Privacy Policy

1) Introduction and contact information for the data controller

1.1We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. Below, we provide information about how we handle your personal data when you use our website. Personal data refers to any information that can be used to identify you personally.

1.2The controller responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Feucht GmbH, Gewerbestr. 3, 72813 St. Johann, Germany, Tel.: +49 (0) 7122-82590-0, Fax: +49 (0) 7122-82590-55, Email: info@feucht-antriebstechnik.de. The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

2) Data collection when you visit our website

2.1When you use our website for informational purposes only—that is, if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information—we collect only the data that your browser transmits to the website server (so-called “server log files”). When you visit our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display the website to you:

  • The website we visited
  • Date and time of access
  • Amount of data sent in bytes
  • Source/link that brought you to this page
  • Browser used
  • Operating system used
  • IP address used (if applicable: in anonymized form)

The processing is carried out in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data will not be disclosed or used for any other purpose. However, we reserve the right to review the server log files retrospectively if there are concrete indications of unlawful use.

2.2For security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential information (e.g., orders or inquiries to the controller), this website uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the "https://" prefix and the padlock icon in your browser address bar.

3) Hosting & Content Delivery Network

We use a provider to host our website and display its content; this provider delivers its services—either directly or through selected subcontractors—exclusively on servers located within the European Union.

All data collected on our website is processed on these servers.

We have entered into a data processing agreement with the service provider that ensures the protection of our website visitors' data and prohibits its unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

4) Cookies

To make your visit to our website more enjoyable and to enable the use of certain features, we use cookies—small text files that are stored on your device. Some of these cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser (so-called “session cookies”), while others remain on your device for a longer period and allow page settings to be saved (so-called “persistent cookies”). In the latter case, you can find the storage duration in the overview of your web browser’s cookie settings.

If personal data is processed through individual cookies we use, such processing is carried out in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR for the purpose of performing the contract, pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR in the event that consent has been given, or pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interests in ensuring the best possible functionality of the website as well as a user-friendly and effective design of the site visit.

You can configure your browser to notify you when cookies are set, allowing you to decide on a case-by-case basis whether to accept them, or to block cookies in specific cases or generally.

Please note that if you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.

5) Getting in touch

When you contact us (e.g., via the contact form or email), we collect personal data. The specific data collected when using a contact form is indicated on the form itself. This data is stored and used exclusively for the purpose of responding to your inquiry, establishing contact, and handling the associated technical administration.

The legal basis for processing this data is our legitimate interest in responding to your inquiry pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. If your contact is aimed at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR. Your data will be deleted after your inquiry has been fully processed. This is the case when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively resolved and provided that no statutory retention obligations preclude this.

6) Registration on the website

You can register on our website by providing personal data. The personal data processed for registration is specified in the registration form used for this purpose. We use the so-called double opt-in procedure for registration, meaning your registration is not complete until you have confirmed your sign-up by clicking the link in a confirmation email sent to you for this purpose. If you do not confirm your registration within 24 hours, your registration will be automatically deleted from our database. Providing the aforementioned data is mandatory. You may voluntarily provide any additional information by using our portal.

When you use our portal, we store the data necessary to fulfill the contract—including any payment method details—until you permanently delete your account. We also store any voluntary information you provide for the duration of your use of the portal, unless you delete it beforehand. You can manage and modify all of this information in the secure customer area. The legal basis for this is Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.

In addition, we store all content you publish (such as public posts, wall posts, guestbook entries, etc.) in order to operate the website. We have a legitimate interest in providing the website with complete user-generated content. The legal basis for this is Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. If you delete your account, your public comments—particularly those in the forum—will remain visible to all readers, but your account will no longer be accessible. All other data will be deleted in this case.

7) Web analytics services

Matomo

This website uses a web analytics service provided by the following company: InnoCraft Ltd., 150 Willis St, 6011 Wellington, New Zealand, (“Matomo”)

The service collects and stores pseudonymized visitor data, including information about the device used, such as the IP address and browser information. This data may be used to create and analyze pseudonymized usage profiles for the same purpose. Cookies may be used for this purpose. Cookies are small text files that are stored locally in the cache of the website visitor’s internet browser. Among other things, cookies enable the recognition of the web browser.

