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Privacy Notice

Thank you for visiting our website, www.tece.com/en and our sub-pages, and thank you for your interest in our company. The protection of your personal data is important to us. Personal data is information about personal or factual circumstances of a specific or identifiable natural person. This includes, for example, the real name, address, telephone number and date of birth of a person, but also all other data that can be related to an identifiable person.

Since personal data is subject to special legal protection, it is only collected by us to the extent necessary for the provision of our website and the performance of our services. Below we describe which personal information we collect during your visit to our website, and how we use it.

Our data privacy practice complies with legal regulations, in particular those of the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), the German Telemedia Act (TMG) and the General Data Protection Regulation of the EU (GDPR). We will only collect, process and store your personal data insofar as this is necessary for the functional provision of this website and our contents and services, as well as for the processing of inquiries and, if applicable, for the processing of orders / contracts, but only insofar as there is a legitimate interest for this within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(1)(f) GDPR or if any other justification exists. Only if you have given your prior consent separately will your data also be used for additional, precisely defined purposes, e.g. for sending advertising information by newsletter.

Data controller within the meaning of Art. 4(7) GDPR

The data controller within the meaning of GDPR and other national data protection laws of the Member States as well as other data protection regulations:

TECE GmbH
Hollefeldstr. 57
48282 Emsdetten
Email: reinhard.wiggers@tece.de
Phone: +49 25 72 / 9 28 - 192
Fax: +49 (0) 25 72 / 9 28-124

Name and address of the data protection officer

Claus Wissing
Sachverständigenbüro Mülot GmbH
Grüner Weg 80, 48268 Greven
Tel.: 02571/5402 0
datenschutz@svb-muelot.de

Provision of the website and creation of log files

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

Scope of data processing

Information about the browser type and version used
The operating system of the device used to access the site
The IP address of the device used to access the site
Date and time of access
Websites and resources (images, files, other page content) accessed on our website.
Websites from which the user's system reached our website (referrer tracking)

This data is stored in the log files of our system. This data is not stored together with personal data of a specific user, meaning that individual page visitors are not identified.

Legal basis for the processing of personal data
Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest). It is in our legitimate interest to ensure that the purpose described below is achieved.
Purpose of data processing
Logging takes place to maintain the compatibility of our website for as many visitors as possible and to combat abuse and rectify malfunctions. For this purpose, it is necessary to log the technical data of the accessing computer in order to be able to react as early as possible to display errors, attacks on our IT systems and/or errors in the functionality of our website. In addition, the data enables us to optimize the website and to generally ensure the security of our information technology systems.
Duration of storage
The above technical data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for ensuring the compatibility of the website for all visitors, but no later than 3 months after you access our website.
Possibility of objection and removal
The possibilities of objection and removal are based on the general regulations on the right of objection and removal under data privacy laws, described below in this Privacy Policy.

Special functions of the website

Our site offers you various functions, for the use of which we collect, process, and store personal data. Below we explain what happens to this data:

Newsletter registration form:

Scope of processing of personal data
The data you entered when registering for the newsletter.
Legal basis for the processing of personal data
Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (tacit consent)
Purpose of data processing
The data recorded in the registration form of our newsletter is used by us exclusively for sending our newsletter, in which we provide information about all of our services and our news. After registration, we will send you a confirmation email containing a link that you must click to complete the subscription to our newsletter (double opt-in).
Duration of storage
You can unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link, which is also included in each newsletter. Your data will be deleted by us immediately after you unsubscribe. We will also delete your data immediately in the event of an incomplete registration. We reserve the right to delete the data without giving reasons and without prior or subsequent notice.
Possibility of objection and removal
The possibilities of objection and removal are based on the general regulations on the right of objection and removal under data privacy laws, described below in this Privacy Policy.

Contact form(s):

Scpe of processing of personal data
The data you have entered on our contact forms.
Legal basis for the processing of personal data
Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (tacit consent)
Purpose of data processing
The data collected via our contact form or via our contact forms will only be used for processing the specific contact request received via the contact form.
Duration of storage
After processing your request, the data collected will be deleted immediately, unless there are legal retention periods.
Possibility of objection and removal
The possibilities of objection and removal are based on the general regulations on the right of objection and deletion under data privacy laws, described below in this Privacy Policy.

