DATA PROTECTION NOTICE
ContiTech Antriebssysteme GmbH (“Continental”, “Us”, or “We”) is making available the smartphone
application Continental Make Power Smart (“Mobile App” or “App” - mps.continental-industry.com). This App
allows users to measure distance, pulley diameters, center distance between pulleys, wrapping angle,
misalignment, RPM of the pulleys, etc. Identify and select the right belt without any previous belt knowledge
required. Mobile app also provides drive calculations, recommendations to reduce cost and measure tension
of the belt.
ContiTech Antriebssysteme GmbH processes your data within the scope of using Continental Make Power
Smart (“Mobile App” or “App” - mps.continental-industry.com) in accordance with the applicable statutory
provisions.
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1. General Information
Personal data that you enter will be processed by ContiTech Antriebssysteme GmbH for the purpose(s)
stated below. Insofar it is necessary for the fulfilment of the purpose, the data may also be transferred to
third parties affiliated with ContiTech Antriebssysteme GmbH within the meaning of §§ 15 ff. (German)
Stock Corporation Act and in accordance with the
Binding Corporate Rules of Continental.
2. Functioning of Continental Make Power Smart (“Mobile App” or “App” - mps.continental-industry.com)
Continental Make Power Smart is a mobile app developed for iOS and Android, which will primarily use
the cellphone camera to:
- Extract information from pictures and videos; to obtain measurements such as: distance, pulley
diameters, center distance between pulleys, wrapping angle, misalignment, RPM of the pulleys,
etc.
- Identify and select the right belt without any previous belt knowledge required. A user will need to
input some generic information and the App will take those inputs to recommend the best belt
selection. Information in this feature is pre-set and validated, so user selects from existing
information; there is no information entered from their side
- Provide drive calculations and get recommendations to reduce cost and increase lifetime.
Processing to be done by the App using data entered by the user (power of the motor, rpm
pulleys, diameter of the pulleys, belt’s geometry, and the time the belt is running (hours/day,
days/week and weeks/year) and the cost of the energy user is paying.
- Record with the smartphone’s microphone the vibration of the belt to measure its tension. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO RECORD THE FREQUENCY WHILE THE BELT IS IN MOTION.
- Assist users to predict potential failure; prescribe the right belt in the right time; interconnect
distributors and MROs for buying the belt.
a) Installation of Continental Make Power Smart (“Mobile App” or “App” - mps.continental-industry.com)
Use of the Continental Make Power Smart (“Mobile App” or “App” - mps.continental-industry.com)
requires the installation of this App (from Apple’s App store and Google’s Play store) and the user’s
proper consent to the Terms of Use and the Data Protection Declaration.
b) Registration of Continental Make Power Smart (“Mobile App” or “App” - mps.continentalindustry.com)
The use of the Continental Make Power Smart App requires registration by stating username, email
and choosing a password via Continental Make Power Smart App ("[name] -Account"). For the
purpose of honest and fair dealing with each other the user is requested to provide true information
and their real name [The user first receives a user-ID as username within the registration process; the
user is free to change its user name later individually.] Furthermore the user has to give their prior
consent to the Terms of Use and the Data Protection Declaration.
Registration is only available to persons over 18 years old. By using the Mobile App, You represent
and warrant that: (a) all registration information and data that You submit is truthful and accurate; (b)
You are using this App and associated services within the framework of your commercial and/or
business activity and you are not a consumer under the applicable law; (c) You are authorized by the
Subscriber to use the Mobile App, (d) You are accessing the Mobile App for a legitimate business
purpose; and (e) You will only use the Mobile App and Service as permitted by these Terms.
