Privacy Policy Weidmüller GTI Software GmbH

1. Disclaimer

Weidmüller GTI Software GmbH (hereinafter "Weidmüller GTI") is pleased that you are visiting our website. Data protection and data security while using our website are very important to us. We would therefore like to inform you at this point which of your personal data we collect when you visit our website and for what purposes it is used.

Since changes in the law or changes in our internal company processes may make it necessary to adapt this privacy policy, we ask you to read through this privacy policy regularly.

2. Scope

This privacy policy applies to the Internet offering of Weidmüller GTI Software, which can be accessed under the domain www.weidmueller-gti-software.com.

3. Name and address of the controller

Provider in the sense of the German Telecommunications Telemedia Data Protection Act (hereinafter: TTDSG) and controller in the sense of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter: GDPR) is Weidmüller GTI Software GmbH, Georg-Mayr-Str. 9, 97828 Marktheidenfeld (hereinafter referred to as "Weidmüller GTI").

4. Name and address of data protection officer

Our data protection officer is Dr Karsten Kinast, LL.M, KINAST Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, Hohenzollernring 54, D-50672 Cologne, Germany. You can also contact our data protection officer at any time with any questions relating to data protection. The best way to do this is by email to: datenschutz@gti.de

5. General information on data processing

As a matter of principle, we collect and use personal data about our users only to the extent that this is necessary for the provision of a functional website as well as our content and services.

5.1 Personal data

Personal data is information that can be individually attributed to you. This includes, for example, your name, e-mail address, home address, gender, date of birth, telephone number and age. Non-personal data is information such as the number of users of a website.

5.2 Processing of personal data

Processing means any operation or set of operations which is performed upon personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

Personal data is collected via this website if you provide it to us of your own accord, e.g., as part of a registration, by filling out forms, by sending emails or by uploading your application documents. We use this data for the purposes stated in each case or resulting from the request, for example, the provision of your postal address in order to send you the goods to this address. Data is only transferred to third parties if the law expressly permits this or if you have consented to the transfer as part of your registration or in the course of an active business relationship. Otherwise, you can use the general information on www.weidmueller.com without disclosing your personal data.

5.3 Legal bases for the processing of personal data

The collection and use of personal data of our users regularly takes place only after consent of the user. Insofar as we obtain the consent of the data subject for processing operations of personal data, Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR is the legal basis. An exception applies in those cases where obtaining prior consent is not possible for factual reasons and the processing of the data is permitted by legal regulations. When processing personal data that is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR is the legal basis. This also applies to processing operations that are necessary for the performance of pre-contractual measures. Insofar as the processing of personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject, the legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR. If the processing is necessary to protect a legitimate interest of our company or a third party and the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not outweigh the former interest, Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR is the legal basis.

5.4 Storage period

Your personal data will generally be deleted as soon as the respective purpose of the processing has been fulfilled or ceases to apply. To fulfill contractual obligations, data collected from you may be retained for as long as the contract exists and, depending on the scope of the contract, for 6 or 10 years beyond that to comply with legal retention obligations and to clarify any inquiries or claims that may arise after the contract expires. If a contract is not concluded, we will delete your data after 3 years at the end of the statutory limitation period. If, in our judgment, data is necessary to investigate or defend claims against us or to bring a criminal prosecution or claim against you, us, or a third party, we may retain it for as long as such proceedings might be brought. For customer service purposes, the data collected from you may be retained for 3 to 10 years after collection, unless you request deletion of such data and there are no contractual or legal retention obligations that conflict with such a deletion request. Relevant obligations to provide evidence and to retain records result, among other things, from the German Commercial Code (Handelsgesetzbuch) and the German Fiscal Code (Abgabenordnung). In this case, the legal basis for the processing is the respective legal regulations in conjunction with Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR.

6. Informational use of our website

a. Type and scope of data processing

When you call up and use our website, we collect the personal data that your browser automatically transmits to our server to enable you to visit the website. For the purpose of the technical provision of our website, it is necessary that we process certain automatically transmitted information from you so that your browser can display our website and you can use the website. This information is automatically collected each time you visit our website and stored in our server log files. When you use our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display our website to you and to ensure stability and security:

- Host

- IP address of the user

- Name (if applicable)

- Date and time of access

- Method of access (Get/Post)

- Request

- Protocol (e.g. http)

- Status (e.g. error messages)

- Retrieved data volume

- Referrer

- Browser and operating system of the user

Within the scope of processing on our behalf, our hosting service provider "OEDIV" (OEDIV Oetker Daten- und Informationsverarbeitung KG, Bechterdisser Straße 10, 33719 Bielefeld, Germany) provides the services for hosting and displaying the website. All data collected in the course of using this website or in forms provided for this purpose in the online store as described below are processed on its servers. Processing on other servers only takes place within the framework explained in this statement. To ensure that the security of your data can also be guaranteed during processing by OEDIV, we have concluded an order a data processing agreement with OEDIV in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.

b. Legal basis

For the aforementioned data processing, Section 25 (2) No. 2 TTDSG is the legal basis for the readout of stored information on your terminal device. The following processing of your personal data is based on our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The processing of the aforementioned data is necessary for the provision of a website and thus serves to protect a legitimate interest of our company.

c. Storage period

As soon as the aforementioned data is no longer required to display the website, it is deleted. The collection of data for the provision of the website and the (temporary) storage of the data in log files is mandatory for the operation of the website. Further storage may take place in individual cases if required by law.

7. Active use of our website

7.1 General contact form

a. Type and scope of data processing

If you make use of the possibility to ask us general questions via our contact form, we will process your title, your last name, your email address and your company. Furthermore, you can voluntarily provide your first name and enter your individual message in the message field.

It is your free decision whether to provide us with this data. However, we cannot fulfill your contact request without this information. Providing your email address helps us classify and respond to your request. When using the contact form, your personal data will not be passed on to third parties

b. Legal basis

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, if your request is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of requests addressed to us (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).

c. Storage period

As soon as the request you have made has been dealt with and the matter in question has been conclusively clarified, the personal data processed by you via the contact form will be deleted. Further storage may take place in individual cases if this is required by law.

7.2 Software Consulting and Support

7.2.1 Direct contact

a. Type and scope of data processing

If you are interested in any of our software products, need advice or other support regarding the software, or would like to arrange training with us, for example, you can contact our software experts at sales@gti.de or by calling + 49 9391 9896-0. We will help you find customized software solutions for your company to improve your processes and increase your competitiveness.

In the case of direct contact via email, we process your email address, your name, and all other data that you provide to us as part of your contact request and that are necessary for processing your request.

If you contact us by telephone, in addition to your telephone number and name, we also process all the data that you provide to us as part of your contact request and that are necessary for processing your request.

b. Legal basis

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, if your request is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of requests addressed to us (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).

c. Storage period

As soon as the request you have made has been dealt with and the matter in question has been conclusively clarified, the personal data processed by you via the contact form will be deleted. Further storage may take place in individual cases if this is required by law.

7.2.2 Contact form

a. Type and scope of data processing

If you make use of the option to send us inquiries using our contact forms, for example, to arrange a consultation appointment or training with one of our software experts, we process your title, last name, email address, company, and address. Furthermore, you can voluntarily provide your first name, your telephone number, and your customer number. Moreover, you can enter your individual message to us in the message field.

It is your free decision whether to provide us with this data. However, we cannot fulfill your contact request without this information. Providing your email address helps us classify and respond to your inquiry. We use your address to determine your local contact person. When using the contact form, your personal data will not be passed on to third parties.

b. Legal basis

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, if your request is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of requests addressed to us (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).

c. Storage period

As soon as the request you have made has been dealt with and the matter in question has been conclusively clarified, the personal data processed by you via the contact form will be deleted. Further storage may take place in individual cases if this is required by law.

7.3 Contact by email

a. Type and scope of data processing

If you would like to contact us for assistance with PROCON-WEB or PROCON-WIN, or if you have specific questions, you can always email our experts at support@gti.de. If you need assistance with ResMa®, please contact resma@gti.de. For the rest, you can always send an email to our general email address info@gti.de to our purpose-specific email addresses for sales-related inquiries to sales@gti.de or for marketing topics to marketing@gti.de.

If you make use of this option to contact us by email, we will process your email address and all the information you provide, such as your first and last name and your company. We assure you that we will only use your email address to respond to your contact request.

In this context, the data will not be passed on to third parties.

b. Legal basis

The legal basis for the processing of data transmitted in the course of contacting us is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. In the case of contacting us, the processing of your request is the necessary legitimate interest in the processing of the data.

If the email contact aims at the conclusion of a contract, the legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.

c. Storage period

As soon as the request you have made has been dealt with and the matter in question has been conclusively clarified, the personal data processed via the email will be deleted. Further storage may take place in individual cases if this is required by law.

