Privacy policy

Thank you for visiting our website www.gessmann.com and for your interest in our company.

The protection of your personal data, such as date of birth, name, telephone number, address, etc., is important to us.

The purpose of this privacy policy is to inform you about the processing of your personal data that we collect from you when you visit our website.
Our data protection practice is in accordance with the legal regulations of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG).
The following data protection declaration serves to fulfil the information obligations resulting from the GDPR.
These can be found, for example, in Art. 13 and Art. 14 ff. GDPR.

Responsible person

The controller within the meaning of Art. 4 No. 7 GDPR is the person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

With regard to our website, the responsible person is:

W. Gessmann Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
Eppinger Straße 221
74211 Leingarten
Germany
E-mail: sales@gessmann.com
Tel: +49 (0) 7131 / 4067 – 0
Fax: +49 (0) 7131 / 4067 – 10

Contact details of the data protection officer

We have appointed a data protection officer in accordance with Art. 37 of the GDPR.
You can reach our data protection officer under the following contact details:

Michael Wengert
Eppinger Straße 221
74211 Leingarten
Germany
E-mail: datenschutz@gessmann.com
Tel: 071314067317
Website: https://www.gessmann.com/

Provision of the website and creation of log files

Each time our website is accessed, our system automatically collects data and information from the device (e.g. computer, mobile phone, tablet, etc.) used to access it.

What personal data is collected and to what extent is it processed?

(1) Information about the browser type and version used;
(2) The operating system of the retrieval device;
(3) Host name of the accessing computer;
(4) The IP address of the retrieval device;
(5) Date and time of access;
(6) Websites and resources (images, files, other page content) accessed on our website;
(7) Websites from which the user's system accessed our website (referrer tracking);
(8) Message whether the retrieval was successful;
(9) Amount of data transmitted

This data is stored in the log files of our system.
This data is not stored together with the personal data of a specific user, so that individual site visitors cannot be identified.

Legal basis for the processing of personal data

Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest).
Our legitimate interest is to ensure the achievement of the purpose described below.

Purpose of the data processing

The temporary (automated) storage of the data is necessary for the course of a website visit to enable delivery of the website.
The storage and processing of personal data is also carried out to maintain the compatibility of our website for as many visitors as possible and to combat abuse and eliminate malfunctions.
For this purpose, it is necessary to log the technical data of the accessing 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 optimise 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 required to ensure the compatibility of the website for all visitors, but no later than 3 months after accessing our website.

Possibility of objection and deletion

You can object to the processing at any time in accordance with Article 21 of the GDPR and request the deletion of data in accordance with Article 17 of the GDPR.
You can find out which rights you have and how to exercise them at the bottom of this privacy policy.

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.
We explain below what happens to this data:

Application form

• What personal data is collected and to what extent is it processed?

  The data entered by you in the form fields of the application form and uploaded, if applicable, will be processed in full to fulfil the purpose stated below.

• Legal basis for the processing of personal data

  The legal basis for the collection and processing of applicant data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b (contract initiation), Art. 88 para. 1 GDPR in conjunction with. § SECTION 26 BDSG.
  Insofar as special categories of personal data are collected that are necessary for the fulfilment of legal obligations arising from labour law, social security law and social protection pursuant to Art. 9 para. 2 b GDPR in conjunction with. § Section 26 (3) BDSG, the processing is carried out on this legal basis.
  Insofar as special categories of personal data are to be processed in addition, we will obtain consent for this in accordance with Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR.

• Purpose of the data processing

  The purpose of the data processing is to check and process the application documents uploaded by you via the form.

• Duration of storage

  The data is deleted as soon as the application has been processed and there is no longer a justified interest in storing the application data.
  Your application documents will therefore be deleted after 6 months at the latest if no employment relationship is established.

• Possibility of objection and deletion

  You can find out what rights you have and how to exercise them at the bottom of this privacy statement.

• Necessity of providing personal data

  The information provided in the application form is neither contractually nor legally required, but is necessary for sending and processing the application. If you do not fill in the mandatory fields or do not fill them in completely, the application you have requested cannot be sent or processed.

Contact form(s)

• What personal data is collected and to what extent is it processed?

  We will process the data you have entered in the input mask of our contact forms to fulfil the purpose stated below.

• Legal basis for the processing of personal data

  Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent through clear confirming action or behaviour)

• Purpose of the data processing

  We will only use the data recorded via our contact form or contact forms for processing the specific contact enquiry 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.

