Data protection
The protection of your personal data is very important to Klima Engineering & Consulting GmbH. Therefore, we want you to know what data we store and how we use it.
We treat your data confidentially and only store it for internal purposes. We use the information to stay in touch with you via email, direct mail, and custom online advertising (such as Facebook). The applicable data protection regulations, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Federal Data Protection Act, oblige us to handle user data properly and for a specific purpose.
1. Who is responsible?
The person responsible within the meaning of the GDPR is:
Klima Engineering & Consulting GmbH
Stockingfeld 16
5760 Saalfelden Am Steinernen Meer
Tel: +43 664 3814477
Email: info@klima-goforit.com
2. Rights
As a data subject who collects, stores and processes personal data, you have the following rights under the GDPR:
• Right to information (Article 15 GDPR)
• Right to correct incorrect data (Art. 16 GDPR)
• Right to deletion or a right to be “forgotten” (Art. 17 GDPR)
• Right to restrict the processing of personal data (Article 18 GDPR)
• Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
You can object to the processing of personal data for advertising purposes, including analysis of customer data for advertising purposes, at any time without giving reasons.
In addition, you also have a general right to object (see Art. 21 Para. 1 GDPR). In this case, the objection to data processing must be justified. If data processing is based on consent, your consent can be revoked at any time with future effect.
The easiest way to exercise your data subject rights is to use the contact options mentioned above.
3. Processing of personal data
Below we would like to give you an overview of how we ensure the protection of your personal data offline and when you access our website and what types of personal data we process, for what purposes and to what extent.
We process the following categories of data from you:
– Base data
– Contact details
– if necessary, various information provided by you
We use this data for contact, business relationships, preparation and implementation of newsletters, webinars and for administration as a business customer. For this we use the Odoo software, in which all necessary data is stored.
contact form
If you send us inquiries using a contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details provided there, will be stored by us in order to process the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent.
Newsletter data
If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we need an email address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter. We use this data exclusively to send the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.
You can revoke your consent to the storage of data, the email address and their use to send the newsletter at any time, for example via the unsubscribe link in the newsletter. We also use the Odoo software to send newsletters.
Contest
We offer you the opportunity to participate in competitions via our website. If you take part in one of our competitions, the data you enter when participating will be processed without your further consent, but of course only for the purpose of carrying out and processing the respective competition. As part of the processing of the competition, we will pass on your data to the transport company responsible for delivering the goods or to a financial service provider if the transfer is necessary for the delivery or payment of your prize. If your data is published in the event of a win, you will be informed of this as part of the declaration of consent. The legal basis for passing on the data is then Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b) GDPR.
You can revoke your consent to the processing of data for participation in our competitions at any time with future effect in accordance with Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR. To do this, you simply need to inform us of your revocation.
Processing of data when accessing our website – log files
When you access our website, information of a general nature is automatically collected. This information (“server log files”) includes the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your Internet service provider, the date and time of access and the like. In addition, the IP address is transmitted and used to use the service you want. This information is technically necessary in order to correctly deliver the website content you request and is mandatory when using the Internet.
GDPR information on ensuring data security
We take technical and operational security precautions on our pages to protect the personal data we store from access by third parties, loss or misuse and to enable secure data transfer.
We must point out that due to the structure of the Internet, unwanted data access by third parties can occur. It is therefore also your responsibility to protect your data against misuse through encryption or in other ways. Without appropriate protective measures, data transmitted unencrypted, even if sent via email, can be read by third parties.
4. Integration of offers from third-party services
Integration of Google Maps
On this website we use the offer of Google Maps, another offer from Google, Inc. This serves the purpose of showing you interactive maps directly on the website, making it easy to find the places we have indicated on the website and making it convenient to use to enable map function.
This application is accessed directly from Google servers so that the company receives the IP address currently assigned to you. By visiting the website, Google receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. Whether and to what extent or over what period of time the IP address is stored by Google and used internally is beyond our knowledge. The legal basis for the integration of this service is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Letter f GDPR.
