Privacy policy

1. Data controller

The controller responsible for processing personal data on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:

Gerken & Pietsch GbR
Hansastraße 2
59557 Lippstadt
Germany

Phone: +49 2941 933 78 11
Email: info@medifinepaper.de

2. Collection and storage of personal data

When you visit our website, the hosting provider automatically records the following information in server log files:

• IP address of the requesting device (anonymised)
• Date and time of access
• Name and URL of the file requested
• Website from which access originated (referrer URL)
• Browser used and, where applicable, the operating system of your device

These data are processed on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is to ensure the proper operation of the website and to detect and prevent attacks. The data are deleted within seven days at the latest.

3. Hosting

This website is hosted by STRATO GmbH, Otto-Ostrowski-Straße 7, 10249 Berlin, Germany. STRATO acts as our processor under Article 28 GDPR. A corresponding data processing agreement is in place. Further information about data protection at STRATO is available at strato.de/datenschutz.

4. Fonts and external content

This website does not embed external content. All fonts used (Montserrat and Playfair Display) are served locally from our server. This involves no connection to Google servers or other providers, and no IP address is transmitted to third parties for this purpose. We do not embed maps, videos or social media services either.

5. Contact form

If you send us an enquiry using the contact form on our website, the information you enter (name, company, type of company, email address, phone number, product interest and message) is processed to handle your enquiry.

The form uses Formspree (Formspree, Inc., 2261 Market Street #4990, San Francisco, CA 94114, USA). When you submit the form, your data are transmitted to Formspree and then forwarded to us by email. Formspree processes the data on servers in the United States; safeguards are provided through the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses. Further information: formspree.io/legal/privacy-policy.

The legal bases for processing are Article 6(1)(b) GDPR (steps prior to entering into a contract) and your explicit consent under Article 6(1)(a) GDPR (the checkbox in the form). The data are deleted once your enquiry has been fully dealt with, provided that no statutory retention requirements apply.

If you prefer to avoid transmission to a US service provider, you can contact us directly by email at info@medifinepaper.de or by phone on +49 2941 933 78 11.

6. Cookies

This website uses no cookies and no tracking, analytics or marketing services. No data are stored in your browser's local storage either. Consent is therefore not required.

7. Disclosure to third parties

Your personal data are not sold or disclosed for advertising purposes. Data are shared only where necessary to handle your enquiry or perform a contract (for example, with Formspree as a processor; see section 5), or where required by law.

8. Your rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access (Article 15 GDPR)
• Rectification of inaccurate data (Article 16 GDPR)
• Erasure (Article 17 GDPR)
• Restriction of processing (Article 18 GDPR)
• Data portability (Article 20 GDPR)
• Objection to processing (Article 21 GDPR)
• Withdrawal of consent previously given (Article 7(3) GDPR)

To exercise your rights, please contact us by email at info@medifinepaper.de.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection supervisory authority. The competent authority for North Rhine-Westphalia is the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information of North Rhine-Westphalia:
www.ldi.nrw.de

9. Updates to this privacy policy

This privacy policy is dated 30 October 2026. We may need to amend it as our website develops or as statutory requirements change.