Privacy policy

1. Data protection 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 is any data with which you can be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our privacy policy set out below this text.

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?

On the one hand, your data is collected when you provide it to us. This may, for example, be data that you enter in a contact form.

Other data is collected by our IT systems when you visit the website, either automatically or after you have given your consent. This is mainly technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or time of the page view). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Part of the data is collected to ensure that the website is provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right at any time to receive information free of charge about the origin, recipients and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the rectification or erasure of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can 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 can contact us at any time regarding this and any other questions on the subject of data protection.

Analysis tools and tools from third-party providers

When you visit this website, your browsing behaviour may be statistically analysed. This is done mainly with so-called analysis programs.

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

2. Hosting

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

All-Inkl

The provider is ALL-INKL.COM – Neue Medien Münnich, proprietor René Münnich, Hauptstraße 68, 02742 Friedersdorf (hereinafter All-Inkl). Details can be found in All-Inkl’s privacy policy: https://all-inkl.com/datenschutzinformationen/.

All-Inkl is used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in presenting our website as reliably as possible. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user’s device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Data processing on behalf: We have concluded a contract for data processing on behalf (AVV) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract required by data protection law which ensures that the 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

Privacy policy

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified. 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.

We would like to point out that data transmission over the internet (e.g. when communicating by email) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Information on the controller

The controller for data processing on this website is:

Harnischmacher GmbH
Hans-Böckler-Straße 5
58730 Fröndenberg

Telephone: +49 2373 9772-30
Email: info@harnischmacher.de

The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g. names, email addresses or similar).

Storage period

Unless a more specific storage period has been stated within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for the data processing no longer applies. If you assert a justified request for erasure or withdraw your consent to data processing, your data will be erased unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, erasure will take place once these reasons 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 if special categories of data are processed pursuant to Art. 9(1) GDPR. In the case of express 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 to access to information in your device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), data processing is additionally carried out on the basis of § 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time. If your data is required for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data, if it is required to fulfil a legal obligation, on the basis of Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Information on the legal bases relevant in each individual case is provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Data protection officer

We have designated a data protection officer.

sicdata Unternehmensberatung Tobias Erdmann e.K.
Heiligenstock 34c
42697 Solingen

Telephone: 0212 73 87 24 0
Email: info@sicdata.de

Recipients of personal data

In the course of our business activities, we work with various external bodies. In some cases, this also requires the transfer of personal data to these external bodies. We only pass on personal data to external bodies if this is necessary in the course of the performance of a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g. disclosure of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR in the disclosure or if another legal basis permits the disclosure of the data. When using processors, we only pass on personal data of our customers on the basis of a valid contract for data processing on behalf. In the case of joint processing, a contract on joint processing is concluded.

Withdrawal of your consent to data processing

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

Right to object to data collection in special 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 to object at any time to the processing of your personal data on grounds relating to your particular situation; 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 your 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 the purpose of direct marketing, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purpose of such marketing; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing. If you object, your personal data will subsequently no longer be used for the purpose of direct marketing (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 fulfilment of a contract handed over 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 done insofar as it is technically feasible.

Information, rectification and erasure

Within the framework of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right at any time to information free of charge about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients and the purpose of the data processing and, if applicable, a right to rectification or erasure of this data. You can contact us at any time regarding this and any other questions on the subject of personal data.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time for this purpose. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

• If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the review, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
• If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of erasure.
• If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it for the exercise, defence or establishment of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of erasure.
• If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balancing between your interests and ours must be carried out. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

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

SSL or 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 site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address bar of the browser changes from ‘http://’ to ‘https://’ and by the padlock symbol in your browser bar.

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

Objection to advertising emails

The use of contact data published within the scope of the legal notice obligation for sending advertising and information materials that have not been expressly requested is hereby objected to. The operators of these pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited advertising information being sent, for example by spam emails.

4. Data collection on this website

Cookies

Our web pages use so-called ‘cookies’. Cookies are small data packets and do not cause any damage to your device. They are stored on your device either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or they are automatically deleted by your web browser.

Cookies can originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services of third-party companies within web pages (e.g. cookies for handling payment services).

Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. the shopping basket function 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 the electronic communication process, to provide certain functions you have requested (e.g. for the shopping basket function) or to optimise the website (e.g. cookies for measuring the web audience) (necessary cookies) 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 for the technically error-free and optimised provision of its services. If consent to the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG); consent can be withdrawn at any time.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies 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. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited.

You can find out which cookies and services are used on this website in this privacy policy.

Server log files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

• Browser type and browser version
• Operating system used
• Referrer URL
• Host name of the accessing computer
• Time of the server request
• IP address

This data is not merged with data from other 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, the server log files must be recorded.

Enquiries by email, telephone or fax

If you contact us by email, telephone or fax, your enquiry, including all resulting personal data (name, enquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your enquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of the enquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if this has been requested; consent can be withdrawn at any time.

