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Privacy policy for the Flex app of FLEX-Elektrowerkzeuge GmbH
We (FLEX-Elektrowerkzeuge GmbH) make this app available to you as a Flex pressing tools user to give you the opportunity to check that the tools are working correctly during use and to easily document the results of the pressing process. Your personal data is processed when you use the app.
You must agree to our terms of use before using the Flex app.
We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We process your data in accordance with the applicable legal provisions for personal data protection, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the country-specific implementation laws applicable to us. This privacy policy provides you with comprehensive information about the processing of your personal data by FLEX-Elektrowerkzeuge GmbH and the rights to which you are entitled.
Personal data is information that makes it possible to identify a natural person. This includes in particular your name, date of birth, address, telephone number, e-mail address, but also your IP address or other device data.
Data is anonymous if no personal reference to the user can be established.
Responsible body and data protection officer:
FLEX-Elektrowerkzeuge GmbH
Bahnhofstraße 15
71711 Steinheim
Phone: +49 7144 828 0
Fax: +49 7144 258 99
E-Mail: info@flex-tools.com
Internet: www.flex-tools.com
Data protection contact: datenschutz@flex-tools.com
Your rights as a data subject
First of all, we would like to inform you of your rights as a data subject. These rights are standardised in Articles 15-22 of the GDPR. This covers:
The right to information (Art. 15 of the GDPR),
The right to erasure (Art. 17 of the GDPR),
The right to rectification (Art. 16 of the GDPR),
The right to data portability (Art. 20 of the GDPR),
The right to restriction of data processing (Art. 18 of the GDPR),
The right to object to data processing (Art. 21 of the GDPR),
To assert these rights, please contact: datenschutz@flex-tools.com. The same applies if you have any questions concerning data processing in our company or if you wish to revoke consent that had been granted. You also have a right of appeal to a data protection supervisory authority.
Purpose and legal basis for data processing
Compliance with the provisions of the GDPR and all other applicable data protection law provisions is observed when your personal data is processed. In particular, the legal basis for data processing is established under Art. 6 of the GDPR.
We use your data exclusively for the purpose of Flex app usage. The legal basis for the use of the data is Art. 6 Para. 1 (b) of the GDPR (contract implementation).
Passing on to third parties
We will not pass on your data to other companies. Data will not be forwarded to third parties save for where we are obliged to do so in accordance with mandatory legal provisions (forwarding to external bodies such as supervisory authorities or law enforcement agencies).
Data recipient / recipient categories
Within our company we ensure that your data are only disclosed to persons requiring such for the fulfilment of contractual or statutory obligations.
Transmission to third countries / intention to transmit to third countries
We do not transfer your personal data to any service provider outside the European Economic Area.
Data retention period
We store your data for as long as required for the respective processing purpose. Please be aware that various retention periods require the continued (obligatory) retention of data. In particular, this concerns retention obligations under commercial or tax law (e.g. German Commercial Code (HGB), tax code etc.). Provided no further retention obligations apply, your data will be erased after fulfilment of the respective purpose.
We may also retain data with your consent or in the event of legal disputes in which we use evidence within the statutory periods of limitation that can extend for up to thirty years; the usual period of limitation is three years.
Secure transfer of your data
We implement appropriate technical and organisational security measures in order to protect, to the best of our ability, the data that we store from accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction or unauthorised access. The level of security is continuously reviewed in cooperation with security experts and adjusted to conform with new security standards.
Data provision obligation
Various personal data is required for the establishment, performance and expiration of the obligation and fulfilment of associated contractual and statutory duties. The same applies to the use of our app and the various functions provided by it.
Commensurate details are summarised in the above section. Certain instances also require data to be collected or provided on the basis of statutory provisions. Please note that your request cannot be processed or the associated obligation carried out without the provision of such data.
Data collection when downloading and installing the app
The Flex app can be downloaded from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store. No data processing is carried out by FLEX-Elektrowerkzeuge GmbH during the download and installation of the app.
Instead, only the data protection provisions of Apple or Google apply at this time. You can access these under the following links:
Apple App Store: https://www.apple.com/uk/legal/privacy/
Google Play Store: https://policies.google.com/?hl=en
Data collection when using the app
Your personal data stated below is processed when you use the app:
IMEI number
Date and time of use
Operating system used
App access on the smartphone
If you grant the Flex app the appropriate authorisations, it will access the following functionalities on your smartphone:
Bluetooth interface
Date
Time zone
System time
Internal memory (read and write access)
Location
Automated decisions in individual cases
We do not use purely automated processing to reach a decision.
Cookies (Art. 6 Para. 1 (a, f) GDPR, Section 25 (1, 2) TTDPA).
No cookies or other tools are used within the Flex app.