Privacy Policy

We host the contents of our website with the following provider:

IONOS

The provider is IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany (hereinafter IONOS). When you visit our website, IONOS collects various log files including your IP addresses. For details, please refer to the IONOS privacy policy: https://www.ionos.de/terms-gtc/terms-privacy.

The use of IONOS is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the most reliable presentation of our website. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Data Processing Agreement

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that it only processes the personal data of our website visitors in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

Data Protection

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.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to personally identify you. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Notice Concerning the Responsible Party

The responsible party for data processing on this website is:

WT Energiesysteme GmbH
Glogauer Straße 9
01587 Riesa
Germany

Phone: +49 3525 51328-0
Email: info@wt-energiesysteme.de

The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g. names, e-mail addresses, etc.).

Storage Duration

Unless a more specific storage period has been stated within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. tax or commercial law retention periods); in the latter case, deletion will take place after these reasons cease to apply.

General Information on the Legal Basis for Data Processing on This Website

If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR, if special categories of data are processed pursuant to Art. 9(1) GDPR. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also carried out on the basis of Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to access to information on your device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), data processing is additionally carried out on the basis of § 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required for the performance of a contract or for pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data if it is required for the fulfilment of a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The relevant legal bases in each individual case are explained in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Data Protection Officer

We have appointed a data protection officer.

Hans-Peter Toft
BDO Legal Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft
Fuhlentwiete 12
20355 Hamburg
Germany

Phone: +49 (0) 40 30293-945
Email: wt-energiesysteme@dsb.legal.de

Recipients of Personal Data

In the course of our business activities, we work with various external parties. In some cases, it is also necessary to transfer personal data to these external parties. We only pass on personal data to external parties if this is necessary for the fulfilment of a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g. disclosure of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR in the disclosure, or if another legal basis permits the data transfer. When using data processors, we only pass on personal data of our customers on the basis of a valid data processing agreement. In the case of joint processing, a joint processing agreement is concluded.

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent that has already been given at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out prior to the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA AT ANY TIME ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA CONCERNED UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(1) GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(2) GDPR).

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, their place of work or the place of the alleged violation. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done insofar as it is technically feasible.

Access, Rectification and Deletion

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients and the purpose of data processing and, if applicable, a right to rectification or deletion of this data at any time. You can contact us at any time regarding this and other questions on the subject of personal data.

Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time for this purpose. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:

• If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we generally need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

• If the processing of your personal data was/is carried out unlawfully, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.

• If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it for the exercise, defence or assertion of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.

• If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data may – apart from being stored – only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

SSL/TLS Encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or enquiries that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Cookies

Our websites use so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small data packets and do not cause any damage to your device. They are stored on your device either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or they are automatically deleted by your web browser.

Cookies may come from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services from third-party companies within websites (e.g. cookies for analysing user behaviour).

Cookies have various functions. Some cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. storing your cookie settings). Other cookies may be used to evaluate user behaviour.

Cookies that are required for the electronic communication process or for the provision of certain functions you have requested (necessary cookies) are stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimised provision of its services. If consent to the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG); consent can be revoked at any time.

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

You can find out which cookies and services are used on this website in this privacy policy and in the cookie settings, which you can open via the “Cookie settings” link in the footer of every page.

Consent via Our Cookie Banner

This website asks for your consent to the storage of certain cookies in your browser or to the use of certain technologies via its own cookie banner. The cookie banner is operated by us; no data is transmitted to third parties in the process.

Your choice is stored in the cookie “wt-systems-cookie-consent” in your browser. It contains only the categories you have selected and the version of the cookie settings, and is deleted automatically after one year. If we change the cookie settings of the website, we will ask for your consent again.

You can change or revoke your consent at any time via the “Cookie settings” link in the footer. If you revoke your consent, the Google Analytics cookies that have already been set are deleted.

The cookie banner is used to obtain the consents required by law for the use of certain technologies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR.

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 are:

• Browser type and browser version

• Operating system used

• Referrer URL

• Hostname of the accessing computer

• Time of the server request

• IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources.

This data is collected on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimisation of its website – for this purpose, the server log files must be collected.

Contact Form

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 case of follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

The details from the form are processed via an interface on our own server (hosted by IONOS, see section 2) and forwarded to us by e-mail. To send these e-mails, we use the Brevo service of Brevo GmbH, Köpenicker Str. 126, 10179 Berlin, Germany. Brevo processes the details exclusively on our behalf and in accordance with our instructions; we have concluded a data processing agreement with Brevo.

