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Privacy Policy

1. Privacy at a Glance

General Information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data means any data that can be used to identify you personally. Detailed information on data protection can be found in the privacy policy set out below.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. The operator’s contact details can be found in the section “Information on the Controller” in this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?

Some data is collected when you provide it to us. This may, for example, include data that you enter into a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website or after you have given your consent. This primarily includes technical data such as your internet browser, operating system or the time at which the page was accessed. This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure that the website can be provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour. If contracts can be concluded or initiated via the website, the submitted data will also be processed for contractual offers, orders or other enquiries.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right at any time and free of charge to obtain information about the origin, recipients and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given your consent to data processing, you may withdraw this consent at any time with effect for the future. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

You may contact us at any time regarding this or any other questions relating to data protection.

Analytics Tools and Third-Party Tools

When you visit this website, your browsing behaviour may be statistically analysed. This is primarily done using so-called analytics programs.

Detailed information on these analytics programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

2. Hosting

We host the content of our website with the following provider:

Hetzner

The provider is Hetzner Online GmbH, Industriestr. 25, 91710 Gunzenhausen, Germany (hereinafter referred to as “Hetzner”).

For details, please refer to Hetzner’s privacy policy:

https://www.hetzner.com/de/legal/privacy-policy

Hetzner is used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in ensuring that our website is displayed as reliably as possible. Where corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device, such as device fingerprinting, within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

Data Processing Agreement

We have entered into a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the service referred to above. This is a contract required under data protection law which ensures that the service provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General Information and Mandatory Information

Data Protection

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the applicable data protection legislation and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various items of personal data are collected. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

Please note that data transmission over the internet, for example when communicating by email, may be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Information on the Controller

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

ok Gummiwerk Otto Körting GmbH
Am Hastebach 2
31789 Hameln
Germany

Email: info@ok-gummiwerk.de
Telephone: +49 5151 9537-0
Fax: +49 5151 953720

The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of processing personal data, such as names, email addresses or similar information.

Storage Period

Unless a more specific storage period has been stated in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for processing the data no longer applies. If you submit a legitimate request for deletion or withdraw your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible grounds for storing your personal data, for example retention periods under tax or commercial law. In the latter case, the data will be deleted once these grounds no longer apply.

General Information on the Legal Bases for 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 where special categories of personal data pursuant to Art. 9(1) GDPR are processed.

In the event of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also carried out on the basis of Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR.

If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device, for example via device fingerprinting, data processing is additionally carried out on the basis of Section 25(1) TDDDG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

If your data is required for the performance of a contract or for taking steps prior to entering into a contract, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

Furthermore, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR where this is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation.

Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Information on the relevant legal basis in each individual case is provided in the following sections of this privacy policy.

Recipients of Personal Data

As part of our business activities, we work with various external parties. In some cases, this also requires the transfer of personal data to such external parties.

We only disclose personal data to external parties if this is necessary for the performance of a contract, if we are legally required to do so, for example when transmitting data to tax authorities, if we have a legitimate interest in disclosure pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, or if another legal basis permits the disclosure of data.

When using processors, we only disclose our customers’ personal data on the basis of a valid data processing agreement. In the event of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.

Withdrawal of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You may withdraw consent that you have already given at any time. The lawfulness of any data processing carried out before withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Specific Cases and to Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS CARRIED OUT ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME, ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS.

THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY.

IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS THE PERSONAL DATA CONCERNED UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(1) GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR SUCH MARKETING PURPOSES; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING.

IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL THEREAFTER NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(2) GDPR).

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

In the event of infringements of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, their place of work or the place of the alleged infringement.

The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in performance of a contract provided to you or to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format.

If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be carried out where technically feasible.

Access, Rectification and Deletion

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time and free of charge to obtain information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients and the purpose of the data processing, as well as, where applicable, the right to have this data corrected or deleted.

You may contact us at any time regarding this or any other questions relating to personal data.

Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You may contact us at any time for this purpose.

The right to restriction of processing applies in the following cases:

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, such data may, apart from being stored, only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

SSL and TLS Encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or enquiries that you send to us as the website operator, this website uses SSL or TLS encryption.

You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line in your browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the padlock icon displayed in your browser.

When SSL or TLS encryption is enabled, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

4. Data Collection on This Website

Cookies

Our website uses so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small data packages and do not cause any damage to your device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (persistent cookies) on your device.

Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit. Persistent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or they are automatically deleted by your web browser.

Cookies may originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable certain services from third-party companies to be integrated into websites, for example cookies used to process payment services.

Cookies perform various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them, for example shopping cart functionality or the display of videos. Other cookies may be used to analyse user behaviour or for advertising purposes.

Cookies that are required to carry out electronic communications, to provide certain functions requested by you, for example shopping cart functionality, or to optimise the website, for example cookies used to measure web audiences, are stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR unless another legal basis is specified.

The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies in order to provide its services in a technically error-free and optimised manner.

Where consent to the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of that consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG). Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

You can configure your browser so that you are informed when cookies are set and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser.

Disabling cookies may restrict the functionality of this website.

Information on which cookies and services are used on this website can be found in this privacy policy.

Consent Management with Complianz

Our website uses the consent technology provided by Complianz to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies on your device or the use of certain technologies and to document this consent in compliance with data protection law.

The provider of this technology is Complianz B.V., Kalmarweg 14-5, 9723 JG Groningen, the Netherlands (hereinafter referred to as “Complianz”).

Complianz is hosted on our own servers, meaning that no connection is established with Complianz’s provider servers.

Complianz stores a cookie in your browser in order to associate the consent you have given, or the withdrawal of that consent, with you.

The data collected in this way is stored until you ask us to delete it, delete the Complianz cookie yourself or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Mandatory statutory retention obligations remain unaffected.

Complianz is used in order to obtain the legally required consent for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR.

Server Log Files

The provider of this website automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us.

This information includes:

This data is not combined with other data sources.

This data is collected on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimisation of its website. For this purpose, server log files must be collected.

Contact Form

If you send us enquiries via the contact form, the information you provide in the enquiry form, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing your enquiry and in the event of follow-up questions.

We do not disclose this data without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your enquiry relates to the performance of a contract or is necessary in order to take steps prior to entering into a contract.

In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively handling enquiries addressed to us pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR or on your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, where such consent has been requested. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, withdraw your consent to its storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies, for example after your enquiry has been fully processed.

Mandatory statutory provisions, in particular retention periods, remain unaffected.

Enquiries by Email, Telephone or Fax

If you contact us by email, telephone or fax, your enquiry, including any personal data resulting from it, such as your name and the content of your enquiry, will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request.

We do not disclose this data without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your enquiry relates to the performance of a contract or is necessary in order to take steps prior to entering into a contract.

In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively handling enquiries addressed to us pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR or on your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, where such consent has been requested. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

The data you send to us in connection with contact enquiries will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, withdraw your consent to its storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies, for example after your request has been fully processed.

Mandatory statutory provisions, in particular statutory retention periods, remain unaffected.

5. Analytics Tools and Advertising

Google Analytics

This website uses functions of the web analytics service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Analytics enables the website operator to analyse the behaviour of website visitors. In this context, the website operator receives various usage data, such as page views, length of stay, operating systems used and the user’s origin.

This data is assigned to the respective user device. It is not assigned to a user ID.

In addition, Google Analytics may allow us to record your mouse and scrolling movements and clicks. Google Analytics also uses various modelling approaches to supplement the collected datasets and applies machine-learning technologies when analysing data.

Google Analytics uses technologies that enable users to be recognised for the purpose of analysing user behaviour, such as cookies or device fingerprinting.

The information collected by Google about your use of this website is generally transferred to a Google server in the United States and stored there.

This service is used on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

Data transfers to the United States are based on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the European Commission. Details can be found here:

https://business.safety.google/adscontrollerterms/sccs

The company is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when data is processed in the United States.

Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards.

