Privacy policy

Introduction and Contact Details of the Controller
1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. Below, we inform you about how we handle your personal data when you use our website. Personal data refers to all data with which you can be personally identified.
1.2 The controller responsible for data processing on this website, within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is IBENA Interior Textil GmbH, Industriestraße 7-13, 46395 Bocholt, Germany, Tel.: +49 2871 2870, Fax: +49 2871 287309, Email: info@ibena.de. The controller of personal data is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of processing personal data.

Data Collection When Visiting Our Website
2.1 If you use our website for informational purposes only, i.e., if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect the data that your browser transmits to our server (so-called "server log files"). When you visit our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary to display the website to you:

-Our visited website
-Date and time of access
-Amount of data transferred (in bytes)
-Source/reference from which you accessed the page
-Browser used
-Operating system used

IP address used (if applicable: in anonymized form)
Processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data will not be shared or used otherwise. However, we reserve the right to review the server log files retrospectively if there are concrete indications of illegal use.
2.2 This website uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g., orders or inquiries to the controller). You can recognize an encrypted connection by the character string "https://" and the lock symbol in your browser bar.

Cookies
To make visiting our website more attractive and enable the use of certain functions, we use cookies, i.e., small text files stored on your device. Some cookies are automatically deleted after closing the browser ("session cookies"), while others remain on your device for longer, enabling the storage of page settings ("persistent cookies"). The respective storage duration can be found in your web browser's cookie settings overview.
If personal data is also processed by individual cookies we use, processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR for contract execution, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR in case of granted consent, or Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interests in the optimal functionality of our website and a user-friendly experience.
You can configure your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and decide individually whether to accept them or exclude cookies in certain cases or in general.
Please note that rejecting cookies may restrict the functionality of our website.

Contacting Us
Personal data is collected when you contact us (e.g., via a contact form or email). The specific data collected through a contact form is evident from the respective form. This data is stored and used solely to respond to your request and for associated technical administration.
The legal basis for processing this data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If your contact is aimed at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Your data will be deleted once your inquiry has been fully processed, provided that no legal retention obligations exist.

Web Analysis Services
7.1 Google Analytics 4
This website uses Google Analytics 4, a web analytics service of:
Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, 4 Barrow St, Dublin, D04 E5W5, Ireland ("Google").
Google Analytics collects and processes certain information, including your IP address (which is shortened by Google for anonymization). Data may be transferred to Google servers in the USA.
Processing occurs only if you have provided express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. Without consent, Google Analytics 4 will not be used.
Further legal information can be found at: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Tools and Miscellaneous
Cookie Consent Tool
This website uses a "cookie consent tool" to obtain legally required user consent for cookies requiring approval. The tool displays an interactive interface where users can grant consent for specific cookies. The tool ensures that cookies requiring consent are only loaded if permission is granted.
If personal data (e.g., IP address) is processed for the storage or assignment of cookie settings, this is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

Rights of the Data Subject
You have the following rights under GDPR:

• Right to access (Art. 15 GDPR);
• Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR);
• Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR);
• Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR);
• Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR);
• Right to withdraw consent (Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR);
• Right to lodge a complaint (Art. 77 GDPR).

Duration of Storage of Personal Data
The duration of personal data storage is determined by legal retention periods and processing purposes. Data is deleted when it is no longer required.