We are delighted that you are interested in our company. Data protection is a particularly high priority for the management of Hermesmeyer & Greweling GmbH & Co. KG. You can use the Hermesmeyer & Greweling GmbH & Co. KG website without providing any personal data. However, if a data subject wishes to use specific services offered by our company via our website, it may be necessary to process personal data. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the data subject.

The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, email address or telephone number of a data subject, is always carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and in compliance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to Hermesmeyer & Greweling GmbH & Co. KG. Through this privacy policy, our company wishes to inform the public about the nature, scope and purpose of the personal data we collect, use and process. Furthermore, this privacy policy informs data subjects of their rights.

Hermesmeyer & Greweling GmbH & Co. KG, as the controller, has implemented numerous technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data processed via this website is protected as completely as possible. Nevertheless, Internet-based data transmissions can generally have security gaps, so that absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transmit personal data to us by alternative means, for example by telephone.

The privacy policy of Hermesmeyer & Greweling GmbH & Co. KG is based on the terms used by the European legislator when the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was enacted. Our privacy policy is intended to be easy to read and understand for the public as well as for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terms used in advance.

We use the following terms in this privacy policy, among others:

• a) Personal data

  Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as ‘data subject’). A natural person is considered identifiable if they can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by association with an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online idenfifier or one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

  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, reading, recording, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or any other form of making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

• d) Restriction of processing

  Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their future processing.

• e) Profiling

  Profiling is any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of such 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 is the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be atributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data is not atributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

• g) Controller or controller responsible for processing

  The controller or controller responsible for processing is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. Where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union law or the law of Member States, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union law or the law of Member States.

• h) Processor

  A processor is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

• i) Recipient

  A recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body, to whom personal data are disclosed, regardless of whether they are a third party or not. However, public authorities that may receive personal data in the course of a specific investigation under Union law or the law of Member States are not considered recipients.

• j) Third party

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

• k) Consent

  Consent is any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.

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 of a data protection nature is:t die:

Hermesmeyer & Greweling GmbH & Co. KG
Von-Liebig-Straße 30
33428 Marienfeld

Phone: +49 (0) 52 47 - 98 68 0
Fax: +49 (0) 52 47 - 98 68 50
Email: datenschutz@hermesmeyer-greweling.de

The websites of Hermesmeyer & Greweling GmbH & Co. KG use cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored on a computer system via an Internet browser.

Numerous websites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier for the cookie. It consists of a string of characters that allows websites and servers to be assigned to the specific Internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This enables the websites and servers visited to disitnguish the individual browser of the person concerned from other Internet browsers that contain other cookies. A specific Internet browser can be recognised and idenfified via the unique cookie ID.

By using cookies, Hermesmeyer & Greweling GmbH & Co. KG can provide users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the use of cookies.

Cookies enable us to optimise the information and offers on our website for the user. As already mentioned, cookies enable us to recognise users of our website. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to use our website. For example, users of a website that uses cookies do not have to re-enter their access data each time they visit the website, as this is stored by the website and the cookie stored on the user's computer system. Another example is the cookie used in an online shop's shopping basket. The online shop uses a cookie to remember the items that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping basket.

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time by means of a corresponding setting in the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Furthermore, cookies that have already been set can be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programmes. This is possible in all common Internet browsers. If the data subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the Internet browser used, not all functions of our website may be fully usable.

The website of Hermesmeyer & Greweling GmbH & Co. KG collects a series of general data and information each time the website is accessed by a data subject or an automated system. This general data and information is stored in the server log files. The following may be recorded: (1) the browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (so-called referrers), (4) the sub-websites that are accessed via an accessing system on our website, (5) the date and time of access to the website, (6) an Internet Protocol address (IP address), (7) the Internet service provider of the accessing system, and (8) other similar data and information that serve to protect against atacks on our information technology systems.

When using this general data and information, Hermesmeyer & Greweling GmbH & Co. KG does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. This information is required in order to (1) deliver the content of our website correctly, (2) optimise the content of our website and the advertising for it, (3) ensure the long-term functionality of our information technology systems and the technology of our website, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for criminal prosecution in the event of a cyber atack. This anonymously collected data and information is therefore evaluated by Hermesmeyer & Greweling GmbH & Co. KG on the one hand statisfically and on the other hand with the aim of increasing data protection and data security in our company in order to ultimately ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data in the server log files is stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.

The website of Hermesmeyer & Greweling GmbH & Co. KG contains information required by law that enables you to contact our company quickly and communicate directly with us, including a general email address. If a data subject contacts the controller by email or via a contact form, the personal data transmited by the data subject will be stored automatically. Such personal data transmited on a voluntary basis by a data subject to the controller will be stored for the purpose of processing or contacting the data subject. This personal data will not be passed on to third parties.

The controller processes and stores personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage or if this has been provided for by the European directive and regulation issuer or another legislator in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject.

