data protection

Welcome to our website!
We attach great importance to protecting your data and safeguarding your privacy. Below we therefore inform you about the collection and use of personal data when using our website.

Data protection
Unless otherwise stated below, the provision of your personal data is neither legally nor contractually required, nor is it necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the data. Failure to provide the data has no consequences. This only applies if no other information is provided in the subsequent processing operations. "Personal data" is all information that relates to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Server log files
You can visit our websites without providing any personal information. Every time you access our website, usage data is transmitted to us or our web host/IT service provider through your Internet browser and stored in protocol data (so-called server log files). This stored data includes, for example, the name of the page accessed, the date and time of access, the IP address, the amount of data transferred and the requesting provider. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the trouble-free operation of our website and to improve our offering.

Contact / Person responsible
Please contact us if you wish. The person responsible for data processing is: VIT Systemtechnik GmbH, Raiffeisenstr.7-9, 70839 Gerlingen, Germany, Telephone: +49 7156 1755-0, Email: datenschutz@vit-group.com

Customer’s initiative contact via email

If you initiate business contact with us by e-mail, we will only collect your personal data (name, e-mail address, message text) to the extent that you have made it available. The data processing serves to process and answer your contact request. If the contact is for the purpose of carrying out pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice if you are interested in purchasing, creating an offer) or concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b GDPR. If contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR out of our overriding legitimate interest in processing and answering your request. In this case, you have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f GDPR at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. We will only use your e-mail address to process your request. Your data will then be deleted in compliance with statutory retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Collection and processing when using the contact form
When you use the contact form, we only collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) to the extent you provide it. The data processing serves the purpose of establishing contact. If the contact is for the implementation of pre-contractual measures (e.g. advice in the event of a purchase interest, preparation of an offer) or concerns a contract already concluded between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b GDPR. If the contact is made for other reasons, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in processing and answering your request. In this case, you have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. We only use your email address to process your request. Your data will then be deleted in compliance with statutory retention periods unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Customer account - Orders
Customer account
When you open a customer account, we collect your personal data to the extent specified there. The data processing serves the purpose of improving your shopping experience and simplifying order processing. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation. Your customer account will then be deleted.

Collection, processing and transfer of personal data when placing orders
When you place an order, we only collect and process your personal data to the extent that this is necessary to fulfil and process your order and to process your enquiries. The provision of the data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide the data means that no contract can be concluded. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b of GDPR and is necessary for the fulfilment of a contract with you. Your data will be passed on, for example, to the shipping companies and dropshipping providers you have chosen, payment service providers, service providers for order processing and IT service providers. In all cases, we strictly adhere to the legal requirements. The scope of data transmission is limited to a minimum.

reviews
Trusted Shops customer rating
We use the customer rating tool from Trusted Shops GmbH, Subbelrather Str. 15c, 50823 Cologne (www.trustedshops.de) on our website. After you have placed your order, we would like to ask you to rate and comment on your purchase from us. For this purpose, we will write to you by email, using the technical system of the provider of the rating tool as part of order processing. Your data is processed either with your consent or based on our legitimate interest. Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of GDPR with your consent, provided that you have expressly consented to receive the request for a rating. You can revoke your consent at any time using the corresponding link in the email, without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until revocation. Your email address will then be removed from the mailing list. Processing without express consent is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of GDPR out of the legitimate interest in truthful, verified ratings of our services as part of direct advertising. For this purpose, we send an electronic request for a review of our own goods or services that you have already purchased from us. The request will be sent to the email address that we received from you as part of the sale of a product or service. The request for a review is sent under the condition that you have not objected to this use of your email address. You can object at any time by notifying us. The contact details for exercising your objection can be found in the imprint. You can also use the link provided for this purpose in the request for a review. There are no costs for this other than the transmission costs according to the basic rates. The personal data stored in this context in the technical system of the Trusted Shops rating tool are deleted 3 months after the delivery of the goods recorded for the rating.

Shipping service provider - inventory management
Passing on the email address to shipping companies to inform them about the shipping status
We will pass on your email address to the transport company as part of the contract processing, provided that you have expressly agreed to this during the ordering process. The purpose of the transfer is to inform you about the shipping status by email. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by notifying us or the transport company, without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation.

Use of an external inventory management system
We use an inventory management system to process contracts as part of order processing. For this purpose, your personal data collected as part of the order is transmitted to SAGE.

Payment service provider - credit report
Using PayPa l
All PayPal transactions are subject to the PayPal privacy policy, which can be found at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.

