Privacy policy

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data as confidential and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

If you use this website, various personal data will be collected. Personal data is any data that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains what kind of data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

Please note that any data transmission via the internet (e.g. communication via email) can present security gaps. A complete protection of the data against third party access is not possible.

The party responsible for processing data on this website is:

General Aerospace GmbH
Freiburger Str. 17
79427 Eschbach / Germany

Telephone: +49 7634 69559-0
Email: info@general-aero.com

The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (names, email addresses, etc.).

Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can withdraw a given consent at any time. To do this, it is sufficient to send us an informal email message. The lawfulness of data processing operations carried out before the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

In case of infringements of the data protection regulations, the person affected shall have the right to file a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. The competent supervisory authority for any data protection issues is the state data protection commissioner of the federal state where our company has its headquarters. A list of data protection commissioners as well as their contact details can be found at the following link: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

You have the right to have data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract delivered to yourself or to a third party in a commonly-used, machine-readable format. If you request a direct transfer of the data to another responsible party, this will only be done to the extent technically feasible.

As permitted by law, you have the right to be provided at any time with information free of charge about any of your personal data that is stored as well as its origin, the recipient and the purpose for which it has been processed. You also have the right to have this data corrected, blocked or deleted. You can object to the processing of your personal data at any time. You can contact us at any time using the address given in our legal notice if you have further questions on the topic of personal data.

Some of our web pages use so-called cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain any viruses. Cookies help make our website more user friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies”. They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain in your device’s memory until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognize your browser the next time you visit our website.

You can configure your browser to inform you about the use of cookies and accept cookies only in individual cases, reject them in certain cases or generally and enable the automatic deletion of cookies when closing your browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

Cookies that are required to allow the electronic communication process or to provide certain functions you wish to use (e.g. the shopping cart) are stored pursuant to Art. 6 paragraph 1 letter f of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies to ensure an optimized provision of his services free of technical errors. If other cookies (e.g. cookies used to analyze your surfing behavior) are stored, they will be treated separately in this privacy policy.

The website provider automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browsers automatically transmits to us. These are:

• Browser type and browser version
• Operating system used
• Referrer URL
• Host name of the accessing computer
• Time of the server request
• IP address

This data will not be combined with data from other sources. The data are required to be able to show you our website and to ensure security and stability. We store the data until the purpose for which they have been collected is fulfilled. The basis for data processing is Art. 6 paragraph 1 letter f GDPR.

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your data from the inquiry form including the contact details you provide will be stored on our computer system so that we can answer your inquiry and any follow-up questions. We will not share this data without your consent.

The processing of the data you enter on the contact form thus takes place exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 paragraph 1 letter a GDPR). You can withdraw this consent at any time. To do this, it is sufficient to send us an informal email message. The lawfulness of data processing operations carried out before the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

The data you provide on the contact form will be stored by us until you request its deletion, withdraw your consent to storage or until the purpose for the data storage no longer exists (e.g. after the final processing of your inquiry). Any mandatory statutory provisions – especially retention periods – remain unaffected.

Our website uses functions of the social networks LinkedIn and Xing. We use the so-called 2-click solution. This means that when you visit our website, no personal data will be transferred to the providers in the first instance as a matter of principle. Only when you click on the social media button will data be transmitted to the providers, which may then collect usage and user data. To what extent data is collected and evaluated cannot be influenced by us.

If you are already logged into a social network while you are visiting our website, no further registration dialogue might be displayed when you click on the social media button. Even if you are not a member of a social network, there is the possibility that the social networks receive your IP address as well as information about the browser and the operating systen you use and that they store this information. Scope and purpose of the data collection as well as processing and use of the data by the social networks and information about rights and setting possibilities for the protection of your privacy can be found in the below privacy notices of the repective provider.

Via the social media button we offer you the opportunity to interact with the social network and other users, so that we can improve our offer and make it more interesting for you as a user. The legal basis for the use of the social media button is Art. 6 paragraph 1 letter f GDPR.

The addresses and privacy notices of the respective providers can be found here:

• LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.
• XING AG, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany; https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection

This website uses functions of Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”).

Google Analytics uses so-called ”cookies”. These are text files that are stored on your computer and that allow an analysis of your use of the website. 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.

The storage of Google Analytics cookies is done on the basis of Art. 6 paragraph 1 letter f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the analysis of the user behavior in order to optimize its website and its advertising.

We have enabled the IP anonymization feature on this website. This means that your IP address will be shortened by Google within the member states of the European Union or in other contract states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area prior to transmission to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports about the website activities and to provide other services related to the use of the website and the internet for the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics will not be combined with any other data held by Google.

You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly. We would like to point out, however, that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to the full extent. Furthermore, you can prevent the collection of the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

You can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set and prevent the collection of your data during future visits to this website: Disable Google Analytics.

For more information on how Google Analytics handles user data, see the Google privacy policy at: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.

We have entered into an agreement with Goggle on contract data processing and fully implement the strict standards of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.

We use “Google reCAPTCHA” (hereinafter “reCAPTCHA”) on our websites. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”).

reCAPTCHA is used to check whether the data entered on our websites (e.g. on a contact form) is entered by a human or an automated program. To do this, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the website visitor by means of various features. This analysis starts automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. For the analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (e.g. IP address, duration of website visit of the visitor or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis are passed on to Google.

The reCAPTCHA analyses run completely in the background. Website visitors are not informed that an analysis takes place.

The data processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 paragraph 1 letter f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its website offers from abusive automatic spying and spam.

For further information on Google reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy, please refer to the following links: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/android.html.

If you wish to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we need your email address as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the provided email address and that you agree to receive the newsletter. Other data will not be collected or only on a voluntary basis. We will use this data exclusively to send you the requested information and will not pass it on to third parties.

The processing of the data you enter on the newsletter registration form takes place exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 paragraph 1 letter a GDPR). You can withdraw the consent given to the storage of your data and email address and their usage for sending you the newsletter at any time, for example through the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The lawfulness of data processing operations carried out until then remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

The data we store for the purpose of sending you the newsletter will remain with us until you cancel your newsletter subscription and will be deleted after your cancellation. Data that is stored on our computer for other purposes (e.g. email addresses for the member section) remain unaffected thereof.

Our website uses plugins from YouTube, which is operated by Google. The operator of the pages is YouTube LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA.

If you visit one of our pages that contains a YouTube plugin, a connection to the YouTube Servers will be established. The YouTube-Server will then be informed about which of our pages you have visited.

If you are logged into your YouTube account, you will allow YouTube to assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

The use of YouTube is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 paragraph 1 letter f GDPR.

Further information on the handling of user data can be found in the YouTube privacy policy at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

Our website uses plugins from the Vimeo video portal. The provider is Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA.

If you visit one of our pages that contains a Vimeo plugin, a connection to the Vimeo servers will be established. The Vimeo servers will then be informed about which of our pages you have visited. In addition, Vimeo will get your IP address. This also applies if you are not logged into your Vimeo account or if you do not have a Vimeo account. The information collected by Vimeo will be transmitted to the Vimeo server in the USA.

If you are logged into your Vimeo account, you will allow Vimeo to assign your surfing behavior directly to your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your Vimeo account.

Further information on the handling of user data can be found in the Vimeo privacy policy at: https://vimeo.com/privacy.

This website uses the Google Maps map service via an API. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

To use Google Maps, it is necessary to save your IP address. This information is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this website has no influence on this data transmission.

The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offers and of making the locations we indicate on the website easy to find. This constitutes a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 paragraph 1 letter f GDPR.

Further information on the handling of user data can be found in the Google privacy policy at: https://www.google.de/ intl/de/policies/privacy/.