Data protection

 

HB-Laser components GmbH, Heldenbergstraße 21, 73529 Straßdorf, are the operators of this website and the services offered on it and are therefore responsible for the collection, processing and use of personal data within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and in accordance with the HB- Laser components GmbH applicable country-specific data protection regulations. Proper handling of your personal data is particularly important to us. Therefore, we would like to inform you below about the handling of your personal data.

Insofar as there is an opportunity to enter personal or business data on the HB-Laserverbindungen GmbH website, this information is provided by the user on an expressly voluntary basis. HB-Laser components GmbH expressly declares that this data will only be used for the stated purpose and will not be passed on to third parties. All information will be treated confidentially in accordance with the applicable data protection regulations.

  1. definitions

The data protection declaration of HB-Laserverbindungen GmbH is based on the terms used within the GDPR under Art. 4 GDPR. In the following, the terms used are explained in advance. We use the following terms, among others, in this data protection declaration:

  1. Personal Data

Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person; an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or one or more special features that express the physical , physiological, genetic, psychological, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

  1. Affected Persons

Data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the data controller.

  1. processing

Processing is any priority carried out with or without the help of automated procedures or any such series of processes in connection with personal data such as collecting, recording, organizing, organizing, storing, adapting or changing, reading out, querying, using, disclosure by transmission, distribution or any other form of making available, matching or linking, restriction, deletion or destruction.

  1. restriction of processing

Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of restricting their future processing.

  1. pseudonymization

Pseudonymization is the processing of personal data in such a way that the personal data can no longer be assigned to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that this additional information is stored separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures that ensure that the personal data not assigned to an identified or identifiable natural person.

  1. Responsible

The person responsible is the natural or legal person, authority, institution or other body that alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data; if the purposes and means of this processing are specified by Union law or the law of the member states, the person responsible or the specific criteria for his naming can be provided for by Union law or the law of the member states.

  1. processor

Processor is a natural or legal person, authority, institution or other body that processes personal data on behalf of the person responsible.

  1. recipient

Recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body other than the data subject, the controller, the processor and the persons who, under the direct responsibility of the controller or the processor, are authorized to process the personal data.

  1. third party

Third party is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body other than the data subject, the controller, the processor and the persons who are under the direct responsibility of the controller or the processor authorized to process the personal data.

  1. consent

Consent of the data subject is any voluntary, informed and unequivocal expression of will in the specific case in the form of a declaration or other clear affirmative action by which the data subject indicates that they agree to the processing of their personal data is.

 

  1. Legal basis for processing personal data

Art. 6 I lit. A GDPR serves our company as the legal basis for processing operations in which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose.

If the processing of personal data is necessary to fulfill a contract to which the data subject is a party, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. B GDPR. The same applies to such processing operations that are necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures, for example in the case of inquiries about our products or services.

Insofar as processing of personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation to which our company is subject, Art. 6 I lit. C GDPR 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 I lit. d GDPR as the legal basis.

Ultimately, processing operations can be based on Art. 6 I lit. f DSGVO are based. Processing operations that are not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases are based on this legal basis if the processing is necessary to protect a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights and fundamental freedoms of the person concerned do not prevail.

  1. Collection of personal data
  1. When visiting our website

When you visit our website, our servers temporarily store each access in a log file. The legal basis for the temporary storage of the data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The following information is recorded without your intervention and stored until it is automatically deleted:

  • The IP address of the requesting computer
  • The date and time of access
  • The name and URL of the retrieved file
  • The website from which access is made
  • The operating system of your computer and the browser you are using
  • The name of your internet access provider

This data is collected and processed for the purpose of enabling the use of our website, ensuring system security and stability over the long term, enabling the technical administration of the network infrastructure and the optimization of our Internet offering, as well as for internal statistical purposes. The IP address is only evaluated in the event of attacks on our network infrastructure and for statistical purposes.

 

  1. When subscribing to our newsletter

If you have given your express consent, we will use your e-mail address to send you our newsletter. Providing an email address is sufficient to receive the newsletter.

We inform our customers and business partners at regular intervals by means of a newsletter about offers or news from the company. You can only receive the newsletter if you have a valid e-mail address and you have registered to receive the newsletter. A confirmation e-mail will be sent to the e-mail address you entered for the first time using the double opt-in procedure. This procedure serves to check whether the owner of the e-mail address has authorized receipt of the newsletter.

When registering for the newsletter, we also store the IP address assigned by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) of the computer system used by the person concerned at the time of registration, as well as the date and time of registration. The legal basis for storing the data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. The collection of this data is necessary in order to be able to trace the possible misuse of the e-mail address of a person concerned at a later point in time and therefore serves our legal protection.

You can cancel your subscription to our newsletter at any time. The consent to the storage of personal data that you have given us for sending the newsletter can be revoked at any time. At the end of each newsletter you will find a link that you can use to unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time. You can also unsubscribe from the newsletter by sending an email to info@hb-laser.com .

Our newsletters contain so-called tracking pixels. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic that is embedded in e-mails that are sent in HTML format to enable log file recording and log file analysis. This allows a statistical evaluation of the success or failure of online marketing campaigns to be carried out. Attached to the embedded tracking pixel, we can see if and when an e-mail was opened and which links in the e-mail were called up. Such personal data collected via the tracking pixels contained in the newsletters are stored and evaluated by us in order to optimize the newsletter dispatch and to adapt the content of future newsletters even better to your interests. The legal basis for the temporary storage of the data is Art. 6 para. 1 according to F GDPR. This personal data will not be passed on to third parties. You are entitled at any time to revoke the relevant separate declaration of consent given via the double opt-in procedure. After revocation, this personal data will be deleted by HB-Laser components GmbH. We automatically interpret a withdrawal from the receipt of the newsletter as a revocation.

We use the CleverReach service from CleverReach GmbH & Co. KG, Mühlenstraße 43, 26180 Rastede, Germany to send the newsletter. We transmit the e-mail address and the information provided voluntarily to CleverReach for the purpose of sending the newsletter. Further information on data protection at CleverReach can be found at https://www.cleverreach.de/datenschutz/

  1. When using the contact form

You can send general inquiries to us using the contact form provided on our website. This requires the specification of the name, a valid e-mail address and the telephone number. Further information can be provided voluntarily. The legal basis for storing the data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. This personal data will not be passed on to third parties.

This data is collected in order to know who sent an inquiry and to be able to answer it in the way you want (post, telephone or e-mail).

  1. Use of Personal Data

Your personal data is used for the purpose of processing the contractual relationship with you.

  1. We need your name and address in order to know who our contractual partner is, ie who we provide and bill for our services.
  2. We need your contact details (e-mail address, telephone number) in order to send you offers or confirmations or for queries.
  3. Your e-mail address is also used to receive our newsletter if you are a subscriber to the newsletter.
  4. We need your bank details or contact details in order to be able to invoice the orders you have placed.
  1. cookies

Cookies are used on our website. Cookies help to make your visit to our website easier, more pleasant and more meaningful. Cookies are alphanumeric text files that your web browser automatically saves on your computer’s hard drive when you visit our website.

Cookies do not damage your computer’s hard drive, nor do they contain viruses, Trojans or other malicious software. By setting cookies, personal data is transmitted to us.

We use cookies to make our website user-friendly. Some elements of our website require that the accessing browser can be identified even after a page change. We also use cookies on our website, which enable an analysis of the surfing behavior of users. The legal basis for the processing of personal data using technically necessary cookies is Art. 5 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies for analysis purposes is Art. 6 Para. 1 according to A GDPR.

The data collected in this way is pseudonymized by technical precautions.

It is therefore no longer possible to assign the data to the calling 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, there is also a reference to how the storage of cookies can be prevented in the browser settings.

Most internet browsers automatically accept cookies. You can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or you are always notified when you receive new cookies. The deactivation of cookies can mean that you cannot use all the functions of our website.

  1. Google Analytics – web analysis services

Our website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc.

Google Analytics uses cookies, which 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 (including your IP address) is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity for website operators and to provide services related to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties if required to do so by law or if third parties process this data on Google’s behalf. Under no circumstances will Google associate your OP address with other data stored by Google. You can prevent the installation of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; we would like to point out to you however that in this case you can if applicable not use all functions of this website in full.

You can prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and related 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 under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

Further information and Google’s applicable data protection regulations can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy and http://www.google.com/analytics/term/de.html . Google Analytics is explained at https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/analytics/ .

  1. Google AdWords

The advertising system Google AdWords is used on this website. In addition, remarketing tools are used, which can also show the user information about products and services from this site on third-party websites (as part of the Google AdWords network), depending on the respective interest on these sites. Cookies from Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA, hereinafter “Google”, are used for this purpose. These so-called “tracking cookies” lose their validity after 30 days and are not used for your personal identification (no personal identification). You can prevent the installation of “tracking cookies” by setting your browser accordingly, for example by setting the browser to generally disable the automatic setting of cookies or specifically block only the cookies from the “googleadservices.com” domain.

It is possible to object to interest-based advertising by Google. To do this, you must call up the following link from each of the Internet browsers you use and make the desired settings there: https://www.google.de/settings/ads

Further information and the applicable data protection regulations of Google can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ .

  1. Social Media Plugins

We use social media plug-ins from the social networks Facebook, Instagram, Google+, Twitter, Xing and LinkedIn on our website. Responsibility for data protection-compliant operation is to be guaranteed by their respective providers. We integrate these plug-ins in such a way that the data protection of the user is guaranteed as comprehensively as possible.

A social network is a social meeting place operated on the Internet, an online community that usually enables users to communicate with one another and to interact in virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for exchanging opinions and experiences, or it allows the Internet community to provide personal or company-related information. Among other things, Facebook enables users of the social network to create private profiles, upload photos and network friend requests.

  1. Facebook

Plug-ins from the social network Facebook, provider Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA, are integrated on our website. If a user lives outside the USA or Canada, the person responsible for processing personal data is Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland. You can recognize the Facebook plug-ins by the Facebook logo or the “Like button” (“I like”) on our site. An overview of the Facebook plug-ins can be found at http://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins . When you visit our pages, a direct connection is established between your browser and the Facebook server via the plug-in. Facebook receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click on the Facebook “Like” button while you are logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of our pages to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate your visit to our site with your user account. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of the pages, have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or how it is used by Facebook. You can find more information on this in Facebook’s privacy policy at http://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/ . It is also explained there which setting options Facebook offers to protect your privacy. In addition, various applications are available that make it possible to suppress data transmission to Facebook. Such applications can be used by the person concerned to suppress data transmission to Facebook.

Facebook Advertising: This site uses cookies, web beacons and similar technologies provided by third parties (including but not limited to Facebook) to collect or receive information and then use that information to provide rating services and targeted advertisements. Users may opt out of the collection and use of information for audience-targeted ads by disabling the use of cookies in their browser. It is also possible to switch off this use of cookies, for example via a provider such as the following: https://www.aboutads.info/choices

  1. google+

Our website uses plugins from the social network Google+, which is operated by Google Inc. is offered. The plug-ins can be recognized, for example, by buttons with the sign “+1” on a white or colored background. You can find an overview of the Google plug-ins and their appearance here: https://developers.google.com/+/plugins/

The operating company of Google+ is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

Collection and disclosure of information:_ You can publish information worldwide using Google+ buttons. You and other users receive personalized content from Google and our partners via the Google+ button. Google stores both the information that you +1’d content and information about the page you were viewing when you clicked +1. Your +1 can be displayed as a hint along with your profile name and photo in Google services, such as in search results or in your Google profile, or in other places on websites and advertisements on the Internet.

Google records information about your +1 activities in order to improve Google services for you and others. In order to be able to use the Google+ button, you need a globally visible, public Google profile that must contain at least the name chosen for the profile. This name is used in all Google+ services. In some cases, this name can also replace another name that you used when sharing content via your Google account. The identity of your Google profile can be displayed to users who know your email address or have other identifying information about you.

Use of Information Collected:

In addition to the purposes explained above, the information you provide will be used in accordance with the applicable Google data protection regulations. Google may publish summarized statistics about users’ +1 activities or pass them on to users and partners, such as publishers, advertisers or affiliated websites.

If you do not want personal data to be transmitted to Google, you can prevent such transmission by logging out of your Google+ account before accessing our website.

Further information and Google’s applicable data protection regulations can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ . Further information from Google on the Google +1 buttons can be found at https://developers.google.com/+/web/buttons-policy/ .

  1. Twitter

We have integrated Twitter components on our website. Twitter is a multilingual, publicly accessible microblogging service on which users can publish and distribute so-called “tweets” – short messages limited to 140 characters. These short messages can be accessed by anyone, including people who are not registered on Twitter. The tweets are also displayed to the so-called “followers” of the respective user. Followers are other Twitter users who follow a user’s tweets. Furthermore, Twitter makes it possible to address a broad audience via hashtags, links or retweets.

The operating company of Twitter is Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA.

Every time one of the individual pages of our website is called up, which is operated by the person responsible for processing and on which a Twitter component (Twitter button) has been integrated, the Internet browser on the user’s information technology system is automatically triggered by the respective Twitter component to download a representation of the corresponding Twitter component from Twitter.

You can find more information about the Twitter buttons at https://about.twitter.com/de/resources/buttons/ . As part of this technical process, Twitter is informed which specific subpage of our website is visited by the person concerned. The purpose of integrating the Twitter component is to enable our users to redistribute the content of this website, to make this website known in the digital world and to increase our visitor numbers.

If you are logged in to Twitter at the same time, Twitter recognizes which specific subpage of our website you have visited each time you visit our website and for the entire duration of your stay on our website. This information is collected by the Twitter component and assigned to the user’s respective Twitter account by Twitter. If you click on one of the Twitter buttons integrated on our website, the data and information transmitted with it will be assigned to your personal Twitter user account and stored and processed by Twitter.

Twitter always receives information via the Twitter component that you have visited our website if you are logged in to Twitter at the same time as accessing our website; this takes place regardless of whether you click on the Twitter component or not. If you do not want this information to be transmitted to Twitter in this way, you can prevent the transmission by logging out of your Twitter account before accessing our website.

The applicable data protection regulations of Twitter are available at https://www.twitter.com/privacy?lang=de/ .

 

  1. Instagram

We have integrated components of the Instagram service on our website. Instagram is a service that qualifies as an audiovisual platform and allows users to share photos and videos, as well as redistribute such data on other social networks.

The operator of the Instagram services is Instagram LLC, 1 Hacker Way, Building 14 First Floor, Menlo Park, CA, USA.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website is called up, which is operated by the person responsible for processing and on which an Instagram component (Instagram button) has been integrated, the Internet browser on the user’s information technology system is automatically activated by the respective Instagram component , to download a representation of the corresponding component of Instagram. As part of this technical process, Instagram is informed which specific subpage of our website you are visiting.

If you are logged into Instagram at the same time, Instagram recognizes which specific subpage you have visited each time you visit our website and for the entire duration of your stay on our website. This information is collected by the Instagram component and assigned to the respective Instagram account of the user by Instagram. If you press one of the Instagram buttons integrated on our website, the data and information transmitted with it will be assigned to your personal Instagram user account and stored and processed by Instagram.

Instagram always receives information via the Instagram component that you have visited our website if you are logged into Instagram at the same time as accessing our website; this takes place regardless of whether you click on the Instagram component or not. If you do not want this information to be transmitted to Instagram, you can prevent this transmission by logging out of your Instagram account before accessing our website.

For more information and Instagram’s applicable privacy policy, see https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388/ .

  1. Xing

We have integrated Xing components on our website. Xing is an Internet-based social network that enables users to connect with existing business contacts and establish new business contacts. Individual users can create a personal profile for themselves on Xing. For example, companies can create company profiles or publish job offers on Xing.

