Privacy Policy

We appreciate your interest in our website.

We place great importance on protecting your personal data during your visit to our website with regard to their acquisition, processing and utilization. Your data are protected in accordance with the German statutory regula-tions.

Please take a moment to read the information below. They will tell you how we handle your personal data, how and f or what purpose this data will be used, with whom we share this data and how we protect your personal data.

Your personality rights are our highest priority and we make every effort to protect and guarantee these rights.


The entity responsible for processing your personal data within the meaning of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:


Haworth GmbH

Am Deisterbahnhof 6

31848 Bad Münder am Deister

Telephone: 49 (0) 5042-5010

Email: info.de@haworth.com


Data protection officer

If you have any questions regarding data protection, please contact our data protection officer S-CON GmbH & Co. KG, Kriegerstraße 44, 30161 Hannover; they will be gladly available to help (privacy@haworth.com).


Acquisition and processing of data

Every access to our website and every retrieval of files existing on the website is recorded in the system. This storing of data serves internal system-specific and statistical purposes.

The following are logged:


  • Name of the retrieved file,
  • Date and time of retrieval,
  • Amount of data transferred,
  • Message about successful retrieval,
  • Operating system used,
  • Browser and browser type,
  • The website from which it was forwarded,
  • The internet service provider,
  • Visited pages and
  • requesting domains.

In addition, the IP addresses of the requesting computers are logged. However, the person responsible is not able to draw any conclusions about any particular person.

This information is only needed to properly display the content of our website, to sustainably optimize the con-tent for you, and to provide documentation for any criminal prosecution in case of hacker attacks. The data were processed based on our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 para. 1 SUB PARA. 1 lit. f) DSGVO (GDPR / EU General Data Protection Regulation). Processing the data is necessary for the operation of the website.

The data are saved as long as they are required for the purpose of fulfillment of purpose and then automatical-ly deleted.


Data subject rights

According to Art. 15 DSGVO (GDPR) the data subject has a right to information about the processing of their personal data.

In addition, you are free to assert your rights to rectification, deletion or, if deletion is not possible, restriction of processing and data transmission in accordance with Articles 16–18, 20 of the DSGVO (GDPR). If you wish to exercise this right, please contact our data protection officer.

Furthermore, you have the right to complain to the competent supervisory authority at any time. If you believe that the processing of your personal data is not carried out in accordance with data protection laws, we would kindly ask you to contact our data protection officer.

Furthermore, you have the right to object, at any time, to the processing of your personal data.


Protection of stored data

To protect your personal data provided to us from manipulation, loss, destruction or access by unauthorized persons we employ technical and organizational security measures. Our safety measures are continuously improved and adapted to the state of the art. It cannot be ruled out that unencrypted data transmitted by you could be viewed by third parties during the transmission. It should be noted that no final secure transmission can be guaranteed with regard to data transmission over the internet (e.g., when communicating via email). Sensitive data should therefore either not be transmitted at all or only transmitted over the internet via a secure connection (SSL).


Protection of minors

Consent to the processing of nominative data can only be given by a person of adult age. For information society services, the consent of a child from the age of sixteen and older is acceptable in accordance with Art. 8 DSGVO (GDPR).


Contact form

All your personal data and other information that you provide to us via the contact form set up on our website are only collected and processed for the purpose of handling and answering your inquiries.


By contacting us you give your consent for the data processing according to Art. 6 para. 1 SUB PARA. 1 lit. a) DSGVO (GDPR).


If you show interest in an offer, your personal data will be used for the contract preparation according to Art. 6 para. 1 SUB PARA. 1 lit. b) DSGVO (GDPR).

Your data will be forwarded to us via our provider’s email. In case of non-provision, we are not able to contact you and to process your request.

Automated decision-making is not undertaken.


Your personal data will not be passed on to external third parties.

A transfer of your personal data to a third country does take place in the case that the provider of the contact form, the HubSpot Inc, (HubSpot, Inc., 25 first Street, 2nd Floor, Cambridge, MA 02141 USA) is located in the USA. We use HubSpot for evaluating the use of our websites (e.g., accesses, visited pages, dwell time, etc.). This cookie is used to record the identity of a visitor. It is transferred to the HubSpot software when a contact form is submitted.


You have the right to revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. The legality of the data pro-cessing carried out up to a revocation remains unaffected.

Your personal data, which you provide to us via the contact form, will be stored by us for the duration of the processing of your request and will be kept until the respective legal deadlines have expired.


User Log-in

All your personal data and other information that you provide to us during registration on our website and within the customer portal will only be collected and processed for the purpose of your registration and future registra-tion on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 SUB PARA. 1 lit. b) DSGVO (GDPR). Unfortunately, in case of non-provision, you will not be able to register on our website and use the customer portal.


Automated decision-making is not undertaken.


Your personal data will not be passed on to external third parties.

The personal data you provide is not being transferred to a third country or an international organization and this also not in the planning.


Your personal data, which you provide to us via the registration and in our customer portal, will be stored with us until you log off or delete your user account or have it deleted, and, if applicable, in accordance with a statutory retention period.


Cookies

Technically necessary cookies (session cookies)

We only use technical cookies on our website to make the website more user-friendly. In order to use the full functionality of our website, it is therefore necessary for technical reasons to allow these session cookies.


The purpose of using such cookies is to give you the opportunity to use the website in a simplified and more user-friendly manner. Therefore, it is necessary that the browser recognizes you even after changing the page.


The data will not be used to create a user profile of you. The legal basis for the use of technical cookies is our legitimate interest according to Art. 6 para. 1 SUB PARA. 1 lit. f) DSGVO (GDPR). It is not possible to use the website without session cookies.


Data Protection Publication Information

Responsibility for the publication and operation of the web presence in the sense of § 5 TMG


Haworth GmbH


Am Deisterbahnhof 6


31848 Bad Münder am Deister


Telephone: +49 (0) 5042 501-0Fax: +49 (0) 5042 501-200E-Mail: info.de@haworth.com


www.haworth.com


Managing director / Board: Christian Ennenbach, Maik Haenel VAT-Id No.: DE123990410


Responsible for contents in the sense of § 18 para. 2 Dienstleistungserbringer (MStV) [State Media Treaty]: Mr. Christian Ennenbach and Herr Maik Haenel (see above for addresses)


Commercial Register: Hannover District Court


Registration Number: HRB (commercial register) 212482


The European Union has set up an online platform (“ODR platform”) that you can contact for the out-of-court settlement of consumer disputes.


The platform is available at: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/odr/.


The Haworth GmbH will not take part in any dispute settlement proceedings before a con-sumer settlement body and is not obliged to do so. (Participation excluded)


Contact information is published as part of the German law to provide publication de-tails. It is prohibited and hereby rejected that third parties use this information to send unsolicited advertisement and information materials. We reserve the right to initiate legal steps in the event of unsolicited sending of advertising information, for example via Spam emails.


1. Contents of the online offering

Every effort is made when creating this website, to ensure that the information on this website is as up-to-date, accurate and as clear as possible. Despite all efforts, it is possible that unin-tended misstatements may occur. This website contents offer is made by the responsible parties without obligation and with the exclusion of any guarantees or assurances. This also applies to all web pages that are referred to via (hyper) links.


If there is no demonstrably deliberate or grossly negligent fault on the part of the person re-sponsible, liability claims against the person responsible, which relate to damage of a material or immaterial nature, caused by the use or non-use of the information provided or by the use of incorrect and incomplete information, are excluded.


2. References and links

In the case of direct or indirect references to external internet pages ("links"), which are out-side of the area of responsibility of the person in charge, liability applies exclusively in the case where the person responsible has knowledge of the contents and it would be technically possible and reasonable to prevent the use of illegal contents.


The person responsible hereby expressly declares that, at the time of setting the link, no illegal content was recognizable on the pages to be linked. The person responsible has no influence on the current and future design, content or authorship of the linked pages. However, it is not reasonable to expect continuous control of content pages, without any concrete indications of a violation of the law. Therefore, we hereby expressly distance ourselves from all contents of the linked pages that was changed after the link was set. This statement applies to all links and references set within this internet offer as well as to external entries in the available guest books, discussion forums and mailing lists of the person responsible. Should damage arise from the use or non-use of such information offered, the provider of the page to which refer-ence was made has sole liability, not the entity who merely refers via links to the respective publication. This also applies to illegal, incorrect or incomplete content. Once we know about any such violations, we will remove the content.


3. Copyright and trademark law

The person responsible shall strive to honor the copyrights of the graphics, sound documents, video sequences and texts used in all publications and to use graphics, sound documents, video sequences and texts created by the person responsible, or to make use of license-free graphics, sound documents, video sequences and texts.


All brands and trademarks mentioned in the internet offer and possibly protected by third par-ties are subject, without restriction, to the provisions of the respective valid trademark law and the ownership rights of the respective owners. The mere mention of trademarks cannot lead to the conclusion that trademarks are not protected by the rights of third parties.


The contents and pages created by us on these pages are subject to German copyright law. The copyright for published works created by the person responsible remains solely with the author. Reproduction or use of such works, in particular graphics, sound documents, video sequences and texts, is not permitted without the express consent of the person responsible. For the lawful use of the information and pictures provided on this homepage, it must be done with specification of the copyright source. We reserve the right to withdraw permission to re-produce copyrighted material at any time. This applies in particular, if we believe that the right to reproduce the material is used in a manner contrary to our interests, or if instructions for the protection of copyright are not observed resolutely.


We do not assume any warranty or liability for the exemption from third party rights in con-nection with this authorization.


4. Limitation of liability and disclaimer

This website has been compiled with the greatest possible care. According to § 7 para. 1 TMG (German Telemedia Act), we as service provider are responsible for our own content on these pages according to the general laws. However, according to §§ 8 to 10 TMG there is no obligation for us as a service provider to monitor transmitted or stored third-party infor-mation. Furthermore, we are not obliged to investigate circumstances that indicate an illegal activity. This shall not affect the obligation to remove or block the use of information after gaining knowledge of the issue. Liability for a specific infringement of the law is not possible prior to the date of having gained knowledge of it. The particular contents will be removed immediately after notification of the respective infringement.


In the event of damage of a material or immaterial nature as a result of the use or non-use of the information provided, or by the use of incorrect and incomplete information, if there is no demonstrably deliberate or grossly negligent fault on the part of the person responsible, liabil-ity claims against the person responsible are excluded.


All offers are subject to change and are not binding. We expressly reserve the right to change, supplement or delete parts of or all pages without separate announcement or to temporarily or permanently cease publication or to link to other terms of use.


5. Legal validity of this disclaimer

This disclaimer is to be regarded as part of the internet offer which referred to this page. If parts or individual formulations of this text do not, no longer or not completely comply with the current legal situation, the remaining parts of the document shall remain unaffected in their content and validity.