General information

The following information provides you with a brief 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. Please refer to our data privacy policy below for detailed information relating to data protection.

Data collection on this website

Who is the party responsible for collecting data on this website?

Data on this website is processed by the operator of the website. The operator’s contact information is available in the legal notice on this website.

How do we collect your data?

On the one hand, we collect your data as a result of you sharing this data with us. This may, for instance, be information you enter on a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems during a visit to the website. This data primarily comprises technical information (e.g. the web browser, operating system or time the site was accessed). This information is recorded automatically as soon as you access this website.

What purposes do we use your data for?

A portion of the data is collected to ensure flawless provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour.

What rights do you have with regard to your data?

You have the right to obtain information about the source, recipients and purpose of your archived personal data at any time free of charge. You also have the right to demand the rectification or erasure of this data. You can contact us at any time with regard to this or other questions concerning the issue of data protection through the address indicated in the legal notice. Furthermore, you also have a right to lodge an appeal with the competent supervisory authorities.

In addition, you have the right to demand that the processing of your personal data be restricted under certain circumstances. Please refer to the “Right to restriction of processing” section in the data privacy policy for details in this respect.

Analytical and third-party tools

Your surfing behaviour may be statistically evaluated when you visit our website. This is mainly achieved through the use of cookies and so-called analytical programs. Analysis of your surfing behaviour is usually anonymous. Surfing behaviour cannot be traced back to you.

You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. You can find detailed information on these tools and options regarding objection in the privacy policy below.

Hosting

External hosting

This website is hosted by an external service provider (host). Personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the host. This may include, but is not limited to, IP addresses, contact inquiries, metadata and communication data, contract data, contact data, names, web page accessing and other data generated through a website.

The host is used for the purpose of contract performance with regard to our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR) and in the interest of secure, fast and efficient provision of our online services by a professional provider (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).

Our host will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfil its performance obligations and to follow our instructions with respect to such data.

Conclusion of an order processing contract

We have concluded an order processing contract with our host to ensure processing in accordance with data protection regulations.

General and mandatory information

Data protection

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data in strict confidence in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

Different types of personal data are collected when you use this website. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified. This data 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 wish to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by email) may involve security gaps. Complete protection of data against accessing by third parties is impossible.

Information about the data controller

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

Minol Messtechnik W. Lehmann GmbH & Co. KG
Nikolaus-Otto-Strasse 25
70771 Leinfelden-Echterdingen
Germany

Telephone: 0711 94910

Email: info@minol.com

The responsible controller is the natural person or legal entity that, acting solely or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, email addresses or similar).

Data protection officer mandated by law

We have appointed a Data Protection Officer for our company.

Andreas Bühler
Nikolaus-Otto-Strasse 25
70771 Leinfelden-Echterdingen
Germany

Telephone: 0711 94 91 -1152

Email: datenschutz@minol.com

Revocation of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible subject to your express consent. You can also revoke any consent you have already granted at any time. The receipt by us of an informal notification by email is sufficient for this purpose. The legality of data processing realised up to the time of revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to object to the collection of data in special cases and the right to object to direct marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

In the event of data being processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (e) or (f) GDPR, you have the right at any time to object to processing of your personal data based on grounds arising from your particular situation. This also applies to any profiling based on these provisions. Please consult this data privacy policy to determine the respective legal basis on which any processing of data is based. If you lodge an objection, we will no longer process your affected personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms or are necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims (objection pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR).

Where your personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data relating to you for 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 direct marketing purposes (objection pursuant to Art. 21 (2) GDPR).

Right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects are entitled to lodge an appeal with a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state where they usually maintain their domicile, place of work or where the alleged violation occurred. The right to lodge an appeal exists regardless of any other administrative or court proceedings available for legal redress.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data which we process automatically pursuant to your consent or to fulfil a contract transferred to you or a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you should demand the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be realised if it is technically feasible.

