Privacy Policy

1. Data Protection at a Glance

General Information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any information that can be used to identify you personally.

Detailed information on data protection can be found in the Privacy Policy set out below.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Contact details can be found in the Legal Notice of this website.

How do we collect your data?

Some data is collected when you provide it to us, for example by entering information into a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit this website through our IT systems. This primarily includes technical data such as browser type, operating system, or the time of page access.

What do we use your data for?

Some data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the website. Other data may be used to analyze user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right at any time to obtain information free of charge about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request correction or deletion of such data.

If you have given consent to data processing, you may revoke that consent at any time with effect for the future. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request restriction of the processing of your personal data.

Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

If you have any questions regarding data protection, you may contact us at any time using the contact details provided in the Legal Notice.

2. Hosting

External Hosting

This website is hosted by an external hosting provider.

Personal data collected on this website may be stored on the hoster’s servers. This may include, in particular:

  • IP addresses
  • Contact requests
  • Communication data
  • Contract data
  • Contact details
  • Names
  • Website access data
  • Other data generated through the website

The hosting provider is used for the purpose of fulfilling contractual obligations towards potential and existing customers and in the interest of providing a secure, fast, and efficient online service.

The hosting provider will process your data only to the extent necessary to fulfill its contractual obligations and in accordance with our instructions.

A Data Processing Agreement (DPA) has been concluded with the hosting provider to ensure GDPR-compliant processing.

3. General Information and Mandatory Information

Data Protection

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 regulations and this Privacy Policy.

When you use this website, various personal data may be collected. Personal data is information that can be used to identify you personally.

This Privacy Policy explains which data we collect, how we use it, and for what purpose.

Please note that data transmission over the Internet (for example when communicating by e-mail) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Controller

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

Jens Benner
Auf der Rhöte 14
57439 Attendorn
Germany

Phone: +49 151 423 240 39
E-mail: info@benner-engineering.de

The controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of processing personal data.

Withdrawal of Your Consent

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent.

You may revoke your consent at any time. The legality of data processing carried out before the revocation remains unaffected.

Right to Object

Where data processing is based on legitimate interests, you have the right to object to such processing on grounds relating to your particular situation.

If your personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object to such processing at any time.

Right to Lodge a Complaint

In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to receive data processed automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract in a commonly used, machine-readable format.

SSL/TLS Encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, this website uses SSL/TLS encryption.

You can recognize an encrypted connection by the change from “http://” to “https://” in your browser’s address bar and by the lock symbol displayed there.

Right of Access, Rectification, and Erasure

Within the framework of applicable legal provisions, you have the right to obtain information about your stored personal data and to request correction or deletion of such data.

Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to request restriction of processing in the cases provided by applicable data protection law, particularly where:

  • You contest the accuracy of your personal data.
  • Processing is unlawful.
  • We no longer need the data, but you require it for legal claims.
  • You have objected to processing and verification of overriding interests is pending.

 

4. Data Collection on This Website

Cookies

Our website uses so-called “cookies”. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device and do not cause any damage.

Cookies may be stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (persistent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted when you leave the website. Persistent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them or your browser automatically removes them.

In some cases, cookies from third-party providers may also be stored on your device when you visit our website. These cookies enable us or you to use certain services provided by third parties.

Cookies serve various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not operate without them.

Cookies required for electronic communication processes, the provision of requested functions, or the optimization of the website are stored on the basis of our legitimate interest in providing a technically error-free and optimized service.

Where consent is required for the storage of cookies, cookies will only be stored based on your consent. You may revoke your consent at any time.

You can configure your browser to:

  • notify you when cookies are set,
  • allow cookies only in individual cases,
  • exclude cookies generally or in specific cases,
  • automatically delete cookies when the browser is closed.

Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

Server Log Files

The hosting provider automatically collects and stores information in server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us.

This information may include:

  • Browser type and browser version
  • Operating system used
  • Referrer URL
  • Hostname of the accessing device
  • Time of the server request
  • IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources.

The collection of this data is based on our legitimate interest in ensuring the technically correct presentation and optimization of the website.

Contact Form

If you submit inquiries via our contact form, the information you provide, including the contact details entered in the form, will be stored for the purpose of processing your request and any follow-up questions.

We do not pass this data on without your consent.

Processing is carried out either:

  • for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures,
  • based on our legitimate interest in efficiently handling inquiries,
  • or on the basis of your consent where applicable.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until:

  • you request its deletion,
  • you revoke your consent,
  • or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies.

Mandatory statutory retention obligations remain unaffected.

Contact by E-Mail or Telephone

If you contact us by e-mail or telephone, your inquiry, including all personal data arising from it (such as your name and inquiry details), will be stored and processed for the purpose of handling your request.

We do not pass this information on without your consent.

Processing is carried out either:

  • for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures,
  • based on our legitimate interest in efficiently handling inquiries,
  • or on the basis of your consent where applicable.

The data transmitted to us will remain stored until:

  • you request deletion,
  • you revoke your consent,
  • or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies.

Statutory retention obligations remain unaffected.

5. Plugins and Tools

Google Web Fonts

This website uses Google Web Fonts to ensure a consistent presentation of fonts.

The Google fonts used on this website are installed locally. No connection to Google servers is established when accessing this website.

For more information about Google Web Fonts, please visit:

https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq

Google’s Privacy Policy:

https://policies.google.com/privacy

Google reCAPTCHA

This website uses Google reCAPTCHA (“reCAPTCHA”).

The provider is:

Google Ireland Limited
Gordon House
Barrow Street
Dublin 4
Ireland

reCAPTCHA is used to determine whether data entered on this website (for example in a contact form) is entered by a human user or by an automated program.

To perform this analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various characteristics of website visitors. The analysis begins automatically as soon as a visitor accesses the website.

For this purpose, reCAPTCHA may analyze information such as:

  • IP address
  • Duration of the website visit
  • Mouse movements
  • User behavior patterns
  • Technical browser information

The data collected during this analysis is transmitted to Google.

The reCAPTCHA analysis runs entirely in the background. Visitors are not separately informed that an analysis is taking place.

The processing of this data is based on our legitimate interest in protecting our website from automated abuse, spam, and malicious activities.

Where consent is required, processing will be carried out solely on the basis of that consent. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

For more information about Google reCAPTCHA, please refer to:

Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Google Terms of Service: https://policies.google.com/terms