WILPU Privacy Policy
In advance
Data protection is a concern that we take very seriously. We strictly adhere to statutory data protection regulations and ensure that the additional provisions of our privacy policy are up to date.
For the sake of readability, we use the masculine form in our privacy policy. However, we would like to point out that this privacy policy applies to every user, regardless of gender or identity.
Scope and purpose
This privacy policy applies exclusively to the website of Wilh. Putsch GmbH & Co. KG ( https://wilpu.com ), hereinafter referred to as WILPU. It provides information about the collection and processing of personal data by WILPU and is aimed at companies and consumers alike.
1. General
The purpose of this website is to introduce Wilh. Putsch GmbH & Co. KG (WILPU) as well as to provide product information and contact information for service questions.
2. Name and contact details of the controller
The responsible party within the meaning of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other data protection regulations is:
Wilh. Putsch GmbH& Co. KG
Ms. Lena Sleeper
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Straße 29
42855 Remscheid
T: + 49 2191 9888-0
Contact details of the data protection officer are:
Dataliance GmbH
Steinbecker Meile 1
42103 Wuppertal
datenschutz-wilpu@dataliance.de
T: +49 202 3712755
3. Hosting
We host the content of our website with IONOS SE, Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur (hereinafter IONOS), with whom we have concluded a data processing agreement (DPA). IONOS' use of data is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR and our legitimate interest in presenting our website as reliably as possible. Further details can be found in the IONOS privacy policy at https://www.ionos.de/terms-gtc/datenschutzerklaerung/ .
4. Data security
Our website uses SSL encryption to ensure the security of confidential data transmission. You can recognize this by the lock symbol in your browser's address bar. We also use appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction, or unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.
5. What are personal data?
Personal data is information relating to an identified or identifiable individual. This primarily includes information that allows conclusions to be drawn about your identity, such as your name, telephone number, address, or email address. Whenever "data" is used below, this always refers only to personal data.
6. Scope and purpose of the processing of personal data
6.1 Accessing the website
When you access this website www.wilpu.com, your browser automatically sends data to the website's server and temporarily stores it in a log file. Until it is automatically deleted, the following data is stored without further input from the visitor:
IP address of the visitor’s device,
Date and time of access by the visitor,
Name and URL of the page accessed by the visitor,
Website from which the visitor accesses the company website (so-called referrer URL),
Browser and operating system of the visitor's device as well as the name of the access provider used by the visitor.
The processing of this personal data is justified in accordance with Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The company has a legitimate interest in data processing for the purpose of
to quickly establish the connection to the company’s website,
to enable a user-friendly use of the website,
to identify and ensure the security and stability of the systems and
to facilitate and improve the administration of the website.
The processing is expressly not carried out for the purpose of gaining information about the person visiting the website.
6.2. Processing of personal data for email addresses
The homepage offers you the opportunity to contact us directly via clickable links. Clicking on the email address will open your default email program, such as Outlook.
Please note that clicking on these links may result in personal data (e.g., IP address) being transmitted to the respective service. This processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, as we have a legitimate interest in enabling you to contact us quickly and directly.
7. Storage period of your data
Unless a more specific storage period has been specified within this privacy policy, your personal data will be stored until the purpose for which it was collected has been fulfilled or until the expiry of the legally prescribed period.
If you revoke your consent or assert a legitimate request for deletion, your data will be deleted unless there are other legally permissible reasons (e.g., retention periods under tax or commercial law). In this case, deletion will occur after the expiration of the legally prescribed period.
8.Cookies
Our website does not use its own cookies. However, when you use YouTube and Google Maps services on the website, external cookies are set by the respective provider. You will be asked for your explicit consent before you directly use the service.
In general, you have the option to choose between essential and statistical cookies via the cookie banner when you first visit the website.
Cookies are divided into the following three types:
Essential cookies: These are required for the basic functionality of the website (e.g., cookie consent banner) and contain only technically necessary services. They do not require user consent. The legal basis for the use of necessary cookies is our legitimate interest in enabling the basic functions of the website in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
Functional cookies: These help optimize the website (e.g., Google Maps). They can be used to record, for example, pseudonymously, what you search for, how often you click on certain links or subpages, how long it takes to load, and how the website behaves in different browsers. We ask for your consent for this.
Marketing cookies: These help the website operator record the behavior of individual users and analyze the collected data in order to use it, for example, for targeted advertising on YouTube, etc. Your consent is also required here.
