The protection of your personal data is of particular importance to us. Therefore, we, Anton Paar Group AG, process your personal data exclusively on the basis of the applicable data protection laws. We take careful precautions to protect your data against loss, manipulation, and unauthorized access. These precautions correspond to the current state of technology. In this privacy policy, we inform you about the most important aspects of data processing within the framework of our website.

1 | General

Anton Paar Group AG is the parent company of the Anton Paar Group and is not responsible for the operational data processing of subsidiaries or their websites. It processes personal data solely for group-wide tasks such as strategic management, controlling, and compliance.

2 | Storage of access data in server log files

You can visit our website without providing personal information. We only store access data such as the names of requested files, date and time of access, amount of data transferred, browser type, IP address, and the requesting provider in server log files. These data are evaluated exclusively to ensure the trouble-free operation of the site and to improve our services. They do not allow us to draw any conclusions about your person. If there are specific indications of unlawful use, we reserve the right to review the data retrospectively.

3 | Cookies

We use so-called cookies on our website to recognize repeated use of our services by the same user/owner of an internet connection. Cookies are small text files that your internet browser places and stores on your computer. They serve to optimize our website and our offerings. The website uses the content management tool “Borlabs Cookie” from Borlabs GmbH.

Some of these cookies provide information that enables automatic recognition. The information obtained in this way helps us optimize our services and provide easier access to our website. Detailed information about the cookies used can be found in the cookie settings.
 

4 | Use of Google Analytics

Our website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”).

Purpose of processing: Google Analytics uses cookies that enable an analysis of your use of our website. We use the service to evaluate the use of our website, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services related to website and internet usage.

Legal basis: Processing is carried out on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR). You may withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future via our cookie consent tool.

IP anonymization: We have activated IP anonymization (“anonymizeIp”) on this website. This means that your IP address is shortened by Google within the member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the USA.

Transfer to third countries: In individual cases, data may be transferred to the USA. Google LLC, based in the USA, is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. Nevertheless, risks may exist in the event of a data transfer (e.g., access by U.S. authorities).

Storage period: The cookies set by Google Analytics are stored for the periods indicated in our cookie banner. Data collected via Google Analytics is generally retained for 14 months and then deleted.

Right to object: You can withdraw your consent at any time via our cookie consent tool. You can also prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by installing the browser add-on to deactivate Google Analytics.

Further information: More information on how Google uses data, as well as settings and opt-out options, can be found in Google’s privacy policy and in the Google Analytics terms of use.

Your rights: You have the right at any time to request information about your personal data, as well as to request its correction, deletion, or restriction of processing. You also have the right to data portability and the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

5 | Use of Google Tag Manager

We use Google Tag Manager on our website. This service is provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”).

Google Tag Manager is used solely for the management of website tags. The Tag Manager itself does not process users’ personal data. It only enables the triggering of other tags, which may in turn collect data. The Google Tag Manager does not have access to these data.

Further information about Google Tag Manager can be found in Google’s terms of use.

6 | Contacting us

On our website, we offer the option to contact us via contact forms or email. For the purpose of processing your request and subsequent communication with you, the information you provide is stored and forwarded exclusively to the responsible department within the Anton Paar Group. A comparison of these data with data possibly collected by other components of our site does not take place.

If you contact us via an email link (e.g., group@anton-paar.com), the date and time of receipt, sender and recipient, as well as the subject of the email are logged. These data are automatically deleted after two months. They are only evaluated in order to identify and correct system-related irregularities. The content of your email can only be viewed by the recipient.

7 | Data transfer

Within Anton Paar Group AG, only those departments have access to personal data that need them to fulfill the purposes stated above. Data are only transmitted to external third parties if: a) there is a legal obligation (e.g., to authorities), b) this is required to enforce legal claims, c) or you have expressly given your consent.

8 | Your rights

You generally have the rights to information, access, rectification and deletion, restriction of processing, data portability, and objection.

If you have questions about the collection, processing, or use of your personal data, or if you would like information, correction, blocking, or deletion of data, or if you wish to withdraw consent given or object to a specific use of data, please contact us (see point 9).

If you believe that the processing of your data violates data protection law, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. In Austria, this is the Austrian Data Protection Authority, Barichgasse 40-42, 1030 Vienna, www.dsb.gv.at
 

9 | Controller and contact

Anton Paar Group AG, Headquarters Anton Paar Strasse 20 8054 Graz, Austria

Contact for your data protection concerns: gdpr@anton-paar.com

10 | Changes or amendments

If individual provisions of this privacy policy are or become invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions shall not be affected.

We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy within the scope of legal possibilities without prior notice. The current version can be accessed at any time on our website.