Privacy Policy in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for www.weber-online.cn

  1. Data protection at a glance

    1. General information
      The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is any data that could be used to personally identify you. See our Privacy Policy below for details about data protection.

      You can find our privacy information here.

    2. Analysis tools & third-party tools
      When you visit our website, your browsing behaviour may be evaluated for statistical purposes. We mainly use cookies and analysis software to do so. Your browsing behaviour is usually analysed anonymously, so that we cannot identify you from your browsing behaviour. You can object to analysis or prevent analysis by not using specific tools. See the Privacy Policy below for details.

      You can object to this analysis. This Privacy Policy explains how you can object.

  2. General & mandatory information

    1. Data protection
      The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data as confidential and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this Privacy Policy.

      When you use this website, various pieces of personal data are collected. Personal data is any data that could be used to personally identify you. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose it is used.

      Please note that data sent over the internet (e.g. by email) may be insecure. It is not possible to fully protect data from access by third parties.

    2. Information about the data controller
      The data controller for data processing on this website is:

      WEBER Schraubautomaten GmbH
      Hans-Urmiller-Ring 56
      82515 Wolfratshausen, Germany

      Phone: +49 (0)8171 406-0
      Email:

      The controller is the natural or legal person which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g. of names, email addresses and similar data).

    3. Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority
      In the event of data protection infringements, the data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. The competent supervisory authority for matters relating to data protection legislation is the State Commissioner for Data Protection of the federal state in which our company is headquartered. A list of the State Commissioners for Data Protection and their contact details is available by clicking the following link: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.
    4. SSL or TLS encryption
      This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transfer of confidential data, such as orders or enquiries you send to us as the site operator. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address in your browser’s address bar changes from “http://” to “https://” and from the lock icon in your address bar.

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

  3. Data collection on our website

    1. Cookies
      Some of our webpages use cookies. Cookies do not damage your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies are used to make our services more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser. Most of the cookies that we use are “session cookies.” They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies are kept on your device until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognise your browser when you next visit the site.You can configure your browser to warn you when cookies will be created so that you can decide on a case-by-case basis whether to accept or reject a cookie. Alternatively, your browser can be configured to accept cookies automatically under certain conditions, to always reject them or to automatically delete cookies when you close your browser. Disabling cookies may limit some of the features of this website.

      Cookies that are required for electronic communication or to provide certain functions you wish to use (such as the shopping cart) are saved on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies to provide its services in an optimal way without technical errors. If other cookies (such as cookies used to analyse your browsing behaviour) are stored, they are covered separately in this Privacy Policy.

    2. Server log files
      The website provider automatically collects and stores information in server log files, which your browser automatically sends to us. The following data is collected and stored:

      • Browser type and browser version
      • Operating system used
      • Referrer URL
      • Hostname of the visitor’s computer
      • Time of the server request
      • IP address

      This data is not combined with data from other sources.

      The data is processed on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which permits data to be processed for the performance of a contract or to take steps prior to entering into a contract.

    3. Contact form
      If you use our contact form to send us a query, we will store the details you enter on the form, including the contact details, for the purpose of dealing with your query and, if applicable, any follow-up issues. We do not share this data without your consent. The data entered on the contact form is only processed on the basis of your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR). You may withdraw your consent at any time. You can withdraw your consent by simply sending us an informal email. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of data processing operations based on consent before its withdrawal.We will retain the data you provide on the contact form until such time as you request its erasure, withdraw your consent for its storage, or the purpose of storing the data no longer applies (e.g. after we have finished processing your query). Any mandatory statutory provisions, in particular mandatory data retention periods, remain unaffected.
  4. Analytics and advertising
    1. Matomo (formerly Piwik)
      This website uses the open source web analytics service Matomo. Matomo uses so-called “cookies”. These are text files that are stored on your computer and that allow an analysis of the use of the website by you. For this purpose, the information generated by the cookie about the use of this website is stored on our server. The IP address is anonymized before it is stored.
      Matomo cookies remain on your device until you delete them.

      The storage of Matomo cookies is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising.

      The information generated by the cookies about your use of this website will not be disclosed to third parties. You can prevent these cookies being stored by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser. However, we wish to point out that doing so may mean you will not be able to enjoy the full functionality of this website.

      If you do not agree with the storage and use of your data, you can disable this feature here. In this case, an opt-out cookie will be stored in your browser to prevent Matomo from storing your usage data. If you delete your cookies, this will mean that the opt-out cookie will also be deleted. You will then need to reactivate it when you return to our site if you wish your activity not to be tracked.

    2. Deactivate Tracking-Cookie