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Privacy Policy

The controller within the meaning of data protection legislation, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is:

Birchmeier Sprühtechnik AG
Im Stetterfeld 1
5608 Stetten
Schweiz
Telephone: +41 56 485 81 81
Fax: +41 56 485 81 82
E-mail: info@birchmeier.com

No guarantee can be given that the links provided are accurate, complete or up-to-date due to current developments in data protection law.

Your rights as a data subject

You can exercise the following rights at any time by getting in touch with our Data Protection Officer under the specified contact data:

To obtain access to and information about your data that we store and process
To demand rectification of inaccurate personal data
To demand erasure of your data that we store
To demand restriction of data processing if statutory obligations mean we are not permitted to erase your data
To object to our processing your data and
To demand data portability if you have consented to processing of your data or have concluded a contract with us.

If you have granted us your consent, you can withdraw it at any time with effect for the future.

You can lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority responsible for you at any time. The supervisory authority responsible for you depends on the federal state where you have your habitual residence or your place of work or where the alleged infringement occurred. You can find a list of the supervisory authorities (for the private sector) and their addresses at: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

Purposes of data processing by the controller and third parties

We process your personal data solely for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy. Your personal data is not transferred to third parties for purposes other than those specified. We disclose your personal data to third parties only if:

You have given us your explicit consent to do so
Processing of it is necessary to perform a contract with you
Processing of it is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation
Processing of it is necessary to safeguard legitimate interests and there is no reason to assume that you have overriding legitimate interests in your data not being disclosed.

Recording of general information when you visit our website

When you access our website, information of a general nature is automatically collected by means of a cookie. This information (server log files) includes for example the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your Internet service provider and the like. None of this information can be traced back to you as a person.

This information is necessary from a technical point of view in order to provide the website content that you request correctly and must be generated when you use the Internet. It is processed in particular for the following purposes:

To ensure a connection to the website is established without problems
To ensure our website can be used smoothly
To analyse system security and stability, and
For other administrative purposes.

Processing of your personal data is based on our legitimate interest as part of the above-mentioned purposes for collection of the data. We do not use your data so that it can be traced back to you as a person. The recipients of the data are only the controller and, if applicable, the processor.

If applicable, we statistically evaluate this type of anonymous information in order to optimise our website and the technology behind it.

Cookies

Like many other websites, ours also uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are transferred from a website server to your hard drive. As a result, we automatically obtain specific data, such as your IP address, the browser you use, your operating system and your connection to the Internet.

Cookies cannot be used to launch programmes or transfer viruses to a computer. We can use the information contained in cookies to make surfing easier for you and to ensure our web pages are displayed correctly.

In no case will we pass on the data we record to third parties or link it to personal data without your consent.

It goes without saying that you can also view our website without cookies. Internet browsers are usually set to accept cookies. In general, you can disable the use of cookies at any time by means of your browser settings. Please use the Help functions in your web browser to find out how to change these settings. Please note that individual functions on our website might not work if you have disabled the use of cookies.

Registration on our website

Nature and purpose of processing:

For registration on our website, we require some personal data, which is transmitted to us via an input mask.
Your registration is necessary for providing certain content and services on our website.
We and our sales partners use this data to process the contractual relationship entered into.Your data will also be used for customer care, marketing purposes, to contact you as well as for advertising tailored to you and to tailor the same to your needs.

Legal basis:

The processing of the data entered during registration is based on the user's consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO).

Recipients:

Recipients of the data may be technical service providers who act as order processors for the operation and maintenance of our website. We only pass on data to third-party companies (sales partners) if this is necessary for the exercise of the agreed purpose.

Storage period:

Data will only be processed in this context as long as the corresponding consent is available.

Provision mandatory or required:

The provision of your personal data is voluntary, based solely on your consent. Without the provision of your personal data, we cannot grant you access to our offered content.

SSL encryption

In order to protect the security of your data during transmission, we use the latest encryption methods (e.g. SSL) via HTTPS.

Commentary function

If users leave comments on our website, not only the comments themselves but also the time when they were created and the user name previously chosen by the visitor to the website will be saved. This is for our own protection as we can be prosecuted for illegal content on our website even if this content was created by users.

If you have given your explicit consent, we regularly send you our newsletter or similar information by e-mail to the e-mail address you specified.

You only need to disclose your e-mail address so as to receive the newsletter. When you subscribe to our newsletter, the data you provide is used solely for that purpose. Subscribers can also be notified by e-mail about circumstances of relevance to the service or registration (such as changes to the newsletter offering or technical matters).

We require a valid e-mail address so that your registration is effective. In order to verify that the owner of an e-mail address is actually the person who is registering, we use the double opt-in method. As part of that, we log ordering of the newsletter, sending of a confirmation mail and receipt of the requested reply. No further data is collected. The data is used solely for sending the newsletter and is not passed on to third parties.

You can withdraw your consent to storage of your personal data and use of it to send the newsletter at any time. A link to do that can be found in every newsletter. You can also unsubscribe at any time directly on this website and request that by getting in touch with us under the contact data at the end of this Privacy Policy.

Contact

If you get in touch with us with questions, of whatever type, by e-mail, chat or using the contact form, you grant us your voluntary consent to use the data for the purpose of contacting you. A valid e-mail address must be provided for that. That is used to assign the request and subsequently respond to it. Further data can be optionally provided. The particulars you provide are stored for the purpose of handling your request and possible questions in response to it. After your request has been dealt with, personal data is automatically erased.

Google Analytics

This website uses the web analytics service Google Analytics operated by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. The cookies used by Google Analytics are stored on your computer and allow an analysis of your use of the website. We use Google Analytics based on our legitimate interest in analysing and regularly improving our website, and also to use the statistics obtained to regularly improve our offering and make it more interesting for you. Moreover the use of Google Analytics is based on your consent to the tracking of your surfing behaviour on our web pages and it being subjected to analytical analysis. Generally speaking, the information regarding your use of this website generated by the cookie is transferred to one of Google’s servers in the USA and stored there. These cookies can include the following information, for example: IP address, number of visits, date and time of the visit, duration of the visit, the access page from which you use the website (reference URL), the pages visited on our website, browser type/version and operating system used. Google will use this information on our behalf because we have a legitimate interest in analysing user behaviour so that we can optimise both our offering on the website and our advertising. Google uses this information to evaluate use of our website in order to compile reports about website activity and provide us with other services associated with use of the website and the Internet. Likewise pseudonymised profiles of the users can be created from the personal data processed. We have enabled IP anonymisation on this website (so-called IP masking). This means that your IP address will be shortened by Google within the member states of the European Union, in other European Economic Area member states and in Switzerland, before it is sent to the USA. Only in exceptional cases is the complete IP address sent to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. By configuring your browser settings accordingly, you can prevent your browser storing cookies. However, we would like to point out that in this case, you may not be able to use all or the full functions offered by this website. You can also prevent recording of the personal data relating to your use of the website generated by the cookie (including your IP address) by Google and processing of these personal data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available via the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en. Alternatively, or in browsers on mobile devices, you can prevent collection of your personal data by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link. In this case, a special opt-out cookie is set on your device that prevents the future recording of your personal data when visiting this website. If you delete your stored cookies, you must click on this link again. You can find out more about how personal data is used by Google Analytics in Google’s personal data privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en It is also possible that Google checks the use of the website by the user and may combine the personal data it has recorded with other information about the user that Google has recorded independently from other websites visited by the user and use this for its own purposes (e.g. to control advertising) at its own risk based on its own privacy policy. Further information on this and how Google processes personal data can be found in Google’s corresponding privacy policies: https://policies.google.com/?hl=en; https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

Google Maps

This website uses Google Maps API, a map service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. This means that we can display interactive maps on the website, making the map function easier to use. The legal basis for this derives from your consent based on information provided voluntarily to generate directions and our legitimate interest in displaying our location as well as making it easy to find the location we specify on the website. Using Google Maps may mean that information about the use of our website, including your IP address, is transferred to one of Google’s servers in the USA and stored there. Google will likewise transfer the information obtained from Google Maps to third parties, if required by law or if third parties process this data on behalf of Google. Google will never associate your IP address with other Google data. Nevertheless, it would be technically possible for Google to identify at least some individual users based on the data they receive. It would be possible that personal data and personality profiles of users of the website could be processed by Google for other purposes, which is beyond our control. It is possible to disable Google Maps and prevent data being transferred to Google by disabling JavaScript in your browser. In this case however, we would like to point out that you would not be able to display maps. Detailed instructions on how to manage your data in connection with Google products can be found here. Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and processing by Google is available here, together with additional information about your rights and configuration options in this respect to protect your privacy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy

Facebook

Our website uses plug-ins/pixels of the Facebook social network service provided by Meta Platforms, Inc., 1601 Willow Road Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. The Facebook plug-ins are identified by the Facebook logo or the add-on “Like” or “Share”. You can find an overview of the Facebook plug-ins/pixels and what they look like here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins.

