Privacy Notice

1. Privacy Policy at a Glance

General Information

The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data are all data with which you can be personally identified. You will find detailed information on the subject of data protection in our data protection declaration listed under this text.

Data Collection on Our Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator.

How do we collect your information?
Your data is collected when you communicate it to us, such as by entering it into a contact form. Other data is automatically collected by our IT systems when you visit the website, primarily technical data (e.g., Internet browser, operating system, or time of page visit).

What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data can be used to analyze your user behavior.

What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. After complete contract processing, your data will be blocked and deleted after the expiry of tax and commercial law regulations, unless you have expressly agreed to further use. You also have the right to appeal to the competent supervisory authority.

Third-party Analysis and Tools

When you visit our website, your surfing behavior can be statistically evaluated, primarily with cookies and analysis programs. This analysis is usually anonymous. You may object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information is provided in the following data protection declaration.

2. General Information and Mandatory Information

Data Privacy

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this data protection declaration. Please note that data transmission over the Internet can have security gaps. Absolute protection against access by third parties is not possible.

Request by Email, Phone, or Fax

If you contact us by email, phone, or fax, your request including all personal data will be stored and processed to handle your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent. This data is processed based on legal grounds, including contractual necessity or your consent. Data from contact requests will be stored until you request deletion, revoke your consent, or the purpose for storage no longer applies, subject to mandatory statutory retention periods.

Responsible Department

The responsible department for data processing on this website is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data.

Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke your consent at any time via an informal notification. The legality of the data processing carried out before the revocation remains unaffected.

Right to Data Transferability

You have the right to have data which we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format.

SSL / TLS Encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or requests. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the browser address line changing from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol. If encryption is activated, data you transmit cannot be read by third parties.

Encrypted Payment Transactions

If required for payment processing, payment transactions via common means of payment are made exclusively via an encrypted SSL or TLS connection. In the case of encrypted communication, your payment data cannot be read by third parties.

Information, Blocking, Deletion

Within the framework of applicable legal provisions, you have the right to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, the purpose of data processing, and, if applicable, a right to correction, blocking, or deletion of this data.

Objection to Advertising Emails

We hereby object to the use of contact data published as part of the imprint obligation to send unsolicited advertising. The operators of these pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited advertising information.

3. Data Protection Officer

Statutory Data Protection Officer

We have appointed a data protection officer for our company.

4. Data Collection on Our Website

Cookies

Some internet pages use cookies. Cookies do not damage your computer and contain no viruses. They make our website more user-friendly, efficient, and secure. Cookies are small text files stored on your computer by your browser. Many cookies are “session cookies” deleted after your visit. Others remain until you delete them, enabling browser recognition on your next visit.

You can configure your browser to inform you about cookie settings, allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude them for certain cases, or generally, and activate automatic deletion upon closing the browser. Deactivating cookies may limit website functionality. Detailed instructions on preventing cookie storage can be found at: edgeworkssupply.com

Cookies necessary for electronic communication or to provide functions you desire are stored based on legitimate interest. Data stored in our cookies is not linked to your personal or sensitive data.

Web Bugs

Web bugs (or “clear GIFs”) are small graphics that can be placed in other content. They send information such as your IP address, the URL of the visited page, the time of viewing, and browser type to a web server. We may use this technology to evaluate anonymous user behavior, such as responses to promotions. This information is not linked to personal data on your computer.

To prevent web bugs on our sites, you can use appropriate tools. To prevent them in newsletters, configure your email program not to display HTML. We will not use web bugs to collect unsolicited personal information or transmit it to third parties without your explicit consent.

Server Log Files

The provider automatically collects and stores information in server log files, which your browser transmits. This includes: browser type/version, operating system, referrer URL, host name, time of server request, and IP address. This data is not combined with other data sources.

Contact Form

If you send inquiries via the contact form, your details from the form, including contact data, are stored to process the inquiry and for follow-up questions. We do not share this data without your consent.

Processing is based on your consent, which you can revoke at any time via informal notification. The data will be stored until you request deletion, revoke your consent, or the purpose for storage no longer applies, subject to mandatory statutory provisions.

Live Chat

This website uses live chat software. When starting a chat, data such as date/time, browser type, IP address, operating system, previously visited URL, and amount of data sent may be collected. If provided, first name, surname, and email address are also collected. Further personal data may be provided during the chat, depending on your request.

Our employees are trained in data protection, obliged to maintain confidentiality, and observe data protection regulations. The chat widget is loaded as a JavaScript file when accessing our web pages.