1. General provisions
The following conditions of use are a constituent part of all services provided in association with the use of kermi.de, kermi.com and all subdomains owned by Kermi GmbH.
Ancillary agreement, amendments and supplements must be made in writing to be effective. This also applies to waiving the requirement for written form. If there should be an ineffective clause in these conditions, all the others remain valid. The ineffective clause must be replaced by an effective clause which come closest to meeting the economic purpose of the respective wording.
2. Use
Any type of use of kermi.de, kermi.com and all subdomains owned by Kermi GmbH is at your own risk. The operator will not accept any liability for:
3. Liability
Information and data on these pages do not constitute any assurance or guarantee, whether explicit or implicit. In particular, it does not constitute any implicit assurance or guarantee with regards to the condition, the merchantability, adequacy for a particular purpose or non-infringement of laws and patents. All data and figures on the web pages are only approximate. Only actual agreements are authoritative with contracts to be concluded (e.g. purchase and order).
On our Internet pages you will also find links to other pages on the Internet. We would like to draw your attention to the fact that we have no influence on the design and the content of the pages the links may take you to. We can therefore also not guarantee that the information made available there is up-to-date, correct, complete or for its quality. With this in mind, we hereby disassociate ourselves from all content on these pages. This declaration is applicable to all links to external pages and their content on our Internet pages.
4. Access authorisation
The user logs on to the Kermi partner area with their complete and correct information. The responsibility for protection (secrecy) of the passwords made available to the customer to access the Internet service provided is solely held by the customer. The user is not authorised to pass the access data (name and password) on to third parties outside of the registered company without written permission from Kermi. In the event of misuse. Kermi reserves the right to take legal action. The user undertakes to immediately change the password or to notify Kermi if they suspect that unauthorised third parties know the password.
5. Obligations of the user
The user is obliged to only use the online access appropriately. They will in particular not misuse access made available and will comply with the accepted data security principles for ensuring data protection. They will immediately notify Kermi about any misuse as soon as they are aware of it.
The user indemnifies Kermi from all disadvantages incurred as a result of the user's own contractual infringement or as a results of a claim by a third party. They will bear the end device costs and the telecommunications expenses.
6. Hyperlinks
With its judgement dated May 12, 1998 - 312 O 85/98 - "Liability for Links", the Regional Court Hamburg decided that if you provide a link, you take on co-responsibility for the content of the linked page. This can only be prevented by expressly distancing yourself from these contents. On the Kermi web pages, there are links to other pages on the Internet. For all links on this page and the following pages, Kermi GmbH has no influence over their design and the content of the linked pages. For this reason we expressly distance ourselves from all content on linked pages on our platform including all subpages. This declaration applies to all links on our homepage and for all content on the pages which links or banners lead to. Hyperlinks on third party pages which are published against the wishes of the page owner will be removed if requested.
7. Place of jurisdiction
The place of jurisdiction is our company headquarters, providing the customer is also a businessman within the meaning of the German Commercial Code, a legal entity under public law or separate funds under public law. The same applies if the customer does not have any other place of jurisdiction in Germany or has moved their domicile abroad after concluding the contract. We are entitled to also file a lawsuit against the customer in other authorised places of jurisdiction."
"All claims and rights are subject to the non-standardised law of the Federal Republic of Germany. Application of the UN Sales Convention (CISG) as well as of the conflict of laws of the EGBGB (Introductory Law to the German Civil Code) is expressly excluded. The contract language is German."
Plattling, July 2007
Preamble
The following general terms and conditions of use and licensing shall apply between Kermi GmbH and their specialist partners with whom Kermi concludes a contract of use and to whom Kermis makes available rights of use for works protected by copyright via Kermi websites or industry portals (e.g. www.building-masterdata.com). These concern written works (catalogues, presentations, etc.), photographic works and cinematic works that depict and describe any products from the sanitary, heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning technology division.
I. Field of application
Specialist partners are specialist retailers, specialist tradespeople, planners, architects, educational and training centres, affiliated companies, and other persons involved in marketing Kermi GmbH products.
These terms and conditions of use shall also apply to depictions and content (product descriptions, data sheets, operating instructions, directories, sketches, technical drawings, electronic documents, etc.) that are not covered by industrial property rights. These provisions shall apply accordingly as appropriate.
