Privacy Policy

General Privacy Policy

Welcome to our website gfe.com. Thank you for your interest in our company. The protection of your personal data, such as name, telephone number, address, etc., is important to us.

The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you about how we process the personal data that we collect about you when you visit our webpages.

Our data protection practices are in accordance with the legal regulations of the EU (GDPR) and the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG).

The following Privacy Policy serves to meet GDPR requirements for the provision of information. These can be found in, for example, Art. 13 and Art. 14 ff. GDPR.

Provision of the website and creation of log files

Each time you access our website, our system automatically collects data and information from the system of the accessing device (e.g., computer, mobile phone, tablet).

Which personal data is collected and within which scope is it processed?

1. Information about the type and version of the browser used
2. The operating system of the accessing device
3. The hostname of the accessing computer
4. The IP address of the accessing device
5. Date and time of access
6. Webpages and resources (images, files, additional page content) accessed on our website
7. Websites from which the user's system arrived at our website (referrer tracking)
8. Log report on whether access was successful
9. Transmitted data quantity

This data is stored in our system's log files. However, it is not stored in conjunction with the personal data of a specific user. Individual site visitors are not identified.

Legal basis for the processing of personal data

Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest). It is in our legitimate interest to ensure that the purpose described below is achieved.

Purpose of the data processing

The temporary (automated) storage of data is necessary for the process of visiting a website and the provision of webpages. The processing of personal data also takes place to maintain the compatibility of our website for as many visitors as possible, to prevent abuse, and for troubleshooting. For this purpose, it is necessary to log the technical data of the accessing device in order to react as quickly as possible to display errors, attacks on our IT systems, and/or errors in the functionality of our website. The data also serves us for the optimization of the website and for the general security of our IT systems.

Storage duration

The aforementioned technical data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required to ensure the compatibility of the website for all visitors, but no later than 3 months after access of our website.

Objection and erasure

You can object to this processing at any time in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR and request erasure of data in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR. Information on your rights and how you can assert them can be found below in this Privacy Policy.

Special features of the website

Our website offers you various features, the use of which involves the collection, processing, and storage of personal data by us. Below, we specify what happens to such data:

Contact form(s)

Scope of the processing of personal data

The information you provided in our contact forms.

Legal basis for the processing of personal data

Art. 6 para. 1 sen. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interests of us as the responsible party); Art. 6 para. 1 sen. 1 lit. b GDPR (performance of a contract, if the request is aimed at concluding a contract).

Purposes of the data processing

The data collected via our contact form(s) will only be used for processing the specific contact request received via the contact form. Please note that we may also send you emails to the provided address in order to fulfill your contact request. The purpose of this is that you received confirmation from us that your request has been correctly forwarded to us. However, we are not obliged to send this confirmation email and it serves a solely informational purpose.

Storage duration

After processing your request, the collected data will be deleted immediately, as long as no legal retention periods apply.

Objection and erasure

The possibility for objection and erasure is in accordance with the general regulations on the right of objection and right to erasure under data protection law described below in this Privacy Policy.

Necessity for entering personal data

Use of the contact form(s) is on a purely voluntary basis and is neither contractually nor legally required. You are not required to contact us via the contact form(s). You may also use the other contact options provided on our website. If you do wish to use our contact form(s), you are required to fill out the fields labelled as mandatory. If you do not wish to fill out the contact form's mandatory fields, you may choose to either not submit the request or we will, unfortunately, be unable to process your request.

Statistical analysis of visits to this website – Web trackers

We process the following data when you access this website or individual files on the website: IP address, web page from which the file was accessed, name of the file, date and time of the access, transferred data volume, and notification of the success of the access (so-called web log). We use this access data exclusively in non-personalized form for the continuous improvement of our Internet offer and for statistical purposes. We also use the following web trackers to evaluate visits to this website:

Matomo

We use the open source software Matomo to analyze and statistically evaluate the use of the website. The information about website usage obtained through this is transmitted exclusively to our servers and summarized in pseudonymous usage profiles. We use the data to evaluate the use of the website. The data collected is not passed on to third parties.

The IP addresses are anonymized (IP masking), so that an assignment to individual users is not possible.

The processing of the data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 sen. 1 lit. f GDPR. We thereby pursue our legitimate interest in optimizing our website for our external presentation.

Integration of external web services and processing of data outside the EU

On our website, we use active JavaScript content from external providers (so-called web services). By accessing our website, these external providers may receive personal information about your visit to our website. In this case, data may be processed outside the EU. You can prevent this by installing the relevant browser plug-in or by deactivating scripts in your browser. Please note, however, that this may limit the features you can use on websites that you visit. We use the following external web services:

CloudFlare

Our website loads a web service of the company Cloudflare, Inc., 101 Townsend St, 94107 San Francisco, United States of America (hereinafter: CloudFlare). We use this data to ensure the full functionality of our website. In this context, your browser may transmit personal information to CloudFlare. The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 sen. 1 lit. f GDPR. The legitimate interest consists of the error-free operation of the website. Cloudflare, Inc. has self-certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield Agreement (see https://www.privacyshield.gov/list). Please find further information on the EU-US Privacy Shield arrangement here: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2016/1250/oj. The data will be deleted as soon as the purpose of its collection has been fulfilled. For more information on the processing of the transferred data, please refer to the CloudFlare Privacy Policy: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/

You can prevent CloudFlare from collecting and processing your data by disabling the execution of script code in your browser or by installing a script blocker in your browser.

DoubleClick

A web service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, 4 Dublin, Irland (hereinafter:  Doubleclick) is loaded onto our website. We use this data to ensure the full functionality of our website. In this context, your browser may transmit personal data to Doubleclick. The legal basis for data processing is Article 6 para. 1 sen. 1 lit. f GDPR. The legitimate interest lies in the error-free functioning of the website. This data will be erased as soon as the purpose of its collection has been fulfilled. For more information on handling the transferred data, please see Doubleclick’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy. You can prevent Doubleclick from collecting and processing your data by disabling the execution of script code in your browser or by installing a script blocker in your browser.

Open-streetmap

Our website loads a web service of the company FOSSGIS e. V., Römerweg 5, 79199 Kirchzarten, Germany (hereinafter: Open-Streetmap). We use this data to ensure the full functionality of our website. In this context, your browser may transmit personal information to Open-streetmap. The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 sen. 1 lit. f GDPR. The legitimate interest consists of the error-free operation of the website. The data will be deleted as soon as the purpose of its collection has been fulfilled. For more information on the processing of the transferred data, please refer to the Open-streetmap Privacy Policy: https://www.fossgis.de/datenschutzerklaerung .

You can prevent Open-streetmap from collecting and processing your data by disabling the execution of script code in your browser or by installing a script blocker
in your browser.

Unpkg

Our website loads a web service of the company Npm, Inc., 1999 Harrison Street #1150, CA 94612 Oakland, United States of America (hereinafter: Unpkg). If your browser has JavaScript activated and no JavaScript blocker is installed, your browser will transmit personal data to Unpkg. For more information on the processing of the transferred data, please refer to the Unpkg Privacy Policy: https://www.npmjs.com/policies/privacy
You can prevent Unpkg from collecting and processing your data by disabling the execution of script code in your browser or by installing a script blocker.

Information on the use of cookies

We use cookies to enable the use of certain functions of our website on various webpages. “Cookies” are small text files that may be stored on your computer system by your browser. These text files contain a characteristic string of characters that uniquely identify the browser when you return to our website. The process of storing a cookie file is also called “setting a cookie”. Cookies can be set both by the website itself and by external web services.

Legal basis for the processing of personal data

Article 6 para. 1 sen. 1 lit f GDPR (legitimate interest) or Articles 6 para.1 lit. a  GDPR (consent).

The relevant legal basis can be found in the cookie table listed below in this section.

As a general rule, in the case of cookies that are collected on the basis of a legitimate interest, our legitimate interest lies in being able to ensure the functionality of our website and the services integrated into it (technically necessary cookies). Cookies may also increase the user-friendliness and enable a more personalised presentation of the website. In this case we take into consideration both your interests and ours.

Cookie technology allows us to analyse and track individual website visitors but only when the website visitor has consented to the use of cookies pursuant to Articles 6 para.1 lit. a GDPR.

Purpose of data processing

Cookies are set by our website or external web services to maintain the full functionality of the website, to improve user-friendliness or to pursue, with your consent, the stated purpose. The cookie technology also enables us to recognise individual visitors using pseudonyms, e.g. an individual, arbitrary ID, so we can offer more individual services. Details are shown in the following table.

Duration of storage

The cookies listed below are stored until they are deleted from your browser or, if the cookie is a session cookie, until the session is ended. Details are shown in the following table:

Objection option, revocation of consent and removal

If you so desire, you can adjust your browser settings to categorically prevent the setting of cookies. You can then decide on whether to accept cookies on a case-by-case basis, or categorically accept the setting of cookies. Cookies can be used for different purposes, e.g. to identify that your PC has previously connected to our website (permanent cookies) or to store your most recently viewed web pages (session cookies). If you expressly consent to the processing of your personal data, you may revoke such consent at any time It is important to bear in mind that this does not affect the legality of the processing, which took place on the basis of the consent given until revocation.

Data security and data protection, communication by email

Your personal data is protected by technical and organizational measures during processing in such a way that it cannot be accessed by third parties. In case of unencrypted communication by email, we cannot guarantee complete data security for the transmission to our IT systems. We recommend encrypted communication or communication by post for highly confidential information.

Data information and rectification requests – erasure & restriction of processing of data – revocation of consent – right to objection

Right of access

You have the right to demand confirmation on whether we are processing your personal data. If this is the case, you have the right to the information specified in Art. 15 para. 1 GDPR, insofar as this does not affect the rights and freedoms of other persons (cf. Art. 15 para. 4 GDPR). We are also happy to provide you with a copy of the data.

Right to rectification

In accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, you have the right to have any incorrect personal data (e.g., address, name) that we have stored on you to be corrected. You may also demand, at any time, the completion of any data that we have stored on you. The necessary adjustments will be made without delay.

Right to erasure

In accordance with Art. 17 para. 1 GDPR, you have the right to demand the erasure of any personal data if

• the data is no longer needed or consent has been withdrawn, thereby removing the legal grounds for processing;
• you have lodged an objection against the processing and no legal grounds for processing exist;
• your data is being unlawfully processed;
• a legal obligation requires this or if collection in accordance with Art. 8 para. 1 GDPR has taken place.

This right, in accordance with Art. 17 para. 3 GDPR, does not exist if

• the processing is necessary to exercise the right to the free expression of opinion and information;
• your data has been collected as a result of a legal obligation;
• the processing is necessary for reasons of the public interest;
• the data is necessary for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

Right to restriction of processing

In accordance with Art. 18 para. 1 GDPR, you have, in individual cases, the right to demand the restriction of
the processing of your personal data.
This is the case when

• the accuracy of your personal data is contested;
• the processing is unlawful and you do not agree to its erasure;
• the data is no longer needed for the processing purpose, but the collected data serves the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims;
• an objection to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR has been lodged and it remains unclear whose interests are greater.

Right to withdraw consent

Insofar as you have given us your express consent to the processing of your personal data (Art. 6 para. 1 sen. 1 lit. a GDPR and/or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR), you may withdraw this consent at any time. Please note that this will not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out as a result of consent prior to its revocation.

Right to object

In accordance with Art. 21 GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of personal data relating to you that has been collected on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f (within the scope of a legitimate interest). You have this right only if special circumstances speak against the storage and processing.

How do I exercise my rights?

You may exercise your rights at any time through use of the contact information below:

AMG TITANIUM ALLOYS & COATINGS GfE Gesellschaft für Elektrometallurgie mbH
Höfener Str. 45
90431 Nürnberg, Germany
eMail: contact@gfe.com
Phone: +49 (911) 9315 - 91
Fax: +49 (911) 9315 - 429

Right to data portability

In accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, you are entitled to the transmission of your personal data. The data will be made available by us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. You may choose to have the data sent to you or to a responsible party named by you.

Upon request and in accordance with Art. 20 para 1 GDPR, we will provide you with the following data:

• Data collected as a result of your express permission in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sen.1 lit a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR.
• Data we have received from you in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sen. 1 lit. b GDPR, within the scope of existing contracts.
• Data that has been processed within the scope of an automated process.

The direct transmission of your personal data to a responsible party named by you will be carried out by us so long as this is technically feasible. Please note that we are not permitted to transmit data that infringes on the freedoms and rights of other people, as in accordance with Art. 20 para. 4 GDPR.

Right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority pursuant to Art. 77 para. 1 GDPR

If you suspect that your data is being illegally processed on our website, you may bring about a judicial clarification of the problem at any time. All other legal options are also open to you. Irrespective of this, you also have the option of contacting a supervisory authority, as in accordance with Art. 77 para. 1 GDPR. The right to lodge a complaint in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR is your right to appeal in the EU Member State of your place of residence, workplace, and/or place of alleged infringement, i.e., you can choose the supervisory authority to which you appeal to in the above-mentioned places. The supervisory authority to which the complaint was submitted will then inform you of the status and results of your complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy under Art. 78 GDPR.