Data protection declaration according to GDPR

(as of May 2018)

I. Name and address of the person responsible

The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation and other national data protection laws of the member states as well as other data protection regulations is:

esz AG calibration & metrology
Max Planck Road 16
82223 Eichenau
Germany
Phone: 08141-88887-0
E-mail: datenschutz@esz-ag.de
Website: www.esz-ag.de

II. General information on data processing

1. Scope of processing of personal data

In principle, we only process personal data of our users insofar as this is necessary for the provision of a functional website as well as our content and services. The processing of personal data of our users takes place regularly only with the consent of the user. An exception applies in cases where prior consent is not possible for actual reasons and the processing of the data is permitted by statutory provisions.

2. Legal basis for the processing of personal data

Insofar as we obtain the consent of the data subject for processing transactions of personal data, Art. 1 lit. a EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as legal basis

In the case of the processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, Art. 1 lit. b GDPR as the legal basis. This also applies to processing operations necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures.

Insofar as processing of personal data is necessary for the fulfilment of a legal obligation to which our company is subject, Art. 1 lit. c GDPR as the legal basis.

In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Article 6(p) of the data is used. 1 lit. d GDPR as the legal basis.

If the processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our company or a third party and the interests, fundamental rights and fundamental freedoms of the person concerned do not outweigh the first interest, Article 6(p) shall serve. 1 lit. f GDPR as the legal basis for processing.

Data erasure and storage time

The personal data of the data subject will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of the storage is omitted. Storage may also take place if this has been provided for by the European or national legislator in EU regulations, laws or other regulations to which the controller is subject. The data shall also be blocked or deleted if a storage period prescribed by the aforementioned standards expires, unless there is a need for further storage of the data for the conclusion of a contract or a fulfilment of the contract.

III. Provision of the website and creation of log files

1. Description and scope of data processing

Every time we access our website, our system automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the calling computer.

The following data is collected:

  • Information about the browser type and version used
  • The user’s operating system
  • The user’s Internet service provider
  • The user’s IP address
  • Date and time of access
  • Websites from which the user’s system enters our website
  • Websites accessed by the user’s system via our website

The data is also stored in the log files of our system. This data is not stored together with other personal data of the user.

2. Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the temporary storage of data and log files is Art. 1 lit. f GDPR.

3. Purpose of data processing

The temporary storage of the IP address by the system is necessary in order to enable the delivery of the website to the user’s computer. To do this, the user’s IP address must be stored for the duration of the session.

The storage in log files is done to ensure the functionality of the website. In addition, the data is used to optimize the website and to ensure the security of our information technology systems. An evaluation of the data for marketing purposes does not take place in this context.

In these purposes, our legitimate interest in data processing in accordance with Art. 1 lit. f GDPR.

4. Duration of storage

The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer necessary for the purpose of their collection. In the case of the collection of data for the provision of the website, this is the case when the respective session is terminated.

In the case of the storage of the data in log files, this is the case after seven days at the latest. Additional storage is possible. In this case, the IP addresses of the users are deleted or alienated, so that an assignment of the calling client is no longer possible.

5. Possibility of opposition and disposal

The collection of data for the provision of the website and the storage of the data in log files is absolutely necessary for the operation of the website. Consequently, there is no possibility of objection on the part of the user.

IV. Use of cookies

(a) Description and scope of data processing

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored in the internet browser or the internet browser on the user’s computer system. When a user accesses a website, a cookie can be stored on the user’s operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic string that allows the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is re-accessed.

We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Some elements of our website require that the calling browser can be identified even after a page change.

The following data is stored and transmitted in the cookies:

  • Items in a shopping cart
  • Log-in information

(b) Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies is Art. 1 lit. f GDPR.

c) Purpose of data processing

The purpose of using technically necessary cookies is to simplify the use of websites for users. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these, it is necessary that the browser is recognized even after a page change.

We require cookies for the following applications:

  • Shopping cart
  • Log-in information

The user data collected by technically necessary cookies will not be used to create user profiles.

In these purposes, our legitimate interest lies in the processing of personal data in accordance with Article 6 sec. 1 lit. f GDPR.

d) Duration of storage, possibility of rebutting and disposal

Cookies are stored on the user’s computer and transmitted by the user to our site. Therefore, as a user, you also have full control over the use of cookies. By changing the settings in your internet browser, you can disable or restrict the transmission of cookies. Cookies that have already been saved can be deleted at any time. This can also be done automatically. If cookies are deactivated for our website, all functions of the website may no longer be fully utilized.

