Privacy Statement

TRUMPF places great importance on protecting the security and privacy of your personal data. We therefore conduct our business in compliance with applicable laws on data privacy protection and data security. By submitting identifying data, a visitor to our Website (our “Site”) consents to TRUMPF’s use of such data as described in this privacy statement.

TRUMPF will respect the legal requirements that exist regarding the privacy of personal information and is committed to complying with all applicable laws. TRUMPF will, from time to time, review its personal information collection and use and disclosure practices in order to assure compliance with laws and regulations. Your data will be stored and processed in whole in Germany. Your usage of this Site constitutes consent to the transfer of your data out of your country and to Germany.

Collection of Information

You voluntarily provide us with certain personal data (e.g. name, e-mail address, etc.) to provide you with access to specific information and to communicate with you. Your personal data is shared only with affiliates of TRUMPF.

When you access our Sites, additional non-personal data (e.g. type of Internet browser and operating system used, number of visits, average time spent on the site, pages viewed etc.) is automatically collected via cookies (described below). TRUMPF uses this information to monitor the attractiveness of its Site and to continuously improve its contents and service to our customers.

When you visit our Site, we may store some data onto your computer in the form of "cookies" to automatically recognize your PC next time you visit. Cookies can help us, for example, to tailor a Site to better match your interests or to store your password so that you do not have to re-enter it each time. If you do not wish us to re-identify your PC, please configure your Internet browser to erase all cookies from your computer's hard drive, block all cookies, or to receive a warning before a cookie is stored.

TRUMPF’s Use of the Information

We use the information we gather on the TRUMPF Web site, for the purpose of fostering a positive user experience, delivering the services that we offer and, ultimately, to create sales opportunities.

We may use your contact information in order to contact you via telephone, e-mail, direct mail or other communications regarding profile fits, updates at the TRUMPF site, such as new TRUMPF services which may be of interest to you, or for telemarketing purposes.

Disclosure of your Information to Others

TRUMPF uses your information internally, but does not disclose your personal information to third parties, except as set forth in the following three subparagraphs.
  • We may disclose such information to companies and individuals we employ to perform functions on our behalf. An example may include individuals hosting our Web servers. These individuals will have access to your personal information as necessary to perform their functions, but they may not share that information with any other third party.
  • We may disclose such information if legally required to do so, if requested to do so by a governmental entity or if we believe in good faith that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to legal requirements or comply with legal process; (b) protect the rights or property of TRUMPF or its affiliated companies; (c) prevent a crime or protect national security; or (d) protect the personal safety of users or the public.
  • We may disclose and transfer such information to a third party who acquires all or a substantial portion of TRUMPF's business, whether such acquisition is by way of merger, consolidation or purchase of all or a substantial portion of our assets.
Changes to Privacy Statement

If TRUMPF decides to change its Privacy Statement, we will post those changes here so that you will always know what information we gather, how we might use that information, and to whom we will disclose it. We welcome your comments concerning this Privacy Statement. If at any time you have questions or concerns about TRUMPF’s Privacy Statement, or you believe that we have not adhered to this Statement, please contact us by e-mail at info@us.trumpf.com. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.

 

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