We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. Data protection is a top priority for our company. Below, we inform you about how we handle your personal data when you use our website. Personal data refers to all data that can be used to identify you personally.
Responsible body within the Meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation:
TPS Elektronik GmbH
Senefelderstraße 8
D-41066 Mönchengladbach
Phone: +49 (0) 21 61 – 49 52 6 – 0
Fax: +49 (0) 21 61 – 49 52 6 – 29
E-Mail: office@tps-elektronik.com
Web: http://www.tps-elektronik.com
1. Collection of General Information
When you access our website, general information is automatically collected. This information (server log files) includes, for example, the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your Internet service provider, and similar information. This information is solely information that does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about you personally. This information is technically necessary to correctly deliver the website content you request and is mandatory when using the Internet. Anonymous information of this type is statistically evaluated by us in order to continuously optimize our website and its technical platform.
2. SSL- Encryption
To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption methods (e.g. SSL) over HTTPS.
3. Cookies
Like many other websites, we also use so-called “cookies.” Cookies are small text files that are transferred from a website server to your hard drive. This automatically provides us with certain data about your computer, such as your IP address, browser used, operating system, and your internet connection. Cookies cannot be used to launch programs or transmit viruses to a computer.
Using the information contained in cookies, we can make navigation easier for you and enable our web pages to be displayed correctly. Under no circumstances will the data we collect be passed on to third parties or linked to personal data without your consent.
Of course, you can also view our website without cookies. Internet browsers are usually set to accept cookies. You can deactivate the use of cookies at any time via your browser settings. Please use the help functions of your internet browser to learn how to change these settings. Please note that individual functions of our website may not work if you have deactivated the use of cookies.
4. Borlabs Cookie Consent Tool
This website uses Borlabs Cookie from Borlabs GmbH, Hamburger Str. 11, D-22083 Hamburg, to manage consent to the use of cookies and external services. Borlabs uses a technically necessary cookie (“borlabs-cookie”) to manage and save your consent.
Borlabs Cookie does not process any personal data. The borlabs-cookie cookie stores the consent you gave when visiting the website. If you wish to revoke this consent, simply delete the cookie in your browser.
When you re-enter/reload the website, you will be asked again for your cookie consent. The legal basis for processing is Section 25 (1) TDDDG in conjunction with Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR, the statutory requirement to ensure proper consent when visiting a website based on clear and comprehensive information. You can find more information about data processing at Borlabs Cookie here.: https://de.borlabs.io/datenschutz/.
5. Contact Form / E-Mails
If you contact us by email or contact form, the information you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing your request and for possible follow-up questions. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your consent.
6. Legal Basis of Processing
The legal basis for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose is Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. If the processing of personal data is necessary to perform a contractual relationship, Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR provides the required legal basis. If our company is subject to a legal obligation requiring the processing of personal data, such as in the area of tax law, the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR.
Under certain circumstances, the processing of personal data may be necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. In this case, Art. 6 (1) (d) GDPR would be the legal basis for the processing. Processing operations may also be based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
This is the case if the processing of your personal data by us is based on a legitimate interest of our company or a third party.
7. Deletion or Blocking of Data
We adhere to the principles of data avoidance and data economy. We therefore only store your personal data for as long as necessary to achieve the purposes stated here or as required by the various retention periods stipulated by law. After the respective purpose no longer applies or these periods expire, the corresponding data is routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with legal regulations.
8. Data Protection in Applications and During the Application Process
We collect and process applicants’ personal data for the purpose of processing the application process. This processing may also be carried out electronically. If the application process results in an employment contract with an applicant, we will store the data transmitted to us for the purpose of processing the employment relationship in compliance with legal regulations. If the application does not result in the applicant being hired, we will delete the application documents no later than three months after notifying the applicant of the rejection, provided that no other legitimate interests of our company conflict with deletion.
9. Automated Decision-Making
We do not carry out any automated decision-making or so-called “profiling” with the data we process.
10. Use of Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter: Google), for statistical evaluation of our online offering. This includes, for example, the number of visits to our online offering, subpages visited, and the length of time visitors stay. The legal basis for data processing is your explicit consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR and Section 25 (1) TDDDG.
Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies” and other browser technologies to evaluate user behavior and recognize users. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of our website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, due to the activation of IP anonymization on these websites, your IP address will be shortened by Google beforehand 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.
On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide the website operator with other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
Google has certified itself according to the so-called “EU-US Data Privacy Framework.” According to the corresponding adequacy decision of the EU Commission, we can therefore assume that Google’s data processing in the USA provides a level of data protection comparable to that in the EU.
You can prevent cookies from being stored by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we point out that in this case you may not be able to use all of the functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie 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: Browser add-on to deactivate Google Analytics. We have no influence on the specific storage period of the processed data; it is determined by Google. Further information on data processing by Google Analytics can be found in the Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.
11. Google Ads (Conversion Tracking)
We use the online advertising program “Google Ads.” Within the framework of Google Ads, we use so-called conversion tracking to measure the success of our advertising measures. Cookies are set when you visit our website if you click on one of our Google ads. These cookies expire after 30 days and are not used for personal identification.
