Imprint and privacy policy for STABILO social media channels (Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, Pinterest)
Imprint
STABILO International GmbH
Schwanweg 1
D-90562 Heroldsberg
A company of the STABILO Group.
Member of ISZ – Industrial Association of Writing and Drawing Instruments
The company is a limited liability company with its registered office in Heroldsberg, Registry Court Fürth HR B 9784.
Managing Director: Horst Brinkman
Phone: (0911) 567-0
Fax: (0911) 567-4444
E-Mail: info(at)stabilo.com
U.S. ID NO: DE 236951119
Privacy policy
1. Controllers
As the operator of these social media pages, we (STABILO International GmbH, Schwanweg 1, 90562 Heroldsberg, Germany) are joint controllers within the meaning of Art. 4 No. 7 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) together with the respective platform operators:
Instagram & Facebook
Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland
TikTok
TikTok Technology Limited, 10 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin, D02 T380, Ireland
YouTube
YouTube LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA, vertreten durch: Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA
LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland
Pinterest Europe Ltd., Waterloo Exchange, 3rd Floor, Waterloo Road, Dublin 4, Ireland.
When you visit our social media pages (Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, Pinterest), personal data is processed by the respective platform operators and by us. In the following, we will inform you about what data this is, how it is processed and what rights you have in this regard.
2. Applicable Terms of Use and Privacy Policy
For the information concerning the processing of your personal data by the above-mentioned joint controllers, please refer to the following privacy notice:
https://help.instagram.com/581066165581870
https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875
https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms
https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/
https://www.tiktok.com/legal/page/eea/terms-of-service/EN
https://www.tiktok.com/legal/page/eea/privacy-policy/EN
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/t/terms
https://policies.google.com/privacy
https://www.linkedin.com/legal/user-agreement
https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
https://policy.pinterest.com/en-gb/terms-of-service
https://policy.pinterest.com/en-gb/privacy-policy#section-scope-of-the-privacy-policy
3. Basic information on processing
The processing is carried out in order to enable us to carry out targeted public relations work. In addition, your personal data will be processed by the platform operators to optimise their services (in particular the platform advertising systems). As a site operator, visiting and interacting with our pages enables us to gain insights into statistical evaluations on the part of the platform operators, e.g.:
- Insights into target groups (demographic, geographic, interests).
- Evaluation of reach and interactions (likes, comments, subscriptions, views, etc.).
- Analysis for addressing and improving our content in a way that is appropriate for the target group.
- Development of interest-based advertising measures.
If users are logged in on several devices, the analysis can also be carried out across devices. The platforms provide us with the data exclusively in anonymised form – it is not possible for us to draw conclusions about individual persons.
4. Legal basis and legitimate interests
The processing by us is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 paragraph 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in an optimised external presentation and communication with our target groups via social media platforms. Furthermore, the processing of your personal data is based on your declaration of consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR.
5. Information on the individual platforms
Facebook / Instagram
Data processing by us
For the above-mentioned purposes, we use the Facebook and Instagram platforms of Meta Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland (i.F. platform).
As part of our platform fan page, we use the "Page Insights" function back. These are aggregated and anonymised statistics that the platform provides to provide information about the usage behaviour, reach and demographic characteristics of visitors to the site. This data enables us to evaluate and optimise its public relations work on the platform. The use of this function is based on the so-called "Page Insights Addendum", through which there is a joint data protection responsibility between Meta and us.
For more information, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum?locale=EN
If you interact with posts on the fan page (comments, likes, shares, etc.), we process this personal data, in particular. profile data, metadata, such as the time of the interaction and the interaction content). The data will be deleted when either your account or the respective interaction (comment, like) is deleted, unless there are any legal obligations to the contrary from this deletion.
Data processing by the platforms
When you visit our platform fan page, the platform collects, among other things, your IP address and other data, for example via cookies on your device. This information is processed by Facebook and may also be transferred to countries outside the European Economic Area. Facebook is solely responsible for this data processing.
The above-mentioned page insights are used by the platform to provide anonymised statistics about the use of our fan page. Based on your platform identifier, this platform can track that you have visited our site and how you have used it, including across other pages with platform content. The platform uses this data to display personalised content or advertising, among other things.
If you want to avoid this, you should log out of the relevant platform before visiting our site, disable the "keep me logged in" feature, delete cookies and restart your browser. For more information about data processing and your rights, please see Meta´s Data Policy: Meta's Data Policy:https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/
TikTok
Please carefully consider what personal data you submit to us via TikTok (TikTok Technology Limited, 10 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin, D02 T380, Ireland). This is especially true when using interactive functions such as commenting, sharing or rating. The use of our TikTok channel and all functions is your own responsibility.
