Besucher aus Deutschland, Österreich oder der Schweiz und anderen deutschsprachigen Ländern werden gebeten, die deutsche Version unserer Datenschutzbedingungen zu lesen.
Visitors from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and other German-speaking countries are asked to read the German version of our privacy policy.
Valid from: 2025-12-19 and published on: 2025-12-29
The controller for the processing is the
TKMS GmbH, Werftstraße 112-114, 24143 Kiel, Germany
Tel. / Phone: +49 431 700 0 / Fax: +49 431 700 2312 / Email: communications(at)tkmsgroup.com
TKMS GmbH (TKMS) processes personal data collected when visiting this website in accordance with the laws on data protection and data security and is responsible in this respect. This Privacy Policy informs you about how TKMS handles information collected on the TKMS website.
Processing of personal data
Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. When you visit our website, our web servers process by default the IP address with which you access our website, the website from which you visit our website, the files you check with us, the date of your visit and general information of your browser. This data is processed to ensure the security of the web servers and to adapt the output of the called information to your output medium.
If you wish to view our website, we collect the following data that is technically necessary for us to enable you to view our website and to ensure stability and security: IP address, date and time of request, time zone difference to GMT, content of the website, access status (HTTP status), amount of data transferred, request website, web browser, operating system, language and version of the browser. The above-mentioned data are also stored in so-called Log files stored on our servers. We do not store this data with your other personal data.
Contact with TKMS is possible via the e-mail addresses provided. In this case, the personal data transmitted with the e-mail will be processed for specific purposes in order to process your request. Your data will only be transferred to companies within the TKMS Group if we have in-formed you in advance and it is necessary for the purpose of answering your inquiry. Further-more, no data will be passed on to third parties in this context. Your data will only be used for communication.
The legal basis for the processing of data transmitted in the course of sending an e-mail is Arti-cle 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If the e-mail contact is aimed at concluding a contract, then Article 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR Legal basis for processing. The legal basis for the processing of personal data with regard to the use of technically necessary cookies is Article 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. It is nec-essary in order to be able to view the website correctly.
The legal basis for the processing of personal data in relation to the use of technically necessary data is Article 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, as well as §25 para. 2 No. 2 TDDDG and serves to offer you the expressly requested service on this website.
All other data processing is in accordance with §25 para. 1 TDDG in conjunction with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR only allowed with your explicit consent. This applies in particular to data processing for analysis and Functional purposes.
To change your consent please click here .
This data protection declaration applies exclusively to this website. This website may contain links to other providers within and outside the TKMS Group, but this privacy policy does not cover these.
Your personal data will only be passed on to companies and service providers connected to us in order to send you the requested information. Of course, all service providers are obliged to maintain data secrecy and confidentiality. No transfer to other third parties takes place unless we have informed you in advance. Your data will be encrypted before transmission and processing in order to protect it against unauthorized access.
Cookies are text files that are stored on your computer or other devices. The use of cookies helps us to improve the services and products offered, improve security and prevent fraud. Individual pages may store personal data in cookies if you have expressly agreed to this in advance. In principle, you can retrieve all information on our website if you have deactivated cookies in your internet browser. If you do not accept cookies, however, this may lead to functional limita-tions of our offers.
The hosting for this website is carried out by our processor. For more information, see Services "webflow".
We use the Matomo web analysis tool for statistical analysis of our website. In doing so, user interactions with our website are recorded and evaluated in order to continuously improve the content and structure of our website. Visitors are only recognized via a temporary identifier. This identifier is formed from a combination of technical information (e.g. operating system, browser, plugins, IP address in abbreviated form and language settings) and is re-generated every 24 hours. The IP addresses are anonymized (IP masking), so that an assignment to individual users is not possible. No cookies are set, which prevents unambiguous recognition over several sessions. The resulting information about the website usage will be transmitted exclusively to our servers and combined in pseudonymous usage profiles.
We host our website with Webflow. The provider is Webflow, Inc., 398 11th Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA (hereinafter: Webflow). When you visit our website, Webflow collects various log files, including your IP addresses.
Webflow is a tool for creating and hosting websites. Webflow stores cookies or other recognition technologies that are necessary for displaying the page, providing certain website functions and ensuring security (necessary cookies).
For details, please refer to Webflow's privacy policy:https://webflow.com/legal/eu-privacy-policy.
The use of Webflow is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in ensuring that our website is displayed as reliably as possible. If consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1) lit. a GDPR and § 25 (1) TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's terminal device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at anytime.
Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EUCommission. Details can be found here:https://webflow.com/legal/eu-privacy-policy.
The data will not be passed on to third parties. We only process this data if you have expressly consented via our Consent Banner.
To change your consent please click here .
We process the following data about you in order to process your request, provided that you provide it in the contact form: Salutation, First Name, Name, E-Mail, Telephone Number, Street, House Number, Zip Code, City Postal Code, State/Region, Country, the content of your request. We will pass on your personal data to other recipients if this is necessary to fulfill your request. The legal basis for the processing of your personal data depends on your concern and may derive from a contract with you (Art.6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR), your consent (Art.6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) or on the basis of a balance of interests (Art.6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) of our legitimate interest to offer you a good service. We process your data - if the processing is based on your consent - until the withdrawal of your consent or - if the processing is based on a balancing of interests - until your objection to this or for the purpose of your request until its completion. It is not possible to process your request without providing the data required to contact you and to understand and process your request. All other information is optional.
If we process your personal data on the basis of your consent, you can revoke it at any time with effect for the future. If we process your personal data on the basis of a balancing of interests, you can object to the processing at any time with effect for the future.
TKMS uses Google TagManager, which does not collect any personal information. This tool causes other tags to be created, which in turn collect data under certain circumstances. Google Tag Manager does not access this data. If deactivation was carried out on the domain or cookie level, it remains in place for all tracking tags which were implemented with Google Tag Manager. You can find Google’s Privacy Notice regarding Google Tag Manager here: https://www.google.de/tagmanager/use-policy.html
With the exception of processing operations where we inform you of the possibility of transfer-ring data to recipients located outside the EU or the EEA, we will not transfer your data to recip-ients located in third countries.
The TKMS has taken high technical and organizational precautions to protect personal data from loss, destruction, falsification, manipulation and unauthorized access.
You have the right to receive information from us about the processing of your personal data (Art. 15 GDPR).
You have the right to demand from us the rectification of incorrect or incomplete personal data concerning you (Art. 16 GDPR).
You have the right to request the erasure of your data in accordance with the conditions set out in Art. 17 GDPR. Thereafter, for example, you can request the deletion of your data insofar as it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected. In addition, you can request deletion if we process your data on the basis of your consent and you revoke this consent.
You have the right to request restriction of processing of your data if the requirements of Art. 18 GDPR are met. This is the case, for example, if you contest the accuracy of your data. For the duration of the verification of the correctness of the data, you can then request the restriction of the processing.
If the data processing is based on consent or fulfillment of a contract and this is also carried out using automated processing, you have the right to receive your data in a structured, common and machine-readable format and to transmit it to another data processor.
You have the right to object at any time to the processing of your data, which is carried out on the basis of a balancing of interests or in the public interest, if there are reasons for this based in your particular situation. If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.
If the data processing is based on consent, you have the right to revoke consent at any time free of charge with effect for the future.
You have the right to complain to the competent data protection supervisory authority about our processing of your personal data.
To contact the TKMS Data Protection Officer: TKMS GmbH - Data Protection Officer - , Werftstraße 112-114, 24143 Kiel, Germany / Email: datenschutz(at)tkmsgroup.com
If you believe that we do not comply with the legal provisions when processing your data or that your data protection rights have been violated in any other way, you can contact the data protection supervisory authority responsible for your country in accordance with Art. 77 (1) GDPR.
These general data protection notices apply to the use of the TKMS website. It does not apply to the websites of other service providers to which we refer only by means of a link. We assume no responsibility or liability for statements and guidelines not related to our website.
We reserve the right to adapt the general data protection information in accordance with future changes regarding the processing of personal data
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