Data Security

Preliminary remark

tool-e-byte GmbH (hereinafter referred to as TEB) attaches particular importance to security and data protection. Private data remains private data, with us your sensitive data is in good hands.

Privacy Policy

When you access and use the TEB website, various information about your PC or other device, such as: B. a smartphone with which you use the website (hereinafter: your “system”) transmits information about you and your usage behavior to TEB. In the following data protection declaration we explain what information and personal data is involved and how we use it.


But the most important thing right here: For us, sensitive and responsible handling of your personal data is an essential part of a serious and customer-oriented business activity. The principle of data economy is also of great importance when collecting data. We only collect and use personal data to the extent that this is absolutely necessary for the implementation of the contractual relationship, the law requires it or you authorize us to do so.


We guarantee that no personal data will be passed on to unauthorized third parties without your consent. We follow a code when collecting and using your personal data, the key points of which we would like to inform you about in this data protection declaration. If you access content from our website via external websites that are not offered by TEB itself but by third parties (e.g. via affiliate partners), this declaration does not apply. In this case, please contact the respective provider if you have any questions regarding data protection.

1. What is personal data?

Personal data are all individual details about personal and factual circumstances of a specific or identifiable natural person (§ 3 Para. 1 BDSG). This includes, for example, information such as your name, your address and your telephone number. Information that cannot be used to find out your identity, such as age, gender or professional training, is not personal data

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2. Type, scope and purpose of data processing

2.1 If you use the TEB website without prior registration or login, ie visit the TEB website, we only record the information required to deliver the website you have called up to your computer. We also collect some data to improve security and performance, as well as such data that the legislator requires us to collect. The data collected for the aforementioned purposes includes the IP address assigned to your computer, the name and URL of the requested file, and the date and time of the request. Although these may allow identification, they are only kept for as long as is necessary for technical reasons or for a special offer.

2.2 Only when you register to use a service does the system request various data that are required for the implementation of the user relationship or participation, e.g. B. Name, address and contact details. The transfer made during registration to verify the user account is used exclusively for this purpose and not for advertising purposes. 2.3 In order to improve the Internet offering, TEB creates anonymized usage profiles. This means that it is not possible to draw conclusions about the individual user. You can object to the use of your data in this regard at any time. 2.4 Our website uses Piwik, which is a so-called web analysis service. Piwik uses so-called “cookies”, which are text files that are stored on your computer and enable us to analyze how the website is used. For this purpose, the usage information generated by the cookie (including your shortened IP address) is transmitted to our server and stored for usage analysis purposes, which serves to optimize our website. During this process, your IP address is immediately anonymized so that you as a user remain anonymous to us. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website will not be passed on to third parties. You can prevent the use of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly, If you do not agree to the storage and evaluation of this data from your visit, you can object to the storage and use at any time with a mouse click. In this case, a so-called opt-out cookie is stored in your browser, which means that Piwik does not collect any session data. Attention: If you delete your cookies, the opt-out cookie will also be deleted and may have to be activated again by you. 3. Cookies 3.1 A cookie is a text file that a website or web server sends to your browser to store on your system as an anonymous identifier that recognizes your system – but not you personally. 3.2 You have the option of setting your browser to notify you in advance when you are receiving a cookie, so that you can refuse to receive the cookie. You can also completely deactivate the receipt of cookies via your browser. However, this may result in some pages no longer functioning or only functioning to a limited extent. 3.3 If you log out properly, the session and permanent cookies set by us will be automatically deleted by your web browser depending on its settings. If you close the browser without logging out first, only the session cookie will be deleted, while a permanent cookie set at your request will remain. However, permanent cookies are in any case automatically deleted or invalidated after their validity period of one month has expired.

Disclosure of personal data to third parties / address and credit check 4.1 TEB generally only uses your personal data itself or through affiliated companies (§§ 15 ff. AktG) and only to the extent that it is necessary to provide the Internet offering and to implement the usage relationship or is otherwise permitted by law. 4.2 In order to verify the address data entered or to check the creditworthiness of our users, we also reserve the right to obtain information about the user from third parties. For this purpose, the information collected during registration about the name or company, address and, if applicable, date of birth is transmitted to a credit reporting agency or other information service, which uses this data to check the validity of the address or the creditworthiness of the respective user. For its part, the credit agency is committed to data protection. In the event of non-contractual processing (e.g. termination due to late payment, requested payment order in the event of an undisputed claim and compulsory enforcement measures), we can also transmit information about personal data to the credit reporting agency. The respective data transmission and storage only takes place to the extent that this is necessary to protect the legitimate interests of TEB or the general public and this does not impair the user’s interests worthy of protection. The user will be informed separately about the specific recipient of the data before transmission. 5. Consent/Withdrawal of Consent 5.1 By giving your consent as part of the registration, you represent the following: 5.2 I consent to TEB collecting and using my personal data in accordance with the above data protection declaration and passing it on to third parties in accordance with section 4.2. This applies accordingly if it is disputed whether a contract has come about. 5.3 You can revoke the above consent to the processing of your data at any time with effect for the future. You also have the right to free information, correction, blocking and, if necessary, deletion of your stored data. 6. Data protection officer and right to information 6.1 Please direct any further questions regarding data protection to the contact details provided in the legal notice.