Legal disclaimer

LIABILITY FOR CONTENT

According to § 7 para. 1 TMG (German Telemedia Act), steelecht GmbH as a service provider is generally legally responsible for our own content on these pages. Pursuant to §§ 8 – 10 TMG, we as service provider are not required to monitor third-party information, whether transmitted or stored, or to investigate circumstances which may indicate illegal activities. Our general legal obligation to remove or block the use of information remains unaffected by this. A corresponding liability is only possible from the date of knowledge of a particular infringement. Once notified of any violations, we will remove the respective contents immediately.

LIABILITY FOR LINKS

Our offer provides links to external third-party websites. As steelecht GmbH has no control over these sites, we cannot assume any responsibility for their contents. The respective provider or operator of a site is always responsible for its content. At the time of linking, we checked the target sites for possible legal violations. No illegal contents at the time of linking were detected. A constant monitoring of the linked pages cannot be reasonably expected without a concrete indication of a violation. When notified of violations, we will remove those links immediately.

COPYRIGHT

The contents and information created for this site are subjected to German copyright law. The duplication, processing, distribution or any kind of exploitation beyond the restrictions of this copyright law requires the written consent of the respective author or creator. Downloads from and copies of this site are only permitted for private and not for commercial use. To the degree that the contents on these pages were not created by steelecht GmbH, then the copyright laws of the third-party apply. Should you become aware of a copyright violation, please inform us. Upon notification of such violations, we aim to rectify them immediately.

Privacy policy & data protection

Protecting and ensuring the privacy of personal data is very important to us at steelecht GmbH. That is why we believe in complying with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union. Below we provide comprehensive information on the scope and purpose of storing and processing data via our website and other channels. If you have any further questions, please contact us.

Name and contact details of the person responsible:

steelecht GmbH
Managing Director: David P. Steel
Frankfurter Str. 59-61
63067 Offenbach am Main
Germany
info[a]steelecht.com
Tel. + 49 69/ 5092 9977-0

PERSONAL DATA & PURPOSE OF PROCESSING DATA 

steelecht GmbH processes and saves your personal data when it is communicated to us by e-mail, post, telephone or similar. Of course, this data is kept confidential and it is only used for the originally intended purpose. Data is not passed on to third parties, unless: it is required or permitted according to law; you have given us your permission to do so; a government body has ordered us to submit the information.

If you contact us via e-mail, your e-mails and attached files will be saved in our e-mail system. The legal basis for this is either Article 6, 1. (a), (b) or (c) GDPR.

DATA PROTECTION FOR APPLICATIONS 

As a service provider, steelecht GmbH uses the data received in an application (for a job or internship, etc.) to process the application in accordance with Article 6, 1. (a) GDPR. This data will only be seen by persons involved in the application process. If an application is not successful, the information is saved for 6 months following the conclusion of the application process. Data is saved for this amount of time so that we can comply with requests in accordance with the Allgemeine Gleichbehandlungsgesetz (a German anti-discrimination regulation) if necessary. With your approval, we can set an alternative holding period in accordance with Article 6, 1. (a) GDPR.

COOKIES 

steelecht GmbH uses cookies to simplify and optimise your experience on our website. We have a legitimate interest in using cookies in accordance with Article 6, 1. (f) GDPR. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and, depending on your browser settings, they are automatically deleted after a set period. At any time, you can set your browser to allow or block cookies, or set it so that you must first accept their use, and to have them automatically deleted after you leave the site. If you block cookies, you may not be able to use the full functionality of the website.

GOOGLE ANALYTICS 

steelecht GmbH uses Google Analytics, a website analysis service of Google Inc. 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google Analytics also uses cookies that are saved on your computer when you visit our site in order to analyse and improve the user friendliness of our website. Information, including your IP address, is generated about site usage, which is generally transferred to and stored on a server located in the USA.

