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Data protection notices

By providing these data protection notices, we would like to inform you in the following about personal data processing within the framework of the use of our Internet sites in accordance with Art. 13 of the GDPR.

Controller

The controller for these Internet sites is

Hermann Paus Maschinenfabrik GmbH
Executive management:
Dipl.-Ing. (Graduate Engineer) Franz-Josef Paus,
Dipl.-Kfm. (Commercial Graduate) Wolfgang Paus
Siemensstrasse 1-9
D-48488 Emsbüren, Germany

Telephone: +49 (5903) 707-0
e-mail: info@remove-this.paus.de

For more information about our company and its authorised representatives, you can refer to our legal notice.

Legal bases for data processing

To enable our Internet site and the services associated with it to be offered to you, we process personal data based on the following legal bases:

  • Consent (Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Subparagraph a) of the GDPR)

  • For the fulfilment of contracts (Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Subparagraph b) of the GDPR)

  • Based on a weighing of interests (Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Subparagraph f) of the GDPR)

  • For the fulfilment of a legal obligation (Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Subparagraph c) of the GDPR)

In conjunction with the respective processing we shall make reference to the corresponding terminology so that you can understand the basis on which we process personal data. When personal data are processed on the basis of your consent, you have the right to revoke this from us at any time, effective from then on.

If you send us a message via email, we shall process the data only for potential contract preparation, or for later order fulfilment pursuant to Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Subparagraph b) of the GDPR, or based on a weighing of interests according to Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Subparagraph f) of the GDPR.

When we process data based on a weighing of interests, as data subject you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data taking into consideration the specifications of Art. 21 of the GDPR.

The legal basis for processing your personal data in application processes is primarily § 26 of the GDPR in the version valid as of 25 May 2018. According to this, it is permitted to process the data required in conjunction with the decision about the establishment of an employment relationship.

Should the data be required after completion of the application process, where appropriate, for prosecution, data processing may occur based on the prerequisites of Art. 6 of the GDPR, particularly for safeguarding of legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Subparagraph f) of the GDPR. Our interest then consists in prosecution.

Which data are processed?

Access data

When you visit our Internet sites, personal data are processed so that the contents of the Internet site can be displayed on your end device. To enable your browser to display the pages, the IP address of the end device you are using must be processed. This is accompanied by additional information about the browser of your end device. We are obligated by data protection law also to ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the personal data processed with our IT systems. For this purpose and in this interest, the following data are logged based on a weighing of interests:

  • IP address of the retrieving computer (but in anonymised form through truncation of the octet)

  • Operating system of the retrieving computer

  • Browser version of the retrieving computer

  • Name of the retrieved file

  • Date and time of the retrieval

  • Transmitted volume of data

  • Referencing URL

The truncated IP address is stored in a log, which is deleted after 7 days at the latest. From the outset we are no longer able to establish a connection to you. The data are further used also to enable errors on the Internet sites to be determined and remedied.

Cookies

Our Internet sites use cookies. Cookies are small text messages which are stored on your end device by your browser. The cookies are required for enabling certain functions of our Internet sites. We use session cookies, which are automatically deleted from your browser immediately after your visit to the Internet sites has ended. In the area of web analytics, however, we also use persistent cookies, which are not automatically deleted from your browser immediately after your visit to the Internet site has ended. You have the option of preventing the use of cookies in your browser by configuring the corresponding settings. We should point out, however, that doing so may place restrictions on your use of our Internet sites. Cookies do not install or start any programs or other applications on your computer. The use of cookies occurs on the basis of a weighing of interests. Our interest is for you to have a user-friendly visit to our Internet sites.

Web analytics

The information about your use of this website generated by the cookie is usually transmitted to a server of Google in the United States and stored there. Since we have enabled IP anonymisation on this website and concluded a corresponding order processing contract with Google, your IP address will first be truncated by Google in member states of the European Union or in other states which have signed the agreement governing the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a server of Google in the United States and be truncated there.

Google is certified in accordance with what is called "Privacy Shield" (list entry). Google guarantees a reasonable level of data protection.

You can prevent Google from acquiring and processing these data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en-GB).

Alternatively—particularly when using a mobile device—you can prevent Google Analytics from acquiring data by clicking the following link. An opt-out cookie is then set, which will prevent your data from being collected during future visits to this website: To deactivate Google Analytics http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

Further information on the conditions of use of Google Analytics and privacy information can be found at: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Google Maps

This site uses Google Maps ("Google Maps"), a map service from Google, Inc. ("Google").

To enable display of the maps you access, your IP address will be acquired by Google, which may be transmitted by Google to servers in the United States and stored there. Furthermore, Google may acquire data about your use of Google Maps. We have no access to your data and cannot monitor these data. The Google privacy policy can be found here: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/

By using Google Maps on our website, you declare your consent to Google's terms and conditions, which can be found at the following link: https://www.google.com/intl/de/help/terms_maps.html

Insofar as you do not agree with having Google acquire data pertaining to your use of Google Maps, you can prevent such data acquisition by completely disabling the Google Maps service. For this purpose, you have to disable JavaScript in your browser settings. Please note that, in this case, you cannot use Google Maps.

Data which are processed upon an enquiry via email

Contact form and email enquiries

Our Internet site has a contact form through which you can send us an electronic message. To enable us to process the message, we need an email address and your concern. We acquire these—as well as the message text—through the contact form.

If you send us an email, you are thereby sharing personal data with us. In particular, these include at the least

  • Your email address

  • An IP address

Furthermore, it may happen that you reveal additional data about yourself, such as your name or an address. Regarding this, we would like to inform you that these data are processed not only by us, but on the way to us have already been sent to a mail server, which we have commissioned a company to operate in the course of order processing pursuant to Art. 28 of the GDPR. Proper fulfilment of contract is ensured by a separate order processing contract. For the duration of the storage of your data in this case, it must be noted that, in accordance with statutory retention obligations, your data will be archived for 10 years upon the formation of a contract. The same applies if a reference to a customer order is involved. If your email does not concern a contractual relationship, the data will be automatically deleted after one month.

Purposes of processing personal data

We process the aforementioned data for the operation of our Internet site and for the fulfilment of contractual obligations towards our customer and/or for safeguarding our legitimate interests.<br/> If you make enquiries outside of an active customer relationship, we will process the data for the purposes of sales and advertising. You can object to the use of your personal data for advertising purposes at any time.

Voluntary information

Insofar as you voluntarily give us data, for example, in forms, and these are not required for the fulfilment of our contractual obligations, we will process these data on the justified assumption that the processing and use of these data are in your interest.

Recipient / sharing of data

As a matter of principle, data which you have given us shall not be shared with third parties. In particular, your data shall not be shared with third parties for their advertising purposes.<br/> However, we may use service providers for the operation of these Internet sites or for further products or services offered by us. In this case it is possible for a service provider to receive knowledge of personal data. We choose our service providers carefully—particularly with respect to data protection and data security—and take all measures required by data protection law for permissible data processing.

Data processing outside of the European Union

Insofar as personal data are processed outside of the European Union, you can learn about this from the previous statements.

Data protection officer

Our Data Protection Officer is Carla Holterhus (Datenschutzheldin, Papenstraße 20, 48488 Emsbüren). For all enquiries relating to data protection at Hermann Paus Maschinenfabrik GmbH and for any communications regarding breaches of data protection requirements, you can contact us at info@remove-this.datenschutzheldin.de.

Contact form

Our website contains a contact form that you can use to request information about our products and services, or to make general contact. The data that we urgently need from you to answer your enquiry are marked as mandatory fields. Any information entered in other data fields is given voluntarily. We need this information to process your request, to address you correctly and to enable us to send you a response. In case of a specific request, your data will be processed to fulfil or initiate a contract. In the case of general enquiries, your data will be processed on the basis of a balancing of interests. Enquiries received through the contact form on our website will be replied to by e-mail. In this context, other persons or departments, possibly including third parties, may also receive details of the data you send using the contact form. Data in the form is transmitted on the internet through an encrypted connection.

Application

Thank you very much for your interest in our company and that you wish to apply or have applied for a position with us. It is our pleasure to send you some information about how your personal data will be processed with respect to your application.

The data you send us relating to your application will be used to assess your suitability for the position (or possible for other vacant positions in our company) and to carry out the application process. The legal basis for processing your personal data in this application process is primarily § 26 of the German Data Protection Act (BDSG) in the version valid as of 25 May 2018. According to this, it is permitted to process the data required in conjunction with the decision about the establishment of an employment relationship. Should the data be required after completion of the application process, where appropriate, for prosecution, data processing may occur based on the prerequisites of Art. 6 of the GDPR, particularly for safeguarding of legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Subparagraph f) of the GDPR. Our interest then consists in prosecution. In the event of rejection, applicants' data will be kept on file for 6 months. If you have issued your consent to your personal data being stored for longer, we will transfer your data to our applicant pool. The data here will be deleted after a period of two years. In the event at you should be offered a position in the course of the application process, the data from the application data system will be transferred to our human resources information system. After your application has been received, your data will be assessed by the Human Resources department. Suitable applications will then be sent internally to the department representatives responsible for the vacancy concerned. The further process will then be agreed. Within the company, it is a general rule that only those persons will have access to your data who need it for the correct processing of the application procedure.

Use of Google Web Fonts

This page uses so-called Web Fonts, which are made available by Google, to ensure the script is always displayed uniformly. When a page is opened, your browser will load the required web fonts into the browser cache to enable texts and scripts to be correctly displayed. If your browser does not support web fonts, your computer will use a default font.

Further information about Google Web Fonts (link: https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq )

For further information, please refer to the Google Privacy Policy (link: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en)

Social network plugins (social plugins)

Plugins for the following social networks are embedded in our website: Facebook, Twitter, XING and LinkedIn.

The legal basis for the use of social plugins is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Subparagraph f) of the GDPR. Our justified interest and purpose of using social network plugins is for information about our products and services to reach a broad audience. The social networks are responsible for handling the data of their users in a manner that is compliant with data protection regulations.

Facebook Social Plugins

Our online offering uses Social Plugins ("plugins") of the social network facebook.com, which is operated by Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Facebook"). These plugins are recognisable from the Facebook logo (white "f" on a blue background) or are marked with the words "Facebook Social Plugin". A list of Facebook Social Plugins and their appearance can be found here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=en_US

When a user calls up a function of this online offering that contains such a plugin, his device will be directly connected to the Facebook servers. The content of this plugin is transmitted by Facebook directly to the user's device, where it is embedded in the online offering. Usage profiles can then be created for the user from the data processed. We have no influence on the scope of data that Facebook collects using this plugin and inform users according to the knowledge at our disposal.

Embedding these plugins allows Facebook to obtain information that a user has called up the corresponding page of the online offering. If the user is logged on to Facebook, Facebook will be able to assign the visit to the user's Facebook account. If a user interacts with the plugins, for example by pressing the "Like" button or entering a remark, the corresponding information will be transmitted directly from his device to Facebook, where it will be stored. If a user is not a Facebook member, it is still possible for Facebook to find out his IP address and store it. According to Facebook, IP addresses in Germany are only stored in an anonymised form.

Information about the purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Facebook as well as the related rights and settings options to protect the privacy of users can be found in the Facebook Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/

Users who are Facebook members and do not want Facebook to collect data about them through this online offering and link this to their membership data stored at Facebook must log off from their Facebook account and delete their cookies before using our online offering. Other settings and objections to the use of data for advertising purposes are possible within the Facebook profile settings: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads or via the US-American site http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU site http://www.youronlinechoices.com/

These settings are not dependent on the platform used. In other words they are accepted for all devices such as desktop computers or mobile devices.

Twitter

You are also able to share our contents in the social network Twitter (Twitter Inc., 795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA).

Click on the "Re-Tweet" button and the websites you have visited will be linked to your Twitter account and made known to other users. Here, data are also transmitted to Twitter. Details about how Twitter handle your data and about your rights and settings options for protecting your personal data can be found in the Twitter Privacy Policy: https://twitter.com/en/privacy

Xing

You are also able to share our contents in the social network XING (XING AG, Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg, Germany).

Your personal data will not be stored as a result of you calling up this website. In particular, XING do not store any IP addresses. Furthermore, your usage behaviour will also not be evaluated. Current information about data protection with respect to the "Share" button and other relevant information can be found at: https://dev.xing.com/plugins/share_button/privacy_policy

LinkedIn

You are also able to share our contents in the social network LinkedIn (LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA).

Click on the "LinkedIn" button and the websites you have visited will be linked to your LinkedIn account and made known to other users. Here, data are also transmitted to LinkedIn. Details of how data is collected and your legal possibilities and settings options can be found at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

Your rights as data subject

You have the right of access to personal data which concerns you. You can contact us at any time for information.
In the case of an information enquiry which is not made in writing, we request your understanding that we may ask you for proof to verify that you are the person you are claiming to be.
Furthermore, you have a right to rectification or erasure or to restriction of processing, provided that you are legally entitled to this.
Finally, you have a right of objection to the processing within the framework of the legal mandates. The same shall apply to a right to data portability.

Erasure of data

As a basic principle, we erase personal data when further storage is no longer required. A requirement may exist particularly if the data are still required to enable contractual services to be fulfilled and to enable warranty claims to be checked and granted or rebutted. In the event of statutory retention obligations, erasure shall not be considered until the respective retention obligation has expired.

The right to lodge a complaint with the authorities

You have the right to lodge a complaint with data protection authorities regarding our processing of your personal data.

Modification of these data protection notices

We revise these data protection notices when changes are made to this Internet site or when other reasons necessitate this. You will always find the current version on this Internet site

Version: 11.03.2019

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