1. DATA PROTECTION AT A GLANCE
General information
The following information outlines how your personal data is handled when you visit our website. Personal data is any data which can be used to personally identify you. For detailed information about data protection, please refer to the Privacy Policy at the end of this text.
Data collection on our website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?Data related to this website is processed by the website operator. Please refer to the legal notice on this website for their contact information.
How do we collect your data?
One way we collect your data is when you provide it to us. This may be data that you enter in a contact form, for example. Other data is automatically collected by our IT systems when you visit our website. This is primarily technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or the time the page was visited). This data is automatically collected as soon as you access our website.
Why do we need your data?
Some of the data is collected to ensure the website is working properly. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour.
What are your rights relating to your data?
You may request information at any time and free of charge about the origin, recipients and purpose of your personal data that we have stored. You also have the right to request that this data be corrected, blocked or erased. To exercise these rights or to ask any questions related to data protection, feel free to contact us at any time at the address listed under the Legal Notice. Moreover, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
2. GENERAL INFORMATION AND REQUIRED INFORMATION
Data protection
The operator of this website takes the protection of your personal data very seriously. We keep your personal data confidential and comply with data protection laws and this privacy policy. Certain personal data is collected when you use this website. Personal data is data which can be used to personally identify you. This privacy policy explains which data we collect and how it is used. It also explains how and for which purpose that occurs. Please note that transmitting data on the Internet (such as when communicating via e-mail) may involve security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of the data against access by third parties is not possible.
Controller information
The controller for the data processing on this website is::
Beertec Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH
Lise-Meitner-Straße 8
74074 Heilbronn, Germany
E-mail: info@beertec-gmbh.de
Telephone: +49.7131.2786203
The controller is the natural person or legal entity that – alone or jointly with others – determines the purposes and means of personal data processing (e.g. names, e-mail addresses, etc.).
Withdrawing your consent to data processing
Many data processing operations require your explicit consent. You may withdraw your consent at any time. Simply e-mail us. However, processing conducted based on the consent before it was withdrawn will remain legitimate.
Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
In the event of a violation of data protection law, the data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with the responsible supervisory authority. The responsible supervisory authority in matters of data protection law is the Data Protection Commissioner for the federal state in which the company headquarters are located. A list of the Data Protection Commissioners and their contact details is found at the following link: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html
Right to data portability
You have the right to receive the data which is automatically processed by us with your consent or for the fulfilment of a contract in a commonly used and machine-readable format or to have this data transmitted to a third party. Personal data will only be transmitted directly to another controller insofar as it is technically feasible.
Access, blocking and erasure
Under the applicable law, you have the right to receive information free of charge about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of the data processing, including the right to have the data corrected, blocked or erased. To exercise this right or to ask any questions related to the topic of personal data, feel free to contact us at any time at the address specified under Legal Notice.
3. PLUG-INS AND TOOLS
Google Maps
This website uses Google Maps through an API. This service is provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Your IP address must be stored to use Google Maps functions. This information is typically transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this website has no control over this data transmission. Google Maps is used in order to have an appealing display of our website and so that the locations specified on this website can be found easily. This constitutes a legitimate interest according to Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. For more information about how user data is handled, please refer to the Google privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Google Analytics
SCOPE OF PERSONAL DATA PROCESSING
On our site, we use the web tracking service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter: Google Analytics). As part of web tracking, Google Analytics uses cookies that are stored on your computer and make it possible to analyse the use of our website and your surfing behaviour (called tracking). We perform this analysis based on the Google Analytics tracking service in order to constantly optimise our website and improve its availability. While you use our website, data – including, in particular, your IP address and your user activities – is transmitted to servers of Google Ireland Limited. We perform this analysis based on the Google tracking service in order to constantly optimise our website and improve its availability. We also require web tracking for security reasons. Web tracking allows us to track whether third parties are attacking our website. The information from the web tracker enables us to take effective countermeasures and protect the personal data we process from these cyber-attacks. By activating IP anonymisation within the Google Analytics tracking code of this website, your IP address will be anonymised by Google Analytics before it is transmitted. This website uses a Google Analytics tracking code that has been extended by the operator gat._anonymizeIp(); to enable only anonymised collection of IP addresses (called IP masking).
LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING PERSONAL DATA
The legal basis for processing data is your consent in our information banner regarding the use of cookies and web tracking (consent via a clear confirming action or behaviour) pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.
PURPOSE OF DATA PROCESSING
Google uses this information on our behalf to evaluate your visit to this website, compile reports regarding website activity and provide us with further services related to the website use and Internet use. We also require web tracking for security reasons. Web tracking allows us to track whether third parties are attacking our website. The information from the web tracker enables us to take effective countermeasures and protect the personal data we process from these cyber-attacks.
DURATION OF STORAGE
Google will retain data relevant to the provision of web tracking for as long as is necessary to carry out the booked web service. The collection and storage of data is anonymised. If there is a reference to a person, the data will be erased right away unless it is subject to legal storage obligations. In any case, it will be erased after the retention obligation expires.
OBJECTION AND ERASURE OPTIONS
You can prevent the collection and forwarding of personal data to Google (particularly your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by deactivating the execution of script code in your browser or activating the “Do Not Track” setting of your browser. You can further prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the Google cookie relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing such data by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. Google’s security and privacy policies are found at https://policies.google.com/privacy.