Privacy Policy
1. General Information
We, RP wastewater systems GmbH, take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory provisions, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), the German Federal Data Protection Act (“BDSG”) and the German Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (“TDDDG”), as well as this privacy policy.
Controller
The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:
RP wastewater systems GmbH
Kinzigheimer Weg 104
63450 Hanau
Germany
E-mail:
Authorised representatives: Armin Hessenberger, Managing Director; Florian Will, Managing Director
Register court: Hanau Local Court (Amtsgericht Hanau), Registration number: HRB 101406
When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data are data by which you can be personally identified (e.g. name, e-mail address, IP address). This privacy policy explains which data we collect, what we use them for and for what purpose this takes place.
Purposes of processing
On this website we process the relevant personal data for the purpose of operating, securing and delivering the website, for handling enquiries, and for information purposes. With your consent, we analyse user behaviour for statistical purposes (see section “Google Analytics 4”). No profiling and no processing for advertising purposes takes place on this website.
Legal basis
Data processing takes place on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR (consent), (b) (performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures) or (f) (legitimate interest in the secure and functional operation of our website). Section 25 TDDDG applies in addition to the storage of information on your terminal equipment and access to such information.
Storage period
We store data for as long as statutory or contractual retention obligations exist, or for as long as the data may be required for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims. Otherwise we delete your data as soon as they are no longer required for the purpose for which they were stored.
Withdrawal of your consent to data processing
Where processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time. An informal notification by e-mail to us is sufficient. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out up to the point of withdrawal remains unaffected.
Data subject rights
RIGHT OF ACCESS (ART. 15 GDPR)
Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to obtain from the controller, at any time and free of charge, information about the personal data stored about them, as well as a copy of that information.
RIGHT TO RECTIFICATION OR ERASURE (ART. 16, 17 GDPR)
The data subject has the right to obtain from the controller, without undue delay, the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning them. The data subject further has the right to request that personal data concerning them be erased without undue delay, where the data are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed and where no legal ground prevents erasure.
RIGHT TO RESTRICTION OF PROCESSING (ART. 18 GDPR)
The data subject has the right to obtain from the controller restriction of processing.
RIGHT TO DATA PORTABILITY (ART. 20 GDPR)
The data subject has the right to receive the personal data concerning them which they have provided to a controller in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, and has the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance. Where you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will take place only where it is technically feasible.
RIGHT TO OBJECT (ART. 21 GDPR)
Where RP wastewater systems processes personal data on the basis of a legitimate interest, the data subject has the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to such processing.
RIGHT TO WITHDRAW CONSENT (ART. 7 (3) GDPR)
Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to withdraw consent previously given to data processing at any time. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out on the basis of that consent before its withdrawal.
Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority
In the event of breaches of data protection law, the data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. The supervisory authority competent for us is:
Der Hessische Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit
(Hessian Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information)
Postfach 3163, 65021 Wiesbaden, Germany
Office: Wilhelmstraße 7, 65185 Wiesbaden
Tel.: +49 611 1408-0,
For questions about data protection and to exercise the rights listed above, please contact .
2. Data collection on our website
Cookies and local storage
Cookies are small data packages exchanged between your browser and the web server when you visit our website. Local storage is an area of your browser in which websites can store information locally on your device. Neither technology causes any damage, executes code or can be used to access your device.
In addition to technically necessary cookies and local storage entries, we use – only with your consent – statistics cookies from Google Analytics. No marketing cookies or cookies from social networks are used.
Technically necessary information is stored on your device on the basis of Section 25 (2) no. 2 TDDDG and our legitimate interest in the technically faultless operation and smooth functionality of our website (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR). Consent is not required for this. For statistics cookies, the legal basis is your consent (Section 25 (1) TDDDG, Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR).
You can configure your browser to prevent cookies from being stored on your device in general, or to ask you each time whether you agree to cookies being set. You can delete cookies and local storage entries at any time in your browser. Your browser’s help function explains how this works in detail. Please note that disabling them in general may lead to functional restrictions on our website.
Polylang (language selection)
Purpose: storing the selected language version
Category: technically necessary
Data processed: language code of the selected language version (e.g. “de” or “en”)
Data subjects: website visitors
Technology: cookie (pll_language, storage period 1 year)
Legal basis: Section 25 (2) no. 2 TDDDG in conjunction with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR
This website is available in German and English. We use the Polylang plugin for multilingual operation. The software runs entirely on our own server. When you open a language version, a cookie is set that contains only the language code of the language you selected, so that the website is displayed in that language on subsequent page views.
No IP addresses, no user identifiers and no personal master data are processed in this context. No transfer to the plugin manufacturer or to any other third party takes place.
clickskeks (cookie consent manager)
Provider: Papoo Software & Media GmbH, Auguststr. 4, 53229 Bonn, Germany
Purpose: obtaining, managing and documenting consent, and providing information about the technologies used
Category: technically necessary
Data processed: IP address, randomly generated consent ID, consent data (time of granting and change, selected embeddings, button clicked)
Data subjects: website visitors
Technology: JavaScript call, local storage (ccm_consent)
Legal basis: Section 25 (2) no. 2 TDDDG in conjunction with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR
Further information: https://www.clickskeks.at/datenschutz
On our website we use the tool clickskeks (technical basis: CCM19) to provide information about the technologies used and to manage consent. You can call up and adjust your decision at any time via the “Cookie settings” link in our imprint and in this privacy policy.
When you open our website, the provider’s script is loaded from the provider’s servers. Your IP address is transmitted to the provider in the process. The provider’s servers are located in Germany.
To store your decision, an entry named ccm_consent is created in your browser’s local storage. Your decision is automatically cancelled after 365 days, after which the consent banner is displayed again.
Contact form
Purpose: processing and answering enquiries
Data processed: first name, last name, company, e-mail address, telephone number, content of the message
Data subjects: persons submitting enquiries via the contact form
Recipient: RP wastewater systems GmbH ()
Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR where the enquiry relates to the conclusion of a contract; otherwise Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interest in answering enquiries)
If you send us an enquiry via the contact form, the information you provide in the form is processed for the purpose of handling the enquiry and in case of follow-up questions. The information is stored on our hosting provider’s server and transmitted by e-mail to . The content of the form is not passed on to third parties.
The fields marked as mandatory in the form are required in order to process your enquiry.
Your information is deleted once your enquiry has been conclusively dealt with, unless statutory retention obligations prevent this.
Cloudflare Turnstile (spam protection)
Provider: Cloudflare, Inc., 101 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA
Purpose: protecting the contact form against automated submissions (spam, bots)
Data processed: IP address, TLS fingerprint, user agent, sitekey and associated origin
Data subjects: persons accessing the contact form
Technology: JavaScript call
Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interest in protecting our website against abuse); Section 25 (2) no. 2 TDDDG
Third-country transfer: USA, on the basis of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework
Further information: https://www.cloudflare.com/turnstile-privacy-policy/
To protect our contact form, we use Cloudflare Turnstile. Turnstile uses technical characteristics to check whether a submission comes from a human or from an automated program. Depending on the risk assessment, you may be shown a checkbox to confirm. The content of the form itself is not transmitted to Cloudflare.
Cloudflare processes these data on our behalf in order to provide the service. In addition, according to its own information, Cloudflare processes the data as an independent controller to improve its bot detection.
Google Tag Manager
Provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland
Purpose: Management and delivery of analytics services on our website
Category: Measurement (only with consent)
Data processed: IP address, technical browser and device data
Data subjects: Website visitors who have given consent
Technology: JavaScript call
Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR; Section 25 (1) TDDDG
Third-country transfer: USA, on the basis of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework
Further information: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Google Tag Manager is only loaded after you have consented to the “Measurement” category in the consent banner. The Tag Manager itself does not set any cookies and does not analyse any data. It is used solely to integrate other services – currently Google Analytics.
Google Analytics 4
Provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland
Purpose: Statistical analysis of website usage to improve our offering
Category: Measurement (only with consent)
Data processed: IP address (according to Google, not logged or stored in Google Analytics 4), randomly generated client ID, pages visited, time spent, origin of the visit (referrer), interactions (e.g. scrolling, clicks on external links, file downloads, form and video interactions), approximate location (country/region), browser, device and operating system information
Data subjects: Website visitors who have given consent
Technology: Cookies (_ga, _ga_MPN32K0HSH; storage period up to 2 years each)
Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR; Section 25 (1) TDDDG
Third-country transfer: USA, on the basis of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework
Retention period of analytics data: event data 2 months, user data 14 months (the period is extended with renewed activity)
Further information: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Google Analytics is only activated if you consent to the “Measurement” category in the consent banner. Use of the data for personalised advertising is disabled in our configuration. The “Google Signals” feature is disabled; no linking with Google accounts takes place. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future via the “Cookie settings” link.
Hosting and server log files
Our website is operated by an external hosting provider. When the website is accessed, technical data required for operation, security and delivery of the content are processed and stored in so-called server log files. These may include in particular the IP address, date and time of access, page accessed, volume of data transferred, browser type and version, operating system and referrer URL.
This processing takes place in order to ensure the functionality, security and stability of our web presence, in particular to prevent attacks and to analyse faults. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
SSL encryption
For security reasons, this website uses SSL/TLS encryption. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser bar. When encryption is active, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties. The use of this procedure is based on our legitimate interest in the use of suitable encryption technologies.
Last updated: 21. October 2026
Cookie declaration
Technically necessary
| Name | Type | Purpose | Provider | Storage period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pll_language | Cookie | Stores the language version selected by the visitor. | RP wastewater systems GmbH | 1 year |
| ccm_consent | Local storage | Stores the visitor’s decision in the consent banner. | Papoo Software & Media GmbH (clickskeks) | 365 days |
Measurement
| Name | Type | Purpose | Provider | Storage period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Cookie | Distinguishes visitors for statistical analysis (Google Analytics). | Google Ireland Limited | 2 years |
| _ga_MPN32K0HSH | Cookie | Stores the session state for Google Analytics. | Google Ireland Limited | 2 years |