8.1. YouTube
To provide video content, WILPU uses the video portal “YouTube”, which is operated by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (hereinafter “Google”).
Processing of personal data by YouTube:
When you use YouTube, Google processes users' personal data. Detailed information about the data collected and how it is processed can be found in Google's privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de#infocollect .
Some of the information collected may be transferred to Google LLC, the parent company based in the USA, to other Google affiliates, or to external Google partners. These recipients may be located outside the European Union (EU). Google secures such data transfers through standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission and through adequacy decisions for certain third countries. Further details on how Google shares personal data can be found at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de#infosharing .
Privacy settings for WILPU YouTube videos:
WILPU uses the "enhanced privacy mode" option offered by Google for embedded YouTube videos. This means that when you simply visit a website with an embedded YouTube video, no personal data is initially transmitted to Google. Only when you actively play the video does your browser establish a connection to Google's servers to retrieve the content.
According to Google, in “enhanced privacy mode” information is only transferred to YouTube – including your IP address, the page you are viewing and device-specific information – when you actually watch the video.
If you are logged in to your Google Account while using YouTube, Google can assign this data directly to your user profile. To avoid this, you should log out of your YouTube or Google Account before playing videos.
Further information on YouTube and Google's privacy settings can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de#infochoices .
8.2. Google Maps
Google Maps is an online map service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States of America. Google Maps allows us to display locations and directions, thus improving our service. When you use Google Maps, data is transferred to Google and stored on Google's servers. These servers may also be located outside the European Economic Area, e.g., the USA.
For its services, Google collects and stores user data. This includes, among other things:
Activities in Google Maps, e.g. your searches and places you interact with
Location data based on GPS and other sensor data from or near your device, your IP address, and your activity on Google services
unique identifiers, browser type and browser settings, device type and device settings and operating system
Data about interactions between your apps, browsers and devices and Google services, including IP address, crash reports, system activity, the date, time and referrer URL of your request
Use:
Google uses data shared between linked services, among other things, for:
to provide personalized services, including content and ads, depending on your privacy settings
to maintain the services
to obtain information about how the services are used in order to enable their smooth functioning and to improve them
for further purposes described in the privacy policy ( https://business.safety.google/intl/de/privacy/google-services/maps/ )
For more information about Google Maps' privacy settings, please visit: https://support.google.com/policies/contact/general_privacy_form
8.3 Managing your cookie settings
You can change your cookie settings at any time and object to the use of statistical cookies by reopening the cookie banner (the fingerprint button in the bottom right corner) or by adjusting your browser settings accordingly. Please note, however, that deactivating essential cookies may affect the functionality of the website.
9. Social Media
This website does not use social media plugins. Connections to our social media offerings are only possible via the corresponding icon and link. The respective social media platform, not WILPU, is always responsible for data protection.
9.1. Facebook
Facebook is a service provided by MetaPlatformsIreland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland (hereinafter: Facebook). Although WILPU is not responsible for data processing, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with Facebook's privacy policy ( https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy ) and our additional notice below.
If you are logged in to Facebook, Facebook can associate your visit to our website with your Facebook account. Facebook can use this information, for example, to evaluate your use of our website with regard to the advertisements displayed to you on Facebook or to provide other services related to the use of Facebook.
If you do not want Facebook to assign the data collected via our website to your Facebook account, you must log out of Facebook before visiting our website.
9.2. Instagram
Instagram is a service provided by MetaPlatformsIreland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland (hereinafter: Instagram). Although WILPU is not responsible for data processing, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with Instagram's privacy policy ( https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy ) and our additional notice below.
If you are logged in to Instagram, Instagram can associate your visit to our website with your Instagram account. Instagram can use this information, for example, to evaluate your use of our website with regard to the advertisements displayed to you on Instagram or to provide other services related to the use of Instagram.
If you do not want Instagram to assign the data collected via our website to your Instagram account, you must log out of Instagram before visiting our website.
9.3. LinkedIn
LinkedIn is a service of LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin 2, Ireland (hereinafter: LinkedIn). Even though WILPU is not data controller, we recommend that you read the LinkedIn privacy policy ( https://privacy.linkedin.com/de-de ) and our additional notice below.
If you are logged in to LinkedIn, LinkedIn can associate your visit to our website with your LinkedIn account. LinkedIn can use this information, for example, to evaluate your use of our website with regard to the advertisements displayed to you on LinkedIn or to provide other services related to the use of LinkedIn.