V. Newsletter

1. Description and scope of data processing

On our website it is possible to subscribe to a free newsletter. When you register for the newsletter, the data from the input form will be transmitted to us.

In addition, the following data will be collected at the time of registration:

  • IP address of the calling computer
  • Date and time of registration
  • E-mail address

For the processing of the data, your consent will be obtained during the registration process and reference will be made to this data protection declaration.

In connection with the data processing for the sending of newsletters, the data is not passed on to third parties. The data will only be used for sending the newsletter.

2. Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the processing of the data after the user has subscribed to the newsletter is Art. 1 lit. a GDPR.

3. Purpose of data processing

The purpose of collecting the user’s e-mail address is to deliver the newsletter.

The collection of other personal data in the context of the registration process serves to prevent misuse of the services or the e-mail address used.

4. Duration of storage

The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer necessary for the purpose of their collection. The user’s e-mail address is therefore stored as long as the subscription to the newsletter is active.

The other personal data collected during the registration process will normally be deleted after a period of seven days.

5. Possibility of opposition and disposal

The subscription to the newsletter can be cancelled by the affected user at any time. For this purpose, there is a corresponding link in each newsletter.

This also allows a revocation of the consent to the storage of the personal data collected during the registration process.

VI. Registration

1. Description and scope of data processing

On our website, we offer users the opportunity to register with personal data. The data is entered into an input mask and transmitted to us and stored. The data will not be passed on to third parties. The following data will be collected during the registration process:

At the time of registration, the following data is also stored:

  • The user’s IP address
  • Date and time of registration
  • E-mail address

As part of the registration process, the user’s consent to the processing of this data is obtained.

2. Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the processing of the data is Art. 1 lit. a GDPR.

3. Purpose of data processing

Registration of the user is required for the preparation of certain content and services on our website.

  • Price list access

4. Duration of storage

The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer necessary for the purpose of their collection.

This is the case for the data collected during the registration process if the registration on our website is cancelled or changed.

5. Possibility of opposition and disposal

As users, they have the option to resolve the registration at any time. You can have the data stored about you changed at any time.

VII. Contact form and e-mail contact

1. Description and scope of data processing

A contact form is available on our website, which can be used for electronic contact. If a user takes advantage of this possibility, the data entered in the input mask will be transmitted to us and stored. These data are:

When the message is sent, the following data is also stored:

  • The user’s IP address
  • Date and time of registration
  • Name
  • Customer
  • Company
  • Zip code
  • Place
  • Telephone number
  • E-mail address

For the processing of the data, your consent will be obtained during the sending process and reference will be made to this data protection declaration.

Alternatively, it is possible to contact us via the e-mail address provided. In this case, the personal data of the user transmitted by the e-mail will be stored.

In this context, the data will not be passed on to third parties. The data is used exclusively for the processing of the conversation.

2. Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the processing of the data is Art. 1 lit. a GDPR.

The legal basis for the processing of data transmitted in the course of sending an e-mail is Article 6(4) of the European Protection Commission. 1 lit. f GDPR. If the e-mail contact is aimed at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 1 lit. b GDPR.

3. Purpose of data processing

The processing of personal data from the input mask is used solely for the processing of contact. In the case of contact by e-mail, this also has the necessary legitimate interest in the processing of the data.

The other personal data processed during the sending process are used to prevent misuse of the contact form and to ensure the security of our information technology systems.

4. Duration of storage

The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer necessary for the purpose of their collection. For the personal data from the input form of the contact form and those sent by e-mail, this is the case when the respective conversation with the user is finished. The conversation ends when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the facts in question have been finally clarified.

The additional personal data collected during the sending process will be deleted at the latest after a period of seven days.

5. Possibility of opposition and disposal

The user has the possibility to revoke his/her consent to the processing of personal data at any time. If the user contacts us by fax, e-mail or telephone, he can object to the storage of his personal data at any time. In such a case, the conversation cannot be continued.

All personal data stored in the course of contacting us will be deleted in this case.

VIII. Web analytics by Google Analytics

1. Scope of data processing

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Alphabet Inc., on our website. (“Alphabet”) to analyze the browsing behavior of our users. The software sets a cookie on the user’s computer (see above for cookies). If individual pages of our website are accessed, the following data will be stored:

  • Two bytes of the IP address of the user’s calling system
  • The website accessed
  • The website from which the user has accessed the website accessed (referrer)
  • The subpages accessed from the web page you are calling
  • The length of stay on the website
  • The frequency of the web page is accessed

The software runs exclusively on the servers of Alphabet Inc. . The personal data of the users are stored only there. The data will not be passed on to third parties.