Login area of the product database:

Scope of processing of personal data
The registration and login data you enter with us.
Legal basis for the processing of personal data
Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (tacit consent)
Purpose of data processing
You have the possibility of using a separate login area on our website. If you forget your password or username for this area, you can have these data sent to you again by entering your contact details (email address) first. The usage data generated during use of the login area will be collected, stored and processed by us only for combating abuse and eliminating faults or for maintaining the website’s functionality.
Duration of storage
The data are stored on the basis of the statutory storage requirements. If a contract is not concluded, your data will be erased as soon as their purpose has expired.
Forwarding to third parties
By linking the TECE product database to the PARTcommunity powered by CADENAS, your registration data will be automatically sent to the company CADENAS in encrypted form. This gives you access to the TECE product data powered by CADENAS without you having to log in again. You can find the privacy policy and licence agreement of CADENAS at https://b2b.partcommunity.com/community/help/privacy. By registering for the TECE product database, you consent to the processing of the data by CADENAS.
Possibility of objection and removal
The possibilities of objection and removal are based on the general regulations on the right of objection and erasure under data privacy laws, described below in this Privacy Policy.

Automatic creditworthiness check / scoring

If we provide products or services in advance of payment, we reserve the right to obtain automatic credit information on the basis of mathematical-statistical procedures from the following company(s) in order to safeguard our legitimate interests. We receive information about the statistical probability of non-payment from the service provider named below. The credit information can contain probability values (score values), which are calculated on the basis of scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical methods. A large number of features, such as income, address data, occupation, marital status, and previous payment behaviour are used to assess the customer's future risk of non-payment. The result is expressed in the form of a payment probability (so-called score). The information thus obtained forms the basis of our decision on the establishment, execution, or termination of a contractual relationship. However, the payment methods offered do not depend on such information.

The possibilities of objection and removal are based on the general regulations on the right of objection and deletion under data privacy laws, described below in this Privacy Policy.

In detail:

Verband der Vereine Creditreform e.V.:
Our company regularly checks the creditworthiness of customers when concluding contracts and in certain cases even that of existing customers when there is a justified interest. For this purpose, we work with Verband der Vereine Creditreform e.V., 41460 Neuss (www.creditreform.de ) from which we receive the necessary data. On behalf of Verband der Vereine Creditreform e.V. we provide you with the following information pursuant to Art. 14 EU-GDPR:
Verband der Vereine Creditreform e.V. is a consumer information agency. It operates a database in which credit information on private individuals is stored. On this basis, Verband der Vereine Creditreform e.V. issues creditworthiness information to its customers. Customers include banks, leasing companies, insurance companies, telecommunications companies, receivables management companies, mail order, wholesale, and retail companies, and other companies that supply goods or services. Within the framework of legal regulations, part of the data available in the information database is also used for the supply of other company databases, among other things for use for data brokerage purposes.
The database of Verband der Vereine Creditreform e.V. stores in particular information about the name, address, date of birth, email address if applicable, payment behavior, and shareholdings of persons. The purpose of processing the stored data is to provide information about the creditworthiness of the requested person. The legal basis for processing is Art. 6(1)(f) EU GDPR. Information on this data may only be provided thereafter if a customer can credibly demonstrate a justified interest in knowing this information. If data is transferred to countries outside the EU, this is done on the basis of the so-called "standard contractual clauses" which you can find under the following link: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32001D0497&from=DE or to be sent from there. The data is stored as long as its knowledge is necessary for the fulfilment of the purpose of storage. As a rule, this knowledge is required for an initial storage period of three years. After this period has lapsed, a check is performed to determine whether storage is still necessary, otherwise the data is deleted on exactly that day. In the event of a matter being resolved, the data will be deleted exactly three years after the matter has been resolved. In accordance with § 882e German Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO), entries in the register of debtors are deleted exactly three years after the date of the registration order. Justified interests within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) EU GDPR may be: Credit decision, business initiation, shareholdings, claims, credit assessment, insurance contract, enforcement information. You have the right to obtain information from Verband der Vereine Creditreform e.V about the data stored there about your person. If the data stored about you is incorrect, you have a right to correction or deletion. If it cannot be determined immediately whether the data is incorrect or correct, you have the right to block the respective data until clarification. If your data is incomplete, you can request its completion. If you have given your consent to the processing of data stored by Verband der Vereine Creditreform e.V., you have the right to revoke this consent at any time. This revocation does not affect the legality of the processing of your data based on your consent until it is revoked, if such a revocation does take place. If you have any objections, wishes, or complaints regarding data protection, you can contact the data protection officer of Verband der Vereine Creditreform e.V. at any time. He will help you quickly and confidentially in all questions of data protection. You can also complain about the processing of your data by Verband der Vereine Creditreform e.V. to the data protection commissioner responsible for your federal state (Bundesland). The data that Verband der Vereine Creditreform e.V. has stored about you comes from publicly accessible sources, from debt collection companies, and their customers. In order to describe your creditworthiness, Verband der Vereine Creditreform e.V. calculates a score based on your data. The score integrates data on age and gender, address data and, in some cases, payment experience data. This data is included with varying weights in the score calculation. Verband der Vereine Creditreform e.V. customers use the scores as a tool for making their own credit decisions.
Right to object:
The processing of data stored at Verband der Vereine Creditreform e.V. takes place for the compelling legitimate grounds of creditors and credit protection, which regularly outweigh your interests, rights, and freedoms or allow the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims. You can only object to the processing of your data for reasons which arise from a special situation that you are in and which must be proven. If such special reasons can be proven, the data will no longer be processed. If you object to the processing of your data for advertising and marketing purposes, the data will no longer be processed for these purposes. The data controller within the meaning of Art. 4(7) EU GDPR is Verband der Vereine Creditreform e.V., 41460 Neuss (www.creditreform.de ). You can reach us regarding any questions using the following contact information Phone: +49 2131 109-0, Email: creditreform@verband.creditreform.de
You can reach the responsible data protection officer using the following contact information: Verband der Vereine Creditreform e.V., Data Protection Officer, 41460 Neuss, Datenschutz@verband.creditreform.de.

