Privacy policy

We take your privacy very seriously and treat your personal data with respect, while we process any information collected in relation to our activity sector.


Our privacy policy applies to every visitor who visits our website https://www.hmt-gmbh.com/
Data processing controller
The data processing controller is the designated entity that is responsible for the way your personal data is processed, transferred and retained.

The editor of the website is also the data processing controller:

H.M.T.(Hard Materials Technologies) GmbH,
7, rue du Marche, L-9260
Diekirch, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Operating License Number :10071165/0 of the Ministry of the Economy of the
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
VAT identification number: LU28707348

The data processing controller can be contacted by phone:+352 691 968613 or by email: weydert.s@hmt-cera.com.
What personal data do we collect?
Technical data
While you navigate through our website, we collect different kinds of technical data :
web browser and screen resolution
operating system and device type (computer, mobile, tablet)
session statistics
navigation feed and clicks
IP address
This data is stored anonymously and can not be used to identify you.
Newsletter
When you subscribe to our newsletter, we save your email address and your IP address.
User account
During the creation of a user account, we are collecting the following personal data :
name and first name
gender
company
address
email address
phone number
IP address
….
This data is necessary to identify you in our system and to secure the access to your user account.
How do we collect your personal data?
Only data that you voluntarily provided is being collected, such as data submitted while signing up to a newsletter, filling out a contact form or contacting us via email.

Data outlining how you navigate through our website will also be collected.
Usage of your personal data
A cookie (a small text file) is placed on your device (computer, mobile phone, tablet) when you visit any website. This cookie identifies the device each time you visit the web site during the defined lifetime of the cookie.

Various kinds of cookies are used on our website:
Necessary cookies
It is a type of cookie which is essential to navigate a website. If you block this type of cookies in your web browser, you may not be able to use certain features of a website. These types of cookies are only sent by our website and not by third-party tools.
Preference cookies
Preference cookies allow us to improve and optimize the performance of our website by suggesting customized features (eg: language settings). If you block preference cookies in your browser, you will not be able to benefit from any customised features. Preference cookies are sent by the website and by third party tools.

Please consult our subcontractors at the end of this page to know what type of cookies are sent by third party providers.
Analytic cookies
Analytic cookies allow us to create performance statistics and analyse user behaviour on our website. The collected data is crucial for our business, as well as long term website optimisation measures. We assume that we have a legitimate interest to send this type of cookies and that your prior consent is not required.
Objection to the usage of cookies
Some of our subcontractors offer “opt-out” options, which will block data collection and tracking:
Google Analytics
Most web browser settings will allow you to set alerts if a website is trying to install cookies on your device or limit the type of cookies you allow. Check your web browser settings to find out which cookies you are allowing.
Legal grounds
Personal data is collected based on the following legal grounds:
Preparation and execution of service contracts
To adapt and improve the offer
To comply to legal obligations
For our legitimate interest
To defend our interests during legal procedures
For commercial purposes, if we have received your consent
How long is your data stored for?
Your data is only kept as long as we estimate for it be necessary to achieve the initial goal.

All personal data is stored for a defined period of time depending on the type of data. The retention period may differ depending on the purpose of the data collected such as:
legal and contractual retention periods
the limitation period during which the concerned persons may assert their legal rights against our structure
good practice
structure's commercial goals.
The maximum retention period of your personal data does not exceed 10 years.
Protection of your personal data
We use different technical and organizational methods to protect your personal data from unauthorized access.
To which countries is your personal data transferred to?
Personal data may be shared internally for company purposes and with different third party providers in accordance with their contractual arrangements.
Selected data may be transferred to third party providers as part of an outsourcing contract.

All third party providers have confirmed to treat and process any data in accordance with GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) as of 25th May 2018.

 Your rights

According to the (EU) 2016/679 regulation on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, you benefit from a certain number of rights. Upon request, we will grant you access to any collected data. You have the right to request any modification of your data or you can request for it to be deleted permanently. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any moment in time, and oppose any further processing of your data for a legitimate reason.

Please note that some of the rights outlined above may be restricted if we have a superior interest or a legal obligation to pursue data processing.

If you want to act upon your rights, please contact the data processing controller outlined at the top of this document..

You also have the right to submit a formal complaint to the Commission nationale pour la protection des données having its registered office at 1 Avenue du Rock'n'Roll, L-4361 Esch-sur-Alzette.