Data Protection

Data Protection

Data protection declaration

Welcome to the HELLA Group of Companies (HELLA)

A warm welcome to the HELLA Group

We are delighted that you are visiting our website and would like to thank you for your interest in our company, our products, and our online information.

 

Respects Your Privacy

As the company responsible for the web pages, HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA, Rixbecker Str. 75, D-59552 Lippstadt takes the issue of protecting personal information very seriously. Data protection and information security are part of our company policy. Accordingly, protecting your privacy when processing personal data and the security of all commercial information is an important matter for us, which we observe in our business processes. We treat personal information collected during your visit to our website confidentially and only use it in accordance with legal regulations.

Our web pages may contain links to third-party providers to which this statement on data protection does not apply. We have no influence on whether the administrators of these web pages maintain and uphold the relevant data protection regulations.

Personal data

Personal data is information that can be used to learn about your identity. This includes your name, address, postal address and phone number. Information that cannot be associated with your identity, such as the number of users on a website, is not considered personal data.

Obtaining, saving and processing personal data

Whenever you visit our website, we save the name of your internet service provider, the browser type used, the website from which you visit ours, the web pages that you visit while on our website and the date and duration of your visit. No other personal information is stored. You can therefore use our website without having to disclose your identity.

When you visit special areas of our website or participate in certain campaigns, additional data may be collected and saved. Personal data may need to be entered, in order to participate in a survey, forward an inquiry, or process a contract.

Specifying personal data is voluntary. When you submit a query using one of our contact forms or via e-mail, we save the data that you provide about yourself in order to facilitate individual communication with you and to process your query.

Certain areas of our website require you to log in separately, at which point we will ask you to enter your name and/or other personal information during the registration and/or login procedure. For areas such as Tech World or Partner World, which address a specific target group, we utilize the registration procedure to appropriately identify the users of the respective target group. It is your decision whether you are willing to provide this information. Some campaigns or promotions, such as those that access specific information, require you to make several data entries. Entry fields that must be completed are designated with an asterisk (*). Additional information that has not been highlighted as mandatory is optional and provided voluntarily.

Use and dissemination of personal information, the processing purpose and legal basis

We use your personal data to technically manage our websites, customers, product surveys, and marketing to the extent required for each specific case only. We will never transmit your data to third parties outside the HELLA Group without your consent, especially with regard to marketing purposes. An overview of the HELLA Group of companies is available online at www.hella.com/company.

When you access our website, we collect only the information and personal data you have agreed to provide to us that is necessary to identify your needs and to provide you with better service. Depending on the jurisdiction, information about you may be called “personal information,” “personally identifiable information,” or just “personal data.” In this Privacy Policy, we call it both personal data and personal information in an effort to match the jurisdictional preferences.

Through your use of our website, we may request personal data including, but not limited to:

• Name, company, and job title;
• Contact information including email address and phone number;
• Demographic information including postal code, product preferences and interests;
• Internet Protocol (“IP”) Address and other persistent identifiers;
• Login credentials including username and password; and
• Other information relevant to customer surveys and offers.

If you become a registered user or if you conduct transactions through our website, we will collect information about the transactions you engage in while on the website. This information may include, without limitation, aspects of the HELLA Group Products and Services, your transaction type, the content that you view, download, or submit, the transaction amount, payment, and billing information as well as the nature, quantity and price of the goods or services you exchange and the individuals or entities with whom you communicate or transact business.

For example, we collect and process the following information when you open an account with us:

• Account registration information: When you create an account with us, you provide us with your full name, email address, and telephone number. You may also voluntarily provide us with additional personal data to enhance your user experience. This may include a profile picture (if you have not signed in via Facebook), your month of birth, and precise geolocation.
• Transaction information: We collect information relating to the orders that you make including valid payment method details. Payments are made through a payment processor, and we do not store your credit card information in our own systems. We will also collect information about your purchase history made available through the App. We may also review data relating to your completed transactions on successfully completed orders.
• Customer feedback and support: We process the information that you give us whenever you contact us. We may make a copy of any correspondence with you for our training and quality purposes.
• Marketing opt-ins and opt-outs: We process information about you when you have agreed to receive marketing and promotional material from us.
• Device information: We collect your device ID; IP address; device type; operating system and version; general geographic location (from your IP address); browser type; screen resolution; device manufacturer and model; language; interaction with QR codes; and use of loyalty cards. You may control some of this information through your device settings.

Some of this personal data, including name, company name if applicable, and contact information, will only be collected if you voluntarily provide it during the user registration process. We may also track information such as the domain name and the name of the web page from which you entered our web portal, and how much time you spend on each of our pages. We collect information that is combined with other web visitors' information, such as how many times visitors click on each web page and the methods by which our Products and Services were found.

You will be asked to provide personal data in certain fields when using our website that allows you to be able to review or access our Products and Services. The personal data we collect is used only for the purpose we state at the time of collection or for purposes contained below. For example, our uses may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• To process transactions. We use personal data such as name, physical address, telephone number, email address, and company/institution to engage in interactions with you, including contacting you about your transactions with our Products and Services.
• To process payments. We use financial/credit card and payment information to process your order and may need to share some of this information with delivery services, credit card clearing houses, and other third parties to complete the transaction.
• To provide support or other services. We may use your personal data to provide you with support or other services that you have ordered or requested. We may also use your personal information to respond directly to your requests for information, including registrations for newsletters, webinars, or other specific requests, or pass your contact information to one of our distributors or resellers for further follow-up related to your interests.
• To provide information based on your needs and respond to your requests. We may use your personal data to provide you with notices of new product releases and service developments.
• To provide online forums and social networks. Some of our Products and Services may permit you to participate in interactive discussions, post comments, opportunities, or other content to a forum, or otherwise engage in networking activities. Some of these services may be moderated; all may be accessed for technical reasons (for example, for improvements or fixes). We do not control the content that users post to our forums or social networks. You should carefully consider whether you wish to submit personal information to these forums or social networks and tailor any content you submit appropriately and in accordance with the relevant terms of use. You should also review any additional terms and conditions that may govern your use of these services, including terms related to sharing your personal information and receiving communications.
• To administer products. We may contact you if you purchase products to confirm certain information about your order (for example, that you did not experience problems in the download process). We may also use this information to confirm compliance with licensing and other terms of use and may share it with your company/institution.
• To select content, improve quality, and facilitate use of our Products and Services. We may use your personal data, including the information gathered through website cookies as a result of your navigation across our website (that may include third-party cookies), to help create and personalize the Products and Services that may interest you, track marketing campaign responsiveness, evaluate page response rates, conduct usability testing, and facilitate your use of our Products and Services (for example, to facilitate navigation and the login process, avoid duplicate data entry, enhance security, keep track of shopping cart additions, and preserve order information between sessions).
• To serve personalized advertising to you. We do not share your personal data with advertisers without your consent. We allow advertisers to choose the characteristics of users who will see their advertisements, and we may use any of the non-personally identifiable data attributes we have collected to select the appropriate audience for those advertisements. When you click on or otherwise interact with an advertisement, there is a possibility that the advertiser may place a cookie in your browser and that your attributes meet the criteria the advertiser selected.
• To assess usage of our products and services. We may track your usage of our Products and Services to determine your level of usage, and those usage statistics may be made available to our content licensors and your company/institution.
• To communicate with you about our events. We may communicate with you about events hosted or co-sponsored by us or one of our business associates. This may include information about the event’s content, event logistics, payment, updates, and additional information related to the event. Information you provide when registering for, or participating in, a conference managed or co-sponsored by parties, other than or in addition to the information obtained via our website may be shared with those parties, and the treatment of such information is subject to the privacy policies of those parties, not us. Hella Group and its conference co-sponsors may contact you after the event about the event, subsequent iterations of the event and/or related events. Please note that our event organizers, co-sponsors, exhibitors, and other third parties may directly request your personal information at their conference booths or online presentations. Providing your information to them is optional, and you should review their privacy policies to address your particular needs and concerns about how they will treat your personal information.
• To update you on our benefits, programs, and opportunities. We may communicate with you regarding our benefits, programs, and opportunities that may be available to you.
• To engage with third parties. We may share your personal data with third parties in connection with services that these individuals or entities perform on our behalf. These third parties are restricted from using your data in any way other than to provide services for us or for the collaboration in which they and Hella Group are contractually engaged (for example, hosting a Hella Group database or engaging in data processing on our behalf, or mailing you information that you requested). We carefully select these third parties, and they are contractually obligated to keep your data secure. From time to time, and with your consent, we may also share your information with third parties that might provide content, products, or services of interest to you.
• To protect our content and services. We may use your personal data to prevent potentially illegal activities and to enforce our terms and conditions. We also use a variety of technological systems to detect and address anomalous activity and to screen content to prevent abuse, such as spam. These efforts may, on occasion, result in a temporary or permanent suspension or termination of some functions for some users. By using our Products and Services, you acknowledge and agree that we may access, retain, and disclose the personal data we collect and maintain about you if required to do so by applicable law of the relevant jurisdiction or in a good faith belief that such access, retention, or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process (e.g. a subpoena or court order) or law; (b) enforce our Terms of Service, this Privacy Policy, or other contracts with you, including investigation of potential violations thereof; (c) respond to claims that any content violates the rights of third parties; (d) respond to your requests for customer service; and/or (e) protect the rights, property or personal safety of the HELLA Group, its agents, affiliates, users, and/or the public. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection, compliance with applicable law, spam/malware prevention, and similar purposes.
• To get feedback or input from you. In order to deliver the Products and Services of most interest to our customers, from time to time, we may ask members, customers, volunteers, and website visitors to provide us with their input and feedback (for example through surveys, usability studies, focus groups).
• To protect our information assets as well as your own personal data. Our Information Security Program protects the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of our information assets by following a risk management approach based on policies, standards, guidelines, and procedures to meet security objectives while supporting business and operational goals.
• To assist in Business Transfers. As we continue to develop our business, we may buy, merge, or partner with other companies. In such transactions, (including in contemplation of such transactions) user information may be among the transferred assets. If a portion or all of our assets are sold or transferred to a third-party, customer personal data (including your email address) would likely be one of the transferred business assets. If such transfer is subject to additional mandatory restrictions under applicable laws, we will comply with such restrictions.

