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Privacy Policy

The security of your personal data is extremely important to Weidmann Electrical Technology AG. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

You can visit our website without sharing your personal information with us. We will always try as far as possible to keep personal data (for example, name, address or e-mail addresses) sharing on a voluntary basis. This data will not be disclosed to third parties without your explicit consent.

Please note that data transmission over the internet (for example, when communicating via e-mail), there may be security vulnerabilities. Completely protecting data from being accessed by third parties is not possible.

Cookies

The internet sites sometimes use cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer, nor do they contain viruses. Cookies are used to make what we offer more user-friendly, more effective and secure. They are small text files which are transferred and saved on your computer or your device’s hard drive.

Most of the cookies used on our site are so-called “session-cookies”. They will automatically be deleted after your visit. Other cookies are stored on your end device until you delete them manually. These cookies enable our systems to recognise your device if you visit again.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the cookie settings, and can make changes, such as only allowing cookies only in individual cases, excluding the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and enabling the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website

Server-Log-Files

The provider of the site automatically collects and stores information in so-called server-log-files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

  • Browser type and browser version
  • Used operating system
  • Referrer URL
  • Host name of the accessing computer
  • Time of the server request

This data cannot be assigned to specific persons. A merge of this data with other data sources will not be done. We reserve the right to check this data retrospectively if we become aware of specific indications for illegal use.

SSL-Encoding

To protect your transmitted data in the best way, the website hosts use an SSL-Encoding. You recognize such encrypted connections with the prefix “https: //” in the page link in the address bar of your browser. Unencrypted pages are identified by “http: //”.

All data that you submit to this website, such as inquiries or logins, cannot be read by third parties thanks to SSL-Encoding.

Contact Form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details will be taken from the inquiry form. This includes the contact details that you provided to process the request, and in the case of follow-up questions, the details will be stored with us. We will not share this information without your consent.

Processing of Personal Data When Applying

Your personal data entered in the application process and the accompanying documents will be used, with your permission, exclusively for advertising purposes and for interesting job offers. A transfer to other third parties will not take place.

The correspondence within the framework of your application will be sent by e-mail to the e-mail address indicated in the application

Google Web Fonts

On this website, external fonts and Google Fonts are used. Google Fonts is a service of Google Inc. (“Google”). The integration of these web fonts is done by a server call, usually a Google server in the USA. This will be transmitted to the server showing which of our websites you have visited. The IP address of the browser of the visitor’s terminal of this website is also stored by Google. For more information, see the Google Privacy Policy, which you can access here:
fonts.google.com/about
google.com/policies/privacy/

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics a web analytics service from Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics use cookies: text files which will be saved on your computer and enables an analysis of the website’s usage. The information of your usage of this website, which is created by the cookies, are usually transmitted to a Google server in the US and stored there.

In case of activating the IP-anonymization on this website, your IP-address will be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional circumstances will the full IP-address be transmitted to a Google server in the US and truncated. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services related to website activity and usage on the website. The IP-address provided by Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

You can prevent the installation of cookies through an appropriate setting of your browser software. We point out, however, that you may not be able to use all the features of this website in this case. In addition, you may prevent the collection by Google of the data generated by the cookies and of your use of the website (including your IP address) as well as the processing of this data by Google by using the link below

(http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en) to download and install the available browser plugin.

As an alternative to the browser add-on or within browsers on mobile devices, you can disable web tracking through the following link: Webtracking-Settings.

Google Maps

This website uses the product Google Maps from Google Inc. By using this website, you consent to the collection, processing and use of the automated data collected by Google Inc, its agents and third parties.

You can find the terms of use from Google Maps by using the link below “Terms of use from Google Maps”

User Rights

As a user, you have the right to receive free information on request regarding what personal data has been stored about you. You also have the right to correct incorrect data and to restrict or delete your personal data. If applicable, you can also claim your right to data portability. If you believe your data has been processed unlawfully, you can file a complaint with the appropriate regulatory agency.

Deletion of Data

If your request does not conflict with a legal duty to store data (e.g. data retention) you have the right to delete your data. Data stored by us, if they are no longer necessary for their purpose and there are no legal retention periods, will be deleted. If deletion cannot be carried out because the data is required for legitimate legal purposes, data processing is restricted. In this case, the data is locked and is not processed for any other purpose.

Right of Objection

Users of this website may exercise their right to object to the processing of their personal data at any time.

If you wish to correct, block, delete or provide information about the personal data stored about you, or if you have questions regarding the collection, processing or use of your personal data or if you wish to revoke your consent, please contact the following e-mail address: data-protection@weidmann-group.com

Use of Social Plugins in the Context of Social Media

Use of Facebook
On our sites, plugins are integrated from the social network, Facebook (1601 South California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301, USA). The plugins are remarked with a Facebook logo or with the adding: “Facebook”, “Like” or “Share”.

