Privacy Policy

Area of Application

This data protection declaration is intended to inform users as to the nature, scope and purpose of the collection and use of personal data by the responsible provider HELO Electronic GmbH, Hauptstraße 48-54, D-79713 Bad Säckingen, info@helo-electronic.com, 49 7761 553280, On this website (hereinafter referred to as "the offer").

The legal basis for data protection is in the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and the Telemedia Act (TMG).

Access data/server log files

The provider (or its web space provider) collects data about each access to the offer (so-called server log files). The access data include:

Name of the accessed web page, file, date and time of the access, data volume transmitted, notification of successful access, browser type and version, the operating system of the user, referrer URL (the site previously visited), the IP address and the requesting provider.

The provider uses the protocol data only for statistical evaluations for the purpose of operation, security and optimization of the offer. However, the provider reserves the right to inspect the protocol data at a later date if there is a reasonable suspicion of unlawful use.

Handling of Personal Data

Personal data is information with the help of which a person can be identified, i.e., information which can be traced back to a person. This includes the name, email address or phone number. But also data about preferences, hobbies, memberships or which websites were viewed by someone would  count as personal data.

Personal data are collected, used and passed on by the provider only if this is legally permitted or if the users consent to the data collection.

Contact

When contacting the provider (for example via a contact form or e-mail), the user's data are stored for the purpose of processing the inquiry as well as in the event that subsequent questions arise.

Comments and contributions

When users post comments on the blog or other posts, their IP addresses are saved. This occurs to the security of the provider, if someone writes comments and contributions with illegal contents (insults, prohibited political propaganda, etc.). In this case, the provider itself may be prosecuted for the comment or contribution and is therefore interested in the identity of the author.

Newsletter

With the newsletter, we inform you about us and our offers.

If you would like to receive the newsletter, we require from you a valid email address as well as information that will allow us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provider, or that the owner agrees to receive the newsletter. Further data is not collected. This data is only used for sending the newsletters and are not passed on to third parties.

Upon registering for the newsletter, we store your IP address and the date of the registration. This storage serves solely as proof in the event that a third party misuses an e-mail address and registers for receipt of the newsletter without the knowledge of the authorized person.

You may at any time revoke your consent to the storage of the data, the e-mail address as well as the use thereof for sending the newsletters. The revocation can be via a link in the newsletters themselves, in your profile area or by notification to the foregoing contact possibilities.

Integration of third-party services and contents

It is possible that third party contents, such as videos from YouTube, map material from Google Maps, RSS feeds or graphics from other websites, may be included within this on-line offer. This requires that the providers of such contents (hereinafter referred to as "third-party providers") learn of the IP address of the users. This is because, without the IP address, they could not send the content to the user's browser. The IP address is therefore required for the display of these contents. We attempt to make use only of such content, the providers of which use the IP address only for the delivery of the content. If, however, the third-party providers store the IP address, e.g., for statistical purposes. To the extent we learn of such, we shall clarify the users about it.

Cookies

Cookies are small files that allow you to store specific information related to the device on the user's access device (PC, Smartphone, etc.). They serve on the one hand user-friendliness of web sites and therefore the users (for example, storage of log-in data). On the other hand, they serve to collect the statistical data of the website use and to analyze them for the purpose of improving the offer. Users can influence the use of cookies. Most browsers have an option with which the storage of cookies is restricted or completely prevented. However, it should be noted that the use and, in particular, the comfort of using the services without cookies is restricted.

You can manage many company online ad cookies via the US site http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU site http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices/ .

Registration function

The data entered during registration are used for the purposes of the use of the offer. Users may be informed by email about information relevant to the offer or registration information, such as changes in the scope of the offer or technical circumstances. The collected data can be seen from the input mask in the context of the registration. This includes name, postal address, telephone number, e-mail address, bank connection as well as your user data (username, password).

Google Analytics

This offer uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies", text files that are stored on users' computers and which allow an analysis of the use of the website thereby. The information generated by the cookie about the use of this website by the users is generally transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

In the event of the anonymization of the IP address on this website, the IP address of the user is abbreviated by Google within the EU member states or in other treaty states of the Treaty on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transferred to a Google server in the US and abbreviated there. IP anonymization is active on this website. At the request of the operator of this web site, Google will use this information to evaluate the use of the website by the users, to collect reports on website activities and to provide services to the web site operator related to web site use and internet use.

The IP address provided by your browser as a part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. Users can prevent the storage of cookies by setting their browser software accordingly; This offer notifies the users, however, that in this case not all functions of this web site may be able to be used to the full extent. In addition, users may prevent the collection of the data generated by the cookie and the use of the data related to the web site (including your IP address) by Google and the processing of such data by Google by downloading and installing the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

You can obtain more information about the use of data for advertising purposes by Google, settings and the possibilities of objection on Google's websites: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/partners/ ("Data use by Google on the use of the web sites of apps of our partners), http://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads ("Data use for advertising purposes"), http://www.google.de/settings/ads ("Manage the information Google uses to show you ads") and http://www.google.com/ads/preferences/ ("Determine which advertising Google shows you").

As an alternative to the browser or within browsers, please click on this link to prevent the collection within these web site by Google Analytics. An opt-out cookie is then stored on your device. If you delete your cookies, you must click this link again.

Revocation, changes, corrections and updates

The user has the right, on request, to receive, at no cost, information on the personal information stored on him. In addition, the user has the right to correct incorrect data, to block and delete his personal data, to the extent that there is no statutory retention requirement.