Privacy Policy

1. Data protection at a glance

General information The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can be used to personally identify you. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our data protection declaration listed below this text. Data collection on this website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the “Note on the responsible body” section in this data protection declaration.

How do we collect your data?

On the one hand, your data is collected when you provide it to us. This can be e.g. This could, for example, be data that you enter into a contact form. Other data is collected automatically or with your consent by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is primarily technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure that the website is provided error-free. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right at any time to receive information free of charge about the origin, recipient and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given your consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time in the future. You also have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted in certain circumstances. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the responsible supervisory authority. You can contact us at any time about this or if you have any further questions about data protection.

Analytics and Third Party Tools

When you visit this website, your surfing behavior can be statistically evaluated. This happens primarily with so-called analysis programs. Detailed information about these analysis programs can be found in the following data protection declaration. 2. Hosting We host the content of our website with the following provider:

Squarespace

The provider is Squarespace Ireland Ltd., Le Pole House, Ship Street Great, Dublin 8, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as Squarespace). Squarespace a tool for creating and hosting websites. When you visit our website, your data will be processed on Squarespace's servers. Personal data may also be transmitted to Squarespace's parent company, Squarespace Inc., 8 Clarkson St, New York, NY 10014, USA. Squarespace also stores cookies that are necessary to display the site and to ensure security (essential cookies). The use of Squarespace is based on Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in ensuring that our website is presented as reliably as possible. If appropriate consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a GDPR and Section 25 Para . B. Device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission's standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here: https://support.squarespace.com/hc/de/articles/360000851908-DSGVO-und-Squarespace. The company is certified according to the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when data is processed in the USA. Every DPF certified company undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. Further information on this can be obtained from the provider at the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?contact=true&id=a2zt0000000GnjcAAC&status=Active

3. General information and mandatory information

Data protection

The operators of these sites take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this data protection declaration. When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to personally identify you. This data protection declaration explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens. We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating via email) can have security gaps. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.

Responsible for this website (the “controller”) within the meaning of data protection law is Refab GmbH Otto-Hahn-Strasse 11 33104 Paderborn Telephone: +49 151 55117451 Email: info[@]re-fab.de The responsible body is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).

4. Statistical data

We automatically record and save information in log files of our web server which the customer’s browser automatically transmits to our web server. This includes the type and version of the browser, the operating system used, the referring website and the data and time of the server request. However, we cannot allocate this data to specific persons. Furthermore, there is no link or merging with other data. This data is used solely for statistical purposes.

Objection/right to information

The customer has the right to information at any time relating to the personal data saved on them, its origin and recipient, as well as the purpose of the data processing. For any questions which this privacy statement was not able to answer, the customer can contact us at any time. Requests for blocking, deletion or correction can be sent to us via the address provided in the company information.

Cookies

Our internet pages use so-called cookies, which serve to make the offering more user-friendly and secure. Cookies are small text files which are saved on your computer by your browser. The do not contain any viruses, nor do they cause any harm to your computer. The cookies used by us are usually deleted again at the end of the browser session (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your computer and allow us to recognise your computer the next time you visit us (so-called permanent cookies). Our partner companies are not permitted to record, process or use any personal data from our website using these cookies. You can deactivate the use of cookies at any time via your browser settings. However, this may affect the range of functions of our offers.

Google Analytics

On our websites, we use Google Analytics, a website analysis service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California, 94043 USA (“Google”). Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”, text files which are saved on the customer’s computer and which enable an analysis of the use of the website by the customer. The information generated by the Cookie on the use of these websites is generally sent to a Google server in the USA and saved there. However, in the case of the activation ofIP anonymization  on these websites , the IP address will be shortened beforehand by Google within the European Union member states or in other signatories  to the agreement across the European Economic Area.Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address sent to a Google server in the USA and abbreviated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information in order to evaluate the use of the websites to compile reports on website activities and to provide the website operator with additional services related to the website and internet use. The IP address transmitted as part of Google Analytics from the customer’s browser is not combined with other data from Google. The customer can prevent cookies from being saved by making the appropriate setting in the browser software; we would however like to point out that doing so might mean that not all functions of this website can be used to their full extent. The customer can furthermore prevent the recording of data generated by the cookie and related to the use of the website (incl. the IP address) and prevent this data from being sent to and processed by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available under the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

As an alternative to the browser add-on, or within browsers on mobile devices, you can prevent Google Analytics from recording data on this website in the future by clicking this link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de. This causes an opt-out cookie to be stored on your device. If you delete your cookies, you have to click this link again.

Use of remarketing or “similar target groups” function from Google Inc.

On our website, we use the remarketing or “similar target groups” function of Google Inc. (“Google”). Using this function, the provider can address the users of the website with targeted advertising by activating personalised, interest-related advertisements for users of the provider’s website when they visit other websites in the Google display network. To carry out the website usage analysis, which forms the basis for the generation of the interest-related advertisements, Google uses so-called cookies.

Cookies are small text files that are saved locally in the cache of your internet browser. The data thereby collected  is not passed onto third parties. You can deactivate the use of cookies at any time via your browser settings. However, this may affect the range of functions of our offers.

The cookies record  visits to the website as well as anonymized data on the use of the website. No personal data relating to the visitor to the website is saved. If you then visit another website in the Google display network, you are displayed advertisements that most probably take into consideration previously accessed product and information areas.

The customer can furthermore prevent the recording of data generated by the cookie and related to the use of the website (incl. the IP address) and prevent this data from being sent to and processed by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available under the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

You can find further information on Google remarketing and Google’s privacy statement at: http://www.google.com/privacy/ads/

Contact options and your rights

As a data subject, you have the following rights:

In accordance with Art. 15 GDPR, the right to request information about your personal data processed by us to the extent specified therein;

In accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, the right to demand the immediate rectification of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us.

In accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, the right to request the erasure of your personal data stored by us, unless further processing is necessary to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information

for the fulfilment of a legal obligation;

for reasons of public interest or is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims; In accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, the right to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data, insofar as the accuracy of the data is disputed by you the processing is unlawful, but you oppose the erasure of the data we no longer need the data, but you need it for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims; or

you have objected to processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR;

pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR, the right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to request transmission to another controller

in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR, the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or workplace or our company headquarters.

If you have any questions regarding the collection, processing or use of your personal data, information, correction, restriction or deletion of data as well as revocation of consent given or objection to a specific use of data, please contact us directly using the contact details in our legal notice.

Right to object

If we process personal data as explained above in order to safeguard our legitimate interests, which outweigh your interests, you can object to this processing with effect for the future. If the processing is carried out for direct marketing purposes, you can exercise this right at any time as described above. If the processing is carried out for other purposes, you only have the right to object if there are grounds relating to your particular situation.

After exercising your right to object, we will no longer process your personal data for these purposes unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims

This does not apply if the processing is for direct marketing purposes. In this case, we will no longer process your personal data for this purpose.

If you contact us via the "Contact form", we will only collect personal data to the extent that you have provided. We will only use your e-mail address to process and respond to your enquiry. Otherwise, your data will be deleted immediately after your enquiry has been processed. Your data will only be stored if we have your express consent to do so.