This data protection information applies to data processing on the website www.hess-plastics.com, which is carried out by the following controller

Karl Hess GmbH und Co. KG
Lindenstockstrasse 29
57299 Burbach-Wahlbach
Burbach-Wahlbach, Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 27 35 65 66 31-0
Fax: +49 (0) 27 35 65 66 31-810
E-Mail: info@hess-plastics.com

The external company data protection officer of Karl Hess GmbH & Co KG can be reached at the following contact details

Markus Weber
dokuworks GmbH
Essener Straße 1, 57234 Wilnsdorf
datenschutz@doku.works

Collection and storage of personal data and the nature and purpose of its use

When visiting the website
When you visit our website www.hess-plastics.com, the browser used on your device automatically sends information to the server of our website. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information is collected without any action on your part and stored until it is automatically deleted, usually after one week:

• IP address of the requesting computer,
• Date and time of access,
• Name and URL of the retrieved file,
• Website from which the access was made (referrer URL),
• browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer and the name of your access provider.

The aforementioned data is processed by us for the following purposes

• Ensuring a smooth connection to the website,
• Ensuring a comfortable use of our website,
• Analysing system security and stability
• clarification of any abusive page access (DoS/DDoS attacks or similar) and
• for other administrative purposes.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest follows from the data collection purposes listed above. As a rule, we do not use the data collected for the purpose of drawing conclusions about your person. At most, we reserve the right to do so in the event that this becomes necessary in order to clarify abusive page access.

We also use cookies when you visit our website (see Cookies)

Forwarding of data

Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties for purposes other than those listed below. We only pass on your personal data to third parties if:

• you have given your express consent to this in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR,
• the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR is necessary for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding interest worthy of protection in not disclosing your data,
• in the event that there is a legal obligation for the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c GDPR, and
• this is legally permissible and necessary for the processing of contractual relationships with you in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR.

Cookies

We use cookies on our website. These are small files that your browser automatically creates and that are stored on your end device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our website. Information is stored in the cookie that results in each case in connection with the specific end device used. However, this does not mean that we obtain direct knowledge of your identity. On the one hand, the use of cookies serves to make the use of our website more pleasant for you. For example, we use session cookies to recognise that you have already visited individual pages of our website. These are automatically deleted after you leave our site.

In addition, we also use temporary cookies to optimise user-friendliness, which are stored on your end device for a specified period of time.
are stored on your end device. If you visit our site again to use our services, it is automatically recognised that you have already visited us and which entries and settings you have made so that you do not have to enter them again.

On the other hand, we use cookies to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimising our offer for you (see Analysis tools). These cookies enable us to automatically recognise that you have already visited our website when you visit it again. These cookies are automatically deleted after a defined period of time.

We only use cookies if you have given us your consent to do so, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. In this case, we process the data collected for the above-mentioned purposes.

You can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or so that a message always appears before a new cookie is created. However, completely deactivating cookies may mean that you cannot use all the functions of our website.

Rights of data subjects

You have the right:

• to request information about your personal data processed by us in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR. In particular, you can request information about the purposes of processing, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right of appeal, the origin of your data if it was not collected by us, as well as the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information on its details;
  
  We may only refuse to provide you with information if and to the extent that the information would reveal information that must be kept secret in accordance with a legal provision or by its nature, in particular due to the overriding legitimate interests of a third party (Section 29 (1) sentence 2 BDSG), the competent public authority has determined to us that the disclosure of the data would jeopardise public security or order or otherwise be detrimental to the welfare of the federal government or a state (Section 34 (1) no. 1 BDSG in conjunction with Section 34 (1) no. 1 BDSG). 1 no. 1 BDSG in conjunction with § 33 para. 1 no. 2 lit. b BDSG), or the data is only stored because it may not be deleted due to legal or statutory retention regulations, or serves exclusively for the purposes of data backup or data protection control and the provision of information would require a disproportionate effort and processing for other purposes is excluded by suitable technical and organisational measures (§ 34 para. 1 no. 2 BDSG).
   
• in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, to demand the immediate correction of incorrect or incomplete personal data stored by us
• in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, to request the erasure of your personal data stored by us, unless the processing is necessary for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims
• in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data if the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful, but you refuse to delete it and we no longer need the data, but you need it for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims or you have lodged an objection to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR;
• in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR, to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to request its transmission to another controller
• in accordance with Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR, to revoke your consent to us at any time. As a result, we may no longer continue the data processing that was based on this consent in the future,
• if your personal data are processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, to object to the processing of your personal data pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR, provided that there are reasons for this arising from your particular situation or the objection is directed against direct advertising. In the latter case, you have a general right to object, which will be implemented by us without specifying a particular situation.

You also have a general right to lodge a complaint with the data protection supervisory authority responsible for you. The authority responsible for us is the "State Commissioner for Data Protection North Rhine-Westphalia".

If you would like to exercise your right of cancellation or objection, simply send an email to datenschutz@hess-kunststofftechnik.de.

Data security

We use the widespread SSL (Secure Socket Layer) method in conjunction with the highest level of encryption supported by your browser when you visit our website. As a rule, this is 256-bit encryption. If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, we use 128-bit v3 technology instead. You can recognise whether an individual page of our website is transmitted in encrypted form by the closed display of the key or lock symbol in the lower status bar of your browser.

We also use suitable technical and organisational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction or unauthorised access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

Up-to-dateness and amendment of this privacy policy

This privacy policy is currently valid and was last updated in December 2023. It may become necessary to amend this privacy policy as a result of the further development of our website and services or due to changes in legal or official requirements. The current privacy policy can be viewed at any time on the website https://hess-kunststofftechnik.de/datenschutz.html and printed out at any time.