Privacy policy

Name and Contact Information of the Data Controller pursuant to Article 4(7) of the GDPR

Busche Automation Brother Internationale Industriemaschinen GmbH
Henry-Ford-Str. 1
D-33335 Gütersloh
Email: info@busche-automation.com
Phone:  +49 (0) 5241 743494 200

 

If you have any questions regarding data protection, please feel free to contact us at the following email address:

support@brother-ism.com or

the data protection officer of the data controller:

Dipl.-Ing. Jörg Hagen
Jhcon Datenschutzberatung
Königstraße 50a
30175 Hanover
Email: info@jhcon.de

Security and Protection of Your Personal Data

We consider it our top priority to maintain the confidentiality of the and to protect it from unauthorized access. That is why we exercise the utmost care and apply state-of-the-art security standards to ensure maximum protection for your personal data.

As a private-sector company, we are subject to the provisions of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the provisions of the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG). We have implemented technical and organizational measures to ensure that data protection regulations are observed both by us and by our external service providers are observed.

Definitions

The law requires that personal data be processed lawfully, in good faith, and in a manner that is transparent to the data subject (“lawfulness, processing in good faith, transparency”). To ensure this, we are providing you with information about the individual legal definitions, which are also used in this Privacy Policy:

  1. Personal Data
    “Personal data” refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter “data subject”); a natural person is considered identifiable if they can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by association with an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier, or one or more specific characteristics that reflect the data subject’s physical, physiological, genetic, psychological, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person.
  2. Processing
    “Processing” means any operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means, or any set of such operations performed on personal data such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination, or any other form of disclosure, the matching or linking, restriction, erasure, or destruction.
  3. Restriction of processing
    “Restriction of processing” means the marking of stored personal data with the aim of restricting its future processing.
  4. Profiling
    “Profiling” means any form of automated processing of personal data that the use of such personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular aspects concerning work performance, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location, or movements of that natural person.
  5. Pseudonymization
    “Pseudonymization” is the processing of personal data in such a way that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject, provided that such additional information is stored separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures that ensure the personal data cannot be identified or identifiable natural person.
  6. File system
    “File system” means any structured collection of personal data that is accessible according to specific criteria, regardless of whether this collection is managed centrally, decentralized, or organized according to functional or geographic criteria.
  7. Data Controller
    “Data controller” means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body that, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of processing of personal data; if the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union law or the law of the Member States, the controller or the specific criteria for its designation be provided for under Union law or the law of the Member States.
  8. Data Processor
    “Processor” means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body that processes personal data on behalf of the controller.
  9. Recipient
    “Recipient” means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other entity to whom personal data is disclosed, regardless of whether a third party or not. Public authorities that process personal data pursuant to a specific investigative mandate under Union law or the law of the Member States are not considered recipients; the processing of such data by the aforementioned authorities is carried out in accordance with the applicable data protection regulations in accordance with the purposes of the processing.
  10. Third Party
    A “third party” is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body other than the data subject, the controller, the processor, and the persons authorized under the direct responsibility of the controller or the data processor and are authorized to process the personal data.
  11. Consent
    “Consent” of the data subject means any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous manner, in the form of a statement or other unambiguous affirmative action by which the data subject
    indicates that they consent to the processing of their personal data concerning them.

Lawfulness of Processing

The processing of personal data is lawful only if there is a legal basis exists for the processing. Pursuant to Article 6(1) (a) through (f) of the GDPR, may include, in particular:

a. The data subject has given consent to the processing of personal data concerning him or her for one or more specific purposes;

b. the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party to, or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures taken at the request the data subject;

c. the processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject to.

d. the processing is necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person;

e. the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or is carried out in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;

f. the processing is necessary to safeguard the legitimate interests of the controller or a third party, provided that the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject that require the protection of personal data, in particular where the data subject is a child.

Information on the Collection of Personal Data

(1) Below, we provide information about the collection of personal data when you use our website. Personal data includes, for example, your name, address, email addresses, and user behavior.
(2) When you contact us via email, we will store the data you provide (your e-mail address, your name if applicable, and your phone number) will be stored by us in order to.

