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Welcome to our website. We are pleased that you have taken an interest in our company. For us, the protection of your data is of the utmost importance. With the following information on data protection, we would like to inform you of the purposes for which and the extent to which we collect and process your personal data when you use our websites, and how we protect your privacy when you provide us with your data.
Responsibility
HOFFMANN Maschinen- und Apparatebau GmbH (Hauerstraße 2–4, 38268 Lengede, Germany, email: info[at]hoffmann-filter.de, phone: +49 5344-9009-0, fax: +49 5344-5773) operates this website and is responsible for compliance with applicable data protection regulations as the controller within the meaning of Art. 4 para 7 GDPR.
We store and process our users’ personal data in accordance with the relevant regulations, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and the Act on Data Protection and the Protection of Privacy in Telecommunications and Digital Services (TDDDG), in their current versions. All personal data is collected only for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and stored no longer than necessary.
Personal data
Personal data refers to specific details concerning the personal or factual circumstances of an identified or identifiable natural person (e.g. name, date of birth and contact details).
Website
As soon as you visit our website, our web servers temporarily store each access in a log file. The following data may be recorded and stored up to automatic deletion: IP address, date and time of access, amount of data transferred, reports on the success of the access of the website, identification data of the browser and operating system used, the website from which the access takes place, and the IP address of your Internet access provider, among others. The processing of this data takes place for the purpose of enabling the use of the website, for system security, for technical administration of the network infrastructure, and the optimization of the internet offer. This is to be regarded as a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para 1 lit f GDPR.
Other Data Collection
We collect, store and process your personal data (e.g. first name, name, address, email address, telephone number) insofar as a business relationship exists or is to be established, e.g. as part of a subscription or an order, as well as in course of the content design and modification of the business relationship. We furthermore use your personal data where you have submitted it to us for the registration on our website and have consented to the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, we collect, store and process your personal data if you approach us via phone or fax, applicant or contact forms as well as by sending an email, to the extent that this is necessary for processing your inquiries and correspondence. The personal data collected by us will be immediately deleted once they are no longer required for this purpose, unless legal retention periods apply.
Applicant portal
As soon as you submit your application via our online application portal, we will collect and process the personal data you provide for the purpose of filling vacant positions and/or processing your application and conducting the recruitment process. The required details are marked with an asterisk to indicate that they are mandatory fields. Any further information is optional. The legal basis for the mandatory information is the necessity arising from the prospective employment relationship, in accordance with Art. 88 GDPR in conjunction with Section 26 para 1 sentence 1 of the BDSG and Art. 6 para 1 lit b GDPR. If your CV contains special categories of personal data, we will process these as part of the recruitment process for the purpose of exercising rights or fulfilling obligations under employment law, social security law and social protection law. The legal basis is therefore Art. 88 GDPR in conjunction with Section 26 para 3 of the Federal Social Court Act.
We will retain your personal data for the duration of the application process, as well as for the period during which we may reasonably expect legal claims to be brought against us. The statutory limitation period for such claims in the context of the application process is 6 months from the end of the application process. Should your application result in an employment relationship, the retention periods for employee data will apply accordingly.
We use an external service provider to host the online application portal; however, this provider is only permitted to process personal data in accordance with our instructions. We have entered into a data processing agreement with them in accordance with Art. 28 para 3 GDPR.
On the applicant portal, you will find links to share the job vacancies on social media platforms. If you click on these links, you will be taken directly to the respective websites, on which our privacy policy does not apply.
Embedding content via iFrame
Additional content is embedded on our website via iFrame. This content provides an overview of our applicant portal. The data controller for the applicant portal is HOFFMANN Maschinen- und Apparatebau GmbH; the technical provision of the applicant portal is handled by a service provider commissioned by us.
Contact form
If you use our contact form to send us an enquiry, the information provided in the form, along with your contact details, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing your enquiry and for any follow-up questions. Your data will not be shared without your consent.
The legal basis for processing the data provided in the contact form is your consent (Art. 6 para 1 lit a GDPR), which you gave by ticking the box in the contact form. You may withdraw this consent at any time without giving any reason by writing to the address above or electronically (e.g. by email). The lawfulness of any data processing carried out prior to the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.