7.4 Contact by phone

a. Type and scope of data processing

To clarify your concerns, you can also reach us by telephone at the telephone number stored on our website for the respective contact person or at the general telephone number +49 9391 9896-0. In doing so, we process the personal data that you provide to us during the call.

In this context, the data will not be passed on to third parties. The data is used exclusively for the processing of the conversation.

b. Legal basis

The legal basis for the processing of data transmitted in the course of contacting us is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. In the case of contacting us, the processing of your request is the necessary legitimate interest in the processing of the data.

If the contact aims at the conclusion of a contract, the legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.

For your protection of your personal data, please refrain from informing us in particular of special categories of personal data within the meaning of Art. 9 (1) GDPR (for example, health data) about this.

c. Storage period

The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. The conversation is terminated when the circumstances indicate that the purpose in question has been conclusively clarified. Further storage may take place in individual cases if this is required by law.

7.5 Newsletter subscription

a. Type and scope of data processing

We would like to send interested customers information about our products, promotions, competitions, and news by email regularly. In addition, we occasionally use the service for surveys to increase customer satisfaction. To be able to subscribe to our email newsletter, we require, in addition to your consent, at least your email address to which the newsletter is to be sent and your choice of topic. It is your free decision whether to provide us with this data. Without this information, however, we cannot send our newsletter to you or send it to you in full.

The identification of your e-mail address is performed using the double opt-in procedure. The identification of your email address is done by the double opt-in process. Only after clicking on the link contained in the email will you receive promotional emails. . In addition, we store your IP address used in each case and the time of registration and confirmation. The purpose of this procedure is to verify your registration and, where applicable, to be in a position to resolve any misuse of your personal data.

We use the services of ELAINE for sending newsletters. This service is provided by Artegic AG, Zanderstrasse 7, 53177 Bonn, Germany. ELAINE is a service that organizes and evaluates the dispatch of newsletters. To ensure that the security of your data can also be guaranteed during processing by ELAINE, we have concluded an order processing agreement with ELAINE in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.

We also use ELAINE to analyze our newsletter campaigns. The newsletters contain so-called tracking pixels. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic that is embedded in such emails that are sent in HTML format to enable log file recording and log file analysis. This allows a statistical evaluation of the success or failure of online marketing campaigns. Based on the embedded tracking pixel, we as the controller can see if a data subject opened an email. Through customized links, it is also possible to record which links in the email were called up by the data subject. In addition, technical information is collected (e.g., time of retrieval, IP address, browser type, and operating system). This information cannot be assigned to a specific recipient.

As the controller, we use these exclusively for the statistical evaluation of our newsletter campaigns in order to optimize the newsletter dispatch and to better tailor future newsletters to your interests.

ELAINE may use the data of the recipients in pseudonymous form, i.e., without assigning it to a user, to optimize or improve its own services, e.g., for the technical optimization of the dispatch and the presentation of the newsletters, or for statistical purposes. However, ELAINE does not use the data of our newsletter recipients to write to them itself or to pass the data on to third parties. If you unsubscribe from the newsletter, your data will be deleted from ELAINE's servers.

You can find more details on how artegic handles data protection at: https://www.artegic.com/de/unternehmen/datenschutz-und-datensicherheit https://www.artegic.com/de/unternehmen/datenschutz-und-datensicherheit/ (artegic data protection policy).

b. Legal basis

The legal basis for this processing is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You have the right to withdraw your consent to this data processing at any time and without giving reasons with effect for the future. In this case, we will no longer process your personal data in the future. You can send your withdrawal by email to datenschutz@gti.de or by mail to Weidmüller GTI Software GmbH & Co. KG, Georg-Mayr-Str.9, D-97828 Marktheidenfeld. In each email there is also an unsubscribe link which, when confirmed, will be considered as a withdrawal.

c. Storage period

Your data will be stored until you withdraw this consent and then deleted, unless there are legal obligations to retain data that prevent deletion.

7.6 White paper or request for other downloads

a. Type and scope of data processing

If you would like to request our white paper with information on our products or any other download from our website, we will process your email address as mandatory data. In addition, you can voluntarily enter your title, your first and last name, and your company.

The identification of your email address is done by the double opt-in process. This means that you will receive a separate confirmation email after your data has been processed. Only after clicking on the link contained in the email will you receive the white paper / the requested download link. In addition, we store in each case your IP address used and the time of registration and confirmation. The purpose of this procedure is to be able to prove your registration and, if necessary, to clarify any possible misuse of your personal data. The data will not be transferred to third parties.

b. Legal basis

The processing of the above data is necessary for the provision of the white paper with more detailed information about the software and thus for the implementation of pre-contractual measures of Weidmüller GTI. The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.

c. Storage period

When ordering the white paper or requesting any other download, your email address will be used to send the white paper / download of your choice once, after which your data will be deleted.

7.7 Information and registration for events

a. Type and scope of data processing

You have the opportunity to receive information about future events or events that have already taken place or to register for them free of charge on our website.

You can contact us directly by email at marketing@gti.de or by phone at + 49 9391 9896-0.

In addition to your email address or your telephone number, and your name, we process all necessary data that you provide to us when contacting us.

In addition, you have the possibility to register for upcoming events via our contact form. For this, we need your title, your last name, your mail address and your company. In addition, you can optionally enter your first name and send us an individual message. The data you provide in your individual message will also be processed if it is relevant for the processing of your request.

It is your free decision whether to provide us with this data. However, we cannot fulfill your contact request without this information. When using this form, your personal data will not be passed on to third parties.

b. Legal basis

Data processing for the provision of information is carried out trade fair tickets is necessary for the implementation of (pre-)contractual measures and is thus based on Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. You can withdraw your request for a trade fair ticket at any time and send an objection to the processing of your data at any time by email to datenschutz@gti.de or by post to Weidmüller GTI Software GmbH, Georg-Mayr-Str. 9, 97828 Marktheidenfeld. Please note that in the event of an objection, it will not be possible to send you the trade fair ticket.

c. Storage period

We delete the data accruing in this context after storage is no longer required or you have withdrawn your registration. If legal retention obligations intervene, we restrict processing during the retention period.

7.8 Service Level Agreements (SLAs)

a. Type and scope of data processing

To receive comprehensive services such as free updates for your software or extended consulting and faster help from our experts, you can register for our Service Level Agreements (SLAs) on our website.

When you register via our contact form, we process your title, your last name, your email address and your company. In addition, you can voluntarily provide information about your first name and write an individual message.

You can also direct inquiries regarding our SLAs to our hotline at +49 9391 9896-940. In addition to your number and name, we also process all data that you provide to us during the telephone call and that we deem necessary to process your inquiry.

b. Legal basis

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, if your request is related to the registration for our SLAs or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of requests addressed to us (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).

c. Storage period

Your data will be stored for the duration of your registration for our SLAs. As soon as your registration is cancelled or modified, your data will be deleted. Further storage may take place in individual cases if required by law.

7.9 Application

a. Type and scope of data processing

If you are interested in one of our vacancies, training, or study positions indicated on the website, you can submit your application on our website. In addition, you can send your application at any time to the email address indicated in the job offer or to personal@weidmueller.de or send it by mail to the following address: Weidmüller GTI Software GmbH & Co KG, Georg-Mayr-Str.9, D-97828 Marktheidenfeld.

For this purpose, we use the applicant management tool "rexx systems" of the provider rexx systems GmbH, Süderstrasse 75-79, 20097 Hamburg. To ensure that the security of your data can also be guaranteed during processing by rexx systems, we have concluded an data processing agreement with rexxsystems in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.

If you would like to apply to us via our website, to process this application your first and last name, your email address, your address, your country, your date of birth, where you became aware of us, and your application documents, which you can upload. You can also voluntarily provide your telephone number and preferred language of communication. Providing this data is voluntary, however, without it, we may not be able to consider your application. The data will not be transferred to third parties. The collection of this data is solely for the purpose of processing your application documents for the application process.

b. Legal basis

The legal basis for the processing of the personal data presented is Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR in conjunction with section 26 (1) BDSG.

c. Storage period

The storage period is 6 months after the completion of the application process (acceptance or rejection).

If your application cannot be considered currently, you also have the option of agreeing to us storing the documents you submitted as part of this application, as well as other data you provided, in our applicant database in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR, to be able to contact you in the future, if necessary, if a position matching your application profile is to be filled. You must explicitly consent to the corresponding use of your application details again at the appropriate point when you submit an application. You can withdraw your consent to the storage of your application data for a maximum period of 12 months at any time, with effect for the future. To do so, simply send an email to the following address: personal@weidmueller.de

7.10 Registration process for easyConnect

a. Type and scope of data processing

On our website, we offer users the opportunity to register to use our new digital platform easyConnect. It bundles the digital services of the Weidmüller Group in one place in the cloud and connects them to numerous Weidmüller devices. To achieve this, you can register in three simple steps to request your login data. For this purpose, we process your email address and your country. It is your free decision whether to provide us with this data. Without this information, however, we cannot provide our service, or we cannot provide it in full.

