Privacy Policy in accordance with the GDPR As of: January 15, 2025

1. Name and Address of the Data Controller
2. General Information on Data Processing
3. Provision of the Website and Creation of Log Files
4. Use of Cookies
5. Rights of the Data Subject
6. External Services
7. Data Processors

1. Name and address of the controller

J. Pecher
Zeppelinstraße 3
D-89160 Dornstadt

Tel.: +49 (0) 73 48 / 2 11 05
Fax: +49 (0) 73 48 / 2 17 40
E-mail: info@pecher-maschinenbau.de

2. General Information on Data Processing

2.1 Scope of personal data processing

We generally collect and use our users’ personal data only to the extent necessary to provide a functional website as well as our content and services. The collection and use of our users’ personal data generally takes place only with the user’s consent. An exception applies in cases where obtaining prior consent is not possible for practical reasons and the processing of the data is permitted by law.

2.2 Legal Basis for the Processing of Personal Data

To the extent that we obtain the data subject’s consent for the processing of personal data, Article 6(1)(a) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) serves as the legal basis for the processing of personal data.

When processing personal data necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR serves as the legal basis. This also applies to processing operations necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures.

To the extent that the processing of personal data is necessary to comply with a legal obligation to which our company is subject, Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR serves as the legal basis.

In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person necessitate the processing of personal data, Article 6(1)(d) of the GDPR serves as the legal basis.

If processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, and the interests, fundamental rights, and freedoms of the data subject do not override the aforementioned interest, Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR serves as the legal basis for the processing.

2.3 Data Erasure and Retention Period

The data subject’s personal data will be erased or blocked as soon as the purpose for which it was stored no longer applies. Storage may also take place if this is provided for by European or national legislation in EU regulations, laws, or other provisions to which the controller is subject. Data will also be blocked or erased when a retention period prescribed by the aforementioned standards expires, unless there is a need to continue storing the data for the conclusion or performance of a contract.

3. Provision of the Website and Creation of Log Files

3.1 Description and Scope of Data Processing

Each time our website is accessed, our system automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the accessing device.

The following data is collected in this process:

   Information about the browser type and version
used The user’s
operating system The user’s
IP address Date and time of access
Websites from which the user’s system accesses
our website Websites accessed by the user’s system via our website

The data is also stored in our system’s log files, whereby the IP address is truncated immediately after collection—specifically, an IPv4 address to the first two bytes and an IPv6 address to the first 32 bits. Personal profiles cannot be created using such truncated IP addresses. This data is not stored together with other personal data of the user.

3.2 Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the temporary storage of the data and the log files is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

3.3 Purpose of data processing

The temporary storage of the IP address by the system is necessary to enable the website to be delivered to the user’s computer. For this purpose, the user’s IP address must remain stored for the duration of the session.

Data is stored in log files to ensure the website functions properly. Additionally, the data helps us optimize the website and ensure the security of our IT systems. The data is not analyzed for marketing purposes in this context.

These purposes also constitute our legitimate interest in data processing pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

3.4 Duration of Storage

The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. In the case of data collection for the provision of the website, this is the case when the respective session has ended.

In the case of data stored in log files, this occurs after seven days at the latest. Storage beyond this period is possible. In this case, the shortening of users’ IP addresses makes it no longer possible to identify the client making the request.

3.5 Right to Object and Right to Erasure

The collection of data for the provision of the website and the storage of data in log files is absolutely necessary for the operation of the website. Consequently, the user has no right to object.

4. Use of Cookies

The website does not use cookies that require consent

5. Rights of the data subject

If your personal data is processed, you are a data subject within the meaning of the GDPR and you have the following rights vis-à-vis the controller:

5.1 Right of access

You may request confirmation from the controller as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed by us.

If such processing is taking place, you may request the following information from the controller:

• the purposes for which the personal data is processed
• the categories of personal data being processed
• the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data concerning you has been or will be disclosed
• the planned duration of storage of the personal data concerning you or, if specific details cannot be provided, the criteria for determining the storage period
• the existence of a right to rectification or erasure of the personal data concerning you, a right to restrict processing by the controller, or a right to object to such processing
• the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
• all available information regarding the origin of the data, if the personal data is not collected from the data subject
• the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, pursuant to Art. 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR and—at least in these cases—meaningful information regarding the logic involved, as well as the scope and intended consequences of such processing for the data subject.

You have the right to request information regarding whether the personal data concerning you is transferred to a third country or to an international organization. In this context, you may request to be informed of the appropriate safeguards pursuant to Article 46 of the GDPR in connection with the transfer.

This right of access may be restricted to the extent that it is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of research or statistical purposes, and the restriction is necessary for the fulfillment of those research or statistical purposes.

5.2 Right to Rectification

You have the right to request rectification and/or completion from the controller if the personal data concerning you that is being processed is inaccurate or incomplete. The controller must carry out the rectification without undue delay.

Your right to rectification may be restricted to the extent that it is likely to render the achievement of the research or statistical purposes impossible or seriously impair it, and the restriction is necessary for the fulfillment of the research or statistical purposes.

5.3 Right to Restriction of Processing

Under the following conditions, you may request the restriction of the processing of personal data concerning you:

• if you contest the accuracy of the personal data concerning you for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data
• the processing is unlawful and you oppose the erasure of the personal data and instead request the restriction of the use of the personal data
• the controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but you need it to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims, or
• if you have objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21(1) of the GDPR and it has not yet been determined whether the controller’s legitimate grounds override your interests.

If the processing of your personal data has been restricted, such data—apart from its storage—may be processed only with your consent or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of an important public interest of the Union or a Member State.

If the restriction on processing has been imposed in accordance with the above conditions, you will be notified by the controller before the restriction is lifted.

Your right to restriction of processing may be limited to the extent that it is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of research or statistical purposes and the restriction is necessary for the fulfillment of those research or statistical purposes.

5.4 Right to erasure

a. Obligation to Erase

You may request that the controller erase the personal data concerning you without undue delay, and the controller is obligated to erase such data without undue delay if any of the following grounds apply:

• The personal data concerning you is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.
• You withdraw your consent on which the processing was based pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) or Art. 9(2)(a) of the GDPR, and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
• You object to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or you object to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2) of the GDPR.
• The personal data concerning you has been processed unlawfully.
• The erasure of the personal data concerning you is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member States to which the controller is subject.
• The personal data concerning you was collected in relation to information society services offered pursuant to Article 8(1) of the GDPR.

b. Information to Third Parties

If the controller has made the personal data concerning you public and is obliged to erase it pursuant to Article 17(1) of the GDPR, the controller shall, taking into account available technology and the cost of implementation, take reasonable measures, including technical measures, to inform controllers processing the personal data that you, as the data subject, have requested the erasure of all links to such personal data or of copies or replicas of such personal data.

c. Exceptions

The right to erasure does not apply to the extent that the processing is necessary

• for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information
• to comply with a legal obligation which requires processing under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject, or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller
• for reasons of public interest in the area of public health pursuant to Art. 9(2)(h) and (i) and Art. 9(3) of the GDPR
• for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes, or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) of the GDPR, insofar as the right referred to in section (a) is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of the objectives of such processing, or
• for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

5.5 Right to Information

If you have exercised your right to rectification, erasure, or restriction of processing against the controller, the controller is obligated to notify all recipients to whom your personal data has been disclosed of this rectification, erasure, or restriction of processing, unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort.

You have the right to be informed by the controller about these recipients.

5.6 Right to Data Portability

You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to the controller in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. You also have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to whom the personal data was provided, provided that

• the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR and
• the processing is carried out by automated means.

In exercising this right, you also have the right to have the personal data concerning you transmitted directly from one controller to another controller, provided this is technically feasible. The freedoms and rights of other individuals must not be adversely affected by this.

The right to data portability does not apply to the processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

5.7 Right to Object

You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you that is carried out pursuant to Article 6(1)(e) or (f) of the GDPR; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

The controller will no longer process the personal data concerning you unless it can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims.

If the personal data concerning you is processed for the purpose of direct marketing, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of the personal data concerning you for the purpose of such marketing; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing.

If you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data concerning you will no longer be processed for these purposes.

You have the option, in connection with the use of information society services—notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC—to exercise your right to object by means of automated procedures that use technical specifications.

You also have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you that is carried out for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) of the GDPR.

Your right to object may be restricted to the extent that it is likely to render the achievement of the research or statistical purposes impossible or seriously impair it, and the restriction is necessary for the fulfillment of the research or statistical purposes.

