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We highly value the protection of your data and the safeguarding of your privacy. Below, we inform you about the collection and use of personal data when using our website.

Privacy Policy

Unless stated otherwise below, the provision of your personal data is neither legally nor contractually required, nor is it necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the data. Failure to provide it will have no consequences. This applies only as long as no other indication is made in the subsequent processing operations.

"Personal data" means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Server Log Files

You can visit our website without providing any personal information.

Each time you access our website, usage data is transmitted to us or our web host/IT service provider by your internet browser and stored in log data (so-called server log files). This stored data includes, for example, the name of the accessed page, date and time of the retrieval, the IP address, the amount of data transferred, and the requesting provider.

The processing is carried out based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the trouble-free operation of our website as well as improving our offer.

Contact

Person Responsible

Contact us if you wish. Responsible for the data processing pursuant to Art. 4 No. 7 GDPR is: E. & U. Hetzel GmbH, Großer Sand 16, 76698 Ubstadt-Weiher, 07251 61820, info@fzth.de.

For questions regarding data protection issues, please consult datenschutz@fzth.de

Customer-Initiated Contact via Email

If you initiate business contact with us via email, we collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) only to the extent provided by you. The data processing serves the purpose of handling and responding to your contact request.

If the contact initiation serves the performance of pre-contractual measures (e.g., consultation in case of purchase interest, offer creation) or concerns an already existing contract between you and us, this data processing is carried out based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

If the contact initiation occurs for other reasons, this data processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in handling and responding to your request. In this case, you have the right to object at any time to this processing of your personal data based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR for reasons arising from your particular situation.

We use your email address only to process your request. Your data will subsequently be deleted in compliance with statutory retention periods unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Collection and Processing When Using the Contact Form

When using the contact form, we collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) only to the extent provided by you. The data processing serves the purpose of contacting you.

If the contact serves the performance of pre-contractual measures (e.g., consultation in case of purchase interest, offer creation) or concerns an already existing contract between you and us, this data processing is carried out based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

If the contact occurs for other reasons, this data processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in handling and responding to your request. In this case, you have the right to object at any time to this processing of your personal data based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR for reasons arising from your particular situation.

We use your email address only to process your request. Your data will subsequently be deleted in compliance with statutory retention periods unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Use of Mailchimp

We use the service of the Rocket Science Group LLC (675 Ponce de Leon Ave NE, Suite 5000 Atlanta, GA 30308, USA; “Mailchimp”) for sending newsletters as part of a processing arrangement.

We pass on the information provided by you during the newsletter registration (email address, possibly first and last name) to Mailchimp. The data processing serves the purpose of sending the newsletter and its statistical evaluation.

To evaluate newsletter campaigns, the sent newsletters contain a 1x1 pixel graphic (tracking pixel) or a tracking link. This allows us to determine if you have opened the newsletter and if you have possibly clicked on integrated links. In this context, we collect your personal data, such as IP address, browser type, and device, as well as the time. These data can be used to create usage profiles under a pseudonym. The collected data is not used to identify you personally. The collected data is only used for statistical evaluation to improve newsletter campaigns.

Your data is generally transmitted to Mailchimp servers in the USA and stored there. An adequacy decision by the EU Commission, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF), is in place for the USA. Mailchimp has certified itself under the TADPF and thus committed to complying with European data protection principles.

The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in a targeted, effective, and user-friendly newsletter system. You have the right to object at any time to this processing of your personal data based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR for reasons arising from your particular situation.

For more information and Mailchimp's privacy policy, please visit: https://mailchimp.com/legal/data-processing-addendum/ and https://www.intuit.com/privacy/statement/.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored on a user's computer system by the internet browser. When a user visits a website, a cookie can be stored on the user's operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic string that allows the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is visited again.

Cookies are stored on your computer. Therefore, you have full control over the use of cookies. By selecting the appropriate technical settings in your internet browser, you can be notified before cookies are set and decide individually whether to accept them, as well as prevent the storage of cookies and the transmission of the data they contain. Cookies that have already been stored can be deleted at any time. However, we point out that you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent if you do so.

Under the following links, you can find out how to manage (and also deactivate) cookies in the most important browsers:

- Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=en

- Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/delete-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09

- Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences

- Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac

Technically Necessary Cookies

Unless otherwise stated below in the privacy policy, we use only these technically necessary cookies for the purpose of making our offer more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Furthermore, cookies allow our systems to recognise your browser even after a page change and offer you services. Some functions of our internet site cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these, it is necessary that the browser is recognised even after a page change.

The use of cookies or comparable technologies is based on § 25 para. 2 TTDSG. The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the optimal functionality of the website as well as a user-friendly and effective design of our offer. You have the right to object at any time to this processing of your personal data based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR for reasons arising from your particular situation.

Analysis

Use of Google Analytics 4

We use the web analytics service Google Analytics of Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; “Google”) on our website.

The data processing serves the purpose of analysing this website and its visitors as well as for marketing and advertising purposes. For this, Google will use the information obtained on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services related to website and internet usage to the website operator.

The following information, among others, can be collected: IP address, date and time of page view, click path, information about the browser and device you are using, pages visited, referrer URL (website from which you accessed our website), location data, and purchase activities. Your data may be combined by Google with other data, such as your search history, your personal accounts, your usage data from other devices, and any other data Google has about you.

Your IP address is anonymised by us on our own servers. Google receives only pseudonymised data.

Google uses technologies such as cookies, web storage in the browser, and tracking pixels that allow the analysis of your use of the website. The use of cookies or comparable technologies is based on your consent according to § 25 para. 1 sent. 1 TTDSG in conjunction with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

The processing of your personal data is based on your consent according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out based on the consent up to the withdrawal.

