Privacy Policy
Last modified: 07 September 2022

We thank you for your interest in our website. Since the protection of your privacy is very important to us, we would like to take this opportunity to inform you in detail about how we handle your data and assure you that we will treat your personal data confidentially.

Controller at the time of data collection:

AHT Cooling Systems GmbH
Werksgasse 57
A-8786 Rottenmann
ATU 57763405

Contact for concerns related to the rights of data subjects:

Data Protection Officer DAIKIN EUROPE GROUP (including AHT):

euprivacy@daikin.co.jp

Data Protection Officer, Osaka Umeda Twin Towers South, 1-13-1 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan 530-0001

We process your personal data exclusively in compliance with the applicable legal provisions, in particular but not exclusively with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and Council of 27 April 2016 and the Data Protection Revision Act of 2018 and the Data Protection Deregulation Act of 2018.

We process the personal data that you make available to us as a user of the website and/or as a prospective customer, customer, supplier, employee or applicant, etc., when you provide such information, for example in the context of an enquiry or registration or for contract negotiations or for the conclusion of a contract or in the context of an employment relationship. Data is processed in the context of responding to enquiries, initiating and performing contracts, as well as for the purposes of marketing, advertising and internal reporting.

The legal bases for data processing include:

  • Consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR;
  • Contract initiation and performance pursuant to Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR;
  • Compliance with a legal obligation pursuant to Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR; and
  • Processing necessary for the pursuit of legitimate interests, e.g. for marketing, advertising and internal reporting pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

We have taken appropriate organisational and technical precautions to protect against unauthorised, unlawful or accidental access, processing, loss, use and manipulation. The measures we have taken are subject to regular review and are continuously updated to reflect the state of the art.

This notwithstanding, we would like to note that, despite all efforts to maintain an appropriately high level of protection, data transmission on the Internet may always be subject to security gaps and complete protection against access by third parties is not feasible. Accordingly, we assume no liability for the disclosure of information due to errors not caused by us.

In the event of a personal data breach, we will – to the extent we are legally required to do so – inform the competent supervisory authority without undue delay with reference to the respective data categories affected by the breach. Should a personal data breach affect your personal data, you will be notified by us without undue delay and, if possible, within 72 hours, if the violation is likely to result in a high risk to your rights and freedoms.

Use of www.aht.at (hereinafter referred to as the “website”), including all sub-pages, is generally possible without providing personal data. The owner and operator of the website is: AHT Cooling Systems GmbH (hereafter referred to as “AHT”). All contact details and additional information is included in the Imprint.

Use of the website by minors

Please note that all online tools on our website that process personal data may only be used by persons over the age of 14. Use of the online tools and the resulting processing of users’ data below this age limit is prohibited without the consent of parents/guardians. Should such data processing nevertheless occur, we will cease processing such data as soon as we become aware of it.

Access data

The website operator or website provider collects data concerning access to the website and saves it as “server log files”. The following data is logged in this way:

  • Website accessed
  • Time of day at the time of access
  • Amount of data sent in bytes
  • Source/reference from which you came to the webpage
  • Browser used
  • User’s operating system
  • IP address used

The data collected in this manner is used solely for statistical evaluations and to improve our website. The data collected in this manner is not combined with any other personal data. The server log files are only reviewed subsequently if there are specific indications of unlawful use.

Handling and use of personal data

Personal data made available or collected in the course of an enquiry, registration, contract negotiations or for the conclusion of a contract or within the scope of an employment relationship, will not be processed for purposes other than those covered by the respective predefined purpose and will be processed in accordance with the applicable data protection legal provisions in all cases. Personal data processed for these purposes will not be kept longer than is necessary to fulfil our contractual or legal obligations and to defend against any liability claims and/or for as long as we have a legitimate and overriding interest in such processing.

“Personal data” refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, i.e. a person who can be identified, in particular by reference to an identifier: Examples include your name, e-mail address and telephone number.

Without the provision of this data, AHT cannot conclude the contract with a prospective customer.

In the event a contract is concluded, all data related to the contract will be stored at least until expiry of the applicable retention period for purposes of tax laws.

Sharing your data with third parties

In order to fulfil your order, it may be necessary to share your data with third parties. However, your data will only be shared on the basis of applicable legal provisions (in particular GDPR) for the fulfilment of your order or on the basis of your prior consent.

Some of the recipients of your personal data referred to above are outside your country or process your personal data in such a foreign location. Transfers of personal data may also be made to recipients in third countries for whom there is no adequacy decision or appropriate safeguards and may therefore entail a higher risk of data breach of such transfers than within the EU/EEA. However, transfers to such third countries will only be made with the express consent of the data subject, for the fulfilment of a contract between the data subject and AHT or for the performance of pre-contractual measures or for the conclusion or fulfilment of a contract concluded by AHT with another natural or legal person in the interest of the data subject.

However, we always strive to achieve and maintain an adequate level of data protection with these recipients in third countries.

Job applications

We also process your personal data in connection with your application. Detailed information can be found via the link below in our AHT Privacy Policy for job applicants.

Your rights as data subject and how to exercise them

If you have any questions about the protection of your Personal Data or the exercise of your rights, you can contact us at any time by writing to Daikin Europe N.V. or one of its European Subsidiaries, by calling Daikin Europe N.V. or one of its European Subsidiaries, by sending via postal mail a specific Form or by submitting the Form available online under each “contact us” section throughout the Website and/or the Applications.

Once your Personal Data are subject to Processing, you have several rights as Data Subject that can be exercised, as listed below.

Be as specific as possible any time you wish to exercise your rights. AHT and DENV-G can only properly answer queries couched in sufficient detail. AHT and DENV-G may need to verify your identity in as much detail as possible, in order to avoid that someone else tries to exercise your rights.

You can have access to your Personal Data by clicking here.

If you would like to access the Personal Data that AHT and DENV-G processes about you or you want to know more about:

  • the purposes of our Processing;
  • the categories of personal data concerned;
  • the categories of recipient to whom the Personal Data have been or will be communicated;
  • the planned storage period ort the criteria for determining this period;
  • the rights of data subject;
  • the rights you can exercise in relation to our processing;
  • the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, and intended consequences;

and all other Information available on the processing of your personal information, please complete the form below by clicking here.

  • We use the personal information you provide us via the form only for the purpose of reviewing and processing your request.
  • If you exercise your right to access, AHT and DENV-G will provide you with a list or a copy of your personal information as fully as possible.

You can complete /correct / delete / restrict the processing of you personal data by clicking here.

It may happen that certain personal Information held that you have stored on AHT and DENV-G is incorrect. You may also want to add something to the personal information you provide. You can at any time request the correction or completion of your personal information by clicking here.

If you want AHT and DENV-G to delete your personal information your request will be processed, unless no impediment or incompatibility arise according to law or Legitimate Interests towards the deletion . If you would like to request the deletion of your personal information, please click here.

You can obtain the restriction to the processing of your personal data at any time, by clicking here.

You can request the transfer of personal data for yourself or a third party by clicking here.

If your personal data is collected electronically, you can ask for the portability of the personal information that you have provided to yourself or to third parties by clicking here.

You can revoke your consent to the processing of your personal data by clicking here.

Please note, that whenever you give your consent to the processing or your personal data to AHT and DENV-G you may rescind this consent at any time as easily as you have indicated by following the proposed procedure.

If you whish to withdraw your consent, you can do so at any time by clicking here.

You may object to processing or processing by automated decision-making systems by clicking here.

If you do not agree with how AHT and DENV-G processes certain personal information, you may object by clicking here. We handle contradictions, unless there are legitimate reasons or grounds provided for by law (e.g., an objection will be rejected if the processing of personal data has been carried out to combat fraud ).

If you do not agree with processing by automated decision for direct Marketing of AHT and DENV-G, you can object at any time by clicking here.

If you disagree with the processing of your personal data by AHT and DENV-G or have any other questions, you can always contact the data protection authority of your country of residence (for example, if you live in Austria, you can contact the relevant data protection authority: www.dsb.gv.at; Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde, Barichgasse 40-42, 1030 Wien, Austria).