Berker data privacy
Berker information on data privacy
Berker GmbH & Co. KG (called "Berker" for short in the following) is happy that you are visiting our website and that you are interested in our company and our products. We take the protection of your private data seriously, and we want you to feel comfortable visiting our Internet pages. The protection of your privacy when processing personal data is an important concern for us, one that we take into account in our business processes. We process personal data collected during visits to our Web pages in accordance with the data privacy provisions of the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) of the Federal Republic of Germany. Berker Web pages may contain links to Web pages from other providers to which this data privacy declaration does not extend.
When you visit our Web pages, as standard our Web servers save the IP address assigned to you by your Internet provider; the Web page from which you arrive at our page; the Web pages that you visit at our website; the date and the duration of your visit; and the Web browser that you use. Beyond this, data are only saved if you provide them on your own accord, e.g. as part of a registration process, an enquiry or a request for brochures.
Berker uses your personal data for the purpose of technical administration of its Web pages, for customer management, for product surveys and for marketing, in each case only in the scope necessary for the specific purpose.
Personal data are forwarded to governmental institutions and authorities only within the framework of mandatory national law. We obligate our staff and sales agents to maintain confidentiality.
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States . Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
We would like to use your data in order to be able to inform you about our products and services. If you do not agree to this, you can let us know at any time so that we can block the data accordingly.
Berker uses cookies to keep track of users' preferences and to optimise the design of its Web pages accordingly. Cookies are small files that are stored temporarily on your hard drive. The information contained in cookies serves to make navigation easier and can be used to make a website extremely user-friendly. Our cookies do not contain any person-specific information, thus protecting your privacy. Most browsers accept cookies automatically. You can prevent cookies from being saved on your hard drive by selecting the appropriate setting in your browser. For specific details on how to do this, please consult the instructions issued by your browser's manufacturer. Of course, you can also view many areas of our website even without cookies. However, if you do not accept cookies the functions of our offerings may be limited in some cases.
Berker employs technical and organisational security measures to protect data about you and administered by us against inadvertent or wilful manipulation, loss, destruction and against access by unauthorised persons. We continually improve our security measures in accordance with the state of technological development.
If you have any questions about the processing of your personal data, you can contact our Data Privacy Officer. He is also at your service for requests for information, suggestions or complaints.
On request Berker will inform you as quickly as possible in writing in accordance with applicable law whether and what personal data about you we have saved. If, despite our efforts to ensure that the data are correct and up-to-date, the data we have saved are incorrect, then we will correct them at your request.
Berker GmbH & Co. KG
P.O. Box 11 60
58567 Schalksmuehle
Germany
Email: datenschutz(at)berker.de