Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy informs you about the scope of the processing of your personal data (hereinafter referred to as "data") by our website and our Helpdesk Centre.

1.   Controller for data processing 

The controller for data processing in accordance with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is

SenseGuard GmbH
Feldmühleplatz 15
40545 Düsseldorf 

Phone: +49 211 506620
Web: www.suru-water.com
E-mail: info@suru-water.com 

2.   Contact details of our data protection officer

Matthias Rosa
RMPrivacy GmbH
Große Langgasse 1a, 55116 Mainz 

Web: www.rmprivacy.de 
e-mail: privacy@suru-water.com

3.   General information on data processing

We process data as part of our business and website operations. 

This also includes disclosure by transmission to third parties and, if applicable, to so-called third countries outside the European Union ("EU") and the European Economic Area ("EEA"). Where we transfer data outside the EU or the EEA, we have labelled this accordingly below.

4.   Data processing on our website

The individual data concerned, processing purposes, legal bases, recipients and, if applicable, transfers to third countries are listed below:

a.     Log file when visiting the website

We log your website visit. In doing so, we process 

·         Name(s) of our accessed website(s), 

·         Date and time of retrieval, 

·         the amount of data transferred, 

·         the browser type and version, 

·         the operating system you are using, 

·         the referrer URL (the previously visited website), 

·         Your IP address, 

·         the requesting provider. 

The legal basis for data processing is our overriding legitimate interest in the continuous provision and security of our website in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 f) GDPR.
The log file is erased after seven days, unless it is required to prove or clarify specific legal violations that have become known within the retention period.

Hosting via Webflow 

To provide our online presence, we use the services of web hosting providers who process the above-mentioned data and all data to be processed in connection with the operation of this website (log file when visiting the website) on our behalf. 
The legal basis for data processing is our overriding legitimate interest in the provision of our website in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 f) GDPR. 

We use Webflow, Inc, 398 11th Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103 ("Webflow") for our hosting. It is possible that data may also be transferred to the USA.
Webflow is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and falls under the EU adequacy decision for the US.

b.     Contact us 

If you contact us, we will process the following data from you for the purposes of the processing and handling of your enquiry: Name, contact details - if provided by you - and your message.
The legal basis for data processing is our obligation to fulfil the contract and/or to fulfil our pre-contractual obligations pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 b) GDPR and/or our overriding legitimate interest in processing your enquiry pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 f) GDPR.

c.      Downloads

You can download a free white paper from our website. We process the following personal data:
The legal basis for data processing is our overriding legitimate interest in optimizing the marketing of our offer in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 f) GDPR.

d.     Use of functional cookies

We use so-called cookies on our website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your end device (PC, smartphone, tablet, etc.) and saved by your browser.
We only use technically necessary session cookies on our website. 

Sentry

We use the Sentry tool from Sentry.io, 45 Fremont St, San Francisco, CA 94105, United States, on our website to recognize and correct errors on the website. Sentry processes the following data as part of this use:

·         IP address,

·         Information on the device,

·         Information on the browser used and

·         Details on error messages (incl. stack trace).

The legal basis for this data processing is our overriding legitimate interest in the continuous provision and security of our website in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 f) GDPR.

As part of the use of Sentry, data may be transferred to the United States. Sentry.io is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Shield and is therefore covered by the EU Commission's adequacy decision for the USA.

a.     External content

We use dynamic content ("content") from third parties to optimize the presentation and offer of our website. When you visit the website, a request is automatically sent to the server of the respective content provider via an interface, during which certain log data (e.g. the user's IP address) is transmitted. The dynamic content is then transmitted to our website and displayed there. 

We use external content in connection with the following functionalities:

aa. Integration of Vimeo videos

We have integrated videos from the Vimeo portal of Vimeo, Inc, 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA on our website. When the videos are played, log data is transmitted to the Vimeo servers in the USA. This processing is carried out on the basis of our overriding legitimate interest in optimizing the marketing of our offer in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 f) GDPR. 

