Privacy Policy

General Infor­ma­tion

As the operator of this website and as a company, we come into contact with your personal data. This refers to all data that says something about you and with which you can be identi­fied. In this privacy policy, we would like to explain to you in what manner, for what purpose, and on what legal basis we process your data.

The entity respon­sible for data proces­sing on this website and within our company is:

Alucon­cept AG
Lanter­strasse 17
46539 Dinslaken
Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 2064 / 4899–0
E‑mail: info@aluconcept.com

General Notes

SSL or TLS Encryp­tion

When you enter your data on websites, place online orders, or send e‑mails over the internet, you must always expect that unaut­ho­rized third parties may access your data. Complete protec­tion against such access does not exist. However, we do every­thing in our power to protect your data in the best possible way and to close security gaps as far as we are able.

An important protec­tive mecha­nism is the SSL or TLS encryp­tion of our website, which ensures that data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties. You can recognize the encryp­tion by the lock icon in front of the entered internet address in your browser and by the fact that our internet address begins with https:// and not with http://.

How long do we store your data?

In some places in this privacy policy, we inform you about how long we or the compa­nies that process your data on our behalf store your data. If such infor­ma­tion is missing, we store your data until the purpose of the data proces­sing no longer applies, you object to the data proces­sing, or you revoke your consent to the data proces­sing.

In the event of an objec­tion or revoca­tion, however, we may continue to process your data if at least one of the follo­wing condi­tions is met:

  • We have compel­ling legiti­mate grounds for conti­nuing the data proces­sing that outweigh your interests, rights, and freedoms (only in the case of an objec­tion to data proces­sing; if the objec­tion is directed against direct marke­ting, we cannot bring forward any legiti­mate grounds).
  • The data proces­sing is neces­sary to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims (does not apply if your objec­tion is directed against direct marke­ting).
  • We are legally obligated to retain your data.

In this case, we will delete your data as soon as the condition(s) no longer apply.

Your Rights

Objec­tion to Data Proces­sing

IF YOU READ IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY THAT WE HAVE LEGITIMATE INTERESTS FOR PROCESSING YOUR DATA AND THEREFORE BASE THIS ON ART. 6 ABS. 1 SATZ 1 LIT. F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THIS PURSUANT TO ART. 21 GDPR. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING THAT TAKES PLACE ON THE BASIS OF THE AFOREMENTIONED PROVISION. THE PREREQUISITE IS THAT YOU PROVIDE REASONS FOR THE OBJECTION ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION. A JUSTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED IF THE OBJECTION IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE USE OF YOUR DATA FOR DIRECT MARKETING.

THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE OBJECTION IS THAT WE MAY NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR DATA. THIS ONLY DOES NOT APPLY IF ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PREREQUISITES IS MET:

  • WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS.
  • THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS.

THE EXCEPTIONS DO NOT APPLY IF YOUR OBJECTION IS DIRECTED AGAINST DIRECT MARKETING OR PROFILING ASSOCIATED WITH IT.

Other Rights

Revoca­tion of your consent to data proces­sing

Many data proces­sing opera­tions take place on the basis of your consent. You grant this, for example, by checking a corre­spon­ding box on online forms before sending the form, or by allowing certain cookies when you visit our website. You can revoke your consent at any time without giving reasons (Art. 7 Abs. 3 GDPR). From the time of revoca­tion, we may then no longer process your data. Only excep­tion: We are legally obligated to retain the data for a certain period of time. Such reten­tion periods exist in parti­cular in tax and commer­cial law.

Right to lodge a complaint with the compe­tent super­vi­sory autho­rity

If you are of the opinion that we violate the General Data Protec­tion Regula­tion (GDPR), you have the right to lodge a complaint with a super­vi­sory autho­rity pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR. You can contact a super­vi­sory autho­rity in the Member State of your place of residence, your workplace, or the place where the alleged viola­tion took place. The right to lodge a complaint exists along­side adminis­tra­tive or judicial remedies.

Right to data porta­bi­lity

Data that we process automa­ti­cally on the basis of your consent or in fulfill­ment of a contract must be handed over to you or a third party in a common machine-readable format if you request it. We can only transfer the data to another controller insofar as this is techni­cally feasible.

Right to infor­ma­tion, erasure, and recti­fi­ca­tion

Pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR, you have the right to receive infor­ma­tion free of charge about what personal data we have stored about you, where the data comes from, to whom we transfer the data, and for what purpose it is stored. Should the data be incor­rect, you have a right to recti­fi­ca­tion (Art. 16 GDPR); under the condi­tions of Art. 17 GDPR, you may request that we delete the data.

