Privacy Policy
1. An overview of data protection
General information
The following information will provide
you with an easy to navigate overview of what will happen with your
personal data when you visit this website. The term “personal data”
comprises all data that can be used to personally identify you. For
detailed information about the subject matter of data protection, please
consult our Data Protection Declaration, which we have included beneath
this copy.
Data recording on this website
Who is the responsible party for the recording of data on this website (i.e., the “controller”)?
The
data on this website is processed by the operator of the website, whose
contact information is available under section “Information about the
responsible party (referred to as the “controller” in the GDPR)” in this
Privacy Policy.
How do we record your data?
We collect
your data as a result of your sharing of your data with us. This may,
for instance be information you enter into our contact form.
Other
data shall be recorded by our IT systems automatically or after you
consent to its recording during your website visit. This data comprises
primarily technical information (e.g., web browser, operating system, or
time the site was accessed). This information is recorded automatically
when you access this website.
What are the purposes we use your data for?
A
portion of the information is generated to guarantee the error free
provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user
patterns.
What rights do you have as far as your information is concerned?
You
have the right to receive information about the source, recipients, and
purposes of your archived personal data at any time without having to
pay a fee for such disclosures. You also have the right to demand that
your data are rectified or eradicated. If you have consented to data
processing, you have the option to revoke this consent at any time,
which shall affect all future data processing. Moreover, you have the
right to demand that the processing of your data be restricted under
certain circumstances. Furthermore, you have the right to log a
complaint with the competent supervising agency.
Please do not hesitate to contact us at any time if you have questions about this or any other data protection related issues.
2. Hosting
We are hosting the content of our website at the following provider:
Strato
The provider is Strato AG, Otto-Ostrowski-Straße 7, 10249 Berlin
(hereinafter referred to as “Strato”). When you visit our website,
Strato records various logfiles, including your IP addresses.
For more information, please consult the Strato Data Privacy Policy: https://www.strato.de/datenschutz/.
Strato
is used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate
interest in a depiction of our website that is as reliable as possible.
If appropriate consent has been obtained, the processing is carried out
exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25 (1) TTDSG,
insofar the consent includes the storage of cookies or the access to
information in the user’s end device (e.g., device fingerprinting)
within the meaning of the TTDSG. This consent can be revoked at any
time.
Data processing
We have concluded a data processing
agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a
contract mandated by data privacy laws that guarantees that they process
personal data of our website visitors only based on our instructions
and in compliance with the GDPR.
3. General information and mandatory information
Data protection
The operators of this website and its pages
take the protection of your personal data very seriously. Hence, we
handle your personal data as confidential information and in compliance
with the statutory data protection regulations and this Data Protection
Declaration.
Whenever you use this website, a variety of personal
information will be collected. Personal data comprises data that can be
used to personally identify you. This Data Protection Declaration
explains which data we collect as well as the purposes we use this data
for. It also explains how, and for which purpose the information is
collected.
We herewith advise you that the transmission of data
via the Internet (i.e., through e-mail communications) may be prone to
security gaps. It is not possible to completely protect data against
third-party access.
Information about the responsible party (referred to as the “controller” in the GDPR)
The data processing controller on this website is:
TCE Engineering
Custom Made Steering Wheels
Gabriela Struck
Unterdorfstraße 1
89356 Konzenberg
Custom Made Steering Wheels
Gabriela Struck
Unterdorfstraße 1
89356 Konzenberg
Phone: 08222 90276
E-mail: gaby@tce-engineering.de
E-mail: gaby@tce-engineering.de
The controller is the natural person or legal entity that
single-handedly or jointly with others makes decisions as to the
purposes of and resources for the processing of personal data (e.g.,
names, e-mail addresses, etc.).
Storage duration
Unless a more specific storage period has
been specified in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain
with us until the purpose for which it was collected no longer applies.
If you assert a justified request for deletion or revoke your consent to
data processing, your data will be deleted, unless we have other
legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or
commercial law retention periods); in the latter case, the deletion
will take place after these reasons cease to apply.
General information on the legal basis for the data processing on this website
If
you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on
the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9 (2)(a) GDPR, if special
categories of data are processed according to Art. 9 (1) DSGVO. In the
case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third
countries, the data processing is also based on Art. 49 (1)(a) GDPR. If
you have consented to the storage of cookies or to the access to
information in your end device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), the
data processing is additionally based on § 25 (1) TTDSG. The consent can
be revoked at any time. If your data is required for the fulfillment of
a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we
process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, if
your data is required for the fulfillment of a legal obligation, we
process it on the basis of Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Furthermore, the data
processing may be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest
according to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Information on the relevant legal basis
in each individual case is provided in the following paragraphs of this
privacy policy.
