Privacy Policy
General Information
At GWS we recognize the importance of protecting your personal information and are committed to processing it responsibly and in compliance with applicable data protection laws as GDPR f. e.
This Privacy Statement describes our general privacy practices that apply to personal information we collect, use and share about our clients, business partners, supplier and other organizations with which GWS has or contemplates a business relationship as well as the individuals working for them. This Privacy Statement is supplemented by the Privacy Statement https://www.gws.ms/datenschutz/, which provides more information in the online context, including recruitment. We may provide additional or more specific information on the collection or use of personal information on websites or related to a specific product or service.
Why and how we collect and use your personal information
We may collect your personal information as an individual for various purposes, such as the following:
Access and use of websites or other online services
When entering one of our websites, or using an online service, we will record information necessary to provide you with access, for the operation of the website and for us to comply with security and legal requirements in relation to operating our site, such as passwords, IP address and browser settings.
We also collect information about your activities during your visit in order to personalize your website experience, such as recording your preferences and settings, and to collect statistics to help us improve and further develop our websites, products and services.
Responding to your request for information, order, or support
When you contact us (online or offline) in connection with a request for information, to order a product or service, to provide you with support, or to participate in a forum or other social computing tool, we collect information necessary to fulfill your request, to grant you access to the product or service, to provide you with support and to be able to contact you. For instance, we collect your name and contact information, details about your request and your agreement with us and the fulfillment, delivery and invoicing of your order and we may include client satisfaction survey information. We retain such information for administrative purposes, defending our rights, and in connection with our relationship with you.
Visitor information
We register individuals visiting our sites and locations (name, identification and business contact information), as well as for regulatory purposes.
Where we reference that we use your personal information in connection with a request, order, transaction or agreement (or preparing for the same), or to provide you with services that you requested (such as a website), we do this because it is necessary for the performance of an agreement with you.
Where we reference that we use your personal information in relation to marketing, improvement or development of our products or services, for reasons of safety and security, or regulatory requirements other than in connection with your agreement or request, we do this on the basis of our or a third parties legitimate interests, or with your consent.
Responsible Controller
The responsible controller is:
GWS Gesellschaft für Warenwirtschafts-Systeme mbH
Willy-Brandt-Weg 1
48155 Münster
Phone: +49 251 7000-02
E-Mail: info@gws.ms
Right to information, correction, deletion, restriction of processing an objection
The data subject has the right to information, deletion, restriction and objection against the processing of his personal data.
An informal message to the controller using the aforementioned contact details is sufficient to exercise theses rights.
Right to revocation
The data subject has the right to revoke his consent to data processing at every time without affecting the legality of the processing up to the revocation.
Right to complain
The data subject has the right to complain to the supervisory authority.
You will find a list of supervisory authorities here:
https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html
Cookies
We use cookies on our website. They collect data in small text files and transfer information between a website server to your device (PC, notebook, tablet or mobile phone).
They cannot cause any damage on your device and will not contain any viruses or other malware. We cannot obtain direct knowledge of the identity of the visitor to this website.
Cookies are largely accepted according to the basic browser settings. They can be set up to prevent saving on your device. However, you should note that deactivation of cookies may result in certain functions of this website not being used int the best way.
Cookies are used to make our online service more convenient.
Session cookies are used to determine which parts of the website have already been visited. They will be deleted automatically after leaving our website.
Temporary cookies are used to improve user-friendliness. They are stored temporarily on the visitor's device. When the site is visited again, the settings are automatically restored based on the information stored in the cookie.
Other cookies are used for statistical purposes and to improve the service. Cookies will be deleted after a specified period of time.
We use cookies based on the legitimate interest for our company in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR.
SSL or TLS encryption
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and for the protection of the transmission of confidential content, such as the inquiries you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection in your browser address line when it changes from "http://" to "https://" and the lock icon is displayed in your browser address bar.
If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transfer to us cannot be read by third parties.
Disclosure of data
Personal data is transmitted to third parties if,
- the data subject has given consent to this in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR,
- disclosure is necessary to assert, exercise or defend legal claims in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR and there is no reason to assume that the data subject has an overriding legitimate interest in not disclosing his data,
- there is a legal obligation for data transmission in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c GDPR,
- transmission ist required to fulfill contractual relationship with the data subject in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR.
Retention Period
We will not retain personal information longer than necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it is processed, including the security of our processing complying with legal and regulatory obligations (e.g. audit, accounting and statutory retention terms), handling disputes, and for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.
Data protection officer
We have appointed an external data protection officer:
Jörg Hoffmann
DSB Münster GmbH
Martin-Luther-King-Weg 42-44
48155 Münster
Phone: +49 251 71879 110
E-Mail: datenschutz@dsb-ms.de
Status and updating this data privacy policy
This data privacy policy was last updated on 08 Oct 2020. We reserve the right to adapt the data privacy policy to the underlying data processing procedures at regular intervals.