We would like to use the information below to provide you "data subject" with an overview of our processing of your personal data and your rights under data protection law. It is generally possible to use our website without entering personal data. However, if you wish to make use of special services offered by our company through our website, it may be necessary to process personal data. If it is necessary to process personal data and there is no legal basis for such processing, we will generally obtain your consent.

Personal data, such as your name, address or email address, is always processed in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and in accordance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to the "Ferrotec Europe GmbH". The aim of this Privacy Notice is to inform you about the scope and purpose of the personal data we collect, use and process.

As the data controller, we have implemented numerous technical and organisational measures to ensure the most complete possible protection of the personal data processed via this website. Nevertheless, Internet-based data transmissions can in principle have security gaps so that absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, you are free to submit personal data on alternative ways, such as by phone or by post to us.

The data controller, as defined by the GDPR, is:
Ferrotec Europe GmbH
Seerosenstrasse 1, 72669 Unterensingen, Germany
Phone: +49 7022 9270 0
Email: info@de.ferrotec.com
Data controller´s representative: Stephan Ballreich

You can reach the data protection officer as follows:
Markus Sextro
Phone: +49 6181 6183550
Email: datenschutz@de.ferrotec.com
You may contact our data protection officer directly at any time if you have any questions or suggestions regarding data protection.

This Privacy Notice is based on the terminology used by the European legislature and legislature in the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy should be easy to read and understand, both for the public and for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain in advance the terminology used. Among other things, we use the following terms in this privacy policy.

We use the following terms in this Privacy Notice, among others:

• 1.Personal data

  Personal data means 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.

• 2. Data subject

  A Data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller (our company).

• 3. Processing

  Processing is any operation or set of operations which is performed upon personal data, whether or not by automatic means, such as collection, recording, organisation, filing, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

• 4. Restriction of processing

  Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their future processing.

• 5. Profiling

  Profiling is any form of automated processing of personal data which consists in using such personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects relating to that natural person's performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or change of location.

• 6. Pseudonymisation

  Pseudonymisation is the processing of personal data in such a way that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures which ensure that the personal data cannot be attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

• 7. Data processor

  Data processor means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

• 8. Recipient

  A recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body to whom personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities that may receive personal data in the context of a specific investigative task under Union or Member State law shall not be considered as recipients.

• 9. Third party

  Third party means any natural or legal person, public authority, agency or body other than the data subject, the controller, the processor and the persons who, under the direct responsibility of the controller or the processor, are authorised to process the personal data.

• 10. Consent

  Consent means any freely given specific and informed indication of the data subject's wishes in the form of a statement or other unambiguous affirmative act by which the data subject signifies his or her agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.

Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR (icw § 25 (1) German Telecommunications-Telemedia Data Protection Act (TTDSG)) serves our company as the legal basis for processing operations where we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose.

If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party, as is the case, for example, with processing operations that are necessary for the delivery of goods or the provision of another service or consideration, the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. The same applies to processing operations that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, for example in the case of enquiries about our products or services.

If our company is subject to a legal obligation by which the processing of personal data becomes necessary, such as for the fulfilment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. c GDPR.

In rare cases, the processing of personal data might become necessary to protect vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were to be injured on our premises and as a result their name, age, health insurance data or other vital information had to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or other third party. In this case, the processing would be based on Art. 6 (1) lit. d GDPR.

Finally, processing operations could be based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. Processing operations which are not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases are based on this legal basis if the processing is necessary for the protection of a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not overweigh. We are permitted to carry out such processing operations in particular because they have been specifically mentioned by the European law. In this respect, the legislature took the view that a legitimate interest could be assumed if you are a customer of our company (Recital 47, Sentence 2 GDPR).

Your personal data will not be conveyed to third parties for purposes other than those listed below.