If you are registered with a Google service, Google can assign the visit to your account. Even if you are not registered with Google or have not logged in, it is possible that Google will save your IP address and use it to create a profile. Google stores the data collected about you as usage profiles and uses them for advertising, market research and/or needs-based design of your website. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (also for users who are not logged in) to display tailored advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles on Google.
We would like to point out that data processing by Google may take place outside the EU/EEA. Google also processes your personal data in the USA and is subject to the EU-US Privacy Shield. You can find further information in the Google privacy policy here.
Integration of YouTube
Our website uses plugins from the YouTube site operated by Google. The website is operated by YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA.
If you visit one of our pages equipped with a YouTube plugin and play a video linked there, a connection to YouTube’s servers will be established. The YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited.
If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.
The use of YouTube is in the interest of an attractive presentation of our online offerings and is therefore based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Views of YouTube videos are not saved.
Further information on how to handle user data can be found in YouTube’s privacy policy here.
To advertise our products and services and to communicate with interested parties or customers, we maintain a company presence on the Facebook platform.
We are responsible for this social media platform together with Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2 Ireland.
Facebook’s data protection officer can be reached via a contact form: https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/540977946302970
We have regulated joint responsibility in an agreement regarding the respective obligations within the meaning of the GDPR. This agreement, from which the mutual obligations arise, can be accessed at the following link: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum
The legal basis for the resulting processing of personal data and described below is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, communication, sales and promotion of our products and services.
The legal basis can also be the user’s consent to the platform operator in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of the GDPR. The user can revoke their consent to this at any time in the future in accordance with Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR by notifying the platform operator.
When you access our online presence on the Facebook platform, Facebook Ireland Ltd. as the operator of the platform in the EU, processes user data (e.g. personal information, IP address, etc.).
This user data serves to provide statistical information about the use of our company presence on Facebook. Facebook Ireland Ltd. uses this data for market research and advertising purposes and to create user profiles. Based on these profiles, Facebook Ireland Ltd. For example, it is possible to advertise to users within and outside of Facebook based on their interests. If the user is logged into their Facebook account at the time of access, Facebook Ireland Ltd. also link the data to the respective user account.
If the user contacts you via Facebook, the user’s personal data entered on this occasion will be used to process the request. We will delete the user’s data as long as the user’s request has been answered conclusively and there are no legal retention obligations, such as in the event of subsequent contract processing.
To process the data, Facebook Ireland Ltd. Cookies may also be set if necessary.
If the user does not agree to this processing, it is possible to prevent the installation of cookies by setting the browser accordingly. Cookies that have already been saved can also be deleted at any time. The settings for this depend on the respective browser. With Flash cookies, processing cannot be prevented via the browser settings, but rather by setting the Flash player accordingly. If the user prevents or restricts the installation of cookies, this may result in not all of Facebook’s functions being fully usable.
Further information about the processing activities, how to prevent them and how to delete the data processed by Facebook can be found in Facebook’s data policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation
It cannot be ruled out that processing by Facebook Ireland Ltd. also via Facebook Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025 in the USA.
Facebook Inc. has submitted to the “EU-US Privacy Shield” and thereby declares compliance with EU data protection regulations when processing data in the USA.
https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active
To advertise our products and services and to communicate with interested parties or customers, we maintain a company presence on the Instagram platform.
We are responsible for this social media platform together with Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2 Ireland.
Instagram’s data protection officer can be reached via a contact form: https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/540977946302970
We have regulated joint responsibility in an agreement regarding the respective obligations within the meaning of the GDPR. This agreement, from which the mutual obligations arise, can be accessed at the following link: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum
The legal basis for the resulting processing of personal data and described below is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of the GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the analysis, communication, sales and promotion of our products and services.
The legal basis can also be the user’s consent to the platform operator in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of the GDPR. The user can revoke their consent to this at any time in the future in accordance with Art. 7 Para. 3 GDPR by notifying the platform operator.
When you access our online presence on the Instagram platform, Facebook Ireland Ltd. as the operator of the platform in the EU, processes user data (e.g. personal information, IP address, etc.).
This user data serves to provide statistical information about the use of our company presence on Instagram. Facebook Ireland Ltd. uses this data for market research and advertising purposes and to create user profiles. Based on these profiles, Facebook Ireland Ltd. for example, it is possible to advertise to users within and outside of Instagram based on their interests. If the user is logged into their Instagram account at the time of access, Facebook Ireland Ltd. also link the data to the respective user account.
If the user contacts you via Instagram, the user’s personal data entered on this occasion will be used to process the request. We will delete the user’s data as long as the user’s request has been answered conclusively and there are no legal retention obligations, such as in the event of subsequent contract processing.
To process the data, Facebook Ireland Ltd. Cookies may also be set if necessary.
If the user does not agree to this processing, it is possible to prevent the installation of cookies by setting the browser accordingly. Cookies that have already been saved can also be deleted at any time. The settings for this depend on the respective browser. With Flash cookies, processing cannot be prevented via the browser settings, but rather by setting the Flash player accordingly. If the user prevents or restricts the installation of cookies, this may result in not all of Facebook’s functions being fully usable.
Further information about the processing activities, how to prevent them and how to delete the data processed by Instagram can be found in Instagram’s data policy: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875
It cannot be ruled out that processing by Facebook Ireland Ltd. also via Facebook Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025 in the USA.
Facebook Inc. has submitted to the “EU-US Privacy Shield” and thereby declares compliance with EU data protection regulations when processing data in the USA.
https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active
Data protection declaration for the use of LinkedIn
Our website uses functions of the LinkedIn network. The provider is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Every time one of our pages that contains LinkedIn functions is accessed, a connection is established to LinkedIn servers. LinkedIn is informed that you have visited our website with your IP address. If you click the LinkedIn button and are logged into your LinkedIn account, LinkedIn will be able to assign your visit to our website to you and your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or how it is used by LinkedIn.
You can find further information about this in LinkedIn’s privacy policy here.
Linking social media via graphic or text link
We also advertise presences on the social networks listed below on our website. The integration takes place via a linked graphic of the respective network. The use of this linked graphic prevents a connection from being automatically established to the respective server of the social network when you access a website that has a social media application in order to display a graphic of the respective network itself. Only by clicking on the corresponding graphic will the user be redirected to the service of the respective social network.
After the user is redirected, information about the user is collected by the respective network. It cannot be ruled out that the data collected in this way will be processed in the USA.
First of all, this is data such as IP address, date, time and page visited. If the user is logged into their user account of the respective network, the network operator may be able to assign the collected information from the user’s specific visit to the user’s personal account. If the user interacts via a “share” button on the respective network, this information can be saved in the user’s personal user account and, if necessary, published. If the user wants to prevent the collected information from being directly assigned to his user account, he must log out before clicking on the graphic. It is also possible to configure the respective user account accordingly.
The following social networks are integrated into our site through links:
facebookFacebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland, a subsidiary of Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.
Data protection declaration: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php
Certification EU-US data protection (“EU-US Privacy Shield”)
https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active
“Facebook” social plugin
We use the plug-in from the social network Facebook on our website. Facebook is an internet service provided by Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. In the EU, this service is operated by Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland, both hereinafter referred to as “Facebook”.
Through certification according to the EU-US Privacy Shield (“EU-US Privacy Shield”) https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active
Facebook guarantees that EU data protection regulations will also be adhered to when processing data in the USA.
The legal basis is Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in improving the quality of our website.
Facebook provides you with further information about possible plug-ins and their respective functions at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.