Statistical evaluation of visits to this website - web tracker

We collect, process, and store the following data when you access this website or individual files on the website: IP address, website from which the file was accessed, name of the file, date and time of access, amount of data transferred, and notification of success of the access attempt (so-called web log). We use this access data exclusively in non-personalized form for the continuous improvement of our website and for statistical purposes.

We also use the following web trackers to evaluate the visits to this website:

Google Googleadservices / Google AdWords Conversion / Google Dynamic Remarketing
On our website we use a web tracking service of the company Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, 94043 Mountain View, USA (hereafter: Google Googleadservices / Google AdWords Conversion / Google Dynamic Remarketing). Google Google Adservices / Google AdWords Conversion / Google Dynamic Remarketing use cookies within the scope of web tracking which are stored on your computer and which enable an analysis of the use of our website and your surfing behavior (so-called tracking). We perform this analysis based on the tracking services of Google Google Adservices / Google AdWords Conversion / Google Dynamic Remarketing in order to constantly optimize and increase the availability of our internet offering. When using our website, data such as your IP address and your user activities are transmitted to servers of Google Google Adservices / Google AdWords Conversion / Google Dynamic Remarketing and processed and stored outside the European Union, e.g. in the USA. The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. Google Googleadservices / Google AdWords Conversion / Google Dynamic Remarketing has certified itself under the EU-US Privacy Shield agreement (see https://www.privacyshield.gov/list ). The data will be deleted as soon as the purpose of its collection has been fulfilled. Further information on the handling of the transferred data can be found in the privacy policy of Google Google Adservices / Google AdWords Conversion / Google Dynamic Remarketing: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ . You can prevent the collection and forwarding of personal data (in particular your IP address) and the processing of this data by disabling the execution of script code in your browser, installing a script blocker in your browser (you can find this for example at www.noscript.netor www.ghostery.com ) or by enabling the "Do Not Track" setting of your browser.

You can prevent the use of Google AdWords by contradicting the corresponding cookies.

Google Analytics

Scope of processing of personal data
On our site we use the web tracking service of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Park, Mountain View, 94043, USA (hereafter: Google Analytics). Google Analytics uses cookies for web tracking purposes, which are stored on your computer and which enable an analysis of the use of our website and your surfing behavior (so-called tracking). We carry out this analysis on the basis of the tracking service of Google Analytics in order to constantly optimize and make our internet offering more available. When using our website, data such as your IP address and your user activities are transferred to servers of Google LLC and processed and stored outside the European Union, e.g. in the USA.

The EU Commission has found that an adequate level of data protection can exist in the USA if the data processing company has submitted to the US-EU Privacy Shield Agreement and the export of data to the USA has been made permissible in this way. By activating IP anonymization within the Google Analytics tracking code of this website, your IP address is made anonymous by Google Analytics before transfer. This website uses a Google Analytics tracking code that has been extended by the function gat._anonymizeIp(); in order to only allow anonymous collection of IP addresses (so-called IP masking).