When you click the "Account Request" button, you will receive an email from us with a confirmation link that you need to click to confirm your email address. In the third step you need to choose the appropriate license.

With your data, we create a customizable user account for you. We process your email address in the course of this so that we can send you new access data if you forget it.

b. Legal basis

The processing of the personal data described above is necessary to fulfill a contract between you and Weidmüller and is therefore carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.

c. Storage period

As soon as the registration for our easyConnect is cancelled or modified, your data will be deleted Further storage may take place in individual cases if required by law.

8. cookies and web analytics

ookies are small files that enable specific information related to the device to be stored on the user's access devices (PC, smartphone, or similar). They serve the user-friendliness of websites and thus the users. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of technically necessary cookies. In addition, they can be used to collect statistical data on website usage and analyze it for the purpose of improving the website. Users can influence the use of cookies. For more detailed information on the use of cookies on our website and for individual cookie settings, click HERE .

8.1 Use of YouTube videos

a. Type and scope of data processing

We use the platform “YouTube” of the provider Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4) to post videos there and make them publicly available.

We directly embed videos stored on YouTube on our website. With this integration, content from the YouTube website is displayed in parts of a browser window. However, the YouTube videos can only be called up by clicking on them separately. This technique is also called “framing”. When you call up a (sub-)page of our website on which YouTube videos are embedded in this form, a connection is established to the YouTube servers, and the content is displayed on the website by informing your browser.

YouTube content is only integrated in “extended data protection mode”. YouTube itself provides this mode and thus ensures that YouTube does not initially save any cookies on your device. However, when the relevant pages are called up, the IP address and the following data are transmitted, indicating in particular which of our Internet pages you have visited: Date and time of the request, time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), content of the request (specific Internet page), access status/HTTP status code, amount of data transferred in each case in bytes, website from which the request comes (link), browser used, operating system and its interface, language, and version of the browser software. However, this information cannot be assigned to you unless you have logged in to YouTube or another Google service (e.g. Google+) before accessing the page or are permanently logged in. As soon as you start the playback of an embedded video by clicking on it, YouTube only saves cookies on your device through the extended data protection mode, which do not contain any personally identifiable data unless you are currently logged in to a Google service.

In the course of use, personal data may be transferred to countries outside the EU/EEA, in particular to the USA. To be able to guarantee adequate protection of your personal data in the event of the transfer of personal data to such so-called third countries, we have concluded so-called EU-US standard contractual clauses with Google. Google is also a company certified in accordance with the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF), which the European Commission has certified as having an adequate level of data protection. Furthermore, where possible, we are in exchange with the service provider to ensure the protection of your personal data with any additional measures that may be required.

For more information on how Google handles your data, please see Google's privacy policy at the following link: https://policies.google.com/privacy https://policies.google.com/privacy

b. Legal basis

The legal basis for the use of the YouTube cookie for the associated storage of information on your terminal device and its subsequent readout is your expressly granted consent pursuant to Section 25 (1) TTDSG. The following processing of your personal data is based on your explicit consent according to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

You can withdraw these consents for the future at any time by deactivating cookies in your browser settings or in our Privacy Preference Center.

c. Storage period

The cookies set have a validity of 30 days. The personal data collected with the help of the cookie will be deleted if there is no other legal obligation to store the data.

8.2 Integration of Google Maps

For example, to display our training locations or to show you our wholesalers, we use the "Google Maps" component of the company Google LLC., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA, hereinafter "Google". When displaying the dealer locations through the "Google Maps" component, Google sets cookies to process user settings and data when displaying the map and the associated functions. You can therefore find more information on this data processing in our Cookie Policy.

9. Fan pages on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, XING, YouTube, Twitter,Thingiverse

We operate fan pages on the social networks Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, XING, YouTube, Twitter, and Thingiverse. As operators of these fan pages, we are joint controllers with the operators of these networks within the meaning of Art. 4 No. 7 GDPR. When you visit one of our fan pages, the controllers process personal data. As the controller for the fan pages, we have entered into agreements with the social networks that, among other things, regulate the conditions for the use of these pages. We have integrated this privacy policy into the corresponding fan pages, from which you can obtain further information.

