Privacy Policy

1) Introduction and contact details of the controller

1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. Below we inform you about how we handle your personal data when you use our website. Personal data is all data that can be used to identify you personally.

1.2 The controller responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Gunnar Sander, smt-Sander, Hügelweg 27a, 14469 Potsdam, Germany, phone: +49 155 68087797, email: info@smt-sander.de. The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

2) Data collection when you visit our website

2.1 When you use our website for information only, that is, when you do not register or otherwise send us information, we only collect the data that your browser transmits to the server (so-called "server log files"). When you call up our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display the website to you:

• The page you visited
• Date and time of access
• Amount of data sent in bytes
• Source/referrer from which you came to the page
• Browser used
• Operating system used
• IP address used (if applicable in anonymized form)

Processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data is not passed on or used in any other way. However, we reserve the right to review the server log files retrospectively if there are concrete indications of unlawful use.

2.2 For security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (for example inquiries to the controller), this website uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the string "https://" and the lock symbol in your browser bar.

3) Hosting

For hosting our website and displaying the page content we use a provider (STRATO) that provides its services itself or through selected subcontractors exclusively on servers within the European Union.

All data collected on our website is processed on these servers unless other recipients are named below for specific data processing.

We have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider that ensures the protection of our visitors' data and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

4) Contact and inquiry form

4.1 When you contact us by email or through the inquiry form, we process the information you send us (name, optionally company, email address, message and, where applicable, the product your inquiry refers to). We use it exclusively to handle your request and for the related technical administration.

4.2 Through the inquiry form we receive your details as an email to our mailbox (hosting by STRATO, see section 3). In addition, we automatically send you an acknowledgement of receipt with a reference number to the address you entered. The acknowledgement is a fixed text; the content of your message is not included, and no artificial intelligence is used. Inquiries are not stored on the server.

4.3 To protect against misuse (spam, automated requests), the form contains a hidden field and a request limit. For this we store an irreversible hash of your IP address together with the time of the request for no longer than one hour. The form sets no cookie.

4.4 The legal basis is our legitimate interest in answering your request and in preventing misuse pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. If your inquiry aims at concluding a contract, Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR is an additional legal basis. Your data will be deleted after your request has been fully processed, unless statutory retention obligations (for example for business letters) apply.

5) Fonts (Google Fonts)

For a uniform presentation we load fonts from Google Fonts (Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland). When you call up the page, your browser establishes a connection to Google servers, and your IP address is transmitted. The legal basis is our legitimate interest in an appealing presentation (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR). A transfer of data to the USA cannot be ruled out; Google is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.

6) Local storage in the browser

When you switch between light and dark design or between languages, we store this setting in your browser (local storage). The data does not leave your device and only serves to keep your selection for your next visit. You can delete it at any time in your browser settings.

7) Rights of data subjects

Applicable data protection law grants you the following rights against the controller with regard to the processing of your personal data:

• Right of access pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR
• Right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR
• Right to erasure pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR
• Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR
• Right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR
• Right to withdraw consent given pursuant to Art. 7 (3) GDPR
• Right to lodge a complaint pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR

Right to object: If we process your personal data on the basis of a balancing of interests due to our overriding legitimate interest, you have the right at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object to this processing with effect for the future.

Supervisory authority: The competent authority is the State Commissioner for Data Protection and for the Right of Access to Files Brandenburg (Die Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und für das Recht auf Akteneinsicht Brandenburg), Stahnsdorfer Damm 77, 14532 Kleinmachnow, Germany.

8) Storage duration

The duration of storage of personal data depends on the respective legal basis, the purpose of processing and, where applicable, the respective statutory retention period. Unless otherwise stated in the other information in this policy, stored personal data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.

As of: 24.10.2026

This is a translation for convenience. In case of doubt, the German version at smt-sander.de applies.