Privacy Policy

Adjusting cookie settings

§1 Information about the collection of personal data

(1) Below, we provide information about the collection of personal data when using our website. Personal data is any data that can be related to you personally, e.g. surname, first name, address, email addresses, telephone number, user behavior, subject, and message.

(2) The controller pursuant to Art. 4 (7) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is

HEDI GmbH Elektro- und Gerätebau
Schöneggweg 17
DE-87727 Babenhausen
Germany
Phone: +49833392110
E-Mail:
Chief Executive Officer: Robert Diebolder (see our legal notice).

(3) When you contact us by email, we store the data you provide (your email address, your surname, first name, address and telephone number, if applicable, as well as the subject and message) in order to answer your questions. We delete the data collected in this context once storage is no longer necessary, or restrict processing if there are legal retention obligations.

(4) If we use contracted service providers for individual functions of our offering or wish to use your data for advertising purposes, we will inform you in detail about the respective processes below. We will also specify the criteria for the storage period.

§ 2 Your rights

(1) You have the following rights with regard to your personal data:

– Right to information,
– Right to rectification or erasure,
– Right to restriction of processing,
– Right to object to processing,
– Right to data portability.

(2) You also have the right to complain to a data protection supervisory authority about our processing of your personal data.

§ 3 Collection of personal data when visiting our website

(1) When using the website for informational purposes only, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect the personal data that your browser transmits to our server. If you wish to view our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display our website to you and to ensure stability and security (the legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (1) (f) GDPR). The following data, which is not technically necessary, is also listed and is only collected if you have given us your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

– IP address
– Date and time of the request
– Time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
– Content of the request (specific page)
– Access status/HTTP status code
– Amount of data transferred in each case
– Website from which the request originates
– Browser
– Operating system and its interface
– Language and version of the browser software.


(2) In addition to the aforementioned data, cookies will only be stored on your computer when you use our website with your consent, with the exception of technically necessary cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your hard drive and assigned to the browser you are using, and through which certain information flows to the entity that sets the cookie (in this case, us). Cookies cannot execute programs or transfer viruses to your computer. They serve to make the Internet offering more user-friendly and effective overall.

(3) Use of cookies:
a) This website uses the following types of cookies, the scope and functionality of which are explained below:
– Transient cookies (see b)
– Persistent cookies (see c).

b) Transient cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser. These include, in particular, session cookies. These store a so-called session ID, which can be used to assign various requests from your browser to the shared session. This allows your computer to be recognized when you return to our website. Session cookies are deleted when you log out or close your browser.

c) Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period, which may vary depending on the cookie. You can delete cookies at any time in your browser’s security settings.

d) You can configure your browser settings according to your preferences and, for example, refuse to accept third-party cookies or all cookies. Please note that you may not be able to use all the features of this website.

§ 4 Objection or revocation of the processing of your data

(1) If you have given your consent to the processing of your data, you can revoke this consent at any time. Such revocation affects the permissibility of the processing of your personal data after you have notified us of your revocation.

(2) Insofar as we base the processing of your personal data on the balancing of interests, you may object to the processing. This is the case if the processing is not necessary for the performance of a contract with you, which is explained by us in the following description of the functions. When exercising such an objection, we ask you to explain the reasons why we should not process your personal data as we have done. In the event of your justified objection, we will review the situation and either stop or adjust the data processing or point out to you our compelling legitimate reasons for continuing the processing.

(3) You can, of course, object to the processing of your personal data by non-essential cookies and for advertising and data analysis purposes at any time. You can inform us of your objection to advertising using the following contact details

HEDI GmbH Elektro- und Gerätebau
Schöneggweg 17
DE-87727 Babenhausen
Germany
Phone number: +49833392110
E-Mail:
Chief executive Officer: Robert Diebolder (see our legal notice).

§ 5 Contact form

We only process the personal data that you voluntarily provide and send to us in contact forms for the purposes of contract and order processing and handling your enquiries. The legal basis for this is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. Your data will be deleted if it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified and provided that there are no legal retention obligations to the contrary.

§ 6 Applications for job vacancies by email, post or application form

(1) We advertise job vacancies on our website, and interested parties can apply by email, post or using the application form sent to the contact address provided.

(2) Admission to the application process requires applicants to provide us with all personal data necessary for a sound and informed assessment and selection together with their application by email, post or via the application form.

(3) The required information includes general personal details (name, address, telephone number or email address) and evidence of the qualifications required for the position.

(4) The specific requirements for each application and the format in which these components must be submitted by email, post or via the application form can be found in the respective job advertisement.

(5) Upon receipt of the application sent using the specified email contact address, we will store the applicant’s data and evaluate it exclusively for the purpose of processing the application. If we have any questions during the processing of the application, we will use either the email address provided by the applicant in their application or a specified telephone number, at our discretion.

(6) The legal basis for this processing, including contacting you for queries, is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR in conjunction with Section 26(1) BDSG, according to which the application process is considered to be the initiation of an employment contract.

(7) Insofar as special categories of personal data within the meaning of Art. 9 (1) GDPR (e.g. health data such as information on severe disability) are requested from applicants, processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 9 (2) (b) GDPR so that we can exercise the rights arising from labour law and social security and social protection law and fulfil our obligations in this regard.

(8) If the applicant is not selected in the course of the evaluation described above, or if an applicant withdraws their application prematurely, their data transmitted by email and all electronic correspondence, including the original application documents, will be deleted after a corresponding notification at the latest after 6 months. This period is based on our legitimate interest in answering any follow-up questions regarding the application and, if necessary, in fulfilling our obligations to provide evidence in accordance with the regulations on equal treatment of applicants.

(9) In the event of a successful application, the data provided will be further processed for the purposes of implementing the employment relationship on the basis of Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. b) GDPR in conjunction with § 26 (1) BDSG.

§ 7 Newsletter

(1) With your consent, you can subscribe to our newsletter, which we use to inform you about our current interesting offers. The advertised goods and services are specified in the declaration of consent.

(2) We use the double opt-in procedure for registration for our newsletter. This means that after you register, we will send an email to the email address you provided, asking you to confirm that you wish to receive the newsletter. If you do not confirm your registration within 24 hours, your information will be blocked and automatically deleted after one month. In addition, we store your IP addresses and the times of registration and confirmation. The purpose of this procedure is to verify your registration and, if necessary, to investigate any possible misuse of your personal data.

(3) The only mandatory information required for sending the newsletter is your email address. The provision of additional, separately marked data is voluntary and is used to address you personally. After your confirmation, we will store your email address for the purpose of sending the newsletter. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

(4) You can revoke your consent to receive the newsletter at any time and unsubscribe from the newsletter. You can revoke your consent by clicking on the link provided in every newsletter email, by sending an email with the subject line ‘Newsletter’ or by sending a message to the contact details provided in the legal notice.

§ 8 Use of CleverReach

(1) This website uses CleverReach to send newsletters. The provider is CleverReach GmbH & Co. KG, Mühlenstr. 43, 26180 Rastede. CleverReach is a service that can be used to organise and analyse newsletter distribution. The data you enter for the purpose of receiving the newsletter (e.g. email address) is stored on CleverReach’s servers in Germany or Ireland.

(2) Our newsletters sent via CleverReach enable us to analyse the behaviour of newsletter recipients. Among other things, we can analyse how many recipients opened the newsletter message and how often which link in the newsletter was clicked. With the help of conversion tracking, we can also analyse whether a predefined action (e.g. purchase of a product on our website) took place after clicking on the link in the newsletter. Further information on data analysis by CleverReach newsletters can be found at: https://www.cleverreach.com/de/funktionen/reporting-und-tracking/.

(3) Data processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time by unsubscribing from the newsletter. The legality of data processing operations that have already taken place remains unaffected by the revocation.

(4) If you do not want CleverReach to analyse your data, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. We provide a link for this purpose in every newsletter message. You can also unsubscribe from the newsletter directly on the website. The data you provide us for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from both our servers and the CleverReach servers after you unsubscribe. Data stored by us for other purposes (e.g. email addresses for the member area) remains unaffected by this. For more details, please refer to CleverReach’s privacy policy at: https://www.cleverreach.com/de/datenschutz/.


§ 9 Use of Google Analytics

(1) This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (‘Google’). Google Analytics uses ‘cookies’, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website will generally be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. However, if IP anonymisation is activated on this website, your IP address will be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator.

(2) The IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

(3) You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser software settings accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

(4) This website uses Google Analytics with the extension ‘_anonymizeIp()’. This means that IP addresses are truncated before being processed, thereby ruling out any possibility of personal identification. If the data collected about you is personally identifiable, this will be immediately excluded and the personal data will be deleted immediately.

(5) We use Google Analytics to analyse and regularly improve the use of our website. The statistics obtained enable us to improve our offering and make it more interesting for you as a user. For data transfers from the EU to the USA, Google refers to the European Commission’s standard data protection clauses, which are intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards in the USA. According to Google, starting with the current version of Google Analytics (GA4), IP addresses will no longer be truncated on US servers, but on EU servers. Google Analytics is certified under the new EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is Art. 6 para. 1, sentence 1 lit. a) GDPR.

(6) Third-party information: Google Dublin, Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, Fax: +353 (1) 436 1001. Terms of use: http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html, overview of data protection: http://www.google.com/intl/de/analytics/learn/privacy.html, and the privacy policy: http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

§ 10 Use of Google Ads

(1) This website uses Google Ads (formerly Google Adwords) from Google LLC. The responsible service provider in the EU is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 2, Ireland (‘Google’). The legal basis for use is your consent, Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

(2) Google Ads is Google Inc.’s in-house online advertising system. The purpose of this service is to track conversions. A conversion occurs when you click on our ad and then perform another action, such as visiting our website. Based on this data, we can then determine how successful our advertising measures are. Our interest lies in showing you advertisements that are of interest to you and informing you about content on our website that is relevant to you. You can prevent Google from collecting the data generated by cookies and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by generally refusing to accept unnecessary cookies or by not giving your consent to the use of evaluation and advertising cookies in the cookie banner.

(3) When using Google Ads, personal data may also be transferred to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA. For data transfers from the EU to the USA, Google refers to the standard data protection clauses of the European Commission, which are intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards in the USA. Google LLC is also DPF certified. Further information about Google’s privacy policy can be found at the following Internet address: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/ You can permanently object to the setting of cookies by Google Ads Conversion Tracking by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available from Google at the following link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin?hl=de. Please note that certain functions of this website may not be available or may be limited if you have disabled the use of cookies.

(4) You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect. To exercise your right of revocation, deactivate this service in the ‘Cookie Consent Tool’ provided on the website or, alternatively, follow the procedure described above for lodging an objection.

§ 11 Google AdSense
(1) This website uses Google AdSense, a service for integrating advertisements. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (‘Google’), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

(2) Google AdSense uses so-called ‘cookies’, text files that are stored on your computer and enable analysis of your use of the website; the legal basis for this is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

(3) Google AdSense also uses so-called web beacons (invisible graphics). These web beacons enable information such as visitor traffic on these pages to be evaluated. The information generated by cookies and web beacons about the use of this website (including your IP address) and the delivery of advertising formats is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there; the legal basis for this is the EU standard data protection clauses. The information may be passed on by Google to Google’s contractual partners. Google LLC is also DPF-certified.

(4) Google uses the information obtained in this way to evaluate your usage behaviour with regard to AdSense advertisements. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the framework of Google AdSense is not merged with other Google data. The information collected by Google may be transferred to third parties if required by law and/or if third parties process this data on behalf of Google. You can find further information about Google’s privacy policy at the following Internet address: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

(5) You can permanently disable cookies for advertising preferences by changing the settings in your browser software or by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin?hl=de. Please note that certain functions of this website may not be available or may be limited if you have disabled the use of cookies.

(6) You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect. To exercise your right of revocation, deactivate this service in the ‘Cookie Consent Tool’ provided on the website or, alternatively, follow the procedure described above for lodging an objection.

§ 12 Google Remarketing (DoubleCklick.Net)
(1) This website uses the functions of Google Analytics Remarketing in conjunction with the cross-device functions of Google Ads and Google DoubleClick. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (‘Google’), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. This function enables the advertising target groups created with Google Analytics Remarketing to be linked to the cross-device functions of Google Ads and Google DoubleClick. This allows interest-based, personalised advertising messages that have been tailored to you based on your previous usage and surfing behaviour on one device (e.g. mobile phone) to also be displayed on another of your devices (e.g. tablet or PC). The legal basis for this is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

(2) If you have given your consent, Google will link your web and app browsing history to your Google account for this purpose. This allows the same personalised advertising messages to be displayed on every device on which you log in with your Google account. To support this feature, Google Analytics collects Google-authenticated user IDs, which are temporarily linked to our Google Analytics data in order to define and create target groups for cross-device advertising.

(3) Any further data processing will only take place if you have agreed to Google linking your internet and app browsing history to your Google account and using information from your Google account to personalise the ads you see on the web. In this case, if you are logged into Google while visiting our website, Google will use your data together with Google Analytics data to create and define target group lists for cross-device remarketing. For this purpose, your personal data will be temporarily linked to Google Analytics data by Google in order to form target groups. When using Google Ads Remarketing, personal data may also be transferred to the servers of Google LLC. in the USA. For data transfers from the EU to the USA, Google refers to the European Commission’s standard data protection clauses, which are intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards in the USA. Google LLC is also DPF-certified.

(4) You can permanently object to the setting of cookies by Google Ads Remarketing by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available from Google at the following link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/

Further information and the data protection provisions regarding advertising and Google can be found here: https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/ You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect. To exercise your right of revocation, deactivate this service in the ‘Cookie Consent Tool’ provided on the website or, alternatively, follow the procedure described above to object.

§ 13 Google Tag Manager
(1) We use Google Tag Manager on our website to centrally organise the use of tags on the website via a single interface. Other analysis tools can be managed and aligned via Google Tag Manager. Google Tag Manager itself does not store any personal data, but passes it on to the respective analysis tools. The legal basis for the use of Google Tag Manager is Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

(2) Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and its processing by Google Tag Manager can be found in the provider’s privacy policy. There you will also find further information on your rights in this regard and settings options for protecting your privacy: http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy. For data transfers from the EU to the US, Google relies on the European Commission’s standard data protection clauses, which are intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards in the US. Google LLC is also DPF certified. For more information, please visit: https://marketingplatform.google.com/intl/de/about/analytics/tag-manager/use-policy

§ 14 Integration of Google Maps
(1) On our website, we use Google Maps (API) from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland (“Google”). Google Maps is a web service for displaying interactive (land) maps to visually represent geographical information. By using this service, our location is displayed to you and any journey to us is made easier.

(2) When you access subpages that contain the Google Maps map, information about your use of our website (such as your IP address) is transmitted to Google servers and stored there. This may also involve transmission to Google LLC servers in the USA. This occurs regardless of whether Google provides a user account that you are logged into or whether a user account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be directly associated with your account. If you do not want this association with your Google profile, you must log out before activating the button. Google stores your data (even for users who are not logged in) as usage profiles and evaluates them. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, but you must contact Google to exercise this right.

(3) If you do not agree to the future transmission of your data to Google in connection with the use of Google Maps, you also have the option of completely deactivating the Google Maps web service by disabling JavaScript in your browser. Google Maps and thus also the map display on this website cannot then be used. You can view Google’s terms of use at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/terms/regional.html. The additional terms of use for Google Maps can be found at https://www.google.com/intl/de_US/help/terms_maps.html.

(4) The legal basis is your explicit and voluntary consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR to the processing of your personal data for presentation purposes using Google Maps. This consent can be revoked at any time. Revocation does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until revocation.

(5) For more information, please refer to Google’s privacy policy, which you can access here: https://fonts.google.com/#AboutPlace:about, https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

(6) For data transfers from the EU to the US, Google refers to the European Commission’s standard data protection clauses, which are intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards in the US. Google LLC is also DPF certified.

§ 15 Use of Social-Media-Plug-ins: Facebook und Instagram (Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd)
(1) We currently use the following social media plug-ins: Facebook and Instagram (Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd.). We use the so-called two-click solution. This means that when you visit our site, no personal data is initially passed on to Facebook/Instagram. You can recognize the provider of the plug-in by the marking on the box above its initial letter or logo. We offer you the option of communicating directly with the plug-in provider via the button. Only when you click on the marked field and thereby activate it and give your consent will the plug-in provider receive the information that you have accessed the corresponding website of our online offering. In addition, the data mentioned in § 3 of this declaration will be transmitted. In the case of Facebook and Instagram, according to the respective providers in Germany, the IP address is anonymized immediately after collection. By activating the plug-in, your personal data is transmitted to the respective plug-in provider and stored there (in the case of US providers, in the USA). Since the plug-in provider collects data in particular via cookies, we recommend that you delete all cookies via your browser’s security settings before clicking on the grayed-out box.

(2) We have no influence on the data collected and data processing operations, nor are we aware of the full scope of data collection, the purposes of processing, or the storage periods. We also have no information about the deletion of the data collected by the plug-in provider.

(3) The plug-in provider stores the data collected about you as usage profiles and uses them for advertising, market research, and/or the needs-based design of its website. Such evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to display needs-based advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact Facebook and/or Instagram to exercise this right. Through the plug-in, we offer you the opportunity to interact with social networks and other users so that we can improve our offering and make it more interesting for you as a user. The legal basis for the use of the plug-ins is Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. Your personal data will be transferred after you have given your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. For data transfers from the EU to the US, Facebook relies on the European Commission’s standard data protection clauses, which are intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards in the US. Facebook (Meta) is also DPF-certified.(4) Die Datenweitergabe erfolgt nach Ihrer erteilten Einwilligung unabhängig davon, ob Sie ein Konto bei dem Plug-in-Anbieter besitzen und dort eingeloggt sind. Wenn Sie bei dem Plug-in-Anbieter eingeloggt sind, werden Ihre bei uns erhobenen Daten direkt Ihrem beim Plug-in-Anbieter bestehenden Konto zugeordnet. Wenn Sie den aktivierten Button betätigen und z. B. die Seite verlinken, speichert der Plug-in-Anbieter auch diese Information in Ihrem Nutzerkonto und teilt sie Ihren Kontakten öffentlich mit. Wir empfehlen Ihnen, sich nach Nutzung eines sozialen Netzwerks regelmäßig auszuloggen, insbesondere jedoch vor Aktivierung des Buttons, da Sie so eine Zuordnung zu Ihrem Profil bei dem Plug-in-Anbieter vermeiden können.

(5) Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and its processing by Facebook and Instagram can be found in the privacy policies provided below. There you will also find further information on your rights in this regard and settings options for protecting your privacy. Information on the purpose and scope of data processing by Facebook, as well as the relevant rights and settings options for protecting the privacy of users, can be found in Facebook’s privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/ Information on data protection at Instagram can be found here: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875/?maybe_redirect_pol=0

§16 Use of social media plug-ins: LinkedIn
(1) We currently use the following social media plug-in: LinkedIn using LinkedIn Insight Tag. We use the so-called two-click solution. This means that when you visit our site, no personal data is initially passed on to LinkedIn. You can recognize the provider of the plug-in by the marking on the box above its initial letter or logo. We offer you the option of communicating directly with the plug-in provider via the button. Only when you click on the marked field and thereby activate it and give your consent will the plug-in provider receive the information that you have accessed the corresponding website of our online offering. In addition, the data mentioned in § 3 of this declaration will be transmitted. By activating the plug-in, your personal data is transmitted to the respective plug-in provider and stored there (in the case of US providers, in the USA). Since the plug-in provider collects data in particular via cookies, we recommend that you delete all cookies via your browser’s security settings before clicking on the grayed-out box.

(2) We have no influence on the data collected and data processing operations, nor are we aware of the full scope of data collection, the purposes of processing, or the storage periods. We also have no information about the deletion of the data collected by the plug-in provider.

(3) The plug-in provider stores the data collected about you as usage profiles and uses them for advertising, market research, and/or the needs-based design of its website. Such evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to display needs-based advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact Facebook and/or Instagram to exercise this right. The plug-in allows you to interact with social networks and other users, enabling us to improve our offering and make it more interesting for you as a user. The legal basis for the use of the plug-ins is Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. The transfer of your personal data takes place after you have given your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. For data transfers from the EU to the US, LinkedIn relies on the European Commission’s standard data protection clauses, which are intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards in the US. LinkedIn is also DPF-certified.

(4) Data is transferred after you have given your consent, regardless of whether you have an account with the plug-in provider and are logged in there. If you are logged in with the plug-in provider, the data we collect will be directly assigned to your existing account with the plug-in provider. If you click on the activated button and, for example, link the page, the plug-in provider will also store this information in your user account and share it publicly with your contacts. We recommend that you log out regularly after using a social network, especially before activating the button, as this will prevent your profile from being assigned to the plug-in provider.

(5) Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and its processing by LinkedIn can be found below:
Service provider: LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland
Website: https://www.linkedin.com
Privacy policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
Opt-out option: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out


§ 17 Facebook Custom Audiences
(1) Furthermore, the website uses Custom Audiences from Facebook Inc. (‘Facebook’). This allows users of the website to be shown interest-based advertisements (‘Facebook Ads’) when visiting the social network Facebook or other websites that also use this process. Our aim is to show you advertisements that are of interest to you in order to make our website more interesting for you.

(2) Due to the marketing tools used, your browser automatically establishes a direct connection to the Facebook server. We have no influence on the scope and further use of the data collected by Facebook through the use of this tool and therefore inform you according to our state of knowledge: By integrating Facebook Custom Audiences, Facebook receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding page of our website or clicked on one of our advertisements. If you are registered with a Facebook service, Facebook can assign the visit to your account. Even if you are not registered with Facebook or have not logged in, it is possible that the provider may obtain and store your IP address and other identifying features.

(3) Logged-in users can deactivate the ‘Facebook Custom Audiences’ function at https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads#_.

(4) The legal basis for the processing of your data is Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. Further information on data processing by Facebook can be found at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy. For data transfers from the EU to the US, Facebook relies on the European Commission’s standard data protection clauses, which are intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards in the US. For data transfers from the EU to the US, Facebook relies on the European Commission’s standard data protection clauses, which are intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards in the US. Facebook (Meta) is also DPF-certified.

§ 18 Integration of YouTube videos
(1) We have integrated YouTube videos into our online offering, which are stored on http://www.Youtube.de or http://www.YouTube.com and can be played directly from our website. The service provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as ‘YouTube’).

(2) When you visit our website, YouTube receives information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website.

(3) The data transfer takes place regardless of whether YouTube provides a user account through which you are logged in or whether no user account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be directly associated with your account. If you do not want this association with your YouTube profile, you must log out of YouTube before activating the button. YouTube stores your data as usage profiles and uses them for advertising, market research and/or the needs-based design of its website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact YouTube to exercise this right. Data processing, in particular data transmission to YouTube, is carried out for the purpose of simplifying the use of our media content and increasing the attractiveness of our website. By integrating YouTube videos, we offer you the opportunity to interact with the YouTube social network, enabling us to improve our offering and make it more interesting for you as a user.

(4) The legal basis for the processing of your personal data for representation purposes is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. This consent can be revoked at any time. Revocation does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until revocation.

(5) Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and processing, as well as further information on your rights and settings options for protecting your privacy, can be obtained from: Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA / Google Ireland Limited Gordon House, Barrow Street Dublin 4 at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy. For data transfers from the EU to the USA, Google refers to the European Commission’s standard data protection clauses, which are intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards in the USA. Google LLC is also DPF certified.

§ 19 External hosting
This website is hosted by an external service provider (host). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the host’s servers. This may include IP addresses, contact enquiries, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website accesses and other data generated via a website. The hoster is used for the purpose of fulfilling our contractual obligations towards our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 para. 1, sentence 1 lit. b GDPR) and in the interest of a secure, fast and efficient provision of our online services by a professional provider (Art. 6 para. 1, sentence 1 lit. f GDPR). Our host will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfil its service obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data. We have concluded a contract for order processing (AVV) with the above-mentioned provider. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that the provider only processes the personal data of our website visitors in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

We use the following hosting provider:
dogado GmbH
Antonio-Segni-Straße 11
D-44263 Dortmund

Status:
July 2025

Privacy policy for our Instagram page

We operate our Instagram page to communicate with users and draw attention to our posts, services, etc.

Below you will find information on the purposes of using the Instagram page, alternative information and communication services, the relevant legal basis, the type, scope and purposes of data processing by HEDI GmbH and Instagram, as well as your rights as a data subject and further sources of information.

Responsible party
The Instagram page is operated by:

HEDI GmbH Elektro- und Gerätebau
Schöneggweg 17
87727 Babenhausen
Germany

Contact:
Phone: +49833392110
E-Mail:

and Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2 Ireland as joint controllers pursuant to Art. 26 GDPR

In addition to us, Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2 Ireland, is also or exclusively responsible for the processing of your personal data, as data processing is based on an agreement between joint controllers in accordance with Art. 26 GDPR: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum.

You can contact the data protection officer at Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd. using the following contact form: https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/2061665240770586.

2. Data processing
When you visit our Instagram page, personal data is collected, which may also be processed outside the European Union. We expressly point out that processing personal data outside the European Union may make it more difficult to enforce your rights. The basis for the processing of personal data is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. If your contact via Instagram is aimed at concluding a contract, the legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. Instagram stores the data collected about you as usage profiles and uses them for advertising, market research and/or the needs-based design of its own website. Such evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to display needs-based advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. This is usually done using cookies that are stored on the users’ computers or mobile devices.

Instagram relies on standard contractual clauses for data transfers from the EU to the US.

Instagram provides Instagram Insights for our page, which show us how visitors interact with our page based on page statistics. This information provided to us by Instagram is anonymised and cannot be linked to you personally. You can object to this processing of your personal data by changing your settings in your Instagram account.

The privacy policy is available at the following link: https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875

3. Purposes and legal basis of processing
The legal basis for the processing of your personal data is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
If you contact us via our Instagram page or send us enquiries, the data you provide will be processed exclusively for the purpose of processing and responding to the contact enquiry and the associated technical administration. The legal basis for the processing of the data is our legitimate interest in responding to your contact request in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. If your contact request is aimed at concluding a contract or implementing pre-contractual measures, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR.

4. Storage period
Within HEDI GmbH Elektro- und Gerätebau, personal data is deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose for which it was stored no longer applies. Storage may also take place if this has been provided for by European or national legislators in EU regulations, laws or other provisions to which the controller is subject. The data will also be blocked or deleted if a storage period prescribed by the aforementioned standards expires, unless there is a need for further storage of the data for the conclusion or fulfilment of a contract.

Please note that we have no influence on the collection and further processing of your data by Instagram. We also have no knowledge of the extent, location and duration of data storage, the extent to which Instagram complies with existing deletion obligations, the analyses and links made with the data, or to whom the data is passed on.

5. Disclosure of your personal data to third parties
We will not disclose your personal data to third parties.

Instagram reserves the right to share data with affiliated companies and other trusted parties who process data on behalf of Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd. Instagram also reserves the right to share data due to legal obligations and to process data on its own servers worldwide. Instagram states that it complies with the legal framework for data transfer and bases data transfers on standard data protection clauses.

6. Rights of data subjects
Right to information, right to rectification, right to erasure, right to restriction of processing, right to notification, right to data portability, right to lodge a complaint.

You also have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact Instagram to exercise this right.

To assert their rights vis-à-vis Instagram, users should follow this link: https://help.instagram.com/contact/1845713985721890

If you wish to revoke the use of your personal data, please note that this revocation must be addressed directly to Instagram, as only Instagram has access to user data and can take appropriate measures or provide information.

However, if you are unable to do so and require assistance, please feel free to contact us.
Further information can be found in the privacy policy on our homepage. https://hedi.de/datenschutz/

7. Changes to this privacy policy

HEDI GmbH Elektro- und Gerätebau reserves the right to change this privacy policy at any time with future effect.

Status: September 2024