Privacy Policy

Last updated: 26 August 2026

We, GEBHARDT Automation GmbH, welcome you to our website. As the operator of these pages, we take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations as well as this privacy policy.

These privacy notices apply to the website of GEBHARDT Automation GmbH. Should our website provide access to offers of other providers, our privacy notices do not apply to these.

If you wish to use our services, it is necessary to provide certain personal data. Use of our website, on the other hand, is generally possible without providing personal data. Where we collect personal data (for example name, address or e-mail addresses), this is, as far as possible, always done on a voluntary basis. If the provision of such data is mandatory in order to use our services, we will inform you of this (for details, see Section 3).

We point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) may have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, e-mail address or telephone number of a data subject, is always carried out in accordance with the applicable data protection laws and thus in particular in compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

By means of this privacy policy, we inform you as a data subject in particular about the rights to which you are entitled. In addition, as part of our responsibility for processing, we have implemented extensive technical and organisational measures to ensure the most complete protection possible of personal data processed via this website. Nevertheless, Internet-based data transmissions may in principle have security gaps, so that absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transmit personal data to us by alternative means, for example by telephone.

1. Definitions

This privacy policy is based on the terms used by the European legislator for the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG). Our privacy policy should be easy to read and understand for the general public as well as our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terminology used in advance. In this privacy policy, we use, among others, the following terms:

a) Personal data

Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person ("data subject"). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

b) Data subject

Data subject means any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller responsible for the processing.

c) Processing

Processing means any operation or set of operations performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

d) Restriction of processing

Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future.

e) Profiling

Profiling means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of using personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person's performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements.

f) Pseudonymisation

Pseudonymisation means the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

g) Controller

Controller means the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

h) Processor

Processor means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

i) Recipient

Recipient means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or another body to which the personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities which may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law shall not be regarded as recipients.

j) Third party

Third party means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or body other than the data subject, controller, processor and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorised to process personal data.

k) Consent

Consent means any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishes by which they, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signify agreement to the processing of personal data relating to them.

2. Name and address of the controller

The controller within the meaning of the data protection laws, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is:

GEBHARDT Automation GmbH
Thüngenfeld 3
58256 Ennepetal, Deutschland
Represented by the Managing Director: Ulrich Gebhardt

Phone: +49 (0) 2333 7908-0
Fax: +49 (0) 2333 7908-24
E-mail: info@gebhardt-automation.de
Website: www.gebhardt-automation.de

3. Data processing in connection with the services offered by GEBHARDT Automation GmbH

GEBHARDT Automation GmbH provides the following services in the interest of its customers: automation with protection and control systems for the process industry and complete solutions for automation as well as maintenance and servicing.

In the course of providing these services, personal data (first and last name, address, e-mail, telephone number, etc.) is processed for the following purposes:

1. Provision of information, insofar as you request it
2. Project handling and service delivery
3. Managing our relationship with customers and prospective customers
4. Compliance with legal obligations, in particular: insurance-contract reporting obligations (e.g. with regard to risk assessment, etc.) as well as creditworthiness and identity checks and the prevention/defence of criminal acts
5. Anonymisation of customer data for our own use in statistical form and for disclosure to third parties
6. Direct marketing (in particular the sending of an e-mail newsletter) and market research

We generally receive your personal data directly from you.

4. Data processing in connection with our website

Our website is hosted by an external service provider (hosting provider). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the hosting provider. This may include, among other things, IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website access, and other data generated via a website.

The processing of hosting and log data that arises when the website is accessed is carried out for the technical provision, stability and security of the website on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Insofar as the processing serves the performance of pre-contractual measures or the fulfilment of a contract, Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR is an additional legal basis. A data processing agreement pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR is in place with the hosting provider.

Our hosting provider will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfil its performance obligations and will follow our instructions with regard to this data.

We use Internet-Service Trossingen GmbH, Rudolf-Maschke-Platz 6, 78647 Trossingen, Germany, as our hosting provider.

a) Server log files

When our website is accessed, the web server automatically collects, in particular, the IP address, date and time of access, the page or file accessed, the amount of data transferred, the referrer URL, and browser and operating system information. This processing serves the technical provision, stability, error analysis and security of the website. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

This data is processed in particular for the following purposes:

• ensuring a smooth connection setup for the website
• ensuring the website functions smoothly
• evaluating system security and stability, and
• optimising our website.

This data is not used to draw conclusions about you personally. Information of this kind may be evaluated statistically by us on an anonymised basis in order to optimise our online presence and the technology behind it.

We also reserve the right to review this data retrospectively if we become aware of specific indications of unlawful use.

b) Cookies and access to end devices

Our website does not use advertising or analytics cookies. Insofar as technically necessary cookies or comparable storage or access operations are used, this is done on the basis of § 25 (2) TDDDG; consent is not required for this. Any further processing of personal data is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, insofar as it is necessary for secure and functional operation.

Should the actual use of cookies, analytics, marketing or third-party content change, this privacy policy will be adapted prior to such use and, where required, effective consent will be obtained beforehand.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called "session cookies". They are automatically deleted after the end of your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognise your browser the next time you visit.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. When cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited.

Insofar as cookies from third-party companies or for analysis purposes are used, we will inform you separately about this within the framework of this privacy policy and, if applicable, request consent.

c) Registration on our website

As a data subject, you have the option of registering on the controller's website by providing personal data. Which personal data is transmitted to the controller in this process results from the respective input form used for registration. The personal data entered by the data subject is collected and stored exclusively for internal use by the controller and for its own purposes. The controller may, where justified, arrange for the data to be passed on to one or more processors, who will likewise use the personal data exclusively for internal use attributable to the controller.

By registering on the controller's website, the IP address assigned by the Internet service provider (ISP) of the data subject, as well as the date and time of registration, are also stored. This data is stored against the background that this is the only way to prevent the misuse of our services and, if necessary, to make it possible to investigate offences that have been committed. To this extent, the storage of this data is necessary to secure the controller. This data is not passed on to third parties, unless there is a statutory obligation to pass on the data or the disclosure serves the purpose of criminal prosecution.

The registration of the data subject, with voluntary provision of personal data, serves the controller to offer the data subject content or services that, due to the nature of the matter, can only be offered to registered users. Registered persons are free to change the personal data provided during registration at any time or to have it completely deleted from the controller's data stock.

The controller shall, at any time, upon request, provide information to each data subject as to what personal data is stored about the data subject. Furthermore, the controller shall correct or erase personal data at the request or indication of the data subject, insofar as this does not conflict with statutory retention requirements.

d) Contact option via the website

If you contact us via the contact form or by e-mail, we process the data you provide, in particular name, e-mail address and message, in order to handle your enquiry. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR insofar as the enquiry is related to a contract or pre-contractual measures; otherwise Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR based on our legitimate interest in responding to enquiries. The contact form is protected against automated spam by a hidden field ("honeypot"); no additional personal data is collected in this process. The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for processing and no statutory retention or documentation obligations apply.

e) SSL/TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as enquiries you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL/TLS encryption. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser's address bar changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the padlock symbol in your browser bar.

When SSL/TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

5. Data protection in applications and the application process

GEBHARDT Automation GmbH processes applicant data, in particular contact and communication data, application documents and interview notes, in order to decide whether to establish an employment relationship. The legal basis is § 26 (1) sentence 1 BDSG in conjunction with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. Insofar as special categories of personal data are processed, Art. 9 (2) GDPR and § 26 (3) BDSG additionally apply.

Processing may also take place electronically. This is particularly the case where an applicant submits corresponding application documents to the controller by electronic means, for example by e-mail or via a web form on the website.

If an employment relationship is established, the necessary applicant data is transferred to the personnel file and further processed for the purpose of carrying out the employment relationship. If no employment relationship is established, we generally delete the application data no later than six months after completion of the application process, unless statutory obligations or legitimate interests, in particular for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims, justify longer storage.

If we intend to store the documents you have submitted beyond the duration of the application process, e.g. because your application may be considered for a further job posting, we will obtain your express consent to do so.

Your personal data will not be passed on to third parties by us, unless this is necessary to fulfil legal obligations.

Disclosure to persons subject to special confidentiality obligations, such as lawyers, may occur in certain circumstances.

Within the scope of the application process described here, you have the right to obtain information from the controller about the personal data concerning you, as well as the right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing, a right to object to the processing, and the right to data portability (Art. 13 (2) (b) and (c) GDPR). If you have given us your consent to the processing of personal data concerning you for one or more specific purposes, you may withdraw this consent at any time. The right to withdraw your consent to data processing does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out prior to your withdrawal. As a rule, our legitimate interest in the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims, which necessitates the storage and retention of data, will take precedence over your right to erasure of the data. Likewise, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority regarding our processing of your personal data if you believe that a violation has occurred (Art. 13 (2) (d) GDPR). A statutory and/or contractual necessity for the provision of the data arises from Art. 13 (2) (e) GDPR. Without the provision of your personal data, your application cannot be processed.

6. Legal bases for processing

Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR serves our company as the legal basis for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. We rely on this legal basis in particular for the processing of data in the field of direct marketing.

If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party, as is the case, for example, with processing operations necessary for the supply of goods or the provision of any other service or consideration, the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. We rely on this legal basis in particular for our core activity, namely the comprehensive support and advice of customers regarding automation projects, and our related service offerings. The same applies to processing operations necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures, for example in the case of enquiries about our services.

If our company is subject to a legal obligation by which processing of personal data is required, such as for the fulfilment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR.

The legal basis for applicant management arises from § 26 BDSG.

In rare cases, the processing of personal data may become necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured on our premises and their name, age, health insurance details or other vital information had to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or other third party. In that case, the processing would be based on Art. 6 (1) (d) GDPR.

Finally, processing operations could be based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

Processing operations that are not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases are based on this legal basis if processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not override that interest. Such processing operations are permitted to us in particular because they were specifically mentioned by the European legislator, who took the view that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a customer of the controller (Recital 47, sentence 2 GDPR).

GEBHARDT Automation GmbH has a legitimate interest in ensuring IT security and in the security of its property, as well as in the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims. In addition, we have a legitimate interest in conducting our business for the benefit of the well-being of all our employees and our owners/shareholders/investors. GEBHARDT Automation GmbH also has a legitimate interest in anonymising customer data for the purpose of producing statistics, in order to analyse and optimise its activities and to share such statistics with third parties.

7. Duration of storage of personal data

The duration of storage of personal data is based on the respective legal basis, the purpose of the processing, and the respective statutory retention period (e.g. commercial and tax-law retention periods).

In addition, GEBHARDT Automation GmbH processes and stores personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage, or as provided for by the European legislator or other legislators in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject.

If the storage purpose no longer applies, or if a storage period prescribed by the European legislator or another competent legislator expires, the personal data is routinely blocked or erased in accordance with statutory requirements.

8. Rights of the data subject to information, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection, etc.

a) Right of confirmation

Every data subject has the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning them is being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of confirmation, they may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time.

b) Right of access

Every data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller free information about their personal data stored at any time and a copy of this information. Furthermore, the European legislator has granted the data subject access to the following information:

• the purposes of the processing
• the categories of personal data concerned
• the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organisations
• where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period
• the existence of the right to request rectification or erasure of the personal data, or restriction of processing by the controller, or to object to such processing
• the existence of the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
• where the personal data is not collected from the data subject: all available information as to their source
• the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, pursuant to Art. 22 (1) and (4) GDPR and – at least in these cases – meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject

Furthermore, the data subject has the right to obtain information as to whether personal data has been transferred to a third country or to an international organisation. Where this is the case, the data subject also has the right to obtain information about the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer.