We will delete the data collected in this context once storage is no longer necessary, or processing will be restricted if there are legal retention obligations apply.

Collection of Personal Data When Visiting Our Website

When you use the website for informational purposes only—that is, if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, 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 for us to display our website to you and to ensure its stability and security (the legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR):

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

Use of Cookies

(1) In addition to the data mentioned above, cookies are stored on your computer. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your hard drive and are associated with the browser you are using, and through which the site that sets the cookie receives certain information. Cookies cannot run programs or transfer viruses to your computer. They serve to make the website more user-friendly and effective overall.

(2) This website uses the following types of cookies, the scope and functionality of which are explained below:

  • Transient cookies (see a.)
  • Persistent cookies (see b.).

 

a. Transient cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser. These includes, in particular, session cookies. These store a so-called session ID, allows various requests from your browser to be associated with the same session
- This allows your computer to be recognized when you
- Session cookies are deleted when you log out or close the browser.

b. Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period, which may vary depending on the cookie. You can delete these cookies at any time in the security settings at any time.

c. You can configure your browser settings according to your preferences and for example, refuse to accept third-party cookies or all cookies. So-called “third-party cookies” are cookies set by a third party, and therefore not by the actual website you are currently visiting. Please note that may not be able to use all features of this website.

Additional Features and Services on Our Website

(1) In addition to the purely informational use of our website, we offer various services that you can use if you’re interested. To do so, you’ll generally need to provide additional personal data, which we use to provide the respective service and to which the previously principles of data processing apply.

(2) In some cases, we use external service providers to process your data. These providers have been carefully selected and commissioned by us, are bound by our instructions, and are regularly monitored.

(3) Furthermore, we may disclose your personal data to third parties if promotions, sweepstakes, contract conclusions, or similar services are offered by us jointly with partners. You can obtain more detailed information about this when you provide your personal data or in the description of the offer below.

(4) If our service providers or partners are based in a country outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we will inform you of the implications of this in the description of the offer.

Children

Our service is generally intended for adults. Persons under the age of 18 should not the consent of their parents or legal guardians.

Rights of the Data Subject

(1) Withdrawal of Consent
If the processing of personal data is based on consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawal of consent does not lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of that consent up until the time of withdrawal remains unaffected.

To exercise your right to withdraw consent, you may contact us at any time.

(2) Right to Confirmation
You have the right to request confirmation from the data controller as to whether we process personal data concerning you. You may request this confirmation at any time using the contact information provided above.

(3) Right of Access
If personal data is being processed, you may at any time request access to this personal data and the following information:

a. the purposes of processing;


b. the categories of personal data being processed;


c. the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data has been or will be disclosed, in particular to recipients in third countries or to international organizations;


d. if possible, the planned duration for which the personal data will be stored, or, if this is not possible, the criteria used to determine that period;


e. the existence of the right to rectification or erasure of the personal data concerning you or to restrict processing by the controller, or a right to object to such processing;


f. the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;


g. if the personal data is not collected from the data subject, any available information regarding the origin of the data;

h. the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, pursuant to Article 22(1) and (4) of the GDPR and—at least in these cases—meaningful information regarding the logic involved, as well as the scope and intended effects of such processing on the data subject.

If personal data is transferred to a third country or to an international organization, you have the right to be informed, in connection with the transfer, of the appropriate safeguards pursuant to Article 46 of the GDPR in connection with the transfer. We will provide you with a copy of the personal data being processed. For any additional copies you request, we may charge a reasonable fee basis of administrative costs. If you submit the request electronically, the information must be provided in a commonly used electronic format, unless you otherwise specified. The right to receive a copy pursuant to paragraph 3 shall not infringe upon the rights and freedoms of other individuals.

(4) Right to Rectification
You have the right to obtain from us, without undue delay, the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning you. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, you have the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data—including by means of a supplementary statement.

