Privacy policy

Privacy policy
Last updated: 11.10.2026

Thank you for your interest in our company. In principle, our website can be used without providing any personal data. However, processing of personal data may be necessary if a data subject wishes to use special services of our company through our website. If processing of personal data is necessary and there is no statutory basis for such processing, we generally obtain the data subject’s consent.

Personal data, such as a data subject’s name, address, email address or telephone number, is always processed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and the country-specific data protection provisions applicable to us. This privacy policy is intended to inform the public about the nature, scope and purposes of the personal data we collect, use and process. It also informs data subjects of their rights.

As the controller, we have implemented numerous technical and organisational measures to ensure the most comprehensive protection possible for personal data processed through this website. Nevertheless, internet-based data transmissions may have security vulnerabilities, so absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, data subjects are free to transmit personal data to us by alternative means, for example by telephone.

Definitions
This privacy policy is based on the terminology used by the European legislator when adopting the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy is intended to be easy to read and understand for the public, our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we first explain the terminology used.

In this privacy policy, we use the following terms, among others:
a) Personal data
Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter “data subject”). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier, or one or more factors specific to that natural person’s physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity.

b) Data subject
A data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller.

c) Processing
Processing means any operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

d) Restriction of processing
Restriction of processing means marking stored personal data with the aim of limiting its processing in the future.

e) Profiling
Profiling means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person’s performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements.

f) Pseudonymisation
Pseudonymisation means processing personal data in such a way that it can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without additional information, provided that this additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures ensuring that the personal data is not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

g) Controller or controller responsible for processing
Controller or controller responsible for processing means the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of processing personal data. Where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, that law may specify the controller or the criteria for its nomination.

h) Processor
Processor means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

i) Recipient
Recipient means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body to which personal data is disclosed, whether or not it is a third party. However, public authorities which may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry under Union or Member State law are not regarded as recipients.

j) Third party
Third party means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or body other than the data subject, controller, processor and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorised to process personal data.

k) Consent
Consent means any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which the data subject, through a statement or a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to them.

Name and address of the controller responsible for processing

The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation, other data protection laws applicable in the Member States of the European Union and other provisions concerning data protection is:

Bolzenschweißtechnik bsk + BTV GmbH

Jörg Putz

Daimlerstr. 25

74252 Massenbachhausen

Germany

497138810970

Email:2SzmTMAjftG6tBGinfoPJAUapdXvdPT7sQ@HMimZ5eGOrHQiERstud-welding.deAkHPhMEWWUHZu1G

DE 814191726
Cookies / SessionStorage / LocalStorage
Some pages of this website use cookies, LocalStorage and SessionStorage. These make our services more user-friendly, effective and secure. LocalStorage and SessionStorage are technologies that allow your browser to store data on your computer or mobile device. Cookies are text files placed and stored on a computer system through an internet browser. You can prevent the use of cookies, LocalStorage and SessionStorage by adjusting your browser settings accordingly.

Many websites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier for a cookie. It consists of a character string that allows websites and servers to identify the specific internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This enables visited websites and servers to distinguish the data subject’s individual browser from other internet browsers containing different cookies. A particular internet browser can be recognised and identified through its unique cookie ID.

Using cookies enables this website to provide users with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without cookies.

Cookies allow the information and offers on our website to be optimised for the user. As mentioned above, cookies enable us to recognise users of our website. This recognition is intended to make the website easier to use. For example, a user of a website that uses cookies does not have to re-enter login details on every visit, because the website and the cookie stored on the user’s computer handle this. Another example is a shopping basket cookie in an online shop. The online shop uses a cookie to remember the items a customer has placed in the virtual shopping basket.

Data subjects can prevent cookies from being set by our website at any time by changing the settings of the internet browser they use, thereby permanently objecting to the setting of cookies. Cookies already set can also be deleted at any time through an internet browser or other software. This is possible in all common internet browsers. If a data subject disables cookies in the browser used, some functions of our website may not be fully available.

Collection of general data and information
Each time a data subject or an automated system accesses the website, it collects a range of general data and information. This general data and information is stored in the server log files. The data collected may include (1) the browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which the accessing system reaches our website, known as the referrer, (4) the subpages accessed on our website through the accessing system, (5) the date and time of access, (6) an internet protocol address (IP address), (7) the internet service provider of the accessing system, and (8) other similar data and information used to avert threats in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

We do not use this general data and information to draw conclusions about the data subject. Instead, the information is needed to (1) deliver our website content correctly, (2) optimise our website content and advertising for it, (3) ensure the continued functionality of our information technology systems and website technology, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for prosecution in the event of a cyberattack. We therefore evaluate this anonymously collected data and information statistically and with the aim of increasing data protection and data security in our company, ultimately ensuring an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. Anonymous server log file data is stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.