Legal basis for the processing of personal data
Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent), either as part of registration with Google (opening a Google account and acceptance of the data protection information implemented there) or, if you have not registered with Google, by explicit consent when opening our site.

Purpose of data processing
On our behalf, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of this website, compile reports about website activities and provide us with other services connected with website use and internet use. The IP address transferred from your browser for Google Analytics is not combined with other Google data.

Duration of storage
Google will store the data relevant for the provision of web tracking for as long as it is necessary to fulfil the requested web service. Data is collected and stored anonymously. If there is any personal reference, the data will be deleted immediately, as long as it is not subject to any legal retention obligations. In any case, the deletion takes place after expiry of the retention obligation.

Possibility of objection and removal
You can prevent the collection and forwarding of personal data to Google (in particular your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by disabling the execution of script code in your browser, installing a script blocker in your browser (which you can find at, for example, www.noscript.net or www.ghostery.com) or by enabling the "Do Not Track" setting of your browser. You can also prevent the capture of the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available via the following link: (http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de ). You can find Google Analytics' security and privacy policy at http://www.google.com/intl/de/analytics/learn/privacy.html

You can prevent the use of Google Analytics by contradicting the corresponding cookies.

Matomo (formerly Piwik)

This website uses the open source web analysis service Matomo. Matomo uses so-called “cookies,” which are text files that are stored on your computer and that make it possible to analyse your use of this website. For this purpose, the information about the use of this website generated by the cookie will be archived on our server. Prior to archiving, the IP address will first be anonymized.

Matomo cookies will remain on your device until you delete them.

The storage of Matomo cookies and the use of this analysis tool are based on Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the anonymous analysis of user patterns, in order to optimize the operator’s web offerings and advertising. If a corresponding agreement has been requested (e.g. an agreement to the storage of cookies), the processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Sect. 1 lit. a GDPR; the agreement can be revoked at any time.

The information generated by cookies concerning the use of this website shall not be shared with any third parties. You may prevent the storage of cookies at any time by making pertinent changes to your browser software settings; however, we have to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all of the functions of this website to their fullest extent.

If you do not consent to the storage and use of your data, you have the option to deactivate the storage and use of such data here. In this case, an opt-out cookie will be stored in your browser to prevent Matomo from storing your usage data. If you delete your cookies, this will also result in the deletion of the Matomo opt out cookie. Hence, you will have to reactivate the opt out when you return to visit this website.

Google Tag Manager

Scope of processing of personal data
On our site we use the service of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Park, Mountain View, 94043, USA (hereafter: Google Tag Manager). Google Tag Manager offers a technical platform to execute other web services and web tracking programs via so-called "tags" and to be able to control these as a group. In this context, Google Tag Manager stores cookies on your computer and analyses your surfing behaviour (so-called "tracking"), to the extent that web tracking tools are executed via Google Tag Manager. This data sent by individual tags integrated into Google Tag Manager are compiled, stored and processed by Google Tag Manager via a uniform user interface. All integrated "tags" are separately listed again in this data protection declaration. You can find more detailed information for data protection pertaining to the tools integrated into Google Tag Manager in the corresponding section of this data protection declaration. When using our website with the activated integration of tags by Google Tag Manager, data such as your IP address and your user activities are transferred to servers of Google LLC and processed and stored outside the European Union, e.g. in the USA.
The EU Commission has found that an adequate level of data protection can exist in the USA if the data processing company has submitted to the US-EU Privacy Shield Agreement and the export of data to the USA has been made permissible in this way. This is the case for Google LLC. The web services integrated via Google Tag Manager are governed by the regulations in the corresponding section of this data protection declaration. The tracking tools used in Google Tag Manager use IP anonymisation of the source code to ensure that Google Tag Manager anonymises the IP address before transmission. Google Tag Manager is only allowed to anonymously capture IP addresses here (so-called IP masking).
Legal basis for the processing of personal data
Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent), either as part of registration with Google (opening a Google account and acceptance of the data protection information implemented there) or, if you have not registered with Google, by explicit consent when opening our site.
Purpose of data processing
On our behalf, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of this website, compile reports about website activities and provide us with other services connected with website use and internet use. The IP address transferred from your browser for Google Analytics is not combined with other Google data.
Duration of storage
Google will store the data relevant for the provision of web tracking for as long as it is necessary to fulfil the requested web service. Data is collected and stored anonymously. If there is any personal reference, the data will be deleted immediately, as long as it is not subject to any legal retention obligations. In any case, the deletion takes place after expiry of the retention obligation.
Possibility of objection and removal
You can prevent the collection and forwarding of personal data to Google (in particular your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by disabling the execution of script code in your browser, installing a script blocker in your browser (which you can find at, for example, www.noscript.net or www.ghostery.com) or by enabling the "Do Not Track" setting of your browser. You can also prevent the capture of the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available via the following link: (http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de). You can find Google Analytics' security and privacy policy at http://www.google.com/intl/de/analytics/learn/privacy.html

