DATA PROTECTION AT A GLANCE

In the following, we inform you about the collection of personal data when using this website. Personal data is all data that can be related to you personally, e.g., your name, address, e-mail address, user behavior.

Who is responsible for the data collection on this website?

The party responsible for processing data on this website, according to Art. 4 No. 7 EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is:

DBK Technitherm LTD.
Unit 11, Llantrisant Business Park
Llantrisant CF72 8LF, Wales, UK
Phone: +44 (0) 1443 237 927
E-mail: itm-uk[at]dbk-group.com

Data protection commissioner:

dib global Ltd.
Saltford House, High St, Saltford,
Bristol BS31 3ED
United Kingdom

Phone: +44 117 439 0150
E-mail: info@dib-global.com

Contact person:
Stefan Müller
s.mueller@datenschutz-institut-baden.de
www.datenschutz-institut-baden.de
 
What kind of data is collected for what purpose?

When visiting our website, the browser on your device automatically sends information to our website server. This website is hosted by Squarespace. More information at Hosting

Server log data

If you wish to view our website, it is technically necessary to collect data in order to display the site and to guarantee stability and security. We collect the following data (legal foundation is article 6, paragraph 1, page 1 lit. f GDPR):

  • IP address

  • Date and time of the request

  • Time zone

  • Content of the request (specific page)

  • Access status/HTTP status code

  • Amount of data transferred in each case

  • Website from which the request originates

  • Browser information

  • Operating system and its interface

  • Language and version of the browser software

Contact form

When contacting us via e-mail or when entering your information into a contact form, the data you are providing us with (e-mail address, and possibly name, phone number) will be stored for the purpose of processing the enquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. The data collected in this context will be deleted once it is no longer required to be stored or will be restricted in processing in case of legal storage obligations.

Cookies

In addition to the data mentioned above, cookies will be stored on your computer when using our website. More information at Sqaurespace Analytics & Cookies

What rights do I have regarding my data?

You have the following rights concerning your personal data:

  • Right of information,

  • Right of rectification or deletion,

  • Right to limit the processing,

  • Right to object to the processing,

  • Right of data transferability.

You also have the right to make a complaint to a data protection authority about the processing of your personal data through us. To exercise your rights involving personal data, please contact itm-uk[at]dbk-group.com.

GENERAL NOTES AND MANDATORY INFORMATION

Further website functions and offers

In addition to the purely informational use of our website, we offer various services that you can use. If so, you usually have to provide further personal information, which we need to provide the respective service and to which the data processing principles apply. To some extent, we use external service providers to process your data. These have been carefully selected and commissioned by us, are bound by our instructions, and are checked regularly.

Objection or revocation against the processing of your data

If you have given your consent for the processing of your data, you can withdraw it at any time. Such a revocation influences the permissibility of the processing of your personal data after you have given it to us. If we base the processing of your personal data on a weighing of interests, you may object to the processing as long as it is not necessary for the fulfillment of a contract. This will further be described in the respective function details. In the event of an objection, we ask you to explain the reasons why we should not process your personal data the way we did. If your objection is justified, we will examine the circumstances and either discontinue/adapt the data processing, or explain our legitimate reasons for continuing. Of course, you can object to the processing of your personal data for advertising and data analysis purposes at any time. Please address your objection to itm-uk[at]dbk-group.com.

DATA COLLECTION ON THIS WEBSITE

Hosting

This website is hosted by Squarespace, an American private company that provides software as a service for website building and hosting:

Squarespace Ireland Ltd.
Le Pole House, 1st Floor
Ship Street Great
Dublin 8 Irland

By hosting our website at Squarespace, we make use of the following services: Infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage space and database services, security services and technical maintenance services.

The data protection guideline published by Squarespace are available at https://www.squarespace.com/privacy/

Squarespace Analytics & Cookies

This website uses Squarespace Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Squarespace Ireland Ltd. , Le Pole House, Ship Street Great, Dublin 8, Ireland ("Squarespace"). Squarespace Analytics uses cookies.

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer by your browser and through which certain information can flow to the location that sets the cookie. Cookies cannot execute programs or transmit viruses to your computer. Cookies are used to make our offering more user-friendly, more effective, and more secure. Most of the cookies we use are so-called »session cookies«. They are automatically deleted after your visit is concluded. Other cookies remain stored on your computer until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognize your browser at the next visit.

