Privacy Policy

The controller responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:

Email: raymond.joehnk@hercules-engineering.de
Phone: +49 162 3223301

• This website sets no cookies and uses no tracking or analytics tools.
• Fonts and scripts (including the JavaScript libraries GSAP and Lenis) are loaded exclusively from our own web space. We use no Google Fonts, no content delivery networks (CDNs) and no embedded third-party maps or videos.
• Personal data is processed only where technically required to deliver the website (server log files) or when you contact us on your own initiative.

This website is hosted on a web hosting package provided by STRATO GmbH, Otto-Ostrowski-Straße 7, 10249 Berlin, Germany. On our behalf, STRATO processes the data that technically arises when the website is delivered (see section 4). A data processing agreement pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR is in place with STRATO. [PRÜFEN: AV-Vertrag im STRATO-Kundenlogin abgeschlossen?]

The legal basis is our legitimate interest in providing our website securely, reliably and efficiently (Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR).

Each time the website is accessed, our host's server automatically records information transmitted by your browser in so-called server log files:

• IP address of the requesting device
• date and time of access
• requested page or file and amount of data transferred
• HTTP status code
• referrer URL (previously visited page)
• browser type and version, operating system (user agent)

This data is not combined with other data sources and is not evaluated to identify individual visitors. It serves solely to ensure the operation, stability and security of the website and to fend off attacks. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR.

Retention period: [PRÜFEN: tatsächliche Speicherfrist/Anonymisierung der Logfiles bei STRATO]; the data is then deleted or anonymised.

For security reasons, this website uses SSL/TLS encryption. You can recognise an encrypted connection by “https://” in your browser's address bar.

We do not set cookies and do not store or read any information on your device beyond what is strictly necessary to display the website (Section 25 TDDDG). A cookie banner is therefore not required.

There is no audience measurement, no tracking and no profiling. All fonts (Archivo, Inter, JetBrains Mono), scripts and graphics are served from our own web space at STRATO; no connection to third-party servers is established when you visit the website.

You choose the language (German, English, Spanish) via the page address (/, /en/, /es/); nothing is stored on your device for this.

The enquiry form on our website does not transmit any data to our server and stores nothing. When you submit it, your browser merely creates a pre-filled email (name, company, selected topics, message) in your own email program. You decide whether and when to send this email.

If you contact us by email, we process the data you provide (e.g. name, email address, company, content of your message) solely to handle your enquiry and any follow-up questions. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1)(b) GDPR where your enquiry relates to the initiation or performance of a contract, and otherwise our legitimate interest in answering enquiries (Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR).

Our mailbox is operated by STRATO GmbH, Otto-Ostrowski-Straße 7, 10249 Berlin, Germany. Please note that, depending on your provider, email transmission may not be encrypted end to end.

We delete your data once your enquiry has been finally dealt with, unless statutory retention obligations apply (in particular under Section 257 HGB and Section 147 AO: commercial and business letters 6 years, accounting records 8 years, other tax-relevant documents up to 10 years).

Phone numbers on this website are provided as tel: links. Clicking one merely opens your device's phone app; the website itself does not transmit any data. If you call us, we process your phone number and the content of the conversation to handle your request (legal basis as in section 7).

Our website contains a plain link to WhatsApp (wa.me). Merely visiting our website transmits no data to WhatsApp or Meta. Only when you actively click the link are you redirected to WhatsApp; from that point on, the provider WhatsApp Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland, a company of Meta Platforms, Inc. (USA), processes data under its own responsibility – e.g. your IP address, device information and, if you message us, your phone number, profile and messages. This may involve a transfer to the USA; Meta is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. For details, see the WhatsApp privacy policy.

Contacting us via WhatsApp is voluntary. You can always reach us by email or phone instead. We process messages you send us via WhatsApp to handle your enquiry (legal basis as in section 7). [PRÜFEN: Nutzung von WhatsApp Business oder privatem Konto; Adressbuch-Synchronisation deaktiviert?]

With regard to personal data concerning you, you have the following rights vis-à-vis us:

• access (Art. 15 GDPR)
• rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
• erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
• restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
• data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)

Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR): Where we process data on the basis of Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR, you may object to this processing at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation.

An informal message to the email address above is sufficient to exercise your rights.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR). The authority responsible for us is the Data Protection Commissioner of Lower Saxony (LfD Niedersachsen), Prinzenstraße 5, 30159 Hannover, Germany.

You are under no statutory or contractual obligation to provide us with personal data; without contact details, however, we cannot answer your enquiry. No automated decision-making, including profiling (Art. 22 GDPR), takes place.

Version of this privacy policy: 23 October 2026. We will update it if our website, our data processing or the legal situation changes.