Thank you for visiting our website. The protection of your personal data is important to us and we want you to feel safe when visiting our website. We protect your privacy and your personal data. We process your personal data in accordance with the contents of this privacy policy in compliance with the applicable data protection regulations of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as well as the other relevant data protection regulations in each case.
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Contents
1. Name and contact details of the data controller
As the operator of the website www.herrenknecht.com, Herrenknecht AG, Schlehenweg 2, 77963 Schwanau, Germany, is the data controller within the meaning of the GDPR.
2. Contacting the Data Protection Officer
You can contact our Data Protection Officer at any time with any privacy concerns at datenschutz@herrenknecht.com.
3. What is personal data?
Personal data refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person; an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
4. Purposes of data processing
The extent and nature of the collection, processing and use of your data depends on whether you visit our website only to retrieve generally available information or make use of additional services. We always process your personal data in the course of our business activities for pre-contractual or contractual purposes. In addition, the exercise of our legitimate interest, your consent or compliance with legal requirements may also be the substantive purpose of data processing by us. We inform you about the respective specific purposes of data processing in the sections below.
5. Legal basis of data processing
We process your personal data according to the following legal bases:
In connection with the respective instances of data processing carried out by us we will inform you of the specific legal basis of the data processing.
6. Right to object
If in the context of a balancing of interests we process your personal data on the basis of our overriding legitimate interest (legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) ( f) GDPR), you have the right to object to this processing at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation. If you exercise your right to object, we will stop processing the data concerned. However, we reserve the right to further processing (with the exception of direct advertising, in which case we will comply with your objection immediately) if we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing is for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims. More extensive data subject rights remain unaffected by this.
7. Use of our website for information purposes
For the purely informational use of our website it is not necessary for you to provide any personal information at all. Rather, in this case, when you access our web pages, we only collect the data that your internet browser automatically transmits to us, such as:
This is usually done using log files. The purpose of processing is to ensure the functionality and compatibility of our website for technically unproblematic use, including troubleshooting and protection against technical attacks and misuse of the usage. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the proper operation of our website. The log file data is deleted when it is no longer required for the purpose of processing.
8. Use of our website for other services
If you make use of other services of our company via our website, it may be necessary for you to provide personal information. The personal data required for the provision of services is specified in the respective input mask or application. You can voluntarily provide additional information. You can tell which information is required and which is voluntary by the fact that the mandatory information is marked with an asterisk (*) or with the note "Mandatory field". Your data will be processed exclusively for the purpose of providing the service you requested. The legal basis for the processing of your personal data and the information on when your personal data will be deleted can be found in the description of the specific services.
9. Hosting
We use an external service provider to host our website. The personal data collected on this website is stored on the hosting company's servers. The use of the hosting company is in the interest of the secure, fast and efficient provision of our website (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR). Our hosting provider will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill its performance obligations in accordance with contractual obligations and instructions from us. We use levigo systems gmbh, Bebelsbergstr. 31, 71088 Holzgerlingen, Germany as our hosting provider. We have concluded a data processing agreement according to Art. 28 GDPR with the hosting provider.
10. Contacting us
Contact by email
On our website we offer you the possibility of contacting us by email. Please note that unencrypted communication by email is not secure. It cannot be ruled out that data transmitted in this way may be read, copied, altered or deleted by unauthorized persons. The personal data you provide when contacting us via email will only be processed for the purpose of dealing with your contact via email. Data will only be passed on to third parties if this is necessary for the purpose of processing this contact. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, insofar as your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the legal basis is our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Your personal data will be deleted when no longer required to fulfill the purpose of your contact. Please note that your messages may have to be stored due to statutory retention requirements. In this case, the legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR.
Contact form
On our website we offer you the possibility of contacting us via a contact form. The personal data you provide when contacting us via a contact form will only be processed for the purpose of dealing with your contact via the contact form. Data will only be shared with third parties if this is necessary for the purpose of processing your contact. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, insofar as your request is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the legal basis is our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Your personal data will be deleted when no longer required to fulfill the purpose of your contact. Please note that your messages may have to be stored due to statutory retention requirements. In this case, the legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR.
Press service
On the media relations page of our website is a contact form where you can sign up to be added to our mailing list for the press. The personal information you provide here will only be processed for the purpose of sending you the latest news from our company. Data will only be shared with third parties if this is necessary for the purpose of processing your contact. The legal basis for this is our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the efficient distribution of our press releases. Your personal data will be deleted when no longer required to fulfill the purpose. Please note that your messages may have to be stored due to statutory retention requirements. In this case, the legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR.
11. Newsletter
You can subscribe to our newsletter via our website to receive the latest information about our products, offers and promotions at any time in the future. We use Dynamics 365 Marketing to send newsletters and measure our marketing success. The operating company of Dynamics 365 Marketing is Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, One Microsoft Place, South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18 D18 P521, Ireland ("Microsoft"). We have concluded a data processing agreement with Microsoft and thus implement the requirements of data protection. Data processing by Microsoft takes place on servers within the EU. It cannot be ruled out, however, that your personal data will also be transferred to Microsoft Corporation, based in the U.S.A. The Microsoft Corporation has certified itself under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework to comply with the level of data protection applicable in the EU. The certificate can be viewed at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/. You can find out more in Microsoft's privacy policy at https://www.microsoft.com/privacy/privacystatement
When you subscribe to our newsletter, the following data will be collected: your first and last name, your email address and your consent. This data is only collected for the purpose of being able to send you the newsletter
and to document our authorization in this regard.
Our newsletters also enable us to analyze your behavior. To do this, our newsletter contains so-called web beacons (tracking pixels). These small image files are loaded when you open the newsletter or click on links in the newsletter. This allows us to track, among other things, the click-through rates of our newsletter and the links it contains, and thus see when the newsletter was delivered to you, when you opened it and whether you clicked on any of the links. We summarize this data in your user profile.
The purpose of these analyses is to personalize our newsletter so we can provide you with information that interests you. We also use this analysis to optimize our marketing activities.
The legal basis for processing is Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can withdraw this consent at any time with effect for the future by unsubscribing from the newsletter; we provide a corresponding link for this purpose in every newsletter message. You can also unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by writing to us by email or post. The legality of the data processing operations already completed remains unaffected by the withdrawal of your consent.
The following data is also collected to log the registration process: your IP address and the date and time of registration. Logging is based on our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR and serves as proof of consent to receive the newsletter.
The data you provide us for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from both our servers and Microsoft's servers after you unsubscribe. Data stored by us for other purposes (e.g. email address) remains unaffected by this.
12. Security
We have taken technical and organizational measures to secure our website and other systems against loss, destruction, access, alteration or distribution of your data by unauthorized persons. In particular, your personal data provided in the contact form will be transmitted in encrypted form. We use the TLS 1.3 (Transport Layer Security) coding system for this purpose.
13. Cookies and similar technologies
We use cookies or similar technologies for various purposes, e.g. to ensure the functionality, security and convenience of online services and to analyze visitor flows.
Cookies are small data files that are stored by your web browser when you visit our website and can be automatically transmitted to our server or to third-party services on subsequent visits. Similar technologies are so-called web storage technologies (also called "local data" and "local storage"); data is stored locally in your browser's memory ("cache"). In the following, for reasons of better readability, we refer to cookies and similar technologies collectively as "cookies".
We use cookies in accordance with the statutory provisions. We therefore obtain prior consent from users, unless this is not required by law.
If users consent, the legal basis for the processing of their data is the declared consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) a) GDPR. The revocable consent is clearly communicated to users and contains information on the respective use of cookies. For more information on the individual cookies or similar technologies and their purpose, please refer to our privacy settings.
