Data Privacy Statement

We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest in our company. Protecting your privacy when using our website is very important to us. We will therefore use your personal data strictly in accordance with the applicable data protection regulations. We therefore inform you below about the collection and use of personal data when you use our website.

What is personal data? The term personal data is defined in the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG (new)) and in the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This defines personal data as individual details about the personal or factual circumstances of an identified or identifiable natural person. This includes, for example, your name, your address, your telephone number, your e-mail address or your date of birth.

You can visit our website without providing any personal information. We do not store any personal data in this context. In order to improve our offer, we only analyse statistical data that does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about your person. As far as personal data (e.g. name, address or e-mail addresses) is collected on our website, this is always done on a voluntary basis. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent.

On the following pages, we would like to inform you about the processing of your personal data by us and the claims and rights to which you are entitled under data protection regulations.

I. Name and Address of the Responsible Party

The responsible party within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other national data protection laws of the member states as well as other data protection regulations is:

F.A.T. Förder- und Anlagentechnik GmbH

Industriestraße 12

57572 Niederfischbach

Germany

Phone: +49 (2734) 509-0

e-mail: fat.info@f-a-t.de

Website: www.f-a-t.de

II. Name and Address of the Data Protection Officer

The data protection officer of the responsible party is:

Sven Giesler

desegna Business IT Solutions

Eickhoffstr. 6

57234 Wilnsdorf

Germany

Phone: +49 (2737) 216179-0

e-mail: datenschutz@desegna.de

Website: www.desegna.de

III. General Information on Data Processing

1. Scope of the processing of Personal Data

As a general rule, we only collect and use personal data from our users to the extent that it is necessary to provide a functional website and our content and services. The collection and use of our users' personal data only takes place regularly with the user's consent. An exception applies in cases in which obtaining prior consent is not possible for factual reasons and the processing of the data is permitted by law.

2. Legal Basis for the processing of Personal Data

Insofar as we obtain the consent of the data subject for the processing of personal data, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) serves as the legal basis for the processing of personal data.

When processing personal data that is necessary to fulfil a contract to which the data subject is a party, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR serves as the legal basis. This also applies to processing operations that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures.

Insofar as the processing of personal data is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation to which our company is subject, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR serves as the legal basis.

In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. d GDPR serves as the legal basis.

If the processing is necessary to protect a legitimate interest of our company or a third party and if the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not outweigh the first-mentioned interest, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR serves as the legal basis for the processing.

3. Data Deletion and Storage Duration

The personal data of the data subject will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage no longer applies. Data may also be stored if this has been provided for by the European or national legislator in EU regulations, laws or other regulations to which the responsible party is subject. The data will also be blocked or deleted if a storage period prescribed by the aforementioned standards expires, unless there is a need for further storage of the data for the conclusion or fulfilment of a contract.

IV. Provision of the Website and Creation of Log Files

1. Description and Scope of Data Processing

Each time our website is accessed, our system automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the accessing device.

The following data is collected:

  • Information about the browser type and version used
  • The user’s operating system
  • Date and time of access
  • IP address of the user
  • Websites from which the user’s system accesses our website

The data is also stored in the log files of our system. This does not affect the user's IP addresses or other data that allow the data to be assigned to a user. This data is not stored together with other personal data of the user.

2. Legal Basis for Data Processing

The legal basis for the temporary storage of data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

3. Purpose of Data Processing

Temporary storage of the IP address by the system is necessary to enable delivery of the website to the user's computer. For this purpose, the user's IP address must be stored for the duration of the session.

These purposes also constitute our legitimate interest in data processing in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

4. Duration of Storage

The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected. If the data is collected to provide the website, this is the case when the respective session has ended.

5. Possibility of Objection and Cancellation

The collection of data for the provision of the website and the storage of data in log files is absolutely necessary for the operation of the website. Consequently, the user has no option to object.

V. Use of Cookies

1. Description and Scope of Data Processing

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored in the Internet browser or by the Internet browser on the user's computer system. When a user visits a website, a cookie may be stored on the user's operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic string of characters that enables the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is visited again.

The following data is stored and transmitted in the cookies:

  • Language settings

We also use cookies on our website that enable an analysis of the user's surfing behaviour.

The following data can be transmitted in this way:

  • Search terms entered
  • Frequency of page views
  • Utilisation of website functions

The user data collected in this way is pseudonymised by technical precautions. It is therefore no longer possible to assign the data to the accessing user. The data is not stored together with other personal data of the user.

