Privacy Notice

1. Introduction

We would like to use the information below to provide you "data subject" with an overview of our processing of your personal data and your rights under data protection law. It is generally possible to use our website without entering personal data. However, if you wish to make use of special services offered by our company through our website, it may be necessary to process personal data. If it is necessary to process personal data and there is no legal basis for such processing, we will generally obtain your consent.

Personal data, such as your name, address or email address, is always processed in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and in accordance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to the "DURKOPP GmbH". The aim of this Privacy Notice is to inform you about the scope and purpose of the personal data we collect, use and process.

As the data controller, we have implemented numerous technical and organisational measures to ensure the most complete possible protection of the personal data processed via this website. Nevertheless, Internet-based data transmissions can in principle have security gaps so that absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, you are free to submit personal data on alternative ways, such as by phone or by post to us.

2. Data controller

The data controller, as defined by the GDPR, is:

Durkopp GmbH

Werkstr. 5

33790 Halle/ Westfalen

Commercial Register: HRB 8445

Represented by:

Dr. Bernhard Buchholz

3. Data protection officer

You can reach the data protection officer as follows:

Jannik Wallbaum

Phone: 05221/87292-09

Fax: 05221/87292-49

E-mail: datenschutz-team@audatis.de

You may contact our data protection officer directly at any time if you have any questions or suggestions regarding data protection.

4. Definitions

This Privacy Notice is based on the terminology used by the European legislature and legislature in the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy should be easy to read and understand, both for the public and for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain in advance the terminology used. Among other things, we use the following terms in this privacy policy.

We use the following terms in this Privacy Notice, among others:

1. Personal data

Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. 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.

2. Data subject

A Data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller (our company).

3. Processing

Processing is any operation or set of operations which is performed upon personal data, whether or not by automatic means, such as collection, recording, organisation, filing, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

4. Restriction of processing

Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their future processing.

5. Profiling

Profiling is any form of automated processing of personal data which consists in using such personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects relating to that natural person's performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or change of location.

6. Pseudonymisation

Pseudonymisation is the processing of personal data in such a way that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures which ensure that the personal data cannot be attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

7. Data processor

Data processor means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

8. Recepient

A recipient is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body to whom personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities that may receive personal data in the context of a specific investigative task under Union or Member State law shall not be considered as recipients.

9. Third party

Third party means any natural or legal person, public authority, agency or body other than the data subject, the controller, the processor and the persons who, under the direct responsibility of the controller or the processor, are authorised to process the personal data.

10. Consent

Consent means any freely given specific and informed indication of the data subject's wishes in the form of a statement or other unambiguous affirmative act by which the data subject signifies his or her agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.

5. Legal basis for processing

Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR (icw § 25 (1) Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG) (formerly TTDSG)) serves our company as the legal basis for processing operations where we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose.

If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party, as is the case, for example, with processing operations that are necessary for the delivery of goods or the provision of another service or consideration, the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR. The same applies to processing operations that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, for example in the case of enquiries about our products or services.

If our company is subject to a legal obligation by which the processing of personal data becomes necessary, such as for the fulfilment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. c) GDPR.

In rare cases, the processing of personal data might become necessary to protect vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were to be injured on our premises and as a result their name, age, health insurance data or other vital information had to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or other third party. In this case, the processing would be based on Art. 6 (1) lit. d) GDPR.

Finally, processing operations could be based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. Processing operations which are not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases are based on this legal basis if the processing is necessary for the protection of a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not overweigh. We are permitted to carry out such processing operations in particular because they have been specifically mentioned by the European law. In this respect, the legislature took the view that a legitimate interest could be assumed if you are a customer of our company (Recital 47, Sentence 2 GDPR)..

Our offer is inherently aimed at adults. Persons under 16 years of age may not transmit any personal data to us without the consent of their parents or legal guardians. We do not request personal data from children and adolescents, do not collect it and do not pass it on to third parties.

6. Technology

6.1 SSL/TLS-encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption to guarantee the security of data processing and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders, login data or contact enquiries that you send to us as the operator. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address bar of the browser contains a "https://" instead of a "http://" and by the lock symbol in your browser bar.

We use this technology to protect your transmitted data.

6.2 Data collection when visiting the website

If you only use our website for informational purposes, if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information or do not give your consent to processing that requires consent, we only collect data that is technically necessary for the provision of the service. This is regularly data that your browser transmits to our server (in so-called "server log files"). Our website collects a series of general data and information each time you or an automated system accesses a page. This general data and information is stored in the server log files. The following can be recorded:

1. browser types and versions used,

2. the operating system used by the accessing system,

3. the website from which an accessing system accesses our website (so-called referrer),

4. the sub-pages accessed via an accessing system on our website,

5. the date and time of access to the website,

6. an abbreviated internet protocol address (anonymised IP address) and,

7. the Internet service provider of the accessing system.

