Privacy policy

Below you will find the information to be provided in accordance with Articles 13 and 14 of the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR" – German: DSGVO-) regarding the processing of your personal data when you visit our website https://www.kostal-.... (hereinafter "website") by KOSTAL Kontakt Systeme GmbH & Co. KG. (hereinafter "we" or "us").Responsible under data protection law is KOSTAL Kontakt Systeme GmbH & Co. KG, An der Bellmerei 10, 58513 Lüdenscheid, https://www.kks-de@kostal.com . The data protection officer of the KOSTAL Group can be reached at the following address An der Bellmerei 10, 58513 Lüdenscheid,

datenschutz@kostal.com .

We process your personal data for the registration, provision and administration of our web catalog on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6 paragraph 1 lit. a GDPR.

The consent can be revoked at any time by e-mail. This does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out until the revocation.

Furthermore, you also have the right to information, correction, deletion, restriction of processing, as well as the right to data portability (Art. 15-20 GDPR).

To assert these rights, please contact us at the above contact details.

In addition, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR).

You can obtain further information on data protection here:
https://www.kostal-kontakt-systeme.com/de-de/datenschutz/

Our website uses the web analytics service Matomo. Matomo is an open source project and is legally represented by its founder Matthieu Aubry. Matomo uses "cookies", through which an analysis of the use of the website becomes possible. For this purpose, the usage information collected in the cookie (including your shortened IP address) is transmitted to our server in case of your consent and stored for usage analysis purposes. Matomo does not transmit any data to servers that are outside of our control. Your IP address is immediately anonymized during this process, so that you as a user are not identifiable to us. The information collected about your use of this website is not shared with third parties. Our interest in and purpose of the data processing lies in the optimization of our website, the adaptation of the content and the improvement of our offer. The interests of users are sufficiently protected by anonymization.

Purposes of processing
We use the collected data for statistical analysis of user behavior for the purpose of optimizing the functionality and stability of the website and for marketing purposes.
The legal basis for the use of Matomo is your approval according to Art. 6 para. 1 p.1 lit. a DSGVO.
You can revoke your approval at any time by objecting to the use under Cookie Consent.

When you use our website, we store cookies in the browser of your end device, unless you prohibit this through appropriate settings in your browser. Insofar as the use of certain cookies requires the consent of the user, we will only use these cookies when you use the website if you have previously given your consent to this. For information on whether consent is required for the use of a cookie, please refer to the following list.

When you call up our website, we display a so-called "cookie banner" in which you can declare your consent to the use of cookies on this website by pressing a button. By pressing the button provided for this purpose, you have the option of consenting to the use of all cookies requiring consent described in detail in the section of this cookie information.

We also store your consent and, if applicable, your individual selection of cookies requiring consent in the form of another cookie ("opt-in cookie") on your device in order to determine whether you have already given your consent when you call up the website again. The opt-in cookie has a limited validity period of one (1) month.

Essential cookies cannot be disabled via the cookie management function of this website. However, you can generally disable these cookies in your browser at any time.

You can also manage the use of cookies in your browser settings. Different browsers offer different ways to configure cookie settings in the browser. You can find more detailed information on this, for example, at http://www.allaboutcookies.org/ge/cookies-verwalten/ .

If you disable the storage of cookies in your browser, some features of the website may not work or may not work properly.

Cookies used on this website:

Name	Purpose	Responsibility	Validity	Consent required	Permitted
JSESSIONID	Used to identify the current sessions	first party	Until the end of the session	No	Weighing of interests (Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f GDPR). Our legitimate interest is the provision of the informational function requested by the user. of the website.
Cookie_Preferences	Used to save the selected cookie settings	First-Party	30 days	No	Weighing of interests (Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. GDPR). Our legitimate interest is to manage the cookie consents given by the user for this web[1] site.
Last Order	Used to save the shopping cart	First-Party	30 days	No	Weighing of interests (Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f GDPR). Our legitimate interest is the provision of the informational function requested by the user. the website and the product selection.
Local	Used to save the selected country and language	First- Party	30 days	No	Weighing of interests (Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f GDPR). Our legitimate interest is the provision of the informational function of the website called up by the user.
user	Used to hold the logged in user	First-Party	30 days	No	Weighing of interests (Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f GDPR). Our legitimate interest is the provision of the informational function of the website called up by the user.
_pk_id	Used to store a few details about the user, such as the unique visitor ID.	First-Party	13 months	No	Weighing of interests (Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f GDPR). Our legitimate interest is the provision of the informational function of the website called up by the user.
_pk_ref	Used to store the attribute information that was used when the page was first accessed.	First Party	6 months	No	Weighing of interests (Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f GDPR). Our legitimate interest is the provision of the informational function of the website called up by the user.
_pk_ses	Short-lived cookie that is used to temporarily store data for the visit.	First-Party	30 minutes	No	Weighing of interests (Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f GDPR). Our legitimate interest is the provision of the informational function of the website called up by the user.
_pk_cvar	Short-lived cookie that is used to temporarily store data for the visit.	First-Party	30 minutes	No	Weighing of interests (Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f GDPR). Our legitimate interest is the provision of the informational function of the website called up by the user.
_pk_hsr	Short-lived cookie that is used to temporarily store data for the visit.	First-Party	30 minutes	No	Weighing of interests (Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f GDPR). Our legitimate interest is the provision of the informational function of the website called up by the user.

Data security

We would like to point out that login data for the password-protected download may not be passed on to third parties.

Your chosen password is only known to you and cannot be viewed.

If you have forgotten your password, please contact us at e-mail address: info-kontakt-systeme@kostal.com , so that we can reset your password and give you a new one....

You also have the option of deleting your user account yourself via the user account administration. Please follow the instructions given there.