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Privacy Policy

1. Data protection at a glance

General notes
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is all data with which you can be personally identified. For detailed information about data protection, please refer to our privacy policy listed below this text.

Data collection on this website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Their contact details can be found in the „Information about the responsible party“ section of this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected in part by you providing it to us. This can, for example, include data that you enter into a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when visiting the website by our IT systems. This mainly includes technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or time of page visit). The collection of this data takes place automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure the flawless provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior. If contracts can be concluded or ordered through the website, the transmitted data will also be processed for contract offers, orders, or other requests for services.

What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right to obtain information at no cost about the origin, recipients and purpose of your stored personal data at any time. You also have the right to request the rectification or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. Furthermore, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances. In addition, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

For this and any other questions regarding data protection, you can contact us at any time.

Analysis tools and tools from third-party providers
When you visit this website, your browsing behavior can be statistically evaluated. This is mainly done using so-called analysis programs.

Detailed information about these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.

2. Hosting

We host our website's content with the following provider:

IONOS
The provider is IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur (hereinafter referred to as IONOS). When you visit our website, IONOS collects various log files, including your IP addresses. For details, please refer to IONOS’s privacy policy: https://www.ionos.de/terms-gtc/terms-privacy.

The use of IONOS is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in presenting our website as reliable as possible. If appropriate consent has been requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Data processing on behalf of a controller
We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the aforementioned service. This is a legally required data protection agreement that ensures that personal data of our website visitors is processed only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General notes and mandatory information

Privacy Policy
The operators of these sites take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the legal data protection regulations as well as this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains which data we collect and for what purposes we use it. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.

Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g. when communicating by email) can have security vulnerabilities. It is not possible to completely protect data against access by third parties.

Information about the responsible entity
The responsible body for data processing on this website is:

BEUTTER Präzisions-Komponenten GmbH & Co. KG
Butzensteigleweg 4-6
72348 Rosenfeld
Germany

Phone: +49 (0) 7428 933-0
Email: office@beutter.de

The responsible entity is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).

Storage duration
Unless a specific storage period is specified within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you make a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, the deletion will take place upon the lapse of these reasons.

General information about the legal bases for data processing on this website
If you have consented to the data processing, we process your personal data based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR, provided that special categories of data are processed under Art. 9(1) GDPR. In the event of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing also takes place on the basis of Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to access information on your end device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing also takes place on the basis of § 25(1) TDDDG. The consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required for contract performance or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data insofar as it is necessary for the fulfillment of a legal obligation, based on Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also take place on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The relevant legal bases in each individual case are explained in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Data Protection Officer
We have appointed a data protection officer.

Stefan Löffler

Phone: +49 (0) 7428 933-0
Email: datenschutz@beutter.de

Recipients of personal data
As part of our business activities, we work with various external parties. In some cases, the transmission of personal data to these external parties is also required. We only pass on personal data to external parties if this is necessary as part of fulfilling a contractual obligation, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g. the disclosure of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest in the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, or if another legal basis allows the data to be disclosed. When using contract processors, we only pass on personal data of our customers on the basis of a valid contract for contract processing. In the case of joint processing, a contract for joint processing is concluded.

Revocation of your consent to data processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke an already given consent at any time. The legality of data processing carried out up to the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Right of objection to data collection in special cases as well as to direct advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)
IF THE DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ARTICLE 6(1)(e) OR (f) OF THE GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME, FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE EACH LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED SHALL BE NOTIFIED IN THIS DATA PROTECTION NOTICE. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA, EXCEPT WHERE WE CAN PROVE MANDATORY PROTECTION GROUNDS outweighING YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OR WHERE THE PROCESSING IS NECESSARY FOR THE ASSERTION, EXERCISE OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 21(1) OF THE GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA ARE BEING PROCESSED TO CONDUCT DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING, WHICH IS CONNECTED WITH SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH DIRECT MARKETING (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 21(2) OF THE GDPR).

Right to complain to the competent supervisory authority
In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to file a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged violation. This right to file a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to data portability
You have the right to have data that we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to yourself or to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done as far as it is technically feasible.

Information, correction and deletion
Within the framework of applicable legal regulations, you have the right at any time to obtain information free of charge about your stored personal data, their origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing, and if applicable, the right to correct or delete this data. You can contact us at any time for this and for any further questions regarding personal data.

Right to restrict processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. To exercise this right, you can contact us at any time. The right to restrict the processing exists in the following cases:

If you dispute the accuracy of the personal data we store about you, we usually need time to verify this. During this period, you have the right to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted.
If the processing of your personal data occurred unlawfully, you may request the restriction of data processing instead of the deletion.
If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend or establish legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
If you have filed a complaint under Article 21(1) GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data may only be processed – apart from their storage – with your consent or to establish, exercise or defend legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of an important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

SSL or TLS encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the website operator, this page uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser address bar changes from „http://“ http://„ to “https://“ https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser bar.

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

Objection to advertising emails
The use of contact details published in the context of the imprint obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and information material is hereby objected to. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited advertising information being sent, such as through spam emails.

4. Data collection on this website

Biscuits
Our websites use so-called „cookies“. Cookies are small data packages that do not cause any damage to your device. They are either temporarily stored on your device for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies). Session cookies are deleted automatically after the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or an automatic deletion is performed by your web browser.

Cookies can be generated by us (first-party cookies) or by third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services from third-party companies within websites (e.g., cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies have various functions. Numerous cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies can be used to analyze user behavior or for advertising purposes.

Cookies that are necessary for the implementation of the electronic communication process, for the provision of certain functions that you wish to use (e.g., for the shopping cart function), or for optimizing the website (e.g., cookies for measuring the web audience) (necessary cookies) are stored based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent has been requested for the storage of cookies and similar recognition technologies, the processing will take place solely on the basis of this consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG); the consent can be revoked at any time.

You can set your browser to be informed about the setting of cookies and to allow cookies only in individual cases, to exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally, and to automatically delete the cookies when you close the browser. When cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited.

If further cookies and services are used on this website, you can find out more about this in this privacy policy.

Consent with compliance
Our website uses Complianz consent technology to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies on your device or to the use of specific technologies, and to document this in a data protection-compliant manner. The provider of this technology is Complianz B.V., Kalmarweg 14-5, 9723 JG Groningen, Netherlands (hereinafter referred to as „Complianz“).

You can change or revoke your consent at any time by clicking the „Manage consent“ button at the bottom right of any page on this website.

Complianz is hosted on our servers, so no connection is established to the servers of the provider of Complianz. Complianz stores a cookie in your browser in order to be able to associate the consents you have given or their revocation. The data collected in this way is stored until you ask us to delete it, delete the Complianz cookie yourself or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Mandatory statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

Complianz is used to obtain the legally required consent for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR.

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

Browser type and browser version
used operating system
Referrer URL
Hostname of the accessing computer
Time of the server request
IP address
No merging of this data with other data sources will be carried out.

The collection of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website – for this purpose, server log files must be collected.

Contact form
If you submit inquiries to us via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not disclose this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, provided that 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 effectively processing the requests submitted to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), provided that it has been requested; the consent is revocable at any time.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been completed). Compulsory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.

Uploaded files (e.g. technical drawings)
Our contact form gives you the opportunity to upload files such as technical drawings or specifications. We process the files submitted by you and the information contained therein exclusively for the purpose of processing your enquiry and preparing any potential quotation. The legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (performance of pre-contractual measures) as well as your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). The files are only passed on to the internal departments dealing with the processing and are deleted once the purpose ceases to apply or at your request, provided there are no statutory retention periods to the contrary.

Request by email, phone or fax
If you contact us by email, phone or fax, your request, including all personal data derived from it (name, request), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing your request. We will not disclose this data without your consent.

The data you send to us via contact requests remains with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Compulsory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

Protection against form spam
Our forms are protected against automated submissions without the use of a third-party service. No data is transmitted to external providers and no user behaviour is analysed.

5. Analysis tools and advertising

Google Tag Manager
We use the Google Tag Manager. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

The Google Tag Manager is a tool with which we can integrate tracking or statistical tools and other technologies on our website. The Google Tag Manager itself does not create user profiles, does not store cookies, and does not perform any independent analysis. It serves only to manage and display the tools integrated through it. However, the Google Tag Manager does collect your IP address, which may also be transmitted to the parent company of Google in the United States.

The use of the Google Tag Manager is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the quick and easy integration and management of various tools on its website. If appropriate consent has been requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

It Company has been certified in accordance with the „EU-US Data Privacy Framework“ (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA that is intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards when processing data in the USA. Any company certified under the DPF Company undertakes to comply with these data protection standards. For more information, please contact the provider via the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/5780.

Google Analytics
This website uses features of the web analytics service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited („Google“), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Analytics allows the website operator to analyze the behavior of website visitors. In this process, the website operator receives various usage data, such as page views, dwell time, operating systems used, and the user’s origin. This data is combined into a user ID and assigned to the respective device of the website visitor.

Furthermore, with Google Analytics, we can record your mouse movements and scrolling and clicks, among other things. Furthermore, Google Analytics uses various modeling approaches to supplement the data collected and employs machine learning technologies in its data analysis.

Google Analytics uses technologies that enable the recognition of the user for the purpose of analyzing user behavior (e.g., cookies or device fingerprinting). The information collected by Google about the use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the United States and stored there.

The use of this service is based on your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://business.safety.google/adscontrollerterms/sccs/.

IP anonymization
The Google Analytics IP anonymization is activated. This means that your IP address is shortened by Google within the 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. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address submitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data from Google.

Browser Plugin
You can prevent the collection and processing of your data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de:.

More information about how user data is handled by Google Analytics can be found in Google's privacy policy https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de:.

Data processing on behalf of a controller
We have entered into a contract with Google for the processing of orders and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities regarding the use of Google Analytics.

6. Plugins and Tools

OpenStreetMap
We use the map service provided by OpenStreetMap (OSM).

We store the map data from OpenStreetMap on the server of the OpenStreetMap Foundation, St John’s Innovation Centre, Cowley Road, Cambridge, CB4 0WS, United Kingdom. The United Kingdom is considered a third country that is more data protection-compliant. This means that the United Kingdom has a data protection level that corresponds to the data protection level in the European Union. When using the OpenStreetMap maps, a connection is established to the servers of the OpenStreetMap Foundation. This may include the transmission of your IP address and other information about your behavior on this website to the OSMF. OpenStreetMap may, in this context, store cookies in your browser or use comparable recognition technologies.

The use of OpenStreetMap is in the interest of presenting our online offerings in an appealing manner and of making the places indicated on the website easily discoverable. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If appropriate consent has been requested, the processing will take place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user’s device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of TDDDG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

7. E-commerce and payment providers

Processing of customer and contract data
We collect, process, and use personal customer and contractual data to establish, structure, and modify our contractual relationships. We only collect, process, and use personal data regarding the use of this website (usage data) to the extent necessary to enable the user to use the service or to bill them. The legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

The customer data collected will be deleted after the completion of the order or termination of the business relationship and the expiry of any applicable legal retention periods. Legal retention periods remain unaffected.

8. Own services

Handling applicant data
We offer you the opportunity to apply to us (e.g. by email, post or via the online application form). In the following, we inform you about the scope, purpose and use of the personal data collected as part of the application process. We assure you that the collection, processing and use of your data is carried out in accordance with applicable data protection law and all other legal regulations, and that your data will be treated strictly confidentially.

Scope and purpose of data collection
If you submit an application to us, we process the personal data related to it (e.g., contact and communication data, application documents, notes during job interviews, etc.), insofar as this is necessary for deciding on the establishment of an employment relationship. The legal basis for this is § 26 BDSG under German law (initiating an employment relationship), Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (general contract initiation), and – if you have given your consent – Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. Your consent is revocable at any time. Your personal data will only be shared within our Unternehmencompany with persons involved in processing your application.

Online application form and uploaded documents
You can use our application form to upload application documents (e.g. cover letter, CV, references) as a file. We process the transmitted documents and information exclusively for the purpose of carrying out the application process. Transmission is encrypted. The uploaded documents will only be made accessible to the departments involved in the application process (HR department and the respective specialist department).

If the application is successful, the data submitted by you will be stored in our data processing systems based on § 26 BDSG and Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR for the purpose of implementing the employment relationship.

As part of the application process, we may also conduct an internet search of your personal information. This includes primarily Google searches, LinkedIn and Xing. The legal basis for this type of processing is our legitimate interest in obtaining an overall impression of publicly accessible information about you in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Data retention period
If we are unable to offer you a position, refuse to accept an offer of employment, or withdraw your application, we reserve the right to store the data you have provided with us for up to 6 months from the end of the application process (rejection or withdrawal of the application), based on our legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR). After that, the data will be deleted and the physical application documents destroyed. The storage serves, in particular, as evidence in the event of a legal dispute. If it is apparent that the data will be required after the 6-month period has expired (e.g., due to a pending or ongoing legal dispute), the deletion will only take place when the purpose for further storage no longer applies.

Longer storage may also take place if you have given your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR) or if statutory retention obligations preclude deletion.

Admission to the applicant pool
If we do not offer you a job, there is the possibility of including you in our applicant pool. In the event of acceptance, all documents and information from the application will be added to the applicant pool to contact you in the event of suitable vacancies.

Admission to the applicant pool takes place solely on the basis of your explicit consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). The consent is voluntary and is not related to the ongoing application process. The data subject may revoke their consent at any time. In this case, the data from the applicant pool will be deleted irrevocably, unless there are statutory reasons for retention.

The data from the applicant pool will be deleted irrevocably no later than two years after consent is granted.

9. Our social media appearances

This privacy policy applies to the following social media platforms:
https://www.instagram.com/beutter.rosenfeld/
https://www.instagram.com/beutterbande
https://www.xing.com/pages/beutterprazisions-komponentengmbh-co-kg
https://www.linkedin.com/company/beutter-pr%C3%A4zisions-komponenten-gmbh-&-co-kg/?viewAsMember=true
https://www.youtube.com/@beutterpr%C3%A4zisionskomponenten
https://www.tiktok.com/@beutterbande
Data processing by social networks
We maintain publicly accessible profiles on social networks. The social networks we use in detail can be found below.

Social networks such as Facebook, X etc. can generally comprehensively analyze your user behavior when you visit their website or a website with integrated social media content (e.g. like buttons or advertising banners). By visiting our social media presences, numerous data protection-relevant processing operations are triggered. In detail:

If you are logged into your social media account and visit our social media presence, the operator of the social media portal may assign this visit to your user account. However, your personal data may also be collected if you are not logged in or do not have an account with the respective social media portal. In this case, this data collection is carried out, for example, through cookies that are stored on your end device or by recording your IP address.

With the help of the data collected in this way, the operators of the social media portals can create user profiles that store your preferences and interests. In this way, interest-based advertising can be displayed within and outside the respective social media presence. If you have an account with the respective social network, the interest-based advertising can be displayed on all devices on which you are logged in or have been logged in.

Please also note that we cannot fully understand all the processing processes on the social media platforms. Depending on the provider, additional processing may therefore be carried out by the operators of the social media platforms. For details, please refer to the terms of use and privacy policies of the respective social media platforms.

Legal basis
Our social media activities are intended to ensure the broadest possible presence on the internet. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. The analysis processes initiated by the social networks may be based on different legal bases, which must be specified by the operators of the social networks (e.g. consent within the meaning of Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR).

Responsible and Exercise of Rights
If you visit one of our social media platforms (e.g., Facebook), we, together with the operator of the social media platform, are responsible for the data processing processes triggered by this visit. You can exercise your rights (access, rectification, deletion, restriction of processing, data portability, and complaint) in principle against both us and the operator of the respective social media platform (e.g., against Facebook).

Please note that despite our shared responsibility with the social media portal operators, we do not have full control over the data processing procedures of the social media portals. Our capabilities are largely determined by the Unternehmenpolicies of the respective provider.

Storage duration
The data directly collected by us through our social media presence is deleted by our systems as soon as you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Stored cookies remain on your device until you delete them. Compulsory legal provisions – especially retention periods – remain unaffected.

We have no influence on the storage duration of your data, which is stored by the operators of the social networks for their own purposes. For details, please contact the operators of the social networks directly (e.g. in their privacy policy, see below).

