1. responsible person and data protection officer

(1) Responsible under data protection law within the meaning of Art. 4 No. 7 GDPR:

E. Wehrle GmbH
Upper valley road 8
78120 Furtwangen

Phone: +49 7723 940-0
Fax: +49 7723 940-178
info@wehrle.de

hereinafter referred to as “Wehrle”, “we” or “us”. Further information about the provider can be found in our imprint.

(2) You can reach the data protection officer by post at the above address with the addition “Attn. data protection officer” or by e-mail as follows: datenschutzbeauftragter@wehrle.de.

2. types of data processed, categories of data subjects

2.1 Nature of the data processed

• Master data (e.g., customer master data, such as names, addresses)
• Account data (login, PW # hash)
• Contact details (e.g., email, phone numbers)
• Communication data and history
• Content data (e.g., text input, photographs, videos)
• Usage data (e.g., pages visited, interest in content, access times)
• Meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses)
• Data according to items 4 and 5
• Applicant data according to item 7
• Data according to section B

2.2 Categories of affected persons

• Visitors and users of the website and online offers
• Customers, prospects and business partners
• Newsletter subscribers and direct marketing in existing customer relationships
• Other communication partners

(Hereafter, we also refer to the data subjects collectively as “Users”).

3. purpose of processing

We use your personal data

• For the provision of the website and the online offer, its functions and contents.
• For the creation and management of your personal customer account.
• To identify you as a contractor
• For responding to contact requests and communication with users.
• For the assertion, enforcement, exercise or defense of and against legal claim(s) and legal dispute(s), and for the detection, investigation and prevention of crime
• For security measures
• For range measurement
• For the purpose of direct marketing, e.g. in the form of an e-mail newsletter or postal advertising.
• For the purpose of product and service satisfaction surveys and analysis thereof.

4. provision of the website and log files

(1) During the mere informational use of the website, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise transmit information to us, we only collect the personal data that your browser automatically transmits to our server. If you wish to view our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display our website to you and to ensure stability and security (legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR):

• IP address
• Geolocation
• Date and time of the request
• Time zone difference from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
• Content of the request (concrete page)
• Access status/HTTP status code
• Data volume transferred in each case
• Web page from which the request comes
• Browser
• Operating system and its interface
• Language and version of the browser software

(2) The IP addresses of the users are deleted or anonymized after termination of use. In the case of anonymization, the IP addresses are changed in such a way that the individual information about personal or factual circumstances can no longer be assigned to a specific or identifiable natural person, or can only be assigned to such a person with a disproportionate amount of time, cost and effort.

5. cookies

(1) In addition to the aforementioned log files data, cookies are stored on your computer when you use our website. Cookies are small text files that are assigned to the browser you are using and stored on your hard drive and through which certain information flows to the body that sets the cookie (here by us). Cookies cannot execute programs or transfer viruses to your computer. They serve to make the Internet offer as a whole more user-friendly and effective.

(2) Use of cookies:

a) This website uses the following types of cookies, the scope and functionality of which are explained below:

• Session cookies (for this b)
• Persistent cookies (in addition c).

b) Session cookies store a so-called session ID, with which various requests from your browser can be assigned to the joint session. Session cookies are deleted when you log out or close the browser. If you restart your browser and go back to the website, the website will not recognize you. You will need to log in again (if a login is required) or reset templates and preferences if the website offers these features. Then a new session cookie is generated, which stores your information and remains active until you leave the site again and close your browser.

c) Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified duration, which may differ depending on the cookie. You can delete the cookies in the security settings of your browser at any time.

(3) For what purposes do we use cookies?

We use cookies to personalize content and ads, provide social media features, and analyze traffic to our website. We also share information about your use of our website with our social media, advertising and analytics partners. Our partners may combine this information with other data that you have provided to them or that they have collected as part of your use of the Services. You give consent to our cookies when you continue to use our website.

(4) Overview

Purpose	Description	Duration of storage
Technically necessary cookies	Technically necessary cookies enable the use of our website by providing basic functions such as page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. Visiting our website cannot function properly without these cookies.	Session cookies – are deleted when the browser is closed.
Performance (e.g., user’s browser), rendering, and preferences.	When using our website, cookies are used (e.g. to recognize the browser) to improve performance (e.g. faster loading of content). When you visit our website, the determined or self-selected country and language selection is stored in cookies to save you from having to select again on subsequent visits. In advance, we check whether your browser supports cookies and this information is stored in another cookie. Subsequently, you will be shown country- and language-specific localized contact information, which will also be stored. The legal basis for this is your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR).	Session cookies – are deleted when the browser is closed.

(5) Control over cookies

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. When deactivating cookies, the functionality of this website may be limited.

6. e-mail contact

(1) Contact is possible via the e-mail addresses provided on the website. In this case, the personal data of the user transmitted with the e-mail will be stored. The data will be used exclusively for the processing of the request. The legal basis for the processing of data transmitted in the course of sending an e-mail is Art. 6 para 1 lit. f) GDPR. If the e-mail contact aims at the conclusion of a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR.

(2) The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required to achieve the purpose for which they were collected. For the personal data from the input mask of the contact form and those sent by e-mail, this is the case when the respective conversation with the user has ended. The conversation is ended when it is clear from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified.

(3) Notwithstanding para. 2, the following shall apply: Contact requests from customers that relate to a specific business transaction shall be stored as long as this is necessary for the execution and processing of the contract (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR) or due to statutory retention obligations (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c) GDPR). Contact requests from customers that do not relate to a specific business transaction are stored as long as the business relationship exists. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR to protect our legitimate interests and those of the customer, in particular support and quality assurance. Customers can object to the processing at any time in individual cases.

7. job advertisements

(1) We advertise vacancies on our website. To process your online application, we collect, process and use your personal data. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR in conjunction with. § 26 BDSG (German Federal Data Protection Act).

(2) We use the service Softgarden (https://softgarden.de/) for this purpose. Softgarden is a cloud-based solution for applicant management. Provider is softgarden e-recruiting GmbH, Tauentzienstraße 14, 10789 Berlin, Germany. There is an agreement with Softgarden on commissioned processing in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR: Appropriate technical and organizational measures ensure that your personal data is treated confidentially within the legal requirements. Softgarden implements the highest security standards thanks to German servers and is TÜV and Dekra certified. You can find more information about Softgaren’s data protection here: https://softgarden.de/unternehmen/datenschutz-webseite/ .

(3) If you have applied for a specific position and this position has already been filled or we consider you to be equally or even more suitable for another position, we would be happy to forward your application within our company. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para.1 lit. f) GDPR to protect your and our legitimate interests. Please inform us if you do not agree with this procedure.

(4) After termination of the application process, but no later than after 6 months, your personal data will be automatically deleted unless you expressly consent to storage for a longer period.

8. disclosure to third parties

(1) As part of the hosting of our website, your data processed by us is processed on the basis of a contract processing agreement.

(2) In the case of the use of web analytics services and third-party providers, the data is transmitted to the extent described herein, see section B.

9. storage period

We process and store your personal data as long as it is necessary for the fulfillment of our contractual and legal obligations. We delete your personal data as soon as it is no longer required for the above-mentioned purposes. In this context, personal data may be retained for the period during which claims can be asserted against our companies (statutory limitation periods of three or up to thirty years). In addition, we store your personal data to the extent that we are required to do so by law. Corresponding obligations to provide proof and to retain data result from commercial, tax and social security regulations.

10. automated decision making, profiling

As a matter of principle, we do not use fully automated decisionfindings in accordance with Article 22 GDPR to establish and implement the business relationship. We do not engage in profiling.