Dieffenabcher entrance sign at the headquarters in eppingen

Data Privacy Statement

Data Privacy

We are delighted that you are visiting our website and are interested in our company and our products. We respect your privacy and ensure the protection of your personal data by processing your personal data in accordance with the contents of these data privacy provisions and the applicable data protection laws.

You can visit our website without disclosing to us who you are. In order to be able to view our websites, you are only obliged to provide the data transmitted by your browser to our server (see ""Log Files""). Further personal data from you will only be stored if you voluntarily enter it on the website or use corresponding functions, e.g., when entering it via our contact form.

Contact

You can enter your personal data on our website to contact us. Only the data marked with an asterisk is mandatory. Providing further data may be helpful for processing your inquiry, but it is not mandatory (voluntary data). With your consent, this data is used and stored exclusively for the purpose of processing your message (Art. 6(1)(1)(a) GDPR). Your data is not used for any other purpose or forwarded to third parties, unless you expressly agree (consent).

Newsletter - subscribe and unsubscribe

If you provide your e-mail address, you consent to receive our newsletter (Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a GDPR). With our newsletter we will inform you regularly about news of Dieffenbacher, e.g. about events or products. Our newsletter is sent by order by rapidmail GmbH. The indication of your e-mail address is voluntary and at any time revocable, while you unsubscribe from our newsletter ( information at the end of the newsletter).

Cookies are very small text files used by Internet pages, which your browser stores on your computer and through which certain information flows to us or, if applicable, to a third party.

Transient cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser. These include session cookies in particular. These store a session ID, which is used to assign different requests from your browser to one common session. This will allow your computer to be recognized when you return to our website. Session cookies are automatically deleted when you log out or close your browser.

Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period, which may vary depending on the cookie. Unlike transient cookies, deletion does not occur automatically when the browser is closed. However, you can delete cookies at any time in your browser's security settings.

Cookies which are absolutely necessary to provide a service expressly requested by the user ("necessary cookies") are processed by us within the scope of our legitimate interest in providing and operating the website on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. f GDPR. Information on these cookies can be found in our cookie banner in the "necessary” category.

In addition, further information is stored or accessed on your device, which is not absolutely necessary to provide a service expressly requested by the user. The storage or access is only carried out if you give your consent. Details on the type of information, purpose of processing, storage period of the information as well as on possible recipients of the data are provided in the further course of this data protection declaration.
You can set your browser in a way that it generally does not accept cookies or that only certain cookies are stored or not stored. You can revoke any consent you may have given to the processing of data by means of cookies at any time by deleting the relevant cookies directly via the settings of your browser. You can find more information on this in the help system of your browser. If your browser rejects all cookies, it is possible that not all functions of this website can be used.

Social Media Presence

In order to provide up-to-date information to customers, partners or other interested parties, in addition to our own website, we also operate "social media presence" on the following social networks: Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), LinkedIn, XING, YouTube, Instagram.
The data processing takes place here by the provider of the social media platform. Data processing outside the European Union cannot be ruled out.
The provider of the platform may provide us with aggregated usage data if necessary, but we do not have access to personal data, if you only visit our social media presence.
The legal basis of data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. In the case of consent in the form of an opt-in ("checkmark", "activate button") or any other form of obtaining consent, the legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Consent may be withdrawn at any time without stating any reasons to the person to whom it has been given, with effect for the future.

Since the data processing is done by the provider of the platform, we recommend to contact the provider of the platform for your right of access, rectification, erasure, data portability and objection regarding the visit to our social media presence. Of course we support you in the exercise of your rights if necessary. In addition, cookies may be set on your device. For purposes and legal basis for the use of cookies, see "Cookies" in this privacy policy or on the privacy statements of the platform provider.

Further information can be found under the following links:

Facebook: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Irland. When visiting our Facebook social media presence, according to Facebook personal data is processed as follows: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/information_about_page_insights_data. For further information please visit: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum. If data is transferred to Meta Platforms, Inc. (USA), this is done on the basis of the EU Commission's adequacy decision on the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.
X (formerly Twitter): Twitter International Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07 Irland; https://twitter.com/privacy. If data is transferred to X Corp (USA), this is done on the basis of the EU Commission's adequacy decision on the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.
LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Irland; http://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. If data is transferred to LinkedIn Corporation (USA), this is done on the basis of the EU Commission's adequacy decision on the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.
XING SE, Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg, https://privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung.
Instagram, Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Irland, https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy. If data is transferred to Meta Platforms, Inc. (USA), this is done on the basis of the EU Commission's adequacy decision on the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.
YouTube, Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Irland: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites?hl=en. If data is transferred to google, LLC (USA), this is done on the basis of the EU Commission's adequacy decision on the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.

