Privacy Statement and Cookie Notice

Rieter uses cookies to improve the efficiency of the website’s individual use. A cookie is a small data file, saved on your computer or device when you access and / or use a website, that Rieter’s or a third-party server can read back later.

Cookies are used to detect your browser and allow Rieter to recognize you as the same user who visited Rieter's website in the past and associate your visit to Rieter's website with other information about you, such as your website usage information (see the Privacy Statement) or personal information collected through other means. Cookies can be "session cookies" (i.e. they only exist during a browser session) or "permanent" cookies (i.e. they remain on your device until they expire or are deleted).

Depending on their function and purpose, Rieter divides cookies into two categories: Essential (indispensable) cookies and analysis and marketing cookies.

Rieter uses cookies for the following reasons:

Essential (indispensable) cookies

These cookies are necessary for the functionality of the website and cannot be blocked on the devices. They are usually only set in response to actions you have taken for requesting services, such as setting your privacy settings, logging in or filling out forms.

Rieter’s website only sets essential cookies to save the user's cookie settings and enable editors to access the backend.

Analysis and marketing cookies

These cookies allow Rieter to count visits and traffic sources to measure and improve the performance of the website. They help Rieter establish a ranking of visited pages and see how visitors navigate the website. All data collected by these cookies are aggregated and are therefore anonymous. If you block these cookies, Rieter will not know when you visited the Rieter website and cannot monitor the performance of cookies.

Google Analytics
The Rieter website uses Google Analytics, an analysis service from Google Inc., USA.

Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”, text files that are stored on your computer and which allows an analysis of your use of the website. The data generated by the cookie about your use of this website (including your IP address) is transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

Google uses this data to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity for the website operator and provide other services related to web and internet usage. Google may also disclose this data to third parties, provided that this is required by law or if third parties process this data on behalf of Google.

You can prevent Google from collecting the data by adjusting your cookie settings for the Rieter website. An opt-out cookie is set that prevents the future collection of data when you visit this website.

You can also object to the future collection and storage of the IP address and the data generated by cookies at any time. The relevant browser add-on can be downloaded under the following link and installed: Denial of consent for Google Analytics .

Further information on the use of data by Google, settings and objection options is available in Google's Privacy Policy.

Google Maps

Rieter uses Google Maps, a service from Google, Inc., USA, to display its branches and agencies. As long as you are on a page of the Rieter website with Google Maps embedded, no data will be transmitted to Google. However, when you open Google Maps after leaving the Rieter website, Google Maps may collect and process personal data. For more information, please contact Google Inc.

YouTube

Rieter uses YouTube, a service from Google, Inc., USA, to show its latest product videos. The videos can be played on the website. As long as you are watching videos on the Rieter website, no data will be transmitted to Google. However, when you open YouTube after leaving the Rieter website, YouTube may collect and process personal data. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be assigned to your account. If you do not want the data to be assigned, make sure that you log out of YouTube beforehand.

For more information on cookies and YouTube's privacy policy, please contact Google Inc.

YouKu

Rieter uses this service from Youku Tudou, Inc., a subsidiary of Alibaba Group Holding Limited, to show its latest product videos on the Chinese website. The videos can be played on the website. As long as you are watching videos on the Rieter website, no data will be transmitted to YouKu. However, when you open YouKu after leaving the Rieter website, YouKu may collect and process personal data.

For more information on cookies and YouKu's privacy policy, please contact Alibaba Group Holding Limited.

Newsletter

Rieter uses Mailchimp (a service from The Rocket Science Group, LLC, USA) and EQS Cockpit (a service from EQS Group AG, Munich, Germany) to distribute Rieter News (newsletters, media releases, etc.). When registering and confirming to receive Rieter News (double opt-in), the following personal data are processed: surname, first name, e-mail, language, country, company.

The data are processed to authenticate the person at the time of registration, send Rieter News to that person and determine if and when that person has opened these publications, including individual articles contained therein. This also allows us to divide recipients into different categories.

The processing of this data requires your consent. You can revoke this consent at any time, for example by using the unsubscribe link in the Rieter News. Data processing operations already carried out remain unaffected by the revocation. For further information, please contact Mailchimp or EQS. If you do not want any analysis to take place, you must unsubscribe from Rieter News.

Rieter respects your right to privacy: You are free to block certain types of cookies. You can change the settings at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer. You can also manage your cookie privacy settings in your browser. You can control and / or delete cookies as you wish. You can delete all cookies that are already on your device and you can set most browsers to prevent them from being placed.

Instructions for deactivating cookies

Technically necessary cookies that are set to save the user's cookie settings and to enable access to the TYPO3 backend.

The following cookies are not technically necessary and serve marketing and analysis purposes:

“Personal data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (“data subject”); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

“Controller” means the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

“Processing” means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

The personal data we process includes, but is not limited to:

Personal details and contact information, including your name(s), title, government issued identifiers, mobile and/or home phone number, e-mail address, home address, citizenship/nationality/residency, marital status, date of birth, age.

Personal images, including photographic images, video and audio recordings (if voluntary added by you).

Recruitment information, including CV and cover letter, degrees, academic records, licenses/professional membership, certifications/awards, right to work and work permit information, information concerning your application and our assessment of it, any checks we may make to verify information provided or background checks, and third party reference information.

To the extent required or permitted by applicable law, we may also process certain sensitive personal data about you in the context of the recruitment process, in particular information about your gender, race or ethnicity and about any criminal offences if you are applying for a role that requires a criminal record check according to applicable law.

We may also obtain certain of the personal data listed above from third-party sources such as recruiting agencies and background screening providers who may gather this data from you or public sources.

Please be informed that you will receive an email confirmation if you have applied online. When applying you give your consent that we will inform and/or contact you in writing or by telephone.

We process your personal data for the purpose of evaluating and assessing your experience and qualifications relating to the relevant job position, to manage the recruitment process, administer the online career portal and carry out background and pre-employment checks. If your application is successful, we will also process your personal data to make you an offer and for onboarding purposes.

We process your personal data for these purposes on the basis that it is necessary for entering into an employment contract or for our legitimate interests such as managing our business and recruiting staff, perusing and defending claims as well as complying with our policies and procedures.

In addition, we process your personal data to the extent it is necessary for compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, such as record-keeping and reporting obligations.

You are not under an obligation to provide personal data to us, but if you do not provide information to us that is customarily required in an application, we may not be able to proceed with your application.

Your personal data will only be accessed by authorized persons of Rieter, such as members of Group HR and local HR as well the respective superiors for the specific job position. We may share your personal data with third parties who perform services on our behalf, including hosting providers and background screening providers. In such case any processor will be contractually obliged to only process personal data as directed and to implement adequate technical and organizational measures in order to safeguard the security of your personal data and to keep personal data confidential.

In addition, we may disclose your personal data if we are required or permitted to do so by law, in case of legal or regulatory proceedings and, when disclosure is necessary for pursuing our legitimate interests.

Some of the personal data may be stored or processed at computers located in other jurisdictions, whose data protection laws may differ from the jurisdiction you live or of the Rieter company at which you applied for a job position. Rieter will ensure that appropriate protections are in place.

Rieter uses technical and organizational security precautions to protect your personal data from manipulation, loss, destruction or access by unauthorized persons. Any personal data that is provided to Rieter by you will be encrypted in transit to prevent its possible misuse by third parties. Rieter’s security procedures are continuously revised based on new technological developments.

Subject to applicable data protection regulation you may have the right to request (1) access to and (2) rectification or (3) erasure of your personal data or (4) restriction of processing of your personal data as well as you can (5) object to the processing of your personal data. In addition, you have (6) a right to data portability. Just send an e-mail to HRdataprivacy(at)rieter.com.

You have the right at any time to withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal data for the future. For clarifications sake such withdrawal will, however, not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. Just send an e-mail to HRdataprivacy(at)rieter.com.

We will keep your personal data only as long as necessary for the above mentioned purposes. Should we not be able to consider your job application we will generally delete your personal data after 6 months or as foreseen by local law. In case we receive your consent to add your personal data to our application tool for possible future open job positions, we will keep your personal data for no longer than 12 months or as foreseen by local law. We may keep your personal for a longer period where otherwise provided by law or e.g. in case of a pending litigation.

If you are based in the EU you might have in addition the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in case you do not agree with the processing of your personal data.

The controller of your personal data is the Rieter company at which you applied for a job position. You will find its details on the relevant website. Please contact HRdataprivacy(at)rieter.com with any problems or questions you may have.