• Revocation and deletion option

  The revocation and deletion options are based on the general regulations on the right of revocation and deletion under data protection law described below in this data protection declaration.

• Necessity of providing personal data

  The use of the contact forms is on a voluntary basis and is neither contractually nor legally required.
  You are not obliged to contact us via the contact form, but can also use the other contact options provided on our site.
  If you wish to use our contact form, you must fill in the fields marked as mandatory.
  If you do not fill in the required information on the contact form, you will either not be able to send the enquiry or we will unfortunately not be able to process your enquiry.

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 a non-personalised form for the continuous improvement of our website and for statistical purposes.
We also use the following web trackers to evaluate visits to this website:

• Google Analytics

  We use on our site the service Google Analytics of the company Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, 4 Dublin, Ireland, e-mail: support-deutschland@google.com, website: http://www.google.com/.
  Personal data is also transferred to the U.S. With regard to the transfer of personal data to the U.S., there is an adequacy decision on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework of the EU Commission within the meaning of Art. 45 of the GDPR (hereinafter: DPF – https://commission.europa.eu/document/fa09cbad-dd7d-4684-ae60-be03fcb0fddf_en ). The operator of the service is certified under the DPF, so that the usual level of protection of the GDPR applies to the transfer.

  The legal basis for the processing of personal data is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR, which you have given on our website.

  Google Analytics is a web tracker that analyses the behaviour of page visitors and their interactions with our website and provides us with evaluations and forecasts about the content and products of our website and their popularity (so-called tracking). we have integrated Google Analytics so that the service can compile an analysis of the page users' surfing behaviour. For this purpose, Google collects the page interactions of page visitors with our website and, if applicable, existing information resulting from the reading of cookies or other storage technologies and processes it statistically for us. google Analytics uses data processing technologies that make it possible to track individual page visitors and their interaction with other Google services such as the Google Ads advertising network. Data from other Google services are also used to close data gaps and to create comprehensive statistics on the content of our website by means of machine learning technologies, modelled statistics and forecasting functions. If Google Analytics is activated on our website, the data determined by Google Analytics are transmitted to servers of the company Google Ireland Limited. As part of the order processing, personal data may also be transmitted to the servers of the parent company Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, 94043 Mountain View, United States. we carry out the analysis through Google Analytics in order to constantly optimise our internet offer and make it more available. This is a so-called reach measurement.

  For processing itself, the service or we collect the following data:
  Data on the interactions of page visitors with the content of the website, data on the handling of the services presented on our website, data from external Google services, insofar as they interact with our website, such as advertising data or data on behaviour in relation to advertising, data on the gross geographical origin, the browser used, operating system and other information on the terminal device used.

  Google Analytics will store the data relevant to the provision of web tracking for as long as it is necessary to fulfil the booked web service. The data collection and storage is anonymised. If individual interactions of site visitors make it possible to subsequently establish a personal reference to specific actions, we will delete the collected data when the purpose has been achieved. The data will be deleted at the latest when it is not subject to any legal storage obligations. As a rule, we will delete this data after 12 months at the latest. The certification within the framework of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework can be found at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active.

  You can revoke your consent at any time. You will find more information on revoking your consent either with the consent itself or at the end of this privacy policy.

  For further information on the handling of transmitted data, please refer to the provider's privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.

  The provider also offers an opt-out option at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

• 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/.
  Personal data is also transferred to the U.S. With regard to the transfer of personal data to the U.S., there is an adequacy decision on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework of the EU Commission within the meaning of Art. 45 of the GDPR (hereinafter: DPF – https://commission.europa.eu/document/fa09cbad-dd7d-4684-ae60-be03fcb0fddf_en ). The operator of the service is certified under the DPF, so that the usual level of protection of the GDPR applies to the transfer.

  The legal basis for the processing of personal data is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR, which you have given on our website.

  Google Tag Manager provides a technical platform for executing and bundling other web tools and web tracking programmes by means of so-called "tags". in this context, Google Tag Manager stores cookies on your computer and analyses your surfing behaviour (so-called "tracking"), insofar as web tracking tools are executed using Google Tag Manager. The data generated by the "tags" are compiled, stored and processed by Google Tag Manager under a uniform user interface. All integrated "tags" are listed separately again in this data protection declaration. When you use our website with the integration of Google Tag Manager "tags" activated, data such as your IP address and your user activities in particular are transmitted to Google servers. The tracking tools used in Google Tag Manager ensure that the IP address is anonymised by Google Tag Manager before transmission by means of IP anonymisation of the source code. With Tag Manager, measured values from different 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 to compile reports on website activity and to 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 access the certification under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active.

