Privacy

1. Privacy at a glance

General information

The information below provides a basic overview of what happens with your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is any piece of information that can be used to identify you personally. See the Privacy Policy below for detailed information on privacy.

Data collected on our website

Who is responsible for collecting the data on this website?

Data processing on this website is done by the website operator whose contact information is provided in the Legal Disclosures section of this website.

How do we collect your data?

One of the ways in which we collect your data is when you provide it to us, for example, when you enter data in a contact form.

Other data is automatically collected by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is primarily technical data (concerning your web browser, operating system, time of page view, etc.). This data is automatically collected as soon as you enter our website.

For what purposes do we use your data?

Some of the data is collected to ensure the website runs without errors. Other data can be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to obtain information, free of charge and at any time, regarding the source and recipients of your stored personal data and the purposes for its storage. You also have a right to request the rectification, restriction from processing, and erasure of this data. Feel free to contact us at any time under the address stated in the Legal Disclosures section of our website if you have additional questions related to privacy. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

Analytics and third-party tools

When you visit our website, your browsing behavior can be statistically evaluated, which is primarily done through the use of cookies and analytics software. Your browsing behavior is generally analyzed in an anonymous form, which means that it is not possible to identify you from this data. You can object to the analysis or prevent it by avoiding the use of certain tools. See the Privacy Policy below for detailed information.

You can object to this analysis. We will provide you with information on how to object in this Privacy Policy.

2. General and mandatory information

Privacy

The protection of your personal data is very important to us. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with data protection laws and the terms of this Privacy Policy.

We collect various types of personal data when you use this website. Personal data is any piece of information that can be used to identify you personally. This Privacy Policy outlines what data we collect and the purposes for which we use this data, as well as the manner and purposes of collection and usage.

Please note that there is no complete security when it comes to data transmissions over the Internet (such as email communications). It is impossible to completely protect data from third-party access.

Data controller information

The data controller for this website is:

Industrie Elektronik Brilon GmbH
Almerfeldweg 40
59929 Brilon Germany

Phone: +49 (0)2961 9607-0
Email: info@ieb.de

Data protection officer contact information:

Benjamin Richter

Datenschutz@ieb.de

Phone: +49 (0)2972 96396-12

The controller is the natural or legal person who solely or jointly determines the purposes of and means for processing personal data (names, email addresses, etc.).

Withdrawing your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can withdraw previously granted consent at any time. All you need to do is send us an informal message by email. This does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before the withdrawal.

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority

The data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority in case of data protection law violations. The competent supervisory authority for data protection issues is the state data protection officer of the German 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/EN/Service/Anschriften/Laender/Laender-node.html.

Right to data portability

You have the right to receive data – i.e., data that we process by automated means on the basis of your consent or in performance of a contract – in a commonly used, machine-readable format and to have this data sent to a third party. If you demand that we transmit the data directly to another controller, we will only do so if it is technically feasible.

SSL or TLS encryption

This site utilizes SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential information, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator. TLS-Verschlüsselung. tell that the connection is encrypted by the fact that the browser address line changes from “http://” to “https://” and the browser bar shows the lock icon.

If SSL or TLS encryption is enabled, data you send us cannot be read by third parties.

Access, restriction, erasure

Within the framework of applicable laws, you have the right to obtain, free of charge and at any time, information regarding your stored personal data, the source and recipients thereof, and the purposes for which the data is processed, and you also have the right to have this data rectified, restricted from processing, and erased. Feel free to contact us at any time under the address stated in the Legal Disclosures section of our website if you have additional questions related to personal data.

3. Data collected on our website

Cookies

Our website utilizes “cookies” to a certain extent. Cookies are harmless for your computer, and do not contain viruses. They serve to make our website more user-friendly, efficient, and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.

Most cookies we employ are “session cookies.” They are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognize your browser upon your next visit.

You can configure your browser to notify you when cookies are being placed and decide whether to accept them on an individual basis or in certain cases, to block cookies in general or automatically delete them upon closing your browser. Not accepting cookies may limit the functionality of our website.

Cookies required for electronic communications or to provide certain functions that you wish to utilize (such as the shopping cart function) are saved on the legal basis of Art. 6(1) f) GDPR. 1 lit. f DSGVO gespeichert. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies in order to provide optimized services free of technical errors. The storing of other cookies (such as cookies for analyzing your browsing behavior) is addressed separately in this Privacy Policy.

Server log files

The website provider automatically collects and stores data automatically transmitted to us by your browser in what are known as “server log files”. This data includes:

  • Browser type and version
  • Operating system used
  • Referrer URL
  • Host name of accessing computer
  • Server request time
  • IP address

This data is not compiled together with other data from other sources.

The basis of data processing is Art. 6(1) f) GDPR, 1 lit. pursuant to which data processing is permitted for the performance of a contract or in order to take steps prior to entering into a contract.

Contact form

When you send us an inquiry using the contact form, we store the information you provide in the contact form, including the contact data you provide there, for the purpose of processing the inquiry and for any follow-up questions. We will not share this data without your consent.

The data entered into the contact form is processed exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1) a) GDPR). You may withdraw this consent at any time. All you need to do is send us an informal message by email. This does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before the withdrawal.

We retain the data you have entered in the contact form until you request its erasure, withdraw consent to its storage, or the purpose for which data is stored no longer applies (for example, when your inquiry has been resolved). This is without prejudice to mandatory retention periods and other statutory requirements.

4. Plug-ins and tools

Google Web Fonts

This website uses “web fonts” provided by Google for the uniform display of fonts. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into its browser cache in order to correctly display text and fonts.

For this purpose, the browser you use must connect to Google’s servers. This lets Google know that our website was accessed from your IP address. Google Web Fonts is utilized in the interest of uniformly and attractively presenting our online content. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1) f) GDPR. 1 lit. f DSGVO dar.

If your browser does not support web fonts, a default font from your computer is used.

You can find more information about Google Web Fonts at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

Google Maps

This website uses Google Maps through an API. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Using the functionality of Google Maps requires storage of your IP address. This information is generally transmitted to and truncated by Google on a server in the United States. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transmission.

We use Google Maps to present our online content in an appealing fashion and to make it easy to find the locations stated on our website. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1) f) GDPR. 1 lit. f DSGVO dar.

You can find more information on how user data is handled in Google’s Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy.