Privacy Policy

1. Overview of Data Protection

General Information
The following information provides a brief overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website.
Personal data includes all data that can personally identify you.
Detailed information on data protection can be found in the privacy policy below.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator.
Their contact details can be found in the section „Information on the Responsible Party“ in this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected in two main ways:
1. You provide it to us—this could be data entered into a contact form.
2. Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website.
These include technical details (e.g., browser type, operating system, or time of website access).
This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter the website.

Why do we use your data?
Some data is collected to ensure the website functions properly.
Other data may be used to analyze user behavior.
If contracts can be concluded or initiated via the website, the provided data will also be used for contractual offers, orders, or other inquiries.

What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right to receive free information at any time about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data.
You also have the right to request correction or deletion of this data.
If you have given consent to data processing, you may revoke it at any time for the future.
Additionally, under certain circumstances, you have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data.
Furthermore, you have the right to file a complaint with the relevant data protection authority.

For more information about data protection, you can contact us at any time.

2. Hosting

External Hosting
This website is externally hosted. Personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the hosting provider(s).
This includes IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website access logs,
and other data generated via a website.

External hosting is carried out for the purpose of fulfilling contracts with potential and existing customers (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR)
and ensuring a secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online services by a professional provider (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

If explicit consent has been obtained, processing is carried out solely on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG,
provided the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to user device information (e.g., device fingerprinting)
as per the TDDDG. Consent may be revoked at any time.

Our hosting provider(s) will process your data only to the extent necessary to fulfill their contractual obligations and
will follow our instructions regarding this data.

Hosting Provider:
Droptop GmbH
Am Grashorn 8
14548 Schwielowsee OT Geltow

Data Processing Agreement (DPA)
We have signed a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with our hosting provider.
This is a legally required agreement that ensures the hosting provider processes personal data of our website visitors
only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with GDPR.

3. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures

Data Protection
We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We handle your personal data confidentially and
in accordance with legal data protection regulations as well as this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data includes information that can personally identify you.
This privacy policy explains what data we collect and why we use it. It also explains how and for what purpose this occurs.

Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g., email communication) can have security vulnerabilities.
Complete protection of data from third-party access is not possible.

Responsible Party for Data Processing
The entity responsible for data processing on this website is:

Pöttker GmbH
Ostenfeldmark 3
59557 Lippstadt
Commercial Register: HRB 5352
Registry Court: Paderborn Commercial Register

Represented by:
– Godehard Pöttker
– Matthias Trockel

Phone: +49 2941 20950-0
Email: info@poettker.com

The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly determines the purposes and means of
processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

Data Retention
Unless a specific retention period is stated in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us
until the purpose for processing the data no longer applies.
If you request deletion or revoke your consent for data processing, your data will be deleted—unless we have
other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial law retention periods).
In such cases, data deletion will take place after the legal retention periods have expired.

4. Data Collection on This Website

Cookies
This website uses cookies. Cookies are small data files that do not cause any harm to your device.
They may be stored temporarily (session cookies) or permanently (persistent cookies).
Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit, while persistent cookies remain on your device
until you delete them or they are automatically removed by your browser.

Cookies may originate from us (first-party cookies) or third-party providers (third-party cookies).
Third-party cookies allow for the integration of certain services from third-party companies within websites
(e.g., payment processing services).

Cookies serve different functions. Some are technically necessary for website operation
(e.g., shopping cart functionality), while others may be used for analyzing user behavior or marketing purposes.

Server Log Files
The website provider automatically collects and stores information in server log files, which your browser
automatically transmits to us. These include:
– Browser type and version
– Operating system
– Referrer URL
– Hostname of the accessing computer
– Time of the server request
– IP address

These data are not merged with other data sources. Data collection is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR,
as the website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of the website.

5. Social Media

Social Media Plugins (Shariff Solution)
Our website integrates social media elements (e.g., Facebook, X, Instagram, LinkedIn).
To protect your data, we use the Shariff solution, which ensures that social media providers
only receive your IP address when you actively click on a social media button.

If you are logged into your social media account, your visit may be linked to your profile.
For details, see the respective social media privacy policies.

6. Newsletters

We may send newsletters to existing customers based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR in conjunction with § 7(3) UWG.
You may unsubscribe at any time via the link in our emails.

7. Plugins & Tools

Google Fonts (Local Hosting)
We use Google Fonts for uniform text display. These fonts are locally hosted, so no data is transmitted to Google servers.

For details, see Google’s Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.

This privacy policy ensures compliance with GDPR and CCPA standards.