If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of access, they may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time.

c) Right to rectification

Every data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning them. Furthermore, the data subject has the right, taking into account the purposes of the processing, to request the completion of incomplete personal data – including by means of a supplementary statement.

If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to rectification, they may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time.

d) Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")

Every data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning them without undue delay, where one of the following grounds applies and insofar as the processing is not necessary:

• The personal data was collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which it is no longer necessary.
• The data subject withdraws consent on which the processing was based pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR or Art. 9 (2) (a) GDPR, and there is no other legal ground for the processing.
• The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (2) GDPR.
• The personal data has been unlawfully processed.
• Erasure of the personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
• The personal data was collected in relation to information society services offered pursuant to Art. 8 (1) GDPR.

If one of the aforementioned grounds applies and a data subject wishes to request the erasure of personal data stored by us, they may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time. Our data protection officer or another employee will arrange for the erasure request to be complied with without delay.

Where personal data has been made public by our company and our company as controller is obliged pursuant to Art. 17 (1) GDPR to erase the personal data, we shall, taking account of available technology and the cost of implementation, take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform other controllers processing the published personal data that the data subject has requested that such controllers erase any links to, or copies or replications of, that personal data, insofar as the processing is not necessary. Our data protection officer or another employee will arrange the necessary steps on a case-by-case basis.

e) Right to restriction of processing

Every data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to obtain from the controller the restriction of processing where one of the following applies:

• The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
• The processing is unlawful and the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests the restriction of their use instead.
• The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing, but they are required by the data subject for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
• The data subject has objected to processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR pending the verification whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.

If one of the aforementioned conditions applies and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of personal data stored by us, they may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time. Our data protection officer or another employee will arrange for the restriction of the processing.

f) Right to data portability

Every data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator to receive the personal data concerning them, which was provided to a controller by the data subject, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. They also have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data was provided, provided that the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR or Art. 9 (2) (a) GDPR, or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, and the processing is carried out by automated means, provided that the processing is not necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

Furthermore, in exercising their right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 (1) GDPR, the data subject has the right to have personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and provided this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.

To assert the right to data portability, the data subject may contact our data protection officer or another employee at any time.

g) Right to object

Every data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning them which is based on Art. 6 (1) (e) or (f) GDPR. If you have given us consent, you may likewise withdraw it at any time with effect for the future.

We will no longer process the personal data in the event of an objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

If we process personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject has the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning them for such marketing. This also applies to profiling, to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to processing for direct marketing purposes, we will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.

In addition, the data subject has the right, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to object to processing of personal data concerning them which is carried out for scientific or historical research purposes, or for statistical purposes pursuant to Art. 89 (1) GDPR, unless such processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest.

To exercise the right to object, the data subject may contact our data protection officer or another employee directly. In the context of the use of information society services, and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, the data subject is also free to exercise their right to object by automated means using technical specifications.

h) Automated individual decision-making, including profiling

Every data subject shall have the right granted by the European legislator not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing – including profiling – which produces legal effects concerning them, or similarly significantly affects them, as long as the decision is not necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and the controller, or is authorised by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the data subject's rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, or is based on the data subject's explicit consent.

If the decision is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and the controller, or is based on the data subject's explicit consent, we shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the data subject's rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express their point of view and to contest the decision.

If the data subject wishes to exercise rights relating to automated decisions, they may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time.

i) Right to lodge a complaint

Pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right, without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement.

The supervisory authority responsible for us is the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information of North Rhine-Westphalia (LDI NRW), Kavalleriestraße 2–4, 40213 Düsseldorf, Germany, Phone: +49 (0)211 38424-0.

9. Recipients of personal data / transfer to third countries

Pursuant to Art. 4 No. 9 GDPR, the recipient of personal data collected here is regarded as being only our company and, in individual cases, any authorised recipients such as public authorities or partner companies or suppliers (such as the website provider).

A transfer to a third country or to an international organisation only takes place if the requirements of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR are met. When embedding OpenStreetMap, a transfer to the United Kingdom may take place; an adequacy decision by the European Commission pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR of 19 December 2025, valid until 27 December 2031, applies to this transfer.

10. Statutory or contractual provisions for the provision of personal data; necessity for the conclusion of a contract; obligation of the data subject to provide the personal data; possible consequences of failure to provide such data

We clarify that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g. tax regulations) or may also result from contractual provisions (e.g. information about the contractual partner). It may be necessary for the conclusion of a contract that a data subject provides us with personal data that must subsequently be processed by us. The data subject is, for example, obliged to provide us with personal data when our company enters into a contract with them. Failure to provide the personal data would result in the contract with the data subject not being concluded. Before providing personal data, the data subject may contact our data protection officer. Our data protection officer clarifies for the data subject, on a case-by-case basis, whether the provision of personal data is required by law or contract or is necessary for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data, and the consequences of failing to provide it.

11. Subscription to our newsletter

The website may offer users the opportunity to subscribe to our newsletter. Which personal data is transmitted to the controller when ordering the newsletter is indicated by the input form used for this purpose. We inform customers and business partners at regular intervals about the company's offers by means of a newsletter. The newsletter can generally only be received by the data subject if

• the data subject has a valid e-mail address, and
• the data subject has registered to receive the newsletter.

For legal reasons, a confirmation e-mail will be sent using the double opt-in procedure to the e-mail address entered by a data subject for the first time for the purpose of newsletter dispatch. This confirmation e-mail serves to verify whether the owner of the e-mail address, as the data subject, has authorised receipt of the newsletter.

When registering for the newsletter, we also store the IP address assigned by the Internet service provider (ISP) of the computer system used by the data subject at the time of registration, as well as the date and time of registration. The collection of this data is necessary in order to be able to trace the (possible) misuse of a data subject's e-mail address at a later date, and therefore serves to legally protect the controller.

The personal data collected as part of a registration for the newsletter will be used exclusively to send our newsletter. Furthermore, subscribers to the newsletter may be informed by e-mail if this is necessary for the operation of the newsletter service or a related registration, as could be the case in the event of changes to the newsletter offer or a change in technical circumstances. No personal data collected as part of the newsletter service will be passed on to third parties. The subscription to our newsletter may be terminated by the data subject at any time. The consent to the storage of personal data that the data subject has given us for sending the newsletter can be revoked at any time. A corresponding link can be found in every newsletter for the purpose of revoking consent. It is also possible to unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time directly on the website of the controller, or to inform the controller in another way.

12. Social media, tools and analytics services

OpenStreetMap

On our contact page we embed a map from the OpenStreetMap service, provided by the OpenStreetMap Foundation, St John's Innovation Centre, Cowley Road, Cambridge, CB4 0WS, United Kingdom. When the map is loaded, your IP address is in particular transmitted to the OpenStreetMap Foundation. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR based on our legitimate interest in a user-friendly presentation and easy findability of our location. For transfers to the United Kingdom, an adequacy decision by the European Commission pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR of 19 December 2025, valid until 27 December 2031, applies. Further information can be found in the OpenStreetMap Foundation's privacy policy.

13. No use of automated decision-making

As a responsible company, we do not use automated decision-making in individual cases.

14. Data protection officer

You can reach our data protection officer at: GEBHARDT Automation GmbH, Data Protection Officer, Thüngenfeld 3, 58256 Ennepetal, Germany, Phone: +49 (0) 2333 7908-0, E-mail: info@gebhardt-automation.de.

15. Changes to our privacy policy

We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy so that it always complies with current legal requirements, or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy, e.g. when introducing new services. The new privacy policy will then apply on your next visit.

Source: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Datenschutz (dg-datenschutz.de), eRecht24 (e-recht24.de), and others.