Data privacy
I. Name and address of the data controller
The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation and other national data protection laws of the Member States as well as other data protection provisions is:
Bültel Bekleidungswerke GmbH
Rheiner Straße 28
48499 Salzbergen
Germany
Phone +49 (0) 5976 270
Fax +49 (0) 5976 27211
II. Contact details of the data protection officer
The controller's data protection officer can be contacted at: datenschutz(at)bueltel.com
III. General information on data processing
1. Scope of the processing of personal data
As a matter of principle, we collect and use personal data of our users only to the extent necessary to provide a functional website and our content and services. The collection and use of our users' personal data generally takes place only with the user's consent. An exception applies in cases where obtaining prior consent is not possible for factual reasons and the processing of the data is permitted by statutory provisions.
2. Legal basis for the processing of personal data
Where we obtain the consent of the data subject for processing operations involving personal data, Art. 6(1)(a) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) serves as the legal basis. Where the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party, Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR serves as the legal basis. This also applies to processing operations necessary to take steps prior to entering into a contract. Where the processing of personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which our company is subject, Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR serves as the legal basis. Where the processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by our company or by a third party, and the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not override the former interest, Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR serves as the legal basis for the processing.
3. Erasure of data and storage period
The personal data of the data subject will be erased or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage no longer applies. Data may also be stored beyond this if this has been provided for by the European or national legislator in Union regulations, laws or other provisions to which the controller is subject. The data will also be blocked or erased when a storage period prescribed by the aforementioned provisions expires, unless further storage of the data is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract.
IV. Provision of the website and creation of log-files
1. Description and scope of data processing
Each time our website is accessed, our system automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the accessing computer. The following data is collected in this process:
• Information about the browser type and the version used
• The user's operating system
• The user's internet service provider
• The user's IP address
• Date and time of access
• Websites from which the user's system reaches our website
• Websites accessed by the user's system via our website
This data is also stored in the log files of our system. This data is not stored together with other personal data of the user.
2. Legal basis for data processing
The legal basis for the temporary storage of the data is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
3. Purpose of data processing
The temporary storage of the IP address by the system is necessary to enable delivery of the website to the user's computer. For this purpose, the user's IP address must remain stored for the duration of the session. Storage in log files takes place to ensure the functionality of the website. In addition, we use the data to optimise the website and to ensure the security of our information technology systems. The data is not analysed for marketing purposes in this context. These purposes also constitute our legitimate interest in the data processing pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
4. Storage period
The data will be erased as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. Where data is collected to provide the website, this is the case when the respective session has ended. Where data is stored in log files, this is the case after seven days at the latest. Storage beyond this period is possible. In this case, the users' IP addresses are deleted or anonymised so that it is no longer possible to identify the accessing client.
5. Right to object and removal
The collection of data for the provision of the website and the storage of data in log files is essential for the operation of the website. Consequently, the user has no option to object.
V. Use of cookies
1. Description and scope of data processing
Our website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored in the internet browser or by the internet browser on the 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 of characters that enables the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is accessed again. To make our website more user-friendly, some elements require that the accessing browser and the language settings can be identified even after a page change. A technical cookie is set for this purpose.
2. Legal basis for data processing
The legal basis for the processing of personal data using technically necessary cookies is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
3. Purpose of data processing
The purpose of using technically necessary cookies is to simplify the use of websites for users. 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.
4. Storage period, right to object and removal
Cookies are stored on the user's computer and transmitted from it to our website. As a user, you therefore have full control over the use of cookies. By changing the settings in your internet browser, you can deactivate 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 to their full extent.
VI. Contact form and email contact
1. Description and scope of data processing
Our website contains a contact form that can be used to contact us electronically. If a user takes advantage of this option, the data entered in the input mask is transmitted to us and stored. This data is:
• Message
• Email address
• Date and time of registration
Your consent to the processing of the data is obtained as part of the submission process, and reference is made to this privacy policy. Alternatively, you can contact us via the email address provided. In this case, the user's personal data transmitted with the email will be stored. In this context, the data is not disclosed to third parties. The data is used exclusively for processing the conversation.
2. Legal basis for data processing
The legal basis for the processing of the data is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If the email contact is aimed at the conclusion of a contract, Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR is an additional legal basis for the processing.
3. Purpose of data processing
We process the personal data from the input mask solely to handle the contact request. In the case of contact by email, this also constitutes the necessary legitimate interest in processing the data. The other personal data processed during the submission process serves to prevent misuse of the contact form and to ensure the security of our information technology systems.
4. Storage period
The data will be erased as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. For the personal data from the input mask of the contact form and the data sent by email, this is the case when the respective conversation with the user has ended. The conversation has ended when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively resolved. The additional personal data collected during the submission process will be erased after a period of seven days at the latest.
