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Data protection

I. Name and address of the controller

Controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and of other national data legislation of the member states as well as for further data protection regulations is:

Müller-BBM Industry Solutions GmbH
Helmut-A.-Müller-Strasse 1 - 5
82152 Planegg/Munich
Germany
Phone.: +49 89 85602 - 0
E-Mail: info@mbbm-ind.com
Website: www.mbbm-ind.com

II. Name and address of the data protection officer

The controller's data protection officer can be contacted at the company address or directly at 
datenschutz@mbbm-ind.com.

III. Information according to Art. 13, 14 and 21 GDPR

To initiate, fulfill and maintain business relationships, it is necessary and of purpose to process personal data. We are happy to inform you about how we process your personal data, such as customer data, personal data, communication data (phone numbers, e-mail addresses etc). 

As for our website: as a rule, personal data here of users are processed only to the extent that this is necessary for the provision of a functional website as well as our content and services. The processing of personal data or our users is regularly carried out only with the consent of the user. An exception applies in those cases where it is not possible to obtain prior consent for factual reasons and the processing of data is permitteld by legal regulations.

In detail, we are processing your data for the following purposes:

In accordance with Article 6 para 1 lit.a)  of the GDPR for transmitting our newsletter, if you have subscribed to it (see detailed information in chapter VI).

In accordance with Article 6 para 1 lit. b) or Article 6 para 1 lit. f), respectively, of the GDPR

  • for proper fulfilment of a contract
  • for the implementation of pre-contractual measures
  • for payment processing
  • for the delivery/transmission of services or relevant information
  • for the transmission of your address data to logistic carriers when goods are to be delivered

In accordance with Article 6 para 1 lit. c) of the GDPR to fulfil legal obligations that entail data processing, e.g. tax laws, accounting

In accordance with Article 6 para 1 lit. d) of the GDPR to trace chains of infection (if applicable), e.g. in connection with the Covid pandemic, in particular when attending meetings at one of our company sites

In accordance with Article 6 para 1 lit. f) of the GDPR for modern communication within projects

  • if applicable, for the determination of customer satisfaction by randomy sending out customer satisfaction questionnaires
  • if applicable, for direct marketing purposes to inform about products 
  • if applicable, for sending Season's Greetings

Your data are processed only as long as this is necessary to fulfil the contractual services and maintain customer relationships. Unless you object, we will use your data to maintain and intensify our business relationships for our mutual benefit. Your data is protected against unauthorized access by third parties.

Under the GDPR your have the right to information, rectification or erasure, restriction of processing, objection to processing, withdrawal of consent, data portability and the right ot lodge a complaint with the respective authority.

Should you wish your data to be deleted, we will initiate appropriate measures immediately, provided that legal requirements (statuory retention and storage periods) are not affected and do not conflict with our actions.

This information is also available in pdf format from datenschutz@mbbm-ind.com.

IV. Provision of the website and creation of log files

1. Description and scope of data processing

Each time our website is called up, our system automatically records data and information from the computer system of the calling computer. 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 data is Art. 6 (1) lit. 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. In these purposes also lies our legitimate interest in data processing according to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.

4. Storage duration

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

5. Possibility for objection and erasure

The collection of data for the provision of the website and the storage of the data in log files is absolutely necessary for the operation of the website. Consequently, there is no possibility of objection on the part of the user.

V. Use of cookies

1. Description and scope of data processing

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored in the Internet browser or by the Internet browser on the user's computer system. When a user calls up a website, a cookie may be stored on the user's operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic character string that enables the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is called up again.

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

Language settings are stored and transmitted in the cookies.

2. Legal basis for data protection

The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies is Art. 6 (1) lit. f  GDPR. The legal basis for the setting of technically mandatory cookies is § 25 para 2 No. 2 TTDSG.

3. 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 that the browser is recognized even after a page change.

Cookies are required for the following applications:

First Party Cookies

Purpose

Expiry date

Category

PHPSESSID

TYPO3-internal identification of the session

session
(when closing the browser or tab)

mandatory cookies

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

In these purposes also lies our legitimate interest in the processing of personal data in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.

4. Storage duration, possibility of objection and erasure

Cookies are stored on the user's computer and transmitted from it to our site. Therefore, you, as a user, also 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 that have already been stored can be deleted at any time. This can also be done automatically. If cookies are deactivated for our website, it may no longer be possible to use all functions of the website to their full extent.

VI. Newsletter

1. Description and scope of data processing

From our website, there is the possibility to subscribe to a free newsletter. When registering for the newsletter, the data from the input mask is transmitted to us.