Consent is not required in particular if the storage and reading of information, including cookies, is absolutely necessary in order to provide users with a digital service (i.e. our online offering) that they have expressly requested. In these cases, the legal basis for the processing of your data is the fulfillment of our contractual obligations pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, compliance with legal obligations pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR or our legitimate interest (e.g. in the economic and secure use of our online offering and improvement of its usability) pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. For more information about each cookie and its purpose, see our privacy settings.
If you wish, you can delete the cookies at any time. However, this may result in individual functions no longer being available to you. To delete cookies, please refer to your browser's help function or change your settings in the privacy settings.
Cookiebot
This website uses the cookie consent tool "Cookiebot" from Usercentrics A/S, Havnegade 39, 1058 Copenhagen, Denmark. The purpose of the processing is to obtain and document consent to the storage of certain cookies on your device or to the use of certain technologies as well as to technically enable revocation of consent given. When you visit our website, the following personal data is transmitted to Usercentrics:
Furthermore, Cookiebot stores a cookie in your browser in order to be able to associate you with the consents granted or their revocation.
The legal basis for the processing of the data is section 25 (2) (2) of the German Federal Act on the Regulation of Data Protection and Privacy in Telecommunications and Telemedia (TDDDG) and Art. 6 (1) (c) and (f) GDPR to fulfill our legal obligation to obtain consent to the processing of personal data in accordance with the provisions of the applicable data protection laws and to document this consent. Data collected in this way will be stored until you effectively object to this storage, request us to delete it, delete the Cookiebot cookie yourself or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Mandatory statutory retention requirements remain unaffected. For more information, see the Usercentrics privacy policy at: https://usercentrics.com/privacy-policy/
We have concluded a data processing agreement according to Art. 28 GDPR with Usercentrics as our service provider.
Information regarding recipients of consent
Our website integrates central platform services from "gatekeepers" as defined by the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Gatekeepers are required under Article 5(2)(b) DMA to obtain consent for these central platform services. To ensure that the consents you grant in our consent tool also apply to these services, our consent tool forwards your consent to the respective service provider. We provide specific information about this in our privacy policy for each of the respective services.
14. Web analytics
Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google"). Google Analytics uses cookies which are stored on your computer and allow an analysis of your use of the website. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information for the purpose of analyzing your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing the website operator with other services relating to website activity and internet usage. In Google Analytics 4, IP address anonymization is enabled by default, which means your IP address is truncated by Google. This truncation usually takes place within member states of the European Union or in other states party to the Agreement on https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/ the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases is the complete IP address transmitted to a Google server in the U.S.A. and truncated there. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data from Google.
It cannot be ruled out, however, that your personal data will also be transferred to Google LLC, based in the U.S.A. Google has certified itself under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework to comply with the level of data protection applicable in the EU. The certificate can be viewed at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/.
The legal basis for data processing is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by removing the checkmark for Google Analytics here.
You may also refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser; please note, however, that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent the data generated by the cookie about your use of the website (incl. your IP address) being sent to Google as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
Google is a gatekeeper within the meaning of the Digital Markets Act. We use Google Analytics in conjunction with other Google services to offer personalized advertising. Google is therefore required under Article 5(2)(b) of the DMA to obtain your consent for this purpose. This consent is obtained technically via our consent tool in basic consent mode. This means that when you consent to Google Analytics, in addition to the above-mentioned data, information about your consent will also be transmitted to Google.
For more information on terms of use and privacy, please visit http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/us.html and https://policies.google.com/privacy
Google Ads
Our website uses Google Ads. The operating company of Google Ads is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google"). We use Google Ads to place targeted online advertising for our offers and to measure the success of these advertising measures. Google Ads allows us to re-engage users who have already shown interest in our products or services on other websites or in Google Search.
The following personal information is processed by Google in connection with Google Ads: IP address, browser information, usage data, date and time of visit, location information, cookie ID. The information generated by the cookies is transferred by Google to a server in the U.S.A. for analysis and stored there. Google has certified itself under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework to comply with the level of data protection applicable in the EU. The certificate can be viewed at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/.
