For all purposes, the following English version of the Terms of Use and the Privacy and Cookies Policy will be the original, governing instrument and understanding. Please note that multi-language content of the website is provided for convenience only. Please refer to the English original text of any material in case of any problem with the translation, meaning etc. Thank you for your understanding!
DWT Deutsche Wassertechnologien GmbH (hereinafter "DWT", "we", "us", or "our"), registration no. HRB 88227, having its registered address at Falkensteiner Str. 77, 60322 Frankfurt am Main, Germany, publishes and provides worldwide access to the information on our website, currently www.prio.pro, prio.pro (the "Website").
These Terms of Service (the "Terms") set forth the legally binding terms and conditions governing any use of the Website provided by DWT. By using the Website (becoming the "user"), you acknowledge your understanding of, and agreement to, these Terms, which also incorporate our Privacy Policy. Any use of the Website is subject to these Terms. We may, from time to time, revise these Terms. Your continued use of the Website after the posting of any revisions will constitute your agreement to be bound by such revisions.
Please read these Terms carefully before using the Website. If you do not agree to these Terms, you do not have the right to use the Website.
Currently, we do not require nor provide the means of and you are not subject to registration on the Website to use it.
The Website is integrated with certain third party applications, websites, and services ("Third Party Services") to make available content, products, and/or services to you. These Third Party Services may have their own terms and conditions of use and privacy policies and your use of these Third Party Services will be governed by and subject to such terms and conditions and privacy policies. You understand and agree that DWT does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for the behavior, features, or content of any Third Party Services or for any transaction you may enter into with the provider of any such Third Party Services. Links and references to Third Party Services do not imply relationship, affiliation or sponsorship.
Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and use the Website. Unless otherwise stated in these Terms, this right is granted for your personal, non-commercial use only. Permission is granted to temporarily download one copy of the materials (information, documents, files, software) from the Website for personal, non-commercial transitory viewing only. This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of title, and under this license you, without our explicit written consent, may not:
This license and the right to access the Website shall automatically terminate if you violate any provision of these Terms. Upon the termination of this license, you must destroy any downloaded materials in your possession whether in electronic or printed format.
Ownership and all intellectual property rights on the Website or any content on the Website, including but not limited to patents, design rights, copyrights, trademarks, trade-secrets and proprietary know-how, shall be owned by and vested in us, or our licensor, and nothing in these Terms shall be interpreted as a transfer of such rights from us to You. You are solely entitled to the limited license to access and use the Website specifically granted under these Terms.
Specifically, all Prio trademarks appearing on the Website are property of us or our licensors and are protected by applicable laws. Use of these trademarks is by all means prohibited.
Any user may opt to participate in providing data to the Website in the form of feedback, support request, testimonial, review, improvement suggestion, complaint, question or any other form of contribution that may contain text, audio, photo, video, artwork or other media or data. All such data transmission to our server or e-mail or postal address is offered by users voluntarily and without compensation. We reserve the right to use such data individually or on an aggregate basis on the Website without compensation. Namely, we may publish user testimonials or reviews, improve our FAQ section, etc. using data provided by users. We reserve the right to modify or omit names and/or other personal data of such data contributors when their data is chosen to be published to protect their privacy. We reserve the right not to publish any such data received from the users.
Users who provide us with data grant us a royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use for any purpose, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, display, translate and distribute the data (in whole or in part) and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media or technology.
You agree that you will not use or attempt to use any method, device, software or routine to harm others or interfere with functioning of the Website or use and/or monitor any information in or related to the Website for any unauthorized purpose. Specifically, each user agrees that it will not (and will not permit any of its employees, agents, and any other third party to) do any of the following:
You also agree not to permit any other user of the Website to access, view, download or reproduce the material for any use not permitted by us.
The Website and the content therein are provided "as is" and "as available". We make no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaim any warranty, including without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights. Further, we do not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the content accessible through the Website and other services or otherwise relating to such content or on any sites linked to the Website.
We offer no guarantee that the pages, services, functions, choices and content of the Website will be provided without interruption or errors or that any mistakes or errors will be corrected. We do not guarantee that the Website or the server(s) through which it becomes available to users do not contain viruses or other harmful components, although we make every effort to ensure it.
The Website and the content therein may include technical, typographical, or photographic errors. We do not warrant that any of the materials on the Website are accurate, complete, or current. We may make changes to the materials contained on the Website at any time without notice. We do not, however, make any commitment to update the materials.