In addition, the following data are collected in the registration process:

  1. date and time of registration
  2. e-mail address
  3. salutation and title
  4. first name and surname
  5. company
  6. interest in events

For the processing of data, your consent is obtained during the registration process and reference is made to this privacy policy.

No data will be passed on to third parties in connection with data processing for sending newsletters. The data are used exclusively for sending the newsletter.

2. Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the processing of data after registration for the newsletter by the user is Art. 6 (1) 1 lit. a GDPR if the user has given their consent.

3. Purpose of data processing

The collection of the user's e-mail address serves to deliver the newsletter.

The collection of other personal data during the registration process serves to prevent misuse of the services or the e-mail address used.

4. Storage duration

Data are deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. Accordingly, the user's e-mail address is stored for as long as the subscription to the newsletter is active.

The other personal data collected during the registration process will be deleted after six months.

5. Possibility of objection and erasure

Subscription to the newsletter can be cancelled by the affected user at any time. For this purpose, a corresponding link can be found in each newsletter.

This also enables revocation of consent to the storage of personal data collected during the registration process.

VII. Contact form and e-mail contact

1. Description and scope of data processing

A contact form is available on our website, which can be used for electronic contact. If a user takes advantage of this option, the data entered in the input mask is transmitted to us and stored.

At the time the message is sent, the following data are also stored:

  1. date and time of registration
  2. e-mail address
  3. salutation
  4. first name and surname
  5. company
  6. phone number
  7. subject
  8. text of the message

For the processing of data, your consent is obtained during the sending process and reference is made to this privacy policy.

Alternatively, it is possible to contact us via the e-mail address provided. In this case, the user's personal data transmitted with the e-mail will be stored.

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

4. Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the processing of the data is Art. 6 (1) 1 lit. a GDPR if the user has given their consent.

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

5. Purpose of data processing

The processing of personal data from the input mask solely serves to process the contact. In the case of contact by e-mail, this also constitutes the necessary legitimate interest in processing the data.

Any other personal data processed during the sending process serve to prevent misuse of the contact form and to ensure the security of our information technology systems.

6. Storage duration

Data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. For the personal data from the input mask of the contact form and those sent by e-mail, this is the case when the respective conversation with the user has ended. The conversation is ended when it is clear from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified.

Personal data collected in the log during the sending process will be deleted after a period of six months at the latest.

7. Possibility of objection and erasure

The user has the possibility to revoke their consent to the processing of personal data at any time. If the user contacts us by e-mail, they can object to the storage of their personal data at any time. In such a case, the conversation cannot be continued. All personal data stored in the course of contacting us will be deleted in this case.

VIII. Registration for events

1. Description and scope of data processing

Our website contains a form for registering for events, which can be used for electronic registration. If a user takes advantage of this option, the data entered in the input mask is transmitted to us and stored.

The following data are also stored at the time the message is sent:

  1. data and time of registration
  2. e-mail address
  3. salutation, title and position
  4. first name and surname
  5. company and department
  6. country, city, postal code and street
  7. phone number, fax number
  8. subject
  9. text in the input field notes/comments, if any
  10. selected event

For the processing of the data, your consent is obtained during the submission process and reference is made to this data protection declaration.

Data will not be passed on to third parties in this context. The data will be used exclusively for the processing of the conversation.

2.Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the processing of the data is Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR if the user has given his consent.

3. Purpose of data processing

The processing of the personal data from the input mask solely serves to process the contact.

Any other personal data processed during the sending process serve to prevent misuse of the contact form and to ensure the security of our information technology systems.

4. Storage duration

Data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required to achieve the purpose for which they were collected. For the personal data from the input mask of the registration form, this is the case when the respective conversation with the user has ended. The conversation is ended when it is clear from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified.

Personal data collected in the log during the sending process will be deleted after a period of six months at the latest.

5. Possibility of objection and erasure

The user has the possibility to revoke their consent to the processing of personal data at any time. All personal data stored in the course of contacting us will be deleted in this case.

IX. Rights of the data subject

If your personal data are processed, you are a data subject within the meaning of the GDPR and you are entitled to the following rights vis-à-vis the controller:

1. Right of access

You may request confirmation from the controller as to whether personal data concerning you are being processed by us.

If such processing is taking place, you may request information from the controller about the following:

  1. the purposes of the processing;
  2. the categories of personal data concerned;
  3. the recipients or categories of recipients, to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed;
  4. where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine this period;
  5. the existence of the right to request from the controller rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing of personal data concerning the data subject or to object to such processing;
  6. the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;
  7. where the personal data are not collected from the data subject, any available information as to their source;
  8. the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Article 22(1) and (4) and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject.

