Privacy Policy

This privacy policy applies to the website www.globalpiping.online

The basis is the applicable law of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Responsible person:

Ronald Bromhead

Manhorner Str. 39

D-29303 Lohheide

Germany

Email: contact@globalpiping.online

Data protection officer:

Markus Kewitz

Georgstr. 3

D-33154 Salzkotten

Germany

Email: webmaster@globalpiping.online

1) Processing of personal data

We process your personal data within the scope of the website, among other things

as follows (for further data processing within the framework of the website, please refer to the

the following sections of this privacy policy):

Log files when visiting the website

When you use our website, our hosting provider records “log file” data each time you access the

the server, so-called “log file” data such as the name of the website accessed, the page previously

previously visited page (“referrer” URL), product and version information of the browser and

 operating system used, requesting provider, date and time of access

search engines used, country of access, amount of data transferred, names of downloaded files and

 IP address. The legal basis for processing is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. 

Our legitimate interest in storing log file data lies in ensuring system security including the 

investigation of misuse. The log file data is deleted or anonymized after a maximum of 30 days, unless 

it is required for longer due to a security-related incident, e.g. for clarification or for evidence 

purposes.

Making contact:

When you contact us, we process your personal data such as your name, address, e-mail

address, telephone number, etc., which we need to respond to your request.

The legal basis for the processing of your personal data in the context of contact requests is 

Art. 6 para. 1 b) GDPR, if your request is aimed at the conclusion of a contract, otherwise 

Art. 6 para. 1 f) GDPR, whereby our legitimate interest is in interest lies in responding to inquiries.

In the context of contact inquiries, we store your personal data for as long as is necessary to process 

your request or with regard to statutory retention obligations.

Registration/orders:

When you register or place orders, we process your personal data such as name, address, e-mail 

address, telephone number, date of birth, self-chosen user name, payment data or similar, which we 

need to fulfill the contractual relationship with you or to carry out pre-contractual measures that are 

carried out at your request.

We store your personal data collected in the context of registration or orders for as long as is 

necessary for the fulfillment of the contractual relationship (including the provision of the customer 

account, if applicable) and/or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures taken at your 

request and/or with regard to warranty, guarantee or comparable obligations and/or with regard to 

statutory retention periods.

The legal basis for the processing of your personal data collected in the context of registration or

orders are Art. 6 para. 1 b) GDPR (“fulfillment of contract”).

The provision of this personal data is not required by law or contract. However, it is necessary for the 

conclusion of the contract, i.e. the execution of the registration or order, insofar as the relevant 

information in our registration/order process is mandatory (instead of only voluntary).

Newsletter:

If you register for our newsletter, we process the data collected in the process, such as your e-mail 

address, title, etc., for the purposes of sending the newsletter.

Insofar as the data processing for the purposes described above is carried out with your consent, the 

legal basis is Article 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent). Otherwise, data processing is carried out on the basis of 

Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (“legitimate interests”), whereby the legitimate interests lie in the above-

mentioned purposes.

We store the personal data that we need to send the newsletter for as long as we need it for this 

purpose or until you withdraw your consent to receive the newsletter. Any legitimate continued 

storage for other purposes (e.g. customer communication) remains unaffected by this.

2) Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are stored on the user's computer and that enable an analysis of the 

use of the website by the user.

Cookies can be used, for example, to make the use of the website easier and more convenient for the 

visitor or to enable certain functions in the first place, or, for example, to analyze visitor flows.

If personal data is also processed by individual cookies used by us, the processing is

processed, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 b) GDPR for the

execution of the contract, pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 a) GDPR in the case of a granted

consent or in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 f) GDPR to safeguard our legitimate

interests in the commercial operation of our online offering and the user-friendly and effective design 

of the website visit.

The storage period of cookies can be limited to the duration of the respective browser session, i.e. 

the cookies are deleted again after closing the browser (temporary cookies); or the storage period 

can go beyond this in order to recognize the user on the next visit and then, for example, display 

preferred content (persistent cookies). Unless we state otherwise in this privacy policy or as part of 

our cookie management services or other separate information on cookies, you should assume that 

cookies are persistent and that they are stored for up to two years.

You can withdraw your consent to the use of cookies or object to data processing by cookies at any 

time by deleting the cookies in your browser settings.

As far as advertising cookies are concerned, you can block and/or manage many of them using the 

following services:

www.aboutads.info/choices/

www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices/

www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp

However, if you reject cookies, you may not be able to use certain website functions, services, 

applications or tools.

3) Rights of data subjects

In accordance with Art. 15 of the General Data Protection Regulation, you have the right to request

 information about the processing of your personal data (“right of access by the data subject”).

In accordance with Art. 16 GDPR, you have the right to request the rectification and erasure of 

inaccurate personal data concerning you (“right to rectification”).

In accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, you can request the erasure of personal data concerning you if one 

of the reasons listed there applies (“right to be forgotten”).

In accordance with Art. 18 of the General Data Protection Regulation, you also have the right to 

request the restriction of the processing of personal data concerning you if one of the conditions 

listed there applies (“right to restriction of processing”).

In accordance with Art. 20 of the General Data Protection Regulation, you have the right to receive 

personal data concerning you and to have this data transmitted to another controller (“right to data 

portability”).

Withdrawal of consent: See section “Right of withdrawal” in this privacy policy.

Right to object: See section “Right to object” in this privacy policy.

You have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

4) Right of revocation

You can revoke your consent to the processing of your personal data at any time, e.g. by sending an 

e-mail to our e-mail address mentioned at the beginning. This does not affect the lawfulness of the

processing carried out on the basis of the consent until revocation.

5) Right to object

Insofar as our data processing is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (“legitimate interests”), you have the

right to object to the processing of your personal data in accordance with Article 21 GDPR.

6) Forwarding of your data

Unless already listed elsewhere in this privacy policy, we will pass on your personal data to the

following other recipients or categories of recipients:

- Cloud service of STRATO AG, Otto-Ostrowski-Strasse 7, 10249 Berlin for the operation of the website

- Payment service provider