I. SECTION – Privacy Policy

The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) presents us with new challenges in order to communicate to you in a comprehensible and transparent manner how we handle the technology we use in a trustworthy way. With Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data, on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC, which entered into force on 24 May 2016, the European Commission pursues the goal of improving and harmonising data protection in Europe for you as the end user.

The European General Data Protection Regulation is applicable EU law and therefore applies directly in all member states of the European Union. Due to this direct legal effect, these provisions are not transposed into national law. Member states are therefore generally not permitted to regulate the data protection enshrined in the regulation through national rules. However, the regulation contains various opening clauses that allow individual member states to regulate certain aspects of data protection at national level as well. In Germany, this was achieved at the federal level with the revision of the Federal Data Protection Act by the Act Adapting National Data Protection Law to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/680 (Data Protection Adaptation and Implementation Act EU – DSAnpUG-EU) of 30 June 2017.

This gave the legislature occasion, for the Federal Republic of Germany, in addition to the provisions of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), to create in part new provisions on data protection in Germany. This has prompted us to provide you, as a user of our websites, with a detailed privacy statement in order to transparently disclose how we handle your personal data when you visit our websites.

II. SECTION – General Provisions

We are very pleased about your interest in our company and our products and services. We want you to feel safe when visiting our websites, also with regard to the protection of your personal data. Data protection is of particularly high importance to us at Artos Fencing Steffen Grollmisch GmbH & Co. KG and to its management.

Compliance with data protection regulations in the handling of personal data is a matter of course for us.

We want you to know when we collect which data and how we use it. To this end, we have implemented technical and organisational measures to ensure that data protection regulations are observed in a transparent and legally compliant manner by us and by those we commission.

The following provisions inform you about the nature, scope and purpose of the processing of personal data by us as the provider of these websites. Furthermore, data subjects are transparently informed of their rights by means of this privacy policy.

The legal basis on which we process your personal data is Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data, on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (EU General Data Protection Regulation).

– hereinafter referred to as “GDPR” –

At national level, subject to a supplementary effect of the GDPR provisions, through extended national regulations, the German Federal Data Protection Act.

– hereinafter referred to as “BDSG” –

Unless otherwise stated in the further course of this document, the provision of your personal data is neither required by law or contract, nor is it necessary for the conclusion of a contract with us. You are generally not obliged to provide your personal data. Failure to provide personal data has no consequences for you as a user when browsing our websites. This only applies insofar as no other indication is given in the following processing operations.

1. DEFINITIONS

The privacy policy of Artos Fencing Steffen Grollmisch GmbH & Co. KG is based on terminology similar to that used by the European Commission when issuing the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

“The terms used here are listed in abbreviated form, paraphrased and without any claim to completeness or the legally defined wording.”

For further information, please refer to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, insofar as this presentation does not appear sufficiently descriptive in terms of conceptual explanation or legal interpretation.

In this privacy policy, we use, among others, the following terms:

“Personal data”. Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, cf. Art. 4 Para. 1 GDPR.

– hereinafter referred to as “data subject” or “personal data” –

“Consent”. Consent 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, cf. Art. 4 Para. 11 GDPR.
“Processing”. Processing means any operation or set of operations performed in connection with personal data, cf. Art. 4 Para. 2 GDPR.
“Controller”. Controller means the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing, cf. Art. 4 Para. 7 GDPR.
“Processor”. Processor means a natural or legal person who processes personal data on behalf of the controller, cf. Art. 4 Para. 1 GDPR.
“Recipient”. Recipient means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body to whom personal data is disclosed, whether or not a third party, cf. Art. 4 Para. 9 GDPR.
“Third party”. Third party means a natural or legal person who, under the direct authority of the controller, is authorised to process personal data, cf. Art. 4 Para. 10 GDPR.
“Restriction”. Restriction of processing means the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their future processing, cf. Art. 4 Para. 3 GDPR.
“Pseudonymisation”. Pseudonymisation 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, cf. Art. 4 Para. 5 GDPR.
“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, cf. Art. 4 Para. 4 GDPR.

Source references (- external links to third-party content – )

Regulation (EU) 2016/679

cf. Art. 4 GDPR, cf. Art. 6 GDPR, cf. Art. 7 GDPR

cf. Art. 8 GDPR, cf. Art. 9 GDPR, cf. Art. 78 GDPR

§ 26 Para. 1 BDSG, § 15 Para. 3 TMG

2. RESPONSIBILITY

The responsible party within the meaning of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the national Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), as well as other data protection laws applicable in the member states of the European Union and other provisions of a data protection nature is:

Artos Fencing Steffen Grollmisch GmbH & Co. KG

Ziegeleiweg 15

04435 Schkeuditz (Germany)

Phone: +49 (0) 34204 70290

E-Mail: info@artos-mail.de

Web: https://www.artos-fencing.com

3. DATA PROTECTION SUPERVISION

Competent supervisory authority:

Saxon Data Protection Commissioner

Postfach 11 01 32

01330 Dresden (Germany)

Phone: 0351/85471 101

Fax: 0351/85471 109

Internet: www.datenschutz.sachsen.de

Email: saechsdsb@slt.sachsen.de

4. THIRD-PARTY LINKS

If you use external links offered within the scope of our websites, this privacy policy does not extend to those links. Insofar as external links are included or offered, we assure you that at the time the link was set, no violations of applicable data protection laws were recognisable on the linked websites. However, we have no influence over compliance with and implementation of the statutory data protection provisions by other providers. Please also inform yourself on the websites of the respective provider about the data protection provisions available there and their contact persons for data protection.

