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Privacy statement

This Privacy Policy applies for Thermotraffic GmbH and Thermotraffic Holland B.V. The Privacy Policies found on the websites of other vendors, for example, those referred to by links on our website www.thermotraffic.de or www.thermotraffic.com, shall apply to those vendors.

Controller
The party accountable for the processing of personal information of this website is:

Thermotraffic GmbH
Im Industriegelände 60-66
33775 Versmold
Germany

and

Thermotraffic Holland B.V.
Abel Tasmanstraat 1
3165 AM Rotterdam
Netherlands

Data Protection Officer
The Data Protection Officer for Thermotraffic GmbH is
Mr. Michael Jakob.
compliance(at)thermotraffic.de

The Data Protection Officer for Thermotraffic Holland B.V. is
Mr. Simon van der Wacht
compliance(at)thermotraffic.de

I. General Information about Data Processing

1. Extent of the processing of personal information


Principally, we collect and utilize our users’ personal information only to the extent necessary for the processing of contracts and inquiries related to them. After the contractual obligations have been fulfilled, personal information shall be processed only after consent for this has been granted. Exceptions apply in such cases, in which prior consent cannot be obtained for factual reasons or if the processing of this information is permitted by law.

Personal data means 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 to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

Requests and inquiries can be directed to us using the E-mail addresses found on our homepage. The information submitted in these E-mails shall only be used to fulfill your request or inquiry and any legal provisions resulting therefrom. In doing so, it might be necessary to share personal information with a third party.

2. Legal basis for the processing of personal data

Section 6 (1) lit. a of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulations) shall serve as legal basis, provided that we receive the consent for the processing of personal data from the data subject.
Section 6 (1) lit. b of the GDPR shall serve as legal basis for the processing of personal data necessary for the fulfillment of a contract, when the data subject is a party to the contract. This shall also apply to the processing of personal information necessary for the execution of pre-contractual measures.

Section 6 (1) lit. c GDPR shall serve as legal basis, provided that the processing of personal data is necessary for the fulfillment of a legal obligation to which our company is subject.

If the processing of data is necessary for the preservation of our enterprise’s legitimate interests or those of a third party and these override the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject, then Sec. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR shall serve as the legal basis for such data processing. 

3. Data erasure and duration of storage

The data subject’s personal data shall be erased or made unavailable as soon as the purpose for which it was processed ceases to exist. Personal data may be stored for longer periods insofar as this is required by the EU or national legislators, the laws or other regulations to which we are subject. Data shall also be made unavailable or erased when the determined standard for mandatory retention has expired unless there is a necessity for continued retention of the data for the purpose of the conclusion or fulfillment of a contract.

II. Provision of the Website and the Creation of Log Files

1. Description and scope of data processing

With every visit to our web page, our system automatically records data and information from the computer system of the requesting computer. 
At this time, the following information is collected:

(1)    Accessed domain
(2)    Client IP
(3)    Time of access
(4)    Browser type and version
(5)    Status code of the query
(6)    Number of the transmitted bytes
(7)    Operating system

This information will also be stored in our system’s log files. This information shall not be stored together with any other personal data of the user.

2. Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the temporary storage of information and the log files is Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.

3. Purpose of data processing

The temporary storage of the IP address by our system is necessary in order to enable the delivery of the content of our website to the user’s computer. To this purpose, the user’s IP address remains stored for the duration of the visit. 

Storage in our log file is to ensure the functionality of the website. In addition, this information serves towards optimizing the website and ensuring the security of our information technology systems. Within this context, information will not be analyzed for marketing purposes.

Our legitimate interests in data processing pursuant to Sec. 6 (1) lit. f of the GDPR lie also in within these purposes.

4. Storage duration

Information shall be erased as soon as it is no longer necessary for achieving the purpose for which it was collected. This shall also apply to the end of a session where data is collected in order to make the website available.

In the event that data is stored in the log files, erasure shall take place within a time period of no more than seven days. The storage of information is possible beyond this period. In such a case, the user’s IP address shall be erased or modified so that it is no longer possible to identify the visiting client.

5. Options to object and remove

The collection of information in order to make the website available and the storage of this information in log files are absolutely necessary for the operation of the website. As a result, there is no option for lodging an objection on the part of the user.

