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1. Data protection at a glance

General information

Sigmund Lindner GmbH
Oberwarmensteinacher Straße 38
95485 Warmensteinach

Analytics tools and third-party tools

When you visit our website, your surfing behaviour may be statistically evaluated. This is mainly done using cookies and so-called analysis programmes. The analysis of your surfing behaviour is usually anonymous; your surfing behaviour cannot be traced back to you. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. For details, please refer to our privacy policy under the heading ‘Third-party modules and analysis tools’.

You may object to this analysis. We will inform you about the options for objection in this privacy policy.

2. General information and mandatory information

Data protection

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various pieces of personal data are collected. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by email) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Information about the responsible body

The responsible body for data processing on this website is:

Sigmund Lindner GmbH
Oberwarmensteinacher Straße 38
95485 Warmensteinach

Phone: +49 92779940

Email: sili@sili.eu

The responsible body is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g. names, e-mail addresses or similar).

Withdrawal of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke your consent at any time. To do so, simply send us an informal email. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority

In the event of violations of data protection laws, the affected party has the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. The competent supervisory authority for data protection issues is the state data protection officer of the federal state in which our company is based. A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found at the following link:

https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

SSL or TLS encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or enquiries that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from ‘http://’ to ‘https://’ and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Objection to advertising emails

We hereby object to the use of contact data published within the scope of the imprint obligation for the purpose of sending unsolicited advertising and information materials. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited sending of advertising information, for example through spam emails.

3. Data protection officer

Legally required data protection officer

We have appointed a data protection officer for our company.

Sigmund Lindner GmbH
Michael Dressler
Oberwarmensteinacher Straße 38
95485 Warmensteinach

Phone: +49 927799459

Email: datenschutz@sili.eu

Email: datenschutz@sili.eu

4. Data collection on our website

Cookies

Some of the websites use cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our website more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called ‘session cookies’. They are automatically deleted after the end of your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognise your browser when you next visit.

You can configure your browser to inform you about the use of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

Cookies that are necessary for the electronic communication process or for the provision of certain functions you have requested (e.g. shopping basket function) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimised provision of its services. If other cookies (e.g. cookies for analysing your surfing behaviour) are stored, these are treated separately in this privacy policy.

Server log files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

  • Browser type and browser version
  • Operating system used
  • Referrer URL
  • Host name of the accessing computer
  • Time of the server request
  • IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources.

The basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfilment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.

Contact form

If you send us enquiries via the contact form, your details from the enquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the enquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

The data entered in the contact form will therefore be processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time. To do so, simply send us an informal email. The legality of the data processing operations carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for which it was collected no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

5. Analysis tools and advertising

5.1 Google Analytics

This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Google Analytics uses so-called ‘cookies’. These are text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

Google Analytics cookies are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analysing user behaviour in order to optimise both its website and its advertising.

IP anonymisation

We have activated the IP anonymisation function on this website. This means that your IP address will be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide 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 is not merged with other Google data.

Browser plugin

You can prevent cookies from being stored by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser software; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link:

https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

Objection to data collection

You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set to prevent your data from being collected on future visits to this website:

Disable Google Analytics

For more information on how Google Analytics handles user data, please refer to Google’s privacy policy:

https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de

Order data processing

We have entered into a contract with Google for data processing and fully comply with the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.

Demographic characteristics in Google Analytics

This website uses the ‘demographic characteristics’ feature of Google Analytics. This allows reports to be generated that contain information about the age, gender and interests of website visitors. This data comes from interest-based advertising from Google and visitor data from third-party providers. This data cannot be attributed to a specific individual. You can disable this feature at any time via the ad settings in your Google account or generally prohibit the collection of your data by Google Analytics as described in the section ‘Objection to data collection’.

5.2 DoubleClick

Doubleclick by Google is a service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (‘Google’). Doubleclick by Google uses cookies to present advertisements that are relevant to you. Your browser is assigned a pseudonymous identification number (ID) to check which ads have been displayed in your browser and which ads have been accessed. The cookies do not contain any personal information. The use of DoubleClick cookies enables Google and its partner websites to display ads based on previous visits to our website or other websites on the Internet. The information generated by the cookies is transferred to a server in the USA for evaluation and stored there. Google will only transfer the data to third parties if required by law or for the purpose of processing orders. Under no circumstances will Google combine your data with other data collected by Google.

By using our websites, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google and the manner of data processing described above, as well as the purpose specified. You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of our websites to their full extent. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookies and related to your use of the websites and from processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link under the item DoubleClick deactivation extension. Alternatively, you can deactivate the Doubleclick cookies on the Digital Advertising Alliance website at the following link.

6. Pipedrive

We use Pipedrive as our CRM tool for processing and storing contact data.

When you contact us (via the contact form or email), the user’s details are processed for the purpose of handling the contact request and its processing in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR.

In order to process and respond to your enquiries and messages as quickly as possible, we use contact forms from our customer relationship management tool (‘CRM tool’) Pipedrive. The data transmitted when filling out the form is sent to Pipedrive and stored there on Pipedrive’s servers. We use the CRM system Pipedrive from the provider Pipedrive OÜ on the basis of our legitimate interests (efficient and fast processing of user enquiries, existing customer management, new customer business), a limited liability company under Estonian law (EU) with its registered office at Paldiski mnt 80, Tallinn, 10617, Estonia, registered in the Estonian Commercial Register under code 11958539. You can access Pipedrive’s privacy policy here: https://www.pipedrive.com/en/privacy.

7. Plugins and tools

YouTube

Our website uses plugins from the Google-operated YouTube site. The operator of the site is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA.

When you visit one of our pages equipped with a YouTube plugin, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. This tells the YouTube server which of our pages you have visited.

If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to associate your browsing behaviour directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

The use of YouTube is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offer. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

Further information on the handling of user data can be found in YouTube’s privacy policy at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy