Privacy Policy
(As of: January 30, 2025)
1. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures
We appreciate your visit to our website. The protection of your personal data is important to us. This privacy policy informs you about which personal data we collect, how we use it, and what rights you have as a data subject.
Controller for data processing on this website:
IAIT - Institut für Automatisierung und Industrie Technologie GmbH
Bayernstraße 10, 30855 Langenhagen, Germany
Email: info@iait-germany.de
If you have any questions regarding data protection, you can contact us via this email address.
2. Collection and Storage of Personal Data as well as Type and Purpose of Use
2.1. Visiting the Website
No personal data is collected when you visit our website, as we do not use tracking or analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics). However, WIX may set technically necessary cookies in its default settings, over which we have no direct control. Further details can be found in WIX’s Privacy Policy.
2.2. Contact Form and Email Contact
If you use our contact form or send us an email at info@iait-germany.de, the data you enter (e.g., name, email address, message) will be processed solely for handling your request. These data will not be shared with third parties and will be used exclusively for processing your inquiry.
Legal basis: Processing is carried out in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) GDPR (pre-contractual measures or contract fulfillment).
2.3. Links to External Websites
Our website contains links to external business partners, our LinkedIn company page, and the LinkedIn profiles of our team members.
If you click on such a link, you will be redirected to the respective external website. The operator of that website is solely responsible for the processing of your data.
Further information on their privacy policies can be found here:
2.4. Embedded Third-Party Content
We do not integrate external tracking or advertising networks on our website and do not actively use Google Analytics or similar analytics tools.
2.5. Embedded Google Maps
Our website includes an embedded Google Maps feature to provide an easy way to locate our offices. The service provider is:
Google Ireland Limited
Gordon House, Barrow Street
Dublin 4, Ireland
By using Google Maps, information about your IP address and potentially location data may be transmitted to Google. These data are typically stored on a server in the USA. We have no control over this data transfer.
The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings and easy accessibility of our location, which constitutes a legitimate interest pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.
Further details on Google’s data processing can be found in Google’s privacy policy:
If you do not agree with the processing of your data by Google, you can disable the Google Maps function in your browser by deactivating JavaScript. However, in this case, the map display will not be available.
2.6. Social Media Sharing Feature
Our website includes social media sharing buttons for the following networks:
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Facebook (Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland)
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LinkedIn (LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland)
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X (formerly Twitter) (X Corp., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA)
When you click on one of these buttons, a direct connection is established between your browser and the server of the respective social network. This allows the network to collect information about your visit to our website (including your IP address).
Please note that we, as the provider of this website, have no control over the data transmission and further processing by social networks.
Further information on how your data is processed by these networks:
If you do not want social networks to associate your visit to our website with your user account, please log out of your accounts before clicking on a social media button.
3. Cookies
Since we have not implemented a cookie manager, no unnecessary cookies are set by us. However, if WIX's standard functions use cookies, they are exclusively for the technical operation of the website.
Further information can be found in WIX’s Cookie Policy.
4. Legal Bases for Data Processing
The processing of personal data is carried out on the basis of the GDPR:
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Article 6(1)(a) GDPR – Consent (e.g., when voluntarily using the contact form)
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Article 6(1)(b) GDPR – Contract fulfillment (e.g., communication with prospective clients)
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Article 6(1)(f) GDPR – Legitimate interest (e.g., technically necessary cookies)
5. Data Retention Period
We store personal data only for as long as it is necessary to fulfill the respective purpose or as required by legal retention periods. Data from contact inquiries are deleted once the request has been fully processed, unless legal retention obligations apply.
6. Your Rights as a Data Subject
You have the right to:
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Request information about the personal data we store (Article 15 GDPR)
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Request correction of incorrect data or deletion of unlawfully stored data (Articles 16 & 17 GDPR)
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Request restriction of data processing (Article 18 GDPR)
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Object to the processing of your data (Article 21 GDPR)
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Receive your data in a transferable format (Article 20 GDPR)
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@iait-germany.de.
7. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update this privacy policy as needed to comply with legal requirements. The latest version is always available on our website.