Data Privacy policy

K & S. Handels GmbH is pleased about your visit to our website as well as your interest in our company and our products. The protection of your personal data during the collection, processing and use during your visit to our website is very important to us.
Below you will find information on what data is recorded during your visit to the website and how it is used.

1. Responsible entity

K. & S. Handels GmbH
Linckestr. 6
22145 Hamburg, Germany

Tel.: +49-40-65 68 30 63 / 64
Fax: +49-40-65 68 30 65
E-Mail: info@k-and-s.de

2. Data Protection Officer

privacy@k-and-s.de

3. Collecting data on our website

Each time our website is accessed, our system automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the calling computer.
The following data is collected here:

  • Information about the browser type and version used
  • The operating system of the user
  • The Internet service provider of the user
  • The IP address of the user
  • Date and time of access
  • Websites from which the user’s system accesses our website

The data is also stored in the log files of our system. A storage of this data together with other personal data of the user does not take place.

4. Data processing, purpose and legal basis

In principle, we collect and use personal data of our users only to the extent necessary for the provision of a functional website and our content and services. The collection and use of personal data of our users takes place regularly only with the consent of the user, by making these available to us, using the contact form on our website.
Your personal data will be passed on to third parties only if this is necessary for the purpose of contract execution or for billing purposes, in compliance with Art. 28 GDPR for order processing, or in case you have previously consented. Your personal data will not be sold to third parties by us. A transfer to government institutions and authorities entitled to receive information only takes place within the framework of mandatory legal provisions or insofar as we are obliged to do so by court order. In order to be able to provide proof of information requirements and consent, we store your IP address at the moment of submission of our Contact form.
The personal information that you provide to us, for example, from the email sent under “Contact”, we will only use it to provide you with the products or services you request, or for other purposes for which you have given your consent, unless otherwise required by law. Our employees have been obliged to strict confidentiality by us. Further data processing of your provided data will only take place, if the request originates from a further interest in our products, and thus creates a pre-contractual relationship. The legal basis for the processing of these data is Article 6 (1) (a), (b), (f) GDPR.

5. Data deletion and storage of data

K. & S. Handels GmbH stores personal data as long as it is necessary to carry out a service that you requested or to which you gave your consent, unless otherwise provided by law.

6. Right of withdrawal and objection

You are entitled to consent to the use of personal data according to Art. 6 (1), lit. a) GDPR to revoke in whole or in part at any time with effect for the future. In addition, under the conditions set out in Art. 21 (1) GDPR, you are entitled object to processing according to Art. (1), lit. e), f).

7. Security

K. & S. Handels GmbH uses technical and organizational measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction or unauthorized access. Our security measures are continually being improved in line with technical progress.

8. Cookies

This website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are sent from the web server to your PC and are usually stored on your hard disk. These are not programs that can cause damage to the user’s PC. Cookies enable you to determine whether you are revisiting our website. We also use cookies on our website that have the following features:

a) We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Some elements of our website require the calling browser to be identified even after a page break.

b) We set the cookie fullscreenmode to detect the size of your monitor and to determine the readability for different monitors.

9. Google Analytics

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 truncated by the last octet prior to its storage using the “_anonymizeIp()” method) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States . The data contain the following behavior:

  • Frequency of page views
  • Number of users
  • Bounce rate (page is closed after a page call)
  • Session duration (average duration of all users)
  • Country from which the website was accessed
  • Use of website features
  • Which page is selected and how often
  • Which website users come from
  • Booking Conversion Rate (how many users of the website book a service)
  • From which region the user comes
  • Device and device category the user uses to visit our website

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. You can opt-out from being tracked by Google Analytics with effect for the future by downloading and installing Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Addon for your current web browser: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

10. External links

This page contains references to websites of external operators. The links were checked carefully before their activation. However, it is not excluded that changes in content will be made by the respective operators afterwards. This privacy policy applies only to the internet presence of K. & S. Handels GmbH. A liability for the content or accuracy of the privacy policy of websites of other providers will not be accepted. For information about the privacy policy of other providers please check the respective website or contact the respective provider.

11. Rights of persons affected

K. & S. Handels GmbH offers its customers the right to information, correction, data portability, deletion or limitation of processing, as well as the right to object to a data processing acc. Art. 6 (1), e) lit. f) GDPR if you can provide reasons that arise from your particular situation. Send the respective request to:

privacy@k-and-s.de

If you believe that the processing of your data violates data protection law or your data protection claims have otherwise been violated in a way, you can complain to the relevant supervisory authority.