Protezione dei dati

Introduction

As the operator of the on-line offer, KEB Automation KG (hereinafter referred to as "we") is the authority responsible for processing personal data belonging to the user of the online offer. You will find our contact details in the online service notice; the contact partners for queries relating to processing of personal data are named in this data protection statement.
We take protection of your privacy and your private data very seriously. We collect, store and use your personal data in compliance with both the content of this data protection statement and the applicable data protection laws, especially the GDPR (European data protection law) and national data protection provisions.
The intention of this data protection statement is to inform you of the extent and purpose for which we process personal data in connection with the use of the online offer.

Personal data

Personal data cover information on an identified or identifiable natural person. This includes all information about your identity; for example, your name, your email address or your postal address. Information that cannot be connected with your identity (for example, the number of users of the online service) does not count as personal information.

In principle, you can use our online service without disclosing your identity and without providing personal data. Hence we only collect general information on your visit to our online-service. However, some of the services that are offered involve collecting personal data about you. In principle we only collect, store and use this data for the purposes of using the online service, and in particular, to handle your contact request. In gathering your personal data only data that are absolutely essential have to be collected.  Also, further details may be involved, but on a voluntary basis. We will point out whether the fields are obligatory or voluntary. We then provide information on specific details in the corresponding section of the data protection statement.
No automated decisions based on your personal data are made in connection with use of our online service.

Processing of personal Information

We store your details on servers with specific protection within the European Union. We take technical and organisational measures to protect your data against loss, destruction, access, change or distribution by unauthorised persons. A limited number of authorised persons are given access to your data. These persons are responsible for the technical, commercial or editorial support for the servers. However, despite regular checks, complete protection against all risks is not possible.

Your personal data are encrypted before being transmitted via the Internet. We transmit the data using TSL encryption (Transport Layer Security)

Sharing personal data with third parties

In principle we use your personal information solely to provide the services you have requested. If we use external service providers as part of the service provision, their access to the data is exclusively for the purposes of provision of the service. We take technical and organisational measures to ensure compliance with data protection legislation and we also require our external service providers to do the same.

In addition, we do not share the data with third parties unless you have given explicit consent for this, in particular not for advertising purposes. Your personal data are only shared if you have given your consent for this data sharing, or if we are entitled or obliged to do so by legal provisions and/or official or judicial directives. Specific examples of this are providing information for law enforcement purposes, for hazard prevention, or to enforce intellectual property rights.

Use

Legal grounds for data handling

Where we obtain approval for processing your personal data, this is based on Art. 6, para. 1 letter a) GDPR as the legal grounds for data processing.
Any processing of your personal data, where required for fulfilment of a contract or within the framework of a contractual relationship with you, complies with Art. 6 para. 1 letter b) GDPR as the legal grounds for data processing.
Any processing of your personal data for fulfilment of a legal requirement is based on Art. 6, para. 1 letter a) GDPR as the legal grounds for data processing.
The provisions of Art. 6, para. 1 letter a) GDPR as the legal grounds for data processing likewise apply where processing of your personal data is required to safeguard the legitimate interests of our company or those of a third party and your interests, basic rights and basic freedoms do not in the process of this require the protection of personal data.
Within the scope of this data privacy statement, we always make reference to the legal grounds on which processing of your personal data is based.

Deletion of data and storage period

We always delete and/or block your personal data in principle when the purpose of storage no longer applies. Storage can however be carried out as well where this is provided for in legal requirements, to which we are subject, for instance with regard to statutory retention and documentation obligations. In such cases we delete or block your personal data at the end of the corresponding provisions.

Use of our on-line Service

Information about your Computer

Each time you access our online service, we collect the following information about your computer, irrespective of your registration: the IP address of your computer, the request from your browser and the time of this request. In addition, we also record the status and the quantity of data transferred as part of this request. We also record product and version information about the browser used and the computer's operating system. Furthermore, we record the website that was used to access the online service. The IP address of your computer is only stored while the online service is being used; it is then deleted or anonymised by being abridged. The remaining data are stored for a limited period.

We use this data to operate the online service, in
particular to identify and eliminate errors, to determine the utilisation of the online service and to make amendments or improvements. Such purposes also include our legitimate interests in data processing in accordance with Art. 6, para. 1 letter f) GDPR.
 

