Privacy Policy

1. Controller

SMP Schüßler Modell- & Prototypenbau
Owner: Daniel Schüßler
Pirnaer Straße 102, 01809 Heidenau, Germany
Phone: +49 3529 58090 10
Email: info@smp-prototypen.de

Protecting your personal data is important to us. This policy explains which data is processed when you visit this website, for what purpose and on what legal basis. Terms such as “personal data” are used as defined in Art. 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

2. Summary

  • You can visit our website without providing any personal information.
  • We do not use any tracking or marketing tools, advertising cookies or social media plugins.
  • Fonts, images and scripts are loaded exclusively from our own server – no data is transferred to Google, Meta or other third parties.
  • We only receive personal data if you provide it yourself, e.g. by email or phone.

3. Hosting

Our website is hosted by IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Straße 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany. We have concluded a data processing agreement with IONOS pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR. No data is transferred to countries outside the EU.

4. Server log files

When you access our website, our hosting provider automatically records technical access data:

  • page or file requested
  • date and time of access
  • previously visited page (referrer)
  • browser type and version
  • operating system and device type
  • IP address (anonymised)

This data is not combined with other data sources and is used solely to ensure the secure and stable operation of the website. The legal basis is our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The data is deleted after 8 weeks at the latest.

5. Visitor statistics

For simple visitor statistics we use the WordPress plugin “Statify”. It only counts page views and the previously visited page (referrer). Statify does not set cookies, does not store IP addresses and does not create user profiles; it is not possible to identify individual persons. The analysis takes place exclusively on our own server. The legal basis is our legitimate interest in improving our website (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

6. Cookies

We only use technically necessary cookies:

  • pll_language – stores the language you have selected for the website (German, English, French, Czech). Storage period: 1 year.
  • WordPress login cookies – only set when SMP staff log in to the administration area of the website.

These cookies are required to operate the website and are not used for analysis or advertising. The legal basis is Section 25(2) No. 2 TDDDG (German Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act) and Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Consent (cookie banner) is therefore not required.

7. Website security

The connection to our website is encrypted via SSL/TLS (recognisable by “https://” and the padlock symbol in your browser).

To protect against attacks, the IP address and time of failed login attempts to the administration area are stored briefly in order to block repeated attempts. The legal basis is our legitimate interest in the security of our systems (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

8. Contact by email or phone

If you contact us by email or phone, we process the information you provide (e.g. name, company, contact details, your message and attached files such as 3D data or drawings) in order to handle your enquiry and prepare a quotation. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (pre-contractual measures or performance of a contract) or Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR for general enquiries.

We treat our customers’ technical documents confidentially. For their analysis we use only our own systems operated offline; they are not transferred to external AI services. On request we conclude a non-disclosure agreement (NDA).

Please note that emails are not always fully protected against access by third parties during transmission. For particularly confidential documents, please ask us about a secure transfer method.

9. Job applications

If you apply for a job with us, we process your application documents solely for the purpose of the application procedure (Art. 88 GDPR in conjunction with Section 26 BDSG and Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR). If no employment relationship is established, we delete your documents no later than six months after the end of the procedure, unless you have consented to longer storage.

10. Disclosure of data

We do not sell your data or pass it on for advertising purposes. Data is only disclosed if

  • you have given your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR),
  • this is necessary for the performance of a contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR), e.g. to transport service providers, or
  • we are legally obliged to do so (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR).

If we use partner companies for individual work steps, we only pass on your personal contact details with your consent.

11. Storage period

We only store personal data for as long as is necessary for the respective purpose. Data that we must retain for commercial or tax law reasons (in particular under Section 257 HGB and Section 147 AO) is blocked until the statutory retention periods expire and then deleted.

12. Your rights

You have the right at any time to

  • access the data stored about you (Art. 15 GDPR),
  • rectification of inaccurate data (Art. 16 GDPR),
  • erasure (Art. 17 GDPR),
  • restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR),
  • data portability (Art. 20 GDPR),
  • withdraw your consent with effect for the future (Art. 7(3) GDPR).

Right to object: Where we process data on the basis of our legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR), you may object to this processing at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation (Art. 21 GDPR).

To exercise your rights, simply contact info@smp-prototypen.de or our postal address above.

Right to lodge a complaint: You can also lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority. The authority responsible for us is:
Die Sächsische Datenschutz- und Transparenzbeauftragte, Devrientstraße 5, 01067 Dresden, Germany

13. Minors

Our services are aimed at businesses. Persons under the age of 16 should not send us any personal data without the consent of their parents or legal guardians.

14. External links

Our website may contain links to websites of other providers. These providers are solely responsible for their data processing; please refer to their privacy policies.

15. Changes

We update this privacy policy whenever our website or the legal requirements change. The version published here applies.

The German version of this privacy policy is legally binding.

As of: October 2026

Privacy Policy (DE)