If the plug-in is stored on one of the pages of our website you visit, your Internet browser will download a display of the plug-in from Facebook’s servers in the USA. For technical reasons, it is necessary for Facebook to process your IP address. In addition, the date and time of the visit to our website are also recorded.
If you are logged in to Facebook while you visit one of our websites with the plug-in, the information collected by the plug-in from your specific visit will be recognized by Facebook. Facebook may assign the information collected in this way to your personal user account there. If, for example, you use the so-called “Like” button on Facebook, this information will be stored in your Facebook user account and, if necessary, published via the Facebook platform. If you want to prevent this, you must either log out of Facebook before visiting our website or prevent the Facebook plug-in from being blocked by using an add-on for your internet browser.
Facebook provides further information about the collection and use of data as well as your rights and protection options in this regard in the data protection information available at https://www.facebook.com/policy.php.
6. General information and use of cookies
Our website uses so-called cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device and that your browser saves. They serve to make our offerings more user-friendly, effective and secure. We use both so-called temporary cookies, which are automatically deleted when you close your browser (“session cookies”), and persistent (permanent) cookies.
You have the choice whether you want to allow cookies to be set. You can make changes in your browser settings. You basically have the choice whether you want to accept all cookies, be informed when cookies are set or reject all cookies. If you choose the last option, it is possible that you will not be able to fully use our offer.
When using cookies, a distinction must be made between the absolutely necessary cookies and those for further purposes (measuring access numbers, advertising purposes).
Strictly necessary cookies when using the website
We use session cookies on our websites, which are absolutely necessary for the use of our websites. These include cookies that enable us to recognize you while you visit the site as part of a single session. These session cookies contribute to the safe use of our offering by, for example, enabling the secure processing of the shopping cart function and the payment process.
Use of cookies with your consent
Below you will find an overview of the cookies that we use with your consent when you start using the website. You will also find an opt-out option every time you explain your use. These are cookies that record the usage behavior of our website as well as cookies that are used for advertising purposes.
1. a) Use of cookies to record usage behavior (tracking)
The use of tracking cookies enables us to recognize users when they access our website again and thus to assign usage processes to an internally assigned identifier (pseudonym). This allows us to record repeated access to our website and analyze it in a coherent manner. Specifically, the following tracking cookies are used:
Tracking by Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”, text files that are stored on your computer and that enable your use of the website to be analyzed. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, due to the activation of IP anonymization on this website, your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On our behalf, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide us with other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics is not combined with other Google data.
You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; However, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing this browser plug-in.
We use Google Analytics to analyze the use of our website and to regularly improve it. We can use the statistics obtained to improve our offering and make it more interesting for you as a user. For the exceptional cases in which personal data is transferred to the USA, Google has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield. The legal basis for storing the cookie is the consent given (Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 Letter a GDPR). The further evaluation of the data collected using Google Analytics takes place over a period of two years on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 Sentence 1 Letter f GDPR.
You can also find more information about this here and here (general information about Google Analytics and data protection).
Data protection on our social media profiles
We do not collect any personal data ourselves on our social media profiles on Facebook, LinkedIn, etc. However, we would like to point out that when you use social media services, you are subject to their respective data protection regulations and data may be transferred to the services.
Use and Disclosure of Personal Information
Klima Engineering & Consulting GmbH may be forced to disclose your data and related information by court or official order. We also reserve the right to use your data to assert or defend against legal claims.
Links to other websites
The Klima Engineering & Consulting GmbH website may contain links to external websites. We assume no responsibility for the data protection strategies or the content of these third-party websites. If you discover data protection-violating or otherwise illegal content on the linked websites, we ask you to inform us at info@klima-goforit.com so that we can remove the relevant link if necessary.
Information, deletion, blocking
You have the right to free information at any time about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient and the purpose of data processing, as well as the right to correct, block or delete this data.
Changes to the privacy policy
Our privacy policy is reviewed regularly and may therefore change. We will publish the current version here. If you have any further questions, you can of course contact us about this!
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