Privacy Policy
The following data protection declaration applies to the use of our online offer https://spectrum-instrumentation.com (hereinafter "website").
We attach great importance to data protection. The collection and processing of your personal data is carried out in compliance with the applicable data protection regulations, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
1. Person responsible
The person responsible for the collection, processing and use of your personal data in the sense of Art. 4 para. 7 GDPR is
Spectrum Instrumentation GmbH
Ahrensfelder Weg 13-17
22927 Grosshansdorf
If you wish to object to the collection, processing or use of your data by us in accordance with these data protection provisions as a whole or for individual measures, you can address your objection to the person responsible.
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2. General purposes of processing
We use personal data for the purpose of operating the website and processing your inquiries in a business context, as well as to optimise and analyse our offering.
3. What data we use and why
3.1 Hosting
The hosting services we use are for the provision of the following services: Infrastructure and platform services, computing capacity, storage space and database services, security services and technical maintenance services, which we use for the purpose of operating the website.
In this context, we, or our hosting provider, process inventory data, contact data, content data, contract data, usage data, meta data and communication data of customers, interested parties and visitors to this website on the basis of our legitimate interests in an efficient and secure provision of our website pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 clause 1 f) GDPR in conjunction with. Art. 28 GDPR.
3.2 Access data
We collect information about you when you use this website. We automatically collect information about your usage behavior and your interaction with us and register data about your computer or mobile device. We collect, store and use data about each access to our website (so-called server log files). The access data includes:
• Name and URL of the file accessed
• date and time of access
• amount of data transferred
• message about successful retrieval (HTTP response code)
• browser type and version
• Operating system
• Referer URL (i.e. the previously visited page)
• Websites that are called up by the user's system via our website
• Internet service provider of the user
• IP address and the requesting provider
We use this log data without assigning it to you personally or otherwise profiling it for statistical analysis for the purpose of operating, securing and optimizing our website, but also to anonymously record the number of visitors to our website (traffic) and the extent and type of use of our website and services, as well as for billing purposes to measure the number of clicks received from cooperation partners. Based on this information, we can provide personalized and location-based content and analyze traffic, search for and fix errors, and improve our services.
This is also our legitimate interest according to Art 6 para. 1 clause 1 f) GDPR.
We reserve the right to review the log data retrospectively if there is a justified suspicion of unlawful use based on concrete indications. We also store IP addresses if we have a concrete suspicion of a criminal offense in connection with the use of our website.
3.3 Cookies
We use so-called session cookies to optimize our website. A session cookie is a small text file that is sent by the respective servers when you visit a website and is temporarily stored on your hard drive. This file as such contains a so-called session ID, with which various requests of your browser can be assigned to the common session. This allows your computer to be recognized when you return to our website. These cookies are deleted after you close your browser. They are used, for example, to prevent the cookie banner from being displayed again.
To a lesser extent, we also use persistent cookies (also small text files that are stored on your terminal device), which remain on your terminal device and enable us to recognize your browser on your next visit. These cookies are stored on your hard drive and delete themselves after the specified time. Their lifespan is between 1 month and 10 years. This allows us to present our offer to you in a more user-friendly, effective and secure manner and, for example, to display information on the site that is specifically tailored to your interests.
Our legitimate interest in the use of cookies pursuant to Art 6 para. 1 clause 1 f) GDPR is to make our website more user-friendly, effective and secure.
If consent to the storage of cookies has been requested, the storage of the cookies in question is based exclusively on this consent (Art. 6 para. 1 clause 1 a) GDPR); consent can be revoked at any time.
The following data and information, for example, are stored in the cookies:
- Log-in information
- language settings
- entered search terms
- Information about the number of times our website is called up and the use of individual functions of our website.
When the cookie is activated, it is assigned an identification number and your personal data is not assigned to this identification number. Your name, IP address or similar data that would enable the cookie to be assigned to you are not placed in the cookie. Based on the cookie technology, we only receive pseudonymized information.
You can set your browser so that you are informed in advance about the setting of cookies and can decide on a case-by-case basis whether you want to exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, or that cookies are completely prevented. This may limit the functionality of the website.
3.4 Data for the fulfillment of our contractual obligations
We process personal data that we need to fulfill our contractual obligations, such as name, address, e-mail address, ordered products, billing and payment data. The collection of this data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract.
The deletion of the data takes place after the expiration of warranty periods and legal retention periods. Data linked to a user account (see below) will in any case be retained for the duration of the management of this account.
The legal basis for the processing of this data is Art. 6 para. 1 clause 1 b) GDPR, because this data is needed so that we can fulfill our contractual obligations to you.
3.6 Contacting us
If you contact us (e.g. via contact form or e-mail), we will process your data to process the request and in the event that follow-up questions arise.
If the data processing is carried out for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, which are carried out in response to your inquiry, or, if you are already our customer, for the implementation of the contract, the legal basis for this data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 clause b) GDPR.
We only process other personal data if you consent to this (Art. 6 para. 1 clause 1 a) GDPR) or we have a legitimate interest in processing your data (Art. 6 para. 1 clause 1 f) GDPR). A legitimate interest is, for example, to respond to your e-mail.
Consent given can be revoked at any time, with effect for the future.
3.7 Product recommendations
We will send you product recommendations by e-mail on a regular basis.In this way, we will send you information about products from our range that you might be interested in based on your most recent purchases of goods or services from us. In doing so, we strictly comply with the legal requirements. You can object to this at any time without incurring any costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic rates. A notification in text form to the contact data mentioned under point 1 (e.g. e-mail, fax, letter) is sufficient for this purpose. Of course, you will also find an unsubscribe link in every e-mail.
The legal basis for this is the legal permission according to Art. 6 para. 1 clause 1 f) GDPR in conjunction with § 7 para. 3 UWG. You can object to the processing at any time.
4 Social media
This website uses links to our presences on social media sites. For these presences, the data protection and liability regulations of the respective providers apply, which you can access as described below.
4.1 Facebook
Provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland
Website: https://facebook.com
Privacy policy: https://facebook.com/policy.php
4.2 X
Provider: Twitter International Unlimited Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07, Ireland
Website: https://x.com/
Privacy policy: https://x.com/de/privacy
4.3 LinkedIn
Provider: LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Website: linkedin.com
Data protection: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
5 Information on service providers used
To operate this website, we integrate external services to make our website more user-friendly, effective and secure. This is our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 para. 1 clause 1 f) GDPR.
5.1 CCM19 Cloud
To control cookies and obtain the necessary consent, we use the Cookie Consent Manager CCM19 Cloud from the provider Papoo Software & Media GmbH, Auguststr. 4, 53229 Bonn, Germany, on our website. You can use this tool to allow or deny cookies.
We use the Consent Management Tool based on Art. 6 para. 1 clause 1 c) GDPR. The processing of this data is necessary to be able to prove that consent has been given.
Information on the processing of the transferred data can be found here: https://www.ccm19.de/en/privacyclarification.html
5.2 Mittwald CM Service GmbH & Co.KG
For hosting our website, we use the service of Mittwald CM Service GmbH & Co.KG Königsberger Str. 4 - 6, 32339 Espelkamp,, Germany. The hosting is carried out exclusively on servers within the EU.
Please read here how Mittwald complies with data protection requirements:
https://www.mittwald.de/datenschutz https://www.mittwald.de/darum-mittwald/technologie
We use Mittwald based on Art. 6 para. 1 clause 1 f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest here is in the secure and efficient provision and optimization of our online offering.
5.3 datatables
To display tables, we use the plugin datatables of the provider SpryMedia Ltd, Pitreavie Business Park, Evans Business Centre, Queensferry Rd, Dunfermline KY11 8UU, UK, on our website.
The use of datatables is based on our legitimate interests, according to Art. 6 para. 1 clause 1 f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the optimal presentation of our online offer.