II. Registration
Before using the files, the specialist partner must register on the Kermi website or on an industry portal providing their name, company, if applicable legal representative, and address. Using the databases without registration shall represent an infringement of rights protected by law. Kermi GmbH reserves the right to pursue infringements of this nature in the civil and criminal courts.
III. Agreement to the T&Cs
Furthermore, the specialist partner shall only be entitled to use the aforementioned works if they acknowledge that these T&Cs are binding. Their agreement is given either by signing this document or by acknowledging these conditions are part of registration on the Kermi website or the industry portal.
Any use is only permitted on the basis of this agreement as it would otherwise represent a copyright infringement.
IV. Intended use
Works shall exclusively be provided for the purpose of promoting Kermi products. This shall include customer and product acquisition. For this purpose, works may be imported and copied in digital form into the specialist partner's IT systems and may be used as a digital version or a print version.
V. Subject matter of the granting of rights
Product data, written works, photographic works, cinematic works, and photographs available on Kermi websites or industry portals, including the corresponding metadata in the event of digitisation, are the subject matter of this agreement, even if they are not covered by industrial property rights. These provisions shall apply accordingly as appropriate.
VI. Scope and rights of use
1. Kermi GmbH shall grant the specialist partner the non-exclusive right of use to the works provided and this right can be revoked.
2. The works may not be edited or modified in terms of content. The creation of photo and video montages is prohibited. This shall especially apply in the case of videos and photographs by Foto Composer.
3. A copyright mark must be applied to the works in accordance with X. of this agreement.
4. Kermi GmbH shall accept no liability if the works are incorrect or out of date. The specialist partner must check that the works are up to date at least once a year.
5. The works may be used in the specialist partner's data portals or online shops until withdrawn by Kermi GmbH. Use of the works on social networks (e.g. Facebook, Pinterest) and on thirdparty platforms (e.g. Amazon, eBay) is prohibited.
6. The specialist partner shall determine the scope of the works used (scope of product range, number of attributes used) at its own discretion.
7. In individual cases, Kermi GmbH shall be entitled to restrict or extend the scope of the rights granted. The specialist partner shall be informed of this on the website or before the download.
8. The specialist partner can grant other specialist partners (third parties) the right of use to the extent regulated above and for the aforementioned purposes, provided that these third parties are subjected to the same obligations that apply to the specialist partner in accordance with this contract. Kermi GmbH may demand written proof of the obligation of the third party from the specialist partner without specifying reasons.
VII. Compensation for use
The rights of use shall be granted to the specialist partner free of charge. The specialist partner shall not be permitted to charge third parties as defined in VI.8 for the passing on of the works.
VIII. Rights to the works provided
Kermi GmbH shall ensure that it has the required legal position for the granting of rights of use.
IX. Duration
With a unilateral declaration in writing, Kermi GmbH may terminate the user license at any time without specifying reasons and can revoke it with immediate effect. The specialist partner shall then have ten working days to completely remove the stored data of the works from their IT systems and return physical works (e.g. CD, DVD, catalogues) to Kermi GmbH or destroy them if this is agreed.
X. Reference to copyright
1. The specialist partner undertakes to apply the following note to the works:
“© Copyright by Kermi GmbH, Pankofen-Bahnhof 1, 94447 Plattling, Germany. The written works, images, videos are protected by copyright. Any exploitation outside the narrow confines of the copyright law is illegal and liable to prosecution without the prior consent of the copyright holder. This particularly applies to reproductions, translations, and saving and processing in electronic systems. The same applies to publication on the Internet.”
2. Naming of the copyright holder If Kermi GmbH is obligated to name the copyright holder in individual works, the specialist partner shall
also be obligated to do so in the same way. Kermi GmbH shall inform the specialist partner of this during the download process.
XI. Liability
If the specialist partner breaches obligations or violates the provisions of this usage agreement, Kermi GmbH may demand compensation for any damages incurred, including defence and prosecution costs. This shall especially also apply to the event that third parties make claims against Kermi GmbH due to infringement of rights (e.g. rights of the licensor or persons depicted). If the specialist party uses the
works provided in any way other than is stipulated in this agreement, Kermi GmbH may demand that it cease and desist this activity. The specialist partner is also liable for legal infringements by third parties (for example portal operators).
XII. Source of supply
The works shall be offered to the specialist partner in a digitised form by download via Kermi websites or the industry portal / online shop.
XIII. Final provisions
1. Form
Ancillary agreements, amendments or additions that deviate from these GTC must be made in writing. They must be identified as such. This shall also apply to the waiving of the requirement of written form.
2. Invalid provisions
Should a provision in this agreement be invalid or unfeasible, then all other provisions remain unaffected by this. In the place of the invalid or unenforceable provisions, an appropriate provision shall be made that comes as close as possible to the intentions of the parties to the extent permitted by law.
3. Applicable law and agreement on jurisdiction
The law of the Federal Republic of Germany shall apply exclusively, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. The Munich Regional Court I (Landgericht München I) shall have jurisdiction for all disputes resulting from or associated with contracts governed by these terms and conditions of use.
Valid from: 01.04.2021
We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this data protection regulation. On this website, personal data is collected and processed only to the extent necessary. The following regulation gives you an overview of how we guarantee this protection and what kind of data is collected for what purpose.
Name and address of the controller
Controller in the sense of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”):
Kermi GmbH
Pankofen-Bahnhof 1
94447 Plattling
E-mail: info@kermi.de
Telephone: + 49 (0) 9931 501-0
Fax: +49 (0)9931 507 696
Data protection officer
Statutory data protection officer:
Kermi GmbH
Data protection officer
Pankofen-Bahnhof 1
94447 Plattling, Germany
Telephone +49 (0) 9931 501-300
datenschutz@kermi.de
www.kermi.de
Each data subject can contact our data protection officer directly any time with any questions or suggestions regarding data protection.
When you are using this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data with which you can be personally identified.
Within the scope of the applicable legal regulations, you have the right to access your stored personal data, its origin, and recipients, as well as the purpose of its storage at any time. If the legal requirements are met, you also have the right to correction or deletion of your personal data, to restriction of processing, to object to processing, and to data portability.
If you have given your consent to the processing of your personal data by us, you have the right to withdraw such consent at any time. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of any processing based on consent before its withdrawal. Further processing of such data on the grounds of another legal basis, for example to fulfil legal obligations, remains equally unaffected.
For this and other questions regarding personal data, you can contact our data protection officer at any time.
If you believe that our processing your personal data violates applicable data protection laws, you have the right to file a complaint with a relevant supervisory authority.
a) When you are visiting our website
When you visit our website, we process the data which your browser automatically transfers to us. This data includes your IP address, the time of the server request, the browser type and browser version, the operating system used, the referrer URL, and the host name of the accessing computer. We only process personal data about the use of our website to the extent necessary to allow the user to use of the service.
Such data is only collected and processed for internal purposes. The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) b) GDPR, which permits data to be processed to perform a contract or measures prior to entering into a contract. Another basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, as we have a legitimate interest in processing the data in order to ensure the stability and security of the website.
In some cases we also use cookies for this purpose. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser. Our Internet pages use cookies in several places. They serve to make our website more user-friendly, effective and secure. Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies”. They will automatically be deleted after your visit. Cookies do not cause any harm to your computer or contain viruses. You have the option of deactivating this function within your browser or setting it so that you can decide in individual cases whether or not to accept a cookie. In this case, however, the usability of our website may be restricted. Cookies which are necessary to execute the electronic communication process or to provide certain functions (e.g. shopping basket function), are stored according to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for technically error-free and optimized provision of their services.
Other cookies that are stored (e.g. cookies for analyzing your surfing behavior) are treated separately in this data protection regulation.
b) When you register on our website.
You can register on our website to be able to use additional functions on the site. We only use this data entered for the purpose of using the respective offer or service you have registered for. Any mandatory information requested during registration must be entered completely. Otherwise your registration will be denied.
We will inform you of important changes, such as changes concerning the scope of our offer or if technical changes should become necessary via the e-mail address you provided during registration.
The data entered during registration will be processed on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). You can withdraw your consent at any time. You only have to send us an informal e-mail to do so. The lawfulness of the data processing already carried out remains unaffected by the withdrawal.
The data collected during registration will be stored by us as long as you are registered on our website and will be deleted afterwards. Legal retention periods remain unaffected.
c) When you use a contact form
If you send us enquiries via a contact form, your information from the enquiry form and the contact data you provide there will be stored by us for the purpose of processing your enquiry and any possible follow-up questions. We will not pass this information on to third parties without your consent.
The data entered in the contact form will be processed on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). You can withdraw this consent at any time. You only have to send us an informal e-mail to do so. The lawfulness of any data processing transactions carried out up to the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.
The data entered by you in the contact form will be retained by us until you request us to delete the data, withdraw your consent for storage, or the purpose for the storage of the data no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Legal retention periods remain unaffected.
d) When you use a comment function on our website.
For the comment function on this page, in addition to your comment, information about the time the comment was created, your e-mail address and, if you do not post anonymously, your selected user name will be saved.
Our comment function stores the IP addresses of users who write comments. Since we do not check comments on our site before they are posted, we need this data in order to be able to take action against the author in the event of legal infringements, such as insults or propaganda.
As a user of the site you can subscribe to comments after registering. You will receive a confirmation e-mail to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided. You can unsubscribe from this function at any time via a link in the information mails. In this case, the data entered during a subscription to comments will be deleted; however, if you have transmitted this data to us for other purposes and elsewhere (e.g. subscription to our newsletter), the data will be retained by us.
Your data will be processed on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR). You can withdraw your consent at any time. You only have to send us an informal e-mail to do so. The lawfulness of any data processing transactions already carried out remains unaffected by the withdrawal.
The data that we collect from you (e.g. IP address) will remain with us until the commented content has been completely deleted, the comments must be deleted for legal reasons (e.g. offensive comments), you ask us to delete the data, or you withdraw your consent to the storage of the data. Legal retention periods remain unaffected.
e) Processing of customer and contract data
We collect, process, and use personal data to the extent that it is necessary for the establishment, content design, or change of a legal relationship, for the management of customers and customer relationships, and for sales and marketing activities of the company.
We process such personal data to enable transactions to be processed, sales activities to be executed, for deliveries, to provide customer service, for invoicing, and to establish contact with customers in the context of contract fulfillment, marketing and in other ways to maintain customer relations. We may also use personal data to handle incidents and claims and to provide support requested by customers.
The personal data comes directly from the customers or was collected by us in connection with their use of the products and services. Personal data may also be obtained from public registers and other reliable external sources. Processing personal data is necessary for the provision of services under the purchase contracts to which the client company is a party. Furthermore, processing personal data is necessary for the legitimate interests pursued by us within the scope of the business objectives of the company. The basis for processing the data is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR (performance of a contract or measures prior to entering into a contract).
After completion of the order or termination of the business relationship, the customer data collected will be deleted. Legal retention periods remain unaffected.
In general, we use personal data exclusively for internal business purposes and do not transfer the data to external parties. Companies in the Arbonia Group may gain access to and process personal data to the extent necessary to fulfil the above-mentioned purposes. We only transfer personal data to third parties outside of the Arbonia Group of companies if this is necessary within the context of performance of the contract, for example to the company entrusted with the delivery of the goods or the credit institution entrusted with payment processing. The data will not be transmitted further or only after you explicitly consented to the transmission. Any transmission of personal data will be carried out in accordance with the applicable data protection laws and when appropriate contractual, technical, and organizational measures are in place.
f) Data processing during the job application procedure
We collect and process the personal data of applicants for the purpose of handling the application procedure. If an employment contract is concluded with an applicant, the transmitted data will be stored for the purpose of processing the employment relationship in compliance with statutory provisions.
If no employment contract is concluded with the applicant, the application documents will automatically be deleted six months after notification of the rejection decision, provided that there are no other legitimate interests of the data controller preventing the deletion.
Processing personal data for the above-mentioned purposes is carried out on the basis of consent, or on the basis of a legitimate interest of the data controller opposing the deletion. We can cooperate with other companies in the Arbonia Group and other third party data processing agents (e.g. IT service providers). Any transmission of personal data will be carried out in accordance with the applicable data protection laws and where appropriate contractual, technical, and organizational measures are in place.
