Privacy Policy

Name and address of the data controller
The data controller within the meaning of the German Basic Data Protection Ordinance and other national data protection laws of the Member States as well as other data protection laws is:

DDM GmbH & Co. KG
Marie-Curie-Str. 8
36039 Fulda
Phone number: +49 661 967 962-0
Fax number: +49 661 967 962-20
Email: info@ddm-sensors.de
Personally liable partner:
Peter Arbes Verwaltungs GmbH
Managing Director Peter Arbes

I. General information on data processing

1. The scope of the processing of personal data

In principle, we collect and use personal data of our users only insofar as this is necessary for the provision of a functional website as well as of our contents and services. We collect and use the personal data of our users periodically, and only with the user’s consent. An exception applies in cases in which circumstances prevent us from obtaining prior consent and the processing of the data is permitted by law.

2. Legal basis for the processing of personal data

Insofar as we obtain the consent of the Data Subject for processing their personal data, Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies as the legal basis for processing personal data. For the processing of personal data necessary for performance of a contract to which the Data Subject is a party, Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR serves as legal basis. This principle also applies to processing operations which are necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures. Insofar as the processing of personal data is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation to which our company is subject, Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c GDPR applies as the legal basis. In the event that vital interests of the Data Subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. d GDPR applies as the legal basis. If processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our company or of a third party and if the interests, fundamental rights, and freedoms of the person concerned do not outweigh the first-mentioned interest, Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR applies as the legal basis for the processing.

3. Data deletion and storage duration

Your personal data will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose for its storage no longer applies. Furthermore, data may be stored if this has been provided for by the European or national legislator in EU regulations, laws or other provisions to which the responsible party is subject. Data will also be blocked or deleted if a storage period prescribed by the aforementioned regulations has elapsed, unless further storage of the data is necessary for the conclusion or fulfilment of a contract.

II. External hosting

This website is hosted by an external service provider (hoster). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the hoster’s servers. This information is primarily IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, instances of website access, and other data generated via a website. The hosting provider is used to fulfil the contract with our potential and existing customers (Article 6 Para. 1, lit. b GDPR) and in the interest of a secure, fast and efficient provision of our online service by a professional provider (Article 6, Para. 1, lit. f of the GDPR). Our hoster will only process your data to the extent that this is necessary for the fulfilment of its service obligations, and will follow our instructions with regard to this data.

In order to ensure data protection-compliant processing, we have concluded a contract oncommissioned processing with our hoster.

III. Content Delivery Network (Cloudflare)

We use the service offered by “Cloudflare”. The provider is the company Cloudflare Inc., 101 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA (hereinafter referred to as “Cloudflare”). Cloudflare offers a globally distributed content delivery network with DNS. The information transfer between your browser and our website is technically routed through the Cloudflare network. This enables Cloudflare to analyze the data traffic between your browser and our website and to serve as a filter between our servers and potentially malicious data traffic from the Internet. Cloudflare can also use cookies or other technologies to recognise Internet users, but these are used exclusively for the purpose described here. The use of Cloudflare is based on our legitimate interest in the most error-free and secure provision of our website (Art. 6 Para. 1, lit. f GDPR). For further information on security and data protection at Cloudflare see here:

https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/.

In order to ensure data protection-compliant processing, we have concluded a contract on commissioned processing with Cloudflare.

IV. Provision of the website and creation of log files

1. Description and scope of the data processing

Every time you visit our website, our system automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the accessing computer.
In this context, the following data is collected:

  1. the browser type and version used (if this has submitted by the user!),
  2. the operating system,
  3. the date and time of the server query,
  4. the number of visits,
  5. the duration of stay on the website,
  6. the previously visited website (if it has been submitted by the user!),
  7. the IP address of the user is anonymised before it is saved.

The data is also stored in our system’s log files. This data is not stored together with any other personal data pertaining to the user.

2. Legal basis for the data processing

The legal basis for the temporary storage of data and log files is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

3. Purpose of the data processing

The system needs to temporarily store the IP address to enable the website to be delivered to the user’s computer. To this end, the IP address of the user must be stored for the duration of the session.

Log files are saved to ensure the functionality of the website. The data is also used to optimise the website and ensure the security of our information technology systems. We do not evaluate this data for marketing purposes. These purposes also encompass our legitimate interest in data processing in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

4. Duration of retention

The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected. In the case the data was collected in order to provide the website, it will be deleted once your session on our site ends.

Should any data be stored in log files, it will be deleted within seven days at the latest. However, it may be retained for a longer period. In this case, the user’s IP address will be deleted or distorted, so that the accessing client can no longer be identified.