The data provided in the contact form will be retained by us until you request its deletion, until we receive your withdrawal of consent, or until the purpose for which the data was stored no longer applies (e.g. once your enquiry has been fully processed). This does not affect the statutory provisions, in particular the retention periods.
Transfer of Data
We use your personal data within the HOFFMANN Maschinen- und Apparatebau GmbH and our affiliated companies. These companies, as well as our external service providers who process data on our behalf, are contractually obliged under Art. 28 GDPR to handle personal data in accordance with the applicable regulations. To the extent these companies come into contact with your personal data, we have taken legal, technical and organizational measures and perform regular checks to ensure that they comply with the regulations of the data protection laws.
If you find links from other data controllers on our website (e.g. to our social media pages or to our internal reporting channel) and click on such link, you will be accessing the website directly via the respective data controller, with the result that our privacy policy does not apply to that website.
As a general rule, we do not transfer your personal data to a third country or to an international organisation outside the European Economic Area (EEA). Should we undertake such a transfer in individual cases, this will only take place to third countries for which the European Commission has issued an adequacy decision or where an adequate level of data protection has been ensured through appropriate or adequate safeguards (e.g. Binding Corporate Rules or EU Standard Contractual Clauses).
We reserve the right to transfer your personal data to authorized bodies if we are obliged to do so by law or by court order.
A transfer of your personal data to other third parties does not take place as a matter of principle.
Whistleblower System
On our website, you can access a reporting channel and use it to submit a report to our internal reporting office in accordance with the Whistleblower Protection Act (HinSchG). We have entrusted a service provider with the technical provision of the reporting channel and the operation of the internal reporting office. When you use the reporting channel, you are using a whistleblowing system provided by LegalTegrity GmbH. This is the body responsible for receiving the notification under data protection law, with the result that our privacy policy does not apply in this case. For information on data protection relating to the internal reporting channel, please refer to the relevant privacy notice for that channel.
Where applicable, we may receive reports through our internal reporting office in the course of its duties. To the extent that we handle personal data in the course of our work, we have taken legal, technical and organisational measures to ensure compliance with data protection legislation.
Cookies
On our website, various information is stored in so-called cookies which serve as a user-friendly handling of the application and make our Internet offer more effective overall. In addition, the data stored in a cookie saves repeatedly filling out forms. The cookies we use are temporary and will be deleted regularly.
You can manage the acceptance of cookies from our site in your browser yourself and, if necessary, block them. You can also delete cookies that have already been set at any time. Furthermore, you can find information about how to disable cookies in the settings of the browser you have selected. If you do not accept cookies, this may, in some cases, lead to restrictions on your use of our website. We would like to point out that you may need to reactivate any set opt-out cookies after deleting your cookies.
We recommend that you regularly delete the cookies and the browser history manually.
We draw a distinction between technically necessary cookies and statistical and marketing cookies. Essential cookies are those that are technically necessary to enable the website to function. Non-essential cookies are all cookies used for marketing and statistical purposes. HOFFMANN Maschinen- und Apparatebau GmbH uses Google Analytics, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube for this purpose.
Consent to data processing via cookies is voluntary and can be withdrawn or amended at any time via the following link: Open settings. Within the cookie layer, you give your consent in a bundled manner in accordance with Art. 6 para 1 sentence 1 lit a GDPR and Section 25 para 1 TDDDG.Further information on the cookies used, in particular regarding the provider, purpose, storage period and type of each cookie, can be found in our Cookie Policy.
Your consent applies to the following domains: hoffmann-filter.de
Website Analysis
In order to optimize the content and offers of our website as well as to collect statistical evaluations, various technical programmes are used which record data on the behaviour of the user of the website also in an anonymised format. For this purpose, e.g. data on click behaviour, visit duration, system settings and user origin are collected by means of analysis software cookies in the form of text files. Cookies are stored on your computer for these evaluations. This collected data may be stored on the servers of the operators of the analysis tools. The data collected will not be used to personally identify the user and not be merged with other personal data of the user.
You can prevent the installation of cookies by setting your browser accordingly. However, we point out that you may not be able to use all features of this website to their full extent in this case. In the following section, we will present the analysis tools we use in detail.