Notes regarding rexx:
This website uses the services of the company rexx systems GmbH, Headquarters, Süderstrasse 75–79, 20097 Hamburg, Deutschland (“rexx”). The Swiss subsidiary, rexx systems Schweiz AG, is based in 8103 Zürich, Sparrenbergstrasse 5. After input and transmission, your data can be transferred directly via an encrypted connection to the servers of rexx, which stores the encrypted data exclusively on the server in the computer center of Host Europe GmbH (Cologne location). If this is the case, all data is encrypted based on the SSL procedure. If you log in after your registration with the provided user data, the SSL encryption procedure will also be used for this.
The transmission of personal data will take place in accordance with the applicable data protection laws and where appropriate contractual, technical, and organizational measures are in place. Both the controller and the provider use technical and organizational security measures to protect your collected data against accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction, or against access by unauthorized persons. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.
Notes regarding Matoma (formerly Piwik) web analysis:
Our website uses the functions of the web analysis service Piwik Webanalyse in the context of the application process. Piwik Webanalyse uses cookies that are stored on your computer and that allow an analysis of your use of the website. For this purpose, the information generated by the cookie about the use of this website is stored on our server. The IP address is anonymized before it is stored. Piwik web analysis cookies will remain on your computer until you delete them.
The use of Piwik web analysis cookies is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the anonymous analysis of user behavior in order to optimize both our website and our advertising.
The information generated by the cookie about the use of this website will not be passed on to third parties. You can prevent cookies being stored on your computer with a corresponding setting in your browser software. However, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent.
If you do not agree to the storage and use of your data, you can prohibit the storage and use for the future by setting an opt-out cookie when using the Kermi job portal by selecting the corresponding function. The deletion of your cookies will result in the Piwik web analysis opt-out cookie also being deleted. The opt-out has to be re-activated prior to a new visit to our site.
g) Data processing for the delivery of newsletters and mailings
If you subscribe to one of the newsletters offered on the website, the data provided during the newsletter or mailing registration will only be used for sending the newsletter, unless you agree to further use. You agree that we may also transfer this personal data to other Arbonia group companies and that other Arbonia group companies may also process this data for the same purpose and send you newsletters about the entire range of services of the Arbonia group companies. We will not transfer your personal data to any third party outside of the Arbonia group companies.
If you subscribe to an email newsletter that requires personal information, you will receive a confirmation e-mail to the e-mail address you provided. The registration is only completed after the link included in this e-mail is clicked. The processing takes place exclusively based on consent. You can withdraw your consent to the storage of the data, the email address, as well as their use for sending the newsletter at any time via the unsubscribe option provided in the newsletter. The lawfulness of any data processing transactions already carried out remains unaffected by the withdrawal.
Data provided by you when subscribing to a newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted after you have unsubscribed from the newsletter. Data stored by us for another purpose or based on other consent (e.g. e-mail addresses for another newsletter, or for additional functions on the webpage) remain unaffected by this.
We can cooperate with other companies of the Arbonia Group and other data processing departments (e.g. IT service providers). Any transmission of personal data will be carried out in accordance with the applicable data protection laws and where appropriate contractual, technical, and organizational measures are in place.
Newsletter – Performance measurement
The newsletter contains a so-called “web-beacon”, i.e. a pixel-sized file which is retrieved from our server when the newsletter is opened or from the server of our distribution service provider if we use one. When this retrieval takes place, technical information is collected initially, such as information on the browser and your system, as well as your IP address and the time of retrieval.
This information is used for technical improvement of the service based on technical data, or target groups and their reading behavior based on their retrieval locations (which can be determined using the IP address) or access times. The statistical surveys also include determining whether the newsletters are opened, when they are opened, and what links are clicked. Although for technical reasons, this information can be matched to the individual newsletter recipient, it is, however, neither our intention, nor that of the distribution service provider, to observe individual users. In fact, we actually use the analyses to detect the reading habits of our users and to adapt our content to them or to send different content according to the interests of our users. Unfortunately, it is not possible to separately revoke authorization for performance measurement; in this case you have to unsubscribe from the whole newsletter subscription.
Newsletter distributor Cleverreach GmbH
The newsletter is distributed by the distribution service provider CleverReach GmbH & Co. KG, Mühlenstr. 43, 26180 Rastede, Germany. You will find the data protection regulations of the distribution service provider here: https://www.cleverreach.com/de/datenschutz/. The distribution service provider is deployed on the basis of our legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR and an order processing agreement in accordance with Art. 28 (3) p. 1 GDPR.
