Privacy Policy
1. Controller
Sinto Advanced Ceramics
Robert-Bosch-Straße 1
87509 Immenstadt
Germany
Phone: +49 173 130 8204
Email: info@sinto-ace.de
Website: https://www.sinto-advanced-ceramics.de
2. Data Protection Contact
For all questions regarding data protection and the exercise of your data subject rights, please contact:
Sinto Advanced Ceramics
Data Protection
Robert-Bosch-Straße 1
87509 Immenstadt
Germany
Email: Datenschutz@sinto-ace.de
3. General Information on Data Processing
We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. Personal data is processed on this website only to the extent necessary.
3.1 Legal Bases
Depending on the purpose, we process data in particular on the basis of:
- Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (Consent)
- Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (Contract / Pre-contractual measures)
- Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR (Legal obligation)
- Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (Legitimate interest)
3.2 Retention Period
We store personal data only for as long as necessary for the respective purposes or as required by statutory retention periods.
3.3 Recipients / Data Processors
To provide this website and certain functions, we may use service providers acting as data processors (Art. 28 GDPR), e.g., for hosting, newsletters, or web analytics. Appropriate data processing agreements have been concluded where required.
3.4 Transfers to Third Countries
Where data is transferred to countries outside the EU/EEA, such transfers take place only where the requirements of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR are met (e.g., adequacy decisions, standard contractual clauses, or consent).
4. Hosting & Server Log Files
We host the content of our website with the following provider:
Webflow, Inc.
398 11th Street, Floor 2
San Francisco, CA 94103
USA
Webflow is a website-building platform with integrated hosting services. When accessing this website, Webflow processes personal data, particularly technical connection data (e.g., IP address, browser information, time of access).
Processing is carried out for the provision and secure delivery of the website (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR – legitimate interest). Where consent is required (e.g., for cookies or tracking), processing is based on Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.
Webflow uses technologies such as cookies or similar recognition mechanisms that are required for the operation of the website.
Data may be processed on servers located in the United States. Webflow is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. In addition, Standard Contractual Clauses pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR are used to ensure an adequate level of data protection.
Further information can be found in Webflow’s Privacy Policy: https://webflow.com/legal/eu-privacy-policy
When you visit our website, the hosting provider automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files that your browser automatically transmits. These include, in particular:
- IP address of the requesting device
- Date and time of access
- Name and URL of the retrieved file
- Website from which access originated (referrer URL)
- Browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your device
5. Cookies, Local Storage & Consent Management
Our website may use cookies and/or local storage entries to provide functionalities.
Technically Necessary Cookies
Required for the operation of the website (e.g., language settings, shopping cart functionality).
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest) or Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR where cookies are necessary for contractual functionality.
Optional Cookies / Tracking / Marketing
These are used only with your consent.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.
5.1 Consent Tool (Clickskeks)
To obtain your consent for the storage of certain cookies on your device and to document this in compliance with data protection laws, we use the cookie consent manager "clickskeks" provided by:
Papoo Software & Media GmbH
Auguststr. 4
53229 Bonn
Germany
Only technically necessary cookies are set through clickskeks. When our website is accessed, the following information is transmitted to clickskeks:
- Your consent or withdrawal of consent regarding cookies
- A cookie set by clickskeks in your browser
- Cookie duration and version
- Domain and path of the website
- UID
The UID is a randomly generated identifier and does not constitute personal data. Clickskeks does not process any personal data.
If you wish to revoke your consent for specific cookies, simply delete the corresponding cookie from your browser. When you revisit or reload the website, you will be asked again for your cookie preferences.
Further information is available at: https://www.clickskeks.de/datenschutz
5.2 Conversion Tracking (Website Leads Pixel)
We use the "Wer liefert was (wlw) Pixel" on our website.
Provider:
Visable GmbH
ABC-Straße 21
20354 Hamburg
Germany
The wlw Pixel is used to measure user actions (conversion tracking) and to optimize marketing activities. In particular, the following personal data may be processed:
- IP address
- Device and browser information
- Time of access
- Visited pages and interactions
The wlw Pixel is used solely on the basis of your explicit consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR via our consent management tool.
You may withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future.
Further information about data processing by wlw can be found at: https://www.wlw.de/de/unternehmen/rechtliche-hinweise
6. Contact (Email / Telephone / Contact Requests)
If you contact us, we process the data you provide (e.g., name, email address, message content, and, where applicable, telephone number) for the purpose of handling your inquiry.
