Privacy policy
Legal information and notes on data protection
Learn all about protecting your data at TKD-Kabel. Read our privacy policy and stay informed about your rights and security.
1.1. Introduction
Thank you for visiting our website. We take data protection very seriously and strive to protect your personal data within the scope of our website offer.
By personal data we understand all data about the personal and factual circumstances of a natural person. Personal data collected on our website is used exclusively for our own purposes.
1.2. Legal basis of the data processing
Consent: Insofar as we have obtained your consent for the processing of personal data, Article 6 (1) lit. a EU Data Protection Regulation (DS-GVO) is the legal basis for data processing.
Contract: When processing personal data necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party, Article 6(1) lit. b DSGVO is the legal basis. This also applies to processing operations that are necessary for the performance of pre-contractual measures.
Legal obligation: Insofar as the processing of personal data is necessary for the fulfilment of a legal obligation to which our company is subject, Article 6 (1) lit. c DSGVO as the legal basis.
In the event that vital interests of you or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Article 6 (1) lit. d DSGVO is the legal basis.
Legitimate interest: If the processing is necessary to protect a legitimate interest of our company or a third party and the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not outweigh the first-mentioned interest, Article 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO as the legal basis for the processing. The legitimate interest of our company lies in the performance of our business activities.
1.3. Data subject rights
Within the scope of our data processing, personal data of you will be processed. You are entitled to the rights from the third chapter of the GDPR vis-à-vis our company.
We respect the rights of access, rectification, restriction of processing, erasure or portability of your personal data. You can exercise these rights as follows:
Right to information
You have the right to request confirmation from us as to whether we are processing personal data relating to you. If this is the case, you have a right of access to this personal data and to the following information:
(a) the purposes of the processing;
(b) the categories of personal data processed;
(c) the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular in the case of recipients in third countries or international organisations;
(d) if possible, the envisaged duration for which the personal data will be stored or, if this is not possible, the criteria for determining that duration;
(e) the existence of a right to obtain the rectification or erasure of personal data concerning him or her, or the restriction of processing by the controller, or a right to object to such processing;
(f) the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority;
(g) where the personal data are not collected from the data subject, any available information as to the source of the data;
(h) the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, pursuant to Article 22(1) and (4) and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing for the data subject.
If personal data are transferred to a third country or to an international organisation, you have the right to be informed about the appropriate safeguards pursuant to Article 46 of the GDPR in connection with the transfer.
We will provide you with a copy of the personal data that is the subject of the processing. For any additional copies you request, we may charge a reasonable fee based on administrative costs. If you make a request for information electronically, we must provide the information in a commonly used electronic format unless you specify otherwise.
The right to obtain a copy shall not prejudice the rights and freedoms of others.
right of rectification
You also have the right to request that inaccurate personal data concerning you be corrected without delay. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, you have the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data, including by means of a supplementary declaration.
Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”)
You also have the right to request that we delete personal data relating to you without undue delay and we are obliged to delete personal data without undue delay if one of the following reasons applies:
(a) the personal data are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
b) You revoke your consent on which the processing is based in accordance with Article 6 I lit. a DS-GVO or Article 9(2)(a) and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
(c) you object to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or you object to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2).
(d) the personal data have been processed unlawfully.
e) The deletion of the personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which we are subject.
(f) the personal data have been collected in relation to Information Society services offered in accordance with Article 8(1).
(2)If we have made the personal data public and we are obliged to erase it pursuant to paragraph 1, we shall take reasonable measures, including technical measures, having regard to the available technology and the cost of implementation, to inform data controllers that process the personal data that you have requested the erasure of all links to, or copies or replications of, that personal data. This shall not apply insofar as the processing is necessary (a) to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information; b) for compliance with a legal obligation which requires processing under Union or Member State law to which we are subject or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in us; (c) for reasons of public interest in the field of public health as referred to in Article 9(2)(h) and (i) and Article 9(3); (d) for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes as referred to in Article 89(1), where the right referred to in paragraph 1 is likely to make impossible or seriously prejudice the achievement of the purposes of such processing; or (e) to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.
Right to restrict processing
(1. The data subject shall have the right to obtain from the controller the restriction of processing where one of the following conditions is met:
(a) the accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data
(b) the processing is unlawful and the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests instead the restriction of the use of the personal data;
(c) the controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing but the data subject needs them for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims; or
(d) the data subject has objected to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) as long as it is not yet established whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.
(Where processing has been restricted in accordance with paragraph 1, such personal data may be processed, with the exception of storage, only with the consent of the data subject or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of substantial public interest of the Union or of a Member State. 4.5.2016 L 119/44 Official Journal of the European Union EN
(A data subject who has obtained a restriction of processing pursuant to paragraph 1 shall be informed by the controller before the restriction is lifted.
The controller shall notify all recipients to whom personal data have been disclosed of any rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing pursuant to Article 16, Article 17(1) and Article 18, unless this proves impossible or involves a disproportionate effort. The controller shall inform the data subject of these recipients if the data subject so requests.
Article 20 Right to data portability
(1)The data subject shall have the right to obtain personal data concerning him or her which he or she has provided to a controller in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, and the right to transmit such data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to whom the personal data have been provided, provided that
(a) processing is based on consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) or Article 9(2)(a) or on a contract pursuant to Article 6(1)(b); and
(b) the processing is carried out by automated means. (2. When exercising the right to data portability referred to in paragraph 1, the data subject shall have the right to obtain the direct transfer of personal data from one controller to another controller where technically feasible.
(3. The exercise of the right referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be without prejudice to Article 17. This right shall not apply to processing necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.
(The right referred to in paragraph 2 shall not affect the rights and freedoms of other persons.
