General information and mandatory details

Identification of the responsible body

The data controller for this website is:

GTE Gloabl Tooling Engingeering Deutschland GmbH
Matthias Baumbusch
Holzäckerweg 4
97232 Giebelstadt

Data controller Please contact us if you wish. The contact details of the data controller can be found in our legal notice.

Initiativ-Kontaktaufnahme des Kunden per E-Mail

If you contact us on your own initiative via email, we will only collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) to the extent that you provide it. The data processing serves to process and respond to your contact enquiry. If the contact serves to carry out pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice regarding purchase interest, preparation of a quotation) or relates to a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR. If contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, based on our overriding legitimate interest in processing and responding to your enquiry. In this case, you have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of your personal data based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. We use your email address solely for the purpose of processing your enquiry. Your data will subsequently be deleted in accordance with statutory retention periods, provided you have not consented to further processing and use.

Collection and processing of data when using the contact form

When you use the contact form, we collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) only to the extent that you provide it. The purpose of data processing is to establish contact. If the contact serves to carry out pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice regarding an interest in purchasing, preparation of a quotation) or relates to a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR. If contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, based on our overriding legitimate interest in processing and responding to your enquiry. In this case, you have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to this processing based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.

to object to the processing of your personal data. We will use your email address solely for the purpose of processing your enquiry. Your data will subsequently be deleted in accordance with statutory retention periods, unless you have consented to its further processing and use.

Orders

Collection, processing and disclosure of personal data in connection with orders

When you place an order, we collect and process your personal data only to the extent necessary to fulfil and process your order and to handle your enquiries. The provision of this data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide this data means that no contract can be concluded. The processing is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR and is necessary for the performance of a contract with you.

Your data may be shared, for example, with the delivery companies and dropshipping providers you have chosen, payment service providers, order processing service providers and IT service providers. In all cases, we strictly adhere to the legal requirements. The scope of data transfer is kept to a minimum.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored in or by the web browser on a user’s computer system. When a user visits a website, a cookie may be stored on the user’s operating system. This cookie contains a unique string of characters that enables the browser to be identified unambiguously when the website is visited again.

Cookies are stored on your computer. You therefore have full control over the use of cookies. By selecting the appropriate technical settings in your web browser, you can be notified before cookies are set and decide whether to accept them on a case-by-case basis, as well as prevent cookies from being stored and the data they contain from being transmitted. Cookies that have already been stored can be deleted at any time. However, please note that you may then not be able to use all the features of this website to their full extent.

The links below provide information on how to manage (including disabling) cookies in the most popular browsers:

Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=de Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies

Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/cookies-erlauben-und-ablehnen

Safari: https://support.apple.com/de-de/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac

Technically necessary cookies

Unless otherwise stated in the privacy policy below, we only use these technically necessary cookies for the purpose of making our website more user-friendly, effective and secure. Furthermore, cookies enable our systems to recognise your browser even after you have changed pages and to provide you with services. Some features of our website cannot be provided without the use of cookies. For these, it is necessary for the browser to be recognised even after you have changed pages.

The use of cookies or similar technologies is based on Section 15(3), first sentence, of the German Telemedia Act (TMG). The processing of your personal data is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, in accordance with our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the optimal functionality of the website and a user-friendly and effective design of our service.

You have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data on grounds relating to your particular situation.

Data subjects’ rights and retention periods

Duration of storage Once the contract has been fully executed, the data will initially be stored for the duration of the warranty period; thereafter, it will be stored in accordance with statutory retention periods, in particular those under tax and commercial law, and will then be deleted once these periods have expired, provided you have not consented to further processing and use. Rights of the data subject Provided the legal requirements are met, you are entitled to the following rights under Articles 15 to 20 of the GDPR: the right of access, the right to rectification, the right to erasure, the right to restriction of processing, and the right to data portability. Furthermore, pursuant to Article 21(1) of the GDPR, you have the right to object to processing based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, as well as to processing for the purposes of direct marketing. Right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority: In accordance with Article 77 of the GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data is not lawful. Right to object If the processing of personal data listed here is based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, you have the right to object to such processing at any time, with effect for the future, on grounds relating to your particular situation. Once an objection has been lodged, the processing of the data in question will cease, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or where the processing serves to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.