When using this general data and information, we do not draw any conclusions about your person. This information is rather required to:

1. deliver the contents of our website correctly,

2. optimise the contents of our website as well as to advertise it,

3. ensure the permanent operability of our IT systems and the technology of our website, and

4. provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary to prosecute in the event of a cyber-attack.

This collected data and information is therefore statistically analysed and further analysed by us with the aim of increasing data protection and data security within our company to ultimately ensure an optimum level of protection for the personal data being processed by us. The anonymous data from the server log files is stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest follows from the purposes for data collection listed above.

6.3 Cloudflare (Content Delivery Network)

Our website uses functions from CloudFlare. The provider is CloudFlare, Inc. 665 3rd St. #200, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA.

CloudFlare offers a globally distributed Content Delivery Network with DNS. Technically, the information transfer between your browser and our website is routed via CloudFlare's network. CloudFlare is thus able to analyse the data traffic between users and our websites, for example, in order to detect and ward off attacks on our services. In addition, CloudFlare may store cookies on your computer for optimisation and analysis purposes.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If you deactivate cookies, the functionality of this website may be limited.

We have concluded a corresponding agreement with Cloudflare on the basis of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for commissioned processing or in accordance with the EU standard contractual clauses. Cloudflare collects statistical data about visits to this website. These include: Name of the accessed website, file, date and time of access, amount of data transferred, notification of successful access, browser type and version, the user's operating system, referrer URL (the previously visited page), IP address and the requesting provider. Cloudflare uses the described log data for statistical evaluations for the purpose of the operation, security and optimisation of the offer.

If you have consented to Cloudflare being used, the legal basis for the processing of personal data is Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR. In addition, we have a legitimate interest in using Cloudflare to optimise our online offer and make it more secure. The corresponding legal basis for this is Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. The personal data will be retained for as long as they are required to fulfil the purpose of the processing. The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required to achieve the purpose.

This US company is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. There is hereby an adequacy decision pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR, so that a transfer of personal data may also take place without further guarantees or additional measures.

Additional information and Cloudflares privacy policy can be found at https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/.

6.4 Hosting by Squarespace

We host our website with Squarespace Ireland Ltd., Le Pole House, Ship Street Great, Dublin 8, Ireland (Squarespace).

When you visit our website, your personal data (e.g., IP addresses in log files) are processed on Squarespace’s servers.

The use of Squarespace is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the high-performance and reliable provision of our website.

We have concluded a corresponding agreement with Squarespace on the basis of the GDPR for commissioned processing. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that Squarespace only processes the personal data of our website visitors according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

Additional information and Squarespace’s privacy policy can be found at: https://www.squarespace.com/privacy

6.5 Squarespace Content Delivery Network (CDN)

Our website uses the Content Delivery Network (CDN) services of Squarespace Ireland Ltd., Le Pole House, Ship Street Great, Dublin 8, Ireland (“Squarespace”).

Squarespace operates a globally distributed network of servers in order to deliver the static content of our website, such as images, stylesheets, and scripts, more efficiently. Technically, the information transfer between your browser and our website is routed via Squarespace’s CDN. This enables faster loading times, improved reliability, and protection against overloads or malicious traffic.

In this context, personal data such as your IP address and browser information may be processed in log files to ensure the secure and efficient delivery of our website. In addition, Squarespace may store cookies in your browser to optimise loading performance.

You can configure your browser to be informed about the setting of cookies and to allow cookies only in individual cases, to exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and to activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If you deactivate cookies, the functionality of this website may be limited.

We have concluded a corresponding Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with Squarespace pursuant to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This ensures that Squarespace processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

If you have consented to the use of Squarespace CDN, the legal basis for the processing of your personal data is Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR. In addition, we have a legitimate interest in using Squarespace CDN to optimise our online offer and to make it more secure. The corresponding legal basis for this is Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. The personal data will be retained for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purpose of the processing and will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required for this purpose.

Additional information and Squarespace’s privacy policy can be found at: https://www.squarespace.com/privacy

7. Cookies

7.1 Consent Management with Squarespace

Our website uses the integrated consent management system provided by Squarespace Ireland Ltd., Le Pole House, Ship Street Great, Dublin 8, Ireland (hereinafter “Squarespace”). This service enables us to obtain and document your consent for the storage of certain cookies on your device and for the use of specific technologies in a GDPR-compliant manner.

When you access our website, a connection is established to Squarespace’s servers in order to obtain your consent and any related declarations regarding the use of cookies. Squarespace then stores cookies in your browser to record your consent status and possible withdrawal of consent. The data collected in this way will be stored until you request deletion, delete the Squarespace consent cookie yourself, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Mandatory statutory retention obligations remain unaffected.