When accessing our website, the user is informed about the use of cookies for analysis purposes and their consent to the processing of the personal data used in this context is obtained. In this context, reference is also made to this data privacy statement.

2. Legal Basis for Data Processing

The legal basis for the processing of personal data using technically necessary cookies is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies for analysis purposes is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR if the user has given consent to this.

3. Purpose of Data Processing

The purpose of using technically necessary cookies is to simplify the use of websites for users. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these, it is necessary that the browser is recognised even after changing pages.

We require cookies for the following applications:

  • Adoption of language settings

The user data collected by technically necessary cookies is not used to create user profiles. The analysis cookies are used to improve the quality of our website and its content. The analysis cookies tell us how the website is used and enable us to continuously optimize our offer. We use the analysis cookies from Google Analytics for this purpose. A contract for order data processing has been concluded with the provider of the analysis cookies.

  • Google Analytics Cookies

Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (‘Google’). Google Analytics uses cookies to analyse the use of our website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

However, due to the IP anonymisation used on our website, your IP address will be shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to analyse your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide the website operator with other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.

You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

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 the future collection of your data when you visit this website: deactivate now

Further information on terms of use and data protection can be found at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html and https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/. We would like to point out that on this website Google Analytics has been extended by the code ‘anonymizeIp’ in order to ensure anonymised collection of IP addresses (so-called IP masking).

These purposes also constitute our legitimate interest in the processing of personal data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

4. Duration of Storage, Possibility of Objection and Removal

Cookies are stored on the user's computer and transmitted by it to our website. As a user, you therefore have full control over the use of cookies. You can deactivate or restrict the transmission of cookies by changing the settings in your Internet browser. Cookies that have already been saved can be deleted at any time. This can also be done automatically. If cookies are deactivated for our website, it may no longer be possible to use all the functions of the website to their full extent.

VI. Contact Form and E-mail Contact 

1. Description and Scope of Data Processing

There is a contact form on our website that can be used to contact us electronically. If a user makes use of this option, the data entered in the input mask will be transmitted to us and stored. These data are:

  • Company name
  • Contact person
  • e-mail address
  • Phone number
  • Request
  • Message

The following data is stored at the time the message is sent:

  • Date and time of registration

Your consent will be obtained for the processing of the data as part of the sending process and reference will be made to this data privacy statement.

No data will be passed on to third parties in this context. The data is used exclusively for processing the conversation.

There is also an online application form on our website that can be used for electronic applications. If a user makes use of this option, the data entered in the input mask and the attached documents are transmitted to us and stored.

These data are:

•          Surname
•          First name
•          e-mail address
•          Phone number (not mandatory)
•          Request
•          Message
•          Application documents

The following data is also stored at the time the message is sent:

•          The IP address of the user
•          Date and time of registration

Your consent is obtained for the processing of the data as part of the sending process and reference is made to this data privacy statement.

No data will be passed on to third parties in this context. The data will be used exclusively for the application process.

It is also possible to contact us via the e-mail address provided. In this case, the user's personal data transmitted with the e-mail will be stored.

No data will be passed on to third parties in this context. The data is used exclusively for processing the conversation.

2. Legal Basis for Data Processing

The legal basis for the processing of the data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR if the user has given consent.

The legal basis for the processing of data transmitted when sending an e-mail is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If the e-mail contact is aimed at the conclusion of a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

3. Purpose of Data Processing

The processing of the personal data from the input mask serves us solely to process the contact or the application. In the case of contact by e-mail, this also constitutes the necessary legitimate interest in processing the data.

The other personal data processed during the sending process serve to prevent misuse of the contact form and to ensure the security of our information technology systems.

4. Duration of Storage

The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected. For the personal data from the input screen of the contact form and those sent by e-mail, this is the case when the respective conversation with the user has ended. The conversation is ended when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified.

The additional personal data collected during the sending process will be deleted after a period of seven days at the latest.

5. Possibility of Objection and Removal

The user has the possibility to revoke his consent to the processing of personal data at any time. If the user contacts us by e-mail, he can object to the storage of his personal data at any time. In such a case, the conversation cannot be continued. In this case, further conversation is only possible by post. All personal data stored in the course of contacting us will be deleted in this case.

VII. Use of Google Fonts

Our website uses Google Fonts for the standardised display of certain fonts. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (‘Google’). When you visit our pages, your browser loads the required fonts directly from our web server in order to display them correctly on your device. This means that no data is collected or transmitted.