To the extent that we collect certain demographic information about you, we may use this information in our market research, but we will do so only after we “anonymize” or “pseudonymize” the data, i.e., remove information that would confirm your identity. We will not use your personal data, however, to send commercial or marketing messages to you unless we have a legal basis for doing so, such as your consent or a contract with us for which, in either case, you will have the ability to opt out of by sending an email to [email protected].

We do not collect personal data when you browse our website and request pages from our servers unless you voluntarily and knowingly provide such information to us. This means that we will not know your name, your email address, or any other personal data just because you browse the website unless you:

• access our Products and Services from a link in an email that we have sent to you;
• have created a profile and you either log-in to your account or choose to be remembered via your cookie or your web-enabled mobile device.

In these cases, we will know who you are based on the information you previously supplied to us. When you request a page from our website, our servers log the information provided in the HTTP request header including the IP number, the time of the request, the URL of your request and other information that is provided in the HTTP header. We collect the HTTP request header information in order to make our website and the Products and Services we offer function correctly and provide you with the functionality that you expect to see. We also use this information to personalize the content we present, better understand how visitors use our website, and better tune the website, its contents, and its functionality to meet your needs. We only use your personally identifiable information for those activities listed at the time you submit your information to us. For example, if you provide us with an email to inform you of special events, then that is what we will use your email address to do. If we would like to use your personal data for an unrelated activity, we will first request your consent to do so.

 

We will transmit your data to authorities entitled to request such information to the extent that this is required by law or has been mandated by court order.

Data access

So that our operations are correctly and appropriately managed, carefully selected staff from the HELLA Group also have access to your data. The data cannot be used by these members of staff for their own purposes. The employees tasked with employees shall undertake to uphold confidentiality and data secrecy. Moreover, an acceptable level of data protection is guaranteed at all times.

Your Data Rights

We respect your right to access and control your personal data. You have choices about the data we collect. When you are asked to provide personal data that is not necessary for the purposes of providing you with our Products and Services, you may decline. However, if you choose not to provide data that is necessary to provide a particular service or product, you may not have access to certain features on our website.

Please note that your privacy rights may be specific to the state in which you reside. In the list below, we identify the states where certain privacy rights differ or are absent and describe the difference or omission.

Access to personal data: You have the right to request access to your personal data. In these cases, we will comply, subject to any relevant legal requirements and exemptions, including identity verification procedures. Before providing data to you, we will ask for proof of identity and sufficient information about your interaction with us so that we can locate any relevant data. We may also charge you a fee for providing you with a copy of your data (except where this is not permissible under applicable law). This right is available in all states with consumer privacy laws currently in effect.

Correction and deletion: In some jurisdictions, you have the right to correct or amend your personal information if it is inaccurate or requires updating. You may also have the right to request deletion of your personal information. The right to request deletion of your personal information is available in all states with consumer privacy laws currently in effect. Please note that such a request could be refused because your personal information is required to provide you with the products or services you requested, e.g., to deliver a product or send an invoice to your email address, or because it is required by applicable law. Iowa and Utah do not provide individuals with the right to correct. Other than those two states, the right to correct is available in all states with consumer privacy laws currently in effect.

Opt-Out of certain data processing: In some jurisdictions, you have the right to restrict a business’s ability to process personal information about the consumer. Residents of California have the right to opt out of certain data processing for sensitive data, which is defined below in “Right to Opt-Out.” Residents of Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana (effective Jan. 1, 2026), Kentucky (effective Jan. 1, 2026), Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island (effective Jan. 1, 2026), Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Virginia have the right to opt out of processing for profiling/targeted advertising purposes. Residents of Iowa do not have this right.

Right to Opt-Out: There is a right to opt out of collecting sensitive personal information in California. Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) sensitive personal information (“SPI”) is defined as personal information that reveals the following: (1) a consumer’s social security, driver’s license, state identification card, or passport number; (2) a consumer’s account log-in, financial account, debit card, or credit card number in combination with any required security or access code, password, or credentials allowing access to an account; (3) a consumer’s precise geolocation; (4) a consumer’s racial or ethnic origin, religious or philosophical beliefs, or union membership; (5) the contents of a consumer’s mail, email, and text messages unless the business is the intended recipient of the communication; (6) a consumer’s genetic data; (7) the processing of biometric information for the purpose of uniquely identifying a consumer; (8) personal information collected and analyzed concerning a consumer’s health.; and (9) personal information collected and analyzed concerning a consumer’s sex life or sexual orientation. SPI that is “publicly available” is not considered sensitive personal information or personal information. Hella Group does not process SPI (as that term is defined under the CCPA) when collecting your account information. Because we limit our use of SPI to what is necessary to perform the services reasonably expected by you, California residents would not have the right to limit this use. Importantly, we do not process personal information for profiling or targeted advertising. Under other current U.S. state privacy laws account information (login and password) is not defined as SPI.

Right to Opt-In: Except for California, Iowa, and Utah, current U.S. state privacy laws require organizations to obtain affirmative opt-in consent to collect and use SPI.

Right to Opt-Out of Sales: You have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal data. This right is available in all states with consumer privacy laws currently in effect. If you are a California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, or Virginia, resident and have an established business relationship with us and want to receive information about how to exercise your third-party disclosure choices, you must send a request to the following address with a preference on how our response to your request should be sent (email or postal mail). You may contact us in two ways.

1. Send an email to [email protected]
2. Alternatively, you may contact us at:

Hella Automotive Sales, Inc.
611 Highway 74 S., Suite 102
Peachtree City, GA 30269 USA

ATTN: Marketing Dept. c/o Privacy Administrator

For requests sent via email you must put the statement “Your [insert your state of residence] Privacy Rights” in the subject field of your email. All requests sent via postal mail must be labeled “Your [insert your state of residence] Privacy Rights” on the envelope or post card and clearly stated on the actual request. For all requests, please include your name, street address, city, state, and zip code. (Your street address is optional if you wish to receive a response to your request via email. Please include your zip code for our own recordkeeping.) We will not accept requests via the telephone or by facsimile. We are not responsible for responding to notices that are not labeled or not sent properly, or do not have complete information.

If you are a California resident under the age of 18, California Business and Professions Code Section 22581 permits you to request and obtain removal of content or information you have publicly posted. Please be aware that such a request does not ensure complete or comprehensive removal of the content or information you have posted and that there may be circumstances in which the law does not require or allow removal even if requested.