SSL and TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content such as purchase orders or inquiries you send to us as the website operator, this website uses either an SSL or TLS encryption program. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

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

Information, rectification and erasure

Within the scope of applicable statutory provisions, you have the right to obtain information free of charge at any time about your archived personal data, its source and recipients and the purpose of its processing. Where necessary, you also have a right to have this data rectified or erased. You can contact us at any time with regard to this or other questions concerning the issue of personal data through the address indicated in the legal notice.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to demand the restriction of processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time in this regard through the address indicated in the legal notice. The right to demand restriction of processing applies in the following cases:

• In the event of you contesting the accuracy of your personal data archived by us, we usually need some time to investigate this. During the time that this investigation is ongoing, you have the right to demand the restriction of processing of your personal data.
• If the processing of your personal data was/is conducted unlawfully, you may demand the restriction of processing of your data instead of its erasure.
• If we no longer need your personal data, but you require it to exercise, defend or assert legal claims, you have the right to demand the restriction of processing of your personal data instead of its erasure.
• If you have raised an objection pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR, both your interests and our interests will need to be weighed against each other. As long as it has not been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to demand the restriction of processing of your personal data.

If you have had processing of your personal data restricted, such data shall, with the exception of its storage, only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims, the protection of the rights of another natural person or legal entity or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or of a member state.

Rejection of unsolicited promotional emails

The use of contact data published in the context of mandatory information disclosed in the legal notice for the forwarding of advertising and informative material that has not been expressly requested is hereby rejected. The website operators reserve the express right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited sending of promotional information (e.g. through spam emails).

Data acquisition on our website

Cookies

In some instances, our website and web pages use so-called cookies. Cookies do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain any viruses. The purpose of cookies is to make our website more user friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer and stored by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called session cookies. They are automatically deleted after termination of your visit to our site. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognise your browser the next time you visit our website.

You can adjust the settings of your browser to ensure that you are notified every time cookies are placed and to enable you to accept cookies only in specific cases, to exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or in general and to activate the automatic deletion of cookies when you close your browser. The functionality of this website may be limited if you deactivate cookies.

Cookies which are necessary for the execution of electronic communications or to provide certain functions you wish to use (e.g. the shopping cart) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies to ensure the technically error-free and optimised provision of its services. Insofar as a query has resulted in the granting of appropriate consent (e.g. consent to the storage of cookies), processing occurs exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. This consent may be revoked at any time.

If other cookies (such as those used to analyse your surfing behaviour) are also stored, they are addressed separately in this privacy policy.

Server log files

The provider of this website and its web pages automatically stores information in so-called server log files which your browser transmits automatically to us. These comprise the following:

• The browser type and version
• The operating system used
• The referrer URL
• The hostname of the accessing computer
• The time of the server inquiry
• The IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources.

Collection of this data occurs on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The operator of the website has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free depiction and optimisation of its website. Server log files must be recorded to achieve this.

Contact form

If you submit inquiries to us using our contact form, the details and any contact information you provide on the contact form are stored by us in order to process your inquiry and in the event that we have further questions. We will not disclose this data to others without your consent.

Processing of this data is based on Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, provided your inquiry is related to the execution of a contract or is necessary to realise pre-contractual measures. Processing in all other cases is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR), insofar as this has been requested.

The data you have entered on the contact form shall remain with us until you request that we erase it, revoke your consent to the archiving of data or if the purpose for which the data is being archived no longer exists (e.g. after processing of your inquiry is completed). Mandatory statutory provisions, particularly retention periods, remain unaffected by this.

Inquiry placed by email, telephone or fax

If you contact us by email, telephone or fax, your inquiry, including all personal data (name, inquiry) arising from it, is stored and handled by us for the purpose of processing your inquiry. We will not disclose this data to others without your consent.

Processing of this data is based on Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, provided your inquiry is related to the execution of a contract or is necessary to realise pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, data is processed on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR) and/or on the basis of our legitimate interest (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR), as we have a legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries submitted to us been obtained.