VIII. Use of Google Maps

1. Description and Scope of Data Processing

This website uses Google Maps to display maps and to create directions. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (‘Google’).

In order to use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary for the address data you enter in the route planning to be transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer.

At the time the route request is sent, the following data is also stored:

  • IP Address

Your consent will be obtained in advance for the processing of the data and reference will be made to this privacy policy. In Google's privacy policy at: www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy you will find information about what data is collected and for what purpose. The additional terms of use for Google Maps can be found at:

https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/help/terms_maps.html.

2. Legal Basis for the Data Processing

The legal basis for the processing of the data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR if the user has given consent.

3. Purpose of the Data Processing

The integration of Google Maps into our website serves the purpose of providing our customers with a simple tool to simplify the journey to our company. Data entered in this regard will not be passed on by us.

4. Duration of Storage, Possibility of Objection and Removal

The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected. You can prevent the transfer of data to Google by deactivating ‘JavaScript’ in your browser. In this case, however, no maps can be displayed.

IX. Use of LinkedIn

1. Description and Scope of Data Processing

A link to our company page on the LinkedIn social network of LinkedIn Corporation (‘LinkedIn’) is integrated on our website. The operator of the pages is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. This is used to actively address potential employees in a professional environment. We also share information about our company on this site and present ourselves to the outside world in this way. We provide information about our services, products and employment opportunities in our company.

We would like to point out that you use this LinkedIn company page and its functions at your own risk. This applies in particular to the use of the interactive functions (e.g. commenting, sharing, rating). When you visit our LinkedIn company page, LinkedIn collects information in the form of cookies on your PC, among other things. This information is used to provide us, as the operator of the LinkedIn company page, with statistical information in anonymised form about the use of the LinkedIn company page.

The following data is also stored when the link to our LinkedIn company page is used:

  • The IP address of the user
  • Date and time

The data collected about you in this context is processed by the LinkedIn Corporation and may be transferred to countries outside the European Union. For detailed information on the processing and use of the data by the provider on their pages as well as a contact option and your rights and setting options for protecting your privacy, please refer to LinkedIn's data protection information: www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy.

2. Legal Basis for the Data Processing

Data processing is carried out on the basis of an agreement between jointly responsible parties in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR, which you can view here: de.linkedin.com/legal/l/dpa

3. Purpose of the Data Processing

We use the data provided and transmitted by you exclusively for processing your application. By uploading and sending your data to us, you expressly agree that we may store and process this data for the purpose of reviewing your application and notifying you in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a, b GDPR. The data will not be passed on to third parties.

4. Duration of Storage

If you are currently logged in to LinkedIn as a user, a cookie with your LinkedIn ID is stored on your device. This enables LinkedIn to recognise that you have visited this page and how you have used it. This data can be used to offer you customised content or advertising.   

If you want to avoid this, you should log out of LinkedIn or deactivate the ‘stay logged in’ function, delete the cookies on your device and close and restart your browser. In this way, information that can be used to directly identify you will be deleted. This allows you to use our LinkedIn company page without revealing your LinkedIn identifier. If you access interactive functions on the site (like, comment, share, message, etc.), a LinkedIn login screen will appear. After logging in, you will once again be recognisable to LinkedIn as a specific user.

You can find information on how to manage or delete information we have about you, please visit: www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

The additional personal data collected during the sending process will be deleted after a period of seven days at the latest.

5. Possibility of Objection and Cancellation

The user has the option to withdraw his consent to the processing of personal data at any time.

X. Rights of the Person Concerned

If your personal data is processed, you are a data subject within the meaning of the GDPR and you have the following rights vis-à-vis the controller:

1. Right to Information

You can request confirmation from the controller as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed by us.

If such processing has taken place, you can request the following information from the controller:

  1. the purposes for which the personal data are processed;
  2. the categories of personal data that are processed;
  3. the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been or will be disclosed;
  4. the planned duration of the storage of the personal data concerning you or, if specific information on this is not possible, criteria for determining the storage period;
  5. the existence of a right to rectification or erasure of personal data concerning you, a right to restriction of processing by the controller or a right to object to such processing;
  6. the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority;
  7. all available information on the origin of the data if the personal data are not collected from the person concerned;
  8. the existence of automated decision-making including profiling in accordance with Art. 22 (1) and (4) GDPR and - at least in these cases - meaningful information on the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing for the person concerned.

