The protection of your personal data is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how REBLOC GmbH processes personal data when you visit rebloc-defence.com, contact us through our website, or otherwise interact with our online services.
We process personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable Austrian data protection legislation.
1. Controller
The controller responsible for the processing of personal data on this website is:
REBLOC GmbH
Ziegelofen-Straße 736
3571 Gars am Kamp
Austria
Phone: +43 2985 30528 2900
Email: office@rebloc-defence.com
2. Hosting and Server Log Files
Our website is hosted by IONOS.
When you access our website, technical information is automatically processed by the web server. According to IONOS, this may include:
- referrer URL
- requested page or file
- browser type and browser version
- operating system
- device type
- date and time of access
- IP address in anonymised form
This information is processed to ensure the secure, reliable and technically stable operation of the website.
The processing is based on our legitimate interest in providing and securing our website pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
According to IONOS, these visitor data are retained for up to eight weeks and are not transferred to third countries for this purpose. IONOS
IONOS acts as a service provider in connection with the hosting of our website.
3. Website Analytics – Independent Analytics
We use Independent Analytics, a privacy-focused analytics solution integrated directly into our WordPress website.
We use analytics information to understand how our website is used, for example which pages are visited, how visitors reach our website and how our website can be improved.
Independent Analytics operates without the use of tracking cookies and does not transmit analytics data to external analytics servers. The analytics data generated by the plugin is stored in our WordPress database on our hosting environment. Independent Analytics
For the recognition of individual visits, Independent Analytics processes technical information including the visitor’s IP address and user agent. The IP address is used for geolocation and is combined with the user agent and a salt to generate a one-way hashed visitor identifier. According to the provider, the IP address itself is not stored in the analytics database. Independent Analytics
We use this information for statistical analysis and to improve the content, usability and performance of our website.
The processing is based on our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, in particular our interest in understanding the use of our website and continuously improving our online services.
Independent Analytics does not use cookies for visitor analytics. Independent Analytics
4. Contact Form and Enquiries
You can contact us using the contact form provided on our website.
Depending on the information you provide, we may process the following data:
- salutation
- company
- first name and last name
- email address
- website/URL
- telephone number
- country
- callback request
- content of your message
- any other information you voluntarily provide
Mandatory fields are marked accordingly in the contact form.
We process this information solely for the purpose of receiving, handling and responding to your enquiry and, where applicable, for subsequent business communication.
Where your enquiry relates to the initiation or performance of a contractual relationship, processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.
For general business enquiries, processing may also be based on our legitimate interest in communicating with customers, prospective customers and business partners pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
Information submitted through the contact form is transmitted to us by email and is also stored in our WordPress database.
Contact form entries stored on the website are generally deleted after 12 months, unless they are still required for processing or following up on an enquiry.
If an enquiry results in a business relationship, quotation, contract or other business-relevant correspondence, the relevant information may be retained for a longer period where necessary to fulfil contractual or statutory retention obligations or to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
5. Email and Telephone Communication
If you contact us by email or telephone, we process the information you provide to us in order to respond to and manage your enquiry.
Depending on the nature of the communication, processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR where the communication relates to a contract or pre-contractual measures, or on our legitimate interest in handling business communications pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
We retain such correspondence only for as long as necessary for the respective purpose, subject to any applicable statutory retention obligations.
6. Local Fonts
Fonts used on this website are hosted locally on our own website infrastructure.
When you visit our website, no connection to external font providers such as Google Fonts is required for the delivery of these locally hosted fonts.
7. PDF Documents and Downloads
Our website provides product information, technical data sheets and other documents in PDF format.
These documents are hosted directly on our website infrastructure. Accessing or downloading these documents therefore does not require a connection to an external PDF hosting provider.
As with other website requests, access to these files may be reflected in the technical server logs and website statistics described above.
8. Links to Social Media
Our website may contain links to our profiles or content on social media platforms such as LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.
These are ordinary links. No social media feeds, tracking pixels or social media plugins are embedded on our website.
As long as you do not click on such a link, no connection to the respective social media platform is established through the link itself.
If you follow a link to a social media platform, you leave our website. The respective platform operator is responsible for the subsequent processing of personal data on its website or service. Please refer to the privacy information provided by the respective platform for further details.
9. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our website does not use cookies for visitor analytics.
Independent Analytics operates without analytics cookies and stores its analytics information locally in our WordPress database. Independent Analytics
Our website may use technically necessary storage or similar technologies where required for the secure and proper functioning of WordPress or individual website functions.
We do not currently use cookies for advertising, cross-site tracking or behavioural marketing.
10. Recipients and Service Providers
We only disclose personal data where this is necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, where we are legally required to do so, or where another lawful basis permits such disclosure.
In particular, technical service providers such as our hosting provider may process data on our behalf to the extent necessary to provide and maintain the website.
Where service providers process personal data on our behalf, we take appropriate measures to ensure that the processing complies with applicable data protection requirements.
11. International Data Transfers
For the website functions described in this Privacy Policy, we aim to process data within the European Union or European Economic Area wherever possible.
According to IONOS, visitor data generated by its web hosting service are not transferred to third countries. IONOS
Independent Analytics stores analytics data directly in the WordPress database and, according to its provider, does not transmit analytics data to external servers. Independent Analytics
Please note that when you actively follow links to third-party websites or social media platforms, those providers may process data outside the EU/EEA in accordance with their own privacy policies.
12. Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.
The specific retention period depends on the type of data, the purpose of processing and any applicable contractual or statutory retention obligations.
In particular:
- IONOS server visitor data are retained for up to eight weeks, according to IONOS. IONOS
- Contact form entries stored on our website are generally deleted after 12 months unless further retention is necessary.
- Business correspondence and documentation may be retained for longer where statutory retention requirements apply.
- Data required for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims may be retained for the applicable limitation period.
After the applicable retention period has expired, personal data are deleted or anonymised unless further processing is legally required.
13. Your Rights
Under the GDPR, you have various rights regarding your personal data, subject to the applicable legal requirements.
In particular, you may have the right to:
- request access to your personal data;
- request rectification of inaccurate or incomplete data;
- request erasure of your personal data;
- request restriction of processing;
- receive certain personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format;
- object to processing based on legitimate interests; and
- withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.
To exercise your rights or if you have any questions regarding the processing of your personal data, please contact:
14. Right to Lodge a Complaint
If you believe that the processing of your personal data infringes applicable data protection law, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent supervisory authority.
The competent supervisory authority in Austria is:
Austrian Data Protection Authority
(Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde)
Barichgasse 40–42
1030 Vienna
Austria
Email: dsb@dsb.gv.at
The Austrian Data Protection Authority provides further information about data protection rights and complaints on its website. Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde
15. Data Security
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure or access.
Our website uses encrypted HTTPS communication to protect data transmitted between your browser and our website.
16. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy where necessary, for example if we introduce new website functions, change service providers or if legal requirements change.
The current version of this Privacy Policy is available on this website.