5. Objection and deletion option

Collection of data required to make the website available and storage of the data in log files is essential for the operation of the website. Consequently, users have cannot object to its collection.

V. Use of cookies

a) Description and scope of data processing

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored within or by the internet browser on your computer system. If you visit a website, a cookie may be stored on your operating system. This cookie contains a distinctive character string that enables unique identification of the browser when the website is accessed again. We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Some elements of our website require that your browser be identifiable as you move on to another page within the site. The following data is stored and transmitted in cookies:

  1. Language settings

b) Legal basis for the data processing

The legal basis for the processing of personal data by using cookies is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

c) Purpose of the data processing

The purpose of using such technically essential cookies is to make the website easier to use. Some features of our website will not be available if the use of cookies is disallowed. This is the reason why it is necessary that your browser remain recognisable as you make your way through our site. We require cookies for the following applications:

  1. The application of language settings

The user data collected by technically necessary cookies is not used to create user profiles. For the said purposes, our legitimate interest lies in the processing of personal data according to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

e) Duration of retention, objection and deletion option

Cookies are stored on the user’s computer and transmitted to our site. You, therefore, retain 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 which have already been saved may be deleted at any time. This can also be done automatically. If cookies for our website are deactivated, it is possible that you will no longer be able to use all of its features.

VI. Email Contact

1. Description and scope of the data processing

Email addresses are provided on our website and our signatures, which can be used to contact us. If you use this option, the personal data transmitted with the email will be stored.

Such data will not be disclosed to third parties in this context. This data will be used exclusively to respond to your enquiry.

2. Legal basis for the data processing

The legal basis for processing the data transmitted in the course of sending an email is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If you email us with the intention of entering into a contract, this creates an additional legal basis for its processing per Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR.Rechtsgrundlage für die Verarbeitung der Daten, die im Zuge einer Übersendung einer EMail übermittelt werden, ist Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO. Zielt der E-Mail-Kontakt auf den Abschluss eines Vertrages ab, so ist zusätzliche Rechtsgrundlage für die Verarbeitung Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b DSGVO.

3. Purpose of the data processing

We only process personal data for the purpose of facilitating contact with you. This also constitutes the legitimate interest in processing the data.

4. Duration of retention

The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected. For any personal data that were sent by email, this is the case when the respective conversation with the user has been completed. The conversation is considered to have ended when it is evident from the circumstances that the matter at hand has been conclusively resolved.

5. Options for objecting to the collection of your data and requesting its deletion

A user who has contacted us by email can object at any time to the storage of their personal data. If this right is exercised, it will not be possible to continue the conversation. In such cases, all personal data that was stored when contact was made with us will be deleted.

VII. Contact form

6. Description and scope of the data processing

There is a contact form on our website which can be used for electronic contact. If a user accepts this option, the data entered in the input form will be transmitted to us and saved. These data
are:

General contact form: surname, first name, company, e-mail, phone number, message
Contact form recall: surname, first name, company, phone number, appointment (date and time)

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

  1. The user’s IP address
  2. The date and time of sending

During the dispatch process, your consent is obtained for the processing of data and reference is made to this Privacy Policy.

Such data will not be disclosed to third parties in this context. This data will be used exclusively to respond to your enquiry.

7. Legal basis for the data processing

The legal basis for processing the data, if the user’s consent to this has been obtained, is Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If the purpose of the contact is to conclude a contract, then an additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 1 lit. b GDPR.

8. Purpose of the data processing

We use personal data provided on contact forms only to make the requested contact.

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

9. Duration of storage

The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected. For personal data from the input mask of the contact form, this is the case when the respective conversation with the user has ended. The conversation is considered to have ended when it is evident from the circumstances that the matter at hand has been conclusively resolved.

Personal data that was collected in addition during the sending procedure will be deleted after a period of 30 days at the latest.

10. Options for objection and deletion

The user has the option of revoking his or her consent to the processing of personal data at any time. If this right is exercised, it will not be possible to continue the conversation.

In such cases, all personal data that was stored when contact was made with us will be deleted.

VIII. Right of the data subject

Should your personal data be processed, you are a data subject within the meaning of the GDPR. As a consequence, you have the following rights vis-à-vis the data controller:

1. Right to information

You may request confirmation from the data controller as to whether we are processing or have processed personal data concerning you. If such is indeed the case, you can request the following information from the responsible entity:

  1. the purposes for which the personal data is being processed;
  2. the categories of personal data being processed;
  3. the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data relating to you either has been or continues to be disclosed;
  4. the intended period for which the personal data relating to you will be stored or, where specific information pertaining to this is not available, criteria for determining the storage duration;
  5. the existence of a right to rectification or deletion of personal data relating to you, a right to limitation of processing by the data controller, or a right to object to such processing;
  6. the existence of a right to appeal to a supervisory authority;
  7. all available information on the origin of the data, if the personal data is not being collected from the point of access of the data subject;
  8. the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, in accordance with Art. 22 Para. 1 and 4 GDPR and – at least in these cases – meaningful information on the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing for the data subject.

