Privacy Policy

1. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for the collection, processing, and use of your personal data within the meaning of the Federal Data Protection Act is Voss Entlüftungs-Armaturen GmbH, Alte Schmiede 3, 25582 Kaaks. If you wish to object to the collection, processing, or use of your data by Voss Entlüftungs-Armaturen GmbH in accordance with these data protection provisions as a whole or for individual measures, you can send your objection by email, fax, or letter to the following contact details:

Voss Entlüftungs-Armaturen GmbH
Ecomat2000
Alte Schmiede 3
25582 Kaaks
Email:

Furthermore, you can, of course, obtain information about the data stored by us at any time and free of charge.

2. Collection, Processing, and Use of Personal Data

2.1 Personal Data

Personal data means any information concerning the material or personal circumstances of an identified or identifiable natural person. This includes, for example, your name, your telephone number, and your address.

2.3 Collection, Processing, and Use of Your Personal Data

When collecting, processing, and using your personal data, we strictly adhere to the statutory provisions of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), and the Telemedia Act (TMG). We collect, store, and process your data for the entire handling of your purchase, including any subsequent warranties, for our customer services, technical administration, and our own marketing purposes. Your personal data will only be passed on or otherwise transmitted to third parties if this is necessary for the purpose of contract execution or billing, or if you have given your prior consent. Within the scope of order processing, for example, the service providers we employ here (such as carriers, logistics companies, banks) receive the necessary data for order and contract processing. The data passed on in this way may only be used by our service providers to fulfill their tasks. Any other use of the information is not permitted and does not take place with any of the service providers entrusted by us. For your order, we require your correct name, address, and payment details. We require your email address to communicate with you and to confirm receipt of your order. We also use it for your identification (customer login). Furthermore, you will receive your order and shipping confirmation via your email address. Your personal data will be deleted, provided that statutory retention obligations do not preclude this and if you have asserted a claim for deletion, if the data is no longer required to fulfill the purpose for which it was stored, or if its storage is impermissible for other legal reasons.

2.4 Use of Your Data for Advertising Purposes

In addition to processing your data to handle your purchase at Ecomat2000, we also use your data to communicate regarding your orders, specific products, or marketing campaigns, and to recommend products or services that might interest you. You can object to the use of your personal data for advertising purposes at any time as a whole or for individual measures, without incurring any costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic rates. A notification in text form to the contact details specified under Section 1 (e.g., email, fax, letter) is sufficient for this purpose.

2.4.1 Newsletter

To send the newsletter, we use the so-called double opt-in procedure, meaning we will only send you a newsletter via email if you have expressly confirmed to us beforehand that we should activate the newsletter service. We will then send you a notification email and ask you to confirm that you wish to receive our newsletter by clicking on a link contained in that email. Should you later no longer wish to receive newsletters from us, you can object to this at any time without incurring any costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic rates. A notification in text form to the contact details specified under Section 1 (e.g., email, fax, letter) is sufficient for this purpose. Of course, you will also find an unsubscribe link in every newsletter.

3. Cookies

Accepting cookies is not a requirement for visiting our websites. However, we point out that our website and service will have limited functionalities if you do not allow us to set cookies.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small files that are stored on your data carrier and store specific settings and data for exchange with our system via your browser. Generally, a distinction is made between 2 different types of cookies: so-called session cookies, which are deleted as soon as you close your browser, and temporary/permanent cookies, which remain on your data carrier for a longer period or indefinitely. This storage helps us to design our websites and offers accordingly for you and facilitates your use by, for example, storing certain inputs from you in such a way that you do not have to repeat them constantly.

What cookies do we use?

Most of the cookies we use are automatically deleted from your hard drive at the end of the browser session (hence session cookies). Session cookies are required, for example, to offer you the shopping cart function across multiple pages. Furthermore, we also use cookies that remain on your hard drive. On a subsequent visit, it is then automatically recognized that you have already been to our site and which inputs and settings you prefer. These temporary or permanent cookies (lifespan of 1 month to 10 years) are stored on your hard drive and delete themselves after the specified time. In particular, these cookies serve to make our offer more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Thanks to these files, it is possible, for example, for you to receive information displayed on the page that is specifically tailored to your interests. The sole purpose of these cookies is to adapt our offer to your customer wishes in the best possible way and to make surfing with us as comfortable as possible.