III. SECTION – Technical and Organisational

We have implemented both technical and organisational security measures to protect your personal data from loss, destruction, manipulation and unauthorised access. All of our employees and all persons involved in data processing are contractually obligated to comply with data protection and other data protection-related laws and to handle personal data confidentially. In the event of the processing of personal data, the information is transmitted in encrypted form in order to prevent misuse of the data by third parties. Our security measures are continuously revised in accordance with technological developments and the state of the art, insofar as economically reasonable and justifiable, in order to always maintain confidentiality, integrity, availability and resilience of the systems and services at the highest level.

1. Technical and Organisational Measures

2. SSL Encryption

In order to best protect the data you transmit, we use SSL encryption on our websites. You can recognise such encrypted connections by the prefix “https://” in the page link in the address bar of your browser. Unencrypted pages are indicated by “http://”. All data you transmit to these SSL websites – for example, when making enquiries or logging in – cannot be read by third parties thanks to SSL encryption.

3. Use of Server Log Files

A visit to our websites is generally possible without providing or disclosing personal data. Nevertheless, with every access to our websites by a data subject or an automated system, a series of general data and information is collected to maintain and securely operate our web presence. These general data and information are stored in so-called server log files. This data is only collected to the technically necessary extent. The data remains anonymous and is evaluated exclusively for statistical purposes in order to improve our websites and online services. These anonymous data are stored separately from personal data on secured systems and therefore offer no conclusions about individual persons. This means that your personal data is protected at all times. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on the legitimate interest in providing and securely operating our websites. The data collected serves only for statistical evaluations and to improve the websites. However, we also reserve the right to review server log files retrospectively should there be concrete indications of unlawful use of our websites. Data is collected via access to the respective website.

4. Processing of Data Types from Server Log Files

The following are logged:

Websites visited
Time of access
Amount of data sent in bytes
Source/referrer from which you arrived at the page
Information about the Internet service provider of the accessing system
Browser type used and its version
Operating system used during browser access
IP address used in anonymised form

As well as other similar data and information that serve to avert danger in the event of attacks on our information technology systems. When using this general data and information, Artos Fencing Steffen Grollmisch GmbH & Co. KG does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. This information is rather required to correctly deliver the contents of our website, to optimise the content of our website and advertising for it, to ensure the permanent functionality of our information technology systems and the technology of our website, and to provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for prosecution in the event of a cyber attack.

5. Automated Decision-Making

As a responsible company, we refrain from automated decision-making.

6. Profiling

No personal user profiles are created by us.

IV. SECTION – Use and Processing

7. Information

We only store and process data that you voluntarily provide to us. If you make use of services, we generally only collect data that we urgently need to provide the services and to safeguard our own legitimate business interests. Where we ask you for further data, this involves voluntary information. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the data subject. The processing of personal data always takes place in accordance with the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the national Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and in compliance with the country-specific data protection provisions applicable to Artos Fencing Steffen Grollmisch GmbH & Co. KG. As the controller, Artos Fencing Steffen Grollmisch GmbH & Co. KG has implemented numerous technical and organisational measures to ensure the most comprehensive possible protection of personal data processed via this website. Nevertheless, internet-based data transmissions can fundamentally have security vulnerabilities, so that absolute protection of one hundred percent cannot ultimately be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transmit personal data to us by alternative means, such as by telephone or post.

8. Use and Purpose Limitation

The personal data you provide will be processed, in accordance with the applicable data protection regulations, only for the purposes you have communicated and consented to for their use. In particular, for the purpose of:

Initiating or processing a contract with you;
Processing or responding to your enquiries effectively and with quality;
Designing services and offers tailored to your needs;
Processing your concerns and orders;
Providing you with access to certain information or offers;
Safeguarding legitimate business interests with regard to customer consultation and support.

Your personal data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent.

9. Legal Basis

Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR serves our company as the legal basis for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose.

If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party, as is for example the case with processing operations that are necessary for the delivery of goods or the provision of any other service or consideration, the processing is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. The same applies to such processing operations that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, for example in cases of enquiries about our products or services.

If our company is subject to a legal obligation by which processing of personal data is required, such as for the fulfilment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c GDPR.

In rare cases, the processing of personal data may become necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured on our premises and as a result their name, age, health insurance data or other information would have to be passed on to a doctor, a hospital or other third parties. Then the processing would be based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. d GDPR.

If processing is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, our legitimate interest is customer care, the maintenance of our services, the resulting quality control, the conduct of our business activities for the benefit of the company and the well-being of our staff, as well as your associated customer and quality satisfaction.

10. Consents

If it should be necessary to collect personal data whose processing is neither permitted nor required on the basis of a legal provision, we will obtain this from the data subject in the form of voluntary consent prior to any processing. In these cases, the data subject is entitled at any time pursuant to § 15 GDPR to request comprehensive disclosure of the data stored about them. Pursuant to § 17 GDPR, the data subject also has the right in this case to request the correction, deletion and blocking of individual personal data at any time.

In addition, the data subject has the right, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning them which is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, by notifying us.