The pseudonymized information generated by the cookie is not used to personally identify visitors to this website and is not combined with personal data about the person behind the pseudonym.
If data is also transmitted to the provider’s servers and the web analytics service has not been installed locally on our server, we have entered into a data processing agreement with the provider that ensures the protection of our website visitors’ data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

All of the processing activities described above, in particular the use of cookies to collect information from the device you are using, will only be carried out if you have given us your explicit consent in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR. Without this consent, Matomo will not be used during your visit to the site.

You may withdraw your consent at any time with future effect. To withdraw your consent, please disable this service using the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website.

Data is only transmitted to the provider if the service is not hosted on our own servers. If we host the service ourselves, no data collected through the service is transmitted to the provider.

Unless the service is hosted on our own servers, we have entered into a data processing agreement with the provider that ensures the protection of our website visitors’ data and prohibits its unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

In this case, data transfers to New Zealand are governed by an adequacy decision issued by the European Commission, which certifies compliance with European data protection standards in international data transfers.

8) Page features

YouTube

This website uses plugins to display and play videos from the following provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland

Data may also be transferred to: Google LLC, USA

When you visit a page on our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the provider’s servers—at the latest when the video begins playing—in order to load the content. In the process, certain information, including your IP address, is transmitted to the provider.

If playback of embedded videos is initiated via the plugin, the provider also uses cookies to collect information about user behavior, generate playback statistics, and prevent abusive behavior.

If you are logged into a user account with the provider while visiting the site, your data will be directly associated with your account when you click on a video. If you do not want your data to be associated with your account, you must log out before clicking the play button.

All of the aforementioned processing activities, in particular the use of cookies to read information from the device you are using, will only take place if you have given us your explicit consent in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR. You may revoke the consent you have given at any time with future effect by deactivating this service via the “Cookie Consent Tool” provided on the website.

For data transfers to the United States, the provider has joined the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which ensures compliance with European data protection standards based on an adequacy decision by the European Commission.

9) Tools and Miscellaneous

DATEV

We use the cloud-based accounting software service provided by the following company for our accounting: DATEV eG, Paumgartnerstr. 6-14, 90429 Nuremberg, Germany

The provider processes our company’s incoming and outgoing invoices, as well as bank transactions where applicable, in order to automatically capture invoices, match them to transactions, and use this data to generate financial accounting records through a semi-automated process.

If personal data is processed in this context, such processing is based on our legitimate interest in the efficient organization and documentation of our business processes in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.

10) Rights of the Data Subject

10.1Under applicable data protection law, you have the following rights as a data subject (rights of access and intervention) vis-à-vis the controller with regard to the processing of your personal data; please refer to the cited legal basis for the respective conditions for exercising these rights:

  • Right of access pursuant to Article 15 of the GDPR;
  • Right to rectification pursuant to Article 16 of the GDPR;
  • Right to erasure pursuant to Article 17 of the GDPR;
  • Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Article 18 of the GDPR;
  • Right to information pursuant to Article 19 of the GDPR;
  • Right to data portability pursuant to Article 20 of the GDPR;
  • Right to withdraw consent pursuant to Article 7(3) of the GDPR;
  • Right to lodge a complaint under Article 77 of the GDPR.

10.2RIGHT TO OBJECT

IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA AS PART OF A BALANCING OF INTERESTS BASED ON OUR OVERRIDING LEGITIMATE INTEREST, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO SUCH PROCESSING ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, WITH EFFECT FOR THE FUTURE.

IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE DATA IN QUESTION. HOWEVER, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CONTINUE PROCESSING IF WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, fundamental rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims.

IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH MARKETING. YOU MAY EXERCISE THIS RIGHT AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, AND WE WILL STOP PROCESSING THE RELEVANT DATA FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES.

11) Retention period for personal data

The duration of the storage of personal data is determined by the applicable legal basis, the purpose of processing, and—where applicable—the relevant statutory retention period (e.g., retention periods under commercial and tax law).

When processing personal data based on explicit consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR, the data in question will be stored until you withdraw your consent.

If there are statutory retention periods for data processed in connection with contractual or quasi-contractual obligations pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, such data will be routinely deleted upon the expiration of the retention periods, provided that it is no longer necessary for the performance or initiation of a contract and/or we no longer have a legitimate interest in continuing to store it.

When processing personal data on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right to object under Article 21(1) of the GDPR, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

When processing personal data for the purpose of direct marketing pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, this data will be stored until you exercise your right to object under Article 21(2) of the GDPR.

Unless otherwise specified in the other information contained in this statement regarding specific processing situations, stored personal data will otherwise be deleted when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.