Data Protection Statement & Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Thank you for your interest in our company and in our products. Protecting your privacy while using our online services is very important to us. This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal information we receive from users of the website. We always comply with the applicable laws on privacy and data security in India and also with the compliance requirements as may be applicable in Germany in which the site processing the data is located when collecting and processing personal data.
 

We use your Personal Information only for providing and improving the site. By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Policy.
 

Please read the following to learn more about our terms and conditions.
 

1. Scope of this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to all data on the website www.in.sks-welding.com of SKS Welding Systems Private Limited (SKS Welding) that is collected and used. By using our website, you consent to our collection and use of your data and information in accordance with this privacy policy and the general Terms of Use of the Website.
 

2. General

SKS Welding collects no personal data (e.g. names, addresses, phone numbers, or e-Mail addresses) on our website, unless you have provided us with such data voluntarily (e.g. through registration or survey), or the relevant legal requirements pertaining to the protection of your data permit this.
 

3. Collecting and Processing Personal Data

When you visit our websites, our web servers automatically store the name of your internet service provider, the IP address, the website and domain name from which you are visiting our site, our sites visited by you, the date and the time duration of the visit as well as technical information about the visit (http method, http version, http status code, and browser used). Use of the IP address is limited to the extent that is technically necessary; it is shortened for statistical purposes and therefore only used anonymously. It is not connected to any personal data. If you login as a user on our website, the user ID required for the login is also stored.
 

3.1 MATOMO
 

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SKS’ website makes use of the open source web analytics service Matomo. 
 

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Matomo also makes use of so-called "cookies" as described above.
 

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For this purpose, the information generated by the cookie about the use of this website is stored on SKS’ server and the data subject’s IP address is depersonalised and anonymized before it is stored by SKS.
 

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SKS hereby notifies data subjects that Matomo cookies remain on devices until such time as they are deleted by the data subject.
 

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The storage of Matomo cookies by SKS is based on Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR and section 11(1)(f) of the Protection of Personal Information Act, as amended.
 

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SKS has a legitimate interest in anonymized analysis of user behaviour, in order to optimize both its website and advertising activities.
 

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The information generated by the cookie about the use of SKS’ website will not be disclosed to third parties.
 

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Data subjects may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on its browser. However, SKS hereby notifies data subjects that by doing so, data subjects may not be able to enjoy the full functionality of SKS’ website.
 

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If data subjects do not agree to the storage and use of their information, they can disable this feature here.
 

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In this case, an opt-out cookie will be stored in your browser to prevent Matomo from storing your usage data. If data subjects delete their cookies, the Matomo opt-out cookie will also be deleted and data subjects will then need to reactivate the opt-out the next time they visit SKS’ website.
 

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Data subjects may also elect not to have a unique web analytics cookie identification number assigned to their device, in order to avoid the aggregation and analysis of data collected on SKS’ website.
 

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You are not being tracked since your browser is reporting that you do not want to. This is a setting of your browser so you won't be able to opt-in until you disable the 'Do Not Track' feature.

Use of Facebook Pixel and Facebook Custom Audiences 
On our website, the so-called Facebook pixel of the company Facebook (Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland) is used. This classifies visitors to our website into specific target groups for the purpose of controlling advertising on Facebook. The data collected (e.g. IP addresses, web browser info, location data, buttons clicked, pixel IDs if applicable and additional characteristics) is not visible to us, it is only used in the context of displaying certain advertisements. Using the Facebook pixel code, so-called cookies are set. In the circumstance that you have a Facebook account and are logged in, the website visit is assigned to the logged-in Facebook user account. We also use Facebook's Custom Audiences remarketing function. This allows Facebook ads to be placed personalized The purpose of this is to improve the user experience by only displaying ads that are of interest to you. For data exchange, your browser automatically establishes a connection with Facebook servers. We then no longer have any influence over the scope and further use of the data. Facebook is responsible for further data processing. With the use of Facebook Custom Audiences, Facebook receives the information that you have visited a corresponding web page of our website or viewed an ad from us. With your registration with Facebook, your visit can be assigned to your account. In the event that you are not registered with Facebook or are not logged in, the provider can obtain and store your IP address and other identifying features. We use these functions to provide you with advertising offers that correspond to your interests. Your data is processed because you have consented to it or we can prove a legitimate interest in processing the data (according to GDPR). We store your data as long as we need it for the respective purpose (display of interest-based advertising) or you have not objected to the storage of your data or revoked your consent. You can deactivate the "Facebook Custom Audiences" function at https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads#. You can find your ad settings under Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/help/109378269482053/?helpref=hc_fnav, provided you are logged into Facebook.

4. Cookies

We use cookies in order to recognize the preferences of visitors so that we can improve the content of our websites accordingly. Each individual user remains anonymous. Personal details are only saved when you enter them voluntarily in the online services provided.
Please note the following information about the use of Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in Germany.
In case of activation of the IP anonymization, Google will truncate/anonymize the last octet of the IP address for Member States of the European Union as well as for other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases, the full IP address is sent to and shortened by Google servers in Germany. On behalf of the website provider Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website provider.
Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. 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.

Furthermore you can prevent Google’s collection and use of data (cookies and IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

You can refuse the use of Google Analytics by clicking on the following link (Disable Google Analytics). An opt-out cookie will be set on the computer, which prevents the future collection of your data when visiting this website.

Further information concerning the terms and conditions of use and data privacy can be found at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/gb.html or at https://www.google.de/intl/en_uk/policies/.

Please note that on this website, Google Analytics code is supplemented by “anonymizeIp” to ensure an anonymized collection of IP addresses (so called IP-masking).