The legal basis for the use of Google Ads is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by removing the checkmark here. You may also refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser; please note, however, that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of our website. You can also delete cookies that have already been set at any time via your internet browser. If you have given your consent, Google may link data from this service with other Google services such as Google Analytics or Google Ad Manager to perform cross-device evaluations, remarketing or conversion measurement. This is done based on your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
Google is a gatekeeper within the meaning of the Digital Markets Act. We use Google Ads in conjunction with other Google services to offer personalized advertising. Google is therefore required under Article 5(2)(b) of the DMA to obtain your consent for this purpose. This consent is obtained technically via our consent tool in basic consent mode. This means that when you consent to Google Ads, in addition to the above-mentioned data, information about your consent will also be transferred to Google.
Further information and the applicable privacy policies of Google can be found at https://policies.google.com/privacy.
LinkedIn Analytics and LinkedIn Ads
We use the services LinkedIn Analytics und LinkedIn Ads from LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland on our website. With the help of this technology, visitors to this website can be shown personalized ads on LinkedIn. For this purpose, the LinkedIn Insight tag is embedded on this website, which establishes a connection to the LinkedIn server if you visit this website while logged in to your LinkedIn account. It is also possible to create anonymous reports on ad performance as well as information on website interaction. It cannot be ruled out that your personal data will also be transferred to LinkedIn Corporation, based in the U.S.A. LinkedIn has certified itself under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework to comply with the level of data protection applicable in the EU. The certificate can be viewed at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/.
The legal basis for data processing is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by removing the checkmark for LinkedIn here.
Please see LinkedIn's privacy policy at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy for more information about data collection and use, as well as your privacy options and rights. When logged in to LinkedIn you can disable data collection at any time using the following link: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/enhanced-advertising.
Meta Pixel
We use Meta Pixel from Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland, on our website. We use Meta Pixel to enable targeted advertising on Facebook and Instagram and to ensure that our Facebook ads match the potential interests of users and are not intrusive. The audience is determined based on a user's interest in our online offering and by the interest of users in certain topics and products which we have communicated to Meta to determine an audience ("Custom Audiences"). When a user clicks on an ad placed by us on Facebook or Instagram, Meta Pixel adds an extension to the URL of our linked page. We write this URL parameter into the user's browser using a cookie. The cookie set by us can then be read by Meta Pixel and allows the data to be forwarded to Meta to determine a target audience for our Facebook and Instagram ads. With the help of Meta Pixel we can also evaluate the effectiveness of Facebook and Instagram ads for statistical and market research purposes. We can thus track whether users were redirected to our website after clicking on a Facebook or Instagram ad ("conversion"). The user data collected is anonymous for us and does not allow us to draw any conclusions about a user's identity.
The following personal information is processed by Meta Pixel: Facebook user ID, browser information, usage data, non-sensitive custom data, referrer URL, pixel ID, user behavior, viewed ads, interactions with ads, services and products, marketing information, viewed content, IP address, device information, success of marketing campaigns, geographic location. This also establishes a direct connection to Meta's servers. We have no control over the scope and further use of the data collected by Meta through the use of this tool and are therefore informing you to the best of our knowledge. Through the integration of Meta Pixel, Meta receives the information that you have clicked on one of our ads or visited the corresponding page on our website. If you are registered with a Meta service, Meta can associate your visit with your account. Even if you are not registered with Meta or are not logged in, it is possible that Meta may obtain and store your IP address and other identifying information. In the course of this process, your personal data is usually also transferred to Meta Platforms Inc. based in the U.S.A. and stored there. Meta has certified itself under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework to comply with the level of data protection applicable in the EU.
The legal basis for data processing is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by removing the checkmark for Meta Pixel here.
Data processing by Meta is carried out in accordance with Facebook's privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/. Meta's cookie policy can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/policies/cookies
TikTok Pixel
We use TikTok Pixel from TikTok Technology Limited ("TikTok"), 10 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin, D02 T380, Ireland.
We use Pixel to deliver targeted advertising on TikTok, measure campaign performance and optimize ad delivery. To do this, Pixel tracks the user's behavior and conversions and stores them in a profile; it also sets a cookie in your browser. Event data is collected, such as information about the types of content users view or interact with, their actions as well as information about the devices they use (e.g. IP addresses, operating system, browser type, language settings, cookie data) and information from the user's profile, such as country or location. Statistics are also generated. The user data collected is anonymous for us and does not allow us to draw any conclusions about a user's identity.
However, this also establishes a direct connection to TikTok's servers. This allows TikTok to process and store your data. If you have a TikTok account, TikTok can associate your visit to our website with your account. Please note that even if you are not registered with TikTok, TikTok can still collect and store your IP address and other identifying information. It cannot be ruled out that your personal data may also be transferred to Beijing Bytedance Technology Ltd., 48 Zhichun Lu Jia, Haidian Qu, Beijing, based in China, or potentially to other companies based in unsafe third countries. We have entered into an agreement with TikTok in which TikTok guarantees that standard contractual clauses will be concluded in such cases and, if necessary, further measures will be taken to protect the data. We have no control over the specific data processing practices of TikTok and can therefore only inform you to the best of our knowledge.
The legal basis for data processing is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by removing the checkmark for the TikTok Pixel here.
Data processing by TikTok is carried out in accordance with TikTok's data usage policy: https://www.tiktok.com/de/privacy-policy.
LXP with Matomo
We use the service LXP to optimize our range of services and for targeted marketing analysis. The operating company of LXP is 711media websolutions GmbH, Marienstr. 42, 70178 Stuttgart, Germany. We process data about general usage patterns on our website, in particular to obtain anonymized information about visitors' interests, main areas of use and origin. LXP uses Matomo for this purpose. Matomo is hosted locally. Information is not shared with third parties. Only information that your browser automatically sends when you visit our website is processed; we do not use cookies or similar technologies. IP addresses are anonymized and usage data is not merged. Information obtained for recognizing users is not used for any other purposes.
The legal basis for the use of LXP with Matomo is Art. 6 (1) f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in tailoring our website to user needs and analyzing website usage.
You can also opt out of web analytics by LXP with Matomo by clicking here:
Please note that in this case, an opt-out cookie must be set in your browser to signal your objection.
Further information on the provider's data protection can be found at https://www.711media.de/en/imprint-and-data-protection.
15. Social media
We maintain publicly available profiles on social networks. The individual social networks we use can be found below.
Social networks such as Facebook etc. can generally analyze your user behavior extensively when you visit their website or a website with integrated social media content (such as Like buttons or banner ads). By visiting our social media presences, numerous data protection-relevant processing operations are triggered.
Specifically: if you are logged in to your social media account and visit our social media presence, the operator of the social media portal can assign this visit to your user account. Under certain circumstances, however, your personal data may also be recorded if you are not logged in or do not have an account with the respective social media portal. In this case, data is collected, for example, via cookies which are stored on your device or by recording your IP address.
With the help of the data collected in this way, the operators of the social media portals can create user profiles in which your preferences and interests are stored. In this way you can be shown interest-based advertising within and outside of the particular social media presence. If you have an account with the respective social network, the interest-based advertising can be displayed on all devices on which you are or were logged in.
Please also note that we cannot reconstruct all processing processes on the social media portals. Depending on the provider, therefore, additional processing operations may possibly be carried out by the operators of the social media portals. Details can be found in the terms of use and privacy policy of the respective social media portals.
Legal basis
Our social media presences are designed to provide an informative presence on the internet. This is a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. In necessary cases, the legal basis is also Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. The analytical processes initiated by the social networks themselves may be based on other legal bases to be specified by the operators of the social networks (for example, consent within the meaning of Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR).
Data controller and assertion of rights
If you visit any of our social media sites, together with the social media platform operator we are jointly responsible for the data processing operations triggered during this visit. As a matter of principle, you can assert your rights (access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability and complaint) both to us and to the operator of the respective social media portal.