Log Files

Each time you access our website, we collect the following information about your computer: The IP address of your computer, the request from your browser and the time of this request. In addition, the status and the amount of data transferred are recorded within the scope of this request, as well as product and version information about the browser used and your computer's operating system. We also record the website from which our page was accessed. Your computer's IP address is only stored for the duration of your use of the website and is then immediately deleted or made anonymous by abbreviating it. The remaining data is stored for a limited period of time. We use this data for the operation of our website, in particular, to detect and eliminate errors on the website, to determine the load on the website and to make adjustments or improvements. For the purpose of optimizing our website and our customer interactions, we determine any region or country assigned to this IP address by means of your used IP address. We use this information to show you the relevant language version of our website and a contact person relevant to you (legal basis: Art. 6(1)(1)(f) GDPR).

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google"). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, text files that are stored on your computer that allow usage of the website to be analyzed. Information about these cookies can be found in our cookie banner in the "Statistics" category.
On behalf of the operator of this site, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to the usage of the website and the Internet to the website operator. The IP address sent by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data. You can refuse to store cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser software; however, please note that in this case you may not be able to use all features of this website to their full extent.
You can also prevent the data generated by the cookie and relating to your usage of the website (including your IP address) being collected by Google and prevent these data being processed by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at this link http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de or alternatively by clicking this link to set an opt-out cookie.

This website uses Google Analytics with the extension "_anonymizeIp()". As a result, IP addresses are further processed in abbreviated form in order to exclude the possibility of direct personal reference.

We use Google Analytics to analyze and regularly improve the use of our website. Using the statistics gained, we are able to improve our offer and make it more interesting for you as a user. The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is your consent according to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR. Further information about data processing, setting and objection options by Google can be found setting and objection options can be found on the websites of Google: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de&ref_topic=2919631

LinkedIn Insight Tag

With your consent, this website uses the LinkedIn Insight Tag, an application of LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. The LinkedIn Insight Tag cookies collect the following data: IP address, device and browser properties, URL and referrer URL. We have no influence on data processing at LinkedIn. If you are logged in to LinkedIn with a user account, LinkedIn can associate your user behavior with your user account. If applicable, LinkedIn stores your data as a user profile and may use it for advertising purposes. For more information on the purpose and scope of data collection and its processing by LinkedIn, please refer to LinkedIn's privacy policy (https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy).

We use LinkedIn Insight Tags to analyze and regularly improve the use of our website. LinkedIn provides us with non-personal aggregated reports about our website's audience and ad performance. The statistics obtained allow us to improve our offer and make it more interesting for you as a user. The legal basis for the use of LinkedIn Insight Tags is your consent according to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a DSGVO.

Embedded content from third parties (e.g. YouTube)

If third-party content, such as YouTube, is displayed on our website, it is necessary to transfer your IP address and the displayed under “Log Files” to the third-party provider in order to make this content available and to display it in your browser. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. We have no influence on data processing at the third-party provider. If you are logged in to a user account with the third party, the third party may associate your user behavior with your user account. If necessary, the third-party provider stores your data as user profiles and uses these for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or the needs-based design of its website. You must address any rights of objection against the creation of these user profiles to the third-party provider.

For more information about the purpose and scope of data collection and its processing by the third-party provider, please refer to their privacy policy. There you will also find further information about your rights and settings options to protect your privacy:

YouTube, Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Irland;
https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/?hl=de

In addition to the log files mentioned above, cookies are set with your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a GDPR) when embedding YouTube videos. Information on these cookies can be found in our cookie banner in the "Marketing" category.

Revocation of Consent and Objection to Data Processing

If you have given us your consent, you can revoke it at any time with effect for the future.
If we base the processing of your personal data on the balancing of interests, you may object to the processing. When exercising such objection, we ask you to explain the reasons why we should not process your personal data as we have done. In the event of your justified objection, we will examine the situation and either cease or amend data processing or indicate to you our compelling legitimate reasons, on the basis of which we will continue processing your data. You can object at any time to the processing of your personal data for the purposes of advertising and data analysis. You can send us your revocation or objection under Contact Details under "Responsible Entity".

Your Rights

You have the following rights towards us with regard to personal data concerning yourself:

Right to information
Right to correction or deletion
Right to limitation of processing
Right to object to processing
Right to data transferability.

You also have the right to complain to a data protection supervisory authority about our processing of your personal data.

Responsible Entity

DIEFFENBACHER GMBH Maschinen- und Anlagenbau
Heilbronner Strasse 20, 75031 Eppingen
Telephone: +49 (0) 7262 / 65-0
Email: dsewhatever@dieffenbacher.de

Data Protection Officer
datenschutzanfragen@xdsb.de
or at our postal address with the addition "the Data Protection Officer"