Privacy Policy

OHL Gutermuth Industrial Valves GmbH (hereinafter referred to as OHL), whose website publishes this Privacy Policy, always strives to provide you with excellent service for all products and services. We respect your right to privacy and therefore wish to inform you about the handling of personal data with this Privacy Policy.

Overview

The protection of personal data is of great importance to many internet users and forms an essential basis for a pleasant and satisfactory experience with the internet. OHL always pays close attention to the questions and concerns of customers and other visitors to our website regarding data protection and complies with the relevant laws, particularly the General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter referred to as GDPR).

Please note that data transmission over the internet can inherently be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection against unauthorized access by third parties is not feasible!

In this Privacy Policy, you will learn what data we collect, for what purposes we collect it, and what happens to the collected data. Since this is important, you should take the time to read our Privacy Policy carefully.

1. In principle, the use of our website https://www.ohl-gutermuth.de is possible without providing any personal data (such as first name, last name, etc.). However, if you (the data subject) wish to use a service or offering via our website, personal data may become necessary. If the processing of personal data is required (e.g., due to an inquiry), we generally obtain your consent for data processing in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR.

Alternatively, you have the option to contact us by phone, for example. Data processing always takes place in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation. Our legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. The legitimate interest of the controller arises from the purposes listed above.

2. Collection of General Data (Log Files)

a) When you access our website, information is automatically sent to our website’s server. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information is collected without your intervention for technical evaluation and stored until automated deletion after 28 days:
• The Internet Protocol (IP) address of the requesting computer,
• Date and time of access (timestamp),
• Name and URL of the retrieved file or the visited website,
• The previously visited website (so-called referrer),
• Browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer,
• The name of your internet service provider, and
• Other similar data and information that serve to avert danger in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

b) The data mentioned under section 2 a) are processed by us for the following purposes:
• Ensuring a smooth connection setup of the website,
• Ensuring comfortable use of our website,
• Evaluation of system security and stability, and
• For further administrative purposes.

The legal basis for this data processing results from Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest follows from the purposes for data collection mentioned under section 2 b). Under no circumstances do we use the collected data for the purpose of drawing conclusions about your person.

3. Collection and Storage of Personal Data, and the Nature and Purpose of its Use

Consent to the processing of personal data
Any consent you give for the processing of your personal data is:
1. Voluntary, 2. Informed, 3. Unambiguous, and 4. Revocable (for the future).

4. Data Disclosure

Your personal data will not be transmitted to third parties for purposes other than those listed below. We only disclose your personal data to third parties if:
• You have given your explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR,
• The disclosure is necessary for the assertion of claims in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding legitimate interest in not disclosing your data,
• There is a legal obligation for the disclosure in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c GDPR, and
• This is legally permissible and necessary for the processing of contractual relationships with you in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR.
In individual cases, we may pass on the data you have provided to affiliated companies, business partners, or representatives of OHL (within and outside the European Economic Area) so that they can contact you regarding support, renewal, or acquisition of OHL products and services. Our affiliated companies, business partners, or representatives may contact you directly in this regard.

5. Rights of the Data Subject

You have the right, in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR, to request information about your personal data processed by us. In particular, you can request information about
a) the purposes of processing;
b) the categories of personal data being processed;
c) the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed;
d) the planned storage period;
e) the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, or objection;
f) the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;
g) the origin of your data, if not collected from us, and
h) the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling

to request.

Furthermore, the data subject has the right to obtain information as to whether personal data has been transferred to a third country or to an international organization. If this is the case, the data subject also has the right to be informed of the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer.
If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to information, they may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time, see section 18.

6. Right to Rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)

The data subject shall have the right to obtain from the controller without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning him or her. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, the data subject shall have the right to have incomplete personal data completed, including by means of providing a supplementary statement.

7. Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”) Art. 17 GDPR

To request the erasure of your personal data stored by us, unless processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest, or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
Your right to erasure includes:
a) The personal data are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
b) The data subject withdraws consent on which the processing is based according to point (a) of Article 6(1), or point (a) of Article 9(2), and where there is no other legal ground for the processing.

c) The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2).

d) The personal data have been unlawfully processed.
e) 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.
f) The personal data have been collected in relation to the offer of information society services referred to in Article 8(1).

8. Right to Restriction of Processing (Art. 18 GDPR)

To request the restriction of the processing of your personal data, insofar as the accuracy of the data is contested by you, the processing is unlawful, but you oppose the erasure of the data and we no longer need the data, but you require them for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims, or you have objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR;

9. Right to Data Portability (Art. 20 GDPR)

To receive your personal data, which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to request transmission to another controller;

10. Conditions for Consent (Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR)

The data subject shall have the right to withdraw his or her consent at any time. The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. The data subject shall be informed of this before giving consent. It shall be as easy to withdraw as to give consent. If you wish to withdraw your consent, simply send an email to friess@ohl-gutermuth.de (internal data protection coordinator).

