Data protection

1. Data protection at a glance

General

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data means all data with which you can be personally identified. Please refer to our Data Protection Declaration below this text for detailed information on data protection.

Data collection on this website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data is processed on this website by the website operator. Their contact details can be found in the “Information on the responsible entity” section of this Data Protection Declaration.

How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected by virtue of the fact that you provide us with this information. For instance, this may be data that you enter into a contact form.

Other data is collected through our IT systems either automatically or once you have given consent when you visit the website. This is primarily technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or time of visit). This data is collected automatically as soon as you access this website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure that the website is provided correctly. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour.

What rights do you have with regard to your data?

You have the right at any time to obtain information about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge. You also have a right to correct or delete this data. If you have given your consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right to request the restricted processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. You also have a right of appeal with the responsible supervisory authority.

You can contact us at any time about this and other questions concerning data protection.

Analysis tools and third-party tools

Your browsing can be statistically evaluated when you visit this website. This is done, primarily, using so-called analysis programs.

The following Data Protection Declaration provides detailed information on these analysis programs.

2. Hosting

Mittwald

We host our website with Mittwald. Mittwald CM Service GmbH & Co. KG, Königsberger Strasse 4-6, 32339 Espelkamp (hereinafter referred to as: Mittwald) is the provider.

For details, please refer to the Mittwald Data Protection Declaration: https://www.mittwald.de/datenschutz.

The use of Mittwald is based on Art. 6 Para. 1(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the most reliable presentation of our website. Providing relevant consent has been requested, your details will exclusively be processed on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1(a) GDPR; your consent can be revoked at any time.

Order processing
We have concluded a contract for order processing with the above provider. This is a contract legally prescribed for data protection, which guarantees that the personal data of visitors to our website will only be processed in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General information and mandatory information

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 legal data protection regulations, as well as this Data Protection Declaration.

Different personal data is collected when you use this website. Personal data means data with which you can be personally identified. This Data Protection Declaration explains what information we collect and how we use it. It also explains how we do so, and for what purpose.

We would like to draw your attention to the fact that the online transmission of data (for instance by e-mail) may contain security breaches. It is not possible to protect data completely against access by third parties.

Information on the responsible entity

The entity responsible for data processing on this website is:

MFH Maritime Faserverbundtechnik Haring GmbH & CO.KG
Zum Zungenkai 4a
26725 Emden
Germany
Phone: 0 49 21 / 93 69 300
E-mail: mfh-emden@t-online.de

The responsible entity is the natural or legal person who, alone or together with others, makes decisions about the purposes and means of processing personal data (such as names, e-mail addresses etc.)

Storage period

Unless a specific storage period has been stipulated within this Data Protection Declaration, we will retain your personal data until such time as it is no longer required for data processing purposes. If you make a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted, provided that we have no other legally permissible reasons for the storage of your personal data (e.g. tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, your data will be deleted once these reasons have ceased to apply.

Information on data transfer in the USA and other third countries

Among others, we use tools from companies based in the USA or other third countries not deemed to be secure under data protection legislation. If these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to and processed in these third countries. We would point out that these countries cannot guarantee the level of data protection comparable to that of the EU. For example, US companies are required to disclose personal information to security agencies without you being able to take legal action as the affected party. Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that US authorities (e.g. Secret Services) will process, analyse and permanently store your data on US servers for monitoring purposes. We have no influence over these processing activities.

Withdrawal of your consent to data processing

Many data processing processes are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke your consent at any time. The legality of any data processing that continues until revoked remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

Right of objection to the collection of data in special cases and to direct mail (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF YOUR DATA IS PROCESSED ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6 PARA. 1(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, INCLUDING PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS DATA PROTECTION DECLARATION. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA, UNLESS WE CAN PROVE COMPELLING REASONS FOR PROCESSING IT THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING SERVES TO ASSERT, EXERCISE OR DEFEND LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION BASED ON ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR).
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED TO CONDUCT DIRECT MAILINGS, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH ADVERTISING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING, INSOFAR AS IT IS RELATED TO DIRECT MAIL. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL THEN NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT ADVERTISING (OBJECTION BASED ON ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR).

The right to appeal to the responsible supervisory authority

In the event of a breach of the GDPR, the persons concerned will have the right to appeal to a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, their workplace or the place of the alleged infringement. The right to appeal will be without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy.

Right to data transmission

You have the right to have data that we process on the basis of your consent or in the fulfilment of a contract automatically handed over to yourself or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you require the direct transfer of data to another responsible person, this may only be done insofar as it is technically feasible.

SSL or TLS encryption

This website uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or enquiries that you send us as the operator of the website. You can recognise an encrypted connection in that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock icon in your browser.
If SSL or TLS encryption is enabled, the data that you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Information, deletion and correction

In the context of the applicable legal regulations, you have at any time the right to free information about your personal data that we store, its origin and recipient, and the purpose of data processing. If necessary, you also have a right to correct or delete this data. You can contact us at any time about this and any further questions you may have relating to personal data.