The distribution service provider can use the data of recipients pseudonymized, i.e. without assigning them to a user, to optimize or improve its own service, e.g. to technically optimize the distribution and presentation of the newsletter, or for statistical purposes. However, the distribution service provider does not use our newsletter recipients' data to write to them or to pass the data on to third parties.
Our aim is to tailor the contents of our website as precisely as possible to your interests, and in this way improve our offer for you. We use various web analysis services for this demand-oriented design and continuous optimization of our website.
Notes regarding Google Analytics (with anonymization function)
This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. Google Analytics uses cookies, which are text files stored locally on your computer and that enable an analysis of your use of the website The information created by cookies, about the use of our website (including your IP address) is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA, where it is stored.
We enabled the IP anonymization function on this website. This will cause your IP address to be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other countries which are party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the USA. The full IP address will be transmitted only in exceptional cases to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.
On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to generate reports on website activity, and to provide the website operator with other services relating to website and Internet use.
The storage of Google Analytics cookies is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operators have a legitimate interest in the analysis of user behavior in order to optimize both their website and their advertising.
You can prevent the storage of the cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser software, however, please note that if you do so you may not be able to use all the functions of this website. You can also prevent Google from collecting data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and prevent Google processing this data by clicking on the following link: <http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de> download and install available browser plugin.
You can prevent Google Analytics collecting your data by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be placed, which prevents the collection of data during your future visits to this website: deactivate Google Analytics.
More information about how Google Analytics handles user data is available in Google's provacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.
This website uses the Google Analytics “Demographics” function. This allows the creation of reports that contain information about the age, gender, and interests of site visitors. This data comes from interest-related advertising by Google as well as from visitor data from third parties. This data cannot be assigned to a specific person. You can disable this feature at any time in the preferences of your Google Account or generally reject the collection of your data by Google Analytics as described in the “objection to data collection” section.
The provider of these functions is: Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. More information about how Google Analytics handles user data is available in Google's privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.
Notes regarding Google Analytics Remarketing
Our website uses Google Analytics Remarketing functions in connection with the cross-device functions of Google AdWords and Google DoubleClick. This function enables the target groups created with Google Analytics Remarketing to be linked with the cross-device functions of Google AdWords and Google DoubleClick. This means that interest-related, personalized advertising messages that have been adapted to you depending on your previous usage and surfing behavior on one device (e.g. mobile phone) can also be displayed on another of your devices (e.g. tablet or PC).
If you have given your consent, Google will link your web and app browsing history to your Google account for this purpose. This way, you can see the same personalized ads on every device you log into with your Google Account.
To support this feature, Google Analytics collects Google-authenticated user IDs that are temporarily linked to our Google Analytics data to define and create target groups for the cross-device ad targeting.
.You can opt-out of cross-device remarketing / targeting by disabling personalized advertising in your Google account.
The aggregation of information collected in your Google account is based solely on your consent, which you can give to Google or withdraw it. For data collection operations that are not merged in your Google account (for example, because you do not have a Google account or have objected the merge), the collection of data is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) of the GDPR. Our legitimate interest arises from the fact that we have an interest in the anonymous analysis of website visitors for advertising purposes.
The provider of these functions is: Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Further information on these functions and more information on the handling of user data by Google Analytics Remarketing is available in the corresponding data protection regulation of Google.
Notes regarding Google AdWords and Google Conversion-Tracking
Our website uses the function Google AdWords. We use so-called conversion tracking in the context of Google AdWords. If you click on an advert placed by Google, a cookie for conversion tracking is placed. These cookies (small text files that the Internet browser places on the computer of the user) expire after 30 days and cannot be used to identify the user. If a user visits certain pages of this website when the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can see that the user has clicked on the ad and has been redirected to this page.
A separate cookie is assigned to every AdWords customer. The information collected via conversion cookies is used to generate conversion statistics for us as AdWords customers. We are informed of the total number of users who clicked on our ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, we do not receive any information with which we could personally identify users.
The storage of “conversion cookies” is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the anonymous analysis of the user behavior to optimize both our website and our advertising.
The provider of these functions is: Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. More information about Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking and their handling of user data are available in the data protection regulation of Google.
