Privacy Notice

Responsible is PSW automotive engineering GmbH, Carl-Benz-Ring 7, 85080 Gaimersheim, Phone: +49 (0)8458 3285-0, E-Mail: info@psw-engineering.de

The company data protection officer is Christian Volkmer, Projekt 29 GmbH & Co. KG, Ostengasse 14, 93047 Regensburg, Phone: + 49 941-2986930, E-mail: c.volkmer@projekt29.de

We process data that we have received from you in the context of initiating or fulfilling contracts, on the basis of your consent, or in connection with your application to us or your employment with us.

Personal data include:  

Customer data, such as first and last name, address, contact details (email address, telephone number, fax), and bank details. Applicant and employee data, such as first and last name, address, contact details (email address, telephone number, fax), date of birth, data from CVs and employment references, bank details, and religious affiliation. Business partner data, such as the names of their legal representatives, company name, commercial register number, VAT identification number, company registration number, address, contact persons’ details (email address, telephone number, fax), and bank details. Visitor data, such as first and last name, email address, company name, contact person, ID number, license plate number, visitor times, signature.

In addition, we also process the following other personal data:

Information on the type and content of contractual data, order data, turnover and document data, customer and supplier history as well as consulting documents,

• Information from your electronic communication with us (e.g. IP address),

• Other data that we receive from you in the course of our business relationship (e.g. during customer discussions),

• Data generated by us from master/contact data and other data,

• Documentation of your declaration of consent, where applicable.

We process your data in accordance with the provisions of the GDPR and the German Federal Data Protection Act in the applicable version:

For the performance of (pre-)contractual obligations (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR)

Your data is processed for the initiation, performance and processing of contractual relationships as well as for the processing of enquiries. 

For compliance with legal obligations (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR)
Processing is required in order to comply with various legal obligations, for example under the German Commercial Code or tax regulations.

For the purposes of legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR)
Based on a balancing of interests, data processing may take place beyond the actual performance of the contract in order to safeguard our legitimate interests or those of third parties. This includes, for example:

• Internal administrative purposes (e.g. for accounting and payment processing);

• Ensuring IT security and IT operations;

• Conducting compliance investigations;

• Measures for business management and further development of services and products;

• Maintaining a group-wide customer database;

• Legal enforcement.

On the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR)
If you have given us your consent to process your personal data, we will process your data within the scope and for the purposes specified in the respective consent.

If we use service providers as processors, we remain responsible for the protection of your data. All processors are contractually obliged to treat your data confidentially and to process them only within the scope of their services. Processors commissioned by us receive your data only insofar as this is necessary for the performance of their services. These include, for example, IT service providers for the operation and security of our IT systems.

Your data will be processed in our systems for the management of customer, supplier, business partner and prospect data. This serves, in particular, to ensure up-to-date and correct records, the efficient execution of business processes and the maintenance of existing business relationships.

Where necessary for contract performance, these data are made available to group companies. Customer data are stored on a company-specific and segregated basis, with our parent company acting as a service provider for the participating companies.

In the event of a legal obligation or in the context of legal enforcement, authorities, courts, and external auditors may be recipients of your data.

In addition, for the purpose of initiating and fulfilling contracts, insurance companies, banks, credit agencies, and service providers may receive your data.

We process your data until the end of the business relationship or until the expiry of the applicable statutory retention periods (e.g. from the Commercial Code, the Tax Code, or the Working Hours Act); beyond that, until the end of any legal disputes in which the data is required as evidence.

As a matter of principle, we do not transmit any data to a third country. In individual cases, a transfer will only take place on the basis of an adequacy decision of the European Commission, standard contractual clauses, suitable guarantees or your express consent.

You have a right to information, correction, deletion or restriction of the processing of your stored data at any time, a right to object to the processing as well as a right to data portability and to lodge a complaint in accordance with the requirements of data protection law.

Right to information

You can request information from us as to whether and to what extent we process your data.

Right to rectification

If we process your data that is incomplete or incorrect, you can request that we correct or complete it at any time.

Right to erasure

You can ask us to delete your data if we process it unlawfully or if the processing disproportionately interferes with your legitimate protection interests. Please note that there may be reasons that prevent immediate deletion, e.g. in the case of legally regulated retention obligations.

Regardless of the exercise of your right to deletion, we will delete your data immediately and completely, provided that there is no legal or statutory obligation to retain data in this regard.

Right to restriction of processing

You can ask us to restrict the processing of your data if:

• you contest the accuracy of the data, for a period of time that allows us to verify the accuracy of the data.

• the processing of the data is unlawful, but you refuse to delete it and instead request a restriction of the use of the data,

• we no longer need the data for the intended purpose, but you still need this data to assert or defend legal claims, or

• you have objected to the processing of the data.

Right to data portability

You can request that we provide you with the data you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and that you can transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from us, provided that:

• we process this data on the basis of a consent given by you and revocable or for the performance of a contract between us, and

• this processing is carried out by automated means.

If technically feasible, you can request that we transmit your data directly to another controller.

Right to object

If we process your data on the basis of legitimate interest, you can object to this data processing at any time; this would also apply to profiling based on those provisions. We will then no longer process your data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims. You can object to the processing of your data for the purpose of direct marketing at any time without giving reasons.

Right of appeal

If you believe that we are violating German or European data protection law in the processing of your data, please contact us in order to clarify any questions. Of course, you also have the right to contact the supervisory authority responsible for you, the respective State Office for Data Protection Supervision.

If you wish to assert any of the above-mentioned rights against us, please contact our data protection officer. In case of doubt, we may request additional information to confirm your identity.

The processing of your data is necessary for the conclusion or performance of your contract with us. If you do not provide us with this data, we will usually have to refuse to conclude the contract or will no longer be able to perform an existing contract and consequently have to terminate it. However, you are not obliged to give consent to data processing with regard to data that is not relevant to the performance of the contract or is not required by law.