You can configure your browser in such a manner that you are informed of the setting of cookies, and that you only permit cookies on a case-by-case basis, that you activate the acceptance of cookies for specific cases, or reject the acceptance of all cookies, as well as activate automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Deactivation of cookies can restrict the functionality of this website.

The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Squarespace on servers in the United States. Squarespace will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website provider. Squarespace may also transfer this information to third parties if this is required by law or if third parties process this data on behalf of Squarespace. Squarespace will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Squarespace.

More Information about Squarespace cookies at: https://www.squarespace.com/cookie-policy. More information on the cookies used by Squarespace: https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001264507.

By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Squarespace in the manner and for the purposes set out above. Further information about this topic, can be found here: squarespace.com/privacy/

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. However, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses methods that allow your use of the website to be analyzed, e.g. through the use of so-called cookies, which are text files that are saved on your computer. In general, the information collected about your use of this website is transferred to and stored on one of Google’s servers in the United States. By activating the IP-anonymization feature on this website, your IP address is shortened before it is transferred between EU member states or other states that are party to the European Economic Area Agreement. Only in exceptional cases will your complete IP address be transferred to one of Google’s servers in the United States and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator.

The anonymized IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be combined with other data from Google.

You can prevent the acquisition of the data generated by cookies and based on your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin provided http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

This website uses Google Analytics with the extension "_anonymizeIp()". This means that IP addresses are shortened for further processing, which excludes the possibility of personal references. If the data collected about you is related to a person, this is excluded immediately and the personal data is deleted immediately.

We use Google Analytics to analyze the use of our website and to improve it regularly. The statistics obtained allow us to improve our services and make them more interesting for you as a user. The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is article 6, paragraph 1, page 1 lit. f GDPR.

Third Party Information: Google Dublin, Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, Fax: +353 (1) 436 1001. Terms of Use: http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html, Privacy Statement: http://www.google.com/intl/de/analytics/learn/privacy.html, and Data Privacy: http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

THIRD-PARTY PLUG-INS AND TOOLS

Google Fonts

This website uses external fonts from Google Fonts. If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font will be used by your computer. The integration of these web fonts takes place via a server call, usually a Google server in the USA. This will tell the server which of our web pages you have visited. The user's browser transmits various information for the uniform presentation of the website. These include various browser and device data as well as the IP address of the user himself.

Processing is carried out on the basis of our legitimate interests pursuant to article 6, paragraph 1 lit. f GDPR for search engine optimization, improvement of loading times, reduction of administrative effort and uniform presentation across all devices.

Further information about Google Fonts can be found at: https://fonts.google.com/about.

Adobe Typekit

Our website uses so-called „web fonts“ to correctly display font styles. These are provided by Adobe Typekit. To correctly display text and fonts, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache. 

To execute this function, the browser you are using must connect to the Adobe Typekit servers. Through this connection, Adobe Typekit learns that our website has been accessed through the IP address assigned to you. The use of Adobe Typekit Web Fonts is in the interest of a consistent and attractive presentation of our online services. This constitutes a legitimate interest in accordance with article 6, paragraph 1, lit. f GDPR.

If your browser does not support web fonts, your device will use a standard font.

For further information on Adobe Typekit Web fonts, please visit https://typekit.com/ as well as the data protection policy of Adobe Typekit, which can be found at https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/policies/typekit.html

Google APIs

A web service of the company Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, 4 Dublin, Ireland (hereinafter: Google APIS) is downloaded from our website. We use this information to ensure the full functionality of our website. In this context, your browser may transfer personal information to Google APIS.

The legal basis for data processing is article 6, paragraph 1 lit. f GDPR. The legitimate interest lies in the faultless functioning of the website.

The data will be deleted as soon as the purpose of its collection has been fulfilled. Further information on the handling of the transferred data can be found in the data protection declaration of Google APIS: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

You can prevent the collection and processing of your data by Google APIS by deactivating the execution of script code in your browser or by installing a script blocker in your browser.

Google Maps

On this website, we use the Google Maps service. This allows us to display interactive maps directly on the website and allows you to conveniently use the map function.

By visiting the website, Google receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. In addition, the data mentioned under “Data collection when visiting this website” will be transmitted. The data is passed on regardless of whether you have an account with Google and are logged in there. If you are logged in with Google, your data collected by us will be directly assigned to the existing account. If you do not wish your profile to be associated with Google, you must log out before activating the button. Google stores your data as user profiles and uses these for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or demand-oriented design of its website. Such an evaluation takes place in particular (also for not logged in users) for the representation of demand-oriented advertisements and in order to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have a right of objection to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact Google to exercise this right.

Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and its processing by Google can be found in the data protection declarations of these providers below. They will also provide you with further information about your rights in this regard and setting options to protect your privacy: http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

Social Media Plug-ins

We currently use the following social media plug-ins: Facebook, Xing, LinkedIn, YouTube.

You can recognize the provider of the plug-in by its initial letter or logo in the colored box. We offer you the possibility to communicate directly with the provider of the plug-in via a button. Only when clicking the button and thereby activating it, the plug-in receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding website. In addition, the data mentioned under “Data collection when visiting this website” will be transmitted. In the case of Facebook and Xing, the IP address is made anonymous immediately after collection, according to information provided by the respective providers in Germany. By activating the plug-in, personal data is transferred from you to the respective plug-in provider and stored there (for US providers in the USA). Since the plug-in provider collects data mainly via cookies, we recommend that you delete all cookies via your browser's security settings before clicking on the grayed-out box.

We have no influence on the data collected and data processing operations, nor are we aware of the full extent of data collection, the purposes of processing, the storage periods. We also have no information on the deletion of the data collected by the plug-in provider.

The plug-in provider stores your data as user profiles and uses these for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or demand-oriented design of its website. Such an evaluation takes place in particular (also for not logged in users) for the representation of demand-oriented advertisement and in order to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have a right of objection to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact the respective plug-in provider to exercise this right. The plug-ins enable you to interact with social networks and other users so that we can improve our services and make them more interesting for you as a user.

The legal basis for the use of the plug-ins is article 6, paragraph1, page 1 lit. f GDPR.

The data is passed on regardless of whether you have an account with the plug-in provider and are logged in there. If you are logged in with the plug-in provider, your data collected by us will be directly assigned to your existing account with the plug-in provider. If you click the activated button and, for example, link the page, the plug-in provider also stores this information in your user account and shares it publicly with your contacts. We recommend that you log out regularly after using a social network, especially before activating the button, as this allows you to avoid being assigned to your profile by the plug-in provider.

Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and its processing by the plug-in provider can be found in the data protection declarations of these providers below. They will also provide you with further information about your rights in this regard and setting options to protect your privacy.

Addresses of the respective plug-in providers and URL with their data protection information can be found under Facebook and Other networks.

ONLINE ADVERTISEMENT

Google Tag Manager

This website uses Google Tag Manager. This service allows website tags to be managed via an interface. Google Tag Manager only implements tags. This means that no cookies are set, and no personal data is recorded.

Google Tag Manager triggers other tags which, in turn, may record data. However, Google Tag Manager does not access this data. If tags have been disabled at the domain or cookie level, this remains in place for all tracking tags if these are implemented with Google Tag Manager.

You can find out more about Google Tag Manager by clicking the following link: http://www.google.de/tagmanager/use-policy.html

Google AdWords & Conversions

This website uses Google AdWords. AdWords is an online advertising program from Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States ("Google").

We use the offer of Google AdWords to draw attention to our offerings by placing ads on external websites and to determine how successful the individual advertising measures are. By doing so, we pursue the interest of displaying advertisements that are of interest for you, in order to make our website more attractive and to achieve fair calculation of advertising cost.

As part of Google AdWords, we use so-called conversion tracking. When you click on an ad served by Google, a conversion tracking cookie is set. Cookies are small text files that your internet browser stores on your computer. These cookies expire after 30 days and are not used for personal identification of the user. Should the user visit certain pages of the website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and the website can tell that the user clicked on the ad and proceeded to that page.

Each Google AdWords advertiser has a different cookie. Thus, cookies cannot be tracked using the website of an AdWords advertiser. The information obtained using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for the AdWords advertisers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers are told the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a conversion tracking tag page. However, advertisers do not obtain any information that can be used to personally identify users.

Due to the marketing tools being used, your browser automatically establishes a direct connection to the Google servers. We have no influence on the scope and subsequent use of the data collected by Google through the use of this tool, and therefore inform you according to our state of knowledge: Through the integration of AdWords, Google receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding part of our website or clicked one of our advertisements. If you are registered with a Google service, Google is able to assign the visit to your account. Even if you are not registered with Google or are not logged in, the provider may obtain and store your IP address.