Using Cookies

As with many websites, we use cookies for our online service. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer. They store our specific settings and data for exchange with the online service via your browser. A cookie normally contains the name of the domain from which the cookie file was sent, plus information about the age of the cookie and an alphanumeric identifier.

Cookies allow us to recognise your computer and to make any preferences available immediately. Cookies help us to improve the online service and to offer you a better service that is tailored more closely to your requirements.  Our legitimate interests also fall within the scope of this in accordance with Art. 6, para. 1 letter f) GDPR.

The cookies we use are so-called session cookies, which are automatically deleted again at the end of the browser session. In individual cases cookies can also be used with an extended storage period, so that your default settings and preferences can still be taken into account on the next visit to our online service.

Most browsers are set to automatically accept cookies. However, you can stop cookies from being stored or set your browser to notify you when cookies are sent. Manual deletion of cookies already stored is also possible with the browser settings. Please note that, under some circumstances, your use of our online service will be restricted or will not be available at all if you do not allow cookies to be placed.

eTracker

The "e-tracker" tool is used with our online service for the analysis of usage data. Etracker is a web analysis service made by etracker GmbH, Erste Brunnenstraße 1, 20459 Hamburg ("etracker". With this cookies are used to enable statistical analysis of use of the online service by the visitor as well as the display of usage-related contents or advertising.
The data produced in this are processed and stored on our behalf by etracker in Germany only and are hence subject to strict German and European data protection laws and standards. Etracker has been checked and certified independently in this respect and awarded the ePrivacyseal data protection quality seal.
Date processing is based on our legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6, para. 1 letter f) GDPR in relation to the aim of optimization of our online service. As the personal privacy of our visitors is important, the data which may enable reference to individuals, such as IP address, log-in ID or device identification, are anonymised or pseudonymised as quickly as possible. No other use, consolidation with other data by etracker or onward transmission to third parties is made.
You can adjust the settings for your browser software to stop cookies being placed; however we would point out that this may mean that you are unable to use all the functions of this website in full.

Data collection and storage can be vetoed at any time with future effect where it is personal. Further information on etracker and possible objection options can be found at

https://www.etracker.com/en/data-privacy/

Opt-Out

Lead Forensics

For our online offer we use Lead Forensics. Lead Forensics is a web analysis service provided by Lead Forensics, Communication House, 26 York Street, London W1U 6PZ, Great Britain ("Lead Forensics"). The data collected by Lead Forensics consists of the IP addresses of users of the online offer and also data regarding their use of our website. Lead Forensics will use the data collected on behalf of the operator to evaluate their use of the website to compile reports on website activities and to provide further services relating to website use and Internet use with respect to the website operator.
The IP addresses are reconciled with a Lead Forensics database. Where IP addresses relate to British or Irish companies, the names of companies in which our online offer is called up will be passed on to us from the Lead Forensics database. In this case we also receive information on which pages of our online offer are called up by the companies concerned. If the IP addresses are not company-related, only statistical information on use of our website is passed on, which does not permit any conclusions to be drawn regarding the people concerned. Lead Forensics does not collect or identify any private IP addresses. Further information can be found at https://www.leadforensics.com/privacy-policy/ or https://www.leadforensics.com/software-data-compliance/ (general information on Lead Forensics and data protection).

Future data processing can be vetoed at any time using the following link:
http://lfwebproxy.westeurope.cloudapp.azure.com:5000/?clientID=107331.  
We are of the view that, due to the safeguards put in place (identification solely of company-related IP addresses and opt-out option), data handling to optimise our online offer and for marketing purposes can be considered as legitimate interest in accordance with DSGVO Art. 6 para. 1 S. 1 point f).

Sales-Suckers

We use products of Sales-Suckers OG (www.sales-suckers.com) for marketing and optimization purposes. These products collect and process your personal data and use it to create usage profiles under a pseudonym. These usage profiles are fully anonymized where possible and appropriate. We and Sales-Suckers employ cookies and/or Web beacons (also known as tracking pixels) on this website. We transfer the data we collect about you, which may also include personal data to Sales-Suckers, or Sales-Suckers gathers this data directly. Sales-Suckers is entitled to use information that you leave behind by visiting our Web sites to create anonymized usage profiles. The data collected shall not be used to personally identify visitors to this website without the express permission of the party affected and shall not be merged with personal data about the bearer of the pseudonym. Any IP addresses recorded are anonymized immediately by deleting the last number block. Permission to collect and store data in the future may be revoked at any time.

