I) Basic information
1. Information on the collection of personal data
II) Collection of personal data when visiting our web site
1. In principle, you can use our web site without telling us who you are. If you do not register or provide us with information in any other way, we will only collect the personal data that your browser transmits to our server. The following data are technically necessary for us and ensure the stability and security of the web site (the legal basis is art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR – legitimate interest):
- IP address
- Date and time of the request
- Time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
- Content of the request (specific page)
- Access status / HTTP status code
- Amount of data transferred in each case
- Web site from which the request comes
- Browser
- Operating system and its interface
- Language and version of the browser software.
2. General information about the use of cookies
We have designed our web site in such a manner that there are no essential cookies that we require to operate the web site. Likewise, we have not integrated any other cookies - including from any third-party providers - in our web site.
3. Contact by e-mail, contact form
When you contact us by e-mail or via the contact form, the personal data you provide, such as your e-mail address, will be processed to respond to your request.
We will process the information used to contact you on the basis of art. 6 (1)(b) GDPR – to fulfil a contract or to carry out pre-contractual measures, and, if necessary, on the basis of art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR – legitimate interest.
We will delete the data arising in this context when the storage is no longer necessary or restrict the processing if there are any statutory retention obligations.
Please observe that both Rail Power Systems GmbH and F&S PROZESSAUTOMATION GmbH obtain your requests via the contact form.
III) Your rights
Under the provisions of the GDPR, you can assert the following rights against us:
- Right to information in accordance with art. 15 of the GDPR
- Right to rectification in accordance with art. 16 of the GDPR
- Right to restriction of processing in accordance with art. 18 of the GDPR
- Right to deletion / right to be forgotten in accordance with art. 17 of the GDPR:
Under certain circumstances, legal provisions, in particular
with regard to data for billing and accounting purposes, may prevent deletion.
- Right to data portability in accordance with art. 20 of the GDPR
- Right to object in accordance with art. 21 of the GDPR
If the processing of your personal data is based on your consent, you have the right to revoke your consent at any time, with future effect. The legality of the processing carried out on the basis of consent until revocation will remain unaffected.
To assert one of your rights listed above or to contact our data protection officer, you can always use the contact details listed under 1) b).
If you believe that we are processing your personal data in an inadmissible manner, please contact us using the contact details mentioned under 1) b).
You also have the right to complain to a data protection supervisory authority of your choice.
IV) Storage period
The criterion for the duration of the storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. At the end of the period, the corresponding data will be routinely deleted, provided they are no longer necessary for the fulfilment or initiation of the contract.
V) Location of data processing
We process your data exclusively in Germany.
VI) Disclosure of your personal data
Your personal data shall not be disclosed to third parties without your consent.
VII) Security measures
Insofar as we forward data to our service providers within the scope of the services described here, they shall be bound by contractual requirements with us on the subject of data protection in addition to the mandatory statutory provisions. We take security measures, which we continuously optimise in accordance with technical and legal developments, to protect your data as best as possible against accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction or access by unauthorised third parties.
VIII) Links to other web sites
Our online offer contains links to other web sites. However, this privacy policy does not extend to other providers. We have no influence on their operators' compliance with data protection regulations and therefore assume no responsibility if the information provided there is not correct, up-to-date or complete. RPS’s web site may contain hyperlinks to web sites that are the property of third parties and operated by third parties. These third-party websites have their own privacy policies, they probably use cookies and we recommend you to check them. The policies of these web sites regulate the use of the personal data you transmit when visiting the web site in question, which can also be retrieved by means of cookies. We assume no liability whatsoever for these web sites and you use these web sites at your own risk.
IX) How to establish contact
If you have any questions or comments on this privacy and cookie policy, please contact us using the contact details of the controller provided in this statement (see section 1). For further information and contact details, please refer to our imprint.
From time to time, the rapid development of the Internet will make adjustments to our data protection regulations necessary. You will be informed here about any amendments.
Date: August 2023