Right to restric­tion of proces­sing

In certain situa­tions, you can demand that we restrict the proces­sing of your data pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR. The data may then – apart from storage – only be processed as follows:

  • with your consent
  • for the asser­tion, exercise, or defense of legal claims
  • to protect the rights of another natural or legal person
  • for reasons of an important public interest of the European Union or a Member State

The right to restric­tion of proces­sing exists in the follo­wing situa­tions:

  • You have contested the accuracy of your personal data stored with us and we need time to verify this. Here, the right exists for the duration of the verifi­ca­tion.
  • The proces­sing of your personal data is unlawful or was unlawful in the past. Here, the right exists as an alter­na­tive to the erasure of the data.
  • We no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend, or assert legal claims. Here, the right exists as an alter­na­tive to the erasure of the data.
  • You have lodged an objec­tion pursuant to Art. 21 Abs. 1 GDPR and now your and our interests must be weighed against each other. Here, the right exists as long as the result of the weighing has not yet been deter­mined.

Data Collec­tion on this Website

Cookies

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that your browser stores on your end device. They do not cause any damage.

We distin­guish between techni­cally neces­sary cookies and optional cookies:

Neces­sary cookies are required for the opera­tion of the website and cannot be deacti­vated. They store, for example, your cookie settings and enable basic functions of the website. These cookies do not contain any personal data.

Optional cookies are only set with your express consent. You can revoke your consent at any time via the cookie settings on our website.

When you first visit our website, you will be shown a cookie banner through which you can grant or refuse your consent to optional cookies. You can adjust your settings at any time via the cookie settings button on our website.

On what legal basis do we process your data?
Neces­sary cookies are processed on the basis of Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f) GDPR (legiti­mate interest in the error-free opera­tion of the website). Optional cookies are only set on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a) GDPR.

Server Log Files

Server log files record all requests and accesses to our website and log error messages. They also include personal data, in parti­cular your IP address. However, this is anony­mized by the provider after a short time, so that we cannot assign the data to your person. The data is automa­ti­cally trans­mitted by your browser to our provider.

How do we process your data?
Our provider stores the server log files in order to be able to trace activi­ties on our website and to locate errors. The files contain the follo­wing data:

  • Browser type and version
  • Opera­ting system used
  • Referrer URL
  • Hostname of the acces­sing computer
  • Time of the server request
  • IP address (anony­mized if appli­cable)

We do not combine this data with other data, but use it solely for statis­tical evalua­tion and to improve our website.

On what legal basis do we process your data?
We have a legiti­mate interest in our website running free of errors. It is also our legiti­mate interest to obtain an anony­mized overview of the accesses to our website. The data proces­sing is there­fore lawful pursuant to Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f) GDPR.

Contact Form

You can send us a message via the contact form on this website.

How do we process your data?
We store your message and the details from the form in order to be able to process your inquiry inclu­ding follow-up questions. This also applies to the contact details provided. We do not pass the data on to other persons without your consent.

How long do we store your data?
We delete your data as soon as one of the follo­wing points occurs:

  • Your inquiry has been conclu­si­vely processed.
  • You request us to delete the data.
  • You revoke your consent to storage.

This only does not apply if we are legally obligated to retain the data.

On what legal basis do we process your data?
Insofar as your inquiry is related to our contrac­tual relati­onship or serves to carry out pre-contrac­tual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b) GDPR. In all other cases, it is our legiti­mate interest to effec­tively process inqui­ries addressed to us. The legal basis for data proces­sing is there­fore Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of your data, Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a) GDPR is the legal basis. In this case, you can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.

Inquiry by E‑mail, Phone, or Fax

You can send us a message by e‑mail or fax, or call us.

How do we process your data?
We store your message as well as your self-provided contact details or the trans­mitted phone number in order to be able to process your inquiry inclu­ding follow-up questions. We do not pass the data on to other persons without your consent.

How long do we store your data?
We delete your data as soon as one of the follo­wing points occurs:

  • Your inquiry has been conclu­si­vely processed.
  • You request us to delete the data.
  • You revoke your consent to storage.

This only does not apply if we are legally obligated to retain the data.

On what legal basis do we process your data?
Insofar as your inquiry is related to our contrac­tual relati­onship or serves to carry out pre-contrac­tual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b) GDPR. In all other cases, it is our legiti­mate interest to effec­tively process inqui­ries addressed to us. The legal basis for data proces­sing is there­fore Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of your data, Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a) GDPR is the legal basis. In this case, you can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.

Akismet Anti-Spam

This website uses the service Akismet, which is provided by Automattic Inc., 60 29th Street #343, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA. Akismet serves for spam detec­tion in form entries on this website.

How do we process your data?
When you fill out a contact form on our website, the data you enter (e.g., name, e‑mail address, message content, as well as your IP address and the browser used) are trans­mitted to Automattic servers in the USA for spam verifi­ca­tion. The data is used exclu­si­vely for spam detec­tion and is not used or passed on for other purposes.

Are your data trans­ferred to third count­ries?
Yes. The data is processed on servers in the USA. Automattic is certi­fied under the EU-US Data Privacy Frame­work, so that an appro­priate level of data protec­tion is guaran­teed.

On what legal basis do we process your data?
The proces­sing is carried out on the basis of our legiti­mate interest in effec­tive protec­tion against unwanted spam messages pursuant to Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f) GDPR.

Further infor­ma­tion:
https://automattic.com/privacy/

Elementor Pro

This website uses Elementor Pro, a website builder plugin by Elementor Ltd., Rozana 9, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel. Elementor Pro is used to display and process page content and contact forms.

How do we process your data?
When you fill out a form created via Elementor Pro on our website, the entered data (e.g., name, e‑mail address, message) is stored on our server and used to process your inquiry. A transfer to third parties does not take place without your consent.

On what legal basis do we process your data?
The proces­sing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f) GDPR (legiti­mate interest in provi­ding a functional website) as well as Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b) GDPR, provided the inquiry is in connec­tion with a contrac­tual relati­onship.

Further infor­ma­tion:
https://elementor.com/privacy-policy/

Security Optimizer (SiteGround)

This website uses the plugin Security Optimizer by SiteGround Hosting Ltd., 40 E. Main St. Suite 744, Newark, Delaware, USA. The plugin serves to protect the website against unaut­ho­rized access, brute-force attacks, and other security threats.

How do we process your data?
As part of the security functions, IP addresses of visitors can be tempo­r­a­rily recorded and logged in order to detect and block abusive access. This data is processed exclu­si­vely for security purposes and is not merged with other data.

On what legal basis do we process your data?
The proces­sing is carried out on the basis of our legiti­mate interest in the security of our website pursuant to Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f) GDPR.

Further infor­ma­tion:
https://www.siteground.com/privacy-policy/

WPvivid Backup

This website uses the plugin WPvivid Backup by WPvivid Techno­logy (Chong­qing) Co., Ltd. The plugin creates regular backup copies of the website and its data.

How do we process your data?
As part of the backup process, all data stored on the website – inclu­ding the database with personal data from form entries – is backed up. The backups are stored on our server and serve exclu­si­vely to restore the website in the event of an error.

On what legal basis do we process your data?
The proces­sing is carried out on the basis of our legiti­mate interest in the data security and opera­tional capabi­lity of our website pursuant to Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f) GDPR.

Further infor­ma­tion:
https://wpvivid.com/privacy-policy/

Data Proces­sing on Social Media

What is Social Media?

By social media, we mean the social networks on which we have created publicly acces­sible profiles. Which specific social networks these are can be read further below.

Who processes your data?

The respec­tive opera­ting compa­nies of the social networks. The indivi­dual opera­tors can be found further below with the respec­tive networks.

How is your data processed?

The opera­tors of social networks are generally able to compre­hen­si­vely record and analyze data about the behavior of visitors and users of the network. It is not possible for us to trace all proces­sing opera­tions in the social networks we use, which is why further proces­sing opera­tions not listed here may possibly be carried out by the opera­tors of the social networks. You can find further infor­ma­tion on this in the terms of use and privacy policies of the respec­tive social networks.

The proces­sing of your data can be triggered by visiting the website of the social network or our profile page there. Even if you open a website that uses certain content of the network, e.g., like or share buttons, data can already be trans­mitted to the opera­tors of the social network. If you are a user of the social network yourself and logged into your user account, your visit to our profile page can be assigned to your account by the operator of the social network. Even if you have not regis­tered a user account yourself or are not logged in, it may be that the operator of the network nevert­heless records your personal data, e.g., by recor­ding your IP address or setting cookies.

On what legal basis is your data processed?

Our profiles in the social networks are intended to ensure the widest possible presence of our company on the internet. As a company, we have a legiti­mate interest in this. The data proces­sing is there­fore lawful under Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f GDPR.

The data proces­sing opera­tions and analyses carried out by the opera­tors of the social networks themselves may be based on other legal bases. These must be stated by the opera­tors of the social networks.

Who is respon­sible for the proces­sing of your data?

When you visit one of our profiles in the social networks, we are jointly respon­sible with the operator of the respec­tive network for the data proces­sing opera­tions triggered during this visit. In principle, you can assert your rights both against us and against the operator of the respec­tive network.

Despite the joint respon­si­bi­lity with the opera­tors of the social networks, our influence on the data proces­sing opera­tions of the respec­tive operator is limited and depends prima­rily on the speci­fi­ca­tions of the operator.

How long is your data stored?

When we collect data via our profiles in the social networks, it will be deleted from our systems as soon as the purpose for its storage no longer applies, you request us to delete it, or you revoke your consent to storage. Stored cookies remain on your end device until you delete them. Manda­tory statu­tory provi­sions – in parti­cular reten­tion periods – remain unaffected.

We have no influence on how long the opera­tors of the social networks store your data, which the opera­tors collect for their own purposes. You can obtain infor­ma­tion on this directly from the operator of the respec­tive social network.

Which social media do we use?

LinkedIn

What is LinkedIn?
A social network for business contacts.

Who processes your data?
LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland

Are your data trans­ferred to third count­ries?
Yes.

Further infor­ma­tion on data protec­tion at LinkedIn:
https://de.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

Privacy settings as a LinkedIn user:
https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/

License Notes

This website uses open-source software and freely licensed resources. The follo­wing notes are made in accordance with the respec­tive license terms.

Cookie Consent (Orest Bida)

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IBM Carbon Icons

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Copyright © 2015 IBM Corp.
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