Privacy Policy | C-TEC Systemtechnik GmbH

This page is an English translation provided for your convenience. The German original (Datenschutzerklärung) is the legally binding version.

I. Name and Address of the Controller

The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), other national data protection laws of the member states, and other data protection provisions is:

C‑TEC Systemtechnik GmbH
Products and services for materials testing
Zum Lonnenhohl 10
D‑44319 Dortmund, Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 231 92 73 40‑0
Fax: +49 (0) 231 92 73 40‑15
Email: info@c-tec-ndt.de
Managing Directors: Lars Barkowski, Gilbert Barkowski

II. Name and Address of the Data Protection Officer

The data protection officer of the controller is:

III. General Information on Data Processing

1. Scope of Processing of Personal Data

We generally only process personal data of our users to the extent necessary to provide a functioning website and our content and services. Processing of personal data of our users regularly takes place only with the user's consent. An exception applies in cases where prior consent cannot be obtained for factual reasons and 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.

For the processing of personal data required to perform 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 required to carry out pre-contractual measures.

Insofar as processing of personal data is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation to which our company is subject, Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR serves as the legal basis.

Should vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require processing of personal data, Art. 6(1)(d) GDPR serves as the legal basis.

If processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, and the interests, 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. Data Erasure and Storage Duration

The personal data of the data subject will be erased or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage ceases to apply. Storage may continue beyond this if provided for by European or national legislators in EU regulations, laws or other provisions to which the controller is subject. Data will also be blocked or erased if a storage period prescribed by the aforementioned standards expires, unless further storage 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 device.

The following data is collected in this process:

Information about the browser type and 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 reached our website
Websites accessed by the user's system via our website

This data is also stored in the log files of our system. The user's IP addresses or other data enabling the data to be attributed to a specific user are not stored together with this data. 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.

4. Duration of Storage

Data is erased as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. In the case of data collected for the provision of the website, this is the case when the respective session has ended.

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 mandatory for the operation of the website. Consequently, there is no possibility for users to object to this.

VI. Use of Cookies

a) Description and Scope of Data Processing

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored in, or by, the internet browser on the user's computer system. When a user visits 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 visited again.

We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Some elements of our website require the accessing browser to be identifiable even after a page change.

The following data is stored and transmitted in the cookies: banner settings.

If technically non-essential cookies are used in addition, we also use cookies on our website that enable an analysis of users' browsing behaviour. This allows banner display settings to be transmitted.

The user data collected in this way is pseudonymised through technical measures. It is therefore no longer possible to attribute the data to the accessing user. The data is not stored together with other personal data of the user.

When our website is accessed, users are informed about the use of cookies for analysis purposes via an information banner and referred to this privacy policy. In this context, users are also informed how the storage of cookies can be prevented in the browser settings.

b) Legal Basis for Data Processing

The legal basis for the processing of personal data through the use of cookies is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

c) 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 for the browser to be recognised even after a page change.

User data collected through technically necessary cookies is not used to create user profiles.

Analytics cookies are used for the purpose of improving the quality of our website and its content. Through analytics cookies, we learn how the website is used and can thus continuously optimise our offering. Our legitimate interest in processing personal data pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR also lies in these purposes.

e) Duration of Storage, Right to Object and Removal

Cookies are stored on the user's computer and transmitted from it to our site. As a user, you therefore have full control over the use of cookies. By changing the settings in your internet browser, you can disable or restrict the transmission of cookies. Cookies already stored can be deleted at any time. This can also be done automatically. If cookies are disabled for our website, it may not be possible to use all functions of the website to their full extent.

IX. Contact Form and Email Contact

1. Description and Scope of Data Processing

Our website features a contact form that can be used to contact us electronically. If a user makes use of this option, the data entered in the input form is transmitted to us and stored. This data comprises:

Name
Email address
Message entered

At the time the message is sent, the following data is also stored: the user's IP address as well as the date and time of sending.

Your consent is obtained for the processing of this data in the course of the submission process, and reference is made to this privacy policy.

Alternatively, contact can be made via the email address provided. In this case, the user's personal data transmitted with the email is stored.

In this context, the data is not passed on to third parties. The data is used exclusively for processing the conversation.

2. Legal Basis for Data Processing

Where the user's consent is obtained, the legal basis for the processing of the data is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

The legal basis for processing data transmitted in the course of sending an email is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If the email contact aims at the conclusion of a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

3. Purpose of Data Processing

The processing of personal data from the input form serves solely to process 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. Duration of Storage

Data is erased as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. For personal data from the contact form's input form and data sent by email, this is the case when the respective conversation with the user has ended. The conversation is deemed ended when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified.

Personal data collected additionally during the submission process is erased no later than seven days thereafter.

5. Right to Object and Removal

Users may revoke their consent to the processing of personal data at any time. If a user contacts us by email, they may object at any time to the storage of their personal data. In such a case, the conversation cannot be continued.

You may notify us of the revocation of consent or the objection to storage by email or telephone.

All personal data stored in the course of the contact request will be erased in such a case.

X. Web Analytics via Google Analytics

1. Scope of Processing of Personal Data

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies", 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 generally transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the USA. Due to the activation of IP anonymisation on this website, however, your IP address is first shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity, and provide the website operator with further services related to website and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data.

2. Legal Basis for the Processing of Personal Data

The legal basis for the processing of users' personal data is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

3. Purpose of Data Processing

The processing of users' personal data enables us to analyse the browsing behaviour of our users. By evaluating the data obtained, we are able to compile information on the use of individual components of our website. This helps us to continuously improve our website and its user-friendliness. Our legitimate interest in processing the data pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR also lies in these purposes. The anonymisation of the IP address adequately accounts for users' interest in the protection of their personal data.

4. Duration of Storage

Data is erased as soon as it is no longer needed for our record-keeping purposes. In our case, this occurs after 26 months.

5. Right to Object and Removal

You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google, as well as the processing of this data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available for this purpose, or by opting out of tracking by Google Analytics on our pages via an opt-out cookie. If the user deletes the corresponding cookie from their own system in the meantime, they must set the opt-out cookie again.

XI. Use of Web Fonts

This website uses external fonts, Google Fonts. Google Fonts is a service of Google Inc. ("Google"). These web fonts are integrated by means of a server call, typically to a Google server in the USA. This transmits to the server which of our web pages you have visited. The IP address of the browser of the visiting device is also stored by Google.

Further information can be found in Google's privacy notices.

XII. Integration of Third-Party Services and Content

It is possible that third-party content, such as videos from YouTube, maps from Google Maps, RSS feeds or graphics from other websites, may be embedded on our website. This always presupposes that the providers of this content perceive your IP address, since they could not send the content to your browser without it. The IP address is therefore necessary for the display of this content. We endeavour to use only such content whose respective providers use the IP address solely to deliver the content.

In particular, maps from the third-party provider Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, are used within this website. Google Inc.'s privacy policy can be found at https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, and opt-out options for Google's data usage at https://www.google.com/settings/ads/.

XIII. Rights of the Data Subject

If personal data concerning you is processed, you are a data subject within the meaning of the GDPR and you have the following rights against 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, and, where applicable, request information on the purposes of processing, categories of data, recipients, planned storage duration, your rights and the origin of the data.

2. Right to Rectification

You have the right to rectification and/or completion vis-à-vis the controller if the personal data processed concerning you is inaccurate or incomplete.

3. Right to Restriction of Processing

Under certain statutory conditions (e.g. disputed accuracy, unlawful processing, objection), you may demand restriction of the processing of your personal data.

4. Right to Erasure

You may demand that the controller erase your personal data without delay, provided one of the statutory grounds for erasure (Art. 17 GDPR) applies. Exceptions exist, among other things, for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression, for the fulfilment of a legal obligation, or for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims.

5. Right to Notification

If you have exercised your right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing, we are obliged to notify all recipients to whom the data was disclosed, unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort.

6. Right to Data Portability

You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and to transmit it to another controller, provided processing is based on consent or a contract and is carried out by automated means.

7. Right to Object

You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of your personal data based on Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions and to direct marketing.

8. Right to Withdraw Data Protection Consent

You have the right to withdraw your data protection consent at any time. The withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out prior to the 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, unless otherwise permitted by law.

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 the place of the alleged infringement, if you consider that the processing of your personal data infringes the GDPR.

XIV. Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy from time to time so that it always complies with current legal requirements, or to reflect changes to our services in the privacy policy, e.g. when new services are introduced. The new privacy policy will then apply on your next visit.