You also have the right to consult our data protection officer with regard to the aforementioned rights and on all questions relating to the processing of your personal data.
In addition, our customers can exercise their right to complain to the competent supervisory authorities.
right to object
You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you which is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1) of the Data Protection Act. 1 lit. e or f; this also applies to profiling based on this provision. The controller shall then no longer process the personal data unless it can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
2) If your personal data is processed for the purpose of direct marketing, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purpose of such marketing; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing.
3) If you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, your personal data will no longer be processed for these purposes.
4) in the context of the use of information society services, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, you may exercise your right to object by means of automated procedures using technical specifications.
5) You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you which is carried out for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 7(1)(b) of the Directive. Art. 89 para. 1, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest.
Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you consider that the processing of personal data concerning you infringes the GDPR.
1.4. Web server logs
In the context of the use of our Internet offer, the connection information is stored in the server log files.
This information includes:
– IP address of the calling system
– Browser information such as operating system used and screen resolution
– clicked website
– original website
– call time
The web server logs are processed for security purposes only.
We use the protocol data only for statistical evaluations for the purpose of the operation, the security and the optimization of the offer. However, we reserve the right to check the log data retrospectively if there is a justified suspicion of unlawful use on the basis of concrete indications.
1.5. Cookies
This website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored on your terminal device. Cookies can be read, transferred and changed by the website when you visit the website. We only use cookies with random, pseudonymous identification numbers. These identification numbers are used to evaluate your usage behaviour on our website. At no time is the usage profile assigned to the name of a natural person. If you use special functions (such as the shopping cart or “stay logged in”) of our website, cookies are also used for these functions.
It is possible to object to the setting of cookies at any time by changing the setting in the Internet browser. Laws cookies can be deleted. Please note that if you disable cookies, you may not be able to use the full functionality of our website.
The exact functions of the cookies can be found in the more detailed information of this privacy policy.
1.6. Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. In the event that IP anonymisation is activated on this website, however, your IP address will be truncated beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transferred to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope 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 the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.”
We have concluded an order contract with Google Germany GmbH – GOOGLE ANALYTICS DEUTSCHLAND, which ensures that personal data is processed exclusively in accordance with our instructions, usually within Europe. IP anonymisation (IP mask method) is activated on our website, whereby the IP address is automatically anonymised.
For more information about Google Analytics and data protection, please visit https://www.google.com/intl/de/analytics/privacyoverview.html.
1.7. Google Adwords
Our website uses Google AdWords Conversion Tracking. This is an analysis service of Google Inc, Amphitheater Parkway, Mountainview; California 94043, USA. The service sets a cookie on your computer if you have come to our site via a Google advertisement. We do not use the cookie to identify you personally. It is only used to identify whether a user has come to our website via an advertisement purchased from us. It is therefore possible to track which advertisements you have used to visit our website and whether you have subsequently visited our website again. We use the findings from this analysis to be able to adapt our advertising in a more targeted manner.
Further information as well as Google’s privacy policy can be found at: http://www.google.de/policies/privacy/.
1.8. Newsletter
If you have entered your email address to receive a newsletter, we will only use the data to send you information in accordance with your newsletter registration.
When you register for the newsletter, we save your IP address and the date of registration. This storage only serves as proof in the event that a third party misuses an email address and registers to receive the newsletter without the knowledge of the authorized person.
2.0. Download form
You have the opportunity to use additional functions and services on our website. Functions and services are, for example, e-books, whitepapers for free download, registration for a webinar, for a trade fair or similar. The information you provide in the download form and your contact details will be stored by us for the purpose of processing your request, for the further provision of free downloads and for any follow-up questions. The data processing for the purpose of contacting us is based on your voluntarily given consent, which you can revoke at any time without giving any details. For this purpose, a message by e-mail to datenschutz@tkd-gruppe.de.
2.1. Contact form
To contact TKD KABEL, one of the options we offer is to do so via the request form provided on our website for an expert discussion. Your details from the enquiry form and your contact details will be stored by us for the purpose of processing, for the desired contact and for any follow-up questions. The data processing for the purpose of contacting us is based on your voluntarily given consent, which you can revoke at any time without giving any details. For this purpose, it is sufficient to send an e-mail to datenschutz@tkd-gruppe.de.
2.2. Privacy contact
Responsible for data processing in the sense of Art. 4 No. 7 DS-GVO is
TKD KABEL GmbH
An der Kleinbahn 16
41334 Nettetal
GERMANY
Phone: +49 (0) 2157 8979-0
Fax: +49 (0) 2157 8979-89
Email: nettetal@tkd-kabel.de
Legal representative
André Bubolz,
Roger Ganzert
Data Protection Officer
Sicoda GmbH
Oliver Gönner
Rochusstrasse 198
53123 Bonn
Tel.: 0228 / 28614060
Mail: datenschutz@tkd-gruppe.de
Use of SalesViewer® technology
On this website, data is collected and stored using the SalesViewer® technology of SalesViewer® GmbH based on the legitimate interests of the website operator (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) for marketing, market research, and optimization purposes.
For this purpose, a JavaScript-based code is used to collect and utilize business-related data. The data collected with this technology is encrypted using a one-way function (known as hashing) that cannot be reversed. The data is immediately pseudonymized and is not used to personally identify the visitor of this website.
The data stored within the framework of SalesViewer will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for its intended purpose and there are no legal retention requirements preventing its deletion.
The collection and storage of data can be objected to at any time with effect for the future by clicking this link SalesViewer® – Opt-Out to prevent the collection by SalesViewer® on this website in the future. An opt-out cookie for this website will be placed on your device. If you delete your cookies in this browser, you will need to click this link again.