Privacy Policy

1. General introduction

The protection of your personal data is important to us. This privacy policy provides you with comprehensive information about the processing of your data in our company and on our website. We process your data in accordance with the applicable data protection regulations, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG).

2. Scope of application

This Privacy Policy applies to all areas of our corporate communications, including our website, email correspondence, telephone conversations and personal contacts in the context of our business relationships.

3. Legal basis for data processing

Your personal data is processed on the basis of the following legal bases:

Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR: Your consent
Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR: For the fulfilment of contracts or pre-contractual measures
Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR: For the fulfilment of legal obligations
Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR: For the protection of legitimate interests

4. Responsible body and contact details

The controller responsible for data processing is

Honpe ProtoTec GmbH
Rudolf-Diesel-Str. 12
85221 Dachau / Germany

Phone: +49 173 310 67 57
E-mail: info@honpe.de

5. Rights of the user

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)
Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR)
Right to withdraw consent (Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR)
Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR)

To exercise your rights, please contact us using the contact details above.

6. SSL encryption

Our website uses SSL encryption (Secure Socket Layer) for the secure transmission of personal data. This corresponds to the state of the art and fulfils the requirements of Art. 32 para. 1 lit. a GDPR to ensure adequate data security.

7. Web hosting

The following data is collected by our web hosting provider

IP address
Date and time of the request
Content of the request (specific page)
Access status/HTTP status code
Amount of data transferred in each case
Website from which the request originates
browser
Operating system and its interface
Language and version of the browser software

The processing of this data is necessary to enable the operation of the website and to ensure its security. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

8. Data collection on our website via the contact form

When you use our contact form, the following data will be processed:

Name
Email address
Message content
Date and time of transmission

The data will be used exclusively for the purpose of processing your inquiry. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR (pre-contractual measures) or Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interest in answering customer inquiries)

9. Data processing for order fulfillment

To fulfill contracts and orders, we process the following personal data:

Name
Address
Contact details (telephone, email)
Contract details
Payment details

Processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR (contract fulfillment) and Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR (legal obligation, e.g., tax retention obligations).

10. Cookies

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files stored on your device that contain certain information. They are used to make our website more user-friendly and effective. We only use technically necessary cookies that are required for the operation of our website. These cookies do not require consent and are set without your express consent. The technically necessary cookies we use include:

A cookie to store your chosen language so that it is retained on all pages of our website.
Technically necessary cookies for session management, which are automatically deleted as soon as you close your browser.

These cookies enable basic functions of our website and ensure its proper use. They do not collect personal data for analysis or marketing purposes. Please note that you can set your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies or to reject cookies altogether. However, this may affect the functionality of our website.

11. Web analysis

We use Matomo (formerly Piwik) for web analysis. Matomo is operated on our own server (on-premises). We use Matomo without cookies and with anonymized IP addresses. The following data is processed:

Truncated IP address
Date and time of access
Page accessed
Referrer URL
Browser information

The data processing serves to analyze user behavior in order to optimize our offering. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interest in improving our website).

12. Use of Social Media

Xing

Operator: New Work SE, Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg, Germany Privacy Policy: https://privacy.xing.com/de/datenschutzerklaerung

Operator: LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland Privacy Policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

Please note that when using these platforms, your data may be processed outside the European Union. This may involve risks for you, as enforcing your rights may be more difficult.

13. Use of Messenger Services

We use WhatsApp as a communication channel. The operator is WhatsApp Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Please note that when using WhatsApp, your data may be transferred to third countries.

14. Use of Microsoft Teams

We use Microsoft Teams for video conferencing and online meetings. It is operated by Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA.

When using Microsoft Teams, your data may be transferred to third countries.

15. Data Storage Period

We only store your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected or as required by law. The data is then deleted or anonymized.

16. Data Security

We take extensive technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction, or unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

17. Changes to the Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to adapt this Privacy Policy to ensure that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the Privacy Policy, e.g., when introducing new services. The new Privacy Policy will then apply to your next visit.

18. Questions about Data Protection

If you have any questions about data protection, please send us an email.

As of: March 26, 2025

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