Using PayPal Express
We use the PayPal Express payment service from PayPal (Europe) S.à.rl et Cie, SCA (22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg; "PayPal") on our website. The data processing serves the purpose of being able to offer you payment via the PayPal Express payment service. In order to integrate this payment service, PayPal must collect, store and analyze data (e.g. IP address, device type, operating system, browser type, location of your device) when you visit the website. Cookies can also be used for this purpose. The cookies enable your browser to be recognized. The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in a customer-oriented offer of various payment methods. You have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. By selecting and using PayPal Express, the data required for payment processing will be transmitted to PayPal in order to be able to fulfill the contract with you using the selected payment method. This processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b of GDPR. Further information on data processing when using the PayPal Express payment service can be found in the associated data protection declaration at https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full?locale.x=de_DE#Updated_PS.

Data collection and processing during credit checks
If we make advance payments, e.g. when paying by invoice or direct debit, we reserve the right to obtain a credit report based on mathematical-statistical procedures using Creditsafe Deutschland GmbH, Schreiberhauserstrasse 30, 10317 Berlin. To do so, we transmit the personal data required for a credit check to them and use the information received on the statistical probability of a payment default to make a balanced decision about the establishment, implementation or termination of the contractual relationship. The credit report may contain probability values ​​(score values) that are calculated on the basis of scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedures and whose calculation includes, among other things, address data. Your legitimate interests will be taken into account in accordance with the statutory provisions. The data processing serves the purpose of the credit check for the initiation of a contract. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in protection against payment default when we make advance payments. You have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR at any time by notifying us for reasons arising from your particular situation. The provision of the data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract with the payment method you have requested. Failure to provide the data means that the contract cannot be concluded with the payment method you have selected.

Cookies
This website uses cookies. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners. Our partners may combine this information with other information that you've provided to them or that they've collected from your use of their services.

Cookies are small text files used by websites to make the user experience more efficient.

By law, we can store cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary for the operation of this site. For all other types of cookies, we need your permission.

This site uses different types of cookies. Some cookies are placed by third parties who appear on our sites.

You can change or withdraw your consent at any time from the Cookie Statement on our website.

Find out more about who we are, how you can contact us and how we process personal data in our privacy policy.

Necessary (4)

Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Name Provider Purpose Expiry Type

CONSENT Google Used to determine if the visitor has accepted the marketing category in the cookie banner. This cookie is necessary for the website to comply with GDPR. 2 years HTTP Cookie

CookieConsent Cookiebot Stores the user's consent status for cookies on the current domain. 1 year HTTP Cookie

frontend www.hydraulikfiltershop.com Stores a random ID that ensures that a user can be clearly identified as a guest or logged in user. Functions such as "recently viewed items" or maintaining the logged in status are associated with this cookie. 1 day HTTP Cookie

frontend_cid www.hydraulikfiltershop.com Stores a random ID that ensures that a user can be clearly identified as a guest or logged in user on encrypted pages. Functions such as "recently viewed items" or maintaining the logged in status are associated with this cookie. 1 day HTTP Cookie

Statistics (4)

Statistical cookies help website owners understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.

Name Provider Purpose Expiry Type

_ga Google Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. 2 years HTTP Cookie

_gat Google Used by Google Analytics to limit the request rate 1 day HTTP Cookie

_gid Google Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. 1 day HTTP Cookie

external_no_cache www.hydraulikfiltershop.com This cookie is set to determine if the cache is enabled or disabled - a cache is used by the website to optimize the response time between visitor and website. The cache is normally stored in the visitor's browser. 1 day HTTP Cookie

Marketing (4)

Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to show ads that are relevant and engaging to the individual user, and therefore more valuable to publishers and third-party advertisers.

Name Provider Purpose Expiry Type

ads/ga-audiences Google Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor's online behaviour across websites. Session Pixel Tracker

IDE Google Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the user's actions on the website after viewing or clicking on one of the provider's ads, with the purpose of measuring the effectiveness of an advertisement and displaying targeted advertising to the user. 1 year HTTP Cookie

pagead/1p-user-list/# Google Used to track whether the visitor has shown interest in certain products or events across multiple websites and how the visitor navigates between websites - This is used to measure advertising effort and facilitates the payment of referral fees between websites. Session Pixel Tracker

test_cookie Google Used to check if the user's browser supports cookies. 1 day HTTP Cookie

Use of Cookiebot

We use the consent management tool Cookiebot from Cybot A/S, Havnegade 39, 1058 Copenhagen, Denmark; “Cookiebot”) on our website. The tool enables you to give consent to data processing via the website, in particular the setting of cookies, as well as to exercise your right of withdrawal for consents already given. The data processing serves the purpose of obtaining and documenting the necessary consent to data processing and thus complying with legal obligations. Cookies can be used for this purpose. The following information, among others, can be collected and transmitted to Cookiebot: anonymized IP address, date and time of consent, URL from which the consent was sent, anonymous, random, encrypted key, consent status. This data will not be passed on to other third parties. The data is processed to fulfill a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Further information on data protection at Cookiebot can be found at: https://www.cookiebot.com/de/privacy-policy/.