Registration on our website
Data subjects may register on the controller’s website by providing personal data. The personal data transmitted to the controller is determined by the input form used for registration. The personal data entered by the data subject is collected and stored exclusively for internal use by the controller and for its own purposes. The controller may arrange for data to be passed to one or more processors, such as a parcel delivery service, which also uses the personal data exclusively for internal purposes attributable to the controller.

Registration on the controller’s website also results in storage of the IP address assigned by the data subject’s internet service provider (ISP), together with the date and time of registration. This data is stored because it is the only way to prevent misuse of our services and, where necessary, to investigate criminal offences. Storage of this data is therefore necessary to safeguard the controller. As a rule, this data is not disclosed to third parties unless there is a statutory duty to disclose it or disclosure serves criminal prosecution.

Registration with personal data provided voluntarily enables the controller to offer the data subject content or services which, by their nature, can be offered only to registered users. Registered persons are free to change the personal data provided during registration at any time or have it completely erased from the controller’s records.

On request, the controller will inform any data subject at any time about the personal data stored concerning them. The controller will also rectify or erase personal data at the data subject’s request or notification, provided that no statutory retention obligations prevent this. All employees of the controller are available as contacts for the data subject in this regard.

Contact through the website
As required by law, the website contains information enabling rapid electronic contact with our company and direct communication with us, including a general email address. If a data subject contacts the controller by email or through a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the data subject is stored automatically. Personal data voluntarily transmitted in this way is stored for the purposes of processing the request or contacting the data subject. This personal data is not disclosed to third parties.

Blog comment function on the website

We offer users the opportunity to leave individual comments on blog posts in a blog on the controller’s website. A blog is a portal on a website, usually publicly accessible, in which one or more people, known as bloggers or web bloggers, can post articles or write down their thoughts in blog posts. Blog posts can generally be commented on by third parties.

If a data subject leaves a comment on the blog published on this website, the comments, the time of submission and the username or pseudonym chosen by the data subject are stored and published. The IP address assigned by the data subject’s internet service provider (ISP) is also logged. This IP address is stored for security reasons and in case the data subject infringes third-party rights or posts unlawful content through a comment. Storage of this personal data is therefore in the controller’s own interest so that it can, where necessary, demonstrate that it is not responsible in the event of a legal infringement. This personal data is not disclosed to third parties unless disclosure is required by law or serves the controller’s legal defence.

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Routine erasure and blocking of personal data
The controller processes and stores the data subject’s personal data only for the period necessary to fulfil the purpose of storage, or insofar as this is provided for by the European legislator or another legislator in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject.

If the purpose of storage no longer applies or a retention period prescribed by the European legislator or another competent legislator expires, personal data is routinely blocked or erased in accordance with statutory requirements.

Rights of the data subject

Right to confirmation
Every data subject has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain confirmation from the controller as to whether personal data concerning them is being processed. A data subject wishing to exercise this right may contact an employee of the controller at any time.

Right of access
Every data subject has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain, at any time and free of charge, information from the controller about the personal data stored concerning them and a copy of that information. The European legislator also grants the data subject access to the following information:
> the purposes of processing
> the categories of personal data being processed
> the recipients or categories of recipient to whom personal data has been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organisations
> where possible, the intended period for which personal data will be stored, or, if this is not possible, the criteria used to determine that period
> the existence of a right to rectification or erasure of personal data concerning the data subject, restriction of processing by the controller, or objection to that processing
> the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
> where personal data is not collected from the data subject: all available information about its source
> the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, under Article 22(1) and (4) GDPR and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject

The data subject also has the right to information as to whether personal data has been transferred to a third country or an international organisation. If so, the data subject also has the right to information about the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer.

A data subject wishing to exercise this right of access may contact an employee of the controller at any time.

c) Right to rectification
Every data subject has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning them without undue delay. Taking account of the purposes of processing, the data subject also has the right to have incomplete personal data completed, including by providing a supplementary statement.

• A data subject wishing to exercise this right to rectification may contact an employee of the controller at any time.

d) Right to erasure (right to be forgotten)
Every data subject has the right granted by the European legislator to require the controller to erase personal data concerning them without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies and insofar as processing is not necessary:

• The personal data was collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which it is no longer necessary.
• The data subject withdraws the consent on which processing was based under Article 6(1)(a) GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) GDPR, and there is no other legal basis for processing.
• The data subject objects to processing under Article 21(1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for processing, or the data subject objects to processing under Article 21(2) GDPR.
• The personal data has been processed unlawfully.
• Erasure of personal data is necessary to comply with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
• The personal data was collected in relation to the offer of information society services under Article 8(1) GDPR.

 

If one of the above grounds applies and a data subject wishes to arrange erasure of stored personal data, they may contact an employee of the controller at any time. The employee will arrange for the erasure request to be complied with without undue delay.

Where personal data has been made public and our company, as controller, is obliged under Article 17(1) GDPR to erase it, we take reasonable measures, including technical measures, taking account of available technology and implementation costs, to inform other controllers processing the published personal data that the data subject has requested erasure of all links to that personal data, or copies or replications of it, insofar as processing is not necessary. The employee will arrange what is necessary in each individual case.

e) Right to restriction of processing
Every data subject has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain restriction of processing from the controller where one of the following conditions applies:

• The data subject contests the accuracy of the personal data, for a period enabling the controller to verify its accuracy.
• Processing is unlawful, and the data subject opposes erasure of the personal data and requests restriction of its use instead.
• The controller no longer needs the personal data for processing purposes, but the data subject requires it for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
• The data subject has objected to processing under Article 21(1) GDPR, and it has not yet been determined whether the controller’s legitimate grounds override those of the data subject.
• If one of the above conditions applies and a data subject wishes to request restriction of stored personal data, they may contact an employee of the controller at any time. The employee will arrange for restriction of processing.

f) Right to data portability

Every data subject has the right granted by the European legislator to receive the personal data concerning them that they have provided to a controller in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. They also have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which it was provided, where processing is based on consent under Article 6(1)(a) GDPR or Article 9(2)(a) GDPR, or on a contract under Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, and processing is carried out by automated means, provided that processing is not necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

When exercising the right to data portability under Article 20(1) GDPR, the data subject also has the right to have personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and provided that the rights and freedoms of others are not adversely affected.

Data subjects may contact us at any time to exercise the right to data portability.

g) Right to object
Every data subject has the right granted by the European legislator to object at any time, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to processing of personal data concerning them based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

If an objection is made, we no longer process the personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for processing which override the data subject’s interests, rights and freedoms, or processing serves the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

Where we process personal data for direct marketing, the data subject has the right to object at any time to processing of personal data for such marketing. This also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to processing for direct marketing, we will no longer process the personal data for those purposes.

The data subject also has the right, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to object to processing of personal data concerning them for scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes under Article 89(1) GDPR, unless such processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest.

To exercise the right to object, the data subject may contact any employee directly. In the context of using information society services, and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, the data subject is also free to exercise this right by automated means using technical specifications.

h) Automated individual decision-making, including profiling
Every data subject has the right granted by the European legislator not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning them or similarly significantly affects them, provided that the decision (1) is not necessary for entering into or performing a contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) is authorised by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and that law lays down appropriate measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights, freedoms and legitimate interests, or (3) is based on the data subject’s explicit consent.

Where the decision (1) is necessary for entering into or performing a contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) is based on the data subject’s explicit consent, we implement appropriate measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights, freedoms and legitimate interests, including at least the right to obtain human intervention by the controller, express their point of view and contest the decision.

A data subject wishing to exercise rights relating to automated decisions may contact an employee of the controller at any time.

i) Right to withdraw consent under data protection law
Every data subject has the right granted by the European legislator to withdraw consent to processing of personal data at any time.

A data subject wishing to exercise the right to withdraw consent may contact an employee of the controller at any time.

Legal basis for processing
Article 6(1)(a) GDPR provides our company with the legal basis for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, for example processing operations necessary for delivery of goods or provision of another service or consideration, processing is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. The same applies to processing operations necessary for pre-contractual measures, such as enquiries concerning our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation requiring processing of personal data, for example to fulfil tax obligations, processing is based on Article 6(1)(c) GDPR. In rare cases, processing of personal data may be necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured on our premises and their name, age, health insurance details or other vital information had to be passed to a doctor, hospital or other third party. Processing would then be based on Article 6(1)(d) GDPR.
Finally, processing operations may be based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. This legal basis applies to processing operations not covered by any of the above legal bases where processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not override it. Such processing operations are permitted in particular because they were specifically mentioned by the European legislator, which considered that a legitimate interest could exist where the data subject is a customer of the controller (Recital 47, sentence 2 GDPR).
Legitimate interests pursued by the controller or a third party in processing
Where processing of personal data is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, our legitimate interest is conducting our business for the benefit of all our employees and shareholders.
Period for which personal data is stored
The criterion for the storage period of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After this period expires, the relevant data is routinely erased unless it is still required for contract performance or initiation of a contract.
Statutory or contractual requirements to provide personal data; necessity for entering into a contract; obligation of the data subject to provide personal data; possible consequences of failure to provide it
Please note that provision of personal data is sometimes required by law, for example tax regulations, or may arise from contractual provisions, such as information about a contracting party.
In some cases, entering into a contract may require a data subject to provide us with personal data which we must subsequently process. For example, the data subject is obliged to provide personal data if our company enters into a contract with them. Failure to provide the personal data would mean that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded.
Before providing personal data, the data subject must contact one of our employees. Our employee will explain, in the individual case, whether provision of personal data is legally or contractually required or necessary for entering into a contract, whether there is an obligation to provide it, and the consequences of failing to do so.

Existence of automated decision-making
As a responsible company, we do not use automated decision-making or profiling.

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