Privacy policy

Data protection information for visitors to the website

We, Rohde AG, Industriestraße 9, 37176 Nörten-Hardenberg/Germany, Tel.: +49 (0) 5503 9860-0, email: info@rohde-technics.com set out below how we process your data on this website. If you have any questions about data protection, please do not hesitate to contact dsb@hufenbach.de.
Further contact information at www.hufenbach.de  (www.hufenbach.de).

Purpose, legal basis, categories of recipients, storage period for the data processing

The purpose of data processing on this website is to provide information about the products and services of our company, in addition to enabling users to contact us.

In providing our website, we comply with the requirements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Federal Data Protection Act (FDPA), the Telemedia Act (TMA / TMG) and the Telecommunications Telemedia Data Protection Act (TTDPA / TTDSG). We process personal data in particular in accordance with the following legal bases:

• Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR for the processing of personal data with the consent of the data subject.
• Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR for the processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a contract with the data subject, as well as for taking appropriate steps prior to entering into a contract. 
• Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR for the processing of personal data necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject in accordance with the applicable EU law or in accordance with the applicable law of a country in which the GDPR is applicable in whole or in part.
• Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR for the processing of personal data necessary to protect the legitimate interests pursued by  us or by a third party,  unless such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject. Legitimate interests are, in particular, our commercial interest to be able to provide our website, the security of information, the enforcement of our own legal claims and the compliance with further legislation.

To this end, in the context of service provision, we use service providers that have been bound to confidentiality and data protection. This category of recipients includes: service providers (e.g. software/hardware maintenance, website support); hosting providers and external consultants. Data is only transferred to authorities in the event of overriding legal requirements. A transfer of data to third countries only takes place if the requirements from the provisions in Art. 44 et seq. GDPR are fulfilled.

When you visit the website, a connection is established with your browser. The following information is collected and stored temporarily in system files: IP address of your device, data and time of access, name and URL of accessed files, website from which access was made or from which you were directed to our site (referrer URL), browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your device, as well as the name of your provider.

The aforementioned data is processed by us for the purpose of ensuring a trouble-free connection as well as system security. The generated connection data is automatically deleted and is not retained for longer than seven days. If the website is improperly used, log data whose further storage is necessary for evidentiary purposes will be retained until the incident has been clarified.

Use of storage technologies on your device

This website uses storage technologies ("cookies" and/or your browser's memory) to enable storage of your use of the website. The information generated by cookies about your usage behaviour on this website is used to evaluate information about your use of this website and your visiting behavior and to improve our information offering.

If the use of cookies on your end device is necessary for the functionality of the website, we use this technology on the basis of our legitimate interests in improving our information offering and ensuring the functionality of the website as well as information security on the website. The legal basis for data processing is then Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interest) in conjunction with Section 25 (2) no. 2 TTDPA.

Should cookies be used that are not necessary for the operation of the website, we ask for your consent in advance. The legal basis for data processing is then Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR in conjunction with Section 25 (1) TTDPA (consent).

The cookies will be deleted after two years at the latest. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however, please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. The data collection is anonymised; the collected data cannot be related to you personally.

Google Tag Manager

We use Google Tag Manager from Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google") to manage the Google services on our site. No data processing is carried out by it.

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google"). The legal basis for this processing is your consent according to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.

Google Analytics also uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to enable an analysis of the use of the website. The possibility that the data generated by the cookie about your use of this website might be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there cannot be excluded. Data transfer to the USA only occurs if the requirements of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR are fulfilled. According to the European Commission, personal data transferred from the EU to US companies participating in the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF), including Google Inc., has been deemed reasonably secure. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be combined with other Google data. The user data will be deleted after 24 months at the latest.

You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future and prevent the use of data by Google if you download and activate the available browser plugin: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en-GB.

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however, please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. Further information on data protection by Google can be found at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-GB.

Microsoft Advertising (formerly Bing Ads)

We aim to determine which of our ads on the Microsoft search engine Advertising have resulted in actions by users on our website, e.g. orders. For the purpose of optimizing our online services, we use "Microsoft Advertising", a service provided by Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA. Due to the use of cookies, the legal basis for this is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. When you click on an ad in Bing, a cookie is stored on your device. If you then go to a defined page on our website, we can use this to determine the relationship between advertising and its intended effect ("conversion measurement"). We can only measure the total number of conversions achieved. No personal data is transmitted to Microsoft in this context. You can object to the tracking of Bing Ads by deactivating the setting of cookies in your browser. Alternatively, you can use the opt-out service from Microsoft: https://account.microsoft.com/privacy/ad-settings/signedout?lang=en-GB.

Microsoft's privacy policy can be found here: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement.

Google Maps

This website uses Google Maps, a service provided by Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google"). The legal basis for this processing is your consent according to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR pursuant to Art. 49 (1) sentence 1 (a) GDPR.

At least the IP address, URL (internet address) of our website and date/time of use are transmitted to Google. The possibility that this data might be transmitted to a Google server in the USA cannot be excluded. Data transfer to the USA only occurs if the requirements of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR are fulfilled. According to the European Commission, personal data transferred from the EU to US companies participating in the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF), including Google Inc., has been deemed reasonably secure.