Recipients of personal data
In the scope of our business
activities, we cooperate with various external parties. In some cases,
this also requires the transfer of personal data to these external
parties. We only disclose personal data to external parties if this is
required as part of the fulfillment of a contract, if we are legally
obligated to do so (e.g., disclosure of data to tax authorities), if we
have a legitimate interest in the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 (1)(f)
GDPR, or if another legal basis permits the disclosure of this data.
When using processors, we only disclose personal data of our customers
on the basis of a valid contract on data processing. In the case of
joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.
Revocation of your consent to the processing of data
A wide
range of data processing transactions are possible only subject to your
express consent. You can also revoke at any time any consent you have
already given us. This shall be without prejudice to the lawfulness of
any data collection that occurred prior to your revocation.
Right to object to the collection of data in special cases; right to object to direct advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)
IN
THE EVENT THAT DATA ARE PROCESSED ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F)
GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO AT ANY TIME OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR
PERSONAL DATA BASED ON GROUNDS ARISING FROM YOUR UNIQUE SITUATION. THIS
ALSO APPLIES TO ANY PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. TO DETERMINE
THE LEGAL BASIS, ON WHICH ANY PROCESSING OF DATA IS BASED, PLEASE
CONSULT THIS DATA PROTECTION DECLARATION. IF YOU LOG AN OBJECTION, WE
WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA, UNLESS WE ARE IN A
POSITION TO PRESENT COMPELLING PROTECTION WORTHY GROUNDS FOR THE
PROCESSING OF YOUR DATA, THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND
FREEDOMS OR IF THE PURPOSE OF THE PROCESSING IS THE CLAIMING, EXERCISING
OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL ENTITLEMENTS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(1)
GDPR).
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS BEING PROCESSED IN ORDER TO
ENGAGE IN DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE
PROCESSING OF YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUCH
ADVERTISING AT ANY TIME. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT
THAT IT IS AFFILIATED WITH SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR
PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING
PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(2) GDPR).
Right to log a complaint with the competent supervisory agency
In
the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects are entitled to log a
complaint with a supervisory agency, in particular in the member state
where they usually maintain their domicile, place of work or at the
place where the alleged violation occurred. The right to log a complaint
is in effect regardless of any other administrative or court
proceedings available as legal recourses.
Right to data portability
You have the right to have data
that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in
fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a
common, machine-readable format. If you should demand the direct
transfer of the data to another controller, this will be done only if it
is technically feasible.
Information about, rectification and eradication of data
Within
the scope of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right to
demand information about your archived personal data, their source and
recipients as well as the purpose of the processing of your data at any
time. You may also have a right to have your data rectified or
eradicated. If you have questions about this subject matter or any other
questions about personal data, please do not hesitate to contact us at
any time.
Right to demand processing restrictions
You have the right
to demand the imposition of restrictions as far as the processing of
your personal data is concerned. To do so, you may contact us at any
time. The right to demand restriction of processing applies in the
following cases:
- In the event that you should dispute the correctness of your data archived by us, we will usually need some time to verify this claim. During the time that this investigation is ongoing, you have the right to demand that we restrict the processing of your personal data.
- If the processing of your personal data was/is conducted in an unlawful manner, you have the option to demand the restriction of the processing of your data instead of demanding the eradication of this data.
- If we do not need your personal data any longer and you need it to exercise, defend or claim legal entitlements, you have the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of its eradication.
- If you have raised an objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, your rights and our rights will have to be weighed against each other. As long as it has not been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to demand a restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If
you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data –
with the exception of their archiving – may be processed only subject to
your consent or to claim, exercise or defend legal entitlements or to
protect the rights of other natural persons or legal entities or for
important public interest reasons cited by the European Union or a
member state of the EU.
SSL and/or TLS encryption
For security reasons and to
protect the transmission of confidential content, such as purchase
orders or inquiries you submit to us as the website operator, this
website uses either an SSL or a TLS encryption program. You can
recognize an encrypted connection by checking whether the address line
of the browser switches from “http://” to “https://” and also by the
appearance of the lock icon in the browser line.
If the SSL or TLS encryption is activated, data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Rejection of unsolicited e-mails
We herewith object to the
use of contact information published in conjunction with the mandatory
information to be provided in our Site Notice to send us promotional and
information material that we have not expressly requested. The
operators of this website and its pages reserve the express right to
take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of promotional
information, for instance via SPAM messages.
4. Recording of data on this website
Cookies
Our websites and pages use what the industry refers
to as “cookies.” Cookies are small data packages that do not cause any
damage to your device. They are either stored temporarily for the
duration of a session (session cookies) or they are permanently archived
on your device (permanent cookies). Session cookies are automatically
deleted once you terminate your visit. Permanent cookies remain archived
on your device until you actively delete them, or they are
automatically eradicated by your web browser.