The use of Squarespace Consent Management is necessary in order to meet our legal obligations to obtain and manage user consent for certain data processing activities. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. c) GDPR.

Additional information on Squarespace’s data processing and privacy policy can be found at: https://www.squarespace.com/privacy

8. Contents of our website

8.1 Contact support / Contact form

Personal data is collected when contacting us (e.g. via contact form or e-mail). Which data is collected in the case of the use of a contact form can be seen from the respective contact form. This data is stored and used exclusively for the purpose of answering your request or for contacting you and the associated technical administration. The legal basis for processing the data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR. If your contact is aimed at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR. Your data will be deleted after final processing of your request; this is the case if it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter concerned has been conclusively clarified and the deletion does not conflict with any legal obligations to retain data.

8.2 Application Management / job exchange

We collect and process the personal data of applicants for the purpose of processing the application procedure. The processing may also take place electronically. This is particularly the case if an applicant submits the relevant application documents to us electronically, for example by e-mail or via a web form on the website. If we conclude an employment or service contract with an applicant, the transmitted data will be stored for the purpose of processing the employment relationship in compliance with the statutory provisions. If we do not conclude a contract with the applicant, the application documents are automatically deleted six months after notification of the rejection decision, provided that no other legitimate interests on our part oppose deletion. Another legitimate interest in this sense is, for example, a duty to provide evidence in proceedings under the German Equal Treatment Act (Allgemeines Gleichbehandlungsgesetz [AGG]).

The legal basis for processing your data is Art. 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR.

9. Our activities in social networks

To allow us to communicate with you on social networks and inform you about our services, we run our own pages on these social networks. If you visit one of our social media pages, we and the provider of the social media network are joint controllers (Art. 26 GDPR) regarding to the processing operations triggered thereby, which concern personal data.

We are not the original provider of these pages, but only use them within the scope of the options offered to us by the respective providers

We would therefore like to point out as a precautionary measure that your data may also be processed outside of the European Union or the European Economic Area. Use of these networks may therefore involve data protection risks for you since the protection of your rights may be difficult, e.g. your rights to information, erasure, objection, etc. Processing on social networks frequently takes place directly for advertising purposes or for the analysis of user behaviour by network providers, and we have no control over this. If the provider creates user profiles, cookies are often used or user behaviour may be assigned directly to your own member profile on the respective social network (if you are logged in).

The processing operations of personal data described are carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f) GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interests and the legitimate interests of the respective provider in order to communicate with you in a timely manner or to inform you about our services. If you have to grant your consent to the respective providers to process your data as a user, the legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR in conjunction with Art. 7 GDPR.

Since we have no access to these providers? databases, we would like to point out that you would be best placed to exercise your rights (e.g. to information, rectification, erasure, etc.) directly with the respective provider. More information on the processing of your data on social networks and your options for exercising your right to object or your right of revocation (opt out) is listed below for each of the social network providers we use:

9.1 LinkedIn

(Joint) Data controller responsible for data processing in Europe:

LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland

Privacy Notice:

https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

10. Plugins and other services

10.1 Adobe Fonts

On our website we use Adobe Fonts from Adobe Inc, 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 95110-2704, USA. We use Adobe Fonts for the uniform display of fonts.

Among other things, the following data is processed:

· IP address,

l the time taken by the web browser to download the fonts,

l the time from downloading the fonts with the web browser to using the fonts,

l whether an ad blocker is installed to determine whether the ad blocker interferes with the correct tracking of page views,

l Operating system and browser version.

If you have been asked for consent to the processing of your data by Adobe, the legal basis for the corresponding processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR. We also have a legitimate interest in using Adobe Fonts to display and manage the website. The corresponding legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR.

Adobe Inc. is certified as a US company under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. This constitutes an adequacy decision pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR, meaning that personal data may be transferred without further guarantees or additional measures.

You can view the privacy policy of Adobe Fonts at: https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy.html.

10.2 Google reCAPTCHA

On this website we use the reCAPTCHA function. The operating company of Google reCAPTCHA is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Ireland Limited is part of the Google group of companies with headquarters at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. The reCAPTCHA function is primarily used to distinguish whether an input is made by a natural person or is abused by machine and automated processing. The service also includes the sending of the IP address and possibly other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service to Google.

These processing operations are carried out exclusively when explicit consent is given in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR.

The parent company Google LLC is certified as a US company under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. There is hereby an adequacy decision pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR, so that a transfer of personal data may also take place without further guarantees or additional measures.