We will only share/convey your personal data with third parties if:

• 1. you have given us your express consent to do so in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR,

• 2. the disclosure is permissible in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR to protect our legitimate interests and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding interest worthy of protection in the non-disclosure of your data,

• 3. in the event that a legal obligation exists for the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR, as well as

• 4. this is legally permissible and necessary according to Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR for the processing of contractual relationships with you.

Within the framework of the processing operations described in this privacy policy, personal data may be transferred to the USA. The USA does not have an adequate level of data protection (ECJ: Schrems II ruling). In particular, US investigating authorities can oblige US companies to hand over or disclose personal data without the data subjects being able to take effective legal action against this. This means that, in principle, there is a possibility that your personal data will be processed by US investigative authorities. We have no control over these processing activities. In order to protect your data, we have concluded a corresponding agreement on the basis of GDPR for commissioned processing based on the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission. If the standard contractual clauses are not sufficient to establish an adequate level of security, your consent pursuant to Art. 49 (1) lit. a GDPR may serve as the legal basis for the transfer to third countries. This may not apply to data transfers to third countries for which the European Commission has issued an adequacy decision pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR.

• 7.1 SSL/TLS-encryption

  This site uses SSL or TLS encryption to guarantee the security of data processing and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders, login data or contact enquiries that you send to us as the operator. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address bar of the browser contains a "https://" instead of a "http://" and by the lock symbol in your browser bar.
  We use this technology to protect your transmitted data.

• 7.2 Data collection when visiting the website

  If you only use our website for informational purposes, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect the data your browser sends our server (in what is known as "server log files"). Our website collects a range of general data and information each time you access a website or an automated system. This general data and information is stored in the server’s log files. It may be collected.

  1. 1. the browser types and versions used,

  2. 2. the operating system used by the accessing system,

  3. 3. the website from which an accessing system accesses our website (so-called referrer),

  4. 4. the sub-pages accessed via an accessing system on our website,

  5. 5. the date and time of access to the website,

  6. 6. an internet Protocol (IP) address, and

  7. 7. the internet service provider of the accessing system.

  When using this general data and information, we do not draw any conclusions about your person. Rather, this information is required to

  1. 1. deliver the contents of our website correctly,

  2. 2. optimise the contents of our website as well as to advertise it,

  3. 3. to ensure the permanent operability of our IT systems and the technology of our website, and

  4. 4. to provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary to prosecute in the event of a cyber-attack.

  Therefore, the data and information collected will be used by us for statistical purposes only and for the purpose of increasing the data protection and data security of our enterprise to ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The data of the server log files is stored separately from any personal data provided by a data subject.

  The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest follows from the purposes for data collection listed above.

• 7.3 Hosting by KDDI Corporation

  We host our website at KDDI Corporation. The provider is KDDI Corporation, Garden Air Tower, 3-10-10, Iidabashi, Chiyoda-ku,Tokyo 102-8460, Japan.
  When visiting our website, your personal data is processed on the servers of KDDI. This may also involve the transfer of personal data to the company of KDDI in Japan. The data transfer to Japan is based on the EU adequacy decision on Japan. Details can be found at
  https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2019.076.01.0001.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2019:076:TOC

When visiting our website, your personal data is processed on the servers of KDDI.
The use of KDDI is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the high-performance provision of our website.
We have concluded a corresponding agreement with KDDI on the basis of GDPR for commissioned processing. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that KDDI only processes the personal data of our website visitors according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

Additional information and KDDI privacy policy can be found at
https://www.kddi.com/english/corporate/kddi/public/privacy/#:~:text=KDDI%20CORPORATION%20(hereinafter%20referred%20to,of%20various%20services%20and%20products

• 8.1 General information about cookies

  We use cookies on our website. Cookies are small files that are automatically created by your browser and stored on your IT system (laptop, tablet, smartphone or similar) when you visit our website.

  Information generated from the specific device used is stored in cookies. This does not mean, however, that we will gain immediate knowledge of your identity.

  The use of cookies helps us make it more convenient for you to use our website. For example, we use session cookies to detect whether you have already visited individual pages on our website. These are erased automatically when you leave our website.

  In addition, we also use temporary cookies to optimise user-friendliness, which are stored on your end device for a specific period of time. If you visit our site again to use our services, it is automatically recognised that you have already been with us and which entries and settings you have made so that you do not have to enter them again.

  We also use cookies to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate our offer for you for the purpose of optimisation. These cookies enable us to automatically recognise that you have already visited our website when you visit it again. The cookies set in this way are automatically deleted after a defined period of time. The respective storage period of the cookies can be found in the settings of the consent tool used.

• 8.2 Legal basis for the use of cookies

  The data processed by the cookies, which are required for the proper functioning of the website, are thus necessary to protect our legitimate interests as well as those of third parties in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.

  For all other cookies, the following applies: You have given your consent to this within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR via our opt-in cookie banner.

• 8.3 One Trust (Consent Management Tool)

  We use the Consent Management Tool "One Trust" of OneTrust, LLC, 1350 Spring St NW, Atlanta, GA 30309, USA. This service allows us to obtain and manage the consent of website users for data processing.

  One Trust collects data generated by end users who use our website. When an end user gives consent via the cookie consent tool, One Trust automatically logs the following data:

  1. ● Browser information,

  2. ● Date and time of access,

  3. ● Device information,

  4. ● The URL of the visited website,

  5. ● The consent status of the end user, which serves as proof of consent.

  6. ● Anonymised IP address,

  7. ● Request URLs of the website,

  8. ● Website page path,

  9. ● Geographical location.

  The key and consent status are also stored in the end-user's browser in the cookie set by One Trust so that the website can automatically read and follow the end-user's consent in all subsequent page requests and future end-user sessions for up to 12 months. The key is used for proof of consent and for an option to check that the consent status stored in the end-user's browser is unchanged compared to the original consent submitted to One Trust.

  The functionality of the website is not guaranteed without the processing. The cookie set by One Trust is classified as necessary. The legal basis for the management of your consent to the processing of your personal data is Art. 6 (1) lit f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the legally secure documentation and verifiability of consents, the control of marketing measures on the basis of the consent granted and the optimisation of consent rates. There is no possibility for the user to object as long as there is a legal obligation to obtain the user's consent to certain data processing operations (Art. 7 (1), 6 (1) lit. c GDPR).

  Additional information on the service can be found at the following link:
  https://www.onetrust.de/datenschutzerklaerung/

To allow us to communicate with you on social networks and inform you about our services, we run our own pages on these social networks. If you visit one of our social media pages, we and the provider of the social media network are joint controllers (Art. 26 GDPR) regarding to the processing operations triggered thereby, which concern personal data.

We are not the original provider of these pages, but only use them within the scope of the options offered to us by the respective providers.

We would therefore like to point out as a precautionary measure that your data may also be processed outside of the European Union or the European Economic Area. Use of these networks may therefore involve data protection risks for you since the protection of your rights may be difficult, e.g. your rights to information, erasure, objection, etc. Processing on social networks frequently takes place directly for advertising purposes or for the analysis of user behaviour by network providers, and we have no control over this. If the provider creates user profiles, cookies are often used or user behaviour may be assigned directly to your own member profile on the respective social network (if you are logged in).

The processing operations of personal data described are carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interests and the legitimate interests of the respective provider in order to communicate with you in a timely manner or to inform you about our services. If you have to grant your consent to the respective providers to process your data as a user, the legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR in conjunction with Art. 7 GDPR.

Since we have no access to these providers? databases, we would like to point out that you would be best placed to exercise your rights (e.g. to information, rectification, erasure, etc.) directly with the respective provider. More information on the processing of your data on social networks and your options for exercising your right to object or your right of revocation (opt out) is listed below for each of the social network providers we use:

• 9.1 LinkedIn

  (Joint) Data controller responsible for data processing in Europe:
  LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland

  Privacy Notice:
  https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

• 9.2 YouTube

  (Joint) Controller responsible for data processing in Europe:
  Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland

  Privacy Notice:
  https://policies.google.com/privacy

• 10.1 Google Analytics Universal

  On our websites we use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited (https://www.google.de/intl/de/about/), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Irland ("Google"). In this context, pseudonymised usage profiles are created and cookies (see point "Cookies") are used. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website such as:

  1. 1. Browser information,

  2. 2. Operating system used,

  3. 3. Referrer-URL (previously visited (web)site),

  4. 4. IP address and

  5. 5. Time of server request,

  are transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The information is used to evaluate the use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website and internet use for the purposes of market research and demand-oriented design of these internet pages. This information may also be transferred to third parties if this is required by law or if third parties process this data on our behalf. Under no circumstances will your IP address be merged with other Google data. The IP addresses are anonymised so that an assignment is not possible (IP masking).

  You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.

  These processing operations are carried out exclusively when explicit consent is given in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR.

  You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (incl. your IP address) as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing a browser add-on (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de).

  Additional information on the service can be found at the following link:
  https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de

• 11.1 Google Tag Manager

  On this website we use the Google Tag Manager service. The operating company of Google Tag Manager is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Ireland Limited is part of the Google group of companies headquartered at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

  Through this tool, "website tags" (i.e. keywords, which are integrated into HTML elements) can be implemented and managed via an interface. Through the use of Google Tag Manager, we can automatically track which button, link or personalized image you have actively clicked on and can then record which content of our website is of particular interest to you.

  The tool also triggers other tags, which in turn may collect data. Google Tag Manager does not access this data. If you have made a deactivation at the domain or cookie level, this remains in place for all tracking tags implemented with Google Tag Manager.

  These processing operations are carried out exclusively when explicit consent is given in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR.

  Additional information on the service can be found at the following link:
  https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/

• 11.2 Microsoft Teams

  We use the tool "Microsoft Teams" ("MS-Teams") to conduct our communication both in written form (chat) and in the form of telephone conferences, online meetings and video conferences. The operating company of the service is Microsoft Ireland Operations ("Microsoft"), Ltd., 70 Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin, Ireland. Microsoft Ireland Operations, Ltd. is part of the Microsoft group of companies headquartered at One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington, USA.

  When using MS Teams, the following personal data are processed:

  1. ● Meetings, chats, voicemails, shared files, recordings, and transcriptions.

  2. ● Data that is shared about you. Examples include your e-mail address, profile picture and phone number.

  3. ● A detailed history of the phone calls you make.

  4. ● Call quality data.

  5. ● Support/feedback data Information related to troubleshooting tickets or feedback sent to Microsoft.

  6. ● Diagnostic and Service Data Diagnostic data related to service usage..

  To enable the display of video and the playback of audio, data from your end device microphone and from an end device video camera will be processed for the duration of the meeting. You can turn off or mute the camera or microphone yourself at any time using the "Microsoft Teams" applications.

  If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. In the context of an employee relationship, corresponding data processing is carried out on the basis of § 26 German Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz [BDSG]). The legal basis for the use of the service in the context of existing contractual relationships or contractual relationships to be initiated is Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. In all other cases, the legal basis for processing your personal data is Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. Here, our interest is in the effective implementation of online meetings.

  When we record online meetings, we will tell you before we start and, if necessary, ask you to consent to the recording. If you do not wish to do so, you can leave the online meeting.

  As a cloud-based service, "MS-Teams" processes the aforementioned data in the course of providing the service. To the extent "MS-Teams" processes personal data in connection with Microsoft's legitimate business operations, Microsoft is an independent data controller for such use and, as such, is responsible for compliance with applicable laws and obligations of a data controller. To the extent you access the MS Teams website, Microsoft is the data controller. Accessing the Internet site is necessary to download the MS-Teams software.