What data is stored in the cookies?

Only pseudonymous data is stored in the cookies we use. When the cookie is activated, an identification number is assigned to it, and no assignment of your personal data to this identification number is carried out. Your name, your IP address, or similar data that would allow the cookie to be assigned to you are not placed in the cookie. Based on cookie technology, we only receive pseudonymized information, for example, about which pages of our shop were visited, which products were viewed, etc.

How can you prevent the storage of cookies?

You can configure your browser so that storage of cookies is only accepted if you consent to it. If you only want to accept Ecomat2000 cookies but not the cookies of our service providers and partners, you can choose the setting “Block third-party cookies” in your browser. Generally, the help function in the menu bar of your web browser will show you how to reject new cookies and turn off those already received. Detailed information on how to adjust the settings in the browser you use can be found under the following link. For shared computers set up to accept cookies and flash cookies, we recommend always logging out completely after ending your session.

4. Log Files

With every access to the pages of Ecomat2000, usage data is transmitted by the respective internet browser and stored in protocol files, the so-called server log files. The data sets stored contain the following data: date and time of the retrieval, name of the page accessed, IP address, referrer URL (originating URL from which you came to the websites), the amount of data transferred, as well as product and version information of the browser used. The IP addresses of the users are deleted or anonymized after use ends. In the case of anonymization, the IP addresses are changed in such a way that the individual details about personal or material circumstances can no longer be assigned to an identified or identifiable natural person, or can only be assigned with a disproportionately large expenditure of time, cost, and manpower. We evaluate these log file data sets in anonymized form to further improve our offer and the shop, make it more user-friendly, find and fix errors faster, and manage server capacities. For example, it can be tracked at what time the use of our shop is particularly popular, and corresponding data volume can be made available to ensure the fastest possible purchase for you. Furthermore, by analyzing the log files, we can detect and fix any errors in the Ecomat2000 shop more quickly.

5. Web Analysis

5.1 Google Analytics

Google Analytics is a service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files stored on your computer that enable an analysis of the use of our offer by Google. The information collected by the cookie about the use of our websites (including your IP address) is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. We point out that on our websites, Google Analytics has been extended by the code „gat._anonymizeIp();;“ to ensure an anonymized collection of IP addresses (so-called IP masking). Your IP address is therefore only collected by Google in a shortened form at our instigation, which ensures anonymization and does not allow any conclusions regarding your identity. In the event of activation of IP anonymization on our websites, your IP address will be shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. Google will use the information mentioned to evaluate your use of our websites, to compile reports on website activities for us, and to provide further services to us associated with the use of websites and the internet. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data from Google. A transfer of this data by Google to third parties takes place only on the basis of statutory regulations or within the framework of contract data processing. Under no circumstances will Google combine your data with other data collected by Google. By using these websites, you declare your consent to the processing of the data collected about you by Google and the manner of data processing described above as well as the stated purpose. You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser software settings accordingly; however, we point out that in this case, you may not be able to use all functions of our websites to their full extent. Furthermore, you can prevent the collection of the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of these websites (including your IP address) to Google as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available under the following link. More detailed information on Google Analytics and data protection can be found at: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en-GB

6. Secure Data Transmission

Your personal data is transmitted securely by us using encryption. This applies to your order and also to the customer login. We utilize the SSL (Secure Socket Layer) coding system for this purpose. Furthermore, we protect our websites and other systems through technical and organizational measures against loss, destruction, access, modification, or dissemination of your data by unauthorized persons.

7. Rights of Information of the Data Subject

According to the General Data Protection Regulation, our customers have, among other things, a right to free information about their stored data, as well as, if applicable, a right to correction, blocking, or deletion of data. To ensure that personal data is not disclosed to third parties, please address your request by email or by post, clearly identifying yourself, to:

Voss Entlüftungs-Armaturen GmbH
Ecomat2000
Alte Schmiede 3
25582 Kaaks
Email: