Privacy policy of Arno Arnold GmbH

1. Data protection at a glance

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can be used to identify you personally. For detailed information on the subject of data protection, please refer to our privacy policy listed below this text.

Encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line. If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Data collection on this website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the operator of this website, Arno Arnold GmbH. You can find our contact details in section 3, "General information and mandatory information," in this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected when you provide it to us. This may include, for example, data that you enter in a contact form, when you send us an inquiry by email, or when you contact us by phone.

Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is primarily technical data from the online identification (e.g., IP address, Internet browser, operating system, or time of page view). This data is collected automatically by our website host as soon as you visit our website. For more information, please refer to section 2, "External Hosting."

What do we use your data for?

The data from the online identification is processed to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Data that you send us in the context of inquiries via a contact form or by email will only be processed by us for the purpose you specified.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data free of charge at any time. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given your consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

You can contact us at any time if you have any questions about this or other data protection issues.

2. External Hosting, web design, and content management

This website is hosted by an external service provider (host), and we are also supported by an external service provider for web design and content provision. The personal data collected on this website is stored on the hoster's servers, and the provider we use for web design and content management also has access to this data. This may include IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website accesses, and other data generated via a website.

The use of the host and the provider for web design and content management is for the purpose of initiating and fulfilling contracts with our potential and existing customers and other business partners and in the interest of a secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online services by professional providers on the basis of legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.

This data is not merged with other data about you. The data from the online identification is stored in a log file in order to detect, analyze, and ward off attacks or other misuse. Log files are deleted after 14 days, unless longer storage is necessary to fulfill the aforementioned purposes or if the data is required to ward off or assert legal claims.

Our host and our provider for web design and content management will only process your personal data to the extent necessary to fulfill their service obligations and will follow our instructions regarding the processing of this data.

We use the following service providers to operate our website:

Euler IT Systeme (hosting) Wilhelm-Lehr-Str. 17 64839 Münster

Drela GmbH (web design and content management) Theodor-Heuss-Allee 112 60486 Frankfurt

We have concluded agreements with the host of our website and the provider of web design and content management services for order processing in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.

3. General information and mandatory information

3.1 Contact details

Arno Arnold GmbH takes the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is any data that can be traced back to an identified or identifiable natural person, such as names, email addresses, IP addresses, etc. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done and informs you about your rights as a data subject.

Note on the responsible body

The responsible body is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data.

The responsible body for data processing when using this website is:

Arno Arnold GmbH

Bieberer Straße 161 D-63179 Obertshausen

Phone: +49(0)6104-4000-0 Fax: +49(0)6104-4000-99 Email:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Management Wolf M. Mang, Isabelle Himbert Benedikt Himbert

You can contact our data protection officer at:

Data Protection Officer

Arno Arnold GmbH

Bieberer Straße 161 D-63179 Obertshausen

Phone: +49(0)6104-4000-0 Fax: +49(0)6104-4000-99 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Objection to advertising emails

We hereby object to the use of the contact details published here within the scope of the information obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and information materials. Arno Arnold GmbH expressly reserves the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited advertising information being sent, for example via spam emails.

3.2 Storage period

Unless a more specific storage period is specified in this privacy policy, we will process your personal data until the purpose for 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); in the latter case, deletion will take place after these reasons no longer apply.

3.3 Rights of data subjects

Information, deletion, and correction (Articles 15, 16, and 17 GDPR)

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain information free of charge (Art. 15 GDPR) about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing, and, if applicable, a right to correction (Art. 16 GDPR) or deletion (Art. 17 GDPR) of this data. You can contact us at any time if you have any questions about this or other issues relating to personal data.

Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time for this purpose. The right to restriction of processing applies in the following cases:

If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.

If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it to exercise, defend, or assert legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of its deletion.

If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it is not yet clear whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data may – apart from its storage – only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.

Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done if it is technically feasible and reasonable.

Withdrawal of your consent to processing (Art. 21 GDPR)

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent you have already given at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

If data processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (e) or (f) GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. Profiling is the automated processing of personal data to create a specific personality profile of a person. The respective legal basis on which processing is based can be found in this privacy policy. If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims (objection pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR).

If your personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for such marketing purposes; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing. If you object, your personal data will no longer be used for direct marketing purposes (objection pursuant to Art. 21 (2) GDPR).

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority (Article 77 GDPR)

In the event of violations of the GDPR, you as the data subject have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, your place of work, or the place of the alleged violation. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.

4. Processing of personal data on this website

Cookies

Our website only uses technically necessary "session cookies." These cookies are temporarily stored on your device for the duration of a session and do not process any personal data, but are absolutely necessary for the operation of the website in accordance with Section 25 (1) sentence 2 TDDDG and therefore do not require consent. Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit.

Contact form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, provided that your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures to which you, as the data subject, are a party. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR).

The data you enter in the contact form will be processed by us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your inquiry has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions—in particular retention periods—or the processing of your personal data for the defense or assertion of legal claims remain unaffected.

Inquiries by email or telephone

If you contact us by email or telephone, your request, including all resulting personal data (in particular your name, email address, and telephone number), will be processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, provided that your inquiry is related to the initiation of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures to which you, as the data subject, are a party. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR).

The data you send us via contact requests will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to its storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions—in particular statutory retention periods—remain unaffected.

5. Plugins and tools

Google Web Fonts (local hosting)

This site uses so-called web fonts provided by Google for the uniform display of fonts. The Google fonts are installed locally. There is no connection to Google servers and no processing of your personal data by Google.

Further information on Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

6. Recipients of personal data

The recipients of the personal data are Arno Arnold GmbH and the service providers listed in section 2. All service providers used by us are carefully checked in advance and are only used on the basis of the provisions of the GDPR: In the event of order processing, we have concluded an order agreement with the respective service provider in accordance with Art. 28 (3) GDPR. In the event of data being transferred to third countries, this is done on the basis of the provisions of Art. 44 to 50 GDPR. Your personal data may also be disclosed to other recipients if you have given us your express consent to do so (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR), if processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you, as the data subject, are also a party (Article 6(1)(b) GDPR), if processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation (Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR), or if processing is necessary to safeguard legitimate interests and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding interest worthy of protection in not disclosing your data (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR). Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties for purposes other than those mentioned above.

January 2026