If you visit certain pages of our website, both Google and we can recognize that you clicked on one of our ads and were redirected to our site. Each Google Ads customer (= each Google advertising partner) receives different cookies. Cookies cannot therefore be tracked across the websites of different Google Ads customers. The information collected using conversion cookies helps us compile so-called conversion statistics in order to analyze the effectiveness of our Google advertising measures. For this purpose, we receive from Google the total number of users who clicked on our ad and were redirected to our site. We do not receive any information with which we could personally identify you as a visitor to the site.
The processing of your personal data within the scope of conversion tracking is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR. If you do not wish to participate in tracking, you can refuse the setting of a cookie required for this purpose or generally prevent it via browser settings. Further information can be found in the Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy. Regarding data processing by Google in the USA, please also note the information in the section on “Google Analytics.”
12. Google Tag Manager
We use the “Google Tag Manager” service on our website from Google Ireland Ltd. (service provider), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, in conjunction with Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, and other affiliated companies of Google LLC. Google Tag Manager is an auxiliary service and itself processes personal data only for technically necessary purposes. Google Tag Manager loads other components, which in turn may collect data. Google Tag Manager does not access this data.
The processing of your personal data within the scope of conversion tracking is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR. Further information about Google Tag Manager can be found in the Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy. Regarding data processing by Google in the USA, please also note the information in the section on “Google Analytics.”
13. Apollo
We use the “Apollo” service provided by Apollo.io Inc., Covina, 440 N Barranca Ave #4750, CA, USA, on our website to support marketing and sales activities, such as analyzing website visits and user interactions. Apollo Inc., through its group company Zen-leads Inc., is certified according to the so-called “EU-US Data Privacy Framework.” According to the corresponding adequacy decision of the EU Commission, we can therefore assume that Google’s data processing in the USA provides a level of data protection comparable to that in the EU. In addition, Apollo holds ISO 27001 and SOC 2 certifications in the area of IT security.
The use of Apollo is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a) GDPR. Further information on data protection at Apollo can be found at https://www.apollo.io/privacy-policy.
14. YouTube
We have integrated the external service YouTube Video into our website. YouTube Video is a component of the video platform of YouTube, LLC, on which users can upload content, share it online, and obtain detailed statistics. YouTube Video uses cookies and other browser technologies to evaluate user behavior, recognize users, and create user profiles. This information is used, among other things, to analyze the activity of the content listened to and to compile reports. If a user is registered with YouTube, LLC, YouTube Video can assign the videos played to the profile.
When you access this content, you establish a connection to servers of YouTube, LLC, Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Your IP address and, if applicable, browser data such as your user agent are transmitted. Use of the service is based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
It cannot be ruled out that your personal data may be transferred to Google servers located outside the European Union (EU) or the European
European Economic Area (EEA). Google is certified according to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, the applicable data protection agreement between the EU and the US. Based on this, we can assume that Google guarantees a level of data protection comparable to that of the EU.
Further information about data processing by Google can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy. There you can also change your personal data protection settings in the data protection center.
15. Note on External Links
Please note that our website also contains links to other websites operated by us, such as our online shop (https://www.shop-tps.com/shop). When you visit these websites, their own cookie and privacy policies apply. You may be asked again for your consent to the use of cookies and third-party services.
16. Social Media
In addition to this website, we also operate various social media channels. We currently have a presence on LinkedIn and YouTube. You can access our pages there via the corresponding buttons on our website. We expressly point out that you use these pages and their functions at your own risk. When you visit our presence on the aforementioned platforms, personal data may be transmitted to and processed by the operator of the respective platform, such as your IP address, processor type used, and browser version including plug-ins. The data collected about you in this context will be processed by the provider of the social media platform and may also be transferred to countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA). If you are logged in to your personal user account while visiting such a website, the operator can assign the visit to your account. If you wish to avoid this, you should log out of the respective platform operator before visiting our online presence or deactivate the “stay logged in” function, delete the cookies on your device, and close and restart your browser. For the purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of the data by the operator of the respective platform, as well as your related rights and setting options for protecting your privacy, please refer to the respective privacy policy:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
YouTube: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de&gl=de
We do not collect or process any further data from your use of our presence on the corresponding social media platforms.
17. Your Rights to Information, Correction, Blocking, Deletion and Objection
You have the right to receive information about your personal data stored by us at any time. You also have the right to have your personal data corrected, blocked, or, with the exception of the mandatory data storage required for business transactions, deleted. Please send an email to office@tps-elektronik.com to request this.
To ensure that data can be blocked at any time, this data must be stored in a blocked file for monitoring purposes. You can also request that the data be deleted, provided there is no legal archiving obligation. If such an obligation exists, we will block your data upon request.
You have the right to revoke your consent to the processing of personal data at any time with future effect. Revoking your consent does not affect the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until the revocation. You can make changes or revoke your consent with future effect by sending an email to office@tps-elektronik.com.
We have a statutory response period of one month to process your request, which can be extended by a further two months in exceptional cases. We strive to process your request as quickly as possible within the first month of receiving it. Please note that due to statutory retention periods, we may still be required to store certain of your personal data even after a request for deletion.
If you believe that the processing of personal data concerning you violates the GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the EU Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement, without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy. The supervisory authority responsible for data protection is
State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information North Rhine-Westphalia
Postfach 20 04 44
40102 Düsseldorf
Tel.: 0211/38424-0
Fax: 0211/38424-10
E-Mail: poststelle@ldi.nrw.de
18. Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy as needed to ensure it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy, for example, when introducing new services. The new privacy policy will then apply to your next visit.