{"id":9606,"date":"2025-12-02T16:38:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T15:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watts.eco\/privacy-policy\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T10:11:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T09:11:52","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.watts.eco\/en\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Privacy policy<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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1. data protection at a glance<\/span><\/h1>

General information<\/h3>

The fol\u00adlo\u00adwing infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon pro\u00advi\u00addes a simp\u00adle over\u00adview of what hap\u00adpens to your per\u00adso\u00adnal data when you visit this web\u00adsite. Per\u00adso\u00adnal data is any data that can be used to iden\u00adti\u00adfy you per\u00adso\u00adnal\u00adly. Detail\u00aded infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon on the sub\u00adject of data pro\u00adtec\u00adtion can be found in our data pro\u00adtec\u00adtion decla\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon lis\u00adted below this text. <\/p>

Data collection on this website<\/h3>

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?<\/h4>

Data pro\u00adces\u00adsing on this web\u00adsite is car\u00adri\u00aded out by the web\u00adsite ope\u00adra\u00adtor. You can find the ope\u00adra\u00adtor\u2019s cont\u00adact details in the \u201cInfor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon on the con\u00adtrol\u00adler\u201d sec\u00adtion of this pri\u00adva\u00adcy poli\u00adcy. <\/p>

How do we collect your data?<\/h4>

On the one hand, your data is coll\u00adec\u00adted when you pro\u00advi\u00adde it to us. This may, for exam\u00adp\u00adle, be data that you enter in a cont\u00adact form. <\/p>

Other data is coll\u00adec\u00adted auto\u00adma\u00adti\u00adcal\u00adly or with your con\u00adsent by our IT sys\u00adtems when you visit the web\u00adsite. This is pri\u00adma\u00adri\u00adly tech\u00adni\u00adcal data (e.g. inter\u00adnet brow\u00adser, ope\u00adra\u00adting sys\u00adtem or time of page view). This data is coll\u00adec\u00adted auto\u00adma\u00adti\u00adcal\u00adly as soon as you enter this web\u00adsite. <\/p>

What do we use your data for?<\/h4>

Some of the data is coll\u00adec\u00adted to ensu\u00adre that the web\u00adsite is pro\u00advi\u00added wit\u00adhout errors. Other data may be used to ana\u00adly\u00adze your user beha\u00advi\u00ador. If con\u00adtracts can be con\u00adcluded or initia\u00adted via the web\u00adsite, the trans\u00admit\u00adted data will also be pro\u00adces\u00adsed for con\u00adtract offers, orders or other order inqui\u00adries. <\/p>

What rights do you have with regard to your data?<\/h4>

You have the right to recei\u00adve infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon about the ori\u00adgin, reci\u00adpi\u00adent and pur\u00adpo\u00adse of your stored per\u00adso\u00adnal data free of char\u00adge at any time. You also have the right to request the cor\u00adrec\u00adtion or dele\u00adti\u00adon of this data. If you have given your con\u00adsent to data pro\u00adces\u00adsing, you can revo\u00adke this con\u00adsent at any time for the future. You also have the right to request the rest\u00adric\u00adtion of the pro\u00adces\u00adsing of your per\u00adso\u00adnal data under cer\u00adtain cir\u00adcum\u00ads\u00adtances. Fur\u00adther\u00admo\u00adre, you have the right to lodge a com\u00adplaint with the com\u00adpe\u00adtent super\u00advi\u00adso\u00adry aut\u00adho\u00adri\u00adty. <\/p>

You can cont\u00adact us at any time if you have fur\u00adther ques\u00adti\u00adons on the sub\u00adject of data pro\u00adtec\u00adtion.<\/p>

Analysis tools and tools from third-party providers<\/h3>

When you visit this web\u00adsite, your sur\u00adfing beha\u00advi\u00ador may be sta\u00adtis\u00adti\u00adcal\u00adly eva\u00adlua\u00adted. This is main\u00adly done with so-cal\u00adled ana\u00adly\u00adsis pro\u00adgrams. <\/p>

Detail\u00aded infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon on the\u00adse ana\u00adly\u00adsis pro\u00adgrams can be found in the fol\u00adlo\u00adwing pri\u00adva\u00adcy poli\u00adcy.<\/p>

2. hosting<\/h2>

We host the con\u00adtent of our web\u00adsite with the fol\u00adlo\u00adwing pro\u00advi\u00adder:<\/p>

