A. Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting our website. Compliance with data protection regulations is of particular importance to us. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you, as a user of the website, about the nature, scope, and purpose of the processing of personal data and about your rights as a data subject within the meaning of Article 4 No. 1 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

This website and the services offered are operated by:

Aeroxon Insect Control GmbH
Bahnhofstraße 35

71332 Waiblingen
Germany

Tel.: +49 (0) 7151.1715 - 5
Fax: +49 (0) 7151.1715 - 30
Email: www.aeroxon.de

We have appointed a Data Protection Officer.

www.mein-datenschutzbeauftragter.de
Mr. Philipp Herold
Hafenstraße 1a
23568 Lübeck

E-mail: datenschutznoSpam@aeroxon.de

We have designed and developed our website to collect as little data from you as possible. In doing so, we always ensure that your personal data is processed only in accordance with a legal basis or with your consent.

We comply with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which has been in effect since May 25, 2018, as well as the applicable national regulations, such as the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), the Telecommunications and Telemedia Data Protection Act (TTDSG), and other specific data protection laws.

We always process your personal data for specific and defined purposes. In summary, we process your personal data for the following purposes:

a) To process your inquiry when you contact us (e.g. email address, first name, last name);

b) To provide you with a quotation following your request for an offer;

c) For the technical operation of our website and to provide you with information on this website (e.g. IP address, cookies, browser information);

d) To conclude and perform contracts relating to the services we offer (e.g. purchase contracts for our products);

e) To receive and process your application for one of our job vacancies;

f) If necessary, to defend our legal positions (e.g. to defend against unjustified claims).

With regard to the legal basis for the processing of your personal data, the following applies:

Personal data required for the establishment, performance or processing of our services (contract performance) is processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Where we obtain your consent for the processing of your personal data, Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR serves as the legal basis. Processing is also permissible if we process your data to safeguard our legitimate interests, provided that your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms regarding the processing of personal data do not prevail (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Where we use external service providers within the framework of commissioned processing, processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 28 GDPR.

When you use the website for informational purposes only, i.e. if you do not otherwise transmit information to us, we collect only the personal data that your browser transmits to our server. If you wish to view our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary to display our website to you and to ensure its stability and security (legal basis: Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR):

• IP address
• Date and time of the request
• Time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
• Content of the request (specific page)
• Access status / HTTP status code
• Amount of data transferred
• Website from which the request originates (referrer URL)
• Browser
• Operating system and its interface
• Language and version of the browser software.

This website is hosted by an external service provider (host). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the host’s servers.

We use the following hosting provider:

jweiland.net
Jochen Weiland
Echterdinger Straße 57
70794 Filderstadt

Data Processing 

We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with the above-mentioned provider. This is a contract required under data protection law which ensures that the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

In addition to the data mentioned above, cookies are stored on your device when you use our website. Further information can be found under the section “Cookies” in this Privacy Policy as well as in the consent management tool used on our website.

Our website uses content, services and features provided by other providers. These include, for example, services for the statistical analysis of the use of and visits to our website. In order for this data to be accessed and displayed in the user’s browser, it is necessary to transmit the user’s IP address to the third-party providers used. Although we strive to use only third-party providers that require the IP address solely for delivering content or that work with anonymized IP addresses, we have no influence over whether the IP address may be stored. Information about the third-party providers used can be found below in this Privacy Policy.

Etracker

We use etracker as an analytics service for the statistical evaluation of our online offering. etracker is provided by: etracker GmbH, Erste Brunnenstraße 1, 20459 Hamburg, Germany. This includes, for example, the number of visits to our online offering, visited subpages and the duration of visits. etracker uses cookies and other browser technologies to analyze user behavior and recognize users. This information is used, among other things, to compile reports on website activity. The use of etracker is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG. The specific storage period of the processed data is not determined by us but by etracker GmbH. Further information can be found in etracker’s Privacy Policy: https://www.etracker.com/datenschutz/

You may contact us by email. In this case, we store the personal data you provide in order to process your inquiry and to contact you for the purpose of handling your request. 

