Privacy Policy
Information pursuant to Art. 13 and Art. 14 GDPR
As of April 2026
1. Controller
The controller responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:
Abels Fire Protection Systems An der Femeiche 7 46325 Borken Phone: +49 2861 8114387 Email: info@abels-brandschutztueren.com
2. General Information
The protection of your personal data is important to us. We process your data exclusively on the basis of statutory provisions (GDPR, BDSG, TTDSG).
Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person — such as name, address, email address or IP address.
3. Provision of the Website and Server Log Files
When you access this website, our hosting provider automatically collects information transmitted by your browser (so-called server log files):
— IP address of the requesting device — date and time of the request — name and URL of the file retrieved — amount of data transferred — notification of successful retrieval — browser type and version — operating system — referrer URL
The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in the technically error-free operation and security of the website). The data is deleted after 30 days at the latest, unless security-relevant incidents require longer storage.
4. Hosting
Our website is hosted by a service provider within the European Union. A data processing agreement pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR is in place. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.
5. Contact
If you contact us by email, phone or via a contact form, the data you provide (name, contact details, content of the enquiry) will be processed to handle your request. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR (initiation of a contract) or Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest in responding).
We delete the resulting data as soon as it is no longer required to process your enquiry — at the latest upon expiry of the statutory retention periods (generally 6 or 10 years under § 257 HGB / § 147 AO).
6. Cookies
Our website only uses technically necessary cookies. Details can be found in our cookie policy.
7. Embedded Fonts (Google Fonts)
We embed the fonts "Source Serif 4", "Space Grotesk" and "Inter" via Google Fonts. When a page is loaded, your browser downloads the fonts from servers operated by Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. In doing so, your IP address may be transmitted to Google.
The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR (consistent presentation of the website). Further information: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Note: For full GDPR compliance, we recommend self-hosting the fonts at a later point or integrating a consent solution.
8. Maps (OpenStreetMap)
We display our location via map tiles from the OpenStreetMap Foundation (OSMF), St John's Innovation Centre, Cowley Road, Cambridge CB4 0WS, United Kingdom. When loading the map, your IP address is transmitted to OSMF.
The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR (presentation of our location). Further information: https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_Policy
9. Your Rights
You have the following rights at any time regarding the personal data concerning you:
— Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR) — Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR) — Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR) — Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR) — Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR) — Right to object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR) — Right to withdraw consent (Art. 7 (3) GDPR)
To exercise your rights, an informal notice to the contact details above is sufficient.
10. Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority
You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority regarding our processing of your personal data. The authority responsible for us is:
Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit Nordrhein-Westfalen Kavalleriestraße 2–4 40213 Düsseldorf, Germany https://www.ldi.nrw.de
11. SSL/TLS Encryption
For security reasons and to protect confidential content, this website uses SSL/TLS encryption. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the "https://" in your browser's address bar and the lock symbol.
12. Updates to This Privacy Policy
We update this privacy policy whenever the data processing on this website changes. Please check back regularly for the current version.