For data transfers to the USA, Vimeo ensures an adequate level of data protection via the EU standard contractual clauses. A copy of the relevant EU standard contractual clauses will be provided on request. Please contact privacy@suru-water.com. Further information can be found at: https://vimeo.com/privacy

bb. Google Fonts

To make visiting our website attractive, we use external fonts from Google Fonts. These are loaded from servers of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google") when you visit the site. Google does not store any cookies in your browser. However, according to our information, the IP address of the user's end device is transmitted to Google and stored. This processing is carried out on the basis of our overriding legitimate interest in optimizing the marketing of our website in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 f) GDPR

It cannot be ruled out that data will be transmitted to Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. 
Google is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and is therefore subject to the EU adequacy decision for the USA.

cc.  Internet security services

We use the internet security services of Cloudflare Germany GmbH, Rosental 7, 80331 Munich, a subsidiary of Cloudflare, Inc, 101 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA, for the security and protection of our online presence and in particular for defense against distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Cloudflare processes the log data of end users on our behalf: IP address, system configurations and information about incoming and outgoing traffic of websites, devices and applications of website visitors and may also transmit this data to the USA. 

The legal basis for data processing is our overriding legitimate interest in the continuous provision and security of our website in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 f) GDPR.
Cloudflare is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and is therefore subject to the EU adequacy decision for the USA.

dd.Keen.io

On our website we use the tool Keen.io from Keen.io,LLC, 122 E. Houston St, San Antonio, TX 78205, United States, to provide and stream content on the website. As part of this use, Keen processes the following data:

-           IP address,
-           Information on the device,
-           Browser metadata

The legal basis for this data processing is our overriding legitimate interest in the continuous provision and security of our website in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 f) GDPR.

As part of the use of Sentry, data may be transferred to the United States. Keen.io is not certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Shield and is therefore not covered by the EU Commission’s adequacy decision for the USA. Keen.io uses standard contractual clauses to ensure an adequate level of data protection. We will make these available on request.

5.   Helpdesk Centre

As part of our Help Desk Centre LINK, personal data is processed as follows:

5.1. Data processing in the context of our support

To answer support requests, we process your data via our ticket system. We process all data that you provide to us via an enquiry, e.g. surname, first name, address, email address, telephone number, customer number (if available and known) and the content of the enquiry.

As part of our customer support, we use the Jira ticket system from Atlassian, Inc. 350 Bush Street, Level 13, San Francisco, California 94104, USA.
However, we only use data centers that are located within the European Union. In addition, Atlassian is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and is therefore covered by the EU adequacy decision for the USA.

WhatsApp

As an alternative to a support enquiry by email, you have the option of sending us your support enquiries via WhatsApp Business, a service provided by WhatsApp Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland (WhatsApp). The following data will be processed: Email address, content of the ticket, time of ticket creation.

In connection with WhatsApp, data may be transmitted to WhatsApp LLC and Meta Platforms Inc. based in the USA. WhatsApp LLC and Meta Platforms Inc. are both certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and are therefore covered by the EU adequacy decision for the USA.

To use this support channel, you need the WhatsApp service on your device. We have no influence on the data processing carried out by WhatsApp in this context. 

Please also note that we use the service of Twilio Inc, 101 Spear St FL 5, San Francisco, CA 94105, based in the USA, as an interface to establish communication between WhatsApp and our ticket system. Twilio Inc. is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and is therefore covered by the EU adequacy decision for the USA.

If you have entered into a pre-contractual relationship or contractual relationship with us, the legal basis for data processing is the effective fulfilment of the contract in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 b) GDPR.

aa)  Customer service optimization

To make our Help Desk Centre via Jira more attractive and user-friendly, we use the Refined service from Refined Wiki AB, Nordenskiöldsgatan 24, 211 19 Malmö, Sweden (Refined).
When using the Refined service, the following data is processed in order to provide you with optimal customer support: IP address, session management information, name and the information contained in your enquiry in the contact form. 

The aforementioned data will only be stored for as long as is necessary to process your enquiry. 
The legal basis for data processing is data processing based on our legitimate interest in the optimal provision of our customer support, Art. 6 para. 1 f) GDPR.

bb)            Microsoft Clipchamp

In order to provide videos in our helpdesk, we use Microsoft Clipchamp, a tool from Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA. This also involves the transfer of personal usage data to Microsoft. This processing is based on our overriding legitimate interest in optimizing the marketing of our offer in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 f) GDPR.
Microsoft is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and is therefore covered by the EU adequacy decision for the USA.

5.2 Joint processing by SenseGuard and "Refined"

Together with Refined, we jointly process certain analysis data in connection with the use of the Helpdesk Centre in accordance with Art. 4 No. 7 GDPR, which is described below:

a.  Use of cookies in the Help Desk Centre

We use cookies as part of the Help Desk Centre.

