Data protection
Privacy Policy
1. Data Collection on this Website
Who is responsible for the data collection on this website?
The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the section “Notice on the Responsible Party” in this privacy policy.
How do we collect your data?
Some data is collected when you provide it to us. This could be data you enter in a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically or after your consent when you visit the website. This includes technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page visit). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.
What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You always have the right to request information about your stored data, its origin, its recipients, and the purpose of its collection at no charge. You also have the right to request that it be corrected or deleted. If you have given your consent to data processing, you can withdraw this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
If you have any further questions about data protection, you can contact us at any time.
Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools
When visiting this website, your surfing behavior can be statistically analyzed. This happens mainly using so-called analysis programs.
Detailed information on these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.
2. Hosting
We host the contents 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 host’s servers. This may include IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract details, contact information, names, website access, and other data generated through the website.
External hosting is done to fulfill contracts with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b DSGVO) and to ensure the secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online services by a professional provider (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO). If consent has been requested, processing will only take place based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 Abs. 1 TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting). Consent can be withdrawn at any time.
Our host(s) will only process your data as necessary to fulfill their service obligations and follow our instructions regarding this data.
We use the following host(s):
SiteGround Spain S.L.
Registration Number CIF: B87194171
Business Address: Calle de Prim 19, 28004 Madrid, Spain
Contracted Data Processing
We have signed a contract for data processing (AVV) with the above-mentioned provider. This is a legally required contract that ensures that they only process personal data according to our instructions and in compliance with the DSGVO.
3. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures
Privacy Policy
The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with legal data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data is data that can 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 happens.
We point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., communication by email) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.
Notice on the Responsible Party
The responsible party for data processing on this website is:
Vulcanus-Stahl & Maschinenbau GmbH
Runestr. 13, 59457 Werl
Phone: +49 (0) 2922 | 97 49 0
Email: info@vulcanus-stahl.de
The responsible party 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, etc.).
Data Retention
Unless a specific retention period is stated in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for the data processing no longer applies. If you request deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, deletion takes place after these reasons no longer apply.
General Information on the Legal Basis for Data Processing on this Website
If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a DSGVO or Art. 9 Abs. 2 lit. a DSGVO, if special data categories are processed according to Art. 9 Abs. 1 DSGVO. In the case of explicit consent to transfer personal data to third countries, data processing is also based on Art. 49 Abs. 1 lit. a DSGVO. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing is also based on § 25 Abs. 1 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is necessary for contract fulfillment or pre-contractual measures, we process your data based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b DSGVO. Furthermore, if your data is required for legal obligation compliance, we process it based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. c DSGVO. Data processing may also be based on our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO. Information on the relevant legal basis in each case is provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.
Privacy Officer
We have appointed a data protection officer.
Ingo Schröder
Address: Bieberkamp 12b, 58710 Menden
Phone: 02373 9470030
Email: datenschutz@vulcanus-stahl.de
Recipients of Personal Data
In the course of our business activities, we work with various external parties. This may require sharing personal data with these external parties. We share personal data only when necessary for contract fulfillment, when legally required (e.g., data transfer to tax authorities), or when there is a legitimate interest under Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO. Data is also shared based on consent under Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a DSGVO or when other legal grounds permit data transfer. When using contracted data processors, we share personal data of our customers only based on a valid contract. In cases of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is in place.
Revocation of Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke your consent at any time. The legality of data processing before the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and Direct Advertising (Art. 21 DSGVO)
If data processing is based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. e or f DSGVO, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions. If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for processing that outweigh your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing is for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims (objection under Art. 21 Abs. 1 DSGVO).
If your personal data is processed for direct advertising, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for such advertising. This includes profiling related to direct advertising. If you object, your personal data will no longer be used for direct advertising purposes (objection under Art. 21 Abs. 2 DSGVO).
Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority
In case of violations of the DSGVO, affected persons have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the member state of their habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to have data, which we process based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract, handed over to you or a third party in a standard, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another responsible party, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.
