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Privacy policy

We appreciate your use of our website. The protection of your personal data is important to us and we want you to feel safe when using our website.

 

1.    Information about the collection of personal data  

(1) In the following, we inform you about the collection of personal data when using our website. Personal data is all data that can be related to you personally, e.g. name, address, e-mail addresses, user behavior.

(2) The responsible party pursuant to Art. 4 (7) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:


CONTI Sanitärarmaturen GmbH
Hauptstraße 98
35435 Wettenberg - Krofdorf/Gleiberg
Deutschland
Managing Director: Udo Hilbert

 

Our data protection officer is

Herrn Oliver Greiner
entplexit GmbH
Kölner Straße 12
65760 Eschborn
datenschutz[at]conti.plus

 

(3) If we use contracted service providers for individual functions of our offer or would like to use your data for advertising purposes, we will inform you in detail about the respective processes below.


2.    Your data subject rights

(1) You have the following rights against us regarding the personal data concerning you:

•    Right of access (Art. 15 DSGVO):
You have the right to request information about your personal data processed by us. In particular, you can request information about the processing purposes, 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 of complaint, the origin of your data if it has not been collected by us, as well as the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information about its details;

•    Right to rectification (Art. 16 DSGVO):
You have the right to request the correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data stored by us without delay;

•    Right to erasure (Art. 17 DSGVO):
You have the right to request the erasure of your personal data stored 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 defense of legal claims;

•    Right to restriction of data processing (Art. 18 DSGVO):
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data, insofar as the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful, but you object to its erasure and we no longer need the data, but you need it for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims or you have objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 DSGVO;

•    Right to data portability (Art. 20 DSGVO):  
You have the right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to request that it be transferred to another controller;

•    Right to object to processing (Art. 21 DSGVO):
You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you. In particular, you may object to the processing of your personal data for purposes of advertising and data analysis, as well as to any associated profiling. When exercising such an objection, we ask you to explain the reasons why we should not process your personal data as we do. In the event of your justified objection, we will review the merits of the case and either discontinue or adjust the data processing or show you our compelling legitimate grounds on the basis of which we will continue the processing.

•    Right of revocation (Art. 7 para.3 DSGVO):
S You have the right to revoke your consent, once given, at any time. This has the consequence that we may no longer continue the data processing based on this consent for the future.  


(2) Please direct inquiries regarding your data subject rights to the contact details listed below § 1.  


(3) You also have the right to complain to a data protection supervisory authority about the processing of your personal data by us. The following data protection supervisory authority is responsible for us: 

http://www.datenschutz.hessen.de.


3. Storage period and retention periods

We store your data collected via our website only for as long as is necessary to achieve the purpose of the data processing and delete it immediately after the purpose has been fulfilled, provided that there are no legal retention periods to the contrary.

 

4. Collection of personal data when visiting our website  

In the case of mere informational use of the website, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise transmit information to us, we only collect the personal data that your browser transmits to our server. If you wish to view our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display our website to you and to ensure stability and security (legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 letter f DSGVO):

- IP address
- date and time of the request
- time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
- content of the request (specific page)
- access status/HTTP status code
- amount of data transferred in each case
- website from which the request came
- browser
- operating system and its interface
- language and version of the browser software

The aforementioned data is processed by us for the following purposes:

•    Ensuring a smooth connection setup of the website,
•    Ensuring a comfortable use of our website,
•    Evaluating the system security and stability as well as for other administrative purposes.

This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The aforementioned information is collected without your intervention and stored until automated deletion. We only store your data for as long as is necessary to achieve the purpose of the data processing and delete it immediately after the purpose has been fulfilled, provided that there are no legal retention periods to the contrary.

 

5.    Use of cookies

(1) In addition to the data mentioned above, cookies are stored on your computer when you use our website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your hard drive assigned to the browser you are using and through which the body that sets the cookie (here by us), certain information flows. Cookies cannot execute programs or transfer viruses to your computer. They are used to make the website as a whole more user-friendly and effective.