This objection may be submitted either by post, e-mail or fax to the controller. No costs other than postage costs or transmission costs at basic rates will arise. The data will be deleted immediately in the event of a revocation, provided that this data is not subject to a statutory retention obligation. You may revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. Requests for information, deletion and correction of your data, as well as suggestions, can be sent at any time to the contact address listed in the legal notice.

11. Legitimate Interest

That is to say, should the processing be strictly necessary to protect a legitimate interest of our company or a third party and it must be ensured that the interests are proportionate and do not override the fundamental rights and basic freedoms of the respective data subject, then we carry out, after careful consideration of the associated risks and in full awareness of our duty of care, on this legal basis, based on strict evaluation criteria, the processing operations that are not otherwise covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases. Such sometimes necessary processing operations are particularly permitted for us because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. The legislator takes the view that a legitimate interest could, for example, be assumed where the data subject is a customer of the controller. (Recital 47 sentence 2 GDPR).

12. Processing of Personal Data When Creating or Accepting Offers

When creating or accepting offers, we collect and use personal data only insofar as this is necessary for the establishment, performance or settlement of the offers and for processing related enquiries. The provision of this data is required for the conclusion of a contract. Failure to provide it means that no contract can be concluded. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR and is necessary for the performance of a contract. Your data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent. Exceptions to this are solely our service partners whom we require for the processing of the contractual relationship or service providers we use within the framework of order processing. In addition to the recipients named in the respective clauses of this privacy policy, these may include, for example, recipients in the following categories:

Commercial agents;
Shipping service providers;
Payment service providers;
Merchandise management service providers;
Logistics providers;
Web hosts and IT service providers;
Tax and business advisors.

The scope of data transmission is limited to a minimum. In all cases, we can assure you that we select our service providers, whom we use in individual cases as part of the ordering process, conscientiously and in good faith, always meeting our own standards and criteria with regard to their suitability and reliability. We strictly observe the statutory requirements in this regard.

13. Transfers

Transfers of personal data to authorised domestic institutions and authorities only take place within the framework of the relevant laws or insofar as we are ourselves obligated to do so by a court decision. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. e GDPR.

14. Data Sharing

Your data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent. Exceptions to this are solely our service partners whom we require for the processing of the contractual relationship. In these cases, we strictly observe the requirements of the data protection laws. The scope of data transmission is limited to a minimum.

15. Duration of Storage

The controller processes and stores personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage. After complete processing of the contract, the data is initially stored for the duration of the warranty period, then stored in consideration of statutory, in particular tax and commercial law retention periods, and then deleted after the expiry of such periods, provided you have not agreed to further processing and use or it has not been determined otherwise by the European Commission or another legislator in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject.

16. Confidentiality and Data Secrecy

Our employees and the service companies commissioned by us are contractually obligated to maintain confidentiality and to observe data secrecy in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Data Protection Act.

17. Communication via E-Mail

Your personal data is stored using all available technical and organisational means in such a way that it is not accessible to third parties. When communicating by e-mail, complete data security cannot be guaranteed by us as the recipient, which is why we recommend the postal route for information requiring confidentiality. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent. You may revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

18. Contact Options

The websites of Artos Fencing Steffen Grollmisch GmbH & Co. KG contain, pursuant to statutory provisions, information that enables quick electronic contact with our company and direct communication with us, which also includes a general address for so-called electronic mail (e-mail address). If a data subject contacts us by e-mail or via a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the data subject is automatically stored. Such personal data voluntarily transmitted to us by a data subject is stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the data subject. There is no transfer of this personal data to third parties. We use the data you provide to fulfil your request, process the contract or update the customer account. We use your personal data only within our company and affiliated companies, as well as with the company commissioned with the processing of your request. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent. By sending your message, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. You may revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. We use your e-mail address only to process your enquiry. Your data will then be deleted, provided you have not agreed to further processing and use.

19. Children and/or Minors

Persons under the age of 16 should not transmit data, and in particular no personal data, to us without the consent of a parent or legal guardian. We generally do not request personal data from children or minors, do not collect it and do not pass it on to third parties. In special individual cases, it may nevertheless happen that we require or then request further personal data in the context of an application process and simultaneously with a legitimate interest in the application, for the purpose of establishing a possible employment relationship. In these cases, the processing of personal data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, based on the legitimate interest of the aforementioned purpose and to obtain the necessary written consent of one or more legal guardians to the processing.

You have the general right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 Para. 1 f GDPR. Legal guardians may revoke the consent granted at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

If the controller concludes a training or employment contract with an applicant, the data to be transmitted will be stored for the purpose of processing the employment relationship in compliance with the statutory provisions. This processing is carried out on the basis of § 26 Para. 1 in conjunction with Para. 8 sentence 2 BDSG in the course of the employment relationship.

20. Applications

We process personal data about you for the purpose of your application for employment, insofar as this is necessary for the decision on the establishment of an employment relationship with us. Processing may also take place electronically. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on the legitimate interest of processing the application procedure.

You have the general right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 Para. 1 f GDPR.