The software is set so that the IP addresses are not stored completely, but 2 bytes of the IP address are masked (e.g. 192.168.xxx.xxx). In this way, it is no longer possible to assign the abbreviated IP address to the calling computer.

2. Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the processing of users’ personal data is Art. 1 lit. f GDPR.

3. Purpose of data processing

The processing of the personal data of the users enables us to analyze the surfing behaviour of our users. We are able to compile information about the use of the individual components of our website by evaluating the data obtained. This helps us to continuously improve our website and its user-friendliness. In these purposes, our legitimate interest lies in the processing of the data in accordance with Art. 1 lit. f GDPR. The anonymisation of the IP address takes sufficient account of the interest of users in protecting their personal data.

4. Duration of storage

The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer needed for our recording purposes.

In our case, this is the case after 14 months.

5. Possibility of opposition and disposal

Cookies are stored on the user’s computer and transmitted by the user to our site. Therefore, as a user, you also have full control over the use of cookies. By changing the settings in your internet browser, you can disable or restrict the transmission of cookies. Cookies that have already been saved can be deleted at any time. This can also be done automatically. If cookies are deactivated for our website, all functions of the website may no longer be fully utilized.

We offer our users on our website the possibility of an opt-out from the analysis procedure. To do this, you must follow the appropriate link. In this way, another cookie is placed on their system, which signals our system does not store the data of the user. If the user deletes the corresponding cookie from his own system in the meantime, he must set the opt-out cookie again.

For more information on Google Analytics privacy settings, please visit the following link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245

IX. Rights of the data subject

If personal data is processed by you, you are a data protection in the social security of the GDPR and you have the following rights towards the controller:

1. Right of access

You may request confirmation from the controller as to whether personal data concerning you is processed by us.

If such processing is available, you may request the following information from the controller:

  • The purposes for which the personal data are processed;
  • The categories of personal data that are processed;
  • The recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been or are still being disclosed;
  • The planned duration of the storage of the personal data concerning you or, if specific information is not possible, criteria for determining the storage period;
  • The existence of a right to rectification or erasure of personal data concerning you, a right to restrict processing by the controller or a right to object to such processing;
  • The existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority;
  • All available information on the origin of the data if the personal data is not collected from the data subject;
  • The existence of automated decision-making, including profiling in accordance with Article 22(3) 1 and 4 GDPR and, at least in such cases, meaningful information on the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing for the data subject.

You have the right to request information as to whether the personal data concerning you will be transferred to a third country or to an international organisation. In this context, you may request that the appropriate guarantees are provided in accordance with the Article 46 GDPR in connection with the transmission.

2. Right to correction

You have the right to rectification and/or completion to the controller if the personal data processed concerning you is inaccurate or incomplete. The controller must make the correction without delay.

3. Right to restrict processing

You may request the restriction of the processing of personal data concerning you under the following conditions:

  • If you dispute the accuracy of the personal data concerning you for a period that allows the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data;
  • The processing is unlawful and you refuse to delete the personal data and instead request the restriction of the use of the personal data;
  • The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but you need it to assert, exercise or defend legal claims, or
  • If you object to the processing in accordance with Art. 1 GDPR and it is not yet clear whether the legitimate reasons of the controller outweigh your reasons.

Where the processing of personal data concerning you has been restricted, such data may be processed, except for its storage, only with your consent or for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of an important public interest of the Union or a Member State.

If the restriction of processing has been restricted according to the above conditions, you will be informed by the controller before the restriction is lifted.

4. Right to erasure

a) Obligation to delete

You may require the controller to immediately delete the personal data concerning you, and the controller is obliged to delete such data immediately, provided that one of the following reasons applies:

  • The personal data concerning you is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.
  • You revoke your consent, to which the processing according to Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a or Art. 2 lit. a GDPR and there is no other legal basis for processing.
  • They lay according to the Art. 21 Abs. 1 GDPR object to the processing and there are no primary legitimate reasons for the processing, or you submit in accordance with the Art. 21 Abs. 2 GDPR objection to the processing.
  • The personal data concerning you has been processed unlawfully.
  • The erasure of personal data concerning you is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member States to which the controller is subject.
  • The personal data concerning you has been obtained in relation to the information society services offered in accordance with Article 8(4) of the Information Society. 1 GDPR.