11. Right to Object (Art. 21 GDPR)

If your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR, provided there are reasons arising from your particular situation or the objection is directed against direct marketing. In the latter case, you have a general right to object, which will be implemented by us without specifying a particular situation. If you wish to exercise your right of revocation or objection, simply send an email to friess@ohl-gutermuth.de (internal data protection coordinator).

12. Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority (Art. 77 GDPR)

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, without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy.
As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or work for this purpose.
If a data subject wishes to exercise their rights, they may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time, see section 18.

13. Security of Processing (Art. 32 GDPR)

To protect your personal data from unauthorized access or misuse, we have implemented extensive technical and organizational measures and security precautions. Our security procedures are regularly reviewed and adapted to technological advancements. Our employees are trained in data protection and are obliged to maintain confidentiality and protect data.
Our data protection principles ensure the:
1. Confidentiality,
2. Integrity,
3. Availability and resilience
of the systems and services in connection with processing on a permanent basis.

Furthermore, our employees are trained in data protection and are obliged to maintain confidentiality and protect data.

14. Cookies

To make our website user-friendly for you and to optimally tailor it to your needs, we use cookies. A cookie is a small text file that is stored locally on your notebook, tablet, smartphone, etc. However, this does not mean that we immediately gain knowledge of your identity. For example, we use so-called session cookies to recognize that you have already visited individual pages of our website. These are automatically deleted after you leave our website. Your browser also offers a function to delete cookies (e.g., by clearing browser data). Further information on this can be found in the operating instructions or usually under the settings of your internet browser. The data processed by cookies are necessary for the stated purposes to protect our legitimate interests and those of third parties pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR.
Each time our website is accessed, data about this process is stored in a log file. This data is not personal; we cannot trace which user accessed which data. Specifically, the following data record is stored for each access:

» Name of the retrieved file,
» Date and time of retrieval,
» Amount of data transferred,
» Notification whether the retrieval was successful

Furthermore, you have the option to disable or manage cookies across your entire browser.

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http://help.opera.com/Windows/10.00/en/cookies.html

15. Analysis Tools Used

We refrain from using analysis tools or tracking methods.

a) Use of YouTube Plugins (Videos)

On some pages of our website, videos stored on YouTube are embedded. YouTube is a service of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. For all YouTube videos on our website, the “extended data protection mode” is activated. YouTube provides this and thereby guarantees that YouTube does not store cookies with personal data on your computer. When accessing the website and embedding the videos, the IP address is transmitted. This cannot be assigned unless you have logged in to YouTube or another Google service before accessing the page or are permanently logged in.
As soon as you start playing an embedded video by clicking on it, YouTube, through the extended data protection mode, only stores cookies on your computer that do not contain personally identifiable data. These cookies can be prevented by appropriate browser settings and extensions. Furthermore, when our videos start, data is transferred to YouTube according to point “2. Collection of General Data (Log Files)” and thus constitutes a prior declaration of consent from you to YouTube. Further information on the integration of YouTube videos can be found on YouTube’s information page.

b) Google Maps

Our website uses the Google Maps map service via an API. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA 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 online offers and easy discoverability of the locations we indicate on the website. This represents a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. More information on the handling of user data can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/

16. Existence of Automated Decision-Making / Profiling

As a responsible company, we refrain from automated decision-making or profiling.

17. Name and Address of the Controller
The controller within the meaning of the GDPR is.

OHL Gutermuth Industrial Valves GmbH
Mr. Wolfgang Röhrig (Managing Director)
Helmershäuser Staße 9+12
D-63674 Altenstadt

Tel: +49 6047 8006 – 0

Email: friess@ohl-gutermuth.de (internal data protection coordinator)

Website: www.ohl-gutermuth.de

Our external data protection officer can be reached at the following address:

EDV Sachverständigen- und Datenschutzbüro Michael J. Schüssler
Kolpingstraße 3
D-63739 Aschaffenburg

Tel.: +49 6021 / 4391845
Email: info@svb-ms.de

Website: www.datenschutz4you-aschaffenburg.de/

18. Competent Supervisory Authority

State Office for Data Protection
The Hessian Data Protection Commissioner
Gustav-Stresemann-Ring 1
65189 Wiesbaden

Tel.: +49-0611-1408 0

https://www.datenschutz.hessen, (Email via Imprint)

19. Topicality and Amendment of this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is currently valid and was last updated in May 2018. Due to the further development of our website and its offerings or due to changed legal or official requirements, it may become necessary to amend this Privacy Policy.