Please select your country / region Country or region Germany Language English : English Save myVEGA Contact Germany Shopping Cart (0) Products Industries Downloads Service & Training Company Company Legal Notice Data protection information Data protection information 1. General In this data privacy statement, we, VEGA Grieshaber KG, (hereinafter “we”) will inform you about the processing of personal data when using our website *.vega.com (hereinafter: “website”). “Personal data” for the purposes of this statement means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, such as your name, address, telephone number or e-mail address. 2. Controller as defined by the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) VEGA Grieshaber KG Am Hohenstein 113 77761 Schiltach Germany e-mail: info.de@vega.com 3. Contact details of our Data Protection Officer Our Data Protection Officer can be reached at datenschutz@vega.com or at our postal address provided above, with the additional note “FAO Data Protection Officer”. 4. Your rights as data subject (1) In accordance with the applicable data protection provisions, you have the following rights with regard to the personal data concerning you under the relevant statutory conditions: Right of access, Right to rectification or deletion Right to restriction of processing, Right to object against the processing, Right to data portability, Right to revoke any consent given with future effect. You will not incur any costs in exercising these rights. (2) You may contact the competent data protection supervisory authority to lodge any complaints concerning the processing of your personal data. 5. Legal bases for the collection and use of data (1) We will only collect and use your personal data if we are permitted to do so on the basis of a statutory provision or your consent. (2) The legal basis for the necessary processing of personal data for the performance of contracts is GDPR Article 6(1)(b). If we process personal data on the basis of a statutory obligation, this is permitted according to GDRP Article 6(1)(c). If we process data for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by our company or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests of the data subject, this is permitted according to GDPR of Article 6(1)(f). We will mention the applicable legal basis for each use in the following. (3) The lawfulness of data usage on the basis of consent derives from GDRP Article 6(1)(a) and Article 7. 6. Collection of personal data when visiting our website (1) Data concerned If you only visit our website in order to inform yourself of the content, we may collect the personal information listed below, which is transmitted to our server by your browser: IP address Date and time of enquiry Time zone difference from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) Content of request (specific page) Access status/HTTP status code Data quantity transmitted Website, from which the request comes Browser Operating system and its interface Language and version of browser software. The collection of this data is necessary for the display of the website and to ensure stability and security. (2) Use of cookies When you visit our website, cookies will be saved to your computer. Cookies are small text files saved to your hard drive which are associated with the browser you use and through which we receive certain information. Cookies cannot execute any programs or transfer viruses to your computer. They serve to make our Internet presence more user-friendly and more effective. You can configure your browser settings as you wish, for instance, to refuse specific or all cookies. This may, however, mean that you cannot use all the functions of the website. The cookies currently used, together with a more detailed description of their function and duration, can be found here. (3) Web Storage Our website also uses web storage (also known as DOM storage) technology. You can find details on this here. (4) The legal basis for the above processing operations is GDPR Article 6(1)(f). 7. Processing of personal information when making contact via our contact form on the website (1) If you contact us with questions via the contact form integrated on our website, we will save and use the personal information you provide (e.g. your e-mail address, possibly also your name, telephone number or address) in order to answer your questions. The legal basis for this is GDPR Article 6(1)(f). (2) If a contract or order is negotiated, or contracts are concluded and performed on the basis of such a contact, we will process any personal data collected via this contact for these further purposes. The legal basis for this is GDPR Article 6(1)(b). (3) Furthermore, we will also use the postal address of your company and the name of a contact person provided when contacting us in order to send you interesting information about the products and services we offer by addressed direct mail. The legal basis for this is GDPR Article 6(1)(f). Such direct mail does not require prior consent according to the law (German Fair Trade Practices Act) (Gesetz gegen unlauteren Wettbewerb, UWG), S. 7. You may object to the sending of such mail at any time with future effect (see also Section 13(2) of this data privacy statement). 8. Online applications via our website (1) If we enable online applications via our website, we will only process the personal data stated there in order to process the application and to carry out the application procedure, or to do so in respect of other positions than that mentioned in the application which we deem appropriate according to the stated qualifications. (2) We are only able to consider online applications where the mandatory fields provided in the user interface have been completed. Any other information is optional. The provision of special types of personal data, such as on racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, or trade union membership, data concerning health, pregnancy or sex life is unlawful and will not be processed by us. (3) Only persons who are involved in the application procedure as per their duties shall have access to personal application data. We treat your personal data with the strictest confidentiality. (4) In the event of an unsuccessful online application, we will retain the personal data for up to two years in order to be able to access it for future vacancies, if you have given your express and separate consent (revocable at any time) after receiving a rejection. (5) You may object to the processing of your personal data at any time. In the event of an objection, we will delete all data provided in the online application. (6) The legal basis for the processing of personal application data described above is GDPR Article 6(1)(f) and Section 26 of the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG). 9. Other functions and services on our website (e.g. myVEGA) In addition to the above possibilities for using our website, we also offer other services, such as the customer-specific information platform myVEGA. To use these services, you must provide the additional personal data requested in those instances, which we will use in order to provide the service and to which the above principles of data processing also apply. Special terms and conditions of use and a privacy policy apply for the services. 10. Web analysis services In order to analyse the behaviour of users of our website, we use the following web analysis services on the legal basis of GDPR Article 6(1)(f) and hereby provide the following information: (1) Google Analytics (a) This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies, text files stored on your computer, to allow the analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website will generally be transmitted to a Google server in the United States and stored there. If IP anonymisation is activated on this website, your IP address will however be shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other states that are party to the European Economic Area Treaty. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on the website activities and to provide further services associated with the use of the website and the internet for the website operator. (b) The IP address that your browser transmits as part of Google Analytics will not be coordinated with any other data held by Google. (c) You can prevent the storage of cookies by selecting the corresponding setting in your browser software. However, please note that you may not be able to use all the functions on this website if you choose this option. You can also prevent Google's collection and use of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (incl. your IP address), as well as the processing of this data, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en (d) This website uses Google Analytics with the "_anonymizeIp()" extension, so that only your shortened IP address is processed. This excludes the possibility of identifying specific persons. If the data concerning you collected allows identification, this will be immediately excluded and the personal data thus immediately deleted. (e) We use Google Analytics in order to be able to analyse the use of our website and regularly improve it. The statistics obtained allow us to improve our service and make it more interesting for you as the user. In the exceptional case where personal data is transferred to the USA, Google is a signatory to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework. (f) Information on the third party provider: Google Dublin, Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, Fax: +353 (1) 436 1001. Terms of use: https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/us.html, privacy information: http://www.google.com/intl/en/analytics/learn/privacy.html, and the privacy policy: http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy. (g) This website also uses Google Analytics to perform a cross-device analysis of visitor traffic for a user ID. You can deactivate the cross-device analysis of your use in your customer account under “My data”, “Personal data”. (2) Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking (a) This website may use Google AdWords. AdWords is an online advertising program provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States (“Google”). (b) Within the scope of Google AdWords, we use conversion tracking. If you click on an ad delivered by Google, a cookie for the conversion tracking will be set. Cookies are small text files stored on the user’s computer by the Internet browser. These cookies expire after 30 days and do not serve to personally identify the user. If the user visits certain pages of this website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we are able to recognise that the user has clicked on the ad and was forwarded to this page. (c) Every Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. The cookies cannot be tracked via the websites of AdWords customers. The information obtained with the help of the conversion cookie serves to create conversion statistics for AdWords customers that have opted for conversion tracking. The customers see the total number of users that clicked on their advertisement and were forwarded to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information that could be used to personally identify the user. If you do not wish to participate in tracking, you can object to this use by simply disabling the Google conversion tracking cookie under the user settings in your Internet browser. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics. (d) The storage of conversion cookies takes place on the basis of GDPR Article 6(1)(f). The website operator has a legitimate interest in the analysis of user behaviour in order to optimise both its website and its advertising. (e) You can find more information on Google AdWords and Google conversion tracking in the Google privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/. (f) You can change the settings in your browser so that you are notified when cookies are stored and only allow cookies in that specific case, or refuse cookies in certain cases or in general, or activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are disabled, this may restrict the functionality of this website. 11. Embedding of YouTube videos (1) We have embedded YouTube videos in our website, which are stored on http://www.YouTube.com and can be replayed directly on our website. These are all integrated in the “extended data protection mode”, which means that no data concerning you as the user is transferred to YouTube if you do not play the videos. Only if you play the videos will the data mentioned in paragraph 2 be transferred. We have no control over this data transfer. (2) By visiting the website, YouTube will be informed that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. The data mentioned in point 3 of this paragraph will also be transferred. This takes place regardless of whether YouTube provides a user account through which you are logged in or if there is no user account. If you are logged into Google, your data will be associated directly to your account. If you do not wish your profile to be associated by YouTube, you must log out before pressing the button. YouTube will save your data as a usage profile and use it for purposes of advertising, market research and/or to configure the website according to demand. Such an analysis takes place (even for users not logged in) in order to deliver demand-oriented advertising and in order to inform other users of the social network of your activities on our website. You have a right to object to the formation of this user profile, but must contact YouTube to exercise this right. (3) You can find further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and processing by YouTube in the privacy policy. You will also find more information about your rights and the settings available for protecting your privacy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy. Google also processes your personal data in the USA and is a signatory to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework. (4) The legal basis for this use is GDPR Article 6(1)(f). 12. Revocation of consent given and objection to data processing (1) If you have given your consent to the processing of your data, you may revoke this consent at any time with future effect. (2) If we base the processing of your personal data on the pursuit of our interests as provided for by law (e.g. GDPR Article 6(1)(f), you may object to the processing of your personal data. You may object at any time with regard to the processing of your personal data for the purposes of advertising and data analysis, and also if the processing is not necessary for the performance of a contract or the provision of a specific service or order which you request. (3) You may object by e-mail to info.de@vega.com or by sending a message to the contact details provided in our trading details. Please state the subject of your objection. 13. Duration of processing We will delete data once the storage is no longer necessary for the purpose of the stated processing. If deletion is contrary to statutory retention obligations or if we require the data to pursue or defend legal claims or to fulfil statutory obligations, we will restrict the use accordingly. 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