b) Information to third parties

If the controller has made the personal data concerning you public and is in accordance with the Art. 17 Abs. 1 GDPR obliges it to delete it, taking into account the available technology and implementation costs, it shall take appropriate measures, including of a technical nature, to inform data controllers who process the personal data that you, as a data subject, have requested from them the deletion of all links to such personal data or copies or replicas of that personal data.

c) Exceptions

The right to erasure does not exist if the processing is necessary

  • to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information;
  • to fulfil a legal obligation requiring processing under the law of the Union or the Member States to which the controller is subject, or to carry out a task which is in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority delegated to the controller;
  • for reasons of public interest in the field of public health, in accordance with Article 9(1). 2 lit. h and i and Art. 3 GDPR;
  • for archival purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes in accordance with the Article 89(1) 1 GDPR to the extent that the law referred to in (a) is likely to make the achievement of the objectives of such processing impossible or seriously impairs, or
  • for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims.

5. Right to information

If you have asserted the right to rectification, erasure or restriction of the processing against the controller, the controller is obliged to notify all recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been disclosed, this rectification or deletion of the data or restriction of the processing, unless this proves impossible or involves a disproportionate effort.

You have the right to be informed of these recipients in respect of the controller.

6. Right to data portability

You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to the controller in a structured, common and machine-readable format. You also have the right to transfer this data to another controller without hindrance by the controller to whom the personal data was provided, provided that:

  • processing on a consent in accordance with the Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 2 lit. a GDPR or on a contract in accordance with the Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b GDPR is based and
  • processing is carried out using automated procedures.

In exercising this right, you also have the right to obtain that the personal data concerning you be transferred directly from one controller to another controller, insofar as this is technically feasible. The freedoms and rights of other persons must not be affected by this.

The right to data portability shall not apply to the processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a task in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority delegated to the controller.

7. Right of objection

You have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, at any time to object to the processing of personal data concerning you, which is subject to Article 6 of the year. 1 lit. e or f GDPR to object; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

The controller no longer processes the personal data concerning you, unless he can prove compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

If the personal data concerning you is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purpose of such advertising; this also applies to profiling in so far as it is related to such direct marketing.

If you object to the processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data concerning you will no longer be processed for these purposes.

You have the possibility, in connection with the use of information society services, to exercise your right to object by means of automated procedures using technical specifications, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC.

8. Right to revoke the declaration of consent under data protection law

You have the right to revoke your declaration of consent under data protection law at any time. The revocation of consent does not affect the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation.

9. Automated decision-making on a case-by-case basis, including profiling

You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, that has legal effect against you or similarly significantly affects you. This does not apply if the decision

  • necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between you and the controller,
  • is permitted by Union or Member State legislation to which the controller is subject and that legislation contains appropriate measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, or
  • with your express consent.

However, those decisions may not be based on specific categories of personal data under Article 9(3). 1 GDPR, unless Article 9(1) of the 2 lit. a or g GDPR and appropriate measures have been taken to protect your rights and freedoms and legitimate interests

With regard to the cases referred to in (1) and (3), the controller shall take appropriate measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms and your legitimate interests, including at least the right to the intervention of a person on the part of the controller, to express his or her point of view and to challenge the decision.

10. Social plugins

This website uses links to Facebook, Google (Google+ and YouTube) Twitter, LinkedIn and Xing. These are offers from the US company Facebook Inc. (1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA), Alphabet Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA), Twitter Inc. (1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA), the Irish company LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company (Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland) and Xing SE (Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg).

When you visit a page and follow such a link, your browser connects to Facebook, Google, Twitter, LinkedIn or Xing and the content is loaded from those pages. Your visit to this website may be tracked by Facebook, Google, Twitter, LinkedIn and Xing, even if you are not actively using the feature. If you have an account on Facebook, Google Twitter, LinkedIn or Xing, you can use such a web link and you can share information with your friends. We have no influence on the behaviour of the external websites and their transmission of information.

On their websites, Facebook, Google, Twitter; LinkedIn and Xing provide detailed information on the scope, nature, purpose and further processing of your data. Here you will also find further information about your rights and settings to protect your privacy.

11. Right to complain to a supervisory authority

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you shall have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your place of residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement, if you consider that the processing of personal data concerning you is in breach of the GDPR.

In the state of Bavaria, the competent supervisory authority is: State Office for Data Protection Supervision, Promenade 27 (Castle), 91522 Ansbach.
The supervisory authority to which the complaint was lodged shall inform the complainant of the status and results of the complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy under Article 78 GDPR.