Depending on the nature of your inquiry, the legal basis for this processing is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry relates to pre-contractual measures initiated by you, or Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR if your inquiry is of another nature. Our legitimate interest arises from the purposes described under Section 4 a). If personal data is requested that we do not require for the performance of a contract or to safeguard legitimate interests, the transmission of such data to us is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

We publish job vacancies to which you may apply by email. If you decide to apply for an open position, we process the personal data you provide and transmit to us exclusively for the purpose of conducting the application procedure. The legal basis for processing your personal data in the context of the application process is Section 26(1) in conjunction with Section 26(2) of the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG).

In the event of a rejection, we will delete your data once the statutory retention period required under employment law of six (6) months has expired. This period begins upon sending the rejection notice. If you have expressly consented to the further use of your data for future contact regarding potentially suitable positions, we will continue to store your data in accordance with your consent.

If an employment relationship is established following the application process, the data will initially continue to be stored as required and permitted and will subsequently be transferred to your personnel file. Personal data will otherwise only be disclosed to recipients outside the company where permitted or required by law, where disclosure is necessary to fulfill legal obligations, or where you have given your consent.

The provision of personal data as part of the application process is neither legally nor contractually required. You are therefore not obliged to provide personal data. However, the provision of personal data is necessary for making a decision regarding your application or the conclusion of an employment contract with us. Within the scope of your application, you should only provide personal data that is necessary for initiating and carrying out the application process. If you do not provide personal data as part of an application, we will not be able to make a decision regarding the establishment of an employment relationship.

Please note that applications submitted to us by email are transmitted without encryption. There is therefore a risk that unauthorized third parties may intercept and use this data.

Your data is generally processed for the purpose of performing the contractual services to be provided. We process your data in accordance with Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR on the basis of the contract concluded with you for the performance of contractual obligations, payment processing, delivery of contractually ordered products and services, as well as the transmission of your address data to logistics companies for the delivery of goods.

Social Plugins (Shariff Solution)

Our website uses social plugins (“plugins”) of the social networks Facebook and Instagram, operated by Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland (“Facebook”). In addition, we use social plugins from LinkedIn, provided by LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, as well as YouTube, offered by YouTube, LLC / Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

For enhanced protection of your data when visiting our website, these buttons are not fully integrated as plugins but are instead embedded as HTML links. This type of integration ensures that when accessing a page on our website that contains such buttons, no connection is initially established with the servers of Facebook. Only when you click on such a button will the respective social network page open in a new browser window. There, you may (if necessary after logging in) interact with the plugins provided on that platform.

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 protecting your privacy, can be found in the privacy notices of the respective social networks at: 

In order to present our company in the best possible way and to communicate with you as a user, customer or interested party and to inform you about the services we offer, we maintain a presence on social networks.

When using social networks, data may be processed outside the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA). An equivalent level of data protection to that existing within the EU cannot be guaranteed in all countries outside the EU.

In this context, risks may arise for you as a user if the transmitted data is processed in so-called third countries that do not provide an adequate level of data protection.

This may make it more difficult to enforce your established user rights. Furthermore, your data may not be processed in your best interests by the provider in the third country.

We transfer personal data to third countries only where an adequate level of protection has been confirmed or where the transfer of personal data can be ensured through contractual agreements or other appropriate safeguards.

In addition to the respective provider of a social network, we also collect and process personal user data on so-called “fan pages.” With this notice, we inform you about which data we collect from you on our social media profiles, how we use it, and how you can object to the use of your data. The respective purposes of processing and categories of data can be found in the specific information provided below for each platform.

The activities carried out by us on social media as described below are based on a balancing of interests pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

To implement this, cookies are used that record user behavior and enable the creation of user profiles.

A detailed list of the purposes of processing user data can be found in the privacy notices of the respective providers. By adjusting the corresponding settings in your user account, you can restrict profiling to a certain extent. For detailed instructions, please refer to the respective provider’s privacy notices.

The relevant platforms are: 

The responsible company operates profiles on the above-mentioned platforms in order to draw attention to its products and services and to interact with customers, prospective customers and other users of the platform.