Information about the specific cookies we use, their providers and purposes can be found in our consent banner. There you can give your consent to the respective services as required by Section 25 (1) of the German Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG), withdraw this consent or subsequently adjust your settings.

Our consent banner

We use a consent banner to document your selection of certain data processing procedures and to fulfil our obligations under data protection law. When you visit our website, your cookie preferences are consulted via a banner. We then set a cookie in which data on consents given or withdrawn is stored. The data processing is carried out to fulfil our legal obligations in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 c) GDPR.

Google services 

Together with Refined, we use various services of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter "Google"). It is possible that data may also be transferred to Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 in the USA.
Google is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and is covered by the EU adequacy decision for the USA.

Google Analytics

The Google Analytics tracking tool from Google is used. The information obtained from this is shared with us and Refined. Google Analytics is used exclusively to evaluate the use of the Helpdesk Centre, to compile reports on the activities within this website and to provide other services related to the use of the website and to improve user-friendliness.
When Google Analytics is used, the interactions of website visitors are primarily recorded and systematically analyzed using cookies. 

Google Analytics is used with the extension "anonymiseIp()". This truncates IP addresses within the member states of the EU or EEA. If a transmission to Google's servers in the USA takes place, the full IP address is only transmitted in exceptional cases and shortened there. A direct personal reference is therefore generally excluded. In particular, it is no longer possible to identify the computer or end device of the website visitor. 

The following data is processed through the use of Google Analytics: 

·         3 bytes of the IP address of the system accessed by the website visitor (anonymized IP address),

·         the accessed website,

·         the website from which the user accessed the page on our website (referrer),

·         the subpages that are accessed from the website,

·         the time spent on the website,

·         the frequency of visits to the website.

Legal basis and withdrawal

The use of cookies or comparable technologies set by Google takes place with your consent on the basis of Section 25 (1) sentence 1 of the GDPR. The legal basis for data processing in the context of the aforementioned Google services is your prior consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 a) GDPR. 
You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by adjusting your preferences in our consent banner. 

6.   Our presence on social media

1.     LinkedIn

2.     Joint controller for data processing

LinkedIn is a product provided by LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. Together with LinkedIn, we are jointly responsible for data processing in connection with our company profile, in particular in connection with the "Page Insights" function in accordance with Art. 4 No. 7 GDPR. When you visit our company profile, personal data is processed by LinkedIn and us as controllers.

LinkedIn is the primary controller under the GDPR for the processing of Page Insights data, see also section bb) User analysis. LinkedIn therefore also assumes all obligations under the GDPR with regard to the processing of Page Insights data (including Articles 12 and 13 GDPR, Articles 15 to 22 GDPR and Articles 32 to 34 GDPR). LinkedIn remains solely controller for the processing of such personal data in connection with Page Insights that is not covered by the existing Page Insights Joint Controller Addendum.

The "Page Insights Joint Controller Addendum" can be accessed at: https://legal.linkedin.com/pages-joint-controller-addendum. 

You can find LinkedIn's Privacy Policy at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

a)     What data do we process and for what purpose?

Exchange and communication

The purpose of operating our company profile on LinkedIn is initially to make contact with users and visitors to the LinkedIn social network and to engage in dialogue. In doing so, we provide direct information about our enterprise and the associated offers.

As a LinkedIn profile user, we may process the data you provide to us as a LinkedIn member. This includes all information that you have stored in your profile, messages that you send us and interactions with our content. In particular, this happens when you share or recommend our content, comment on it, contact us or refer to our presence within LinkedIn. 

The processing of personal data by us is based on our legitimate interests in an effective exchange with LinkedIn users and visitors to our profile and in connection with communication with users on our social media profiles, including our company presentation in accordance with Art. 6 (1) f) GDPR.

Applications

If you send us your application via LinkedIn or if you signal your interest in a job offer that we send to you, the data you provide (e.g. name, e-mail address, desired location, data of your LinkedIn profile, etc.), your message and the application documents sent will be processed exclusively for the purposes of processing and handling your application request. 

The processing of personal applicant data by us is carried out on the basis of Section 26 (1) German Federal Data Protection Act. Accordingly, the processing of data that is necessary in connection with the decision on the establishment of an employment relationship is permitted.

Should the data be necessary for legal prosecution after completion of the application process, data processing may be carried out to safeguard our legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 f) GDPR, namely for the assertion and/or defense of claims.

