Legal Information

Data protection declaration:
Internet and electronic data processing technologies give one a feeling of losing track of where and for which purpose his data is stored.

We give utmost importance to processing customers' data carefully and securely and keeping it confidential. We at Sperian Fall Protection Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG would therefore like you, a visitor of our website, to rest assured that your data will be handled confidentially and your personal rights will be respected.

Validity of data protection declaration
This data protection declaration is applicable to all webpages for which Sperian Fall Protection Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG is responsible. Our webpages may however contain links to other companies for which our data protection declaration shall then not be applicable. Sperian Fall Protection Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG ensures the confidentiality of your personal data: All employees are under obligation to maintain secrecy in accordance with the Federal Data Protection Law (BDSG), and safety precautions are taken as per the latest technological advancements. The in-house data protection in-charge further ensures that this data protection declaration is observed and adherence to.

Data transferred via the browser/Internet technology:
As per the principle of data avoidance and data economisation, we gather personal data on our website only if it is essential for the purpose desired by you and/or you disclose it voluntarily. We therefore:

• Do not gather personal data while retrieving information from our webpages, but gather details like the IP address of your computer, which may sometimes be private, date and time, the browser type and the operating system of your PC and the pages viewed by you.
• Record your name, sender email address, message and, if specified voluntarily, other contact details (address, telephone number) where we can send our reply or reach you, when you send an email to us and apply Online.

Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States . Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

Personal surfing profiles or similar are not created and processed. Please keep in mind that this communication mode is currently not suitable for sending confidential information due to the lack of data encryption options.

Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are stored on the PC of an Internet user. Their purpose is, e.g. to control the connection while you are visiting webpages. We use cookies only for the duration of your visit to our website. They contain purely technical information and absolutely no personal data. It goes without saying that they are deleted on exiting the website.
Please do not store cookies on PCs that are used by several persons (e.g. in an Internet-Café) without user authentication (personal login with a secret password) as otherwise there is a risk of data being misused by other users.

Using your personal data
Personal data that you send us via the Internet (e.g. your name, address or email address) will only be used for correspondence with you or will be used only for the purpose for which you have disclosed it. Apart from this, we will use this data occasionally to inform you about interesting product offers and services. You can always disapprove the usage of personal data. We assure you that we will not forward your personal data to any third-party unless it is legally binding on us to do so or you have approved it in advance. If we avail the services of other service providers for executing and settling the processes, these contractual relationships will be regulated as per the provisions of the Federal Data Protection Law.

Your rights
You have the right to information regarding all personal data that you have disclosed to Sperian Fall Protection Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG. You also have the right to rectify incorrect data and delete data that is no longer required as long as it is not mandatory to store it owing to other statutory regulations. You have the right to block the data in such cases.

Updating the data protection declaration
This data protection declaration will be updated when Sperian Fall Protection Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG changes its Internet processes or improves the Internet and EDP security technology.

Version dated 14.03.2005