Privacy Policy

This privacy policy informs you about the nature, scope, and purpose of the processing of personal data within our online offering and the associated websites. Regarding the terminology used, such as “processing” or “controller,” we refer to the definitions in Article 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Controller

MEC Services GmbH
Fritz-Vomfelde-Str. 16
40547 Düsseldorf, Germany

Phone: +49 (0) 211 22970 000
Email: info@mec-group.com
Managing Directors: Axel Ehrich, Dr. Peyman Farjami, Alexander Dierkes

Commercial Register: Amtsgericht Düsseldorf HRB 101972
VAT ID No.: DE363226379

Types of Data Processed

• Inventory data (e.g., name, address)
• Contact data (e.g., email, phone number)
• Meta/communication data (e.g., your IP address)
• Usage data (e.g., visited websites, access times)

Categories of Data Subjects

• Internet users of our online offering

Purpose of Processing

• Provision of the online offering, its functions, and content
• Responding to contact inquiries and communication with users

Rights of Data Subjects

You have the right to request information about your data and to receive a copy of it in accordance with Article 15 GDPR.
You have the right under Article 16 GDPR to request the completion or correction of inaccurate data concerning you.
You have the right under Article 17 GDPR to request the deletion of your data or, alternatively, the restriction of processing under Article 18 GDPR.
You have the right under Article 77 GDPR to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection supervisory authority.

Data Deletion

Data processed by us will be deleted or restricted in accordance with Articles 17 and 18 GDPR. Unless otherwise stated in this privacy policy, stored data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for its intended purpose and no legal retention obligations prevent deletion. If data is not deleted because it is required for other legally permissible purposes, its processing will be restricted. This applies, for example, to data that must be retained for commercial or tax reasons (AO, HGB).

Contacting Us

When contacting us (e.g., via contact form, email, phone, or social media), the user’s information is processed to handle the inquiry in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. We delete inquiries when they are no longer necessary. We review necessity monthly. Legal archiving obligations for emails also apply.

If You Contact Us via Web Form

Personal data processed using our Microsoft 365 products may be processed in various Microsoft data centers in Europe and worldwide. Data processing is based on EU standard contractual clauses under Article 46(2)(c) GDPR. The data is used solely to respond to your inquiry and is not shared with third parties. Your inquiry will be deleted when it is clear that no legal transaction will result from it.

Cookies

We use cookies, which you can allow or reject upon your first visit to the site and thereafter.

We Use Google Analytics

Google Analytics is a web analytics service.

Functionality

These technologies allow us to analyze website usage to measure and improve performance.

Processing Company

Google Ireland Limited
Google Building Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland

Purpose of Data

The following list shows the purposes of data collection and processing:

• Analytics

Technologies Used

• Cookies

Collected Data

• Anonymized IP address
• Usage data
• Click path
• Browser information
• Hardware information
• JavaScript support
• Visited pages
• Referrer URL
• Downloads
• Location information
• Purchase activity
• Widget interactions
• Date and time of visit

Legal Basis

Article 6(1)(a) and (f) GDPR

Location of Processing

European Union

Retention Period

The retention period is the time during which the collected data is stored for processing. Data must be deleted once it is no longer needed for the stated processing purposes. The retention period depends on the type of stored data. Each customer can define how long Google Analytics retains data before it is automatically deleted.

Data Recipients

• Alphabet Inc.
• Google LLC
• Google Ireland Limited

Data Protection Officer of the Processing Company

You can contact the data protection officer of the processing company via:
https://support.google.com/policies/contact/general_privacy_form

Transfer to Third Countries

This service may transfer or access collected data in another country. Please note that this service may transfer data outside the European Union and the European Economic Area to a country that does not provide an adequate level of data protection. If data is transferred to the USA, there is a risk that your data may be processed by US authorities for monitoring and surveillance purposes without effective legal remedies.

• Read the privacy policy of the processing company
• Opt-out across all domains of the processing company
• Read the cookie policy of the processing company

Right of Withdrawal

You have the right to withdraw consent under Article 7(3) GDPR.

Right to Object

You may object to the future processing of your data at any time in accordance with Article 21 GDPR.

Data Protection Officer

Contact for the Data Protection Officer of MEC Services GmbH:

DAWOCON GmbH
An der Müllerwiese 10
51069 Cologne, Germany
Email: dsb[at]dawocon.de
Phone: +49 (0) 221 68 00 37 67