Privacy Policy

General Information
This data protection declaration is intended to inform users of this website about the type, scope and purpose of the collection and use of personal data by the website operator Gerd Rittinghaus GmbH Im Turm 33, 58675 Hemer.
The website operator takes your privacy very seriously and treats your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory provisions. Due to new technologies and the ongoing development of this website, changes to this privacy policy may be made, so we recommend that you read the privacy policy periodically.
Definitions of the terms used (e.g., "personal data" or "processing") can be found in Art. 4 GDPR.

Access Data
We, the website operator or page provider, collect data about accesses to the website based on our legitimate interest (see Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) and store these as "server log files" on the website's server. The following data is logged in this way:

- Visited website
- Time at the time of access
- Amount of data sent in bytes
- Source/reference from which you came to the page
- Browser used
- Operating system used
- IP address used

The server log files are stored for a maximum of 7 days and then deleted. The storage of the data is done for security reasons, e.g., to clarify cases of misuse. If data must be kept for evidence purposes, they are exempt from deletion until the incident has been finally clarified.

Range Measurement & Cookies
This website uses cookies for pseudonymized range measurement, which are transmitted either from our server or the server of a third party to the user's browser. Cookies are small files that are stored on your end device. Your browser accesses these files. The use of cookies increases the user-friendliness and security of this website. If you do not want cookies for range measurement to be stored on your end device, you can object to the use of these files here:

- Cookie deactivation page of the network advertising initiative: http://optout.networkadvertising.org/?c=1#!/
- Cookie deactivation page of the US website: http://optout.aboutads.info/?c=2#!/
- Cookie deactivation page of the European website: http://optout.networkadvertising.org/?c=1#!/

Common browsers offer the setting option not to allow cookies. Note: It is not guaranteed that you can access all functions of this website without restrictions if you make the corresponding settings.

Collection and Processing of Personal Data
The website operator collects, uses, and discloses your personal data only if permitted by law or if you consent to the data collection. Personal data are all information that serves to determine your person and which can be traced back to you – for example, your name, email address, and telephone number.
You can also visit this website without providing any personal information. However, to improve our online offering, we store your access data to this website (without personal reference). These access data include, for example, the file you requested or the name of your internet provider. By anonymizing the data, conclusions about your person are not possible.

Handling Contact Data
If you contact us as the website operator through the offered contact options, your details will be stored so that they can be used to process and respond to your request. Without your consent, this data will not be disclosed to third parties.

Cookies
Our Internet pages use so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small text files and do not cause any damage to your end 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 end device until you delete them yourself or they are automatically deleted by your web browser.
In some cases, cookies from third-party companies may also be stored on your device when you visit our website (third-party cookies). These enable us or you to use certain services of the third-party company (e.g. cookies for processing payment services).
Cookies haben verschiedene Funktionen. Zahlreiche Cookies sind technisch notwendig, da bestimmte Websitefunktionen ohne diese nicht funktionieren würden (z. B. die Warenkorbfunktion oder die Anzeige von Videos). Andere Cookies dienen dazu, das Nutzerverhalten auszuwerten oder Werbung anzuzeigen.
Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process (necessary cookies) or to provide certain functions that you have requested (functional cookies, e.g. for the shopping cart function) or to optimize the website (e.g. cookies to measure the web audience) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent to the storage of cookies has been requested, the cookies in question are stored exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR); consent can be revoked at any time.
You can set your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and to allow cookies only in individual cases, to exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and to activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.
If cookies from third-party companies or for analysis purposes are used, we will inform you separately within the scope of this privacy policy and, if necessary, request your consent.

Consent with Complianz
Our website uses the consent technology of Complianz to obtain your consent to store certain cookies on your end device or to use certain technologies and to document this in a data protection-compliant manner. The provider of this technology is Complianz B.V., Kalmarweg 14-5, 9723 JG Groningen, Netherlands (hereinafter "Complianz").
Complianz is installed locally on our servers, so no connection to the servers of Complianz's provider is established. Complianz stores a cookie in your browser to be able to assign the consents given or their revocation. The data collected in this way will be stored until you ask us to delete it, delete the Complianz cookie yourself, or the purpose for the data storage no longer applies. Mandatory statutory retention periods remain unaffected.
The use of Complianz is to obtain the legally required consents for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR.

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:

• Browsertyp und Browserversion
• verwendetes Betriebssystem
• Referrer URL
• Hostname des zugreifenden Rechners
• Uhrzeit der Serveranfrage
• IP-Adresse

This data will not be merged with other data sources.
The collection of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website - for this purpose, the server log files must be recorded.

contact form
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, provided that your request is related to the fulfillment 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 processing of the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this has been requested.
We will retain the data you provide on the contact form until you request its deletion, revoke your consent for its storage, or the purpose for its storage no longer pertains (e.g. after fulfilling your request). Mandatory statutory provisions - in particular retention periods - remain unaffected.

Anfrage per E-Mail, Telefon
If you contact us by e-mail, telephone, or fax, your inquiry, including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, provided that your request is related to the fulfillment 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 processing of the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this has been requested.
The data you send to us via contact requests will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke 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.

Google Web Fonts
This site uses so-called web fonts provided by Google for the uniform representation of fonts. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly.
For this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to Google's servers. This informs Google that this website has been accessed via your IP address. The use of Google WebFonts is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the uniform presentation of the typeface on its website. If a corresponding consent has been requested (e.g. consent to the storage of cookies), the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time.
If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used.
Weitere Informationen zu Google Web Fonts finden Sie unter https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq und in der Datenschutzerklärung von Google: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Font Awesome
This site uses Font Awesome for the uniform representation of fonts and symbols. The provider is Fonticons, Inc., 6 Porter Road Apartment 3R, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
When you call up a page, your browser loads the required fonts into your browser cache in order to display texts, fonts and symbols correctly. For this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to Font Awesome's servers. This gives Font Awesome knowledge that this website has been accessed via your IP address. The use of Font Awesome is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the uniform presentation of the typeface on our website. If a corresponding consent has been requested (e.g. consent to the storage of cookies), the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; the consent can be revoked at any time.
If your browser does not support Font Awesome, a standard font from your computer will be used.
Weitere Informationen zu Font Awesome finden Sie und in der Datenschutzerklärung von Font Awesome unter: https://fontawesome.com/privacy.

User Rights
As a user, you have the right to receive, upon request, free information about which personal data about you has been stored. You also have the right to correct incorrect data and to restrict or delete the processing of your personal data. If applicable, you can also assert your right to data portability. If you believe that your data has been processed unlawfully, you can file a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

Deletion of Data
Unless your request conflicts with a legal obligation to retain data (e.g., data retention), you have the right to have your data deleted. Data stored by us will be deleted if it is no longer necessary for their intended purpose and there are no legal retention periods. If a deletion cannot be carried out because the data is required for permissible legal purposes, the data processing will be restricted. In this case, the data will be blocked and not processed for other purposes.

Right to Object
Users of this website can exercise their right to object and object to the processing of their personal data at any time.
If you wish to correct, block, delete, or obtain information about the personal data stored about you or if you have questions regarding the collection, processing, or use of your personal data or wish to revoke consents granted, please contact the following email address: info@rittinghaus-gmbh.com