As a visitor, you enter a direct user relationship with Google when using Google Maps. You can find more information on this in Google's detailed privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-GB.

Integration of YouTube videos

We use YouTube, a service for embedding videos provided by Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google"). The legal basis for this processing is your consent according to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. The YouTube content is only loaded after your approval. The YouTube videos are embedded with deactivated tracking functions in its code. Further information on this can be found in Google's detailed privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-GB. Opt-Out: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated. The possibility that data might be transmitted to a Google server in the USA cannot be excluded. Data transfer to the USA only occurs if the requirements of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR are fulfilled. When using this service, YouTube's terms of use apply. They can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/static?template=terms.

LinkedIn Insights Tag

We use LinkedIn Insights Tag on our website, a service provided by LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. The purpose of its use is to analyze the success of our advertising on LinkedIn. Through the LinkedIn Insight Tag, data about visitors to the website is collected: URL, referrer URL, IP address, device and browser properties (user agent), and timestamp. IP addresses are shortened or (if used to reach members across devices) hashed. Members' direct identifiers are removed within seven days to pseudonymize the data. This remaining pseudonymized data is then deleted within 180 days.  For us, the processing is not attributable to your person (IP masking). During use, a transmission of data to the LinkedIn Corporation in the USA is not excluded. A data transfer to the USA only occurs if the requirements of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR are fulfilled.

The legal basis for the data processing is your consent according to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future in the settings of our consent tool or object to the processing via this link:

https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out.

Furthermore, if you have a LinkedIn profile, you can choose to set the data collection centrally for all websites with LinkedIn technology for your profile in the LinkedIn settings: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/enhanced-advertising.

Information on data protection at LinkedIn can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

Matomo (formerly PIWIK) - with Cookies

We use the Matomo software to analyse and statistically evaluate the use of our website. The legal basis is your consent according to Art 6 (1) (a) GDPR and Section 25 (1) TTDPA. Cookies are used for tracking with Matomo. The information generated by the cookie about website usage is transmitted to our servers and compiled in pseudonymous usage profiles. The information is used to analyse the use of the website and to ensure that our website is designed based on user needs. The information is not transferred to third parties. Under no circumstances will the IP address be linked to other data relating to the user. The IP addresses are anonymised so that an allocation is not possible (IP masking). You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future by using the following opt-out option:

Facebook pixel

We use "Facebook Pixel" on our website, a service provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland. The legal basis for the use is your consent based on Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. You can revoke to the use of the pixel at any time with effect for the future. To do so, click on "Deactivate Facebook Pixel"

Cookie-Settings

With Facebook Pixel, we can display relevant ads on Facebook following your visit to our website, if you are a Facebook user. For example, if you are interested in certain products of ours. When you click on one of our ads on Facebook and arrive on our website, the path back can also be measured with Facebook pixel.  Overall, we would like to control the advertising impact on Facebook and therefore optimise advertising usage. A connection with your account or with other services does not occur. Further data protection information can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/policy. As a Facebook user, you can also control within Facebook which advertising should be displayed to you. The possibility that data might be transmitted to a Facebook server in the USA cannot be excluded. Data will only be transferred to the USA if the requirements of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR are fulfilled.

Newsletter

The purpose of sending the newsletter is to inform you about our new products and services. Your consent is required to receive the newsletter, the legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. The data will not be transferred to third parties. When registering for the newsletter, the so-called double opt-in procedure is used; the request for the newsletter must be actively confirmed by you by clicking on the link of the email sent to you. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking on the "unsubscribe" link. You can also send us a request to unsubscribe via email to marketing@rohde-technics.com or dsb@hufenbach.de.

Your right to information, rectification, deletion, object and data portability

You may exercise your right to access, correction and deletion of data at any time. Simply contact us using one of the methods described above. If you wish to have your data deleted but we are still legally obliged to retain it, access to your data will be restricted (blocked). The same applies to an objection. You can exercise your right to data portability, provided that the technical possibilities are available at the recipient and at our company.

Right to lodge a complaint

You have the option of lodging a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority at any time.

Data security / encryption

This website uses “Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure” (https). The connection between your browser and our server is encrypted.

Currentness and amendment of this Data protection information

We reserve the right to amend the content of this data protection notice at any time. This usually occurs due to further development or adjustment of the services used. You can view the current data protection information on our website.

Responsible to the Rohde AG website

Rohde AG

Plant Nörten-Hardenberg:
Industriestraße 9
D-37176 Nörten-Hardenberg
Telephone: +49 (0) 5503 9860-0
Telefax: +49 (0) 5503 9860-11
E-Mail: info@rohde-technics.com

Plant Göttingen:
Maschmühlenweg 155
D-37081 Göttingen
Telephone: +49 (0) 551 34431
Telefax: +49 (0) 551 374947

Chairman of the board:
Dipl.-Ing. Günter Rohde

Management: 
Dipl.-Kfm. (FH) Carsten Hennig

Chairman of the supervisory board: 
Dr. Christian Eberl

Seat and district court:
Göttingen HRB-Nr. 3415

Ust-Id-No.:
DE 814536959

Date of this information: April 1, 2024