We are pleased that you have chosen to visit our website. The protection of your personal data is important to us, and we want you to feel secure when you visit our website. We protect your privacy and your personal data. We process your personal data in accordance with the content of this privacy policy, the country-specific data protection provisions that apply to us and the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).
In the following, we provide you with an overview of the information we collect during your visit to our website and how this information is used:
Kurt Allert GmbH & Co. KG, Austr. 36, 78727 Oberndorf, Germany, as the operator of the website https://www.allert.com, is the data controller within the meaning of the GDPR..
You can contact our data protection officer at any time with any questions regarding data protection at datenschutz@emetz.de./p>
Herr Steffen Emhardt
EmEtz GmbH
Max-Eyth-Str. 8
D - 71672 Marbach
E-Mail: datenschutz@emetz.de
The term “personal data” is defined in the GDPR. According to this, personal data refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. This could be, for example, your name or address, but it could also be information about how you use our (or other) websites. Your IP address, for example, is also considered personal data.
The scope and nature of the collection, processing, and use of your data depend on whether you visit our website solely to access generally available information or to use additional services. We generally process your personal data in the course of our business activities for pre-contractual or contractual purposes. In addition, the pursuit of our legitimate interest, your consent, or compliance with legal requirements may also constitute the purpose of our data processing. We provide information about the specific purposes of data processing in the sections below.
We process your personal data based on the following legal bases:
We will inform you of the specific legal basis for data processing in connection with each specific instance of processing.
If we process your personal data based on our legitimate interest (Article 6(1f) GDPR) or pursuant to Article 6(1e) GDPR, you may object to such processing at any time. If you exercise your right to object, we will stop processing the data in question. However, we reserve the right to process the data further (with the exception of direct marketing; in this case, we will take your objection into account immediately) if we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or if the processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims. Any other rights of the data subject remain unaffected.
We process your personal data only for as long as is necessary to fulfill the respective purpose, or until the legal basis for the processing no longer exists (e.g., withdrawal of consent to data processing). In doing so, we comply with the applicable statutory retention and storage periods.
We have secured our website and other systems through technical and organizational measures to protect your data against loss, destruction, as well as unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure. In particular, the personal data you provide in the contact form is transmitted in encrypted form. We use the TLS 1.3 (Transport Layer Security) encryption system.
If you are using our website solely for informational purposes, you are generally not required to provide any personal data. Rather, when you visit our website, we collect only the data that your web browser automatically transmits to us, such as:
This is usually done by using log files. The purpose of the processing is to ensure the functionality and compatibility of our website so that it can be used without technical issues, including troubleshooting, as well as to protect against technical attacks and misuse. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interest pursuant to Article 6(1f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the proper operation of our website. Log file data is deleted when it is no longer necessary for the purpose of processing.
We use an external service provider to host our website. The personal data collected on this website is stored on the hosting provider’s servers. The use of the hosting provider is in the interest of ensuring the secure, fast, and efficient provision of our website (Article 6(1f) GDPR). Our hosting provider will process your data only to the extent necessary to fulfill its service obligations in accordance with our contractual obligations and instructions. We host our website through a commissioned data processing agreement with Gruppe Drei GmbH, Robert-Bosch-Str. 9, 78048 Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany. Operationally, it runs on the servers of Mittwald CM Service GmbH & Co. KG, located at Königsberger Str. 4–6 in 32339 Espelkamp, Germany.
If you use other services offered by our company through our website, you may be required to provide personal data for this purpose. The personal data required to provide the service is specified in the respective input form or application. You may provide additional information on a voluntary basis. You can tell which fields are required and which are optional by the fact that required fields are marked with an asterisk (*) or the label “Required field”. Your data is processed solely for the purpose of providing the service you have requested. You can find the legal basis for the processing of your personal data, as well as information about when your personal data will be erased, in the description of the specific services.
You can contact us through the contact form on our website. We will process the personal data you provide through this form solely for the purpose of handling and responding to your inquiry. Information will only be disclosed to third parties if it is necessary for the purpose of processing your inquiry. The legal basis for this is Article 6(1b) 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 legal basis is our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries directed to us, pursuant to Article 6(1f) GDPR. Your personal data will be erased once it is no longer necessary to fulfill the purpose for which you contacted us. Please note that your messages may need to be retained in accordance with applicable legal retention requirements. In this case, the legal basis is Article 6(1c) GDPR. We would also like to point out that when you use the contact form, the technical access data described in Section 9.1 is also collected.
Once you have registered, you can download design data from our download manager. The following data is collected during registration: First and last name, company name, your e-mail address, and your password. After you register for the first time, we will send you an e-mail confirming your registration and activating your login. The legal basis for this is Article 6(1b) and Article 6(1f) GDPR. We would also like to point out that when you use the contact form, the technical access data described in Section 9.1 is also collected.
In the product configurator, you can customize your conveyor belt to your specifications. In order for us to process your request, we need your name, e-mail address, and company name. You may provide additional information on a voluntary basis. You can tell which fields are required and which are optional by the fact that required fields are marked with an asterisk (*). The legal basis for this is Article 6(1b) GDPR. We would also like to point out that when you use the contact form, the technical access data described in Section 9.1 is also collected.
In our Career section, you can apply to us online using a form – either as a speculative application or in response to a specific job posting. The purpose of processing your personal data is to conduct the application process. Personal data that you enter into our form is securely encrypted using state-of-the-art technology during transmission. The legal basis for the processing of your personal data is Article 6(1b) GDPR in conjunction with Section 26(1) of the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) within the framework of a pre-contractual or contractual relationship. We will erase your data in accordance with the relevant legal provisions after the respective hiring process has been completed. The general statutory retention and erasure periods apply.
Applicants may also submit their applications to us via e-mail. However, please note that e-mails are generally not sent encrypted over the internet. As a general rule, e-mails are encrypted during transmission, but not on the servers from which they are sent and on which they are received. We therefore cannot accept any responsibility for the transmission of the application between the sender and our server.
You can sign up for our newsletter on our website. When you click the “Newsletter” button, you will first be redirected to the following domain: https://info.oetiker.com/Allert_English_Newsletter_Signup. This website is technically operated by Oetiker Schweiz AG, Spätzstr. 11, 8810 Horgen, Switzerland. As a wholly owned subsidiary of the Oetiker Group, we and Oetiker are affiliated companies. We have entered into an agreement with Oetiker for commissioned data processing. When you access the registration page, technical connection data – such as your IP address – is transmitted to Oetiker’s servers. The legal basis for the processing is Article 6(1f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is to provide a reliable and secure newsletter sign-up process.
We use the Pardot service to send newsletters and measure the success of our marketing efforts. The provider is salesforce.com Germany GmbH, Erika-Mann-Str. 31, 80636 München, Germany (“Salesforce”). We have entered into a commissioned data processing agreement with Salesforce and are thereby complying with data protection requirements. For more information, please refer to the privacy policy of Salesforce at: https://www.salesforce.com/company/legal/privacy/.
Salesforce sets its own cookies for this purpose. These cookies will not be set in your browser until you have given your consent in the consent tool. The legal basis for this processing is your consent pursuant to Article 6(1a) GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time, with effect for the future, by unchecking the box [Protected link to oetiker.com]. It cannot be ruled out that your personal data may also be transferred to Salesforce Inc., which is headquartered in the United States. Salesforce has obtained certification under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework to ensure compliance with the data protection standards in effect in the EU. The certificate can be viewed at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/
In addition, Salesforce also uses the reCAPTCHA service provided by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. The purpose of this query is to distinguish between input provided by a human and input generated by automated, machine-based processing. To do this, your input is transmitted to Google and processed there. In addition, the IP address and, if applicable, other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service are transmitted to Google. It cannot be ruled out that your personal data may also be transferred to Google LLC, which is headquartered in the United States, or that the use of reCAPTCHA may result in Google automatically loading additional Google services without us having any control over this; the services loaded by reCAPTCHA are Google Static and Google Fonts. Google has obtained certification under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework to ensure compliance with the data protection standards in effect in the EU. The certificate can be viewed at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/. The legal basis for the use of Google reCAPTCHA is your consent pursuant to Article 6(1a) GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time, with effect for the future, by unchecking the box [Protected link to oetiker.com]. For more information about Google reCAPTCHA and its privacy policy, please visit: https://www.google.com/recaptcha/about/ and https://www.google.com/privacy
When you sign up for our newsletter, the following data will be collected: Your first and last name, your e-mail address, your language preference, and your consent. After submitting the form, you will receive a confirmation e-mail (double opt-in). Your e-mail address will be added to our mailing list only after confirmation. This data is collected solely for the purpose of sending you the newsletter and documenting our authorization to do so.
The legal basis for the processing is Article 6(1a) GDPR. You may withdraw this consent at any time, with effect for the future, by unsubscribing from the newsletter; we provide a corresponding link in each newsletter message for this purpose. The lawfulness of data processing operations that have already taken place will remain unaffected by withdrawal of consent.
In addition, the following data is collected to document the registration process: Your IP address, as well as the date and time of your registration. Logging is based on our legitimate interests pursuant to Article 6(1f) GDPR and serves to document consent to receive the newsletter.
Our newsletters also allow us to analyze your behavior, including, among other things, whether and when you have read our newsletter and whether you have clicked on any links included in the newsletter.
We will store the data you have provided to us for the purpose of receiving the newsletter until you unsubscribe, and after you unsubscribe, the data will be erased from both our servers and Salesforce’s servers. Data that we have stored for other purposes (e.g., e-mail address) remains unaffected by this.
On our website, we offer you the option to contact us via e-mail. Please note that unencrypted communication via e-mail is not secure. It cannot be ruled out that data transmitted in this manner may be read, copied, altered, or erased by unauthorized persons. We will process the personal data you provide through this form solely for the purpose of handling and responding to your inquiry. Information will only be disclosed to third parties if it is necessary for the purpose of processing your inquiry. The legal basis for this is Article 6(1b) 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 legal basis is our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries directed to us, pursuant to Article 6(1f) GDPR. Your personal data will be erased once it is no longer necessary to fulfill the purpose for which you contacted us. Please note that your messages may need to be retained in accordance with applicable legal retention requirements. In this case, the legal basis is Article 6(1c) GDPR.
We use cookies and similar technologies on our website, as well as services provided by third parties. These technologies serve various purposes – such as enabling technical functionality, enhancing the user experience, analyzing visitor behavior, or embedding external content (e.g., maps, videos, or fonts).
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer when you visit our website. Comparable technologies include web storage techniques (also referred to as “local data” and “local storage”); in this process, data is stored locally in your browser’s memory (called the “cache”). For the sake of clarity, we will use the term “cookie” below to refer collectively to cookies and similar technologies.
We use services from third-party providers and cookies in accordance with applicable laws. Therefore, we obtain prior consent from users, unless such consent is not required by law.
If users give their consent, the legal basis for the processing of their data is the consent they have provided pursuant to Article 6(1a) GDPR. The revocable consent is clearly communicated to users and includes the relevant information. For more information about the services we use, as well as the cookies we use and their respective purposes, please see our privacy settings. You can access these at any time by clicking the Cookiebot icon in the lower-left corner of our website.
Consent is not required, in particular, if the storage and retrieval of information – including cookies – is strictly necessary to provide users with a digital service (i.e., our online offering) that they have expressly requested. In these cases, the legal basis for the processing of your data is the fulfillment of our contractual obligations under Article 6(1b) GDPR, compliance with legal obligations under Article 6(1c) GDPR, or our legitimate interest (e.g., in the business-oriented and secure operation of our online service and the improvement of its usability) pursuant to Article 6(1f) GDPR. For more information about the services we use, as well as the cookies we use and their respective purposes, please see our privacy settings. You can access these at any time by clicking the Cookiebot icon in the lower-left corner of our website.
If you wish, you can delete the cookies at any time. However, this can result in some functions no longer being available to you. To delete cookies, please refer to your browser’s help section or change your settings in the privacy settings. You can access these at any time by clicking the Cookiebot icon in the lower-left corner of our website.
We use the following technically necessary cookies, which are essential for the operation and proper functioning of our website. The legal basis for their use is Section 25(2)(2) of the German Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG) and – to the extent that personal data is processed – Article 6(1f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in providing our online services in a secure, stable, and user-friendly manner.
lang
Type: Local storage
Provider: Website/CMS
Storage period: Permanently until deleted by the user or the browser
Purpose: Saves the language setting selected by the user so that the website is displayed in the preferred language during future visits.
elementor
Type: Local storage and session storage
Provider: Elementor
Storage period: Session storage: Until the end of the browser session. Local storage: Until deleted by the user or the browser.
Purpose: Used in connection with the website’s WordPress theme. This storage technology makes it possible to deliver or update website content in real time and helps ensure that the website displays and functions properly.
wpEmojiSettingsSupports
Type: Session cookie
Provider: WordPress
Storage period: Until the end of the browser session
Purpose: Checks whether the browser supports emojis and ensures they are displayed correctly on the website.
fe_typo_user
Type: Session cookie
Provider: TYPO3
Storage period: Until the end of the browser session or as long as the session is active,
Purpose: Maintains the user’s session status across multiple page views, thereby enabling the proper delivery of session-related website features.
This website uses the “Cookiebot” cookie consent tool provided by Usercentrics A/S, Havnegade 39, 1058 Copenhagen, Denmark. The purpose of the processing is to obtain and document consent for the storage of certain cookies on your device or for the use of certain technologies, as well as to technically enable the withdrawal of consent that has been granted. When you visit our website, the following personal data is transmitted to Usercentrics:
In addition, Cookiebot stores a cookie in your browser so that it can associate any consent you have given – or its withdrawal – with your account.
The legal basis for the processing of the data is Section 25(2)(2) of the TDDDG, as well as Article 6(1c) and Article (1f) GDPR, to fulfill our legal obligation to obtain consent for the processing of personal data in accordance with the requirements of applicable data protection laws and to document such consent.
The data collected in this manner will be stored until you effectively object to this storage, request that we erase it, delete the Cookiebot cookie yourself, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Mandatory statutory retention requirements remain unaffected.
For more information, please see Usercentrics’ privacy policy at: https://www.cookiebot.com/en/privacy-policy/. We have entered into a commissioned data processing agreement with Usercentrics, our service provider, in accordance with Article 28 GDPR.
We use the open-source software Matomo to analyze and evaluate website usage statistics and to ensure that our website is designed to meet user needs. Cookies are used for this purpose. The information generated by the cookies regarding website usage is transmitted to our servers and compiled into pseudonymous usage profiles. Your browser also transmits personal data to Matomo Cloud, InnoCraft Ltd., 7 Waterloo Quarry PO625, 6140 Wellington, New Zealand. Under no circumstances will the IP address be linked to any other data pertaining to the user. The IP addresses are anonymized to prevent their attribution to individuals (IP masking).
The legal basis for data processing is Article 6(1a) GDPR. You may withdraw your consent at any time, with effect for the future. To do so, simply click the Cookiebot icon in the lower-left corner of our website to open our cookie tool again.
For more information about data processing by Matomo, click here: https://matomo.org/matomo-cloud-privacy-policy/.
YouTube integration in privacy-enhanced mode (no-cookie mode)
Videos from YouTube.com are embedded on our website to illustrate and supplement our content. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
To protect your privacy, we exclusively use the enhanced privacy mode (no-cookie mode), which is available via the domain https://www.youtube-nocookie.com. This means: When you visit a page that contains a YouTube video, no cookies are set initially, and no data is transmitted to Google until you actively play the video. Only when you play the video will a connection be established with Google’s servers, and data may be transmitted to Google. This includes, in particular, the IP address, device information, referrer URL, time of access, and information about the video viewed. When the video is played, YouTube may store cookies on your device or use similar tracking technologies (such as pixels or local storage). In the process, personal data may also be processed and transmitted to Google servers. We have no influence over this data transfer. Data processing takes place regardless of whether you have a Google account or are signed in to Google. If you are signed in to Google, the data can be directly associated with your account. If you do not want this to happen, please sign out of Google before playing the video.
Google may use the data collected in this way for its own purposes, in particular for analysis, market research, advertising, and to tailor its services to user needs. You have the right to object to the creation of such user profiles; this must be raised directly with Google.
It cannot be ruled out that your personal data may also be transferred to Google LLC, which is headquartered in the United States, or that the use of YouTube may result in other Google services being loaded without us having any control over this. Google LLC has obtained certification under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework to ensure compliance with the data protection standards in effect in the EU. The certificate can be viewed at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/.
The legal basis for data processing is your consent pursuant to Article 6(1a) GDPR. You may withdraw your consent at any time, with effect for the future. To do so, simply click the Cookiebot icon in the lower-left corner of our website to open our cookie tool again.
For more information about Google’s data processing, click here: https://policies.google.com/privacy.
We maintain publicly accessible profiles on social media. You can find a list of the specific platforms we use below. Our social media accounts are used to provide the public with information and communications about our company, as well as our services and offerings. We use these accounts solely to provide information and do not conduct any analyses of our own or perform any further data processing.
Processing of personal data by platform operators
When you visit our social media pages, personal data is processed by the respective platform provider (e.g., Meta/Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc.). We have no control over this data processing and do not receive any information about the nature, scope, or purposes of the processing. In particular, the setting and analysis of cookies by platform operators is their own responsibility under data protection law. For more information, please refer to the privacy policies of the respective providers.
Processing of personal data by us
We process personal data when you actively interact with us through the respective platform, for example, by:
We use this information solely to process your request. We then transfer the data to our corporate systems and continue processing it there, outside the platform. We do not conduct our own evaluations or statistical analyses of user data beyond this.
Social networks in detail
We have a profile on LinkedIn. The provider is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. For more information about LinkedIn’s privacy policy, please visit: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy .
If we provide links to websites operated by other organizations, this Privacy Policy does not apply to the processing of personal data by those organizations. We therefore recommend that you read the privacy policies on the other websites you visit.
We have consolidated certain data processing operations within our company. These can be handled centrally by our individual business units, for example, to process inquiries. To ensure that we can carry out our responsibilities and fulfill our contractual obligations, we may also engage external contractors and service providers (e.g., logistics companies or IT service providers). In addition, data may be disclosed to recipients to whom we are obligated or authorized to disclose it based on contractual or legal obligations or based on your consent.
Data transfer to third countries
Data will only be transferred to third countries (countries outside the EU and the European Economic Area (EEA)) to the extent that such transfer is necessary for the performance of a contract, assignment, or business relationship – including the initiation thereof – or is permitted based on our legitimate interest or your consent, and only in compliance with the applicable data protection requirements.
Notice regarding the transfer of data to the United States
As part of the so-called “Data Privacy Framework” (DPF), the European Commission has also recognized the level of data protection provided by certain U.S. companies as adequate under the adequacy decision dated July 10, 2023. You can find the list of certified companies and additional information about the DPF on the U.S. Department of Commerce website at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/. In this Privacy Policy, we will inform you, for each service, which of the service providers we use are certified under the DPF.
You have the right to:
For more information about your rights, please contact our data protection officer.
To ensure that our Privacy Policy always complies with current legal requirements, we reserve the right to make changes at any time. This also applies in the event that the Privacy Policy needs to be updated due to new or revised offerings, such as new services.
Data Protection Notice for Business Partners
Data Protection Notice for Applicants
