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The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can be used to personally identify you. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to our privacy policy set out below this text.
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the operator's contact details in the section “Information about the controller” in this privacy policy.
How do we collect your data?
On the one hand, your data is collected when you provide it to us. This may, for example, be data you enter into a contact form, an application form, or one of our service forms (e.g., spare parts inquiry, customer registration, e-mobility inquiry form).
Other data is collected automatically, or after you have given your consent, by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is primarily technical data (e.g., the internet browser, operating system, or the time the page was accessed). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.
What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected to ensure the website is provided free of errors. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior. If you submit an inquiry or apply for a job via the website, the data you provide will be processed to handle that inquiry or application.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right, at any time, to receive information free of charge about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request that this data be corrected or deleted. If you have given your consent to data processing, you may revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request that the processing of your personal data be restricted. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
You are welcome to contact us at any time regarding this or any other questions about data protection.
When you visit this website, your browsing behavior may be statistically evaluated. This is done primarily using so-called analytics programs. Detailed information on these analytics programs can be found in the following privacy policy.
We host the content of our website with the following provider:
The provider is Hetzner Online GmbH, Industriestr. 25, 91710 Gunzenhausen, Germany (hereinafter “Hetzner”).
For details, please refer to Hetzner's privacy policy: https://www.hetzner.com/de/legal/privacy-policy/
The use of Hetzner is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the most reliable possible presentation of our website. Where corresponding consent has been requested, processing takes place exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) of the German Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG), insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time.
We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the service named above. This is a contract required under data protection law that ensures the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various items of personal data are collected. Personal data is data that can be used to personally identify you. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.
We would like to point out that data transmitted over the internet (e.g., when communicating by email) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:
Kessler & Co GmbH & Co. KG
Hüttlinger Str. 18–20
D-73453 Abtsgmünd, Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 73 66 81-0
Email: info @kessler-co.com
The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, or similar).
Unless a more specific storage period is stated within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for its processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted, unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, deletion will take place once those reasons no longer apply.
If you have consented to data processing, we process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR, insofar as special categories of data are processed pursuant to Art. 9(1) GDPR. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is additionally based on Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or to access to information on your device (e.g., via device fingerprinting), data processing is additionally based on Section 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required for the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. We also process your data, insofar as this is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation, on the basis of Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Information on the legal basis applicable in each individual case is provided in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.
We have appointed a data protection officer.
Kessler & Co GmbH & Co. KG
Data Protection Officer: Alexander Wolfs
Hüttlinger Str. 18–20
73453 Abtsgmünd, Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 73 66 81 835
Email: datenschutz @kessler-co.com
In the course of our business activities, we work together with various external parties. This sometimes also requires the transfer of personal data to these external parties. We only disclose personal data to external parties if this is necessary for the performance of a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g., disclosure of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest in the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, or if another legal basis permits the disclosure of the data. When engaging processors, we only disclose personal data on the basis of a valid data processing agreement.
Among other things, we use tools from companies based in the USA or other third countries that are not considered safe under data protection law. If these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to and processed in these third countries. We would like to point out that no level of data protection comparable to that in the EU can be guaranteed in these countries. It cannot therefore be ruled out that US authorities (e.g., intelligence services) may process, evaluate, and permanently store data held on US servers for surveillance purposes. We have no influence over such processing activities.
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may revoke consent you have already given at any time. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out prior to the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME, ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR UNLESS THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(1) GDPR).
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(2) GDPR).
In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state of their habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged violation. This right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy.
The supervisory authority responsible for us is:
The State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information of Baden-Württemberg (Der Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit Baden-Württemberg)
Heilbronner Str. 35, 70191 Stuttgart, Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 711 615541-0
Email: poststelle @lfdi.bwl.de
You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done to the extent that it is technically feasible.
Within the framework of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of the data processing, and, where applicable, a right to have this data corrected or deleted. You are welcome to contact us at any time regarding this or any other questions about personal data.
Right to restriction of processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You may contact us at any time for this purpose. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data may – with the exception of its storage – only be processed with your consent, or for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims, or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or of a member state.
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as inquiries you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of your browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the padlock symbol in your browser bar.
If SSL or TLS encryption is enabled, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Our website uses so-called “cookies.” Cookies are small data packets and do not cause any damage to your device. They are stored on your device either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (persistent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Persistent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or they are automatically deleted by your web browser.
Cookies may originate from us (first-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable certain services of third-party companies to be integrated within websites. Other cookies may be used to evaluate user behavior or for advertising purposes.
When you access our website, a cookie consent tool asks for your consent to the use of certain cookies and informs you about the corresponding data processing. The consent tool is an in-house development and is operated exclusively on our own servers; no transmission of your data to an external provider takes place. You can choose between the categories “Essential,” “External Media,” and “Marketing,” and revoke or adjust your consent at any time with effect for the future via the cookie settings in the website footer. To store your decision, the tool sets the cookies “cookieconsentbox” and “cookieconsentCategory”; these are session cookies that expire when the browser is closed.
Necessary (essential) cookies, which are required to carry out electronic communications or to provide certain functions you have requested, are stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies to ensure the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. Where consent has been requested for the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies (e.g., for the categories “External Media” and “Marketing”), processing takes place exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG); consent can be revoked at any time.
You can also configure your browser so that you are informed when cookies are set and allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and enable the automatic deletion of cookies when the browser is closed. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.
Details of which cookies and services are specifically used on this website can be found in this privacy policy and in the cookie settings.
The provider of this website automatically collects and stores information in what are known as server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:
This data is not combined with data from other sources.
This data is collected on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of its website – the server log files must be collected for this purpose.
If you send us inquiries via the contact form or one of our service forms (e.g., spare parts inquiry, customer registration, e-mobility inquiry form, appointment request, supplier portal), the information you provide in the respective form, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing your inquiry and in case of any follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent.
Certain forms (e.g., the “Become a Supplier” form in the supplier portal) additionally allow you to upload a file (e.g., a company or product presentation). Files submitted are stored together with the other form data for the purpose of processing your inquiry. Please do not submit any special categories of personal data within the meaning of Art. 9(1) GDPR via this route.
When you submit a form, your IP address and the date and time of the request are additionally recorded and transmitted. This serves to ensure traceability and to protect against misuse of our forms (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, provided your inquiry is connected with the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), where this has been requested; consent can be revoked at any time.
The data you enter in the form will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g., after your inquiry has been fully processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.
If you contact us by email, telephone, or fax, your inquiry, including all personal data arising from it (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We will not pass on this data without your consent.
This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, provided your inquiry is connected with the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), where this has been requested; consent can be revoked at any time.
The data you send to us via contact inquiries will remain with us until you ask us to delete it, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been fully processed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.
This website uses Google Analytics, in the “Google Analytics 4” (GA4) version, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Analytics allows us to evaluate the behavior of website visitors, measure reach, and improve our online offering as needed. In particular, the following data is processed: pages accessed, time and duration of the visit, interactions with the website (events), referrer URL, browser used and its version, operating system, device type and screen resolution, language setting, and the approximate location (country, region, city) derived from the IP address. This data is assigned to a pseudonymous identifier (client ID) stored on your device.
We use Google Analytics in a data-minimizing manner:
Google Analytics uses technologies that enable the recognition of the user for the purpose of analyzing user behavior (e.g., cookies or device fingerprinting).
This service is used on the basis of your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG (category “Marketing” in the cookie consent tool). Google Analytics is only loaded after you have given your consent. Consent can be revoked at any time with effect for the future via the cookie settings in the website footer.
Data collected at the user and event level is automatically deleted after 2 respectively 14 months. Aggregated report data is retained beyond this.
Information collected by Google about the use of this website may be transferred to and stored on a server operated by Google in the USA. Google LLC is certified under the “EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework” (DPF), for which the European Commission adopted an adequacy decision on 10 July 2023. In addition, the transfer of data to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://business.safety.google/adscontrollerterms/sccs/
In addition to revoking consent via our cookie settings, you can generally prevent data collection by Google Analytics by installing the browser add-on provided by Google: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de
For more information on how Google Analytics handles user data, please refer to Google's privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de
We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR. This ensures that Google processes the personal data of our website visitors only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
This site uses so-called Google Fonts, provided by Google, for the uniform display of fonts. The Google Fonts are installed locally on our server and are served from there. Accordingly, no connection is established to Google's servers for the purpose of displaying fonts on our website. Independently of this, the Google reCAPTCHA service (see below) may load a font from a Google server for its own display purposes.
Further information on Google Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de
This site uses the Google Maps mapping service to display our location and our service partners worldwide. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
In order to use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is generally transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the USA. The provider of this website has no influence over this data transfer.
Map elements are blocked by default on our website (category “External Media” in the cookie consent tool) and are only loaded after you have given your express consent. In this case, processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG; consent can be revoked at any time. Without consent, Google Maps will not be embedded.
The transfer of data to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/ and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/sccs/
For more information on how user data is handled, please refer to Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de
We use “Google reCAPTCHA” (hereinafter “reCAPTCHA”) to protect our contact and service forms against abusive, automated use. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. We use reCAPTCHA version 3 (“invisible reCAPTCHA”). For technical reasons, reCAPTCHA is loaded on all pages of our website – including pages that do not contain a form.
reCAPTCHA is intended to check whether data is entered on this website (e.g., in a contact form) by a human being or by an automated program. For this purpose, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the website visitor based on various characteristics. This analysis begins automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the relevant page. For the analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various pieces of information (e.g., IP address, the time the website visitor spends on the site, or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during this analysis is forwarded to Google.
The reCAPTCHA analyses run entirely in the background. When reCAPTCHA is loaded, the “_GRECAPTCHA” cookie is stored on your device; it has a lifespan of approximately six months and serves exclusively to detect misuse on Google's part. reCAPTCHA is loaded, and this cookie is set, even before you make a selection in the cookie banner.
The storage and analysis of the data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR and, with regard to the storage of the cookie on your device, on Section 25(2) No. 2 TDDDG. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offerings against abusive, automated scraping and against spam. You may object to this processing at any time pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, for reasons arising from your particular situation.
Further information on Google reCAPTCHA can be found in Google's privacy policy and Google's terms of use at the following links: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de and https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=de
To display the interactive world map of our service partners, we embed the “jsVectorMap” program library via the jsDelivr content delivery network. The provider is Prospect One Sp. z o.o., Królewska 65A, 30-081 Kraków, Poland. jsDelivr mirrors content across a worldwide network of servers to ensure fast delivery.
When a page featuring the map is accessed, a connection is established to jsDelivr's servers. In the process, your IP address is transmitted to jsDelivr; information such as browser type, operating system, and referrer URL may also be processed. A transfer to third countries outside the EU cannot be ruled out.
This is used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the fast and reliable delivery of the program libraries required for the map display.
For more information on how user data is handled, please refer to jsDelivr's privacy policy: https://www.jsdelivr.com/privacy-policy-jsdelivr-net
Individual pages of this website may contain embedded videos from the YouTube platform. The operator is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
YouTube content is blocked by default on our website (category “External Media” in the cookie consent tool) and is only loaded after you have given your express consent. Without consent, no embedding takes place and no connection is established to YouTube's servers.
Once you have given your consent, a connection to YouTube's servers is established when a video is played. This tells YouTube which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you allow YouTube to associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account. YouTube may also store various cookies on your device or use comparable recognition technologies.
Processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time via the cookie settings. Google LLC is certified under the “EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework” (DPF).
For more information on how user data is handled, please refer to Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de
We offer you the opportunity to apply to us (e.g., by email, by post, or via one of our online application forms in the careers section). Below, we inform you about the scope, purpose, and use of your personal data collected during the application process. We assure you that the collection, processing, and use of your data is carried out in accordance with applicable data protection law and all other statutory provisions, and that your data is treated in strict confidence.
If you send us an application, we process the personal data associated with it (e.g., contact and communication data, application documents, notes taken during interviews, etc.) insofar as this is necessary for deciding whether to establish an employment relationship. The legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (implementation of pre-contractual measures or the initiation of an employment relationship). Insofar as we process data going beyond what is required for the application decision, we rely on your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent can be revoked at any time. Where special categories of personal data within the meaning of Art. 9(1) GDPR are processed (e.g., information relating to a severe disability), this is done on the basis of Art. 9(2)(b) GDPR or your express consent pursuant to Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR. Your personal data is disclosed within our company exclusively to persons involved in processing your application.
If the application is successful, the data you have submitted will be stored in our data processing systems on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR for the purpose of establishing and carrying out the employment relationship.
If we are unable to offer you a position, you decline a job offer, or you withdraw your application, we reserve the right to retain the data you submitted for up to 6 months from the end of the application process, on the basis of our legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). The data will then be deleted and any physical application documents destroyed. This retention serves in particular evidentiary purposes in the event of a legal dispute. If it becomes apparent that the data will be required after the 6-month period has expired (e.g., due to an impending or pending legal dispute), deletion will only take place once the purpose for the further retention no longer applies.
Longer retention may also take place if you have given corresponding consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) or if statutory retention obligations preclude deletion.
If we are unable to offer you a position, there may be the possibility of including you in our applicant pool. If you are included, all documents and information from your application will be transferred to the applicant pool in order to contact you should suitable vacancies arise.
Inclusion in the applicant pool takes place exclusively on the basis of your express consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). Giving this consent is voluntary and is not related to the current application process. You may revoke your consent at any time; in this case, the data will be irrevocably deleted from the applicant pool, provided there are no statutory retention obligations.
Data from the applicant pool will be irrevocably deleted no later than two years after consent was given.