The data you send to us via contact enquiries will remain with us until you request us to delete it, withdraw your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

5. Analysis tools and advertising

On this website, we use analysis and marketing services that are only loaded and executed after you have given your express, voluntary consent via our consent banner (consent management platform). Until then, these services and the cookies associated with them are blocked. For this purpose, we use Google Consent Mode v2 in the so-called basic mode. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future via the cookie settings; the lawfulness of the processing carried out until the withdrawal remains unaffected.

Google Tag Manager

We use Google Tag Manager, a service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter ‘Google’). The parent company is Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google Tag Manager is a technical management tool with which we centrally manage and integrate website tags (e.g. tracking and marketing codes such as Google Analytics or Google Ads). It does not analyse the content of the integrated data, but when it runs, it does collect technical data such as your IP address and information on the triggering of the managed tags. This data is only processed transiently for delivery and is not permanently stored by us; the durations stated in the respective sections apply to the services loaded via the container.

Legal basis: Your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR in conjunction with § 25(1) TDDDG. A legitimate interest is not applicable; loading takes place exclusively after consent has been given.

Transfer to third countries: Data may be transferred to Google LLC in the USA. The basis for this is the adequacy decision of the European Commission of 10 July 2023 (EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, Art. 45 GDPR); Google LLC is certified (dataprivacyframework.gov). In addition, and in the event that the adequacy decision ceases to apply, standard contractual clauses agreed with Google apply (Art. 46(2)(c) GDPR). Access by US authorities cannot be completely ruled out.

Data processing on behalf: A contract pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR is in place with Google. Withdrawal / opt-out: via the cookie banner or the cookie settings; the service-specific opt-out (Analytics add-on, ad settings) is described in the following sections. Further information can be found in Google’s privacy policy at policies.google.com/privacy.

Google Analytics 4

We use Google Analytics 4, a web analytics service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter ‘Google’); the parent company is Google LLC, USA. Information about your usage behaviour is collected (e.g. pages visited, events triggered, approximate location, device and browser) in order to analyse reach and usage and to improve our offering. Google Analytics 4 does not permanently log or store your IP address; an IP address used for data collection is processed (among other things, for rough location determination) but not permanently stored.

Legal basis: Your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR in conjunction with § 25(1) TDDDG (can be withdrawn at any time with effect for the future). A legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR is ruled out.

Cookies and storage period: Google Analytics 4 sets the cookies _ga (duration 2 years) and _ga_<ID> (duration 2 years). We have configured the retention period for event- and user-related data at property level to 14 months; after this period has expired, the data concerned is automatically deleted.

Transfer to third countries: as described for Google Tag Manager (EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, Art. 45 GDPR; additionally standard contractual clauses, Art. 46(2)(c) GDPR).

Data processing on behalf: A contract pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR is in place with Google. Withdrawal / opt-out: via the cookie banner and additionally via the browser add-on provided by Google for deactivating Google Analytics: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Google Ads (conversion tracking and remarketing)

We use Google Ads with the conversion tracking and remarketing functions, a service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter ‘Google’); the parent company is Google LLC, USA. With conversion tracking, we measure the success of our advertisements: after you click on an ad placed by us, a cookie is set which allows us to track whether an action defined by us (conversion, e.g. a quotation request or contact enquiry) has taken place. With remarketing, we can address you again with interest-based advertising within the Google advertising network after you have visited our website.

Legal basis: Your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR in conjunction with § 25(1) TDDDG (can be withdrawn at any time with effect for the future).

Cookies and storage period: In connection with Google Ads, the cookies set include the conversion and linker cookies _gcl_au, _gcl_aw and _gcl_dc (duration 90 days), the advertising cookie IDE (duration approx. 13 months, limited to max. 390 days in the EEA), the cookie NID (duration approx. 6 months) and test_cookie (duration 15 minutes). The membership duration in remarketing lists can be configured in Google Ads.

Transfer to third countries: as described for Google Tag Manager (EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, Art. 45 GDPR; additionally standard contractual clauses, Art. 46(2)(c) GDPR).

Data processing on behalf: A contract pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR is in place with Google. Withdrawal / opt-out: via the cookie banner; you can additionally deactivate personalised advertising in Google’s ad settings at myadcenter.google.com and across providers at optout.aboutads.info and youronlinechoices.com/de.

Google Ads – call tracking via forwarding numbers

If you call the telephone number displayed in one of our Google ads, we use the ‘call reporting’ function of Google Ads. Instead of our telephone number, Google displays a forwarding number in the ad and puts the call through to us. In doing so, Google processes your telephone number, the date, time and duration of the call and the information as to whether the call was answered. From this, we receive statistics on which ads have led to calls. The content of conversations is not recorded. The telephone numbers given on our website are not forwarding numbers; calls made to them are not captured by Google.

The legal basis is our legitimate interest in measuring the success of our advertising (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). The recipient of the data is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; processing by Google LLC in the USA is possible. Google is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. Further information: policies.google.com/privacy