If the controller concludes an employment contract with an applicant, the transmitted data will be stored for the purpose of processing the employment relationship in compliance with the statutory provisions on the basis of § 26 Para. 1 in conjunction with Para. 8 sentence 2 BDSG. Insofar as an employment relationship arises between you and us, we may further process the personal data already received from you for the purposes of the employment relationship. The legal basis arises from § 26 Para. 1 BDSG if this is necessary for the implementation or termination of the employment relationship or for the exercise or fulfilment of the resulting rights and obligations of the employees. If the controller does not conclude an employment contract with the applicant, the application documents will be automatically deleted two months after notification of the rejection decision, provided no other legitimate interests of the controller oppose the deletion. Such other legitimate interest in this sense is, for example, a burden of proof in proceedings, insofar as this is necessary to defend against asserted legal claims from the application process against us.

21. Decision-Making

As a responsible company, we refrain from automated decision-making.

22. Credit Check

If we provide advance payment, e.g. in the case of payment by invoice or direct debit, we reserve the right to obtain a credit report based on mathematical-statistical procedures using SCHUFA Holding AG, Kormoranweg 5, D-65201 Wiesbaden, Tel.: +49 611 – 92780, Fax: +49 611 – 9278109 where applicable.

For this purpose, we transmit the personal data required for a credit check and use the information received about the statistical probability of a payment default for a balanced decision on the establishment, implementation or termination of the contractual relationship.

Your interests worthy of protection are taken into account in accordance with the statutory provisions. The data processing serves the purpose of credit checking for contract initiation. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on the legitimate interest in protection against payment default when we provide advance payment.

You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR by notifying us.

The credit report may contain probability values (score values) that are calculated on the basis of scientifically recognised mathematical-statistical methods and into whose calculation address data, among other things, flow. We use the information received about the statistical probability of a payment default for a balanced decision on the establishment, implementation or termination of a contractual relationship. Your interests worthy of protection are taken into account in accordance with the statutory provisions.

23. Cookies

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored in the internet browser or by the internet browser on a user’s computer system. When a user accesses a website, a cookie may be stored on the user’s operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic string that enables the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is accessed again.

We use cookies for the purpose of making our offering more user-friendly, effective and secure. Furthermore, cookies enable our systems to recognise your browser even after a page change and to offer you services. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these, it is necessary that the browser is recognised even after a page change.

Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring optimal functionality of the website and a user-friendly and effective design of our offering.

Cookies are stored on your computer. You therefore have full control over the use of cookies. By selecting appropriate technical settings in your internet browser, you can be notified before cookies are set, decide individually on their acceptance, and prevent the storage of cookies and the transmission of the data they contain. Cookies that have already been stored can be deleted at any time. We draw your attention to the fact that you may then not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent.

Under the following links, you can find information on how to manage (including deactivate) cookies in the most important browsers:

Chrome Browser: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=en

Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies

Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cookies-information-websites-store-on-your-computer

Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac

V. SECTION – Communication

24. Contact Form

If our website offers the option of using a contact form to communicate with Artos Fencing Steffen Grollmisch GmbH & Co. KG, the entry of personal data and its disclosure to us takes place on an expressly voluntary basis. Of course, we treat this data confidentially. Via the contact form, we collect your personal data (name, e-mail address, message text) only to the extent provided by you. The processing serves the purpose of making contact. By sending your message, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent. You may revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. We use your e-mail address only to process your enquiry. Your data will then be deleted, provided you have not agreed to further processing and use.

25. Direct Marketing

We use your e-mail address, which we received in connection with the sale of a product or service, for the electronic transmission of advertising for our own goods or services that are similar to those you have already purchased from us, unless you have objected to this use. The provision of the e-mail address is required for the conclusion of a contract. Failure to provide it means that no contract can be concluded. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on the legitimate interest in direct marketing.

You have the general right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purposes of such advertising; this also applies to profiling, insofar as it is connected with such direct marketing.

The contact details for exercising the right to object can be found in the legal notice. You may also use the designated link in the advertising e-mail. No costs other than the transmission costs at basic rates will arise.

26. Comment Function

In the event of possible commenting on published posts, we collect your personal data (name, e-mail address, comment text) only to the extent provided by you. The processing serves the purpose of enabling comments and displaying them. In addition, your IP address is stored when a comment is submitted, for the purpose of preventing misuse of the comment function and ensuring the security of our information technology systems. When your comment is published, the name you provided and the e-mail address you communicated will be published. By submitting the comment, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent. You may revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. Your personal data will then be deleted.

27. Form Function

If our website offers the option of entering personal data, the disclosure of such data takes place on an expressly voluntary basis. Of course, we treat this data confidentially. By submitting your entry, you consent to the processing of the transmitted data. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent. You may revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

VI. SECTION – Data Subject Rights

If the statutory requirements are met, you have the following rights under Art. 15 to 20 GDPR: Right of access, to rectification, to erasure, to restriction of processing, to data portability. If a data subject wishes to exercise one of the following rights, they may contact our data protection officer or an employee of the controller involved in processing operations at any time.

28. Right of Withdrawal

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European Commission to withdraw consent to the processing of personal data at any time.

Furthermore, you have, pursuant to Art. 21 Para. 1 GDPR, a right to object to processing based on Art. 6 Para. 1 f GDPR, as well as to processing for the purposes of direct marketing.

29. Right to Information

Every data subject has the right granted by the European Commission to obtain from the controller confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning them is being processed.

