PRIVACY POLICY

1. General information about the collection and processing of personal data.

1.1 In the following, we provide information about the collection of personal data when using our website. Personal data is all data that can be related to you personally, e.g. name, address, e-mail addresses, user behavior.

The responsible party pursuant to Art. 4 (7) EU General Data Protection Regulation () is.

Adler Werkzeug GmbH & Co. KG

Weinbrennerstrasse 4,

68753 Waghäusel, Germany

Phone: +49 (0) 7254 957618 – 0

Fax: +49 (0) 7254 957618 – 9

Email: info@adler-werkzeug.de (see also our imprint, hereinafter also “we”).

1.2 When you contact us by e-mail or via a contact form, the data you provide (e-mail address, name and – if specified – your telephone number) will be stored by us in order to answer your questions. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a . If the information serves to fulfill a contract to which you are a party or to carry out pre-contractual measures, the additional legal basis for processing the data is Art. 6 (1) lit. b . We delete the data accruing in this context after the storage is no longer necessary or restrict the processing if there are legal retention obligations. We would like to point out that data transmission on the Internet (e.g. communication by e-mail) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible. If you contact us by e-mail or provide us with your e-mail address via the contact form, we assume – unless you give us express notice to the contrary – that we should reply to you by e-mail, even if e-mail communication without appropriate encryption could possibly be read by third parties.

2 Collection and processing of personal data when visiting our website.

2.1 In the case of merely informational use of the website, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise transmit information to us, we only collect the personal data that your browser transmits to our server. If you wish to view our website, we collect the following data:

IP address
Date and time of the request
Time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Content of the request (specific page)
Access status/HTTP status code
Amount of data transferred in each case
Website from which the request comes
Browser type, including language and version used
operating system and its interface
Websites that are called up by the user’s system via our website.
Behavior on our website (dwell times and clicks)

The data is stored in the log files of our system. This data is not stored together with other personal data of the user.

2.2 The legal basis for the collection and storage of the data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

2.3 The data is technically necessary for us to display our website to you and to ensure stability and security. The storage in log files is done to ensure the functionality of the website. In addition, the data serves us to optimize the website and to ensure the security of our information technology systems. These purposes are also our legitimate interest in data processing according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

2.4 The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required to achieve the purpose for which they were collected. In the case of the collection of data for the provision of the website, this is the case when the respective session has ended. In the case of storage of data in log files, this is the case after seven days at the latest. Storage beyond this period is possible. In this case, the IP addresses are deleted or alienated, so that an assignment of the calling client is no longer possible.

2.5 The collection and storage of data described above is absolutely necessary for the operation of the website. Consequently, there is no possibility for you to object. If you do not agree to this, we recommend that you leave the website.

3. collection and processing of further personal data when visiting our website through cookies.

3.1 In addition to the aforementioned data communicated to our server by your browser, cookies are stored on your computer when you use our website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your hard drive associated with the browser you are using and through which the body that sets the cookie (in this case by us) receives certain information. Cookies cannot execute programs or transfer viruses to your computer. They are used to make the Internet offer as a whole more user-friendly and effective, and also to analyze user behavior on our website. When you access our website, you will be informed by an info banner about the use of cookies and referred to this privacy policy.

3.2 There are different types of cookies, the scope and functionality of which are explained below. There are so-called “session cookies”. These are automatically deleted when you close the browser. They store a so-called session ID, with which various requests from your browser can be assigned to the joint session. This allows your computer to be recognized when you return to our website. The session cookies are deleted when you log out or close the browser. In addition, there are persistent cookies that are automatically deleted after a specified period of time which may differ depending on the cookie. You can delete the cookies in the security settings of your browser at any time. We do not use persistent cookies.

3.3 The legal basis for the processing of personal data under
use of cookies is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies for
analysis purposes is Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR if you have given your consent in this regard.
lit. a GDPR.

3.4 The purpose of the use of cookies is to simplify the use of websites for the
simplify the use of websites for users. We use on our website both technically
necessary cookies as well as those that enable the analysis of the user’s surfing behavior. The cookies are used to enable functions of the website, such as the selection of product variants, the shopping cart function and the ordering process, and also to
also to be able to identify you on subsequent visits and to record a language setting or the contents of a shopping cart.
The use of the analysis cookies is for the purpose of improving the quality of our
website and its contents.
Through the analysis cookies, we learn how the website is used and can thus constantly optimize our offer. In doing so, we collect the following data:

The data collected, which is used to analyze surfing behavior, is pseudonymized by technical precautions. Therefore, it is no longer possible to assign the data to the calling user. The data is not stored together with other personal data of the users. In these purposes also lies our legitimate interest in the processing of personal data according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

3.5 Cookies are stored on your computer and transmitted from it to our site. Therefore, you as a user also have full control over the use of cookies. By changing the settings in your internet browser, you can disable or restrict the transmission of cookies. Cookies that have already been stored can be deleted at any time. This can also be done automatically. If cookies are deactivated for our website, it may no longer be possible to use all functions of the website in full.

