Cookie Policy (EU)

This Cookie Policy was last updated on 19.11.2024 and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of the European Economic Area and Switzerland.

1. Introduction

Our website, https://www.refreco.gmbh (hereinafter: "the website") uses only essential technical cookies that are necessary for the website to function properly. We do not use any tracking, analytics, or marketing cookies.

2. What are cookies?

A cookie is a small simple file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers during a subsequent visit.

3. Which cookies do we use?

We only use technically necessary cookies. These cookies are essential for the website to function properly and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as submitting forms.

Session Cookies (Contact Form)

Type: Technically necessary / Functional
Purpose: These cookies are used to process your contact form submissions. They enable the website to remember your form data during the submission process and display success or error messages.
Legal basis: Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b DSGVO (contract performance)
Duration: Session cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser.
Data storage: All data remains exclusively on servers in Germany (Hetzner Online GmbH).

4. Do I need to give consent?

No. According to GDPR and the TTDSG (German Telecommunications and Telemedia Data Protection Act), technically necessary cookies do not require your explicit consent. These cookies are essential for the basic functionality of our website, particularly for the secure transmission of your contact form data.

5. Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies

You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the settings of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser.

Please note that our website may not work properly if technically necessary cookies are disabled, particularly the contact form functionality.

Browser-specific instructions:

• Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
• Mozilla Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Cookies and website data
• Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and site data
• Opera: Settings → Privacy & security → Cookies

6. No tracking or third-party cookies

We do not use any tracking, analytics, advertising, or third-party cookies. Your visit to our website is not tracked, and no personal data is shared with third parties for marketing purposes.

This means:

• No Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, or similar tracking tools
• No advertising cookies or remarketing
• No profiling or behavioral analysis
• No data sharing with third parties for marketing purposes

7. Your rights with respect to personal data

For detailed information about your data protection rights, please refer to our Privacy Policy (Datenschutzerklärung).

8. Contact details

For questions and/or comments about our Cookie Policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details:

Refreco GmbH
Kantstr. 16
85521 Ottobrunn
Germany

Website: https://www.refreco.gmbh
Email: info@refreco.gmbh
Phone number: +49 89 20932979