You shall have the right to request information about whether personal data concerning you are transferred to a third country or to an international organization. In this context, you may request to be informed about the appropriate safeguards pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR in connection with the transfer.

2. Right to rectification

You have a right to rectification and/or completion vis-à-vis the controller if the personal data processed concerning you are inaccurate or incomplete. The controller shall carry out the rectification without undue delay.

3. Right to restriction of processing

You shall have the right to obtain from the controller restriction of processing where one of the following applies:

  1. the accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data;
  2. the processing is unlawful and the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests the restriction of their use instead;
  3. the controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but they are required by the data subject for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims; or
  4. the data subject has objected to processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR pending the verification whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.

Where processing has been restricted, such personal data shall, with the exception of storage, only be processed with the data subject’s consent or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the Union or of a Member State.

A data subject who has obtained restriction shall be informed by the controller before the restriction of processing is lifted.

4. Right to erasure

a) Obligation to erasure

You shall have the right to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning you without undue delay and the controller shall have the obligation to erase personal data without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies:

  1. the personal data are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed;
  2. the data subject withdraws consent on which the processing is based according to point (a) of Art. 6 (1) or point (a) of Art. 9 (2), and where there is no other legal ground for the processing;
  3. the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (2);
  4. the personal data have been unlawfully processed;
  5. the personal data have to be erased for compliance with a legal obligation in Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject;
  6. the personal data have been collected in relation to the offer of information society services referred to in Art. 8 (1) GDPR.

b) Notification to third parties

If the controller has made your personal data availablle to the public and is obliged to erase them pursuant to Article 17 1) GDPR, they shall take reasonable measures, including technical measures, having regard to the available technology and the cost of implementation, to inform data controllers processing your data, that you, as the data subject, have requested erasure of any links or copies or replications of such personal data.

c) Exceptions

There is no right to erasure if date processing is necessary

  1. for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information;
  2. for compliance with a legal obligation which requires processing by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;
  3. for reasons of public interest in the area of public health in accordance with points (h) and (i) of  Art. 9 (2) as well as Art. 9 (3);
  4. for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes in accordance with Art. 89 (1) in so far as the right is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of the objectives of that processing; or
  5. for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

5. Right to notification

If you have asserted the right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing against the controller, the controller is obliged to inform all recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been disclosed of this rectification or erasure of the data or restriction of processing, unless this proves impossible or involves a disproportionate effort.

You have the right against the controller to be informed about these recipients.

6. Right to data portability

You shall have the right to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to a controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and have the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data have been provided, where:

  1. the processing is based on consent pursuant Art. 6 (1) lit. a  or of Art. 9 (2) lit a or on a contract pursuant to point (b) of Art. 6 (1) lit. b; and
  2. the processing is carried out by automated means.

 

In exercising his or her right to data portability, the data subject shall have the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible.This right shall not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.

That right shall not apply to processing necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

7. Right to object

You shall have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning you which is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. e or f GDPR, including profiling based on those provisions. 

The controller shall no longer process the personal data unless the controller demonstrates compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

Where your personal data are processed for direct marketing purposes, you shall have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning you for such marketing, which includes profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing.

Where you object to processing data for direct marketing purposes, the personal data shall no longer be processed for such purposes.

In the context of the use of information society services, and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, you may exercise your right to object by automated means using technical specifications.

8. Right to revoke a declaration of consent under data protection law

You have the right to revoke your declaration of consent under data protection law at any time. The revocation of the consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation.

9. Automated individual decision-making, including profiling

You shall have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning him or her or similarly significantly affects him or her. This shall not apply if the decision

  1. is necessary for entering into, or performance of, a contract between the data subject and a data controller;
  2. is authorised by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests; or
  3. is based on the data subject’s explicit consent.

 

These decisions, however, shall not be based on special categories of personal data referred to in Art. 9 (1) GDPR, unless Art. 9 (2) lit. a or g GDPR would appl  and suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests are in place.

With regard to the cases referred to in (1) and (3), the controller shall take reasonable steps to safeguard the rights and freedoms as well as your legitimate interests, including at least the right to obtain the intervention of a person on the part of the controller, to express his or her point of view and to contest the decision.

10. Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, every data subject shall have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of his or her habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement if the data subject considers that the processing of personal data relating to him or her infringes this Regulation.

The supervisory authority with which the complaint has been lodged shall inform the complainant on the progress and the outcome of the complaint including the possibility of a judicial remedy pursuant to Art. 78 GDPR.

 

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