Privacy policy

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with applicable data protection laws and this Privacy Policy.

1. Name and contact information of the data controller and the company’s data protection officer

This privacy notice applies to data processing by:
Data Controller: HKE-tec GmbH & Co. KG (hereinafter: HKE-tec GmbH & Co. KG, Stöckl 1, D-84347 Pfarrkirchen, Germany; Email: info[at]hke-tec.com; Phone: +49 (0)8561 983 984)

The data protection officer at HKE-tec GmbH & Co. KG can be reached at the address listed above, for the attention of Mr. Sammer, or at info[at]hke-tec.com.

2. Collection and storage of personal data, as well as the nature and purpose of its use

a) When visiting the website
When you visit our website www.hke-tec.com , the browser on your device automatically www.hke-tec.com information to our website’s server. This information is temporarily stored in a log file. The following information is collected automatically and stored until it is automatically deleted:

• IP address of the requesting computer,
• Date and time of access,
• Name and URL of the file accessed,
• Referrer URL
• Browser used and, if applicable, the operating system
• Name of the Internet service provider
• Amount of data transferred
• Notification of a successful retrieval

This data is processed for the purpose of technically providing the website, ensuring the stability and security of the systems, and detecting cases of misuse. The legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. We use the hosting provider Hetzner Online GmbH, Industriestr. 25, 91710 Gunzenhausen, Germany, to host our website. This provider processes the aforementioned data as a data processor in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR (Data Processing Agreement in place). The server is located in Germany. The log files are stored for a period of 7–14 days and then automatically deleted once they are no longer necessary for technical stability and security.

b) When using our contact form

If you have any questions, you can contact us using the form provided on our website. You must provide a valid email address so that we know who sent the inquiry and can respond to it. Any additional information is optional.

Data processing for the purpose of contacting us is carried out in accordance with Article 6(1)
Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR, based on the consent you have voluntarily provided.
The personal data we collect when you use the contact form will be automatically deleted once your inquiry has been processed.

3. Disclosure of Data

Your personal data will not be disclosed to third parties for any purpose other than those listed below.
We will only share your personal information with third parties if:
• You have given your explicit consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR,
• the disclosure is necessary pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, and there is no reason to believe that you have an overriding legitimate interest in preventing the disclosure of your data,
• in the event that there is a legal obligation to disclose such information pursuant to Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR, as well as
• this is permitted by law and is necessary for the performance of contractual relationships with you pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR.

4. Cookies
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We use Borlabs GmbH to obtain your consent for non-essential cookies. Technically necessary cookies are set without your consent (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
You can withdraw your consent at any time via  Cookie Settings   revoke or amend.

To make your visit to our website more enjoyable and to enable the use of certain features, we use cookies—small text files that are stored on your device. Some of these cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser (so-called “session cookies”), while others remain on your device for a longer period and allow page settings to be saved (so-called “persistent cookies”). In the latter case, you can find the storage duration in the overview of your web browser’s cookie settings.
If personal data is processed through individual cookies we use, such processing is carried out in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR for the purpose of performing the contract, pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR in the event that consent has been given, or pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interests in ensuring the best possible functionality of the website as well as a user-friendly and effective design of the site visit.
You can configure your browser to notify you when cookies are set, allowing you to decide on a case-by-case basis whether to accept them, or to block cookies in specific cases or generally.
Please note that if you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.

5. Google Analytics 4 (GA4)
We use GA4 from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) only with your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, cookie banner).
Data: Pseudonymized usage data (browser, page views, time spent on site; IP address not stored).
Purpose: Website optimization.
Retention period: 14 months.
Transfer: EU servers; U.S.: EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF)/SCCs. Standard contractual clauses (SCCs) in place.
Revocation: Cookie banner.

6. Rights of Data Subjects

You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:
– Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR),
– Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR),
– Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR),
– Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR),
– Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR),
– Right to object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR).
– Right to withdraw consent (Art. 7(3) of the GDPR)
– Right to lodge a complaint (Art. 77 GDPR).

7. Right to Object

Where personal data is processed on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, you have the right to object to such processing on grounds relating to your particular situation. If personal data is processed for the purpose of direct marketing, you have the right to object to such processing at any time.
The objection may be sent informally to info[at]hke-tec.com

8. Up-to-date Status and Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy will be updated whenever there are changes to the data processing on the website, the services used, or the legal requirements. The version published on the website is the current one.

1 Data protection authorities require the signing of a data processing agreement for the lawful use of Google Analytics. A template for this is available at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.pdf offered by Google.