Privacy­policy

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 refers to any information that can be used to identify you personally. Detailed information on data protection can be found in our privacy policy below.

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 the operator’s contact details in the section “Information on the data controller” of this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?

Some of your data is collected when you provide it to us. This may include, for example, information 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 primarily includes technical data (e.g. your internet browser, operating system, or the time you accessed the page). This data is collected automatically as soon as you visit this website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure that the website functions properly and without errors. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior. If contracts can be concluded or initiated through the website, the data you provide will also be processed for contract offers, orders, or other business inquiries.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to obtain information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time, free of charge. 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 withdraw this consent at any time with effect for the future. Furthermore, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

You can contact us at any time regarding these matters or any other questions about data protection.

Analytics tools and third-party tools

When you visit this website, your browsing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This is primarily done using analytics tools.

Detailed information about these analytics tools can be found in the following privacy policy.

2. Hosting

We host the content of our website with the following provider:

External hosting

This website is hosted externally. The personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the hosting provider(s). This may include, in particular, IP addresses, contact inquiries, metadata and communication data, contractual data, contact details, names, website access data, and other data generated through a website.

External hosting is used for the purpose of fulfilling our contractual obligations towards our potential and existing customers (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and in our legitimate interest in providing a secure, fast, and efficient online service through a professional provider (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Where corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

Our hosting provider(s) will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill their contractual obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data.

We use the following hosting provider(s):

jan pietruska INTERNETAGENTUR
Am Mühlentor 1
17489 Greifswald

3. General information and mandatory­disclosures

Data protection

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with applicable data protection laws and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various types of personal data are collected. Personal data is any information that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this data is collected and processed.

Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g. when communicating by email) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against unauthorized access by third parties is not possible.

Information on the data controller

The data controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

AB Im- und Export A. Beringer & Co. GmbH
Plauer Straße 20
18273 Güstrow

Phone: +49 (0) 3843 24565 0
Email: hello@ab-production.de

The data controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, or similar information).

Storage period

Unless a more specific storage period is stated in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for which it was collected and processed no longer applies. If you submit a legitimate request for deletion or withdraw your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted, provided that we have no other legally permissible grounds for storing your personal data (e.g. retention periods required under tax or commercial law). In the latter case, the data will be deleted once these grounds no longer apply.

General information on the legal bases for data processing on this website

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR, where special categories of personal data pursuant to Art. 9(1) GDPR are processed. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also carried out on the basis of Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device (e.g. through device fingerprinting), data processing is additionally carried out on the basis of Section 25(1) TDDDG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time. If your data is necessary for the performance of a contract or for taking steps prior to entering into a contract, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data where this is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, on the basis of Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Information on the specific legal bases applicable in each individual case is provided in the following sections of this privacy policy.

Recipients of personal data

As part of our business activities, we work with various external parties. In some cases, it is necessary to transfer personal data to these external parties. We only disclose personal data to external parties if this is necessary for the performance of a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g. disclosure of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest in the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, or if another legal basis permits the disclosure of data. When using data processors, we only disclose our customers' personal data on the basis of a valid data processing agreement.In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.

Withdrawal of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of data processing carried out before the withdrawal.

Right to object to data collection in specific cases and to direct marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS CARRIED OUT ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME, ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH THE PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA CONCERNED UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR UNLESS THE PROCESSING IS NECESSARY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(1) GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR SUCH MARKETING PURPOSES. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(2) GDPR).

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement. This right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to data portability

You have the right to receive data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in the performance of a contract, either for yourself or for a third party, in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of your data to another data controller, this will only be carried out where technically feasible.

Access, rectification and erasure

Within the framework of applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain information, free of charge, about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing. You may also have the right to request the rectification or erasure of this data. You can contact us at any time regarding these matters or any other questions concerning personal data.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time to exercise this right. The right to restriction of processing applies in the following cases::

• If you contest the accuracy of the personal data we have stored about you, we generally need time to verify its accuracy. During this verification period, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
• If the processing of your personal data was or is unlawful, you may request the restriction of data processing instead of its erasure.
• If we no longer need your personal data, but you require it for the establishment, exercise, or defence of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of its erasure.
• If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balancing of your interests against ours must be carried out. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, such data may, with the exception of storage, only be processed with your consent, for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

SSL or TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential information, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the website operator, this website uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser's address bar changes from “http://” to “https://” and a padlock icon appears in your browser's address bar.

When SSL or TLS encryption is enabled, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

4. Data collection on this website

Server log files

The website hosting provider automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. This information includes:

• Browser type and version
• Operating system used
• Hostname of the accessing computer
• Time of the server request
• IP address

This data is not combined with data from other sources.

This data is collected on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in ensuring the technically error-free display and optimization of the website. For this purpose, server log files must be collected.

Contact form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, the information you provide in the form, including your contact details, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing your inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not share this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, provided that your inquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for taking steps prior to entering into a contract. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively handling inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), if such consent has been requested. Consent may be withdrawn at any timer.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request its deletion, withdraw your consent to its storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g. once your inquiry has been fully processed). Mandatory legal provisions, in particular statutory retention periods, remain unaffected.

Inquiries by email, telephone or fax

If you contact us by email, telephone or fax, your inquiry, including any personal data arising from it (such as your name and the content of your inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We will not share this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, provided that your inquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for taking steps prior to entering into a contract. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively handling inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), if such consent has been requested. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

The data you provide to us through contact inquiries will remain with us until you request its deletion, withdraw your consent to its storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g. once your inquiry has been fully processed). Mandatory legal provisions, in particular statutory retention periods, remain unaffected.

5. Analytics tools and advertising

Matomo

This website uses the open-source web analytics service Matomo.

With the help of Matomo, we are able to collect and analyze data about how visitors use our website. This allows us to determine, among other things, when specific pages were accessed and which regions visitors come from. We also collect various log files (e.g. IP addresses, referrers, browsers and operating systems used) and can measure whether visitors to our website perform certain actions (e.g. clicks, purchases, etc.).

The use of this analytics tool is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising. Where corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

IP anonymization

We use IP anonymization when analyzing data with Matomo. Your IP address is shortened before analysis so that it can no longer be clearly attributed to you.

Cookieless analytics

We have configured Matomo so that it does not store any cookies in your browser.

Hosting

We host Matomo with the following third-party provider:

jan pietruska INTERNETAGENTUR
Am Mühlentor 1
17489 Greifswald