The protection of personal data is very important to Gigaset elements GmbH (hereinafter referred to as "Gigaset"). We therefore conduct our activities in compliance with the applicable legal regulations for the protection of personal data and data security. This policy explains the data we collect, how we handle this data and to whom we make this data available (if applicable). In the event of contradictions between this Privacy Policy and other conditions, the Privacy Policy takes priority.
Personal data
We do not collect any personal data (e.g. names, addresses, telephone numbers or email addresses) via our websites unless we need to do so for contractual purposes or you make this data available to us voluntarily (e.g. during registration, surveys) or the relevant legal regulations regarding the protection of your data allow this data to be collected. Your data is only passed on to third parties if it is necessary to do so for the purposes of contract processing or billing. As an example, when an order is processed, we transmit the data required in order to process the order, invoice or delivery to the service providers that we use (e.g. freight carriers, payment service providers, banks).
Purpose
We generally use the personal data that you make available to us to answer your queries, process your orders or to give you access to specific information or offers. To maintain customer relationships, the following may also be necessary:
Intended use
Gigaset will collect, process and use the personal data that you make available online solely for the purposes communicated to you, unless collection, processing or use is necessary in the following cases:
The following cookies are used:
| Cookies Name | Duration | Brief description |
| frontend | Max. 30 days | Session ID in the elements shop |
| external_nocache | 1 hour | Used only when the cache is deactivated |
| reefssid | 24 minutes | Session ID on the elements website |
Newsletters
At various points on the website, you have the option of subscribing to our newsletter (including via the footer link when you register). In order to send you the newsletter, we need your email address. By giving us your email address, you consent to us using your data to send the newsletter in order to inform you about new items in our product portfolio and about events and promotions. The email address will only be used to send you the newsletter; it will not be passed on to third parties. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter and withdraw the consent you have granted for future use at any time. To do this, click the "Unsubscribe from newsletter" link in the newsletter sent to you or the "Unsubscribe from newsletter" link on our website.
Use of Facebook social plugins
Our website uses social plugins ("Plugins") provided by the social network facebook.com, operated by Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA ("Facebook"). The Plugins are identifiable by a Facebook logo (white letter "f" on blue background or a thumbs up icon) or the "Facebook Social Plugin" notice. For a full list of the Facebook social Plugins and to see what they look like, please go to: http://developers.facebook.com/plugins.
When you visit a page of our website that contains one of these social Plugins, your browser establishes a direct connection to the Facebook servers. Facebook transmits the content of the Plugin directly to your browser, and the browser integrates it into the web page. We therefore have no influence on the scope of the data that Facebook collects using this Plugin and can only provide the information we currently possess: Through integration of the Plugin, Facebook is informed that you have called up the corresponding page on our website. If you are logged into Facebook, your visit can be assigned to your Facebook account. If you interact with the Plugins, for example by clicking "Like" or entering a comment, the corresponding information is transmitted from your browser directly to Facebook and stored by Facebook. If you are not a member of Facebook, it is still possible that Facebook may learn and store your IP address.
For further information regarding the purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Facebook, as well as your associated rights and setting options for protecting your privacy, please refer to the Facebook Data Use Policy: http://www.facebook.com/policy.php.
If you are a Facebook member and do not want Facebook to connect the data concerning your visit to our website with your member data already stored by Facebook, please log off Facebook before accessing our website. You can also block Facebook social Plugins by using add-ons for your browser, such as the "Facebook Blocker". (Original German text copied from http://rechtsanwalt-schwenke.de/service/datenschutz)
Twitter
Twitter buttons are integrated on our pages. These buttons are provided by Twitter Inc., 795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA. These Twitter plugins are recognisable from the terms "Twitter" or "Follow" connected with the Twitter logo (stylised blue bird).When you access a web page on this website that has a Twitter button, a direct connection is established be-tween your browser and the Twitter server. Twitter transmits the content of the Twitter button directly to your browser. Please be aware that, as the provider of the pages, we have no influence on the scope of data that Twitter collects using these plugins, or on the use of the data collected by Twitter. For more information, see the Twitter privacy policy at twitter.com/privacy.
Google Analytics
Our Internet presence uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies" — text files that are stored on your computer and that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information created by the cookie about your use of this website, such as the time you visited the website as well as the frequency and the action path, is transferred to a Google server and stored there. The server may be outside your country of residence. However, your IP address is automatically truncated, making it anonymous, and is not merged with other data from Google. Due to legal requirements, for example, and for the performance of tasks on behalf of Google (e.g., billing or data storage), the information created can be made available to third parties. In this case, Google will ensure that this data is only processed in compliance with the respective data protection provisions and security measures. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google uses this information to evaluate your use of the website, to create reports about the website activities and to perform further services connected with website use and Internet use for the website operator. You can prevent the cookies being saved via a setting in your browser software. However, please be aware that if you change this setting, you may not be able to use all of the functions of this website to their full extent. By using this website, you are allowing the web analysis service to use your anonymised data. Furthermore, you can prevent Google recording the data created by the cookie and the data relating to your use of the website (incl. your IP address), as well as the processing of this data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout;
Changes to the privacy policy
We reserve the right to change this privacy policy at any time in compliance with the applicable data protection regulations. The current version is dated August 2013.