If you don't want to be part of the tracking, you can object to this use by deactivating the Google Conversion Tracking cookie in the user settings of your Internet browser. When you do so, you will not be included in the conversion tracking statistics. You can set your browser so that you are informed about cookies being placed and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies in specific cases or in general, and activate automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. When cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited.
In general, we use personal data exclusively for internal business purposes and don't transfer any data to external parties, unless this is necessary to perform the contract, permitted by law, or you have given your consent.
We can, however, enter into contracts with companies or persons (“processors”) to transfer the performance of certain tasks in our name. For this purpose, it may be necessary for us to grant the processors access to personal data. Our processors are obliged to maintain the confidentiality of the transmitted personal data and may not use the information for purposes other than those specified by us. Such tasks carried out by processors may include, for example, services in the areas of technology, payment, and delivery service, marketing, credit risk minimization, or fraud protection, analysis provider, search information provider, or group-internal processing.
Such transmission of personal data will be carried out in accordance with the applicable data protection laws and we make sure that appropriate contractual, technical, and organizational measures are in place.
We offer third party services and/or content on our website. If you use such third party services or if the content of third parties is displayed, then communication data is exchanged between you and the respective provider for technical reasons. We do not monitor the websites nor the data protection practices of the third parties who manage these websites. Accordingly, this data protection regulation does not apply to the linked pages or services of third parties.
The respective service or content provider can also collect additional data and use it for their own other purposes. To the best of our knowledge, we have configure the services and content of providers who process data for their own purposes so that either the communication for other purposes than for presenting the services or content on our website is blocked or that personal data can only be collected if you have decided to use the respective service. However, as we have no control over the data which is collected and processed by third parties, we are not able to provide binding information on the scope and purpose of such processing of your data by the respective third party.
a) Website links
We provide links referring to pages of third parties for your optimal information on our website. As they are websites of other providers, we do not have any influence on the contents for which the provider is exclusively responsible. Accordingly, this data protection regulation does not apply to the linked pages of third parties.
b) Tools
Our website uses the functions of different tools to increase the functionality of our website.
Notes regarding Google Web Fonts
Our website uses the “Web Fonts” function provided by Google for the uniform display of fonts. When you access a page, your browser loads the required web fonts to your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly. For this purpose, your browser connects to Google's servers. This will inform Google that your IP address has been used to access our website.
The use of Google Web Fonts is in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of our online offers. This represents a legitimate interest according to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. If your browser does not support web fonts, your computer uses a default font.
The provider of this function is: Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. More information about how Google handles user data is available in Google's privacy policy.
Notes regarding Google Maps
Our website uses functions of the map service Google Maps. It is necessary for the use of Google Maps to store your IP address. This information can be transmitted to a Google server in the USA, where it is stored. We do not have any influence on this data transmission.
The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers and easy traceability of the places indicated by us on the website. This represents a legitimate interest according to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
The provider of this function is: Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. More information about how Google handles user data is available in Google's privacy policy.
c) Social Plugins
Apart from that, our website uses functions of various so-called social plugins (ׅ“buttons”) of social media such as Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, and Twitter. Social media (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Youtube, or LinkedIn) enable users of these social media platforms to create links on their social media profiles to then store them or share them with their social media contacts.
When you visit our website, the buttons for such social media are disabled as default. No data is sent to the respective social networks without your intervention. To be able to use these buttons, you have to activate them by clicking on them. They will then remain activated until you deactivate them.
Once activated, a direct connection to the server of the respective social network is established. The content of the button is then transmitted directly from the social network to your browser and integrated into the website. After activating a button, the social network can retrieve data, regardless of whether you interact with the button or not.
If you are logged into a social network, the network can associate your visit to the site with your user account.
If you are a user of a social network and do not want it to combine data from your visit to our website with your user data, you must log out of the respective social network before activating the buttons.
We do not have any influence on the scope of data collected by social networks via their buttons. The privacy policies of the social networks provide information about the purpose and extent of the data they collect, how that data is processed and used, the rights available to you, and the settings you can use to protect your privacy. For further information on the scope and purpose of such collection and processing of your data, please refer to the data protection information of the providers whose services and/or contents we hold responsible for the protection of your data in this context.
