Data protection policy

Thank you for visiting our website and for your interest in our company and products. Kaeser Kompressoren GmbH is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy at all times. We handle all personal data that we gather from our web pages confidentially and in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.

Gathering and handling of data

By default, when you visit our web pages, our web server stores your service provider's IP address. We also gather information regarding the web page from which you navigated to visit our site, the date, duration of the visit, as well as information to determine which Internet browser and operating system you are using. This data is used for statistical purposes, to diagnose server problems and to improve our Internet service. 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.

Use and dissemination of personal data
When you browse the Kaeser Kompressoren GmbH website, we do not collect personal information about you. The only way Kaeser Kompressoren GmbH can collect any information, or details, is if you provide it to us.
For certain services on our website (e.g. ordering of brochures, online applications, registering for seminars), Kaeser Kompressoren GmbH will need to collect information about you. This information includes contact details such as your name, address, a contact number and your e-mail address. Kaeser Kompressoren GmbH uses this information to fulfil your requests and answer your questions. Kaeser Kompressoren GmbH operates in accordance with applicable data protection legislation and, in so far as this legislation allows, uses and processes this information to a limited extent for the purposes of customer care and internal marketing.
As Kaeser Kompressoren GmbH conducts its business activities throughout the world, it may be necessary to pass on this personal information to local subsidiaries, or affiliated in-country distributors, in order to provide customers with the best possible service. These business entities may be located outside the European economic area. Accordingly, as per legal requirements, or judicial regulations, Kaeser Kompressoren GmbH will not distribute, sell, rent or trade your personal information to third parties.

Participation in forums
We offer you the ability to take part in online forums at our website 'forum.kaeser.com'. Please take note of the guidelines regarding this site when registering for these forums.
In order to register for the Kaeser Kompressoren GmbH forums, we require a minimum of a user name, a password and a valid e-mail address. For your protection, registration is possible only after you have activated the link included in the confirmation e-mail that we send to your e-mail account. In order to participate in our forums, you must enable your Internet browser to accept cookies. These cookies are small files that are sent to your browser (for example Internet Explorer or Netscape) for technical reasons to enable the forum to take place. However, they are immediately deleted as soon as you log out of the forum.
Please keep in mind that all visitors to the site can view all information - except for your password and e-mail address - within this environment. You can view and modify the personal data stored in your user profile at any time. Should you no longer wish to participate in these forums and would like to have your user profile deleted, please send an e-mail to: webforum@kaeser.com. The content of these forums is in no way subject to control by Kaeser Kompressoren GmbH. However, we reserve the right to remove entries at our discretion and to suspend, or terminate, any user account at any time should that user be in violation of the forum's guidelines.

Security
We have stringent technical and organisational security measures in place to protect your personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss or alteration and against unauthorised disclosure or access.
Links to external websites
Kaeser Kompressoren GmbH, its employees, contractors, agents, and owners are not responsible for the privacy policies or content of any websites that the Kaeser Kompressoren GmbH website may link to.

Consent and other rights
By disclosing your personal information to Kaeser Kompressoren GmbH via this website, or over the telephone, you consent to the collection, storage and processing of your personal information by Kaeser Kompressoren GmbH as stated in this Privacy Policy.
Upon request we will gladly disclose whether we have any personal data in our records that is pertinent to you, and, if so, what that information comprises. Any inaccuracies concerning your personal data can be amended or deleted at any time. You may also withdraw your consent at any time to any of the uses of your personal data, which are set out above in this Privacy Policy.