Please note that despite the shared responsibility with the social media portal operators, we do not have full influence on the data processing operations of the social media portals. Our options are determined by the company policy of the respective provider.
Duration of storage
The data collected directly by us via the social media presence will be deleted from our systems as soon as the purpose of storage no longer exists, you ask us to delete it, you withdraw your consent to the storage or the purpose for the data storage no longer exists. Saved cookies remain on your device until you delete them. Mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.
We have no control over the duration of storage of your data stored by the social network operators for their own purposes. For details, please refer to the social network operators directly (e.g. in their privacy policy, see below).
Social networks in detail
Facebook
We have a profile on Facebook. The operating company of Facebook is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. We link to this profile on our website. If you click on a corresponding link, this provider stores and uses your data (IP address and other personal data) to provide the service and for its own business purposes. It cannot be ruled out, however, that your personal data will also be transferred to Meta Platforms Inc., based in the U.S.A. Meta has certified itself under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework to comply with the level of data protection applicable in the EU. The certificate can be viewed at www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/. For more information about privacy at Facebook visit: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/
Instagram
We have a profile on Instagram. The operating company of Instagram is Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. We link to this profile on our website. If you click on a corresponding link, this provider stores and uses your data (IP address and other personal data) to provide the service and for its own business purposes. It cannot be ruled out, however, that your personal data will also be transferred to Meta Platforms Inc., based in the U.S.A. Meta has certified itself under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework to comply with the level of data protection applicable in the EU. The certificate can be viewed at www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/. For more information about privacy at Instagram visit: https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy
LinkedIn
We use LinkedIn. The operating company of LinkedIn is LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. We link to this profile on our website. If you click on a corresponding link, this provider stores and uses your data (IP address and other personal data) to provide the service and for its own business purposes. It cannot be ruled out that your personal data will also be transferred to LinkedIn Corporation, based in the U.S.A. LinkedIn has certified itself under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework to comply with the level of data protection applicable in the EU. The certificate can be viewed at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/. For more information about privacy at LinkedIn visit: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
YouTube
We use the YouTube.com platform to make our own videos publicly available for promotional purposes. The operating company of YouTube is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. We link to our YouTube channel on our website. If you click on a corresponding link, YouTube stores and uses your data (IP address and other personal data) to provide the service and for its own business purposes.
We have also integrated YouTube videos stored at https://www.YouTube.com into our online offering so they can be played directly on our website. Data will only be transferred to YouTube if you have given your consent; in addition to the information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website, this includes the following data: device information, IP address, referrer URL, videos viewed. These statistics enable Google to evaluate how often a video has been watched, whether the video has been viewed on YouTube or on which web pages the video has been embedded. We have no control over this data transfer.
It occurs regardless of whether you have a user account with Google or not and whether you are logged in there. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be directly associated with your account. If you do not want your data to be associated with your Google profile, you must log out before activating the button. Google stores your data as usage profiles and uses it for advertising, market research, and/or to tailor its website to your needs. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to provide tailored advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, for which you must contact Google.
It cannot be ruled out that your personal data may also be transferred to Google LLC, based in the U.S.A., or that the use of YouTube may result in other Google services being loaded by Google itself, over which we have no control. Google has certified itself under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework to comply with the level of data protection applicable in the EU. The certificate can be viewed at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/.
The legal basis for data processing is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by removing the checkmark here.
For more information about privacy at YouTube (Google), visit https://policies.google.com/privacy
16. Other functions and content
If we use additional functions and content (e.g. map or font services) on our website, by means of which we or the provider of the services process personal data from you, we will inform you about this here.
Cloudflare
Our pages use functions of Cloudflare. The operating company of Cloudflare is Cloudflare, Inc., 101 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA 94107, U.S.A. Cloudflare offers a so-called worldwide distributed Content Delivery Network with DNS. Technically, the transfer of information between your browser and our web pages is routed through the Cloudflare network. Cloudflare is thus able to analyze the traffic between users and our websites, for example, to detect and ward off attacks on our services. In addition, Cloudflare may store cookies on your computer for optimization and analysis. Your browser also passes on personal data to Cloudflare in the U.S.A. Cloudfare has certified itself under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework to comply with the level of data protection applicable in the EU. The certificate can be viewed at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/.
