Privacy policy
Data Privacy
The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat all of your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the applicable data protection legislation and this Data Privacy Statement.
The use of our website is usually possible without providing personal data. If and insofar as we do collect personal data (such as your name, address or e-mail address) on our website, we do so in accordance with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation and the applicable national laws concerning data protection. These data will not be passed on to third parties without your explicit consent.
However, we would like to point out that security gaps may occur during online data transmission (e.g. when communicating via email). Therefore, data cannot be completely protected against third-party access.
Note regarding the controller:
The controller responsible for data processing in the context of this website is:
KST GmbH
Hugo-Küttner-Strasse 1a
D-01796 Pirna
Phone: +49 3501 46 73 30
Fax: +49 3501 46 73 55
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The term “controller” refers to the natural person or legal entity that, alone or jointly with others, determines the purpose and means of the processing of personal data (e.g. names, e-mail addresses, etc.).
Withdrawing your consent to data processing
Many data processing procedures are not possible without your explicit consent. You may withdraw your previously granted consent at any time. To do so, please send us an e-mail stating your intention. This withdrawal of consent does not affect the legality of any data processing performed prior to the withdrawal.
Right to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority
In the event of data protection violations, the affected person has the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority. The relevant supervisory authority for issues relating to data protection legislation is the Landesdatenschutzbeauftragter (state data protection commissioner) of the federal state in which our company has its registered seat. A list of data protection commissioners and the respective contact information are available here: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to receive the data we process automatically, either on the basis of the consent you gave or in order to perform a contract, in a commonly used and machine-readable format or have said data transmitted to a third party. If you demand the direct transfer of your data to another controller, we can only oblige where technically feasible.
SSL and TLS encryption
This site uses SSL and/or TLS encryption to increase security and protect the transmissions of confidential content, such as data transmitted as part of orders or enquiries sent to us, the website operator. When a connection is encrypted, “http://” changes to “https://” in the browser’s address bar. In addition, the bar displays a lock symbol.
Enabled SSL and/or TLS encryption prevents third parties from accessing the data you transmit to us.
Access, Blocking, Erasure
You have the right to demand information on personal data stored about you, their origin and recipient(s) and the purpose of data processing, as well as the right to correction, blocking or erasure of said data as applicable free of charge at any time as stipulated by the relevant data protection legislation. Please do not hesitate to contact us at any time if you have any additional questions concerning personal data. You may use the address provided in the copyright notice for this purpose.
Dissent to promotional emails
We hereby dissent to the use of the contact information provided in the statutory copyright notice to send us advertising and information materials unless these were explicitly requested by us. The operators of these pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited receipt of advertising materials, e.g. by means of spam e-mails.
Data collection on this website
Cookies
This website partially uses so-called cookies. Cookies cannot cause damage to your computer and do not contain viruses. Their purpose is to improve the user-friendliness, effectiveness and security of our online content. Cookies are small text files your browser stores on your computer.
Most of the cookies we use are so-called session cookies. These are deleted automatically once you terminate your session. Other cookies continue to be stored on your device until you decide to delete them. With these cookies, we are able to recognize your browser when you visit our site again.
You may adjust your browser settings to receive an alert when cookies are used, to accept or reject cookies on a case-by-case basis, to accept cookies only in particular cases, to reject them altogether, or to have them deleted whenever you close your browser. If you deactivate cookies, you may not be able to use our website’s features to their full extent.
Cookies required for the purpose of facilitating electronic communication or enabling specific features required by you (e.g. shopping cart feature) are stored in accordance with Art. 6 Sec. 1(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing such cookies to ensure the smooth and optimised supply of their services. Cookies stored for other purposes (e.g. to analyse your online behaviour) are discussed in a different section of this Data Privacy Statement.
Server log files
The website provider automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files. Your browser transmits these to us automatically. The data include:
- browser type and version
- used operation system
- referrer URL
- host name of the accessing computer
- time of server request
- IP address
These data cannot be used to identify a specific person. We do not merge these data with other data sources. We reserve the right to examine the data at a later time if we become aware of any specific indications for illegal use.
The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 Sec. 1(b) GDPR, which permits the processing of data in order to perform a contract or take steps prior to entering into a contract.
Contact Form
If you send us an enquiry using our contact form, we store your information from this enquiry form, including the contact data you provided in said form, to process your enquiry and for the event of follow-up questions. These data are not disclosed to any third parties without your consent.
Data privacy statement concerning the use of Google Analytics
This website uses features provided by web analysis service Google Analytics. Google Analytics is provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Google Analytics uses so-called cookies. These cookies are text files stored on your computer that allow us to analyse your website use. The information compiled by the cookie concerning your website use is usually transferred to and stored on a Google server located in the USA.
Additional information concerning the handling of user data by Google Analytics is available in Google’s data privacy statement: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?.
Browser plugin
You may adjust your browser settings to prevent the storing of cookies. However, we would like to point out that if you do so, you may not be able to use all of the features our website offers to their full extent. In addition, you are able to prevent Google from collecting the data on your use of the website (incl. your IP address) compiled by the cookie and from processing the data by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.
Data privacy statement concerning the use of Google+
This website uses Google+ features. Google+ is provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Collection and transmission of information: You may use the Google+ button to share information with users around the world. This button lets you and other users access customised contents by Google and our partners. Google stores the information that you have used the +1 button for certain content as well as information concerning the site you were accessing when you clicked +1. Your +1 annotations can be displayed in conjunction with your screen name and your photo across Google services, e.g. in search results, in your Google profile, or on websites or online ads.
Google gathers information regarding your +1 activities in order to improve Google services for you and for others. In order to use the Google+ button, you need a public Google profile that is accessible for users worldwide and at least contains the screen name you have selected for this profile. This name is used for all Google services. In some cases, this name can replace a different name you may have used to share contents using your Google account. Your Google profile identity is visible to users who know your e-mail address or other identifying information about you.
Use of the gathered information: In addition to the purposes detailed above, the information you provide is used in accordance with Google’s applicable data protection regulations. Google may publish summarised statistics on users’ +1 activities and/or share these statistics with other users and partners, e.g. publishers, advertisers or affiliated websites.
Data privacy statement concerning the use of YouTube
This website uses plugins by YouTube, a site operated by Google. The operator of these pages is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. If you access one of our pages containing a YouTube plugin, a connection with YouTube servers is established. The respective YouTube server learns which of our pages you have visited.
If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube is able to match your online behaviour to your personal account. You may prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.
Additional information concerning the handling of user data is available in YouTube’s data privacy statement at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.