Privacy policy

As of November 2026. The legally binding version is the German Datenschutzerklärung.

1. Controller

GroosHandel, Paul Groos
Max-Planck-Str. 13, 57074 Siegen, Germany
Email: partners@grooshandel.com

2. Summary

• This website does not set cookies and does not use analytics or tracking tools.
• No third-party content is loaded; fonts and images are served from our own server.
• We only process personal data when you contact us via the contact form or by email.
• The connection to this website is encrypted via TLS (HTTPS).

3. Hosting and server log files

This website is hosted by Vercel Inc. (USA). When you visit the website, Vercel processes technically necessary data in server log files: IP address, date and time of access, requested page, referrer URL and browser identifier (user agent). This data is required to deliver the website and keep it secure.

The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR; our legitimate interest is the secure and stable provision of the website. Vercel is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. A data processing agreement including EU standard contractual clauses is in place with Vercel.

4. Contact form

If you contact us via the contact form, we process the data you enter (name, company, email address, optional phone number, topic and message) to handle your enquiry. To protect against spam, we also store a non-reversible hash of your IP address and your browser identifier.

The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR where your enquiry relates to entering into a contract, otherwise Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interest in answering enquiries and preventing spam).

Enquiries are stored in a database operated by Supabase Inc.; the servers are located in the EU (Ireland). A data processing agreement is in place with Supabase. We delete your enquiry once it has been fully handled, unless statutory retention obligations (e.g. for business correspondence) apply.

5. Contact by email

If you contact us by email, we process your details to handle your enquiry (legal bases as under no. 4). Our emails are processed via Google Workspace (Google Ireland Limited).

6. 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) and restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR),
• data portability (Art. 20 GDPR),
• object to processing based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (Art. 21 GDPR).

Please use the contact details above. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR), for example the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information of North Rhine-Westphalia.