Your rights
You have the right at any time to obtain information free of charge about the origin, recipients and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to object, to data portability and to a right of appeal to the competent supervisory authority. Furthermore, you may request the rectification, blocking, deletion and, under certain circumstances, the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

Social networks in detail
Instagram
We have a profile on Instagram. The provider of this service is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland.

The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.

For details on how they handle your personal data, please refer to Instagram’s privacy policy: https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/.

XING
We have a profile on XING. The provider is New Work SE, Am Strandkai 1, 20457 Hamburg, Germany. For details on their handling of your personal data, please refer to XING’s privacy policy: https://privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung.

LinkedIn
We have a profile on LinkedIn. The provider is the LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. LinkedIn uses advertising cookies.

If you wish to disable LinkedIn advertising cookies, please use the following link: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out.

The data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/dpa and https://www.linkedin.com/legal/l/eu-sccs.

For details on how they handle your personal data, please refer to the LinkedIn privacy policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

YouTube
We have a profile on YouTube. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. For details about their handling of your personal data, please refer to YouTube’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

TikTok
We have a profile on TikTok. The provider is TikTok Technology Limited, 10 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin, D02 T380, Ireland. For details on their handling of your personal data, please refer to TikTok’s privacy policy: https://www.tiktok.com/legal/privacy-policy?lang=de.

Data transmission to non-secure third countries is based on the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.tiktok.com/legal/privacy-policy?lang=de.

10. Whistleblower system

Information obligations under Art. 13 of the EU GDPR

Who is responsible for data processing?
The responsible party for the purposes of data protection law is:

BEUTTER Präzisions-Komponenten GmbH & Co. KG
Butzensteigleweg 4-6
72348 Rosenfeld
Tel.: +49 (0) 7428 933-0
Email: office@beutter.de

Contact details of the Data Protection Officer:

Stefan Löffler
Email: datenschutz@beutter.de

What data do we process from you?
As part of the whistleblower system, the following data are processed: information about the person accused (in particular name, first name, title, contact details, position and information about employment), information about the (alleged) misconduct and the relevant facts. Since the reporting procedure stipulates that reports can be made anonymously, no personal data about the whistleblower will be collected unless they themselves state otherwise. Otherwise, personal data such as the name of the reporting person, their contact details and, if applicable, the circumstances of their observation may be considered.

For what purposes is the data processing carried out?
The purpose of data processing within the whistleblower system is to receive and investigate serious suspected cases of regulatory violations, particularly criminal acts in the field of economic crime and corruption.

On what legal basis is the data processing based?
Personal data of the whistleblower is usually processed only with his or her consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR). In other cases, the processing of personal data in the whistleblower system is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR to safeguard the controller’s overriding legitimate interest in preventing and combating corruption, as well as in processing serious suspected cases of other violations and protecting the controller and its employees from potential damage resulting from them. Since reporting violations helps to avoid legal consequences such as prosecution, claims for damages, and immense reputational damage, the legitimate interests of the data subjects in the exclusion of processing or use do not outweigh them.

How long are the data stored for?
Personal data is retained for the duration necessary to clarify and finalise the report. Upon completion of the investigations, the personal data will be deleted in accordance with legal requirements. In the event of the initiation of judicial and/or disciplinary proceedings, retention may be permitted until the conclusion of the proceedings or the expiry of legal appeals deadlines. Personal data related to reports submitted without justification will be deleted immediately.

To which recipients will the data be disclosed?
The responsible party generally ensures that personal data is accessible only to a limited number of authorized persons who need to know this data for the purposes of providing the aforementioned processing.

If it should be necessary to clarify the facts, personal data may be forwarded to individual, carefully selected persons or to an (also external) ombudsman of the controller to the extent necessary. Any person who receives access to the data is obliged to maintain confidentiality.

Your personal data will not be disclosed or otherwise transferred to third parties unless this is necessary for law enforcement purposes. If statutory provisions or orders from state authorities so require, personal data may be disclosed to them.

Where are the data processed?
Your personal data is processed by us exclusively in data centers in the Federal Republic of Germany.

