Data protection

1. Data protection at a glance

General information The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can be used to personally identify you. Detailed information on data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.

Data collection on this website Who is responsible for data collection on this website? Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the „Note on the responsible party“ section of this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data? Your data is collected by you providing it to us. This can be data that you enter into a contact form, for example.

Other data is automatically or with your consent collected by our IT systems when you visit the website. These are mainly technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for? Some of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data? You have the right to obtain information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request correction or deletion of this data. If you have given your consent to the processing of your data, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. Furthermore, you have the right to request the restriction of processing your personal data under certain circumstances. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

For these and other questions regarding data protection, you can contact us at any time.

Analysis tools and third-party tools Your surfing behavior can be statistically evaluated when you visit this website. This is done mainly with so-called analysis programs. Detailed information on these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

2. Hosting We host the content of our website with the following provider: Alfahosting The provider is Alfahosting GmbH, Ankerstraße 3b, 06108 Halle (Saale) (hereinafter Alfahosting). When you visit our website, Alfahosting collects various log files, including your IP addresses.

Details can be found in Alfahosting’s privacy policy: https://alfahosting.de/datenschutz/. The use of Alfahosting is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in a reliable presentation of our website. If consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s terminal device (e.g. for device fingerprinting) within the meaning of TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

Data processing agreement We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a legally required contract that ensures that the personal data of our website visitors is processed only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

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General notes 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 data protection declaration. When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to personally identify you. This data protection declaration 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 e-mail) can have security gaps. A complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible. Information about the responsible party (referred to as the „controller“ in the GDPR) The controller for the data processing on this website is: EPD-ECKHOFF GMBH Liebigstraße 7 D 91126 Schwabach Tel. +49 (0)9122 185500 Headquater Fax +49 (0)9122 888808 Headquater Mail support@epd-eckhoff.de Headquater Phone: +49 (0)9122 185500 Email: support@epd-eckhoff.de The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, e-mail addresses, etc.). Storage period Unless a more specific storage period has been specified within this data protection declaration, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a justified request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted, unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, the deletion will take place after these reasons cease to apply. General information on data processing legal basis on this website If you have given your consent to the processing of your personal data, we will process your data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, unless there is a legal basis for processing that is more important than your consent. In the case of an express consent to the transmission of personal data to third countries, the processing is also based on Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have given your consent to the storage of cookies or to access information on your device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), the processing will also take place on the basis of § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. You can revoke your consent at any time. If your data is necessary for the fulfillment of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, the processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if this is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. The processing of data may also be based on our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Information on the relevant legal basis in individual cases is provided in the following sections of this data protection declaration. Note on data transfer to the USA and other third countries We use tools from companies based in the USA or other countries outside the EU that are not safe in terms of data protection. If these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to and processed in these third countries. We would like to point out that in these countries, a level of data protection comparable to that in the EU cannot be guaranteed. For example, US companies are required to disclose personal data to

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Data Collection on this Website Cookies Our website uses so-called „cookies“. Cookies are small data packets that do not cause any damage to your device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or automatic deletion occurs through your web browser.

Cookies can come from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services from third-party companies within websites (e.g. cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies have various functions. Numerous cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies can be used to evaluate user behavior or for advertising purposes.

Cookies that are necessary for the electronic communication process, for providing certain functions requested by you (e.g. for the shopping cart function) or for optimizing the website (e.g. cookies for measuring web audiences) (necessary cookies) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of his services. If consent has been requested for the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG); the consent can be revoked at any time.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting 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 the browser is closed. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

You can find out which cookies and services are used on this website from 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

These data will not be combined with other data sources.

The collection of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of his website – for this purpose, the server log files must be recorded.

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

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO, insofar as your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries directed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO) if this has been requested; the consent can be revoked at any time.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies

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WP Statistics This website uses the analysis tool WP Statistics to statistically evaluate visitor access. The provider is Veronalabs, Tatari 64, 10134, Tallinn, Estonia (https://veronalabs.com). With WP Statistics, we can analyze the use of our website. WP Statistics records log files (IP address, referrer, used browsers, user origin, search engines used) and actions that website visitors have taken on the page (e.g. clicks and views), among other things. The data recorded with WP Statistics is stored exclusively on our own server. The use of this analysis tool is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in anonymously analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both our website and our advertising. If consent has been requested, processing will only be carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s end device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time. IP anonymization We use WP Statistics with anonymized IP. Your IP address is shortened so that it can no longer be directly assigned to you.

6. Plugins and tools Google Maps This site uses the Google Maps map service. The provider is Google Ireland Limited („Google“), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. To use the features of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transmission. If Google Maps is activated, Google may use Google Fonts for the purpose of uniform display of fonts. When you call up Google Maps, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly. The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an attractive presentation of our online offers and an easy findability of the locations we have indicated on the website. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If consent has been requested, processing will only be carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s end device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The consent can be revoked at any time. The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/ and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/sccs/. For more information on how user data is handled, please refer to Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en. Source: https://www.e-recht24.de (Translated by ChatGPT)

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