You can find more information about datatables.net here: https://datatables.net/privacy
5.4 YouTube
YouTube is a video portal of Google YouTube LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway in Mountain View, California, 901 Cherry Ave, 94066 San Bruno, CA, USA, hereinafter referred to as "YouTube".
For users who have their habitual residence in the European Union, Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland is responsible for the processing.
We use YouTube on the basis of your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 clause 1 a) GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Any consent given can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.
We use YouTube to improve the content on our website.
To protect your data, the "Extended data protection" function has been activated. A connection to YouTube is only established once the video has been clicked on. At least the IP address is transmitted to YouTube.
If you are already logged in to YouTube, the connection information will be assigned to your account. Please log out of YouTube beforehand to prevent this.
Google has submitted to the Data Privacy Framework concluded between the European Union and the USA and is certified. Google thereby undertakes to comply with the standards and regulations of European data protection law. Further information can be found in the following linked entry:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s
Please read here how Google complies with the data protection regulations also with regard to the transmission to the USA: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
5.5 Google Tag Manager
The Google Tag Manager service is used on our website to control the display of services. This service is provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
We use Google Tag Manager based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 clause 1 a) GDPR. Any consent given can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.
The purpose of using this service is to be able to effectively display services on our website.
As soon as this service is called up on our site, Google receives your IP address. The service itself does not store any other data or cookies, but only controls the display of services listed in this privacy policy.
Google has submitted to the Data Privacy Framework concluded between the European Union and the USA and is certified. Google thereby undertakes to comply with the standards and regulations of European data protection law. Further information can be found in the entry linked below:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/
Please read here how Google complies with the data protection regulations also with regard to the transmission to the USA: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
6 Advertising
6.1 DoubleClick
We use "DoubleClick" on our website, an online marketing tool from Google Ireland Limited, Google Building Gordon House, Barrow St, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as "Google").
Google uses cookies to record which adverts are displayed in which web browser. This technically prevents the multiple display of adverts. According to Google, the cookies set do not contain any personal data.
We use Doubleclick based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 clause 1 a) GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Any consent given can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.
The purpose of using this service is to improve our campaign performance and to prevent our adverts from being shown to you more than once.
As soon as this service is called up on our site, a connection to Google is established, through which your IP address is transmitted to Google.
Google has submitted to the Data Privacy Framework concluded between the European Union and the USA and is certified. This means that Google undertakes to comply with the standards and regulations of European data protection law. Further information can be found in the following linked entry:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s
Please read here how Google also complies with data protection regulations with regard to transmission to the USA: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
6.2 Google AdWords conversion tracking
We use the online advertising programme "Google AdWords" on our website and conversion tracking as part of Google AdWords. Google Conversion Tracking is an analysis service of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google") to assess the effectiveness of adverts.
When you click on an advert placed via Google, a conversion tracking cookie is stored on your computer. These cookies do not contain any personal data. If you visit certain pages of our website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognise that you have clicked on the ad and have been redirected to this page.
We use this marketing function based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 clause 1 a) GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Any consent given can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.
The use serves to optimise the marketing of our products.
Google has submitted to the Data Privacy Framework concluded between the European Union and the USA and is certified. This means that Google undertakes to comply with the standards and regulations of European data protection law. Further information can be found in the following linked entry: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s
Please read here how Google also complies with data protection regulations with regard to transmission to the USA: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
7 Tracking
7.1 Google Analytics
Our website uses Google Analytics 4 (GA4), a web analytics service provided by Google LLC ("Google"). Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland is responsible for the European area.
Google Analytics 4 uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect and analyse information about the use of our website. Google uses data centres within the EU/EEA to store the data. However, the transmission of data to Google servers in the USA is not excluded.
Google Analytics 4 enables us to better understand user behaviour on our website and to improve the website experience for our visitors. This includes information about pages visited, interactions with content, devices and browsers used, geographical locations and more.
We use Google Analytics 4 to create aggregated and anonymised reports on website usage. The statistics generated help us to recognise trends and adapt the website accordingly. This data is collected without reference to individuals and is not linked to personal information.
We use Google Analytics 4 on the basis of your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 a) GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.
You have the option to prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics 4 by deactivating the use of cookies in your browser settings or by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on provided by Google.
Google has submitted to the Data Privacy Framework concluded between the European Union and the USA and is certified. Google thereby undertakes to comply with the standards and regulations of European data protection law. Further information can be found in the following linked entry:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s
Please note that Google has its own data protection provisions and that we have no control over the collection and processing of data by Google. You can find more information on this in Google's privacy policy:
https://privacy.google.com/businesses/compliance/#!#gdpr
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
7.2 Matomo
To analyse and evaluate the use of our website, we use the open source tool Matomo from the provider InnoCraft Ltd, 7 Waterloo Quay, PO Box 625, 6140 Wellington, New Zealand. The software sets cookies in your browser for this purpose. The following data is collected when you access various pages on our website:
Two bytes of the IP address of the user's accessing system (anonymised IP address)
The website accessed
The website from which the user came to the website accessed (referrer)
The subpages that are accessed from the accessed website
The time spent on the website
The frequency with which the website is accessed
We host the data ourselves, which means that the provider of the tool does not receive any data.
We have concluded an order processing contract with InnoCraft Ltd that meets the requirements of Art. 28 GDPR.
We process your data based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 clause a) GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG. Any consent given can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.
The anonymised data is deleted at regular intervals. Further information can be found in the privacy policy: https://matomo.org/privacy/
8. Retention period
Unless specifically stated, we only store personal data for as long as is necessary to carry out the intended purposes.
In some cases, the legislator stipulates that personal data must be retained, for example under tax law or commercial law. In these cases, the data will only be stored by us for these legal purposes, but will not be processed in any other way and will be deleted after expiry of the legal retention period.
9. Your rights as a data subject
Under the applicable laws, you have various rights regarding your personal data. If you wish to assert these rights, please send your request by email or by post to the address specified in section 1, clearly identifying yourself.
You will find an overview of your rights below.
9.1 Right to confirmation and right of access to personal data
You have the right to access clear information about the processing of your personal data.
Specifically:
You have the right to obtain confirmation from us at any time as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed. Should this be the case, you have the right to request information from us, free of charge, about the personal data stored about you, together with a copy of this data. Furthermore, you have the right to the following information:
1. The purposes of the processing
2. The categories of personal data that are processed
3. The recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data has been or is still being disclosed – in particular, recipients in third countries or at international organisations
4. If possible, the planned duration for which the personal data will be stored, or, if this is not possible, the criteria for determining this period
5. The existence of a right to rectification or erasure of personal data concerning you, or to restrict the processing by the data controller, or of a right to oppose such processing
6. The existence of a right to appeal to a supervisory authority
7. If the personal data is not collected from the data subject him/herself, any available information as to the source of the data
8. The existence of any automated decision-making, including profiling, pursuant to Art. 22 para. 1 and 4 GDPR and – at least in such cases – meaningful information about the logic involved as well as the scope and intended effects of such processing for you.
If personal data are transferred to a third country or to an international organisation, you have the right to be informed of the appropriate guarantees in connection with the transfer pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR.
9.2 Right to rectification
You have the right to request that we rectify personal data concerning you, or, if applicable, complete it.
Specifically:
You have the right to request that we rectify inaccurate personal data concerning you without undue delay. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, you have the right to have incomplete personal data completed, including by means of providing a supplementary statement.
9.3 Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")
In a number of cases, we are obliged to delete personal data concerning you.
Specifically:
In accordance with Art. 17 para. 1 GDPR, you have the right to demand that we delete personal data concerning you without undue delay, and we are obliged to delete personal data without undue delay if any of the following reasons applies:
1. The personal data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.
2. You revoke your consent on which the processing was based pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 clause 1 a) GDPR or Art.. 9 para. 2 a) GDPR, and there is no other legal basis for such processing.
3. You object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or you object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 para. 2 GDPR.
4. The personal data has been unlawfully processed;
5. The personal data has to be erased in order to comply with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which we are subject
6. The personal data concerning you has been collected in relation to the offer of information society services referred to in Art. 8 para. 1 GDPR.
If we have made your personal data public and are obliged to delete it pursuant to Art. 17 para. 1 GDPR, we shall take reasonable measures, including technical measures – while taking into account the available technology and the implementation costs – to inform the data controllers who are responsibly for processing your personal data that you have requested that all links to your personal data, as well as any copies or replications of your personal data, be deleted.
9.4 Right to restriction of processing
In a number of cases, you are entitled to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data.
Specifically:
You have the right to request that we restrict the processing if one of the following conditions is met:
1. You contest the accuracy of your personal information for a period of time that allows us to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
2. The processing is unlawful and you oppose the erasure of the personal data and request the restriction of its use instead.
3. We no longer need the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but you require it in order to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
4. You have objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, pending verification of whether our legitimate grounds override yours.
9.5 Right to data portability
You have the right to receive, transmit or have us transmit personal data concerning you in a machine-readable format.
Specifically:
You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and the right to transmit this data to another data controller without hindrance from us, where:
1. the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 clause 1 a) GDPR or Art.. 9 para. 2 a) GDPR, or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 clause 1 b) GDPR; and
2. the processing is carried out by automated means.
In exercising your right to data portability pursuant to paragraph 1, you have the right to have your personal data transmitted directly from us to another data controller, provided that this is technically feasible.
9.6 Right to object
You have the right to object to the lawful processing of your personal data by us if this is justified by your particular situation and provided that our interests in the processing do not outweigh yours.
Specifically:
You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you which is based on Art. 6 para. 1 (e) or (f) GDPR, including profiling based on those provisions. We will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
Where personal data are processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for such marketing, which includes profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing.
Where personal data are processed for scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes pursuant to Art. 89 para. 1 GDPR, you have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object to processing of personal data concerning you, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest.
9.7 Automated decision-making including profiling
You have the right to not be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing – including profiling – which has a legal bearing on you or which significantly affects you in a similar manner.
No automated decisions are made on the basis of the personal data that we collect.
9.8 Right to revoke consent previously provided under data protection law
You have the right to revoke your consent to the processing of your personal data at any time.
9.9 Right to file a complaint with a supervisory authority
You have the right to file a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular, in the Member State where you live or work or where the alleged violation took place, if you believe that the processing of your personal data is unlawful.
10 Data security
We make every effort to ensure the security of your data in accordance with the applicable data protection laws and the technical possibilities at our disposal.
Your personal data will be transmitted by us in encrypted form. This applies to all forms that are offered. We use the SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption protocol, but would like to point out that any data transmission on the Internet may be subject to security vulnerabilities (e.g., when communicating by email). It is not possible to completely protect data against access by third parties.
To protect your data, we maintain technical and organisational security measures in accordance with Art. 32 GDPR, which we continually adapt to reflect the latest technological developments.
We also do not guarantee that our Website will be available at specific times; disturbances, interruptions or failures cannot be excluded. We regularly and carefully backup the servers we use.
11 Disclosure of data to third parties, no data transfer to non-EU countries
In principle, we only use your personal data inside our company.
Should we involve third parties in the fulfilment of contracts (such as logistics service providers), these third parties will only receive personal data to the extent necessary to perform the corresponding service.
In the event that we outsource certain parts of the data processing ("contract processing"), we contractually oblige the processors we contract to only use personal data in accordance with the requirements of the applicable data protection laws and to ensure that the rights of the data subject are protected.
No data is transferred to places or persons outside the EU apart from the cases mentioned in clauses 5 and 6 of this policy, nor is any such transfer planned.
12 Data protection officer
If you still have questions or concerns about data protection, please contact our data protection officer:
Sven Weschler
Iqanta GmbH
kontakt@iqanta.com
13 Changes to this privacy policy
If new services or providers are used to operate this website, we reserve the right to adapt this data protection declaration in order to comply with the legal circumstances. This adapted data protection declaration will then apply to your renewed visit to this website.