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Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting our website. The protection of your personal data is important to us and we want you to feel safe when visiting our website. We protect your privacy and your personal data. We process your personal data in accordance with the contents of this privacy policy in compliance with the applicable data protection provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the national provisions of the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG).

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Table of contents

  1. Name and contact details of the data controller
  2. Contacting the Data Protection Officer
  3. What is personal data?
  4. Purposes of data processing
  5. Legal basis of data processing
  6. Right to object
  7. External hosting
  8. Use of our website for information purposes
  9. Use of our website for other services
  10. Contacting us
  11. Security
  12. Cookies
  13. Cookiebot
  14. Web analytics
  15. Social media
  16. Other functions and content
  17. Recipients and data transfer
  18. Data transfer to third countries
  19. Deletion of your data
  20. Your rights
  21. Changes to our privacy policy

 

1. Name and contact details of the data controller

TECHNI-METAL SYSTEMES, SAS, 24 ZI Rhone Vallée Sud, 07250 Le Pouzin, France, as the operator of the website: tms-company.com is the data controller within the meaning of the GDPR.

2.Contacting the Data Protection Officer

You can contact the following address at any time with any privacy concerns: datenschutz@tms-company.com

3. What is personal data?

Personal data refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person; an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

4. Purposes of data processing

The extent and nature of the collection, processing and use of your data depends on whether you visit our website only to retrieve generally available information or make use of additional services. We always process your personal data in the course of our business activities for pre-contractual or contractual purposes. In addition, the exercise of our legitimate interest or compliance with legal requirements may also be the substantive purpose of data processing by us. We inform you about the respective specific purposes of data processing in the sections below.

5. Legal basis of data processing

We process your personal data according to the following legal bases:

  • To fulfill pre-contractual or contractual obligations (Art. 6 para. 1b) GDPR).
  • Based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1a) GDPR)
  • In the context of a balancing of interests (Art. 6 para. 1f) GDPR)
  • Due to legal requirements (Art. 6 para. 1c) GDPR)

In addition, depending on the type and scope of processing, further legal bases may exist according to country-specific provisions. In connection with the respective instances of data processing carried out by us we will inform you of the specific legal basis of the data processing.

6. Right to object

If in the context of a balancing of interests we process your personal data on the basis of our overriding legitimate interest (legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) ( f) GDPR), you have the right to object to this processing at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. If you exercise your right to object, we will stop processing the data concerned. However, we reserve the right to further processing (with the exception of direct advertising, in which case we will comply with your objection immediately) if we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing is for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims. More extensive data subject rights remain unaffected by this.

7. External hosting

We use an external service provider to host this website. The personal data collected on this website is stored on the hosting company's servers. The use of the hosting company is in the interest of the secure, fast and efficient provision of our website (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR). Our hosting provider will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill its performance obligations in accordance with contractual obligations and instructions from us. We use Host Europe GmbH, Hansestr. 111, 51149 Cologne, Germany as our hosting provider.

8. Use of our website for information purposes

For the purely informational use of our website it is not necessary for you to provide any personal information at all. Rather, in this case, when you access our web pages, we only collect the data that your internet browser automatically transmits to us, such as:

  • Your computer's IP address
  • The date and time you viewed the page
  • Your browser type, browser version and browser settings
  • The operating system you are using (Windows, iOS, Linux, etc.)
  • The volume of data transferred and the status of transfers
  • The website from which you accessed our site
  • Other similar data and information used to avert danger in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

This is usually done using log files. The purpose of processing is to ensure the functionality and compatibility of our website for technically unproblematic use, including troubleshooting and protection against technical attacks and misuse of the usage. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the proper operation of our website. The log file data is deleted when it is no longer required for the purpose of processing.

9. Use of our website for other services

If you make use of other services of our company via our website, it may be necessary for you to provide personal information. The personal data required for the provision of services is specified in the respective input mask or application. You can voluntarily provide additional information. You can tell which information is required and which is voluntary by the fact that the mandatory information is marked with an asterisk (*) or with the note "Mandatory field". Your data will be processed exclusively for the purpose of providing the service you requested. The legal basis for the processing of your personal data and the information on when your personal data will be deleted can be found in the description of the specific services.

10. Contacting us

Contact by mail

On our website we offer you the possibility of contacting us by email. Please note that unencrypted communication by email is not secure. It cannot be ruled out that data transmitted in this way may be read, copied, altered or deleted by unauthorized persons. The personal data you provide when contacting us via email will only be processed for the purpose of dealing with your contact via email. Data will only be passed on to third parties if this is necessary for the purpose of processing this contact. The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. Your personal data will be deleted when no longer required to fulfill the purpose of your contact. Please note that your messages may have to be stored due to statutory retention requirements. In this case, the legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR.

11. Security

We have taken technical and organizational measures to secure our website and other systems against loss, destruction, access, alteration or distribution of your data by unauthorized persons. In particular, your personal data provided in the contact form will be transmitted in encrypted form. We use the TLS 1.3 (Transport Layer Security) coding system for this purpose.

12. Cookies

We use cookies to track visitor preferences and to optimize the design of our web pages. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer whenever you use our website. If you wish, you can delete the cookies at any time. However, this may result in individual functions no longer being available to you. To delete the cookies, please refer to your browser's help function.

13. Cookiebot

This website uses the "cookiebot.com" cookie consent tool of Cybot A/S, Havnegade 39, 1058 Copenhagen, Denmark. The purpose of the processing is to obtain and document consent to the storage of certain cookies on your device or to the use of certain technologies as well as to technically enable revocation of consent given. In this connection your browser may transmit personal data to cookiebot.com. Furthermore, cookiebot.com stores a cookie in your browser in order to be able to associate you with the consents granted or their revocation. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Data collected in this way will be stored until you request us to delete it, delete the cookiebot.com cookie yourself or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Mandatory statutory retention requirements remain unaffected. For more information, see cookiebot.com's privacy policy at: https://www.cookiebot.com/de/privacy-policy/

14. Web analytics

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google").  Google Analytics uses cookies which are stored on your computer and allow an analysis of your use of the website. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information for the purpose of analyzing your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing 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 data from Google. 
It cannot be ruled out, however, that in the process your personal data will be transferred to unsafe third countries such as the U.S.A.
The legal basis for data processing is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by removing the checkmark for Google Analytics [here / below the link to the consent tool].

You may also refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser; please note, however, that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent the data generated by the cookie about your use of the website (incl. your IP address) being sent to Google as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.


For more information on terms of use and privacy, please visit www.google.com/analytics/terms/us.html and www.google.com/policies/privacy/ 


Please note that the code "gat._anonymizeIp();" has been added to Google Analytics on this website to ensure that IP addresses are recorded anonymously.

15. Social Media

We maintain publicly available profiles on social networks. The individual social networks we use can be found below. Social networks such as Facebook etc. can generally analyze your user behavior extensively when you visit their website or a website with integrated social media content (such as Like buttons or banner ads). By visiting our social media presences, numerous data protection-relevant processing operations are triggered. Specifically: If you are logged in to your social media account and visit our social media presence, the operator of the social media portal can assign this visit to your user account. Under certain circumstances, however, your personal data may also be recorded if you are not logged in or do not have an account with the respective social media portal. In this case, data is collected, for example, via cookies which are stored on your device or by recording your IP address. With the help of the data collected in this way, the operators of the social media portals can create user profiles in which your preferences and interests are stored. In this way you can be shown interest-based advertising within and outside of the particular social media presence. If you have an account with the respective social network, the interest-based advertising can be displayed on all devices on which you are or were logged in. Please also note that we cannot reconstruct all processing processes on the social media portals. Depending on the provider, therefore, additional processing operations may possibly be carried out by the operators of the social media portals. Details can be found in the terms of use and privacy policy of the respective social media portals.

Legal basis

Our social media presences are designed to provide an informative presence on the internet. This is a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The analysis processes initiated by the social networks may be based on divergent legal bases to be specified by the operators of the social networks (for example, consent within the meaning of Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR).

Data controller and assertion of rights

If you visit any of our social media sites, together with the social media platform operator we are jointly responsible for the data processing operations triggered during this visit. As a matter of principle, you can assert your rights (access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability and complaint) both to us and to the operator of the respective social media portal. Please note that despite the shared responsibility with the social media portal operators, we do not have full influence on the data processing operations of the social media portals. Our options are determined by the company policy of the respective provider.

Duration of storage

The data collected directly by us via the social media presence will be deleted from our systems as soon as the purpose of storage no longer exists, you ask us to delete it, you withdraw your consent to the storage or the purpose for the data storage no longer exists. Saved cookies remain on your device until you delete them. Mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected. We have no control over the duration of storage of your data stored by the social network operators for their own purposes. For details, please refer to the social network operators directly (e.g. in their privacy policy, see below).

Social networks in detail

YouTube

Videos from the provider YouTube are integrated into our website. The operating company of YouTube is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. YouTube uses cookies for data collection and statistical analysis. Using these statistics, YouTube can evaluate how often a video has been watched, whether the video has been viewed on YouTube or on which web pages the video has been embedded. To protect your privacy, we only use embedded YouTube videos in an enhanced privacy mode. This means that YouTube does not store cookies for a user who is viewing a website with an embedded YouTube video, but does not click on the video to play the video. If the video is played, YouTube may store cookies on the user's computer, but no personal information about the playback of embedded videos will be stored. For more information about data protection by YouTube (Google), visit www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

16. Other functions and content

If we use additional functions and content (e.g. map or font services) on our website, by means of which we or the provider of the services process personal data from you, we will inform you about this here.