In addition, if we process your personal information in reliance upon your consent, you can still contact us at any time to withdraw your consent.

We will respond to all legitimate requests within 30 days. If you exercise your right to: (1) opt out of the sale, (2) opt out of the sharing, or (3) limit the use of SPI (assuming that we even have your SPI), we will cease using and disclosing the SPI as soon as feasibly possible. Requests that fall into these three categories will be fulfilled within 15 days of the request.

Sensitive data processing: In some jurisdictions, applicable U.S. state privacy laws require organizations to obtain affirmative opt-in consent to collect and use SPI. Residents of Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia have this right, basically requiring individuals to consent to the collection and use of their SPI. Residents of California do not have this right, but they may limit the use of SPI to that which is necessary to perform the services. Residents of Iowa and Utah must be presented with clear notice and an opportunity to opt-out of such processing, otherwise they will be subject to an opt-in default.

Portability: You have the right to ask for a copy of your personal data and/or ask for it to be ported to another provider of your choice. Please note that such a request could be limited only to the personal data you provided to us or that we hold at that given time and subject to any relevant legal requirements and exemptions, including identity verification procedures. Residents of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Virginia have the right to request personal information about the consumer be disclosed in a common file format.

Automated decision making: In some jurisdictions, residents have the right to opt out of certain automated decision making. Residents of California, Delaware, Maryland, and Rhode Island have this right. Residents of Colorado, Connecticut, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia only have the right to opt out of certain automated decision-making. Residents of Iowa and Utah do not have this right.

Private right of action: In some jurisdictions, residents may seek civil damages from a business for violations of a statute. Residents of California have a private right of action limited to certain violations only. Residents of Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Virginia do not have this right.

Marketing preferences: If you have provided us with your contact information, we may, subject to any applicable Spam Act or similar regulation, contact you via email, postal mail, or telephone about our Products, Services, or events that may be of interest to you, including newsletters.

If you receive email communications from us, we will provide you with an unsubscribe link allowing you to opt-out of receiving future email or to change your contact preferences. Email communications may also include a link to directly update and manage your marketing preferences. If you have an online account with us, you can also change your contact preferences through [email protected]. Please remember that even if you opt out of receiving marketing emails, we may still send you important information related to your accounts.

Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your consumer rights under applicable privacy laws. Email communications you receive from us will provide you with an unsubscribe link allowing you to opt-out of receiving future email or to change your contact preferences. Email communications may also include a link to directly update and manage your marketing preferences. See Section 7 for how to manage your contact preferences. Please remember that even if you opt out of receiving marketing emails, we may still send you important information related to your account.

 

Use of cookies

Information about cookies:
A cookie is a small text file that is stored on your device when visiting a web page to help identify your device in the process. Cookies are used to store information when you visit different pages of a website or when you return to a website. Cookies do not contain any personal information and cannot execute any programs that could activate a virus.

Functionality:
Cookies of this category are stored on the device of the visitor so that the website can function as intended.

Statistics:
Cookies of this category are used to collect statistics on visitors to the website to improve the experience of the visit. Data collected is used internally and is not transferred to third parties.

Internet browsers are typically configured to automatically accept cookies. However, you can deactivate the function to automatically save cookies or configure your Internet browser so that it notifies you accordingly as soon as cookies are sent.

You can find here an overview lists with the cookies used by FORVIA HELLA websites.

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Web tracking

When you visit the pages on our website, the information that your browser sends is collected and evaluated. This collection process takes place by way of pixels (web beacons) that are integrated on the web pages as well as through the use of cookies.

Collected data is used to create anonymous usage profiles that serve as the basis for web statistics. However, individual users are not personally identified, nor is the data collated with other data.

You can prevent data from being collected and saved at any time by changing the settings of your Internet browser. This setting will also be recognized during any subsequent visits. For this purpose, access your browser's settings section and configure the browser to block or reject third-party cookies.

This website uses PIWIK PRO Cloud, a web analysis service provided by PIWIK. PIWIK PRO Cloud uses cookies – text files saved on your computer or smartphone to help us analyze how visitors are using the website. The information compiled by the cookies concerning visitors' use of the website is saved and processed by PIWIK on servers in Germany.