The legal basis for the use of Cloudflare is Art. 1 (1 1) f) GDPR. The use of Cloudflare serves to protect our legitimate interests in the error-free functioning of the website, which prevail in the context of a balancing of interests. For more information visit www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy.
Friendly Captcha
We use the "Friendly Captcha" service from Friendly Captcha GmbH, Am Anger 3-5, 82237 Wörthsee, Germany on our website. Friendly Captcha checks whether data is entered on our websites (e.g. in a contact form) by a human or by an automated program. For this purpose, Friendly Captcha analyzes the behavior of the visitor to the website or mobile app based on various characteristics. This analysis begins automatically as soon as the visitor to the website or mobile app enters a part of the website or app with Friendly Captcha activated. For the analysis, Friendly Captcha evaluates various pieces of information (browser details, URL from which a user comes (referrer), information on whether the user has solved a puzzle created by us, anonymized IP address converted into a numerical value, so-called hash value). This data cannot be associated with specific websites or individuals.
The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in protecting our online offering from abusive automated crawling and spam. For more information about Friendly Captcha and the associated privacy policy, please visit https://friendlycaptcha.com/legal/.
Google Tag Manager
We use the Google Tag Manager service of Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland on our website. Google Tag Manager is a website tag management tool. The tool triggers other tags, which in turn may collect data. The Google Tag Manager itself therefore does not create any user profiles or store any cookies. Google only learns the user's IP address. It cannot be ruled out, however, that your browser may also pass on personal data to Google LLC. in the U.S.A. Google has certified itself under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework to comply with the level of data protection applicable in the EU. The certificate can be viewed at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/.
The legal basis for the use of Google Tag Manager is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by removing the checkmark here. For more information about data processing by Google, see: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Careers section
On our website we link to our job portal at www.jobs.herrenknecht.com. There we use software from Rexx Systems GmbH Headquarters, Süderstrasse 75-79, 20097 Hamburg, Germany, under a data processing agreement. Further information on the type, scope and purpose of data processing when using the job portal can be found at https://jobs.herrenknecht.com/privacy.html.
Applicants can also send us their applications via email. However, please note that emails sent over the internet are generally not encrypted. As a rule, emails are encrypted during transmission, but not on the sending and receiving servers. We can therefore assume no responsibility for the transmission path of the application between the sender and receipt on our server.
Mux
Our website uses the Mux video service provided by Mux Inc, 1182 Market St. Suite 425, San Francisco, CA 94102, U.S.A. Mux is a real-time analytics platform (API, Application Programming Interface) for the creation of videos by developers. When you visit one of our pages on which this service is implemented, a connection to the Mux servers is established. The Mux server is informed which of our pages you have visited. Mux also obtains your IP address. This also applies if you are not logged in to Mux or do not have an account with Mux. The information collected by Mux is transmitted to the Mux server in the U.S.A. Mux has certified itself under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework to comply with the level of data protection applicable in the EU. The certificate can be viewed at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/.
The legal basis for the use of Mux is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by removing the checkmark here. Further information on the handling of user data can be found in the Mux privacy policy at https://mux.com/privacy.
MyFonts
We use "MyFonts" external fonts on our website. The service provider is Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc., 600 Unicorn Park Drive, Woburn, Massachusetts 01801, U.S.A. Your browser also transmits personal data to Monotype in the U.S.A. Monotype has certified itself under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework to comply with the level of data protection applicable in the EU. The certificate can be viewed at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/.
