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Legal & Data Protection

Privacy Policy

Courtesy translation. In case of discrepancies, the German version prevails.

Unless otherwise stated below, the provision of your personal data is neither legally nor contractually required, nor is it necessary for entering into a contract. You are not obliged to provide your data, and failure to provide it will have no consequences. This applies only where no different information is provided for the processing activities described below.

“Personal data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

1. Controller

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

inKern-Tech UG (haftungsbeschränkt)

Represented by the Managing Director: Arun Dayalane

Mühlenring 62

38554 Weyhausen

Germany

Register Court: Amtsgericht Braunschweig

Registration Number: HRB 212286

Please also refer to our Legal Notice (Impressum) for further company information.

2. Hosting and Server Log Files

You can visit our website without providing any personal information.

Each time our website is accessed, your internet browser transmits usage data to us or our web hosting provider. This information is stored in server log files.

The data collected may include:

  • Name of the page accessed
  • Date and time of access
  • IP address
  • Amount of data transferred
  • Referrer URL
  • Browser type
  • Operating system
  • Requesting internet service provider

Processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, reflecting our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the uninterrupted and secure operation of our website and improving our services.

Server log files are deleted after 14 days, unless longer storage is necessary to investigate a security incident.

Web Hosting Provider

This website is hosted by:

Host Europe GmbH

Hansestraße 111

51149 Cologne

Germany

A data processing agreement pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR is in place with the hosting provider.

3. Contact by Email

If you contact us by email, we collect and process your personal data only to the extent that you provide it.

This may include your name, email address, message content, company name, and any other information you voluntarily provide.

The processing serves to handle and respond to your enquiry.

If your enquiry relates to pre-contractual measures, such as consulting or preparing a quotation, or concerns an existing contract, processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

In all other cases, processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, reflecting our legitimate interest in handling and responding to enquiries.

In such cases, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation.

Your data will be used exclusively to process your enquiry and will subsequently be deleted in accordance with applicable statutory retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing.

4. Contact Form

When you use our website's contact form, we collect the information you enter, including:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Company name, where applicable
  • Message content

The information is processed to respond to your enquiry.

Where your enquiry relates to a contract or pre-contractual measures, processing is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.

In all other cases, processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, reflecting our legitimate interest in handling your enquiry.

Your data will be deleted once your enquiry has been fully processed, unless statutory retention obligations require continued storage.

5. Business Partners, Customers and Business Enquiries

If you contact us as a prospective customer, existing customer, or business partner, we process personal contact and contractual information to the extent necessary to initiate, perform, and manage the business relationship.

This may apply particularly to consulting and development services in the following areas:

  • Embedded systems
  • Automotive software
  • Industrial automation
  • Security technology

The personal data processed may include:

  • Name
  • Position or job title
  • Company name
  • Address
  • Email address
  • Telephone number
  • Communication content
  • Contractual information
  • Invoice data

The legal bases for processing are:

  • Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR: Performance of contracts and pre-contractual measures
  • Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR: Compliance with legal obligations, including tax and commercial law requirements
  • Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR: Our legitimate interest in maintaining business relationships

Your personal data is disclosed to third parties only where necessary for contract performance or related business operations.

Recipients may include:

  • Tax advisers
  • Payment service providers
  • Banks
  • IT service providers
  • Email service providers
  • Cloud storage providers
  • Accounting service providers
  • Shipping service providers

Where required, data processing agreements pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR are in place with the service providers we use.

6. Cookies

Our website uses technically necessary cookies or comparable technologies to the extent required for website operation.

Cookies are small text files stored by your browser on your device.

You can configure your browser to notify you before cookies are stored, accept cookies individually, reject cookies generally, or delete cookies that have already been saved.

Disabling cookies may limit certain website functions.

Information about managing cookies is available from the following browser providers:

Access to or storage of information on your device, where technically necessary, is based on Section 25(2) No. 2 TDDDG.

The subsequent processing of personal data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, reflecting our legitimate interest in ensuring website functionality and providing a user-friendly experience.

You have the right to object to this processing at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation.

7. Fonts

Our website uses fonts that are stored locally on our own server.

When you access our website, no connection is established with third-party servers for loading these fonts, and no personal data is transmitted to third parties for this purpose.

9. Storage Period

We store personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected.

After a contract has been fully performed, personal data may initially be retained for applicable warranty and limitation periods.

Thereafter, data may be stored in accordance with statutory retention obligations, particularly those arising under tax and commercial law, currently for periods of up to 6 or 10 years, as applicable.

Once the relevant retention periods have expired, the data will be deleted unless you have consented to further processing.

10. Rights of the Data Subject

Subject to the applicable legal requirements, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right of access under Art. 15 GDPR
  • Right to rectification under Art. 16 GDPR
  • Right to erasure under Art. 17 GDPR
  • Right to restriction of processing under Art. 18 GDPR
  • Right to data portability under Art. 20 GDPR
  • Right to withdraw consent with effect for the future under Art. 7(3) GDPR

Under Art. 21 GDPR, you also have the right to object to processing based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR and to processing for direct marketing purposes.

To exercise your rights, please contact us at:

11. Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority

Under Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data violates applicable data protection laws.

The supervisory authority responsible for us is:

Die Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz Niedersachsen

Prinzenstraße 5

30159 Hannover

Germany

12. Right to Object

Where personal data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, you have the right to object to such processing at any time, with effect for the future, on grounds relating to your particular situation.

Following your objection, we will cease processing the relevant personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or where processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defence of legal claims.

5 October 2026