IP addresses are fully anonymized before we are able to view the collated data via the PIWIK Suite. It is not possible to reverse the anonymization of the IP addresses or match up the IP addresses with the collated data.

We use this information to evaluate the behavior of visitors to our website, create corresponding reports, and ultimately to improve the website experience for our website visitors. PIWIK will not pass this information on to third parties or use it for marketing or promotional purposes of any kind.

Newsletter

When logging into the newsletter, your e-mail address is used for our own marketing purposes until you have logged out of the newsletter. You can log out at any time, either by clicking the link in the newsletter or using the log-out function on the website.

We use the third parties Campaign Monitor, operated by Campaign Monitor Pty Ltd and Salesforce, operated by Salesforce.com Inc, to send our newsletter. Campaign Monitor offers extensive options to analyze how the newsletters are opened and used. These analyses are group-specific and not used by us for individual evaluation of newsletter recipients. You can find more information on Campaign Monitor and the data protection provided by Campaign Monitor at http://www.campaignmonitor.com/policies. Salesforce is the CRM solution that we use at FORVIA HELLA. Your information is saved in servers in the EU. For more information, follow the https://www.salesforce.com/company/privacy/.

IR-Newsletter

When logging into the newsletter, your e-mail address is used for the purpose sending you the selected information until you have logged out of the newsletter. You can log out at any time, either by clicking the link in the newsletter or using the log-out function on the website.

We use the third-party tool EQS, operated by EQS Group AG to send our IR-newsletter. You can find more information on EQS and the data protection at http://www.eqs.com/en/legal. Your information is saved on servers in the EU.

Facebook and Instagram fan pages

Our Facebook and Instagram fan pages are there to get you better acquainted with our company and our products.

When you visit our Facebook/Instagram fan pages, we collect your personal data on the basis of a legitimate interest.

As part of the Page Insights supplement, Facebook has agreed to accept and share responsibility for the data collected and used in conjunction with the Facebook/Instagram fan pages. Further information about the Facebook Page Insights supplement can be found at the following link: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/information_about_page_insights_data.

When Facebook is processing data, it can happen that data is processed outside the confines of the EU. In these cases, Facebook uses standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission and the adequacy decisions issued by the European Commission regarding certain countries. You can find more information about this at: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php.

Furthermore, it is also possible that Facebook uses user data for market research and advertising purposes. It is possible that this will be used, among other things, to create usage profiles based on user behavior (and based on the resulting fields of interest). And again, by employing these usage profiles as a basis, advertisements, for example, can be placed on or outside Facebook. To that end, cookies are regularly stored on users' computers. These cookies save user behavior and also the interests of each individual user. Such usage profiles can also include additional Facebook data, particularly if the user has a Facebook account. Further details on this can be found in the data protection information provided by Facebook.

Should you have any further queries regarding our Facebook/Instagram fan pages or you would like to exercise your rights, please use the contact details listed below (See "Data Protection Officer"). Alternatively, you can also always contact Facebook with your questions and concerns regarding our Facebook/Instagram fan pages.

LinkedIn Insight Tag

Our website uses the conversion tool "LinkedIn Insight Tag" from LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company. This tool creates a cookie in your web browser, which enables the collection of the following data: IP address, device and browser properties, and page events (e.g. page views). This data is encrypted, anonymized within seven days, and the anonymized data is deleted within 90 days. LinkedIn does not share any personal data with FORVIA HELLA, but offers anonymized reports on website audience and display performance. In addition, LinkedIn offers the possibility of retargeting via the Insight Tag. FORVIA HELLA can use this data to display targeted advertising outside of its website without identifying you as a website visitor. For more information on data protection at LinkedIn, please refer to the LinkedIn privacy notices.

LinkedIn members can control the use of their personal data for advertising purposes in their account settings. To deactivate the Insight tag on our website ("opt-out") click here.

TikTok

TikTok Technology Limited, 10 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin, D02 T380, Ireland, is responsible for collecting and further processing personal user data on TikTok’s websites. Please note that TikTok collects and processes certain information about your visit to our TikTok page even if you do not have a TikTok user account or are not logged in to TikTok. For information on the processing of personal data by TikTok, please refer to the TikTok Privacy Policy (Privacy Policy) at https://www.tiktok.com/legal/privacy-policy?lang=en.