The information generated by these technologies about your use of this website is generally transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. An adequacy decision by the EU Commission, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF), is in place for the USA. Google has certified itself under the TADPF and thus committed to complying with European data protection principles.

To ensure adequate data protection, we have concluded standard data protection clauses with Google in accordance with Art. 46 para. 2 lit. c GDPR. For more information on data protection when using Google Analytics, please visit: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en and https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

Plug-ins and Other

Use of Google Tag Manager

We use Google Tag Manager from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google") on our website.

This application manages JavaScript tags and HTML tags, which are used particularly for the implementation of tracking and analysis tools. The data processing serves the purpose of designing and optimising our website according to needs. The Google Tag Manager itself neither stores cookies nor processes personal data. However, it enables the activation of additional tags that can collect and process personal data. Further information on terms of use and data protection can be found here.

Use of Google reCAPTCHA

We use the service Google reCAPTCHA of Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; “Google”) on our website.

The query serves the purpose of distinguishing the input by a human or by automated, machine processing. For this purpose, your input is transmitted to Google and used there. Additionally, the IP address and possibly other data required by Google for the service reCAPTCHA are transmitted to Google.

Your data may be transferred to the USA. An adequacy decision by the EU Commission, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF), is in place for the USA. Google has certified itself under the TADPF and thus committed to complying with European data protection principles.

The processing is carried out based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in protecting our website from automated spying, abuse, and SPAM. For more information on Google reCAPTCHA and its privacy policy, please visit: https://www.google.com/recaptcha/about/ and https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

Use of Cloudflare

We use the Cloudflare CDN content delivery network from Cloudflare Inc. (101 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA; “Cloudflare”) on our website. This is a regional network of servers in various data centres, which connects to our web server and delivers specific content from our website.

The data processing aims to optimise the loading times of our website and thus make our offer more user-friendly. Among other things, the following information may be collected: IP address, system configuration information, information about traffic to and from customer websites (so-called server log files).

Your data may be transmitted to the USA. There is an adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Cloudflare has certified itself under the TADPF and is thus committed to adhering to European data protection principles.

The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR from our overriding legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of the website. You have the right to object at any time to this processing of your personal data, which is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, for reasons arising from your particular situation.

For more information on data protection when using Cloudflare, please visit https://www.cloudflare.com/de-de/privacypolicy/.

Use of Google Maps

We use the function for embedding Google Maps maps from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, "Google") on our website.

This function enables the visual display of geographical information and interactive maps. In doing so, data about the visitors to the websites where Google Maps maps are embedded is also collected, processed, and used by Google.

Your data may also be transmitted to the USA. There is an adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Google has certified itself under the TADPF and is thus committed to adhering to European data protection principles.

The use of cookies or similar technologies is based on your consent in accordance with § 25 (1) sentence 1 TTDSG in conjunction with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. The processing of your personal data is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out based on the consent until the revocation.

For more information about data collection and use by Google, please refer to Google's privacy policy at https://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html. In the Privacy Centre, you can also change your settings to manage and protect your data processed by Google.

Use of YouTube

We use the function for embedding YouTube videos from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; “YouTube”) on our website. YouTube is an affiliated company of Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; “Google”).

The function displays videos stored on YouTube in an iFrame on the website. The option "Extended data protection mode" is activated. This means that no information about the visitors to the website is stored by YouTube. Only when you watch a video, information about it is transmitted to YouTube and stored there.

Your data may be transmitted to the USA. There is an adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). YouTube has certified itself under the TADPF and is thus committed to adhering to European data protection principles.

For more information about data collection and use by YouTube and Google, your rights in this regard, and options for protecting your privacy, please refer to YouTube's privacy policy at https://www.youtube.com/t/privacy.

Use of Google Fonts

We use Google Fonts from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; “Google”) on our website. The data processing serves the purpose of uniformly displaying fonts on our website. To load the fonts, a connection to Google's servers is established when the page is called up. Cookies may be used in this process. Among other things, your IP address and information about the browser you are using are processed and transmitted to Google. This data is not linked to your Google account.

Your data may be transmitted to the USA. There is an adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the USA, the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). Google has certified itself under the TADPF and is thus committed to adhering to European data protection principles.

For more information on data processing and data protection, please visit https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/ and https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq.

Use of Google Translate

We use the translation service of Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) on our website via an API integration.

The data processing serves the purpose of displaying the information provided on the website in other languages. To automatically display the translation according to your choice of national language, the browser you are using connects to Google's servers. Cookies may be used in this process. Among other things, the following information may be collected and processed: IP address, URL of the visited page, date, and time.

For more information about the collection and use of your data by Google, please visit https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

Data Subject Rights and Storage Period

Duration of Storage

After complete contract processing, the data will initially be stored for the duration of the warranty period, then considering statutory, especially tax and commercial retention periods, and deleted after the period has expired, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Rights of the Data Subject

You have the following rights according to Art. 15 to 20 GDPR if the legal requirements are met: Right to information, rectification, deletion, restriction of processing, data portability.

You also have the right to object to processing based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR and to processing for the purpose of direct marketing according to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR.

Right to Complain to the Supervisory Authority

According to Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to complain to the supervisory authority if you consider that the processing of your personal data is not lawful.

Right to Object

If the personal data processing listed here is based on our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, you have the right to object to these processes at any time with effect for the future for reasons arising from your particular situation.

After the objection has been made, the processing of the concerned data will be terminated unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or if the processing serves the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

If the personal data processing is carried out for direct marketing purposes, you can object to this processing at any time by notifying us. After the objection, we will terminate the processing of the concerned data for the purpose of direct marketing.

Last Update: 26.06.2024