1) Information on the Collection of Personal Data and Contact Details of the Controller

1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. Below, we inform you about the handling of your personal data when using our website. Personal data includes all data that can personally identify you.

1.2 The controller responsible for data processing on this website, as defined by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is Uwe Bock – T-Union, Trothaer Straße 65, 06118 Halle, Germany, Tel.: +49 345 52399222, Fax: +49 345 52399223, E-Mail: info@t-union.online. The controller responsible for processing personal data is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of processing personal data.

1.3 This website uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g., orders or inquiries to the controller). You can recognize an encrypted connection by the “https://” prefix and the padlock symbol in your browser’s address bar.

2) Data Collection When Visiting Our Website

When using our website for purely informational purposes, i.e., without registering or otherwise transmitting information to us, we only collect data that your browser transmits to our server (so-called “server log files”). When you access our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display the website:

• The website visited
• Date and time of access
• Amount of data transmitted (in bytes)
• Source/reference from which you accessed the page
• Browser used
• Operating system used
• IP address used (if applicable, in anonymized form)

Processing is carried out in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data will not be disclosed or used for other purposes. However, we reserve the right to review the server log files if there are concrete indications of unlawful use.

3) Cookies

To make your visit to our website attractive and enable the use of certain functions, we use so-called cookies on various pages. These are small text files stored on your device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted after you close your browser (session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device and allow us or our partner companies (third-party cookies) to recognize your browser upon your next visit (persistent cookies). When cookies are set, they collect and process certain user information, such as browser and location data and IP address values, to varying extents. Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified duration, which may differ depending on the cookie.

If cookies process personal data, their processing is carried out in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) GDPR for contract fulfillment or in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interests in providing the best possible functionality of the website and a user-friendly experience.

We may collaborate with advertising partners who help us make our online offerings more interesting for you. In this case, cookies from partner companies may also be stored on your hard drive (third-party cookies). If we cooperate with such advertising partners, you will be separately informed about the use of these cookies and the scope of collected information in the sections below.

Please note that you can configure your browser settings to be informed about the placement of cookies and decide on their acceptance individually or exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or in general. Each browser differs in the way it manages cookie settings. The respective help menus of browsers explain how to modify your cookie settings. You can find the relevant instructions for different browsers here:

•Internet Explorer: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Block-or-allow-cookies

•Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences

•Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en

•Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-us/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac

•Opera: http://help.opera.com/Windows/10.20/en/cookies.html

Please be aware that if you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be restricted.

4) Contacting Us

When you contact us (e.g., via a contact form or email), personal data is collected. The specific data collected in the case of a contact form is indicated in the respective form. This data is stored and used exclusively for the purpose of responding to your inquiry or establishing contact and the related technical administration. The legal basis for processing this data is our legitimate interest in responding to your inquiry in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. If your inquiry aims at the conclusion of a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. Your data will be deleted once your inquiry has been fully processed, provided that there are no legal retention requirements.

5) Rights of the Data Subject

5.1 Under applicable data protection law, you have the following rights regarding the processing of your personal data:

• Right to access (Article 15 GDPR)
• Right to rectification (Article 16 GDPR)
• Right to erasure (Article 17 GDPR)
• Right to restriction of processing (Article 18 GDPR)
• Right to notification (Article 19 GDPR)
• Right to data portability (Article 20 GDPR)
• Right to withdraw consent (Article 7(3) GDPR)
• Right to lodge a complaint (Article 77 GDPR)

5.2 Right to Object

IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA BASED ON OUR LEGITIMATE INTERESTS, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THIS PROCESSING AT ANY TIME FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, WITH EFFECT FOR THE FUTURE.

IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL CEASE PROCESSING THE AFFECTED DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OUTWEIGH YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR IF PROCESSING SERVES TO ESTABLISH, EXERCISE, OR DEFEND LEGAL CLAIMS.

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR DATA FOR SUCH MARKETING. IF YOU EXERCISE THIS RIGHT, WE WILL CEASE PROCESSING YOUR DATA FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES.

6) Duration of Personal Data Storage

The duration of the storage of personal data depends on the respective legal basis, processing purpose, and—if applicable—statutory retention periods.

• If data processing is based on explicit consent under Article 6(1)(a) GDPR, the data is stored until the consent is withdrawn.
• If statutory retention periods apply to data processed for contractual obligations under Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, the data is routinely deleted after the retention period unless it is still required for contract fulfillment or initiation.
• If data processing is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, data is stored until the data subject exercises their right to object, unless compelling legitimate grounds exist for further processing.
• If personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes under Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, it is stored until the data subject exercises their right to object under Article 21(2) GDPR.

Unless otherwise stated in this declaration, personal data will be deleted when it is no longer required for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.