Introduction
The protection of your privacy, including your personal data, is of greatest importance to us at Kothe Distilling Technologies Inc. (USA). We are committed to respecting your privacy and protecting your personal data in compliance with applicable laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679 where applicable.
Purpose of the Processing Operation
Kothe Distilling Technologies Inc. uses your contact data solely for the purpose of administration, order processing, and providing service to you. Your subscription data for our newsletters is used to keep you informed about news and events. All data management practices prior to the implementation of the GDPR have been valid and in accordance with the law.
Data Processed
The data processed for the purposes elaborated above are the following:
- Personal data provided by sign-ups on a voluntary basis on the website;
- Personal data such as contact details (e.g., name, title, email, phone number, shipping address, etc.) provided in email correspondence, orders, or business cards;
Information collected from users of this site will be stored on servers in the US and will be used only to the extent necessary for the purposes indicated and described to you.
Personal Data is collected for the following purposes and using the following services:
Analytics
The services contained in this section enable the Owner to monitor and analyze web traffic and can be used to keep track of User behavior.
Google Analytics (Google Inc.)
Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of this Website, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services. Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.
Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data.
Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy – Opt Out
Contacting the User
Contact form (this Website)
By filling in the contact form with their Data, the User authorizes this Website to use these details to reply to requests for information, quotes, or any other kind of request as indicated by the form’s header.
Personal Data collected: company name, country, email address, first name, last name, phone number, VAT Number, and website.
Mailing list or newsletter
By registering on the mailing list or for the newsletter, the User’s email address will be added to the contact list of those who may receive email messages containing information of commercial or promotional nature concerning this Website. Your email address might also be added to this list as a result of signing up to this Website or after making a purchase.
Personal Data collected: email address.
Controller of the Processing Operation
The Controller determining the purpose and the means of the processing operation is Kothe Distilling Technologies Inc. (USA).
Recipients of the Data
Generally, no personal data is provided to private persons or institutions without your explicit consent.
Exception for Manufacturing: For the purpose of fulfilling custom equipment orders, necessary technical and shipping data may be transferred to our manufacturing partner, Kothe Destillationstechnik GmbH (Germany). This transfer is strictly limited to information required for production and logistics. Kothe Distilling Technologies Inc. will otherwise disclose private data to governmental institutions only where required by law.
Provision, Access, and Rectification of the Data
You have the right to access your personal data and the right to correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data, as well as to request the removal of your personal data, which will be implemented within one month after your request will have been deemed legitimate. Where requests are complex or numerous, we will extend this deadline to three months.
If you have any queries concerning the processing of your personal data, you may address them to the data controller at the following email address:
To expedite your request please use the following subject line: “Data Request-[Insert Last Name]”.
Legal Basis for the Processing Operation
The legal basis of the processing operation includes the necessity for the performance of a contract (orders) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679 where applicable.
Retention Time
The Data is kept for the time necessary to provide the service requested by the User, or stated by the purposes outlined in this document, and the User can always request that the Data Controller suspend or remove the data.
Contact
In case you have questions related to the protection of your personal data, you can contact us at
Kothe Distilling Technologies Inc.
Data Manager: Dr. Robert Birnecker
4241 N. Ravenswood Ave
Chicago, IL 60613
USA
+1 312 878 7766
Recourse
If you are a European resident, you have at any time the right of recourse to the European Data Protection Supervisor at