Privacy Policy

1. Principles of Digital Trend Systems GmbH

Digital Trend Systems GmbH is pleased about your visit to this website and your interest in our company and our innovative solutions in industrial weighing technology. We take the protection of your personal data very seriously and want you to feel comfortable when visiting our website.

Personal data is data that can be used to personally identify you.

The protection of your privacy is of utmost importance to us. Therefore, compliance with legal data protection regulations is a matter of course for us. Our employees are committed to confidentiality and secrecy and are regularly trained in data protection and data security.

Below we would like to explain how we protect your data and what it means for you when you use our online services.

2. Data Controller

The data controller for data processing on this website is:

Digital Trend Systems GmbH
Paracelusstrasse 40a
42283 Wuppertal
Germany

Email: nospam@digital-trend-systems.com

3. External Hosting

This website is hosted by an external service provider (hereinafter "Host"). Personal data collected on this website is stored on our host's servers.

We use our host for the purpose of contract fulfillment with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR) and in the interest of secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online services by a professional provider (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).

Our host will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfill its performance obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data.

We have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA) with our host, ensuring that data processing only takes place according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

4. Data Processing When Accessing Our Website

Our host automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits. These include:

  • Browser type, version, language
  • Operating system used
  • Referrer URL
  • Hostname of the accessing computer
  • Time of server request
  • IP address

This data is not merged with other data sources.

This data is processed for the purpose of making this website accessible from your device and to ensure the security of our systems.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of this website and the communication between your device and our host's server. Processing your IP address is particularly necessary for this purpose.

Server log files are automatically deleted after 14 days.

You are neither legally nor contractually obligated to provide this data. However, failure to provide it may result in you not being able to use this website or not being able to use it fully.

5. Data Processing for Contact Inquiries

When you contact us via contact form, email, telephone, or fax, your inquiry including all personal data arising from it will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of processing it and in case of follow-up questions. We will not share this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this has been requested.

This data remains with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent to processing, or the purpose of data processing no longer applies (e.g., after your inquiry has been fully processed). Mandatory legal provisions - particularly statutory retention periods - remain unaffected.

6. Storage Duration

Unless a more specific storage period is mentioned within these privacy notices, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial law retention periods).

7. Disclosure of Your Personal Data

We do not share your personal data with third parties unless you have consented to the data transfer or we are entitled or obligated to transfer data based on legal provisions and/or official or judicial orders. This may particularly involve providing information for law enforcement, danger prevention, or enforcement of intellectual property rights.

8. Cookies

This website uses so-called "cookies". Cookies are small text files that do not cause any damage to your device. They are stored either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit ends. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or they are automatically deleted by your web browser.

Cookies that are necessary for the electronic communication process (essential cookies) or for providing certain functions you requested (functional cookies) or for optimizing the website (analytics cookies) are stored based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. Our legitimate interest lies in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of our online services.

If appropriate consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR; this consent can be revoked at any time.

9. Data Subject Rights

You have the following rights:

  • Right to information (Art. 15 GDPR): You can request information about your personal data processed by us.
  • Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR): You can request immediate correction of incorrect or completion of incomplete personal data stored by us.
  • Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR): You can request the deletion of your personal data stored by us, unless processing is necessary for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest, or for establishing, exercising, or defending legal claims.
  • Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR): You can request restriction of processing of your personal data.
  • Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR): You have the right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format or to request transmission to another controller.
  • Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR): You have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e or f GDPR.
  • Right to revoke consent: You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.
  • Right to lodge a complaint (Art. 77 GDPR): You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at: privacy@digital-trend-systems.com

10. SSL/TLS Encryption

This website uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser address line changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

11. Updates and Changes to This Privacy Policy

This privacy policy is currently valid and has the status of November 2025.

Due to the further development of this website and offers or due to changed legal or regulatory requirements, it may be necessary to change this privacy policy. The current privacy policy can always be retrieved, saved, and printed on the website at digital-trend-systems.com/privacy.