  Additional information on the service can be found at the following link:
  https://docs.microsoft.com/de-de/microsoftteams/teams-privacy

• 11.3 Webex - Video conferences

  We use the software "Webex Meetings" to conduct our communication in the form of telephone conferences, online meetings, video conferences and webinars (hereinafter: "online meetings"). The provider of the software is Cisco Systems GmbH, Parkring 20, 85748 Garching. Cisco Systems GmbH is part of Cisco Systems Inc. with headquarters at 170 West Tasman Dr., San Jose, USA.

  When using "Webex", different types of data are processed. The scope of the data also depends on the data you provide before or during participation in an "online meeting". The following personal data may be the subject of processing:

  1. ● Information about the user, such as first name, last name, e-mail address.

  2. ● Meeting metadata such as topic, description (optional), attendee IP addresses, device/hardware information.

  3. ● When recording (optional), all video, audio, presentation recordings and text files of the online meeting chat can be processed.

  4. ● When dialing in with the phone, information about the incoming and outgoing phone number, country name, start and end time are processed. If necessary, other connection data such as the IP address of the device can be stored.

  5. ● You may have the option of using the chat, question or survey functions in an "online meeting". The text entries you make will be processed in order to display them in the "online meeting" and, if necessary, to log them. To enable the display of video and the playback of audio, the data from the microphone of your terminal device and from any video camera of the terminal device will be processed accordingly for the duration of the meeting. You can turn off or mute the camera or microphone yourself at any time via the "Webex" applications.

  If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR. In the context of an employee relationship, corresponding data processing is carried out on the basis of § 26 German Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz [BDSG]). The legal basis for the use of the service in the context of existing contractual relationships or contractual relationships to be initiated is Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR. In all other cases, the legal basis for processing your personal data is Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. Here, our interest is in the effective implementation of "online meetings".

  The personal data concerning you will be stored until the purpose of the data processing no longer applies. The storage period of recorded online meetings will be communicated to you prior to the start of recording. You have the option to revoke your consent to the recording at any time, with the consequence that we will delete the recording.

  If we record "online meetings", we will tell you before we start and, if necessary, ask you to consent to the recording. If you do not wish to do so, you may leave the "online meeting".

  The provider of "Webex" necessarily obtains knowledge of the above-mentioned data, insofar as this is provided for in the context of our data processing agreement (Art. 28 GDPR), with "Webex". In particular, this includes the purpose of providing, optimizing and securing the service. Your provided participation information will be used for the purpose of identification in "online meetings". The data processing by "Webex" takes place, among others, by the parent company of the provider, LogMeIn Inc. in Boston, USA and thus in a third country (outside the EU and the EEA). As protective measures, we have concluded the EU standard contractual clauses (Art. 46 (2) and (3) GDPR). Furthermore, we cannot exclude that the routing of data takes place via internet servers that are located outside the EU / EEA, which may be the case in particular if participants in "online meetings" are located in a third country. However, the data is encrypted during transport over the Internet and thus secured against unauthorized access by third parties.

  To the extent "Webex" processes personal data in connection with "Webex"'s legitimate business operations, "Webex" is an independent data controller for such use and as such is responsible for compliance with applicable laws and obligations of a data controller. When you visit the Provider's other websites or install the Provider's application on your device, the processing of personal data is governed solely by the Provider's privacy policy.

  Additional information on the service can be found at the following links:
  https://trustportal.cisco.com/c/r/ctp/trust-portal.html#/1554085468927155

  as well as
  https://www.cisco.com/c/de_de/about/legal/privacy-full.html

• 11.4 YouTube (Videos)

  We have integrated components of YouTube on this website. The operating company of YouTube is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. YouTube, LLC is a subsidiary of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

  If you are logged in to YouTube at the same time, YouTube recognizes which specific subpage of our website you are visiting when you call up a subpage that contains a YouTube video. This information is collected by YouTube and Google and assigned to your YouTube account.

  YouTube and Google always receive information via the YouTube component that you have visited our website if you are logged into YouTube at the same time as calling up our website; this takes place regardless of whether you click on a YouTube video or not. If you do not want this information to be transmitted to YouTube and Google, you can prevent the transmission by logging out of your YouTube account before accessing our website.

  These processing operations are carried out exclusively when explicit consent is given in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR.

  Additional information on the service can be found at the following link:
  https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/

• 12.1 Right to confirmation

  You have the right to request confirmation from us as to whether personal data relating to you will be processed.

• 12.2 Right to information (Article 15 GDPR)

  You have the right to obtain information about the personal data stored about you at any time, free of charge, as well as the right to access a copy of such data from us, in accordance with the statutory provisions.

• 12.3 Right to rectification (Article 16 GDPR)

  You have the right to request the immediate rectification of incorrect personal data relating to yourself. Furthermore, the data subject has the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data, taking into account the purposes of the processing.

• 12.4 Erasure (Article 17 GDPR)

  You have the right to demand that we erase the personal data relating to you be deleted without delay, provided that one of the reasons provided by law applies and if processing or further storage is not required.

• 12.5 Restriction to processing (Article 18 GDPR)

  You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your data if one of the legal requirements is met.

• 12.6 Data transferability (Article 20 GDPR)

  You have the right obtain personal data relating to you that you provided us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. You also have the right to transfer this data to another controller without hindrance by us, to whom the personal data was provided, provided that the processing is based on the consent pursuant to Article 6 Paragraph 1(a) GDPR or Article 9 Paragraph 2(a) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Article 6 Paragraph 1(b) GDPR, and the data are processed using automated procedures, unless processing is necessary to complete a task, is in the public interest or is carried out in the exercise of an official authority assigned to us.

  Furthermore, when exercising your right to data transferability pursuant to Article 20 Paragraph 1 GDPR, you have the right to have personal data transferred directly from one controller to another, provided this is technically feasible and does not impede the rights and freedoms of other persons.

• 12.7 Objection (Article 21 GDPR)

  You have the right to lodge an objection to the processing of personal data relating to you for reasons relating to your particular situation where this is done on the basis of Article 6 Paragraph 1(e) (data processing in the public interest) or (f) (data processing on the basis of the weighing of legitimate interests) GDPR.

  This also applies to profiling based on these provisions pursuant to Article 4 Number 4 GDPR.

  Should you lodge an objection, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling and legitimate reasons for such processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or where processing serves the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims.

  In individual cases, we process your personal data for direct marketing purposes. You have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data for the purpose of such advertising. This also applies to profiling where this is connected to this kind of direct marketing. Should you object to the processing of your data for direct marketing purposes, we will no longer process your personal data for this purpose.

  In addition, you have the right to object to our processing of your personal data for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89 Paragraph 1 GDPR for reasons arising from your particular situation, unless such processing is necessary for the performance of a task in the public interest.

  You are free to exercise your right to lodge an objection in relation to the use of information society services, Directive 2002/58/EC notwithstanding, by means of automated procedures using technical specifications.

• 12.8 Revocation of consent regarding data protection

  You have the right to revoke any consent to the processing of personal data at any time with future effect.

• 12.9 Lodging a complaint with a supervisory authority

  You have the right to complain to a supervisory authority responsible for data protection about our processing of personal data.

We process and store your personal data only for the period of time necessary to meet the storage purpose or as required by the legal provisions to which our company is subject.

If the storage purpose no longer applies or if a required retention period expires, personal data will be routinely blocked or erased in accordance with the statutory provisions.

The criterion for the duration of the retention of personal data is the respective legal retention period. Once this period expires, the data in question will be routinely erased, provided it is no longer required for the fulfilment or initiation of the contract.

This Privacy Policy is currently valid as of: [[July 2023]].

Due to the further development of our Internet pages and offers or due to changed legal or official requirements, it may become necessary to change this Privacy Policy. You can access and print out the current data protection declaration at any time on the website under
https://www.ferrotec-global.com/privacypolicy.php?lang=de

This privacy statement has been prepared with the assistance of the privacy software “audatis MANAGER”.