Cookies can be
issued by us (first-party cookies) or by third-party companies
(so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the
integration of certain services of third-party companies into websites
(e.g., cookies for handling payment services).
Cookies have a
variety of functions. Many cookies are technically essential since
certain website functions would not work in the absence of these cookies
(e.g., the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other
cookies may be used to analyze user behavior or for promotional
purposes.
Cookies, which are required for the performance of
electronic communication transactions, for the provision of certain
functions you want to use (e.g., for the shopping cart function) or
those that are necessary for the optimization (required cookies) of the
website (e.g., cookies that provide measurable insights into the web
audience), shall be stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless a
different legal basis is cited. The operator of the website has a
legitimate interest in the storage of required cookies to ensure the
technically error-free and optimized provision of the operator’s
services. If your consent to the storage of the cookies and similar
recognition technologies has been requested, the processing occurs
exclusively on the basis of the consent obtained (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and §
25 (1) TTDSG); this consent may be revoked at any time.
You have
the option to set up your browser in such a manner that you will be
notified any time cookies are placed and to permit the acceptance of
cookies only in specific cases. You may also exclude the acceptance of
cookies in certain cases or in general or activate the delete-function
for the automatic eradication of cookies when the browser closes. If
cookies are deactivated, the functions of this website may be limited.
Which cookies and services are used on this website can be found in this privacy policy.
Consent with Usercentrics
This website uses the consent
technology of Usercentrics to obtain your consent to the storage of
certain cookies on your device or for the use of specific technologies,
and to document the former in a data protection compliant manner. The
party offering this technology is Usercentrics GmbH, Sendlinger Straße
7, 80331 München, Germany, website: https://usercentrics.com/ (hereinafter referred to as “Usercentrics”).
Whenever you visit our website, the following personal data will be transferred to Usercentrics:
- Your declaration(s) of consent or your revocation of your declaration(s) of consent
- Your IP address
- Information about your browser
- Information about your device
- The date and time you visited our website
- Geolocation
Moreover,
Usercentrics shall store a cookie in your browser to be able to
allocate your declaration(s) of consent or any revocations of the
former. The data that are recorded in this manner shall be stored until
you ask us to eradicate them, delete the Usercentrics cookie or until
the purpose for archiving the data no longer exists. This shall be
without prejudice to any mandatory legal retention periods.
The
Usercentrics banner on this website has been configured with the
assistance of eRecht24. This can be identified by the eRecht24 logo. To
display the eRecht24 logo in the banner, a connection to the image
server of eRecht24 will be established. In conjunction with this, the IP
address is also transferred; however, is only stored in anonymized form
in the server logs. The image server of eRecht24 is located in Germany
with a German provider. The banner as such is provided exclusively by
Usercentrics.
Usercentrics uses cookies to obtain the declarations of consent
mandated by law. The legal basis for the use of specific technologies is
Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR.
Data processing
We have concluded a data processing
agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a
contract mandated by data privacy laws that guarantees that they process
personal data of our website visitors only based on our instructions
and in compliance with the GDPR.
Server log files
The provider of this website and its pages
automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log
files, which your browser communicates to us automatically. The
information comprises:
- The type and version of browser used
- The used operating system
- Referrer URL
- The hostname of the accessing computer
- The time of the server inquiry
- The IP address
This data is not merged with other data sources.
This
data is recorded on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The operator of the
website has a legitimate interest in the technically error free
depiction and the optimization of the operator’s website. In order to
achieve this, server log files must be recorded.
Contact form
If you submit inquiries to us via our contact
form, the information provided in the contact form as well as any
contact information provided therein will be stored by us in order to
handle your inquiry and in the event that we have further questions. We
will not share this information without your consent.
The
processing of these data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, if your request
is related to the execution of a contract or if it is necessary to carry
out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases the processing is
based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the
requests addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your agreement (Art.
6(1)(a) GDPR) if this has been requested; the consent can be revoked at
any time.
The information you have entered into the contact form
shall remain with us until you ask us to eradicate the data, revoke your
consent to the archiving of data or if the purpose for which the
information is being archived no longer exists (e.g., after we have
concluded our response to your inquiry). This shall be without prejudice
to any mandatory legal provisions, in particular retention periods.
Request by e-mail, telephone, or fax
If you contact us by
e-mail, telephone or fax, your request, including all resulting personal
data (name, request) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose
of processing your request. We do not pass these data on without your
consent.
These data are processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b)
GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is
required for the performance of pre-contractual measures. In all other
cases, the data are processed on the basis of our legitimate interest in
the effective handling of inquiries submitted to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR)
or on the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if it has been
obtained; the consent can be revoked at any time.
The data sent
by you to us via contact requests remain with us until you request us to
delete, revoke your consent to the storage or the purpose for the data
storage lapses (e.g. after completion of your request). Mandatory
statutory provisions - in particular statutory retention periods -
remain unaffected.