Data protection

The protection of your personal data is of great importance to the management of Rapid Mill GmbH.
Thank you for your interest in our company and the services we offer.

Our website can generally be visited without providing any personal information. However, in certain cases, processing personal data may be necessary, for example, if you wish to contact us via our website or by other means, or if you wish to use specific services.

Naturally, all processing of personal data is carried out exclusively in compliance with the applicable data protection regulations and the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Rapid Mill GmbH
Darßer Bogen 14
13088 Berlin
Germany

1. Definitions
This privacy policy uses the terms of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
(Personal data, data subject, processing, etc. remain as in your previous statement.)

2. Responsibility
This website is operated by Rapid Mill GmbH. Even if the website is accessible under a different name or domain, the aforementioned company is responsible for its content, organization, and data protection.

The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for the processing of personal data in connection with the use of this website is therefore:

Rapid Mill GmbH
Darßer Bogen 14
13088 Berlin
Germany

Tel.: +49 174 1849293
Email: sales@rapidmachinery.de
Website: www.rapidmachinery.de

3. Cookies
Our website uses cookies. Cookies help make our website more user-friendly, effective, and secure.
The data subject can prevent the storage of cookies at any time by adjusting the settings of their internet browser accordingly.

4. Collection of general data and information
When you visit our website, information is automatically collected:

browser type
operating system
Referrer
IP address
Date and time of access

This data is used for system security and to optimize our website.

5. Registration on our website
During registration, personal data is processed exclusively for internal use.
The data is processed to provide our services and to prevent misuse.

6. Contact and inquiries
When you contact us, your transmitted personal data (e.g. name, company, telephone number, email address and inquiry content) will be processed for the purpose of handling your inquiry, preparing an offer and initiating a contract.

This applies in particular to contact via:
e-mail
phone
Contact form
Online trading platforms (e.g. Machineseeker)
Internet portals
social networks
Messenger services.

The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

6a. Data transfer within a partner network (machinery trade)
As part of our business activities, we collaborate with other companies in the field of trade, distribution and brokerage of machinery.

Inquiries and business contact details can therefore be exchanged and jointly processed between the following independently responsible companies:

Rapid Mill GmbH, Darßer Bogen 14, 13088 Berlin, Germany
RE techno GmbH, Nikolaus-Otto-Straße 21, 22946 Trittau, Germany
Matthias Ehlers Machine Tools, Nikolaus-Otto-Straße 19 + 21, 22946 Trittau, Germany
Rapid Technology GmbH, Darßer Bogen 14, 13088 Berlin, Germany

Data exchange takes place exclusively for:

Handling of requests
Offer preparation
Advice
mediation
Contract execution in connection with machinery and technical equipment.

Contact can also be made by one of the aforementioned partner companies, even if the original request was only directed to one of the companies.
The companies each act as independent controllers within the meaning of the GDPR.

6b. Communication via WhatsApp and messenger services
If contact is made via messenger services, especially WhatsApp or similar services, this is done voluntarily by the user.
This may involve the processing of personal data by the respective communication service provider.

7. Deletion and storage of personal data
Personal data is stored only as long as is necessary to fulfill the respective purpose or due to legal retention obligations.

8. Rights of the data subject
You have the right to:

Information
Correction
deletion
Restriction of processing
Data portability
Contradiction

You can contact us at any time to exercise your rights.

9. YouTube
This website may contain integrated components from YouTube.
The operator is:
YouTube LLC
901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA, USA.
For more information, please see Google's privacy policy.

10. Legal basis for processing
The processing of personal data is based on:

Article 6 paragraph 1 letter a GDPR (consent)
Article 6 paragraph 1 letter b GDPR (contract / request)
Article 6 paragraph 1 letter c GDPR (legal obligation)
Article 6 paragraph 1 letter f GDPR (legitimate interest).

11. Legitimate Interests
Our legitimate interest lies in particular in conducting our business activities in the machinery trade and in efficiently processing business inquiries.

12. Storage duration
The data is stored in accordance with legal retention requirements.

13. Automated decision-making
No automated decision-making or profiling takes place.