If you access a page on our website that has one of these plug-ins, your browser will establish a direct connection to the Facebook servers. The content of the plug-in/pixel is transferred by Facebook directly to your browser and integrated into the page. This enables the behaviour of site visitors to be tracked after they have been transferred to the website of the provider having clicked on a Facebook advert.

This in turn allows the effectiveness of the Facebook adverts to be evaluated for statistical and market research purposes and future advertising optimisation measures.

This provides Facebook with the information that your browser accessed the corresponding page of our website, even if you do not have a Facebook profile or are not logged in to Facebook at the time. This information (including your IP address) is transferred by your browser directly to one of Facebook’s servers in the USA and stored there.

If you are logged into Facebook, Facebook can immediately assign the visit to our website to your Facebook profile. If you interact with the plug-ins, e.g. by clicking on the “Like” button, this information too is transferred directly to one of Facebook’s servers and stored there. The information will also be published on your Facebook profile and visible to your Facebook friends.

The use of Facebook pixels is based on Article 6 (1)(f) of the GDPR. The website owner has a legitimate interest in effective advertising measures including social media.

The purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Facebook as well as your rights and configuration options in this respect to protect your privacy can be found in Facebook’s privacy policy: www.facebook.com/policy.php.

Instagram

Our website uses the plug-in of the Instagram social network service provided by Meta Platforms, Inc., 1601 Willow Road Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. Data is only sent to the social media provider if the user enables the social media plug-ins by clicking on the selected plug-in. The user can therefore choose when they wish to enable it. In this case, Facebook can establish a direct connection to the user during your visit to the website, so that Facebook knows about the user’s visit and can analyse the corresponding information. The further processing of personal data is at Facebook’s risk in accordance with data protection legislation and the data protection guidelines published on its website (https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy). Please read the privacy policies of your social networks carefully for detailed information on the collection and transmission of personal data, your rights, and how you can configure satisfactory data protection settings

Plug-ins of the social network LinkedIn Corporation, 1000 West Maude Avenue Sunnyvale, California 94085, USA, are installed on our website. The LinkedIn plug-in (“LinkedIn Recommended” button) is identified by the LinkedIn logo. If you access a page on our website that has this type of plug-in, a direct connection is established between your browser and the LinkedIn server. This informs LinkedIn that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click on the LinkedIn button while you are logged in to your LinkedIn account, you can link the contents of our pages to your LinkedIn profile. This enables LinkedIn to assign the visit to our pages to your user account. We would like to point out that as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or their use by LinkedIn. Further information can be found at: www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

Chat

We use tawk.to for the chat function on our website.

Data security

All communication between us and you is via SHA 256 Secure Socket Layer and all data is stored on encrypted servers.

Data processing

tawk.to processes personal data in accordance with GDPR and other relevant data protection regulations. Further details are available from tawk.to’s data processing codicil: https://www.tawk.to/data-protection

Data protection guideline

Detailed information about tawk.to’s data protection guidelines is available via the following link https://www.tawk.to/privacy-policy

Terms of use

The use of tawk.to is regulated by the terms of use set out here: https://www.tawk.to/data-protection

Embedded YouTube videos

We embed YouTube videos on some of our websites. The operator of the plug-ins is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. If you visit a page that has a YouTube plug-in, a connection to YouTube’s servers is established. YouTube is notified of the pages you visit. If you are logged in to your YouTube account, YouTube can assign your surfing behaviour to you personally. You can prevent that by logging off from your YouTube account beforehand.

If a YouTube video is started, the provider uses cookies to gather information on user behaviour.

If you have disabled saving of cookies for the Google Ads programme, you can expect that such cookies will not be used when you watch YouTube videos. However, YouTube saves non-personal usage information in other cookies. If you wish to prevent that, you have to block saving of cookies in your browser.

You can find more information on data protection at YouTube in its Privacy Policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en&gl=en

Amendments to our data privacy regulations

We reserve the right to adapt this Privacy Policy so that it always complies with the latest statutory requirements or to reflect changes to our services in the Privacy Policy, such as when we launch new services. The new Privacy Policy will then apply when you visit our website again.

Submitting questions to the Data Protection Officer

If you have questions on data protection, please send us an e-mail or directly contact the person responsible for data protection at our organisation: