Privacy Policy

I. Name and address of the Data Controller

The Data Controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other national data protection laws of the Member States as well as other data protection provisions is:

IAMT - Ingenieurgesellschaft für allgemeine Maschinentechnik mbH
Lehmgrubenstr. 5
D-08538 Weischlitz

Telefon +49 37436 123-123
Telefax +49 37436 123-120
Internet: www.iamt-gruppe.de
Email: info(at)iamt.de
This Privacy Policy is intended to inform users about the nature, scope and purpose of the collection and use of personal data by the Data Controller.

IAMT - Ingenieurgesellschaft für allgemeine Maschinentechnik mbH
Geschäftsführer: Dipl.-Ing. Volker Treichel, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jan Scholten
Lehmgrubenstr. 5
D-08538 Weischlitz
Telefon +49 37436 123-123
Telefax +49 37436 123-120
Email: info(at)iamt.de

II. Name and address of the Data Protection Officer

The Data Protection Officer of the Data Controller is:

Melanie Dittrich
Qualitätsmanagement
c/o IAMT Engineering GmbH & Co.KG
Lehmgrubenstr. 5
08538 Weischlitz
Deutschland

Telefon: +49 037436 123-138
Email: datenschutz(at)iamt-gruppe.de

III. General information pertaining to data processing

1. Scope of processing in relation to personal data

Essentially, we collect and use personal data of our users only to the extent that this is necessary for the provision of a functional website and our content and services. The regular collection and use of personal data are only carried out with the consent of the user or if the processing of the data is permitted by legal statute.

2. Legal basis for the processing of personal data

Insofar as we obtain the consent of the user for processing operations involving personal data, Art. 6 (1) (a) EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) constitutes the legal basis for the processing of personal data.

When processing personal data that is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the user is a party, Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR constitutes the legal basis. This also applies to processing operations that are necessary for the performance of pre-contractual measures.

If the processing of personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which our company is subject, Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR constitutes the legal basis.

If processing of personal data is necessary to protect a legitimate interest of our company or a third party and if the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the user do not outweigh the former interest, Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR constitutes the legal basis for the processing of the data.

3. Data erasure and retention period

The user's personal data will be erased, quarantined or otherwise made inaccessible as soon as the purpose of storage no longer applies. In addition, storage may take place if this has been provided for by European or national legislators in Union regulations, laws or other provisions to which the Data Controller is subject. Data will also be quarantined or erased if a storage period prescribed by the aforementioned standards expires, unless there is a need for further retention of the data for the conclusion or performance of a contract.

IV. Provision of the website and creation of log files

1.  Description and scope of data processing

Each time our website is accessed, our system automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the accessing device. The following data are collected:

(1) Information about the browser type and version used
(2) The operating system of the user
(3) The user's Internet service provider
(4) The IP address of the user
(5) Date and time of access
(6) Websites from which the user's system accesses our website
(7) Websites that are accessed by the user's system via our website.

These data are also stored in the log files of our system but kept separate and isolated from the other personal data of the user.

2. Legal basis for the processing of the data

The legal basis for the temporary storage of the data and the log files is provided by Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

3. Purpose of processing the data

The temporary storage of the IP address by the system is necessary to enable delivery of the website to the user's computer. For this purpose, the IP address of the user must remain stored for the duration of the session.

Storage in log files is done to ensure the functionality of the website. In addition, we use the data to optimise the website and to ensure the security of our information technology systems. An evaluation of the data for marketing purposes does not take place in this context.

These purposes also align with our legitimate interest in data processing according to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

4. Duration of the data retention period

The data are erased as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which they were collected. In the case of the collection of data for the provision of the website, this is the case when the respective session has ended.

In the case of the storage of IP addresses in log files, erasure occurs within thirty days at the latest.

5. Possibility of objection and removal

The collection of data for the provision of the website and the storage of the data in log files is mandatory for the operation of the website. Consequently, there is no possibility of objection on the part of the user.

V. Use of cookies

1. Scope of the processing of personal data

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored in the Internet browser or by the Internet browser on the user's computer system. When a user accesses a website, a cookie may be stored on the user's operating system. This cookie contains a specific string of characters that enables the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is called up again.

We use so-called session cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Some elements of our website require that the calling browser can be identified even after a page change. We use the following technically necessary session cookie:

fe_typo_user

The following data are stored and transmitted in the cookies:

• Current session of the user on our website

We also use cookies on our website that enable an analysis of the user's surfing behavior.

