The purpose of this notice is to inform you which of your personal data we process and for what purposes.
Your privacy is important to us. With this notice we want to inform you which personal data of yours we process and for which purposes. Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. This person is referred to by law as the "data subject".
1. this privacy policy informs you about the type, scope and purpose of the processing of personal data in relation to our online offering https://www.ktb-europe.com/ and the associated websites, functions and content (hereinafter jointly referred to as "online offering" or "website"). Details on these processing activities can be found in Section 2.
2 Details on data processing for the purpose of carrying out our business processes are described in section 3.
3. provider of the online offer and responsible under data protection law is KTB Import-Export Handelsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG (Großmoorring 9, 21079 Hamburg, Germany) - hereinafter referred to as KTB, "we" or "us".
4 Our online offer is provided by 1&1 Internet SE (Elgendorfer Strasse 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany).
5. our data protection officer is: Sven Meyzis - IT.DS Beratung (phone: 0049 40-21091514 / e-mail: [email protected]).
6. the term "user" includes all customers and visitors to the online offer.
In principle, we collect and process personal data based on the following legal bases:
a. Consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Consent is any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.
b. Necessity to fulfill the contract or to carry out preparatory measures in accordance with Article 6 paragraph 1 lit. b GDPR, i.e. the data is necessary so that we can fulfill our contractual obligations towards you or we need the data to prepare the conclusion of a contract with you.
c. Processing for compliance with a legal obligation in accordance with Article 6(1)(c) GDPR, i.e. processing of the data is required by law or other regulations.
d. Processing for the purposes of legitimate interests in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, i.e. processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by us or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms which require protection of personal data.
The specific legal bases for the individual processing operations are listed in the following sections.
You are entitled to the following rights regarding data processing by us:
a. Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority pursuant to Article 13(2)(d) GDPR and Article 14(2)(e) GDPR.
b. Right to information pursuant to Article 15 GDPR
c. Right to rectification pursuant to Article 16 GDPR
d. Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten") pursuant to Article 17 GDPR
e. Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Article 18 GDPR
f. Right to data portability pursuant to Article 20 GDPR
g. Right to object pursuant to Article 21 GDPR
Note: Users may object to the processing of their personal data in accordance with the legal requirements at any time with effect for the future. The objection can be made in particular against the processing for purposes of direct advertising.
Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your residence, workplace or the place of the alleged infringement, if you consider that the processing of personal data concerning you infringes the GDPR.
The personal data of the data subject shall be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of the storage no longer applies. In addition, storage may take place if this has been provided for by the European or national legislator in Union regulations, laws or other provisions to which the controller is subject. Blocking or deletion of data also takes place when a storage period prescribed by the aforementioned standards expires, unless there is a need for further storage of the data for the conclusion or performance of a contract.
1. personal data will only be transferred to third parties within the framework of legal requirements. We only pass on user data to third parties if this is necessary, e.g. for billing purposes or for other purposes if the transfer is necessary to fulfill contractual obligations to the users.
2. if we use subcontractors for our online offer, we have taken appropriate contractual precautions and corresponding technical and organizational measures with these companies.
3. if we use content, tools or other means from other companies (hereinafter jointly referred to as "third-party providers") and their registered office is located in a third country, it can be assumed that data will be transferred to the countries in which the third-party providers are based. We will only transfer personal data to third countries if there is an adequate level of data protection, user consent or other legal permission.
1. when using the online offer, information is automatically transmitted to us by the user's browser; this includes the name of the website accessed, file, date and time of access, amount of data transferred, notification of successful access, browser type and version, the user's operating system, referrer URL (the previously visited page), IP address and the requesting provider.
2. the processing of this information is based on legitimate interests in accordance with Article 6 paragraph (1) lit. f GDPR (e.g. optimization of the online offer) and to ensure the security of the processing in accordance with Article 5 paragraph (1) lit. f GDPR (e.g. to defend against and investigate cyber attacks).
3. the information is automatically deleted no later than 30 days after the end of the connection - i.e. use of the online offer - provided that there are no other retention periods to the contrary.
4. the collection of the data and the storage of the data in log files is absolutely necessary for the provision of the online offer. The user therefore has no right to erasure, objection or rectification.
1. this website uses services from "Cloudflare" (provider: Cloudflare, Inc, 101 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA). Cloudflare operates a content delivery network (CDN) and provides protection functions for the website (web application firewall). The data transfer between your browser and our servers flows via Cloudflare's infrastructure and is analyzed there to ward off attacks. Cloudflare uses cookies to enable you to access our website. The use of Cloudflare is in the interest of the secure use of our website and the defense against harmful attacks from outside. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
2. the location of the CDN server is the Netherlands.
3. further information can be found in the Cloudflare privacy policy: https://www.cloudflare.com/de-de/privacypolicy.
1. we use various services of Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, on our website. You can find more detailed information on the individual specific Google services that we use on this website in the further privacy policy.
2. through the integration of Google services, Google may collect information (including personal data) and process it. It cannot be ruled out that Google may also transmit the information to a server in a third country. The transmission to the USA depends on the function in which personal data is transmitted. As the controller, we may ourselves transfer data to Google in the USA for further use.
Google has undertaken to comply with the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) for the transfer of personal data to third countries.
More information on the standard contractual clauses is available at
https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection/standard-contractuals-clauses-scc_de
as well as under
https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks?hl=de
3. we ourselves cannot influence which data Google actually collects and processes. However, Google states that the following information (including personal data) may be processed:
- Log data (in particular the IP address)
- Location-related information
- Unique application numbers
- Cookies and similar technologies
Information on the types of cookies used by Google can be found at https://policies.google.com/technologies/types.
4. if you are logged into your Google account, Google may add the processed information to your account and treat it as personal data, depending on your account settings.
5 Google states the following: "If you are not signed in to a Google Account, we store the data we collect with unique identifiers associated with the browser, app or device you are using. This allows us to ensure, for example, that your language settings are retained for all browser sessions.
If you are logged into a Google account, we also collect data that we store in your Google account and consider to be personal data." (https://privacy.google.com/take-control.html)
6. you can prevent the direct addition of this data by logging out of your Google account or by making the appropriate account settings in your Google account. You can also change your cookie settings (e.g. delete cookies, block cookies, etc.).
7 You can find more information in Google's privacy policy, which you can access here:
https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
8. information on Google's privacy settings can be found at https://privacy.google.com/take-control.html
1. we use Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House Barclays Dublin Ireland - hereinafter "Google"), on the basis of your consent for the analysis, optimization and economic operation of our online offer in accordance with Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR. Google uses cookies and other technologies. The information generated by the service about the use of the online offer by users is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and processed there.
2 Google acts on our behalf within the framework of order processing in accordance with Article 28 GDPR. We have concluded a data protection agreement with Google that contains the EU standard data protection clauses.
3. we use Google Analytics with activated IP anonymization.
4 Google Analytics stores cookies in your web browser for a period of two years since your last visit. These cookies contain a randomly generated user ID with which you can be recognized on future visits to the website. Users can prevent the storage of cookies by setting their browser software accordingly; users can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to their use of the online offer and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/¬dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
5. the collected data is stored together with the randomly generated user ID, which enables the evaluation of pseudonymous user profiles. This user-related data is automatically deleted after 26 months. Other data remains stored in aggregated form for an indefinite period.
6. further information on data use by Google, settings and revocation options can be found on Google's websites: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites?hl=de ("Data use by Google when you use our partners' websites or apps").
https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads ("Data use for advertising purposes")
https://adssettings.google.com/¬authenticated ("Manage information Google uses to serve ads to you").
1. in order to display our content correctly and graphically appealing across browsers, we use "Google Web Fonts" from Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; hereinafter "Google") to display fonts on this website.
2. the privacy policy of the library operator Google can be found here: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
3. calling script libraries or font libraries automatically triggers a connection to the operator of the library. It is theoretically possible - although it is currently unclear whether and for what purposes - that the operator collects Google data in this case. Google processes your data in the USA.
4. we do not collect any personal data through the integration of Google Webfonts.
5. the provision of personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. However, it may not be possible to display the content of the website correctly using standard fonts.
6. the JavaScript programming language is regularly used to display the content. You can therefore object to data processing by deactivating the execution of JavaScript in your browser or installing a JavaScript blocker. Please note that this may result in functional restrictions on the website.
7. this information is processed on the basis of legitimate interests in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
1. to protect the contact form from unwanted, automated messages, we use the hCaptcha service provided by Intuition Machines, Inc (350 Alabama St, #10, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA). As soon as you click on a "Contact" button or a "Make an appointment" button, your IP address is transmitted to hCaptcha.
2. data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in protecting our website / contact form from abusive automated spying and SPAM.
3. further information on hCaptcha and Intuition Machines' privacy policy can be found at the following links: www.hcaptcha.com and www.hcaptcha.com/privacy.
1. we use the Google Tag Manager on our website. Google Tag Manager is a service provided by Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
2. the Google Tag Manager enables us to integrate various codes and services on our website in an organized and simplified manner. The Google Tag Manager implements the tags or "triggers" the integrated tags. When a tag is triggered, Google may process information (including personal data) and process it. It cannot be ruled out that Google may also transmit the information to a server in a third country.
3. information on the standard contractual clauses and the transfer to the USA from us to Google and other relevant data on data processing by Google in the context of the use of Google services can be found in this data protection declaration under section 2.3 "Information on Google services".
4. in particular, the following personal data is processed by Google Tag Manager - Online identifiers (including cookie identifiers) - IP address
5. you can also find more detailed information about the Google Tag Manager on the websites https://www.google.de/tagmanager/use-policy.html
as well as under
https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/index.html (section "Data we receive based on your use of our services").
6 Furthermore, we have concluded a contract with Google for the use of the Google Tag Manager for order processing (Art. 28 GDPR). Google processes the data on our behalf in order to trigger the stored tags and display the services on our website. Google may transfer this information to third parties if this is required by law or if third parties process this data on behalf of Google.
7. if you have deactivated individual tracking services (e.g. by setting an opt-out cookie), the deactivation remains in place for all affected tracking tags that are integrated by the Google Tag Manager.
8. by integrating the Google Tag Manager, we pursue the purpose of being able to carry out a simplified and clear integration of various services. In addition, the integration of the Google Tag Manager optimizes the loading times of the various services
9 The legal basis for the processing of personal data described here as part of the measurement procedure is your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.
1. we use the service unpkg of the provider Npm, Inc, 1999 Harrison Street #1150, CA 94612 Oakland - hereinafter "unpkg". Unpkg enables shorter and more stable loading times of data and information even with higher accesses.
2. the legal basis for data processing is the balancing of interests pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in ensuring the functionality of our website.
3. further information on unpkg can be found in the provider's privacy policy at https://www.npmjs.com/policies/privacy
4. you can prevent the collection and processing of your data by unpkg by deactivating the execution of script code in your browser or installing a script blocker in your browser (you can find this at www.noscript.net or www.ghostery.com, for example).
1. our website uses the cookie consent technology of "Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent" to obtain your consent to the storage of certain cookies in your browser and to document this in accordance with data protection regulations. The provider of this technology is Complianz B.V., Atoomweg 6b, 9743 AK Groningen, Netherlands (hereinafter referred to as Complianz).
2. when you enter our website, a compliance cookie is stored in your browser, in which the consents you have given or the revocation of these consents are stored.
3. the data collected will be stored until you ask us to delete it or delete the Complianz cookie yourself or until the purpose for which the data was stored no longer applies. Mandatory statutory retention periods remain unaffected.
Details on Complianz's data processing can be found at https://complianz.io/privacy-statement.
4. the Complianz cookie consent technology is used to obtain the legally required consent for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c GDPR.
1. we use WordPress for website development on the basis of the balancing of interests pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
2. wordpress only uses necessary or functional cookies and similar technologies. Data is not transferred to third parties.
1. we use the WordPress extension "TranslatePress" to provide a multilingual website. This plugin also uses required or functional cookies and similar technologies.
2. you can find out more about TranslatePress' privacy policy here: https://translatepress.com/privacy-policy/
1. we use the plugin "Elementor Website Builder for WordPress", from the provider Elementor 8 THE GRN STE A DOVER, DE 19901 USA. This plugin does not process any personal data.
2. more about Elementor's privacy policy can be found here: https://elementor.com/about/privacy/
1. this website uses a converter plugin for e.g. currency converters, converters for units of measurement, areas, temperatures and more.