You can prevent participation in this tracking procedure in various ways:

a) by configuring the settings of your browser software accordingly; in particular, by suppressing third-party cookies so that you do not receive any advertisements from third-party providers;
b) by deactivating conversion tracking cookies in your browser settings, so that cookies from the domain “www.googleadservices.com” are blocked (www.google.de/settings/ads); please note: these settings will be deleted if you delete your cookies;
c) by deactivating the interest-based advertisements of the providers that are part of the “About Ads” self-regulation campaign via the link www.aboutads.info/choices; please note: these settings will be deleted if you delete your cookies;
d) by permanently disabling ads in your Firefox, Internet Explorer or Google Chrome browser using this link: www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin. Please note that you may not be able to take full advantage of all functions of this offering.

The legal basis for processing your data is article 6, paragraph 1, page 1 lit. f GDPR. Further information on Google’s data privacy can be found at: www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy and https://services.google.com/sitestats/de.html.. Alternatively, you can visit the website of the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) at www.networkadvertising.org.

DoubleClick by Google

This website also uses DoubleClick, an online marketing tool from Google. DoubleClick uses cookies to display advertisements relevant to users, to improve reports on campaign performance, or to prevent a user from seeing the same ad multiple times. Google uses a cookie ID to determine in which browser advertisements are displayed and can thereby prevent them from being presented multiple times. In addition, DoubleClick may use cookie IDs to record conversions related to advertisement requests. This is the case, for example, when a user sees a DoubleClick ad and later uses the same browser to visit the advertiser's website and makes a purchase. According to Google, DoubleClick cookies do not contain any personal information.

Due to the marketing tools being used, your browser automatically establishes a direct connection to the Google servers. We have no influence on the scope and subsequent use of the data collected by Google through the use of this tool, and therefore inform you according to our state of knowledge: Through the integration of DoubleClick, Google receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding part of our website or clicked one of our advertisements. If you are registered with a Google service, Google is able to assign the visit to your account. Even if you are not registered with Google or are not logged in, the provider may obtain and store your IP address.

You can prevent participation in this tracking procedure in various ways:

a) by configuring the settings of your browser software accordingly; in particular, by suppressing third-party cookies so that you do not receive any advertisements from third-party providers;
b) by deactivating conversion tracking cookies in your browser settings, so that cookies from the domain “www.googleadservices.com” are blocked (www.google.de/settings/ads); please note: these settings will be deleted if you delete your cookies;
c) by deactivating the interest-based advertisements of the providers that are part of the “About Ads” self-regulation campaign via the link www.aboutads.info/choices; please note: these settings will be deleted if you delete your cookies;
d) by permanently disabling ads in your Firefox, Internet Explorer or Google Chrome browser using this link: www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin. Please note that you may not be able to take full advantage of all functions of this offering.

The legal basis for processing your data is article 6, paragraph 1, page 1 lit. f GDPR. Further information on DoubleClick by Google can be found at www.google.de/doubleclick; information on Google’s data privacy can be found at: www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy. Alternatively, you can visit the website of the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) at www.networkadvertising.org.

Google AdSense

This website uses the online advertising service Google AdSense, through which ads based on your interests can be presented to you. We use it to track your preferences to make our website more interesting. For this purpose, statistical information about you is collected and processed by our advertising partners. These advertisements can be identified by the reference "Google advertisements" in the respective advertisement.

By visiting the website, Google receives the information that you have accessed the website. Google uses a web beacon to set a cookie on your computer. In addition, the data mentioned under “Data collection when visiting this website” will be transmitted.

We have no influence on the data collected, nor are we aware of the full extent of the data collection and the storage period. Your data will be transferred to the USA and evaluated there. If you are logged in with your Google account, your data can be directly assigned to it. If you do not wish to be assigned to your Google profile, you must log out. It is possible that this data may be passed on to third parties and authorities by Google's contractual partners. The legal basis for the processing of your data is article 6, paragraph 1, page 1 lit. f GDPR.

There are several ways you can prevent Google AdSense from installing cookies:

a) by setting your browser software accordingly, in particular by suppressing third-party cookies to prevent you from receiving ads from third parties;
b) by opting out of interest-based ads on Google via the link http://www.google.de/ads/preferences, however, this setting is deleted when you delete your cookies;
c) by disabling the interest-based ads of the providers that are part of the About Ads self-regulatory campaign via the http://www.aboutads.info/choices link, however, this setting is deleted when you delete your cookies;
d) by permanently disabling it in your Firefox, Internet Explorer, or Google Chrome browsers via the http://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin link. Please note that in this case you may not be able to make full use of all the functions of this offer.