30. Right of Access

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European Commission to obtain at any time, free of charge, from the controller information about the personal data stored about them and a copy of this information. Furthermore, the European Commission has granted the data subject access to the following information:

The purposes of processing;
The categories of personal data being processed;
The recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data has been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organisations;
Where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if this is not possible, the criteria used to determine that period;
The existence of the right to request rectification or erasure of personal data concerning them or restriction of processing by the controller, or to object to such processing;
The existence of the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;
Where personal data is not collected from the data subject: all available information about the source of the data;
The existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, pursuant to Art. 22 Para. 1 and 4 GDPR 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;
Right of access as to whether personal data has been transferred to a third country or to an international organisation. If this is the case, the data subject also has the right to obtain information about the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer.

31. Right to Rectification

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European Commission to request the immediate rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning them. Furthermore, the data subject has the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data, also by means of a supplementary statement, taking into account the purposes of the processing.

32. Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten)

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European Commission to request that the controller erase personal data concerning them without undue delay, where one of the following grounds applies and insofar as the processing is not necessary:

The personal data was collected or otherwise processed for such purposes for which it is no longer necessary.
The data subject withdraws consent on which the processing was based and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
The data subject objects to the processing and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing.
The data subject objects at any time to processing for direct marketing purposes.
The personal data was processed unlawfully.
The erasure of personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law.
The personal data was collected in relation to information society services offered pursuant to Art. 8 Para. 1 GDPR.

If personal data was made public by Artos Fencing Steffen Grollmisch GmbH & Co. KG and our company, as controller pursuant to Art. 17 Para. 1 GDPR, is obligated to erase the personal data, Artos Fencing Steffen Grollmisch GmbH & Co. KG shall, taking into account available technology and the cost of implementation, take reasonable measures, including technical measures, to inform other controllers processing the published personal data that the data subject has requested the erasure of all links to these personal data or copies or replications of these personal data, insofar as processing thereof is not required.

33. Right to Restriction of Processing

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European Commission to request the controller to restrict the processing where one of the following conditions applies:

The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy.
The processing is unlawful, the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests the restriction of their use instead.
The controller no longer needs the personal data, but the data subject requires it for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
The data subject has objected to processing pursuant to Art. 21 Para. 1 GDPR and it has not yet been verified whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.

34. Right to Notification

If you have asserted the right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing against the controller, the latter is obligated to communicate this rectification or erasure of data or restriction of processing to all recipients to whom the personal data concerning you was disclosed, unless this proves impossible or involves a disproportionate effort. You have the right to be informed by the controller about those recipients.

35. Right to Data Portability

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European Commission to receive the personal data concerning them, which was provided to a controller by the data subject, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. They also have the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data was provided, where the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 letter a GDPR or Art. 9 Para. 2 letter a GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 letter b GDPR and the processing is carried out by automated means, provided that the processing is not necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller. Furthermore, in exercising their right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 Para. 1 GDPR, the data subject has the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and provided this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of other persons.

36. Right to Object

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European Commission to object, on grounds relating to their particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning them which is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. e or f GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions. Artos Fencing Steffen Grollmisch GmbH & Co. KG will no longer process the personal data in the event of objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims. If Artos Fencing Steffen Grollmisch GmbH & Co. KG processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject has the right to object at any time to processing of personal data for the purpose of such marketing. This also applies to profiling insofar as it is connected with such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to Artos Fencing Steffen Grollmisch GmbH & Co. KG processing for direct marketing purposes, Artos Fencing Steffen Grollmisch GmbH & Co. KG will no longer process the personal data for these purposes. In addition, the data subject has the right, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to object to processing of personal data concerning them carried out by Artos Fencing Steffen Grollmisch GmbH & Co. KG for scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes pursuant to Art. 89 Para. 1 GDPR, unless such processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest. The data subject is furthermore free, in the context of the use of information society services, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, to exercise their right to object by automated means using technical specifications.

37. Right Not to be Subject to Exclusively Automated Processing Including Profiling

Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European Commission not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning them or similarly significantly affects them, where the decision:

is not necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and the controller, or
is authorised by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, or
is based on the data subject’s explicit consent.

Where the decision:

is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and the controller, or
is based on the data subject’s explicit consent,

Artos Fencing Steffen Grollmisch GmbH & Co. KG shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express their point of view and to contest the decision.

VII. SECTION – Integrated Processing Components

39. AddThis Plug-ins

This website uses “AddThis” plug-ins provided by Oracle America, Inc., 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065, USA; hereinafter referred to as AddThis. AddThis enables the use of so-called sharing fields (share buttons) with the “AddThis” plug-in, with which you can recommend individual pages via social networks on the internet or save them with various bookmarking service providers. The various AddThis logos containing the plug-in can be viewed at the following link: https://www.addthis.com/get/sharing. When you access pages of our website equipped with such a plug-in, a connection to the AddThis servers in the USA is established and the plug-in is displayed on the page by notification to your browser. In the process, both your IP address and information about which of our pages you have visited are transmitted to the AddThis server. To this extent, cookies are used. Cookies are small text files that are stored locally in the cache of the website visitor’s internet browser. The cookies enable the internet browser to be recognised. AddThis creates anonymised user profiles from this data. These are used to tailor online offerings even better to individual needs. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 No. 1 lit. f GDPR based on the legitimate interest in the above-mentioned purpose.

You can object to the collection and storage of data by AddThis at any time with effect for the future by setting a so-called “opt-out cookie” on the website www.addthis.com: https://www.addthis.com/privacy/opt-out.

You also have the option of preventing the loading of the AddThis plug-ins by installing appropriate add-ons in your browser. Further information about the collection and processing of data transmitted by AddThis can be found at http://www.addthis.com/privacy/privacy-policy.

40. Facebook Plug-ins

This website uses plug-ins of the social network facebook.com, which is operated by Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA (“Facebook”). When you access pages of our website equipped with such a plug-in, a connection to the Facebook servers is established and the plug-in is displayed on the page by notification to your browser. This transmits to the Facebook server which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged in to Facebook as a member, Facebook assigns this information to your personal Facebook user account. When using plug-in functions (e.g. clicking the “Like” button, posting a comment), this information is also assigned to your Facebook account, which you can only prevent by logging out before using the plug-in. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 No. 1 lit. f GDPR based on the legitimate interest in the above-mentioned purpose.

You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 No. 1 f GDPR.

If you do not want Facebook to directly assign the collected information to your Facebook profile, you must either log out of Facebook before visiting our website or block the loading of Facebook plug-ins on our pages by using a “Facebook blocker”.

For more information about the collection and use of data by Facebook, your rights in this regard and options for protecting your privacy, please refer to Facebook’s privacy notices: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php

41. Google Maps

We use the function for embedding Google Maps from Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; “Google”) on our website. The function enables the visual display of geographical information and interactive maps. When pages with embedded Google Maps are accessed, data of the page visitors is also collected, processed and used by Google. Your data may also be transmitted to the USA in the process. An adequacy decision by the European Commission exists for data transfers to the USA.

You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 No. 1 f GDPR.

To do so, you must deactivate JavaScript in your browser. We draw your attention to the fact that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent, such as the interactive map display.

For more information about the collection and use of data by Google, please refer to Google’s privacy notices at https://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html.

There you also have the option in the Privacy Centre to change your settings so that you can manage and protect your data processed by Google.

42. Google+

The controller has integrated the Google+ button as a component on this website. Google+ is a so-called social network. A social network is a social meeting place operated on the internet, an online community that generally allows users to communicate with each other and interact in virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for the exchange of opinions and experiences or allows the internet community to provide personal or company-related information. Google+ enables users of the social network, among other things, to create private profiles, upload photos and network via friend requests. The operating company of Google+ is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA. With each access to an individual page of this website operated by us on which a Google+ button has been integrated, the internet browser on the data subject’s information technology system is automatically prompted by the respective Google+ button to download a representation of the corresponding Google+ button from Google. In the context of this technical procedure, Google gains knowledge of which specific sub-page of our website is visited by the data subject. More detailed information about Google+ is available at https://developers.google.com/+/. If the data subject is logged in to Google+ at the same time, Google recognises with each access to our website by the data subject, and throughout the entire duration of their stay on our website, which specific sub-page of our website the data subject is visiting. This information is collected by the Google+ button and assigned by Google to the respective Google+ account of the data subject. If the data subject activates one of the Google+ buttons integrated on our website and thereby gives a Google+1 recommendation, Google assigns this information to the data subject’s personal Google+ user account and stores this personal data. Google stores the data subject’s Google+1 recommendation and makes it publicly available in accordance with the terms accepted by the data subject in this regard. A Google+1 recommendation given by the data subject on this website is subsequently stored and processed together with other personal data, such as the name of the Google+1 account used by the data subject and the photo stored in it, in other Google services, for example in search engine results of the Google search engine, the data subject’s Google account or in other places, such as on websites or in connection with advertisements. Furthermore, Google is able to link the visit to this website with other personal data stored at Google. Google additionally records this personal information for the purpose of improving or optimising the various Google services. Google always receives, via the Google+ button, information that the data subject has visited our website when the data subject is simultaneously logged in to Google+ at the time of accessing our website; this takes place regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Google+ button or not. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 No. 1 lit. f GDPR based on the legitimate interest in the above-mentioned purpose.

You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 No. 1 f GDPR.

If transmission of personal data to Google is not desired by the data subject, they can prevent such transmission by logging out of their Google+ account before accessing our website.

Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/en/policies/privacy/.

Further notices from Google about the Google+1 button can be found at https://developers.google.com/+/web/buttons-policy

43. Instagram Plug-in

This website uses plug-ins of the online service Instagram, which is operated by Instagram LLC., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA (“Instagram”). When you access pages of our website equipped with such a plug-in, a connection to the Instagram servers is established and the plug-in is displayed on the page by notification to your browser. This transmits to the Instagram servers both your IP address and information about which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged in to Instagram, Instagram assigns this information to your personal user account. When using the plug-in functions (e.g. clicking the “Instagram” button), this information is also assigned to your Instagram account, which you can only prevent by logging out before using the plug-in. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 No. 1 lit. f GDPR based on the legitimate interest in the above-mentioned purpose.

You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 No. 1 f GDPR.

If you do not want Instagram to directly assign the collected information to your Instagram account, you must either log out of Instagram before visiting our website or block the loading of the Instagram plug-in on our website by using an add-on, such as the script blocker “NoScript” (noscript.net), for your browser.

For more information about the collection and use of data by Instagram, your rights in this regard and options for protecting your privacy, please refer to Instagram’s privacy notices: https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388

44. PHP Web Stat

We use the analysis tool PHP Web Stat by PHP Web Stat (Sternbuschweg 2, 46562 Voerde) on our website. The data processing serves the purpose of analysing this website and its visitors. For this purpose, data is collected and stored for marketing and optimisation purposes. Usage profiles can be created from this data under a pseudonym. Cookies may be used for this purpose. The cookies enable the internet browser to be recognised. The data collected using PHP Web Stat technologies is not used to personally identify the visitor to this website without the separately granted consent of the person concerned, and is not merged with personal data about the bearer of the pseudonym. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 No. 1 lit. f GDPR based on the legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of the website.

You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 No. 1 f GDPR.

The collection and storage of data can be objected to at any time with effect for the future.

To do so, you can prevent the storage of cookies by selecting the appropriate technical settings in your browser software. We draw your attention to the fact that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent.

45. Twitter Plug-ins

Our website integrates functions of the Twitter service. Twitter is a social media portal of Twitter Inc., 795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, (USA). We use Twitter plug-ins. When you access a page containing such a plug-in, data is exchanged with Twitter’s servers located in the USA. Even in the case of interactions possible with the various Twitter plug-ins, the corresponding information about you is collected and transmitted to and stored by Twitter. Furthermore, if you are a member of Twitter and logged in to Twitter at the time of using the plug-in, the collected information about your website visit is linked to your Twitter account and disclosed to other users. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 No. 1 lit. f GDPR based on the legitimate interest in the above-mentioned purpose. If you do not want Twitter to link and merge the information with the data of your Twitter account, you must log out of Twitter before visiting our website.

Further information on the collection and use of data by Twitter can be found at https://twitter.com/privacy

46. YouTube

We use the function for embedding YouTube videos from YouTube LLC. (901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA; “YouTube”) on our website. YouTube is a company affiliated with Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; “Google”). The function displays videos stored on YouTube in an iFrame on the website. The “Enhanced Privacy Mode” option is activated. As a result, YouTube does not store any information about visitors to the website. Only when you watch a video is information about it transmitted to YouTube and stored there. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 No. 1 lit. f GDPR based on the legitimate interest in the above-mentioned purpose.

You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 No. 1 f GDPR.

For more information about the collection and use of data by YouTube and Google, your rights in this regard and options for protecting your privacy, please refer to YouTube’s privacy notices (https://www.youtube.com/t/privacy).

VIII. SECTION – Shop System

An order is possible at any time without registration or setting up a customer account. All data provided or entered in the course of order processing is stored. This includes:

Last name, first name
Delivery address
Billing address
Date of birth
Contact details
E-mail address
Payment information

The data that is strictly necessary for delivery or order processing will be passed on to third-party service providers. As soon as the retention of your data is no longer necessary or legally required, it will be permanently deleted from our systems after expiry of the statutory tax and commercial law retention periods, provided you have not expressly voluntarily consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to make use of data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we will inform you separately in writing. After complete processing of the delivery and expiry of the withdrawal period as well as upon receipt of your deletion request for your registration data, the data will be immediately blocked for further use and permanently deleted from our systems after expiry of the statutory tax and commercial law retention periods, provided you have not expressly voluntarily consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to make use of data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we will inform you separately in writing. The possibility of submitting a deletion request for your registration data remains entirely unaffected by this. This remains possible at any time and can be done either by a message to us or via a function provided for deletion requests on the website. The personal data entered by you is collected and stored exclusively for internal use by the controller and only for its own purposes. The controller may arrange for the transfer to one or more processors, for example a parcel service provider, who also uses the personal data exclusively for internal use attributable to the controller. Registered persons are free to change the personal data provided during registration at any time or to request its complete deletion from the controller’s data records. The controller will at any time also provide each data subject upon request with information about which personal data is stored about the data subject. Furthermore, the controller will correct or delete personal data at the request or indication of the data subject, insofar as no statutory retention obligations oppose this. A data protection officer named in this privacy policy and the staff of the controller are available to the data subject as contact persons in this regard. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent. You may revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. The registration of the data subject with voluntary provision of personal data serves the controller purely to offer the data subject content or services that, by the nature of the matter, can only be offered to registered users. The data arising in connection with your registration and your order is not stored in a usage profile and in particular is not linked to your master data. The establishment of access – and thus also consent to the storage of data therein – is carried out by you, as the data subject, voluntarily. Through registration on the website of the controller, the IP address assigned by the data subject’s Internet service provider (ISP), the date and time of registration is also stored. The storage of this data takes place against the background of protecting your financial interests and the fact that misuse of our systems can only be prevented if basic usage data is available when required.

47. End Customer Registration

You have the option to register on our website by providing personal data. The personal data transmitted to us in the process results from the respective input form used for registration. The personal data entered by the data subject in the registration form in the course of registration is processed exclusively for the creation and use of your offer. Which data is collected and stored solely by the controller for its own purposes. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent. You may revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. The personal data entered by you is collected and stored exclusively for internal use by the controller and only for its own purposes. The controller may arrange for the transfer to one or more processors, for example a parcel service provider, who also uses the personal data exclusively for internal use attributable to the controller. The data arising in connection with your orders is stored in your usage profile and in particular linked to your master data. After complete processing of all service deliveries and after expiry of the respective withdrawal period as well as upon receipt of a deletion request for your registration data, in the event of your deletion request, the data will be immediately blocked for further use on the website and permanently deleted from our systems after expiry of the statutory tax and commercial law retention periods, provided you have not expressly voluntarily consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to make use of data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we will inform you separately in writing. Your master data will also be blocked for further use and properly deleted after expiry of the statutory tax and commercial law retention periods.

