Privacy Policy
Privacy Notice Regarding the Processing of Personal Data on the Website www.chargeBIG.com
1. The data controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) is:
MAHLE chargeBIG GmbH (“We”)
Pragstraße 26-46,
70376 Stuttgart
+49 711 501-0
Email: info@mahle.com
2. Data Protection Officer:
MAHLE GmbH Group Data Protection Officer Dr. Alexander Deicke 70376 Stuttgart Germany Email: kdsb@mahle.com
3. Legal Requirements
MAHLE is committed to strictly complying with national and international laws and regulations to safeguard the right to informational self-determination. When collecting, storing, and processing personal data, we adhere to European data protection regulations and the resulting national provisions.
4. Collection and Processing of Your Personal Data
When you visit our websites, we automatically store, in anonymized form, the name of your Internet service provider, the website from which you are visiting us, the pages you view on our site, the websites you visit from our site, as well as the date and duration of your visit. We may analyze this information in anonymized form. Additional personal data is collected and stored only if you expressly consent to it. Our privacy policy applies exclusively to the use of our websites and does not apply to your activities on the websites of social networks or other providers that you can access via links on our websites. We ask that you review the privacy policies of these providers on their respective websites. To the extent permitted by law, we exclude liability for any damages that may arise from the use of the linked websites. We store other personal data only if you provide it to us—for example, through a contact form, a survey, a contest, a registration, or to fulfill a contract—and even in these cases, only to the extent permitted by your consent or applicable legal provisions (see “Legal Basis for Processing”). You are under no legal or contractual obligation to provide your personal data. However,
It is possible that certain features of our websites depend on the provision of personal data. If you do not provide personal data in these cases, this may result in limited functionality or the unavailability of certain features.
5. Purposes of Processing Personal Data
Your personal data will be used only for the purpose for which you voluntarily provided it to us and to protect our IT systems from attacks and other unlawful acts. If you have provided us with additional personal data—for example, through a contact form, a survey, a contest, a registration, or to fulfill a contract—we process this data for the purposes stated, for customer management purposes, and—to the extent necessary—for the processing and billing of any business transactions, to the extent required in each case. Our employees and service providers are bound by us to the strictest confidentiality.
6. Legal Basis for Processing
To the extent that you have given us your consent to process your personal data, this consent constitutes the legal basis for the processing (Art. 6(1)(a) of the GDPR). The legal basis for processing personal data for the purpose of entering into or fulfilling a contract with you is Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR. To the extent that the processing of your personal data is necessary to comply with our legal obligations (e.g., data retention), we are authorized to do so pursuant to Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR. In addition, we process personal data for the purposes of pursuing our legitimate interests as well as the legitimate interests of third parties in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. Such legitimate interests include maintaining the functionality of our IT systems, marketing our own and third-party products and services, and the legally required documentation of business contacts.
7. Disclosure of Personal Data to Third Parties
Except in the cases specifically noted, we will only disclose your personal data to third parties if
· you have given your consent in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR,
· it is necessary for the performance of a contract with you pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, or if there is a legal obligation to disclose the data pursuant to Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR,
· it is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR. For example:
– Reviewing and optimizing procedures for needs analysis for the purpose of direct customer outreach
– Optimizing and tailoring the website to user needs
– Advertising or market and opinion research, provided you have not objected to the use of your data
– Ensuring IT security and IT operations for our company
– Preventing and investigating criminal offenses
– Measures for business management and the further development of services and products.
If personal data is transferred to a third country outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or to an international organization, this will be indicated separately.
8. Processing of Personal Data for the Purpose of Sending Newsletters
Based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) of the GDPR), we are happy to keep you informed about the latest news through the newsletter offered on our website. To subscribe
to a newsletter, you must provide the required information (e.g., name and email address) and may enter additional voluntary information before submitting the form. After you have submitted your email address, you will receive an email from us at the address you provided, in which you must click a confirmation link to verify the email address you provided (known as the double opt-in procedure). We store your data solely for the purpose of sending our newsletter. We also store your IP address and the date of your registration so that we can verify your newsletter subscription in case of doubt. In addition, to measure the effectiveness of our newsletter, we track whether the newsletters are opened, when they are opened, and which links are clicked. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in the footer of the newsletter.
