Privacy Policy

I. Who is the controller and how can I contact the data protection officer?

Hoffmeister GmbH, Gewerbering 28-30, 58579 Schalksmühle, mail@hoffmeister.de

Our data protection officer, JURANDO GmbH (https://www.jurando.de/), Dr Dennis Werner, can be reached at datenschutz@hoffmeister.de or by post to our address with the addition "Data Protection Officer".

II. What rights do you have?

You have the following rights vis-à-vis us with regard to your personal data:

Right to information (Art. 15 GDPR),
Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR),
Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR),
Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR),
Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR),
Right to object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR).

You can also lodge a complaint about us with a data protection supervisory authority in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR.

If you have given us your consent, you can revoke it at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out until the revocation.

III For what purposes and on what legal basis do we process personal data?

Visit our website

When you visit our website for information purposes only, i.e. if you do not transmit any other information to us, we only collect the personal data that your browser transmits to us. These are

-IP address of your system,

-Date and time (incl. time zone) of your enquiry,

-Type, content and protocol version of your enquiry (specific page view),

-Access status (HTTP status code) of our server,

-Size of our server response in bytes,

website from which the enquiry originates (so-called "referrer"),

-your user agent (type, version, operating system used) and

-the domain you have called up.

We also store this data in log files.

This data is technically necessary for us to display our website, ensure stability and security and optimise our offering.

The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, whereby our legitimate interest arises from the above-mentioned purposes.

We delete this data after seven days at the latest. Any further storage only takes place if the personal data has been deleted or anonymised accordingly; in the case of IP addresses, for example, this is done by shortening them in accordance with data protection regulations.

Cookies

We use cookies on our website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your system and through which certain information flows to us.

We use transient and persistent cookies on our website. Transient cookies are automatically deleted when you close the browser. These include session cookies in particular. These store a so-called session ID, with which various requests from your browser can be assigned to the joint session. This allows your computer to be recognised when you return to our website. The session cookies are deleted when you log out or close the browser. Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period, which may vary depending on the cookie. You can delete cookies at any time in your browser's security settings.

You can configure your browser settings according to your wishes and, for example, refuse to accept third-party cookies or all cookies. We would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this website.

The use of cookies serves to make the use of our website more pleasant for you and to optimise user-friendliness. On the other hand, we use cookies to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimising our offer for you. These cookies enable us to automatically recognise that you have already visited our website when you visit it again. These cookies are automatically deleted after a defined period of time.

When you visit our website, we draw your attention to the use of cookies by means of a cookie notice that refers to this privacy policy. You can also consent to the use of cookies there.

The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, whereby our legitimate interest arises from the above-mentioned purposes. If you consent to the use of cookies, the legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

Tracking status of your browser via Matomo

Matomo is a solution recommended by the French data protection authority CNIL for tracking website visitors while respecting their privacy. This analytical tracking tool enables the collection of browsing data in a transparent manner that complies with the applicable GDPR regulations.

On our website Sammode.com we use Matomo to improve your browsing experience. You can deactivate this tracking at any time using the settings below, which guarantees your privacy and your right to the protection of your personal data.

[matomo_opt_out language=en]

Datacloud

Our data sheets, light distribution curves and other technical data available at item level can be stored in our data cloud and downloaded at once. It can be used without providing personal data. However, we also offer the option of creating a personalised cover sheet. If you use this function and provide us with personal data, it will only be used to create the personalised cover page and will then be deleted. Personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR for the fulfilment of the contract for the creation of the cover sheet.

E-mail contact

If you contact us via the e-mail addresses provided by us, we will store the personal data you provide in order to respond to your enquiry. Your details may be stored in a customer relationship management system ("CRM system") or comparable software.

In the course of the transport or delivery of your e-mail, log data is also regularly generated, which also contains, for example, the IP address of the e-mail server you are using. This log data is necessary to ensure the proper operation of our email server and also serves as proof in the event of server problems or security incidents.

The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, whereby our legitimate interest arises from the above-mentioned purposes. If the contact is aimed at concluding a contract or if the contact is made within the framework of an existing contractual relationship, the legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.

The data will be deleted when the enquiry has been finally processed, if we are not legally obliged to retain the data or if we need the data to fulfil the contract. In addition, you can object to the processing at any time if the processing is based on a legitimate interest. The log data on our e-mail server will be deleted after seven days at the latest.

Applicant data

If you send us your application, we process the data transmitted to us to fulfil our (pre-)contractual obligations as part of the application process. If your application is successful, we will continue to process the data for the purpose of implementing the employment relationship.

The legal bases are Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR and § 26 BDSG. If you voluntarily provide us with special categories of personal data, such as health data or religious affiliation, the additional legal basis is Art. 9 para. 2 lit. b GDPR.

If your application is unsuccessful, we will delete your data after six months at the latest. The data will be stored until then to answer any follow-up questions about the application process and to fulfil our obligations to provide evidence under the AGG. If you withdraw your application, we will delete your data immediately.

Google services

This website uses the Google services described in more detail below, which are provided by Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google's privacy policy, terms of use and information on the technologies used by Google can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

The information generated in the context of the use of the services can be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

For the exceptional cases in which personal data is transferred to the USA, Google has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service that uses cookies (text files that are stored on your computer) to enable us to analyse your use of the website and to constantly improve our offer and make it more interesting.

If IP anonymisation is activated on this website, your IP address will be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to a third country. This website uses Google Analytics with the extension "_anonymiseIp()". As a result, IP addresses are further processed in abbreviated form, so that they cannot be linked to a specific person. If the data collected about you is personally identifiable, it is immediately excluded and the personal data is deleted immediately. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to analyse your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide the website operator with other services relating to website activity and internet usage.

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

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. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest arises from optimisation and marketing purposes for which we use the results of Google Analytics. If you have consented to the use, the legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.