Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting our website and your interest in our company. In this Privacy Policy, we wish to inform you about the personal data that we process during your visit to our website and about your rights. For definitions of terms used in this Privacy Policy, please refer to Article 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. This includes, for example, your name, address and communication data or your email address.

Processing means any operation or set of operations performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

Data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller of the processing.

Controller means the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

1. Name and address of the controller

HAHN Gasfedern GmbH

Waldstrasse 39-43

73773 Aichwald

Tel: +49 711 936 705 – 0

Email: info@hahn-gasfedern.de

2. Data Protection Officer

You can contact our Data Protection Officer by email at datenschutz@hahn-gasfedern.de or using our postal address with the addition “der Datenschutzbeauftragte”.

3. Processing of personal data

3.1. Visit to our website

3.1.1. Scope of data processing

When you visit our website, certain data is transmitted to our web server by your browser for technical reasons. The transmission involves the following data (so-called server log files):

IP address
date and time of the request
time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
content of the request (specific page)
operating system and its access status / HTTP status code
data volume transferred
website from which the request originates ("referrer URL")
browser, language and version of the browser software
retrieved files

This data is not stored together with any other personal data of the user.

3.1.2. Purpose of data processing

The temporary storage of the user's IP address by our web server is necessary for technical reasons to ensure that the website can be displayed. For this purpose, the user's IP address must be stored for the duration of the session.

The aforementioned data is stored in the log files to ensure the functionality of our website. This data is also used to optimise our website and to guarantee the security of our information technology systems (e.g. for attack detection). In this context, no data is evaluated for marketing purposes.

3.1.3. Legal basis for data processing

The temporary storage of this data and the log files is based on Article 6 (1) (f) of the GDPR. Our legitimate interest consists in the operation and ensuring the security of our website.

3.1.4. Duration of storage

The aforementioned data is erased as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. Where data is collected for the provision of the website, this is the case when the respective session has ended. In respect of the data stored in the log files, this is the case after a maximum of seven days. Storage beyond this period is possible if the data is required (e.g. investigation of attacks, acts of abuse or fraud). Data the further storage of which is necessary for evidence purposes is excluded from erasure until the respective incident has been finally clarified.

3.1.5. Option to object and erase data

The collection of data for the provision of the website and the storage of data in log files is essential for the operation of our website due to technical reasons. You therefore have no option to object.

3.2. Contact

3.2.1. Contact form

3.2.1.1. Scope of data processing

You can contact us using our contact form. In this case, we will process the following data relating to you: name, email address and message text.

3.2.1.2. Purpose of data processing

We process your personal data in order to handle your request.

3.2.1.3. Legal basis for data processing

The processing of personal data transmitted in the course of sending a contact request is based on Article 6 (1) (f) of the GDPR (our legitimate interest as the controller). If the purpose of contacting us is to conclude a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Article 6 (1) (b) of the GDPR (performance of a contract).

3.2.1.4. Recipients of the data

Your personal data will be transmitted to the in-house departments responsible for processing your request (e.g. sales).

3.2.1.5. Data transfer to a third country

Your personal data will be transmitted to our branch in the USA in order to process your contact request. This is done for the purpose of contract performance or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures (Article 49 (1) (b) of the GDPR).

3.2.1.6. Duration of storage

The data transmitted to us is erased as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. In respect of the personal data from the input mask of the contact form, this is the case when the respective conversation with the user has ended and it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been finally clarified and no statutory retention obligations apply.

3.2.1.7. Option to object and erase data

You can revoke your consent to the processing of your personal data at any time. The conversation can then no longer be continued. Please send your revocation to info@hahn-gasfedern.de. If this is the case, all personal data stored in the course of contacting us will be erased, unless statutory retention obligations apply.

3.2.2. Contact by email

3.2.2.1. Scope of data processing

You can contact us via our email address. In this case, we will store your personal data transmitted together with the request.

3.2.2.2. Purpose of data processing

We process your personal data in order to handle your request.