For us as the operator of this TikTok page, only your public profile at TikTok can be viewed. Which information can be viewed here depends on your settings in your profile. In addition, we process your personal data (such as your name and the content of your messages, inquiries or other contributions to us) if you contact us via our TikTok page. We then process this data for the purpose of processing your contributions accordingly and answering them if necessary. Depending on the event and content of the interview, these processing operations are either based on our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 (f) EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), in particular in order to contact your inquiries or contributions, or on Art. 6 Para. 1 (b) GDPR, if your request is aimed at concluding a contract.

We are accepting User Generated Content with the aim of building our social presence and community. The conditions of participation ensure that the only user of the submitted information is HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA. By submitting your material or agreeing with our submission request message, you authorize us to use it for advertising purposes for our products and campaigns, without any restrictions in terms of time and place. For more information regarding our usage policy for User Generated Content, please visit our page: https://www.hella.com/hella-resources/User-Generated-Content-Conditions-of-Participation.html.

TikTok also provides us with so-called page analytics data. This data is anonymous statistics, with the help of which we can evaluate the quality of our TikTok page and our content. These statistics are compiled on the basis of usage data collected by TikTok via your interaction with our TikTok site; we have no access to these usage data. For more information about the processing of your personal data by the administrator of the relevant social media platform in the context of interest-based advertising and about how to change your profile settings and advertising preferences, see the following web pages of each social media platform:

• https://www.tiktok.com/creators/creator-portal/tiktok-content-strategy/understanding-your-analytics/
  • https://support.tiktok.com/en/account-and-privacy/personalized-ads-and-data

These processing operations are based on our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 (f) GDPR, in particular in order to identify preferences (e.g. number of followers, number of views of individual page sections, user statistics by age, geography and language), and can adapt and improve the offer on our TikTok page as target group-oriented as possible.

We store your personal data on our systems, i.e. outside TikTok, if and as long as they are necessary for the purposes of collection or statutory retention obligations.

You are neither legally nor contractually obliged to provide your personal data. Nevertheless, a processing of your personal data by TikTok is inevitable if you want to visit our Tiktok page.

It is conceivable that some of the information collected will also be processed outside the European Union by TikTok. In order to ensure an adequate level of data protection, TikTok relies regarding such data transfers on the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission, unless there is a corresponding EU Commission adequacy decision for the third country concerned.

We might use qualified service providers (dialogue marketing agencies) to design and support this TikTok site. We provide personal data to these only if this is necessary for the aforementioned purposes (e.g. answering your inquiries), in pursuit of legitimate interests or if you have consented thereto. With these service providers, we have completed the necessary data protection documents, in particular in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.

Under certain circumstances, you may have the right to object to our processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation or if personal data is used for direct marketing purposes, and we can be required to no longer process your personal data. In addition, if your personal data is processed to operate direct marketing, you have the right to object to our processing of your personal data at any time. This also applies to profiling, insofar as it is associated with such direct marketing. In this case, your personal data will no longer be processed for such purposes by us. To exercise your right to object, please, if possible, send us an e-mail to https://www.hella.com/hella-com/en/Contact-563.html?.

Correction of Personal Data

We aim to keep all personal data that we hold accurate, complete, and up to date. While we will use our best efforts to do so, we encourage you to tell us if you change your contact details. If you believe that the information we hold about you is incorrect, incomplete, or out-of-date, please contact [email protected].

You can change or correct your personal data at any time. Just send an email with your old information and your corrections to [email protected] with "Correction" in the subject line.

Privacy for Children and Young People

We understand the importance of protecting the privacy of all individuals, especially the very young. Our services are intended for United States audiences over the age of 18. Our Products and Services are not directed to children, and you may not use our Services if you are under the age of 13. You must also be old enough to consent to the processing of your personal data in your state of residence (in some states a parent or guardian may do so on your behalf). You must be at least 16 years of age to use our forums. Subscribing to our Services is restricted to adults who are either 18 years of age or older or as otherwise legally defined by the state of your residency.

Updates to Our Privacy Policy

We may on occasion update our Privacy Policy. Your acceptance of any minor changes to this Privacy Policy is indicated by your continued use of our Services. If we make any material changes to our Privacy Policy, we will post a notice about the change at a prominent location on our website. We encourage you to periodically review our Products and Services and this Privacy Policy for any changes.

 

Security

We implement technical and organizational security measures to protect the information collected from you and managed by us against tampering, loss, destruction, or access by unauthorized persons, as well as unauthorized disclosure. Only a few authorized individuals have access to your data.

As a rule, our website data and the information you send to our website are transferred in unencrypted format. Consequently, we cannot rule out that third parties may intercept and view and/or directly access the data transferred. We ask that you take this aspect into account when deciding on whether and to what extent you are willing to transmit data to us over the Internet. On our portals that require registration and user login information, we use SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption for data transmission wherever possible.

We are continuously improving and adapting our security measures to keep up with technological developments.

Elective option

We would also like to use your data to inform you about our products and, where applicable, to ask you about them. Naturally, participation in such initiatives is voluntary on your part. If you do not consent to this, you can send us a message at any time requesting that we block and/or delete these details. Sending an email to the address listed in the legal notice is sufficient for this purpose. You can find more information on the relevant local web page.

Information, correction, deletion, processing restriction, objection

You have the right to obtain information on your data in written or electronic form. Furthermore, you have the right at all times to have any personal data blocked or deleted, you have the right to object to the processing of data and you also have the right to have incorrect data rectified. (Please note: Whenever country-specific, legal retention periods are to take effect, then the data/documentation will be blocked prior to deletion for a period laid down by the particular country.)

Canadian Policy

Access to personal information: In some jurisdictions, you have the right to request access to your personal information. In these cases, we will comply, subject to any relevant legal requirements and exemptions, including identity verification procedures. Before providing data to you, we will ask for proof of identity and sufficient information about your interaction with us so that we can locate any relevant data.

 

Right to Rectification: You have the right to correct or amend your personal information if it is inaccurate or requires updating. You may also have the right to request deletion of your personal information in some circumstances. Please note that such a request could be refused because your personal information is required to provide you with the products or services you requested, e.g. to deliver a product or send an invoice to your email address, or that it is required by the applicable law.

 

Withdrawing Consent: In some jurisdictions, you may request to withdraw your consent to the use, disclosure and retention of your personal information. How this request is handled depends on the situation and the purpose for which it is made. Depending on the case:

• you will be able to withdraw your consent, but we may no longer be able to offer you a service that depends on it;
• you will not be able to withdraw your consent because the processing of your personal information is necessary or compulsory.

 

In all cases, we may be required to retain certain personal information to comply with our legal obligations.

 

Marketing preferences: If you have provided us with your contact information, we may, subject to any applicable Spam Act or similar regulation, contact you via email, postal mail or telephone about our products, services and events that may be of interest to you, including newsletters.

 

Our email communications will generally provide an unsubscribe link allowing you to opt-out of receiving future email or to change your contact preferences. Email communications may also include a link to directly update and manage your marketing preferences. If you have an online account with us, you can also change your contact preferences through your account settings. Please remember that even if you opt out of receiving marketing emails, we may still send you important Service information related to your accounts.

 

Under Quebec Private Sector Act, an individual has the following additional rights:

Right to Erasure: You have the right to require an organization to:

• cease disseminating personal information about them;
• de-index any hyperlink that provides access to that information, if the dissemination violates the law or a court order; and
• re-index any hyperlink that provides access to that information.

 

Such a request may be made when the following conditions are met:

• the dissemination of such information would cause the person serious harm in relation to the person's right to respect of their reputation or privacy;
• the harm is clearly greater than the public’s interest in knowing the information or the right to freedom of expression (the balance of convenience criterion); and
• the relief sought does not exceed what is necessary to prevent the continuation of the injury.

 

Right to data portability: You have the right to request a copy of computerized personal information in the form of a written and intelligible transcript.

 

Right of appeal to a supervisory authority

Should the processing of your data contravene applicable law, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

Contact information of the data protection officer

You can send an email or letter to our data protection officer containing suggestions and complaints involving the handling of your personal data. Please send to:

Hella Automotive Sales, Inc.
611 Highway 74 S., Suite 102
Peachtree City, GA 30269 USA

ATTN: c/o Data Protection Officer