You have the right to be informed as to whether your personal information will be transmitted to a third-party country or an international organisation. In this regard, you can request to be informed about the appropriate guarantees in accordance with Art. 46 GDPR in relation to the transmission.

2. Right to rectification

You have a right to correct and/or add to the personal data held by the data controller if it is incorrect or incomplete. We are required to make the correction immediately.

3. Right to restrict processing

You may ask for the processing of your personal data to be restricted under the following conditions:

  1. Should you dispute the accuracy of the personal data concerning you for a period of time which allows the data controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data;
  2. the processing is unlawful and you reject the deletion of the personal data and instead request the restriction of the use of your personal data;
  3. the data controller no longer requires the personal data for processing purposes, but they require it to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims, or
  4. you have objected to processing pursuant to Art. 21 Para. 1 GDPR and it has not yet been established whether the legitimate reasons of the data controller to process your data outweigh your reasons.

If the processing of personal data concerning you has been restricted, then – apart from its storage – this data may only be processed with your consent or for the purposes of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims or protecting the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of an important public interest of the Union or a Member State.

If the limitation of the processing has been restricted for any of the grounds listed above, you will be notified by the data controller before the restriction has been lifted.

4. Right to erasure (right to be forgotten)

a) ) Obligation to erase

You have the right to demand that the data controller erase your personal data, and the data controller must do so without delay if any of the following reasons applies:

  1. the personal data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.
  2. You withdraw your consent, upon which the processing is based in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a or Art. 9 Para. 2 lit. a GDPR and there is no other legal basis for its continued processing;
  3. You object in accordance with Art. 21 Para. 1 GDPR, and there are no overriding legitimate reasons for its continued processing, or you submit an objection to its processing in accordance with Art. 21 Para. 2 GDPR.
  4. Your personal data has been unlawfully processed.
  5. Your personal data must be deleted in order to comply with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the data controller is subject.
  6. The personal data concerning you has been collected in relation to services offered by information society services pursuant to Art. 8 para. 1 GDPR.

b) Transfer of personal data to third parties

If the data controller has made your personal data public and is required to delete it in accordance with Art. 17 Para. 1 GDPR, the data controller will take appropriate measures, including those of a technical nature, while taking into account available technology and implementation costs, to inform the data controllers who are processing the personal data that you as the data subject have requested that they delete all links to this personal data, or copies or replications of this personal data.

c) Exceptions

The right to deletion does not exist if processing is necessary

  1. to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information;
  2. to fulfil a legal obligation which requires the processing in accordance with the law of the Union and Member States to which the data controller is subject, or to perform a task which falls within the public interest or occurs in the exercise of public authority which was transferred to the data controller;
  3. for reasons of public interest in the field of public health in accordance with Art. 9 Para. 2 lit. h and i, as well as Art. 9 Para. 3 GDPR;
  4. for the purposes of archiving, the purposes of scientific or historical research, or statistical purposes which fall within the public interest in accordance with Art. 89 Para. 1 GDPR, to the extent that the right referred to in Section a) is likely to render impossible or seriously inhibit the achievement of the purposes of such processing; or
  5. to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

5. Right to notification

If you have asserted the right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing against the data controller, they are obliged to inform all recipients to whom the personal data concerning you has 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 to be informed as to these recipients by the data controller.

6. Recht auf Datenübertragbarkeit

You have the right to obtain a copy of the personal data you have supplied to the data controller concerning you in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format. Moreover, you have the right to transmit this data to another data controller without any obstruction from the data controller to whom the personal data has been given, if

  1. the processing is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. (a) GDPR or Art. 9 Para. 2 lit. (a) GDPR or on the basis of a contract in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR and
  2. the processing is carried out by using automated procedures.

In exercising this right, you also have the right to have the data controller transfer your personal data directly to another data controller if this is technically feasible. This action must not affect the freedoms and rights of other persons.

The right to data portability does not apply to personal data processing that is required for the performance of a task that falls within the public interest or that occurs in the exercise of public authority that has been transferred to the data controller.

