Privacy and cookie notice
1. Use
This data protection declaration applies from November 25, 2021.
The protection of personal data of website visitors is a very
important concern for Compet Concept. This data protection
declaration regulates the collection, processing and use of
personal data when you visit this website.
2. Responsible body
The responsible body within the meaning of the EU General Data
Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Federal Data Protection Act
(BDSG) and at the same time the service provider within the
meaning of the Telemedia Act (TMG) is Compet Concept (e-mail
info@competconcept.com)
3. Collection, processing and use of the data
In principle, we only collect and use personal data from our users
to the extent that this is necessary to provide a functioning
website and our content and services. The collection and use of
personal data of our users takes place regularly only with the
consent of the user. An exception applies in such cases in which
it is not possible to obtain prior consent for actual reasons and
the processing of the data is permitted by statutory provisions
and is in our legitimate interest.
The legal basis for storing the data is Article 6 Paragraph 1
Letter f GDPR. We collect, process and use certain data for
precisely defined purposes as part of your visit to the website.
The data that we regularly collect and process when you visit our
websites includes the name of your Internet service provider, the
website you use to visit us, the Compet Concept websites that you
viewed, websites from which you accessed our visit the website,
your IP address and the date and duration of your visit. We
process this data in a non-personalized form and store and analyze
it exclusively for statistical purposes so that we can
continuously improve our websites and our product and service
offerings.
We collect personal data if you provide it to us voluntarily, for
example as part of your registration for newsletters, events,
product information we offer or to process other inquiries
addressed to us. This is data that you enter via the forms we
provide so that we can interact with you. We use this data
exclusively to process your inquiries and to inform you about our
range of products and services as required. We also use the data
to provide you with personalized information for marketing
purposes via various communication channels (e.g. as part of your
registration for our newsletter).
Insofar as we engage third parties as service providers for Compet
Concept within the framework of the collection, processing and use
of your data, we limit the transfer to those data that are
necessary for the provision of the service commissioned by us. In
doing so, we will oblige the relevant service provider in writing
to use your data exclusively on our behalf and exclusively within
the scope of the purpose agreed between you and us , than to use
the purposes commissioned by us.
In countries where this is applicable, we may use a legitimate
interest as a legal basis, for example by using your personal data
to improve our services, for statistical purposes or for business
development, such as marketing, to include you in newsletters,
invitations to seminars and events to inform you about our
services and solutions.
If you have provided Compet Concept with your e-mail address for
communication or direct marketing purposes, Compet Concept will
process personal data in order to communicate with you. Such
processing of personal data for direct marketing purposes takes
place on the legal basis of your consent or our legitimate
interest in direct e -Mail communications in countries where this
is applicable. In each electronic marketing communication sent to
you, we will offer you the opportunity to opt-out or opt-out of
further communications, as described in Section 9.4 "Right to
information, objection and withdrawal" explained, or you can opt
out by contacting us as set out in Section 8.4. "Right to
information, objection and revocation"
4. Storage of data
The personal data of the person concerned will be deleted
or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage no longer applies.
Storage can also take place if this has been provided for by the
European or national legislator in EU regulations, laws or other
regulations to which the person responsible is subject. The data
will also be blocked or deleted if a storage period prescribed by
the standards mentioned expires, unless there is a need for
further storage of the data for the conclusion or fulfillment of a
contract.
5. Use of cookies
We use cookie
technology for our website. Cookies are small text files that are
sent by our web server to your browser when you visit our website
and are stored on your computer for later retrieval. YOU CAN
DETERMINE OBCOOKIES ARE SET AND RECALLED THROUGH THE SETTINGS IN
YOUR BROWSER. For example, you can completely deactivate the
storage of cookies in your browser, limit it to certain websites
or configure your browser so that it automatically notifies you as
soon as a cookie is to be set and asks you for feedback. We use
so-called session cookies on our websites (also known as temporary
cookies) and persistent cookies. Session cookies are cached
exclusively for the duration of your use of one of our websites.
The purpose of these cookies is to identify your computer during a
visit to our website and to be able to determine the end of your
visit. In order to use the full range of functions of our website,
it is necessary for technical reasons to allow session cookies.
The session cookies are deleted as soon as you leave our website
or end your browser session.
In addition, we also use
permanent cookies to recognize returning visitors even after a
longer period of time and to be able to offer information about
our products and services that is tailored to their needs.
Persistent cookies are permanently stored on the visitor's
computer and are not deleted when the website is left or the
browser is closed. If permanently set cookies are to be removed,
they must be deleted manually.
We also use cookies as part of web analytics services that we use
to gather information about your interaction with our websites.
Standard information is collected that your browser sends to our
website, such as browser type, access times or the address of the
website that referred you to our website. If you enter personal
data on our website and give us your express consent, we will use
this data to provide you with targeted, personalized information
about our products and services. Of course, you can also revoke
your consent at any time with effect for the future, as described
in more detail below.