Further information is available from the provider at:

https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780

IP Anonymisation

Google Analytics IP anonymisation is enabled.

As a result, your IP address is shortened by Google within Member States of the European Union or other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the United States.

Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the United States and shortened there.

On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity and provide other services relating to website and internet usage to the website operator.

The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

Browser Plugin

You can prevent Google from collecting and processing your data by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link:

https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

Further information on how Google Analytics handles user data can be found in Google’s privacy information:

https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en

Data Processing Agreement

We have entered into a data processing agreement with Google and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.

6. Plugins and Tools

Google reCAPTCHA

We use “Google reCAPTCHA” (hereinafter referred to as “reCAPTCHA”) on this website. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

reCAPTCHA is used to determine whether data entered on this website, for example in a contact form, is entered by a human or by an automated program.

For this purpose, reCAPTCHA analyses the behaviour of the website visitor based on various characteristics.

This analysis begins automatically as soon as the website visitor accesses the website.

For the analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various types of information, such as the IP address, the amount of time the website visitor spends on the website, or mouse movements made by the user.

The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Google.

The reCAPTCHA analyses take place entirely in the background. Website visitors are not informed that an analysis is taking place.

The storage and analysis of this data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its online services against abusive automated access, automated data collection and spam.

Where corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device, such as device fingerprinting, within the meaning of the TDDDG.

Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

Further information on Google reCAPTCHA can be found in Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service at the following links:

https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en

The company is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when data is processed in the United States.

Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards.

Further information is available from the provider at:

https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780

Google Maps

We use Google Maps on this website to display maps, locations and directions. Google Maps is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”).

Google Maps is used to display geographical information and locations on our website and, for example, to make it easier for you to find our premises.

Google Maps content is only loaded after you have explicitly given your consent through our consent management system. Until you provide consent, no connection is established with Google Maps servers.

Once you consent to the use of Google Maps, your browser may establish a connection with Google servers. In this context, Google may receive and process information such as your IP address, information about your browser and device, and the URL of the page you are visiting.

Google may also use cookies or similar technologies to store or access information on your device.

The processing is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and, where information is stored on or accessed from your device, Section 25(1) TDDDG.

You may withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future via the cookie or privacy settings on our website.

Personal data may also be processed on servers outside the European Union or the European Economic Area, in particular in the United States.

Google LLC is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.

Where required, Google also relies on other appropriate safeguards for international data transfers, such as the Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission.

Further information about how Google processes personal data can be found in Google’s Privacy Policy:

https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

Information about Google’s legal frameworks for international data transfers can be found at:

https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks?hl=en

Ninja Firewall

We have integrated Ninja Firewall into this website. The provider is NinTechNet Limited, Unit 1603, 16th Floor, The L. Plaza 367–375 Queen’s Road Central, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong (hereinafter referred to as “Ninja Firewall”).

Ninja Firewall is used to protect our website against unwanted access and malicious cyberattacks.

For this purpose, Ninja Firewall collects the IP address, request, referrer and time of page access.

Ninja Firewall is integrated into our own servers and does not transmit any personal data to the provider of the tool or to other third parties.

We have enabled IP anonymisation in Ninja Firewall so that the tool only records the IP address in shortened form.

Ninja Firewall is used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting the website as effectively as possible against cyberattacks.

ManageWP

We manage this website with the help of the ManageWP tool. The provider is GoDaddy.com WP Europe, Trg republike 5, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia (hereinafter referred to as “ManageWP”).

ManageWP enables us, among other things, to monitor the security and performance of our website and to create automatic backups.

ManageWP therefore has access to all website content, including our databases. ManageWP is hosted on the provider’s servers.

ManageWP is used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in operating its website or websites as effectively and securely as possible.

Where corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device, such as device fingerprinting, within the meaning of the TDDDG.

Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

The company is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the United States intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when data is processed in the United States.

Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards.

Further information is available from the provider at:

https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4957

Data Processing Agreement

We have entered into a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the service referred to above.

This is a contract required under data protection law which ensures that the service provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.