External hosting<\/h3>

This web\u00adsite is hos\u00adted extern\u00adal\u00adly. The per\u00adso\u00adnal data coll\u00adec\u00adted on this web\u00adsite is stored on the ser\u00advers of the hoster(s). This may include IP addres\u00adses, cont\u00adact requests, meta and com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon data, con\u00adtract data, cont\u00adact details, names, web\u00adsite acces\u00adses and other data gene\u00adra\u00adted via a web\u00adsite. <\/p>

Exter\u00adnal hos\u00adting is car\u00adri\u00aded out for the pur\u00adpo\u00adse of ful\u00adfil\u00adling the con\u00adtract with our poten\u00adti\u00adal and exis\u00adting cus\u00adto\u00admers (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR) and in the inte\u00adrest of a secu\u00adre, fast and effi\u00adci\u00adent pro\u00advi\u00adsi\u00adon of our online offer by a pro\u00adfes\u00adsio\u00adnal pro\u00advi\u00adder (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR). If a cor\u00adre\u00adspon\u00adding con\u00adsent has been reques\u00adted, the pro\u00adces\u00adsing is car\u00adri\u00aded out exclu\u00adsi\u00adve\u00adly on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and \u00a7 25 para. 1 TDDDG, inso\u00adfar as the con\u00adsent includes the sto\u00adrage of coo\u00adkies or access to infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon in the user\u2019s ter\u00admi\u00adnal device (e.g. device fin\u00adger\u00adprin\u00adting) within the mea\u00adning of the TDDDG. Con\u00adsent can be revo\u00adked at any time. <\/p>

Our host(s) will only pro\u00adcess your data to the ext\u00adent neces\u00adsa\u00adry to ful\u00adfill its per\u00adfor\u00admance obli\u00adga\u00adti\u00adons and fol\u00adlow our ins\u00adtruc\u00adtions with regard to this data.<\/p>

We use the fol\u00adlo\u00adwing hoster(s):<\/p>

1blu AG
Rie\u00adde\u00admann\u00adweg 60
D\u201113627 Ber\u00adlin<\/p>

Order processing<\/h4>

We have con\u00adcluded a data pro\u00adces\u00adsing agree\u00adment (DPA) for the use of the abo\u00adve-men\u00adtio\u00adned ser\u00advice. This is a con\u00adtract pre\u00adscri\u00adbed by data pro\u00adtec\u00adtion law, which ensu\u00adres that it pro\u00adces\u00adses the per\u00adso\u00adnal data of our web\u00adsite visi\u00adtors only in accordance with our ins\u00adtruc\u00adtions and in com\u00adpli\u00adance with the GDPR. <\/p>

3. general notes and mandatory information<\/h2>

Data protection<\/h3>

The ope\u00adra\u00adtors of the\u00adse pages take the pro\u00adtec\u00adtion of your per\u00adso\u00adnal data very serious\u00adly. We tre\u00adat your per\u00adso\u00adnal data con\u00adfi\u00adden\u00adti\u00adal\u00adly and in accordance with the sta\u00adtu\u00adto\u00adry data pro\u00adtec\u00adtion regu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adons and this pri\u00adva\u00adcy poli\u00adcy. <\/p>

When you use this web\u00adsite, various per\u00adso\u00adnal data is coll\u00adec\u00adted. Per\u00adso\u00adnal data is data that can be used to iden\u00adti\u00adfy you per\u00adso\u00adnal\u00adly. This pri\u00adva\u00adcy poli\u00adcy explains what data we coll\u00adect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what pur\u00adpo\u00adse this is done. <\/p>

We would like to point out that data trans\u00admis\u00adsi\u00adon over the Inter\u00adnet (e.g. when com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adting by email) may be sub\u00adject to secu\u00adri\u00adty vul\u00adnerabi\u00adli\u00adties. Com\u00adple\u00adte pro\u00adtec\u00adtion of data against access by third par\u00adties is not pos\u00adsi\u00adble. <\/p>

Note on the responsible body<\/h3>

The con\u00adtrol\u00adler respon\u00adsi\u00adble for data pro\u00adces\u00adsing on this web\u00adsite is:<\/p>

Ste\u00adfan Bau\u00ader
Ober\u00adland\u00adstr. 26\u201335
12099 Ber\u00adlin <\/p>

Tele\u00adpho\u00adne: [Tele\u00adpho\u00adne num\u00adber of the respon\u00adsi\u00adble body]
E\u2011mail: bauer@watts.eco<\/p>