TikTok collects and processes various personal data when using its services, including IP addresses, device information, and usage behaviour. This data may also be transferred to and stored in third countries outside the European Economic Area. TikTok is solely responsible for data processing in this context. TikTok provides more information in its privacy policy:
https://www.tiktok.com/legal/page/eea/privacy-policy/en
If you transmit personal data directly to us via TikTok (e.g. through messages or comments), we process it exclusively for the purpose of our public relations work. In this case, the responsibility for data protection lies with us.
If TikTok also processes the transmitted data independently, TikTok is also responsible for data protection in accordance with Art. 4 No. 7 GDPR. You can reach TikTok's data protection officer via the corresponding contact form:
https://www.tiktok.com/legal/report/DPO/en
TikTok provides us with so-called page insights (analytics), i.e. aggregated data about the use of our content. These evaluations are based on personal data collected by TikTok in the course of visits and interactions on our site. The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR and serves to improve our communication offerings.
You can object to the processing of your personal data for analytics or advertising purposes at any time by adjusting the relevant settings in your TikTok profile under "Settings and Privacy" → "Personalised Advertising".
For more information and support, please visit:
General help page:
View data:
https://support.tiktok.com/en/account-and-privacy/account-information
Privacy Settings:
https://support.tiktok.com/en/account-and-privacy/account-privacy-settings
Privacy form:
https://www.tiktok.com/legal/report/privacy
YouTube
We use an account on the video portal "YouTube" of the company Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland to distribute our video content.
You can find more information about the processing by this platform operator at
https://www.youtube.com/t/terms
https://policies.google.com/privacy
https://policies.google.com/privacy#infocollect
https://policies.google.com/privacy#infosharing
If you are logged in to Google while visiting our site, the data stored there can be assigned to your YouTube user account. To avoid this, you should sign out of your Google Account before visiting our website. For detailed information about privacy settings on YouTube, please visit: https://policies.google.com
Please carefully consider what personal data you submit to us via LinkedIn (LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland). This is especially true when using interactive functions such as commenting, sharing or rating. The use of our LinkedIn channel and all functions is at your own risk.
LinkedIn collects and processes various personal data when using its services, including, but not limited to, name, CV, IP addresses, device information and usage behaviour. This data may also be transferred to and stored in third countries outside the European Economic Area. LinkedIn is solely responsible for data processing in this context.
LinkedIn provides more information in its privacy policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
If you transmit personal data directly to us via LinkedIn (e.g. through messages or comments), we process it exclusively for the purpose of our public relations work. In this case, the responsibility for data protection lies with us.
If LinkedIn also processes the transmitted data independently, LinkedIn is also responsible for data protection in accordance with Art. 4 No. 7 GDPR.
You can reach LinkedIn's data protection officer via the corresponding contact form: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/ask/TSO-DPO
LinkedIn provides us with analytics data, which is aggregated data about the use of our content. These evaluations are based on personal data collected by LinkedIn in the course of visits and interactions on our site. The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR and serves to improve our communication offerings.
You can object to the processing of your personal data for analysis or advertising purposes at any time by adjusting the relevant settings in your LinkedIn profile under "Settings and Privacy" → "Personalised Advertising".
For more information and support, please visit:
General help page:
https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin?trk=microsites-frontend_legal_privacy-policy
View data:
https://www.linkedin.com/mypreferences/d/download-my-data
Privacy Settings:
https://www.linkedin.com/mypreferences/d/categories/privacy
Privacy form:
https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
Please carefully consider what personal data you submit to us via Pinterest (Pinterest Europe Ltd., Waterloo Exchange, 3rd Floor, Waterloo Road, Dublin 4, Ireland). This is especially true when using interactive functions such as commenting, sharing or rating. The use of our Pinterest channel and all functions is at your own risk.
Pinterest collects and processes various personal data when you use its services, including, but not limited to, IP addresses, device information, location data, and information about your usage behaviour. This data may also be transferred to and stored in third countries outside the European Economic Area, in particular in the United States. Pinterest is solely responsible for data processing in this context.
Pinterest provides more information in its privacy policy: https://policy.pinterest.com/en/privacy-policy
If you transmit personal data directly to us via Pinterest (e.g. through messages or comments), we process it exclusively for the purpose of our public relations work. In this case, the responsibility for data protection lies with us.
