GDPR

The following privacy policy applies to the use of our online offer fischergmbhrheinberg.de (hereinafter “Website”). The protection of your personal data is very important to us, and we attach great importance to privacy. The collection and processing of your personal data is therefore carried out in compliance with the applicable data protection regulations, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1. Controller   Controller for the collection, processing and use of your personal data within the meaning of Art. 4 VII GDPR Fischer GmbH Alexander Fischer (Managing Director) An der Neuweide 10 47495 Rheinberg, Germany If you wish to object to the collection, processing or use of your data by us in accordance with these data protection provisions in a general manner or for individual measures, you can address your objection to the person responsible. You can save and print this data protection declaration at any time.   2. General purposes of the processing   We use personal data for the purpose of managing the website https://fischergmbhrheinberg.de/   3. Which personal data we use and why   3.1 Hosting   We use hosting services to provide the following services: infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage and database services, security and technical maintenance services we use to operate the site. In doing so, we or our hosting service provider processes inventory data, contact data, content data, contract data, usage data, meta and communication data of customers, interested parties and visitors to this website on the basis of our legitimate interests in an efficient and secure provision of our website acc. Art. 6 I 1 f) GDPR in relation to Art. 28 GDPR.   3.2 Access data   We collect information about you when you use this website. We automatically collect information about your usage and interaction with us and register information about your computer or mobile device. We collect, store and use data about every access to our website (so-called server log files). Access data includes: Name and URL of the retrieved file Date and time of retrieval transferred data volume Message about successful retrieval (HTTP response code) Browser type and browser version operating system Referer URL (i.e. the previously visited page) Websites accessed by the user’s system through our website Internet service provider of the user IP address and the requesting provider We use this log data without assignment to you or other profiling for statistical evaluations for the purpose of operation, security and optimization of our website, but also for the anonymous recording of the number of visitors to our website (traffic) and the extent and nature of use of our website and services, as well as for billing purposes if necessary, to measure the number of clicks received from cooperation partners. Based on this information, we can provide personalised and location-based content, analyse traffic, troubleshoot and improve our services. This is also our legitimate interest in accordance with Art 6 I 1 f) GDPR.   3.3 Cookies   We use so-called session cookies to optimise our website. A session cookie is a small text file that is sent by the respective servers when visiting a website and is stored on your hard disk. As such, this file contains a so-called session ID, with which various requests from your browser can be assigned to the shared session. This will allow your computer to be recognised when you return to our website. These cookies are deleted after you close your browser. They serve e.g. that you can use a shopping cart feature across multiple pages. Our legitimate interest in the use of cookies in accordance with Article 6 I 1 f) GDPR is to make our website more user-friendly, effective and secure. The following data and information are saved in the cookies: log-in information language settings keywords entered Information about the number of visits to our website and the use of individual functions of our website When the cookie is activated, it is assigned an identification number and your personal data is not assigned to this identification number. Your name, IP address or similar data that would enable the cookie to be assigned to you will not be placed in the cookie. On the basis of cookie technology, we only receive pseudonymised information, such as which pages of our shop have been visited, which products have been viewed, etc. We do not use cookies to identify you. You can set your browser so that you are informed in advance when cookies are set and can decide on a case-by-case basis whether you wish to exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or in general, or whether cookies should be prevented completely. This may limit the functionality of the website.   3.4 Data for the fulfilment of our legal obligations   We process personal data that we need to fulfil our contractual obligations, such as name, address, e-mail address, products ordered, invoice and payment data. The collection of this data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. The data will be deleted after the warranty periods and statutory retention periods have expired. Data linked to a user account (see below) will in any case be retained for the duration of the account’s management. The legal basis for the processing of this data is Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 b) GDPR, because this data is required so that we can fulfil our contractual obligations towards you.   3.5 User account   You can create a user account on our website. If you wish to do so, we need the personal data requested at login. When you log in later, only your email or user name and the password you have chosen will be required. For the new registration we collect master data (e.g. name, address), communication data (e.g. e-mail address) and payment data (bank details) as well as access data (user name and password). In order to ensure your proper registration and to prevent unauthorized registrations by third parties, you will receive an activation link by e-mail after your registration to activate your account. Only after successful registration do we permanently store the data you have transmitted in our system. Once you have created a user account, you can have it deleted by us at any time without incurring any costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic tariffs. A message in text form to the contact data mentioned under number 1 (e.g. e-mail, fax, letter) is sufficient for this. We will then delete your stored personal data unless we need to store it for the processing of orders or due to legal storage obligations. The legal basis for processing this data is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 a) GDPR.   3.6 Newsletter   