2. for this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to the provider's servers (https://www.mycurrency.net/). As a result, the provider becomes aware that our website has been accessed via your IP address.
3. the use is based on our legitimate interests, i.e. interest in a target group-oriented online offer in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR. GDPR.
1. this site uses a so-called "Content Delivery Network" (CDN) from jsDelivr.
2. a CDN is a service with the help of which the contents of our online offer, in particular large media files such as graphics or scripts, are delivered faster with the help of regionally distributed servers connected via the Internet. User data is processed solely for the aforementioned purposes and to maintain the security and functionality of the CDN.
3. for this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to the CDN servers. As a result, the CDN becomes aware that our website has been accessed via your IP address.
4. the use is based on our legitimate interests, i.e. interest in a secure and efficient provision, analysis and optimization of our online offer in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR. GDPR.
5. further information can be found in the privacy policy of jsDelivr: https://www.jsdelivr.com/privacy-policy-jsdelivr-net/
1. we use the video portal "YouTube" of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter: "Google") on our website (videos) in order to achieve a smooth integration of the videos and an appealing design of our website. The legal basis for data processing is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.
2. we use the "extended data protection mode" option provided by Google.
3. when you call up a page that has an embedded video, a connection to the Google servers is established and the content is displayed on the website by notifying your browser.
4 According to Google, in "extended data protection mode" your data - in particular which of our websites you have visited and device-specific information including the IP address - is only transmitted to the YouTube server in the USA when you watch the video. By activating a video, you consent to this transmission.
5. if you are logged in to Google at the same time, this information will be assigned to your YouTube member account. You can prevent this by logging out of your member account before visiting our website.
6. some information is transmitted to the parent company Google Inc. based in the USA, to other Google companies and to external partners of Google, each of which may be located outside the European Union. Google uses standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission and relies on the adequacy decisions issued by the European Commission regarding certain countries.
7 For more information on data protection in connection with YouTube, please refer to Google's privacy policy.
8. during the use of the video portal, the domains fonts.gstatic.com ("Google Fonts"), google.com ("Google"), googlevideo.com ("Google Video") and ggpht.com ("Google Photos") are called up.
1. while using some of our services, you will be automatically redirected to other websites.
2 Please note that this privacy policy does not apply there. The privacy policy of the linked website may differ considerably from this one.
1. we use ip2c.net, a geolocation service for countries. This service allows us to determine, for example, which companies have used our online service.
2. the service is based on Google Analytics. We do not carry out any personal analysis.
3. legal basis is the balancing of interests pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interests are to know relevant markets (regions, countries) for us and to identify B2B customers or B2B prospects.
Personnel application
For reasons of better readability, the simultaneous use of masculine and feminine and various forms of language is dispensed with - within the framework of the following explanations. All personal designations apply to all genders: m/f/d.
Direct applications
1 We offer you the opportunity to apply to us (e.g. by e-mail or post). In the following, we inform you about the scope, purpose and use of your personal data collected as part of the application process. We assure you that your data will be collected, processed and used in accordance with applicable data protection law and all other statutory provisions and that your data will be treated in strict confidence.
2. scope and purpose of data collection
If you send us an application, we will process your associated personal data (e.g. contact and communication data, application documents, notes taken during interviews, etc.) to the extent that this is necessary to decide on the establishment of an employment relationship. The legal basis for this is § 26 BDSG (initiation of an employment relationship), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b DSGVO (general contract initiation) and - if you have given your consent - Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO. The consent can be revoked at any time. Your personal data will only be passed on within our company to persons who are involved in processing your application.
3. if the application is successful, the data submitted by you will be stored in our data processing systems on the basis of § 26 BDSG and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR for the purpose of implementing the employment relationship.
4 Data retention period If we are unable to make you a job offer, you reject a job offer or withdraw your application, we reserve the right to retain the data you have submitted on the basis of our legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) for up to 6 months from the end of the application process (rejection or withdrawal of the application). The data will then be deleted and the physical application documents destroyed. The retention serves in particular as evidence in the event of a legal dispute. If it is evident that the data will be required after the expiry of the 6-month period (e.g. due to an impending or pending legal dispute), deletion will only take place when the purpose for further storage no longer applies.