Google Tag Manager

We use Google Tag Manager of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (hereinafter “Google”) for our online offering. Google Tag Manager is a tag management system (TMS) that allows you to manage tracking codes and related code fragments known as tags on our website. Google Tag Manager allows integrating Google services into a website.
When using Google Tag Manager, a connection to the servers of Google is established. As a result, Google stores the IP address of the browser of the device used by the visitor to these web pages. It cannot be ruled out that during this process, data are transmitted to Google in the USA and that US security authorities may be able to obtain access to these data. However, no cookies are set in conjunction with the use of Google Tag Manager.
For more information on Google Tag Manager and data processing by Google please refer to
support.google.com/tagmanager/answer/6102821
policies.google.com/privacy;
The legal basis for using Google Tag Manager is our legitimate interest in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the management of tracking codes in our online offering which enable us to analyse the use of our online offering and to improve and personalise our services. 

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics for statistical analysis. Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, Ireland (hereinafter Google). 
Google also uses cookies for evaluation purposes in conjunction with Google Analytics. The type and scope of use and evaluation are specified by Google. The information generated by the cookies about your usage of the online offering is transmitted to a Google server and stored there. It cannot be ruled out that during this process data are transmitted to the USA and that government agencies may therefore be able to obtain access to these data. However, if IP anonymisation is activated on this website, Google will truncate your IP address prior to transmission. Only under exceptional circumstances is the complete IP address transmitted to a server of Google and truncated there. 
Google uses this information on our behalf for the purpose of evaluating your use of the online offering, for compiling reports on website activity, and for providing other services relating to the use of the website and Internet usage for us as operator of the online offering. In addition, Google may use the data for its own purposes. In the context of these purposes, Google may, for example, create a profile of the user behaviour or link the data with other data such as an existing Google account. We have no influence on these data processing operations. For more information please refer to Google’s privacy policy, which is linked below.
Moreover, we use the “Demographics” feature of Google Analytics. It allows us to create reports that contain information on the age, gender and interests of visitors to the site. These data are derived from interest-based advertising by Google and visitor data from third parties. You can deactivate this function at any time via the ad settings in your Google account or generally prohibit the collection of your data by Google Analytics as described in the following paragraph. For further information on the “Demographics” feature of Google Analytics please refer to support.google.com/analytics/answer/2799357.  
You can prevent the data generated by the cookie and based on your usage of this website (including your IP address) from being sent to and processed by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. For further details please refer to support.google.com/analytics/answer/181881 and/or support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245 (general information on Google Analytics and privacy). Please be advised that Google Analytics has been extended on our web pages to include the code “anonymizeIp();” in order to anonymise IP addresses by deleting the last octet.

Google Optimize

Our online offering uses the "Google Optimize" web analytics and optimisation service offered by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, Ireland (hereinafter “Google”). We use the Google Optimize service to enhance the presentation, content, and functionality of our website by displaying new functions and content to a percentage of our users, and statistically analysing the changes in usage. Google Optimize is a sub-service of Google Analytics. For further information on Google Analytics please refer to the relevant section in this Privacy Policy. 
Google Optimize uses cookies that enable the optimisation and analysis of your use of our online offering. The information generated by these cookies about your usage of our website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. We use Google Optimize with activated IP anonymisation, with the result that Google truncates your IP address within European Union member states and other countries which are contracting parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area prior to this. Only under exceptional circumstances is the complete IP address transmitted to a server of Google in the United States and truncated there. Google will use this information to analyse your usage of the website, compile reports on the optimisation test and associated website activities, and provide us with further services related to website and internet usage.
You can prevent the data generated by the cookie and based on your usage of this website (including your IP address) from being sent to and processed by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. For further details please refer to support.google.com/optimize/answer/6315874 and/or support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245 (general information on Google Analytics and privacy).