1. Information about the Collection of Personal Data and Contact Details of the Data Controller
1.1 We are pleased that you visit our website and thank you for your interest. The following information explains how we handle your personal data when you use our website. Personal data includes any information that can be used to personally identify you.
1.2 The data controller for processing on this website in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:

RDK Industrievertretungen – Ralph-Dirk Klotzkowsky e.K.
Riffelstraße 26, 82467 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Phone: +49 (0)2333 974736
Email: info[at]rdk-industrievertretungen.de

2. Data Collection When Visiting Our Website
When using our website for purely informational purposes, i.e., if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect data that your browser transmits to our server (server log files). These include, for example:

• Pages visited on our website
• Date and time of access
• Amount of data transmitted in bytes
• Source/referrer from which you accessed our website
• Browser and operating system used
• IP address (possibly anonymized)

Processing is based on our legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR to ensure the stability and functionality of our website. Data will not be shared or used for other purposes unless required by law.

3. Contact via Contact Form or Email
If you use our contact form or the email address on the website, we collect the following personal data:

• Name
• Company name
• Email address
• Content of your message

These data are used exclusively to process your request and to contact you. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest) and, if the contact aims at concluding a contract, Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Your data will be deleted after your request has been fully processed, unless legal retention obligations prevent this.

4. Google reCAPTCHA
To protect our contact form, we use Google reCAPTCHA to detect automated entries. Personal data such as IP addresses and other information may be transmitted to Google in the USA. Further information is available at: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/

5. WordPress
Our website is operated using WordPress. WordPress by default stores technical data (e.g., page accesses, cookies, server log files), which are used solely to ensure the operation and functionality of the website.

6. Rights of Data Subjects
You have the following rights:

• Access to your stored personal data (Art. 15 GDPR)
• Correction of inaccurate data (Art. 16 GDPR)
• Deletion of data, unless legal retention periods prevent it (Art. 17 GDPR)
• Restriction of processing under certain conditions (Art. 18 GDPR)
• Data portability in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format (Art. 20 GDPR)
• Revocation of any given consent (Art. 7(3) GDPR)
• Objection to processing for reasons relating to your particular situation (Art. 21 GDPR)
• Complaint to a supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR)

Direct marketing: If your data are used for direct marketing, you may object to processing at any time.

7. Duration of Storage of Personal Data
The retention period depends on the purpose of processing, legal retention obligations, and revocation of consent.

• Data from contact forms are deleted once the matter has been fully processed and no legal retention obligations exist.
• Data processed on the basis of legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) are stored until the right to object is exercised, unless overriding compelling reasons prevail.

8. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, loss, or alteration.

9. Changes to the Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update this privacy policy as needed. The current version is always available on our website.