Analysis - Advertising tracking
Use of Google Analytics
We use the web analysis service Google Analytics from Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google") on our website. If you are habitually resident in the European Economic Area or Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is the controller responsible for your data. Google Ireland Limited is therefore the company affiliated with Google that is responsible for processing your data and compliance with applicable data protection laws.

The data processing serves the purpose of analyzing this website and its visitors as well as for marketing and advertising purposes. For this purpose, Google will use the information obtained on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activities and to provide the website operator with other services related to website activity and internet usage. The following information may be collected, among others: IP address, date and time of the page visit, click path, information about the browser you use and the device you use, pages visited, referrer URL (website through which you accessed our website), location data, purchasing activities. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

Google Analytics uses technologies such as cookies, web storage in the browser and tracking pixels, which enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated in this way about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. There is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer takes place on the basis of standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and at https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms/

Both Google and US government agencies have access to your data. Google may link your data to other data, such as your search history, your personal accounts, your usage data from other devices, and any other data Google has about you.

IP anonymization is activated on this website. This means that your IP address will be shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. The processing of your personal data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter f of GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of the website. You have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.

You can prevent Google from collecting the data generated by Google Analytics and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

To prevent data collection and storage by Google Analytics across devices, you can set an opt-out cookie. Opt-out cookies prevent your data from being collected in the future when you visit this website. You must opt ​​out on all systems and devices used for this to have a comprehensive effect. If you delete the opt-out cookie, requests will be sent to Google again. If you click here, the opt-out cookie will be set: Deactivate Google Analytics.

Further information on terms of use and data protection can be found at https://google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/ and at https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=de.

Use of Google Ads Conversion Tracking
We use the online advertising program "Google Ads" on our website and, as part of this, conversion tracking (visit action evaluation). Google Conversion Tracking is an analysis service provided by Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google"). If you are habitually resident in the European Economic Area or Switzerland, Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is the controller responsible for your data. Google Ireland Limited is therefore the company affiliated with Google that is responsible for processing your data and compliance with applicable data protection laws.

When you click on an ad placed by Google, a cookie for conversion tracking is stored on your computer. These cookies have a limited validity, do not contain any personal data and are therefore not used for personal identification. If you visit certain pages on our website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that you clicked on the ad and were redirected to this page. Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. This means that there is no way that cookies can be tracked across the websites of Ads customers. The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics. This tells us the total number of users who clicked on one of our ads and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, we do not receive any information that can be used to personally identify users. Your data may be transferred to the USA. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer is based, among other things, on standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms/.

Your personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in targeting site visitors with interest-based advertising. You have the right to object to this processing of personal data concerning you at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. You can deactivate personalized advertising in the Google advertising settings. You can find instructions on how to do this at https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=de.

Alternatively, you can prevent the use of cookies by third parties by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative deactivation page at https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ and implementing the additional information on opting out provided there. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics. Further information and Google's privacy policy can be found at: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

Plug-ins and Others
Use of Google Fonts
We use Google Fonts from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; “Google”) on our website. The data processing serves the purpose of uniform display of fonts on our website. In order to load the fonts, a connection is established to Google servers when the page is accessed. Cookies may be used for this purpose. Your IP address and information about the browser you use are processed and sent to Google. This data is not linked to your Google account. Your data may be sent to the USA. There is no adequacy decision from the EU Commission for the USA. The data is transferred on the basis of standard contractual clauses as suitable guarantees for the protection of personal data, which can be viewed at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks..

The use of cookies or similar technologies takes place with your consent on the basis of Section 25 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 TTDSG in conjunction with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of GDPR. The processing of your personal data takes place with your consent on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation. Further information on data processing and data protection can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/ and at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq.

Rights of data subjects and storage period
Duration of storage
After the contract has been fully processed, the data will initially be stored for the duration of the warranty period, then taking into account statutory retention periods, in particular those under tax and commercial law, and then deleted after the deadline has expired, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Rights of the data subject
If the legal requirements are met, you have the following rights under Art. 15 to 20 GDPR: Right to information, to rectification, to erasure, to restriction of processing, to data portability. In addition, under Art. 21 Para. 1 GDPR, you have the right to object to processing based on Art. 6 Para. 1 f GDPR and to processing for direct marketing purposes.

Please contact us if you wish. You can find the contact details in our legal notice.

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Right to complain to the supervisory authority
According to Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to complain to the supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data is not lawful.

Right to object
If the personal data processing listed here is based on our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, you have the right to object to this processing at any time with effect for the future for reasons arising from your particular situation. After objection has been made, the processing of the data concerned will be terminated unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

last update: 01.01.2024