9. Use of the Contact Form
When you contact us (e.g., via contact forms), we store your data for the purpose of processing your inquiry (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and in case further correspondence is required. Otherwise, your data will be deleted after your request has been processed. Excluded from this are data subject to statutory or other mandatory retention requirements.
10. Use of Cookies
Cookies are small files that are stored on your desktop, laptop, or mobile device by a website you visit. This allows us, for example, to determine whether a connection has already existed between your device and our websites or which language or other settings you prefer. Cookies may also process personal data.
When you use our website and our Wix Online Store, we use cookies that are necessary for the technical operation of the website and the store. In addition, with your consent, we may use analytics and marketing cookies.
a) “Strictly Necessary Cookies”
“Strictly Necessary Cookies” are essential for the basic functions of the website and the online store. These include, in particular, cookies for session management, security, fraud prevention, storing cookie settings, login functions, and the online store’s shopping cart and order functions.
These cookies cannot be disabled, as the website or online store would not function properly without them. The legal basis for processing is Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR or § 25(2)(2) of the TTDSG.
Typical essential cookies used by Wix include, for example:
• XSRF-TOKEN (security cookie)
• hs (security cookie)
• svSession (visitor identification)
• SSR-caching (performance optimization)
• bSession (system function)
• fedops.logger.sessionId (performance monitoring)
• wixLanguage (language selection)
b) “Analytics Cookies”
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use our website. This allows us to improve the website and online store and make them more user-friendly.
Analytics cookies are set only on the basis of your consent in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) of the GDPR. You can revoke or change your consent at any time via the cookie settings.
Die durch Analyse-Cookies erhobenen Informationen können insbesondere statistische Angaben zur Nutzung der Website, zu besuchten Seiten, Verweildauer oder Interaktionen mit dem Online-Shop umfassen.
Sie können alle Cookies jederzeit über die Einstellungen Ihres Browsers löschen oder deren Speicherung verhindern. Bitte beachten Sie, dass einzelne Funktionen der Website oder des Online-Shops dadurch eingeschränkt sein können.
Weitere Informationen zu den von Wix verwendeten Cookies finden Sie unter:
https://support.wix.com/de/article/cookies-und-deine-wix-website
11. Nutzung von Google Analytics
Sofern Sie Ihre Einwilligung erteilt haben, nutzen wir auf unserer Website Google Analytics, einen Webanalysedienst der Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Irland.
Google Analytics ermöglicht es uns, das Nutzungsverhalten auf unserer Website zu analysieren und unser Angebot kontinuierlich zu verbessern. Hierzu werden Cookies und ähnliche Technologien eingesetzt, die eine Analyse Ihrer Benutzung der Website ermöglichen.
Die Verarbeitung erfolgt ausschließlich auf Grundlage Ihrer Einwilligung gemäß Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. a DSGVO sowie § 25 Abs. 1 TTDSG. Die Einwilligung kann jederzeit mit Wirkung für die Zukunft über die Cookie-Einstellungen widerrufen werden.
We have enabled the IP anonymization feature. This truncates your IP address within the member states of the European Union or other signatory states of the European Economic Area before it is transmitted.
Google also processes some of the data in the United States. The transfer is based on the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and, where applicable, supplementary standard contractual clauses in accordance with Article 46 of the GDPR.
Further information:
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de
12. Google Web Fonts
Fonts are used on our website to ensure consistent text display.
If the fonts used are hosted locally on our server, no data is transferred to Google.
If fonts are loaded from servers operated by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, this is done exclusively with your consent in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR and Section 25(1) of the TTDSG.
In particular, your IP address is transmitted to Google so that the fonts can be displayed in your browser.
Further information:
https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de#
13. Use of YouTube
Videos from the YouTube service may be embedded on our website. The service provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
The videos are embedded using YouTube’s enhanced privacy mode, where technically available.
When you visit a page with an embedded YouTube video, personal data is not transferred to YouTube until you have first given your consent via our consent banner or have actively started the video.
The legal basis for the processing is your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TTDSG.
Google may also process data in the United States. For more information, see:
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de
14. Use of Vimeo
Videos from the Vimeo service may be embedded on our website.
The service provider is Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New York, NY 10011, USA.
When you access a page containing Vimeo content, personal data may be processed. Vimeo content is activated only after you have given your consent via our consent management tool.
The legal basis is Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR and Section 25(1) of the TTDSG.
Processing may also take place in the United States.
