Privacy
1. General information about data privacy
Personal data is only collected or processed if you provide this information voluntarily, e.g. in the context of an inquiry. Unless there are necessary reasons in connection with a business transaction, you may at any time revoke the previously granted permission for your personal data storage with immediate effect in writing (e.g. by e-mail or fax). Your data will not be disclosed to third parties unless disclosure is required by law. Your data is protected in our systems in accordance with internationally applicable data protection standards, the European Union Data Protection Directive and national data protection regulations. We want you to be confident that your data will be handled responsibly and confidentially. Personal data will only be used for the purposes stated in this privacy policy or expressly declared at the time of subsequent data collection. Our websites may contain links to websites of other providers. Since we are not responsible for their statements, we recommend that you carefully review the information on data protection there.
2. information, modification and deletion of your data, rights of objection
In accordance with applicable law, you can ask us in writing at any time whether and what personal data we have stored about you. You will receive a corresponding notification immediately. Of course, each of our customers is free to declare for what purpose their personal data should not be used. If you no longer wish your data to be used for a specific purpose, you can object to any further use of your data (see contact details 6.4).
3. Safety of your data
Your personal data made available to us will be secured by taking all technical as well as organizational security measures in such a way that they are inaccessible to unauthorized third parties. When sending very sensitive data or information, it is recommended to use the postal service, as complete data security cannot be guaranteed via e-mail.
4. Cookies
On some of our pages, we use so-called “session cookies” to make it easier for you to use our websites. These are small text files that are only stored on your hard drive for the duration of your visit to our website and, depending on the settings of your browser program, are deleted again when you close the browser. These cookies do not retrieve any information stored about you on your hard drive and do not affect your PC or its files. Most browsers are set to accept cookies automatically. However, you can deactivate the storage of cookies or set your browser to notify you when cookies are sent.
5. Collection of general data and information
The website of the Heinrichs Messtechnik GmbH collects a series of general data and information when a data subject or automated system calls up the website. This general data and information are stored in the server log files. Collected may be (1) the browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (so-called referrers), (4) the sub-websites, (5) the date and time of access to the Internet site, (6) an Internet protocol address (IP address), (7) the Internet service provider of the accessing system, and (8) any other similar data and information that may be used in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.
When using these general data and information, the Heinrichs Messtechnik GmbH does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is needed to (1) deliver the content of our website correctly, (2) optimize the content of our website as well as its advertisement, (3) ensure the long-term viability of our information technology systems and website technology, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for criminal prosecution in case of a cyber-attack. Therefore, the Heinrichs Messtechnik GmbH analyzes anonymously collected data and information statistically, with the aim of increasing the data protection and data security of our enterprise, and to ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.
6. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Google-AdWords
On this website, the controller has integrated Google AdWords. Google AdWords is a service for Internet advertising that allows the advertiser to place ads in Google search engine results and the Google advertising network. Google AdWords allows an advertiser to pre-define specific keywords with the help of which an ad on Google’s search results only then displayed, when the user utilizes the search engine to retrieve a keyword-relevant search result. In the Google Advertising Network, the ads are distributed on relevant web pages using an automatic algorithm, taking into account the previously defined keywords.
The operating company of Google AdWords is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, UNITED STATES.
The purpose of Google AdWords is the promotion of our website by the inclusion of relevant advertising on the websites of third parties and in the search engine results of the search engine Google and an insertion of third-party advertising on our website.
If a data subject reaches our website via a Google ad, a conversion cookie is filed on the information technology system of the data subject through Google. The definition of cookies is explained above. A conversion cookie loses its validity after 30 days and is not used to identify the data subject. If the cookie has not expired, the conversion cookie is used to check whether certain sub-pages, e.g, the shopping cart from an online shop system, were called up on our website. Through the conversion cookie, both Google and the controller can understand whether a person who reached an AdWords ad on our website generated sales, that is, executed or canceled a sale of goods.
The data and information collected through the use of the conversion cookie is used by Google to create visit statistics for our website. These visit statistics are used in order to determine the total number of users who have been served through AdWords ads to ascertain the success or failure of each AdWords ad and to optimize our AdWords ads in the future. Neither our company nor other Google AdWords advertisers receive information from Google that could identify the data subject.
The conversion cookie stores personal information, e.g. the Internet pages visited by the data subject. Each time we visit our Internet pages, personal data, including the IP address of the Internet access used by the data subject, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. These personal data are stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass these personal data collected through the technical procedure to third parties.
The data subject may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as stated above, by means of a corresponding setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from placing a conversion cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, a cookie set by Google AdWords may be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs.
The data subject has a possibility of objecting to the interest based advertisement of Google. Therefore, the data subject must access from each of the browsers in use the link https://www.google.de/settings/ads and set the desired settings.
Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google may be retrieved under https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.
7. Data protection provisions about the application and use of LinkedIn
The controller has integrated components of the LinkedIn Corporation on this website. LinkedIn is a web-based social network that enables users with existing business contacts to connect and to make new business contacts. Over 400 million registered people in more than 200 countries use LinkedIn. Thus, LinkedIn is currently the largest platform for business contacts and one of the most visited websites in the world.
The operating company of LinkedIn is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court Mountain View, CA 94043, UNITED STATES. For privacy matters outside of the UNITED STATES LinkedIn Ireland, Privacy Policy Issues, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, is responsible.
With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this Internet site, which is operated by the controller and on which a LinkedIn component (LinkedIn plug-in) was integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted to the download of a display of the corresponding LinkedIn component of LinkedIn. Further information about the LinkedIn plug-in may be accessed under https://developer.linkedin.com/plugins. During the course of this technical procedure, LinkedIn gains knowledge of what specific sub-page of our website was visited by the data subject.
If the data subject is logged in at the same time on LinkedIn, LinkedIn detects with every call-up to our website by the data subject—and for the entire duration of their stay on our Internet site—which specific sub-page of our Internet page was visited by the data subject. This information is collected through the LinkedIn component and associated with the respective LinkedIn account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks on one of the LinkedIn buttons integrated on our website, then LinkedIn assigns this information to the personal LinkedIn user account of the data subject and stores the personal data.
LinkedIn receives information via the LinkedIn component that the data subject has visited our website, provided that the data subject is logged in at LinkedIn at the time of the call-up to our website. This occurs regardless of whether the person clicks on the LinkedIn button or not. If such a transmission of information to LinkedIn is not desirable for the data subject, then he or she may prevent this by logging off from their LinkedIn account before a call-up to our website is made.
LinkedIn provides under https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls the possibility to unsubscribe from e-mail messages, SMS messages and targeted ads, as well as the ability to manage ad settings. LinkedIn also uses affiliates such as Eire, Google Analytics, BlueKai, DoubleClick, Nielsen, Comscore, Eloqua, and Lotame. The setting of such cookies may be denied under https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy. The applicable privacy policy for LinkedIn is available under https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. The LinkedIn Cookie Policy is available under https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy.
8 Public directory of procedures
8.1 Name of the responsible entity:
Heinrichs Messtechnik GmbH
8.2 Management:
Dr. Sebastian Wenzel
8.3 Address of the responsible entity:
Robert-Perthel-Str. 9, 50739 Köln
8.4 Address of the company data protection officer:
Corporate data protection officer
Bert Snüverink
Heinrichs Messtechnik GmbH
Robert-Perthel-Str. 9
D-50739 Köln
Email: b.snueverink{ad}heinrichs.eu
8.5 Purpose of data collection, processing or use
Heinrichs Messtechnik GmbH is a manufacturer of flowmeters for liquids and gases and of level meters. Our business areas are development, production, sales and service for variable area flowmeters, Coriolis mass flowmeters, level meters, density scales and oscillating flowmeters. The object of the company is the manufacture of the listed measuring devices and the provision of various services. Personal data may be collected, processed, used and stored for the following purposes:
- For sale of measuring equipment
- When making an offer
- For the provision of consulting, services and support in these areas
Secondary purposes are accompanying or supporting functions such as essentially personnel, intermediary, supplier and service provider management.
8.6 Description of the groups of persons concerned and type of data
The following personal data or data categories are collected, processed, used and stored for the groups of persons listed here:
| Group of persons | Data | Category |
| Customer | contact persons, contact information, address data, including telephone, fax and e-mail data, information, bank details | A |
| Interested parties, non-customers | Contact persons, contact information, address data, area of interest, offer data | B |
| Employees | Employees, trainees, interns, retirees, former employees, dependents:
| C |
| Candidates | Application data, information on professional career, education and qualification | D |
| Suppliers, Service provider | Contact persons, contact information, address data, bank details, contract data, appointment management data, billing and service data | E |
| Exhibition visitors | Registration data such as company data with address data, contact names and communication data, industry affiliation information, product interest as well as contract and billing data | F |
8.7 Recipients or category of recipients to whom the data may be disclosed:
- Public bodies in the presence of priority legislation (category A-F)
- Internal units involved in the execution of the respective business processes (essentially: human resources, accounting, purchasing, marketing, general administration, sales and IT) (category A-F)
- External contractors (service companies) according to § 11BDSG (category C,E)
- Other external bodies such as credit institutions (insofar as the data subject has declared his or her written consent or a transfer is permissible for predominant legitimate interest (category A,C,E,F)
8.8 Data transfer to third countries
Data transfers to third countries only occur in the context of contract fulfillment, necessary communication and other exceptions expressly provided for in the BDSG. Apart from that, no data is transferred to third countries; such transfer is not planned.
8.9 Standard periods for deletion of data
The legislator has enacted a wide range of retention obligations and periods. After expiry of these periods, the corresponding data is routinely deleted if it is no longer required for the fulfillment of the contract. For example, the commercial or financial data of a completed fiscal year is deleted after a further ten years in accordance with legal requirements, unless longer retention periods are prescribed or required for legitimate reasons. Shorter deletion periods are used in special areas (e.g. in the personnel administration area such as rejected applications or warnings). If data is not affected by this, it will be deleted when the purposes mentioned under 6.5 cease to apply.
9 Right of complaint to the supervisory authority
Data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR if they believe that their personal data is being processed unlawfully.
Robert-Perthel-Straße 9, 50739 Köln
Tel.: +49 (221) 49708-0
Fax: +49 (221) 49708-178