If you enter a page of our website that contains such plugins, they are initially deactivated. Only when you click the provided button are the plugins activated. With this activation, you get a direct connection to Facebook and accept to transmit your data on Facebook. If you are logged in to Facebook, Facebook can assign the visit to your local account. If you press the respective button, the corresponding information is transmitted from your browser directly to Facebook and stored there.

For the purpose and scope of the data collection, the further processing and use of the data by Facebook, as well as your related rights and settings options for the protection of your privacy, please refer to the privacy policy of Facebook. If you do not want Facebook to collect data about you via our website, you must log out of Facebook before visiting our website.

Instagram
Functions of the service Instagram are integrated on our websites. These features are provided by Instagram Inc. (1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, United States). If you are logged in to your Instagram account, you can link the contents of our pages to your Instagram profile by clicking on the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate the visit to our pages with your user account. We point out that we, as the provider of the pages, do not receive knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and their use by Instagram.

For more information, see the Instagram Privacy Policy: http://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/

XING
Our website uses social plugins of the social network xing.com (“XING”), which is operated by XING AG, Gänsemarkt 43, 20354 Hamburg.

If you enter a page of our website that contains such plugins, they are initially deactivated. Only when you click the provided button are the plugins activated. With this activation, you get a direct connection to XING and accept to transmit your data on XING. If you are logged in to XING, XING can assign the visit to your local account. If you press the respective button, the corresponding information is transmitted from your browser directly to XING and stored there.

For the purpose and scope of the data collection, the further processing and use of the data by XING, as well as your related rights and settings options for the protection of your privacy, please refer to the privacy policy of XING. If you do not want XING to collect data about you via our website, you must log out of XING before visiting our website.

LinkedIn
Our website uses social plugins (“Plugins”) of the social network linkedin.com (“LinkedIn”), which is operated by LinkedIn Corporation (2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA).

If you enter a page of our website that contains such plugins, they are initially deactivated. Only when you click the provided button are the plugins activated. With this activation, you get a direct connection to LinkedIn and accept to transmit your data on LinkedIn. If you are logged in to LinkedIn, LinkedIn can assign the visit to your local account. If you press the respective button, the corresponding information is transmitted from your browser directly to LinkedIn and stored there.

For the purpose and scope of the data collection, the further processing and use of the data by LinkedIn, as well as your related rights and settings options for the protection of your privacy, please refer to the privacy policy of LinkedIn. If you do not want LinkedIn to collect data about you via our website, you must log out of LinkedIn before visiting our website.

Google +
Our pages include social plugins (“Plugins”) from the social network plus.Google.com operated by Google Inc. (“Google”), (1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States). The plugins are marked with the “Google +” logo or the addition “Google+”.

If you enter a page of our website that contains such plugins, they are initially deactivated. Only when you click the provided button are the plugins activated. With this activation, you get a direct connection to Google+ and accept to transmit your data on Google. If you are logged in to Google+, Google can assign the visit to your local account. If you press the respective button, the corresponding information is transmitted from your browser directly to Google+ and stored there.

For the purpose and scope of the data collection, the further processing and use of the data by Google, as well as your related rights and settings options for the protection of your privacy, please refer to the privacy policy of Google. If you do not want Google to collect data about you via our website, you must log out of Google+ before visiting our website.

Twitter
Our pages include social plugins (“Plugins”) from the social network Twitter operated by Twitter Inc. (“Twitter”), (1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, United States). The plugins are marked with the Twitter logo or the addition “Tweet”.

If you enter a page of our website that contains such plugins, they are initially deactivated. Only when you click the provided button are the plugins activated. With this activation, you get a direct connection to Twitter and accept to transmit your data on Twitter. If you are logged in to Twitter, Twitter can assign the visit to your local account.

For the purpose and scope of the data collection, the further processing and use of the data by Twitter, as well as your related right and settings options for the protection of your privacy, please refer to the privacy policy of Twitter. You can change your privacy settings on Twitter in the account settings.

YouTube
We use the video sharing platform YouTube on our sites, which is owned by YouTube LLC, 901 Cherry Ave. San Bruno, CA 94066 in the USA. YouTube is a platform that enables the playback of audio and video files.

When you visit a page on our website, YouTube’s connected player will connect to YouTube to ensure technical transmission of the video or audio file. When you connect to YouTube, data is transferred to them. For the purpose and scope of the data collection, the further processing and use of the data by YouTube, as well as your related right and settings options for the protection of your privacy, please refer to the privacy policy of YouTube.