Data protection

Name and contact of the controller pursuant to Article 4 (7) GDPR

Company: Thees Dammtec GmbH
Name: Joachim Thees
Address: Marschweg 27, 26203 Wardenburg, Germany
Phone: 04407 718348
E-mail: info@thees-dammtec.de

Security and Protection of Your Personal Data

We consider it our primary duty to maintain the confidentiality of the personal data you provide and to protect it from unauthorized access. That is why we apply the utmost care and the latest security standards to ensure maximum protection of your personal data.

As a private-law company, we are subject to the provisions of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the regulations of the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG). We have implemented technical and organizational measures to ensure that the data protection regulations are observed by both us and our external service providers.

Definitions

The legislator requires that personal data be processed lawfully, fairly, and in a manner that is transparent to the data subject (“lawfulness, fairness, transparency”). To ensure this, we inform you about the individual legal definitions that are also used in this privacy policy:

  1. Personal Data
    “Personal data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter “data subject”); an identifiable 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 specific characteristics of physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
  2. Processing
    “Processing” means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
  3. Restriction of Processing
    “Restriction of processing” means the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future.
  4. Profiling
    “Profiling” means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyze or predict aspects concerning that person’s performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location or movements of that natural person.
  5. Pseudonymization
    “Pseudonymization” means the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.
  6. Filing System
    “Filing system” means any structured set of personal data which are accessible according to specific criteria, regardless of whether the collection is structured centrally, decentrally or functionally or geographically.
  7. Controller
    “Controller” means a natural or legal person, authority, institution or other body which alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data; if the purposes and means of processing are determined by EU law or the law of the Member States, the controller or the criteria for their appointment may be provided for by Union or Member State law.
  8. Processor
    “Processor” means a natural or legal person, authority, institution or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.
  9. Recipient
    “Recipient” means a natural or legal person, authority, institution or other body to which personal data is disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities that may receive personal data in the context of a specific inquiry under Union or Member State law are not to be regarded as recipients; the processing of such data by the said authorities must comply with data protection rules according to the purposes of the processing.
  10. Third Party
    “Third party” means a natural or legal person, authority, institution or other body other than the data subject, controller, processor and persons authorized to process personal data under the direct authority of the controller or processor.
  11. Consent
    “Consent” of the data subject means any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which they, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signify agreement to the processing of personal data relating to them.

Lawfulness of Processing

The processing of personal data is only lawful if there is a legal basis for the processing. Legal basis for the processing can in particular be the following under Art. 6(1)(a)–(f) GDPR:

  1. The data subject has given consent to the processing of their personal data for one or more specific purposes;
  2. processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract;
  3. processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject;
  4. processing is necessary in order to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person;
  5. processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;
  6. processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data, in particular where the data subject is a child.

Information Regarding the Collection of Personal Data

(1) Below we inform you about the collection of personal data when you use our website. Personal data include, e.g., name, address, email addresses, user behavior.

(2) When contacting us by email or via a contact form, the data you provide (your email address, possibly your name and phone number) will be stored by us in order to answer your questions. We delete the data arising in this context once storage is no longer necessary, or we restrict processing if statutory retention obligations exist.

Collection of Personal Data When Visiting Our Website

When you use the website for informational purposes only, i.e., if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we collect only the personal data that your browser transmits to our server. When you view our website, we collect the following data, which are technically necessary for us to display our website and ensure stability and security (legal basis is Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR):

Use of Cookies

(1) In addition to the data previously mentioned, cookies are stored on your device when using our website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your hard drive and associated with the browser you use, through which certain information flows to the party that sets the cookie. Cookies cannot execute programs or spread viruses. They serve to make the internet offering more user-friendly and efficient overall.

(2) This website uses the following types of cookies, whose scope and functionality are explained below:

  1. Transient cookies are automatically deleted when you close the browser. These include session cookies. They store a so-called session ID, which allows different requests from your browser to be assigned to the same session. This allows your device to be recognized if you return to our website. Session cookies are deleted when you log out or close the browser.
  2. Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a predetermined period, which may vary depending on the cookie. You can delete cookies at any time in your browser’s security settings.
  3. You can configure your browser settings according to your preferences and, for example, refuse the acceptance of third-party cookies or all cookies. So-called “third-party cookies” are set by a third party, not by the website you are currently visiting. Please note that disabling cookies may prevent you from using all functions of this website.

Additional Features and Services of Our Website

(1) In addition to using our website for informational purposes, we offer various services which you can use if interested. In most cases, you must provide further personal data, which we use to provide the respective service, and for which the aforementioned data processing principles apply.

(2) We sometimes use external service providers for processing your data. These have been carefully selected and commissioned by us, are bound by our instructions, and are regularly monitored.

(3) Furthermore, we may share your personal data with third parties if promotions, sweepstakes, contract conclusions or similar services are offered by us together with partners. You can obtain more detailed information when you provide personal data or below in the service description.

(4) To the extent that our service providers or partners are located in a country outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we inform you of the consequences of this in the description of the service.

Children

Our offering is generally aimed at adults. Persons under the age of 18 should not provide any personal data to us without the consent of a parent or guardian.

Rights of the Data Subject

(1) Withdrawal of Consent

If processing of personal data is based on granted consent, you have the right to withdraw consent at any time. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out based on consent before its withdrawal.

You can contact us at any time to exercise your right to withdraw consent.

(2) Right to Confirmation

You have the right to request confirmation from the controller as to whether we are processing personal data concerning you. You can request the confirmation at any time using the above-mentioned contact details.

(3) Right of Access

If personal data is being processed, you may request access to this personal data and to the following information at any time:

  1. the purposes of the processing;
  2. the categories of personal data concerned;
  3. the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organizations;
  4. if possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period;
  5. the existence of the right to request rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing of personal data concerning you or to object to such processing;
  6. the existence of the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;
  7. where the personal data are not collected from the data subject, any available information as to their source;
  8. the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject.

If personal data is transferred to a third country or to an international organization, you have the right to be informed of the appropriate safeguards in connection with the transfer pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR. We will provide a copy of the personal data undergoing processing. For any further copies requested by the data subject, we may charge a reasonable fee based on administrative costs. If the request is made electronically, the information shall be provided in a commonly used electronic format, unless otherwise stated. The right to receive a copy pursuant to paragraph 3 shall not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.

(4) Right to Rectification

You have the right to request us to correct inaccurate personal data concerning you without undue delay. Taking into account the purposes of processing, you have the right to have incomplete personal data completed, including by means of providing a supplementary statement.

(5) Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”)

You have the right to request erasure of personal data concerning you without undue delay, and we are obliged to erase personal data without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies:

  1. The personal data are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
  2. The data subject withdraws consent on which the processing is based according to Art. 6(1)(a) or Art. 9(2)(a) and where there is no other legal ground for the processing.
  3. The data subject objects under Art. 21(1) and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects under Art. 21(2) GDPR.
  4. The personal data have been unlawfully processed.
  5. The personal data must be erased for compliance with a legal obligation in EU or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
  6. The personal data have been collected in relation to the offer of information society services referred to in Art. 8(1) GDPR.

If the controller has made the personal data public and is obliged to erase it under paragraph 1, he, taking account of available technology and implementation costs, shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform controllers which are processing the personal data that the data subject has requested erasure of any links to or copy or replication of those personal data.

The right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”) does not apply to the extent that processing is necessary:

(6) Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to request restriction of processing of your personal data if one of the following applies:

  1. The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, while the controller verifies the accuracy of the personal data.
  2. The processing is unlawful and the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests restriction of their use instead.
  3. The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing, but they are required by the data subject for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.
  4. The data subject has objected to processing pursuant to Art. 21(1), pending the verification whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.

If processing has been restricted in accordance with the above, such personal data shall, with the exception of their storage, only be processed with the consent of the data subject or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims or for the protection of rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the Union or of a Member State.

You can exercise the right to restriction of processing at any time by contacting us at the contact details provided above.

(7) Right to Data Portability

You have the right to receive personal data concerning you, which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, and you have the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from us, provided that:

  1. The processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR; and
  2. The processing is carried out by automated means.

In exercising your right to data portability pursuant to paragraph 1, you have the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible. The exercise of this right does not affect the right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”). This right does not apply to processing necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

(8) Right to Object

You have the right to object at any time, for reasons related to your particular situation, to processing of personal data concerning you which is based on Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR, including profiling based on those provisions. The controller shall no longer process the personal data unless he demonstrates compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

Where personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you shall have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning you for such marketing, including profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing.

If you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data shall no longer be processed for such purposes.

In connection with the use of information society services, you may exercise your right to object by automated means using technical specifications.

You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to be subjected to processing of personal data concerning you for scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes pursuant to Art. 89(1) GDPR, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest.

You may exercise your right to object at any time by contacting the relevant controller.

(9) Automated Individual Decision‑Making, Including Profiling

You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you. This does not apply if the decision:

  1. is necessary for entering into, or performance of, a contract between you and us;
  2. is authorized by Union or Member State law to which we are subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms and legitimate interests; or
  3. is based on your explicit consent.

We shall implement suitable measures to safeguard your rights, freedoms and legitimate interests, including at least the right to obtain human intervention on our part, to express your point of view and to contest the decision.

You may exercise this right at any time by contacting the relevant controller.

(10) Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority

You also have the right, without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement if you consider that the processing of personal data relating to you infringes this Regulation.

(11) Right to an Effective Judicial Remedy

You have the right to an effective judicial remedy against a legally binding act of a supervisory authority concerning you under this Regulation or against a controller or processor if you consider that your rights under this Regulation have been infringed as a result of the processing of your personal data in non-compliance with this Regulation.

Vimeo

This website and the embedded offers contain so‑called embeddings of videos on Vimeo. These enable the connection to Vimeo and the videos stored there. Vimeo is operated by Vimeo, Inc. 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011. For the purpose and scope of data collection and data usage by Vimeo and your rights and configuration options to protect you as a Vimeo user, please refer to Vimeo’s privacy policy. You can find it at: https://vimeo.com/privacy

Leaflet

Our website uses Leaflet, a mapping service from the company LeafletJS, which uses map data from OpenStreetMap. It is necessary for the display of the maps that Leaflet processes the user’s IP address, as without this information the map data cannot be transmitted to the browser.

The map data comes from OpenStreetMap and is subject to the copyright of the OpenStreetMap contributors. Further information on OpenStreetMap copyright can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.

Leaflet requires your consent to the use of cookies to enable map display. If you decline the cookies, no data is transferred to Leaflet or OpenStreetMap. For information on data processing by OpenStreetMap, please refer to the privacy policy of the OpenStreetMap Foundation.

Processor

We use external service providers (processors), e.g., for dispatch of goods, newsletters or payment processing. A separate data processing agreement has been concluded with the service provider to ensure the protection of your personal data.

We work together with the following service providers:

Logo eMotivo GmbH

eMotivo GmbH
Itzenbütteler Str. 97
21266 Jesteburg
Germany
www.emotivo.de