Notes regarding Facebook plugins (Like & Share button)
Our website uses functions of the social network Facebook. You can recognize the Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo or the “Like” button on our site. When you visit our website and log into Facebook, the plugin establishes a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server. This provides Facebook with the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click the Facebook “Like” button while logged into your Facebook account, you can link the contents of our pages on your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to link the visit to our pages with your user account. You can prevent this by logging out of your Facebook account. We point out that we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and their use by Facebook.
The provider of these functions is: Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA. More information about how Facebook handles user data is available in Facebook's privacy policy.
Notes regarding Twitter
Our website uses functions of the service Twitter. By using Twitter and the “re-tweet” function, the websites you visit are linked to your Twitter account and made available to other users. In the course of this process, data can also be transmitted to Twitter. We point out that we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and their use by Twitter.
The provider of these functions is: Twitter Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. More information about how Twitter handles user data is available in Twitter's privacy policy.
Notes regarding Instagram
Our website uses functions of the service Instagram. If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the contents of our pages to your Instagram profile by clicking the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate your account with your visit to our webpage. We point out that we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and their use by Pinterest.
The provider of these functions is: Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. More information about how Instagram handles user data is available in Instagram's privacy policy.
Notes regarding Pinterest
Our website uses functions of the social network Pinterest. If you visit one of our websites equipped with a Pinterest plugin and are logged into Pinterest, a connection to Pinterest's servers is established. Protocol data (your IP address, the address of the visited websites, which also contain Pinterest functions, type and settings of the browser, date and time of the request, your use of Pinterest) can be transmitted to the Pinterest server in the USA by the plugin. We point out that we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data and their use by Pinterest.
Operator of this plugin is Pinterest Inc., 808 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-490, USA. More information about how Pinterest handles user data is available in Pinterest's privacy policy.
Insofar as we have not specified any special retention periods in this data protection regulation, these general rules apply:
As a principle, your data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary for the intended purposes or if you withdraw your consent or object to its use for legitimate reasons. Beyond this point in time, data will only be stored if this is necessary according to legal regulations which we are subject to (e.g. tax and commercial law regulations) or if data is needed to establish, exercise, or defend against legal rights.
All information you provide to us is stored on servers within the European Union, the EEA, and Switzerland. We place great emphasis on ensuring an adequate level of data protection in the respective country.
We use appropriate 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 and adapted in line with technological developments.
However, we would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. communication by e-mail) may be subject to security gaps. A complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
This data protection declaration may be subject to amendments, for example due to amendments in the law or changes in processing. We therefore ask you to read this page regularly
Information sheet on data protection for business customers, specialist wholesalers, specialist tradespeople, installation companies, planners, architects, companies in the building and housing industry, as well as private end consumers.
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We expressly reserve all industrial property rights (in particular copyright, trademarks and design rights). Reference advertising with our company is not permitted without prior permission in writing".
Information and data on these pages do not constitute any assurance or guarantee, whether explicit or implicit. In particular, it does not constitute any implicit assurance or guarantee with regards to the condition, the merchantability, adequacy for a particular purpose or non-infringement of laws and patents. All data and figures on the web pages are only approximate. Only actual agreements are authoritative with contracts to be concluded (e.g. purchase and order).
On our Internet pages you will also find links to other pages on the Internet. We would like to draw your attention to the fact that we have no influence on the design and the content of the pages the links may take you to. We can therefore also not guarantee that the information made available there is up-to-date, correct, complete or for its quality. With this in mind, we hereby disassociate ourselves from all content on these pages. This declaration is applicable to all links to external pages and their content on our Internet pages.
Changes to products and services may occur after the editorial deadline for individual pages. Constructional or shape changes, deviations in the shade of colour or changes to the scope of supply or performance by the manufacturer are reserved during the delivery period, providing the changes or deviations are considered reasonable for the customer, taking Kermi's interests into consideration. Images may include accessories, optional extras or other items which are not part of the standard scope of delivery or performance. Colour variations are of a technical nature. Individual pages can also include models and services which are not offered in individual countries. All data and figures of the products described are only approximate. Only actual agreements are authoritative with conclusion of a contract later on if applicable. Statements on statutory, legal and tax provisions and effects are only applicable in the Federal Republic of Germany.
Apart from our company being part of the Arbonia AG since July 2001, the new current legal position has led us to update our General Terms and Conditions.
The following purchasing conditions apply for Kermi suppliers: