Data Policy

Privacy policy
 
Thank you for visiting our website www.kimido.com and for your interest in our company. The protection of your personal data is important to us. Personal data is information about personal or factual circumstances of a specific or identifiable natural person. This includes, for example, the civil name, address, telephone number and date of birth, but also all other data that can be related to an identifiable person.
 
Since personal data enjoys special legal protection, it is only collected by us to the extent necessary for the provision of our website and the provision of our services. In the following, we describe what personal information we collect during your visit to our website and how we use it.
 
Our data protection practices comply with the legal regulations, in particular those of the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), the German Telemedia Act (TMG) and the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO). We will only collect, process and store your personal data to the extent necessary for the functional provision of this website and our content and services, as well as for processing inquiries and, if applicable, for processing orders / contracts, but in each case only to the extent that there is a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. f DSGVO or another permissible circumstance. Only if you have previously given your consent separately, your data will also be used for further purposes that are precisely defined in the consent, e.g. for sending promotional information by newsletter.
 
 
1. responsible person in the sense of Art. 4 para. 7 DSGVO
 
The responsible party within the meaning of the DSGVO and other national data protection laws of the member states as well as other data protection provisions is:
 
KIMIDO Kindler GmbH
Industrial area Heiligenfeld
Siemensstrasse 11
72160 Horb / Neckar
Germany
 
Phone: +49 (0) 7451 1022
E-mail: info@kimido.com
 
 
2. provision of the website and creation of log files
 
Each time our website is accessed, our system automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the accessing computer. The following data is collected in this process:
 
Scope of data processing
 
(1) Information about the type of browser and the version used
(2) The operating system of the retrieving device
(3) The IP address of the retrieving device
(4) Date and time of access
(5) Websites and resources (images, files, other page content) that were accessed on our website.
(6) Websites from which the user’s system accessed our website (referrer tracking).
 
This data is stored in the log files of our system. A storage of this data together with personal data of a concrete user does not take place, so that an identification of individual site visitors does not take place.
 
Legal basis for the processing of personal data
 
Art. 6 para.1 lit.f DSGVO (legitimate interest). Our legitimate interest is to ensure the achievement of the purpose described below.
 
Purpose of data processing
 
Logging is done to maintain the compatibility of our website for as many visitors as possible and to combat abuse and troubleshooting. For this purpose, it is necessary to log the technical data of the calling computer in order to be able to react as early as possible to display errors, attacks on our IT systems and/or errors in the functionality of our website. In addition, we use the data to optimize the website and to generally ensure the security of our information technology systems.
 
Duration of storage
 
The deletion of the aforementioned technical data takes place as soon as they are no longer needed to ensure the compatibility of the website for all visitors, but no later than 3 months after accessing our website.
 
Possibility of objection and removal
 
The options for objection and removal are based on the general regulations on the right of objection and deletion under data protection law described below in this data protection declaration.
 
 
3. special functions of the website
 
Our site offers you various functions, during the use of which personal data is collected, processed and stored by us. In the following, we explain what happens with this data:
 
Contact form(s):
 
Scope of the processing of personal data
 
The data entered by you in our contact forms.
 
Legal basis for the processing of personal data
 
Art. 6 para. 1 lit.a DSGVO (implied consent).
 
Purpose of data processing
 
We will use the data recorded via our contact form or via our contact forms only for processing the specific contact request received through the contact form.
 
Duration of storage
 
After processing your request, the collected data will be deleted immediately, unless there are legal retention periods.
 
Possibility of objection and removal
 
The options for objection and removal are based on the general regulations on the right of objection and deletion under data protection law described below in this data protection declaration.
 
 
4. statistical analysis of visits to this website – webtracker
 
We collect, process and store the following data when this website or individual files on the website are accessed: IP address, website from which the file was accessed, name of the file, date and time of access, amount of data transferred and report on the success of the access (so-called web log). We use this access data exclusively in non-personalized form for the continuous improvement of our Internet offering and for statistical purposes.
We also use the following web trackers to evaluate visits to this website:
 
Google Googleadservices / Google AdWords Conversion / Google Dynamic Remarketing.
 
On our website, we use a web tracking service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, 94043 Mountain View, USA (hereinafter: Google Googleadservices / Google AdWords Conversion / Google Dynamic Remarketing). Google Googleadservices / Google AdWords Conversion / Google Dynamic Remarketing uses cookies within the scope of web tracking, which are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of the use of our website and your surfing behavior (so-called tracking). We perform this analysis based on the tracking service of Google Googleadservices / Google AdWords Conversion / Google Dynamic Remarketing in order to constantly optimize our website and make it more available. In the course of using our website, data such as, in particular, your IP address and your user activities are transmitted to servers of the company Google Googleadservices / Google AdWords Conversion / Google Dynamic Remarketing and processed and stored outside the European Union, e.g. in the USA. The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6 para.1 lit.a DSGVO. Google Googleadservices / Google AdWords Conversion / Google Dynamic Remarketing has self-certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield Agreement (see https://www.privacyshield.gov/list ). The data is deleted as soon as the purpose of its collection has been fulfilled. For more information on the handling of the transferred data, please refer to the Google Googleadservices / Google AdWords Conversion / Google Dynamic Remarketing privacy policy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ . You can prevent the collection and forwarding of personal data (esp. your IP address) and the processing of this data by deactivating the execution of script code in your browser, installing a script blocker in your browser (you can find this, for example, at www.noscript.net or www.ghostery.com ) or activating the “Do Not Track” setting of your browser.
 
 
5. integration of external web services and processing of data outside the EU
 
On our website, we use active Java script content from external providers, so-called web services. When you visit our website, these external providers may receive personal information about your visit to our website. This may involve the processing of data outside the EU. You can prevent this by installing a JavaScript blocker such as the browser plug-in ‘NoScript’ (www.noscript.net ) or disabling JavaScript in your browser. This may result in functional restrictions on websites that you visit.
 
We use the following external web services:
 
Google
 
A web service of the company Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, 94043 Mountain View (hereinafter: Google) is reloaded on our website. We use this data to ensure the full functionality of our website. In this context, your browser may transmit personal data to Google. The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6 para.1 lit. f DSGVO. The legitimate interest consists in an error-free function of the website. Google has self-certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield Agreement (see https://www.privacyshield.gov/list ). The data is deleted as soon as the purpose of its collection has been fulfilled. Further information on the handling of the transferred data can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/ . You can prevent the collection as well as the processing of your data by Google by deactivating the execution of script code in your browser or by installing a script blocker in your browser (this can be found, for example, at www.noscript.net or www.ghostery.com ).
 
Google-Apis
 
A web service of the company Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, 94043 Mountain View (hereinafter: Google-Apis) is reloaded on our website. We use this data to ensure the full functionality of our website. In this context, your browser may transmit personal data to Google-Apis. The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6 para.1 lit. f DSGVO. The legitimate interest consists in an error-free function of the website. Google-Apis has self-certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield Agreement (see https://www.privacyshield.gov/list ). The data is deleted as soon as the purpose of its collection has been fulfilled. For more information on the handling of transferred data, please refer to the Google-Apis privacy policy: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/ . You can prevent the collection as well as the processing of your data by Google-Apis by deactivating the execution of script code in your browser or by installing a script blocker in your browser (this can be found, for example, at www.noscript.net or www.ghostery.com ).
 
gstatic
 
On our website, a web service of the company Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, 94043 Mountain View (hereinafter: gstatic) is reloaded. We use this data to ensure the full functionality of our website. In this context, your browser may transmit personal data to gstatic. The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6 para.1 lit. f DSGVO. The legitimate interest is to ensure error-free functioning of the website. gstatic has self-certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield Agreement (see https://www.privacyshield.gov/list ). The data is deleted as soon as the purpose of its collection has been fulfilled. For more information on the handling of transferred data, please see gstatic’s privacy policy: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/ . You can prevent the collection as well as the processing of your data by gstatic by disabling the execution of script code in your browser or by installing a script blocker in your browser (this can be found, for example, at www.noscript.net or www.ghostery.com ).
 
Google Tag Manager
 
We use on our site the service Google Tag Manager of the company Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street, 4 Dublin, Ireland, e-mail: support-deutschland@google.com, website: http://www.google.com/. The processing also takes place in a third country for which there is no Commission adequacy decision. Therefore, the usual level of protection for the GDPR cannot be guaranteed for the transfer, as it cannot be ruled out that in the third country, e.g. authorities can access the collected data.
 
The legal basis for the transmission of personal data is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a DSGVO, which you have given on our website.
 
Google Tag Manager provides a technical platform to run and bundle other web tools and web tracking programs by means of so-called “tags”. In this context, Google Tag Manager stores cookies on your computer and analyzes your surfing behavior (so-called “tracking”), insofar as web tracking tools are executed by means of Google Tag Manager. The data generated by the “tags” are aggregated, stored and processed by Google Tag Manager under a uniform user interface. All integrated “tags” are listed separately again in this privacy policy. In the course of using our website when the integration of “tags” from Google Tag Manager is activated, data such as, in particular, your IP address and your user activities are transmitted to servers of the Google company. The tracking tools used in Google Tag Manager ensure through IP anonymization of the source code that the IP address of Google Tag Manager is anonymized before transmission. With Tag Manager, measured values from various service providers (Google and third-party providers) can be linked and evaluated on the basis of the so-called tag management. Google Tag Manager helps us compile reports on website activity and control the web tools of our website.
 
For processing itself, the service or we collect the following data: Cookies, web tracking data, outgoing or incoming links, information generated by the integration and activation of JavaScript code on the website from Google Tag Manager and the web tools triggered by Google Tag Manager.
 
You can revoke your consent at any time. You can find more information about revoking your consent either with the consent itself or at the end of this privacy policy.
 
You can find more information on the handling of the transferred data in the provider’s privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.
 
The provider additionally offers an opt-out option at https://policies.google.com/privacy.
 
Facebook Pixel
 
This website uses the visitor action pixel from Facebook for conversion measurement. The provider of this service is Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. However, according to Facebook, the data collected is also transferred to the USA and other third countries.
 
In this way, the behavior of page visitors can be tracked after they have been redirected to the provider’s website by clicking on a Facebook ad. This allows the effectiveness of the Facebook ads to be evaluated for statistical and market research purposes and future advertising measures to be optimized.
 
The collected data is anonymous for us as the operator of this website, we cannot draw any conclusions about the identity of the users. However, the data is stored and processed by Facebook, so that a connection to the respective user profile is possible and Facebook can use the data for its own advertising purposes, in accordance with the Facebook Data Use Policy. This allows Facebook to enable the placement of advertisements on Facebook pages as well as outside of Facebook. This use of the data cannot be influenced by us as the site operator.
 
The use of Facebook Pixel is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in effective advertising measures including social media. If a corresponding consent has been requested (e.g., consent to store cookies), the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) a DSGVO; the consent can be revoked at any time.
 
You can find further information on protecting your privacy in Facebook’s privacy policy: https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/.
 
You can also deactivate the “Custom Audiences” remarketing function in the Ad Settings section at https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen. To do this, you must be logged into Facebook.
 
If you do not have a Facebook account, you can deactivate usage-based advertising from Facebook on the website of the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/.
 
 
6. data security and data protection, communication by e-mail
 
Your personal data is protected by technical and organizational measures during collection, storage and processing in such a way that it is not accessible to third parties. In the case of unencrypted communication by e-mail, complete data security on the transmission path to our IT systems cannot be guaranteed by us, so that we recommend encrypted communication or the postal service for information requiring a high level of confidentiality.
 
 
7. revocation of consents – data information and change requests – deletion & blocking of data.
 
According to the Federal Data Protection Act, you have a right to free information about your stored data and, if necessary, a right to correction, blocking or deletion of this data. Your data will then be deleted if this does not conflict with legal regulations. You can revoke a permission granted to us to use your personal data at any time. You can send requests for information, deletion and correction of your data and also suggestions at any time to the following address:
 
KIMIDO Kindler GmbH
Industrial area Heiligenfeld
Siemensstrasse 11
72160 Horb / Neckar
Germany
 
Phone: +49 (0) 7451 1022
E-mail: info@kimido.com
 
 
8. right of complaint to the supervisory authority according to Art. 77 I DSGVO
 
If you suspect that your data is being processed illegally on our site, you can of course bring about a judicial clarification of the issue at any time. Independently of this, you have the option of contacting a supervisory authority. The right of complaint is available to you in the EU member state of your place of residence, your place of work and/or the place of the alleged infringement, i.e. you can choose the supervisory authority to which you turn in the places mentioned above. The supervisory authority to which the complaint has been submitted will then inform you of the status and outcome of your submission, including the possibility of a judicial remedy under Article 78 GDPR.