Further information on the purpose and scope of the data collection and processing as well as further information on your rights in this regard and setting options for the protection of your privacy can be obtained from Google Inc. 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountainview, California 94043, USA; Privacy Policy for Advertising: http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/technologies/ads.

SOCIAL NETWORKS

Facebook

We have several fan pages on Facebook and Instagram, provided by Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland:

Facebook is a social network that allows users to communicate with each other and to interact virtually. It serves as a platform to exchange opinions and experiences on both personal or business information.

Processed personal data:

  • As a rule, Facebook processes personal user data for market research and advertising purposes. This way, user profiles can be created based on user behavior and interests and utilized to place custom ads inside and outside of the platform. To do so, cookies which collect data on user behavior and interests are saved on the user’s computer. Data can also be stored in the user profile, regardless of the device has been used (especially if the user is a member of the platform and is logged in).

  • “Insights-data”: Facebook provides us with statistical data of various categories (so-called "Insights Data") when using our fan page, which we can retrieve accordingly. Insights are aggregated data that can help us understand how people interact with our fan page. This includes: the total number of page views, "Likes", page activity, post interactions, video views, post reach, comments, shared content, responses, proportion of men and women, country and city of origin, language, shop views and clicks, route planner clicks, and phone number clicks.

  • Further information on "Insights Data", including how to exercise your rights, can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/information_about_page_insights_data.

Legal basis: We process personal data from the network (user comments, news, page statistics) based on our legitimate interests pursuant to article 6, paragraph 1 lit. f GDPR, in order to inform you about our offering, to improve posts, to evaluate the perfect timing for publications, and to communicate with active customers, prospects and users. We have no influence on potential further processing by the providers.

Joint responsibility: In accordance with article 26 GDPR, the fan page operator and Facebook have a joint responsibility. Facebook takes primary responsibility according to GDPR for the processing of Insights data and will fulfil all obligations of GDPR with regard to the processing of Insights data (including articles 12 and 13 GDPR, Articles 15 to 22 GDPR and Articles 32 to 34 GDPR). A corresponding agreement has been made with the fan page operators (available at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum).

User rights: We would like to point out that information requests and the exercising of user rights can be asserted most effectively with Facebook. Facebook is the only one that has access to user data and can directly take appropriate measures and provide information. If you still need help, please feel free to contact us.

Data protection of the providers: When visiting our fan page, Facebook's terms and conditions and data processing guidelines apply, over which we have no control. Data may also be processed outside of the European Union. You can find Facebook's privacy policy at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy.

Contact:

Other networks

We have several fan pages on the following platforms:

Legal basis: We process personal data from the respective online platforms (user comments, news, page statistics) based on our legitimate interests pursuant to article 6, paragraph 1 lit. f GDPR, in order to inform you about our offering, to improve posts, to evaluate the perfect timing for publications, and to communicate with active customers, prospects and users. We have no influence on potential further processing by the providers.

Processed personal data: Further, the network providers process personal user data for market research and advertising purposes. This way, user profiles can be created based on user behavior and interests and utilized to place custom ads inside and outside of the respective platform. To do so, cookies which collect data on user behavior and interests are saved on the user’s computer. Data can also be stored in the user profile, regardless of the device has been used (especially if the user is a member of the platform and is logged in).

Data protection of the providers: When visiting our fan page in the respective network, the provider’s terms and conditions and data processing guidelines apply, over which we have no control. Data may also be processed outside of the European Union.

User rights: We would like to point out that information requests and the exercising of user rights can be asserted most effectively with the network provider. The network provides is the only one that has access to user data and can directly take appropriate measures and provide information. If you still need help, please feel free to contact us.

Contact: For a detailed representation of the respective data processing and objection possibilities (Opt-Out), we refer to the respective providers, see contact details listed above.

OTHER

SSL or TLS encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and for the protection of the transmission of confidential content, such as the inquiries you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection in your browser’s address line when it changes from “http://” to “https://” and the lock icon is displayed in your browser’s address bar.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transfer to us cannot be read by third parties.

Opposition to proportional emails

We hereby expressly prohibit the use of contact data published in the context of website legal notice requirements with regard to sending promotional and informational materials not expressly requested. The website operator reserves the right to take specific legal action if unsolicited advertising material, such as email spam, is received.