The con\u00adtrol\u00adler is the natu\u00adral or legal per\u00adson who alo\u00adne or joint\u00adly with others deter\u00admi\u00adnes the pur\u00adpo\u00adses and means of the pro\u00adces\u00adsing of per\u00adso\u00adnal data (e.g. names, email addres\u00adses, etc.).<\/p>

Storage duration<\/h3>

Unless a more spe\u00adci\u00adfic sto\u00adrage peri\u00adod has been spe\u00adci\u00adfied in this pri\u00adva\u00adcy poli\u00adcy, your per\u00adso\u00adnal data will remain with us until the pur\u00adpo\u00adse for data pro\u00adces\u00adsing no lon\u00adger appli\u00ades. If you assert a jus\u00adti\u00adfied request for dele\u00adti\u00adon or revo\u00adke your con\u00adsent to data pro\u00adces\u00adsing, your data will be dele\u00adted unless we have other legal\u00adly per\u00admis\u00adsi\u00adble reasons for sto\u00adring your per\u00adso\u00adnal data (e.g. reten\u00adti\u00adon peri\u00adods under tax or com\u00admer\u00adcial law); in the lat\u00adter case, the dele\u00adti\u00adon will take place after the\u00adse reasons no lon\u00adger app\u00adly. <\/p>

General information on the legal basis for data processing on this website<\/h3>

If you have con\u00adsen\u00adted to data pro\u00adces\u00adsing, we pro\u00adcess your per\u00adso\u00adnal data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR, inso\u00adfar as spe\u00adcial cate\u00adgo\u00adries of data are pro\u00adces\u00adsed in accordance with Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR. In the event of express con\u00adsent to the trans\u00adfer of per\u00adso\u00adnal data to third count\u00adries, data pro\u00adces\u00adsing is also car\u00adri\u00aded out on the basis of Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. If you have con\u00adsen\u00adted to the sto\u00adrage of coo\u00adkies or access to infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon in your end device (e.g. via device fin\u00adger\u00adprin\u00adting), the data pro\u00adces\u00adsing is also car\u00adri\u00aded out on the basis of Sec\u00adtion 25 (1) TDDDG. Con\u00adsent can be revo\u00adked at any time. If your data is requi\u00adred to ful\u00adfill the con\u00adtract or to car\u00adry out pre-con\u00adtrac\u00adtu\u00adal mea\u00adsu\u00adres, we pro\u00adcess your data on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Fur\u00adther\u00admo\u00adre, we pro\u00adcess your data if this is neces\u00adsa\u00adry to ful\u00adfill a legal obli\u00adga\u00adti\u00adon on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. Data pro\u00adces\u00adsing may also be car\u00adri\u00aded out on the basis of our legi\u00adti\u00adma\u00adte inte\u00adrest in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon on the rele\u00advant legal bases in each indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal case is pro\u00advi\u00added in the fol\u00adlo\u00adwing para\u00adgraphs of this pri\u00adva\u00adcy poli\u00adcy. <\/p>

Note on the transfer of data to third countries that are not secure under data protection law and the transfer to US companies that are not DPF-certified<\/h3>

Among other things, we use tools from com\u00adpa\u00adnies based in third count\u00adries that are not secu\u00adre under data pro\u00adtec\u00adtion law and US tools who\u00adse pro\u00advi\u00adders are not cer\u00adti\u00adfied under the EU-US Data Pri\u00adva\u00adcy Frame\u00adwork (DPF). If the\u00adse tools are acti\u00adve, your per\u00adso\u00adnal data may be trans\u00adfer\u00adred to the\u00adse count\u00adries and pro\u00adces\u00adsed the\u00adre. We would like to point out that a level of data pro\u00adtec\u00adtion com\u00adpa\u00adra\u00adble to that in the EU can\u00adnot be gua\u00adran\u00adteed in third count\u00adries that are not secu\u00adre under data pro\u00adtec\u00adtion law. <\/p>

We would like to point out that the USA, as a safe third coun\u00adtry, gene\u00adral\u00adly has a level of data pro\u00adtec\u00adtion com\u00adpa\u00adra\u00adble to that of the EU. Data trans\u00adfer to the USA is the\u00adr\u00ade\u00adfo\u00adre per\u00admit\u00adted if the reci\u00adpi\u00adent is cer\u00adti\u00adfied under the \u201cEU-US Data Pri\u00adva\u00adcy Frame\u00adwork\u201d (DPF) or has sui\u00adta\u00adble addi\u00adtio\u00adnal gua\u00adran\u00adtees. Infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon on trans\u00adfers to third count\u00adries, inclu\u00adding data reci\u00adpi\u00adents, can be found in this pri\u00adva\u00adcy poli\u00adcy. <\/p>

Recipients of personal data<\/h3>

As part of our busi\u00adness acti\u00advi\u00adties, we work tog\u00ade\u00adther with various exter\u00adnal bodies. In some cases, it is also neces\u00adsa\u00adry to trans\u00adfer per\u00adso\u00adnal data to the\u00adse exter\u00adnal bodies. We only pass on per\u00adso\u00adnal data to exter\u00adnal bodies if this is neces\u00adsa\u00adry for the ful\u00adfill\u00adment of a con\u00adtract, if we are legal\u00adly obli\u00adged to do so (e.g. pas\u00adsing on data to tax aut\u00adho\u00adri\u00adties), if we have a legi\u00adti\u00adma\u00adte inte\u00adrest in the trans\u00adfer in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR or if ano\u00adther legal basis per\u00admits the trans\u00adfer of data. When using pro\u00adces\u00adsors, we only pass on our cus\u00adto\u00admers\u2019 per\u00adso\u00adnal data on the basis of a valid con\u00adtract for order pro\u00adces\u00adsing. In the case of joint pro\u00adces\u00adsing, a joint pro\u00adces\u00adsing agree\u00adment is con\u00adcluded. <\/p>

Revocation of your consent to data processing<\/h3>

Many data pro\u00adces\u00adsing ope\u00adra\u00adti\u00adons are only pos\u00adsi\u00adble with your express con\u00adsent. You can with\u00addraw your con\u00adsent at any time. The lega\u00adli\u00adty of the data pro\u00adces\u00adsing car\u00adri\u00aded out until the revo\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon remains unaf\u00adfec\u00adted by the revo\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon. <\/p>

Right to object to the collection of data in special cases and to direct marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)<\/h3>

IF THE DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 ABS. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA AT ANY TIME ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. 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 CONCERNED UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OR THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR). <\/p>

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA ARE PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR). <\/p>

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority<\/h3>

In the event of brea\u00adches of the GDPR, data sub\u00adjects have the right to lodge a com\u00adplaint with a super\u00advi\u00adso\u00adry aut\u00adho\u00adri\u00adty, in par\u00adti\u00adcu\u00adlar in the Mem\u00adber Sta\u00adte of their habi\u00adtu\u00adal resi\u00addence, place of work or place of the alle\u00adged inf\u00adrin\u00adge\u00adment. The right to lodge a com\u00adplaint is wit\u00adhout pre\u00adju\u00addi\u00adce to other admi\u00adnis\u00adtra\u00adti\u00adve or judi\u00adcial reme\u00addies. <\/p>

Right to data portability<\/h3>

You have the right to have data that we pro\u00adcess auto\u00adma\u00adti\u00adcal\u00adly on the basis of your con\u00adsent or in ful\u00adfill\u00adment of a con\u00adtract han\u00added over to you or to a third par\u00adty in a com\u00admon, machi\u00adne-rea\u00adda\u00adble for\u00admat. If you request the direct trans\u00adfer of the data to ano\u00adther con\u00adtrol\u00adler, this will only take place if it is tech\u00adni\u00adcal\u00adly fea\u00adsi\u00adble. <\/p>

Information, correction and deletion<\/h3>

Within the frame\u00adwork of the appli\u00adca\u00adble legal pro\u00advi\u00adsi\u00adons, you have the right to free infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon about your stored per\u00adso\u00adnal data, its ori\u00adgin and reci\u00adpi\u00adent and the pur\u00adpo\u00adse of the data pro\u00adces\u00adsing and, if neces\u00adsa\u00adry, a right to cor\u00adrec\u00adtion or dele\u00adti\u00adon of this data at any time. You can cont\u00adact us at any time if you have fur\u00adther ques\u00adti\u00adons on the sub\u00adject of per\u00adso\u00adnal data. <\/p>

Right to restriction of processing<\/h3>

You have the right to request the rest\u00adric\u00adtion of the pro\u00adces\u00adsing of your per\u00adso\u00adnal data. You can cont\u00adact us at any time to do this. The right to rest\u00adric\u00adtion of pro\u00adces\u00adsing exists in the fol\u00adlo\u00adwing cases: <\/p>