Data privacy

Data Protection Notice

(As of: May 2018)

The following data protection notice applies to the website www.fobalaser.com. Insofar as personal data is collected, processed and used on the website, this will take place on the following terms:

1. Responsible authority
   for the collection, processing and use of data is Alltec GmbH, represented by its Managing Director, An der Trave 27-31, 23923 Selmsdorf, Germany,
   T: +49 38823 55-0; F: +49 38823 55-222; Email: info@fobalaser.com.
    
2. Data Protection Officer
   The Data Protection Officer at Alltec Laser GmbH, c/o Alltec GmbH, An der Trave 27-31, 23923 Selmsdorf, Germany, T: +49 38823 55-389; can be contacted via the following email address: datenschutzbeauftragter@alltec-laser.com.
    
3. Data Security
   For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential information (e.g., purchase orders or inquiries that you send to us), this website uses TLS encryption (Transport Layer Security). You can identify an encrypted connection by the address bar of the browser, which changes from “http://” to “https://”, and the padlock symbol in the browser line.
    
4. Collection and storage of data, type and purpose of use
   
   a) When visiting the website
   
   When this website is accessed, information is automatically sent to our website’s server through the browser used on your end device. This information is stored temporarily in a "log file". The following information is collected without any action on your part and stored until automatic deletion:
   • IP address of the computer making the request,
   • Date and time of access,
   • Name and URL of file requested,
   • Website from which access was referred (referrer URL),
   • Browser used and, if applicable, your computer’s operating system and the name of your access provider.

   This data is processed to ensure that a smooth connection is established and our website is comfortable to use, and to evaluate the system’s security and stability. The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter f GDPR.  We never use the data collected for the purpose of drawing conclusions about you personally.
   
   Furthermore, we use session cookies, the analytics service Google Analytics, and Live Chat cookies. Further explanations of these can be found in clauses 6, 7 and 8 of this Privacy Policy.
   
   b) When using contact forms
   
   If you address inquiries to us using one of our contact forms (general contact form, application form for the human resources department, application advice, service package form, download form), the data disclosed in these forms is collected, stored and used exclusively for the purposes of responding to your inquiry on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 letter f GDPR. The personal data collected by us for the use of the contact form is automatically deleted upon the resolution of your inquiry unless we are obliged to store the data for a longer period in accordance with Article 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter c GDPR due to retention and documentation obligations on the basis of fiscal and commercial law (according to the German Commercial Code (HGB), German Penal Code (StGB) or the German Fiscal Code (AO)), or if you have consented to data being stored for longer in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter a GDPR, or if further processing remains necessary for the verification and processing of claims in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter b GDPR.

   
   c) Email newsletter
   
   If you have registered for our newsletter, we collect, store and use the data given during your registration exclusively for the purposes of creating and sending the newsletter. The legal basis of the processing is your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 letter a GDPR). You may revoke your consent at any time without giving a reason by sending an email to info@fobalaser.com. The data collected is then no longer used and deleted from our newsletter distribution list.
    

5. Transfer to Third Parties
   Your personal data is only transferred to third parties insofar as it is required for the processing of your inquiry, your purchase order or your request in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter b GDPR. This includes, in particular, the transfer of data to the respective partner responsible for local customer service in Europe. You can find an overview of partner companies here.
   
   The data transferred may only be used by third parties for the purposes listed. Otherwise, data is not transferred to third parties.
    
6. Cookies
   We use "session cookies" on our website. Cookies are small files that your browser automatically creates and stores on your end device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our website. Information that relates to each respective specific end device used is stored in the cookie. However, this does not mean that we obtain direct knowledge of your identity.
   
   The use of session cookies serves to make the use of our website more comfortable for you. This is how we identify that the visitor has already visited individual pages of our website. The cookies are automatically deleted after leaving our website.
   
   Data processing by means of session cookies takes place on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter f GDPR. Most browsers accept cookies automatically. However, you can configure your browser so that cookies are not stored on your computer or so that you are always given a notification before a new cookie is created. The complete deactivation of cookies can, however, mean that you are unable to use all of the functions of our website.
   
   Furthermore, we use cookies by Google Analytics (clause 7) and Live Chat cookies (see clause 8) on this website.
    
7. Google Analytics
   This website uses functions of the web analytics service, Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Ltd., Google Building Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Irland  . Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”. These are text files that are stored on your computer and enable the analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie regarding your use of this website, such as browser type, browser version, operating system used, referrer URL (the page visited before), the host name of the accessing computer (IP address) and time of the server request, are normally transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
   
   We have activated the IP anonymization function on this website. Through this function, the IP address is shortened by Google within the Member States of the European Union or in other states that are signatories to the agreement on the European Economic Area, before being transferred to the USA. Only in exceptional cases is the complete IP address transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operators of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your usage of the website, to compile reports on website activities and also to render services for the website operator linked with the use of the website and the use of the Internet. The IP address transmitted by your browser to Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data.
   
   You can prevent the storage of cookies using the relevant settings in your browser software; please note, however, that in this case, you may not be able to use all of the functions of this website in full. You can also prevent the collection of the data generated by the cookie and related to your usage of the website (incl. your IP address) by Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.
   You can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie is set which prevents the collection of your data during future visits to this website. Deactivate Google Analytics.
   
   More information on how user data is handled at Google Analytics can be found in the Google Privacy Policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de. 
   
   We have concluded a contract with Google regarding commissioning data processing.
    

8. LinkedIn Conversion Tracking
   We use the analysis and conversion tracking technology provided by the platform LinkedIn. With this LinkedIn technology, you can be provided with more relevant advertising based on your interests. Furthermore, we receive aggregated and anonymous reports from LinkedIn about ad activities, and information about the way you interact with the FOBA web site.

   You can object to the analysis of your user behavior by LinkedIn and the provision of interest-based recommendations ("opt-out"). To do so, please follow this link: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out

9. Hotjar

   We use Hotjar in order to better understand our users’ needs and to optimize this service and experience. Hotjar is a technology service that helps us better understand our users experience (e.g. how much time they spend on which pages, which links they choose to click, what users do and don’t like, etc.) and this enables us to build and maintain our service with user feedback. Hotjar uses cookies and other technologies to collect data on our users’ behavior and their devices (in particular device's IP address (captured and stored only in anonymized form), device screen size, device type (unique device identifiers), browser information, geographic location (country only), preferred language used to display our website). Hotjar stores this information in a pseudonymized user profile. Neither Hotjar nor we will ever use this information to identify individual users or to match it with further data on an individual user. For further details, please see Hotjar’s privacy policy by clicking on this link.

   You can opt-out to the creation of a user profile, Hotjar’s storing of data about your usage of our site and Hotjar’s use of tracking cookies on other websites by following this opt-out link.

10. Marketo
    On our website, we use technologies of Marketo EMEA Ltd. to collect and store data for marketing purposes and to optimise our offer. Marketo uses cookies to analyse your use of our website. Cookies enable the recognition of the internet browser and allow the creation of user profiles under a pseudonym. The information collected by Marketo will not be used to identify you personally or to merge it with your personal data without your separate consent.

    The information generated by these cookies about your use of our website, including your IP address, is transmitted to a server of Marketo in the United Kingdom and stored. You can object to the collection and storage of data at any time with effect for the future.

    Please note that Marketo evaluates your user behaviour when sending the newsletter or other requested information on our behalf. For this evaluation, the e-mails sent contain so-called web beacons, also called tracking pixels. These are one-pixel image files that link to our website and thus enable us to evaluate your user behaviour. We use the data obtained in this way to create a user profile in order to provide you with the newsletter tailored to your interests. In doing so, we record when you read our newsletter, which links you click on in it and deduce your personal interests from this. We link this data to actions you take on our website. The information collected in this way is stored by Marketo on its server in the EU/EWR.

    Tracking is not possible if you have deactivated the display of pictures in your e-mail program by default. In this case, however, the newsletter will not be displayed completely and you may not be able to use all functions. If you display the images manually, the above-mentioned tracking will take place.

    You can find more information on data protection at https://documents.marketo.com/legal/privacy/.

11. Google Remarketing
    This website uses the remarketing feature of Google Inc. ("Google"). This feature is designed to help visitors to the site through the Google Network

    present interest-based advertisements. The browser of the website visitors stores so-called "cookies", text files that are stored on your computer
    and that allow the visitor to be recognized when they visit sites that are part of Google's advertising network.
    
    On these pages, visitors can then be presented with ads that refer to content that the visitor has previously visited on websites.
    who use the remarketing feature of Google. Google claims that Google does not collect any personal information during this process.
    If you still do not want Google Remarketing, you can disable it altogether, by making the appropriate settings at http://www.google.com/settings/ads.
    Alternatively, you can disable the use of cookies for interest-based advertising through the ad network initiative, by following the instructions at http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp consequences.

12. Live Chat
    With our live chat function, you are able to contact employees of ALLTEC GmbH in real time. For this purpose, we need to know and process your full name and email address. The data and the cookies used for the live chat are collected, stored and used exclusively to conduct the chat with you on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 letter f GDPR. They are automatically deleted after the live chat ends unless we are obliged to store the data for a longer period in accordance with Article 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter c GDPR due to retention and documentation obligations on the basis of fiscal and commercial law (HGB, StGB or AO), or if you have consented to data being stored for longer in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter a GDPR, or if further processing remains necessary for the verification and processing of claims in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter b GDPR;
     
13. Orders for Spare Parts
    If you place an order for spare parts online, the data disclosed is collected, stored and used exclusively for the purpose of processing your order. The legal basis of this processing is Art. 6 para. 1 letter b GDPR.
     
14. Commissioned Data Processing
    The processing of personal data is carried out in the USA by a company for commissioned data processing . An adequacy decision made by the EU Commission is in force (EU-US Privacy Shield, decision dated 07/12/2016, C (2016) 4176 final).
     
15. Your Rights
    In accordance with the provisions of GDPR , you have the right to receive information (Art. 15), to amendment and deletion (Art. 16, 17), to the restriction of processing (Art. 18) and a right to data portability (Art. 20) as well as a right to file a complaint with a regulatory authority (Art. 77).

Insofar as your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter f GDPR, you have the right, in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR, to object to the processing of your personal data, provided that there are reasons for this arising from your particular situation or the objection is raised in respect of direct advertising. In the latter case, you have a general right to object, which we will implement without you needing to indicate a particular situation.

If you would like to exercise your right to object, it would suffice to send an email to: datenschutzbeauftragter@alltec-laser.com.

We are pleased that you are interested in our company and are applying or have applied for a position with us. We would like to provide you with information concerning the processing of your personal data in connection with the application.

What data received from you will we process? And for what purposes?
We process the data that you have sent us in connection with your application in order to evaluate your qualification for the position (or, where applicable, other open positions in our company) and to complete the application procedure.

What is the legal basis for this?
The legal basis for processing your personal data in this application procedure is primarily the new version of § 26 of the Federal Data Protection Act [BDSG] in the version effective as of 05/25/2018. According to this, it is permissible to process the data required in connection with a decision about establishing an employment relationship.

If the data should be required subsequent to concluding the application procedure, and where necessary, for pursuing a legal action, data processing can be carried out based on the prerequisites of Art. 6 of the General Data Protection Regulation [DSGVO], in particular, for exercising legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) DSGVO. Our interests then consist of asserting or defending against claims.

For how long will the data be stored?
The data of applicants will be deleted after 6 months in the event of negative reply. In the event that you have consented to further storage of your personal data, we will accept your data into our applicant pool. The data will be deleted from this pool after the expiration of two years. If you should receive an offer for a position within the framework of our application procedure, the data will be transferred out of the applicant data system into our human resources information system.

To which recipients will the data be transmitted?
Subsequent to receipt of your application, your applicant data will be reviewed by the human resources department. Qualified applications will then be forwarded intern to person responsible in the department for the respective open position. The further course of action will then be coordinated. As a general rule, only those persons in our company have access to your data who require this for properly processing our application procedure. There is no transfer to third parties.

Where are the data processed?
Your data will be exclusively processed in computer centers located in the Federal Republic of Germany.