Conditions of Use
General Terms of Business

JOSEPH VÖGELE AG takes data protection and privacy very seriously and respects the integrity of your personal data. JOSEPH VÖGELE AG has taken organizational steps to ensure compliance with data protection requirements. However, further developments and the introduction of new technologies may make it necessary to amend these Principles Governing Data Protection and Privacy. JOSEPH VÖGELE AG therefore recommends that you download these Principles afresh from time to time and read them through.

JOSEPH VÖGELE AG's Internet presence comprises a variety of websites, including the website www.voegele.info and the website www.club-voegele.de, which also includes the Club VÖGELE Online Shop. JOSEPH VÖGELE AG is responsible for the contents of the JOSEPH VÖGELE AG websites, as well as for handling the data processed during your visit to these websites in conformity with the regulations on data protection. The following statements apply for all websites for which JOSEPH VÖGELE AG is responsible, including their part-areas.

JOSEPH VÖGELE AG cannot accept any liability for the contents of websites linked to those of JOSEPH VÖGELE AG but posted by other providers or contractual partners, as JOSEPH VÖGELE AG has no control over these providers' or contractual partners' compliance with data protection regulations.

The information and offerings on the website www.club-voegele.de (including the Club VÖGELE Online Shop) are only available to members of the Club VÖGELE; there are no restrictions as regards the other websites of JOSEPH VÖGELE AG.

To ensure system security, data with the following content are logged by the web server whenever the JOSEPH VÖGELE AG websites are visited:
URL of the visiting computer
Name of the requested file
HTTP Answer Code
Website from which you have visited
Data volume transferred

Personal data, such as your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address or member's passwords are only collected by JOSEPH VÖGELE AG on its websites insofar as such data are necessary for your desired purpose and/or you have provided such data voluntarily. Your particulars are stored by JOSEPH VÖGELE AG and/or its duly authorized companies in separate databases.

E-mails are filed by JOSEPH VÖGELE AG if their content concerns a contractual relationship. Please remember that the content of e-mails is not always safe from unauthorized access, tampering, etc. in the Internet.

JOSEPH VÖGELE AG and its duly authorized companies may store, process and use personal data to process your enquiries, for order processing purposes, contract management and for settlement of accounts, or they may use them to contact you by surface mail, e-mail or telephone in order to inform you about new products, services or other offers by JOSEPH VÖGELE AG.

In reply to your written request, JOSEPH VÖGELE AG will inform you of the personal data which have been stored. You are entitled to correct any data which have been stored incorrectly and to block data which are disputed or no longer required, but which must be filed, and to order that data which are no longer required be deleted, provided that they are not subject to mandatory storage.

In addition, you are entitled to send written notice to JOSEPH VÖGELE AG prohibiting the use, processing and forwarding of your personal data if they are used, processed or forwarded for advertising, marketing and opinion research purposes, if prohibited by your specific personal situation or if they are not needed on account of statutory regulations with higher priority or if they are not directly needed for an ongoing contractual relationship.

The disclosure of personal data, whether personally, by telephone or through the Internet, always entails certain risks and no technical system is ever completely safe from manipulation and sabotage. To protect your personal data in our systems against unauthorized access and abuse, we have introduced comprehensive technical and organizational measures in keeping with the state of the art.

Persons under the age of 18 should not send any personal data to JOSEPH VÖGELE AG without the consent of their parents or statutory representatives. JOSEPH VÖGELE AG does not request personal data from children and young people, nor does it knowingly collect such data or forward them to third parties.

If you have any further queries or a specific request for amendment, blocking or deletion of your personal data, please contact the data protection officer at JOSEPH VÖGELE AG directly:

JOSEPH VÖGELE AG
Günter Zegowitz
Neckarauer Strasse 168-228
D-68146 Mannheim

Telephone: +49 (0)621 – 8105-318
Fax: +49 (0)621 – 8105 – 469
E-mail: guenter.zegowitz@voegele.info .