  You can revoke your consent at any time. You will find more information on revoking your consent either with the consent itself or at the end of this privacy policy.

  For further information on the handling of transmitted data, please refer to the provider's privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.

  The provider also offers an opt-out option at https://policies.google.com/privacy.

Integration of external web services and processing of data outside the EU

On our website, we use active 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 an appropriate browser plug-in or deactivating the execution of scripts in your browser.
This may result in functional restrictions on websites that you visit.

We use the following external web services:

• Amazon

  We use on our site the service Amazon of the company Amazon Digital Germany GmbH (Domagkstr. 28, 80807 München), sowie folgende Unternehmen: Amazon Europe Core S.à .r.l., die Amazon EU S.à .r.l, die Amazon Services Europe S.à .r.l. und die Amazon Media EU S.à .r.l., alle vier ansässig unter:, 38, avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg, Luxembourg, e-mail: privacyshield@amazon.com, website: https://amazon.com/.
  Personal data is transmitted exclusively to servers in the European Union.

  The legal basis for the processing of personal data is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR, which you have given on our website.

  Data from our Amazon account is reloaded on our website via the Amazon REST API.

  You can revoke your consent at any time. You will find more information on revoking your consent either with the consent itself or at the end of this privacy policy.

  For further information on the handling of transmitted data, please refer to the provider's privacy policy at https://www.amazon.de/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=footer_privacy?ie=UTF8&nodeId=201909010.

• Amazon AWS

  We use on our site the service Amazon AWS of the company Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL, 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy, 1855 Luxembourg, Luxembourg, e-mail: privacyshield@amazon.com, website: http://aws.amazon.com/.
  The transfer also takes place to a third country for which there is no adequacy decision by the Commission. 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 processing of personal data is our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in achieving the purpose described below.

  Amazon AWS is a cloud computing offering from Amazon through which our site or individual elements of our site are reloaded. The separate AWS cloud enables us to download our website and its services from faster servers.

  With regard to the processing, you have the right to object as set out in Art. 21. You can find more information at the end of this privacy policy.

  For further information on the handling of transmitted data, please refer to the provider's privacy policy at https://aws.amazon.com/de/privacy/?nc1=f_pr.

• EasyHR

  We use on our site the service EasyHR of the company Fravis GmbH, Sonnenhalde 10, 73489 Jagstzell, Germany, e-mail: info@fravis.de, website: https://www.easyhr.de/.
  Personal data is transmitted exclusively to servers in the European Union.

  The legal basis for the processing of personal data is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR, which you have given on our website.

  The service is a plugin that we need to be able to show you all the content on our website. The plugin makes our website more attractive and better to experience for our site visitors.

  You can revoke your consent at any time. You will find more information on revoking your consent either with the consent itself or at the end of this privacy policy.

  For further information on the handling of transmitted data, please refer to the provider's privacy policy at https://www.easyhr.de/.

• Rechtstextsnippet und Module

  We use on our site the service Rechtstextsnippet und Module of the company Website-Check GmbH, Beethovenstraße 24, 66111 Saarbrücken, Germany, e-mail: support@website-check.de, website: https://www.website-check.de/.
  Personal data is transmitted exclusively to servers in the European Union.

  The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. The use of the service helps us to comply with our legal obligations.

  With the help of the service, the contents of our legal texts are reloaded on our website. The respective current legal texts are reloaded via the integration on our page. This integration may also be used to reload further technical modules with regard to the legal texts or legally required elements.

  You can find out what rights you have with regard to processing at the end of this privacy policy.

  For further information on the handling of transmitted data, please refer to the provider's privacy policy at https://www.website-check.de/datenschutzerklaerung/.

• Website-Check Siegel

  We use on our site the service Website-Check Siegel of the company Website-Check GmbH, Beethovenstraße 24, 66111 Saarbrücken, Germany, e-mail: support@website-check.de, website: https://www.website-check.de/.
  Personal data is transmitted exclusively to servers in the European Union.

