Privacy policy

For us, the protection of your personal privacy is important. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with both the data protection legislation and this data protection declaration. By using our website you agree to the collection, processing and use of data in line with the description below.

Our website can, on principle, be visited without prior registration. Data relating to e.g. the pages and sites you call up or to the files you access with date and time are stored on the server for statistical purposes without such data being directly linked to you personally. Personal data, especially your name, address or e-mail address, are, wherever possible, gathered on a voluntary basis. Such data will not be passed onto third parties without your express approval. We would like to point out that the transmission of data on the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) may have security gaps. 100% protection of the data from access by third parties is not possible.

Cookies

This website uses so-called "cookies". They help to make our services user-friendlier, more effective and more personalised. Cookies are small text files that enable specific information related to the user to be saved on the user's device while he or she uses the website. Their purpose is, for example, to steer the connection during your visit to websites or to save settings.

"Session cookies" are automatically erased at the end of your visit. Other cookies remain on your device until you erase them. These cookies enable us to recognise your browser during your next visit.

You can set your browser so that you are informed when cookies are placed and only allow them in individual cases, refuse to admit cookies in specific cases or generally, or activate automatic erasure of the cookies when the browser is closed. No link is made to personal data. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

We proceed on the assumption that you agree to the placing of cookies if your browser allows it.

Browser plugins

You can prevent the saving of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly. We would nevertheless point out that, in such cases, you may not be able to use all functions of this website to the full. Over and above this, you can prevent capture of the data (incl. your IP address) generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website to Google and also the processing of such data by Google if you download and install the browser plugin available under the following link:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Server log files

Our web servers automatically collect and save information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically sends to us. These are:

• Browser type and browser version
• Operating system
• Referrer URL
• Host name of the accessing computer
• Time and date of the server inquiry

These data cannot be assigned to specific persons. There is no aggregation of this data with other data sources

Collection and Processing of Personal Data

We collect and process personal data via various contact and order forms, product registrations, and newsletter subscriptions. This data is stored in our systems in order to provide the requested services (legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR).

In addition, we also use the contact data for marketing purposes, in particular to advertise similar products or services of the KI Group that you have already purchased (legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). Our legitimate interest is to provide you with relevant information and offers on products or services that may be of interest to you. You have the right to object to this use of your data at any time.

Processing for marketing purposes only takes place insofar as this is permitted by law and insofar as you have not objected to this use. Your personal data will not be passed on to third parties unless there is a legal obligation to do so (legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR).

Note on the forwarding of outstanding accounts receivable to Creditreform

We reserve the right to pass on outstanding accounts receivable to Creditreform from the fourth reminder onwards. This measure serves to optimise our management of accounts receivable and to ensure that our business processes run smoothly.

Creditreform is a renowned company that specialises in credit checks and debt collection. The transfer of accounts receivable to Creditreform may result in the relevant data being stored by Creditreform and used for credit checks.

Contact & marketing forms

If you use our contact form to make an inquiry, the data from this form, including the contact data given by you, are stored here in order to be able to deal with your inquiry and any follow-up questions. We do not pass on this information to anyone else without your approval.

If you fill out and activate the ratio buttons on our marketing landingpages e.g force majeure or free of charge price reports, the data from those forms, including the contact data given by you, are stored by us here in order to inform you about our products, special offers and more. to be able to deal with your inquiry and any follow-up questions. We do not pass on this information to anyone else without your approval.

Personal data for e-mail newsletters

If you wish to receive our e-mail newsletter, we need from you an e-mail address and information that will enable us to check that you are the owner of the given e-mail address and that you are in agreement with receiving the newsletter. Providing additional data is purely voluntary. We use all the data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.

You can at any time revoke your consent to use the data for the newsletter, e.g. via the unsubscribe link in the newsletter.

Links

Our Internet sites may contain links to other providers to which our data protection regulations do not apply.

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies", which are text files stored on your computer that enable your usage of the website to be analysed. The information generated by the cookie on your usage of this website is normally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, should the IP anonymisation on this website be activated, your IP address will be previously shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the agreement on the European economic area. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address sent to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. For the website operator, Google will use this information to evaluate your usage of the website, to compile reports on the website activities and to provide other services connected with the use of the website and the Internet for the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the framework of Google Analytics is not merged with other data from Google. You can prevent the saving of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly. We would nevertheless point out that, in such cases, you may not be able to use all functions of this website to the full. Over and above this, you can prevent capture of the data (incl. your IP address) generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website and also the processing of such data by Google if you download and install the browser plugin available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
The data sent by us and linked to cookies, user-identifiers (e.g. User-IDs) or advertising-identifiers are automatically deleted after 26 months.

You can prevent the collection of data by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie is then placed, which prevents the future capture of your data when you visit this website: deactivate Google Analytics. More detailed information on the conditions of use and data protection can be found at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/. We wish to point out that, on this website, Google Analytics has been extended by the code "anonymizeIp", to guarantee anonymised collection of IP addresses (so-called IP masking).

YouTube

Our website uses plugins from the YouTube site operated by Google. The operator of the sites is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. If you visit one of our sites equipped with a YouTube plugin, a connection to the YouTube servers will be made. The YouTube server is then informed which of our sites you have visited.

If you are logged into your YouTube account, you allow YouTube to assign your surf behaviour directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account. Further information on handling user data can be found in YouTube's data protection declaration at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy

Video integration Vimeo

Within our online offer, we use content or service offers of third party providers on the basis of our legitimate interests (i.e. interest in the analysis, optimisation and economic operation of our online offer within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. DSGVO), in order to integrate their content and services, such as videos (hereinafter uniformly referred to as "content"). This website uses so-called two-click solutions for integrating the following social plugins. In this case, the content from third-party providers such as Vimeo and YouTube is only loaded within articles once you have also confirmed this. Further information on the collection and use of your data by Vimeo and your rights in this regard can be found in the Vimeo data protection declaration at vimeo.com/privacy.

SSL encryption

For reasons of security and to protect the transmission of confidential content such as the inquiries you sent to us as the site operator, this site uses an SSL code. You can recognise a coded connection by the fact that the address line of the browser switches from "http://" to "https://", and by the lock symbol in your browser line. If the SSL code is activated, the data you sent to us cannot be read by third parties.

Security

We make use of technical and organisational security measures according to the current state of the art in order to protect the data you sent to us from accidental or deliberate manipulation, loss, destruction or access by unauthorised persons. Our security measures are constantly being improved in line with technological developments.

Right to information

On request, we can inform you in writing in accordance with the current law, whether your personal data are stored here, and if so, which. Furthermore, you have the right to correct, block or erase incorrect data.

If you have further questions with regard to the processing of your personal data or your requests for information, please contact our data protection officer.

Contact to the data protection officer:
PROLIANCE GmbH
www.datenschutzexperte.de
Leopoldstr. 21
80802 München
datenschutzbeauftragter@datenschutzexperte.de

Objection to advertising e-mail

Any usage of contact data released within the framework of the duty to publish the imprint, through third parties, in order to send advertisements and information material not explicitly requested is prohibited. We reserve the right to take legal steps in case of unsolicited distribution of advertising information like spam mails.

Policy update

When we introduce new products or services or alter Internet procedures, or if Internet and EDP security technology is further developed and data protection aspects are subsequently affected, this data protection declaration will be updated.

August 2024