Data sent by you to us through contact inquiries remains with us until you request that we erase it, revoke your consent to archiving of data or if the purpose for which the data is being archived no longer exists (e.g. after processing of your issue is completed). Mandatory statutory provisions, particularly statutory retention periods, remain unaffected by this.

Processing of data (customer and contractual data)

We collect, process and use personal data only insofar as it is necessary to establish, formulate the content of or modify the legal relationship (inventory data). This occurs on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR which permits the processing of data to fulfil a contract or realise pre-contractual measures. We collect, process and use personal data relating to use of this website (usage data) only insofar as it is necessary to enable the user to access the service or for invoicing purposes.

Customer data collected is deleted after completion of the order or termination of the business relationship. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected by this.

Your data shall not be disclosed to third parties (e.g. for advertising purposes) without your express consent.

Processing of data occurs on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR which permits the processing of data to fulfil a contract or realise pre-contractual measures.

Analytical tools and advertising

Google Analytics

This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Analytics uses so-called cookies. These are text files that are stored on your computer and permit analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the United States and stored there.

The storage of Google Analytics cookies and use of this analytical tool occur on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the analysis of user behaviour in order to optimise both its website and its advertising. Insofar as a query has resulted in the granting of appropriate consent (e.g. consent to the storage of cookies), processing occurs exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. This consent may be revoked at any time.

IP anonymisation

We have activated the IP anonymisation feature on this website.This means that your IP address will be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before it is transmitted to the United States. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address sent to Google servers in the USA and truncated there. Google uses this information on behalf of the website provider for the purpose of analysing your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing the website operator with other services relating to website and internet usage. Google will not associate the IP address transmitted by your browser in the context of Google Analytics with any other Google data.

Browser plugin

You may prevent cookies from being installed by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser software. However, please note that in this case you may not be able to use the full range of functions of this website. Furthermore, you can prevent Google from collecting and using data relating to your use of the website generated by the cookie (including your IP address) and processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

Objection to data collection

You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by clicking the following link. This installs an opt-out cookie on your device that prevents the collection of your data during future visits to this website: Deactivate Google Analytics.

You can find more information about how Google Analytics handles user data in the Google privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.

Order data processing

We have concluded a contract with Google regarding order data processing and we fully adhere to the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.

Storage duration

Data at user and event level stored by Google that is associated with cookies, user identifiers (e.g. user ID) or advertising identifiers (e.g. DoubleClick cookies, Android Ad ID) is anonymised or deleted after 14 months. You can find details of this through the following link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7667196?hl=en

Google Analytics Remarketing

This website uses the features of Google Analytics Remarketing in conjunction with the cross-device capabilities of Google AdWords and DoubleClick. This service is provided by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

This feature makes it possible to link target audiences for promotional marketing created with Google Analytics Remarketing to the cross-device capabilities of Google AdWords and Google DoubleClick. In this way, interest-based, personalised advertising messages that have been customised based on your previous usage and browsing behaviour on one end device (e.g. a mobile phone) may also be displayed on another of your end devices (e.g. a tablet or PC).

Once you have given your consent, Google will associate your web and app browsing history with your Google Account for this purpose. In this way, any device on which you sign onto your Google Account can use the same personalised promotional messages.

To support this feature, Google Analytics collects Google-authenticated IDs of users who are temporarily linked to our Google Analytics data for the purposes of defining and generating target groups for cross-device advertising.

You can opt out of cross-device remarketing/targeting permanently by deactivating personalised advertising on your Google Account. Follow this link for this purpose: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/.

Merging of the data collected in your Google Account data is based solely on your consent which you may grant or withdraw from Google (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). For data collection operations not merged into your Google Account (e.g. because you do not have a Google Account or have objected to merging), the collection of data is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. A legitimate interest exists because the website operator has an interest in the anonymous analysis of website visitors for promotional purposes.

