Mandatory statutory provisions, in particular statutory retention periods, remain unaffected.

4. Hosting

This website is hosted on the servers of dogado GmbH (dogado GmbH, Antonio-Segni-Straße 11, D-44263 Dortmund). Further information on data protection at the hosting provider: https://www.dogado.de/legal/datenschutz

When you visit our web pages, some data (server log files) is automatically transmitted to the web server (dogado GmbH) and stored there. The data is anonymised by dogado GmbH after 24 hours.

This data includes, among other things

Time at the moment of access
Amount of data sent in bytes
Browser used
Operating system used
IP address used

This data is not merged with other data sources. The basis for the data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures.

The server log files are stored for a maximum of 7 days and then deleted. The data is stored for security reasons, e.g. to be able to clarify cases of misuse. If data must be retained for evidentiary reasons, it is exempt from deletion until the incident has been finally clarified.

5. Data Protection Information on Our Newsletter

For sending and analysing our newsletters, we use the service Klaviyo, which is operated by Klaviyo, Inc., 225 Cedar Hill St, Suite 200, Marlborough, MA 01752, USA (web: https://www.klaviyo.com).

Your data collected when registering for the newsletter is stored and processed on Klaviyo servers in the USA. Klaviyo is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and thus offers an adequate level of data protection pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR.

Klaviyo processes the data exclusively on our behalf for sending and statistically evaluating the newsletters. When an email is opened, information such as IP address, time of retrieval and browser used is collected. This data serves to improve the technical delivery and to optimise the content. There is no individual monitoring of individual users.

Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in efficient newsletter communication). The storage period is governed by the specifications of Klaviyo; we have no influence on this.

Objection: You can object to the processing of your data for newsletter and analysis purposes at any time (see Section 5.4/5.5). After an objection has been made, further processing by Klaviyo ends.

Alternatively, you can deactivate personalised advertising via the following platforms: https://www.aboutads.info/choices/ and https://www.youronlinechoices.com. In addition, you can deactivate cookies in your browser in private mode.

Klaviyo uses the data exclusively to optimise its own service (e.g. delivery technology), not for its own advertising purposes, and does not pass it on to third parties.

7.1 Direct Marketing by Email pursuant to Section 7 para. 3 UWG

If you have purchased goods or services from us and provided your email address in doing so, we reserve the right to use it pursuant to Section 7 para. 3 UWG in conjunction with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest) for sending direct marketing by email for our own similar goods or services.

This may include in particular the following content:

Offers and new products from our portfolio (e.g. design products or accessories)
Information on events of our company
Queries regarding individual wishes or product developments
Customer satisfaction enquiries

The processing takes place exclusively insofar as the advertised products or services are similar to those you have already purchased and you have not objected to the use. Our legitimate interests lie in the optimisation of our services, the sending of direct marketing and ensuring a high level of customer satisfaction.

We delete your data as soon as you terminate your user agreement, but at the latest three years after the end of the contract.

Right to object: You can object to the use of your email address for direct marketing at any time without incurring any costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic rates. You have a general right to object without stating reasons (Art. 21 para. 2 GDPR). After receipt of your objection, your data will be deleted for the purposes of existing customer marketing. To exercise your objection, an email to marketing@zincutec.eu or a message to the contact details given in the section "Responsible Provider" is sufficient. Alternatively, you can use the unsubscribe link in the respective advertising email.