Privacy Policy
We hereby fulfill our obligation pursuant to Article 13 of the GDPR to inform you about how and for what purposes your data is processed and what rights you have.
Responsible for all processing of personal data
HLS Berg GmbH & Co. KG
Managing Director: Dipl.-Ing. Bernd Berg, MBA
Alte Eisenstr. 41
D-57258 Freudenberg
Commercial Register: HRA 7504
Registry Court: Siegen District Court
Rights regarding all processing of personal data:
– Right to object
– Right of access pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR
– Right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR
– Right to erasure pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR
– Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR
– Right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR
– Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority
Cookies when using our website
We use cookies when delivering our website. Cookies enable the web server to uniquely identify the web browser. Only by using cookies can we provide our website offering in a user-friendly manner. You can prevent the use of cookies through a setting in your internet browser. However, this may result in restrictions in the use of our website.
Purpose and legal basis of processing
Exclusively for providing our websites. As the legal basis for processing, we refer to Article 6, Paragraph 1, Letter f of the GDPR (legitimate interest). Our interest lies in delivering the website to you in a technically flawless condition.
Transfer of your data to third parties
The data is technically transferred to our hosting provider since the cookie IDs are stored in a database on our web server. Beyond this, there is no further transfer of your data.
Storage duration
The cookies are stored only for the duration of fulfilling their purpose and are automatically deleted after a maximum of 365 days.
Profiling or automated decision-making
No automated decision-making or profiling is used in this processing.
Server log files when using our website
When our website is accessed, data is automatically collected and stored in server log files. This data is stored in a secure area of the server and processed only to ensure the website is delivered without errors and to protect against hacker attacks.
Purpose and legal basis of processing
We process the data to correctly deliver the website and to receive error reports and additional information in case of malfunctions. We also use the data to provide appropriate information to law enforcement authorities in case of a cyberattack. The legal basis for processing is therefore Art. 6, Para. 1, Letter f GDPR (legitimate interest) as well as Art. 6, Para. 1, Letter c GDPR (fulfillment of legal obligations).
Transfer of your data to third parties
The data is technically transferred to our hosting provider since the server log files are stored on our web server. Beyond this, there is no further transfer of your data.
Storage duration
The cookies are stored only for the duration of fulfilling their purpose and are automatically deleted after a maximum of 365 days.
Profiling or automated decision-making
No automated decision-making or profiling is used in this processing.
Shop functions & user account
Purpose and legal basis of processing
The processing is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 b GDPR, as we need to process personal data to fulfill the contract.
Transfer of your data to third parties
The data is technically transferred to our hosting provider since storage occurs in a database. Additionally, the necessary data is forwarded to the selected payment and shipping service provider.
Storage duration
We store personal data according to legal requirements (GoBD). Furthermore, we maintain your user profile with personal data until you manually request deletion.
Profiling or automated decision-making
No automated decision-making or profiling is used in this processing.
Web analytics services Google Analytics
When visiting our website, you can consent to the use of Google Analytics. If you have given your consent, this service will be executed, and your personal data will be processed as follows. You can revoke your consent for processing at any time via the cookie settings at the bottom of the website. You can also use the website without the service.
Purpose and legal basis of processing
We use the collected data to continuously improve the user experience on our site and to optimize our website and our product/service offerings. The processing is based on the legal basis according to Art. 6 Para. 1 Letter a GDPR (explicit consent).
Additional rights
– Right to withdraw
You can exercise this right by clicking the button below.
Transfer of your data to third parties
The collected data (e.g., cookie ID and anonymized IP address) is transferred to the service provider (Google LLC) and its affiliated companies.
Storage duration
The data is stored only for the duration of fulfilling its purpose and is deleted after a maximum of 48 months following your last activity.
Hotjar
We use Hotjar to better understand the needs of our users and to optimize the offer and experience on this website. Hotjar's technology gives us a better understanding of our users' experiences (e.g. how much time users spend on which pages, which links they click on, what they like and dislike, etc.) and helps us to tailor our offering to our users' feedback. Hotjar works with cookies and other technologies to collect data about the behavior of our users and their end devices, in particular IP address of the device (is only recorded and stored in anonymized form during your website use), screen size, device type (unique device identifiers), information about the browser used, location (country only), preferred language for displaying our website. Hotjar stores this information on our behalf in a pseudonymized user profile. Hotjar is contractually prohibited from selling the data collected on our behalf.
For more information, see the ‘about Hotjar’ section on Hotjar's help page.