Privacy Policy

Note (remove before publication): This page is a template and must be adapted to the services actually in use (hosting, contact form, maps, analytics, etc.) – for example using the IONOS legal text assistant or with the help of a solicitor. Complete all details shown in square brackets. Only the German version is legally binding.

1. Controller

Helmut Zerrle Schweißtechnik-Großhandel GmbH
Meierweg 6
86154 Augsburg
Telephone: +49 821 2982990
Email: zerrle@zerrle.com

2. General Information on Data Processing

As a matter of principle, we process our users' personal data only to the extent necessary to provide a functioning website and to deliver our content and services. The legal bases are Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent), point (b) (contract or pre-contractual measures) and point (f) (legitimate interest).

3. Provision of the Website and Server Log Files

When you visit our website, the hosting provider [insert hosting provider, e.g. IONOS SE] automatically collects information in so-called server log files (including IP address, date and time of access, page visited, browser type). This data serves to ensure the operation and security of the website (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) and is deleted after [insert retention period].

4. Cookies and Local Storage

This website does not use any tracking or marketing cookies. Only your acknowledgement of the privacy notice is stored locally in your browser (localStorage) so that the notice does not reappear on every visit. [If analytics or marketing services are introduced at a later date, this section must be amended and, where applicable, a consent tool integrated.]

5. Contact Form and Email Contact

If you contact us via the contact form or by email, we process the data you provide (name, company, email address, telephone number, content of the message) exclusively to handle your enquiry (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR). The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for processing and no statutory retention obligations apply.

6. Disclosure of Data

Your data is not transferred to third parties unless this is necessary for the performance of a contract (e.g. to shipping service providers), you have given your consent, or we are legally obliged to do so.

7. Your Rights

You have the following rights vis-à-vis us with regard to the personal data concerning you:

Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)
Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
Right to object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR)
Right to withdraw consent given (Art. 7(3) GDPR)

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority. The competent authority is the Bavarian State Office for Data Protection Supervision (BayLDA), Ansbach.

8. External Links

Our website links to our online shop (zerrle.de) as well as to external services (e.g. Google Maps for route planning). When you follow these links, the privacy policies of the respective provider apply.

9. Currency of this Privacy Policy

This privacy policy is valid as at [insert date]. As our website evolves or legal requirements change, it may become necessary to amend it.