3. Processing of Data
Your data will be processed exclusively on the basis of the following data protection regulations (legal basis):
Data Processing (Purpose) |
Legal Basis |
Duration of Storage |
Contact / Interaction with Continental (e.g. contact form / field, chat,
etc.)
|
Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) EU GDPR
(consent)
Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) EU GDPR
(performance of contract)
Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c) EU GDPR
(legal obligation)
|
Your data will be processed with your
consent until revocation, otherwise
deleted after final processing of your
request, provided that there are no legal
storage obligations to the contrary. We
assume final processing if it can be
deduced from the circumstances that the
matter in question has been conclusively
clarified.
|
Newsletter / advertising and
marketing approaches /
customer surveys |
Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) EU GDPR
(consent) |
Processed upon your consent, until your
revocation or omission of purpose. |
The provision of your personal data is necessary for contacting us. However, provision of your personal
data is voluntarily. Without your personal data, we cannot reply to your inquiry.
4. Rights of the data subject(s)
We draw your attention to the fact that, as a data subject, you have the following rights in connection with
the processing of your personal data in accordance to the EU - General Data Protection Regulation (EU
GDPR):
- Right to revoke your consent at any time acc. Art. 7 para. 3 EU GDPR
- Right to be informed acc. Art. 13 and Art. 14 EU GDPR
- Right of access by the data subject acc. Art. 15 EU GDPR
- Right to rectification acc. Art. 16 EU GDPR
- Right to erasure acc. Art. 17 EU – GDPR
- Right to restriction of processing acc. Art. 18 EU GDPR
- Right to data portability acc. Art. 20 EU GDPR
- Right to object at any time acc. Art. 21 EU - GDPR
- Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority acc. Art. 77 EU GDPR
In case of compelling reasons for processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or serve
the assertion, exercise or defense of legal claims, the processing of personal data necessary for this
purpose can take place despite your objection or request for deletion.
If you have any questions in this regard, feel free to contact our data protection officer:
Please send your revocation or requests regarding the exercise of the above listed rights in
writing or by email to:
ContiTech Antriebssysteme GmbH
Vahrenwalder Straße 9, 30165 Hannover, Germany
5. Protection of stored Data
Our company uses technical and organizational security measures to protect the personal data you provide
to us from manipulation, loss, destruction or access by unauthorized persons. The security measures are
continuously improved and adapted according to the state of the art. Unencrypted data can possibly be
viewed by third parties. For this reason, we would like to point out that no secure transmission can be
guaranteed with regard to data transmission via the Internet (e.g. when communicating by unencrypted email). Sensitive data should therefore either not be transmitted at all or only via a secure connection (SSL).
You can determine the SSL status of the connection by looking at the address line of your browser ("https").
6. Closing Provisions
Continental reserves the right to change or amend these Data Protection Declaration in the interests of
the Continental Make Power Smart (“Mobile App” or “App” - mps.continental-industry.com) at any time
with effect for the future, provided that such changes are not unreasonable for the User. This shall be the
case in particular if the changes do not involve any substantial detriment to the User, e.g. with changes in
contact information, the commencement of additional services or any similar matters.
In each case of intended change to these Data Protection Declaration Continental shall give reasonable
notice to the User of at least [30] days prior to any change coming into force. Such notification shall take
place via email to the email address provided by the User upon registration or via pop-up window in case
a registration was not required.
The User has to give his consent to the changed Data Protection Declaration to continuing the use of
Continental Make Power Smart (“Mobile App” or “App” - mps.continental-industry.com) by ticking the
respective opt-in box of the pop-up window or through renewed logging in.
The provider of the Continental Make Power Smart (“Mobile App” or “App” - mps.continental-industry.com)
is:
ContiTech Antriebssysteme GmbH
Address: Vahrenwalder Straße 9, 30165 Hannover, Germany
Tel: +49 511 938-02
Fax: +49 511 938-81770
Email: continental_industry@continental.com
Chairman of the Supervisory Board: Nikolai Setzer
Chairman of the Executive Board: Philip Nelles
Registered Court: Amtsgericht Hannover, HRB 62105
VAT-no.: DE811163841
[30th June, 2022]