We have expanded the code of Google Analytics in order to render the IP addresses anonymous. Google uses this information to evaluate the usage of this website, create reports on the activities, and to provide services in connection with the usage of this site. steelecht GmbH has a legitimate interest in using this service in accordance with Article 6, 1. (f) GDPR. The information is saved for the duration of the analysis. Visitors to this site can block the installation of cookies by adjusting the settings in their browsers. In such cases, however, you may not be able to fully utilize all functions of the website. You also have the option to block the usage and recording of personal data on the website via cookies (including your IP address) by Google, and to block Google from processing this data, if you click on the following link and install the browser plugin: https:/tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

USE OF THIRD-PARTY SERVICES AND CONTENT 

We have third-party content embedded within our website, such as YouTube videos or Google Maps. The providers of this content (hereinafter “third party providers”) can always access users’ IP addresses. Without the IP address, the content would not be optimized for the user’s browser. The IP address is therefore required to display the content correctly. We strive to rely exclusively on third party providers who only use the IP address for the purpose of delivering content. However, we cannot guarantee that third party providers do not use IP addresses for statistical purposes.

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES 

The steelecht GmbH website contains links to other websites. We cannot guarantee that the operators of those websites adhere to the General Data Protection Regulation.

SOCIAL MEDIA ICONS

In order to raise awareness of our website in social media (Facebook, Twitter, Xing, LinkedIn, YouTube), we use social icons on our homepage. These are saved as picture files in our database and include a link to the respective network. Data is only processed by the respective social network if a website visitor clicks on one of these icons while also logged in to that social network.

RIGHTS OF AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS 

In accordance with Article 15 GDPR, you are always entitled to ask whether we process any of your personal data. If we do, we are required to provide further information.

Provided there are no other conflicting laws, you also have the following rights: to have the information corrected in accordance with Article 16 GDPR; to have the information deleted in accordance with Article 17 GDPR; to place limits on the processing of information in accordance with Article 18 GDPR. Of course, you can also withdraw your consent that allows us to process your personal data in accordance with Article 6, 1. (a) or Article 9, 2. (a). This does not affect the lawfulness of processing data prior to your withdrawal of consent.

You also have the right of data portability in accordance with Article 20 GDPR.

Particularly for processing based on Article 6, 1. (e) or (f) GDPR, you have the right in accordance with Article 20 GDPR to object to any processing of your data.

You also have the right to submit a complaint to the relevant supervisory authority.

DATA SECURITY

steelecht GmbH has put technical and organizational security measures in place to protect your data from intentional or unintentional manipulation, theft, loss, deletion or access by unauthorized persons. Our security measures are reviewed regularly and adapted to meet new technological requirements.

Data Protection Statement for our newsletters

DETAILS ABOUT OUR NEWSLETTERS AND APPROVALS

The following explains the contents of our newsletters, as well as details pertaining to registration, sending and statistical evaluations and your right to object. By subscribing to one of our newsletters, you agree to receiving the newsletter and the process described below.

CONTENTS OF THE NEWSLETTERS

We only send out newsletters, e-mails and other electronic messages with marketing information (hereinafter “newsletters”) if the recipients give permission or if there is a legal basis to do so. During the process of subscribing to a newsletter, its contents are specifically described, allowing you to ascertain its relevance to you. Our newsletters contain news about and from our company, steelecht GmbH. This can include references to our offers, blog entries, press releases, new developments and job offerings.

DOUBLE OPT-IN AND LOGGED DATA (NEWSLETTERS)

The registration for one of our newsletters follows the “double opt-in” process. That means that you will receive an e-mail after registering with which you can confirm your registration. This confirmation is necessary to prevent individuals from entering the e-mail addresses of others. Newsletter registrations are logged to prove that the registration process follows applicable laws. This log contains the registration and confirmation date and time as well as the IP address. Changes to your data are also logged.

USE OF MAILCHIMP SERVICE PROVIDER (NEWSLETTERS)

Our newsletters are sent using “MailChimp”, a newsletter sending platform of the US company Rocket Science Group, LLC, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE #5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA.