If Pinterest also processes the transmitted data independently, Pinterest is responsible for data protection in accordance with Art. 4 No. 7 GDPR.
You can reach Pinterest's data protection officer via the appropriate contact form: https://help.pinterest.com/en/data-protection-officer-contact-form
Pinterest provides us with so-called analytics data as well as audience insights ("page insights"), i.e. aggregated statistical evaluations about the use of our content. These evaluations are based on personal data collected by Pinterest in the context of visits and interactions on our site. The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR and serves to improve our communication offerings.
You can object to the processing of your personal data for analytics or advertising purposes at any time by adjusting the appropriate settings in your Pinterest profile under "Settings" → "Personalised advertising".
For more information and support from Pinterest, please visit:
General help page:
View data:
https://help.pinterest.com/en/article/review-personal-data-options
Privacy Settings:
https://help.pinterest.com/en/article/personalization-and-data
Privacy form:
https://help.pinterest.com/en/data-protection-officer-contact-form
STABILO itself does not pass on any personal data. However, it is possible that the platform operators process data outside the European Union.
Meta (Facebook & Instagram), Google/YouTube and LinkedIn are certified under the US-EU Data Privacy Framework.
Pinterest and TikTok are not certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. The transfer is therefore based on the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) in accordance with Art. 46 (2) (c) GDPR, supplemented by additional organizational and technical protective measures that Pinterest and TikTok say they have implemented.
These include but are not limited to: encryption technologies to secure data in transit and at rest, access restrictions and role-based permissions, audits and security audits, as well as obligations to service providers who must also comply with data protection standards.
For more information about Pinterest's privacy practices, please see the Pinterest Privacy Policy: https://policy.pinterest.com/en/privacy-policy
For more information on Pinterest's privacy practices, please see TikTok's privacy policy: https://www.tiktok.com/legal/page/eea/privacy-policy/en
7. Possibilities of objection with the platform operators
Users can control how their data is used in the platform settings, especially with regard to personalised advertising.
Facebook / Instagram
Objection form: https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/1994830130782319
TikTok
Privacy Request Form: https://www.tiktok.com/legal/report/privacy
YouTube
Privacy Settings & Options: https://policies.google.com/privacy#infochoices
Contact LinkedIn Support, Privacy Policy Questions: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/ask/ppq
Contact Pinterest for privacy questions: https://help.pinterest.com/en/contact#no-back
In addition, third-party cookies or, specifically, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn and Pinterest can be deactivated in your browser settings.
8. Rights of data subjects
Right of access, Art. 15 GDPR
You have the right to request information from us at any time about the data stored about you, as well as about its origin, recipients or categories of recipients to whom this data is passed on and the purpose of the storage.
Right of withdrawal, Art. 7 paragraph 3 GDPR
If you have given your consent to the use of data, you can revoke it at any time without giving reasons with effect for the future. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent before the withdrawal. All you need to do is send an e-mail to Datenschutz(at)schwan-stabilo.com or a written notification to STABILO International GmbH, Schwanweg 1, 90562 Heroldsberg.
Right of rectification, Art. 16 GDPR
You can request the correction of inaccurate data or the completion of your data stored by us.
Right of deletion and blocking, Art. 17 and 18 GDPR
You have the right to block and delete the data stored by us about you. If the deletion contradicts statutory retention obligations or other legally enshrined reasons, only the blocking of your data can be carried out instead of deletion.
Data transfer law, Art. 20 GDPR
If you request the personal data you have provided to us, we will, if you so wish, hand over or transmit the data to you or another controller in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. The latter, however, only if this is technically possible.
Right to object, Art. 21 GDPR
You have the right to object to the processing of personal data concerning you at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation within the framework of the requirements of Art. 21 GDPR, provided that the data processing is carried out on the basis of our legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
Contact for the assertion of the rights of data subjects
To assert the rights of the data subject, you can contact us by e-mail at Datenschutz(at)schwan-stabilo.com or by post to STABILO International GmbH, Schwanweg 1, 90562 Heroldsberg.
When you contact us, the data you provide (your e-mail address, if applicable, your e-mail address, etc.) will be used. your name and telephone number) will be stored by us in order to answer your questions or respond to your request. We delete the data generated in this context after storage is no longer required or restrict processing if there are statutory retention obligations.
Right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority, Art. 77 GDPR
You have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority against the processing of your personal data if you consider that your rights under the GDPR have been violated.
As of: September 2025