3.2.2.3. Legal basis for data processing

The processing of personal data transmitted in the course of sending an email is based on Article 6 (1) (f) of the GDPR (our legitimate interest as the controller). If the purpose of contacting us is to conclude a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Article 6 (1) (b) of the GDPR (performance of a contract).

3.2.2.4. Recipients of the data

Your personal data will be transmitted to our in-house departments responsible for processing your request (e.g. sales).

3.2.2.5. Data transfer to a third country

3.2.2.6. Duration of storage

The data transmitted to us is erased as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. In respect of the personal data transmitted by email, this is the case when the respective conversation with the user has ended and it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been finally clarified and no statutory retention obligations apply.

3.2.2.7. Option to object and erase data

3.2.3. Contact by telephone

3.2.3.1. Scope of data processing

If you contact us by phone, we will process the data you have provided (name, telephone number, your company, possibly email address and your request) in order to process your contact request and answer your questions.

3.2.3.2. Purpose of data processing

We process your personal data in order to handle your request and to provide you with the information you require.

3.2.3.3. Legal basis for the processing

The processing of personal data transmitted in the course of a telephone conversation is based on Article 6 (1) (f) of the GDPR (our legitimate interest as the controller). Our legitimate interest consists in handling your request. If the purpose of contacting us by telephone is to conclude a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Article 6 (1) (b) of the GDPR (performance of a contract).

3.2.3.4. Recipients of the data

Your personal data will be transmitted to our in-house departments responsible for processing your request (e.g. accounting, sales).

3.2.3.5. Data transfer to a third country

3.2.3.6. Duration of storage

We erase personal data as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected, or we restrict its processing where statutory retention obligations apply. In respect of the personal data that you have provided to us by telephone, this is the case when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question or the request has been finally clarified.

3.2.3.7. Option to object and erase data

4. Data security

We implement technical, contractual and organisational measures to ensure the security of data processing in accordance with the state of the art. By taking such measures, we ensure that the provisions of the data protection laws, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation, are observed and that the data processed by us is protected against destruction, loss, modification and unauthorised access. These security measures also include the encrypted transmission of data between your browser and our servers. Please note that SSL encryption is only activated for transmissions over the Internet if the key symbol is displayed in your browser window and the address begins with https://. SSL (Secure Socket Layer) uses encryption technology to protect data transmission against illegal data access by third parties. If this option is not available, you may also choose not to send certain data over the Internet.

Our web server is operated in the European Union.

5. Transfer of data to third parties and third-party providers

A transfer of data to third parties will only take place within the framework of the legal requirements. We will only transfer your personal data to third parties if you have given your consent (Article 6 (1) (a) of the GDPR), if this is necessary for contractual purposes (Article 6 (1) (b) of the GDPR) or where we have a legitimate interest in the economic and effective operation of our company (Article 6 (1) (f) of the GDPR).

We use service providers for the operation and hosting of our web server within the framework of order processing in accordance with data protection requirements. We have taken suitable legal precautions as well as appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure the protection of personal data in compliance with the relevant legal regulations.

6. Your rights

If we process your personal data, you are a data subject within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and, with regard to your personal data, may exercise the following rights in your legal relationship with us:

right of access (Article 15 of the GDPR)
right to rectification (Article 16 of the GDPR)
right to erasure (Article 17 of the GDPR)
right to restriction of processing (Article 18 of the GDPR),
right to data portability (Article 20 of the GDPR)
right to object to processing (Article 21 of the GDPR)

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority (Article 77 of the GDPR). You can find an overview of the German supervisory authorities at https://www.datenschutzkonferenz-online.de/datenschutzaufsichtsbehoerden.html

The supervisory authority responsible for Hahn Gasfedern GmbH’s location is

The Baden-Württemberg State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information

PO Box 10 29 32

D-70025 Stuttgart

Tel: 0711/615541

7. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy in order to adapt it to changed legal circumstances or to changes in the service and data processing. However, this shall only apply to our policies regarding data processing. If the consent of the user is required or components of the Privacy Policy contain provisions governing the contractual relationship with the users, the changes will only be made with the consent of the user.

Please consult this Privacy Policy on a regular basis to check for any changes to its content.

This Privacy Policy was last updated on 01/08/2021.