Further information on Google reCAPTCHA as well as Google's privacy policy can be viewed at: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

10.3 Google WebFonts

Our website uses so-called Web Fonts for the uniform display of fonts. The Google WebFonts are provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Ireland Limited is part of the Google group of companies with headquarters at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

These processing operations are carried out exclusively when explicit consent is given in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR.

Additional information on the service can be found at the following links: https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

10.4 Squarespace Video Player
On this website we use the video player function provided by Squarespace Ireland Ltd., Le Pole House, Ship Street Great, Dublin 8, Ireland (“Squarespace”). The Squarespace video player allows us to embed and display video content directly on our website.

When playing a video, Squarespace may process certain personal data, such as browser information, device information, and IP address, in order to enable video playback and to store user preferences (e.g., volume level, playback settings). For this purpose, the cookie squarespace-video-player-options is set in the user’s browser.

These processing operations are carried out exclusively after explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR.

Squarespace is the recipient of your personal data and acts as a processor on our behalf. Data processing takes place within the European Union, to the extent that Squarespace relies on EU-based data centers and subprocessors.

Further information on Squarespace’s video services and privacy policy can be found at: https://www.squarespace.com/privacy

11. Your rights as a data subject

11.1 Right to confirmation

You have the right to request confirmation from us as to whether personal data relating to you will be processed.

11.2 Right to information (Article 15 GDPR)

You have the right to obtain information about the personal data stored about you at any time, free of charge, as well as the right to access a copy of such data from us, in accordance with the statutory provisions.

11.3 Right to rectification (Article 16 GDPR)

You have the right to request the immediate rectification of incorrect personal data relating to yourself. Furthermore, the data subject has the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data, taking into account the purposes of the processing.

11.4 Erasure (Article 17 GDPR)

You have the right to demand that we erase the personal data relating to you be deleted without delay, provided that one of the reasons provided by law applies and if processing or further storage is not required.

11.5 Restriction to processing (Article 18 GDPR)

You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your data if one of the legal requirements is met.

11.6 Data transferability (Article 20 GDPR)

You have the right obtain personal data relating to you that you provided us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. You also have the right to transfer this data to another controller without hindrance by us, to whom the personal data was provided, provided that the processing is based on the consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR or Art. 9 (2) lit. a) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. b) GDPR, and the data are processed using automated procedures, unless processing is necessary to complete a task, is in the public interest or is carried out in the exercise of an official authority assigned to us.

Furthermore, when exercising your right to data transferability pursuant to Art. 20 (1) GDPR, you have the right to have personal data transferred directly from one controller to another, provided this is technically feasible and does not impede the rights and freedoms of other persons.

11.7 Objection (Article 21 GDPR)

You have the right to lodge an objection to the processing of personal data relating to you for reasons relating to your particular situation where this is done on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. e) (data processing in the public interest) or lit. f) (data processing on the basis of the weighing of legitimate interests) GDPR.

This also applies to profiling based on these provisions pursuant to Article 4 Number 4 GDPR.

Should you lodge an objection, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling and legitimate reasons for such processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or where processing serves the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims.

In individual cases, we process your personal data for direct marketing purposes. You have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data for the purpose of such advertising. This also applies to profiling where this is connected to this kind of direct marketing. Should you object to the processing of your data for direct marketing purposes, we will no longer process your personal data for this purpose.

In addition, you have the right to object to our processing of your personal data for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89 (1) GDPR for reasons arising from your particular situation, unless such processing is necessary for the performance of a task in the public interest.

You are free to exercise your right to lodge an objection in relation to the use of information society services, Directive 2002/58/EC notwithstanding, by means of automated procedures using technical specifications.

11.8 Revocation of consent regarding data protection

You have the right to revoke any consent to the processing of personal data at any time with future effect.

11.9 Lodging a complaint with a supervisory authority

You have the right to complain to a supervisory authority responsible for data protection about our processing of personal data.

12. Routine storage, erasure and blocking of personal data

We process and store your personal data only for the period of time necessary to meet the storage purpose or as required by the legal provisions to which our company is subject.

If the storage purpose no longer applies or if a required retention period expires, personal data will be routinely blocked or erased in accordance with the statutory provisions.

13. Duration of storage of personal data

The criterion for the duration of the retention of personal data is the respective legal retention period. Once this period expires, the data in question will be routinely erased, provided it is no longer required for the fulfilment or initiation of the contract.

14. Version and amendments to the Privacy Notice

This Privacy Policy is currently valid as of: September 2025.

Due to the further development of our Internet pages and offers or due to changed legal or official requirements, it may become necessary to change this Privacy Policy. You can access and print out the current data protection declaration at any time on the website under "Privacy Policy — DURKOPP".

This privacy statement has been prepared with the assistance of the privacy software: audatis MANAGER.

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