To register for the newsletter, the data requested during the registration process is required. The registration for the newsletter will be logged. After registration, you will receive a message at the specified email address asking you to confirm your registration (“double opt-in”). This is necessary to prevent third parties from registering with your email address. You can revoke your consent to receive the newsletter at any time and thus cancel the newsletter. We store the registration data as long as they are needed for the dispatch of the newsletter. We store the logging of the registration and the dispatch address as long as there was an interest in the proof of the originally given consent, as a rule these are the limitation periods for civil claims, therefore a maximum of three years. The legal basis for sending the newsletter is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 a) in conjunction with Art. 7 GDPR in conjunction with § 7 Para. 2 No. 3. Legal basis for the logging of the registration is our legitimate interest in the proof that the dispatch was made with your consent. You can cancel the registration at any time without incurring any costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic tariffs. A notification in text form to the contact data mentioned under point 1 (e.g. e-mail, fax, letter) is sufficient for this. Of course, you will also find a unsubscribe link in every newsletter.   3.7 Product recommendations   We regularly send you product recommendations by e-mail, independent of the newsletter. In this way, we send you information about products from our range that you may be interested in based on your most recent purchases of goods or services from us. We strictly adhere to the legal requirements. You can object to this at any time without incurring any costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic tariffs. A message in text form to the contact data mentioned under number 1 (e.g. e-mail, fax, letter) is sufficient for this. Of course, you will also find a unsubscribe link in every e-mail. The legal basis for this is the legal permission according to Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 f) GDPR in conjunction with § 7 Para. 3.   3.8 E-mail contact   If you contact us (e.g. via contact form or e-mail), we will process your details to process the enquiry and in the event that follow-up questions arise. If the data processing is carried out to carry out pre-contractual measures, which take place at your request, or, if you are already our customer, to carry out the contract, the legal basis for this data processing is Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 b) GDPR. We only process further personal data if you consent to this (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 a) GDPR) or if we have a legitimate interest in processing your data (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 f) GDPR). A legitimate interest lies, for example, in replying to your e-mail.   4. Google Analytics   We use Google Analytics, a web analysis 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 the use of this website by website visitors is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. This is also our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 f) GDPR. Google has submitted to the Privacy Shield Agreement concluded between the European Union and the USA and certified itself. Google thereby undertakes to comply with the standards and regulations of European data protection law. Further information can be found in the following linked entry: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active. We have activated IP anonymization on this website (anonymizeIp). However, this will cause Google to shorten your IP address within member states of the European Union or other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to and truncated by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information on our behalf to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide us with other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not combined with other data from Google. 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 transmission to Google of the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.   5. Storage period   Unless specifically stated, we will only store personal data for as long as is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected. In some cases, the law provides for the retention of personal data, for example in tax or commercial law. In these cases, the data is only stored by us for these legal purposes, but is not processed elsewhere and deleted after the legal retention period has expired.   6. Exercise you rights as data subjects   Under the applicable laws, you have various rights with respect to your personal information. If you wish to exercise these rights, please send your request by e-mail or by post, clearly identifying yourself, to the address given in paragraph 1. Below you will find an overview of your rights.   6.1 Right to confirmation and information   You have the right to clear information about the processing of your personal data. In detail: You have the right at any time to receive confirmation from us as to whether or not your personal data is being processed. If this is the case, you have the right to request from us free information about the personal data stored about you together with a copy of this data. Furthermore, you have the right to the following information: the processing purposes; the categories of personal data to be processed; the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organisations; if possible, the envisaged duration for which the personal data will be stored or, if that is not possible, the criteria for determining that duration; the existence of a right to have personal data concerning you rectified or erased or to have the processing limited by the controller or to object to such processing; the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority; if the personal data are not collected from you, all available information about the origin of the data; the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, in accordance with Article 22(1) and (4) GDPR and, at least in these cases, meaningful information on the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing for you. If personal data are transferred to a third country or to an international organisation, you have the right to be informed of the appropriate safeguards pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR in connection with the transfer.   6.2 Right to correction   You have the right to demand that we correct and, if necessary, complete any personal data concerning you. In detail: You have the right to demand from us immediately the correction of incorrect personal data concerning you. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, you have the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data – also by means of a supplementary declaration.   6.3 Right to deletion (“right to be forgotten”)   In a number of cases, we may be required to delete personal information about you. In detail: Pursuant to Art. 17 (1) GDPR, you have the right to demand that we delete personal data concerning you immediately, and we are obliged to delete personal data immediately if one of the following reasons applies: Personal data are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed. You withdraw your consent on which the processing was based in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 a) GDPR or Art. 9 Para. 2 a) GDPR, and there is no other legal basis for the processing. You object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate reasons for the processing, or you object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 para. 2 GDPR. The personal data have been processed unlawfully. The deletion of the personal data is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member States to which we are subject. The personal data were collected in relation to information society services offered pursuant to Art. 8 (1) GDPR. If we have made the personal data public and we are obliged to delete them pursuant to Art. 17 (1) GDPR, we shall take appropriate measures, including technical measures, taking into account the available technology and implementation costs, to inform those responsible for data processing who process the personal data that you have requested them to delete all links to this personal data or copies or replications of this personal data.   6.4 Right to limitation of processing   In a number of cases, you have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your personal data. In detail: You have the right to demand that we restrict the processing of your personal data if one of the following conditions is met: the accuracy of the personal data is disputed by you for a period of time that allows us to verify the accuracy of the personal data, the processing is unlawful and you refused to delete the personal data and instead requested that the use of the personal data be restricted; we no longer need the personal data for the purposes of processing, but you need the data to assert, exercise or defend legal claims, or you have lodged an objection against the processing pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, as long as it has not yet been established whether the legitimate reasons of our company outweigh yours.   6.5 Right to data portability   You have the right to receive, transmit or have transmitted from us any personal data relating to you in a machine-readable manner. Specifically, this means: You have the right to receive the personal information you provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format, and you have the right to submit that information to another Controller without hindrance, provided that the processing is based on a consent pursuant to Art. 6 I 1 a) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6 I 1 b) GDPR; and the processing is done using automated procedures. In exercising your right to data transferability, you have the right to request that personal data be transmitted directly by us to another party, as far as technically feasible.   6.6 Right to object   You have the right to object to lawful processing of your personal data by us if this is based on your particular situation and if our interests in processing do not prevail. Specifically, this means: You have the right, for reasons of your own particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you pursuant to Article 6 I 1 (f) GDPR; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. We no longer process personal information, icular situation, to object to the processing of personal data relating to you for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes under Article 89 I DSGVO, unless: the processing is necessary to fulfill a public interest task.   6.7 Automated decision-making including profiling   You have the right not to be subjected to a decision based solely on automated processing – including profiling – that will have legal effect or similarly affect you in a similar manner. We do not apply automated decision-making based on the collected personal data.   6.8 Right to withdraw a data protection consent   You have the right to withdraw your consent to the processing of personal data at any time. 6.9 Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority You have the right to logde a complaint to a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your place of residence, your place of work or the place of the alleged infringement, if you believe that the processing of your personal data is unlawful.   7. Data security   We make every effort to ensure the security of your data within the framework of applicable data protection laws and technical possibilities. Your personal data will be transmitted to us with encryption. This applies to your orders and also to the customer login. We use SSL (Secure Socket Layer) coding system, but point out that data transmission over the Internet (for example, when communicating via e-mail) can have security gaps. A complete protection of the data from access by third parties is not possible. To safeguard your data, we maintain technical and organisational security measures in accordance with Art. 32 DSGVO, which we always adapt to state-of-the-art technology. We also do not warrant that our offer will be available at specific times; disturbances, interruptions or failures can not be excluded.   8. Disclosure of data to third parties, no data transfer to non-EU countries   Basically, we only use your personal data within our company. If and to the extent that we engage third parties in the performance of contracts (such as logistic service providers), they will only receive personal data to the extent that the transmission is required for the corresponding service. In the event that we outsource certain parts of the data processing (“order processing”), we contractually obligate processors to use personal data only in accordance with the requirements of data protection laws and to ensure the protection of the data subject’s rights. Data is neither currently transmitted to agencies or persons outside the EU nor is this planned for the future.   9. Data protection officer   If you have any questions or concerns about data protection, please contact our data protection officer: Phone: +49 2843 / 956 99 10 Email: info@fischergmbhrheinberg.de