1. General 

The information and data accessible on the websites of SpanSet GmbH & Co. KG merely serve informative purposes. Neither SpanSet GmbH & Co. KG nor the outside companies listed on the website have the intention of legally binding themselves by these offers of information. SpanSet GmbH & Co. KG reserves the right to delete, to amend or to supplement the contents of these pages at any time and without prior announcement at its convenience.

2. Liability

Liability for information accessible via links on the websites of SpanSet GmbH & Co. KG has been ruled out. Likewise, liability for existence, completeness and topicality of the information has been ruled out. Any access to the information contained in websites to which reference is made by SpanSet GmbH & Co. KG and the use of their contents shall be under the users’ own responsibility.

3. Data protection 

In the processing of the data, respecting German data protection legislation has been guaranteed. The data to be input by the user on various online forms are only used for the planned purpose communicated to the user. This shall in particular entail contact and communication between SpanSet GmbH & Co. KG and the user (e.g. by transmission of a newsletter).

We are pleased about your visit to our website and your interest in our company and our products. We take protection of your private data seriously. Protection of your private sphere in the processing of personal data is an important matter for us which we take into due account in our business processes. We process personal data obtained from visits to our website according to the provisions of data protection law. Websites may contain links to websites from other providers to which this data protection declaration does not extend.

Recording and processing of personal data

When you visit our websites, our web servers record the IP address assigned to you by your Internet service provider, the website from which you are visiting us, the websites which you visit with us as well as the date and duration of the visit as a default. Personal data are only stored if you state them to us of your own accord, e.g. in the course of a registration, a survey, a competition or to fulfil a contract.

Use and forwarding of personal data and earmarking

SpanSet only uses your personal data to the scope necessary in each case for purposes of technical administration of the websites, for customer administration, for product surveys and for marketing. 

Personal data are only forwarded to state institutions and authorities within the framework of cogent national legal directives. Our employees, agencies and dealers have been obligated to non-disclosure by us.

Cookies 

SpanSet uses cookies in order to follow users’ preferences and to be able to design the websites as well as possible. Cookies are small files placed on your hard disk. This makes navigation and a high degree of user-friendliness of a website possible. Cookies also help us to identify particularly popular areas of our Internet offer. In this way, we can adapt the contents of our Internet pages more purposefully to your requirements and thus improve our offer for you. Cookies can be used in order to establish whether there has already been any communication to our pages from your computer. Merely the cookie on your computer is identified. Personal data can be stored in cookies if you have approved, e.g. in order to facilitate a protected online access with the result that you do not have to enter your user ID and password again. 

Naturally, you can also look at our website without cookies. Most browsers automatically accept cookies. You can prevent storage of cookies on your hard disk by choosing *disable cookies* in your browser settings. Consult your browser manufacturer’s instructions to see how this works in detail. You can delete cookies which have already been set on your computer at any time. But if you do not accept any cookies, this may lead to limitations of the functions of our offers.

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 the United States . 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.  Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. 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.  By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above. http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html?hl=en

Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

AddThis 

This Internet site uses AddThis in order to make setting of bookmarks and sharing of interesting contents easier for users in the social web. Information on the data protection of the provider, AddThis, can be found in the AddThis privacy policy (http://www.addthis.com/privacy). Using «Addthis» results in the use of cookies. The data generated in this (such as time of use or browser language) are transmitted to Add This LLC in the USA and processed there. We do not process the data in question. You can contradict use of the data in future by making use of «opt out cookies». More details can likewise be seen under www.addthis.com.

Security 

SpanSet uses technical and organisational security measures in order to protect your data which we administer against manipulations, loss, destruction and access by unauthorised parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in accordance with technological development. 

If you have questions, suggestions or complaints with a view to the processing of your personal data, please get in touch with: info(at)spanset.de 

4. Copyright, use of trademarks and brand names 

All the information which can be accessed on the websites of SpanSet GmbH & Co. KG have been protected by copyright. Use other than for private purposes is only permitted with the express consent of SpanSet GmbH & Co. KG. All and any further-reaching protective rights of third parties shall remain reserved. Use of trademarks and brand names by third parties or suppliers shall only be permitted with the express consent of SpanSet GmbH & Co. KG.

5. Feedbacks 

Users of the websites who react to published contents and send feedbacks to SpanSet GmbH & Co. KG in the form of questions, suggestions, remarks or similar are conscious of the fact that the information is transmitted without encryption and is thus deemed non-confidential. SpanSet GmbH & Co. KG may reproduce, use, disclose and forward such information without limitation. Ideas, concepts, know-how and technique contained in such information may be used by SpanSet GmbH & Co. KG without limitation and reimbursement for any purpose. If information is sent to SpanSet GmbH & Co. KG, the author is personally responsible for the contents and the amount of information, for the precision and the correctness of the notification.

SpanSet GmbH & Co. KG, June 3rd, 2013