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your enquiry is related to the fulfilment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of enquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if this has been requested; consent can be revoked at any time.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your enquiry has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

Enquiry by Email, Phone or Fax

If you contact us by e-mail, telephone or fax, your enquiry including all resulting personal data (name, enquiry) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your enquiry is related to the fulfilment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of enquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if this has been requested; consent can be revoked at any time.

The data you send to us via contact enquiries will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

Applications via the Application Form

You can apply to us via the application form on this website. In doing so, we process the details you provide in the form (salutation, name, e-mail address and, optionally, phone number and message) as well as the application documents you upload as PDF files. They are transmitted in the same way as with the contact form, i.e. via an interface on our own server and by e-mail via the Brevo service.

We process your data insofar as this is necessary for deciding on the establishment of an employment relationship. The legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (initiation of an employment relationship) and – if you have given your consent – Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. Consent can be revoked at any time. Within our company, your data will only be passed on to persons involved in processing your application.

If you are hired, the data you have submitted will be stored in our data processing systems for the purpose of carrying out the employment relationship. If you are not hired or you withdraw your application, we reserve the right to retain your data on the basis of our legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) for up to six months from the end of the application process, for example in order to answer questions about your application or to meet our obligations to provide evidence under the German General Equal Treatment Act (AGG). The data will then be deleted, unless statutory retention obligations or another legal reason prevent deletion.

Job advertisements on external job portals to which we link from this website are subject to the privacy notices of the respective provider.

Google Tag Manager

We use Google Tag Manager. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Tag Manager is a tool that allows us to integrate tracking or statistics tools and other technologies into our website. Google Tag Manager itself does not create user profiles, does not store cookies and does not carry out any independent analyses. It only serves to manage and deliver the tools integrated via it. However, Google Tag Manager does record your IP address, which may also be transferred to Google's parent company in the United States.

Google Tag Manager is only loaded once you have consented to the “Analytics” category via our cookie banner. Without your consent, no connection to Google is established.

Google Tag Manager is used on the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG). You can revoke your consent at any time via the “Cookie settings” link in the footer.

The company is certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the US intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the US. Every company certified under the DPF undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. You can check the certification of Google LLC in the list of participating organisations: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/list.

Google Analytics

This website uses functions of the web analytics service Google Analytics 4. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Analytics enables the website operator to analyse the behaviour of website visitors. In doing so, the website operator receives various usage data, such as page views, length of visit, operating systems used and the origin of the user. This data is assigned to the respective end device of the user. It is not assigned to a user ID.

Google Analytics uses technologies that make it possible to recognise the user for the purpose of analysing user behaviour. For this purpose, Google Analytics sets the cookies “_ga” and “_ga_XP1SP4ZDEX”, each with a storage period of two years. The information collected by Google about the use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the US and stored there. IP addresses are not logged or stored in Google Analytics 4.

Google Analytics is only used if you have consented to the “Analytics” category via our cookie banner. It is used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG. You can revoke your consent at any time via the “Cookie settings” link in the footer.

The transfer of data to the US is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/. The company is also certified under the “EU-US Data Privacy Framework” (DPF), see the section “Google Tag Manager”.

Data Processing Agreement

We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google.

DatoCMS (Images, Videos and Documents)

We manage the content of this website with the content management system DatoCMS. The provider is Dato Srl, Via U. Visconti di Modrone 2, 20122 Milan, Italy.

Images, videos and the documents offered for download are loaded directly from the DatoCMS servers (www.datocms-assets.com) when a page is accessed. In the process, your IP address is transmitted to DatoCMS or the service providers it uses. To deliver these files, DatoCMS uses content delivery networks of service providers based in the US (currently Cloudflare, Inc. and imgix, Zebrafish Labs Inc.); your IP address may therefore also be transferred to the US.

This is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in fast, reliable and secure delivery of the content of our website. Further information can be found in the DatoCMS privacy policy: https://www.datocms.com/legal/privacy-policy.

Iconify (Icons)

Some icons on this website, such as arrows and buttons, are loaded from the servers of the Iconify service (api.iconify.design) when a page is accessed. The provider is Iconify OÜ, Estonia. In the process, your IP address is transmitted to Iconify. To deliver the icons, Iconify uses the content delivery network of Cloudflare, Inc., based in the US; your IP address may therefore also be transferred to the US.

This is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in a consistent and fast display of the icons on our website. Further information can be found in the Iconify privacy policy: https://iconify.design/privacy/.