7. Right to object

You have the right, for reasons arising from your specific situation, to object to the processing of personal data concerning you at any time and which is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. e or f GDPR, including profiling based on those provisions.

The data controller will no longer process the personal data relating to you unless they can prove a compelling, legitimate reason for this which outweighs your interests, rights, and freedoms or the processing serves to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims.

If the personal data relating to you is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to such processing; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is associated with such direct marketing.

If you object to your data being processed for direct marketing purposes, your personal data will 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 using an automated process involving the use of technical specifications.

8. Right to withdraw the declaration of consent under data protection law

You have the right to withdraw your declaration of consent under data protection law at any time. The revocation of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until revocation. You can send the revocation either by post, e-mail or fax to the contractual partner.Sie haben das Recht, Ihre datenschutzrechtliche Einwilligungserklärung jederzeit zu widerrufen. Durch den Widerruf der Einwilligung wird die Rechtmäßigkeit der aufgrund der Einwilligung bis zum Widerruf erfolgten Verarbeitung nicht berührt. Sie können den Widerruf entweder postalisch, per E-Mail oder per Fax an den Verantwortlichen übermitteln.

9. Automated decisions in individual cases, including profiling

You have the right to not be subjected to a decision based solely on automated processing – including profiling – which has legal bearing on you or that significantly affects you in a similar manner. This shall not apply if the decision

  1. is necessary for either the conclusion or performance of a contract between the you 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 your rights and freedoms and legitimate interests; or
  3. is based on your explicit consent.

However, these decisions may not be based on special categories of personal data pursuant to Art. 9 Para. 1 GDPR, unless Art. 9 Para. 2 a or g and appropriate measures have been taken to protect your rights and freedom as well as your legitimate interests.

In the cases referred to in the sections (1) and (3), the data controller will take reasonable measures to safeguard your rights, freedoms, and legitimate interests, including, at a minimum, the right to obtain the intervention of an individual on the part of the data controller to state their own position and challenge the decision.

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 containing your residence, place of work, or the location of the supposed violation, if you believe that the processing of your personal data violates the GDPR.

The supervisory authority to which the complaint is submitted informs the complainant about the status and results of the complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy in accordance with Article 78 GDPR.

IX. SSL encryption

This site uses SSL encryption for security reasons and for the protection of the transmission of confidential content, such as the queries you send to us as the site operator. You can recognise an encrypted connection in your browser’s address line when it changes from “http://” to “https://” and the lock icon is displayed in your browser’s address bar.

If SSL encryption is activated, the data which you transfer to us cannot be read by third parties.

X. etracker

Our website uses the analysis service etracker. The said service is provided by the company etracker GmbH, Erste Brunnenstraße 1, 20459 Hamburg Germany. Usage profiles may be created from the data under a pseudonym. For this purpose, etracker uses technologies enabling the recognition of the user (for example cookies or device fingerprinting).

The data collected with the etracker technologies will not be used without the separate consent of the person concerned to personally identify visitors to this website and will not be combined with personal data about the bearer of the pseudonym.

The use of the analysis tool is based on Art. 6 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analysing user behavior in order to optimise both its website and its advertising. If respective consent has been requested (for example, consent to the storage of cookies), the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR; consent may be revoked at any time.

Agreement of an order processing contract

We have entered into an agreement with etracker for the order processing and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using etracker.

For more information, see the etracker privacy policy: http://www.etracker.com/de/datenschutz.html

XI. Google Maps

This site uses the Google Maps map service via an API. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (hereinafter referred to as “Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. To use Google Maps, it is necessary to save your IP address. This information is generally transmitted to a Google server in the US and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer. The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our website and facilitates the location of the places we specify on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest in accordance with Article 6, Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If a corresponding consent has been requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of article 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; consent may be revoked at any time. For information on the handling of user data, please refer to Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

XII. Adobe Fonts (Typekit)

This website uses Adobe web fonts in order to achieve the uniform display of certain fonts. The provider is Adobe Systems Incorporated, 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 95110-2704, USA (Adobe).

When you visit this website, your browser loads the required fonts directly from Adobe, in order to display them correctly on your device. Your browser will connect to Adobe’s servers in the United States. This enables Adobe to know that this website has been accessed via your IP address. According to Adobe, no cookies are stored when providing the fonts. For more information, please visit:

https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/eudatatransfers.html

The data are stored and analysed on the basis of Art. 6 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the uniform presentation of the typeface on its website. If respective consent has been requested (for example, consent to the storage of cookies), the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR; consent may be revoked at any time. For more information about Adobe Fonts see here:
https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/policies/adobe-fonts.html.

Here you can find the privacy policy of Adobe:
https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/policy.html