5. Right to object and removal
The user may withdraw their consent to the processing of personal data at any time. If the user contacts us by email, they may object to the storage of their personal data at any time. In such a case, the conversation cannot be continued. Consent may be withdrawn and objection to storage may be raised in writing using the contact details under I. In this case, all personal data stored in the course of contacting us will be erased.
VII. Rights of the data subject
If your personal data is processed, you are a data subject within the meaning of the GDPR and you have the following rights vis-à-vis the controller:
1. Right of access
You may request confirmation from the controller as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed by us.
Where such processing is taking place, you may request access to the following information from the controller:
• the purposes for which the personal data is processed
• the categories of personal data being processed
• the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data concerning you has been or will be disclosed
• the envisaged period for which the personal data concerning you will be stored or, if specific information on 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 you, the right to request restriction of processing by the controller, or the right to object to such processing
• the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
• any available information as to the source of the data, where the personal data is not collected from the data subject;
• the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Art. 22(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
You have the right to request information as to whether the personal data concerning you is transferred to a third country or to an international organisation. In this context, you may request to be informed of the appropriate safeguards pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR relating to the transfer.
2. Right to rectification
You have the right to obtain from the controller the rectification and/or completion of personal data concerning you if the processed personal data is inaccurate or incomplete. The controller shall carry out the rectification without undue delay.
3. Right to restriction of processing
You may request the restriction of processing of the personal data concerning you under the following conditions:
• if you contest the accuracy of the personal data concerning you, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data
• the processing is unlawful and you oppose the erasure of the personal data and request the restriction of their use instead
• the controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but you require it for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, or
• if you have objected to processing pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR and it has not yet been determined whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override your grounds
Where processing of the personal data concerning you has been restricted, such data may, with the exception of storage, only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the Union or of a Member State. If processing has been restricted in accordance with the above conditions, you will be informed by the controller before the restriction is lifted.
4. Right to erasure
a) Obligation to erase
You may request the controller to erase the personal data concerning you without undue delay, and the controller is obliged to erase such data without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies:
• The personal data concerning you is no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.
• You withdraw your consent on which the processing was based pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR, and there is no other legal ground for the processing.
• You object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or you object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21(2) GDPR.
• The personal data concerning you has been processed unlawfully.
• The personal data concerning you must be erased for compliance with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
• The personal data concerning you has been collected in relation to the offer of information society services referred to in Art. 8(1) GDPR.
b) Information to third parties
Where the controller has made the personal data concerning you public and is obliged pursuant to Art. 17(1) GDPR to erase it, the controller, taking account of available technology and the cost of implementation, shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform controllers which are processing the personal data that you, as the data subject, have requested the erasure by them of any links to, or copies or replications of, that personal data.
c) Exceptions
The right to erasure shall not apply to the extent that processing is necessary
• for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information
• for compliance with a legal obligation which requires processing by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject, or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller
• for reasons of public interest in the area of public health in accordance with Art. 9(2)(h) and (i) as well as Art. 9(3) GDPR
• for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes in accordance with Art. 89(1) GDPR, in so far as the right referred to in section a) is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of the objectives of that processing, or
• for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims
5. Right to notification
If you have asserted the right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing against the controller, the controller is obliged to communicate this rectification or erasure of the data or restriction of processing to each recipient to whom the personal data concerning you has been disclosed, unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort. You have the right to be informed about those recipients by the controller.
6. Right to data portability
You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to the controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. You also have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data has been provided, where
• the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, and
• the processing is carried out by automated means.
In exercising this right, you also have the right to have the personal data concerning you transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible. This must not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others. The right to data portability shall not apply to processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.
7. Right to object
You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning you which is based on Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR, including profiling based on those provisions.
The controller shall no longer process the personal data concerning you unless it demonstrates compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
Where personal data concerning you is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning you for such marketing, which includes profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing.
If you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data concerning you will no longer be processed for such purposes.
In the context of the use of information society services, and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, you may exercise your right to object by automated means using technical specifications.
8. Right to withdraw consent under data protection law
You have the right to withdraw your declaration of consent under data protection law at any time. The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
9. Automated individual decision-making, including profiling
You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you. This does not apply if the decision
• is necessary for entering into, or performance of, a contract between you and the controller,
• is based on your explicit consent, or
• is authorised by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms and legitimate interests.
However, these decisions must not be based on special categories of personal data referred to in Art. 9(1) GDPR, unless Art. 9(2)(a) or (g) GDPR applies and suitable measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms and legitimate interests are in place. In the cases referred to in the first two points above, the controller shall implement suitable measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express your point of view and to contest the decision.
10. Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement, if you consider that the processing of personal data concerning you infringes the GDPR. The supervisory authority with which the complaint has been lodged shall inform the complainant on the progress and the outcome of the complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy pursuant to Art. 78 GDPR.