Further information:
15. Use of Google Maps
On our website, we use the Google Maps mapping service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
The map is loaded only after you have given your consent via our consent management system.
Through the use of Google Maps, the following data in particular may be processed:
• IP address
• Location data (if enabled)
• Usage data
• Device information
The legal basis for processing is Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR and Section 25(1) of the TTDSG.
Google may also process the data in the United States. For more information, please visit:
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de
16. Security
Through organizational and technical measures, we ensure that the data we process is protected against manipulation, loss, destruction, and unauthorized access. We continuously update our security measures to reflect the latest state of the art.
17. Deletion of Your Personal Data
We will delete your personal data as soon as the purpose for which we collected and processed the data no longer applies. Beyond this point, data will only be stored if required by the laws, regulations, or other legal provisions of the European Union or a member state of the European Union to which we are subject.
18. Rights of the Data Subject
Please note that, as a data subject, you have the following rights in connection with the processing of your personal data:
· Right of access pursuant to Art. 15 of the GDPR
· Right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 of the GDPR
· Right to erasure pursuant to Art. 17 of the GDPR
· Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Article 18 of the GDPR
· Right to data portability pursuant to Article 20 of the GDPR
If you have consented to our processing of your personal data, you are free to withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal data at any time.
Finally, you have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you, or to processing carried out pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR (data processing based on a balancing of interests). If you object, we will continue to process your personal data only to the extent that we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for doing so that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or to the extent that the processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
The lawfulness of the processing of your personal data up until the time of revocation remains unaffected by the revocation. Likewise, further processing of this data based on another legal basis—such as to fulfill legal obligations (see the section “Legal Basis for Processing”)—remains unaffected. If you believe that the processing of your personal data violates legal requirements, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority pursuant to Article 77 of the GDPR.
19. External Hosting
This website, including the integrated online store, is operated via the Wix.com platform. The service provider is Wix.com Ltd., 40 Namal Tel Aviv St., Tel Aviv 6350671, Israel.
Personal data collected on this website may be stored and processed on Wix servers. This may include, in particular, IP addresses, contact requests, communication data, contract data, order data, payment information, usage data, and other data generated through the website.
Wix is used for the purpose of fulfilling our contractual obligations to our potential and existing customers in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, as well as in the interest of providing our online services securely, stably, and efficiently in accordance with Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.
Wix processes personal data only to the extent necessary to fulfill its respective service obligations and in accordance with applicable data protection requirements.
Personal data may also be processed outside the European Economic Area. According to Wix, it implements appropriate safeguards in accordance with Art. 44 et seq. of the GDPR for such data transfers.
For more information on data protection at Wix, please visit:
https://de.wix.com/about/privacy
20. Use of the Wix Online Store
We operate an online store on our website via the “Wix Stores” platform. The service provider is Wix.com Ltd., 40 Namal Tel Aviv St., Tel Aviv 6350671, Israel.
When you order products from our online store or initiate an order, we process the personal data you provide, in particular:
• First and last name
• Billing and shipping address
• Email address
• Phone number (if provided)
• Payment information
• Order and transaction data
This processing is carried out to implement pre-contractual measures and to fulfill a contract in accordance with Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR.
In addition, we process personal data for customer service, fraud prevention, handling returns, and to comply with statutory retention and documentation requirements based on Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR and Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.
Wix processes data for the technical operation of the online store. Wix may process data on servers both within and outside the European Union. According to Wix, it implements appropriate safeguards in accordance with Art. 44 et seq. of the GDPR for data transfers outside the European Economic Area.
For payment processing, the data required for this purpose is transmitted to the payment service providers you have selected. Processing is based on Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR. The privacy policies of the respective payment service providers also apply.
We generally store order data only for as long as is necessary for contract fulfillment, compliance with legal obligations, and the protection of legitimate interests.
For more information on data protection at Wix, please visit:
https://de.wix.com/about/privacy
21. Contact Information
If you have any questions regarding data protection at MAHLE or wish to exercise your rights to access information or submit a request as a data subject, please contact our company’s Corporate Data Privacy (CY) department. You can reach them at the email address: corporate.data.privacy@mahle.com or via the official address of MAHLE International GmbH, Pragstraße 26-46, 70376 Stuttgart, Germany. You can also contact our Group Data Protection Officer at the address listed above or at kdsb@mahle.com.