Privacy Policy

1) Introduction and Contact Details of the Data Controller
1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. In the following, we inform you about the handling of your personal data when using our website. Personal data is all data with which you can be personally identified.
1.2 The data controller for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is GTech Industries GmbH, Reichshofstr. 137, 58239 Schwerte, Germany, Tel: +49 (0) 2304 3389510, Email: info@gtech-industries.de. The data controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

2) Data Collection When Visiting Our Website
2.1 When you use our website for information purposes only, i.e., if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect data that your browser transmits to our server (so-called "server log files"). When you visit our website, we collect the following data that is technically necessary for us to display the website to you:
   - The website visited
   - Date and 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 (if necessary: in anonymized form)
   The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data is not passed on or used in any other way. However, we reserve the right to subsequently check the server log files if there are specific indications of illegal use.
2.2 For security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g., orders or inquiries to the data controller), this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the string "https://" and the lock symbol in your browser line.

3) Cookies
To make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use cookies, small text files that are stored on your device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted after the browser session, i.e., after closing your browser (so-called "session cookies"). Other cookies remain on your device and enable us to recognize your browser on your next visit (so-called "persistent cookies"). If cookies are set, they collect and process specific user information such as browser and location data as well as IP address values. Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period, which may differ depending on the cookie.

If personal data is also processed by individual cookies implemented by us, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR either for the execution of the contract, in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR in the case of a given consent, or according to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR to protect our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website and a customer-friendly and effective design of the page visit.

You can configure your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and individually decide whether to accept them or exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or in general. Each browser differs in the way it manages cookie settings. This is described in the help menu of each browser, which explains how you can change your cookie settings. Please note that the functionality of our website may be limited if cookies are not accepted.

4) Contacting Us
When you contact us (e.g., via contact form or email), personal data is collected. Which data is collected in the case of a contact form can be seen from the respective contact form. This data is stored and used exclusively for the purpose of responding to your request or for contacting you and the associated technical administration. The legal basis for processing the data is our legitimate interest in answering your request in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If your contact aims at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Your data will be deleted after final processing of your inquiry; this is the case if it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been finally clarified and provided that there are no statutory storage obligations to the contrary.

5) Data Processing for Order Handling
To process your order, we work with the following service provider(s) who assist us wholly or partially in the execution of concluded contracts. Certain personal data is transferred to these service providers according to the following information:
   - Postal services
   - Courier services
   - Payment providers

6) Use of Your Data for Direct Advertising
If you subscribe to our e-mail newsletter, we will send you regular information about our offers. The mandatory information for sending the newsletter is your email address alone. The provision of further data is voluntary and may be used to address you personally. We use the so-called double opt-in procedure for sending the newsletter. This means that we will not send you an email newsletter unless you have expressly confirmed to us that you agree to receive newsletters. You can deactivate the newsletter at any time by sending a message to the contact option specified in the imprint or via a link provided in the newsletter.

7) Use of Data for Payment Processing
If you choose to pay by credit card, payment card data is collected to process payments. The payment data is transmitted to the payment service provider tasked with the payment. The transmission of your payment data is necessary for payment processing, which is carried out according to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

8) Rights of the Data Subject
The applicable data protection law grants you comprehensive data subject rights (rights of access and intervention) towards the data controller regarding the processing of your personal data, which we inform you about below:
   - Right of access by the data subject pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR
   - Right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR
   - Right to erase pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR
   - Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR
   - Right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR
   - Right to object pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR

9) Duration of Storage of Personal Data
The duration of the storage of personal data is determined by the respective legal retention period (e.g., commercial and tax retention periods). After the expiration of these periods, the corresponding data is routinely deleted, provided it is no longer necessary for the fulfillment or initiation of the contract and/or there is no longer any legitimate interest in its further storage by us.

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Date: April 17, 2024, 19:41:21