Integration of external web services and processing of data outside the EU

On our website, we use active JavaScript content from external providers, so-called web services. When you visit our website, these external providers may receive personal information about your visit to our website. This data may possibly be processed outside the EU. You can prevent this by installing a JavaScript blocker such as the browser plugin "NoScript" (www.noscript.net) or disabling JavaScript in your browser. This can lead to functional restrictions on websites that you visit.

We use the following external web services:

Doubleclick
On our website a web service of the company Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, 94043 Mountain View (hereinafter: Doubleclick) will be loaded. We use this data to ensure the full functionality of our website. In this context, your browser may transmit personal data to Doubleclick. The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The legitimate interest consists of error-free function of the website. Doubleclick has certified itself under the EU-US Privacy Shield Agreement (see https://www.privacyshield.gov/list ). The data will be deleted as soon as the purpose of its collection has been fulfilled. Please refer to Doubleclick's privacy policy for more information on handling the transferred data: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/ . You can prevent the collection and processing of your data by Doubleclick by disabling the execution of script code in your browser or installing a script blocker in your browser (which you can find at, for example, www.noscript.net or www.ghostery.com).
Google
On our website a web service of the company Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, 94043 Mountain View (hereinafter: Google). We use this data to ensure the full functionality of our website. In this context, your browser may transmit personal data to Google. The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The legitimate interest consists of error-free function of the website. Google has certified itself under the EU-US Privacy Shield agreement (see https://www.privacyshield.gov/list ). The data will be deleted as soon as the purpose of its collection has been fulfilled. For more information on the handling of the transferred data, please refer to Google's privacy policy: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/ . You can prevent the collection and processing of your data by Google by disabling the execution of script code in your browser or installing a script blocker in your browser (which you can find at, for example, www.noscript.net or www.ghostery.com).
incony.de
A web service of the company INCONY AG, Technologiepark 34, 33100 Paderborn, (hereinafter: incony.de) will be reloaded on our website. We use these data to ensure the full functionality of our website. In this context, your browser may transmit personal data to incony.de. The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The legitimate interest consists of error-free function of the website. The data will be erased as soon as the purpose of their collection has been fulfilled. Further information on the handling of the transmitted data can be found in the privacy policy of incony.de: https://www.incony.de/datenschutz. You can prevent the collection and processing of your data by incony.de by disabling the execution of script code in your browser or installing a script blocker in your browser (which you can find at, for example, http://www.noscript.net or http://www.ghostery.com).
pardot.com
A web service of the company Salesforce.com, inc, The Landmark at One Market, Suite 300, 94105 San Francisco, CA (hereinafter: pardot.com) is downloaded from our website. We use this data to ensure the full functionality of our website. In this context, your browser may transmit personal data to pardot.com. The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The legitimate interest is error-free function of the website. pardot.com has certified itself under the EU-US Privacy Shield Agreement (see https://www.privacyshield.gov/list ). The data will be deleted as soon as the purpose of its collection has been fulfilled. Further information on the handling of the transferred data can be found in the privacy policy of pardot.com: https://www.salesforce.com/company/privacy/ . You can prevent the collection and processing of your data by pardot.com by disabling the execution of script code in your browser or installing a script blocker in your browser (which you can find at, for example, www.noscript.net or www.ghostery.com)
You can prevent the use of Pardot by contradicting the corresponding cookies.
website-check.de
A web service is loaded on our page that comes from the company Website-Check GmbH, Beethovenstraße 24 in 66111 Saarbrücken, DE (hereafter: website-check.de). We use this data to ensure the full functionality of our website. In this context, your browser may transmit personal data to website-check.de. The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest). The legitimate interest consists of error-free function of the website. The data will be deleted as soon as the purpose of its collection has been fulfilled. Further information on the handling of the transferred data can be found in the privacy policy of website-check.de: https://www.website-check.de/datenschutzerklaerung/ . You can prevent the collection and processing of your data by website-check.de by disabling the execution of script code in your browser or installing a script blocker in your browser (which you can find at, for example, www.noscript.net or www.ghostery.com).

