Privacy Policy
We appreciate your interest and thank you for visiting our website. Protecting your privacy is very important to us. If personal data is provided to us, it will only be processed in accordance with applicable data protection laws or with your express consent. Below, we provide detailed information about how your data is handled when you visit our website “www.apv-world.com”.
Responsible:
APV - Technical Products GmbH
Dallein 62
AT - 3753 Hötzelsdorf
Austria
Tel.: +43(0)2913 8001
datenschutz@apv.at
Collection, Processing, and Use of Personal Data
You can visit our website without providing any personal information. We will then only store non-personal access data (such as the name of your Internet service provider, the website from which you are visiting us, or the name of the file you requested). This data is used exclusively to improve our services and does not allow us to identify you personally.
When you contact us via the form on our website, we will also store your IP address and the date and time of your contact. This serves as a safeguard on our part in the event that a third party misuses your data and enters it on our website without your knowledge. We do not share this information with third parties. We also do not compare the data collected in this manner with data that may be collected by other components of our website.
Retention period
We will retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary to fulfill the specified purpose, in compliance with applicable legal requirements. Beyond this period, data will be retained only if required by law (such as retention obligations) or if the statute of limitations for potential legal claims has not yet expired.
APV User Form
For the purpose of publishing experiences with our products and for marketing purposes, the following data, among others, is processed: Previous work with APV implements, farm size, primary focus of the farm, reason for choosing APV products, preferred technical details, frequency of equipment use, user photos or personal photos, name, address, and contact information. The processing of personal data takes place after the data subject has given their consent. Consent may be revoked at any time by contacting marketing@apv.at.
APV Order Form
The following data, among others, is processed for the purpose of fulfilling orders: name, contact information, and company details. The processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract or for taking steps prior to entering into a contract and is based on Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR. This information is stored for the period of time necessary to respond to your inquiry or to fulfill your order.
APV Newsletter / Press Distribution List
The following data, among others, is processed for the purpose of sending the newsletter or press releases: name, contact information, and company information. To receive our newsletter, you need a valid email address. We will verify the email address you provided to ensure that you are indeed the owner of the specified email address or that the owner has authorized you to receive the newsletter. When you subscribe to our newsletter, we will store your IP address along with the date and time of your subscription. This serves as a safeguard on our part in the event that a third party misuses your email address and subscribes to our newsletter without your knowledge. The processing of personal data takes place after the data subject has given their consent. You can cancel your subscription to this newsletter at any time. Details on this can be found in the confirmation email as well as in each individual newsletter.
Application Form
In order to fulfill our pre-contractual obligations and based on our legitimate interest, we require your personal data to assess whether we can offer you a suitable position. This specifically includes information provided by the applicants themselves. The data processed includes, among other things, your name, contact information, address, cover letter, resume, references, and photo. If your application is followed by the conclusion of an employment contract, we will store the data you have provided for the purposes of standard organizational and administrative processes in compliance with applicable legal regulations. If your application is rejected, your applicant data will be deleted no later than 7 months after submission.
Separate information, specifically regarding the handling of personal data in connection with your application, is provided directly at the location where you submit your application (e.g., integration of a special applicant platform or software).
Data processing in the context of a business relationship
As part of our business relationship with you, it is essential that we process your personal data, such as contact information or details regarding business transactions. Depending on the nature of our relationship with you, the purpose of this processing includes, for example, fulfilling contractual obligations, complying with legal requirements, and asserting contractual claims. We process your personal data at least for the duration of the business relationship. However, if we are required by law to store your data for a longer period, we will comply with the time limits specified in the relevant laws and regulations.
Contact Form
When you contact us (via the contact form, email, or phone), we process the data you provide that is necessary to handle and respond to your inquiry. This information is stored for the period of time required to respond to your inquiry. The processing of personal data is based on the legitimate interest of APV – Technische Produkte GmbH in fulfilling the stated purpose. In this context, we process information regarding your name, address, contact details, machine type, and the intended use of the implement.
Visit our website
When you visit our website www.apv.at, data is processed based on the legitimate interest of APV – Technische Produkte GmbH for the purposes of system administration, ensuring the completeness and protection of personal data, and ensuring the technical functionality of our website. In addition, this processing serves to optimize the website of APV – Technische Produkte GmbH. When you visit our website, the following data is processed until it is automatically deleted: IP address and name of your internet service provider, browser and version of your browser software, operating system of the computer used to access the site, the website from which you accessed this site, and, if applicable, the search terms you used to find our website.
Use of photos at events
The following applies to event participants: If you participate in our events, we may take photos of you and publish them on our website, social media channels, and in print media for public relations purposes and to showcase our activities, with the aim of increasing our visibility. We will retain these image files for archival purposes until a data subject objects to their use or requests their deletion. Upon receipt of an objection or a request for deletion, we will delete the image files immediately—to the extent possible. The lawfulness of the use of the image files remains unaffected until the objection or request for deletion is received (legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
Cookies
Our website uses cookies. These are small text files that are stored on your device via your browser. They do not cause any harm. We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Some cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. They allow us to recognize your browser on your next visit. If you do not wish this, you can configure your browser to notify you when cookies are set and to allow them only on a case-by-case basis. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of our website.
Automated data processing on our website
When you visit our website, certain data is automatically stored for system administration, statistical, or security purposes. This includes the name of your internet service provider, possibly your IP address, the version of your browser software, the operating system of the computer used to access the site, the website from which you visited us, the pages you visit on our site, and, if applicable, the search terms you used to find our website. This automatically collected data may, under certain circumstances, allow conclusions to be drawn about a specific visitor to the website. Such data is used exclusively in an anonymous manner. Further information can be found under the heading “Google Analytics.”
Google Analytics with anonymization feature
Our website uses features of the web analytics service Google Analytics, provided by Google Inc., located at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). This involves the use of cookies that enable an analysis of how users interact with the website.
The information generated by these cookies—such as the time, location, and frequency of your visits to our website, including your IP address—is transmitted to Google in the United States and stored there. You can prevent the installation of these cookies by adjusting your browser settings accordingly. However, please note that in this case, you may not be able to use all features of our website to their full extent.
We use Google Analytics on our website with an IP anonymization feature. In this case, your IP address is truncated and anonymized by Google while you are still within the member states of the European Union or in other signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. As a result, only a rough location can be determined.
Google will use this information to evaluate your use of our site, to compile reports on website activity for us, and to provide other services related to website and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required by law or where such third parties process the data on Google’s behalf. According to Google, Google will in no case associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.
In addition, Google offers an opt-out option for the most common browsers, which gives you more control over what data Google collects and processes. If you enable this option, no information about your visit to the website will be transmitted to Google Analytics. However, enabling this option does not prevent information from being transmitted to us or to other web analytics services we may use. For more information about the opt-out option provided by Google and how to enable it, please visit the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de
In accordance with the GDPR (legitimate interest), our goal is to improve our services and our website. Because we value our users’ privacy, user data is pseudonymized. User data is retained for a period of 26 months.
Google-Adwords
We also use the Google advertising tool "Google AdWords" to promote our website. As part of this, we use the "Conversion Tracking" analytics service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, hereinafter referred to as "Google," on our website. If you have arrived at our website via a Google ad, a cookie will be stored on your computer. Cookies are small text files that your internet browser stores on your computer. These so-called "conversion cookies" expire after 30 days and are not used to identify you personally. If you visit certain pages on our website and the cookie has not yet expired, we and Google can recognize that you, as a user, clicked on one of our ads placed on Google and were redirected to our site.
The information collected using "conversion cookies" is used by Google to generate visitor statistics for our website. These statistics tell us the total number of users who clicked on our ad, as well as which pages of our website each user subsequently visited. However, neither we nor other advertisers using "Google AdWords" receive any information that could be used to personally identify users.
You can prevent the installation of "conversion cookies" by adjusting your browser settings accordingly, for example by enabling a setting that generally disables the automatic placement of cookies or specifically blocks cookies from the "googleadservices.com" domain.
You can find Google's privacy policy regarding this matter at the following link: https://services.google.com/sitestats/de.html
Google Adsense
We use Google AdSense on this website. This is an advertising program provided by Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). Google AdSense allows us to display ads on this website that are relevant to our content. In AdSense, cookies are intended to enable better advertising. The cookies do not contain any personally identifiable data. However, it should be noted that Google considers data such as “pseudonymous cookie IDs” (where a name or other identifying feature is replaced by a pseudonym) or IP addresses to be non-personally identifiable information. Under the GDPR, however, this data may be considered personal data. Google AdSense sends a cookie to the browser after every impression (which occurs whenever you see an ad), every click, and every other activity that results in a request to the Google AdSense servers. If the browser accepts the cookie, it is stored there. In addition, Google AdSense uses web beacons—invisible graphics that allow Google to analyze clicks on this website, traffic to it, and similar information.
The information collected via cookies and web beacons, your IP address, and the delivery of advertising formats are transmitted to a Google server located in the United States and stored there. Google may share this collected information with third parties if required by law or if Google engages third parties to process the data on its behalf. However, Google will combine your IP address with the other stored data.
By adjusting the settings in your web browser, you can prevent the aforementioned cookies from being stored on your computer. However, this may result in your inability to use the content of this website to the same extent. By using this website, you consent to the processing of your personal data by Google in the manner described above and for the purpose stated above.
Google Fonts
We use Google Fonts from Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA) on our website. Google Fonts is used without authentication, and no cookies are sent to the Google Fonts API. If you have a Google account, none of your Google account data is transmitted to Google while using Google Fonts. Google merely records the use of CSS and the fonts used and stores this data securely. You can find more information on this and other questions at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq. You can read about what data Google collects and how it is used at https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/.
YouTube with enhanced privacy mode
On our website, we use components (videos) provided by YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., 94066 San Bruno, CA, USA, a subsidiary of Google Inc., Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. In doing so, we use the "- enhanced privacy mode -" option provided by YouTube.
When you visit a page that contains an embedded video, a connection is established with YouTube's servers, and the content is displayed on the webpage by being sent to your browser.
According to YouTube, in "enhanced privacy mode," only certain data is transmitted to YouTube's servers—specifically, which of our web pages you have visited while watching the video. If you are logged into YouTube at the same time, this information will be associated with your YouTube account. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account before visiting our website.
Google provides further information about YouTube's privacy policy at the following link:
https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/
Cookies and social plugins from other social networks
Our websites use social plugins from the following social networks:
- 1. „Facebook“ (Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2 Ireland)
- 2. „LinkedIn“ (LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland)
- 3. „Twitter“ (Twitter Inc., 1355 Market St, Suite 900, San Francisco, California 94103, USA)
- 4. “Instagram” (Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2 Ireland) enthalten.
These services are provided by the respective companies (“providers”). On our website, the social plugins are identified by the respective buttons associated with the service. Based on the data transmitted to the respective service via the social plugins, the service may be able to associate you with your account with them. To enhance the protection of your data on our website, the social plugins are integrated into our website using the so-called “2-click solution.”
This ensures that when you visit a page on our website that contains such social plugins, no automatic connection is established with the servers of the respective providers.
Activating a social plugin involves a two-step process. To activate a social plugin, you must first click on the link located on our website. This initially activates the social plugin, and your browser establishes a connection to the provider’s servers. With a second click, you can then interact with the social plugin—for example, to submit your recommendation. If you are already logged in to one of the providers’ social networks, the providers can immediately associate your visit to this website with your profile. When you interact with the social plugins by clicking on them, the corresponding information is also transmitted directly to a server of the providers and stored there. The information may also be published on the social network and displayed there to your contacts. If you wish to prevent such direct association of your data collected via our website with your profile, you must log out of your account with the respective provider before visiting our websites.
For details on the scope and purpose of data collection by the respective service, as well as the further processing and use of your data by that service, please refer to the privacy policy directly on the service’s website. There you will also find further information about your relevant data protection rights and settings options for protecting your privacy.
- a) Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2 Ireland)
https://www.facebook.com/policy.php
https://www.facebook.com/help/186325668085084 - b) LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland
https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?trk=hb_ft_priv - c) Twitter Inc., 1355 Market St, Suite 900, San Francisco, California 94103, USA
https://twitter.com/privacy?lang=de - d) Instagram, Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2 Ireland
https://about.instagram.com/de-de/safety
Facebook Pixel
We use the Facebook Pixel on this website, provided by Facebook, a social media network operated by Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland. The code implemented on this site can track the behavior of visitors who arrived at this website via a Facebook advertisement. This information may be used to improve Facebook ads, and this data is collected and stored by Facebook. We do not have access to the collected data; it is only usable in the context of ad placements. The use of the Facebook Pixel code also sets cookies. By using the Facebook Pixel, Facebook is notified of your visit to this website so that visitors can see relevant ads on Facebook. If you have a Facebook account and are logged in, your visit to this website will be associated with your Facebook user account. You can learn how the Facebook Pixel is used for advertising campaigns at https://www.facebook.com/business/learn/facebook-ads-pixel. You can change your ad settings on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen, provided you are logged into Facebook. At http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/, you can manage your preferences regarding usage-based online advertising. There, you can disable or enable multiple providers at once or adjust settings for individual providers. For more information on Facebook’s data policy, visit https://www.facebook.com/policy.php.
Use of reCAPTCHA
To protect the input forms on our website, we use the “reCAPTCHA” service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, hereinafter referred to as “Google.” This service helps distinguish whether an input is made by a human user or is the result of abusive automated processing.
To the best of our knowledge, the referrer URL, IP address, visitor behavior, information about the operating system, browser, and duration of the visit, cookies, display instructions and scripts, user input behavior, and mouse movements in the area of the “reCAPTCHA” checkbox are transmitted to “Google.”
Google uses the information obtained in this way, among other things, to digitize books and other printed materials and to improve services such as Google Street View and Google Maps (e.g., house number and street name recognition).
The IP address transmitted via "reCAPTCHA" is not combined with other data held by Google, unless you are logged into your Google account at the time you use the "reCAPTCHA" plugin. If you wish to prevent “Google” from transmitting and storing data about you and your behavior on our website, you must log out of “Google” before visiting our site or using the reCAPTCHA plugin.
The use of the "reCAPTCHA" service and the information collected through it are subject to Google's Terms of Service:
https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/.
Google Maps
We integrate maps from the “Google Maps” service provided by Google. The data processed may include, in particular, users’ IP addresses and location data; however, this data is not collected without their consent (which is typically provided through the settings on their mobile devices); Service provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; Parent company: Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; Website: https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform; Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy; Opt-out option: Opt-out plugin: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de, Settings for displaying ads: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.
Hosting und Content Delivery Networks (CDN)
This website is hosted by an external service provider (host). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the host’s servers. This may include, in particular, IP addresses, contact requests, metadata and communication data, contract data, contact information, names, website visits, and other data generated through the website.
We use the hosting provider to fulfill our contractual obligations to our potential and existing customers (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and to ensure the secure, fast, and efficient delivery of our online services through a professional provider (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
Our hosting provider will process your data only to the extent necessary to fulfill its service obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data.
Your rights
When it comes to the processing of personal data, you generally have the right to access, rectification, erasure, restriction, data portability, withdrawal of consent, and objection. You may exercise these rights by contacting APV – Technische Produkte GmbH. Please direct all inquiries regarding this matter to datenschutz@apv.at.
If you believe that the processing of your personal data violates applicable data protection laws or that your data protection rights have otherwise been infringed, you may file a complaint with the competent supervisory authority (https://www.dsb.gv.at/) in accordance with Article 77 of the GDPR.
Further information
If you have any questions that this privacy policy has not addressed, or if you would like further information on a specific point, please contact us, preferably by mail, at: APV – Technische Produkte GmbH, Dallein 62, AT - 3753 Hötzelsdorf, with the subject line: “Inquiry: Privacy Policy.”
Upon request, we will be happy to respond to your inquiries or requests for information, and for your security, we will do so in writing via mail. You are also welcome to contact us at datenschutz@apv.at. Our data protection officer is available to assist you with any inquiries.