Data protection information in the context of homepage use

Data protection information 
in the context of homepage use

I. Responsible person and contact details

The Data Fiduciary is responsible person according to  Section 8 of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, (DPDPA) 2023 is:

DMI Draexlmaier Manufacturing India Private Limited (hereinafter referred to as the "responsible party")

Gat No. 307, Nanekarwadi, Chakan, 

Tal.Khed, Pune, MH. 410501, India. 

In questions of data protection you can contact us under the following contact details
DMI Draexlmaier Manufacturing India Private Limited

Gat No. 307, Nanekarwadi, Chakan, 

Tal.Khed, Pune, MH. 410501, India 
Privacy_India(at)draexlmaier.com 

  • Personal Data means – Digital Personal Data.

II. collection and processing of personal data

Calling the website

When you access our website, our web server collects the following data by default:

  • the name of your internet service provider
  • the website from which you are visiting us
  • the pages you visit on our site
  • the amount of data transferred and the file size of the page visited
  • the protocol and the Internet protocol address (IP address)
  • the date, time and duration of the visit
  • the browser language
  • the status code
  • the type of device, the brand of device, the model of device, the screen resolution
  • the operating system, browser, browser plug-ins
  • internal search terms
  • outgoing links
  • downloads
  • search engines

The collection, storage and evaluation of this data is for statistical purposes and to ensure system security. This data is collected anonymously and stored separately from all personal data. A consolidation does not take place. This processing operation finds its legal basis   in  section 4 of the DPDPA  The aforementioned purposes also represent our legitimate interests. The IP address collected in the course of this is deleted immediately after anonymization, unless legal or other legal reasons entitle us to retain it longer.

When searching via the internal search function of the website, the search terms entered, the time of the search query and the IP address of the user from whom the search query originates are stored for 90 days. The data processing when using the internal search function finds its legal basis   in section 4 of the DPDPA. The purpose of the processing lies in the processing of the search request submitted by you and at the same time represents our legitimate interest.

III. Use of our contact form

You are welcome to contact us easily via our contact form. For this purpose, it is necessary to provide a valid e-mail address so that we can respond to your request. In addition, you can voluntarily provide further information. Data processing for the purpose of contacting us is carried out in accordance with section 4 and 7 of the DPDPA   on the basis of your consent given voluntarily by sending your data. The purpose of the processing is to handle the request you have submitted. The personal data collected by us for the use of the contact form will be automatically deleted after completion of the request you have made, unless legal or other legal reasons entitle us to a longer storage.

IV. Sending e-papers and documents on specific topics

We provide e-papers and other documents on certain topics. You can request these from us by registering on our website and providing your first name, last name and a valid e-mail address. In this case, your data will be processed in order to send you the e-papers and other documents you have requested and to be able to conclude a usage agreement with you on the use of these e-papers and other documents. The legal basis in this case isas per section 4 of the DPDPA  ..

V. Purpose and legal basis of data processing

We process the personal data specified in this data protection declaration above in accordance with the provisions of the  DPDPA  , the other relevant data protection regulations and only to the extent necessary. Insofar as the processing of personal data is based on  section 4 of the DPDPA  , the aforementioned purposes also represent our legitimate interests.

VI. Transfer of personal data to third parties

The following categories of recipients, which are usually processors, may receive access to your personal data:

  • The Service providers for the operation of our website and the processing of data stored or transmitted by the systems (e.g. for the maintenance and upkeep of the website, data center services, IT security). The legal basis for the transfer is then as per the section 4 and 16 of the DPDPA 

  • Government agencies and authorities, insofar as this is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation. The legal basis for the disclosure is then  as per section 4 of the DPDPA 

  • Persons employed to carry out our business operations (e.g. agencies, auditors, banks, insurance companies, legal advisors, supervisory authorities, parties involved in company acquisitions or the establishment of joint ventures). The legal basis for the disclosure is then  as per section 4 of the DPDPA  .

In addition, we will only disclose your personal data to third parties if you have given your express consent to do so in accordance  as per section 4 and 6 of the DPDPA  .

VII. Conditions for the transfer of personal data to third countries

In the course of our business relationships, your personal data may be transferred to or disclosed to third party companies. These may also be located outside India, i.e. in third countries. Such processing takes place exclusively for the fulfillment of contractual and business obligations and to maintain your business relationship with us. 

 VIII. security

We use technical and organizational security measures to protect the data you provide from accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction or access by unauthorized persons. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

IX. SSL or TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as requests that you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line. If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

X. Use of cookies 

We use cookies on our website. Cookies are small text files that are assigned to the browser you are using and stored on your hard drive by a characteristic string of characters, and through which certain information flows to the entity that sets the cookie. Cookies cannot execute programs or transfer viruses to your computer and therefore cannot cause any damage. They serve to make our Internet offer more user-friendly and effective overall, i.e. more pleasant for you.

Cookies can contain data that makes it possible to recognize the device used. In some cases, however, cookies only contain information about certain settings that are not personally identifiable. However, cookies cannot directly identify a user. 

A distinction is made between session cookies, which are deleted as soon as you close your browser, and permanent cookies, which are stored beyond the individual session. With regard to their function, a distinction is made between cookies: 

  • Technical cookies: these are mandatory to move around the website, use basic functions and ensure the security of the website; they do not collect information about you for marketing purposes, nor do they store which web pages you have visited;

  • Performance cookies: these collect information about how you use our website, which pages you visit and, for example, whether errors occur during website use; they do not collect information that could identify you - all information collected is anonymous and is only used to improve our website and find out what interests our users;

  • Advertising cookies, targeting cookies: These are used to offer the website user tailored advertising on the website or offers from third parties and to measure the effectiveness of these offers;

  • Sharing cookies: These are used to improve the interactivity of our website with other services (e.g. social networks).              

Any use of cookies that is not absolutely technically necessary constitutes data processing that is only permitted with your explicit and active consent pursuant to  section 4 and 6 of the DPDPA. This applies in particular to the use of advertising, targeting or sharing cookies. In addition, we will only share your personal data processed through cookies with third parties if you have given your express consent to do so pursuant to  section 4 and 6 of the DPDPA.

If the use of cookies is mandatory and technically necessary, the processing of data serves the secure and error-free operation of our website, in particular the stability and security of the connection (legal basis is as per section 4 of the DPDPA).

For more information about which cookies we use and how you can manage your cookie settings and disable certain types of tracking, please see our Cookie Policy

XI. Your rights

You may assert your rights as a data  principal regarding your processed personal data at any time by contacting us using the contact details provided in above. As a data  principal, you have the right: 

  • in accordance with  section 11   of the DPDPA to request information about your data processed by us. In particular, you can request information about the processing purposes, the category of data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right of complaint, the origin of your data if it was not collected by us, as well as the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, and, if applicable, meaningful information about its details;

  • in accordance with section 12 of the DPDPA to demand the correction of incorrect or the completion of your data stored by us without delay;

  • pursuant to  section 12 (3) of the DPDPA to request the erasure of your personal data stored by us, unless the processing is necessary for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or for the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims;

  • in accordance with section 6 (4) of the DPDPA   , to withdraw  your given consent – at any time with the ease of doing so being comparable to the ease with which such consent was given. 

  • To have the readily available means of grievance redressal as per section 13 of the DPDPA . in respect of any act or omission of such Data Fiduciary or Consent Manager regarding the performance of its obligations in relation to the personal data.

  • In accordance with section 14 of the DPAPA to nominate, in such manner as may be prescribed, any other individual, who shall, in the event of death or incapacity of the Data Principal, exercise the rights of the Data Principal in accordance with the provisions of the DPDPA  

XII. No automated decision making (including profiling)

We do not intend to use any personal data collected from you for any automated decision making process (including profiling).