In this way, the following data can be transmitted:

• Search terms entered
• Frequency of page views
• Use of website functions

When accessing our website, users are informed by an information banner about the use of cookies for analysis purposes and referred to this Privacy Policy. In this context, there is also an indication of how the storage of cookies can be prevented in the browser settings.

Further information on our analysis cookies can be found under the following points of this Privacy Policy:


2. Legal basis for the processing of the data

The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies is provided by
Art. 6 (1) (a) or Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

3. Purpose of processing the data

The purpose of the use of technically necessary cookies is to simplify the use of websites for users, the so-called session handling. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these, it is necessary that the browser continues to be recognised even after a page or site change.

The analysis cookies are used for the purpose of improving the quality of our website and its content. Through the analysis cookies, we learn how the website is used and can thus constantly optimise our offer.

It is in these purposes that, according to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, our legitimate interest also lies in the processing of personal data.

4. Duration of the data retention period, possibility of objection and removal

Cookies are stored on the user's computer and transmitted from it to our site. Therefore, you as a user also have full control over the use of cookies. The data are erased after the end of a browser session.

By changing the settings in your Internet browser, you can disable or restrict the transmission of cookies. Cookies that have already been stored can be deleted at any time. This can also be done automatically. If cookies are deactivated for our website, it may no longer be possible to fully use all functions of the website.

VI. Contact form and email contact

1. Description and scope of data processing

Our website contains a contact form that can be used for electronic contact. If a user takes advantage of this option, the data entered in the input mask is transmitted to us and stored. These data are:

(1) Name of the user
(2) E-mail address
(3) Telephone number

At the time the message is sent, the following data are also stored:

(1) Time to fill in the form
(2) Date and time of contact
(3) User agent of the user

For the processing of the data, your consent is obtained during the submission process and reference is made to this Privacy Policy.

Alternatively, it is possible to contact us via the e-mail address provided. In this case, the user's personal data transmitted with the e-mail will be stored.

The data collected for this purpose will not be passed on to third parties. The data are used exclusively for processing the conversation.

2. Legal basis for the processing of the data

The legal basis for the processing of the data is provided by Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR, subject to the user having given their consent.

The legal basis for the processing of data transmitted in the course of sending an
e-mail is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. If the purpose of the e-mail contact is the conclusion of a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is provided by Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.

3. Purpose of processing the data

The processing of personal data from the input mask is required solely for the purpose of handling the contact. In the case of contact by e-mail, this also constitutes the necessary legitimate interest in processing the data.

The other personal data processed during the transmission procedure serve to prevent misuse of the contact form and to ensure the security of our information technology systems.

4.  Duration of the data retention period

The data are erased as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which they were collected. For the personal data from the input mask of the contact form and those sent by e-mail, this is the case when the respective conversation with the user has ended. The conversation is ended when it is clear from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified.

5. Possibility of objection and removal

The user has the option to revoke their consent to the processing of personal data at any time. If the user contacts us by e-mail, they can object to the storage of their personal data at any time. In such a case, the conversation cannot be continued.

To initiate the erasure or revocation of consent and the objection to storage, the user sends an e-mail to the company e-mail address specified in Section I.

All personal data stored in the course of contacting us will be deleted in this case.

VII. Online employment application process

1. Description and scope of data processing

Our website contains a contact form that you can use to submit your job application documents to us. If a user takes advantage of this option, the data entered in the input mask is transmitted to us and stored. These data are:

(1) Name of the user
(2) E-mail address

At the time the message is sent, the following data are also stored:

(1) Time to fill out the form
(2) Date and time of contact

The user's personal data transmitted with the attached application is likewise stored.

For the processing of the data, your consent is obtained during the submission process and reference is made to this Privacy Policy.

The data collected for this purpose will not be passed on to third parties. The data will be used exclusively for the processing of the conversation.

2. Legal basis for the processing of the data

The legal basis for the processing of the data is provided by Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR and Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, subject to the user having given their consent.

3. Purpose of processing the data

The processing of personal data is required solely for the purpose of handling your job application in our company. This also constitutes the necessary legitimate interest in processing the data.

The other personal data processed during the submission procedure serve to prevent misuse of the contact form and to ensure the security of our information technology systems.

4. Duration of the data retention period

The data are erased as soon as they are no longer required to achieve the purpose for which they were collected. This is the case when the corresponding position has been filled and there is also no prospect of filling an alternative position.

5. Possibility of objection and removal

The user has the possibility to revoke their consent to the processing of personal data at any time. In such a case, the application can no longer be considered.

To initiate the erasure or revocation of consent and the objection to storage, the user sends an e-mail to the company e-mail address specified in Section I.

All personal data stored by us in the course of the job application will be erased in this case.

VIII. Matomo

1. Description and scope of data processing

We use the Matomo component in the operation of this website. Matomo is a web analysis service. A web analysis service collects, among other things, data indicating from which website a user came to another website, which subpages of the website were accessed or how often and for how long a subpage was viewed. A web analysis is mainly used for optimising a website and for cost-benefit analysis of internet advertising.

The operating company of the Matomo component is InnoCraft Ltd, 150 Willis St, 6011 Wellington, New Zealand.

We use the "AnonymizeIP" plugin for web analysis via Matomo. This add-on ensures that the last octet of the IP address of the user's Internet connection is set to zero and anonymised by Matomo. A stored IP address may then look like this: 128.91.97.0.

The cookie serves to facilitate storage of certain personal information, for example, the access time, the place from which an access originated and the frequency of visits to our website.

These cookies also enable, among other things, the recognition of the Internet browser. The data collected using Matomo technology (including your pseudonymised IP address) is processed on our servers. The information generated by the cookie in the pseudonymous user profile is not used to personally identify the visitor to this website and is not merged with personal data about the bearer of the pseudonym.

2. Legal basis for the processing of the data

The legal basis for the processing of the data resides in our legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

3. Purpose of processing the data

The purpose of the Matomo component is to analyse the flow of visitors to our website. We use the data and information obtained, among other things, to evaluate the use of our website, to compile online reports for us that show the activities on our webpages and to provide other services related to the use of our website.

These purposes also constitute our legitimate interest in processing the personal data pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

4. Possibility of objection and removal

If you do not agree with the storage and analysis of these data from your visit, you can object to retention and use at any time with a click of your mouse as indicated below. In this case, a so-called opt-out cookie will be stored in your browser, which means that Matomo will not collect any session data. Please note that the complete deletion of your cookies means that the opt-out cookie will also be deleted and may have to be reactivated by you.

Opt-Out iFrame: You may choose not to have a unique web analytics cookie identification number assigned to your computer to avoid aggregation and analysis of data collected on this website. To make this choice, please click below to receive an opt-out cookie.

5. Web analysis

IX. User’s rights

If your personal data are processed, you are a Data Subject within the meaning of the GDPR and you have the following rights vis-à-vis the Data Controller:

1. Right of access

You may request confirmation from the Data Controller as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed by us.

If such processing is taking place, you may request the Data Controller to provide you with the following information:

(1) The purposes for which the personal data are processed

(2) The categories of personal data which are processed

(3) The recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been or will be disclosed

(4)  The envisaged duration of the retention period for the personal data relating to you or, if the provision of specific information on this is not possible, criteria for determining the retention period

(5) The existence of a right to rectify or erase the personal data concerning you, a right to restrict processing by the Data Controller or a right to object to such processing

(6) The existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority

(7) Any available information on the origin of the data, if the personal data are not collected from the data subject

(8) The existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, pursuant to
Art. 22 (1) and (4) GDPR and, at least in these cases, meaningful information about the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing for the Data Subject

You have the right to request information on whether personal data concerning you are transferred to a third country or to an international organisation. In this context, you may demand to be informed about the appropriate safeguards pursuant to
Art. 46 GDPR in connection with the transfer.

2. Right of rectification

You have a right of rectification and/or completion vis-à-vis the Data Controller if the personal data processed concerning you are inaccurate or incomplete. The Data Controller shall carry out the rectification without undue delay.

3. Right to restrict processing

You may request the restriction of the processing of personal data concerning you under the following conditions:

(1) If you contest the accuracy of the personal data concerning you for a period allowing the Data Controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data

(2) The processing is unlawful and you object to the erasure of the personal data and request instead restriction of the use of your personal data

(3) The Data Controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing but you need the data for the establishment, assertion or defence of legal claims or

(4) If you have objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR and it is not yet clear whether the Data Controller's legitimate interests override your grounds for objection.

Where the processing of personal data relating to you has been restricted, such data may – apart from being stored – be processed only with your consent or for the establishment, assertion or defence of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of substantial public interest of the Union or a Member State.

If the processing of the data has been restricted in response to the above scenarios, you will be informed by the Data Controller before the restriction is lifted.

4. Right to erasure

a) Erasure obligation

You may request the Data Controller to erase the personal data concerning you without undue delay; the Data Controller is then obliged to erase such data immediately where one of the following reasons applies:

(1) The personal data concerning you are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.

(2) You revoke your consent on which the processing was based pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) or Art. 9 (2) (a) GDPR and there is no other legal basis for the processing.

(3) You object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or you object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (2) GDPR.

(4) The personal data concerning you have been processed unlawfully.

(5) The erasure of the personal data concerning you is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the Data Controller is subject.

(6) The personal data concerning you has been collected in relation to information society services offered pursuant to Art. 8 (1) GDPR

b) Information to third parties

If the Data Controller has made the personal data concerning you public and is obliged to erase the data pursuant to Art. 17 (1) GDPR, it shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, having regard to the available technology and the cost of implementation, to inform other Data Controllers that process the personal data that you, as the Data Subject, have requested them to erase all links to, or copies or replications of, that personal data.

c) Exceptions

The right to erasure does not apply insofar as the processing is necessary

(1) for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information;

(2) for compliance with a legal obligation which requires processing under Union or Member State law to which the Data Controller is subject, or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;

(3) for reasons of public interest in the area of public health pursuant to Art. 9 (2) points (h) and (i) and Art. 9 (3) GDPR;

(4) for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes pursuant to Art. 89 (1) GDPR, insofar as the right referred to in subsection (a) is likely to render impossible or seriously prejudice the achievement of the purposes of such processing; or

(5) for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims.

5. Right to notification

If you have asserted the right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing against the Data Controller, the Data Controller is obliged to notify all recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been disclosed of this rectification or erasure or restriction to processing of the data, unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort.

You have the right to require the Data Controller to notify you of such recipients.

6.  Right to data portability

You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to the Data Controller in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. You also have the right to transmit these data to another Data Controller without hindrance by the Data Controller to whom the personal data was first disclosed, provided that

(1) the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR or Art. 9 (2) (a) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR and

(2) the processing is carried out with the aid of automated procedures.

In exercising this right, you also have the right to have the personal data concerning you transferred directly from one Data Controller to another Data Controller, insofar as this is technically feasible. This must not affect the freedoms and rights of other persons.

The right to data portability does not apply to the processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the Data Controller.

7. Right to object


You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you which is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (e) or (f) GDPR; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions.

The Data Controller shall no longer process the personal data concerning you unless it can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the purpose of establishing, asserting or defending legal claims.

If the personal data concerning you is processed for the purposes of direct marketing, you have the right to object at any time to such processing; this also applies to profiling insofar as this is related to direct marketing.

If you object to the processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data concerning you will no longer be processed for these purposes.

You have the possibility, in connection with the use of information society services, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, to exercise your right to object by means of automated procedures using technical specifications.

8. Right to revoke the declaration of consent under data protection law

You have the right to revoke your declaration of consent under data protection law at any time. The revocation of consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until such revocation.

9. Automated decision in individual cases including profiling

You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you. This does not apply if the decision

(1) is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between you and the Data Controller,

(2) is permissible on the basis of legal provisions of the Union or the Member States to which the Data Controller is subject and these legal provisions contain appropriate measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms as well as your legitimate interests or

(3) is made with your express consent.

However, these decisions may not be based on special categories of personal data pursuant to Art. 9 (1) GDPR, unless Art. 9 (2) (a) or (g) applies and appropriate measures have been taken to protect your rights and freedoms as well as your legitimate interests.

With regard to the cases referred to in subsections (1) and (3) above, the Data Controller shall take reasonable steps to safeguard your rights and freedoms as well as your legitimate interests, which include at least the right to secure the intervention of a person with the Data Controller, to express your point of view and to contest the decision.

10. Right to complain to a supervisory authority

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your residence, place of work or the place of the alleged infringement, if you consider that the processing of personal data concerning you infringes the GDPR.

The supervisory authority to which the complaint has been lodged shall inform the complainant of the status and outcome of the complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy under Art. 78 GDPR.