10. Security measures to protect the data stored by us.

We are committed to protecting your privacy and treating your personal data confidentially. To prevent loss or misuse of the data stored by us, we take extensive technical and organizational security precautions, which are regularly reviewed and adapted to technological progress. However, we would like to point out that, due to the structure of the Internet, it is possible that the rules of data protection and the above-mentioned security measures may be disregarded by other individuals or organizations not under our influence. In particular, unencrypted data, e.g., when transmitted by email, can be read by third parties. We have no technical influence on this. It is the user's responsibility to protect the data he or she provides from misuse by encrypting it or in any other way.

11. Hyperlinks

Our website contains hyperlinks to the websites of other providers. When activating these hyperlinks, you will be redirected from our website directly to the website of the other provider. These can also be the corporate websites of Weidmüller's partners. You will recognize this by the change of URL, among other things. We cannot accept any responsibility for the confidential handling of your data on other websites. Please inform yourself about the handling of your personal data on other websites directly on the respective websites.

12. Disclosure of data to third parties

Your personal data will only be disclosed or otherwise transferred to third parties if:

• we are legally obligated to do so due to an official or court order,

• we are entitled to do so, e.g. because this is necessary for the prosecution of criminal offenses or for the exercise and enforcement of our rights, or

• you have previously consented, or

• we have concluded an data processing contract and the necessary legal requirements are met.

Third parties within the meaning of this section may also be the affiliated companies within the Weidmüller Group. The legal prerequisites for the sharing and transfer of data within the group of companies are, as it were, provided by the necessary agreements under data protection law.

We use service providers to provide services and to process your data relating to our services. The service providers process the data exclusively within the scope of our instructions and have been obligated to comply with the applicable data protection regulations. All service processors have been carefully selected and are only provided access to your data to the extent and for the period required to provide the services or to the extent that you have consented to the data processing and use.

In this context, personal data may be transferred to countries outside the EU/EEA, in particular to the USA. In order to be able to guarantee adequate protection of your personal data in the event of the transfer of personal data to such so-called third countries, we have concluded so-called EU-US standard contractual clauses with our service providers. In addition, our service providers are regularly certified in accordance with the Data Privacy Framework, which certifies that they provide an adequate level of data protection by the European Commission. Furthermore, where possible, we are in constant exchange with the service providers to ensure the protection of your personal data with any additional measures that may be necessary.

13. Rights of data subjects

13.1 Right to information

You have the right to request information from us at any time about the data we have stored about you, as well as about its origin, recipients, or categories of recipients to whom this data is transferred to and the purpose for which it is stored.

13.2 Right of withdrawal

If you have given your consent to the use of data, you can withdraw this consent at any time without giving reasons with effect for the future. For this purpose, an email to datenschutz@gti.de or a written notification to Weidmüller GTI Software GmbH, Georg-Mayr-Str. 9, 97828 Marktheidenfeld, Germany, is sufficient.

13.3 Right of rectification

You can request the rectification of incorrect or the completion of your data stored by us.

13.4 Right to erasure and blocking

You have the right to erase and block the data we have stored about you. The erasure of your personal data usually takes place within two working days after the exercise of this right as a data subject. If the erasure is contradicted by legal storage obligations or other legally anchored reasons, only the blocking of your data can be carried out instead of the erasure. After the erasure of your data, no more information can be provided.

13.5 Right to data portability

If you request the release of your personal data provided to us, we will release or transfer the data to you or, upon request, to another controller in a structured, common and machine-readable format. The latter, however, is only possible if it is technically possible.

13.6 Right to object

You have the right to object to the processing of personal data relating to you at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation within the framework of the requirements of Art. 21 GDPR, provided that the data processing is carried out based on our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

13.7 Contact for the assertion of the rights of data subjects

When you contact us by email to datenschutz@gti.de or by post to Weidmüller GTI Software GmbH, Georg-Mayr-Str. 9, 97828 Marktheidenfeld, the data you provide (your email address, name and telephone number, if applicable) will be stored by us in order to answer your questions or respond to your request. We delete the data accruing in this context after the storage is no longer necessary or restrict the processing if there are legal retention obligations.

14. Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

You have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority against the processing of your personal data if you consider that your rights under the GDPR have been infringed.

15. Automated individual decision-making/profiling

We do not use automated individual decision-making or profiling (an automated analysis of your personal circumstances).