1) Introduction and Contact Details of the Controller
1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. Below, we inform you about how your personal data is handled when using our website. Personal data refers to all data that can be used to identify you personally.
1.2 The controller responsible for data processing on this website, within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is Koren & Sink GbR, Magdalenenweg 4, 85457 Wörth, Germany, Tel.: +4915756600055, Email: info@fabrafuse.com. The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

2) Data Collection When Visiting Our Website
2.1 When using our website purely for informational purposes, i.e., if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect the data that your browser transmits to our server (so-called “server log files”). When you visit our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display the website to you:
Our visited website
Date and time at the moment of access
Amount of data sent in bytes
Source/reference from which you reached the page
Browser used
Operating system used
IP address used (if applicable, in anonymized form)
The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data will not be disclosed or used in any other way. However, we reserve the right to retrospectively check the server log files if there are specific indications of unlawful use.
2.2 For security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g., orders or inquiries to the controller), this website uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the “https://” in the browser’s address line and the lock icon.

3) Hosting & Content Delivery Network
3.1 To host our website and display the page content, we use a provider that provides its services exclusively on servers within the European Union, either directly or through selected subcontractors. All data collected on our website is processed on these servers.
We have entered into a data processing agreement with the provider, which ensures the protection of the data of our website visitors and prohibits unauthorized disclosure to third parties.
3.2 IONOS
We use a content delivery network (CDN) provided by the following provider: 1&1 IONOS Internet SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany.
This service enables us to deliver large media files such as graphics, page content, or scripts faster via a network of regionally distributed servers. Processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website.
We have entered into a data processing agreement with the provider to ensure the protection of our website visitors’ data and prohibit unauthorized disclosure to third parties.

4) Cookies
To make the visit to our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use cookies—small text files stored on your device. Some cookies are automatically deleted after you close the browser (so-called “session cookies”), while others remain on your device and allow us to store your settings for future visits (so-called “persistent cookies”). You can find the duration of storage in the cookie settings of your browser.
If cookies also process personal data, the processing is carried out in accordance with:
Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (contract performance),
Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent), or
Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in optimal website functionality and user-friendly design).
You can configure your browser to notify you about the use of cookies and allow or refuse them individually or in general.
Please note that the functionality of our website may be limited if cookies are not accepted.

5) Contacting Us
When contacting us (e.g., via contact form or email), personal data is collected. The type of data collected is visible in the respective contact form. This data is used exclusively to respond to your inquiry and for the associated technical administration.
The legal basis for processing is our legitimate interest in responding to your inquiry in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If the contact is aimed at concluding a contract, the legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Your data will be deleted once your request has been fully processed, unless legal retention requirements apply.

6) Tools and Other Services
Cookie Consent Tool
This website uses a “cookie consent tool” to obtain valid user consent for cookies and cookie-based applications requiring consent. The tool is presented as an interactive interface when the page is accessed, allowing users to grant consent by ticking boxes. Cookies and services requiring consent are only loaded if the user has given consent via checkbox.
The tool sets technically necessary cookies to store your preferences. Personal data is generally not processed.
If personal data (e.g., IP address) is processed to save or log cookie preferences, this is done based on our legitimate interest in GDPR-compliant consent management, in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, and also Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR due to our legal obligation.
Where necessary, we have concluded a data processing agreement with the provider of the tool.
More information about the tool’s provider and settings can be found in the interface on our website.

7) Rights of the Data Subject
7.1 Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
Right to access (Art. 15 GDPR)
Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
Right to be informed (Art. 19 GDPR)
Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
Right to withdraw consent (Art. 7(3) GDPR)
Right to lodge a complaint (Art. 77 GDPR)
7.2 RIGHT TO OBJECT
IF WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA ON THE BASIS OF OUR LEGITIMATE INTERESTS (WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF A BALANCING OF INTERESTS), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THIS PROCESSING AT ANY TIME FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, WITH EFFECT FOR THE FUTURE.
IF YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT, WE WILL CEASE PROCESSING THE DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING IS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS.
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED BY US FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THIS PROCESSING AT ANY TIME.
IF YOU EXERCISE THIS RIGHT, WE WILL STOP PROCESSING YOUR DATA FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES.

8) Duration of Storage of Personal Data
The duration of the storage of personal data depends on the legal basis, purpose of processing, and—if applicable—legal retention periods (e.g., commercial and tax law).
If data is processed based on your explicit consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), it will be stored until you withdraw your consent.
If legal retention periods apply to data processed under a contract or contract-like obligation (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR), this data will be routinely deleted after the retention period expires unless required for contract fulfillment or we have a legitimate interest in continued storage.
Data processed under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR will be stored until you exercise your right to object under Art. 21(1) GDPR, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds or it serves legal claims.
Data used for direct marketing under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR will be stored until you object under Art. 21(2) GDPR.
Unless stated otherwise in this policy, personal data will be deleted when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.