Butzbach GmbH: Privacy statement

Privacy Policy

1. Scope of validity and object of the data protection declaration

The object of this data protection declaration is to provide information regarding the personal data that is acquired via the website, accessible at butzbach.com, as well as the purpose for which this data is processed. If other pages are linked with this site, we have no influence or control over the content accessed via the links, as well as the data protection provisions applicable here. We recommend checking the data protection declarations on these websites, in order to determine whether and to what extent personal data is acquired, processed, used or made accessible to third parties on these sites.

2. Terms and definitions

Personal data:

All information that pertains to an identified or identifiable natural person (referred to in the following as “affected person”); a natural person is deemed to be identifiable if they can be directly or indirectly identified, in particular with assignment to an identifier such as a name, an ID number, location data, an online identification, or one or more particular characteristics, which constitute an expression of the physical, physiological, genetic, psychological, financial, cultural or social identity of this natural person;

Processing:

Any procedure or sequence of procedures, executed with or without the help of automated processes, that takes place in conjunction with personal data, such as acquisition, recording, organisation, sorting, storage, alignment or modification, reading out, querying, utilisation, publication or disclosure through transmission, distribution or any other form of provision, comparison or linking, restriction, deletion or destruction;

Responsible party:

Refers to the natural or legal person, authority, institution or any other office that decides - alone or together with another - on the purposes and means of processing personal data; if the purposes and means of this processing are specified by Union law or by the law of the member states then the responsible person or the specific criteria of their designation could be defined by Union law or by the law of the member states;

Recipient:

Refers to a natural or legal person, authority, institution or any other office to whom personal data is disclosed, irrespective of whether this is a third party or not. However, authorities that may receive personal data within the framework of a specific investigation mandate in accordance with Union law or the law of the member states are not deemed to be recipients; the processing of this data by the designated authorities takes place in compliance with the valid data protection regulations in accordance with the purposes of processing;

The complete text of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including the further terms and definitions, can be found on the internet by clicking on the following link.

3. Name and contact details of the responsible party

Butzbach GmbH Industrietore, Weiherstr. 16, 89293 Kellmünz, represented by the managing director Thilo Butzbach, telephone 08337-901-0, fax: 08337-901-49, email: info@butzbach.com.

4. Name and contact details of the data protection officer

Butzbach GmbH Industrietore, Industrieweg 4-8, 89299 Unterroth, telephone +49734381-189, fax: 08337-901-49, email: dsb@butzbach.com

Accessing the website and Use of the website

Accessing the website and Tracking Tools

Accessing the website Ad Tracking Tools

Area: Accessing the website	Explanation: Use of the website
Personal data	IP address, cookie identification;
Description	When you access our website, we acquire so-called access data and store this in a file (a so-called log file). This access data also includes the IP address. Also stored in the log file are the name of the website called up, the file called up, the date and time of the call-up, the quantity of data transferred and a message about the successful call-up, the browser type and version, the operating system, the so-called referring URL (the site visited previously), as well as the requesting provider. Furthermore, when you access our website, so-called cookies are stored on your end device (laptop, tablet, smartphone or PC). For details about the cookies used on the website, as well as the specific purpose fulfilled by the respective cookie and a description of how you can delete these cookies, please refer to the document Cookie and Opt-Out Information.
Purpose of data processing	We acquire the log file data, including the IP address, in order to ensure that a smooth and seamless connection is established with the web-site, and to enable convenient use of our website by the user. Furthermore, the log file facilitates the evaluation of system security and stabil-ity, and also serves administrative purposes. The use of cookies serves to make our web presence and website more convenient for the visitor, because with the help of the cookies it is possible to determine whether the user has previously visited an individual page of our website. With the aid of cookie identification, we also receive information on the user behaviour or the search inquiry and we can accordingly adjust the web presence to the interests of the user with future visits.
Interest in data processing	The log file data, including the IP address, only facilitate the technical and design-related optimisation of the website and the security of our systems (e.g. within the framework of an attack on our IT systems or a security incident). The log file data, including the IP address, does not allow us to establish any personal references when you access our website. With the help of the cookie identification, we determine whether and to what extent you have already visited our web pages and when you return to these. For details and information on how you can delete cookies, please refer to the document Cookie and Opt-Out Information.
Duration of data storage	The IP address is deleted two months after acquisition; for further details about the cookies, their storage duration and how you can delete these cookies, please refer to the Cookie and Opt-Out Information.
Legal basis	Art. 6 section 1 f) GDPR
Provision prescribed or neces-sary	The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually prescribed. However, without the IP address and cookie identification it is not possible to guarantee the service and functionality of the website and this may be limited under certain circumstances.

Area: Accessing the website	Explanation: Tracking tools
Personal data	IP address, cookie identification;
Description	So-called tracking tools are used on the website. These perform activities including accessing cookies and processing the IP address. Track-ing tools typically determine where the visitors come from, which areas of a website they visit, and how often and for how long they view which sub-pages and categories. As a result of this, it is possible to determine which search terms and websites the user has entered for ex-ample, in order to ensure requirement-oriented design and continuous optimisation of our website. For details about the cookies used on the website, as well as the specific purpose fulfilled by the respective cookie and a description of how you can delete these cookies, please refer to the document Cookie and Opt-Out Information.
Purpose of data processing	The use of tracking tools also facilitates evaluation of the user behaviour, in order to align the online presence with the interests of the visitor and to determine how our services are used. On the other hand, we also use the tracking measures to statistically log the use of our website and to subsequently evaluate these statistics for the purpose of optimising our web presence for you.
Interest in data processing	With the aid of the tracking tools, we are able to align our web presence more specifically with the needs of our clients, visitors and interested parties. For details about the providers, the functionality, as well as information on how you can delete any cookies (or plugins) used and pre-vent tracking, please refer to the Cookie and Opt-Out Information.
Recipients of the aforementioned data	For further details about the recipients of the data, the functionality of the tools, as well as information on how you can prevent the data trans-mission (tracking), please refer to the Cookie and Opt-Out Information. Google Inc - Google Analytics - Transfer to third country YES - http://www.google.com/policies/ https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de Privacy Shield Zertifizierung Google Inc. GA Audiences - Transfer to third country YES - http://www.google.com/policies/ https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de Privacy Shield Zertifizierung
Duration of data storage	For details about the cookies that are used within the framework of these tracking tools, their storage duration and information on how you can delete these cookies, please refer to the Cookie and Opt-Out Information.
Provision prescribed or neces-sary	The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually prescribed.
Profiling	With the aid of the tracking tools, it is possible to evaluate the behaviour the website visitor and analyse interests. For details and further infor-mation on the providers, please refer to the Cookie and Opt-Out Information.

Area: Accessing the website	Explanation: Ad tracking tools
Personal data	IP address, cookie identification;
Description	So-called ad tracking tools are used on the website. These perform activities including accessing cookies and processing the IP address. With the help of these ad tracking tools, we are able to display targeted adverts on our web pages, which are (automatically) selected based on the preferences of the visitor. For details and further information on the providers of these tools, please refer to the Cookie and Opt-Out Infor-mation.
Purpose of data processing	With the help of the ad tracking tools and the associated advertising, we are able to earn money for example. In doing so, on the basis of the user behaviour we are able to determine which areas of our website are of particular interest to the visitor under certain circumstances. Through this, it is also possible to display targeted advertisements. The ads displayed are aligned with the topical orientation of a website and the associated search behaviour of the user. As such, these ad tracking tools are able to determine where the visitors come from, which areas of a website they visit, and how often and for how long they view which sub-pages and categories. As a result of this, it is possible to deter-mine which search terms and websites the user has entered for example, in order to display the corresponding advert.
Interest in data processing	With the aid of the tracking tools, we are therefore able to align our web presence more specifically with the needs of our clients, visitors and interested parties. For details about the providers, the functionality, as well as information on how you can delete any cookies used and pre-vent ad tracking, please refer to the Cookie and Opt-Out Information.
Recipients of the aforemen-tioned data	For further details about the recipients of the data, the functionality of the tools, as well as information on how you can prevent the data trans-mission (tracking), please refer to the Cookie and Opt-Out Information. Google Inc., - 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA - Double Click by Google- Transfer to third country YES- http://www.google.com/policies/ http://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/ http://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ Privacy Shield Zertifizierung
Duration of data storage	For details about the cookies that are used within the framework of these tracking tools, their storage duration and information on how you can delete these cookies, please refer to the Cookie and Opt-Out Information.
Legal basis	Art. 6 section 1 f) GDPR
Provision prescribed or neces-sary	The provision of the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually prescribed.
Profiling	With the aid of the tracking tools, it is possible to evaluate the behaviour the website visitor and analyse interests. For details and further infor-mation on the providers, please refer to the Cookie and Opt-Out Information.

Area: Contact form:	Explanation:
Personal data	Email address, forename and surname, comment;
Purpose of data processing	We only use your contact form data, including the inquiry itself, to respond to your inquiries and therefore to communicate with you and gen-erate quotations.
Duration of data storage	The duration of processing and handling the inquiry, or until deletion is requested. You can withdraw consent to data processing at any time, without this having any effect on the legality of the processing already carried out on the basis of the consent prior to revocation;
Legal basis	Art. 6 section 1 a, b) GDPR
Provision prescribed or necessary	The provision of the personal data is neither legally nor contractually prescribed. However, it is not possible to process the inquiry without this information

6. Your rights

You have the right at any time to demand confirmation on whether we process your personal data, and the right to information on the contents of this personal data. You also have the right to the correction, deletion and restriction of data processing, as well as the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time, and the right to withdraw your consent to data processing at any time or to demand data transfer. Furthermore, you have the right to object to a regulatory authority in the event of any data protection breaches.

You can exercise all of your rights in relation to us by email to info@butzbach.com or via the contact details provided under the point “Responsible party”.