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Privacy Policy \/ Data Protection Declaration of Adams Armaturen GmbH<\/h3>

Version dated 25.5.2018<\/p>

Adams Armaturen GmbH (hereinafter: “Adams” or “we”) takes the protection of your personal data seriously. With this Privacy Policy we would like to inform you in detail about which of your data we collect, process and use as well as the purpose of use of such data when you
contact us, in the context of (pre-) contractual negotiations, as a user of our websites, our applications or through other interactions with us.<\/p>

Your personal data will be processed in accordance with the relevant provisions of the European Data Protection Basic Regulation (Datenschutzgrundverordnung, hereinafter: DSGVO), the German Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz, hereinafter: BDSG)
and the German Telecommunications Act (Telekommunikationsgesetz, hereinafter: TKG).<\/p>

This Privacy Policy applies to all Adams interactions with you, unless otherwise stated. If you contact Adams as a representative of a company, please also pass this information on to the current and future authorized representatives and beneficial owners in your company, as well as any co-obligated persons. These include, for example, the Executive Board, management, authorised signatories or project managers. <\/p>

1. Who is responsible for your data?<\/h5>

Responsibility for the lawful collection, processing and use of your data lies with Adams Armaturen GmbH, Baukauer Str. 55, 44653 Herne, email: dsgvo@adams-armaturen.de (responsible body)<\/p>

Our data protection officer in accordance with Art. 30 (1) a) DS-GVO is Mr. Andreas Reinke, c\/o
arbeitgeber ruhr GmbH, K\u00f6nigsallee 67, 44789 Bochum.
Email: reinke@datenschutzbeauftragter.ruhr (company data protection officer). <\/p>

2 What information do you need to provide and what data sources does Adams use and process? <\/h5>
a) Cookies and general data<\/h6>

Our websites use cookies, subject to your active consent. Cookies are text files which are stored on a computer system via an Internet browser. You can prevent the setting of cookies by our web pages at any time by means of an appropriate setting of the Internet browser used and thus the setting of cookies permanently; the cookies are only set if you agree to the setting of cookies by clicking the corresponding checkbox.<\/p>

Through our use of cookies, we can provide you with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without cookies. <\/p>

By means of a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimized for you as the user. Cookies enable us to recognize you as a user of our website. The purpose of this recognition is, for example, that you do not have to enter access data again each time you visit
the website because this is taken over by the website and the cookie stored on you computer system. <\/p>

Furthermore, cookies that have already been set can be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all common internet browsers. If the person concerned \/ you deactivate\/s the setting of cookies in the Internet browser used, not all functions of our Internet site may be fully usable.<\/p>

Every time you visit our website, our website collects a series of general data and information. This general data and information is stored in the log files of the server.<\/p>

We may record (1) the browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (socalled referrer), (4) the subwebsites which are accessed via an accessing system on our website, (5) the date and time of access to the Website, (6) an Internet Protocol address (IP address), (7) the Internet service providers of the accessing system, and (8) other similar data and information used for security purposes in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.
When using this general data and information, we do not draw any conclusions about you. Rather, this information is required to (1) correctly deliver the contents of our website, (2) optimize the contents of our website and the advertising for it, (3) ensure the permanent functionality of our information technology systems and the technology of our website, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for criminal prosecution in the event of a cyber attack. This anonymously collected data and information is evaluated statistically and with the aim of increasing data protection and data security in our company in order ultimately to ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data processed by us.
The anonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from all personal data provided by a person concerned.<\/p>

b) Personal Data<\/h6>

In principle, no personal data is required for the use of the www.adams-armaturen.de website. <\/p>

The use of certain services or products provided by us requires the provision of the personal data individually requested for there. <\/p>

You can reject this at any time. <\/p>

If you decide not to provide any data which is necessary for the provision of the services or products or the establishment and execution of a business relationship and the fulfilment of the associated contractual obligations or to the collection of which we are legally obliged we will generally not be able to provide the services or products or we will have to refuse the conclusion or execution of new contracts or no longer be able to execute an existing contract and may have to terminate it.<\/p>

If you wish to establish or continue a business relationship with us, you must provide the personal data required for the establishment or continuation of a business relationship with us and its fulfilment by us. This also applies in particular if you wish to use certain services or
products (e.g. applications) or information from Adams, the use or decryption of which requires us to provide you with an individualized access code.<\/p>

This collected data regularly includes the following information: Your name, your position in your company and your professional contact details. We collect your first and last name, your (also professional) e-mail address, your (also professional) postal address including the country from which you are requesting, your (also professional) telephone numbers (also mobile) and other job-related contact data together with the data and attachments provided by you as well as in free text fields of contact forms. <\/p>

In the case of a job application to Adams, it may be necessary to provide further information (e.g. driving licence or other qualifications). <\/p>

Where we provide passwords, password notices and similar security information to you we collect and facilitace such data used for authentication and access to the content or application or other information or communication platforms (e.g. for file sharing or telephone conferences) to assign the use of the content or systems as provided by us to you. <\/p>

In individual cases, e.g. when visiting our plant, the collection of additional data, e.g. your ID data, may become necessary. In addition to this data provided by you, we process data that we have received from other companies in the Adams Group (e.g. Adams Armaturen Service GmbH) or from other third parties (e.g. Creditreform) as permitted (e.g. to fulfil contracts or on the basis of your consent). <\/p>

To offer some of our services, we offer links to third party providers via our website www.adams-armaturen.de and enable them to place content on our pages. The setting of these external links does not mean that we adopt the content behind these links as our own. These third party providers may also place cookies on your computer and collect information about your online activities on websites or online services if you use appropriate links.<\/p>

These currently include the following companies: <\/p>

Facebook (www.facebook.de), Xing (www.xing.de), Instagram (www.Instagram.com), Herner Turnclub (www.htc-bb.de), VfL Bochum (www.vfl-bochum.de) and Youtube (www.youtube.com). <\/p>

Our privacy policy does not extend to the websites of third parties. We have no influence on the further processing of your data collected and processed there by these third parties. For more information on each of such third company’s practices, including the options offered, click on the company name above. <\/p>

3) Adams processes your data for what purpose and on what legal basis?<\/h5>

We collect the aforementioned personal data in accordance with the relevant provisions of the DS-GVO, the BDSG and TKG. <\/p>

3.1 Processing for the fulfilment of contractual obligations (Article 6 para. 1 b DS-GVO) <\/h6>

The processing of personal data takes place for the purpose of establishing of (pre-) contractual business relationships, for the maintenance of business relationships or for the execution of existing contracts between you and us. <\/p>

The purpose of data processing primarily depends on your product interests and may include, among other things, demand analyses, consulting, execution of service, work delivery or purchase contracts. Your previous purchasing behaviour is also recorded. <\/p>

3.2 Processing within the framework of the balancing of interests (Article 6 para. 1 f DS-GVO) <\/h6>

Where necessary, we process your data beyond the actual fulfilment of your request or the contract to protect the legitimate interests of us or third parties. Examples: <\/p>