DATA PROTECTION

1) Introduction and contact details of the person responsible

1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. Below we will inform you about how your personal data is handled when you use our website. Personal data is all data with which you can be personally identified.

1.2 The person responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Karl Westermann GmbH, Clarholzer Straße 26, 59302 Oelde-Lette, Germany, Tel.: 05245 920 770, Email: info@kwgmbh.com. The person responsible for the processing of personal data is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data.

1.3 The person responsible has appointed a data protection officer, who can be reached as follows: “PaderSafety UG, Dr.-Lincke-Weg 26, 33175 Bad Lippspringe, 0170 4 10 60 70, info@padersafety.com”

2) Data collection when you visit our website

2.1 If you use our website for informational purposes only, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect data that your browser transmits to the site server (so-called “server log files”). When you access our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display the website to you:

Our visited website
Date and time at the time of access
Amount of data sent in bytes
Source/reference from which you came to the page
Browser used
Operating system used
IP address used (if necessary: in anonymized form)

Processing is carried out in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data will not be passed on or used in any other way. However, we reserve the right to subsequently check the server log files if there are concrete indications of illegal use.

2.2 For security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g. orders or inquiries to the person responsible), this website uses SSL or. TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the string “https://” and the lock symbol in your browser bar.

3) Cookies

In order to make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use cookies, which are small text files that are stored on your device. Some of these cookies are automatically deleted after you close the browser (so-called “session cookies”), while some of these cookies remain on your device for a longer period of time and enable you to save page settings (so-called “persistent cookies”). In the latter case, you can find out the storage period in the overview of the cookie settings in your web browser.

If personal data is also processed through individual cookies we use, the processing takes place in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR either to implement the contract, in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR to protect our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website as well as a customer-friendly and effective design of the page visit.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and can decide individually whether to accept them or exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general.

Please note that if you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be restricted.

4) Contact us

When you contact us (e.g. via contact form or email), personal data is collected. Which data is collected when a contact form is used can be seen in the respective contact form. This data is stored and used exclusively for the purpose of answering your request or for contacting you and the associated technical administration.

The legal basis for processing this data is our legitimate interest in answering your request in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. If your contact is aimed at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR. Your data will be deleted after your request has been processed. This is the case if it can be seen from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified and if there are no legal retention obligations to the contrary.

5) Comment function

As part of the comment function on this website, in addition to your comment, information about the time the comment was created and the commenter name you chose are saved and published on this website. Furthermore, your IP address is logged and stored. The IP address is stored for security reasons and in the event that the person concerned violates the rights of third parties or posts illegal content through a comment made. We need your email address in order to contact you if a third party should complain that your published content is illegal.

The legal basis for storing your data is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letters b and f GDPR. We reserve the right to delete comments if they are criticized by third parties as being unlawful.

6) Web analytics services

Google Tag Manager

This website uses “Google Tag Manager”, a service provided by the following provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter: “Google”).

Google Tag Manager provides a technical basis for bundling various web applications, including tracking and analysis services, and calibrating, controlling and attaching conditions to them via a uniform user interface. The Google Tag Manager itself does not store or read any information on user devices. The service also does not carry out any independent data analysis. However, when you access the page, Google Tag Manager will transfer your IP address to Google and, if necessary, store it there. Also a transmission to Google LLC servers. In the USA it is possible.

This processing will only be carried out if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR. Without this consent, Google Tag Manager will not be used during your visit to the site. You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect. To exercise your revocation, please deactivate this service in the “cookie consent tool” provided on the website.

We have concluded an order processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors’ data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

For data transfers to the USA, the provider has joined the EU-US data protection framework (EU-US Data Privacy Framework), which ensures compliance with European data protection levels on the basis of an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

7) Page functionalities

7.1 Vimeo

This website uses plugins to display and play videos from the following provider: Vimeo, LLC, 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA

If you access a page on our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the provider’s servers in order to load the plugin. Certain information, including your IP address, is transmitted to the provider.

If the playback of embedded videos is started via the plugin, the provider also uses cookies to collect information about user behavior, create playback statistics and prevent abusive behavior.

If you are logged into a user account with the provider during your site visit, your data will be assigned directly to your account when you click on a video. If you do not want it to be associated with your account, you must log out before clicking the play button.

All of the aforementioned processing, in particular the setting of cookies to read information on the device used, will only take place if you have given us your express consent to this in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of the GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect by deactivating this service using the “cookie consent tool” provided on the website.

For the transfer of data to the USA, the provider relies on standard contractual clauses from the European Commission, which are intended to ensure compliance with European data protection levels.

7.2 Youtube

This website uses plugins to display and play videos from the following provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland

Data can also be transmitted to: Google LLC., USA

If the playback of embedded videos is started via the plugin, the provider also uses cookies to collect information about user behavior, create playback statistics and prevent abusive behavior.

7.3 Google Maps

This website uses an online map service from the following provider: Google Maps (API) from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”).

Google Maps is a web service for displaying interactive (land) maps to visually display geographical information. By using this service, our location will be displayed to you and any journey will be made easier.

When you access the sub-pages in which the Google Maps map is integrated, information about your use of our website (such as your IP address) is transmitted to Google servers and stored there; this may also result in a transmission to the servers of Google LLC. come to the USA. This occurs regardless of whether Google provides a user account through which you are logged in or whether a user account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be assigned directly to your account. If you do not want your profile to be associated with Google, you must log out before activating the button. Google saves your data (even for users who are not logged in) as usage profiles and evaluates them.

The collection, storage and evaluation are carried out in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the GDPR on the basis of Google’s legitimate interest in displaying personalized advertising, market research and/or the needs-based design of Google websites. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, although you must contact Google to exercise this right. If you do not agree to the future transmission of your data to Google when using Google Maps, you also have the option of completely deactivating the Google Maps web service by turning off the JavaScript application in your browser. Google Maps and therefore the map display on this website cannot then be used.

To the extent legally required, we have obtained your consent for the processing of your data as described above in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect. To exercise your revocation, please follow the option described above for making an objection.

7.4 Google reCAPTCHA

On this website we use the CAPTCHA service of the following provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland

Data can also be transmitted to: Google LLC, USA. For the visual design of the Captcha window, the provider uses “Google Fonts”, i.e. fonts downloaded from the Internet by Google. Further information is processed other than that mentioned above, which is already transmitted to Google via the ReCaptcha functionality it is not here.

The service checks whether an entry is made by a natural person or improperly through machine and automated processing, and blocks spam, DDoS attacks and similar automated malicious access. In order to ensure that an action is carried out by a human and not by an automated bot, the provider collects the IP address of the device used, identification data for the type of browser and operating system used, as well as the date and duration of the visit and sends these to for evaluation Provider server.

The legal basis is our legitimate interest in determining individual personal responsibility on the Internet and avoiding misuse and spam in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

We have concluded an order processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors’ data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

8) Tools and miscellaneous

Cookie consent tool

This website uses a so-called “cookie consent tool” to obtain effective user consent for cookies and cookie-based applications that require consent. The “cookie consent tool” is displayed to users when they access the page in the form of an interactive user interface on which consent can be given for certain cookies and/or cookie-based applications by checking a box. By using the tool, all cookies/services requiring consent are only loaded if the respective user gives their consent by checking the box. This ensures that such cookies are only set on the user’s device if consent has been given.

The tool sets technically necessary cookies to store your cookie preferences. Personal user data is generally not processed here.

If, in individual cases, personal data (such as the IP address) is processed for the purpose of storing, assigning or logging cookie settings, this is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in doing so legally compliant, user-specific and user-friendly consent management for cookies and therefore a legally compliant design of our website.

Another legal basis for processing is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter c GDPR. As those responsible, we are subject to the legal obligation to make the use of cookies that are not technically necessary dependent on the respective user consent.

If necessary, we have concluded an order processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of our site visitors’ data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

Further information about the operator and the setting options for the cookie consent tool can be found directly in the corresponding user interface on our website.

9) Rights of the person concerned

9.1 The applicable data protection law grants you the following data subject rights (rights of information and rights of intervention) vis-à-vis the person responsible for the processing of your personal data, whereby reference is made to the legal basis listed for the respective exercise requirements:

Right to information in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR;
Right to rectification in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR;
Right to deletion in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR;
Right to restriction of processing in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR;
Right to information in accordance with Art. 19 GDPR;
Right to data portability in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR;
Right to revoke consent given in accordance with Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR;
Right to complain in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR.

9.2 RIGHT TO OBJECT

IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA AS PART OF A BALANCE OF INTERESTS BASED ON OUR OVERWHELMING LEGITIMATE INTEREST, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THIS PROCESSING WITH EFFECT FOR THE FUTURE FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION.

IF YOU USE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE AFFECTED DATA. HOWEVER, FURTHER PROCESSING IS RESERVED IF WE CAN PROVE COMPLEX REASONS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT ARE DESIGNED TO BE PROTECTED, WHICH OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTMENT, EXERCISE OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS.

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED BY US FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING. YOU MAY EXERCISE YOUR OPT-OUT AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

IF YOU USE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE AFFECTED DATA FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES.

10) Duration of storage of personal data

The duration of storage of personal data is determined based on the respective legal basis, the purpose of processing and – if relevant – additionally based on the respective legal retention period (e.g. retention periods under commercial and tax law).

When processing personal data on the basis of express consent in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR, the data concerned will be stored until you revoke your consent.

If there are statutory retention periods for data that are processed within the framework of legal or transaction-like obligations on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit and/or we have no legitimate interest in further storage.

When processing personal data on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right to object in accordance with Art. 21 Para demonstrate that the processing outweighs your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

When processing personal data for the purpose of direct advertising on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right to object in accordance with Article 21 Paragraph 2 of the GDPR.

Unless otherwise stated in the other information in this declaration about specific processing situations, stored personal data will be deleted when they are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.