Information about the use of cookies

Cookie consent with Consent Manager Provider

Our website uses the cookie consent technology developed by Consent Manager Provider to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies on your device and to document these in compliance with data privacy. The provider of this technology is Jaohawi AB, Håltegelvägen 1b, 72348 Västerås, Swedem, website: https://www.consentmanager.de (hereinafter “Consent Manager Provider”).

When you visit our website, a connection to the servers of Consent Manager Provider is established to obtain your consents and other cookie usage statements. Consent Manager Provider then stores a cookie in your browser in order to be able to assign the consents or their revocation to you. The data collected in this way is stored until you ask us to delete it, delete the Consent Manager Provider cookie yourself or the purpose for data storage is no longer necessary. Mandatory statutory retention obligations remain unaffected.

Consent Manager Provider is used to obtain the legally required consents for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is art. 6 of the 1 p. 1 lit. c GDPR.

Contract for order processing

We have concluded a contract for order processing with Consent Manager Provider. This is a data protection contract, which guarantees that Consent Manager Provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

Data security and data protection, communication by email

Your personal data is protected by technical and organizational measures during collection, storage and processing in such a way that it is not accessible to third parties. In the case of unencrypted communication by email, we cannot guarantee complete data security on the transmission path to our IT systems. As a consequence, we recommend using encrypted communication or the post for information requiring high confidentiality.

Automatic email archiving

Scope of processing of personal data
We hereby expressly inform you that our mailing system uses automated archiving processes. All incoming and outgoing emails are hereby digitally archived for audit safety.
Legal basis for the processing of personal data
Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest). Our legitimate interest is based on compliance with the provisions of tax law and commercial law (e.g. secs. 146, 147 AO).
Purpose of data processing
The purpose of archiving is based on compliance with the provisions of tax law and commercial law (e.g. secs. 146, 147 AO).
Duration of storage
Our mail communications are stored up to the expiry of storage obligations stipulated by tax law and commercial law. The storage period can last up to 10 years.
Possibility of objection and removal
For queries relating to our mail archiving system, please contact our data protection officer. We also inform you that we only consider application documents in the PDF file format. Zipped (WinZip, WinRAR, 7Zip, etc.) files are filtered out by our security systems and not delivered. We do not consider applications in the Word file format or other format and these are deleted unread. Please remember that application documents sent in unencrypted format could potentially be opened by third parties before they are received by our IT systems. We assume that we can also send unencrypted responses to unencrypted application emails. If you do not wish us to do this, please state this in your application email.

Revocation of consent - Information on data and requests for changes - Deletion & blocking of data

According to the German Federal Data Protection Act you have a right to free information about your stored data as well as if necessary a right to correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. Your data will be deleted if this is not contrary to legal regulations. You can revoke your permission to use your personal data at any time. Information, deletion, and correction requests for your data and suggestions can be sent to the following address at any time:

TECE GmbH
Hollefeldstr. 57
48282 Emsdetten

Email: reinhard.wiggers@tece.de
Phone: +49 (0) 25 72 / 9 28 - 192
Fax: +49 (0) 25 72 / 9 28-124

Right to data portability

You have the right to receive the information you gave us that personally concerns you back from us in a structured, standard and machine-readable format. You can also request us to immediately transmit this data to a third party at your instruction, to the extent that the processing is based on consent according to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR or on a contract as per Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR and the processing is carried out by us in the context of automated data handling.
In the exercise of this right to data portability, you also have the right to have the personal data in question directly transmitted from one responsible party to another responsible party, to the extent that this is technically possible. Freedoms and rights of other persons may not be hereby restricted.
The right to data portability does not apply to the processing of personal data required for execution of a task that lies in the public interest or results in the exercise of official authority assigned to the responsible party.

Right to complain to the supervisory authority pursuant to Art. 77 I GDPR

If you suspect that your data is being processed unlawfully on our site, you can of course bring about a judicial clarification of the problem at any time. Regardless of this, you have the option of contacting a supervisory authority. You have the right of appeal in the EU Member State of your place of residence, your place of work, and/or the place of the alleged infringement, i.e. you can choose the supervisory authority to which you will complain from among the locations named above. The supervisory authority to which the complaint has been lodged will then inform you of the status and results of your complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy under Art. 78 GDPR.

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