Data protection information:
We, DEFENCE-Technology, as well as all brands and companies legally represented by DEFENCE-Technology (hereinafter collectively: 'the Company,' 'we,' or 'us'), take the protection of your personal data seriously and would like to inform you about data protection within our company.Within the scope of our data protection responsibilities, the entry into force of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679; hereinafter: 'GDPR') imposes obligations on us to ensure the protection of the personal data of the data subject (we will refer to you as 'you,' 'you,' or 'data subject').
To the extent that we decide, either alone or jointly with others, on the purposes and means of data processing, this primarily includes the obligation to provide you with transparent information about the nature, scope, purpose, duration, and legal basis of the processing (see Articles 13 and 14 GDPR). With this declaration (hereinafter: 'Privacy Notice'), we inform you about how we process your personal data.
DEFINITIONS
In line with Art. 4 GDPR, this Privacy Notice is based on the following definitions:
“Personal data” (Article 4 (1) GDPR) is all information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (“data subject”). A person is identifiable if he or she can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, an online identifier, location data or with the help of information about his or her physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity characteristics. Identifiability may also be achieved by linking such information or other additional knowledge. The origin, form or embodiment of the information is irrelevant (photos, video or sound recordings may also contain personal data).
– “Processing” (Article 4 (2) GDPR) is any operation which is carried out on personal data, whether or not by automated (i.e., technology-based) means. This includes, in particular, the collection (i.e., acquisition), recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, comparison, linking, restriction, erasure or destruction of personal data, as well as the change of a purpose or objective on which the data processing was originally based.
– “Controller” (Article 4 No. 7 GDPR) is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data.
– “Third party” (Article 4 No. 10 GDPR) is any natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body other than the data subject, the controller, the processor, and the persons authorized to process the personal data under the direct authority of the controller or processor; this also includes other legal entities belonging to the group.
– 'Processor' (Art. 4 No. 8 GDPR) is a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body that processes personal data on behalf of the controller, in particular in accordance with the controller's instructions (e.g., an IT service provider). For data protection purposes, a processor is not a third party.
– 'Consent' (Art. 4 No. 11 GDPR) of the data subject means any freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishes in the form of a statement or other unambiguous affirmative action by which the data subject signifies agreement to the processing of personal data concerning him or her.
NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE CONTROLLER
The controller responsible for processing your personal data within the meaning of Art. 4 No. 7 GDPR is:
DEFENCE-Technology
Nobelstraße 21 | D-72108 Rottenburg-Ergenzingen
Email: mail@defence-technology.de | http://www.defence-technology. de
Further information about our company can be found in the imprint on our website.
CONTACT DETAILS OF THE DATA PROTECTION OFFICER
Our data protection officer is available at any time to answer any questions or to contact you regarding data protection. His contact details are:
Frank Herzog
Nobelstraße 21 | D-72108 Rottenburg-Ergenzingen
Email: mail@defence-technology.de | http://www.defence-technology. de
COLLECTION AND PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA
We collect and process personal data only to the extent necessary for the operation of our website and the provision of our services. Thus, each time our website is accessed, the following data is automatically collected and stored in server log files:
- IP address
- Date and time of access
- Name and URL of the retrieved file
- Amount of data transferred
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Referrer URL (the previously visited website)
This data is processed for the following purposes:
- Ensuring the functionality of the website
- Optimizing the website
- Analyzing security incidents
LEGAL BASIS FOR DATA PROCESSING
By law, any processing of personal data is generally prohibited and only permitted if the data processing falls under one of the following justifications: Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR ('consent'): If the data subject has voluntarily, in an informed manner, and unambiguously indicated by a statement or other unambiguous affirmative action that they agree to the processing of personal data concerning them for one or more specific purposes;
– Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR: If the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the data subject's request prior to entering into a contract;
– Article 6 (1) (c) GDPR: If the processing is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation to which the controller is subject (e.g., a statutory retention period)
– Article 6 (1) (d) GDPR: If processing is necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person;
– Article 6 (1) (e) GDPR: If processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller; or
– Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR (“Legitimate Interests”): If processing is necessary to safeguard the legitimate (in particular legal or economic) interests of the controller or a third party, unless the conflicting interests or rights of the data subject override them (in particular if the data subject is a minor).
DATA DELETION AND STORAGE PERIOD
For the processing operations we perform, we specify below how long the data will be stored by us and when it will be deleted or blocked. Unless an explicit storage period is stated below, your personal data will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose or legal basis for storage no longer applies. Your data will generally only be stored on our servers in Germany, subject to any possible transfer in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.
However, storage may extend beyond the specified period in the event of an (impending) legal dispute with you or other legal proceedings, or if storage is required by legal regulations to which we as the controller are subject (e.g., Section 257 of the German Commercial Code (HGB), Section 147 of the German Fiscal Code (AO). When the storage period prescribed by legal regulations expires, the personal data will be blocked or deleted, unless further storage by us is required and there is a legal basis for doing so.
DATA SECURITY
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 (e.g., TLS encryption for our website), taking into account the state of the art, implementation costs, and the nature, scope, context, and purpose of the processing, as well as the existing risks of a data breach (including its likelihood and impact) for the data subject. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.
We will be happy to provide you with further information on this upon request. Please contact our Data Protection Officer (see Section 3).
COOPERATION WITH CONTRACT PROCESSORS
Like any larger company, we also use external domestic and foreign service providers to handle our business transactions (e.g., in the areas of IT, logistics, telecommunications, sales, and marketing). They only act on our instructions and are contractually obligated to comply with data protection regulations pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR.
If your personal data is passed on by us to our subsidiaries or passed on to us by our subsidiaries (e.g., for advertising purposes), this is done on the basis of existing contract processing agreements.
LEGAL OBLIGATION TO TRANSFER CERTAIN DATA
We may, under certain circumstances, be subject to a specific legal or regulatory obligation to provide lawfully processed personal data to third parties, in particular public authorities (Article 6 (1) (c) GDPR).
YOUR RIGHTS
You can assert your rights as a data subject regarding your processed personal data at any time by contacting us using the contact details provided above under A.(2). As a data subject, you have the right:
to request information about your data processed by us in accordance with Article 15 GDPR. In particular, you can request information about the purposes of processing, the category of data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right to lodge a complaint, the origin of your data if it was not collected from us, as well as the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, where applicable, meaningful information on its details;
– to request the immediate rectification of inaccurate data stored by us or the completion of your data stored by us in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR;
– to request the erasure of your data stored by us in accordance with Art. 17 GDPR, unless processing is necessary to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information, to fulfill a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or to assert, exercise or defend legal claims;
– to request the restriction of processing of your data in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR, if you contest the accuracy of the data or the processing is unlawful;
– to receive the data you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format or to request its transmission to another controller in accordance with Art. 20 GDPR;
– to object to processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR, provided that the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (e) or (f) GDPR. This is particularly the case if the processing is not necessary to fulfill a contract with you. Unless it is an objection to direct marketing, we ask you to explain the reasons why we should not process your data as we do when exercising such an objection. If your objection is justified, we will examine the situation and either stop or adapt the data processing or explain to you our compelling legitimate grounds for continuing the processing;
– pursuant to Art. 7 (3) GDPR, you have the right to revoke your consent (even before the GDPR came into force, i.e., before 25 May 2018) – that is, your voluntary, informed, and unambiguous consent, made clear by a statement or other unambiguous affirmative action, that you agree to the processing of your personal data for one or more specific purposes – at any time, if you have given such consent. This means that we may no longer continue the data processing based on this consent in the future, and
– pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR, to complain to a data protection supervisory authority about the processing of your personal data by our company, for example to the data protection supervisory authority responsible for us:
Website: www.baden-wuerttemberg.datenschutz.de
Telefon: 0711/61 55 41-0
E-Mail: poststelle@lfdi.bwl.de
Postal adress: Postfach 10 29 32, 70025 Stuttgart
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We reserve the right to regularly review and amend our privacy policy for any necessary adjustments or additions in light of ongoing developments in data protection law and technological or organizational changes. The current version can be found on our website. This privacy policy is current as of July 2025.