Data protection clarification

General

By means of this data protection clarification, the website operator Zipperle Antriebstechnik GmbH mailbox@zipperle-antriebstechnik.de – +49 7159 9367-60 would like to inform our customers of the nature, scope, and purpose of the data collected, used and processed.
Zipperle Antriebstechnik GmbH („we“ or “us“) attaches great importance to the protection of your personal data. We therefore conduct our business in compliance with applicable laws on personal data protection and data security. However, due to the nature of internet, internet-based data transmission may in principle have security gaps, so absolute protection may not be guaranteed.

Access data
You can visit our web site without leaving personal data:
When surfing without logging in we do not collect any personal data.
However, the website operator respectively website provider collects and stores information that your browser automatically transmits to us in „server log files“ when visiting our website.
The following information are protocolled:
Name of the visited web page
Date and time of the access
Transferred data volume (in byte)
Referrer
Name of the Internet browser used
Name of the operating system used
IP address of the inquiring computer

These data are stored exclusively for statistical purposes and in order to improve the services of our website.
However, the website operator reserves the right to subsequently review the log files to research circumstances that suggest an unlawful use or activity.

Cookies
The Internet pages of Zipperle Antriebstechnik GmbH use cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser. Through the use of cookies our website is more user-friendly, efficient and secure.
Common browers can be configured to automatically reject cookies.
However, if the settings of cookies are deactivated in the Internet browser used, not all functions of our website may be entirely usable.

Handling personal data
The website operator does not disclose your data to third parties, unless such transfer takes place in the course of the implementation of a contractual purpose which is known to you, you have given your express consent to such a transfer in advance or the company is under a legal obligation to make such a transfer. We recognize „personal data“ as any information relating to an identifiable natural person, including, but not limited to, a first and last name, email address, postal or physical address or other contact information. In order to process and deliver your order, Zipperle Antriebstechnik GmbH will forward your data to the respective forwarding agent contracted with the delivery (e.g. DHL, DPD, UPS, Deutsche Post,…).

Handling contact data
When you contact the website provider via the contact possibilities provided (by creating an account at our webshop, using the contact form, sending an inquiry or offer, etc….), we will save your contact details given, in order to react to your request. Your data will not be handed to a third party without your express consent.

Handling comments and contributions
If you post or submit content or comments to this website, your IP address will be saved. This is for the security of the website operator: if your text violates the law, the operator wants to be able to track your identity.

Google Analytics
This website uses a service called „Google Analytics“, which is provided by Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA).
Google Analytics uses so-called cookies. Cookies are text files, which are stored on your computer and that allow an analysis go the use of the website by its users. The information generated by cookies about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the United States (USA), where it is stored.
We have activated the IP anonymization on this website. As a result, your IP address will be abbreviated by Google within the member states of the European Union or in other states that have ratified the Convention on the European Economic Area prior to its transmission to the United States. Personal identification is not possible due to the abbreviation of the IP address.
Google shall use the collected information to analyze your use of this website to generate reports on website activities and to render other services to the operator of this website that are related to the use of the website and the internet.
You do have the option to prevent the archiving of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser software. However, we have to point out that doing so may mean you will not be able to enjoy the full functionality of this website. In addition you have the option to prevent that the data generated by the cookie about the use of this website (incl. your IP address) from being transmitted to Google as well as the processing by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en
Alternatively, you have the option to prevent the recording of your data by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link Disable Google Analytics. This will result in the placement of an opt-out cookie, which prevents the recording of your data during future visits to this website.
Further information about how Google Analystics handles user data, may be retrieved under Google’s Data Privacy Declaration at https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.

Social media plugins

Facebook
Our pages contain integrated plugins of the social network Facebook, which is provided by Facebook Inc. (1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA). The Facebook plugins can be recognized by the Facebook-logo or the buttons „like“ or „share“ on this website. An overview of the Facebook plugins can be viewed here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.
If you visit this site, a direct connection will be established between your browser and the Facebook server via the plugin. This enables Facebook to receive notification that you have visited this website from your IP address. It is possible that your IP address will be saved.
If you are logged in to your Facebook account and you click on the “like button”, you can link the contents of this website with your Facebook profile. In this way, Facebook is able to associate your visit to the pages of Zipperle Antriebstechnik GmbH with your user account. Please note that we, as the provider of these websites, are not informed of the contents of the transmitted data and their usage by Facebook. For more information, please refer to the Facebook privacy policy at https://www.facebook.com/policy.php
If you wish to block Facebook’s ability to associate your visit to our website with your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook user account.
If you do not want Facebook to associate your visit to this website with your Facebook account, please log out of your Facebook account prior to visiting this website.

Google +
Furthermore, this website uses Google Plus functions. This service is provided by Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California 94043, USA).
If you visit an internet page that has a Google Plus („+1“) button, your browser sets up a direct connection to the Google servers. The website operator therefore has no influence on the nature and extent of the data that the plugin transmits to the servers of Google Inc.
By clicking on the „+ 1“-button while you are logged into Google + profile, the contents of the page will be shared on your public profile.
According to Google Inc., personal data will not be collected until you click on the „+1“-button. By clicking on the „+ 1“-button while you are logged into Google + profile, the contents of the page will be shared on your public profile. and your IP address will be stored by Google. If you wish to block Google’s ability to collect data about you via this website and link these data with your GooglePlus account, please log out of Google Plus before visiting this site.
For information on the purpose and extent of data capture and the further processing and use of data by Google, as well your rights in this regard and turn-off options for the protection of your personal privacy, please refer to the Google data protection information: https://developers.google.com/+/web/buttons-policy.

Twitter
Functions of the Twitter service have been integrated into our website. These features are offered by Twitter Inc. (795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, California 94107, USA). Using Twitter and the feature “Re-Tweet”, will link the websites visited by you with your Twitter account and announced to other users. According to Twitter Inc. only your IP address is recorded and stored during this process. Please note that we, as the provider of these websites, are not informed of the contents of the transmitted data and their usage by Twitter. If you wish to read more about Twitter’s privacy policy, please go to https://twitter.com/privacy.

Newsletter
The website operator offers a newsletter in which we will inform you about current events and offers. If you would like to subscribe to the newsletter, we require a valid email address.

Rights of the data subject
You have the right to demand information about your archived personal data at any time. Within the scope of the applicable statutory provisions (e.g. Data Retention Directive), you may also have the right to have your personal data rectified, blocked or eradicated.

Additional services
We also offer the following services:

Subscription to a newsletter with promotional offers
Delivery of a printed catalogue
Registration as a customer/corporate customer/retailer

The newsletter can be unsubscribed at any time with an informal letter to the postal address mentioned below or with an e-mail to mailbox@zipperle-antriebstechnik.de. In addition, each newsletter sent by Zipperle GmbH also contains a „unsubscribe“-button.
If you wish to terminate your customer account, please send an e-mail to shop@zipperle-antriebstechnik.de with the request for deletion of your account.

Encryption
Zipperle Antriebstechnik GmbH uses SSL-encryption (256bit) for security reasons and for the protection of the transmission of confidential content.