The e-mail addresses of our newsletter subscribers, along with the data described here, are stored on the MailChimp servers in the USA. MailChimp uses this information to send and evaluate the newsletter on our behalf. Furthermore, MailChimp can use this information to optimize its own services, e.g. to technologically optimize its sending process, newsletter display, or for economic purposes, in order to determine which countries the recipients come from. MailChimp, however, does not use the data of our newsletter subscribers to send anything itself, nor does it pass on the information to third parties.

We trust MailChimp’s reliability, IT and data security. MailChimp is certified to the US-EU data protection agreement “Privacy Shield” and thereby conforms to EU data security laws (i.e. GDPR). We have also concluded a “Data Processing Agreement” with MailChimp. This is a contract in which MailChimp agrees to protect our users’ data, process them in accordance to the data protection agreement on our behalf and, in particular, not to pass any information on to third parties. You can read MailChimp’s privacy policy here.

REGISTRATION DETAILS (NEWSLETTERS)

In order to register for one of our newsletters, we require your e-mail as well as your first and last name.

STATISTICAL RECORDS AND ANALYSES (NEWSLETTERS)

Our newsletters contain a so-called “web-beacon”, which is a file the size of a pixel that connects to the MailChimp server when a newsletter is opened. This connection provides technical information on your browser, system and IP address at the time of viewing the newsletter. This information is used to technically improve services or to determine the target groups’ reading behavior according to their access location (based on the IP address) or access duration.

The statistical evaluations also determine whether the newsletter is opened, when it is opened and what links are clicked. This information can, for technical reasons, be attributed to individual newsletter recipients. However, it is not our goal, nor is it the goal of MailChimp, to observe individual users. The evaluations are used to recognize our subscribers’ reading habits so that we can adapt our contents to better fit their needs, or to send out differentiated content according to our users’ interests

ONLINE ACTIVITIES AND DATA MANAGEMENT (NEWSLETTERS)

As needed, we may connect our newsletter recipients to MailChimp websites. For example, our newsletter contains a link to allow users to view its contents online, in case, for example, an e-mail system has trouble displaying the contents. Another reason may be if a newsletter recipient would like to change their data, e.g. e-mail address. Furthermore, MailChimp’s Privacy Policy can only be viewed on their website.

We therefore inform you that MailChimp’s website contains cookies which allow for the processing of personal data by MailChimp, their partners and third-party providers, such as Google Analytics. We cannot influence how they handle data. For more information, see MailChimp’s Privacy Policy. We also advise you of your right to object to the storage of personal data as may be done via http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ and http://www.youronlinechoices.com/ (for Europe).

CANCELLATION/OBJECTION (NEWSLETTERS)

You can cancel your subscription to a newsletter at any time, i.e. cancel your approval. This cancels your approval to receive the newsletter via MailChimp as well as the statistical analyses. It is not possible to object separately to receiving the newsletter via MailChimp and the statistical analyses.

You’ll find a link to cancel the newsletter at the end of every newsletter.

LEGAL BASIS OF THE GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (NEWSLETTERS)

According to the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which went into effect on 25 May 2018, we inform you that the approval for sending the newsletter to e-mail addresses conforms to Article 6 para. 1. (a) and Article 7 GDPR as well as Article 7 para. 2 . no. 3, and para. 3. of the German “Gesetz gegen den unlauteren Wettbewerb” (law on unfair competition). The use of our newsletter service provider MailChimp, the statistical records and analyses, and the logging of registration information are carried out in accordance with our legitimate interests in accordance with Article 6 para. 1 (f) GDPR. It is in our interest to utilize a user-friendly and secure newsletter system that serves both our commercial interests and the expectations of our users.

Notice

We reserve the right to adapt our Privacy Policy / Statement of Data Protection at any time while always adhering to the latest data protection laws.

Updated: Offenbach am Main, Germany, February 2024