User analysis

With the "Page Insights" service, LinkedIn provides us with various information about visits and visitors to our company page. This information is created by LinkedIn and enables us to manage the marketing of our activities in a better and more targeted manner. This is so-called aggregated data that cannot be used to identify you personally. Data processing as part of the "Pages Insights" service is the sole responsibility of LinkedIn. We have no access to personal data, except in aggregated form.

The processing of personal data by us is based on our legitimate interests in an effective exchange with LinkedIn users and visitors to our profile and in connection with communication with users on our social media profiles, including our company presentation in accordance with Art. 6 (1) f) GDPR.

cc)  Forwarding of data and data transfer to the USA

Data recorded when you visit our company profile may be forwarded to the LinkedIn Corporation based in the USA and processed there. For data transfers to the USA, LinkedIn ensures an adequate level of data protection via the EU standard contractual clauses. A copy of the corresponding EU standard contractual clauses will be provided on request. Please contact privacy@suru-water.com. 

We do not pass on data to third parties as part of the operation of our company profile.

b.     Vimeo

c.      What data do we process and for what purpose?

Vimeo is a service provided by Vimeo Inc, 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA ("Vimeo"). No personal data is processed directly by us as part of our Vimeo channel. 

However, if you enter data yourself as a registered user on Vimeo, such as your user name and the content published under your own account, this data will be processed by us when we respond to an order from you, reply to your comments or write a post that refers to your profile. In this case, the data you enter on Vimeo, in particular your (user) name and the content published under your account, will be processed to the extent that it is included in our offer and made accessible to our followers. 

For all other data processing in the context of the use of the Vimeo service and its functionalities, Vimeo is the controller within the meaning of Art. 4 No. 7 GDPR. We have no influence on the type and scope of the data processed by Vimeo as part of the Vimeo service, the type of processing, the use of the data or the disclosure of this data to third parties.

Information on what data is processed by Vimeo and for what purposes can be found in Vimeo's Privacy Policy: https://vimeo.com/privacy. 

aa) Legal basis

The processing of personal data by us is based on our legitimate interests in an effective exchange with the users of Vimeo, the visitors to our profile and in connection with communication with users on our social media profiles, including our company presentation in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 f) GDPR.

bb)                        Forwarding of data and data transfer to the USA

Data recorded when you visit our Vimeo channel may be forwarded to Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, based in the USA, and processed there. For data transfers to the USA, Vimeo ensures an appropriate level of data protection via the EU standard contractual clauses. A copy of the corresponding EU standard contractual clauses will be provided on request. Please contact privacy@suru-water.com.

We do not pass on data to third parties as part of the operation of our company profile.

7.   Duration of data storage

We only store personal data for as long as is necessary for the purposes for which it is processed or if you have withdrawn your consent. Insofar as statutory retention obligations must be observed, the storage period for certain data may be up to 10 years, regardless of the processing purposes.

8.   Your rights as a data subject

a)     Information 

You can request information about all personal data that we have stored about you free of charge at any time.

b)     Rectification, erasure, restriction of processing (blocking), objection 

If you no longer consent to the storage of your personal data or if it has become incorrect, we will arrange for the deletion or blocking of your data or make the necessary corrections (insofar as this is possible under the applicable law) if instructed to do so. The same applies if we are only to process data with restrictions in future. You have the right to object in particular in cases where your data is required for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or where the data processing is based on our legitimate interest, as well as profiling based on this. You also have such a right to object in the case of data processing for the purpose of direct marketing.

c)      Right to withdraw consent with effect for the future

You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future. Your withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of the processing up to the time of withdrawal. 

d)     Data portability 

If data processing is carried out on the basis of a contract, pre-contractual negotiations, consent or using automated procedures, you have the right to data portability. Upon request, we will provide you with your data in a common, structured and machine-readable format so that you can transfer the data to another controller if you wish.

e)     restriction of processing

Data for which we are not able to identify the data subject, e.g. if it has been anonymized for analysis purposes, is not covered by the above rights. Information, deletion, blocking, correction or transfer to another enterprise may be possible with regard to this data if you provide us with additional information that allows us to identify you.

f)       Exercising your rights as a data subject and right to lodge a complaint

If you have any questions regarding the processing of your personal data, information, rectification, blocking, objection or deletion of data or if you wish to transfer the data to another enterprise, please contact privacy@suru-water.com.
You also have the option of complaining to a supervisory authority about your rights as a data subject.