Privacy policy

Privacy Policy

We are pleased about your visit to our website. Protecting and securing your personal data during your use of our website is a matter of great importance to us. For this reason, we would like to inform you here about which personal data we collect and how it is used.

This privacy policy applies to the online services of STRÄHLE+HESS GmbH, accessible under the following domains and their subdomains:

  • www.straehle-hess.de (and all associated subdomains)

Controller and Contact Information

Responsible

for the processing of personal data in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

STRÄHLE+HESS GmbH
Im Langen Löchle 4
75382 Althengstett
GERMANY
Phone +49 (0) 7051/ 1302-0
Telefax +49 (0) 7051/ 1302-35
info[at]straehle-hess.de

Data Protection Officer

Peter Miller
External Data Protection Officer

datenschutz[at]straehle-hess.de

Subject of the Privacy Policy

This statement provides information, in accordance with legal requirements, about the processing of personal data. Personal data refers to information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, such as name, address, email address, IP address, or usage behavior on our website.

Data that does not allow for any inference to your identity (e.g., anonymized data) is not considered personal data. The processing of personal data (e.g., collection, storage, or transmission) is carried out exclusively based on legal regulations and for clearly defined purposes.

Once the respective purpose of processing has been achieved, personal data will be deleted unless there are legal reasons requiring further storage. Detailed information regarding retention periods can be found in the descriptions of the respective processing activities.

Disclosure of Data to Third Parties

Personal data is only transferred to third parties if it is necessary to fulfill the specified purposes and a corresponding legal basis exists (e.g., consent or legitimate interest). Data may also be disclosed if required for the assertion of legal claims (e.g., to authorities or courts).

For the operation of our website, we occasionally use service providers who process personal data on our behalf in accordance with Article 28 GDPR. Details regarding this can be found in the descriptions of the individual processing activities.

Cookies and Local Storage Technologies

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit our website. Alternatively, information may be stored in your browser's local storage. Some cookies are technically necessary to enable certain functions of the website. Other cookies are used for analysis purposes, such as recognizing your browser during subsequent visits and saving your preferences.

Your Rights as a Data Subject

Under the GDPR and BDSG, you have the following rights:

  • Access (Art. 15 GDPR): The right to review your stored data and obtain details about its processing.
  • Rectification (Art. 16 GDPR): The right to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • Erasure (Art. 17 GDPR): The right to have your data deleted, provided no legal reasons prevent its deletion.
  • Restriction of Processing (Art. 18 GDPR): The right to restrict the use of your data under certain conditions.
  • Data Portability (Art. 20 GDPR): The right to have your data transferred to you or a third party in a machine-readable format.
  • Objection (Art. 21 GDPR): The right to object to the processing of your data for specific reasons or in the case of direct marketing.
  • Withdrawal of Consent (Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR): The right to withdraw previously given consent at any time with effect for the future.
  • Complaint (Art. 77 GDPR): The right to file a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority.

Details of Data Processing

Provision of the Website

Processed Data:

  • IP address

  • Date and time of access

  • Name and URL of the retrieved file

  • Referrer URL (previously visited page)

  • Browser type and operating system

  • Name of the internet provider


Purpose and Legal Basis:

The processing is carried out to provide the website and ensure its security and stability (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR). There is no option to object to this processing, as the collection is necessary for the operation of the website.


Retention Period:

The data is stored for the duration of the website display and subsequently deleted unless further legal retention periods apply.

Contact Form

Nature and Scope of Processing:

On our website, you have the option to contact us using a provided form. The information requested in the mandatory fields is necessary for us to process your inquiry. Additionally, you can voluntarily provide further details that you deem relevant to the processing of your request.

The personal data collected via the contact form will not be shared with third parties.


Purpose and Legal Basis:

The processing of data submitted through the contact form is for communication and handling your inquiry. This is based on your consent under Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If your inquiry pertains to an existing contractual relationship, processing occurs to fulfill the contract under Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR.


There is no legal or contractual obligation to provide your data. However, we cannot process your inquiry without the mandatory information requested in the form. If you prefer not to provide data via the form, you can contact us through alternative methods.

Retention Period:

If you use the contact form based on your consent, we store the collected data for three years after the final handling of your inquiry or until you withdraw your consent.

If the contact form is used in the context of an existing contractual relationship, the data will be retained for three years after the termination of the contractual relationship.