Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

WEPARON GmbH places great importance on the protection of your personal data. Our website can generally be used without providing personal data. However, if special services of our company are used via our website, the processing of personal data may become necessary.

If the processing of personal data is required and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the data subject.

The processing of personal data is always carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and in compliance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to WEPARON GmbH. We have implemented numerous technical and organisational measures to ensure the most comprehensive protection of personal data processed via this website. However, internet-based data transmissions may generally have security gaps, so absolute protection cannot be guaranteed.

1. Definitions

This privacy policy is based on the terminology used in the GDPR:

Personal Data
Any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
Data Subject
Any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed.
Processing
Any operation involving personal data, such as collection, recording, storage, adaptation, alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure, dissemination, alignment, combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
Restriction of Processing
The marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their future processing.
Pseudonymisation
The processing of personal data in such a manner that the data can no longer be attributed to a specific person without the use of additional information.
Controller
The natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
Processor
A natural or legal person who processes personal data on behalf of the controller.
Consent
Any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishes by which they signify agreement to the processing of personal data.

2. Data Controller

WEPARON GmbH

Alte Pulvermühle 20

42855 Remscheid

Germany

Phone: +49 (0)2191 69430-0

Email: info@weparon.de

Website: www.weparon.de

3. Cookies

This website does not use cookies and does not employ any tracking technologies. Neither our own nor third-party cookies are set.

A cookie consent banner is therefore not required.

4. General Data Collection

Our website collects a series of general data and information with each access. This data is stored in the server log files:

  • Browser types and versions used
  • The operating system used by the accessing system
  • The website from which an accessing system reaches our website
  • Date and time of access
  • An Internet Protocol address (IP address)
  • The Internet service provider of the accessing system

When using this general data and information, WEPARON GmbH does not draw any conclusions about the data subject.

5. Contact Form

When you contact us via the contact form on our website, the following personal data is collected:

  • Name (required)
  • Email address (required)
  • Message (required)
  • Company (optional)
  • Phone number (optional)
  • Subject (optional)

Purpose of processing: The data is used exclusively to process your enquiry and to contact you.

Legal basis: Processing is carried out on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, which you give by activating the checkbox in the contact form.

Transmission: Your enquiry is forwarded to us by email. The delivery is handled by the service provider Resend (see Section 6).

Storage period: Your data will be deleted after your enquiry has been fully processed, unless statutory retention obligations apply.

Withdrawal: You may withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future. To do so, please contact us using the details provided in Section 2.

6. Hosting and Data Processors

Hosting

This website is hosted by Vercel Inc. Content is served from servers within the European Union (Frankfurt, Stockholm, Paris). When you visit our website, server log files are automatically recorded (see Section 4). Vercel processes this data on our behalf and exclusively in accordance with our instructions.

Provider: Vercel Inc., 440 N Baxter St, Los Angeles, CA 90004, USA

Email Delivery

For sending emails from the contact form, we use the service Resend. Resend processes the data entered in the contact form on our behalf for the purpose of email delivery. Processing takes place on servers in Ireland (EU-West-1, European Union).

Provider: Resend Inc., 2261 Market Street #4913, San Francisco, CA 94114, USA

7. Routine Deletion and Blocking

The data controller processes and stores personal data only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage.

8. Rights of the Data Subject

a) Right of Confirmation

Every data subject has the right to obtain confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning them is being processed.

b) Right of Access

Every data subject has the right to obtain free information about their stored personal data at any time.

c) Right to Rectification

Every data subject has the right to request the immediate rectification of inaccurate personal data.

d) Right to Erasure

Every data subject has the right to request the erasure of personal data concerning them.

e) Right to Restriction

Every data subject has the right to request the restriction of processing.

f) Right to Data Portability

Every data subject has the right to receive their personal data in a structured, commonly used format.

g) Right to Object

Every data subject has the right to object to the processing of their personal data at any time.

h) Right to Withdraw Consent

Every data subject has the right to withdraw consent at any time.

To exercise your rights, please contact WEPARON GmbH using the contact details provided above.

10. Legitimate Interests

Where the processing of personal data is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, our legitimate interest is the conduct of our business activities.

11. Storage Period

The criterion for the duration of storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period.

12. Provision Requirements

The provision of personal data is partly required by law or may result from contractual regulations.

13. Automated Decision-Making

As a responsible company, we do not use automated decision-making or profiling.