48. Setting Up a Customer Account

You have the option of setting up a customer account. Setting up a customer account requires your consent that your master data provided during setup:

Last name, first name
Delivery address
Billing address
Date of birth
Contact details
Login details
Payment information

is stored in your customer account. Personal information you provide to us in the context of an order or the opening of a customer account in our online shop is used to process the respective contractual relationship. Which data is collected, when and where, is apparent from the respective input forms. The data processing serves the purpose of improving your shopping experience and simplifying order processing for you.

Access to your customer account is via the login details provided in the customer account and your personally chosen password. The establishment of a customer account – and thus also consent to the storage of data – is effected by your voluntary consent to the processing of your personal data.

Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent. You may revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. The personal data entered by you is collected and stored exclusively for internal use by the controller and only for its own purposes. The controller may arrange for the transfer to one or more processors, for example a parcel service provider, who also uses the personal data exclusively for internal use attributable to the controller. The data arising in connection with your orders is stored in your usage profile and in particular linked to your master data. After complete processing of all service deliveries and after expiry of the respective withdrawal period as well as upon receipt of a deletion request for your customer account, in the event of your deletion request, the data and the customer account will be immediately blocked for further use and permanently deleted from our systems after expiry of the statutory tax and commercial law retention periods, provided you have not expressly voluntarily consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to make use of data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we will inform you separately in writing. The possibility of submitting a deletion request for your registration data remains entirely unaffected by this. This remains possible at any time and can be communicated to us either by a message or via a function provided for deletion requests. Your customer account can only be deleted insofar as no further active orders are present in our records for your master data. An order is still possible without setting up a customer account. After complete processing of your customer account, your master data will also be blocked for further use and properly deleted after expiry of the statutory tax and commercial law retention periods.

49. Becoming a Trade Partner

You have the option to register on our website as a trade partner by providing personal data. The personal data transmitted to us in the process results from the respective input form used for registration. The data entered in the registration form in the course of registration is processed exclusively for use in the trade partner account. Access to our trade partner area is via the login details provided and your personally chosen password. The data arising in connection with your registration and your orders is stored in your usage profile and in particular linked to your master data. Access to your customer account is via the login details provided in the customer account and your personally chosen password. The establishment of a customer account – and thus also consent to the storage of data – is effected by your voluntary consent to the processing of your personal data. Processing for initial registration is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent. You may revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. Through registration as a trade partner on the website of the controller, the IP address assigned by the data subject’s Internet service provider (ISP), the date and time of registration is also stored. The storage of this data takes place against the background that only in this way can misuse of our services be prevented, and this data enables, if necessary, the investigation of offences committed. In this respect, the storage of this data is necessary to protect the controller. This data will generally not be passed on to third parties, unless there is a statutory obligation to do so. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR and is necessary for the performance of a contractual relationship with you. Your data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent. Exceptions to this are solely our service partners whom we require for the processing of the contractual relationship or service providers we use within the framework of order processing. After activation of your user profile for the dealer area, processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR within the framework of a contractual relationship as a trade partner. You may revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

The personal data entered by you is collected and stored exclusively for internal use by the controller and only for its own purposes. The controller may arrange for the transfer to one or more processors, for example a parcel service provider, who also uses the personal data exclusively for internal use attributable to the controller. The data arising in connection with your orders is stored in your usage profile and in particular linked to your master data. Upon termination or mutually agreed termination of the parties’ contract and after expiry of the respective individually agreed periods as well as upon receipt of a deletion request for your customer account, in the event of your deletion request, the data and the trade partner account will be immediately blocked for further use and permanently deleted from our systems after expiry of the statutory tax and commercial law retention periods, provided you have not expressly voluntarily consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to make use of data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we will inform you separately in writing. The possibility of submitting a deletion request for your registration data remains entirely unaffected by this. This remains possible at any time and can be communicated to us either by a message or via a function provided for deletion requests. Your customer account can only be deleted insofar as no further active orders are present in our records for your master data. An order is still possible without setting up a trade partner account. After complete processing of your customer account, your master data will also be blocked for further use and properly deleted after expiry of the statutory tax and commercial law retention periods.

50. Rating System

We use a buyer seal rating system. After your order, we would like to ask you to rate and comment on your purchase with us. For this purpose, you will be contacted by us as part of the contract processing, whereby we use the technical system of a provider of buyer seal rating tools within the framework of order processing. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on the legitimate interest in truthful, verified ratings of our services.

You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR by notifying us.

Your e-mail address is used only for this purpose and in particular not for further advertising and is also not passed on to other third parties. The personal data stored in the technical system of the buyer seal rating tool in this context is deleted in accordance with the statutory data protection legal provisions.

51. Shipping Status

We pass on your e-mail address to the transport company as part of the contract processing, provided you have expressly agreed to this during the ordering process. The transfer serves the purpose of informing you by e-mail about the shipping status.

You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR by notifying us.

As of: 21 January 2021

Artos Fencing Steffen Grollmisch GmbH & Co. KG