Right to restricted processing

You have the right to request the restricted processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time about this. The right to restricted processing can be exercised in the following cases:

If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data that we have stored, we usually need time to verify this. You have the right to request the restricted processing of your personal data during this verification period.
If your personal data was/is processed unlawfully, you may request restricted data processing instead of deletion.
If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend or enforce legal claims, you have the right to request the restricted processing of your personal data instead of its deletion.
If you have submitted an objection according to Art. 21 Para. 1 GDPR, we need to balance your interests and our interests. You have the right to request the restricted processing of your personal data during this verification period insofar as it is not yet clear whose interests prevail.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data – aside from its storage – this data may only be processed with your consent or to assert, exercise or defend legal rights or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person or on the grounds of important public interest on the part of the European Union or a Member State.

4. Data collection on this website

Cookies

Some of our website pages use so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small text files and do not cause any damage to your device. They are stored either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your device. Session cookies will be automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies are stored on your device until you delete them yourself or your web browser automatically deletes them.

In some cases, cookies from third-party companies can also be stored on your device when you enter our website (third-party cookies). They enable us or you to use certain services provided by the third-party company (e.g. cookies for handling payment services).

Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically required, because certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies are used to evaluate user behaviour or display advertising.

Cookies that are used to provide the electronic communication process (necessary cookies) or to provide certain functions that you require (functional cookies, e.g. for the shopping cart function) or to optimise the website (e.g. cookies to measure the web audience), are stored on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1(f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is stated. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies for technically seamless and optimised provision of its services. Providing relevant consent has been requested to store cookies, the relevant cookies will exclusively be processed on the basis of this consent (Art. 6 Para. 1(a) GDPR); your 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 generally, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when the browser is closed. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

If cookies are used by third-party companies or for analysis purposes, we will inform you about this separately within the scope of this Data Protection Declaration and, if necessary, ask for consent.

Server log files

The provider of the website automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. The information collected is as follows:

Browser type and browser version
Operating system used
Referrer URL
Host name of the accessing computer
Time of the server request
IP address

This data will not be merged with other data sources.

This data is collected on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically seamless presentation and optimisation of their website – the server log files need to be collected for this purpose.

Contact form

If you send us enquiries via the contact form, your details from the enquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored for processing the enquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We do not share this data without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1(b) GDPR providing your enquiry is related to the fulfilment of a contract or is required for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, your data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the enquiries we receive (Art. 6 Para. 1(f) GDPR) or with your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1(a) GDPR) where this has been requested.

We will retain the data you have entered in the contact form until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to its storage or the purpose of storing the data no longer applies (e.g. once your enquiry has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected by this.

E-mail, phone or fax enquiries

If you contact us by e-mail, phone or fax, your enquiry including all personal data (name, enquiry) resulting from it will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your enquiry. We do not share this data without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1(b) GDPR providing your enquiry is related to the fulfilment of a contract or is required for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, your data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the enquiries we receive (Art. 6 Para. 1(f) GDPR) or with your consent (Art. 6 Para. 1(a) GDPR) where this has been requested.

We will retain the data you have transmitted to us on the contact form until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to its storage or the purpose of storing the data no longer applies (e.g. once your concern has been dealt with). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular legal retention periods – remain unaffected by this.

5. Analysis tools and advertising

Matomo (formerly Piwik)

This website uses the open source web analytics service Matomo. Matomo uses technologies that enable cross-site user recognition to analyse user behaviour (e.g. cookies or device fingerprinting). The information collected by Matomo about the use of this website is stored on our server. The IP address is anonymised before it is stored.

Matomo helps us to collect and analyse data about the use of our website by visitors to our website. This allows us to find out, among other things, when which pages were viewed and from which region. We also collect various log files (e.g. IP address, referrer, browsers and operating systems used) and can measure whether visitors to our website perform certain actions (e.g. clicks, purchases, etc.)

This analysis tool is used on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the anonymised analysis of user behaviour to optimise both its website and its advertising. Providing relevant consent has been requested (e.g. consent to store cookies), your details will exclusively be processed on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1(a) GDPR; your consent can be revoked at any time.

IP anonymisation
We use IP anonymisation in our analysis with Matomo. This abbreviates your IP address before analysis, so that it is no longer uniquely identifiable to you.

Hosting
We host Matomo exclusively on our own servers, so that all analysis data remains with us and is not passed on.

6. Plug-ins and tools

Google Web Fonts

This website uses so-called web fonts, which are provided by Google, for the standardised representation of fonts. When you visit a page, your browser downloads the required web fonts to your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly.

To do so, the browser you are using must establish a link to the Google servers. This provides Google with the information that your IP address was used to access our website. Google Web Fonts are used on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the standardised presentation of the text on their website. Providing relevant consent has been requested (e.g. consent to store cookies), your details will exclusively be processed on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1(a) GDPR; your consent can be revoked at any time.

If your browser does not support web fonts, your computer will use a standard font.

More information on Google Web Fonts can be found at
https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in the Google Privacy Policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

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