If the purpose of storage no longer applies or if a storage period prescribed by the European Directive and Regulation or another competent legislator expires, the personal data will be routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with the statutory provisions.

• • a) Right to confirmation

    Every data subject has the right granted by European Directive and Regulation to obtain confirmation from the controller as to whether personal data concerning them are being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to confirmation, they may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time.

  • b) Right to information

    Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by European directives and regulations to obtain, at any time and free of charge, information from the controller about the personal data stored about them and a copy of this information. Furthermore, the European Directitive and Regulation has granted the data subject the right to obtain the following information: Furthermore, the data subject has the right to obtain information on whether personal data has been transferred to a third country or to an international organisation. If this is the case, the data subject also has the right to obtain information about the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to information, they can contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time.

    • the purposes of the processing
    • the categories of personal data being processed
    • the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organisations
    • where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored or, if this is not possible, the criteria for determining this period
    • the existence of a right to rectify or erase personal data concerning them or to restrict processing by the controller or a right to object to such processing
    • the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
    • if the personal data are not collected from the data subject: all available information on the origin of the data
    • the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, pursuant to Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and the envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject
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    c) Right to rectification

    Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European Directive and Regulation to request the immediate rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning them. Furthermore, the data subject has the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data, including by means of a supplementary statement, taking into account the purposes of the processing. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to rectification, they may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time.

  • d) Right to erasure (right to be forgotten)

    Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by European directives and regulations to request that the controller delete personal data concerning them without delay if one of the following reasons applies and if the processing is not necessary:If one of the above reasons applies and a data subject wishes to have personal data stored by Hermesmeyer & Greweling GmbH & Co. KG deleted, they may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time.

    The data protection officer of Hermesmeyer & Greweling GmbH & Co. KG or another employee will ensure that the request for deletion is complied with immediately. If the personal data has been made public by Hermesmeyer & Greweling GmbH & Co. KG and our company is obliged to delete the personal data as the controller in accordance with Art. 17 (1) GDPR, Hermesmeyer & Greweling GmbH & Co. KG shall take appropriate measures, including technical measures, taking into account the available technology and implementation costs, to inform other controllers who process the published personal data that the data subject has requested that these other data controllers delete all links to this personal data or copies or replicas of this personal data, unless processing is necessary. The data protection officer of Hermesmeyer & Greweling GmbH & Co. KG or another employee will take the necessary steps in individual cases.ist:

    • The personal data has been collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which it is no longer necessary.
    • The data subject withdraws their consent on which the processing was based in accordance with Art. 6 (1) leter a GDPR or Art. 9 (2) leter a GDPR, and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
    • The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2) of the GDPR.
    • The personal data has been processed unlawfully.
    • The erasure of personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject under Union law or the law of the Member States.
    • The personal data has been collected in relation to information society services offered in accordance with Art. 8(1) of the GDPR. erhoben.
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  • e) Right to restriction of processing

    Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European Directive and Regulation to request the controller to restrict processing if one of the following conditions is met: If one of the above conditions is met and a data subject wishes to restrict the personal data stored by Hermesmeyer & Greweling GmbH & Co. KG, they may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time. The data protection officer of Hermesmeyer & Greweling GmbH & Co. KG or another employee will arrange for the processing to be restricted.

    • The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
    • The processing is unlawful, the data subject refuses to have the personal data deleted and instead requests the restriction of the use of the personal data.
    • The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but the data subject needs it for the establishment, exercising or defence of legal claims.
    • The data subject has objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR and it has not yet been determined whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.
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  • f) Right to data portability

    Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European Directive and Regulation to receive the personal data concerning them, which 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 whom the personal data has been provided, provided that the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 leter a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 leter a GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR and the processing is carried out by automated means, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller. Furthermore, when exercising their right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 para. 1 GDPR, the data subject has the right to have the personal data transmited directly from one controller to another controller, where technically feasible and provided that this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of other persons. To exercise the right to data portability, the data subject may contact the data protection officer appointed by Hermesmeyer & Greweling GmbH & Co. KG or another employee.

  • g) Right to object

    Jede Every data subject whose personal data is processed has the right granted by European directives and regulations to object at any time, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning them which is based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) of the GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions. Hermesmeyer & Greweling GmbH & Co. KG will no longer process the personal data in the event of an objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims. If Hermesmeyer & Greweling GmbH & Co. KG processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject has the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data for such advertising purposes.

    This also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to Hermesmeyer & Greweling GmbH & Co. KG to process it for direct marketing purposes, Hermesmeyer & Greweling GmbH & Co. KG will no longer process the personal data for these purposes. In addition, the data subject has the right to object, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning them by Hermesmeyer & Greweling GmbH & Co. KG for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes in accordance with Art. 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 the data protection officer of Hermesmeyer & Greweling GmbH & Co. KG or another employee. The data subject is also free to exercise their right to object in connection with the use of information society services, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, by means of automated procedures using technical specifications.

  • h) Automated individual decision-making, including profiling

    Every data subject whose personal data is processed has the right granted by European directives and regulations 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, unless the decision (1) is necessary for the conclusion or performance of 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 provides for appropriate measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms and legitimate interests of the data subject, or (3) is based on the data subject's explicit consent.If the decision (1) is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between the data subject and the controller or (2) is made with the express consent of the data subject, Hermesmeyer & Greweling GmbH & Co. KG shall take appropriate measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms and legitimate interests of the data subject, which include at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express one's own point of view and to contest the decision.If the data subject wishes to exercise rights relating to automated decisions, they may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller responsible for processing at any time.

  • i) Right to withdraw consent under data protection law

    Every data subject whose personal data is processed has the right granted by European directives and regulations to withdraw their consent to the processing of personal data at any time.If the data subject wishes to exercise their right to withdraw consent, they can contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller responsible for processing at any time.

In order to display our content correctly and in a graphically appealing manner across browsers, we use script libraries and font libraries such as Google Web Fonts (https://www.google.com/webfonts/) on this website. Google Web Fonts are transferred to your browser's cache to avoid multiple loading. If your browser does not support Google Web Fonts or access is blocked, content will be displayed in a standard font.

Calling up script libraries or font libraries automatically triggers a connection to the library operator. In theory, it is possible – although currently unclear whether and for what purposes – that operators of such libraries collect data.

The privacy policy of the library operator Google can be found here: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

This website uses Google Maps API to display geographical information visually. When using Google Maps, Google also collects, processes and uses data about the use of the map functions by visitors. For more information about data processing by Google, please refer to the Google privacy policy. There you can also change your personal privacy settings in the privacy centre.

Detailed instructions on how to manage your own data in connection with Google products can be found here.

The controller has integrated components from YouTube on this website. YouTube is an internet video portal that allows video publishers to post video clips free of charge and other users to view, rate and comment on them free of charge. YouTube allows the publication of all types of videos, which is why complete films and television programmes, as well as music videos, trailers or videos created by users themselves, can be accessed via the internet portal.

YouTube is operated by YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. YouTube, LLC is a subsidiary of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller and on which a YouTube component (YouTube video) has been integrated, is accessed, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective YouTube component to download a representation of the corresponding YouTube component from YouTube. Further information about YouTube can be found at https://www.youtube.com/yt/about/de/. As part of this technical process, YouTube and Google are informed of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is logged in to YouTube at the same time, YouTube recognises which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject when a subpage containing a YouTube video is accessed. 

This information is collected by YouTube and Google and assigned to the respective YouTube account of the data subject. YouTube and Google always receive information via the YouTube component that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is logged into YouTube at the time of accessing our website; this occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks on a YouTube video or not.

If the data subject does not want this information to be transferred to YouTube and Google, they can prevent this by logging out of their YouTube account before visiting our website.

The privacy policy published by YouTube, which can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/, provides information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by YouTube and Google.

Art. 6 I lit. a GDPR serves as the legal basis for our company for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party, as is the case, for example, with processing operations necessary for the delivery of goods or the provision of other services or consideration, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. b GDPR. The same applies to such processing operations that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, for example in cases of enquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation that requires the processing of personal data, such as for the fulfilment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. c GDPR.

In rare cases, the 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 in our company and his name, age, health insurance details or other vital information had to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or other third parties. In this case, the processing would be based on Art. 6 I lit. d GDPR.

Ultimately, processing operations could be based on Art. 6 I lit. f GDPR. This legal basis applies to processing operations that are not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases if the 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 prevail. Such processing operations are permited to us in particular because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. In this respect, it took the view that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a customer of the controller (Recital 47, sentence 2 of the GDPR).

If the processing of personal data is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, our legitimate interest is the performance of our business activities for the benefit of all our employees and our shareholders.

The criterion for the duration of the storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After expiry of this period, the corresponding data is routinely deleted unless it is no longer required for the fulfilment of the contract or for the initiation of a contract.

Necessity for the conclusion of the contract; obligation of the data subject to provide the personal data; possible consequences of non-provision.

We hereby inform you that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g. tax regulations) or may also result from contractual provisions (e.g. information about the contractual partner).

In some cases, it may be necessary for a data subject to provide us with personal data in order to conclude a contract, which we will then have to process. For example, the data subject is obliged to provide us with personal data if our company concludes 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 our data protection officer. Our data protection officer will inform the data subject on a case-by-case basis whether the provision of personal data is required by law or contract or is necessary for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data, and what consequences the non-provision of personal data would have.

As a responsible company, we refrain from automated decision-making or profiling.

This privacy policy was created by the privacy policy generator of DGD Deutsche Gesellschaft für Datenschutz GmbH, which acts as data protection officer, in cooperation with the data protection lawyers of the law firm WILDE BEUGER SOLMECKE | Rechtsanwälte.