A longer storage can also take place if you have given a corresponding consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO) or if legal storage obligations oppose the deletion.
Inclusion in the applicant pool 1 If we do not make you a job offer, you may have the option of being included in our applicant pool. If you are accepted, all documents and details from your application will be transferred to the applicant pool in order to contact you in the event of suitable vacancies.
2. inclusion in the applicant pool is based exclusively on your express consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). Giving consent is voluntary and is not related to the current application process. The data subject can withdraw their consent at any time. In this case, the data will be irrevocably deleted from the applicant pool, provided there are no legal grounds for retention.
3. the data from the applicant pool will be irrevocably deleted no later than two years after consent has been given.
1. in the KTB Service Desk area, you have the option of downloading the TeamViewer software and installing it on your end device. This enables us to provide efficient remote support.
2 Please note that you are responsible for downloading, installing and using Teamviewer.
3. you can view the Teamviewer security regulations on the TeamViewer GmbH homepage. Please address any questions directly to [email protected]
1. when contacting us (via online form or e-mail), the data provided by the user will be processed exclusively for processing the request and its handling.
2. any other use of the data will only take place on the basis of the user's consent.
3. user data is stored in our customer relationship management system ("CRM system"). The statutory retention periods for business letters apply.
1. if you have given us your consent, we will inform you regularly by e-mail about new offers. We will use your name and e-mail address for this purpose. The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 subpara. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future, e.g. via the link at the end of each e-mail.
2. our newsletter is only sent by e-mail with your prior express consent in accordance with the double opt-in principle: After registering for the newsletter on our website, you will receive an e-mail asking you to confirm your newsletter registration. This ensures that no third party has misused your data.
3. as part of the registration for the newsletter, we also obtain your consent to newsletter tracking for the purpose of personalized advertising and market research by us. With the help of so-called tracking pixels or web beacons and links, which are each linked to an individual ID, we collect the following personal tracking information in connection with the use of our newsletter:
- Opening the newsletter, clicking on the links contained therein, submitting a form on our website after clicking on a link contained in the newsletter (together with the time of these actions)
- Type of terminal device used when you call up images in the newsletter or click on links
- Behavior on our website when you access it via a link from our newsletter (including the time of these actions)
- Location of retrieval when you retrieve images in the newsletter or click on links (by assigning your IP address, which we do not store)
We save this data to your user profile, which is assigned to the data you entered when you registered for the newsletter. We use this data to evaluate and optimize our e-mail marketing and for purposes of personalized advertising and market research. This enables us to send you personalized product, service and offer information that is of particular interest to you within the scope of our newsletter. You can revoke your consent to this data processing at any time with future effect by unsubscribing from the newsletter. An isolated deactivation of the newsletter tracking is (currently) technically not possible. We delete the tracking data when you unsubscribe from our newsletter. Data that has been stored by us for other purposes remains unaffected by this.
1. if you have already made use of paid services from us, we may inform you from time to time by e-mail or letter about similar services from us (in particular new offers) if you have not objected to this.
2 The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 subpara. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in direct advertising (Recital 47 GDPR). You can object to the use of your email address and postal address for advertising purposes at any time with effect for the future at no additional cost.
1. cookies are information that is transferred from our web server or third-party web servers to the user's web browser and stored there for later retrieval. Cookies may be small files or other types of information storage.
2. if users do not want cookies to be stored on their computer, they are asked to deactivate the corresponding option in the system settings of their browser. Stored cookies can be deleted in the system settings of the browser. The exclusion of cookies can lead to functional restrictions of this online offer.
1. an up-to-date overview and further information about the cookies used on this website can be found at https://www.ktb-europe.com/cookies/ and in the consent management platform "Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent"
2 You can also manage your individual consents and preferences there.
1. we reserve the right to amend this data protection declaration with regard to data processing in order to adapt it to changed legal situations, changes to the online offer or data processing.
2. if user consent is required or components of the privacy policy contain provisions of the contractual relationship with the users, the changes will only be made with the consent of the users.
3. users are requested to inform themselves regularly about the content of this privacy policy.
Status: February 2025