The operating company of Xing is XING AG, Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg, Germany.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website is called up, which is operated by the person responsible for processing and on which a Xing component (Xing plug-in) has been integrated, the Internet browser on the user’s information technology system is automatically activated by the respective Xing component caused to download a representation of the corresponding Xing component from Xing. Further information on the Xing plug-ins can be found at https://dev.xing.com/plugins . As part of this technical process, Xing is informed which specific subpage of our website you are visiting.

If you are logged in to Xing at the same time, Xing recognizes which specific subpage of our website you have visited each time you visit our website and for the entire duration of your stay on our website. This information is collected by the Xing component and assigned to your respective Xing account by Xing. If you click on one of the Xing buttons integrated on our website, Xing assigns this information to your personal Xing user account and stores this personal data.

Xing always receives information via the Xing component that you have visited our website if you are logged in to Xing at the same time as accessing our website; this takes place regardless of whether you click on the Xing component or not. If you do not want this information to be transmitted to Xing in this way, you can prevent the transmission by logging out of your Xing account before accessing our website.

The data protection regulations published by Xing can be found at https://www.xing.com/privacy/ .

  1. LinkedIn

We have integrated components from LinkedIn on our website. LinkedIn is a social platform for sharing knowledge and professional insights, publishing, viewing relevant content and discovering new business and career opportunities.

LinkedIn’s operating company is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website is called up, which is operated by the person responsible for processing and on which a LinkedIn component (LinkedIn plug-in) has been integrated, the Internet browser on the user’s information technology system is automatically activated by the respective LinkedIn component causes a representation of the corresponding LinkedIn component to be downloaded from LinkedIn. You can find more information about the LinkedIn plug-ins at https://developer.linkedin.com/plugins . As part of this technical process, LinkedIn is informed which specific subpage of our website you are visiting.

If you are logged in to LinkedIn at the same time, LinkedIn recognizes which specific subpage of our website you have visited each time you visit our website and for the entire duration of your stay on our website. This information is collected by the LinkedIn component and assigned to your respective Xing account by LinkedIn. If you click on one of the LinkedIn buttons integrated on our website, LinkedIn assigns this information to your personal LinkedIn user account and saves this personal data.

LinkedIn always receives information via the LinkedIn component that you have visited our website if you are logged in to LinkedIn at the same time as accessing our website; this takes place regardless of whether you click on the LinkedIn component or not. If you do not want this information to be transmitted to LinkedIn, you can prevent the transmission by logging out of your LinkedIn account before accessing our website.

The data protection regulations published by LinkedIn can be found at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?_l=de_DE

  1. rights of the data subject

The following list includes all rights of those affected under the GDPR.

If your personal data is processed by HB-Laserverbindungen GmbH, you are a data subject within the meaning of the GDPR and you have the following rights vis-à-vis the person responsible:

  • Right to confirmation as to whether the data in question is being processed, to information about the processed data, to further information about data processing and to copies of the data (Article 15 GDPR)
  • to correct or complete incorrect or incomplete data (Art. 16. GDPR)
  • to immediate deletion of the data concerning you (Art. 17 GDPR) or alternatively, if further processing according to Art. 17. para. 3 GDPR is required, to restriction of processing in accordance with Art. 18. GDPR.
  • to receive the data relating to you and provided by you and to transmit this data to other providers/responsible persons (Article 20 GDPR)
  • to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority if you believe that the data relating to you is being processed by the provider in violation of data protection regulations (Art. 77 GDPR)

In addition, the provider is obliged to inform all recipients to whom data has been disclosed by the provider about any correction or deletion of data or the restriction of processing, which is based on Articles 16, 17 para. 1, 18 GDPR takes place to inform. However, this obligation does not exist if this notification is impossible or involves a disproportionate effort. Irrespective of this, the user has a right to information about these recipients.

 

  1. Information, correction, correction and deletion of data

For information about your personal data, to have incorrect data corrected or blocked or deleted, as well as for further questions about the use of your personal data, please contact us

HB Laser components GmbH

Heldenbergstrasse 26

73529 Schwäbisch Gmuend

Phone: 07171 104 692-0

Fax: 07171 104 692-200

Email: support@hb-laser.com

  1. Up-to-dateness of the data protection declaration

This data protection declaration is currently valid and dated May 08, 2018.