You have the right to request information as to whether the personal data concerning you is transferred to a third country or to an international organisation. In this context, you may request to be informed of the appropriate guarantees in accordance with Art. 46 GDPR in connection with the transfer.

2. Right of Rectification

You have the right to request rectification and/or completion from the controller if the personal data concerning you that are processed are incorrect or incomplete. The controller must carry out the rectification immediately.

3. Right to Restriction of Processing

Under the following conditions, you may request the restriction of the processing of your personal data:

  1. if you contest the accuracy of the personal data concerning you for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data;
  2. the processing is unlawful and you oppose the erasure of the personal data and request the restriction of the use of the personal data instead;
  3. the controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but they are required by you for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, or
  4. if you have objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR and it is not yet certain whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override your grounds.

If the processing of personal data concerning you has been restricted, this data - apart from its storage - may 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 Union or of a Member State.

If the restriction of processing has been restricted in accordance with the above conditions, you will be informed by the controller before the restriction is lifted.

4. Right to Erasure

a) Obligation to Delete

You may request that the controller delete the personal data concerning you immediately, and the controller is obliged to delete this data immediately if one of the following reasons applies:

  1. The personal data concerning you are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
  2. You revoke your consent on which the processing was based pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
  3. You object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or you object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (2) GDPR.
  4. The personal data concerning you has been processed unlawfully.
  5. The deletion of personal data concerning you is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
  6. The personal data concerning you were collected in relation to information society services offered in accordance with Art. 8 para. 1 GDPR.
  7. Information to third parties

If the controller has made the personal data concerning you public and is obliged to delete them pursuant to Art. 17 (1) GDPR, he shall take appropriate measures, including technical ones, considering the available technology and the implementation costs, to inform data controllers which process the personal data that you, as the data subject, have requested that they delete all links to these personal data or copies or replications of these personal data.

b) Exceptions

The right to erasure does not apply if the processing is necessary

  1. to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information;
  2. for compliance with a legal obligation which requires processing by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;
  3. for reasons of public interest in the area of public health pursuant to Art. 9 para. 2 lit. h and i and Art. 9 para. 3 GDPR;
  4. for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes in accordance with Art. 89 para. 1 GDPR, insofar as the right referred to in section a) is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of the objectives of that processing, or
  5. for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims.

5. Right to Information

If you have asserted the right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing against the controller, the controller is obliged to inform all recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been disclosed of this rectification or erasure of the data or restriction of processing, unless this proves impossible or involves a disproportionate effort.

You have the right to be informed about these recipients by the controller.

6. Right to Data Portability

You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have made available to the controller in a structured, common and machine-readable format. In addition, you have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to whom the personal data was made available, provided that

  1. the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR and
  2. the processing is carried out using automated procedures.

In exercising this right, you also have the right to have the personal data concerning you transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible. The freedoms and rights of other persons must not be affected by this.

The right to data portability does not apply to the processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

7. Right to Object

You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning you which is based on point (e) or (f) of Article 6(1) GDPR, including profiling based on those provisions.

The controller will no longer process the personal data concerning you unless the controller demonstrates compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

If your personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for such marketing, which includes profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing.

If you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data concerning you will no longer be processed for these purposes.

In connection with the use of information society services, you have the option of exercising your right of objection by means of automated procedures that use technical specifications, regardless of Directive 2002/58/EC.

8. Right to Revoke the Declaration of Consent under Data Protection Law

You have the right to revoke your consent to data protection at any time. The revocation of the consent does not affect the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation.

9. Automated Decision in Individual Cases including Profiling

You have the right not to be subjected to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you. This does not apply if the decision

  1. is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between you and the controller,
  2. is authorised by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms and legitimate interests; or
  3. with your express consent

However, these decisions may not be based on special categories of personal data pursuant to Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR, unless Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a or g applies and appropriate measures have been taken to protect the rights and freedoms as well as your legitimate interests.

In the cases referred to in (1) and (3), the data controller shall implement suitable measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express your point of view and to contest the decision.

10. Right to lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement if you consider that the processing of personal data relating to you infringes the GDPR.

The supervisory authority with which the complaint has been lodged shall inform the complainant of the status and outcome of the complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy pursuant to Art. 78 GDPR.

We reserve the right to amend this data privacy statement at any time in compliance with the applicable data protection regulations. Current status is April 2024.