III. Rights of the Data Subject
In the event that your personal data is processed, you are the data subject within the meaning of GDPR and you shall have the following rights with respect to the controller.

1. Right of access

You may request information about the personal information which has been processed by us. In your request for information, you should be as precise as possible in order to facilitate the compilation of the required information.

2. Right to rectification

You shall have the right to rectification and/or completion with respect to the controller, provided that the processed personal data concerning you is incorrect or incomplete. The controller shall undertake the rectification without undue delay.

3. Right to restriction of processing

Within the scope of the provisions in Art. 18 GDPR, you shall have the right to obtain restriction of the processing of your data.

4. Right to erasure

Under the conditions laid down in Art. 17 GDPR, you shall have the right to obtain the erasure of your personal data. Your right to erasure depends, among other things, on whether we still need the information concerned for the fulfillment of our legal obligations.

5. Right to data portability

You shall have the right to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to the controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. Furthermore, you shall have the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data have been provided, provided that the requirements pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR have been met.

6. Right to object

Pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR, you shall have the right to object to the processing of personal data concerning you at any time.

7. Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

If you have reason to believe that we have failed to comply with the data protection provisions while processing your personal information, you shall have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority. They will examine the complaint.

8. Use of social plug-ins

Privacy Statement for the use of Facebook
On our websites, plug-ins have been integrated for the social network Facebook, 1601 South California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA94304, USA. The Facebook Plug-In can be identified by the Facebook logo or the Like button on our page. An overview about the Facebook Plug-In can be found here: http://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/ When you visit our web pages, a direct connection is established between your browser and the Facebook server over the plug-in. As a result, Facebook receives the information that you visited our pages via your IP address. If you click the Facebook Like button while you are logged into your Facebook account, you can then link our page content to your Facebook profile. Facebook can, as a result, assign your visit to our pages to your user account. Please note that, as the page’s provider, we have no knowledge of the contents of the transmitted information nor of its use by Facebook. More information regarding this can be found in Facebook’s Privacy Policy under de-de.facebook.com/policy.php
If you do not want Facebook to be able to assign your visits to our web pages to your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook user account.

Privacy Statement for the use of Xing
Our website uses social plug-ins (“Plug-ins”) from the social network xing.com (“Xing”), which is operated by XING AG, Gänsemarkt 43, 20354 Hamburg.
When you visit a page of our website that contains such a Plug-in, your browser establishes a direct connection with the Xing server. The Plug-in’s content will be transferred directly from Xing to your browser and then integrated in the web page by your browser.
Through the integration of the Plug-in, Xing obtains the information that you have requested the relevant page of our website. If you are logged into Xing, Xing is able to assign your visit to your Xing account. For information concerning the scope of the data collected and the further processing and use of the data by Xing, and your related rights and setting options for the protection of your privacy, please see the data Privacy Statement from Xing.

Privacy Statement for the use of LinkedIn
Our website uses functions of the network LinkedIn. The provider is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Every time you request a page containing LinkedIn functions, a connection is established to LinkedIn’s server. LinkedIn is informed that you have visited our website with your IP address. If you click on the Recommend button from LinkedIn and you are logged in to your account with LinkedIn, LinkedIn can assign your visit to our website to your user account. Please note, that we, as the page’s provider, have no knowledge of the contents of the transmitted information nor of its use by LinkedIn.
More information regarding this can be found in LinkedIn’s privacy policy under: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

Privacy Statement for the use of Twitter
Our website uses plug-ins from the micro-blogging provider twitter.com, which is operated by Twitter, Inc., 795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA ("Twitter"). The plug-in can be identified by the Twitter logo.
When you visit a page of our website that contains such a plug-in, your browser establishes a direct connection with the Twitter server. The plug-in’s content will be transferred directly from Twitter to your browser and then integrated in the web page by your browser.
Through the integration of the plug-in, Twitter obtains the information that you have requested the relevant page of our website. If you are logged into Twitter, it is able to assign your visit to your Twitter account. If you interact with the plug-in, which means, you click on the Twitter button, relevant information will be transmitted directly from your browser to Twitter and stored there.
For information concerning the scope of the data collected and the further processing and use of the data by Twitter, and your related rights and setting options for the protection of your privacy, please see the data privacy statement from Twitter.