The controller implements technical and organizational measures to protect the personal data managed through the whistleblower system from unauthorized access, disclosure, misuse, manipulation, loss, and destruction during its collection, processing, and use. The service providers employed by the controller are equally obligated to do the same.

Your rights as a data subject
As a data subject, you have the right to obtain information about the personal data stored about you. The identity of the whistleblower is generally excluded from this right of access. If the exercise of this right jeopardizes the clarification of the facts or the securing of necessary evidence, the controller is permitted to comply with the law at a later date. You also have the right, subject to the legal requirements, to have inaccurate data corrected, modified, blocked, or deleted. Furthermore, you are entitled at any time to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection supervisory authority. Inquiries regarding the exercise of data subject rights pursuant to Articles 15–21 of the GDPR can be made to one of the responsible parties.

Where can you complain?
You have the option to file a complaint with the aforementioned data protection officer or with a data protection supervisory authority. The data protection supervisory authority responsible for us is:

The State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information Baden-Württemberg
Lautenschlagerstraße 20, 70173 Stuttgart
Postfach 10 29 32, 70025 Stuttgart
Tel.: 0711/61 55 41-0, Fax: 0711/61 55 41-15
Email: poststelle@lfdi.bwl.de
Internet: https://www.baden-wuerttemberg.datenschutz.de

11. General data collection

Information obligations under Art. 13 of the EU GDPR

Who is responsible for data processing?
The responsible party for the purposes of data protection law is:

BEUTTER Präzisions-Komponenten GmbH & Co. KG
Butzensteigleweg 4-6
72348 Rosenfeld
Tel.: +49 (0) 7428 933-0
Email: office@beutter.de

Contact details of the Data Protection Officer:

Stefan Löffler
Email: datenschutz@beutter.de

What data do we process from you? And for what purposes?
If we have received data from you, we will generally process it only for the purposes for which we received or collected it.

Data processing for other purposes is only considered if the legal requirements required in this regard in accordance with Art. 6(4) GDPR are present. Any information obligations under Art. 13(3) GDPR and Art. 14(4) GDPR will of course be observed by us in that case.

On what legal basis is the data processing based?
The legal basis for the processing of personal data is, in principle – unless there are specific legal regulations – Article 6 GDPR. In this case, the following possibilities are particularly relevant:

Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR)
Data processing for the fulfillment of contracts (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR)
Data processing based on a balancing of interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR)
Data processing to fulfill a legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR)
If personal data is processed based on your consent, you have the right to revoke the consent at any time with effect for the future towards us.

If we process data based on a balancing of interests, you, as the data subject, have the right to object to the processing of your personal data, subject to the requirements of Article 21 of the GDPR.

How long are the data stored for?
We process the data for as long as necessary for the respective purpose.

To the extent that statutory retention obligations exist – e.g., in commercial or tax law – the relevant personal data will be stored for the duration of the retention obligation. Upon the expiration of the retention obligation, it will be reviewed whether there is any further necessity for the processing. If no longer necessary, the data will be deleted.

In principle, at the end of a calendar year, we conduct a review of data with a view to the requirement for further processing. Due to the volume of data, this review is carried out with regard to specific data types or purposes of processing.

Of course, you can request information at any time (see below) about the data stored about you by us, and in the event of a non-existent need, request the deletion of the data or the restriction of its processing.

To which recipients will the data be disclosed?
The disclosure of your personal data to third parties generally only takes place if this is necessary for the execution of the contract with you; the disclosure based on a balancing of interests pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR is permissible, we are legally obliged to disclose it, or you have given your consent in this regard.

Where are the data processed?
Your personal data is processed by us exclusively in data centers in the Federal Republic of Germany.

Your rights as a data subject
You have the right to request information about the personal data processed by us about you.

In case of a request for information that is not provided in writing, we ask for your understanding that we may then require proof from you that you are the person you are claiming to be.

Furthermore, you have the right to rectification or deletion or to restriction of processing, insofar as this is legally permitted for you.

Furthermore, you have a right of objection to processing in accordance with legal requirements. A right to data portability also exists under data protection law.

In particular, you have a right of objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) and (2) of the GDPR against the processing of your data in connection with direct marketing, if this is carried out based on a balancing of interests.

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