Privacy Policy

Contact

Lofec GmbH
Freiherr-Vom-Stein-Weg 15
72108 Rottenburg

Trade register no: 757683
Court of registration: Stuttgart

Represented by:
Jürgen Schneider

Phone: +49 (0) 7472 93 15 24-0
E-mail: info@lofec-gmbh.de

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

As a rule, it is possible to use our website without providing personal data. Insofar as personal data (e.g. name, address or e-mail addresses) is collected on our pages, this is always done on a voluntary basis as far as possible. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent.

We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) can have security gaps. It is not possible to completely protect data from access by third parties.

 

Privacy policy for the use of Google Analytics

This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies". These are text files that are stored on your computer and that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

However, if IP anonymisation is activated on this website, your IP address will be truncated beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other signatory states 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 shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser; 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 the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

 

Information, Deletion, Blocking

You have the right to receive free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipient, and the purpose of the data processing. You also have the right to request correction, blocking, or deletion of this data at any time. For these matters, as well as for any further questions regarding personal data, please feel free to contact us at the address provided in the imprint.

 

Cookies

Some of the internet pages use so-called cookies. Cookies do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies are used to make our website more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called "session cookies". They are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognize your browser the next time you visit our website.

You can set your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies, allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases, or generally disable them, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If you deactivate cookies, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

 

Server Log Files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These files contain:

  • Browser type/browser version
  • Operating system used
  • Referrer URL
  • Host name of the accessing computer
  • Time of the server request

This data cannot be assigned to specific individuals. It will not be combined with other data sources. We reserve the right to retrospectively check this data if we become aware of concrete indications of illegal use.

 

Netlify

We utilize the services of Netlify Inc. ("Netlify"). By providing us with personal data, you are voluntarily consenting to the collection, use, and disclosure of such personal data to Netlify. Netlify will only share your personal data with third parties when necessary for providing specific services and in accordance with our privacy policy. Netlify uses your personal data to deliver services to you and continually enhance the quality of the website and services. This includes improving the effectiveness of the website and services, evaluating service levels, monitoring traffic patterns, and measuring the popularity of different service options. Netlify uses cookies to gauge the popularity of service offerings. Netlify will use this information to ensure that visitors consistently see the same website when they return to the corresponding web URL. Additionally, the number of visitors clicking on our website is recorded. For further information on Netlify's privacy policy, please refer to https://www.netlify.com/privacy/.

Cookiebot

We utilize the consent management service Cookiebot, provided by Cybot A/S, Havnegade 39, 1058 Copenhagen, Denmark (Cybot). This allows us to obtain and manage the consent of website users for data processing. The processing is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation (Art. 7 para. 1 GDPR) to which we are subject (Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. c GDPR). For this purpose, the following data is processed with the help of cookies:

  • Your IP address (the last three digits are set to '0').
  • Date and time of consent.
  • Browser information URL from which the consent was sent.
  • An anonymous, random, and encrypted key.
  • Your consent status as an end user, as proof of consent.

The key and consent status are stored in the browser for 12 months using the "CookieConsent" cookie. This ensures that your cookie preference is retained for subsequent page requests. With the help of the key, your consent can be proven and traced.

If you enable the Service's "Bulk Consent" feature to enable consent for multiple websites through a single end-user consent, the Service will store an additional separate, random, unique ID with your consent. This key will be stored in encrypted form in the third-party cookie "CookieConsentBulkTicket" in your browser if all of the following criteria are met:

  • You enable the bulk consent feature in the service configuration.
  • You allow third-party cookies through browser settings.
  • You have disabled "Do Not Track" through the browser settings.
  • You accept all or at least certain types of cookies if you give consent.

The functionality of the website is not guaranteed without this processing. Cybot is the recipient of your personal data and acts as a processor on our behalf. The processing takes place within the European Union. For more information on objection and removal options regarding Cybot, please visit: https://www.cookiebot.com/de/privacy-policy/.

Your personal data will be deleted on an ongoing basis after 12 months or immediately after the termination of the contract between us and Cybot. Please refer to our general information on the deletion and deactivation of cookies above.

Contact

If you send us enquiries via the contact form, your details from the enquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the enquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

 

Objection to Advertising Emails

We hereby object to the use of contact data published within the scope of the imprint obligation for the purpose of sending unsolicited advertising and information material. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam e-mails.

 

Newsletter Data

If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an e-mail address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the e-mail address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter. Further data will not be collected. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties. You can revoke your consent to the storage of the data, the e-mail address, and their use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the "unsubscribe" link in the newsletter.

Microsoft Clarity

This website collects and stores various user information for statistical analysis of user behavior, optimization, and marketing purposes through the service "Microsoft Clarity" provided by Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA (hereinafter "Microsoft"). This information, which never includes personally identifiable information, includes, among other things, time zone settings, operating system and platform, the geographic origin of page views, the source of referrals when redirected to our site, the duration of visits to specific pages, and information about website interactions (e.g., scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs). Pseudonymized usage profiles can be created and evaluated for the same purpose based on this data. Cookies are used for data collection and analysis. Cookies are small text files stored locally in the internet browser cache of the website visitor. Among other things, cookies allow for the recognition of the internet browser. The data collected with Microsoft technologies will not be used to personally identify the visitor to this website without the separate consent of the data subject, and it will not be merged with personal data about the bearer of the pseudonym. Collected information may be transferred to Microsoft servers in the United States and stored there. We have concluded a data processing agreement with Microsoft, in which we obligate Microsoft to protect our customers' data and not to disclose it to third parties. All of the processing described above, especially the setting of cookies to read information on the end device used, only takes place if you have given us your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Without this consent, Microsoft Clarity will not be used during your visit to the website. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. To exercise your revocation, please disable this service in the "Cookie Consent Tool" provided on the website. Further information on the data protection regulations of Microsoft Clarity can be found at: https://clarity.microsoft.com/terms