We provide you with this Privacy Policy to inform you about which data we collect when you visit the website and use the service at www.alternativeng.com and how we at Alternativ Engineering handle your personal information.
Information according to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
I. Person in charge
Alternativ Engineering A-Z GmbH
Sautterweg 5
70565 Stuttgart, Germany
Register Court: Amtsgericht Stuttgart
Register number: HRB 775292
VAT: DE335948882
E-mail: helloļ¼ alternativeng.com
Phone: +49 (0)711 - 30039660
II. Provision of the website
Each time our website is accessed, our system automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the calling computer.
Thereby, the following data is collected:
The collection and temporary storage solely serves the technical function of the website. The data will never be linked to your personal data.
1. Legal basis for data processing
The legal basis for the temporary storage of data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
2. Purpose of data processing
The temporary storage of the IP address by the system is necessary to allow delivery of the website to the computer of the user. For this, the IP address of the user must be stored for the duration of the session.
This named purposes reflect our legitimate interest in the processing of data in the sense of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
3. Duration of storage
The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary for the achievement of the purpose it was collected for. In the case of acquisition of the data to provide the website, this is the case when the respective session ends.
4. Right of objection
The collection of data for the provision of the website and the storage of the data in log files is essential for the operation of the website. The user has consequently no right to object this processing.
II. General information about personal data
1. Processing of personal data
Generally, we process personal data of our users only to the extent necessary to provide a functioning website and our content and services. The processing of personal data of our users takes place regularly only with the consent of the user. An exception applies in cases where prior obtaining of consent for factual reasons is not possible and the processing of the data is permitted by applicable law.
To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption techniques (such as SSL) over HTTPS.
2. Legal basis for the processing of personal data
The legal basis for the processing of your personal data are the following:
3. Data erasure and storage duration
We adhere to the principles of data avoidance and data economy. Therefore, we only store your personal data for as long as is necessary to achieve the purposes stated here or according to the various periods of storage stipulated by the European or national legislature. After discontinuation of the respective purpose or expiration of these periods, the corresponding data are routinely and in accordance with the statutory provisions blocked or deleted, unless there is a need for further storage of data for closure of a contract or fulfillment of a contract.
III. Specific reasons for the processing of personal data
Inter alia, we collect and process personal data in the following cases:
1. Newsletter
With the following information, we will notify you about the contents of our newsletter as well as the registration and sending procedures and your right of objection. By subscribing to one of our newsletters, you agree to the receipt and the procedures described.
We offer various newsletters, for example, depending on which country you are in and in which language you would like to receive the newsletter. Therefore, in addition to the e-mail address, we also store the relevant country and the language you choose. In order to address you personally, we aslo ask for the correct salutation and your first name.
For an effective registration we need a valid e-mail address. In order to verify that an application is actually made by the owner of an e-mail address, we use the “Double opt-in” procedure. For this purpose we record the order of the newsletter, the dispatch of a confirmation mail and the receipt of the requested answer.
The consent to the storage and processing of your personal data for the newsletter can be revoked at any time. Each newsletter contains a respective link. In addition, you can notify your objection via the contact option indicated at the end of this data protection policy.
2. Preordering a product via the website
You can preorder a product from Alternativ Engineering via our website by making a down payment on the purchase price.
With your consent, we shall collect the following personal data in order to process your preorder correctly and to prepare a subsequent possible product purchase:
A personal customer number (Customer ID) and will be assigned to you as part of the preorder process. The following information will additionally be logged for processing purposes: transaction number, date of preorder, date of payment receipt, amount paid, currency, invoice number, method of payment, purchase price.
3. E-mail contact
You can contact us via the e-mail address provided on our website.
In this case, the user’s personal data transmitted with the e-mail will be stored.
In this context, there is no disclosure of the data to third parties. The data is used exclusively for processing the conversation.
The legal basis for the processing of the data transmitted in the course of sending an e-mail is Article 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. If the e-mail contact aims to conclude a contract, then additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO.