Privacy Statement

Information on data protection of SM Strukturmetall GmbH & Co KG

1. Name and contact details of the person responsible for data processing as well as the company's data security officer

Person responsible for data processing:

SM Strukturmetall GmbH & Co KG, Moosbachstrasse 22, D-74626 Bretzfeld-Schwabbach, represented by SM Strukturmetall Verwaltung GmbH, which is repre-sented through the Managing Director Mr. Emiel van Boxtel

Phone: +49 7946 9250-0
Fax: +49 7946 9250-50
E-mail:

2. Collection and storage of personal data as well as type and purpose of their use

a) When visiting the website

When you access our website https://www.strukturmetall.de, the browser used on your end device automatically sends information to the server of our website. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. In the process, the following information is collected without your intervention and stored until it is automatically deleted by the provider in accordance with the deletion profile used by the provider:

• IP address of the requesting computer
• Date and time of access
• Name and URL of the retrieved file
• Website from which access is made (referrer URL)
• The browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer as well as the name of your access provider

The mentioned data will be processed by us for the following purposes:

• To ensure a smooth connection to the website
• To ensure comfortable use of our website
• To evaluate the system security and stability as well as for other administrative purposes.

The legal framework for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest results from the purposes for data collection listed above. Under no circum-stances do we use the data collected for the purpose of drawing conclusions about you as a person. The collection of data for the provision of the website and the stor-age of data in log files is absolutely necessary for the operation of the website. Con-sequently, there is no possibility of objection on your part.

In addition, we use cookies and analysis services when you visit our website. You will find more detailed explanations under points 4 and 5 of this data privacy statement.

b) By registering for our newsletter

Provided you have expressly consented acc. to Art. 6 para. (1) (a) GDPR, we use and process the information provided by you in the form for the order of our newsletter, in order to send you our newsletter regularly. You will receive an automatically generat-ed e-mail containing a confirmation link. Only when you click on this link will the order take effect. The information you provide will be processed as long as the subscription to the newsletter is active.

You can unsubscribe at any time, for example via a link at the end of each newsletter. Alternatively, you are welcome to send your unsubscription request at any time by sending an e-mail to .

c) When using our contact form

If you have any questions, we offer you the opportunity to contact us by using the form provided on the website. It is necessary to complete the mandatory fields marked in the input mask so that we know who the request came from and to answer them. Fur-ther information can be provided voluntarily. Data processing for the purpose of contacting us will be in accordance with Art. 6 pa-ra. 1 (1) (a) GDPR on the basis of your voluntary consent. The personal data collected by us for the use of the contact form will be automatically deleted after your request has been processed.

Depending on the content and nature of the request, however, deletion takes place at the earliest when the statutory retention obligation expires. Deletion at a later date shall take place in cases in which we are obliged by Article 6 para. 1 (1) (c) GDPR due to tax and commercial law storage and documentation obligations (pursuant to the German Commercial Code (HGB and the German fiscal code (AO)) to a longer storage or if you have consented to a storage beyond this in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 (1) (a) GDPR.

d) If you request a catalog / brochure

Provided you have expressly consented acc. to Art. 6 para. (1) (a) GDPR , we use and process the information you have provided in the input form for the dispatch of the catalogs and brochures you have ordered on our website. The personal data collected for the order from us will be deleted three months after completion of your order.

A deletion at a later date takes place in cases in which, in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 (1) (c) GDPR is required to store for a longer period of time due to tax and commer-cial requirements for storage and documentation (HGB and the German fiscal code (AO)) or you are obliged to make further storage in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 (1) (a) GDPR have expressly consented.

e) If you send us an e-mail

For questions or messages of any kind without or in connection with existing or in-tended contractual relationships with us, we offer you the opportunity to contact us via e-mail.

Your e-mail to us including your personal data contained therein will be processed by us. The processing of data for the purpose of establishing contact or other communi-cation with us is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 (1) (a) GDPR on the ba-sis of your voluntarily granted consent, which you give us by sending your e-mail to us. Insofar as your e-mail is related to a contract, the legal basis for the processing of data is also Art. 6 para. 1 (1) (b) GDPR.

The content of your e-mail, including the personal data collected by us, will be delet-ed after completion of the request you have made. Depending on the content and na-ture of your e-mail, however, deletion will take place at the earliest when the statutory retention obligation expires. Deletion at a later date shall take place in cases in which we are obliged by Article 6 para. 1 (1) (c) GDPR due to tax and commercial law stor-age and documentation obligations (pursuant to the German Commercial Code (HGB and the German fiscal code (AO)) to a longer storage or if you have consented to a storage beyond this in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 (1) (a) GDPR.

f) If you become our customer

We would need the following information, which will be stored subsequently:

• Title, first name, surname
• a valid e-mail address
• Address
• Telephone number (landline and/or mobile)
• Fax number
• Tax numbers (in particular VAT ID no.)

This data is collected,

• for you to be identified as our customer
• to ensure the proper settlement of the contract
• for you to be served properly
• for correspondence with you
• for invoicing

The data will be processed upon your request and is required for the purposes men-tioned in Art. 6 para. 1 (1) (b) GDPR for the appropriate processing of your order/request and for the mutual fulfilment of obligations arising from the contractual relationship.

The personal data collected by us for our business relationship will be stored and de-leted as soon as the purpose of storage ceases to apply. However, the data will be deleted at the earliest at the end of the statutory period of retention. Deletion at a later date shall take place in cases in which we are obliged by Article 6 para. 1 (1) (c) GDPR due to tax and commercial law storage and documentation obligations (pursu-ant to the German Commercial Code (HGB and the German fiscal code (AO)) to a longer storage or if you have consented to a storage beyond this in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 (1) (a) GDPR.

2. Transmission of data

Your personal data will not be transmitted to third parties for purposes other than those listed below.

We will only pass on your personal data to third parties if

• you have given your express consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 (1) (a) GDPR
• there is a legal obligation to pass on data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 (1) (c) GDPR
• this is legally permissible and is necessary for the processing of contractual re-lationships with you in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 (1) (b) GDPR
• the recipient is a contract processor of ours, such as an accounting and bookkeeping office or our tax consultant, provided that we comply with the le-gal requirements for order processing in this transmission.

g) If you become our supplier

We would need the following information from you, which will be stored subsequently:

• Title, first name, last name,
• a valid e-mail address,
• Address,
• Telephone number (landline and / or mobile)
• Fax number
• Tax numbers (in particular VAT ID no.)

The processing of this data takes place

• to identify you as our supplier;
• to ensure proper contract management;
• for correspondence with you.

According to Art. 6 para. 1 (1) (b) GPDR for the purposes mentioned above for the mutual fulfillment of obligations arising from the contractual relationship.

The personal data collected by us for our business relationship will be stored and de-leted as soon as the purpose of the storage is no longer required. A deletion, howev-er, takes place at the earliest at the expiry of the statutory retention obligation. Dele-tion at a later date shall take place in cases in which we are obliged by Article 6 para. 1 (1) (c) GDPR due to tax and commercial law storage and documentation obligations (pursuant to the German Commercial Code (HGB and the German fiscal code (AO)) to a longer storage or if you have consented to a storage beyond this in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 (1) (a) GDPR.

h) If you apply to a job advertisment at Strukturmetall

In the course of your application (online or in paper form) we collect and process the following personal application data:

• First name, surname
• Address
• Phone
• a valid e-mail address
• application documents (letter of application, CV, certificates, certificates, etc.)

The collection and processing of your personal application data is exclusively earmarked for the filling of positions within our company. Any further use or transfer of your application data to third parties will not take place.

The data processing is based on your request and is in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 (1) (b) GDPR for the stated purposes for the appropriate processing of your application.

A deletion of your personal application data takes place basically three months after completion of the application process. This does not apply insofar as statutory provisions preclude deletion, further storage is necessary for the purpose of providing evidence or you have expressly consented to a longer storage period.

If we are unable to provide you with a vacancy, but your profile suggests that your application may be of interest for future job postings, we will store your personal application information for a period of twelve months, unless you expressly consent to such storage and use.

3. Transmission of data

Your personal data will not be transmitted to third parties for purposes other than those listed below.

We will only pass on your personal data to third parties if

• you have given your express consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 (1) (a) GDPR
• there is a legal obligation to pass on data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 (1) (c) GDPR
• this is legally permissible and is necessary for the processing of contractual re-lationships with you in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 (1) (b) GDPR
• the recipient is a contract processor of ours, such as a computer partner, partner for shredding of documents or other service provider, provided that we comply with the legal requirements for order processing in this transmission.

4. Cookies

We use cookies on our site. These are small files that your browser automatically cre-ates and that are stored on your end device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, or the like) when you visit our site. Cookies do no damage your end device; do not contain virus-es, Trojans or other malware.

When you visit our website you will be informed about the use of cookies for analysis purposes and your consent to the processing of the personal data used in this context will be obtained. In this context, there is also a reference to this information on data protection. The legal basis for the processing of your personal data is therefore Article 6 para 1 (1) (a) GDPR.

Information is stored in the cookie that results in each case in connection with the specifically used end device. However, this does not mean that we immediately become aware of your identity.

On the one hand, the use of cookies serves to make the use of our offer more pleas-ant for you. We thus use so-called session cookies to recognize that you have already visited individual pages of our website. These will be deleted automatically after leaving our site.

Furthermore, we also use temporary cookies that are stored on your end device for a specified period of time to optimize user-friendliness. If you visit our site again to use our services, it will automatically recognize that you have already visited us and what entries and settings you have made so that you do not have to enter them again.

On the other hand, we use cookies to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for you for the purpose of optimising our offer (see point 5). These cookies enable us to automatically recognize when you return to our site that you have already visited us. These cookies are automatically deleted after a defined period of time.

The data processed by cookies is required for the aforementioned purposes in order to protect our legitimate interests and the interests of third parties pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 (1) (f) GDPR.