Google services

We use services from Google on our website. All such services are provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. It cannot be ruled out, however, that by using these services other services from Google will be additionally loaded by Google itself accordingly (e.g. Google Video) without us having any influence on this and that your personal data will also be transferred to the U.S.A. in the process. You can find more information about data processing by Google here: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

Google Maps

This website uses Google Maps, a map service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland to display an interactive map. In the process, your browser also passes on personal data to Google LLC. in the U.S.A. The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can find more information about data processing by Google here: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

Google Tag Manager

This website uses "Google Tag Manager". Google Tag Manager is a website tag management tool. The tool is a cookie-free domain and does not collect any personal data. The tool triggers other tags, which in turn may collect data. Google Tag Manager does not access this data. If deactivation has been made at domain or cookie level, this will remain in effect for all tracking tags implemented with Google Tag Manager (http://www.google.com/tagmanager/use-policy.html). The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

Google reCAPTCHA

We use the reCAPTCHA service of Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland on our website. The query serves the purpose of distinguishing input by a human or by automated, machine processing. For this purpose, your input is transmitted to Google and used there. In addition, the IP address and any other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service are transmitted to Google. This data is processed by Google within the European Union and, in certain circumstances, also in the U.S.A. The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can find more information about Google reCAPTCHA and the associated privacy policy at: https://www.google.com/recaptcha/about/ and  https://www.google.com/privacy/

Unpkg

We use a service on our website called "unpkg” provided by Npm, Inc, 1999 Harrison Street #1150, CA 94612 Oakland, U.S.A. Unpkg enables shorter and more stable loading times of data and information even with higher access rates. The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The legitimate interest is to ensure the functionality of our website. For more information about unpkg, see the provider's privacy policy at: https://www.npmjs.com/policies/privacy

17. Recipients and data transfer

We have bundled certain data processing operations within our company. These can be used centrally by individual areas of our company, e.g. for processing inquiries. External contractors and service providers (e.g. logistics companies or IT service providers) may also be used to ensure our responsibilities are met and to fulfill contracts. In addition, data may go to recipients to whom we are obligated or entitled to disclose data due to contractual or legal obligations or due to your consent.

18. Data transfer to third countries

Data is only transferred to third countries (countries outside the EU and the European Economic Area EEA) if this is necessary for the execution of a contract/order/business relationship, including the initiation thereof, or if it is permissible due to our legitimate interest or your consent, and only in compliance with the data protection requirements stipulated for this purpose.

Note on data transfer to the U.S.A.
Our website includes services provided by companies based in the U.S.A. In connection with the use of these services, personal data may be transmitted to U.S. servers of the respective service providers. Please note that the U.S.A. is not a secure third country in the sense of EU data protection law. U.S. companies are obliged to hand over personal data to security agencies without you as the data subject being able to take sufficient legal action against this. It can therefore not be completely ruled out that U.S. agencies (e.g. intelligence services) process, analyze and permanently store your data located on U.S. servers for surveillance purposes. We have no influence on these processing activities.

19. Deletion of your data

We process your personal data only for as long as this is necessary to fulfill the respective purpose or until there is no longer a legal basis for processing (e.g. revocation of consent to data processing). In doing so, we observe the existing statutory retention and storage periods.

20. Your rights

You have the right:

  • to gain access free of charge to the personal data concerning you that are stored by us (right to access)
  • to obtain confirmation whether we are processing personal data concerning you (right to confirmation)
  • to request us to immediately delete the personal data concerning you if the processing is no longer required and the other requirements for the erasure pursuant to GDPR have been fulfilled (right to erasure)
  • to request the immediate rectification and completion of inaccurate personal data concerning you (right to rectification)
  • to request restriction of processing of your personal data (right to restriction of processing) to receive the personal data concerning you in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format (right to data portability)
  • to request restriction of processing of your personal data (right to restriction of processing)
  • to receive the personal data concerning you in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format (right to data portability)
  • to object to the processing of your personal data (right to object)
  • You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on an automated processing of data, including profiling, and that may have a legal effect on you or any similarly significant restrictive effect (right to individual decision-making).
  • to revoke your consent to the processing of your personal data at any time with effect for the future.
  • to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data is in violation of GDPR (right to lodge a complaint).

For more information on your rights, please contact our Data Protection Officer.

21. Change in our privacy policy

In order to ensure our privacy policy always complies with the current statutory requirements, we reserve the right to make changes at any time. This also applies in the event that the privacy policy needs to be adapted due to new or revised offerings, for example new service offerings. The new privacy policy will then take effect the next time you visit our site.