(5) Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”)
You have the right to request that the controller be erased without delay, and we are obligated to to erase personal data without undue delay if any of the following grounds apply:

a. The personal data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed is no longer necessary.

b. The data subject withdraws consent on which the processing was based pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) or Article 9(2)(a) of the GDPR, and there there is no other legal basis for the processing.

c. The data subject objects to the processing, and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2) of the GDPR objects to the processing.

d. The personal data has been processed unlawfully.

e. The erasure of the personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member States to which the controller is subject.

f. The personal data was collected in connection with services offered by the pursuant to Article 8(1) of the GDPR.

If the controller has made the personal data public and is required under paragraph 1 is obligated to erase them, the controller shall, taking into account available technology and the implementation costs, to ensure that data controllers who process the personal data to that a data subject has requested the erasure of all links to such personal data or of copies or replicas of such personal data.

The right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”) does not apply to the extent that the processing is necessary:

  • to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information;
  • to comply with a legal obligation that requires processing under the law of the Union or the Member States to which the controller is subject, or for the the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise public authority vested in the controller;
  • for reasons of public interest in the area of public health pursuant to Article 9(2)(h) and (i) and Article 9(3) of the GDPR;
  • for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes, or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) of the GDPR, to the extent that the right referred to in paragraph 1 is likely to render the achievement of the purposes of such processing or seriously impairs it, or
  • to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims.

(6) Right to restriction of processing
You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal if any of the following conditions are met:

a. the accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data,

b. the processing is unlawful and the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and instead requests the restriction of the use of the personal data;

c. the controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but the data subject needs it to assert, exercise, or defending legal claims, or

d. the data subject has objected to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR, as long as it has not yet been determined whether the legitimate grounds of the controller outweigh those of the data subject.

If processing has been restricted in accordance with the above conditions, such personal data—apart from its storage—shall be processed only with the consent of the data subject or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons a substantial public interest of the Union or a Member State.

To exercise the right to restriction of processing, the data subject contact us at any time using the contact information provided above.

(7) Right to Data Portability
You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and you have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to whom the personal data was provided, provided that:

a. the processing is based on consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) or Article 9(2)(a) or on a contract pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR and


b. the processing is carried out by automated means.

When exercising your right to data portability under paragraph 1, you have the right to request that the personal data be transferred directly from one data controller to another controller, to the extent that this is technically feasible. The exercise of the right to data portability does not affect the right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”). This right does not apply to processing that is necessary for the performance of a task that is in the public interest or is carried out in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

(8) Right to Object
You have the right, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you that is carried out pursuant to Article 6(1) (e) or (f) of the GDPR; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. The controller will no longer process the personal data unless it can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights, and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

If personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for the purposes of such marketing; this also applies to profiling to the extent that it is direct marketing. If you object to processing for the purposes of direct marketing, the personal data will no longer be processed for these purposes.

In connection with the use of information society services, you may, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, you may exercise your right to object by means of automated procedures which use technical specifications.

You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the the processing of your personal data carried out for scientific or historical research purposes, or for statistical purposes in accordance with Article 89(1), unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest.

You may exercise your right to object at any time by contacting the respective data controller.

(9) Automated decision-making in individual cases, including profiling
You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing—including profiling—that produces legal has legal effects on you or similarly significantly affects you. This does not apply if the decision:

a. is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between the data subject and the controller,

b. is permitted under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject to, and such legislation provides for appropriate measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms as well as the legitimate interests of the data subject; or

c. is based on the explicit consent of the data subject.

The controller shall take appropriate measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms as well as the legitimate interests of the data subject, including at a minimum the right to request that the controller take action, to present their own viewpoint, and to contest the decision.
The data subject may exercise this right at any time by contacting the respective controller.

(10) Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
You also have, without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial, the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your residence, your workplace, or the location of the alleged infringement, if the data subject considers that the processing of personal data concerning him or herpersonal data concerning them violates this Regulation.

(11) Right to an effective judicial remedy
Without prejudice to any available administrative or out-of-court remedy, including the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority pursuant to Article 77 GDPR, the right to an effective judicial remedy if you believe that the your rights under this Regulation have been infringed as a result of the processing of your personal data that is not in accordance with this Regulation.

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