If you do not want LinkedIn to associate the data collected through our website with your LinkedIn account, you must log out of LinkedIn before visiting our website.
10. Your rights as a data subject
As a consumer, you have the right, pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR, to request information from us as to whether we process your personal data. If we have processed your personal data, you have the right to information about:
purposes of processing,
Categories of personal data processed by you,
Recipients or categories of recipients to whom your personal data will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries,
where possible, the envisaged period for which your personal data will be stored or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period,
the existence of a right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing of personal data concerning you or a right to object to such processing,
the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority for data protection,
the available information about the data origin, unless the personal data was collected from you as the data subject
where applicable, the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, and meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the scope and intended effects of automated decision-making,
if applicable, in the case of transmission to recipients in third countries, unless there is a decision by the EU Commission on the adequacy of the level of protection pursuant to Art. 45 (3) GDPR, information on which appropriate guarantees are provided for the protection of personal data pursuant to Art. 46 (2) GDPR.
10.1 Correction and completion
If you discover that we have inaccurate personal data concerning you, you can request that we immediately correct this inaccurate data in accordance with Art. 16 GDPR. If your personal data concerning you is incomplete, you can request that it be completed.
10.2. Deletion
According to Art. 17 GDPR, you have the right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”), unless processing is necessary to exercise the right to freedom of expression, the right to information or to fulfill a legal obligation or to perform a task carried out in the public interest and one of the following reasons applies:
The personal data are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were processed.
The sole justification for the processing was your consent, which you have withdrawn.
You have objected to the processing of your personal data that we have made public.
You have objected to the processing of personal data that we have not made public and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing.
Your personal data has been processed unlawfully.
The deletion of personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation to which we are subject.
There is no right to erasure if, in the case of lawful, non-automated data processing, erasure is not possible or only possible with disproportionate effort due to the special nature of the storage, and your interest in erasure is limited. In this case, restriction of processing shall take precedence over erasure.
10.3. Restriction of processing
You can request that we restrict processing in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR if one of the following reasons applies:
You contest the accuracy of the personal data. In this case, you can request restriction of processing for a period enabling us to verify the accuracy of the data.
The processing is unlawful and you request that the use of your personal data be restricted instead of deleted.
We no longer need your personal data for the purposes of processing, but you need it to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.
You have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR. Restriction of processing may be requested as long as it has not yet been determined whether our legitimate reasons outweigh yours.
Restriction of processing means that personal data will only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of important public interest. Before lifting the restriction, we are obliged to inform you.
10.4. Data portability
According to Art. 20 GDPR, you have a right to data portability if the processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 letter a) or Art. 9 (2) letter a) GDPR) or on a contract to which you are a party and the processing is carried out using automated procedures. In this case, the right to data portability includes the following rights, provided that this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others: You can request that we receive the personal data you have provided to us in a structured, common and machine-readable format. You have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from us. Where technically feasible, you can request that we transmit your personal data directly to another controller.
10.5. Objection
If the processing is based on Art. 6 (1) Sentence 1 Letter e) GDPR (performance of a task in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority) or on Art. 6 (1) Sentence 1 Letter f) GDPR (legitimate interest of the controller or a third party), you have the right, pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR, to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for reasons arising from your particular situation. This also applies to profiling based on Art. 6 (1) Sentence 1 Letter e) or Letter f) GDPR. After exercising your right of objection, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.
You have the option of informing us of your objection by telephone, email, or to our company's postal address listed at the beginning of this privacy policy.
10.6. Revocation of consent
According to Art. 7 (3) GDPR, you have the right to revoke your consent at any time with future effect. You can revoke your consent informally by telephone, email, or to our postal address. The revocation does not affect the legality of the data processing that was carried out on the basis of your consent up until the time of receipt of the revocation. Upon receipt of the revocation, the data processing that was based exclusively on your consent will be discontinued.
10.7. Complaint
If you believe that the processing of personal data concerning you is unlawful, you can lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority responsible for the place of your residence or work or for the place of the alleged infringement, in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR.
The data protection authority responsible for WILPU is:
State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information North Rhine-Westphalia
PO Box 20 04 44
40102 Düsseldorf
11. Status and updates of this privacy policy
This privacy policy is dated April 7, 2025.
Due to the ongoing development of our website and the services it offers, or due to changes in legal or regulatory requirements, it may become necessary to amend this privacy policy. You can access and print the current privacy policy on the website at any time.