5.8 Right to Withdraw Consent

You have the right to withdraw your consent to data processing at any time. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out on the basis of consent prior to withdrawal.

5.9 Automated decision-making in individual cases, including profiling

You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing—including profiling—that produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you. This does not apply if the decision

• is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between you and the controller,
• is permitted by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject, and that law provides for appropriate measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms as well as your legitimate interests, or
• is based on your explicit consent.

However, these decisions may not be based on special categories of personal data pursuant to Article 9(1) of the GDPR, unless Article 9(2)(a) or (g) applies and appropriate measures have been taken to protect your rights and freedoms as well as your legitimate interests.

With regard to the cases referred to in (1) and (3), the controller shall take appropriate measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms as well as your legitimate interests, including at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express your point of view, and to challenge the decision.

5.10 Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement, if you consider that the processing of personal data concerning you infringes the GDPR.

The supervisory authority to which the complaint was submitted shall inform the complainant of the status and results of the complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy under Article 78 of the GDPR.

6 External Services

6.1 Use of Social Media Links

We currently use various links to different social media platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest. These are not social media plugins, but merely links. If you click on one of these links, you will be redirected to the respective website provider, and your IP address will be transmitted. If you are logged into the respective social media account at the same time, additional data may be collected by the respective provider.

6.2 Google Maps

This site uses the Google Maps mapping service via an API. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is generally transmitted to a Google server in the United States and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence over this data transmission.

The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings and to make it easy to find the locations we specify on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Google Maps is not loaded without your consent; a so-called “2-click” solution has been implemented. Only after you click on the link to activate Google Maps will data be transmitted to Google, if applicable.

For more information on how user data is handled, please refer to Google’s Privacy Policy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

6.3 YouTube

We use videos from the “YouTube” video portal operated by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter: “Google”) on our website. This implementation is based on Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, whereby our interest lies in the seamless integration of the videos and the resulting appealing design of our website.

In doing so, we use the “enhanced privacy mode” option provided by Google.

When you visit a page that contains an embedded video, a connection is established with Google’s servers, and the content is displayed on the website by being transmitted to your browser.

According to Google, in “enhanced privacy mode,” your data—specifically which of our web pages you have visited, as well as device-specific information including your IP address—is only transmitted to the YouTube server in the U.S. when you watch the video. By clicking on the video, you consent to this transmission.

If you are logged into Google at the same time, this information will be associated with your YouTube account. You can prevent this by logging out of your account before visiting our website.

In some cases, information is transmitted to the parent company Google Inc., based in the U.S., to other Google companies, and to external partners of Google, all of which may be located outside the European Union. Google uses standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission for this purpose and relies on the adequacy decisions issued by the European Commission regarding certain countries.

YouTube is not loaded without your consent; a so-called “2-click” solution has been implemented.
Data may only be transmitted to Google after you have clicked on the link to activate Google Maps.

For more information on data protection in connection with YouTube, please refer to Google’s Privacy Policy.

6.4 Contact Form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form—including the contact information you provided there—will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not share this data with third parties.

The processing of this data is based on Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, provided that your inquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries directed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if such consent was requested.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your inquiry has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions—in particular retention periods—remain unaffected.

6.5 Use of Matomo

To better understand what interests visitors to our websites and whether they are able to navigate them easily, we use the open-source analytics tool Matomo (formerly Piwik). This tool does not use cookies to distinguish individual users from one another. The legal basis for the use of Matomo is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Matomo is hosted on our server; data is not shared with third parties. IP addresses are anonymized by six digits in our configuration and do not allow for any identification of the visitor’s actual connection. Returning visitors cannot be identified.

If you do not want your visits to our websites to be tracked, you can enable the “Do Not Track” option in your browser, and Matomo will not collect any data from you. By clicking here, you can disable visit statistics for yourself. To do this, an opt-out cookie is set in your browser, which disables tracking. If you do not wish to be tracked at all, enable the “Do Not Track” function in your browser.

Additionally, you can object to processing by checking the box at the bottom of the page.

7.) Data Processors

We use external service providers (data processors), e.g., for the operation of these pages. A separate data processing agreement has been concluded with the service provider to ensure the protection of your personal data.

We work with the following service providers:

mediaconcept GmbH. Am Hochsträß 8, 89081 Ulm
www.mediaconcept-ulm.de