In this context, the platform operators use certain data collected from users of the platform (e.g. whether a photo on a profile has been marked with “Like” or commented on) to generate aggregated usage statistics and make them available to the respective profile operators (so-called “Insights” or “Analytics”). We also receive such usage statistics as a profile operator. The information provided to us as a profile operator does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about individual users.

The profile operator itself has no access to personal data processed by the platform operators for the creation of usage statistics. The respective platform operator alone determines which data is processed for these purposes and how it is processed. As a profile operator, the responsible company has neither legal nor actual influence over the processing carried out by the platform operators.

With regard to the processing related to the creation of usage statistics, the responsible company and the respective platform operator act as joint controllers within the meaning of Art. 26 GDPR.

Where possible, joint controllership agreements have been concluded with the respective platform operators.

You have the right:

• Pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR, to request information about your personal data processed by us. In particular, you may request information about the purposes of processing, the categories of personal data concerned, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right to lodge a complaint, the origin of your data if it was not collected from you, and the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, and, where applicable, meaningful information about its details;
• Pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR, to request without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate or completion of your personal data stored by us;
• Pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR, to request the erasure of your personal data stored by us, unless processing is necessary for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest, or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims;
• Pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR, to request restriction of processing of your personal data where the accuracy of the data is contested by you, the processing is unlawful but you oppose its erasure, we no longer require the data but you need it for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims, or you have objected to processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR;
• Pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR, to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to request transmission to another controller (data portability);
• Pursuant to Art. 7(3) GDPR, to withdraw your consent at any time. As a result, we may no longer continue the data processing based on this consent in the future; and
• Pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR, to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. As a rule, you may contact the supervisory authority at your habitual place of residence or workplace or at our company’s registered office.
• Right to Object
  If your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, you have the right pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR to object to the processing of your personal data on grounds relating to your particular situation or where the objection is directed against direct marketing. In the latter case, you have a general right to object, which will be implemented by us without requiring you to specify a particular situation.

If you wish to exercise your right of withdrawal or objection, it is sufficient to send a message to the contact details provided above.

The disclosure of your personal data takes place as described below.

Personal data will be disclosed where we are authorized or obliged to do so on the basis of statutory provisions and/or official or court orders. This may include, in particular, the provision of information for the purposes of criminal prosecution, the prevention of danger, or the enforcement of intellectual property rights.

Where your data is transmitted to service providers to the extent necessary, they shall only have access to your personal data insofar as this is required to fulfill their tasks. These service providers are obligated to handle your personal data in accordance with the applicable data protection laws, in particular the GDPR. Where your personal data is processed on our behalf on the basis of data processing agreements pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR, we ensure that the processing of personal data is carried out in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation.

We endeavor to process your data within the EU / EEA. However, it may occur that we engage service providers who process data outside the EU / EEA. In such cases, we ensure that an adequate level of data protection comparable to the standards within the EU is established at the recipient before your personal data is transferred. This may be achieved, for example, through EU Standard Contractual Clauses, Binding Corporate Rules, or other specific agreements to which the recipient is subject.

We protect our website by implementing technical and organizational measures to safeguard your data against loss, destruction, unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure. In particular, your personal data is transmitted to us in encrypted form. For this purpose, we use the SSL/TLS encryption system (Secure Sockets Layer / Transport Layer Security). Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

With regard to the retention period, we delete personal data as soon as its storage is no longer necessary for the fulfillment of the original purpose and no statutory retention periods apply. Statutory retention periods determine the final duration for which personal data is stored. After the expiration of the respective period, the relevant data is routinely deleted. Where statutory retention obligations exist, processing is restricted by blocking the data.

When accessing websites to which reference is made within our website, you may again be asked to provide information such as your name, address, email address, browser details, etc. This Privacy Policy does not govern the collection, disclosure or handling of personal data by third parties. Third-party service providers may have different and independent provisions regarding the collection, processing and use of personal data. We therefore recommend that you review the respective third party’s privacy practices before providing any personal data on their websites.

Stand: December 2023