It cannot be ruled out that MyFonts may independently load other services, over which we have no control. For example, MyFonts uses the provider Cloudflare Inc., 101 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA 94107, U.S.A., for some of its services for its own protection and security measures. This may result in Cloudflare cookies being set in your browser. In these cases, personal data such as your IP address or behavioral data such as mouse movements will also be transmitted to Cloudflare. Cloudfare has certified itself under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework to comply with the level of data protection applicable in the EU. The certificate can be viewed at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/.
The legal basis for the use of MyFonts is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by removing the checkmark here. For more information about data processing by Monotype, see: https://www.myfonts.com/info/legal/#Privacy
Sentry
Our website uses the service Sentry to monitor system stability and detect code errors. The service provider is Functional Software Inc., Sentry, 132 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California 94107, U.S.A. In this context, your browser may transmit personal data to Functional Software Inc. in the U.S.A. The service provider has certified itself under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework to comply with the level of data protection applicable in the EU. The certificate can be viewed at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/.
The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The legitimate interest lies in the error-free functioning of the website. The data is deleted as soon as the purpose of its collection has been fulfilled. For more information and the applicable privacy policy, please refer to Functional Software's privacy policy at https://sentry.io/privacy/
Wistia
Our website uses plugins from the video portal Wistia. The operating company of Wistia is Wistia, Inc., 17 Tudor Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02139, U.S.A. When you visit one of our pages that has a Wistia plugin, a connection to Wistia's servers is established. The Wistia server is informed which of our pages you have visited. Wistia also obtains your IP address. This also applies if you are not logged in to Wistia or do not have an account with Wistia. The information collected by Wistia is transmitted to the Wistia server in the U.S.A. Wistia has certified itself under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework to comply with the level of data protection applicable in the EU. The certificate can be viewed at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/.
When you are logged in to your Wistia account, you enable Wistia to associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your Wistia account.
The legal basis for the use of Wistia is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by removing the checkmark here.
Further information on the handling of user data can be found in the Wistia privacy policy at: https://wistia.com/privacy
17. Links to other websites
If we provide links to websites of other organizations, this privacy policy does not apply to the processing of personal data by that organization. We therefore recommend you read the privacy policies on the other websites you visit.
18. Recipients and data transfer
We have bundled certain data processing operations within our company. These can be used centrally by individual areas of our company, e.g. for processing inquiries. External contractors and service providers (e.g. logistics companies or IT service providers) may also be used to ensure our responsibilities are met and to fulfill contracts. In addition, data may go to recipients to whom we are obligated or entitled to disclose data due to contractual or legal obligations or due to your consent.
19. Data transfer to third countries
Data transfer to third countries
Data is only transferred to third countries (countries outside the EU and the European Economic Area EEA) if this is necessary for the execution of a contract/order/business relationship, including the initiation thereof, or if it is permissible due to our legitimate interest or your consent, and only in compliance with the data protection requirements stipulated for this purpose.
Note on data transfer to the U.S.A.
As part of the so-called "Data Privacy Framework" (DPF), the EU Commission has also recognized the level of data protection for certain companies from the U.S.A. as secure within the framework of the adequacy decision of July 10, 2023. The list of certified companies and further information about the DPF can be found on the website of the U.S. Department of Commerce at www.dataprivacyframework.gov. In this privacy policy, for the respective services we inform you which of the service providers we use are certified under the DPF.
20. Deletion of your data
We process your personal data only for as long as this is necessary to fulfill the respective purpose or until there is no longer a legal basis for processing (e.g. revocation of consent to data processing). In doing so, we observe the existing statutory retention and storage periods.
21. Your rights
You have the right:
For more information on your rights, please contact our Data Protection Officer.
22. Changes to our privacy policy
In order to ensure our privacy policy always complies with the current statutory requirements, we reserve the right to make changes at any time. This also applies in the event that the privacy policy needs to be adapted due to new or revised offerings, for example new service offerings.
23. Privacy policy according to Art. 13 / Art. 14 GDPR
Privacy notice for online meetings, conference calls and webinars via "Microsoft Teams" by Herrenknecht AG
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Information for customers, suppliers, and other third parties
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