Privacy Policy

Data protection

1. An overview of data protection

General information

The protection and security of personal information is a high priority for us. Below you will be informed about what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is all data that personally identifies you. This includes, for example, inventory data (eg name, address), contact data (eg e-mail, telephone), content data (eg text input, photos, videos), user behavior (eg websites, interest in content, access times), meta / communication data (eg devices Information, IP addresses). With regard to the other terminology, in particular the terms “processing” and “consent”, we refer to the legal data protection definitions. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed under this text.

Data collection on our website

Who is responsible for the data collection on this website?

On this website, the data processing is done by the website operator. Its contact details can be found in the imprint of this website.

How do we collect your data?

Your data will be collected on the one hand, that you tell us. This may be e.g. to trade data that you enter in a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically when visiting the website through our IT systems. These are above all technical data (for example Internet browser, operating system or time of the page request). The collection of this data is automatic as soon as you enter our website.

What do we use your data for?

Part of the data is collected in order to guarantee a faultless provision of the website. Other data can be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

At any time you have the right to obtain free information about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have a right to request the correction, blocking or deletion of this data. For this purpose and for further questions about data protection, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint. Furthermore, you have a right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority.

Analysis tools and third-party tools

When you visit our website, your surfing behavior can be statistically evaluated. This happens mainly with cookies and with so-called analysis programs. The analysis of your surfing behavior is usually anonymous; the surfing behavior can not be traced back to you. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools.

You can object to this analysis. We will inform you about the possibilities of objection in this privacy policy.

Analysis tools and third-party tools

When you visit our website, your surfing behavior can be statistically evaluated. This happens mainly with cookies and with so-called analysis programs. The analysis of your surfing behavior is usually anonymous; the surfing behavior can not be traced back to you. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools.

You can object to this analysis. We will inform you about the possibilities of objection in this privacy policy.

2. General information and mandatory information

Data protection

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 statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

If you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal information is information that personally identifies you. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

Please note that data transmission over the Internet (for example, when communicating via e-mail) may have security vulnerabilities. A complete protection of the data from access by third parties is not possible.

Revocation of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke an existing consent at any time. An informal message by e-mail to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority

In the case of violations of data protection law, the person concerned has the right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority. The competent supervisory authority for data protection issues is the state data protection officer of the federal state in which our company is based. A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found on the following link: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract, in itself or to a third party in a standard, machine-readable format. If you require the direct transfer of data to another person in charge, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.

SSL or TLS encryption

This site uses, for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or requests that you send to us as a site operator, an SSL or. TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by changing the address line of the browser from “http: //” to “https: //” and the lock symbol in your browser line. If SSL or TLS encryption is enabled, the data you submit to us can not be read by third parties.

Information, blocking, deletion

You have the right to free information on your stored personal data, their origin and recipient and the purpose of the data processing and, if necessary, a right to rectification, blocking or deletion of this data. For further information on personal data you can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint.

3. Data Protection Officer

Statutory data protection officer

We have appointed a data protection officer for our company.

4. Data collection on our website

Cookies

The internet pages partly use so-called cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our offer more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and stored by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies”. They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognize your browser the next time you visit.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally exclude and enable the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process or to provide certain functions that you wish to use (eg shopping cart function) are processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO saved. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies for the technically correct and optimized provision of its services. Insofar as other cookies (such as cookies for analyzing your surfing behavior) are stored, they will be treated separately in this privacy policy.

Storage of access data and server log files

Every Time A User Accesses A Page From Our Internet Site And Every Time A File Is Called Up, Data About This Process Is Automatically Saved And Processed On Our Web Server In A Log File. Specifically, The Following Data Is Stored For Each Access Or Retrieval:
  • IP address of the requesting computer
  • Date and time of the request
  • called page / name of the retrieved file
  • transferred amount of data
  • Message if the access / retrieval was successful
  • Internet address from which the page or file was retrieved or the desired function was initiated
  •  used web browser
The aforementioned data, including the IP address, will be stored for the duration of the communication process in order to enable the use of our internet service. In addition, the IP address is stored for a short period of time to ensure IT security, in particular to protect our IT systems against misuse and to ward off attacks. We reserve the right to evaluate the data anonymously for statistical purposes and to improve our internet presence. A merge of this data with other data sources will not be done. The basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO, which allows the processing of data to fulfill a contract or pre-contractual measures.

Contact

You have the possibility to contact us via our e-mail address or the contact form. Of course, we will only use the personal data transmitted to us for the purpose for which you provide us with these when contacting us.

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored in order to process the request and in case of follow-up questions. We will not share this information without your consent.

The processing of the data entered into the contact form is therefore exclusively based on your consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. DSGVO). You can revoke this consent at any time. An informal message by e-mail to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing operations carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

The information you provide in the contact form will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage or delete the purpose for data storage (for example, after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – especially retention periods – remain unaffected.

Applications

You have the opportunity to apply via our e-mail address at Karl Kruse. Your online application will be forwarded directly to the HR department and of course treated confidentially. Of course, we will only use your information to process your application and will not pass it on to third parties. Your personal data will be deleted immediately after completing the application process, or after a maximum of 6 months, unless you have given us expressly your consent for a longer storage of your data.

Sollten Sie sich per E-Mail bei uns bewerben weisen wir ausdrücklich darauf hin, dass E-Mail-Anhänge nicht verschlüsselt sind.

