Acknowledgment of these terms of use

By using our website you agree to the following general legal terms of use. TK Elevator GmbH reserves the right to make changes to these general legal terms. If you do not agree to these changes, you should cease to use our website. By continuing to use the website, you express your agreement to any changes that have been made.

Data protection

TK Elevator GmbH appreciates your interest in our company and its products. We take the protection of your privacy when using our websites very seriously. In the following we are pleased to inform you about the collection of anonymous and personal data.

Anonymous data collection

In general, you can visit the websites of TK Elevator GmbH on an anonymous basis, i.e. without informing us of who you are. When you visit our website, our web servers in Germany save as standard the IP address of your internet service provider via which you access our website, the site from which you access our site and the files you access from us, as well as the date of your visit and general information about your browser. These data are only analyzed in anonymized form for statistical purposes.

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website is generally transmitted to and stored on Google servers in the United States. Within EU Member States or in other member states of the European Economic Area, Google will shorten your IP address before transmitting it if IP anonymization is activated on this website. Only in exceptional cases will your 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 for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services for the website operator relating to website activity and internet usage. Google will not associate your browser’s IP address, transmitted for Google Analytics purposes, with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser; however, please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. Furthermore, you can prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) and its processing by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in provided under the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

Cookies

We use cookies only to make our sites easier for you to use. Personal data may be saved in cookies on individual pages if you have expressly agreed to this in advance in order e.g. to save you from having to re-enter access data. You can in principle also access all information on our websites if you have deactivated cookies in your internet browser. However, if you reject cookies, the functionality of our offerings may be restricted.

Collection and processing of personal data

We save and process personal data only if you provide us with this information voluntarily, e.g. by completing a contact form or registering for personalized services. You will be informed of the intended purpose on the corresponding sites and, if necessary, asked for your consent to the saving and processing of the data. Data will only be forwarded to service providers connected with us e.g. in order to send requested written information to you. All service providers are of course obligated to maintain data secrecy and confidentiality. If you visit our career websites and make use of services offered there or complete an online application, your data may also be passed on to other companies of the thyssenkrupp Group. No data will be passed on to other third parties. In general, your data will be encrypted before transfer and processing to protect them from unauthorized access.

Rights of persons concerned

On request, we will naturally inform you in writing whether we have stored personal data about you and, if so, which data. Your rights to notification, correction, blocking and deletion expressly stated in the German Data Protection Act will be observed. You can also view your data yourself and amend or delete them if necessary in our applicant portal or certain other websites e.g. for the newsletter/reminder. You can retract your consent to the saving of your personal data given on the relevant page at any time by sending us a brief notification.

Other information

As a global company, TK Elevator GmbH operates a number of websites worldwide. All information which you send to one of our websites in any country can be transferred electronically to a server for one of these sites in another country. This information may be used, saved or processed in a country other than the one in which it was entered. Your personal data will be saved and processed in accordance with the data protection provisions of the country in which the website is operated.

Questions and suggestions on data protection

If you have any questions or suggestions on the subject of data protection, please contact our Group data protection officer at TK Elevator GmbH, 40472 Düsseldorf, Germany or e-mail: dpo@tkelevator.com

Intellectual property and rights of use

The content including pictures and the design of the TK Elevator GmbH website are subject to copyright protection and other laws for the protection of intellectual property. This website does not grant any license to use the intellectual property owned by companies of the TK Elevator Group. In particular, duplication, distribution, reproduction, transmission, processing, modification, or any other use of the content on this website for commercial purposes without written permission from TK Elevator GmbH is not permitted.

Trademarks

Unless otherwise indicated, all trademarks used on TK Elevator GmbH Internet pages are protected by trademark law. The same applies to company logos and signs.

Liability

The information that TK Elevator GmbH presents to you on this website is compiled and updated periodically. Despite the utmost care, we cannot guarantee the content of this website to be free of errors. There is no warranty of merchantability, no warranty of fitness for a particular use, and no other warranty of any kind, express or implied, regarding the information or any aspect of this website. The content does not constitute a pledge or guarantee with regard to our products, especially concerning their marketability or their contractual suitability for a specific purpose. Any forward-looking statements on our website are based solely on opinions, (preliminary) estimates, or assumptions on the part of management at TK Elevator GmbH. As such, they are subject to risks and uncertainties. TK Elevator GmbH is not obliged to update such forward-looking statements. TK Elevator GmbH reserves the right to undertake alterations or additions to the information or data provided at all times without further notice.

This website references third-party providers, in some cases by means of hyperlinks. TK Elevator GmbH has no influence over the content of third-party websites. For this reason, TK Elevator GmbH disclaims all liability regarding the content and data protection practices of the third-party websites to which it links. Before you use third-party websites, we recommend that you review the relevant terms and conditions and data protection provisions of said providers.

Applicable law and jurisdiction

The use of this website and the interpretation of these legal notes are subject to German law to the exclusion of any conflict of laws. Courts in Germany shall have jurisdiction in any disputes arising from your agreement to these terms of use.