(2) Types of cookies
This website uses the following types of cookies, the scope and functionality of which are explained below:
- Transient cookies (in addition a)
- Persistent cookies (in addition b).

a) Transient cookies are automatically deleted when you close the browser. These include, in particular, session cookies. These store a so-called session ID, with which various requests of your browser can be assigned to the common session. This allows your computer to be recognized when you return to our website, for example, to prevent you from having to log in again each time you change pages. Session cookies are deleted when you log out or close the browser.

b) Persistent cookies are deleted automatically after a specified duration, which may differ depending on the cookie. How long the cookie remains on your device depends on the duration or expiration date of the respective cookie and your browser settings. You can delete the cookies at any time in the security settings of your browser. These cookies allow the website to remember your information and settings the next time you visit. This gives you faster and more convenient access to the website, as you do not have to set your language preference again, for example.  

(3) We use cookies depending on either our legitimate interests (Technically Necessary Cookies)or based on your consent (Optional Cookies), according to your selection of the cookie banner displayed when you access the website. You can also configure your browser setting according to your preferences and, for example, refuse to accept third-party cookies or all cookies. This may result in a functional restriction of our offers.

Detailed information about the cookies used on our website can be found below in our privacy policy.


6.    Recipients or categories of recipients of the data

(1) In the course of our activities and services, it may become necessary for us to disclose the personal data stored about you to natural persons, legal entities or other bodies. We conclude order processing contracts with our service providers where relevant, which ensure that they may only process your personal data in a manner for which we have explicitly instructed them. Furthermore, we ensure that they have taken the necessary technical and organizational measures to process your data securely and only store your personal data for as long as is really necessary. External service providers who may receive personal data generally fall under the following categories of recipients:

- Credit institutions and providers of payment services for settlements as well as processing of payments (online payment providers), parcel shippers

- IT service providers and cloud providers for maintaining our IT infrastructure, managing files or service providers for optimizing the online offer

- Promotional organizers: e.g. special promotions or sweepstakes of selected partners     

- Collection service providers and lawyers to collect receivables and enforce claims in court. If, in the event of collection, personal data (customer and contact data, payment and consumption data and data on the claim) is transferred to a collection service provider, we will inform you in advance of the intended transfer.  

(2) If data is processed in countries outside the EU, we ensure that your personal data is processed in accordance with the European level of data protection. In the absence of a decision by the EU Commission, we transfer data only to service providers from third countries that offer suitable guarantees in accordance with Art. 46 DSGVO (usually EU standard contractual clauses). In cases where this cannot be ensured even by this contractual extension, we endeavor to obtain additional regulations and assurances from the recipient in the respective country. 


7.    Contacting  

(1) When contacting us (for example, by e-mail or after using the contact form), the information you provide will be processed for the purpose of processing the request and in the event that follow-up questions arise. The contact form is an additional service provided by us and serves our legitimate interests to enable you to contact us quickly and easily (see Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) DSGVO). However, in order to be able to process your data, we obtain your express consent prior to the processing operation, Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a) DSGVO.

(2) The personal data collected by us in this context will be deleted when the concern associated with the contact has been fully clarified and it is also not expected that the specific contact will be relevant again in the future, unless there are legal storage obligations to the contrary.

 

8.    Blog

In our blog, where we publish various posts on topics related to our activities, you can make public comments. Your comment will be published with your given username at the post. You can use a pseudonym instead of your real name. You are required to provide your user name and e-mail address; all other information is voluntary. If you post a comment, we will continue to store your IP address. The storage is necessary for us to be able to defend ourselves against liability claims in cases of possible publication of illegal content. We need your e-mail address to contact you if a third party should object to your comment as unlawful. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f) DSGVO. Comments are not checked before publication. We reserve the right to delete comments if they are objected to by third parties as unlawful.

 

9.    Applications  

(1) If you apply to us via our website, we will process for this purpose the data that you provide to us as part of the application process. The legal basis for this is Art. 88 DSGVO in conjunction with § 26 BDSG as well as Art. 6 (1) b) DSGVO for the initiation or implementation of contractual relationships. If an employment relationship between you and us is established, we process the personal data already received from you for the purpose of employment in accordance with Art. 88 DSGVO in conjunction with § 26 BDSG. 

