The following gives a simple overview of what happens to your personal information when you visit our website. Personal information is any data with which you could be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our privacy policy found below.

Who is responsible for the data collection on this website?

The data collected on this website are processed by the website operator. The operator's contact details can be found in the website's required legal notice.

How do we collect your data?

Some data is collected when you provide it to us, for example when you register or place an order. Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is primarily technical data such as the browser and operating system you are using or the time you accessed the page. This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.

What do we use your data for?

Part of the data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website, for example to display our product catalogues. Other data is used to process orders and manage your customer account, if you register.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You always have the right to request information about your stored data, its origin, its recipients, and the purpose of its processing, free of charge. You also have the right to request that it be corrected, its processing restricted, or that it be deleted. Where processing is based on our legitimate interest, you also have the right to object to that processing at any time (see Section 2, "Right to object under Art. 21 GDPR"). You can contact us at any time using the address given in the legal notice if you have further questions about data protection. You may also file a complaint with the competent regulatory authority.

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data as confidential and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

If you use this website, various pieces of personal data will be collected. This privacy policy explains what information we collect and what we use it for, as well as how and for what purpose this happens.

Please note that data transmitted via the internet (e.g. via email communication) may be subject to security breaches. Complete protection of your data from third-party access is not possible.

The party responsible for processing data on this website is:

Heinrich Leifeld GmbH
Hauptstr. 35
D-33178 Borchen

Telephone: +49 5251 1363 0
Email: info@leifeld.de

The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (names, email addresses, etc.).

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may revoke your consent at any time with future effect. An informal email making this request is sufficient. The lawfulness of data processing carried out prior to revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

If there has been a breach of data protection legislation, you have the right to file a complaint with the competent regulatory authority. The competent regulatory authority for data protection matters is the data protection officer of the German state in which our company is headquartered. A list of data protection officers and their contact details can be found at: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

You have the right to have data which we process based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract automatically delivered to yourself or to a third party in a standard, machine-readable format. If you require the direct transfer of data to another responsible party, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and for the protection of the transmission of confidential content, such as the inquiries you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection in your browser's address line when it changes from "http://" to "https://" and the lock icon is displayed in your browser's address bar.

As permitted by law, you have the right to be provided at any time with information, free of charge, about your stored personal data, its origin, its recipients, and the purpose for which it has been processed, as well as a right to have this data corrected, its processing restricted, or deleted. You can contact us at any time using the address given in our legal notice if you have further questions on this topic.

Where personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest), you have the right to object to that processing at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. If you wish to exercise your right to object, an informal message to the contact details given in the legal notice is sufficient.

We hereby expressly prohibit the use of contact data published in the context of website legal notice requirements with regard to sending promotional and informational materials not expressly requested. The website operator reserves the right to take specific legal action if unsolicited advertising material, such as email spam, is received.

Our website uses technically necessary cookies required for the basic functioning of the site, such as the shopping cart / order function. These are used without separate consent under Sec. 25(2) No. 2 TDDDG, based on our legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain any viruses.

In addition, we use a preference cookie (joomla_remember_me_*, provider: Heinrich Leifeld GmbH, expiry: 60 days) that enables the "stay logged in" function. This cookie is not technically essential and is only set with your consent under Sec. 25(1) TDDDG in conjunction with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time via our cookie settings.

In addition, Joomla, the content management system used for this website, automatically sets a session cookie (technical name is a randomly generated string) to maintain your browsing session, as well as a cookie storing your selected language preference (language). Both cookies are required for the technical functionality of the website or for displaying it in your chosen language, and are set without separate consent under Sec. 25(2) No. 2 TDDDG, based on our legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

You can configure your browser to inform you about the use of cookies so that you can decide on a case-by-case basis whether to accept or reject a cookie, or to reject cookies automatically. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

The website provider automatically collects and stores information that your browser automatically transmits to us in "server log files". These are:

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

These data will not be combined with data from other sources. The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, which permits the processing of data to safeguard legitimate interests (ensuring the stable and secure operation of our website). Server log files are automatically deleted after 8 weeks, unless a statutory retention obligation applies.

You can register on our website to access additional functions, for example within our order system. The data entered for this purpose is only used for the purpose of using the respective offer or service for which you have registered. The mandatory information requested during registration must be provided in full; otherwise, we will reject the registration.

We will use the email address specified during registration to inform you of important changes, such as to the scope of our offering or technically necessary changes.

The data entered during registration is processed on the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) or, where registration serves the preparation or performance of a contract, on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. You may revoke your consent at any time with future effect via an informal email to us. The lawfulness of data processing carried out prior to revocation remains unaffected.

Data collected during registration is stored for as long as you remain registered on our website and is deleted thereafter. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

We collect, process, and use personal data only insofar as it is necessary to establish, or modify legal relationships with us (master data). This is done based on Art. 6 (1) (b) DSGVO, which allows the processing of data to fulfill a contract or for measures preliminary to a contract. We collect, process and use your personal data when accessing our website (usage data) only to the extent required to enable you to access our service or to bill you for the same.

Collected customer data shall be deleted after completion of the order or termination of the business relationship. Legal retention periods remain unaffected.

We transmit personally identifiable data to third parties only to the extent required to fulfill the terms of your contract, for example, to companies entrusted to deliver goods to your location or banks entrusted to process your payments. Your data will not be transmitted for any other purpose unless you have given your express permission to do so. Your data will not be disclosed to third parties for advertising purposes without your express consent.

The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, which permits the processing of data to fulfil a contract or to take steps prior to entering into a contract.

Our website uses the OXOMI service provided by scireum GmbH, Eisenbahnstr. 24, 73630 Remshalden, Germany, to embed product information, product images, and documentation in an interactive catalogue.

When you visit relevant pages, a connection is established to scireum GmbH's servers (server location: Germany). Your IP address and possibly other technical data (e.g. user agent) are transmitted in the process. This processing serves solely to provide the catalogue and product content, based on our legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR in an up-to-date and functional product presentation. Without this connection, the product catalogues on our website could not be displayed.

Further information on data protection at OXOMI is available at: https://www.scireum.de/scireum/datenschutz.

This website uses web fonts for a uniform display of typefaces, which are hosted locally on our own server. No connection to third-party servers (e.g. Google) is established, and no personal data is transmitted to third parties in this process.