Data Privacy
We want to offer the best user experience when you visit www.hedinger.com. For technical reasons, this means that we collect personal data from you, the user.
Protecting your data is of the utmost importance to us. We are always in strict compliance with legal provisions when we collect and process data. We take all appropriate measures to protect your data by using the latest security technology. Data is handled in strict confidence and neither sold to third parties nor passed on to others and remains stored only for as long as the purpose requires.
Below is an overview of how your data is processed
What is personal data?
Personal data is information which helps identify a person, or details that can be traced back to an individual. For example, this might include your name, date of birth, email address or telephone number. Data about your personal preferences, hobbies, memberships or your IP address and which websites you have visited are also examples of personal data, however.
Scope
This privacy statement is valid for all hedinger AG websites. We cannot guarantee that external Internet sites to which these sites are linked comply with data protection provisions and refer you to the data protection policies of the individual sites (see below for further information about the services we use).
Legal basis
This privacy statement is based on both Switzerland’s Federal Law on Data Protection (FADP) and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Who can I contact with any questions?
If you need more information about data protection or this privacy statement, please contact our data protection officer directly by sending an email to info(at)hedinger.com.
When you contact the data protection officer or hedinger, your data (email address and information you share within your message) will only be stored to process the query and in case further questions arise.
Can I request to have my data changed or deleted?
On written request, you have the right to receive information free of charge at any time about your personal data stored by hedinger AG. You can also correct erroneous data and block and/or delete your personal data. This applies as long as there is no legal data retention obligation. Please contact dataprivacy(at)hedinger.com directly about this.
How does Hedinger collect personal data?
If you contact us by email, we only receive your email address and the information you share with us in the message. If you contact us by using the contact form on our website (https://www.hedinger.com/contact), we receive the information of all fields that you have completed. In both cases your data will only be stored to process the query and in case further questions arise. We won’t use your data for any other purposes.
When accessing our website, the following data is saved in log files: IP address, date, time, browser request and general information sent about the operating system or browser. This usage data forms the basis for statistical, anonymous evaluations for the purpose of identifying trends. Based on this data, we can continually improve our products and services for you. We also use the following third-party services:
Google Analytics
www.hedinger.com uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc, (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; “Google”). The use includes the operating standard “Universal Analytics”, which enables data, sessions and interactions from various devices to be matched to a pseudonym user ID and a user’s activities for analytical purposes across devices.
Google Analytics uses what are referred to as cookies. These are text files that are saved on your computer and that make it possible to analyze your website usage. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is generally sent to and stored on a Google server in the USA. If IP anonymization is enabled on this website, your IP address is first shortened within member states of the European Union or in countries that are party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, however. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address sent to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. The IP addresses sent by your browser for the purposes of Google Analytics are not combined with other data from Google. Google uses this information on behalf of this website’s operator to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports about website activity and to provide further services relating to website and Internet usage to the website operator. We also have a legitimate interest in data processing for these purposes. The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is § 15 para. 3 of the German Telemedia Act (TMG) and Art. 6 para. 1 (f) GDPR. Data that is sent by us and linked with cookies, user names (e.g. user IDs) or advertising IDs is automatically deleted after 14 months. Data is automatically deleted monthly after the retention period has expired. Further details on terms of use and data protection can be found at https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/us.html and https://policies.google.com/?hl=us.
You can prevent cookies being saved by configuring your browser software accordingly; however, please note that if you do so, you may not be able to use all functions of this website fully. You can also prevent cookie-generated data about your website usage (incl. your IP address) from being sent to and processed by Google by downloading and installing the browser add-on. Opt-out cookies prevent your data from being collected when you visit this website in the future. To prevent collection by Universal Analytics across various devices, you must implement the opt-out on all systems you are using. Please note that you will not be able to fully use some functions of this website.
The website www.hedinger.com uses functions of the LinkedIn service. These functions are provided by LinkedIn Inc., in Mountain View, USA. By using LinkedIn and the “share” function, the websites you have visited are linked to your personal LinkedIn account and shared with other users. Data such as IP addresses, browser type, domains accessed, sites visited, mobile phone provider, device and application ID and search terms are thereby transferred to LinkedIn.
Please note that as the provider of this website, we receive no information about the content of the data transferred or how it is used by LinkedIn. Because of ongoing updates to LinkedIn’s Privacy Policy, please refer to the latest version (https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/topics/6701/6702/87092).
You can change your LinkedIn privacy settings at any time in the account settings at https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/privacy.
YouTube
The website www.hedinger.com uses functions of the YouTube video portal service. These functions are provided by YouTube Google a service provided by Google Inc, (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; “Google”). White Plains, New York, USA. By using YouTube and the “share” function, the websites you have visited are linked to your personal Vimeo account and shared with other users. This means that data such as IP addresses, browser type, domains accessed, sites visited, mobile phone provider, device and application ID and search terms is sent to Google.
Please note that as the provider of this website, we receive no information about the content of the data transferred or how it is used by Google. Because of ongoing updates to the Privacy Policy, please refer to the latest version on https://myaccount.google.com/privacy. There you can also change your privacy settings at any time.