6. Google Analytics
We also use Google Analytics, a website analysis service
provided by Google Inc. ("Google"), on this website. Google
Analytics uses "cookies". The information generated by these
cookies about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a
Google server in the USA and stored there. IP ANONYMIZATION WAS
ACTIVATED ON OUR WEBSITES, so that your IP address will be
shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the
European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on
the European Economic Area. On behalf of SEEBURGER AG, Google will
use this information to evaluate the use of our website by website
visitors, to compile reports on website activity and to provide
other services related to website and internet use to Compet
Concept. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of
Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
YOU CAN PREVENT THE STORAGE OF COOKIES BY ADJUSTING
THE APPROPRIATE SETTING OF YOUR BROWSER SOFTWARE (cf. our above
explanations on the use of cookies ). However, we would like to
point out that in this case you may not be able to use all the
functions of this website to their full extent.
FURTHER,
YOU CAN PREVENT THE COLLECTION OF THE DATA GENERATED BY THE COOKIE
(INCL. YOUR IP ADDRESS) AS WELL AS THEIR TRANSMISSION AND PREVENT
PROCESSING BY GOOGLE BY DOWNLOADING AND INSTALLING THE BROWSER
PLUGIN AVAILABLE FROM THE FOLLOWING LINK. THE CURRENT LINK IS:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.
NOTE TO
MOBILE WEBSITE VISITORS: You can prevent GoogleAnalytics from
collecting your data by clicking on the link below click on said
link. This sets an opt-out cookie, which prevents future
collection of your data when you visit our website: Disable Google
Analytics google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or at
https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/.
8. Registration via contact form
8.1. Description and scope of data processing
On our website, we offer users the opportunity to register
using the contact form by providing personal data in order to
receive additional information or to register to participate in
Compet Concept training courses. The data is entered into an input
mask and transmitted to us. In addition to the data already
mentioned, we collect first name, last name, job title, company,
industry, department, country, salutation, telephone and e-mail
address when registering .As part of the registration process, the
user's consent to the processing of this data is obtained.
8.2. Purpose of data processing
User registration is required to provide certain content
and services on our website and in Compet Concept. The purpose of
collecting the user's e-mail address is to provide download links
and to coordinate participation in training courses and events.
The collection of other personal data as part of the registration
process serves to prevent misuse of the services or the e-mail
address used.
8.3. Duration of storage
The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required to
achieve the purpose for which they were collected. This is also
the case for the data collected during the registration process if
the registration on our website is canceled or changed or if you
as a user have informed us by means of a newsletter opt-out (see
also Section 9) that you do not want any further information about
Compet Concept products and services want to receive services.
Compet Concept uses an external e-mail verification service to
ensure that e-mail addresses can still be reached and e-mails can
still be delivered. If e-mail addresses can no longer be reached,
they will be deleted from the relevant directories at Compet
Concept.
8.4. Possibility of objection and removal
As a user, you have the option of canceling the
registration at any time. You can change or delete the data stored
about you at any time. Please contact the following e-mail
address: info@competconcept.com
9. Newsletter
9.1. Description and scope of data processing
You can subscribe to a free newsletter on our website. When
you register for the newsletter, the data from the input mask is
transmitted to us. In addition to the data already mentioned,
collect When registering, we ask for your first name, last name,
job title, company, industry, country, title, telephone and e-mail
address. Your consent will be obtained for the processing of the
data as part of the registration process and reference will be
made to this data protection declaration.
9.2. Purpose of data processing
The purpose of
collecting the user's e-mail address is to deliver the newsletter.
The newsletter is sent based on the user's registration on the
website. The collection of other personal data as part of the
registration process serves to prevent misuse of the services or
the e-mail address used.
9.3. Duration of storage
The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer
required to achieve the purpose for which they were collected. The
e-mail address of the user is therefore stored as long as the
subscription to the newsletter is active and then permanently in
order to be able to assign the so-called opt-out. Compet Concept
uses an external e-mail verification service to ensure that e-mail
addresses can still be reached and e-mails can still be delivered.
If e-mail addresses are no longer available, they will be listed
in the relevant directories at Compet Concept cleared.
9.4. Possibility of objection and removal
The subscription to the newsletter can be canceled by the
user concerned at any time; this is the so-called opt-out. For
this purpose, there is a corresponding link in every newsletter.
This also enables a revocation of the consent to the storage of
the personal data collected during the registration process, which
includes all data except for the e-mail address.
10 Right to information, right of revocation and right to
complain
You have the right to receive information about your
personal data stored by us and to have it corrected or deleted in
part or in full. You also have the right to revoke or restrict
your consent to the use of your personal data at any time with
effect for the future. You also have the right to have your
personal data transferred, insofar as this is technically
possible. Compet Concept will examine your application carefully
and clarify with you how it can best be fulfilled.
11. Social Media Plugins and Automated Decision Making
We do not currently use social media plugins or automated
decision making and profiling.
12. Third-party websites
Our privacy policy does not apply to third-party websites
that you access via hyperlinks on our website. We ask you to pay
special attention to the data protection declarations used on the
websites of third-party providers.
13. Data protection and data security
Our employees and service providers are obliged to maintain
confidentiality and data secrecy when handling personal data. Our
data protection measures are regularly updated, taking into
account new technical developments.
14. Contacting Compet Concept
If you have any questions or comments in connection with
our data protection declaration, please send them to the following
e-mail address: info@competconcept.com