Privacy policy

1. Scope of application

Maschinenhandels GmbH ("Allrus MH") is committed to safeguarding the privacy of its website visitors; this policy sets out how Allrus MH will treat your personal information.

2. What information does Allrus MH collect?

Allrus MH may collect, store and use the kinds of personal information:

(a) that you provide to Allrus MH for the purpose of quotations, email notifications or newsletters including personal name, position, industry, company name email address and telephone number); and

(b) any other information that you choose to send to Allrus MH including attached files.

3. Using your personal information

3.1 Personal information means any information that may be used to identify an individual, including, but not limited to, a first and last name, company name, email address, telephone number, postal or other physical address, birth date, gender, occupation, a credit card number (including expiration date) to process payment for products and/or services and such other information when needed to provide a service that you requested.

3.2 Personal information submitted to Allrus MH via this website will be used for the purposes specified in this privacy policy or in relevant parts of the website.

3.3 Allrus MH may use your personal information to:

(a) send you general (non-marketing) commercial communications;

(b) send you email notifications which you have specifically requested;

(c) send you the Allrus MH newsletter and other marketing communications relating to its business which Allrus MH thinks may be of interest to you, by post or, where you have specifically agreed to this, by email or similar technology (and you can inform Allrus MH at any time if you no longer require marketing communications);

(d) deal with enquiries and complaints made by or about you relating to the website.

3.4 Allrus MH will not provide your personal information to any third parties for the purpose of direct marketing.

4. Cookies

4.1 A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server. This enables the web server to identify and track the web browser.

4.2 Allrus MH uses "session" cookies on the website. Session cookies will be deleted from your computer when you close your browser. Allrus MH will use the session cookies to keep track of you whilst you navigate the website.

4.3 Allrus MH uses Yandex.Metrica to analyse the use of this website. Yandex.Metrica generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies, which are stored on users' computers. The information generated relating to Allrus MH's website is used to create reports about the use of the website.

4.4 Most browsers allow you to reject all cookies, whilst some browsers allow you to reject just third party cookies. For example, in Internet Explorer you can refuse all cookies by clicking "Tools", "Internet options", "Privacy", and selecting "Block All Cookies" using the sliding selector. Blocking all cookies will, however, have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites, including this one.

5. Disclosures

5.1 Allrus MH may disclose your personal information to any of its employees, officers, agents, suppliers or subcontractors insofar as reasonably necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy.

5.2 Allrus MH may disclose your personal information to any member of its group of companies (this means Allrus MH associates, subsidiaries, Allrus MH's ultimate holding company and all its subsidiaries) insofar as reasonably necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy.

5.3 In addition, Allrus MH may disclose your personal information:

(a) to the extent that Allrus MH is required to do so by law;

(b) in connection with any ongoing or prospective legal proceedings;

(c) in order to establish, exercise or defend Allrus MH's legal rights (including providing information to others for the purposes of fraud prevention and reducing credit risk).

5.4 Except as provided in this privacy policy, Allrus MH will not provide your information to third parties.

6. International data transfers

6.1 Information that Allrus MH collects may be stored and processed in and transferred between any of the countries in which Allrus MH operates in order to enable Allrus MH to use the information in accordance with this privacy policy.

6.2 Information which you provide, may be transferred to countries including but not limited to USA, China, the countries of the CIS which do not have data protection laws equivalent to those in force in the European Economic Area.

You expressly agree to such transfers of personal information.

7. Security of personal information

7.1 Allrus MH will take reasonable technical and organisational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information.

7.2 Allrus MH will store all the personal information you provide on our secure (password- and firewall-protected) servers.

7.3 You acknowledge and agree that the transmission of information over the internet is inherently insecure, and Allrus MH cannot guarantee the security of data sent over the internet.

8. Policy amendments

8.1 Allrus MH may update this privacy policy from time to time.

8.2 Any changes Allrus MH may make to this privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where Allrus MH considers it to be appopriate, notified to you by e-mail.

9. Your rights

9.1 You may instruct Allrus MH to provide you with any personal information Allrus MH holds about you. Provision of such information will be subject to:

(a) the payment of a fee (currently fixed at Euro 10,-); and

(b) the supply of appropriate evidence of your identity (for this purpose, Allrus MH will usually accept a photocopy of your passport certified by a solicitor or bank plus an original copy of a utility bill showing your current address).

Allrus MH may withhold such personal information to the extent permitted by law.

9.2 You may instruct Allrus MH not to process your personal information for marketing purposes, by sending an email to Allrus MH. In practice, you will usually either expressly agree in advance to Allrus MH's use of your personal information for marketing purposes, or Allrus MH will provide you with an opportunity to opt out of the use of your personal information for marketing purposes.

10. Third party websites

10.1 The website contains links to third-party websites for your convenience and information. If you access those links, you will leave the Allrus MH website. Allrus MH does not control those sites or their privacy practices, which may differ from Allrus MH's. Allrus MH does not endorse or make any representations about third-party websites. Allrus MH's Privacy Policy does not cover the personal data you choose to give to unrelated third parties. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any company before submitting your personal information.

11. Updating information

11.1 Please let Allrus MH know if the personal information, which Allrus MH holds, about you needs to be corrected or updated.

12. Contact

12.1 If you have any questions about this privacy policy or Allrus MH's treatment of your personal information, please write to Allrus MH by email to office[at]allrus.at or by post to ALLRUS Maschinenhandels GmbH Europaring F 10202/Campus 21 A-2345 Brunn am Gebirge / Austria.