Privacy policy

Privacy and data protection

The protection of your data, your personal rights and the observance of your right to informational self-determination in the collection, processing and use of your personal data is an important concern for us. Personal data is collected, processed and used by m2m Germany GmbH, our representatives and, if applicable, our partners in compliance with the provisions of the German Federal Data Protection Act, DSGVO compliant, as well as other relevant data protection regulations for the support and information of our customers and interested parties and for the processing of the services offered.

This also includes your registration, the use for purposes of technical administration of our websites as well as a check whether you can access possibly protected pages. The employees of m2m Germany GmbH are bound to data secrecy. They are regularly trained in the areas of data protection and data security. The representatives of m2m Germany GmbH as well as our partners have been informed by us in writing that they are obliged to comply with the relevant regulations and guidelines concerning data protection and data security. The compliance with this obligation is checked by m2m Germany GmbH. m2m Germany GmbH has taken all necessary technical and organizational measures to protect the data collected, processed and used by m2m Germany GmbH against loss, destruction, falsification, manipulation, unauthorized access, unauthorized disclosure and unauthorized disclosure of personal data. manipulation, unauthorized access and unauthorized disclosure. These technical and organizational measures are continuously reviewed and, if necessary, further developed.

Basic information

Unless otherwise stated in the following sections, no personal data is collected, processed or used when using our websites.

Users' personal data is used for the following purposes:

  • The performance of our services, services and user services.
  • Ensuring effective customer service and technical support. When contacting us, the information is stored for the purpose of processing the request and in case follow-up questions arise.
  • Technical and business-related notifications regarding our offer.
  • Sending newsletters or other promotional material, provided that the user has given us consent to do so.

When you access our Internet pages, our web servers automatically collect information of a general nature. This includes the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of the Internet service provider, the IP address of the computer used, the website from which you visit us, the pages you visit on our site and the date and duration of the visit.

This data cannot be used by us to identify the individual user. The information is only statistically evaluated by us and used exclusively to improve the attractiveness, content and functionality of our websites.

Concept of personal data

The term personal data is defined in the Federal Data Protection Act. Accordingly, this is individual information about personal or factual circumstances of a specific or identifiable natural person. This includes, for example, your name, address, telephone number or date of birth.

In the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), personal data are defined as follows:

Any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter "data subject"); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

Legal basis for the collection processing of personal data:

Insofar as we obtain your consent for processing operations of personal data, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO serves as the legal basis for the processing of your personal data.

When processing your personal data to fulfill a contract between you and m2m Germany, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO serves as the legal basis. This also applies to processing operations that are necessary for the performance of pre-contractual measures.

Insofar as the processing of personal data is necessary for the fulfillment of a legal obligation to which our company is subject, Art. 6 (1) lit. c DSGVO serves as the legal basis.

If the processing is necessary to protect 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 former interest, Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO serves as the legal basis for the processing.

Data deletion and storage period:

The personal data of the data subject shall be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of the storage no longer applies. In addition, storage may take place if this has been provided for by the European or national legislator in Union regulations, laws or other provisions to which the controller is subject. Blocking or deletion of data also takes place when a storage period prescribed by the aforementioned standards expires, unless there is a need for further storage of the data for the conclusion or performance of a contract.

Collection and processing of personal data

Personal data is only collected if you provide it of your own accord, for example to carry out an order, a survey, a competition or registration for personalized services. There, you will be informed about the intended processing purpose and, if necessary, asked for your consent to the storage.

The personal data collected within the scope of our websites will only be used without your consent for order processing or processing your inquiries. The use of this data is limited to the purposes of advertising and market and opinion research. You can revoke your respective consent at any time with effect for the future.

Your information will not be sold, rented, or provided to third parties in any manner other than as described herein.

Information dispatch by e-mail and newsletter

The newsletter is sent based on the user's registration on the website:

On our website there is the possibility to subscribe to a free newsletter. When registering for the newsletter, the data from the input mask is transmitted to us.

This includes email address, title, first name, last name & industry.

In addition, the following data is collected during registration:

(1) IP address of the calling computer.
(2) Date and time of registration

For the processing of data, your consent is obtained during the registration process and reference is made to this privacy policy. The newsletter dispatch also takes place due to the sale of goods or services:

If you purchase goods or services and provide us with your e-mail address, we may subsequently use it to send you a newsletter. In such a case, only direct advertising for our own similar goods or services will be sent via the newsletter.

No data will be passed on to third parties in connection with the data processing for sending newsletters. The data is used exclusively for sending the newsletter.

The legal basis for the processing of data after registration for the newsletter by the user is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO if the user has given his consent. The legal basis for sending the newsletter as a result of the sale of goods or services is Section 7 (3) UWG.

Contact 

You have the option of contacting us via our e-mail address or the contact form. We will, of course, use the personal data provided to us in this way exclusively for the purpose for which you provide it when contacting us.

Insofar as we request information via our contact form that is not required for contacting us, we have always marked this as optional. This information is used to specify your request and to improve the processing of your request. Any communication of this information is expressly on a voluntary basis and with your consent. Insofar as this involves information on communication channels (for example, e-mail address, telephone number), you also consent to us contacting you via this communication channel, if necessary, in order to respond to your request.

Of course, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. Please contact our data protection officer for this purpose:
m2m Germany GmbH
Am Kappengraben 18
61273 Wehrheim
Mail: datenschutz@m2mgermany.de

You are entitled to request written information in accordance with applicable law about which personal data m2m Germany GmbH has stored about you. Any necessary corrections, blocking or deletion will be carried out by m2m Germany GmbH without delay after the information has been provided.