Your Data
Stays With You.

Last updated: February 2026

Protecting your personal data is very important to us. We process your data exclusively in accordance with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), the Telecommunications Telemedia Data Protection Act (TTDSG) and – where applicable – the EU AI Act.

Below we inform you about what personal data we collect, for what purposes and on what legal basis this is done, to whom we disclose data and what rights you have.

1. Controller & Privacy Contact

The controller within the meaning of the GDPR is the above-mentioned Digital Electronic Gebert UG (haftungsbeschränkt) & Co. KG.

For questions about data protection, please contact our data protection coordinator at:

Email: info@industry-ai-engineering.com

2. Collection & Use of Personal Data When Visiting the Website

2.1 Server Log Files (technically necessary)

When you visit our website industry-ai-engineering, the following data is automatically collected and stored in so-called server log files:

• IP address (anonymized or shortened)
• Date and time of access
• Page/file accessed
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Referrer URL (previously visited page)
• HTTP status

Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in technical provision, security and stability of the website)

Storage period: 7-30 days

2.2 Cookies & Similar Technologies

We use technically necessary cookies and – only with your consent – analytics, marketing and functionality cookies. Details and opt-out options can be found in our cookie banner or in the cookie settings (accessible at the bottom of the page).

Legal basis:

• Necessary cookies → Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR / § 25(2) TTDSG
• Optional cookies → Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR / § 25(1) TTDSG (consent)

2.3 Analytics Tools & Reach Measurement

We use privacy-friendly analytics tools without capturing personal data, unless expressly stated otherwise.

Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) or legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) – depending on configuration.

3. Contact Form, Email Contact & Live Chat / AI Chatbot

When you contact us via contact form, email, messenger or our AI chatbot, we store the data you provide (name, email, message, phone number if applicable, IP address).

Legal basis:

• Pre-contractual measures / contract performance → Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR
• Legitimate interest (responding to inquiries) → Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR

Storage period: Until the inquiry is resolved + max. 12 months (unless statutory retention obligations apply).

4. AI-Specific Information (AI Act & GDPR)

We develop and operate AI-based services (e.g., generative AI, text & image generation, assistance tools). We adhere to the following principles:

• Personal data is not used without your explicit consent for training or fine-tuning base models.
• Inputs to our AI services are – unless explicitly agreed otherwise – not permanently stored and not passed to third-party models (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, Google) for model improvement.
• We exclusively use EU or GDPR-compliant infrastructure and processors (EU cloud, DPA concluded).
• When using medium-risk systems (generative AI), we comply with the transparency obligations under Art. 50-53 AI Act.

5. Data Disclosure

We only transfer your personal data to third parties,

• if you have given explicit consent,
• to fulfill a contract or pre-contractual measure,
• due to legal obligation,
• to protect legitimate interests (e.g., hosting, email delivery, payment providers).

We currently use the following processors:

• Hosting provider (EU servers)
• Email service provider
• Cloud services (German/EU data centers)

6. Your Rights

You have the right at any time to:

• Access (Art. 15 GDPR)
• Rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
• Erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
• Restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
• Data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
• Object (Art. 21 GDPR)
• Withdraw consent (Art. 7(3) GDPR) – without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out until withdrawal

For complaints, please contact us or the competent supervisory authority:

State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information North Rhine-Westphalia
Kavalleriestraße 2-4, 40213 Düsseldorf
www.ldi.nrw.de

7. Data Security

We use technical and organizational measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction or unauthorized access (e.g., TLS encryption, access restrictions, regular security updates).

8. Changes to the Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to adapt this privacy policy in case of legal, technical or organizational changes. The current version can always be found here on our website.