Information, Correction, and Deletion
Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to free information about your stored personal data, its origin, recipients, and the purpose of data processing and, if applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data. For this and other questions about personal data, you can contact us at any time.
Right to Restrict Data Processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time for this purpose. The right to restrict processing applies in the following cases:
If you dispute the accuracy of your stored personal data, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If the processing of your personal data was/is done unlawfully, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend, or assert legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
If you have filed an objection under Art. 21 Abs. 1 DSGVO, a balance must be made between your and our interests. As long as it is not clear 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, this data – apart from being stored – may only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims or to protect 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
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the address line of the browser changing from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.
If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Objection to Advertising Emails
We hereby object to the use of contact data published as part of the obligation to provide legal notice for sending unsolicited advertising and information materials. The operators of these pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam emails.
4. Data Collection on this Website
Cookies
Our website uses “cookies.” Cookies are small data files that do no harm to your device. They are either temporarily stored for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit. Permanent cookies remain on your device until you delete them or they are automatically deleted by your web browser.
Cookies can be from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services from third parties within websites (e.g., cookies for handling payment services).
Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or displaying videos). Other cookies are used to analyze user behavior or for advertising purposes.
Cookies that are necessary to carry out electronic communication or to provide certain functions you desire (e.g., for the shopping cart) or to optimize the website (e.g., cookies to measure web audience) are stored based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent to store cookies has been requested, the respective cookies are stored exclusively based on this consent (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 Abs. 1 TTDSG); consent can be revoked at any time.
You can set your browser to inform you about the use of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases, or generally, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited.
For detailed information on the cookies and services used on this website, please refer to our privacy policy.
Consent with Cookie Notice & Compliance
Our website uses the Cookie Notice & Compliance for GDPR technology to obtain your consent to store certain cookies on your device and to document this in a data protection-compliant manner.
Cookie Notice & Compliance for GDPR is installed locally on our servers, so no connection to servers of third parties is established. Cookie Notice & Compliance for GDPR stores a cookie in your browser to be able to allocate the consent given or its revocation to you. The data collected in this way is stored until you request us to delete it, delete the consent cookie yourself, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Mandatory legal retention periods remain unaffected.
The use of Cookie Notice & Compliance for GDPR is based on obtaining legally required consent for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. c DSGVO.
Contact Form
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us for processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not share this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b DSGVO if your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or necessary pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO) or on your consent (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a DSGVO) if this has been requested; consent can be revoked at any time.
The data you enter in the contact form remains with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to store it, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – especially retention periods – remain unaffected.
Request by Email, Phone, or Fax
If you contact us by email, phone, or fax, your request, including all resulting personal data (name, request), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We do not share this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b DSGVO if your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or necessary pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO) or on your consent (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a DSGVO) if this has been requested; consent can be revoked at any time.
The data you send us via contact requests remains with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to store it, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – especially legal retention periods – remain unaffected.
5. Analysis Tools and Advertising
Google Analytics
This website uses features of the web analytics service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Analytics enables the website operator to analyze the behavior of website visitors. The website operator receives various usage data, such as page views, duration of visits, operating systems used, and the origin of the user. This data is assigned to the respective device of the user. An assignment to a user ID does not take place.
In addition, Google Analytics can record your mouse and scroll movements and clicks, among other things. Google Analytics also uses various modeling approaches to complement the collected data and uses machine learning technologies for data analysis.
Google Analytics uses technologies that allow the recognition of the user for the purpose of analyzing user behavior (e.g., cookies or device fingerprinting). The information collected by Google about your use of this website is generally transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
The use of this service is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a DSGVO and § 25 Abs. 1 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/.
The company is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that ensures compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Every company certified under the DPF is committed to complying with these data protection standards. More information can be found here: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.
IP Anonymization
We have activated the IP anonymization feature on this website. This means that your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services related to website and internet usage for the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
Browser Plugin
You can prevent Google from collecting and processing your data by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: Google Opt-out.
More information on how Google Analytics handles user data can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.