Most browsers automatically accept cookies. However, you can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or a message always ap-pears before a new cookie is created. However, disabling cookies completely may mean that you will not be able to use all the features of our website.

In detail, we use the following cookies:

5. Analysis tools

Tracking tools

The tracking measures listed below and used by us are carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 (1) (f) GDPR. By the tracking measures that are used, we want to ensure that our website is designed to meet requirements and is continually optimised. On the other hand, we use the tracking measures to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimising our offer. These interests are to be regarded as legitimate in the sense of the aforementioned provision.

The respective data processing purposes and data categories can be found in the corresponding tracking tools.

Google Analytics

For the purpose of demand-oriented design and continuous optimization of our sites, we use Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (https://www.google.de/intl/de/about/) (Google Building Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Irland). In this context, pseudonymised user profiles are created and cookies (see point 4) are used. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website such as

• browser type/version
• operating system used
• referrer URL (the previously visited site)
• host name of the accessing computer (IP address)
• time of the server request

are transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The information is used to evaluate the use of the website, to compile reports on the website activities and to provide further services associated with the use of the website and the Internet for the purposes of market research and demand-oriented design of these Internet pages. This information may also be transmitted to third parties if this is required by law or if third parties process this data on behalf of the company. Under no circum-stances will your IP address be merged with other data from Google. The IP address-es are anonymised so that an assignment is not possible (IP masking).

You may prevent the installation of cookies by adjusting your browser software ac-cordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case not all functions of this website may be fully usable.

Furthermore, you can prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and re-lated to your use of the website (including your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing a browser add-on (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de).

As an alternative to the browser add-on, especially for browsers on mobile end user devices, you can also prevent Google Analytics from collecting data by clicking on this link. An opt-out cookie is set to prevent future collection of your data when you visit this website. This opt-out cookie is only valid in this browser and only for our website and is stored on your device. If you delete the cookies in this browser, you must set the opt-out cookie again.

Further information on data protection in connection with Google Analytics can be found Google Analytics Help (https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de).

6. Use of GOOGLE MAPS

This website uses Google Maps to display interactive maps and create driving directions. Google Maps is operated by Google Building Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Irland. By using this website, you consent to the collection, processing and use by Google, one of its agents, or third parties of the data collected and entered by you.

The terms of service for Google Maps can be found in Google Maps Terms of Service. For details, see the Privacy Center at google.com: Transparency and Choice, and Privacy Policy.

7. Rights of the data subject

You shall have the right:

• pursuant to Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR to withdraw your consent given to us at any time. As a result, we will no longer be allowed to continue processing data based on this consent in the future nor
• to request information about your personal data processed by us in accord-ance with Art. 15 GDPR. In particular, you may request information about the purposes of processing, the category of personal data, the categories of recipi-ents to whom your data have been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right of appeal, the origin of your data, if these have not been collected by us, and the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information on their details
• in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR to obtain from us the without undue delay the rectification of incorrect or to have incomplete personal data completed
• in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR to obtain the erasure of your personal data stored by us, unless the processing is necessary for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or for the estab-lishment, exercise or defence of legal claims
• in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR to obtain the restriction of processing your personal data, to the extent to with the accuracy of the data is contested by you, the processing is unlawful and you oppose the erasure of the personal data and we no longer need the data, but they are required by you for the estab-lishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, you have objected to their pro-cessing in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR
• in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR to receive the personal data concerning him or her, which he or she has provided to a controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and have the right to transmit those data to another controller
• in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR to lodge a complaint with a supervisory au-thority. In most cases you can do this by contacting the supervisory authority of your habitual place of residence or workplace or of our company.

8. Right to object

Provided your personal data are processed on the basis of legitimate interests pursu-ant to Art. 6 para. 1 (1) (f) GDPR, you have the right to object to processing of your personal data pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR, on grounds relating to your particular situa-tion or the objection relates to direct marketing. In the latter case, you have a general right of objection, which we will implement without any indication of a particular situa-tion.

If you would like to make use of your right of revocation or objection, simply send an e-mail to .

9. Data security

During the website visit, we use the most common SSL (Secure Socket Layer) meth-od in connection with the highest level of encryption that is supported by your brows-er. Usually this is a 256 bit encryption. If your browser does not support 256-bit en-cryption, we use 128-bit v3 technology instead. Whether a single page of our website is transmitted in encrypted form is indicated by the closed display of the key or lock symbol in the lower status bar of your browser.

Furthermore, we use suitable technical and organisational security measures to pro-tect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction or unauthorised access by third parties. Our security measures are con-tinuously improved in line with technological developments.

10. Up-to-dateness and change of this information about data protection

This information about data protection is currently valid and has the status as of June 2019.

As a result of the further development of our website and of offers presented in this way, or by reason of changes in legal or official requirements, it may become neces-sary to amend this data privacy statement. The most recent information on data pro-tection can be accessed and printed at any time on the website at https://www.strukturmetall.de.