Collection and processing of personal data

Personal data is only collected if you provide it on your own, for example to carry out an order, a survey, a competition or a registration for personalized services. There you will be informed about the intended processing purpose and, if necessary, your consent to storage.

The personal data collected in the context of our web pages are used without your consent only for the order processing or processing of your inquiries. The use of this data remains limited to purposes of advertising and market and opinion research. You can revoke your respective consent at any time with effect for the future.

If we are in advance, e.g. If you make a purchase on account, we may, in order to safeguard our legitimate interests, obtain a credit report based on mathematical and statistical procedures at Crefo Factoring Düsseldorf Neuss GmbH , Werftstrasse 47, 40549 Düsseldorf. For this purpose, we provide the personal data required for a credit check to the Crefo Factoring Dusseldorf Neuss GmbH , Werftstrasse 47, 40549 Dusseldorf and use the information received on the static likelihood of default for a balanced decision on the grounds, implementation or termination of the contract. The credit information can contain probability values (score values), which are calculated on the basis of scientifically recognized mathematical-static methods and whose calculation includes, among other things, address data. Your concerns will be considered in accordance with the statutory provisions.

Your data is encrypted prior to transmission and processing to protect it from unauthorized access. Please note that unencrypted e-mails are not transmitted with access protection.

Your data will not be sold, rented or otherwise made available to third parties as described here. Transfers of personal data to state institutions and authorities are only possible within the framework of mandatory national legislation. Our employees, agencies and distributors are bound by us to strictest confidentiality.

Newsletter and press mailing list

To contact a newsletter service of Karl Kruse GmbH & amp; To sign up for Co KG, we need at least your e-mail address to which the newsletter is to be sent. Further information is voluntary and will only be used on the basis of your consent, for example, in order to address you personally and to be able to clarify questions about the e-mail address. For postal shipping we need your address data. For press distributors, information about the press organization that you are working for is necessary so that we know that a press organ is actually being supplied.

Typically, we use the double opt-in procedure for registration. This means that we will not send you any newsletters until you have confirmed your registration after receiving your e-mail address via an e-mail sent by us and a link contained therein. The login and confirmation will be logged. This is to ensure that only you yourself can register as a user of the specified e-mail address in the newsletter service. Your confirmation must be sent promptly to us for sending the e-mail, otherwise your registration and e-mail address in our database will be deleted. Until confirmed by you, our newsletter service does not accept further registrations at this e-mail address.

You can unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time. You can either send us an e-mail or cancel it with a link at the bottom of the newsletter.

5. Plugins and Tools

Social Bookmarks

On our website so-called social bookmarks of Facebook, Xing, LinkedIN, and Twitter are integrated. Social bookmarks are Internet bookmarks that allow users of such a service to collect links and news items. These are only included on our website as a link to the corresponding services. After clicking on the integrated graphic you will be redirected to the page of the respective provider, i. only then will user information be transmitted to the respective provider. For information on the handling of your personal data when using this website, please refer to the respective privacy policy of the provider.

We maintain online presence within social networks and platforms in order to communicate with customers, prospects and users active there and to inform them about our services. When calling the respective networks and platforms, the terms and conditions and the data processing guidelines of the respective operators apply.

Unless otherwise stated in our Privacy Policy, we process users’ data as long as they communicate with us within social networks and platforms, e.g. Write posts on our online presence or send us messages.

Google ReCaptcha

We bind the function to detect bots, e.g. when entering into online forms (“ReCaptcha”) of the provider Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Data protection:
Use of Videos (e.g., Youtube, Vimeo)

Privacy Policy for using a YouTube plugin

This website contains at least one plugin from YouTube, belonging to Google Inc., located in San Bruno, California, USA.

If you are on Youtube:

Once the YouTube video-equipped page on this homepage is called, and you start playing , it will connect to YouTube’s servers. This tells the Youtube server which special page of this website was visited. When you are logged in, your surfing behavior will be assigned to your personal profile. You can prevent this option if you previously log out of Youtube. For more information about the collection and use of your data by YouTube, please refer to the privacy policy www.youtube.com. Further information on data protection at “YouTube” can be found in the provider’s privacy policy at:

Lead Forensics

Products and services from Lead Forensics (www.leadforensics.com), 4 Old Park Lane, Mayfair London W1K 1QW, United Kingdom are used for marketing and optimization purposes on this website. Data is collected, processed and stored here and used to create a pseudonymous user profile. Where possible and expedient, we fully anonymize the user profile. We may use cookies for this purpose. Cookies are small text files stored in the visitor’s Internet browser and used to recognize his or her Internet browser. The data collected, which may include personal data, will be transmitted to Lead Forensics or directly collected by Lead Forensics. Lead Forensics may used the data left behind by visits to the websites in order to create anonymous user profiles. The data collected with this will not be used to personally identify the visitor to this website without separately granted consent of the person concerned and will not be combined with personal data about the bearer of the pseudonym. Where IP addresses are collected, these will be anonymized without undue delay after collection by deletion of the last number block.

Lead Forensics has an in-house data verification team responsible for ensuring the validity and quality of the data contained within the Lead Forensics CRM system ‘Cyclone’. The team continually cleanse the data held within the CRM system, completing an entire cleanse cycle at least once every 12 months. Any out-of-date records are placed into a deletion queue securely purged four times in 12 months.

Changes to the privacy policy

This privacy statement will be updated as the internet or our offer evolves. Changes will be announced in time on this site. To be informed about the current state of our data usage regulations, this page should be visited regularly.
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