All content is provided for informational purposes only.
Consequently, we cannot provide any type of guarantee and are neither responsible for the correctness, validity, thoroughness and accuracy of that information published, nor for the suitability of their usage for purposes other than informational only.
In no event we shall be liable for any losses or damages, whether direct or indirect (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data or profit, or due to business interruption,) arising out of the Website or the use or inability to use the content of the Website, even if we have been notified of the possibility of such damage.
We cannot guarantee the security of any transfer of information made via the Website. We do not assume any liability for the information contained on the Website. The Website may contain links to third-party websites which are not under our control. We are not responsible for the contents of, nor do we endorse, any third-party sites that are linked to the Website. We have not reviewed content on sites other than the Website and are not responsible for such content. We expressly disclaim responsibility for all representations made or implied in relation to products, publications or sites not owned by us.
You acknowledge and agree that nothing in these Terms constitutes an undertaking by us to provide the Website and its content in its present form or under any specifications. We may, in our sole and absolute discretion, from time to time make additions to, deletions from, modifications to, or change the content, format and features of, the Website.
You further acknowledge that we may be obliged to alter, modify or reduce the extent of the Website functionality or content due to mandatory law or decisions by competent governmental authorities.
Any claim relating to the Website shall be governed by the laws of Germany without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
For all purposes, this English language version of this Agreement shall be the original, governing instrument and understanding.
All disputes arising out of or in connection with the present Agreement shall be finally settled by courts of Germany.
The Website is provided by DWT Deutsche Wassertechnologien GmbH (hereinafter "DWT", "we", "us", or "our"), registration no. HRB 88227, having its registered address at Falkensteiner Str. 77, 60322 Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Your privacy is important to us. Under the General Data Protection Regulation (EU 2016/679) we will be liable for the processing of personal data where we decide the purposes and the means of the processing. Personal data is information which is directly or indirectly referable to a natural living person, e.g. name and address but also possibly location data or IP addresses. We may collect the information set out below, which includes your personal data.
This document contains a policy statement regarding the collection, use and processing of personal data, with whom we may share such data and your rights in relation to personal data. It further contains our cookie policy.
Using our Website may result that you provide certain personal data. When you use the Website, we will process personal data for various purposes.
When contacting us through the web forms on the Website you may provide the following information: name, email address, telephone number, social media user or account name, postal, residential or business address, company name and whatever else you may opt to include in your message. Please note that we are unable to provide any response unless you provide at least some address or mean for communication.
When you use the Website, certain information will be collected automatically, including technical and tracking data, which may include the URL you are accessing the Website from, visited and clicked Website URLs, mouse movements, clicks and taps, timings, your IP address, unique device ID, network and computer performance, browser type, language and identifying information and operating system.
You may voluntarily opt to provide us with any information with regard to the Website, products and services and share with us any personal information when you choose to contact us by any means or sending us your user stories, support requests, complaints, reviews, testimonials and the like.
We will process the information set out above for the following purposes:
(i) to enable and provide the Website content and integration with third party services, and to provide, personalize and improve your experience with the Website, and to otherwise provide the Website content according to the user terms; (ii) to respond to you by email or otherwise, including to provide you with marketing of products and services and to inform you about updates of the Website, products, services or the user terms, to follow you on the social media platforms; (iii) to improve and develop the Website or new products and services and to analyze your use of the Website, products or services, (iv) to ensure the technical functioning of the Website and to prevent use of the Website in breach of the user terms, (v) to enforce the user terms, including to protect our rights, property and safety and also the rights, property and safety of third parties if necessary and (vi) to fulfil requirements by law.
By using our Website, clicking the send button in the contact form(s), or similar, you agree to adhere to our terms of use and enter into an agreement with us and, in case you provide us with your contact information, to receive direct marketing from us or third parties, e.g. by email or otherwise. You have the right to refuse your personal data being used for direct marketing.
Certain personal data will be processed for the fulfilment of such agreement with you and you acknowledge that the processing of such personal data is regulated in said agreement. We may also base some of our processing on a balancing of interest evaluation, where our interest is to maintain and develop our Website, products and services.
Certain processing is also based on your implied consent. This is the case where you share your data with us by contacting us in any form, e.g. through contact form(s), email, phone calls, social media posts, letters and the like.