(2) The deletion of the data takes place, as long as there are no legal obligations to store the data and no interests worthy of protection prevail, usually after six months. If you have also given express consent to extended storage in an applicant tool in your application, the duration of processing shall extend to this period. Consent given can be revoked at any time with effect for the future. 
 

10.    Newsletter

For the dispatch of the newsletter we use the provider CleverReach Newsletter.

(1) We send newsletters, emails and other electronic notifications with promotional information via the newsletter tool CleverReach of the provider CleverReach GmbH & Co. KG, Schafjückenweg 2, 26180 Rastede, Germany. 

(2) Our newsletters contain information about our products, offers, promotions and our company. With the following instructions, we inform you about the contents of our newsletter as well as the registration, dispatch and statistical evaluation procedure as well as your rights of objection. 

(3) We use a logged double opt-in procedure to register for our newsletter. This means that after registration you will receive an e-mail asking you to confirm your registration. This confirmation is necessary so that no one can register with other people's e-mail addresses. The registrations for the newsletter are logged in order to be able to prove the registration process according to the legal requirements. This includes the storage of the registration and confirmation time, as well as the IP address. Changes to your data stored with the dispatch service provider are also logged. The purpose of this procedure is to be able to prove your registration and, if necessary, to clarify a possible misuse of your personal data. 

(4) To register for the newsletter, it is sufficient to provide your e-mail address. The provision of further data is voluntary and will be used to address you personally. After your confirmation, we store your e-mail address for the purpose of sending the newsletter. Sending the newsletter and measuring its success are based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) a, Art. 7 DSGVO. 

(5) You can revoke your consent to the sending of the newsletter at any time and unsubscribe from the newsletter. You can declare the revocation by clicking on the link provided in each newsletter e-mail, by e-mail to info@mmm-gmbh.com or by sending a message to the contact details provided in the imprint.

(6) For more information on data protection at CleverReach, please visit:  https://www.cleverreach.com/en/.

 

11.    Lead info

"We use the lead generation service of Leadinfo B.V., Rotterdam, Netherlands. This recognizes visits by companies to our website on the basis of IP addresses and shows us publicly available information for this purpose, such as company names or addresses. In addition, Leadinfo sets two first-party cookies to evaluate user behavior on our website and processes domains from form entries (e.g., "leadinfo.com") to correlate IP addresses with companies and improve the services."

For more information about Leadinfo's data processing and how long Leadinfo stores your data, please visitwww.leadinfo.com.

On this page: www.leadinfo.com/en/opt-out you have an opt-out option. In case of an opt-out, your data will no longer be collected by Lead info.

The legal basis for this data processing is, according to Art.6 para.1 p.1 letter a) DSGVO, your consent, which you have given via the cookie banner. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by calling up the cookie settings and changing your selection there.

Detailed information about the cookies used via Leadinfo can be found below in our privacy policy.

 

 

12.    Presences on social media, portals  

(1) We are represented with online presences in the social networks and platforms mentioned below (e.g. fan pages or employer rating portals) as operators. These social networks and platforms are operated exclusively by the respective provider. These presences serve to communicate with customers, interested parties and users and serve the purpose of advertising and market research. If you contact us via our social media channels, we process those data that you provide to us, as well as those data that are necessary to process the request (Art. 6 para. 1 letter b DSGVO). The processing of further data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 letter f DSGVO from the legitimate interest in direct communication with users and the optimization of the design of our online presence. Insofar as you have given your consent to the operators of the respective social media platforms (e.g. by means of a checkbox opt-in), the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) a DSGVO. You can revoke your consent at any time vis-à-vis the provider of the respective platform with effect for the future.
 
(2) When calling up our social media pages, your user data is collected and provided to us by the provider. The exact types of data differ from provider to provider, but generally include the following information: 

- Followers: number and stored profiles; information about growth and development over a defined time frame.

- Reach: Number of people who see a specific post; number of interactions on a post. This can be used, for example, to determine which content is better received by the community than others.

- Ad performance: How many people were reached and interacted with a post or paid ad?

- Demographics: Average age of visitors, gender, location, language. 