Further information and data protection regulations can be found in the Google privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=en.

Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking

This website uses Google AdWords. AdWords is an online advertising program from Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

As part of Google AdWords, we use so-called conversion tracking. A conversion tracking cookie is set if you click on an advertisement from Google. Cookies are small text files that the internet browser places on the user’s computer. These cookies expire after 30 days and are not used for personal identification of the user. Should the user visit certain pages of the website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can tell that the user clicked on the ad and was directed to this page.

Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. Cookies can therefore not be tracked via the websites of AdWords customers. Information obtained with the aid of the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers are informed about the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, the customers do not receive any information that can be used to personally identify users. If you do not want to participate in tracking, you can opt out of its use by simply disabling the Google Conversion Tracking cookie in the user settings of your Internet browser. Doing so will prevent your inclusion in the conversion tracking statistics.

Conversion cookies storage and usage of this tracking tool is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the analysis of user behaviour in order to optimise both its website and its advertising. Insofar as a query has resulted in the granting of appropriate consent (e.g. consent to the storage of cookies), processing occurs exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. This consent may be revoked at any time.

Further information on Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking can be found in the Google privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

You can adjust the settings of your browser to ensure that you are notified every time cookies are placed and to enable you to accept cookies only in specific cases, to exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or in general and to activate the automatic deletion of cookies when you close your browser.

The functionality of this website may be limited if you deactivate cookies.

Plugins and tools

Twitter

This website uses Twitter service buttons. These buttons are provided by Twitter Inc., 795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA. They are recognisable by terms such as “Twitter” or “Follow” in conjunction with a stylised blue bird. It is possible to share a post or page of this website on Twitter or follow the provider at Twitter with the help of the buttons.

When users are logged into Twitter, Twitter can assign the visit to our website directly to their Twitter account. When users interact with the plugins (e.g. by actuating the “Tweet” button), the relevant information is also transmitted directly to a Twitter server and stored there. Information is also published on their Twitter account and displayed there to their contacts.

The legal basis for processing the personal data of users is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

If a user accesses a page on this website bearing a button of this kind, the user’s browser establishes a direct link to the Twitter servers. The content of the Twitter buttons is transmitted directly from Twitter to the user’s browser. The provider has therefore no influence on the amount of data that Twitter collects with the help of this plugin and informs the user according to its level of knowledge.

Consequently, only the IP address of the user is transmitted with the URL of the respective web page when the button is used, but not for purposes other than the representation of the button. Further information regarding this can be found in the Twitter privacy policy at https://twitter.com/privacy?lang=en
We have no influence on the duration of storage by Twitter.

If users do not want Twitter to assign data collected on our website directly to their Twitter accounts, they must log off Twitter prior to visiting our website.

LinkedIn

This website uses LinkedIn service buttons. These buttons are provided by LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. They can be identified through terms such as “in” in conjunction with a blue field with the white letters “in”. It is possible to share a post or page of this website on LinkedIn with the help of the buttons.

When users are logged into LinkedIn, LinkedIn can assign the visit to our website directly to their LinkedIn account. When users interact with the plugins (e.g. by actuating the “LinkedIn” button), the relevant information is also transmitted directly to a LinkedIn server and stored there.

For further information in this regard, see https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
The legal basis for processing the personal data of users is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

If a user accesses a page on this website bearing a button of this kind, the user’s browser establishes a direct link to the LinkedIn servers. The content of the LinkedIn buttons is transmitted directly from LinkedIn to the user’s browser. The provider has therefore no influence on the amount of data that LinkedIn collects with the help of this plugin and informs the user according to its level of knowledge.

Consequently, only the IP address of the user is transmitted with the URL of the respective web page when the button is used, but not for purposes other than the representation of the button.
We have no influence on the duration of storage by LinkedIn.

If users do not want LinkedIn to assign data collected on our website directly to their LinkedIn account, they must log off LinkedIn prior to visiting our website.