The following analysis tools are used on our website for this purpose:
Google Analytics
Provided that you have given your consent in the cookie notice, Google Analytics is used on our website. This is a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is therefore your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para 1 lit a GDPR and Section 25 para 1 TDDDG.
Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”, which are stored on your computer and which allow an analysis of the use of our website by you. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
We also use Google’s remarketing feature. In doing so, so-called remarketing audiences are created based on user behaviour on our website and are then used as the basis for remarketing campaigns in other accounts, such as Google Ads and Display & Video 360. If your behaviour meets the criteria we have previously defined, the relevant cookie or your device’s advertising ID will be added to the relevant target group. If you later visit other websites on the Google Display Network or use Google Search, you may be shown one of our remarketing ads.
Our website uses Google Analytics with the “_anonymizeIp” extension. As a result, IP addresses are processed in truncated form, thereby ruling out any possibility of personal identification. Where the data collected about you relates to an individual, such a link will be immediately excluded and the personal data will therefore be deleted without delay. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be combined with any other data held by Google.
Google will use this information on our behalf to analyse your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide us with other services relating to website and internet usage.
The data described will be automatically deleted after 14 months. Data that has reached the end of its retention period is automatically deleted once a month.
If you do not want Google Analytics to collect data, you can adjust this setting in the cookie layer.
We also use the Google Signals service as part of our use of Google Analytics. This is a Google Analytics feature that allows us to collect additional information (e.g. location, age, income) alongside your IP address when you visit our website. The data collected when you visit our website is linked to your Google account. This allows us to track your browsing behaviour even when you access our site from multiple devices. Only if you have enabled personalised advertising in your Google account will your user data stored with Google be shared with us in aggregated, anonymised form. This allows us to create user groups and show you more targeted advertising. We cannot use Google Signals to identify you as an individual. By default, the user data provided is deleted after 26 months.
If you do not agree to this, you can disable the display of personalised adverts at any time in your Google Account settings. Please find further information here: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin. As an alternative, you can withdraw your consent to the processing of your data via Google Analytics at any time by adjusting your cookie settings: Open settings.
You can find further information about this web analytics tool at: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/partners/ and in Google’s privacy policy http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.“
Social Plug-ins
Our website is using the social plug-ins of various providers of social networks. As soon as you visit one of our web pages that contains such a plug-in, the content of the plug-in is delivered directly to your browser. Through the use of social plug-ins, we offer you the possibility to directly interact with our articles via the comment function.
By clicking on the relevant social media plug-in, you will be redirected immediately to our page on the corresponding social network, and your data will be transmitted to the servers of the respective social network provider. These include, e.g. the IP address, the date and time of access, identification data relating to the browser and operating system used, and the website from which the access is made.
Please note that we have no control over the extent of data processing carried out by the relevant social media provider. Therefore, please refer to the privacy policy of the relevant provider for details of the purpose, nature and scope of data collection, as well as the further processing and use of the data.
Please note that the servers of social media providers may, for the most part, be located in countries outside the European Union. Companies that process data in countries outside the European Union are subject to data protection laws which generally do not guarantee the same level of protection for personal data as is provided under European Union data protection laws.
The following social plug-ins are offered on our website:
Provided you have given us your consent via the cookie layer, we use Instagram plugins on our website. The legal basis for data processing in this case is Art. 6 para 1 lit a GDPR and Section 25 para 1 TDDDG.
The Instagram plug-ins on our websites are operated by Meta Platforms Inc., Menlo Park, California, USA. The Instagram plug-ins are identified by the Instagram logo. As soon as you use such a plug-in, a direct contact to Meta Platforms is made by your browser, so that your information is transmitted directly to a Meta Platforms server. If you are logged into Instagram at the same time as your visit to our website, Instagram can directly assign your visit to your account. When sending a comment or pressing the Instagram button, this information is also sent to a Instagram server and stored in the U.S. by it. In addition, your Instagram interactions will be published directly at Instagram and may therefore be visible to other people. If you do not want such an interaction, it is up to you to log out of Instagram before you visit our website and also prevent the loading of the Instagram plug-in on our website by using a script blocker. You may also refuse to consent to data processing via the cookie layer or withdraw your consent at a later date.