(3) Since our social media channels are operated by the providers of the respective social network, there may be supplementary use of your personal data by them over which we have no control. This often involves the collection of their IP address, the creation of static evaluations and the processing of further information stored in the form of cookies. Often, this data is also used to show you interest-based advertising within and outside the platforms. We as the operator have no influence on the generation and display and can neither turn off this function nor prevent the processing of the data.

(4) The assertion of data subject rights and requests for information can most effectively be addressed directly to the providers of the platforms, as only they have access to your data and can take immediate action. If our involvement is required for this, we will support you in enforcing your data subject rights if necessary.  

(5) Below you will find the providers of the networks used. If data processing takes place outside the EU, we have taken the necessary measures to ensure that the level of data protection is maintained (generally by concluding EU standard data protection clauses). More detailed information on the terms of use and data protection of the respective platform as well as a detailed description of further data processing and the respective objection options can be found on the pages of the providers at:

Facebook (Facebook Inc., 1601 S California Ave, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA): www.facebook.com/policies/cookies/ as well as www.facebook.com/policy.php/. Opt-Out-Link: www.facebook.com/settings;
 

Instagram (Instagram LLC., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA): www.instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/before-january-19-2013/.

 

LinkedIn (LinkedIn Ireland, Privacy Policy Issues, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland). Privacy Policy Issues: www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. Opt-Out Link: www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out.  
 

Kununu (Application of New Work SE, Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg, Deutschland): privacy.xing.com/en Opt-Out Link: www.xing.com/settings/privacy/data/tracking

 

YouTube (Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Irland): policies.google.com/privacy. Opt-Out Link: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout oder www.google.com/account/about/.

 

13.    Facebook Page Insights - "Facebook Fanpages"
 

(1) When you visit our Facebook page, Facebook collects, among other things, your IP address and other information that is present in the form of cookies on your PC. This information is used to provide us, as the operator of the Facebook page, with statistical information about the use of the Facebook page. Via the so-called "Insights" of the Facebook page, this statistical data is available to us, the operator of the page. These statistics are generated and provided solely by Facebook. We as the operator have no influence on the generation and presentation. We cannot turn off this function or prevent the generation and processing of the data. Facebook provides more information on "Insights" under the following link:  de-de.facebook.com/help/pages/insights.



(2) The following data is provided to us by Facebook via "Insights": Number of page views, "Like" information, page activity, reach, video views, post interactions, post reach, comments, shared content, responses, gender ratio, regional distribution of users (origin related to country and city), language, calls and clicks in the store, clicks on route planners and clicks on phone numbers. 

(3) The operation of this Facebook page and the associated processing of users' personal data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) f) DSGVO, our legitimate interest in a timely and supportive information and interaction opportunity for and with users and visitors to our Facebook page.

(4) We as the operator of the fan page are jointly responsible with Facebook for the processing. Therefore, it was agreed with Facebook within the scope of a so-called Page Insights Amendment who fulfills which obligations according to the GDPR. The primary responsibility under the GDPR for the processing of Insights data lies with Facebook. Accordingly, Facebook fulfills all obligations under the GDPR with respect to the processing of Insights data (including Articles 12 and 13 GDPR, Articles 15 to 22 GDPR, and Articles 32 to 34 GDPR). Your data subject rights can be asserted with us or Facebook Ireland Limited ("Facebook Ireland"). If you contact us as a data subject under the GDPR regarding the processing of Insights data and the obligations assumed by Facebook Ireland under the Page Insights Supplement, we are obliged to forward all relevant information in this regard to Facebook Ireland.  
 

For the full Site Insights supplement regarding the responsible party, please visit: www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum


 (5) Addresses of Facebook and URL with the privacy notice:
 

Facebook Inc., 1601 S California Ave, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA; www.facebook.com/policy.php; further information on data collection: www.facebook.com/help/186325668085084www.facebook.com/about/privacy/your-info-on-other as well as www.facebook.com/about/privacy/your-info.  