We may disclose anonymous information to our partners and suppliers for the above stated purposes within and outside the EU/EEA. In some instances, it may be required for us to disclose your name, telephone number and address onto shipping companies or service providers for you to receive service or hardware, such as repair or spare parts. You understand and agree that such third party or supplier or service provider will be the controller in relation to such data and its processing and that it will be subject to their privacy policy. We will take necessary actions to secure the transfer of such data outside the EU/EEA by using a security mechanism in line with the applicable data protection laws. You expressly consent to your personal data being used as described in this Privacy Policy.
You, being the person whose personal data is being processed, are entitled by law to once per calendar year, free of charge, upon written request receive information regarding the personal data which is processed. You also have the right to request rectification, erasure, portability or blocking of any personal data and to object to the processing of personal data. If you would like to exercise any such rights, please write to us at the address set out above, stating your full name and, if applicable, your address, telephone number, email address or any other identification data. Please note that the request to receive information of the processing of your personal data shall be duly signed by you.
You also have a right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority.
We will keep your data during our relationship. If you refuse your personal data being used for direct marketing by unsubscribing from all our mailing lists or otherwise requesting the erasure of your personal data we will delete your data.
A cookie is a very small file or piece of data sent from a website and stored in the memory of a user's web browser, mobile phone, or other device while the user is browsing a website. A cookie can help the website provider to recognize your device the next time you visit that website, provide you with access to certain functions on the website and/or register your surf patterns. When you visit the Website, it may leave a cookie in the memory of your web browser. Most major commercial Internet sites use them and they make your Internet-surfing more useful and less time-consuming for you because they store information that may be reused each time you visit the site, such as your preferences, including information you have chosen to share with the site. Cookies cannot access and read the files on your hard drive and cannot be used as a virus. The purpose of using cookies is to provide information and products that are more meaningful to you without asking you the same questions every time you visit the Website. Also, cookies may keep session data that help the Website to present dynamic content relevant to each user. You may get cookies from our advertisers, and it should be noted that we cannot pre-screen cookies which come directly to you from other computers. There are other technologies such as pixel tags, web bugs, web storage and other similar files and technologies that may carry the same functions as cookies. In this Privacy Policy, we use the term "Cookies" for cookies and all such similar technologies.
We hope you will want the better service that Cookies allow, but if you prefer, you can set your browser to refuse Cookies, or refuse third party Cookies or to inform you every time a website requests permission to store a Cookie. Previously stored Cookies can also be deleted via the web browser. However, if you do that, some parts of this site and other sites may not work as expected.
The Cookies used may be session Cookies, which disappear when you shut down your web browser as well as persistent Cookies, which are saved on your computer. We may use the following Cookies for the purposes set out below:
Most web browsers allow you to manage your Cookie preferences. You can set your browser to refuse certain Cookies, or delete Cookies. In general you should also be able to manage similar technologies by using your browser’s preferences.
Please note that if you choose to block Cookies, the functionality of the Website may be affected.
More information about the use of Cookies and how to block them can be found on www.cookies.org, www.allaboutcookies.org, www.youronlinechoices.eu. If you have any questions or comments about our use of Cookies, please contact us at: cookie_support@prio.pro.
The Website sets the following first party Cookies:
cookieconsent_status: to store the information whether the user has consented to EU Cookie law, Owner - prio.pro, Lifetime 1 year;
_gid: to distinguish users by Google Analytics, Owner - google, Lifetime 24 hours;
_ga: to distinguish users by Google Analytics, Owner - google, Lifetime 2 years.
_gat_gtag: to throttle request rate by Google Analytics, Owner - google, Lifetime 1 minute.
When you encounter an implemented social plug-in (e.g. "like" button) from a third party, such as Facebook, Twitter or Google, while using our Website, your browser will establish a direct link to that third party ("Social Plug-in") and will then transmit the following data to the Social Plug-in directly:
We explicitly make reference to the fact that we ourselves do not have any influence on the scope of the data which Social Plug-in collects with the help of the plug-in and that with regard to data protection we have to rely on the data usage guideline of Social Plug-in. Please inform yourself further on Social Plug-in specifically about the purpose and scope of the data collection and your rights in this regard and the setting options to protect your privacy using the data usage guidelines.
However, it is of course possible to prevent the placing of cookies by settings in your browser. In addition, it is also possible to block the social plug-ins of Social Plug-in with add-ons for your browser.
If we make changes to this Privacy Policy a new revision of Privacy Policy will be published on our Website. We may also notify of the changes those of our users whose email address we have if required by applicable law.