Contract Data Processing
We have entered into a contract with Google for data processing and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.
6. Our Social Media Presence
This Privacy Policy Applies to the Following Social Media Platforms:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vulcanusstahl.de/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vulcanusstahl.de/
Xing: https://www.xing.com/pages/vulcanus-stahl-maschinenbau-gmbh
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vulcanus-stahl-und-maschinenbau-gmbh/
Data Processing by Social Networks
We have public profiles on social networks. The specific social networks we use are listed below. Social networks like Facebook and Twitter can usually analyze your user behavior when you visit their websites or a website with integrated social media content (e.g., Like buttons or ad banners). Visiting our social media profiles triggers various data processing activities. Specifically:
When you are logged into your social media account and visit our social media profile, the social media platform can link this visit to your user account. Your personal data might also be collected even if you are not logged in or do not have an account with the social media platform. This data collection might happen through cookies stored on your device or by recording your IP address. The data collected this way can be used by the social media platforms to create user profiles that store your preferences and interests. This allows for interest-based advertising to be shown inside and outside of the social media platform. If you have an account with the social network, interest-based advertising can be shown on all devices you are or were logged in on.
Please note that we do not have control over all processing activities on social media platforms. Depending on the provider, further processing activities might be carried out by the social media platform operators. For details, please refer to the terms of use and privacy policies of the respective social media platforms.
Legal Basis
Our social media profiles are meant to ensure the broadest possible presence on the internet. This is a legitimate interest under Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The analysis processes initiated by the social networks might be based on different legal bases, which must be specified by the social network operators (e.g., consent under Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a DSGVO).
Responsibility and Assertion of Rights
If you visit one of our social media profiles (e.g., Facebook), we are jointly responsible with the operator of the social media platform for the data processing triggered by this visit. You can assert your rights (information, correction, deletion, restriction of processing, data portability, and complaint) both against us and against the operator of the respective social media platform (e.g., Facebook).
Please note that despite the joint responsibility with the social media platform operators, we do not have full influence on the data processing activities of the social media platforms. Our options are largely determined by the corporate policies of the respective providers.
Storage Duration
The data directly collected by us through the social media profile will be deleted from our systems as soon as you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Stored cookies remain on your device until you delete them. Mandatory legal provisions – especially retention periods – remain unaffected.
We have no control over the storage duration of your data that is stored by the social network operators for their own purposes. For details, please refer to the privacy policies of the respective social network operators (see below).
Your Rights
You have the right to obtain information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time free of charge. You also have the right to object, the right to data portability, and the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. Furthermore, you can request the correction, blocking, deletion, and, under certain circumstances, the restriction of processing your personal data.
Details of Social Networks
We have a profile on Facebook. The provider is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland (hereinafter Meta). According to Meta, the collected data is also transferred to the USA and other third countries. We have an agreement with Meta on joint processing (Controller Addendum). This agreement specifies for which data processing operations we or Meta is responsible when you visit our Facebook page. You can view this agreement at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum.
You can adjust your advertising settings independently in your user account. Click the following link and log in: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads.
Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.
Details can be found in Facebook’s privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.
Meta is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Each company certified under the DPF commits to comply with these data protection standards. More information can be found here: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4452.
We have a profile on Instagram. The provider is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland. Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.
Details on how they handle your personal data can be found in Instagram’s privacy policy: https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/.
Meta is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Each company certified under the DPF commits to comply with these data protection standards. More information can be found here: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4452.
We have a profile on Xing. The provider is New Work SE, Am Strandkai 1, 20457 Hamburg, Germany. Details on how they handle your personal data can be found in Xing’s privacy policy: https://privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung.
We have a profile on LinkedIn. The provider is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. LinkedIn uses advertising cookies. If you want to disable LinkedIn advertising cookies, please use the following link: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out.
Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/dpa and https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/eu-sccs .
Details on how they handle your personal data can be found in LinkedIn’s privacy policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.
LinkedIn is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Each company certified under the DPF commits to comply with these data protection standards. More information can be found here: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5448.