1. Data Protection at a Glance

General Information

The following notes give a straightforward overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data includes all data with which you can be personally identified. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to our privacy policy listed below this text.

Data Collection on this Website

Who is responsible for 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 regarding the responsible party” in this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected firstly by you providing it to us. This can be data that you enter into a contact form, for example. Other data is collected automatically or after your consent when you visit the website by our IT systems. This mainly includes technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or the time the page was accessed). 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 website is provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour. What rights do you have regarding your data? You always have the right to receive information free of charge about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the rectification or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. Additionally, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. You can contact us at any time with questions regarding data protection.

Analysis Tools and Tools from Third Parties

When visiting this website, your surfing behaviour can be statistically evaluated. This is done primarily using analysis programmes. Detailed information on these analysis programmes can be found in the following privacy policy.

2. Hosting

IONOS

We host our website with IONOS SE. The provider is IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur (hereinafter referred to as IONOS). When you visit our website, IONOS collects various log files, including your IP addresses. Details can be found in the IONOS privacy policy: www.ionos.de/terms-gtc/terms-privacy. The use of IONOS is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the most reliable presentation of our website. Where consent has been requested, the processing is based solely on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG as far as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal device (e.g., device fingerprinting) in the sense of TTDSG. The consent is revocable at any time.

Order Processing

We have concluded a contract for order processing (AVV) with the above-mentioned provider. This is a data protection regulation contract that ensures that they only process the personal data of our website visitors in accordance with our instructions and compliance with the GDPR.

3. General Information and Mandatory Information

Data Protection

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We handle your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations as well as this privacy policy. When you use this website, different personal data will be collected. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified. 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 on the internet (e.g., when communicating via email) can have security gaps. Complete protection of the data from access by third parties is not possible.

Notice Regarding the Responsible Party

The responsible party for the data processing on this website is: Karl Kaps Optik-Feinmechanik- Gerätebau GmbH & Co. KG Schulstraße 57 35614 Aßen Telephone: 06441 80704-0 Email: info(at)kaps-optik.deThe responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of personal data processing (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

Duration of Storage

Unless a more specific storage period is specified in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for the data processing no longer applies. If you make a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted, provided we have no other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or trade retention periods); in the latter case, the deletion takes place after these reasons cease to 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 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR if special data categories are processed according to Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR. In the case of an express consent to the transmission of personal data to third countries, the data processing is also based on Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information in your terminal device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), the data processing is additionally based on § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. The consent is revocable at any time. If your data is required for the fulfilment of a contract or for pre-contractual measures, we process your data based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if this is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. The data processing may also be based on our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The relevant legal bases in individual cases are informed about in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Data Protection Officer

We have appointed a data protection officer for our company. Holger Kaps Schulstraße 57 35614 Aßen Telephone: 06441 80704-0 Email: info(at)kaps-optik.de

Note on Data Transfer to the USA and Other Third Countries

We use tools from companies based in the USA or other non-safe third countries in terms of data protection. If these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to these third countries and processed there. We point out that no data protection level comparable to the EU can be guaranteed in these countries. For example, US companies are obliged to hand over personal data to security authorities, without you as the data subject being able to take legal action against it. It cannot, therefore, be ruled out that US authorities (e.g., intelligence services) process, evaluate, and permanently store your data on US servers for monitoring purposes. We have no influence on these processing activities.

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke an already given consent at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out up to the point of revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF THE DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, 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. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH A PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN PROVE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE, OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION ACCORDING TO ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR). IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR SUCH MARKETING PURPOSES; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING AS FAR AS IT IS CONNECTED WITH SUCH DIRECT ADVERTISING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL THEN NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT ADVERTISING PURPOSES (OBJECTION ACCORDING TO ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR).

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, the data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state of their habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged violation. The right to complain is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfilment of a contract transferred to you or a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you require the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done to the extent that it is technically feasible.

Information, Deletion, and Correction

You have the right to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient, and the purpose of the data processing and, if applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data at any time within the framework of the applicable legal provisions. For this as well as for further questions on the subject of personal data, you can contact us at any time.

Right to Restriction of 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 restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

• If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the review, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

• If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you may request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.

• If we no longer need your personal data but you need it to exercise, defence, 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 lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, a balancing of your and our interests must be carried out. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests outweigh, 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 may - apart from being stored - only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise, or defence of legal claims or for the protection of 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 enquiries you send to us as the site operator. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes 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.

4. Data Collection on This Website

Cookies

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