PRIVACY POLICY
Last updated: August 2026
- General information on data protection
Protecting your personal data is important to us. The following information explains which personal data is processed when you use our website, the purposes for which it is processed and the rights available to you.
Personal data is processed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the German Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG) and other applicable data protection legislation.
The content of this website is provided by Ingenieurgesellschaft Weiner & Schröter mbH. Visitors can use the website to obtain information about our company and our product range.
- Controller
The controller responsible for the processing of personal data in connection with this website is:
Ingenieurgesellschaft Weiner & Schröter mbH
Melkweg 8c
47495 Rheinberg
Germany
Phone: +49 2843 958210
Fax: +49 2843 9582110
Email: info@iws-mbh.de
- Accessing and using the website
You can generally visit our website without actively providing us with personal data.
However, when you access our website, technically necessary information is processed by the web server. This may include, in particular, the IP address of the accessing device, the date and time of access, the page or file requested, the previously visited page or referrer URL, browser type and version, operating system and technical status information.
This data is processed in order to provide the website technically, ensure the stability and security of our systems, identify errors and ensure that content is displayed correctly on your device.
The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the secure, stable and functional operation of our website.
Where external IT or hosting service providers are used, they process data only in accordance with our instructions and on the basis of appropriate data protection agreements.
The data is retained only for as long as necessary for the purposes described above or for as long as statutory retention obligations apply.
- Contact and contact form
If you contact us via our contact form, by email, by telephone or by other means, we process the personal data you provide in order to deal with your enquiry.
Depending on the nature of your enquiry, this may include your title, first name, last name, email address, address, postal code, city, telephone number and the content of your message.
The legal basis depends on the nature of your enquiry. If you contact us in connection with entering into or performing a contract, the legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. General business enquiries are processed on the basis of our legitimate interest in handling and responding to enquiries pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Where we expressly request your consent, processing is based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.
We disclose your personal data only to recipients where this is necessary to deal with your enquiry or where we are legally required to do so. IT service providers used by us may act as processors in connection with the technical operation of the contact form.
The data will be deleted once it is no longer required to deal with your enquiry and there are no statutory retention obligations or other legitimate grounds requiring further storage.
You may withdraw any consent you have given at any time with effect for the future. Where processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, you may object to the processing under the conditions provided by law.
- Cookies and similar technologies
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies. Cookies are small pieces of information that can be stored on or read from your device.
Session cookies are generally deleted automatically when you close your browser. Persistent cookies may remain stored on your device for a defined period. First-party cookies are set directly by our website. Third-party cookies or comparable technologies may be used by external service providers.
Strictly necessary cookies and technologies may be used where they are required in order to provide website functions expressly requested by you. Where Section 25(2) TDDDG applies, no consent is required for such use. Any associated processing of personal data is based in particular on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR unless another legal basis applies.
Cookies and technologies that are not technically necessary, in particular those used for statistics, analytics or comparable purposes, are used only after you have given your consent. In such cases, the legal bases are Section 25(1) TDDDG and Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future via the cookie or privacy settings on our website.
- Google Analytics 4
Where you have given your consent, we use Google Analytics 4, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Analytics enables us to statistically analyse the use of our website and improve our services. Information processed may include pages visited, interactions with the website, approximate geographical information, technical information about the browser and device and information about how a visitor arrived at our website.
Google states that individual IP addresses of users in the European Union are not logged or stored in Google Analytics. IP addresses may be used temporarily to derive approximate location information and are subsequently discarded.
Google Analytics is activated on our website only after you have given your prior consent to the relevant processing.
The legal bases are Section 25(1) TDDDG and Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.
You may withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future via the cookie or privacy settings on our website.
The retention period is determined by the settings we have configured in Google Analytics and by the retention rules applicable to the service. We limit retention to the period necessary for the relevant analytical purposes.
- Google Tag Manager
We use Google Tag Manager provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Tag Manager is used to manage and control website tags and integrated services. The Tag Manager itself is not used to create user profiles or independently perform web analytics.
According to Google, aggregated diagnostic information concerning tag firing and standard technical HTTP log information may be processed in connection with Google Tag Manager. Services integrated through Google Tag Manager may themselves process personal data or use cookies and similar technologies.
Our configuration is designed so that services requiring consent are activated only after you have given the relevant consent.
- Google reCAPTCHA
We may use Google reCAPTCHA to protect forms on our website against automated submissions, spam and misuse. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
reCAPTCHA is used to determine whether a submission is likely to have been made by a human or by an automated program.
Technical and usage-related information may be processed for this purpose, such as the IP address, browser and device information and information concerning interactions with the website.
Under the configuration described in this Privacy Policy, reCAPTCHA is activated only after you have given your consent.
The legal bases are Section 25(1) TDDDG and Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.
You may withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future. If a particular form cannot be used because you have not given your consent, you may alternatively contact us by email or telephone.
- Transfers of data to third countries
When services provided by internationally operating companies are used, personal data may also be processed outside the European Union or the European Economic Area.
Where personal data is transferred to a third country, such transfers are made only in compliance with the requirements of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR.
For transfers to the United States, a valid adequacy decision of the European Commission may apply where the relevant recipient is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. Where no such adequacy decision applies, European Commission-approved Standard Contractual Clauses or other appropriate safeguards may be used.
- Data security
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against loss, manipulation, unauthorised access or other unlawful processing.
Data transmitted through our website is generally encrypted where this is technically provided for and necessary for the relevant communication.
- Your data protection rights
Subject to the applicable statutory requirements, you have, in particular, the right of access pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR, the right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR, the right to erasure pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR, the right to restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR and the right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR.
Where personal data is processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing under the conditions of Art. 21 GDPR.
Where processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time with effect for the future. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out on the basis of consent before its withdrawal.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR.
- Competent data protection supervisory authority
The data protection supervisory authority responsible for us is:
State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information North Rhine-Westphalia
Postfach 20 04 44
40102 Düsseldorf
Germany
- External links
Our website may contain links to websites operated by other providers. We have no control over the content or privacy practices of these external websites.
The respective website operator is generally responsible for the processing of personal data on external websites. We recommend reviewing the privacy information provided by the relevant provider.
- Scope and amendments to this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy applies to the use of the website provided by us. It does not apply directly to websites operated by other providers to which we merely provide links.
We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy if legal requirements, technical circumstances or the services we use change.
INFORMATION FOR BUSINESS PARTNERS
- Information concerning the processing of personal data in business relationships
Ingenieurgesellschaft Weiner & Schröter mbH processes personal data relating to customers, suppliers, distribution partners, prospective customers and other business contacts as well as contact persons working for such organisations.
The controller responsible for this processing is also:
Ingenieurgesellschaft Weiner & Schröter mbH
Melkweg 8c
47495 Rheinberg
Germany
Phone: +49 2843 958210
Fax: +49 2843 9582110
Email: info@iws-mbh.de
- Categories and sources of personal data
We process personal data that you provide to us directly or that is provided to us by your employer, principal or another business partner in connection with a business relationship.
This may include master data such as name, title, academic or professional title, function or position, contact data such as telephone number, fax number, email address and postal address, communication data and information required to initiate, perform or manage a business relationship or project.
This may include, for example, payment information, customer numbers, contractual information, order and delivery information and the content of business communications.
We may also generate data ourselves in the course of the business relationship, such as customer numbers, contract histories or documentation relating to business transactions and consultations.
- Purposes and legal bases of processing
We process personal data in particular for the initiation, performance and fulfilment of contracts. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.
Where you are not personally a party to the contract but act, for example, as an employee of a customer, supplier or other business partner, processing may be based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in initiating, performing and maintaining the relevant business relationship.
We also process personal data where this is necessary to comply with statutory obligations. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. This includes, in particular, statutory documentation, evidence, retention and reporting obligations.
On the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, data may also be processed where necessary for maintaining existing business relationships, organising business events, establishing or defending legal claims, managing business contacts or carrying out legally permissible business-to-business direct marketing.
Where consent is required, processing is based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. Consent may be withdrawn at any time with effect for the future.
- Recipients of personal data
Within our company, only employees who require personal data for the performance of the business relationship or the relevant business processes are granted access to such data.
Where certain functions are performed centrally within a group of companies, data may be transferred to the affiliated companies responsible for those functions.
We may also use external service providers, for example in the areas of IT, marketing, logistics and legal advice. Where these service providers process personal data on our behalf, the processing is carried out on the basis of an agreement pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR.
Personal data may also be transferred to independently responsible recipients where this is necessary or required by law. Such recipients may include public authorities, tax authorities, financial institutions or other recipients required for the performance of a business relationship.
- Retention periods for business relationships
We retain personal data only for as long as it is required for the relevant processing purposes.
Following the end of a business relationship, data may continue to be retained where statutory retention obligations apply. Depending on the type of document, retention periods under German commercial and tax law may in particular amount to six, eight or ten years.
Data may also be retained where this is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims. The standard limitation period under German civil law is generally three years; longer periods may apply in certain cases provided by law.
- Provision of personal data
There is not in every case a general statutory or contractual obligation to provide us with personal data.
However, certain personal data is required in order for us to initiate or conduct a business relationship or perform a contract. Without this information, it may therefore not be possible to establish or conduct the requested business relationship.
- Right to object
Where we process personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, you have the right pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR to object to such processing on grounds relating to your particular situation.
We will then cease processing the personal data concerned unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
Where personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for such purposes. Following such an objection, we will no longer process your personal data for direct marketing purposes.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND RIGHTS OF USE
The content and design of the website of Ingenieurgesellschaft Weiner & Schröter mbH, including texts, images, graphics, logos and other content used on the website, may be protected by copyright or other intellectual property rights.
Reproduction, distribution, editing, modification or other commercial use of website content is not permitted without the prior consent of the respective rights holder unless otherwise permitted by law.
LIABILITY
The information provided on this website is prepared with the greatest possible care and reviewed regularly. Nevertheless, we cannot guarantee that all information is accurate, complete or up to date.
Unless expressly stated otherwise, the contents of this website do not constitute any binding commitment, guarantee or agreement regarding the characteristics of our products or services.
Any forward-looking statements contained on this website are based on current assessments and assumptions and may be subject to risks and uncertainties.
We reserve the right to change, supplement or remove information and content on this website at any time, provided that no statutory or contractual obligations prevent us from doing so.
The operators of external websites are solely responsible for content available on websites to which we provide links.
TRADEMARKS
Unless otherwise indicated, trademarks, company logos and other identifying marks used on the websites of Ingenieurgesellschaft Weiner & Schröter mbH are protected by trademark law or other applicable rights.
They may not be used without the consent of the respective rights holder unless such use is permitted by law.