Purpose: Processing and responding to inquiries.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (pre-contractual or contractual measures) or Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in communication).
Retention period: Until the inquiry has been fully processed, plus six months, unless longer retention is required by law.
7. Contact Form (Webflow)
If you use our contact form, the data you enter (e.g., name, email address, message) will be processed to handle your inquiry.
The form is provided through the service Webflow, operated by Webflow Inc., USA. The collected data is processed by Webflow on servers located in the United States. Webflow acts as a data processor and a corresponding Data Processing Addendum (DPA) is in place.
The legal basis for processing is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (implementation of pre-contractual measures and processing of your request).
The transfer of data to the United States is based on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, under which Webflow is certified.
All information provided within the form is voluntary. The data is used exclusively for handling your inquiry and will be deleted once processing has been completed, unless statutory retention obligations apply.
8. Newsletter (Brevo)
We use Brevo (Sendinblue GmbH, Köpenicker Str. 126, 10179 Berlin, Germany) to send our newsletter.
Brevo processes your data as a data processor pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR. A corresponding data processing agreement is in place.
As part of the newsletter subscription process, the following data may be processed:
- Email address
- IP address
- Date and time of registration
- Technical information
- Double opt-in status
In addition, opening and click rates may be recorded to improve newsletter quality.
The processing serves the purpose of sending newsletters and optimizing our email marketing.
Legal bases:
- Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent)
- Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest)
Your data will be stored for the duration of your subscription and deleted after you unsubscribe or withdraw your consent, subject to statutory retention obligations.
You can unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in every newsletter.
9. Web Analytics / Tracking
9.1 Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited.
Google Analytics processes various categories of data, including:
- IP addresses
- Device information
- Usage data
- Additional technical parameters
- Data may be transferred to the United States.
A data processing agreement has been concluded with Google. We also use IP anonymization and privacy-friendly default settings.
Processing takes place only with your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR via our consent banner.
You may withdraw your consent at any time. Google Analytics provides opt-out mechanisms allowing you to object to data collection.
9.2 Google Tag Manager
We use Google Tag Manager (Google Ireland Limited), a tag management system that enables the loading of scripts ("tags").
Google Tag Manager itself does not store personal data but transmits technically necessary information (e.g., IP address) to Google when loaded.
Its purpose is to facilitate the deployment of other services (e.g., Google Analytics).
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in the technically efficient provision of the website).
A data processing agreement has been concluded with Google.
9.3 Google Search Console
We use Google Search Console, a free tool provided by Google Ireland Limited for monitoring the technical performance of our website.
Google Search Console does not collect personal data of website visitors. It only provides aggregated data from Google Search, such as:
- Search queries
- Clicks
- Impressions
- Technical crawling information
No consent is required, and its use is considered GDPR-compliant.
10. Social Media Links
Our website may contain links to social media platforms.
Merely visiting our website does not automatically result in data being transferred to those platforms where only simple links are used.
When you visit our social media profiles, the respective provider processes personal data under its own responsibility. Details can be found in the providers' privacy notices:
- LinkedIn: https://privacy.linkedin.com/de-de
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/intl/ALL_de/howyoutubeworks/privacy/
11. Integration of Third-Party Services and Content
11.1 Embedded WebGL Animations
Our website may include interactive 2D or 3D animations using WebGL.
WebGL is a browser API for hardware-accelerated rendering of graphical content through the HTML Canvas element and is part of modern web standards.
For technical reasons, the browser may process data such as:
- IP address
- Device information
- Browser information
- Rendering data
This processing is necessary to display the animation. No additional evaluation of personal data is carried out by us.
12. Applications
If you submit an application to us, we process your application data for the purpose of conducting the recruitment process.
Legal basis: Section 26 German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) in conjunction with Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (initiation of employment relationship) or Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent) where longer retention is agreed.
Retention period: Generally six months after completion of the recruitment process unless consent has been given for longer retention.
13. Security Measures (TLS/SSL)
This website uses TLS/SSL encryption. You can recognize this by the "https://" prefix and the padlock symbol displayed in your browser.
14. Rights of Data Subjects
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights, among others:
- Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)
- Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
- Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
- Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
- Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
- Right to object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR)
- Right to withdraw consent (Art. 7(3) GDPR) at any time with future effect
To exercise your rights, simply contact:
Datenschutz@sinto-ace.de
Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR), for example, with the authority responsible for your place of residence or for the registered office of the controller.
15. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy so that it always complies with current legal requirements or reflects changes to our services.
Last updated: 09 April 2026