4. use of Google Analytics

4.1 This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. In the event that IP anonymization is activated on this website, however, your IP address will be truncated beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data from Google.

4.2 You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

4.3 This website uses Google Analytics with the extension “_anonymizeIp()”. This means that IP addresses are processed in abbreviated form, thus excluding the possibility of personal references. Insofar as the data collected about you is related to a person, this is therefore immediately excluded and the personal data is thus immediately deleted.

4.4 We use Google Analytics to analyze and regularly improve the use of our website. The statistics obtained enable us to improve our offer and make it more interesting for you as a user. For the exceptional cases in which personal data is transferred to the USA, Google has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework. The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f GDPR.

4.5 Information of the third party provider: Google Dublin, Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, Fax: +353 (1) 436 1001. User terms and conditions: http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html, overview of data protection: http://www.google.com/intl/de/analytics/learn/privacy.html, as well as the privacy policy: http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

4.6 This website also uses Google Analytics for a cross-device analysis of visitor flows, which is carried out via a user ID. You can deactivate the cross-device analysis of your usage in your customer account under “My Data”, “Personal Data”.

5. data protection during applications and the application process

5.1 When submitting an application, we collect and process the personal data of applicants provided by you for the purpose of processing the application procedure. The processing may also take place electronically. This is particularly the case if you send us the relevant application documents electronically, for example by e-mail or via a web form located on the website.

5.2 The legal basis for the use is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a and lit. b GDPR.

5.3 If an employment contract is concluded with you, we will store the transmitted data for the purpose of processing the employment relationship in compliance with the statutory provisions. If an employment contract is not concluded, the application documents will be deleted six months after the rejection has been sent, provided that no other legitimate interests of the controller oppose deletion. Other legitimate interest in this sense is, for example, a duty to provide evidence in proceedings under the AGG.

6. your rights

6.1 You have the following rights, among others, vis-à-vis us with regard to the personal data concerning you:

Right to information, i.e. you can request detailed information from us about the stored data. With regard to the details, we refer to Art. 15 GDPR.
Right to rectification or deletion, i.e. you can request a correction or completion of personal data or a deletion of the personal data concerning you. In this regard, we refer additionally to Art. 16 or 17 GDPR.
Right to restriction of processing, i.e. restricted processing, e.g. until the accuracy of a claim for rectification can be verified, instead of the right to erasure to which you are entitled, if the data are no longer held by us but are still required by you for certain purposes or if it is not yet clear whether, despite an objection to processing (see subsection 4), processing may nevertheless continue in individual cases, for example because of conflicting interests. For details, please refer to Art. 18 GDPR.
Right to data portability, i.e. the right to receive the personal data concerning you in a common format, such as a computer file. With regard to the details, we refer to Art. 20 GDPR.

6.2 You also have the right to lodge a complaint about our processing of your personal data with a data protection supervisory authority (e.g. the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information of Baden-Württemberg, “www.baden-wuerttemberg.datenschutz.de”).

6.3 If you have given your consent to the processing of your data, you may revoke this consent at any time, Art 7 (3) GDPR. Such a revocation affects the permissibility of the processing of your personal data, from the time you have expressed it to us. Of course, you can object to the processing of your personal data for purposes of advertising and data analysis at any time. About your advertising objection or other questions about the collection, processing or use of your personal data, for information, correction, blocking or deletion of data and revocation of consents granted, please contact the contact details listed in paragraph 1.

6.4 Insofar as we base the processing of your personal data on the balance of interests, you may object to the processing, Art. 21 GDPR. This is the case if the processing is not necessary, in particular, for the performance of a contract with you, which is presented by us in each case in the following description of the functions. When exercising such an objection, we ask you to explain the reasons why we should not process your personal data as we have done. In the event of your justified objection, we will review the situation and either discontinue or adjust the data processing or show you our compelling legitimate grounds on the basis of which we will continue the processing.