For the purpose and scope of the data collection as well as the further processing and use of the data, please refer to the Instagram privacy policies: https://www.instagram.com/legal/privacy/.
TikTok
Provided you have given us your consent via the cookie layer, we will use TikTok plugins on our website. The legal basis for data processing in this case is Art. 6 para 1 lit a GDPR and Section 25 para 1 TDDDG.
The TikTok plug-ins on our websites are operated by TikTok Technology Limited, 10 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin, D02 T380, Ireland. TikTok is a video-sharing platform operated by the Chinese company ByteDance. Personal data may be transferred to and stored in third countries, such as the USA or China, within the ByteDance group structure. The TikTok plug-ins are identified by the TikTok logo. As soon as you use such a plug-in, a direct contact to TikTok is made by your browser, so that your information is transmitted directly to a TikTok server. If you are logged into TikTok at the same time as your visit to our website, YouTube can directly assign your visit to your account. When sending a comment or pressing the TikTok button, this information is also sent to a TikTok server and stored by it. In addition, your TikTok interactions will be published directly at TikTok and may therefore be visible to other people. If you do not want such an interaction, it is up to you to log out of TikTok before you visit our website and also prevent the loading of the TikTok plug-in on our website by using a script blocker. For the purpose and scope of the data collection as well as the further processing and use of the data, please refer to the TikTok privacy policy: https://www.tiktok.com/legal/page/eea/privacy-policy/en.
YouTube
Provided that you have given your consent in the cookie notice, YouTube is used on our website. The legal basis for the use of YouTube and the associated data processing is therefore your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para 1 lit a GDPR and Section 25 para 1 TDDDG.
The YouTube plug-ins on our website are operated by YouTube, LLC., 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. The YouTube plug-ins are identified by the YouTube logo. The United States has different data protection regulations, such as giving U.S. authorities greater access to personal data. As soon as you use such a plug-in, a direct contact to YouTube is made by your browser, so that your information is transmitted directly to a YouTube server. If you are logged into YouTube at the same time as your visit to our website, YouTube can directly assign your visit to your account. When sending a comment or pressing the YouTube button, this information is also sent to a YouTube server and stored in the US by it. In addition, your YouTube interactions will be published directly at YouTube and may therefore be visible to other people. If you do not want such an interaction, it is up to you to log out of YouTube before you visit our website and also prevent the loading of the YouTube plug-in on our website by using a script blocker. You may also refuse to consent to data processing via the cookie layer or withdraw your consent at a later date.
For the purpose and scope of the data collection as well as the further processing and use of the data, please refer to the YouTube privacy policies: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.
Data Security
In order to protect your data from unauthorized access and misuse by third parties, we have implemented extensive technical and organizational operational safety measures. These measures meet the stringent legal requirements of the national regulations and are always adapted to the latest state of the art.
Rights of data subjects
As a data subject, you may have the following rights vis-à-vis us under Art. 15 to 22 GDPR:
•Right to access information,
•Right to rectification or erasure,
•Right to restriction of processing,
•Right to object to processing under Art. 21 GDPR,
•Right to data portability.
If you have given us your consent to the use of personal data, you can revoke it at any time. Please contact datenschutz[at]hoffmann-filter.de by email in each case for this. Alternatively, please send us your request by mail or fax.
You also have the option of lodging a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority regarding our processing of personal data. The data protection supervisory authority responsible for us is “The State Data Protection Commissioner of Lower Saxony, Prinzenstraße 5, 30159 Hannover, Germany”.
Validity and amendments to the Privacy Policy
The privacy policy is dated 24 February 2026 and is currently valid. Due to the continuous further development of our website or the implementation of new technologies, it may become necessary to adapt this privacy policy to the respective current situation. HOFFMANN Maschinen- und Apparatebau GmbH therefore reserves the right to change the data protection policy at any time with effect for the future. You should therefore regularly visit this website to learn about the current version of our privacy policy.
Contact details of the Data Protection Officer at HOFFMANN Maschinen- und Apparatebau GmbH:
Anna Bauer
c/o LINET Services GmbH
Hinter dem Turme 12a
38114 Braunschweig, Germany
Or by email to:datenschutz[at]hoffmann-filter.de
Effective: February 2026