Privacy

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Owner of Personal Information:

MTS Technology Ltd.

Contents

Purpose and accountability

General information on data processing and legal basis

Security safeguards

Forwarding of data to third parties and third-party providers

Processing of data within the course of customer relations, events and trade fairs

Collection of access data (logfiles)

Cookies & reach measurement

Newsletter and commercial communication

Integration of third-party services and content

User rights

Deletion of data

Right to object

Amendments to this Privacy Policy

1 Purpose and accountability

1.1 This Privacy Policy describes how we process personal data collected on our websites and online platforms and through our associated webpages, functions, and content (hereinafter referred to as the “Websites” or “Service”) and describes the scope and purpose of these activities. This Privacy Policy applies to all situations, regardless of which domain, system, platform, or device (e.g. desktop or mobile) the Websites are accessed on.

2 General information on data processing and legal basis

2.1 The personal data of the users processed in the context of our Service include inventory data (e.g., names and addresses of customers), contract data (e.g., services used, names of staff, payment information), usage data (e.g., the websites visited, interest in our products), Meta/communication data (device IDs, IP addresses, location data) and content data (e. g., entries in the contact form).

2.2 The term “user” covers all categories of data subjects concerned. They include our business partners, customers, prospective customers, and other visitors to our website. The term “user” covers all categories of data subjects concerned. They include our business partners, customers, prospective customers, and other visitors to our website. The terminology used within this Privacy Policy, such as “users”, is gender-neutral.

2.3 All the personal User data we collect is processed in accordance with the relevant data protection regulations. That means we only process User data where this is permitted by law. This applies, in particular, if data processing is required or prescribed by law in order to furnish our contractual services (e.g., to process orders) and provide online services, or if the User has provided their consent, or if it is for the purposes of our legitimate interests (i.e., our interest in analyzing, optimizing and running our Websites in a secure and commercially viable manner within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) f. of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

2.4 In regard to the processing of personal data on the basis of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), please note that the legal basis for the data subject giving consent is Art. 6 (1) a. and Art. 7 GDPR, the legal basis for processing data in order to perform our contractual services and discharge our contractual obligations is Art. 6 (1) b. GDPR, the legal basis for processing data in order to comply with our legal obligations, is Art. 6 (1) c. GDPR and the legal basis for processing data for the purposes of our legitimate interests is Art. 6 (1) f. GDPR.

3 Security safeguards

3.1 We apply state-of-the-art organizational, contractual, and technical security measures to ensure compliance with the provisions of data protection legislation and thereby protect the data we process against accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction, or access by unauthorized persons.

3.2 These security measures include, in particular, the encrypted transmission of data between your browser and our server.

4 Forwarding of data to third parties and third-party providers

4.1 Data is only forwarded to third parties to the extent permitted by law. We only forward User data to third parties if, for example, this is necessary in order to fulfill our contractual obligations towards the users or if we make use of third-party services within the scope of our legitimate interests. Furthermore, data is transferred within the companies of our group of companies, in particular for the purpose of fulfilling administrative tasks, legal obligations or for reasons of business interests.

4.2 Insofar as we make use of third-party services to furnish our own services, we ensure appropriate legal safeguards are in place and take appropriate technical and organizational steps to ensure that personal data is protected in compliance with applicable statutory requirements.

4.3 Insofar as content, tools or any other resources from other providers (hereinafter referred to as “third-party providers”) are employed within the scope of this Privacy Policy and said third-party providers have their registered headquarters in a third country, it should be assumed that data will be transferred to the country of domicile of the third-party provider. The term third country refers to countries in which the GDPR does not constitute directly applicable legislation, i.e., essentially countries outside the EU or the European Economic Area. Data shall be transferred to third countries if an adequate level of data protection is in place if the User has provided their consent, or if this transfer is permitted by law in any other way.

5 Processing of data within the course of customer relations, events, and trade fairs

5.1 We process inventory data (e.g., names, and addresses as well as contact data of users) and contract data (e.g., services used, names of contact persons, payment information) of our customers, interested parties as well as attendees of trade fairs and events for the purpose of fulfilling our contractual obligations and services in accordance with Art. 6 (1) b. GDPR.

