We take the protection of your personal data very seriously and strictly adhere to the provisions of the data protection laws. On this website, personal data is collected only as far as necessary for technical reasons. Under no circumstance will such data be sold or passed on to third parties for any other reason. The following statement provides an overview of how we guarantee this protection and which types of data are recorded for which purpose.

Data processing on this website

C.D. Wälzholz KG automatically collects and stores information transmitted to us by your browser in its server log files. This includes:

• Browser type/version
• Operating system used
• Referrer URL (the previously visited page)
• Host name of the accessing computer (IP address)
• Time of the server request.

We cannot assign this data to specific persons. We will not merge this data with other data sources. In addition, the data is deleted after a statistical analysis.

Cookies

The web pages use so-called cookies at several places. They are intended to make our site more user-friendly, more effective and safer. Cookies are small text files which are saved on your computer and stored by your browser. The majority of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies“. They are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Cookies do not cause any damage on your computer and do not contain viruses.

Newsletter

If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on our website, we need a functioning email address from you and information which permits us to check that you are the holder of the email address stated or that the holder of the email address is agreed to receiving the newsletter. Other data is not collected.

You may revoke your consent to the storage of data and your email address and to the use of said email address to receive the newsletters at any time.

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States . Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

Please note that on this website Google Analytics has been extended by the code anonymizeIp() in order to guarantee an anonymised recording of IP addresses.

Source: No. 8.1. of the General Terms and Conditions of Service of Google Analytics (go to website)

etracker

This website uses etracker technology (www.etracker.com) to collect data on visitor behavior. The data is collected anonymously for use in marketing and optimization. All visitor data is saved using an anonymous user ID and can be used to aggregate a usage profile. Cookies may be used for this purpose. Cookies are small text files that are stored in the visitor’s local browser cache. It is possible to use these cookies to recognize a visitor’s browser. The data collected by the etracker technology will not be used to determine the personal identity of a website visitor, and will not be compiled with personal data relating to the person referred to by the pseudonym, unless agreed to separately by the person concerned. The collection and storage of data may be revoked at any time with respect to future services.

Right to information

You have the right to request information at any time about your personal saved data, its origin and recipients as well as the purpose of data processing.