Privacy Policy

1. Data protection at a glance

General information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data includes any information that can identify you personally. For detailed insights into data protection, please see our privacy policy below.

Data collection on our website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
The website operator handles data processing. You can find contact details in the legal notice on this site.

How do we collect your data?
We collect your data when you provide it on our website, e. g. by filling out a contact form.

Other data, mainly technical information (e. g., browser type, operating system, or time of access), is gathered automatically by our IT systems as soon as you visit the website.

What do we use your data for?
Some data ensures the website runs smoothly. Other data helps us analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?
You can request information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time, free of charge. You also have the right to ask for correction, blocking, or deleting your data. For further questions about data protection, contact us (contact data please see legal notice). Additionally, you may file a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority.

2. General information and mandatory information

Data protection

We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. Your data is handled confidentially and in line with legal data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you visit this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data refers to information that can identify you personally. This privacy policy outlines what data we collect, how we use it, and for what purposes.

Please note that data transmission over the Internet (e. g., via email) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection against third-party access is not possible.

Information about the responsible body

The entity responsible for data processing on this website is:

Markus Kremers
Formen- und Werkzeuggesellschaft mbH & Co. KG
In Berg 35-45
41844 Wegberg, Germany

Phone: +49 2434 9923-0
Email: info@formzeug.de

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

Revoking your consent to data processing

Some data processing activities require your express consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by informing us by email. The legality of data processing carried out before the revocation remains unaffected.

Right to file a complaint with the competent supervisory authority

If you believe your data protection rights have been violated, you have the right to file a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority. The competent authority is the data protection officer of the federal state where our company is based. A list of data protection officers and their contact details is available at:
https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

Right to data portability

You have the right to receive data that we process automatically based on your consent or to fulfill a contract in a common, machine-readable format. If you request a direct transfer of this data to another party, we will comply if technically feasible.

SSL or TLS encryption

For security and to protect confidential content (e. g., orders or inquiries you send us), this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the browser’s address bar changing from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock icon in the browser.

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

Information, blocking, deletion

Under applicable law, you have the right to request, free of charge, information about your stored personal data, its origin, recipients, and the purpose of processing. You may also request the correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. For further questions about your personal data, contact us at the address provided in the legal notice.

Objection to advertising emails

We object to the use of contact details published under the legal notice obligation for sending unsolicited advertising or informational materials. We reserve the right to take legal action against unsolicited advertising, such as spam emails.

3. Data protection officer

Legally required data protection officer

We have appointed a data protection officer for our company.

Michael Königs
Formen- und Werkzeuggesellschaft mbH & Co. KG
In Berg 35-45
41844 Wegberg

Phone: +49 2434 9923-0
Email: datenschutz@formzeug.de

4. Data collection on our website

Cookies

Some pages on our website use cookies. These small text files, stored on your computer by your browser, are harmless — they neither damage your device nor carry viruses. Cookies make our website more user-friendly, efficient, and secure.

Most cookies we use are “session cookies,” which automatically delete themselves when you leave our site. Others remain on your device until you delete them, allowing us to recognize your browser during future visits.

You can configure your browser to notify you about cookies, allow them only in specific cases, block them entirely, or delete them automatically when you close the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of our website.

Cookies essential for electronic communication or specific features you request (e.g., shopping cart functionality) are stored under Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in using these cookies to ensure a smooth and optimized service. Other cookies, such as those used to analyze browsing behavior, are addressed separately in this privacy policy.

Server log files

Our website provider automatically collects and stores information in server log files, which your browser transmits to us. This data includes:

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

This data is not merged with other data sources.

The legal basis for processing this information is Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR, which allows data processing to fulfill a contract or pre-contractual measures.

Contact form

If you contact us via the form on our website, we store the information you provide, including your contact details, to process your inquiry and handle follow-up questions. We do not share this data without your consent.

We process the data you enter in the contact form based solely on your consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time by inform us by email. The revocation does not affect the legality of data processing carried out before the revocation.

We retain the data you provide until you request its deletion, revoke your consent, or the purpose for storing it no longer applies (e. g., after your inquiry has been resolved). Mandatory legal requirements, such as retention periods, remain unaffected.

5. Plugins and tools

YouTube

Our website incorporates plugins from YouTube, operated by Google. The provider is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA.

When you visit a page on our site with a YouTube plugin, your browser connects to YouTube’s servers. This informs YouTube which of our pages you accessed.

If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can link your browsing activity to your personal profile. To prevent this, log out of your YouTube account.

We use YouTube to present our online content attractively, which constitutes a legitimate interest under Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.

For more details on how YouTube handles user data, see their privacy policy:
https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

Google Web Fonts

This website uses Google Web Fonts to ensure consistent font display. When you access a page, your browser downloads the necessary fonts into its cache to display text and fonts correctly.

To do this, your browser connects to Google’s servers, allowing Google to register your IP address as having accessed our site. We use Google Web Fonts to create a uniform and appealing presentation of our online content, which constitutes a legitimate interest under Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.

If your browser does not support web fonts, it will use a standard font from your device.

For more information on Google Web Fonts, visit: https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq
and Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

OpenStreetMap

We use maps from “OpenStreetMap” (https://www.openstreetmap.de), provided by the OpenStreetMap Foundation (OSMF) under the Open Data Commons Open Database License (ODbL) Privacy policy: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Privacy_Policy.

To the best of our knowledge, OpenStreetMap processes user data solely to display map functions and temporarily store selected settings. This may include IP addresses and location data, but only with user consent (typically granted via mobile device settings).

The data may be processed in the USA. For more information, please refer to the OpenStreetMap privacy policy: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Privacy_Policy.