5.2 Furthermore, we process the data of our customers and attendees (e.g., the visited websites of our online offer, interest, and attendance at our events, as well as in the use of products and orders) on the basis of our legitimate interests in advertising and market research purposes in accordance with Art. 6 (1) f. GDPR, in order to offer customers and attendees services based on their previous contractual interests or the events they have attended, to make events pleasant and secure, or to analyze the development of our business operations. Furthermore, we process the data insofar as we are legally required to do so, e.g., due to commercial and tax obligations, in accordance with Art. 6 (1) c. GDPR is obligated.

5.3 If a user gets in touch with us via the contact form or by email, we process the User’s details in order to respond to and deal with the query or request. The User’s details may be stored in our customer relationship management (CRM) or comparable inquiry systems.

5.4 If a user gets in touch with us via the careers form, it’s necessary to read all the notices and requests of consent defined in the application form for new job positions.

6 Collection of access data (logfiles)

6.1 For the purposes of our legitimate interests, we collect data every time the server on which the service is located is accessed. This data is collected in the form of server log files. These access logs include the name of the webpage and/or file accessed by the User, the date and time of access, the amount of data transferred, notification of successful retrieval, details of the web browser used (including the version), the User’s operating system, the referrer URL (of the previous page linking to our website), the IP address and the requesting provider.

7 Cookies & reach measurement

7.1 The notice about the use of cookies is defined in the cookies policy page, you can view it here.

9 Integration of third-party services and content

9.1 For the purposes of our legitimate interests (i.e. our interest in analyzing, optimizing and running our Websites in a commercially viable manner within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) f. of the GDPR), we use third-party content and service delivery services on our Websites in order to incorporate content and services such as videos and fonts, for example (hereinafter jointly referred to as “content”). The third-party provider of this content always requires the User’s IP address in order to send the content to the browser of the respective User. In other words, the IP address is required to display this content. We endeavor only to use such content where the respective provider uses the IP address exclusively to deliver said content. Third-party providers may additionally use “pixel tags” (invisible image files, also known as web beacons) for statistical or marketing purposes. Pixel tags can be used to analyze information such as the number of visitors accessing the pages of this website. The pseudonymized information may additionally be stored on User devices in the form of cookies. This information includes technical information on the browser and operating system, referring websites, time spent on the website, and further details on how Users make use of our Websites, plus it can also be combined with comparable information from other sources.

9.2 The list below provides an overview of third-party providers and their content as well as links to their privacy policies, which contain further information on data processing and opt-out mechanisms, some of which have already been discussed here:

9.3 The links/buttons to social networks and platforms (“social media”) used within our online offer do not establish direct contact between social networks and users. Their function corresponds to that of a regular online link.

Videos on the “YouTube” platform provided by the third-party company Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/; opt-out: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/. Notes on Google, Inc.: Google is certified under the Privacy Shield framework which offers a guarantee of compliance with European data protection legislation (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active).

10 User rights

10.1 Users have the right to obtain information free of charge on the personal data we have collected about them. In addition, Users have the right to correct any inaccurate data, restrict the processing of their personal data or delete it, and, where applicable, assert their right to data portability. Users also have the right to submit a complaint to the relevant supervisory authorities if they suspect that data has been processed unlawfully.

10.2 Users can also withdraw any consent they may have given. Such a revocation of consent shall have future effect only.

10.3 Users can assert the execution of their rights sending an email to info@mts-technology.com

11 Deletion of data

11.1 The data stored by us is deleted once it is no longer required for the designated purpose and provided that we have no statutory obligation to retain said data. In the event User data is not deleted because it is required for other purposes permitted by law, then its processing shall be restricted accordingly, i.e. the data shall be blocked and no longer processed for other purposes. This applies, for example to User data that must be retained due to commercial or tax requirements.

11.2 Users can assert the execution of their rights sending an email to info@mts-technology.com

12 Right to object

Users can choose to opt out of the future processing of their personal data at any time in accordance with statutory provisions. This right to object applies in particular to the processing of data for the purposes of direct advertising. Users can assert the execution of their rights sending an email to info@mts-technology.com

13 Amendments to this Privacy Policy

13.1 We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy at any time to reflect changes in the legal situation or changes relating to the service or data processing. This only applies to declarations concerning data processing, however. If Users’ consent is required or if the Privacy Policy contains provisions for the contractual relationship with the Users, the changes shall only be made with the consent of the Users.

13.2 Users are requested to check the Privacy Policy on a regular basis to keep up-to-date with its content.