Privacy Policy

We welcome you to our website and appreciate your interest in our company. To ensure you feel confident about how your personal data is handled, we provide transparency regarding what happens to the data collected and the security measures we have implemented. You will also be informed of your statutory rights regarding the processing of this data.

Privacy Policy in accordance with the GDPR

We do not log or further process any personal data when you access our homepage. Personal data is only collected if you voluntarily provide it to us—for instance, via an email inquiry, an online job application, or in the course of initiating a contractual relationship.

If you have provided us with personal data, we store and use it solely to respond to your inquiry, to process any contracts concluded with you, and for technical administration purposes.

We do not pass on, transmit, or sell your personal data to third parties. Furthermore, the transfer of your data to a third country is excluded.

Under Article 15 of the new European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), data subjects have the right to request confirmation from the controller, free of charge, as to whether or not personal data concerning them is being processed.

If this is the case, the data subject has the right to obtain information regarding the purpose of the processing, the categories of personal data being processed, the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data has been disclosed, and the planned duration for which the personal data will be stored.

In addition, data subjects have the right to the rectification or erasure of personal data concerning them, or to the restriction of—or objection to—the processing of their personal data.

Data collection on our website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the legal notice (Impressum) section of this website. How do we collect your data?

Some of your data is collected when you provide it to us. This may include, for example, data you enter into a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. This primarily consists of technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or the time the page was accessed). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure the website functions correctly. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time, free of charge. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. You may contact us at any time at the address provided in the legal notice regarding this matter or any other questions concerning data protection.

Please direct all requests for information to the responsible entity:

Claus Kainzbauer
Gewerbestraße 10
91489 Wilhelmsdorf
Germany
Phone: +49 [0]9104 82 62 88-0
E-mail: info@ktk.biz

Furthermore, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection supervisory authority.

Bayerisches Landesamt für Datenschutzaufsicht [BayLDA]
Promenade 27
91522 Ansbach
Germany
Phone: +49 [0]981 53 13 00
E-mail: poststelle@lda.bayern.de

Cookies

Some of our web pages use “cookies.” Cookies do not damage your computer and do not contain viruses. They serve to make our website more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer and stored by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are “session cookies.” They are automatically deleted after your visit ends. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognize your browser on your next visit.

You can configure your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

SSL Encryption

This site uses SSL encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as inquiries you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser’s address line changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser bar. When SSL encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Analytics Tools and Advertising

Google Analytics

This website uses functions of the web analytics service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Google Analytics uses “cookies.” These are text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie regarding your use of this website is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Google Analytics cookies are stored based on Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its online services and its advertising.

IP Anonymization

We have activated the IP anonymization function on this website. As a result, your IP address will be truncated by Google within the Member States of the European Union or in other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area prior to transmission to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. 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 and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be combined with other data held by Google.

Browser Plugin

You can prevent the storage of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser software; however, please note that if you do so, you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. Furthermore, you can prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

Objecting to Data Collection

You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by clicking the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set to prevent the collection of your data during future visits to this website: Disable Google Analytics. You can find more information on how Google Analytics handles user data in Google’s privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.

Demographic characteristics in Google Analytics

This website uses the “Demographics” feature of Google Analytics. This allows for the creation of reports containing information on the age, gender, and interests of site visitors. This data is derived from Google’s interest-based advertising and visitor data from third-party providers. This data cannot be attributed to any specific individual. You can disable this feature at any time via the ad settings in your Google account or generally prohibit the collection of your data by Google Analytics as described in the section “Objection to data collection.”

Plugins and Tools

Consent Tool

We use the consent tool “Real Cookie Banner” to manage the cookies and similar technologies (tracking pixels, web beacons, etc.) we employ, as well as the associated consents. Details regarding the functionality of “Real Cookie Banner” can be found at https://devowl.io/rcb/data-processing/.

The legal bases for the processing of personal data in this context are Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR and Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in managing the cookies and similar technologies used and the associated consents.

The provision of personal data is neither contractually required nor necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the personal data. If you do not provide the personal data, we will be unable to manage your consents.

YouTube

Our website uses plugins from the Google-operated site YouTube. The operator of the site is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA.

When you visit one of our pages equipped with a YouTube plugin, a connection to the YouTube servers is established. This informs the YouTube server which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you allow YouTube to associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

YouTube is used in the interest of presenting our online offerings in an appealing manner. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Further information on the handling of user data can be found in YouTube’s privacy policy at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

Google Maps

This site uses the Google Maps map service via an API. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transmission.

Google Maps is used in the interest of presenting our online offerings in an appealing manner and making it easy to find the locations we have indicated on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

More information on the handling of user data can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

Analysis tools and third-party tools

When visiting our website, your browsing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This is primarily done using cookies and so-called analysis programs. The analysis of your browsing behavior is generally anonymous; your browsing behavior cannot be traced back to you. You may object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information on this can be found in the following privacy policy.

You may object to this analysis. We will inform you about the options for objecting in this privacy policy.

Server log files

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

  • Browser type and version
  • Operating system used
  • Referrer URL
  • Hostname of the accessing computer
  • Time of the server request
  • IP address
  • Links to other providers

Our website also contains—clearly marked—links to the websites of other companies. However, we assume no responsibility for the content or the data protection and security policies of these websites.

Security Principles

To protect the data we store regarding our employees, customers, and suppliers against accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction, or access by unauthorized persons, we have implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures. Security levels are continuously reviewed in cooperation with security experts and adapted to new security standards.

Contact Form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, the information provided in the form—including the contact details you enter—will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and handling any follow-up questions. We will not share this data without your consent.

Objection to Promotional Emails

We hereby object to the use of contact details published in compliance with legal notice requirements for the purpose of sending unsolicited advertising and information materials. The site operators expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited promotional information being sent, such as via spam emails.

Newsletter Data

If you wish to subscribe to the newsletter offered on the website, we require an email address from you, as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the provided email address and consent to receiving the newsletter. No further data is collected. We use this data exclusively to send the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.

You may revoke your consent to the storage of your data and email address, as well as their use for sending the newsletter, at any time—for example, via the “Unsubscribe” link in the newsletter.

Registration on this website

You can register on our website to access additional features. We use the data entered for this purpose solely to provide the specific service or offering for which you have registered.

We use the email address provided during registration to inform you of important changes, such as modifications to the scope of services or necessary technical updates.

Data processing (customer and contract data)

We collect, process, and use personal data only to the extent necessary to establish, define the content of, or modify the legal relationship (inventory data). We collect, process, and use personal data regarding the use of our websites (usage data) only to the extent necessary to enable the user to utilize the service or to bill for it.