Privacy Policy

🏢 1. Data Controller

ℹ️ 2. General Information

The protection of your personal data is important to us. Use of this website (diodenlasergermany.de) is generally possible without providing personal data.

Where personal data (such as name, address, or email addresses) is collected on our pages, this is always done on a voluntary basis wherever possible. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent.

📊 3. Server Log Files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These include:

• Browser type and browser version
• Operating system used
• Referrer URL (the previously visited page)
• Host name of the accessing computer
• Time of the server request
• IP address

This data cannot be attributed to specific persons. This data is not merged with other data sources. We reserve the right to check this data retrospectively if we become aware of specific indications of illegal use.

Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in ensuring system security and stability)

📧 4. Contact Forms

When you contact us (e.g., via email or contact form), the data you provide (your email address, possibly your name and telephone number) will be stored by us to answer your questions.

We delete the data arising in this context after storage is no longer necessary, or restrict processing if there are statutory retention obligations.

Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in responding to your inquiry) or Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your inquiry aims at concluding a contract.

🌐 5. Redirect to Online Shop

🍪 6. Cookies

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your end device and that your browser stores.

Types of Cookies:

• Essential Cookies: Enable basic functions and are required for the proper functioning of the website.
• Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with the website (e.g., Google Analytics).

You can set your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies on a case-by-case basis.

For more information, see our Cookie Policy.

📱 7. Google Analytics

This website uses functions of the web analytics service Google Analytics. Provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Analytics uses cookies that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

IP Anonymization: We have activated IP anonymization on this website. This means that your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the USA.

Opt-out option: You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly or download the browser add-on to deactivate Google Analytics: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior)

⚖️ 8. Your Rights

You have the following rights at any time:

• Access to your personal data stored by us (Art. 15 GDPR)
• Rectification of incorrect data (Art. 16 GDPR)
• Erasure of your data (Art. 17 GDPR)
• Restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
• Data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
• Object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR)
• Withdraw your consent (Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR)

To exercise these rights, please contact:

🛡️ 9. Right to Lodge a Complaint

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority about our processing of your personal data.

🔒 10. SSL/TLS Encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

🌍 11. International Data Transfers

Some of our service providers (such as Google Analytics) are based outside the European Economic Area (EEA). When we transfer your data to these providers, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place, such as:

• Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission
• Adequacy decisions by the European Commission
• Binding corporate rules

🔄 12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to change this privacy policy to comply with changed legal situations or changes in the service or data processing. This only applies to declarations regarding data processing.

If the consent of users is required or if elements of the privacy policy contain regulations on the contractual relationship with users, the changes will only be made with the consent of the users.