Data protection

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Data protection is of particular importance to the management of LifeTech Water Solutions GmbH. The website of LifeTech Water Solutions GmbH can generally be used without providing any personal data. However, if a data subject wishes to use special services of our company via our website, processing of personal data may be necessary. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the data subject.

The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, email address or telephone number of a data subject, is always carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and in compliance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to LifeTech Water Solutions GmbH. Through this privacy policy, our company wishes to inform the public about the nature, scope and purpose of the personal data we collect, use and process. Furthermore, affected persons are informed about their rights by means of this privacy policy.

Data controller

LifeTech Water Solutions GmbH

Collection and storage of personal data, as well as the nature and purpose of its use

1. When visiting the website

When you access our website, the browser used on your device automatically sends information to our website's server. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information will be collected without your involvement and stored until automated deletion:

• IP address of the requesting computer,
• Date and time of access,
• Name and URL of the retrieved file,
• Website from which access is made (referrer URL),
• browser used and, if applicable, your computer's operating system and the name of your access provider.

We process the aforementioned data for the following purposes:

• Ensuring a smooth connection between the website,
• Ensuring comfortable use of our website,
• Evaluation of system security and stability as well as
• for further administrative purposes.

The legal basis for data processing is Article 6, paragraph 1, sentence 1, letter f of the GDPR. Our legitimate interest stems from the data collection purposes listed above. Under no circumstances will we use the collected data for the purpose of drawing conclusions about you personally.

2. When using our contact form

For any questions you may have, we offer you the opportunity to contact us via a form provided on the website. This requires providing a valid email address so that we know who the request came from and can answer it. Further information can be provided voluntarily.

Data processing for the purpose of contacting us is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR on the basis of your voluntarily given consent.

The personal data we collect for the use of the contact form will be automatically deleted after you have completed your request.

Data transfer

Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties for purposes other than those listed below.

We will only share your personal data with third parties if:

• You have given your explicit consent in accordance with Article 6, paragraph 1, sentence 1, letter a of the GDPR,
• the disclosure pursuant to Article 6, paragraph 1, sentence 1, letter f of the GDPR is necessary for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims and there is no reason to believe that you have an overriding legitimate interest in not disclosing your data,
• in the event that there is a legal obligation to disclose the information pursuant to Article 6, paragraph 1, sentence 1, letter c of the GDPR, as well as
• This is legally permissible and necessary for the settlement of contractual relationships with you according to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR.

Cookies

We use cookies on our website. These are small files that your browser automatically creates and that are stored on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our site. Cookies do not cause any damage to your device, do not contain viruses, Trojans or other malware.

The cookie stores information that arises in connection with the specific device being used. However, this does not mean that we will gain direct knowledge of your identity as a result.

The use of cookies is intended, on the one hand, to make the use of our offer more pleasant for you. We use so-called session cookies to detect that you have already visited individual pages of our website. These will be automatically deleted after you leave our site.

In addition, we also use temporary cookies to optimize user-friendliness; these cookies are stored on your device for a specific, defined period of time. To access our services again, please visit our site; it will automatically detect that you have already been with us and what inputs and settings you have made so that you do not have to enter them again.

Secondly, we used cookies to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate our offer for you for the purpose of optimizing it (see section 1. 5). These cookies allow us to automatically recognize that you have already been to our site when you visit our site again. These cookies are automatically deleted after a defined time.

The data processed by cookies is necessary for the aforementioned purposes to protect our legitimate interests and those of third parties in accordance with Article 6, paragraph 1, sentence 1, letter f of the GDPR.

Most browsers accept cookies automatically. However, you can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or a notification always appears before a new cookie is created. However, completely disabling cookies may prevent you from using all the features of our website.

Rights of data subjects

You have the right:

• to request information about your personal data processed by us in accordance with Article 15 GDPR. In particular, you can provide information about the processing purposes, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right to lodge a complaint, the origin of your data if it was not collected from us, as well as the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, where applicable, require meaningful information about their details;
• in accordance with Article 16 GDPR, you must immediately request the correction of inaccurate or completion of your personal data stored with us;
• to request, in accordance with Article 17 GDPR, the deletion of your personal data stored with us, unless processing is necessary for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information, for the fulfillment of a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims;
• to request, pursuant to Article 18 GDPR, the restriction of the processing of your personal data, insofar as the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful, but you refuse to delete it and we no longer need the data, but you need it to assert, exercise or defend legal claims or you have objected to the processing pursuant to Article 21 GDPR;
• in accordance with Article 20 GDPR, to receive your personal data provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format or to request its transfer to another controller;
• In accordance with Article 7, paragraph 3 of the GDPR, you must withdraw your consent to us at any time once you have given it. This means that we will no longer be allowed to continue the data processing that was based on this consent in the future and
• to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in accordance with Article 77 GDPR. As a rule, you can contact the regulatory authority of your usual place of residence or workplace, or our company headquarters, for this.

Right to object

If your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests in accordance with Article 6, paragraph 1, sentence 1, letter f of the GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in accordance with Article 21 of the GDPR, provided there are reasons arising from your particular situation or the objection is directed against direct marketing. In the latter case,
It provides a general right of objection, which is implemented by us without specifying a particular situation.

If you wish to exercise your right of withdrawal or objection, an email to: info_AT_lifetech-ws_dot_com is sufficient

Data security

During your website visit, we use the widely used SSL (Secure Socket Layer) method in conjunction with the highest level of encryption supported by your browser. This is usually a 256-bit encryption method. If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, we will use 128-bit v3 technology instead. You can tell whether a single page of our website is being transmitted encrypted by the closed display of the bowl or lock icon in the lower status bar of your browser.

Furthermore, we use appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or total loss, destruction, or unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

Timeliness and changes to this privacy policy

This privacy policy is currently valid and is dated August 2024.

Due to the further development of our website and offers about it, or due to changed legal or regulatory requirements, it may become necessary to amend this privacy policy. The current privacy policy can be accessed and printed by you at any time on the website under the privacy policy page.