XIII. Social media plugins

We do not use any social media plugins on our website. If our websites contain icons from social media providers (e.g. Facebook, Instagram, Kununu, LinkedIn, Xing, YouTube), we only use these for passive linking to the pages of the respective providers.

XIV. Use of the electronic whistleblowing system DRÄXLMAIER Integrity Line

You can use our whistleblower system "DRÄXLMAIER Integrity Line" via this website. The use of the DRÄXLMAIER Integrity Line is - as far as legally permissible - possible without providing personal data. However, you may voluntarily disclose personal data as part of the whistleblowing process. Information on the processing of your personal data by the DRÄXLMAIER Integrity Line can be found here.

XV. Use of the VIMEO video service

On our website, we integrate video content on the homepage and on some subpages with the help of the video service Vimeo. The provider of this service is Vimeo.com, Inc., 330 West 34th Street, 5th Floor, New York, New York 10001, USA (hereinafter "Vimeo"). If you call up such a page and have given the corresponding consent, Vimeo may place cookies on your end device and transmit data to Vimeo in the USA. Based on this data, Vimeo can track which of our websites you have visited. If you are logged in as a member of Vimeo, Vimeo assigns this information to your personal user account. When you click on the start button of a video, this information can also be assigned to an existing user account. You can prevent this assignment by logging out of your Vimeo user account before using our website and deleting the corresponding cookies from Vimeo.

The legal basis regarding the use of cookies set by Vimeo is  as per section 4 of the DPDPA, if you have given your consent on the cookie banner. In addition, the legal basis is  as per section 4 and 6 of the DPDPA, as we have a legitimate interest in using third-party content and services for the economic operation and optimization of our website.

XVI. Use of the Sentry analytics service

We use the Sentry analytics service provided by Functional Software, Inc. dba Sentry, 45 Fremont St, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA, on our website. Sentry uses cookies and similar technologies to log and monitor errors that can be identified in the source code and to improve the technical functionality and performance of our website. In order to respond to error messages and possible speed bumps, we collect error log data about your use of our website in our Sentry installation, which is evaluated by us there. This is meta data, such as information about the operating system and browser you are using, the programming language used, possible error causes and your server. After 30 days, your stored data will be deleted by us.

The legal basis for the data processing is as per Chapter II of section 4, 6 and 7 of the DPDPA i.e. our legitimate interest in enabling you to make the best possible use of our website and the services offered on it.

We use the so-called self-hosted version of Sentry. This means that the software is stored and operated on our own servers in Germany and that no data is transferred to third parties. You can find more information at: develop.sentry.dev/self-hosted/. 

You can find more information about Sentry's data protection at sentry.io/privacy/.

XVII. Integration of YouTube videos

We have integrated YouTube videos into our website. These are stored on the video platform YouTube.com and can be played directly from our website. The YouTube videos are all embedded in “extended data protection mode” so that no data about you as a user is transferred to YouTube if you do not play the videos. Only when you play the videos will the data mentioned in the following paragraph be transferred. We have no influence over this data transfer. 

The legal basis for displaying the videos is your consent is as per section 6 of the DPDPA.

The operator of the video platform is YouTube LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA (“YouTube”). For users in India, the service provider of YouTube is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”). YouTube is a company affiliated with Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA).

When you visit the website, YouTube receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. In addition, the aforementioned basic data such as IP address and timestamp are transmitted. This occurs regardless of whether YouTube provides a user account that you are logged in to or whether no user account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your information will be directly associated with your account. If you do not want the information to be associated with your YouTube profile, you must log out before activating the button. YouTube stores your data as user profiles and uses them for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or demand-oriented design of its website. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to provide demand-oriented advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, but you must contact YouTube to exercise this right.

The information collected is stored on Google servers, including in the United States. The transfer of data to the United States will be in compliance of the section 16 of the DPDPA. 

Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and processing by YouTube can be found in Google's privacy policy. This policy also contains further information on your rights and the settings options for protecting your privacy: www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

XVIII. up-to-dateness and modification of this privacy statement

This privacy policy is currently valid and has the status October 2024.