  The legal basis for the processing of personal data is our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in achieving the purpose described below.

  The script of Website-Check GmbH is the technical integration of the Website-Check seal. With this seal, we would like to show that we take the issue of data protection very seriously. The transmission of data to Website-Check GmbH takes place for the delivery and display of the seal on our site.

  With regard to the processing, you have the right to object as set out in Art. 21. You can find more information at the end of this privacy policy.

  For further information on the handling of transmitted data, please refer to the provider's privacy policy at https://www.website-check.de/datenschutzerklaerung/.

Data security and data protection, communication by e-mail

Your personal data is protected by technical and organisational measures during collection, storage and processing so that it is not accessible to third parties.
In the case of unencrypted communication by e-mail, we cannot guarantee complete data security on the transmission path to our IT systems, so that we recommend encrypted communication or the postal service for information requiring a high level of confidentiality.

Right to information and correction requests – Deletion & restriction of data – Revocation of consent – Right to object

Right to information

You have the right to request confirmation as to whether we are processing your personal data.
If this is the case, you have the right to be informed about the information named in Art. 15 (1) of the GDPR, insofar as the rights and freedoms of other persons are not affected (cf. Art. 15 (4) of the GDPR).
We will also be happy to provide you with a copy of the data.

Right of rectification

In accordance with Article 16 of the GDPR, you have the right to have any incorrect personal data stored with us (e.g. address, name, etc.) corrected at any time.
You can also request that the data stored with us be completed at any time.
A corresponding adjustment will be made immediately.

Right to erasure

Pursuant to Art. 17 (1) of the GDPR, you have the right to demand that we delete the personal data we have collected about you if

• the data is either no longer required;
• the legal basis for the processing has ceased to exist without replacement due to the withdrawal of your consent;
• You have objected to the processing and there are no legitimate grounds for processing;
• Your data is processed unlawfully;
• a legal obligation requires this or a collection pursuant to Art. 8 (1) GDPR has taken place.

Pursuant to Article 17 (3) of the GDPR, this right does not exist if

• processing is necessary for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information;
• Your data have been collected on the basis of a legal obligation;
• processing is necessary for reasons of public interest;
• the data are necessary for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims.

Right to restriction of processing

According to Art. 18 (1) GDPR, you have the right in individual cases to demand the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

This is the case when

• the accuracy of the personal data is disputed by you;
• the processing is unlawful and you do not consent to its erasure;
• the data is no longer needed for the purpose of processing, but the collected data is used for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims;
• an objection to the processing has been lodged pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR and it is still unclear which interests prevail.

Right of withdrawal

If you have given us express consent to process your personal data (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR), you can revoke this consent at any time.
Please note that the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation is not affected by this.

Right to object

In accordance with Art. 21 of the GDPR, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data relating to you that has been collected on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) (in the context of a legitimate interest).
You only have this right if there are special circumstances against the storage and processing.

How do you exercise your rights?

You can exercise your rights at any time by contacting us using the contact details below:

W. Gessmann Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
Eppinger Straße 221
74211 Leingarten
Germany
E-mail: sales@gessmann.com
Tel: +49 (0) 7131 / 4067 – 0
Fax: +49 (0) 7131 / 4067 – 10

Right to data portability

Pursuant to Article 20 of the GDPR, you have a right to the transfer of personal data relating to you.
We will provide the data in a structured, common and machine-readable format.
The data can be sent either to you or to a person responsible named by you.

We provide you with the following data upon request pursuant to Art. 20 para. 1 GDPR:

• Data collected on the basis of explicit consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 (2) lit. a GDPR;
• Data that we have received from you in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR within the scope of existing contracts;
• Data that has been processed within the scope of an automated procedure.

We will transfer the personal data directly to a data controller of your choice as far as this is technically feasible.
Please note that we are not permitted to transfer data that interferes with the freedoms and rights of other persons pursuant to Art. 20 (4) of the GDPR.

Right of appeal to the supervisory authority pursuant to Art. 77 para. 1 GDPR

If you suspect that your data is being processed illegally on our site, you can of course have the issue clarified by the courts at any time.
In addition, any other legal option is open to you.
Irrespective of this, you have the option of contacting a supervisory authority in accordance with Article 77 (1) of the GDPR.
The right of complaint pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR 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 from the above-mentioned places.
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 pursuant to Art. 78 GDPR.