14.     Integration of YouTube videos

(1) For marketing purposes, we have integrated YouTube videos into our online offer, which are stored on www.youtube.com and can be played directly from our website. These are integrated in "extended data protection mode", i.e. no cookies are set by YouTube to analyze user behavior, e.g. to personalize video playback. Instead, video recommendations are based on the current video. Videos played in enhanced privacy mode do not affect which videos are recommended to a user on YouTube.

The legal basis for the integration of videos (in extended data protection mode) is our legitimate interest in improving the quality of our website, Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f) DSGVO.

The legal basis for playing videos is your previously given declaration of consent, Art. 6 para. 1 letter a) DSGVO.

(2) By visiting the website, YouTube receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. This results in the transmission of certain user data to YouTube. A transmission of data to YouTube occurs regardless of whether YouTube provides a user account through which you are logged in or whether no user account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be directly assigned to your account. If you do not want the assignment with your profile at YouTube, you must log out before activating the button. For the purpose of functionality as well as for the analysis of user behavior, YouTube permanently stores cookies on your end device via your internet browser. If you do not agree with this processing, you have the option to prevent the storage of cookies by a setting in your Internet browser. YouTube will continue to store your data as usage profiles and use them for purposes of advertising, market research and/or demand-oriented design of its website. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to provide needs-based advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of user profiles, and you must contact YouTube to exercise this right. YouTube may process your personal data on servers in the USA. 
 

(3) For more information about the purpose, scope of data collection, your rights, settings options to protect your privacy and processing by YouTube, please visit:  policies.google.com/privacypolicies.google.com/privacywww.youtube.com/staticsupport.google.com/youtube/answer/171780.   

 

15.     Google Analytics

(1) This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC. The responsible service provider in the EU is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google"). 

(2) We use Google Analytics to have the use of our website analyzed by Google in order to be able to improve it regularly. The statistics obtained enable us to improve our offer and make it more interesting for you as a user and to increase the success of our marketing campaigns. For this purpose, we collect your usage data, e.g. your IP address, the pages you visit (click path), conversions such as newsletter sign-ups or downloads, clicks, length of stay, region or technical information about your browser. Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies" for this purpose, 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. 
 

(3) The legal basis for this data processing is your consent, which you have given via the cookie banner, according to Art.6 para.1 p.1 letter a) DSGVO. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by calling up the cookie settings and changing your selection there. You may also 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 the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by not giving your consent to the cookie setting or by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link:  tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.


(4) The recipient of the data is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland as an order processor. For this purpose, we have concluded an order processing agreement with Google and have entered into the EU standard data protection clauses. Google LLC, based in California, USA, and, if applicable, US authorities may access the data stored by Google.  

(5) This website uses Google Analytics with the extension "anonymizeIp". This means that IP addresses are processed in abbreviated form, which means that we can exclude the possibility of personal references. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transferred to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. 
 

(6) For more information, see: Google Dublin, Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, Fax: +353 (1) 436 1001. user terms: marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/us/, privacy overview:  www.google.com/intl/de/analytics/learn/privacy.html, privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy.  

 

16.     Google Maps

(1) On this website we use the offer of Google Maps. This allows us to display interactive maps directly on the website and enables you to comfortably use the map function.

(2) By visiting the website, Google receives the information that you have called up the corresponding sub-page of our website. In addition, the data mentioned under § 3 of this declaration are transmitted. This occurs regardless of whether Google 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 directly assigned to your account. If you do not want the assignment with your profile at Google, you must log out before activating the button. Google stores your data as usage profiles and uses them for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or demand-oriented design of its website. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to provide needs-based advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact Google to exercise this right.

(3) The legal basis for this data processing is, according to Art.6 para.1 p.1 letter a) DSGVO, your consent, which you have given via the cookie banner. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by calling up the cookie settings and changing your selection there.

(4) The recipient of the data is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland as a processor. For this purpose, we have concluded an order processing agreement with Google and have entered into the EU standard data protection clauses. Google LLC, based in California, USA, and, if applicable, US authorities may access the data stored by Google. 
 

(5) For more information on the purpose and scope of data collection and processing by the plug-in provider, please refer to the provider's privacy policy. There you will also find further information on your rights in this regard and setting options for protecting your privacy:  policies.google.com/privacy